A Child Under Sail by Elizabeth Linklater. With a Foreward by Eric Linklater (PT108)

Published 1938: First Edition, February 1938, Third Impression, March 1938 / Hardcover / Very Good Condition

Original blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine and original pictorial dust jacket in removable protective wraps. 222 very clean and bright pages. Boards slightly rubbed with time, Slight shelf wear on covers consistent with age. A very scarce first edition. (PT108)

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A womans view of life at sea in various trading ships, with recollections and information gleaned from her father's log-books. She travelled with her father and recalls in graphic detail, the voyage, the crew and the ports they visited. Google Books.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2017
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Great true story of the life at sea (albeit as a priviledged daughter of the captain) in the last days of sail. Fascinating and well written.

And such cool matter of fact bravery (as so many of the ships mentioned were later lost at sea, often with all hands)