A name among seafaring men;: A history of the training ship General Botha Tapa dura - 1973

The T B F Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. some shelf wear on the boards. usage markings. all pages are clear, intact and legible, save for a few ownership stamps and inscriptions. good copy. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

(Cape Town, The T.B.F. Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, 1973) 0620011513. 4to; original charcoal cloth with gilt titles; dustwrapper; gilt heraldic device to blue endpapers; pp. (viii) + 173, photographic illustrations. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn; earlier owner's name to front pastedown; trace of light foxing; tape marks to rear free endpaper. Very good condition. 'Here is the story of a ship that gained world reknown for its cadets since it began training boys for the merchant fleet in 1922. Lucidly and dispassionately, its course from ex-RN cruiser to stone frigate is charted through the hazards of controversy by which it was sometimes beset. Through the history of the General Botha wlak the shades of the men it made: admirals and actors, fighter pilots and "sky pilots", port captains, army privates and a professor; fire chiefs, naval officers, teachers and a mayor. Botha Boys, mariners who have manned every kind of ship fro a tug to a windjamer across the Seven Seas,… Leer más

T. B. F. Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Fair. jacket is rubbed, creased, chipped and taped. small chip marks on boards. light tanning and marks. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

T. B. F. Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. jacket is torn, chipped and creased. light tanning and marks. gift inscriptions. ownership plate. newspaper cutting pasted inside. well bound. fairly good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

T. B. F. Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Fair. The jacket is taped.Gift inscription.Light tanning.Tightly bound.Good copy.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The T B F Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. the jacket is bit worn and shelf rubbed. small edge tears. creasing. minor marks. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

The T. B. F. Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is shelf rubbed and edgeworn.internally clean, sound binding.[J.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

T. B. F. Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The jacket is edgeworn.Internally clean.Tightly bound.Very good copy.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cape Town, South Africa: TRF Davis-Seilvaartgedenkfonds, 1973 Afrikaans text. 'n Geskiedenis van die opleidingskip Generaal Botha. 173 pages. Illustrated. Excellent, clean and tightly bound copy. Size: Approx 8½ " Wide - 11½ " Tall

T. B. F. Davis Memorial Sailing Trust, 1973. Hardcover. Good.