Marked for Misfortune: An Epic Tale of Shipwreck, Human Endeavour and Survival in the Age of Sail Tapa dura - 2004

Hardback. Very Good.

Conway Maritime, 2003. xv, 288, b/w photos, maps. 8vo. HB. Vg in d/w.. In the August of 1792 the East Indiaman Winterton, with her precious cargo of 300,000 silver dollars, was wrecked on a reef off Madagascar. As the ship broke up, the 300 crew and passengers clung to pieces of wreckage, eventually to be washed up, exhausted, on the beach. More than 40 of them perished in the surf. John Dale, the second senior surviving officer, rigged up the ship's yawl and set off with six officers to fetch help. But his efforts were marred by tragedy and misfortune. By the time he returned, alone, seven months later malaria had wiped out almost half the original survivors. And their ill luck did not stop there. War had since broken out between England and France, and on route to Madras the group was captured and imprisoned on Mauritius before finally gaining passage to India, while Dale himself was impressed into service on a French privateer, liberated by the Dutch and then taken prisoner again by the… Leer más

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London, England: Conway Maritime Press, 2004. First edition. . Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. only flaw is previous owner stamp on title page. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 288 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.

London: Conway. The book and dw are in very good condition .An epic tale of shipwreak, human endeavour and survival in the age of sail. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 2003.

London: Conway Maritime Press, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. Small 8vo. xvi, 288 pp. Bound in full red boards, title in gilt on spine in illustrated dust jacket. Black and white maps and illustrations. As New in As New dust jacket.

London, England: Conway Maritime Pr. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0851779417 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Some four months into her voyage the Winterton entered the Indian Ocean, and it was whilst she was passing through the Mozambique Channel at 2 a. M. On 20 August that she struck a rock-strewn reef some seven miles off the western shore of Madagascar. The guns were thrown over the side and part of the cargo was jettisoned, but within a couple of hours Captain Dundas had to take the unenviable decision to cut away her masts. At daybreak her yawl was despatched inshore to solicit assistance, but any hopes of Dundas using her other boats were lost that evening when the long boat, cutter and jolly boat were smashed to smithereens by… Leer más

London: Conway Maritime Press. 2003. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 288 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Conway Maritime Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0851779417 . 5.25 X 1.25 X 8 inches; 288 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.