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Reardon Publishing, 2020. 2020 First Edition, Special Limited Edition. hardcover. 152pp, hardback, full black leather with gilt embossing, New in slipcase. One of only 160 copies, numbered and signed by editor, Joy Watts, and book designer and publisher, Nicholas Reardon. Beautifully produced. Please ask if you would like jpegs.. These are the Journals of Francis Davies Leading Shipwright RN when on board Captain Scott's ""Terra Nova"" British Antarctic Expedition 1910 – 1913. Never seen before photos and historical artefacts, kept safe by his descendants for over 100 years. It is a unique below decks prospective as most records of the expedition are the accounts of officers. Before the mast means 'to serve as an ordinary seaman in a sailing ship'. This makes it a rare and hugely important account, presenting a viewpoint from the lower ranks.. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. We take pride in offering carefully described books and… Leer más

Leather Bound with silver debossing in slip case First Limited edition 160 copies signede and numbered
With Scott: Before the Mast is a unique account that serves as an antidote to this disconectedness. It is no fictional 'Hornblower', although it may seem so at times. This is a true story. It presents one man's account of his part in a great act of derring-do, the assault on the South Pole in 1912. Most records of Captain Scott's British Antarctic Expedition aboard Terra Nova (1910-1913) are the accounts of officers. With Scott: Before the Mast is the story of Francis Davies, Shipwright, R.N., and Carpenter. The title says it all but may be lost on landlubbers. Before the mast means 'to serve as an ordinary seaman in a sailing ship'. This makes it a rare and hugely important account, presenting a viewpoint from the lower ranks. Such insight is rarely available and the long overdue publication of this account is greatly to be welcomed. When I first read this manuscript some years ago, I was hugely… Leer más