Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
A Steady Trade: A Boyhood at Sea
by Jones, Tristan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author.
- ISBN 10
- 0312761384
- ISBN 13
- 9780312761387
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982. First edition. Stated. First printing [stated]/. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author.. Cayea, John. xiii, [2], 267 p. Illustrations. This story of a childhood in Wales and a boyhood on the arduous "sail-in-trade" of northern Europe before World War II is a nostalgic reminiscence of a lost world. It is a story of life in a Welsh countryside still steeped in the 19th century, of a time when shanty-singing sailors fought the weather to deliver bricks, coal, and even animals around the world, and of a young boy who wanted to experience it all. Peopled with characters ranging from the author's mentor, "Goodness Gracious" Jenkins, to an ageless sea captain, "Tansy" Lee, this evocation of a coming of age is filled with the sights, sounds and smells of the sea. It include descriptions of the old sailing ships, their crews and the work they did.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63458
- Title
- A Steady Trade: A Boyhood at Sea
- Author
- Jones, Tristan
- Illustrator
- Cayea, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Stated. First printing [stated]/
- ISBN 10
- 0312761384
- ISBN 13
- 9780312761387
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Llangareth, Sailor, Raconteur, Tramp Steamer, Apprentice, Ketch-rigged, Barge, Welsh, Chantey, Tansy Lee, Mentor
Terms of Sale
Ground Zero Books
Books are offered subject to prior sale. Satisfaction guaranteed. If you notify us within 7 days that you are not satisfied with your purchase, we will refund your purchase price when you return the item in the condition in which it was sold.
About the Seller
Ground Zero Books
Biblio member since 2005
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Ground Zero Books
Founded and operated by trained historians, Ground Zero Books, Ltd., has for over 30 years served scholars, collectors, universities, and all who are interested in military and political history.
Much of our diverse stock is not yet listed on line. If you can't locate the book or other item that you want, please contact us. We may well have it in stock. We welcome your want lists, and encourage you to send them to us.
Much of our diverse stock is not yet listed on line. If you can't locate the book or other item that you want, please contact us. We may well have it in stock. We welcome your want lists, and encourage you to send them to us.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...