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Seaforth Publishing. Used - Like New. May have light shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Seaforth. Used - Like New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2020. Originally published at $0.03.

Seaforth. New. Fine. Cloth, D-j. 2020. Originally published at $0.03.

London: Seaforth Publishing, 2020. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 626 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Near fine dust jacket.

Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing, 2020. The Portuguese missionary Gabriel Magaillans noted some 300 years ago that . . . there are more vessels in China than in all the rest of the known world.' In a country so dependent on water transportation for thousands of years, this was almost certainly true. In the twentieth century the rivers and harbours of China still teemed with junks and sampans, and almost as amazing as their numbers was the huge variety of types, evolved over the centuries to meet the needs of all kinds of waterborne commerce. In this fascinating and brilliant account, the author, who for thirty years was a River Inspector for the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs service, described in detail the lives of the junkmen and the craft they sailed, a task made easier after he was released from his official duties in order that he might spend all his time on Chinese nautical research. This enabled him to travel in places not usually accessible to foreigners in China, and to… Read More

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Seaforth Publishing, 2020. Hardcover. New. 648 pages. 12.28x9.37x1.61 inches.

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UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark