BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON: HOW THE EARLIEST MARINERS UNLOCKED THE SECRETS OF THE OCEANS.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around monochrome pictorial seascape illustrated dw/dj,with blue+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Two tiny pinpricks(?) to dw/dj's rear inner flap's exterior edge,near to rear top corner of dw/dj - boards beneath unaffected,book slightly cocked.Top+fore-edges bright and clean, bottom edges lightly grubbed(?); contents bright,tight,clean - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread.Pp186 has some light abrasions which includes a tiny torn flap and some light indents.Publisher's bright, crisp,sharp-cornered,original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked fluorescent blue gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xxpp+2-313pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,a preface,author's note,14 chapters and an epilogue,profuse mixture of b/w diagrams /illus/maps and photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,acknowledgements,notes and an index. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication, epigrams(2),and a note on the author at the rear - as last page. The voyages of Columbus and Captain Cook are widely known,yet much earlier explorers made equally bold and world-changing voyages that are far less famous,though no less significant.In 'Beyond the Blue Horizon', Brian Fagan tackles the enduring quest to master the oceans,the planet's most mysterious element.What drove humans to risk their lives on open water? How did early sailors unlock secrets of winds,tides and the stars they steered by? What were the earliest ocean crossings like? Starting from the moment when ancient Polynesians first dared to sail beyond the horizon,Fagan vividly explains how our mastery of the oceans changed the course of human history.With compelling detail,he reveals how seafaring evolved so that the realms of the sea gods were transformed from forbidding barriers into trading thoroughfares that linked far-flung societies.From bamboo rafts in the Java Sea to triremes in the Aegean,from Norse longboats in the North Atlantic to sealskin kayaks in Alaska,Fagan crafts a captivating narrative of humanity's urge to challenge the unknown and seek out distant shores. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. **N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **