Hardcover Quarto, Charcoal cloth boards with 173 pages. Decorative drawing of a ship on the front board, gilt titling to the front board and to the spine also has a dust jacket.
Dust jacket is a little rubbed and edge worn, otherwise it is in good condition. Interesting b/w photography of Port captains, sailors and seaman portraits, seafarers and ships throughout the book.
Gilt heraldic device on the light blue front/rear endpapers. Overall the binding and the book internally are in very good condition.
"Here is the story of a ship (General Botha) that gained world renowned for its cadets since it began training boys for the merchant fleet in 1922,
Through the history of the General Botha walks the shades of the men it made: admirals and actors, fighter pilots and "sky pilots", port captains,
army privates and a professor; fire chiefs, naval officers, teachers and a mayor. Botha Boys, mariners who have manned every kind of ship from a tug to a windjammer across the Seven Seas,
will find a treasure trove of reminiscence in these pages, those who love the sea and ships will be continuously fascinated."
- Jacket Condition: Good
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 289 x 215 mm
- Sold By: Bookdealers cc
- Contact Person: Doron Locketz
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 0114407936
- Preferred Payment Methods: EFT, Payfast, Credit Card
- Trade Associations: South African Bookdealers Association
