ISBN: 9780952397199 - the wrecks of scilly (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The Wrecks of Scilly This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 228 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. revised edition. 225 pages. name on endpaperThe Isles of Scilly have a fearsome reputation for shipwrecks and this book r ecords some 900 of them in detail, with a remarkable collection of photographs, both above and underwater, as well as wreck artefact material, many of which hav e never previously been published. A unique series of wreck charts illustrate ro ughly where individual ships were lost, and the text brings to life many of the worst wreck incidents with details taken from newspapers, historic records and e ye-witness accounts.The frequency of shipwreck in the old days, the remoteness o f the islands, and almost total disregard by the government for their plight - t hey were after all owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, offered little relief to the thousands of bewildered, frightened or injured seamen and passengers who found t hemselves uninvited guests here. Feeding, clothing, temporarily accommodating th em and burying the dead, was a huge burden on such a small community. In 1707 so me 1,450 Royal Navy men drowned, 311 were victims of the liner Schiller in 1875, and countless others in an appalling loss of life, brought vividly to life by a n experienced author, researcher and diver.…