The Nautilus Library no. 32: Convict Ships and Sailors by Alan J. Villiers
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The 'Nautilus Library' begun in the 1920s, and built up to more than thirty volumes. A few were given slightly different titles but most were classic nautical works issued in a pocket sized edition by Philip Allan, who owned the copyright to many of the original editions.

CONVICT SHIPS AND SAILORS

by Alan John Villiers

Originally published in United Kingdom 1931 as "Vanished Fleets" by Geoffrey Bles, London

This Nautilus edition published by PHILIP ALLAN & CO. LTD.,
69, Gt. Russell St., London

  

Number 32

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Volumes are 115 mm. wide; 175 tall and about 18 mm. thick. Weight unwrapped approximately 220 grams.

Convict Ships and Sailors: Tales from the early days of Australia - the ‘convict‘ period and immediately after.  Focussing mostly on characters from Tasmania, the Derwent River and Hobart, Alan Villiers, as a sailor of the old school, is able to vividly describe, how, if they survived the hardships of the Southern Ocean, and were lucky enough to get ashore safely, then the chances of their survival might depend on  how hungry the local inhabitants were.

CONVICT SHIPS AND SAILORS by Alan John Villiers: Gilt lettering to spine is a little dulled and the top and bottom of spine’s a little rubbed! Place cursor on image of title page to the right to see condition of the front board.

 Remove cursor to revert to image of title page superimposed on front board. CONVICT SHIPS AND SAILORS by Alan John Villiers: Boards clean - corners sharp, front's nautilus decoration is bright. As usual side and bottom edges of page block are rough cut. No inscriptions; no foxing - 192 pages all clean and bright.

Condition
A facsimile wrapper which is available on request free with the purchase of this book.

As common with all "Nautilus Library" volumes hard bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine which is a little dulled; top and bottom of spine a little rubbed, boards clean - corners sharp, front's nautilus decoration is bright. As usual side and bottom edges of page block rough cut. No inscriptions; no foxing - 192 pages all clean and bright.

Condition VERY GOOD.

Price £12.00 plus postage

Contents

  1. THE ROMANCE OF THE RIVER
  2. THE DOLLARS OF DEATH
  3. ROUND TASMANIA IN A WHALE-BOAT
  4. THE COLOURFUL CAREER OF CAPTAIN KELLY
  5. THE VOYAGE OF THE " WOODMAN "
  6. THE LOSS OF THE " GEORGE III "
  7. THE PIRATES OF OLD VAN DIEMEN'S LAND
  8. THE CONVICT KING
POSTED MISSING: The Drama of Ships Lost Without Trace in Recent Years by Alan Villiers. Every year, at least one big, well-found ship and a number of little ones of anything up to a thousand tons are Posted Missing at Lloyd's. The reasons for the loss of some of these are obvious, though no one actually witnessed their ends; some have simply disappeared from the face of the sea.
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