Book cover is in good shape, little edge or corner wear. Dust jacket has some edge and corner wear, no rips, some damage. Pages are tight and clean. No noticed markings. Overall great condition! ; This volume contains drawings and descriptions of over sixty old ships from the galley of ancient Egypt 1600 B.C. to the swift sailing clipper ships of the 19th Century, including the "modern" super ship, a five-masted bark. Based on ascertainable fact, the history of the development of certain types of sailing craft is presented from the time of their earliest appearance in pictorial and written evidence to the point of attaining their most significant form, along with information on the origins of shipping and the ancient uses and customs of the sea and mariners. ; 8.75" x 11.25"; 154 pages