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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> What is it about a ship that stirs our imagination and makes us long for faraway places? Why should an obscure shape looming out of the fog provoke curiosity then the vague feel- ing that our existence is too dull too safe too predictable? Like ships the towering buildings of great cities change hue and texture when washed by sunlight or rain; they’re packed with activity and drama and their lofty spires dis- appear into the fog. But a provincial traveler who stands in awe of skyscrapers one day may be comfortably employed in a top-floor office the next. The transition to the bridge of a naval vessel or even a harbor tug is far less easily accom- plished or even imagined.