Robinson The British Tar in Fact and Fiction. The Poetry, Pathos, and Humour of the Sailor's Life. Published by Harper and Brothers, New York and London, 1909. First Edition
Hardcover, 8vo, 520pp. In publisher's navy cloth binding with gold lettering. Condition: Very Good. Some bubbling to covers and a tiny tear at the top of the spine. ** A sweeping survey of the British sailor in literature, art and in songs. Chapters on: "Sea Language and the Poets", "Smollett and the Naval Novel", "Sea Poetry: Its Origin and Uses", and "The Sailor's Life and Loves". ** With 81 full-page plates of illustrations, titles including: "Sailors Carousing", "The Sailor's Farewell", and "The Pretty Waterwoman. Admiral Purblind Just Run Aground by Peggy Pullaway".

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