Manual of Seamanship (2 volumes)

Collective: Admiralty London 1938 and 1952, hardcover, Volume 1, 318 pages and volume II, 438 pages, both illustrated. Royal Navy’s standard textbook on practical seamanship, explaining ship handling, rigging, mooring, anchoring, boat work, safety and shipboard organisation for naval and merchant seafarers across different ranks and experience levels. It combines traditional seamanship principles with modern naval practice in a structured, instructional format, intended both for basic training and as a reference work at sea. In good condition