Then there was "The Order Book," by Jonathan Oldjunk; an epithet so suggestive of the waste-heap, even to a landsman's ears, that one marvels a man ever took it unto himself, especially in that decline of life when we are more sensitive on ...
The famous and complete history of sailing ships from its beginning until the late 19th century. Probably the best and most detailed book about historical windjammers from all countries and continents. First published in 1909.
Reprint of the popular first edition (1926) of this well-known book, which has presumably been written by Daniel Defoe (The given name of the author seems to be assumed).