The Set of Sails

by Alan Villiers

Villiers rose from able-seaman to master-owner of a full rigged ship. This is his story, illustrated with 44 of his own photographs.
Publ.1949.

292 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1949

About the author

Mr. Alan Villiers was an Australian who had won considerable fame for himself as a result of his voyages in sailing-ships. Mr. Villiers preferred the excitement and the danger of small sailing-ships to the comfort and the safety of the modern ship.