| Ships and Folks Contributor(s): Smith, C. Fox (Author) |
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ISBN: 1443776203 ISBN-13: 9781443776202 Publisher: Martindell Press OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Sports & Recreation | Sailing - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - General |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.25 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This vintage book is C. Fox Smith's epic nautical poem, "Ships And Folks." Cicely Fox Smith (1882-1954) was an English writer and poet who produced more than six hundred poems during her lifetime. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in folk poetry, and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Smith's wonderful work. Contents include: "Ships and Folks," "Missing," "The Packet Rat," "Words of Wisdom," "The Three Ships," "The Rhyme of the Rio Grande," "News in Daly's Bar," "The Rhyme of the Captive Maid," "Pictures," "Nitrates," "Bill Brewster," "the Tow-Rope Girls," "Seeing the World," "Lee Fore Brace," "Figureheads," etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. |