Our Seamen. An Appeal.

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First edition. Quarto: vii, 89pp., correction slip & compliments slip. 59 heliotype plates of which 6 are double-sided. There are 40 within the text including 3 maps, and 19 at the end. Good copy in original publisher's cloth, spine slightly rubbed. Title page lightly foxed. Plimsoll who was an M.P. worked tirelessly for reforms to aid merchant shipping. His innovatory load line (Plimsoll Line) contributed to safety at sea, though he had many battles with the shipowners. This is his major work. N° de ref. del artículo AL488

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