Product Description

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1980
ISBN 0340230711
Condition Very Good

The authors grandfather was a sailorman on the Thames, one of the last who plied between the Pool of London and the estuary. Wonderful stories from some remarkable characters, in a world with its own crafts and traditions, language, customs, even recipes. like Jib Sheet Fritters and Salt Junk. The social and industrial history of London and the River.205pp well illustrated in black and white.