xii + 672pp, decorated cloth. AJS: A compendium of commercial shipping information from the days ofûsail, widely circulated designed primarily for the sea captain.ûPublisher: This most useful book was circulated widely in the days ofûsail. It was designed primarily for the sea captain who, in addition toûship handling, was obliged to do a great deal of paper work and carry onûnegotiations in foreign ports. The work is a compendium of commercialûshipping information and is written for those who carry out research inûthis aspect of shipping. Answers to many questions arereadily available inûthis carefully edited volume.