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BRITISH SHIPPING English Institutions series
by THORNTON , R H , A Lifetime Working in the Shipping Industry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor+
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Press / The Syndics, 1959 VG H/b in Poor+ D/j. Maritime Industry history [ Mercantile Marine / Company History]19th c 20th c from the coming of steam.- increasing competition - tankers - nuclear - politics labour relations etc . illustrated 16 b/w photo-plates[ green cloth + gilt titles & blind embossed titles to boards, No inscsp. tight binding, pla efox tan to ffep book VG]] Dust Jacket shows Night work on the thames b/w photo.Poor+ as all cover information to inner flaps & rear is present, no jacket loss as such more edgewear col. rub/loss but rear once white now grubby from constant handling [a popular book].PLease see our image of the actual book offered for sale.
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 121218
- Title
- BRITISH SHIPPING English Institutions series
- Author
- THORNTON , R H , A Lifetime Working in the Shipping Industry
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY Press / The Syndics
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 205X135mm Approx.
- Keywords
- British Shipping by Author R H Thornton A LIfetime Working in the Shipping Industry with firm held views , English Institutions Series Cambridge university Press , Mercantile Marine from steam onward, in , 19th c 20th c , Maritime history , Company histo
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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- Flap(s)
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- FFEP
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- VG
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