Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1956. New Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with bright gilt titling and gilt decoration to the spine. The title is also 'blind-stamped' to the front board. No dustjacket. Some VERY slight rubbing to the corners and a little light wear to the boards which have some light SURFACE 'nibbles' to the foot of the boards and some very light 'fading' spotting to the top edge, (there is also a slight darkening to the spines' base colour) - , but Overall looks Very Good. NO Inscriptions or Marks. Some sporadic light foxing throughout but overall very clean. Page fore-edges are lightly browned. Map endpapers. (xiii) + 146 pp. B & W Frontispiece and Illustrated throughout in b/w, 5 appendices. Index. ALL hinges secure. Overall for its age this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'Very Good' copy. "An Account of the Atlantic Passenger Ferry sailing ships with interesting appendices being an extract from the log of the Ship "Garrick", Account of the voyage of the "Jamestown", Specification details of the "Cornelius Garrick", chief ships built by Donald McKay and the Best passages across the Atlantic....including the life of a packet ship, stopping leaks, "man-eating Mates", the emigrants, epidemics, etc, etc....." . ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

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Bookseller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 109784
Title: The Western Ocean Packets
Author: Lubbock Basil
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: Brown, Son & Ferguson
Place of Publication: Glasgow
Date Published: 1956
Keywords: Sea; American Passenger Ships; Atlantic Between Europe And The United , States., Clippers; Sailing Ships; Cape Horn; Riggers; Round The Horn To The , Americas And Europe; Cape Horners; Seafarers;, American Deep-water Sailing Ships; The Atlantic;, Trade Ro
Bookseller catalogs: Naval/Maritime; Europe; N & S. America/ USA;

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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

Payment: 94 St Catherine Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1RF, UK Tel:+ 44(0)1267235462 The cost of books are given in sterling. The cost of books are given in sterling. Payments to me direct may be via PayPal or CC via PayPal (you do NOT have to have a Paypal account to pay by Credit Card) ; By Paypal (Official PP Invoice sent on request): Personal (Sterling) Cheque or Bank Transfer (UK/Europe ONLY), or Cash (Sterling only). Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All items posted by Airmail Overseas or by Standard (Second class post) in the UK unless requested otherwise. We will post abroad by whatever method you request but the standard is by Airmail. Proof of posting certificates are obtained for all books posted. Postal delivery times are ESTIMATES not Guarantees!. Parcels are NOT "Tracked" - We provide PROOF OF POSTING, NOT PROOF OF DELIVERY. All postings are insured. We normally post twice/three times weekly, although we can provide a speedier service for an extra cost. Tracking is also available at an extra cost, please enquire, but these charges will be considerably higher than our advertised rates. If unhappy with a purchase, a full refund will be given if returned within 14 days, in the same condition that it left us.

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Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...