Ships and Men. An Account of the Development of Ships From Their Prehistoric Origin to the Present Time & of the Achievements & Conditions of the Men Who Have Built & Worked Upon Them.
Bassett-Lowke, W J & Holland, George.
Published by London, George G. Harrap And Company Ltd., 1946
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19 cm x 25.9 cm. Frontispiece. 316 pages. 162 black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor foxing to endpapers. Otherwise very clean and bright. Half-title page contains previous owner's name in blue ink. Includes for example the following essays: The Ancient World (B.C. to A.D. 1000): Babylonian Shipbuilding and the Ark / Contribution of China and Pacific Islanders to Sailing / Vikings and their Ships / The Middle Ages (800 to 1500): The Invasions of the Barbarians / The Crusades and their Influence on Ships / Picture of Fourteenth-century Shipping / The New Era of Exploration and Expansion and End of the Medieval Order / The Early Navigators (1400-1600): Influence of the Flat Earth Theory / Megellan / Columbus / Defeat of our Armada / Founding of the East India Company / Sovereign of the Seas: I (1400-1700): Fish in the Middle Ages / Tudor Shipping / The Hanseatic Language / Dutch Contribution / Piracy / Evolution of the Engine (1840- Present Day): The First Marine Engines / The Change from Coal to Oil-Fuel / Competition and Ownership (1900 to Present Day) / Eastern, Australian, Cape, and South American Trades / Small Craft etc. Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 200341AB
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Title: Ships and Men. An Account of the Development...
Publisher: London, George G. Harrap And Company Ltd.
Publication Date: 1946
Binding: Hardcover
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SHIPS AND MEN : AN ACCOUNT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPS FROM THEIR PREHISTORIC ORIGIN TO THE PRESENT TIME AND OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MEN WHO HAVE BUILT AND WORKED UPON THEM
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. ILLUSTRATED WITH MAP ENDS, NO DJ, CLOTH SUNNED ON SPINE PARTS OF BOARDS, SHELF WEAR ON BOARDS, EX-LIB( ROYAL AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE) , CLOTH WEAR AND KNOCKS AT EXTREMITIES, LIB STAMPS ON SIDES AND FRONT EPS, FOXING ON TEXT BLOCK SIDES, SMALL LABEL ON FFEP, OTHERWISE VG. 900 GRAMS. Seller Inventory # ABE-1603794574731
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Ships & Men; An Account Of The Development Of Ships From Their Prehistoric Origin To The Present Time & Of The Achievements & Conditions Of The Men Who Have Built & Worked Upon Them
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The jacket is worn and marked.Minor markings.Well bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # wq19
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Schips and Men. An account of the development of ships from their prehistoric origin to the present time and of the achievements and conditions of the men who have built and worked upon them
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SHIPS AND MEN - An account of the development of ships from their prehistoric origin to the present time and to the achievements and conditions of the men who have built and worked upon them
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George Harrap. London. ., 1949
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Reprint of the 1946 original. 316 PP with 160 b/w illust. (photos, profiles, drawings). Fp: Shipping in London River. FEP: Map, The World at the time of the Great Explorers, A.D. 1450-1550. REP: Main steamship route in 1939. Cloth cover, device on front cover. Very good. 25.5 x 19.5. Seller Inventory # 77478
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Schips and Men. An account of the development of ships from their prehistoric origin to the present time and of the achievements and conditions of the men who have built and worked upon them
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London, George G. Harrap and Company LTD. 1946. Hard Cover. l 316 p. Index. With the bookmark of J. D. F. Hardenberg, depicting a ship at sea with a mermaid. Seller Inventory # 91713
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Ships and Men. An account of the development of ships from their prehistoric origin to the present time and of the achievements and conditions of the men who have built and worked upon them.
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George G. Harrap & Company, London 1946. 316 pp. Publisher's decorated cloth. 25,5x19,5 cm. Illustrated. Good condition. Seller Inventory # 31598
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Ships and Men. An Account of the Development of Ships From Their Prehistoric Origin to the Present Time & of the Achievements and Conditions of the Men Who Have Built and Worked Upon Them.
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George G.Harrap & Co., London., 1949
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Seller: Robert F Butterworth, Lytham St.Annes, LANCS, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rpt. Sm 4to. 316pp. Illus throughout with photos, line drawings, silhouettes etc. A fine book for anyone interested in the history of shipping. A decent copy but there is a stain on the front board which is more noticeable on the inside of the dw but is also apparent on the outside. Not too apparent & the p/c dw is chipped & sl. torn but virtually complete. Seller Inventory # 007459
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SHIPS AND MEN. AN ACCOUNT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHIPS FROM THEIR PREHISTORIC ORIGIN TO THE PRESENT TIME AND OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MEN WHO HAVE BUILT AND WORKED UPON THEM.
Published by
George G. Harrap And Company Ltd, London,, 1946
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Seller: Nicola Wagner, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
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4to. pp 316. Blue cloth cover with white embossed, designed illustration of a liner and an early sailing vessel. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Very slight soiling at edges of cover, but a VG or better copy. Very good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 291