Fernand Suykens (16 results)

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Belgium, Antwerp, Harbors, History) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

FIRST EDITION 4to. clothbound hardback, gilt, with dust jacket. 328pp., indexed, profusely illustrated in b/w and colour. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Dust jacket not price-clipped. VG/VG. (SHELF 200 TOP) ISBN: 9020922521 PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Navy blue cloth gilt. Some light grubby spotting on top and fore-edge. Jacket lightly faded at spine. A history of the 'nation' companies of port workers in Antwerp, extensively illustrated in b&w and colour. 290 x 250 mm. 328 pp. English language edition. Erratum slip laid in. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce cloth hardcover 30x26x4 cm, weight 2490g (please note: extra postage will be required), 328 pages, illustrated throughout, pictorial endpapers, NOT ex-library. Minor handling wear, a bit of tearing in the gutter of the rear board (binding remains secure and stable throughout). Book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps. Untorn dust jacket shows light wear. -- "The Port of Antwerp is very much alive. In good and in bad times the port continues to be a hive of activity. The engines that drive this intensive port industry are the 'naties'. These age-old corporations have survived all the political, social and economic turbulence that history has brought their way. Their inborn flexibility has always enabled them to adapt to the most radical changes. They have cut steadfastly through the turbulence of the economic recession and, despite the general decline of the European ports, they continue to invest, with a firm belief in the future. No one who drives through the port can fail to remark their ubiquitousness on all the quays, in all the distribution zones, and at all the terminals. The Association of Cargo Handlers is delighted with the excellent research carried out by the Authors. Their quest has taken them to the very roots of the Antwerp nations and revealed an undreamt-of quantity of interesting material. We hope that the reader will derive great pleasure from the book and that this historical document will impart much about the mysterious, rich and fascinating lives of the Antwerp nations." [from Foreword by Fernand Huts] -- Contents: Part I: Antwerp's Nations Before the French Revolution 1. Historical View of the Nations [First Port Workers; Guilds; Origins of Corporatism in Antwerp; Towards Official Recognition; Resistance to Increasing Commercial Capitalism in the 16th Century; Stagnation & Rigidity (17th C.); Autumn of Corporatism (18th C.); Survival of the Nations After the French Revolution]; 2. Way of Life of the Old Nations [Organization (Membership Numbers; Deans & Elders; Journeymen; Receiver; Scrivener; Box Masters; The Page; Oldest Member; Young; Apprenticeship; Conditions of Membership; Replacement & Resignation; Expectants; Financial Organization; Nation's Meeting Hall; Huts on the Quays; Representation in the Town Council; Internal Discipline; Military Duties); Work (Monopolies; Wage Rates; Hours of Work; Division of Work & Wages; Machinery; Social Care); Socio-Cultural Aspects; Nations in the Ports of the Southern Netherlands]; 3. A Procession of Nations; Part II: Antwerp Nations 1815-1940 1. In Search of a New Identity 1815-1850 [Port of Antwerp Now a Trading Port; Twixt City Privileges & Free Competition; On Journeyman & Nation Masters; Lists with Nations; Internal Organisation]; 2. Self-Assured Development 1850-1914 [Growth of the Port: Success Story; More the Merrier?; Continued Search for Recognition: Juridical Changes; Internal Organisation of the Nations; Work on the Quay; United We Stand; Image-Building]; 3. A Brief Interlude 1914-1918 [Vicissitudes of War; Time for Reflection & Consultation]; 4. Resilience of an Old System 1918-1940 [Port's Definitive Breakthrough; Spectre of Competition; Squeezed Between Social & Fiscal Legislation; Nations on the Defence; United We Stand, Divided We Fall; Nations Should Cut More Ice; Appendix (Legal Form of Some Nations Founded Before 1914 & Their Development Up to the WW2; Workers Per Day in the Employ of the Nations)]; Part III: Antwerp Nations 1940-1993 1. Metamorphosis of the Nation Company [Dark War Years; Liberation; Natiënhuis; Limited Liability Company; Provident Fund; Structure of the Nations as Companies; 10-year Plan for the Development of the Port; Increase in Traffic]; 2. New Developments in the Nation Company [Disappearance of the Reception Nation; Privatisation of the Superstructure; Specialisation in Cargo Handling; Container Handling; Increase in Scale; Storage & Distribution; Port Labour]; Bibliography.

4°, gebunden mit Umschlag. Condition: Gut. 328 Seiten, Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, sehr sauberes Exemplar, in englischer Sprache. A848g Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2448.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Jaquette. in-4 rel. pleine toile (25 x 30), 376 p., avant-propos de Dirk Vercruyssen, nombreuses illustrations n. et b. et coul. (photos, fac-similés, gravures, plans), jaquette, très bon état. Voir le sommaire sur photos jointes.

Condition: Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. English.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Dust Jacket Condition: Bon. Grand in 4 relié sous jaquette en bon état, 76 pages, 2004 (légères marques ou traces sur la jaquette). Envoi soigné.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. De Antwerpse Naties zes eeuwen actief in de stad en Haven 303 x 255 mm,hard cover linnen uitgeversband met stofwikkel,328 blz, talloze illustraties, de unieke werking van de Antwerpse Naties wordt hier toegelicht, zeer goede staat,

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 440 pp. Dust jacket with edgewear (creased at the edges, some minor tears), the book itself well preserved 430 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2700.

Condition: Very good.

Tielt Lannoo 1993 Gebonden met originele omslagwikkel, 384 pp, 26x30cm., rijkelijk geïllustreerd in kleur en z/w., zeer goede staat (stofwikkel verkleurd/verbleekt op de rug, verder zeer goed) ISBN 9020918168. Deze uitgave belicht de geschiedenis van deze Antwerpse naties, van de 14de eeuw tot vandaag Geïllustreerd met meer dan 120 foto's Wetenschappelijke bijdragen van drie havenspecialisten. Prof. Devos schreef een aanvullend essay over de evolutie van de naties gedurende de laatste tien jaar en de evolutie naar globalisering.

Tielt Lannoo 1993 Gebonden met originele omslagwikkel, 384 pp, 26x30cm., rijkelijk geïllustreerd in kleur en z/w., zeer goede staat., ISBN 9020918168. Deze uitgave belicht de geschiedenis van deze Antwerpse naties, van de 14de eeuw tot vandaag Geïllustreerd met meer dan 120 foto's Wetenschappelijke bijdragen van drie havenspecialisten. Prof. Devos schreef een aanvullend essay over de evolutie van de naties gedurende de laatste tien jaar en de evolutie naar globalisering.

2. Antwerpen, Vrienden van de Antwerpse Naties V.Z.W., gedrukt te Tielt bij Lannoo , 1993 , in-4°, 328 pp, kleur en zwart/wit illustraties, zwarte uitgevers linnen band met stofwikkel. ISBN 9020918168.

2. Tielt, Lannoo , 2004 , in-4°, 384 pp, kleur en zwart/wit illustraties, zwarte uitgevers linnen band met stofwikkel. ISBN 9020956302.