Grg Worcester (96 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. paperback, pictorial covers, knocked to bottom leading corner, mild soiling and foxing to covers o/w a good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, b&w illustrations.

paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. paperback, pictorial covers, light foxing to covers o/w a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, b&w illustrations.

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: New. Hardback 648 pages Dimensions â: â31.2 x 33.7 cm The Portuguese missionary Gabriel Magaillans noted some 300 years ago that . . . there are more vessels in China than in all the rest of the known world.' In a country so dependent on water transportation for thousands of years, this was almost certainly true. In the twentieth century the rivers and harbours of China still teemed with junks and sampans, and almost as amazing as their numbers was the huge variety of types, evolved over the centuries to meet the needs of all kinds of waterborne commerce. In this fascinating and brilliant account, the author, who for thirty years was a River Inspector for the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs service, described in detail the lives of the junkmen and the craft they sailed, a task made easier after he was released from his official duties in order that he might spend all his time on Chinese nautical research. This enabled him to travel in places not usually accessible to foreigners in China, and to sketch and write about the boats, the people, and their customs. His eight years of field research were carried out during one of the most disturbed periods of China's eventful history - amidst almost continual fighting, bandit raids, enemy occupation, floods and droughts - culminating, for himself and his wife, in a three-year internment in a Japanese prison camp. Five definitive works on the seagoing and riverine junks of China were the result of the author's research, travel, curiosity, and enthusiasm. Within the pages of this wonderful book, which has now acquired classic status, the reader is offered the chance to let an old China hand take him to one of the great rivers of the world for a last look at a timeless land just before modernity swept away a whole maritime culture. Stunningly illustrated with more than 900 drawings and photographs, this new edition will captivate historian, traveller, modelmaker and sailor alike. Overseas clients please note: Due to excessively high wrapped weight shipping is weighted on this title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Account of the Chinese junk and the way in which the junkmen and fishermen lived in mid-20th century China. Yelllow cloth with gilt title on red spine label. Light wear to head of spine. Contents clean and very good with black and white endpaper maps and black and white photographs and illustrations. Moderately edgeworn color pictorial dust jacket with edge tears at head and base of spine in mylar cover.

hardcover. Condition: Fair. Ships Out Tomorrow!

Condition: New. 2020. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: New. GRG Worcester's record of vessels that served the Yangtze reflects their enormous diversity and how they evolved to meet the demands of waterborne commerce. Informed by thirty years spent as a river inspector for the Chinese Maritime Customs Service, and a further eight years travelling to places usually inaccessible to foreigners, his definitive 1971 text discusses the boats but also the people and their customs, and is extensively illustrated by his own sketches and photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Slight bumping to the lower corners, a few soil spots on the edges. Attractive copy. Heavy book- over 6lbs- may require extra postage.+.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Ex-Library. One or two marks and scores on boards. Minor wear on spine ends and leading corners. Orange paint across spine foot. Embossed library stamps on front endpaper and title page. Library stamps on title page and at one or two further points. Library label on rear endpaper. One or two marks in the volume. Binding is sound and pages are tight throughout. Contents are clear. AF. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Ex-Library. One or two marks and scores on boards. Minor wear on spine ends and leading corners. Orange paint across spine foot. Embossed library stamps on front endpaper and title page. Library stamps on title page and at one or two further points. Residue from a library label on rear endpaper. One or two marks in the volume. Binding is sound and pages are tight throughout. Contents are clear. AF. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. New copy. In a country so dependent on water transportation for thousands of years, this was almost certainly true. In the 20th century the rivers and harbours of China still teemed with junks and sampans, and almost as amazing as their numbers was the huge variety of types, evolved over the centuries to meet the needs of all kinds of waterborne commerce. In this fascinating and brilliant account, the author, who for 30 years was a River Inspector for the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs service, described in detail the lives of the junkmen and the craft they sailed, a task made easier after he was released from his official duties in order that he might spend all his time on Chinese nautical research.

Condition: New. 2020. hardcover. . . . . .

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Minor library marks remain. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xv, 146 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, 15 plates (including map), table, diagrams ; 26 cm. Subjects; Junks. Junks China Models. Junks History. 3 Kg.

hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. 1st UK Edition. New copy picked straight from printer's box. Priority orders will be dispatched by Royal Mail TRACKED 24 or courier (particularly if over 2kg). Standard mail will be dispatched by Royal Mail TRACKED 48 (up to 2kg), heavier items by courier . Overseas orders will be dispatched by Royal Mail International.Tracked. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MY PRIVACY POLICY.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Fourth Printing. Very Good/Very Good- Condition. Dust jacket has some light wear. Three photographs/illustrations taped to the front free end paper. No marks on the text block. Previous owner's address stamp on the bottom edge of the text block. Fourth printing. Additional shipping may be required due to the size and the weight of the book. ; Height: 12.5 Inches, Length: 9.5 Inches, Weight: 0.73413933246 Pounds, Widt; 656 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A fine new unblemished book and dust-jacket. May incur additional postage charges overseas.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Included. Oversized book. 626pp. Many photos, drawings & maps.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 626 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Near fine dust jacket.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. 90pp, small quarto hardcover in dj. boards lightly worn but clean, tight binding, light foxing to page edges, text clean. DJ covers lightly worn, chipping along top front dj edge, in mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Some wear and creasing to the corners and edges. There are some closed tears to the front top left corner, both front right hand corners and the rear bottom edge. Some wear at the bottom of the spine and a closed tear and some surface wear at the top of the spine. Internal Condition: Excellent. Clean. Author/Editor: Worcester, G R G. Publisher: Vetch & Lee Limited. Year: 1970. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 90. Keywords: transport, ships, boats, china. The book for sale is the one in the photo.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book.

hardcover. Condition: New.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Minor library marks remain. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xv, 146 pages : frontispiece, illustrations, 15 plates (including map), table, diagrams ; 26 cm. Subjects; Junks. Junks China Models. Junks History. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1971). First Edition. 12.5 x 9.5 in. [20],626pp, Index. Cream cloth, very good plus (lower edge of rear board slightly dented), in very good dj (moderately worn and lightly chipped). Illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs. ISBN 0870213350; 12.5 x 9.5 inches; 646 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. The Portuguese missionary Gabriel Magaillans noted some 300 years ago that . . . there are more vessels in China than in all the rest of the known world.' In a country so dependent on water transportation for thousands of years, this was almost certainly true. In the twentieth century the rivers and harbours of China still teemed with junks and sampans, and almost as amazing as their numbers was the huge variety of types, evolved over the centuries to meet the needs of all kinds of waterborne commerce. In this fascinating and brilliant account, the author, who for thirty years was a River Inspector for the Marine Department of the Chinese Maritime Customs service, described in detail the lives of the junkmen and the craft they sailed, a task made easier after he was released from his official duties in order that he might spend all his time on Chinese nautical research. This enabled him to travel in places not usually accessible to foreigners in China, and to sketch and write about the boats, the people, and their customs. His eight years of field research were carried out during one of the most disturbed periods of China's eventful history - amidst almost continual fighting, bandit raids, enemy occupation, floods and droughts - culminating, for himself and his wife, in a three-year internment in a Japanese prison camp. Five definitive works on the seagoing and riverine junks of China were the result of the author's research, travel, curiosity, and enthusiasm. Within the pages of this wonderful book, which has now acquired classic status, the reader is offered the chance to let an old China hand take him to one of the great rivers of the world for a last look at a timeless land just before modernity swept away a whole maritime culture. Stunningly illustrated with more than 900 drawings and photographs, this new edition will captivate historian, traveller, modelmaker and sailor alike. This unique book is a comprehensive and authoritative record of the vessels which for centuries provided practically the sole means of communication and transportation in the vast area drained by one of the world's greatest waterways. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. 1st. Important account of the history of the Junk and its different types, based on an account of the fine series of models in the London Science Museum. 145pp with illustrations and drawings. VG clean copy in dust wrapper, slight edge wear, spine lettering sunned.