Grg Worcester (81 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: New. Hardback 648 pages Dimensions : 31.2 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. Book.…

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.

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. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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.…

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

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.…

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.+.

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: New.

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

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.…

Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Yellow cloth hard boards in unclipped dust jacket. Pp 254. A square, tight, clean copy; a few faint foxspots to spine; contents bright and clean; previous owner's name to endpaper: 'Capt. B.C. Finch R.N.R. [rtd]'. The jacket spine has a few foxspots, small repair head and some edgewear but is basically sound and doing its job. Image available upon request. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 11.5 X 8.8 X 1.8 inches. 656 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Ex library copy, usual library markings etc, some fading to spine & portions of the wrapper edges, oversize book, additional shipping costs may apply.

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,700grams, ISBN.…

Large Format Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 626pp, bw illus. A very heavy book, EXTRA postage WILL be required outside the UK.

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. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Large 4to. Publishers Cloth in Original Dustwrapper. The Dustwrapper With Wear to Edges. A Very Good Book. No Inscriptions. PBFA Member. We Welcome Direct Contact With Our Customers. Contact Neil Ewart Rare Books If You Require Any Further Information or Images. Heavy Item - Will Require Additional Shipping Costs on Overseas Orders.…

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. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.