Plimsoll S (4 results)

Condition: Good. New York; no date, circa 1905; brown cloth covered boards; no dust jacket; bending/scuffing at corners of cover; denting/wear at edges of spine; scuff/scratch running down rear cover (approx. 4 3/8 inch long); spine has been reinforced with clear tape; Ex-library with typical stamps and markings; edges of text block slightly soiled/foxed; crack in front hinge at half title page; some foxing on interior pages; interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 240 pages.…

reprint 1873 edition London, hardcover with dust jacket, 89 pages + plates. Samuel Plimsoll's "Our Seamen: An Appeal" exposes the dangerous practices in the shipping industry, including overloading ships, undermanning, and fraudulent insurance claims, which led to unnecessary loss of life at sea. The book, written with genuine sentiment and concern for the welfare of sailors, became a catalyst for maritime safety reforms and ultimately led to the implementation of the Plimsoll line, a safety measure that became law two years after the book's publication ISBN 0859371565 In very good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 20 x 28cms. Spine cover torn & part missing. Covers worn. Spine weak. Some foxing. Facsimiles of letters & documents to show how shipowners & shipbuilder used the law to cover themselves in repairing ships poorly & of others whose shps were well built. Led to Merchant Shipping Act 1876. Covers Underwriters, Seamen, Shipowners, Sourcesof Disaster. Facsimiles of Wreck Charts 1869-71. 89p. of text. 64 plates including facsimiles. Unsigned.…

1890 London, bound 108 pages. About Cattle Ships; General, Economic, Regarding Ships, Regarding Animals, Regarding Men. Plimsoll tried with this book to get better conditions for the Seaman and the Cattle. Many Seaman and Cattle died in these years trough overloading and behaviour to the Cattle. With photographs and illustrations. …