British Ships and Shipbuilders by George Blake, collins (19 results)

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Illustrated boards, G+/G+. 48pp, 8pp colour plates, 29 b/w illustrations, edges rubbed with a little loss, small chip to the centre of the spine, otherwise a nice copy. Britain in Pictures vol 104. Booksellers ticket of Collets Hampstead to the pastedown. Another volume in the popular Britain in Pictures series. 250 grams.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Light rubbing to jacket folds. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 46 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A very good book in a good dust jacket. Jacket has some around the extremities and several small tears,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st ed. Tall 8vo. 48pp. Illus throughout including colour. One of the popular "Britain in Pictures" series. Insc'n on the ffep dated Xmas 1946. Nice copy apart from a little chipping to the dw at the head of the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. dj: fine minus points slightly rubbed. book: fine.

Boards w/DJ. Condition: G/G. Black & White with Color Plates (illustrator). London, UK: Collins. G/G. 1946. . Boards w/DJ. "British in Pictures' with 8 plates in colour and 29 illustrations in black & white. . 8vo., 48pp., Dj tears; boards rubbed with small split along top spine .

First Edition; 8vo; pictiorial paper covered boards, hardcover; 47 pages; color and b&w illustrations; a good, clean, tight copy in an edgeworn dustjacket.

First Edition. Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. Owner signature.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression large octavo hardback 48 pages 8 colour plates 29 black and white illustrations. Very Good + condition in Very Good, unclipped, dust jacket Original gift inscription on inside cover. Nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: price-clipped dj. First edition American issue. 8vo, 46, [ii] pages, pictorial blue boards and matching dj; dj lightly edgeworn, quarter inch tear at top panel. Note: Hasting House has been added to the Collins sheets at the title-page, and at the bottom of the front dj flap. The flap may have been clipped to clear out the British price. Note: listed second from last in the Science, Medicine and Engineering list on the rear panel. Issued in the Britain in Pictures series, . With 8 colour plates, and 29 illustrations in black & white.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. A clean, tight copy in a very good dustjacket. Light wear to the edges. Black and white and colour images throughout. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

1st Ed., in the Britain in Pictures series. 48 PP with 29 b/w illustrations, plus 8 colour plates. Decorated hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.5 x 16.5. The development of ships, and the people who design and build them.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 48 pages, 8 colour plates, 29 Black & White illustrations. No dustwrapper. Number 104 in the Britain in Pictures Series. Size: 17 x 23 cms. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Britain in Pictures Series; Hardback Books; Inventory No: 370735. Cosmo Books : 27 years selling on ABE; 27 years of taking care of customers on ABE; A seller you can rely on.

Hardcover (Printed Boards). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Great Britain has long survived on the excellence of its ships and its sailors, and the great names are familiar to us all. Less well-known is the story of the development of these ships and of the men who designed and made them. This is the story Mr. Blake tells, starting with the primitive vessels of Elizabethan times and leading on to the present day and the magnificent performance of the British shipbuilding industry in the war of 1939-1945, when - to give one example - the Clyde alone was turning round one hundred ships a week, both new ships launched and damaged ships repaired. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 48 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. White titles spine. illustrated by 29 b/w. illustrations, plus 8 colour plates. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Ships & the Sea; Britain/UK; History. Inventory No: 4244. Member of the P.B.F.A.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, small chips.

1st edition dust jacket Fine Quarto 48pp., col. & b/w pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index, Superb illustrated volume in the Britain in Pictures series.

Enc. Tapa dura. Numerosas ilustraciones en color y blanco y negro. Sello de la librería de British Institude de Madrid. en la contrapotada tiene la nota de la biblioteca de entradas. 16.50 x 23 cms. 48 pp. REF-029366. Portada algo desgastada, interior en buen estado. Libro.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 6 titles in the Britain in Pictures series published just at the end of the 2nd WW. All in wrappers, no chips or splits of loss to the paper boards, a few odd small handling marks to one or two endpapers and a little to the wrappers which have a little age toning also, slight corner surface rub on one and minor wear at extremes, etc. But clean and hardly read. (Buying 6 titles) *Enid Marx co-wrote the Traditional Arts work with Margaret Lambert. This was reprinted in 1951, she was the first female engraver to have the title "Royal Designed for Industry".