Hard cover. Condition: fine in fine dust jacket. Illustrated inc drawings and plans of use to the ship modeller. Small 4to, pp154, 9 x 6.5 1979. Published by Model and Allied. First edition. Hard Cover. Frontis, profuse b/w photos and illus. index, b/w illus. This mint unmarked copy is bound in cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine, tight, white, bright and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in fine condition. A clipper was designed for a particular trade and to carry a specialised cargo, often accompanied by passengers, but always with the aim of achieving maximum speed. The cargo was frequently perishable of valuable and the ships that carried it could command high rates of freight. Lavishly illustrated throughout with photographs taken from private collections, many published here for the first time. There are also many scale drawings. Essential reading for maritime historians, ship modellers and transport enthusiasts alike. We pack our books properly and ship daily from the UK.

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Title: Clipper Ships
Publisher: Special Interest Model Books
Publication Date: 1979
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0852426186
ISBN 13: 9780852426180
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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