THE GREAT WHITE FLEET
Melville, John H.
Published by New York:The Vantage Press, 1976
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New York:Vantage Press. (1976). 1st edition, stated. (10)+275pp. Illustrated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Blue boards lightly soiled and shelfworn with a bit of mottling to front and rear board. Gilt on spine still bright. Page edges lightly soiled. Internally, glue stains from a now missng bookplate to 1st free endpage, but otherwise a very good clean copy. The binding is tight and hinges intact. The dust jacket is lightly soiled and shelfworn, still in one piece but with small chips and tears to edges and folds. It is not price clipped. *'This scrupulously researched and adroitly organized volume records the histories of the ships that made up the United Fruit Company's Great White Fleet. It is also a chronicle of the growth of the banana industry in the tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere, an important footnote to social history, and a compendium of short sketches dealing with adventure on the high seas.".dj. Seller Inventory # 25259
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Title: THE GREAT WHITE FLEET
Publisher: New York:The Vantage Press
Publication Date: 1976
Binding: hard cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.
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The Great White Fleet
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Vantage Press, 1976
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Seller: George Kent, Bookseller, Silverhill, AL, U.S.A.
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The Great White Fleet
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Vantage Press New York, 1976
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Seller: McLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA, Largs, United Kingdom
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275 pages. illustrated. very good condition hardback in the dust-jacket. history of the banana ships, in peace and war, of the United Fruit Company. Seller Inventory # MELVILLE006363
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The Great White Fleet
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Former owner's name, otherwise unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.1. signed and inscribed by author. Seller Inventory # 1559687263
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The Great White Fleet
Published by
Vantage Press, 1976
ISBN 10: 0533021766
ISBN 13: 9780533021765
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First Edition
Seller: Birkitt's Books, SARASOTA, FL, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Jacket edges are lightly tattered, binding tight, internally clean. 275 pages, illustrated with black an white photos. This scrupulously researched and adroitly organized volume records the histories of the ships that made up the United Fruit Company's Great White Fleet. It is also a chronicle of the growth of the banana industry in the tropical regions of the West-ern Hemisphere, an important footnote to social history, and a compendium of short sketches dealing with adventure on the high seas. During most of the peacetime years of this century, the Great White Fleet was engaged in the banana trade, making runs be-tween various Central American ports of call and the continental United States, and in ferrying affluent tourists in high style. During both world wars and, to an extent, during the Vietnam conflict, most of the craft in the Fleet were given over to government service, carrying men and material into combat zones. In times of war and peace, the Fleet was confronted with the eternal vagaries of nautical lifestorms, celestial phenomena, collisions, hair's-breadth rescues, and the like. Author John H. Melville documents all of the significant wartime and peacetime activities of the Fleet, while providing statistics and specifications on the craft in-volved. Various contributors to his account include Fleet captains and other personnel, who relate their sailing experiences with graphic immediacy. Mr. Melville's eye for telling detail and his meditations on the decline of ocean-going transport would no doubt win him the praise of another chronicler of the sea who shares his surname. Seller Inventory # 240812003
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The GREAT WHITE FLEET, First Edition - Signed
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Vantage Press, New York, 1976
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Seller: Muse Book Shop, DeLand, FL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 90898243
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