1st Ed. XIV, 366 PP with b/w illustrations (sketches, Funnel, House Flag, and profile of ships), plus 4 colour plates, 4 folded plates, and 2 folded plates of flags. Fp (in colour): Viking ship of King Alfred's day. Cloth cover, decorated front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Neat stamps of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. Small format: 13.7 x 10. Folded plates: Evolution of the Cunarder from 1840 to 1903. Interior arrangement of a modern warship. Interior arrangement of a modern Atlantic Liner. Knots. Flags of all nations (48). The new international code of signals. Seller Inventory # 41471

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Title: SHIPS & SHIPPING - A Handbook of Popular ...

Publisher: Alexander Moring Ltd. London. .

Publication Date: 1903

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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Maritime specialist bookseller and books on the French-speaking islands of the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Regular catalogues issued. Member of ANZAAB and ILAB.

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