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Dictionary of Disasters at Sea During the Age of Steam Including sailing ships and ships of war lost in action 1824 - 1962 [2 volumes bound together].
by Hocking, Charles
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London; London Stamp Exchange, 1989., 1989. Hard Cover. FIRST THUS. Quarto, pp. [8], 779, [1]. Publishers' navy blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board. A slightly shaken copy, with spine slightly rubbed and creased otherwise clean, bright and tight. Contents clean with no annotation or inscriptions. A Very Good copy. Comprehensive A-Z record of the vessels, sizes and owners, with details of how they were lost, originally published as a two-volume set. This edition is a facsimile of the 1969 two volume publication of the same name. Heavyweight, so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas postage.
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- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9163
- Title
- Dictionary of Disasters at Sea During the Age of Steam Including sailing ships and ships of war lost in action 1824 - 1962 [2 volumes bound together].
- Author
- Hocking, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London; London Stamp Exchange, 1989.
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Maritime
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Keel Row Books
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
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