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The Lady Boats: The Life and Times of Canada's West Indies Merchant Fleet
by Hanington, Felicity; Kelly, Percy A., Capt
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0770301894
- ISBN 13
- 9780770301897
- Seller
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About This Item
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Canadian Marine Transportation Centre, Dalhousie University, 1980. First Canadian Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 175pp w appendices and index. Illustrated w historical bw photographs. Cartographic endpapers. Prev owner name inked to ffep. Textured deep blue boards w gilt lettering on cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ is clean, showing very light wear at corners, light bumping to bottom edges, preserved now in archival cover. Quarto.
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- Title
- The Lady Boats: The Life and Times of Canada's West Indies Merchant Fleet
- Author
- Hanington, Felicity; Kelly, Percy A., Capt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0770301894
- ISBN 13
- 9780770301897
- Publisher
- Canadian Marine Transportation Centre, Dalhousie University
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Keywords
- Lady Boats -- Canadian National Steamships -- West Indies. Merchant Marine -- Canadian -- 1919-1958. World War, 1939-1945 -- Merchant Marine. NOISBN History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Edgington Sea Collection; Railway / Marine / Transport and Transportation;
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