evan cotton (13 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1949. No Edition Remarks. 218 pages. Brown dust jacket over red cloth. Colour illustrated frontispiece with black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Stamp to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Sticker to front flap. Ring mark to front panel. Wear marks overall.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book including an acceptable dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 218 pages. Dust jacket is toned with age. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Language: English. About The Book: This book "East Indiamen: The East India Company's Maritime Service" explores the maritime operations of the East India Company, focusing on the East Indiamen ships that facilitated trade between Britain and Asia during the 17th to 19th centuries. The book delves into the history, design, and voyages of these ships, highlighting their crucial role in expanding British colonial and commercial interests. Cotton's work provides insights into the challenges of maritime trade, including navigation, piracy, and the lives of the crew aboard these vessels. About The Author: Sir Evan Cotton (1868-1939) was a British historian, politician, and civil servant known for his contributions to the study of British India's history. He authored works on the East India Company and served as President of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. Cotton's writings provide valuable insights into colonial India's maritime and administrative history. The Title 'East Indiamen: The East India Company's Maritime Service written/authored/edited by Sir Evan Cotton', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789364337007 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 238 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Historical Study. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 238.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. xxx, 458 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm. ; LCCn 2004054193 ; ISBN 9781400064137, 1400064139 ; OCLC 56413352 ; black cloth in photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Author's note -- Map : Construction of the Burma-Thailand Railway -- The "Fepow" prayer -- Introduction -- Part one. Surrender -- Interlude : "We feel let down rather" -- Changi -- Interlude : Christmas in captivity -- The railway of death -- Interlude : A walk along the River Kwai -- The real story of the bridge on the River Kwai -- Interlude : Boon Pong -- "Speedo" -- Interlude : Smokey Joe's -- Sonkurai : Valley of the Shadow of Death -- Interlude : Ave Maria -- The railway opens -- Part two. Survival -- Cooks Food -- Religion -- Jungle medicine -- Smoking Gone with the Wind -- King Rat -- Letters -- Entertainment -- Sports -- Ingenuity -- The "canaries" -- Officers and gentlemen -- Part three. The hellships -- Interlude : A happy ending -- Japan -- Interlude : The "Jap-happy" -- Haruku -- Interlude : A conjuring trick -- Sandakan -- Interlude : Mozart -- Changi 1944-45 -- Interlude : "Don't let this thing drag on much longer" -- Freedom -- Interlude : Bushido -- Home at last -- Epilogue : The last post -- Postscript : What became of them? ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Language: English. About The Book: This book "East Indiamen: The East India Company's Maritime Service" explores the maritime operations of the East India Company, focusing on the East Indiamen ships that facilitated trade between Britain and Asia during the 17th to 19th centuries. The book delves into the history, design, and voyages of these ships, highlighting their crucial role in expanding British colonial and commercial interests. Cotton's work provides insights into the challenges of maritime trade, including navigation, piracy, and the lives of the crew aboard these vessels. About The Author: Sir Evan Cotton (1868-1939) was a British historian, politician, and civil servant known for his contributions to the study of British India's history. He authored works on the East India Company and served as President of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. Cotton's writings provide valuable insights into colonial India's maritime and administrative history. The Title 'East Indiamen: The East India Company's Maritime Service written/authored/edited by Sir Evan Cotton', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789364337328 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 238 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Historical Study. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 238.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. With 10 pages of photos. Foreword by C.H. Philips, Professor of Indian History, University of London. Contents: The Men & their Ships; Life on Board; The Indiamen's Sailors; The Company's Flag; Voyages Out & Home; Some Famous Fights; Captains Ashore.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 218 pages plates, portrait, facsimiles ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-19). Subjects: East India Company, London. Merchant marine, Great Britain. Commerce history. India, History ; British occupation (1765-1947). 3 Kg.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. Octavo, pp 218, illustrated including colour frontispiece of 'The Company's and other flags flown in Eastern Waters'. This book was written by Cotton in the 1930's but he died in 1939 before publication, and Fawcett made some changes to the draft and it was published thus in 1949. The book has a previous owner's name to the ffep, else clean inside and out. The jacket is tanned and a little chipped to the spine. Near Fine book in Very Good jacket.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

1933. (Cloth) Near fine. 192pp. Frontispiece, maps. Unopened. "To which is added BURNELL'S NARRATIVE of HIS ADVENTURES in BENGAL." Second Series, No.LXXII. Introduction by William Foster & Sheppard.

orig. cloth. Frontis.,10pp photoplates. (illustrator). 22x14cm, 218,(10) pp., Edited by Sir Charles Fawcett. Contents: The Men & their Ships; Life on Board; The Indiamen's Sailors; The Company's Flag; Voyages Out & Home; Some Famous Fights; Captains Ashore. Minor rubbing. VG. Some soil & wear to dustwrapper., dustwrapper.