slade william james (7 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 136 pages (6 folded) : illustrations ; 26 cm. Subjects: Coasters (Ships) Great Britain History. Coastwise shipping Great Britain History. Ketches South-west England, ca 1880-ca 1940. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN:0851770754.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. Softcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> This book is the life story of a British coasting seaman, shipmaster, and shipowner, in the last years of small wooden merchant sailing ships, written by himself. It is a unique record, a first hand account of a very old way of life which has now completely vanished, and which is very much a part of the history of Britain. The record is the more valuable because it covers the period when that way of life made a partly successful attempt to adapt itself to the changes that were going on around it, before it was finally lost in the general development of the modern world. It falls to very few men to be almost the sole means of preservation of any record of the way of life they followed. This has been W. J. Slade's particular privilege. Through this book and through his very significant contribution to the writing of The Merchant Schooners he has saved the last years of one of the oldest industries from oblivion. There is, as far as I know, only one other comparable record, Captain Hugh Shaw's autobiography which he h.

Pappe. Zustand: Gut. Revised Edition. 124 S., 24cm Zustand: Pappeinband ohne Schutzumschlag, an der unteren Kante deutlich bestossen, Papier wenig gebräunt --- Inhalt: englischer Text. Mit Frontispiz plus 20 Bildtafeln GEL2-3 ISBN: 9780851770260 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 420.