1937, Mail Liners Of The World By Alan L. Cary, HBw/dj, Appleton - Century, 1st VG
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:29472005 | Year Printed: 1937 |
| Subject: Reference | Binding: Hardcover |
| Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated |
Presumed First Edition (no edition information on mostly blank copyright page behind title page, it only says, "Printed and Made in Great Britain"). Dust jacket with light wear and light soiling (foxing), small chips, fully intact including price and now handsomely portrayed in a mylar jacket. Dark maroon cloth boards with light silver letters, light edge and corner wear, no interior marks in 144 clean and solidly bound pages, only a store stamp inside front cover.
Durin...g the 1930s the author produced a number of books describing and illustrating the merchant ships of this heyday of steam and early motor vessels. In this book, he describes mail liners of the world, past and present , of approximately 15, 500 to 18, 000 tons gross. Liners include FRANCONIA, GRIPSHOLM, REINA DEL PACIFICO, POTSDAM, CHICIBU MARU, ARABIC, NIEUW AMSTERDAM, OCEANIC, CALEDONIA, TUSCANIA, GEORGES PHILIPPAR, DEMPO, CLEVELAND, TRANSYLVANIA, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, FELIX ROUSSEL, RANGITATA, RAWALPINDI, PRETORIA, MONGOLIA, DEUTSCHLAND, DORIC, MONTCALM, LANCASTRIA, EMPRESS OF IRELAND, etc., etc. Data is given for each vessel, plus a brief description, a silhouette, and a photograph. Sixty-two ships are described in total, vessels dating from 1899 to 1935.
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Durin...g the 1930s the author produced a number of books describing and illustrating the merchant ships of this heyday of steam and early motor vessels. In this book, he describes mail liners of the world, past and present , of approximately 15, 500 to 18, 000 tons gross. Liners include FRANCONIA, GRIPSHOLM, REINA DEL PACIFICO, POTSDAM, CHICIBU MARU, ARABIC, NIEUW AMSTERDAM, OCEANIC, CALEDONIA, TUSCANIA, GEORGES PHILIPPAR, DEMPO, CLEVELAND, TRANSYLVANIA, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA, FELIX ROUSSEL, RANGITATA, RAWALPINDI, PRETORIA, MONGOLIA, DEUTSCHLAND, DORIC, MONTCALM, LANCASTRIA, EMPRESS OF IRELAND, etc., etc. Data is given for each vessel, plus a brief description, a silhouette, and a photograph. Sixty-two ships are described in total, vessels dating from 1899 to 1935.
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