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A HISTORY OF THE JOINT STEAMER COMPANIES

by Sir Percival Griffiths

Published by Inchcape & Co. Limited. 1st. 1979

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontispiece. B/w photos and illustrations. xvi and 156 pages.

Minor foxspots to endpapers and text block. Colour frontispiece is detached but present. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed, lightly edge-worn and a bit grubby.

Stock no. 1829282

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Contents

  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • 1 Introductory
  • 2 The Pioneers
  • 3 The First Fifteen Years 1844-1859
  • 4 Early Developments in Assam
  • 5 Competition and Cooperation 1880-1900
  • 6 The Years Before the First World War 1900-1914
  • 7 The First World War and After
  • 8 The Second World War
  • 9 Rehabilitation and Frustration
  • 10 The Stuggle for Survival in India
  • 11 The Beginning of the End
  • 12 The Joint Companies in Pakistan
  • 13 Pakistan River Steamers Ltd.
  • 14 The End
  • Appendix I: Services operated in 1900
  • Appendix II: Services operated in 1947

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