Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd.
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THE CONVICT SHIPS 1788-1868
Written by Charles Bateson.
Stock no. 1827627
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd..
2nd
1969.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. The strange and often macabre story of the ships which from 1788 to 1868 carried convicts from the British Isles to Australia. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w plates. xi and 421 pages including index. Slight fading to base of spine. Small knock to vertical edge of boards. Bookplate to front endpaper. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and marked, light wear to top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- UK (GENERAL)
- AUSTRALIA
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RICHES FROM WRECKS: THE RECOVERY OF SUNKEN CARGOES
Written by Fergus Hinds.
Stock no. 1826585
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd..
1st
1995.
Very good condition.
A topic of fascination to all manner of mariners; by deliberately non-specialist presentation the glamour and fun of real-life treasure hunting may be relished by anyone. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and colour photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0851746233. SIGNED by the author (with inscription) to verso of half-title page. Spine faded from red to white, title to spine almost invisible. Uneven fading to spine edge on front board, tiny patch to rear board. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SHIPWRECKS
- TREASURE HUNTING
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THE OPIUM CLIPPERS
Written by Basil Lubbock.
Stock no. 2132802
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd..
1st
1933.
Almost very good condition.
The romance and chronology of the opium trade, the opium war and the beautiful little ships that were the first trading craft with clipper lines. Blue cloth with gilt chinese characters on front cover, silver titles. B/w photos, illustrations and plans. Endpapers are maps. 392 pages includes index. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Spine darkened with slight loss of gilt to titles. Cover edges darkened. Pages lightly browned else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- ASIA
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- TALL SHIPS
TO BEAT THE CLIPPER SHIPS
Written by Barry Pickthall.
Stock no. 2113200
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd..
1st
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the Nedlloyd Spice Race. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0851743943. Bumping to spine and corners. Uneven fading along cover edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-creasing and a few nicks.