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L.A. Sawyer and W.H. Mitchell
£16.00

The Liberty Ships

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERDavid and Charles, Newton Abbot.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome creasing at edges, a small patch of delamination at top of spine. A little faint scratching...

Captain S.W. Roskill
£45.00

The War at Sea 1939-1945 (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERHer Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with black title patch on spine and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn and a faded at edges. Hinges slightly weak but binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with just the odd small foxing mark. 
DUST...

London School of Printing
£30.00

The Year Book of The London School of Printing and Kindred Trades 1933-34

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PUBLISHERLondon School of Printing.
BINDINGSoft cover. 
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally shelf worn with creasing and small tears along edges of cover and spine. Some marks to surfaces. Very light foxing to free end-papers and title page. Binding secure and printed pages and images clear with few marks. 
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Iona and Peter Opie
£15.00

The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBumping to spine edges with some marks and light scratches to surfaces of boards. Few marks and discolouration to block edges. Foxing to edges of title page and end papers. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1959, first edition. 
DESCRIPTIONA study...

Edward Ingram
£40.00

The Beginning of the Great Game in Asia 1828-1834

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PUBLISHEROxford University Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONLight shelf wear. Some marks to block edges. Binding tight. Ex-library with stamps to flyleaf and title page. Printed pages clear with very few, if any discernable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome creases and light scratches to gloss surface. Small tears...

R.B. Robertson
£20.00

Of Whales and Men

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PUBLISHERAlfred A. Knopf, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear to edges of boards. Slight fading to spine and a few marks. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with tearing and creasing...

Albert Hastings Markham
£120.00

A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Bothnia

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PUBLISHERSampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt and black lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with scuffing and bumped corners. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Printed pages and images are a browned with some foxing marks. Fold out map...

F.E. Beddard
£45.00

A Book of Whales

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PUBLISHERJohn Murray, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with embossed design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in generally worn condition commensurate with age. Spine faded. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Uneven opened page edges. Browning and some foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Printed pages and images are mostly clear...

J.N. Tonnessen and A.O. Johnsen
£38.00

The History of Modern Whaling

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PUBLISHERUniversity of California Press.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are a little worn at edges, especially ends of spine. Printed pages remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSome tearing and creasing at edges. one 2cm tear has previously been mended...

Nathaniel W. Taylor
£30.00

Life on a Whaler

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PUBLISHERThe New London County Historical Society, Connecticut.
BINDINGQuarter bound contrasting green cloth boards. Gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn especially at edges. General discolouration. Some browning mainly to outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1929. One...

Elmo P. Hohman
£30.00

The American Whaleman: A Study of Life and Labour in the Whaling Industry

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PUBLISHERLongman's, Green and Co. New York, London, Toronto.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with black title patches and corners, gilt lettering
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with some scuffing and bumped corners. Hinges a little weak, but binding secure. Slight browning to leaves, otherwise printed pages and images remain largely...

Alan Villiers
£25.00

Whalers of the Midnight Sun

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PUBLISHERCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, London.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with blue lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, corners bumped. Some discolouration, staining and fading. Slight browning to leaves throughout, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
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Frank T. Bullen
£40.00

The Cruise of the "Cachalot"

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PUBLISHERSmith, Elder & Co. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, some scuff marks, corners bumped. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Opened pages are uneven and discoloured. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked....

Frederick D. Bennett
£35.00

Narrative of a Whaling Voyage Around the Globe From the Year 1833-1836 (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERN. Israel, Amsterdam; and Da Capo Press, New York.
BINDINGWhite boards with blue title patches and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight shelf wear to very edges of boards. A little discolouration to white boards. Printed pages are clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out map intact and undamaged. Separate...

E. Alexander Powell
£18.00

By Camel and Car to the Peacock Throne

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PUBLISHERAppleton Century.
BINDINGOrange cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONShelf worn with light scratches and some marks to surface of boards. Bumping to corners and spine. Spine faded and edges frayed. Foxing to end papers and block edges though printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. 
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William Philipson
£12.00

Paper on Brakes: For Retarding the Motion of Carriages in Descending Inclines

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PUBLISHERWilliam Rice, London. The Institute of British Carriage Makers.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, although worn and faded. Some tearing at top of spine. Foxing mainly on back cover. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Preserved in a clear...

William Philipson
£35.00

Harness: As it Has Been, As it Is, and As it Should Be

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PUBLISHERAndrew Reid, Newcastle-upon Tyne; and Edward Stanford, London.
BINDINGBlue boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, some general shelf wear. Binding tight. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONSecond edition 1882.
DESCRIPTIONThe classic treatise on...

William Philipson
£45.00

The Technicalities of the Art of Coach-Body-Making

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PUBLISHERJohn Kemp and Co. London.
BINDINGBlue boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, some general shelf wear. Binding tight. Some browning to leaves, especially title page. Otherwise, printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. Fold out plans intact. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1885.

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