Looks at possible developments in future shipping technology, including submarine tankers, hydrofoils, ground-effect vehicles, offshore loading stations, and artificial islands.
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Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, Canada
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First British Edition. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket, 240 pages including many full colour illustrations; book very gently read, if at all, very clean and unmarked, essentially as new; DJ has numerous chips and short tears. [this copy priced low, priced to go as bookseller is nearing retirement, but extra S & H may be requested] See also our listings for Edwin Green's A Business of National Importance: The Royal Mail Shipping Group, 1902 - 1937, and for David Williams' Liners in Battledress: Wartime Camouflage and Colour Schemes for Passenger Ships. Seller Inventory # 040592
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
1st English edition of the 5th German edition of 1983, translated by R. C. Kahler. Foreword by Henri Kummerman. 240 PP with 182 figures: b/w & colour illustrations by Jochen Bertholdt. Eps: Types of ships. Cloth cover, decorated front cover, dj. Dust jacket with closed tears , o/wise fine. 26.5 x 23.5. Evolution of ships: larger, faster, cheaper. New developments in transport & shipping. Seller Inventory # 32797
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Edition. 240 pages. Illustrated. Minor chipped at top of spine on dust jacket. Plastic wrapper. Seller Inventory # 8552
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Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_361784890
Seller: Fine Press Bookshop, Stoney Creek, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean nicely bound copy. Unmarked pages. hint of edgewear to the jacket. Securely packaged! ".By adopting a popularised and readily understandable form of presentation they have succeeded in producing a work that will appeal to a wide circle of those who have an interest in ships and shipping including those working in the field, who will undoubtedly find much that will stimulate their idease and work. The developments in ships and shipping of the present day and the future that are described by the authors have been most effectively illustrated in multi-colour drawings prepared by Jochen Bertholdt". 240 pps. m3. Book. Seller Inventory # 6134