Evan Cotton (65 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover w/ DJ. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Good+ Dark brown colored boards with gilt titling on spine. Pages are crisp and square. DJ is clipped. DJ does show some wear, rubbing and tearing along the top and bottom of edges, especially near the spine. DJ is sun faded on spine. Professional book seller with storefront since 1975. All orders carefully packaged and promptly shipped. …

Condition: New. pp. 238.

Condition: New. pp. 238.

Hardbound. Condition: Fair. Collectible - Ex-Library with Markings; kinda worn on the edges. good tight spine though; 218 pages.

Condition: New. pp. 238.

Condition: New. pp. 238.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover is fading.; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Vaery Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. London: The Batchworth Press, 1949, First Edition, 8vo., 218 pages. Frontis with additional illustrations. Bookplate, jacket price clipped, else book and jacket in very good+ condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. …

Condition: Good. 1949. No Edition Remarks. 218 pages. Brown dust jacket over red cloth. Colour illustrated frontispiece with black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Stamp to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Sticker to front flap. Ring mark to front panel. Wear marks overall.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Good+/Good. London, UK: The Batchworth Press. Good+/Good. (1949). . Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 218 pp., DJ toned, rubbed, page toning . Black & White Plates (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. None. Hardcover, 218 pages with index, color frontispiece, b&w illustrations. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf otherwise clean, very good. Record # 409622.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Calcutta, Old and New: A Historical & Descriptive Handbook to the City. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A history of the celebrated East India Company and the strength of the Company's sea-power in the Indian Ocean. Illustrated.

London: Batchworth Press, (1949). 218 pp. Color frontispiece, b/w ills. "The East India Company's Maritime Service." - The men and their ships. Very good in lightly worn dust jacket.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

8vo; original red ochre cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; dustwrapper; pp. 218, incl. index; plates. Dustwrapper slightly foxed; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; annotations to rear free endpaper and final blank; some marginalia and highlighting; some foxing. Good condition. "This study of the East India Company's Maritime Service is both timely and important. In our Commonwealth of Nations, which owes its creation and existence to the exercise of sea power, the study of naval and maritime history is strangely neglected. No full scale treatment, for example, of the rise and establishment of British naval supremacy in the Indian Ocean has yet been published. This volume, which fills one of the gaps in that story, is therefore the more to be welcomed.".…

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 218 pages. Dust jacket is toned with age. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information.

Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. About The Book: This book "East Indiamen: The East India Company's Maritime Service" explores the maritime operations of the East India Company, focusing on the East Indiamen ships that facilitated trade between Britain and Asia during the 17th to 19th centuries. The book delves into the history, design, and voyages of these ships, highlighting their crucial role in expanding British colonial and commercial interests. Cotton's work provides insights into the challenges of maritime trade, including navigation, piracy, and the lives of the crew aboard these vessels. About The Author: Sir Evan Cotton (1868-1939) was a British historian, politician, and civil servant known for his contributions to the study of British India's history. He authored works on the East India Company and served as President of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. Cotton's writings provide valuable insights into colonial India's maritime and administrative history. The Title 'East Indiamen: The East India Company's Maritime Service written/authored/edited by Sir Evan Cotton', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9789364337007 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 238 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Historical Study. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 238.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. (1949) 218 pp. Original brown paper covered boards w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Top of spine a bit bumped. Small stain to top edge of text block. Edges of leaves a bit age toned. Previous owner's name on title page. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear to edges, and modest chipping to corners and spine ends. Spine darkened w/ faint dampstain. Illust. w/ b/w plates.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Some illustrations, book is in very good clean condition, dw is slightly chipped good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. fine glossy softwraps original.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Revised edition. A very good copy. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xxx, 458 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm. ; LCCn 2004054193 ; ISBN 9781400064137, 1400064139 ; OCLC 56413352 ; black cloth in photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Author's note -- Map : Construction of the Burma-Thailand Railway -- The "Fepow" prayer -- Introduction -- Part one. Surrender -- Interlude : "We feel let down rather" -- Changi -- Interlude : Christmas in captivity -- The railway of death -- Interlude : A walk along the River Kwai -- The real story of the bridge on the River Kwai -- Interlude : Boon Pong -- "Speedo" -- Interlude : Smokey Joe's -- Sonkurai : Valley of the Shadow of Death -- Interlude : Ave Maria -- The railway opens -- Part two. Survival -- Cooks Food -- Religion -- Jungle medicine -- Smoking Gone with the Wind -- King Rat -- Letters -- Entertainment -- Sports -- Ingenuity -- The "canaries" -- Officers and gentlemen -- Part three. The hellships -- Interlude : A happy ending -- Japan -- Interlude : The "Jap-happy" -- Haruku -- Interlude : A conjuring trick -- Sandakan -- Interlude : Mozart -- Changi 1944-45 -- Interlude : "Don't let this thing drag on much longer" -- Freedom -- Interlude : Bushido -- Home at last -- Epilogue : The last post -- Postscript : What became of them? ; FINE/FINE. Book.…