John Cg Hill (27 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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

HC. 110pp From the days of the 1700s, the author tells how the Hills came to join the Hilhouses, takes readers through the great period of commercial sail (when clipper ships and the white-winged ocean tramps really built up the firm), relates how sail gave way to steam and to the Bristol City Line, and records shipping and shipbuilding activities in two world wars. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). 5 color ill., B&W ill. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. very good +. 113 pp; fascinating story of shipping in the city of Bristol against the background of Charles Hill and Sons; this is a Revised Edition orignially published in 1951; 32 pp photos, 8 of which are in full-color; appendicies with fleet lists etc. dj is price-clipped.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Includes dust jacket. Wear and tear to the jacket. Inscriprion written inside front end free page.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Revised & enlarged ed. xii,113pp. Illus colour & b & w. The story of shipping in Bristol against the background of one firm - Charles Hill & Sons - which spanned 3 centuries. This is a new edition of a book first published in 1951. A near pristine copy. 0 905459 70 9.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 116 pages. 'Won-Tolla' "More Pictures In The Fire" / James Harper "A Muscovy Voyage" / C G Campbell and Ibrahim Abu Bakr Es Seyyuf "The Story Of The Hill" / V Simple "Jungle Loves" / C F Walker "Naming The Sovereign's Ships" / John Welman "To The Manner Born".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. H/B 110 pages condition is very good.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Hardcover with dustjacket. Second edition. Blue cloth boards, bright and sharp, minimal shelf wear to edges. Protected, unclipped, dustjacket is clean, mild shelf wear to edges. Book is firm in binding, illustrations throughout, many in color. 110 pp. Including appendices. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. F. 1983. 22cm, revised & enlarged from the first edition of 1951, 51 illustrations, (including 11 colour), appendices, blue decorated cloth, fine in very good jacket. (s15) The story of shipping in the city of Bristol against the background of the firm, Charles Hill and Sons, which built, repaired and owned ships in Bristol spanning three centuries.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. The history of shipping and ship building in Bristol, England. From the days of the 1700s, the author describes the great period of commercial sail and how sail gave way to steam to the Bristol City Line. Profusely illustrated.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph undated second edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, wear to dust jacket, including chips. NEW EU 5 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Hardback. Condition: nrFine. VG- DW. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Blue cloth, decorated with white on front cover. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. Top text edge lightly browned / spotted. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. Small loss of surface to top of spine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near MINT. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. New Enlarged and Revised Edition. 113 pages, 375g, Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w in clear removable sleeve. Illustrated in colour and b/w photographs and drawings. The author descibes the activities of his Britol based family firm, Charles Hill & Sons, which in various guises, spand three centuries.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Revised Edition. Hardcover; Hardcover: Cleanly cloth bound. 'Signal Flags' design on frontboard. Title in gold on spine. Fascinating story of shipping in the city of Bristol. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Excellent condition. Ilustrated front cover. Attractive copy in protective mylar. ; Photos & Illus; 8VO; 113 pages 0-90545970-9. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Shipshape and Bristol Fashion offers a lively, well-researched history of Bristolâs maritime world and the traditions that shaped its reputation for seafaring excellence. Hill explores the portâs development, its ships, its merchants and the working practices that made âBristol fashionâ a byword for order and efficiency. Anecdote, archival detail and local colour combine to show how the cityâs maritime identity evolved over centuries. A clear, engaging account of a port whose influence reached far beyond the Bristol Channel.…

8vo., First Edition, with coloured plates and numerous monochrome photographs in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper; blue cloth, upper board blocked in gilt and white, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped, moderately age-soiled and worn dustwrapper. Includes lists of vessels build by the various yards.…

Condition: VG. Liverpool 2nd Journal of Commerce and Shipping. History of shipping and ship building in Bristol. Hardcover. Octavo, 110pp., color and monochrome illustrations, cloth. VG.

Condition: Very Good. 8vo. hardcover. 113pp. colour & b/w plates. Very good, light foxing to endpapers. / Very good d/w.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. This book tells the story of shipping in the city of Bristol, against the background of one firm which started in the eighteenth century and which continued to build, repair and own ships in Bristol until the second half of the twentieth century. There is a bump to the top corner of the rear panel , the text block is square, tight and clean ,and the dust jacket has light wear to the corners. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date is suggested. Physical description: 110 pages, illustrations, 23 cm. Subjects: Shipbuilding England Bristol. Merchant marine England Bristol. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Date is suggested. Physical description: 110 pages, illustrations, 23 cm. Subjects: Shipbuilding England Bristol. Merchant marine England Bristol. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 2nd Edition. Liverpool, Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph, 'Second Edition' [1951]. Octavo, Pictorial cloth slightly rubbed; gift inscription; an excellent copy with the slightly chipped and torn dustwrapper. The history of the Bristol City Line of Steamships; a shorter version appeared in the April 1948 issue of 'Sea Breezes'.…

Hardcover. Second Edition. Very Good+ in boards. Owner name inked on FEP. Rubbing on front and rear panels.

pp. viii, 110. Many illustrations, some in colour. Original cloth, signed by the author, a very good copy. *An account of the shipping firm of Charles Hill and Sons. INTRODUCTION - 'This is the story of a shipping business which commenced early in the eighteenth century and which has been in continual existence for some 250 years.' It ceased trading in 1977.…

Hardback. 2nd ed. 110pp The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph n.d. *Bristol City Line. VG in DW.