Firth Clyde by George Blake (8 results)

Condition: Good. 1952. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. Illustrated. 288 pages. Owner name and date '54 on upper pastedown and ffep edges and '797' upper ffep corner else clean and bright throughout. Unclipped dust jacket with light upper edge chipping, protected in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardback. No dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Various Illustrators (illustrator). First Edition. Firm Clean Read Copy - First Edition - Gift Inscription Date 1952 On Half Title Page. Illustrated. Blue Cloth Hard Cover With Faded Golg Gilt Title On Spine - Edge Wear And Rubbing. Clipped Jacket With Missing Nicks, Rips And Edge Wear. Volume Contains Obituary Notice Of August 1961.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Photos, Maps (illustrator). 1st. None. 1st. 21.5cm By 14.5cm. The Clyde has long associations with UK transport, shipping, industry and in addition to is trade and economic importance it is also favoured by yachtsmen, its numerous area islands have romantic historic and recreation values, as do the lochs and hills in the locality. Blake looks at all aspects of the Clyde in this informative book, which he describes as his "labour of love." 288 pages, 11 chapters, three appendices, bibliography, index, 39 b/w photos, e/paper maps. Blue hard covers with gilt spine titles VG with slight bruising to spine base, small nick from vertical edge title page, text block otherwise excellent.

288 PP, plus 22 pages with 38 b/w photos plus Frontispiece: Summer Holidays - The paddle-steamer Jeanie Deans, in L.N.E.R. colours, approaching Dunoon Pier. Eps: Map of the Clyde Sea area. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, price-clipped dust jacket designed by R. Johnston. Jacket is somewhat chipped and in a protective sleeve. Contents near fine. 21.6 x 14.5.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Second impression. Tape marks to DJ at front and rear. On the illustrations page is an original photograph of the SS 'Lord Of The Isles' at Inverary Pier. A pencil note states 'photo Vernon Atkinson 190-?' Although stuck-in it does not affect the text. Tipped in at pp126 is an original real photo post card of the 'Lord Of The Isles' at Kames Pier. Tipped in at rear are several copies of 1956 extracts from time tables giving the names of the Clyde Coast Steamer fleet. At front of book, facing contents page is a magazine extract article by C W Hill on the subject of MacBrayne Postcards.