Ships by Captain Course (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG / VG -. Hardcover in edgeworn dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. drawings by Commander C.H. Williams (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Landscape size, 5.6 inches long. Navy blue cloth boards. Inner hinge split at the title page. Small pen marks on some pages. The remains of a jacket in very poor condition with scuffing creases and tears with substantial paper loss.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Commander C H Williams (illustrator). 1st Edition. H/B 80 pages, condition is very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Ships of the P and O by Captain A.G. Course Summary: Ships of the P & O is a short-illustrated history by Captain A. G. Course, first published in 1954 as part of the Ship Series. The book traces the development of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company fleet from its origins in the early 19th century through the mid-20th century. Ships of the P & O provides an accessible introduction to the history of P&O's famous fleet and offers a snapshot of British maritime heritage during the age of steam and ocean liners. It is particularly valuable for readers interested in merchant shipping, passenger liners, and the development of global sea routes. Author: Captain A.G. Course Publisher: Alard Coles Limited Year Published: 1954 Edition: 1st Edition Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: Dimensions: 11cm x 14cm Notes: SKU: VSS / 268 / G / 7446 / 5727 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Handling marks, marks, toning, rubbing, creasing Book condition: Fair. Handling marks, marks, foxing, toning, creasing Binding: Intact Pages: 80 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. SHIPS. Ex-University of Victoria Library minimal marks. 176pp. Index. Photo plates. 12mo.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, top and bottom of spine a little bumped and a little worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear, some light foxing / discolouration to a few pages, mainly first and last few but also a few pages in between, previous owners book plaque on front past down and inscription on front end paper.

Hardcover in dust jacket. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some shelfwear to dustjacket. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in similar dustjacket now protected in mylar sleeve. Very neat. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. A fair to good ex-library hardcover copy without a dustcover. The title page is missing, there's shelf wear to the covers and grubby page ends. The spine is straight and the vast majority of the pages are bright and clean. Please see photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st ed. xv,176pp. Illus. Story of the ships of Sir William Garthwaite's Marine Navigation Company. Ex lib. copy with the dw laminated to the boards giving the appearance of a dustwrapped copy. Label on the front paste & the remains of one on the ffep. Withdrawn stamp on the ffep & the title page o/w a clean copy. 229 98578 5.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Green boards, Very Good in a foxed but whole dust jacket.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. Life Histories of the great and graceful square rigged vessels, including "Rodney" which raced the Cutty Sark. Illustrated with B&W photos. 230 pages, 450g, 9" Tall. Previous owner's bookplate on endpaper and pencild date on ffep. No other inscriptions. Some edge wear to jacket. Unclipped, price 30s.

Octavo. Boards. Tape stain from publisher on title-page and verso. Very good in very good, price-clipped d.j. First edition.

8vo.pp.xiv + 866. Illustrated. Very good hardcover in slightly rubbed and dust stained dust jacket , now protected. This book puts on record the last phase of a glorious era in the British Merchant navy before the steamships finally won the battle for trade.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. pp X, 230. 1st printing. An unread book in a complete dust jacket.

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, 23 plates on 12 and tables in the text; original green cloth, backstrip lettered in black, small dent in lower board else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Includes full particulars of vessels, register of captains, and list of vessels and captains.

David and Carles 1968 UK, hardcover with dustjacket 266 pages, with photos. A.G. Course chronicles the final chapter of the British Merchant Navy's glorious era, focusing on the John Stewart Line of sailing ships from 1877 to 1928. ÂThis book documents the twilight years of sail-powered vessels as they faced increasing competition from steamships, ultimately losing the battle for trade ÂIn good condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Jacket. 230 pp. Index. B/w photographs.