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Frenzy of Merchantmen
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Fontana/Collins, 1978
ISBN 10 : 0006154247
ISBN 13 : 9780006154242
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : 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. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR002626834
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Frenzy of Merchantmen
Edité par
Fontana/Collins, 1978
ISBN 10 : 0006154247
ISBN 13 : 9780006154242
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR002507306
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A Frenzy of Merchantmen
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HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 1978
ISBN 10 : 0006154247
ISBN 13 : 9780006154242
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Couverture souple
Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
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Etat : 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. N° de réf. du vendeur 50436120-20
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A Frenzy Of Merchantmen
Edité par
Fontana, London, 1978
ISBN 10 : 0006154247
ISBN 13 : 9780006154242
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Paperback
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Vendeur : Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgarie
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Reprint; First Printing. Light reading creases to slightly slanted spine, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; First printing of Fontana mass market edition, 1978. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Wrap around cover artwork by Paul Wright. ; 192 pages; The cold war hots up, as a Royal Navy frigate fires a shot into a Soviet merchantman, and the Russians close the Baltic. Mass Market PB. N° de réf. du vendeur 13162
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A Frenzy Of Merchantmen
Edité par
Fontana, London, 1978
ISBN 10 : 0006154247
ISBN 13 : 9780006154242
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Paperback
Edition originale
Vendeur : Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgarie
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Reprint; First Printing. Light reading creases. ; First printing of Fontana mass market edition, 1978. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Wrap around cover artwork by Paul Wright. ; 192 pages; The cold war hots up, as a Royal Navy frigate fires a shot into a Soviet merchantman, and the Russians close the Baltic. Mass Market PB. N° de réf. du vendeur 15348
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A Frenzy Of Merchantmen
Edité par
Fontana, London, 1978
ISBN 10 : 0006154247
ISBN 13 : 9780006154242
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Paperback
Vendeur : Darkwood Online T/A BooksinBulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgarie
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Reprint; First Printing. Light reading creases and edge wear. ; Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Wrap around cover artwork by Paul Wright. ; 192 pages; The cold war hots up, as a Royal Navy frigate fires a shot into a Soviet merchantman, and the Russians close the Baltic. Mass Market PB. N° de réf. du vendeur 16986
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A Frenzy of Merchantmen
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London, Fontana Collins 01.06.1978., 1978
ISBN 10 : 0006154247
ISBN 13 : 9780006154242
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Vendeur : Versandantiquariat Nussbaum, Bernkastel-Kues, RP, Allemagne
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Softcover/Paperback. Etat : Gut. 192 Seiten gutes Exemplar (Falzspur im Buchrücken, etwas nachgedunkelt) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 117. N° de réf. du vendeur 64441
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A Frenzy of Merchantmen
Vendeur : Crappy Old Books, Barry, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Fair. Introducing A Frenzy of Merchantmen (1977) by Alistair MacLean , published by Fontana , ISBN: 0006154247 ? offered in Fair condition by Crappy Old Books, complete with a slanted spine , which is honestly the most nautical thing a paperback can do without actually getting wet. Now, before anyone boards expecting torpedoes, Arctic spray and men quietly dying with dignity: this is MacLean doing something slightly different. A Frenzy of Merchantmen is one of his non-fiction works ? MacLean stepping out from behind the exploding helicopters and deadpan heroes to talk about the real-world business of ships, trade, sea lanes, and the kind of maritime history that keeps civilisation supplied with tea, coal, bananas and the vague illusion that everything is under control. It?s also, crucially, MacLean. Which means even when he?s being factual, there?s a sense that the sea is always one squall away from swallowing your optimism, and that human enterprise is largely an elaborate attempt to move things from one place to another without being murdered by weather, economics, or geography. The title alone is doing excellent work. ?A Frenzy of Merchantmen? sounds like an outbreak. Like merchant shipping has become a medical condition. Like somewhere a respectable harbour master is being told, ?I?m afraid it?s merchantmen, and it?s spreading.? But it also captures something true: the sheer chaos and scale of maritime trade during the great surges of empire, industry, war and expansion ? when the oceans were busy in a way that now feels almost impossible to imagine. Expect: Ships, routes, cargoes, ports, and the muscular logistics of the world economy Stories of risk, endurance, and the quietly heroic labour of getting stuff delivered The odd brush with disaster, because the sea never misses a chance That MacLean sense that even a ?normal? voyage is one paperwork error away from catastrophe And if you like your history with salt in it ? this is full of it. Now, about this copy. This one is Fair condition , which means it?s still absolutely readable and serviceable, but it has lived a bit. It may have been read on trains, in armchairs, in bed, or in the sort of places where people keep ?interesting books? for when they want to feel industrious. The slanted spine tells you it?s been stored at an angle, handled often, or leaned on by the weight of other paperbacks with equally strong opinions about the mid-20th century. In other words: it looks like a book that has done some miles. Which suits the subject perfectly. A book about merchant shipping that?s a bit battered is essentially method acting. A pristine copy would feel suspiciously unearned. Who?s it for? Fans of MacLean who want to see him in ?serious? mode (still with tension humming underneath) Readers who enjoy maritime history, trade routes, and the grim romance of the working sea Anyone who has ever looked at a container ship and thought: that is quietly insane, isn?t it? Collectors of Fontana editions and 1970s non-fiction paperbacks with proper heft So if you want a brisk, salty, quietly dramatic account of the merchant fleets that made the modern world possible ? told by a writer who can make a cargo manifest feel faintly threatening ? this is your book. Fair condition. Slanted spine. Full of ships. Crappy Old Books proudly supplies the frenzy ? and the merchantmen ? slightly listing, but still very much afloat. N° de réf. du vendeur 5763
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A Frenzy Of Merchantmen
Edité par
Fontana, 1978
ISBN 10 : 0006154247
ISBN 13 : 9780006154242
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n.e.
Edition originale
Vendeur : Zardoz Books, Westbury, WILTS, Royaume-Uni
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n.e. Etat : vg+. 1st edition Fontana 1978 paperback, vg+ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse. N° de réf. du vendeur 22922
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A Frenzy of Merchantmen
Edité par
Fontana/Collins, London, 1978
ISBN 10 : 0006154247
ISBN 13 : 9780006154242
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Mass Market Paperback
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Vendeur : J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, Royaume-Uni
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Mass Market Paperback. Etat : VERY GOOD ( AVERAGE). No Jacket. First Edition. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! Size: Mass Market Paperback. Inscribed By Previous Owner. N° de réf. du vendeur 999001573
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