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WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
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The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR007792734
No The Opium Clippers Read a customer review or write one .
Titre : The Opium Clippers
Éditeur : Brown, SOn, & Ferguson Ltd.
Date d'édition : 1976
Reliure : Hardback
Etat : Good
Vendeur : Post Horizon Booksellers, Nokomis, SK, Canada
Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 2nd Edition. xiv, 392pp w appendix and index. Indexed plates including frontis collated to index. Indexed plans including two foldouts without tears, collated to index. Yang-tze-kiang River map, incorrectly numbered in index as p360, is present on p356. Mapped endpapers. Light blue cloth w bright gold lettering to cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ is clean, showing 3cm tear from top edge, neatly closed, and previous owner has trimmed top and bottom edges w masking tape (3/8") to guard against edgewear and reinforced backside of the spine and fore edges the same (not visible). DJ now preserved in mylar cover. Octavo: 245 x 185mm. This is the second printing, 1976, of the second (new) edition of 1933, stated. N° de réf. du vendeur 046579
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
[0-85174-241-6] 1976, 2nd printing. (Small 4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 392pp. Map endpapers, tables, photographs, illustrations, appendix, index. The dust jacket is price-clipped and edgeworn with a 1-1 / 2-inch chip to the top of the front panel near the spine. "Of all the sea trades engaged in by man from the times of the Phoenicians right down to the present day, that of the opium traffic into China was one of the most risky and adventurous, for it was a forbidden trade on a scarcely-known coast amidst wild, stormy seas and in the haunts of the most cruel pirates the world has ever known". Book about Sea Trade. Locale: China. (Transportation, Clipper Ships, Mercantile Economy, Opium, Pirates, Sailing). N° de réf. du vendeur 154303
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Literary Cat Books, Machynlleth, Powys, WALES, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good-. 1st Edition (Reprint); Third Impression. Some sticker residue on endpapers. Slight marks to foreedges. ; Original blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on ine. Original illustrated dustjacket. Beautiful decorated endpapers showing Chart of the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea. Illustrations & maps throughout. A classic work of maritime history recounting the swift sailing ships that carried opium between India & China during the nineteenth century. Lubbock combines technical knowledge with narrative vigour, describing the design, rivalry & remarkable speed of these famous clippers while situating them within the wider trade networks of the period. Rich in nautical detail & historical anecdote, this volume remains an important account of a controversial yet significant chapter in commercial seafaring. ; Large 8vo; xiv,392 pages Original cloth boards with dustjacket. N° de réf. du vendeur LCB65246
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Vendeur : Pulpfiction Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Very Good bumped reprint hardcover in a Good+ heavily rubbed and edgeworn jacket, several large chunks out of jacket. About 15% of the base of the DJ rear is missing. If this description does not make sense, please email for photographs. A clean but visibly worn copy, priced to move. N° de réf. du vendeur 006306
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Vendeur : HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have condition issues including wear and notes/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! N° de réf. du vendeur S_360388725
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Vendeur : MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlande
1976 Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 392p., [52]p. of plates (some folded) : ill., maps, ports. ; 25cm. SubjectClipper ships. China -- History -- Opium War, (1840-1842). 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 307541
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Vendeur : MW Books, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
1976 Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 392p., [52]p. of plates (some folded) : ill., maps, ports. ; 25cm. SubjectClipper ships. China -- History -- Opium War, (1840-1842). 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 307541
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Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Brand New. 400 pages. 9.37x7.32x1.73 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur zk0851742416
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Archer's Used and Rare Books, Kent, OH, Etats-Unis
Hardcover (Original Cloth). Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Reprint. Reprint of 1933 edition Dust Jacket chipped, torn. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; China; ISBN: 0851742416. ISBN/EAN: 9780851742410. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20019. N° de réf. du vendeur 20019
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Vendeur : GoldBooks, Denver, CO, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. N° de réf. du vendeur 90I94_50_0851742416
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