boat trains channel packets english de bucknall rixon (24 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1957, Vincent Stuart Limited, 25cm x 19.3cm portrait format hardback lacking dustjacket. 218pp, colour frontispiece, eight chapters and index. All the illustrations, on better quality paper, are at the end of the book after the index. They are on pages 175 to 218 and are numbered 4 to 111. Small bump to top right hand corner of the front board. Otherwise good clean condition., Book weighs 624g. For UK buyer if book weighs more than 2Kg when packed (allow 150g-200g for packing) we will request additional postage. For non UK buyer the threshold is 399g surface mail, 150g airmail. Please don't order unless prepared to pay or ask first. ISBN.

Hardcover. Etat : Used; Acceptable. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.

Hardcover. Etat : Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. Very mild discolouring to spine bds, a very faint musty aroma flicking through leaves, mild and faint dust spotting to top text block edge, and to the clouds in pic on upper cover, dw has surface marks to rear white cover, sl fade with a few tiny spot scuff marks, and a very tiny hole to spine, long horizontal crease to bottom edge of upper cover, with small tear at margin end, sl fraying to head of spine, sl wear to corners. Now in protective removable clear plastic book wrap. ; 250x190mm; 218 pages.

1st ed. 1st edition, 1957. Head of spine damaged; front board a little marked; dust jacket tatty, with loss to back panel. Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair price-clipped dustjacket Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair price-clipped dustjacket.

Vincent Stuart, 1957. Hardback, d/j, sm4to, xi,218pp, illust. D/j price-clipped, a little marked, chipped and torn with internal tape repairs. A fair copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition, hardback, 4to, 218pp, illustrated, slight browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, green cloth, Very Good / Good dustwrapper ; wrapper edges rubbed and slightly frayed.

1st ed. 1st edition, 1957. Light browning and a few light spots of foxing on free endpapers; otherwise a bright, tidy copy in tight binding. Dust jacket not price-clipped; some scuffs on front panel; a little edge wear and darkening overall. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Excellent and comprehensive study of the cross-channel trade. Nice clean bright copy with excellent selection of photographic illustrations. DJ rather scruffy with split and long crease cross lower front.

Hardback. Etat : VG+. Etat de la jaquette : VG- DW. 1st Edition. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age. In loose polythene protector.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. This copy is in as new, unmarked condition bound in cream cloth covered boards with black titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. A dust wrapper is not present. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Boat Trains and Channel Packets: The English Short Sea Routes by Rixon Bucknall is a richly detailed exploration of the maritime and rail connections that linked Britain to continental Europe across the English Channel. The book traces the development of short sea routes, focusing on the interplay between boat trains (rail services timed to meet ships) and channel packets (vessels carrying passengers and mail). Geographic Focus: Dover and Folkestone harbours feature prominently, with attention to how railway companies operated cross-channel services. Illustrations: inlude photographs and diagrams that enrich the narrative, offering visual context to the engineering and logistical feats involved. Ref A6 2.

xi[i], 218 pp, coloured frontis, sketch maps, suite of photo plates to rear. Original yellow cloth, dustwrapper. 26 cm x 20 cm. Dustwrapper slightly soiled with some minor wear to edges, contents lightly age browned.

4to., First Edition, with illustrations throughout, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; green cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Etat : Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1947 reprint 218 pages including 111 half tone illustrations. Very good condition in very slightly worn dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.64.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original Cloth. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to. 218pp. With 111 illustrations and sketch maps. Slight wear to covers but generally very good.

First edition, imperial octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xi+ 218pp, illus, VG+ (owner's name in pencil to fep, tanning to eps) in VG d/w (soiling to rear, 2cm closed but untidy tear to upper rear right corner, creasing to edges, untidy bruising/nicks to upper spine).

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. First Published. bottom corners bumped.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Yellow boards, Orange colour pictorial protected dustwrapper with clear plastic cover. Price clipped. Colour plate frontis. Illustrated with 111 b&w photo plates and sketch maps. A very good copy.

FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo., green clothbound hardback gilt, with unclipped dust jacket; [xi] + 218pp, colour frontis, 111 b/w plates plus b/w maps withinin text. A clean copy with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation. Foxing to edges and endpapers, light wear to boards, dust jacket with some edgewear, handling marks and soiling, spine slightly faded. Good/Good overall. (SHELF 14) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Extremities of boards rubbed. Dusty. Corners and head/tail of spine bumped. Previous owner reinforced/tidied edges of dust wrap with masking tape which overlaps and is visible approx., half a centimeter on exterior of wrap which he has coloured to match. Spine sunned. 2 colour pictures stuck on front paste down. Very slight traces of an erased stamp on title page. Colour frontis. 218 pp. Maps. Rear e/p's dusty. Illustrated in black and white. Clean tight and bright.; 001523; 4to.

Etat : Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (England, Atlantic Ocean, Boat Trains) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Etat : Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (england, ships, shipping, sea routes) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

FIRST EDITION. 4to. 7.5 x 10 inches. xi + [i] + 218 pp. Bound in original green cloth, gilt, in the scarce pictorial dust wrapper, which is price clipped and has edge wear, including chips at head and tail of spine. A little foxing of edges and fly leaves, but otherwise a very good copy. Signature on first free endpaper. Illustrated by coloured frontispiece, numerous maps and plans in text and section of photographic plates at end, pp. 173-218. This remains the standard work on the subject, and the only one to bring the cross-channel steamers and the boat trains together in one volume, covering both Dover and Folkestone; very well illustrated. KENT CHANNEL KENT CHANNEL COAST COMMERCE- MARITIME SHIPS THE SEA RAILWAYS 19TH CENTURY 20TH CENTURY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL HISTORY TOPOGRAPHY ENGLISH FRENCH BRITISH EUROPE DUST WRAPPER FIRST EDITION KENT.