setting sails tribute chinese junk de maitland derek (26 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean Inside With No Remarks Or Highlights. 174 Pages With The Index. Creased Dust Jacket Around The Edges. Large Hardcover.books are NOT signed. We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

Large Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Publisher sticker on title and copyright pages, jacket lightly rubbed and a bit foxed (mostly on reverse). 1981 Large Hardcover. 174 pp. Color and black-and-white photographs and diagrams throughout, illustrated endpapers. ". a graphic and often compelling study of the Chinese junk - the 'imperfect perfection' of maritime technology - covering its history, its triumph as a naval and trading vessel, its tragic death in battle with Western navies, its brief but fierce reign as a pirate vessel and the lingering role that it has since played in the commercial backwaters of the Far East.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Nik Wheeleer (photography) (illustrateur). H/B 174 pages condition is Very good.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.8.

HC. B&W and color illustrations (illustrateur). 174pp good w/good dustjacket (hardcover).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 174 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Junks. Junks History. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 174 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Junks. Junks History. 3 Kg.

1st Ed. 174 PP with b/w & colour illust. (colour photos by Nik Wheeler). Eps. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Near fine. 31 x 24.5. The Chinese junk: its history, its triumph as a naval and trading vessel .

first edition 174pp ills.[b/w and col.] NEAR FINE (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled) in VERY GOOD+ dustwrapper (sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear to extrems.).

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Wheeler, Nik (illustrateur). 174pp, col illus, index. Minor wear to dj but otherwise in very good condition.

large format hardback[31x25cm]. 174 pages. very good condition in the dust-jacket, just a little edge worn. [heavy books that may require extra shipping costs for some overseas destinations] a magnificent study of the traditional junk in words and pictures; illustrated from old paintings, prints, etc., and with many excellent colour photographs by Nik Wheeler. [Please see our storefront page for shipping information].

4°, Hardcover. Etat : Gut. Ill., 174 S. Großformatiger, reich bebilderter Band über die letzten traditionellen chinesischen Dschunken mit faszinierenden Aufnahmen und begleitendem Text zur Kultur und Technik dieser besonderen Schiffe. Englischer Text. Innen in sehr gutem Zustand. Gebrauchsspuren am Einband, Schutzumschlag fehlt. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1210.

1st Ed. 174 PP with b/w & colour illust. (colour photos by Nik Wheeler). Eps. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. 31 x 24.5. The Chinese junk: its history, its triumph as a naval and trading vessel .

Pappband mit Umschlag-O. Etat : Gut. 1. Auflage,. 174 Seiten, 4°, reichh. illustr. mit Fotos u. Zeichnungen, in engl. Sprache, , gutes Exemplar. P33262_Segelschiffe Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hongkong, South China Morning Post Ltd, 1981. Quarto; papered boards a little damp-marked, with the front cover slightly bowed; a very good copy with the dustwrapper a little rubbed, creased and with a few tiny tears. Extensively illustrated, with photography by Wheeler.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. No damage or markings to book and only very light wear to dust jacket. 1981 hardback. The photo is of the actual book you will receive. Fast dispatch, normally within 24 hours, by UK seller.

31.0 x 24.0cms 174pp b/w & colour illusts very good hardcover & Dustwrapper (some foxing on half title and inner back pages) This book engages with the junk''s history design traditions design varieties and purposes; a case study of the Lau family a modern Hong Kong fishing family; the junk as a pleasure vessel.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 174pp., Pictorial full colour photographic dustjacket with b/w portraits of author & photographer inside rear flap- covered in removable protective clear plastic, blue cloth boards with gilt & white text to front board & spine, b/w illust. endpapers, col. & b/w plts. & text ills., full & dbl. page col. photographs & illust., diags., bibliog., index. Hong Kong's official symbol is the Chinese Junk, a 2,000 year old queen of the world's sailing fleets. It dominated world trade a thousand years before the European nations had mastered the art of ocean voyaging. It incorporated maritime innovations like the water tight compartment, balanced rudder and spoon-shaped stern. Size: Large Quarto. Book.

fester Pappband, mit Schrift-Deckelprägung, gr. DinA 4, 174 Seiten, viele Farbfotos von Nik Wheeler, einige Skizzen und sw-Abbildungen, sw-Illustrationen auf den Einbandinnenseiten/Vorsatzblatt, englischer Text, farbig bebilderter Originalumschlag / Schutzumschlag / OU (materialbedingt beschabt, gering berieben und bestoßen), Einband mit geringen Gebrauchsspuren, Rückdeckel mit kleinen Flecken, insgesamt gut erhalten / insgesamt guter Zustand Englische Ausgabe; english edition; Inhalt:/Contents: Triumph & Tragedy; The Imperfect Perfection; An Endless Epitaph; The Lau Family Fishermen; Tradition s Last Stand; wegen des hohen Gewichts Versand in Länder außerhalb der EU nur auf Anfrage und Portoerhöhung möglich / higher shipping-costs outside EU.

Photographed by Nik Wheeler. Pp. 174, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, index; med. 4to; blue boards, lettered in gilt & white, a trifle marked and slightly sprung; dust wrapper, slightly rubbed, edges lightly creased and split; edges of leaves slightly soiled; South China Morning Post, Ltd., Hong Kong, 1981. First edition. *'The Chinese junk - the "imperfect perfection" of maritime technology - covering its history, its triumph as a naval and trading vessel, its tragic death in battle with Western navies, its brief but fierce reign as a pirate vessel and the lingering role that it has since played in the commercial backwaters of the Far East' [wrapper blurb].

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. Plans, sections, photographs; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 174 pages; Small folio; about 13" tall. Solid, bright and neat. No marks. Crisp, clean dust jacket with just a hint of shelf ruffling at edges. Profusely illustrated with boat sections and plans and photographs of vessels in construction and in the water. NF/NF Uncommon. . Oversize book may require additional funds for expedited or international shipping.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Photographed by Nick Wheeler (illustrateur). First Edition. Very good hardback copy in somewhat shelfworn dustjacket with some tears. 174pp, colour photos throughout, diagrams. Size: 12.25" x 9.75" (31x25cms). Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Nik Williams (illustrateur). First Edition. A firm straight book, 174 pages, printed endpapers. Neat name inside front cover, otherwise spotless. Dust jacket slightly shaded and has a tiny mark. Large Format 31 X 24 cms.

1st edition dust jacket Very Good lge. octavo 174pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., bibliog., index, Nice production with fine illustrations. Nice copy in like dust jacket.

1st edition dust jacket Fine lge. octavo 174pp., col. & b/w pls., text ills., bibliog., index, Nice production with fine illustrations.

Etat : new.