THE BEN LINE: The History of a Merchant Fleet 1825-1955 by BLAKE, George - 1970

Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1956. First Edition. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Creasing to front board. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. First Edition. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustration plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Nelson, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. The jacket is rubbed, soiled and torn but has not suffered much paper loss. Some foxing - rarely in the text; there are a few notations. Tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Thomas Nelson, 1956. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 222 pages. 480g. Maroon cloth boards with gilt design, a little rubbed to extremities, Near FINE with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w plates and maps to end-papers. The history of Wm. Thomson & Co. of Leith and Edinburgh, and the ships owned and managed by them, 1825-1955..

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1956. A Hard Cover. Good+/Fair. Subtitled: The History of Wm. Thomson & Co. of Leith and Edinburgh, and of the Ships owned and managed by them (1825 - 1955). This book tells the story of the birth, growth and health survival of one of the oldest shipping companies in the world in continuous private ownership. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine and decoration on front, red and white map on endpapers, black and white frontispiece and black and white illustrations throughout, 230 pages. Corners slightly bumped, corners and spine ends slightly worn, text block edge is darkened and has some small spots on leading edge. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has some edge wear, a two-inch closed tear at front, 1.5 by 1 inch open tear on spine, and a one by three inch open tear at right front bottom corner. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian… Read More

Wm Thompson & Co 1956 Edinburgh. octavo, maroon cloth boards, gilt lettering, illus to fep & eps, ix + 222pp, illus, VG+ in VG d/w (price clipping)

Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1956T. hardcover. Very Good. 2.3982 in x 22.7827 in x 15.3883 in. Thomas Nelson & Sons 1956 first edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket, price clipped.

London, Edinburgh, Paris, Melbourne, Toronto & New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1956. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Good Dust Wrapper. Plain paper dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with a closed tear to the join of the lower panel, now wrapped in a removable protective sleeve. Price Clipped. Text complete, clean and tight. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (red boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 8¾” x 5¾” (0.9 kg); (ix) 222pp; Includes: Black & white photographs; Maps to the lining papers; Genealogical tables; Frontispiece; Appendices (2); || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #188139|| Condition: