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Business of National Importance: The Royal Mail Shipping Group 1902-1937
by Green, Edwin & Michael Moss
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0416322204
- ISBN 13
- 9780416322200
- Seller
-
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1982. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Very Good-. A study of the Royal Mail Group. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, green end papers, black and white frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs, 291 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, light shelf wear, a few small, pale smudges on cover, ephemera tipped in to front end papers, text is clean and tight. Dust jacket has sunned spine but is otherwise clean and bright. 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 customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016295
- Title
- Business of National Importance: The Royal Mail Shipping Group 1902-1937
- Author
- Green, Edwin & Michael Moss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0416322204
- ISBN 13
- 9780416322200
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- HISTORY, MARITIME, MAIL,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Maritime;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
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 customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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