Great Sea Disasters : The World's Worst Sea Disasters
by Wilson, Neil
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0752527436
- ISBN 13
- 9780752527437
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Bristol, UK: Sienna Book/Paragon, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Edition First Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a VG Dust Jacket. Landscape size. Illustrations on every page, many full page, full color--photographs, copies of newspaper and magazine articles, drawings. Pictorial laminate binding. Titanic on front of book and jacket; fishing boat on back of book and jacket. Binding and interior very clean, no marks, no tears, no edgewear. Great Sea Disasters looks at the darker side of sea travel throughout history, when technology or seamanship failed to safeguard the crew, and tragedy occurred. It examines in words and over 80 highly charged pictures the accidents which have shocked the world. Vessels include Galleons, Historic Sailing Vessels, Steam Ships, Passenger Liners, Warships and Submarines, Ferries and Riverboats, Oil tankers and Cargo Ships, Whalers and Fishing Boats, Lifeboats and Yachts, Mysteries surrounding some of the disasters, Survival and Rescue. 96 pages with index. 9.5 x 11.75 inches, landscape size. 1998, Paragon Publishing, Bristol, UK
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016220
- Title
- Great Sea Disasters : The World's Worst Sea Disasters
- Author
- Wilson, Neil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0752527436
- ISBN 13
- 9780752527437
- Publisher
- Sienna Book/Paragon
- Place of Publication
- Bristol, UK
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- SEA DISASTERS SAILING VESSELS FERRIES RIVER BOATS PASSENGER LINERS GALLEONS OILTANKERS CARGO SHIPS FISHING LIFE YACHTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. World;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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