Liberty Ships: History of the Emergency Type Cargo Ships Constructed in the United States During World War II. by Sawyer, L. A. & Mitchell, W. H - 1973

Hardback. Acceptable.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9x7x1. Lindsay, John S. Revised edition. No jacket. Spine faded. 1973 Hard Cover. 237 pp. Includes black-and-white illustrations. Liberty ships were the product of certain shipyards in the United States during the eventful years between 1941 and 1945 and formed the "emergency" part of a shipbuilding programme which had been started by the United States government some five years previously, in 1936, with the advent of the United States Maritime Commissionn. The sequence of details for each ship are: yard number, original name of ship, completion date, engine maker and history.

David & Charles, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. John S. Lindsay. In mylar protective sleeve.

DAVID & CHARLES, 1973. Hard Back. Good/FAIR TO GOOD. REVISED EDITION 1973. A TIDY COPY. A LITTLE RUBBING TO THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE HARD COVERS. TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK TANNED. END PAPERS AND PASTEDOWNS A BIT TANNED. OTHERWISE INTERNALLY GOOD +. THE DUSTWRAPPER HAS A LITTLE EDGEWEAR. TOP EDGE A LITTLE CREASED. PRICE CLIPPED ON FRONT FLAP. THE SIDE OF THE D/W THAT YOU DON'T SEE IS VERY BROWNED.A SERIES OF ENTRIES WITH FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT THE FATE OF EACH SHIP, RATHER THAN MUCH DESCRIPTIVE TEXT. BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Revised Edirion. Fine but for a little rubbing to extremities, in a price-clipped jacket with insignificant traces of use..

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973. 238pp, index, bibliography, addendum, bw ills. Or blue cloth in jacket. Foxing to endpapers and jacket; jacket price clipped. More than 2700 Liberty ships were contructed by the US during WWII- built and launched in an incredibly short space of time. Essentially cargo ships built for a short term of service hundreds remained in service at the time of publication.. Revised Editio, Fourth Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Newton Abbot, Devon, UK: David & Charles, 1973. Revised Ed. Orig owners bookplate inside front cover. Some ink dates in margins of index pages, balance of content in excellent condition. Hardbound. 4to. 238 Pgs.. Nr Fine in Good DJ/Good. John S Lindsay. The Liberty Ships published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon, UK, 1973. Revised Edition. Hardbound. Glassine Protected DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Orig owners bookplate inside front cover. Some ink dates in margins of index pages, balance of content in excellent condition. 238 Pgs. ISBN 0715349074. By LA Sawyer and W H Mitchell, drawings by John S Lindsay. The History of the Emergency Type Cargo ships Constructed the United States During World War II. The American Liberty ship, constructed in new or hurriedly enlarged yards and launched in an incredibly short space of time, eventually became the largest class of standard ship as more than 2,700 were built. Essentially cargo ships, with a number of variations,… Read More

Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1970 Well illstd in b&w. INSCRIBED BY LEN SAWYER ON THE TITLE PAGE. Museum library markings in the front endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Dust jacket is unclipped and unfaded but has wear to the top edge and spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

David & Charles. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!