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The Rise of the English Shipping Industry in the 17th and 18th Centuries
by Davis, Ralph
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0715354620
- ISBN 13
- 9780715354629
- Seller
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Newton Abbot, Devon, U.K.: David & Charles, 1972. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First published in 1962, this is the second printing of a history of the English shipping industry in early modern times, with a new preface and a few corrections; a contribution to economic history, it examines the role of one of the most important and fast-growing industries and provides a realistic account of the shipping business and its commerical background (dark brown cloth with gold lettering, edges and first few pages slightly foxed; red dust jacket with white lettering, very slight edgewear, spine slightly sunned but lettering not faded; a bright, clean, tight copy)
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- Bookseller
- House of Our Own Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003922
- Title
- The Rise of the English Shipping Industry in the 17th and 18th Centuries
- Author
- Davis, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0715354620
- ISBN 13
- 9780715354629
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Place of Publication
- Newton Abbot, Devon, U.K.
- Date Published
- 1972
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