These Splendid Ships: Story of the Peninsular and Oriental Line. by Divine, David - 1960

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Frederick Muller Ltd., 1960. Very Good. Divine, David. These Splendid Ships: The Story of the Peninsular & Oriental Line. London, UK: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1960. 255pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth. Book condition: Very good. Lightly rubbed covers, gently bumped corners, clean pages throughout, nice tight binding.. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Lightly rubbed with bumped edges and small chips at the corners..

London: Frederick Muller LTD. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to top corner, bumping to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, very small chip from top edge/rear cover, light scuffing to spine else still bright and intact. SBB 2/21; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Muller, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Small tears on jacket and marked.Internally clean.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Frederick Muller 1960. FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Frederick Muller Limited, London. Opslag 1960, 255, linnen gebonden hardcover, met stofomslag, in zeer goede staat, omslag wat sleets en rafelig aan de randen en wat roestvlekjes op schutbladen en snede

London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1960. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 355 pages. Includes black and white frontis illustration of the Peninsular & Oriental Liner "Strathaird." Also includes 24 black and white illustrations of ships and ship captains. DJ has a small tears and small pieces missing. Dust jacket is in a Brodart cover. Arthur Durham (David) Divine, CBE, DSM, (1905-1987) was a prolific South African writer of books on a variety of subjects but will be remembered for books on defence issues. Divine had been a war correspondent and after the Second World War became the defence correspondent of the British Sunday Times, a post he held until 1975. In 1930 he began his career as an author of military politics and history books. During the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from Dunkirk in 1940, Divine crossed the English Channel three times in a 35-foot boat to rescue British soldiers. Divine was awarded the Distinguished… Read More