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The Strange Fate of the Morro Castle
by Thomas, Gordon; Morgan-Witts, Max
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002117436
- ISBN 13
- 9780002117432
- Seller
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Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
Item Price
£11.91£9.53
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1973. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated eps. Frontispiece Map & Diagram showing B Deck Top View and Cross Section of the Turbo-Electric Liner Morro Castle. B/w photos. 252pp. includes Appendices & Bibliography. P/o details printed neatly verso half-title. Tight, clean & crisp throughout. DJ not priceclipped, sunned spine extending across top edges, creased folds, thumbnail paper loss to rear top edge. The authors have written a spell-binding moment by moment account of one of the most spectacular disasters ever to stir the Atlantic Ocean. . First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- All Booked
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002435
- Title
- The Strange Fate of the Morro Castle
- Author
- Thomas, Gordon; Morgan-Witts, Max
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002117436
- ISBN 13
- 9780002117432
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- History Non-Fiction True-Story Disaster Atlantic Ocean Luxury Cruise Liner
- Bookseller catalogs
- History - General;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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