THE UNION-CASTLE AND THE WAR 1914-1919
by E.F. Knight
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd. (Privately Printed), 1920. Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. 8vo (75 pages, with tissue-guarded color frontisplate). The privately printed Word War I record of the Union-Castle Line, whose ships provided invaluable service as transports, troopships, hospital ships, and armed merchant convoys, including a complete ‘Roll of Honour’ of seamen lost. A virtually mint copy of this very handsomely produced volume, without dust jacket, as issued; recently deaccessioned from the library of the New York Yacht Club, with the club’s stunning vintage bookplate on the front pastedown, along with a discreet Case and Shelf notation. No other markings.
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- Bookseller
- Chartwell Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141446
- Title
- THE UNION-CASTLE AND THE WAR 1914-1919
- Author
- E.F. Knight
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (with Dust Jacket)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd. (Privately Printed)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 8vo (75 pages, with tissue-guard
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