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The Victorian Summer of the Clyde Steamers, 1864-1888
by Paterson, Alan J.S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0715356305
- ISBN 13
- 9780715356302
- Seller
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Newton Abbott, UK: David & Charles. Bound in red buckrum, with gilt lettering to spine this hardcover First Edition is VG in VG wrapper. 260pp with Index, 11 chapters, 10 appendices (fleet lists, liveries, fares and tarriffs,flags and funnels etc), plus 26 B/w photos of boats and 20 drawings and maps. The verso of the dustwrapper shows a plan of the steamship Iona. Signature of FFEP, otherwise close to NEW condition. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1972.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002512
- Title
- The Victorian Summer of the Clyde Steamers, 1864-1888
- Author
- Paterson, Alan J.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0715356305
- ISBN 13
- 9780715356302
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Place of Publication
- Newton Abbott, UK
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Clyde Steamers, Alan J.S. Paterson, Paddle Steamers, The Clyde Steamer Fleet, Clyde Steamboats
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Terms of Sale
Camillas Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Camillas Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Dustwrapper
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- Gilt
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- FFEP
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- VG
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