Dockland Life: A Pictorial History of London's Docks, 1860-2000

Mainstream Publishing Company (Edinburgh) Ltd, Edinburgh, 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Acknowledgements, introduction by author and bibliography. Skyblue coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with copious black-and-white photography. Dark blue coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The Port of London formed the largest and most comprehensive system of docks the world has ever known. In this book it " ... examines every major aspect of the Port: the working River and its various docks; the ship repair yard; block construction and warehousing; the quayside; block trades and the communities of the area." – from the front fold over panel blurb. A hint of rubbing to the book corners. A little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge with curling of the lower edge. Revised & updated. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [8], 9 - 216, [8] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Ships & the Sea; Photography; Britain; History. ISBN: 1840183187. ISBN/EAN: 9781840183184. Inventory No: 0288132. . 9781840183184