Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. The title is also in bright gilt to the front board. No dustjacket. Some VERY slight rubbing to the corners and a little light wear to the boards, but negligible, there is a slight darkening to the spines' base colour - but Overall looks Very Good. NO Inscriptions or Marks. Some sporadic light foxing throughout but overall very clean. Page fore-edges are lightly browned/spotted. Map endpapers on the front and rear free endpapers, and a small patch has stuck to the rear pastedown. (xii) + 159 pp. B & W Frontispiece and Illustrated throughout in b/w (including one fold-out panoramic photograph of Iquique). ALL hinges secure. Overall for its age this is a Very Clean, Tight and Bright Near 'Very Good' copy. " A history of the sailing ship would be far from complete without some account of the trade to the West Coast of South America. "The Nitrate Clippers" looks at the feats of the great German "P" boats of F. Laeisz and their French rivals, the checker-sided nitrate barques of Ant. Dom Bordes from the late 1800s to about 1932. The book discusses the management of the two companies, their peacetime and World War I operations, and some of the ships and cargoes involved." ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

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Bookseller: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 109783
Title: The Nitrate Clippers
Author: Lubbock Basil
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Brown, Son & Ferguson
Place of Publication: Glasgow
Date Published: 1953
Keywords: Merchant Shipping; Sea; Trade Ships; To The Americas, Clippers; Sailing Ships; Cape Horn; Riggers; Trading Routes By Sea; Round , The Horn To The Americas; Cape Horners; Seafarers;, The Down Easters. Deep-water Sailing Ships 1869-1929', Trade Routes;
Bookseller catalogs: Naval/Maritime; N & S. America/ USA;

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Payment: 94 St Catherine Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1RF, UK Tel:+ 44(0)1267235462 The cost of books are given in sterling. The cost of books are given in sterling. Payments to me direct may be via PayPal or CC via PayPal (you do NOT have to have a Paypal account to pay by Credit Card) ; By Paypal (Official PP Invoice sent on request): Personal (Sterling) Cheque or Bank Transfer (UK/Europe ONLY), or Cash (Sterling only). Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All items posted by Airmail Overseas or by Standard (Second class post) in the UK unless requested otherwise. We will post abroad by whatever method you request but the standard is by Airmail. Proof of posting certificates are obtained for all books posted. Postal delivery times are ESTIMATES not Guarantees!. Parcels are NOT "Tracked" - We provide PROOF OF POSTING, NOT PROOF OF DELIVERY. All postings are insured. We normally post twice/three times weekly, although we can provide a speedier service for an extra cost. Tracking is also available at an extra cost, please enquire, but these charges will be considerably higher than our advertised rates. If unhappy with a purchase, a full refund will be given if returned within 14 days, in the same condition that it left us.

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Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.