Seven Centuries of Sea Travel: From the Crusaders to the Cruises by B.W. Bathe

New York: Portland House, 1990 From the Crusades to the Cruises.
Traces the development of sea travel from the 14th century to the 1980s and the role ships play in transportation, trade, exploration, piracy and wars.
A new edition - originally published in 1973
A few traces of edge wear to the jacket, else Book & Jacket are VG+
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New York: Portland House, 1990, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Reprint. Remainder. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Extra postage required for this book****D.J. has several creases, rips, and tears****We ship most book within 24 hours****Customer satisfaction 100% guaranteed****Over 22 years of experience in the book selling community

1973 296 Pages. 25 x 30cms. From Crusaders to the Cruises. Design of Ships influenced by the needs of travellers & technological innovation. Accounts of early travellers to description of life aboard the latest liners. 30 col. & 327 b/w illus. Covers worn, spine little weak. no dustjacket. chapter on the Normandie and queen mary

New York: Leon Amiel, 1990. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket, 295 pages including "357 illustrations, 30 in color"; shelf wear to cover bottom edges, signature/date of previous Portuguese-Canadian owner (a ship model maker and published ship historian, book acquired from his estate), book otherwise very gently used, very clean and unmarked; DJ gently bumped along edges, one tiny tear. See also our listings for Bjorn Landstrom's classic The Ship, and for Douglas Reeman's Against the Sea.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Barrie & Jenkins, 1972. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2700grams, ISBN:0214668118

From the Crusaders to the Cruises. D/W. Oversized book. 300pp. 357 illusts. Fine copy. 1973. "See our entire catalog".. Hardcover.

Bathe, B.W.: 1973 New York, hardcover with dustjacket 298 pages, with photographs and illustrations, partly full-colour. Very large book. In good condition. Because of the weight only selling in Europe!!! From the Crusaders to the Cruises

New York: Leon Amiel Publisher 08148-0728-3 [08148-0728-3] 1973. (Hardcover) 295pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Black and white and color photographs and illustrations, bibliography. Lightly edgeworn. "This profusely illustrated book presents an authoritative account of the development of sea travel from the 14th century to the present. In tracing this development the author shows how two interdependent factors have influenced the design of ships - the needs of travellers and technological innovation". Time Period 14th Century. (Travel, Boats, Cruise Ships, Crusades, Merchant Ships, Sea Adventure, Ships, Steamships, Transportation).