Newton Abbot: David & Charles, Date: 1972. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is discoloured, particularly the spine, and edges are creased and worn. Interior of the jacket is also marked and tanned. Board edges, corners and spine ends are bumped, and page block is blemished. The pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Hardcover. Good/Good. Used. 1972. David & Charles ISBN 0715354620 9780715354629 [GB]

Newton Abbot, Devon, U.K.: David & Charles, Date: 1972. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First published in 1962, this is the second printing of a history of the English shipping industry in early modern times, with a new preface and a few corrections; a contribution to economic history, it examines the role of one of the most important and fast-growing industries and provides a realistic account of the shipping business and its commerical background (dark brown cloth with gold lettering, edges and first few pages slightly foxed; red dust jacket with white lettering, very slight edgewear, spine slightly sunned but lettering not faded; a bright, clean, tight copy) 1972. David & Charles ISBN 0715354620 9780715354629 [US]

Newton Abbott: David & Charles, Date: 1972. Name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. Slight creasing down spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and minor bumping to spine ends and two corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with rubbing to top of sunned spine. 427pp. An in-depth study of shipping, one of the most important and fast-growing industries of early modern England - in the 17th and 18th centuries. Second impression. Scarce in the UK.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 1972. David & Charles ISBN 0715354620 9780715354629 [GB]