In the original dustsheet. Navy cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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Waine’s histories of shipping of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries are very good indeed. The text covers a wide range of aspects, including development, design, layout, operating areas and cargoes, as well as conveying a real sense of what it was like to work on these ships. Plenty of general arrangement and other line drawings together with coloured drawn illustrations and some b&w photos.