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LONDON SHIP TYPES by FRANK C. BOWEN,Illustrated by Pelham Jones. First edition, 1938, with dust jacket. Published by The East Ham Echo Ltd. Hardback, green cloth, 25cm x 16cm, 184pp, viii (index).
Cover / dust jacket: hardback,green cloth with black lettering to front and spine. Cloth in good condition, binding secure. Minor shelfwear, some rubbing at head and base of spine. Dust jacket clipped, small tears on top edge, age-toned.
Contents: end papers clean, hinges intact. Previous owner\'s inscription on front free endpaper. Pages clean and unmarked, light spotting on leading edge. Text bright and clear (no annotations, marginalia, highlights, etc.). Illustrations throughout are crisp.London Ship Types isa notable maritime history book by Frank Charles Bowen(1894-1957), offering a detailed study of the vast assortment of merchant ships and watercraft that plied their trade on the River Thames and the Port of London during the early 20th century. Bowen was a prominent British maritime historian, author and journalist who dedicatedhis life to researching and documenting nautical history.Pelham Jones (c.1890–c.1950) was an accomplished British marine artist and illustrator.His precise drawings complemented Bowen’s accounts of the vessels that frequented the River Thames. London Ship Types consists of sections on individual ship classifications, such as colliers, tugs, liners, and cargo vessels.
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