Search Results: the opium clippers by lubbock basil

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The 1976 reprint. Some slight shelfwear, otherwise very good. .

Hardback. Very Good.

Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1946-01-01. Hardcover. Good. .

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson [0-85174-241-6] 1976, 2nd printing. (Small 4to) 392pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers, tables, photographs, illustrations, appendix, index. The dust jacket is price-clipped and edgeworn with a 1-1 / 2-inch chip to the top of the front panel near the spine. "Of all the sea trades engaged in by man from the times of the Phoenicians right down to the present day, that of the opium traffic into China was one of the most risky and adventurous, for it was a forbidden trade on a scarcely-known coast amidst wild, stormy seas and in the haunts of the most cruel pirates the world has ever known". Book about Sea Trade. Locale: China. (Transportation, Clipper Ships, Mercantile Economy, Opium, Pirates, Sailing).

Glasgow, Scotland: Brown, Son, & Ferguson Ltd., 1976. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 392pp w appendix and index. Indexed plates including frontis collated to index. Indexed plans including two foldouts without tears, collated to index. Yang-tze-kiang River map, incorrectly numbered in index as p360, is present on p356. Mapped endpapers. Light blue cloth w bright gold lettering to cover and spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ is clean, showing 3cm tear from top edge, neatly closed, and previous owner has trimmed top and bottom edges w masking tape (3/8") to guard against edgewear and reinforced backside of the spine and fore edges the same (not visible). DJ now preserved in mylar cover. Octavo: 245 x 185mm. This is the second printing, 1976, of the second (new) edition of 1933, stated.

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/good. A book dedicated to the ships that plied between India and China carrying opium which was the backbone of the finances of British India and the ruin of China. The book not only contains accounts of various journeys, but also technical information about the ships themselves. Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. Reprint. Originally published in 1933. 392 with many illustrations, maps and an index. Weight: 1.3 kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere. This is an ex-library book with labels on the spine and a front end paper and a stamp on the publisher's page . The dust jacket, now protected by a plastic sleeve, is stained in places. The edges of the cover are rubbed and the text block tanned. The binding is tight, text clear and there is mild tanning throughout. There is a former owner's smart personal name plate on a front end paper

Brown, Son & Ferguson 1976 reprint. Quarto navy blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to front & spine, illus., xiv+392, nr. FINE in d/w VG+ (light scuffing, light foxing)

Glasgow: Brown [and] Ferguson, 1953. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. blue, silver printed cover and spine letters,xiv, 392 pages illustrations (1 color) portraits, maps (some folded, )end paper maps, Index to vessels mentioned, in protective mylar jacket .light tone to spine of d.j.minor edge wear to d.j..

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1946. Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xiv, 392 pages, endpaper maps, frontispiece and numerous b/w plates. The dust wrapper lacks about 2/3 of the spine and has short tears and wear on the corners..

Brown & Ferguson, 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 190mm x 245mm. Cloth has light wear but sunning to spine and top rear. Moderate foxing to edges of page-block. Moderate foxing to pastedowns, feps, half-title and last page. Otherwise internally clean. Binding tight. 392pp.

Brown, Son & Ferguson 1976. 1976. Hardcover. large 8vo. hardcover. 392pp. index. Blue boards with gilt title to front and spine. b/w illus. fold-out maps. Very good+. / Very good+ clipped d/w. .

Brown, Son & Ferguson. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Third reprint of a [1933] new edition. Mid blue bds with gilt titles to upper panel and spine, worn spot to bottom outer corners of cover, light tanning to text block edge, pages clean. ; 245x180mm; 392 pages .

Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow, 1933, First edition, xiv, 392 p. 1 col plate with 7 flags, 1 folded panorama, 45 plates with 58 b/w illustrations, 2 folded plans and 4 plates with 5 plans of ports, includes index. Good, wear to boards and edges. The clipper ships were in one of the most risky and adventurous trades into China: the opium trade between 1820 & 1865. Book heavy extra postage required.

brown son and ferguson 1953 glasgow. imperial octavo blue cloth boards with gilt lettering, illus eps, xiv + 392pp, illus, VG+ (light soiling to covers)

Lubbock, Basil: 1946 Glasgow, hardcover with dustjacket 392 pages. About the ships, shipowners, trade, sea life, economics, tales, with folding-out illustrations and photos. With index of the ships. In very good condition

blue: Brown Son Ferguson, 1933. Hardback. Used: Acceptable. Condition clean, no dust jacket, corner bumps, marks to bottom edge, not visible on pages. ref ZKVQ

Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, Glasgow, 1976. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. Reprint of 1933 edition Dust Jacket chipped, torn. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; China; ISBN: 0851742416. ISBN/EAN: 9780851742410. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20019. . 9780851742410

Glascow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 1st edition; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with white print, call number label taped at bottom; Boards in blue cloth with white print, wear to spine caps, edges, and corners, light shelfwear; Text block has library bookplate on front pastedown, library pinhole stamp on title page, penciled library markings on copyright page, library pocket and label on rear endpapers, cracked front hinge, shaken binding, clean text; xiv, 392 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates, some folded). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #5. 1362352. FP New Rockville Stock.

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Limited, 1946. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 7". Not Stated. A fascinating account of the opium sailing vessels from China and Japan, with numerous illustrations and a fold out map. The second edition. In the publisher's smart full cloth binding with gilt pictorial detail. Complete with a photograph frontispiece of the author, 59 plates, of which one is in colour, one fold-out plate, five in text maps and two fold out maps. Collated complete. A fascinating account of the merchant sailing vessels, known as clippers, used for the opium trade in China and Japan. Beginning with the early days of the trade, then recounting topics such as The Opium War, the Second World War, and the final years of the practice. Written by Basil Lubbock, a notable British historian, sailor and soldier, who has an extensive bibliography of works regarding maritime topics. In the original full cloth binding. Externally very smart with some shelf wear and bumping to the… Read More

Glasgow : Brown & Ferguson, 1976. 1976 Reprint. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 392p., [52]p. of plates (some folded) : ill., maps, ports. ; 25cm. SubjectClipper ships. China -- History -- Opium War, (1840-1842).