Author: LUCAS W.E.
Title: Eagle Fleet. The Story of a Tanker Fleet in Peace and War. [Foreword by Sir George Legh-Jones]. COMPANY PRESENTATION COPY WITH EPHEMERA
Description: Weidenfeld & Nicolson,, [1955]. 4to., First Edition, with a coloured frontispiece, and numerous coloured, tinted and monochrome photographs and maps throughout; original black holland, upper board with company crest blocked in gilt, backstrip lettered in gilt, grey endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly frayed and creased (without material loss) at edges. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE COMPANY WITH ITS NAMED BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN. With the separately printed leaf 'Amendments to the Appendices' loosely inserted. Sold with a quantity of relevant company and commercial ephemera, and with a few notes and cuttings loosely inserted. A splendid fleet history, with due space accorded to 'San Demetrio' and 'Ohio' from WWII. Includes ROH, detailed fleet profile and lists of officers. Scarce in this condition.

Keywords: naval, maritime, merchant navy, tankers, wagle fleet, san demetrio, ohio, shipping line histories, w.e. lucas, naval, shipping line histories, eagle, fleet


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