Author: George Blake
Title: B.I. Centenary 1856-1956
Description: London, Collins, 1956. First edition. Cloth. London: Collins, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6.5". Multiple plate photographs, including of ships such as Cape of Good Hope (1856-1859), and portraits of Sir William Mackinnon, Chairman 1856-93 and Sir William C. Currie, then present Chairman. This uncommon first edition, first impression monograph of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited's history by George Blake, with the original unclipped dust wrapper and the original bookmark as issued. The first edition, first impression of the work, with no further editions or impressions listed.Replete with several monochrome photograph plate illustrations of ships such as the Cape of Good Hope (1856-1859), in addition to a frontispiece portrait of the Statue of Sir William Mackinnon, Bart. in the Treasury Gardens, Mombasa, and portraits of other previous chairmen of the company.With a contemporary bookmark which reads "1856 / With the Compliments of the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltf. / B.I / 1956" inserted loosely at the front of the work.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.Uncommonly found with the original dust wrapper thus.George Blake was a Scottish author who began his career writing fictional works such as The Shipbuilders (1935) before turning to produce non-fiction and essays about Clydeside, shipbuilders, and shipping lines. B.I. Centenary 1856:1956 is an illustrated account of the history of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited, and includes an initial illuminating chapter on the company's founders. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with just a touch of bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Wrapper is lightly age toned with minor handling marks in addition to some marginal closed tears and chips, not impacting text. Internally, firmly bound with lovely, bright, clean pages, barring fractional age toning. Bookmark is likewise bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Multiple plate photographs, including of ships such as Cape of Good Hope (1856-1859), and portraits of Sir William Mackinnon, Ch. Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: Maritime History British India Steam Navigation Company British History British India Steam Navigation Company Multiple plate photographs, including of ships such as Cape of Good Hope (1856-1859), and portraits of Sir William Mackinnon, Ch
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Title: B.I. Centenary 1856-1956
Description: London, Collins, 1956. First edition. Cloth. London: Collins, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6.5". Multiple plate photographs, including of ships such as Cape of Good Hope (1856-1859), and portraits of Sir William Mackinnon, Chairman 1856-93 and Sir William C. Currie, then present Chairman. This uncommon first edition, first impression monograph of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited's history by George Blake, with the original unclipped dust wrapper and the original bookmark as issued. The first edition, first impression of the work, with no further editions or impressions listed.Replete with several monochrome photograph plate illustrations of ships such as the Cape of Good Hope (1856-1859), in addition to a frontispiece portrait of the Statue of Sir William Mackinnon, Bart. in the Treasury Gardens, Mombasa, and portraits of other previous chairmen of the company.With a contemporary bookmark which reads "1856 / With the Compliments of the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltf. / B.I / 1956" inserted loosely at the front of the work.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.Uncommonly found with the original dust wrapper thus.George Blake was a Scottish author who began his career writing fictional works such as The Shipbuilders (1935) before turning to produce non-fiction and essays about Clydeside, shipbuilders, and shipping lines. B.I. Centenary 1856:1956 is an illustrated account of the history of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited, and includes an initial illuminating chapter on the company's founders. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with just a touch of bumping to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Wrapper is lightly age toned with minor handling marks in addition to some marginal closed tears and chips, not impacting text. Internally, firmly bound with lovely, bright, clean pages, barring fractional age toning. Bookmark is likewise bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Multiple plate photographs, including of ships such as Cape of Good Hope (1856-1859), and portraits of Sir William Mackinnon, Ch. Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: Maritime History British India Steam Navigation Company British History British India Steam Navigation Company Multiple plate photographs, including of ships such as Cape of Good Hope (1856-1859), and portraits of Sir William Mackinnon, Ch
Price: GBP 85.00 = appr. US$ 121.38 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 935E13
- Book number: 935E13
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