schofield martyn (4 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Book is gently used with only minor wear. Ex-libris plate on front paste down endpaper. Also, a photocopied description of book has been glued to the front free endpaper. Tightly bound copy with clean interior having no markings, writing, underlining, or highlighting in margins or text block. Inv. # 13114.

1st edition dust jacket Very Good octavo xx + 172pp., b/w plates, appends., index, 'During WW2 designated convoy rescue ships accompanied some Atlantic convoys to rescue survivors from ships that had been attacked; typically small freighters with passenger accommodation converted to rescue service. They could accommodate 150 men. Preparation for service inc. the installation of scrambling nets along the sides, & substitution of boats suitable for open sea work for normal lifeboats. Rescue ships normally included a small operating room for an embarked naval doctor & sick bay staff. Six ships were lost or sunk, they escorted 757 convoys & rescued 4,194 survivors.' Signs of use & worn dust jacket o/w very good.

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1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo xx + 172pp., b/w plates, appends., index, 'During WW2 designated convoy rescue ships accompanied some Atlantic convoys to rescue survivors from ships that had been attacked; typically small freighters with passenger accommodation converted to rescue service. They could accommodate 150 men. Preparation for service inc. the installation of scrambling nets along the sides, & substitution of boats suitable for open sea work for normal lifeboats. Rescue ships normally included a small operating room for an embarked naval doctor & sick bay staff. Six ships were lost or sunk, they escorted 757 convoys & rescued 4,194 survivors.' Small stamp to front end paper o/w nice copy.