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Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. With two jackets. Signed by author on dust jacket flap. Endpage missing. N° de ref. del artículo SA07G-00483
These are the humorous and often dramatic memoirs of a doctor who served as chief medical officer aboard the QE2. Tales of the medical emergencies that take place during Atlantic crossings mingle with anecdotes of passengers and crew, and provide insight into the running of the great liner.
Reseña del editor: These are the humorous and often dramatic memoirs of a doctor who served as chief medical officer aboard the QE2. Tales of the medical emergencies that take place during Atlantic crossings mingle with anecdotes of passengers and crew, and provide insight into the running of the great liner.
Título: C-six: Ten Years as the Doctor of the QE2
Editorial: Pan Macmillan
Año de publicación: 1988
Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa dura
Condición: Fair
Condición de la sobrecubierta: Sobrecubierta no Incluida
Ejemplar firmado: Firmado por el autor
Librería: Ridge Road Sight And Sound, North Arlington, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: VG / VG -. Hardcover in edgeworn dust jacket / Pages toned / Plate within / SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR / Ten years as the doctor of the QE2. Nº de ref. del artículo: 67916
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Librería: SmarterRat Books, Chagrin Falls, OH, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1988 Sidgwick & Jackson, London. SIGNED by author on front free endpaper above author's official QE2 stamp. Signed again on the front inner panel of the Japanese dust jacket, Yokohama, '89. Not personalized. Two dust jackets, one Japanese and one English. Japanese jacket is also embossed "Purchased on board the Queen Elizabeth 2". First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue textured paper-covered boards with gold spine lettering. Black and white plates. 226 pages. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. There is a small binding flaw at the bottom of the front cover, near the spine where excess glue has left a residue. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. Both dust jackets have very light edge and surface wear. English jacket is price clipped. Title: "C-SIX: Ten Years as the Doctor of the QE2." Carefully packed, shipped in a box. signed by author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 12638
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Librería: The Berwyn Bookshop, BUCKLEY, FLINT, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good condition, signed copy. 2 dust jackets - one is price clipped, the other contains Nigel Roberts's signature. The FEP is also signed, above the official QE2 stamp. There is an inscription beneath the dust jackets on inside board, but this isn't visible unless you look for it. Very mild tanning to the pages, but clean and clear. 1988, 226pp. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 909
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Librería: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, Reino Unido
Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Condition Notes: Both dust wrappers a little rubbed at the edges. Pages lightly age-tanned.; Hardback. Dust wrapper over blue boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 9½" x 6¼" (0.8 kg); pp 226; Signed by the author on the first blank unverified and reflected as such in the lack of premium but reinforced with the official doctors stamp. Photo shows the English edition dust wrapper a spare Japanese language dust wrapper is now over that. Illustrated with black and white photographs. || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #102433 ||. Nº de ref. del artículo: 102433
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Librería: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Memoir of life as the principal medical officer of the celebrated luxury liner; a sort of aquatic 'All Creatures Great and Small'. SIGNED by the author in the year of publication, with his official rubberstamp and note that the book was purchased on-board. Blue hardcover, gilt titling. Light wear, gift note on free endsheet; jacket price-clipped, faint waterstain to rear panel - barely visible outside; text pages tanned. Text clean; xxix, blank, 226 pages, b/w plates, plan. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: n0486
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Librería: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988. 1st edition, inscribed on FEE above his personal stamp, F/F. Book has very little wear. There are 2 dust jackets (both fine with very little wear) one for the British edition and one for the Japanese edition. Illustrated with b & w photos. His assumed his position on the QE2 in 1978 and was responsible for the health of almost 3,000 passengers and crew. Nice copy. Inscribed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 002222
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Librería: Goldring Books, Eastbourne, Reino Unido
Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. SIGNED BY AUTHOR 'NIGEL ROBERTS QE2' without dedication. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from age darkening to page edges). English dustjacket is Fine and price clipped ALSO INCLUDED is the Japanese dustjacket which is also Signed twice on the inner front flap, once in gold ink with Yokohama '89, and a blind embossed stamp on inner front flap 'purchased on board the Queen Elizabeth 2'. The rear of the Japanese dustjacket shows the QE2, Concorde and 9 planes. xxix + 226 pages. 38 illustrations. First reprint November 1988 (first was September). The author was Chief Medical Officer on the QE2 and other great Cunard ships for 12 years, responsible for the health of almost 3,000 passengers and crew. C-Six is the C stairway on 6 deck, positioned, as most ships' hospitals are, directly on the waterline at the centre of the ship to afford maximum stability and comfort, hence ironically but appropriately the address of the world most prestigious sick bay. These memoirs contain, naturally, medical emergencies, tales such as dentistry on a celebrity drunk, stories of chronic seasickness, acute appendicitis, drownings and a coronary in the casino. There is a large social side to his duties as he hosts a table slightly lower down from the Captain's, and his anecdotes about passengers are both affectionate and amusing. It is also an insight into how the systems of such a ship spring into action whenever a medical crisis arises. L Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Nº de ref. del artículo: 008206
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Librería: About Books, Henderson, NV, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine condition. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1988. A handsome copy of the first printing. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half-title page (NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (lightly rubbed). NO chips or tears. NOT price clipped (£12.95). Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. Bright, shiny, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. 1988. First printing of the First Edition, with "First published in Great Britain in 1988" so stated, and no indication of any other printings. In addition to his signature, the half title page has the author's official rubberstamp ["Dr. N. G. Roberts, Principal Medical Officer, R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth 2"] and his note that the book was "Purchased on board QE2 1988." Bound in the original blue boards, stamped in bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xxix, 226pp. + 8 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: 021141
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