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By: Coates (Lt W.H.)
Price: £65.00
Publisher: 1900,
Seller ID: 875
vi + 140pp, frontis, illus, marbled endpapers, original embossed blue cloth, an attractive copy. AJS: By the author of The Old 'Country Trade' of the East Indies. One of two companion books, written by a naval officer who became fascinated by the history of seaborne trade in the Indian Ocean. There are chapters on the East India Company and their ships; the later steamship companies; shipbuilding in India; the pilgrim trade and many others. The term 'country trade' used in the first book, was defined by the author: '...to include vessels owned by Englishmen resident in India, as well as purely... View more info
Price: £25.00
Publisher: 1900 rp 1969,
Seller ID: 9625
vi + 140pp, frontis, illus, original blue cloth over boards, canvas styleûbinding, dw. AJS: By the author of The Old 'Country Trade' of the East Indies.ûOne of two companion books, written by a naval officer who becameûfascinated by the history of seaborne trade in the Indian Ocean. There areûchapters on the East India Company and their ships; the later steamshipûcompanies; shipbuilding in India; the pilgrim trade and many others.ûThe term 'country trade' used in the first book, was defined by theûauthor: '...to include vessels owned by Englishmen resident in India, asûwell as purely I... View more info