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TRUMP, H. J: : WESTCOUNTRY HARBOUR: The Port of Teignmouth 1690-1975. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK.TEIGNMOUTH,DEVON.BRUNSWICK PRESS LIMITED,1976.

ISBN 0904268012.

UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn per se,but to the front free endpaper (ffe) author's handwritten, small,neat,blue ink signature - without any dedication,could possibly be the author's own copy and therefore an association copy? - and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,grey+black illustrated background with b/w scenic harbour photograph superimposed to front panel with white lettering,b/w lettering to spine; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain pale grey cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers - signed ffe excepted.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-204pp [paginated] includes separate contents+ illustrations+maps lists/tables, acknowledgements,an introduction,10 chapters, 24pp contemporary monochrome illustration reproductions and photographs in four separate 4pp and one separate 8pp blocks,between pp64/5, pp80/1,pp144/5,pp160/1 and pp104/5 respectively; 4 b/w maps,comments on sources,notes,an index of vessels and a general index; plus [unpaginated] b/w maps recto+verso to page following ffe and preceding half-title page,a b/w illustration reproduction frntis (Teignmouth view,1833),a small b/w vignette reproduction illustrated title page with dedication to verso,2pp historical view reproductions between the contents+ illustrations lists/tables and 2pp b/w maps at the rear of the book.A very uncommon and scarce title on this specific subject and particularly so,SIGNED. Please browse my further inventory for a further,wider range of other maritime/port/harbour-related titles available in my SIGNED, GENERAL and NAUTICAL catalogues. This book tells the story of a westcountry harbour,the Port of Teignmouth,in a regional and national setting.Based on original sources,such as family letters and ships' papers,it is likely to appeal both to the general reader with an affection for the sea and to the student of maritime history.There are four maps and thirty-five illustrations. W. G. Hoskins remarked in his classic 'Survey of Devon',first published in 1954,that 'only the surface of this immense field (of maritime history) has been scratched'.During the last twenty years Professor Hoskins' hint has been acted upon,but many mysteries remain.This eminently readable study of Teignmouth casts light on some of them. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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