The Shores of the Black Ships by John Marriner - 1971

London: William Kimber, (c. 1971). Hardcover. very good/very good. Pages 256, octavo ( approx. 6 1/4" x 9 3/8"). Includes many black and white photo repros. and index. Cover corners bumped, else Very Good; dust jacket has some wear at edges, near Very Good. 040414B. The shores of the black ships are Tunisian Shores, familiar to the Phoenician sailors who made Carthage the center of a great seaborne empire.

William Kimber, 1971. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1971. First Edition. 256 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned.

London: William Kimber, 1971 Copy in green cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Very slight rubbing to head/foot of spine. Jacket spine is sunned. Previous owners bookplate on front paste down. Clean text and b/w plates.

(London: William Kimber, 1971). 8vo; original green boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 256, incl. index; several plates; two maps. Dustwrapper spine panel slightly sunned, and top edge a little curled and worn; a trace of foxing to top edge of pages. Very good condition. "The shores of the black ships are Tunisian shores, familiar to the Phoenician sailors who made Carthage the centre of a great seaborne empire. In his yacht September Tide John Marriner explores the coasts and harbours they knew, recalling their skill and enterprise. Their very success brought enmity with Rome, leading to the annihilation of Carthage at the end of the Punic Wars, when Tunisia became a prosperous Roman province: the author introduces us to the monuments of that classical civilization in Africa, when the spectacles in the arena at El Djem sought to rival those of the Colosseum. Tunisia's inheritance from the great Moslem expansion to the west is more obvious. Again there are the monuments,… Read More

London: William Kimber. 1971. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. 256pages.. Travels in Tunisia. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.

Wiliam Kimber 1971. Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book keeps postage costs down.

William Kimber 1971. Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

William Kimber, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. William Kimber 1971 first edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket.

Kimber 1971 Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket. Light spotting on some pages. Light markings on back cover.

London : Kimber, 1971. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 256 pages; Physical description: 256p, 16 plates : illus, maps, ports. ; 24cm. Subjects: Tunisia - Description and travel - Personal observations.