GRIFFITHS, Sir Percival J: A History of the Joint Steamer Companies , London: Inchcape, 1979Hardback, first edition, near fine condition, in a near fine unclipped dust-jacket, publisher's original blue clothboards with silvergilt blocking to spine, 156 pages including appendices, b/w mapped endpapers, colour frontis, b/w photo and line illustrations, b/w map--------------Paddle steamers on the rivers Ganges and Brahmaputra from 1844 and through the 20th century, in India and Pakistan. The book presents an important aspect of the economic history of Bengal and Assam. (Book ref. 2246) £28.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, The Old Print House , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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