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U.S.A. and Canadian Merchant Shipyards: Report on a Tour by a Delegation of British Shipbuilders.
Publisher: The Admiralty, London;
Date of Publication: 1942
Stock Code: 6454
FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp 16. Plate section to rear with 41 images mainly from monochrome photographs. Original royal blue quarter cloth with printed light blue paper-covered boards with Admiralty crest above titles to upper board. 4 printed sheets loosely inserted referring to American built ships. Covers toned with bruised edge and corners; small surface loss to paper at corners. Ownership inscription to upper board above titles, repeated to ffep. Endpapers and edge a little toned & soiled; minor paper-clip mark to ffep; upper corners litghtly creased to margin only. Overall a Very Good copy. Report on the shipbuilding production methods in use in Canada and USA during the Second World War, intended to show which if any would be of use in British Merchant Shipbuilding in order to increase production. Scarce. Copac locates just 3 copies in the UK, two at the National Maritime Museum and one at the Imperial War Museum. £85.00