Ernest J. Quick — Quicksee: Port to Port

Sussex, Ernest J. Quick, c1950. Cloth. The very scarce fourth edition of Ernest J. Quick"s extensive maritime reference, providing nearly 150,000 port-to-port distances alongside practical speed and voyage-time tables. In the publisher's original cloth binding.  Fourth edition, entirely re-edited and substantially enlarged.  This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at the National Maritime Museum - Caird Library & Archive. Tihs volume precedes the fifth edition, which is recorded as being published in 1954. A comprehensive maritime reference work providing distances between ports on the principal commercial shipping routes of the world, together with speed and voyage-time tables.  Containing nearly 150,000 port-to-port distances, with separate geographically arranged sections for coastal distances. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Fading to spine and extremities, more so to front board. Light damp staining to perimeters of front board. One or two faint marks to boards. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting in minor loss to cloth, more so to corners. Rear hinge failed with backstrip lifting, exposing binding, holding at front hinge. Internally, text block generally firmly bound, if slightly strained in places. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned with one or two light spots and marks, heavier to first and last few leaves. Ownership inscription and ink stamp to head of title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .