{"product_id":"supership-noel-mostert-1975-hardcover-book-club-associates","title":"Supership by Noël Mostert 1975 Book Club Associates Hardcover with Dust Jacket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupership\u003c\/strong\u003e by Noël Mostert is this 1975 Book Club Associates hardcover edition, published by arrangement with Macmillan London Ltd and preserved with its original illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMostert examines the world of enormous crude oil tankers, including life aboard ship, the people who operated them, tanker disasters, oil pollution, and the environmental and human consequences of transporting oil by sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage nonfiction book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Supership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Noël Mostert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e not confirmed from photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book Club Associates, London, by arrangement with Macmillan London Ltd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book Club Associates edition published 1975. Specific printing number not confirmed from photos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with blue cloth boards and illustrated dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 303\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-boating-books\" title=\"Maritime nonfiction, transportation and oil industry history\"\u003eMaritime nonfiction, transportation and oil industry history\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0333179234, ISBN 13 9780333179239\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 inches x 6 inches x 1 inch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Very Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Very Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e This copy is sound, clean, and attractive with only minor signs of handling and age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pages are clean and remain easy to read throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hardcover boards retain their blue cloth surface and show well beneath the jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe illustrated dust jacket remains present, with its bold black, white, and red supertanker design clearly visible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe binding appears sound in the photographed open views, and the text block remains usable for reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dust jacket shows light rubbing, small edge nicks, and minor wear at the corners and spine ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe page edges and paper show age toning visible in the photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor shelf wear is visible along the lower edges of the jacket and boards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Grade Key\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Fine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Almost perfect. Very minor signs of age only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows light use. Sound and attractive with minor flaws.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete and intact. Noticeable wear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFair:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shows significant wear. Readable or usable but clearly used.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector's Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupership grew out of Mostert's reporting on the enormous oil tankers that had become central to international petroleum transportation. The book looks beyond the machinery to the consequences for crews, coastlines, and the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject makes this a good fit for readers interested in maritime history, merchant shipping, oil industry history, environmental history, or the development of very large crude carriers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy retains the illustrated dust jacket and the Book Club Associates title and copyright pages, making the exact 1975 edition easy to identify.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is still a reading copy first. The pages are clean and legible, while the jacket gives it the strong shelf presence of a 1970s maritime book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\" title=\"photo verified condition.\"\u003ePhoto-verified condition\u003c\/a\u003e, no surprises\u003cbr\u003e2. 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