317 pages. First Edition. uncut Dust jacket in good condition, very minimal wear (protected) . Hardback binding good. Contents Very Good, numerous illustrations within text, Just 1st. Endpage Signed & dedicated by author to Captain W. H. Coombs C.B.E. with my respect and kind regards. Charles H. Cotter September 1965 Captain William Harry Coombs 1893 1969 retired in 1958 from his post as President of the Officers' (Merchant Navy) Federation on reaching the age limit. . In 1920 he went to Shanghai as assistant cartographer with the Chinese Maritime Customs. He returned to the United Kingdom to found the Navigators' and General Insurance Co Ltd. In 1928 he founded the Officers' (Merchant Navy) Federation - that brought together a number of organizations of Merchant Navy officers. He was an honorary Captain in the Royal Naval Reserve. A man of energy and determination he stood a fraction over 4ft 10in. One of the last services Capt Coombs made to seafarers was in 1965 when he supported Capt O M Watts (Vice Commodore), as Editor of 'Reed's Nautical Almanac' to lobby for the introduction of BBC weather forecasts for coastal waters. Capt. Coombs was awarded the CBE in recognition of his services to the Merchant Navy. Capt. He lived in Diss, Norfolk. Where this was purchased about 20 years ago. 15 x 22cm. Seller Inventory # 000016

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Title: The Physical Geography of the Oceans (signed...

Publisher: Hollis & Carter

Publication Date: 1965

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Malcolm Books
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