{"product_id":"lloyds-register-of-shipping-1760-1960-by-george-blake","title":"LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING 1760 - 1960 by George Blake","description":"\u003cp\u003eLLOYDS REGISTER OF SHIPPING 1760 - 1960\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby George Blake\u003cbr\u003e\nillustrated by David Knight\u003cbr\u003e\nintroduction by Kenneth R. Pell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: medium cloth board hardcover with gilt title\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Lloyd's UK 1960\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 170 w x 250 h x 25 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 194\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2605\/0266\/U236\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nA history of 200 years of Lloyd's Register of Shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA centennial spanning history of Lloyd’s Register, tracing its origins as a simple classification list for shipowners into a global authority on maritime standards.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor outlines how the Register developed rules for ship construction, safety, and survey work as shipping technology moved from sail to steam to steel. Blake highlights key personalities, institutional reforms, and the Register’s role in improving maritime safety worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book serves as both an institutional chronicle and a technical history of two centuries of shipbuilding and classification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome illustrations, plus index, decorated end papers.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with only wear\/marks on cloth board covers, pages otherwise clean and unmarked, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450911703332,"sku":null,"price":57.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/136249.jpg?v=1785443981","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/lloyds-register-of-shipping-1760-1960-by-george-blake","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}