{"product_id":"smuggling-a-history-1700-1970-by-david-phillipson-1973-1st-edition","title":"SMUGGLING: A History 1700-1970 by David Phillipson 1973 1st edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSMUGGLING: A History 1700-1970\u003cbr\u003e\nby David Phillipson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 0715360876\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: David \u0026amp; Charles 1973, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 150 w x 215 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 155\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A4\/2403\/0266\/T7000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nThe history and real story of smuggling.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe smuggler is just as exciting as the old tales of silent, sinister men risking their lives to bring comforts to an overtaxed populance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe smuggler was often a larger-than-life character in his own right; but he war rarely the gallant hero. While he had the support of the people in defying the law, the Revenue Officers were despised - but their fast, sophisticated cutters and daring crews engaged in exploits as fantastic as any fiction. Here the aims and devices of hard-pressed smugglers, the conflicts between the Customs Service and the Royal Navy, the new types of smuggling that the Customs and Excise men combat today, are lucidly described with vivid illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear\/marks on dust jacket, stamped, pages otherwise as new. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nScarce locally\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450894369060,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/96761.jpg?v=1785962397","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/smuggling-a-history-1700-1970-by-david-phillipson-1973-1st-edition","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}