Cargo Work: The Care, Handling and Carriage of Cargoes – 1944 Nautical Hardback

Publication Year: 1944

Language: English

Book Title: Cargo Work: The Care, Handling and Carriage of Cargoes

Author: Captain L. G. Taylor (Extra Master) and F. H. Trim, B.Sc. (Lond.)

Cargo Work: The Care, Handling and Carriage of Cargoes

By Captain L. G. Taylor (Extra Master)
and F. H. Trim, B.Sc. (Lond.), A.I.C.

A classic mid-20th-century maritime reference covering the practical handling, stowage, and care of cargoes aboard merchant vessels.

This book was written as a working manual for junior cargo officers and merchant navy trainees, and includes detailed sections on:

• cargo handling procedures

• derricks and cargo gear

• stowage and dunnage

• ventilation and sweat

• bulk, refrigerated and petroleum cargoes

• cargo calculations and stability

Illustrated throughout with diagrams and period photographic plates.

Published in Glasgow by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, well-known nautical publishers.

Publication details

• Title: Cargo Work: The Care, Handling and Carriage of Cargoes

• Authors: Captain L. G. Taylor & F. H. Trim

• Publisher: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd (Nautical Publishers)

• Place of publication: Glasgow

• First printed: 1944

• Reprinted: 1948

• Format: Hardback

• Language: English

Provenance

This copy bears a King Edward VI School, Southampton prize bookplate, awarded in 1948, adding period educational and maritime-training interest.

Condition

Good vintage condition.

• Original cloth boards present well

• Gilt lettering to cover visible

• Binding firm

• Pages clean with light age toning

• School prize label to inside front board

No loose pages noted.

Please view photographs carefully as they form part of the description.

Postage

Carefully packed for safe transit.
Combined postage available where possible.
Local pickup welcome from Northam, WA.

Ref: 26002