Phosphateers: A History of the British Phosphate Commissioners and the Christmas Island Phosphate Commission by Williams, Maslyn; MacDonald, Barrie - 1985

Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xviii,586p ill 24cm. Subject: British Phosphate Commission History. Christmas Island Phosphate Commission History. British Phosphate Commission Studies. Christmas Island Phosphate Commission Studies. British Phosphate Commissioners.

Carlton, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1985. xviii, + 586pp., monochrome, photographically-illustrated endpapers. Intext map and line-drawing, plus unpaginated b/white halftone plate and facsimile sections. Book clean and square. Vivid silver title over minimally bumped spine. Plain blue, original cloth boards undamaged. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket nominally edgeworn only. This book is a comprehensive history of The British Phosphate Commission, recording its history over sixty years which encompassed two world wars, the rise and decline of colonialism in the Pacific region, and much more . . . Contents include: Prelims., Acks., Foreword. Part 1/ The Pioneers. 2/ The Commissioners. 3/ Phosphateers, Politicians and Bureaucrats. Appendices. Sources. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 1.21KG. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good… Read More