Sea Shell : The Story of Shell's British Tanker Fleets 1892-1992 Ex Gold Coast Queensland Library Copy oversize clb cat 8

London: Thomas Reed & Company Ltd, 1992. Hardcover. In quite good condition.. Demy table, [10.5 by 10.5inches], full pictorial covers with mylar-protectected dust jacket, pp. 216, indexed. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc... Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ... The Shell Company website notes: Shell has been in the business of shipping since the company's foundation in the late 1800's. Today, Shell manages one of the largest fleets of crude oil, oil products tankers and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the world, all playing a vital role in the safe and secure delivery of energy around the world. From the launch of Shell’s first oil tanker, the Murex, in 1892 to today, our deep-sea vessels have continued to follow the tradition of being named after sea shells.