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ISBN10: 0949825069, ISBN13: 9780949825063, [publisher: Dreamweaver. Sydney. .] Hardcover Reprint of the 1984 original. 224 PP with b/w photos. Fp: Poster on P & O, regular fortnightly sailings. Half title page: Come 'Home' via Suez. Eps: Liners alongside Princes Pier, Port Melbourne. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30 x 23. The principal shipping companies trading to Australia & around its coastline, between 1900 & 1970. Aberdeen Line, White Star Line, including A.U.S.N., Burns Philp, Melbourne Steamship Company. [CYGNET, TAS, Australia] [Publication Year: 1986]
ISBN10: 0949825069, ISBN13: 9780949825063, [publisher: Dreamweaver Books] Hardcover 1986, Reprint. A very good copy with some chipping of the boards. The d/w is unclipped and also very good with only a couple of short, repaired tears on the top edge. [York, WA, Australia] [Publication Year: 1984]
ISBN10: 0949825069, ISBN13: 9780949825063, [publisher: Dreamweaver Books, Sydney] Hardcover This evotative book, sub-titled "Australia's Golden Age of Passenger Ships" recalls the time when ocean liners, not air-liners, provided the means to travel beween the northern and southern hemispheres. Bremer's book includes more that 20 lines that provided this service, basically covering from the beginiing of the 1900s to the 1970s, when liner travel was fast disppearing. Some of the lines are famed names in shipping, for others the relationship was fleeting. As well as scheduled liner services betweem Australian, the UK, Europe and North America the book also examines Australian coastal passenger services and ventures which were chiefly involved in the carriage of immigrants. While dealing mainly in an Australian context many of the lines and their ships also called at NZ ports and among the companies included are Huddet Parker, Matson and Union Steam Ship. Lines are listed alpabetically and information on ships include ownership history, names sequence, routes, operational history, builder, propulsion, tonnage, dimensionas and maximum speed. A grand book for the liner buff. First printed 1984, this first reprint 1986. 224 pages including index. Lavish;y illustrated throughout with b/w photos, including pictorial e/papers, five double page photo spreads following half title, with other double photos through text block. Black hard covers with yellow front ...
Sydney: Dreamweaver Books, Date: 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. A quite neat, very sound copy of this classic on Australasian passenger ships, TOGETHER WITH some interesting ephemera. Large quarto in publisher's original black cloth with title and credits in yellow to spine and front board, photographic endpapers. 223 pages including a chapter on each of the Australasian shipping companies with detailed listings and history of their ships, index. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographic illustrations. Dustjacket is slightly creased with a few small closed tears and two large one on the flap folds with neat internal archival repairs. Now protected. Light shelfwear, corners lightly bumped, previous owner's initials and date on title page. Together with i. loose small photo of the 'Mariposa' at Pago Pago 24/10/1939 ii. Taped in program for a Musical Presentation on TSMV Kanimbla at sea 7/11/1937 iii. Taped in Gangway Pass and small original photograph of the quartermaster of 'Marama' USSC New Zealand - 1930's. 1984. Dreamweaver Books ISBN 0949825069 9780949825063 [AU]
ISBN10: 0949825069, ISBN13: 9780949825063, [publisher: Dreamweaver Books, Sydney] Hardcover First Edition A quite neat, very sound copy of this classic on Australasian passenger ships, TOGETHER WITH some interesting ephemera. Large quarto in publisher's original black cloth with title and credits in yellow to spine and front board, photographic endpapers. 223 pages including a chapter on each of the Australasian shipping companies with detailed listings and history of their ships, index. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographic illustrations. Dustjacket is slightly creased with a few small closed tears and two large one on the flap folds with neat internal archival repairs. Now protected. Light shelfwear, corners lightly bumped, previous owner's initials and date on title page. Together with i. loose small photo of the 'Mariposa' at Pago Pago 24/10/1939 ii. Taped in program for a Musical Presentation on TSMV Kanimbla at sea 7/11/1937 iii. Taped in Gangway Pass and small original photograph of the quartermaster of 'Marama' USSC New Zealand - 1930's. [Rippleside, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1984]
Sydney: Dreamwaever Books, Date: 1984. some wear cover edges, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: edge wear, library sticker spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1984. Dreamwaever Books ISBN 0949825069 9780949825063 [AU]
Sydney: Dreamwaever Books, Date: 1984. some wear cover edges, some library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: edge wear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex Library. 1984. Dreamwaever Books ISBN 0949825069 9780949825063 [AU]
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ISBN10: 0949825069, ISBN13: 9780949825063, [publisher: Dreamweaver Books, Sydney, New South Wales] Hardcover First Edition 224pp. 29.5cm. Double column. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations, some full or double page. Operational etc details of each ship. Hard cover in dust jacket. A good clean copy. (1214g). [Cambridge, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1986]
Dreamweaver Books, Date: 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. A few foxing marks to inside cover and two text pages, light dust spotting to top edge. No other marks to book or cover. Clean, bright pages, strong, tight binding. In its original, unclipped dust wrapper which has minimal shelf wear. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback. 1984. Dreamweaver Books ISBN 0949825069 9780949825063 [GB]
ISBN10: 0949825069, ISBN13: 9780949825063, [publisher: Dreamweaver Books] Hardcover A few foxing marks to inside cover and two text pages, light dust spotting to top edge. No other marks to book or cover. Clean, bright pages, strong, tight binding. In its original, unclipped dust wrapper which has minimal shelf wear. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback. [Norwich, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1984]
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