Search Results: SHIPS from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints

1930. Approximately 150 photographs of Fiat promotional material including the interiors of factories, advertisements, Fiat automobile profiles, maritime engines, the Pope and his Fiat and Fiat car racing. Photos of factory interiors with workers, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2", c. 1920, with blind stamp of "Motor Owner Photograph" & hand numbered on verso; Fiat racing drivers in front of their Fiats; smaller promotional real photos with captions beneath, maritime engines for ships & racing boats (captioned), the Pope and his Fiat. With a significant number of dups especially in the smaller size (4x6"). Very good condition, a couple with slt edgewear.

Canadian Pacific, 1928. Very good condition. 8vo, 86pp, ills, folding photographic illustration of the 'Empress of Scotland'. Illustrated stiff paper wrappers, title in red and brown at front wrapper. With steamship agent label on lower front wrapper, Helen E. Rutledge, Yates Hotel, Syracuse NY. Wrappers very gently rubbed, sml marks at rear wrapper.

Mystic CT: Mystic Seaport, 1975. Hardcover. 4to, xxvi, 276pp, 24 color plates, 197 b&w illus. Catalogue raisonné of 659 known paintings, drawings and lithographs; list of works in public collections; bibliography. Profusely illustrated throughout with both b&w and color illustrations of Buttersworth's paintings. Orig. tan cloth with gilt title fine in good+ dust jacket with some marginal tears & marks. Previous owner inscription on ffep.

Aberdeen Washington, 1929. Third edition. Very good overall. Pacific coast lumber trade guide, with Australian content, including a long section with samples of shipping documents pertaining to shipping lumber cargo to Melbourne (pp 14 - 35). "Compliments of H. M. Delaney Manager, Grays Harbor Stevedore Company, Aberdeen, Washington" printed at front wrapper. 8vo, 111pp. Printed orange/yellow paper wrappers, title in black at front wrapper. Staple bound. Wrappers marked. OCLC: 4153597 records 20 libraries holding copies.

1802. Manuscript accounting for the payment of the crew of the ship "Commerce" by its master, Charles Rockwell. Dated New York, 26 November 1802, it records the names, payments and signatures of the crew including Amos Biney, Jonathan Miser, George Fordham, George Goodwin, William Allenden, John Jones. The witness was David Phipps Jr. Amounts paid range from $4.39 to $92.37. Able seaman include George Abbot, Andrew Otte, Aren Higings (sic) & Stephen Hawkins. 4to. sheet 9 1/2 x 15", folded in half, laid paper, residue of wax seal perforating 2 corners. A little foxed, but pleasantly authentic.

1920. Paperback. Very good condition. Travel brochure printed in black and green, with many photographic illustrations and text, including: Tahiti, Rarotonga, New Zealand, and Australia. Also with text describing the Union Service Line, the Grand Pacific Tour, and the tours of the Union Steam Ship Co of New Zealand "Round Pacific Tours". 8vo, 15pp, green photographic illustrations. Paper wrappers printed in red and green, with steam ship illustration at front and rear wrappers.

1938. Wraps. Very good condition. American Express brochure listing North Atlantic sailings from May 1 to September 30, 1938, westbound from European ports, as well as railroad and sleeping car fares in the US and Canada. 8vo, 24pp, b&w photographic illustrations, advertisements. Stiff paper wrappers printed in orange, black and blue with profile of Statue of Liberty at front wrapper. American Express office locations listed on back.

1960. Paperback. Very good condition. Travel brochure printed in black and red for two superliners "the largest to be built in Britain since 1940". 8vo, folds 4 panels, b&w cut away diagrams of the ships. Paper wrappers printed in red, black and blue, with map of travel route around world, and stamp of Fairbairn Travel San Francisco. 8 x 8" folded.

1931. Paperback. Very good condition. Travel brochure printed in black and red, listing sailings, fares, travel information, the Mid Pacific Tour to Honolulu returning to Vancouver, San Francisco or Los Angeles First Class at $220.00; and South Pacific tours to New Zealand and Australia, First Class at $616.00. Other tours include the Around the Pacific Tours, the Around the Pacific Oriental Tours, and Tours of the South Pacific Islands. 8vo, 11pp, b&w photographic illustrations. Paper wrappers printed in red and black, with steam ship photographic illustration at front wrapper, and world route map at rear wrapper.

1913. Paperback. Very good condition. Travel brochure printed in black and red, listing sailings, fares, travel information; Grand Pacific Tours at $300 and $325; Tahiti at $135 return; and descriptions of Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney. With label for Allen Culver, Steamship office Los Angeles laid over the printed version; map printed in red and black. 8vo, folds open to 8 panels, b&w photographic illustrations. Paper wrappers printed in red and black, with steam ship photographic illustration at front and rear wrappers.