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All Aboard. Iron Horses to Wakatipu & Shipping on the Lake.

by Meyer, R.J.

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Wellington: The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society, 1963. x, 118pp, index, bibliography, appendices, folding ship plans, bw ills, col print laid in as frontis. Or cloth in jacket. Several tears and creases to jacket, prev owner name and brief gift note on title page, page edges evenly toned. The steamers of Lake Wakatipu and the trains from Invercargill and Dunedin that were integrated with the steamer services.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.
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The Australian Commonwealth Shipping Line.
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The Australian Commonwealth Shipping Line.

by Brennan, Frank.

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Canberra: Roebuck Society , 1978. viii, 72pp, index, appendices, maps, bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Or blue cloth in jacket. Near new. Roebuck Publication #20. The story of the Australian Commonwealth Government Shipping line formed to meet the needs of Australia during WWI. The nucleus of the fleet was 17 ex-enemy ships and the Austral purchased from England in 1915. The history covers the time until the last of the lines 54 vessels had been sold off in 1927.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Sml 4to.
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The Best of Sail.

by Lubbock, Basil; Villers, Alan (introduction)

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Cambridge: Patrick Stephens, 1975. HEAVY. 179pp, index, col plates. Or blue cloth in jacket. Slight edge wear to jacket, price clipped, prev owner name etc on half-itle page. 36 ships selected from an earlier 3-volume set showcasing the best of Spurling's paintings along with Lubbock's text. Oversize high-quality production. Includes tea clippers, wool clippers, Australian gold rush, sailing liners etc.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Spurling, J.. 4to.
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Blackwoods. The First 120 Years. The Family, Financials and Activities J. Blackwood and Son Ltd. 1863-1983.

by Rothnie, Donald C.

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Illawong, NSW: The Author, 2016. x, 70pp, bw & col ills, family tree. Pictorial brown card. Near new. 120 years of the Blackwood family and the firm which bears their name. Established as ship's chandlers in 1878 the firm later dealt in a variety of goods.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.
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A Bridge to the Seven Seas. Holland America Line Centennial.

by Schaap, Dick.

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The Netherlands: Holland America Cruises, 1973. 119pp, map, num col & bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Or blue cloth in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket. Centennial celebration of the Holland-America line.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Square 4to.
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Building Classic Small Craft.
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Building Classic Small Craft.

by Gardner, John.

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Camden, Me.: International Marine, 1979. xiii, 300pp, index, appendix, bw ills, plans. Or black cloth in jacket. Foxing/toning to page edges and prelims. How to build small craft such as dinghy, wherry, skiff etc.. Thrid Printing Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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The Canals of the East Midlands (including part of London.).[The Canals of the British Isles.]

by Hadfield, Charles.

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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1966. 294pp, index, appendices, notes, bw ills, maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Bright and fresh. History of many London canals, the Grand Junction and WArwick line of canal to Birmingham, Oxford to Coventry, Chesterfield and many more.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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A Century of Style. Great Ships of the Union Line 1875-1976.

by Brewer, N.H.

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Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1982. x, 238pp, index, appendices, num bw ills, endpaper maps. Or green cloth in jacket. Light foxing to top edge. 36 ships of New Zealand's Union Line (Union Steam Ship Company) from the inauguration of its passenger service in 1875 to its close in 1976 when the Rangatira was taken from the Wellington-Lyttelton run.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 4to.
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Cockatoo Island. Sydney's Historic Dockyard.
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Cockatoo Island. Sydney's Historic Dockyard.

by Jeremy, John.

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Sydney: UNSW, 2005. xiii, 263pp, index, endnotes, appendices, num bw ills. Pictorial card. Near new. History of Cockatoo Island dockyard until its closure in 1991. Its last 20 years were dominated by the RANs Oberon class submarines.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.
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Compendium of Australasian Merchant Ships 1831-2008. A Listing of Non-sail-powered Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific Merchant Ships.

by Tompkins, Robert (Bob)

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Melbourne: Nautical Association of Australia Inc, 2008. 306pp. Pictorial card. Slightest of edge wear to covers, crease to bottom rear corner. Technical details and histories of a large number of Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific ships over 45 feet in length since the first steamer arrived in Australia in 1831 to the time of publication. Over 7500 A-Z entries.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to.
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A Complete Epitome of Practical Navigation, Containing All Necessary Instruction for Keeping a Ship's Reckoning at Sea Etc

by Norie, J.W.; Martin, Arthur B.

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London: Printed for Charles Wilson, 1864. xii, 359pp, 57 tables, diagrams, bw engravings (inc maps). Contemporary half-leather (cloth boards with leather spine and corners), marbled page edges. Leather rubbed with tiny chip at top rear of spine. Page edges toned, moderate to heavy foxing, prev owner details in pencil inside front cover, hinges cracked but holding firm. Includes an account of a voyage from London to India.. Eighteenth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.
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The Cruising Boat.

by Lucas, Alan.

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Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1979. 218pp, index, num bw photos, line drawings. Or red cloth in jacket. Tape stains to endpapers, prev owner name whited out on front free endpaper. Everything the Australian yachtsman should know before he buys or builds his ideal boat.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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Currier & Ives Prints No. 4. Early Steamships.

by Riesenberg, Captain Felix; Hall, W.S.

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London: The Studio, 1933. 10pp text, 8 col plates. Or papered boards. Surface splitting of paper on boards at spine, endpapers foxed. All prints clean and bright. Tissue guards intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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Currier & Ives Prints No. 3. Clipper Ships.

by Riesenberg, Captain Felix

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London: The Studio, 1932. 8pp text, 8 col plates. Or papered boards. Splitting at lower spine, endpapers foxed. All prints clean and bright. Tissue guards intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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Dampskibsselskabet Norden 1871-1996. 125 Years on the High Seas.

by Falkensteen, Jorgen.

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Copenhagen: Norden Publishing, 1996. 93pp, fleet list, statistics, bw & col ills, pictorial endpaper. Loosely inserted company presentation card. Slight edge wear to jacket. History of a Danish shipping line.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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Devlin's Boat Building. How to Build Any Boat the stitch and Glue Way.
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Devlin's Boat Building. How to Build Any Boat the stitch and Glue Way.

by Devlin, Samual.

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Camden, Me.: International Marine, 1996. x, 198pp, index, appendices, bw ills. Pictorial card. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.
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The Donaldson Line. A Century of Shipping. 1854-1954.

by Dunnett, Alastair M.

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Glasgow: Jackson Son & Company, 1960. x, 125pp, appendices, bw ills, folding family tree. Or maroon cloth with flag of the line on front. Minor foxing. Centenary history of a shipping company.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to.
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E McG The History of Escombe, McGrath & Company Limited.

by Escombe, W.M.L.

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London: Escombe, McGrath & Co. Ltd., 1969. vii, 131pp, Roll of Honourbw ills. Or blue cloth lacking jacket BUT with loosely inserted SIGNED company 'with compliments' card. Shipping company history.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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Early New Zealand Steamers. Volume I. The Pioneering Yeas (1840-1861)

by Wilkinson, J.D.

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Wellington: Maritime Historical Productions, 1966. x, 230pp, index, bibliography, addendea, footnotes, bw ills. Or green cloth in jacket. Jacket with minor edge wear. A detailed account of a period when steamers (many of which actually came from Australia) obtained a fotthold in a field dominated by sailing ship interests.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Berry, H.C.. 8vo.
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Egon Oldendorff Lubeck 1921-1971.

by Bey, Franz J.

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Darmstadt, Germany: Hoppenstedts Wirtschafts-Archiv, 1971. 41pp, bw ills. Or boards. Front cover scuffed. Presentation card loosley inserted. Appears to have been available for a 2 hour period on 26 Feb, 1971 aboard one of the Oldendorff ships. 50 years of Oldendorff shipping line.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.
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