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Book Description Hardback. 1st Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 339 pages. The ventures and adventures of Company men and the ships they served is woven into a narrative covering an important segment of Australian social history. Seller Inventory # 320025
Book Description Hardback. 1975. First edition. A very good copy with light light tanning of the board and text block edges. The contents are fine and unmarked. The d/w is good with some repaired wear and tear. Seller Inventory # 20769356
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 339pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, endpaper maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Some foxing, top front edge of jacket toned. Centenary history of Adelaide Steamship. Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 050586
Book Description 1st Ed. (8), 340 PP with b/w illust. Eps: Map of Australia with branch offices and shipwrecks of the Company. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. A quite fine copy of this now hard to find title. 25 x 19. Seller Inventory # 22660
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "In 1875 a group of South Australians formed a company to run two passenger ships between Adelaide and Melbourne. The service was popular but had to fight fierce competition. In the struggle against competitors, the directs and staff of The Adelaide Steamship Company extended into one trade after another and built Australia's largest shipping company. .the ventures and adventures of Company men and the ships they served are woven into a narrative covering an important segment of Australian social history. It is a story of successes and failures, endeavours and rewards, during a century of revolutionary change." --- Original blue papered boards, lettered gilt on spine (19 cm x 25.5 cm). Endpapers: Map of Australia showing Company Branches and Wrecks, inset: South Australia. Illustrated dustwrapper. Jacket illustration: The 'Manunda' attended by the tug 'St Aristell' in Sydney Harbour in 1932. From a painting by John Allcot in the possession of The Adelaide Steamship Company Limited. Pp. 339 including Author's Note and Acknowledgments, Foreword (by Max Fatchen), Directors of The Adelaide Steamship Company Limited 1875-1975, Bibliography, Index of Ships and other vessels owned by The Adelaide Steamship Company Limited 1875-1975, General Index. Profusely illustrated. ***Please be advised there may be extra shipping costs due to item weight, based on buyer location.***. Seller Inventory # 12653
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # 005514