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- PublisherPrivately printed
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0951044001
- ISBN 13 9780951044001
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
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Port Line
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[Cunard Steam Ship Company PLC], 1985
ISBN 10: 0951044001
ISBN 13: 9780951044001
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Paperback
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Seller Inventory # GOR014223660
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Port Line
Seller: best books, St. Leonards on sea, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. illustrated. dj has lightly sunned spine. Seller Inventory # 021169
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Port Line
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Privately Printed (Eyre and Spottiswoode printers), London, 1985
ISBN 10: 0951044001
ISBN 13: 9780951044001
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Hardcover
Seller: BOPBooks, Tauranga, BOP, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Photos (illustrator). 1st. Captain A G Russell, a former director of the Port LIne, compiled this record of the company's history to mark its 70th Anniversary. The story of the company began in 1914 when the Commonwealth and Dominion line was formed and it was not until 1937 that the name was officially altered to Port Line, although it was decided in 1916 that all company ships would carry the prefix "Port" followed by a port name --- the first to be launched with the new name being the Port Darwin in 1918. Ships from the constituant companies of Commonwealth Line --- Tysler, Corry and Royden --- had existing names changed to the "Port" naming system, about 20 ships being involved, with the four operated by Milburn alread carrying the "Port" prefix. Naturally, the first part of the book follows the company fortunes through WWI, then developing trade routes, including to Australia and New Zealand, through the difficult inter-war years. As with most British shipping lines the Port Line suffered its full share of losses during the 1939-1945 conflict, with a number of its ships participating in the famous Malta convoys and another, the Port Wyndham, being one of the last ships torpedoed by a German submarine, when outward bound in the English Channel in April 1945. Badly damaged, she was towed to Southampton where she remained under repair for 15 months before being returned to service. After WWII important developments took place world-wide in the maritime industry and Port Line (now under Cunard group management) was eventually one of the many notable British shipping companies that disappeared from the world's oceans. Captain Russell's history is, however, a fitting tribute to a much loved shipping compay, its fine ships and its men. with the final section of the text , "A Historical Review," covering numerous unusual or interesting incitents or occasions from throughout its existance. First edition of 1985, 155 pages including two appendices (one an extensive alphabetical fleet list of ships owned or chartered from 1883 to 1979) and index, illustrated throughout with photographs, the majority b/w with some in colour. Blue hard covers with gilt spine titles are NF, ditto the text block, no inscriptions. The dramatic colour art wrap-round DJ depicts one of the Malta convoys under air attack (artist Oswald Longfield Brett). The jacket is VG+ with one tiny tear lower front edge, few chips with somer light surface wear. Seller Inventory # 004893
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Port Line
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. A very good hardcover book complete with a lightly worn dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 014733
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Port Line
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[Cunard Steam Ship Company PLC], 1985
ISBN 10: 0951044001
ISBN 13: 9780951044001
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. (Ref.W3 ) Near Fine hardback and DJ. Seller Inventory # 010747
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PORT LINE
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A. G. Russell. London. ., 1985
ISBN 10: 0951044001
ISBN 13: 9780951044001
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First Edition
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
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1st Ed. Foreword by R. H. Senior, Chairman. VIII, 156 PP with 1 graph, 26 b/w photos & 4 colour photos. Title-page: Bow with crest of this Shipping Line. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket has a few rubs and small tears. Foxing spots on top outside edge. Contents near fine. 25.5 x 19. Published to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the former Commonwealth & Dominion Line which plied between the UK and the Antipodes. Seller Inventory # 74885
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Port Line
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Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1985
ISBN 10: 0951044001
ISBN 13: 9780951044001
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition, Near-fine hardback copy in slightly rubbed jacket. Seller Inventory # 042610
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Port Line
Published by
[Cunard Steam Ship Company PLC], 1985
ISBN 10: 0951044001
ISBN 13: 9780951044001
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Port Line
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Privately printed, London, 1985
ISBN 10: 0951044001
ISBN 13: 9780951044001
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Inscribed. Seller Inventory # 003362
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Port Line
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ISBN 10: 0951044001
ISBN 13: 9780951044001
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near Fine In A Very Good Jacket With Light Shelf Wear Pp 154 Index. Seller Inventory # 013396
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