Laxon Wa (65 results)

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. Well kept copy, solid and unmarked, light wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 88 pages. Illustrated. C J M Carter "Changing Pattern of Irish Traffic" / Capt. F J Bullock "The 'Trevilley' and the 'Baden' Incident" / J H Isherwood"C.G.T. Liner'Normandie' of 1883" / Lt. Comdr. J Stead "Our Classroom Fleet - in Polystyrene" / Robert Simper "Refits for Square-Riggeds" / W A Laxon "The Blue Emu at Sea" (1) / John Young "Bank Line's New Tonnage" / Sybil Edmondson "Samuel Plimsoll 'The Sailors' Friend'" / E W Argyle "A Pageant of Sail" / Capt. N A Holmberg "Last Voyage of the 'Favell' " (7) (SL#49).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 88 pages. C J M Carter / School-ship for the Breakers" / W A Connell "Bells And Other Relics" / J H Isherwood"Hamburg-Amerika Liner 'Furst Bismarck' Of 1890" / Barbara Hinds "Saga Of The 'San Rafael'" / John D Rogers "Christmas Memories" / F G Whitnall "Lionel Lukin: Inventor of the Life-boat" / W A Laxon "The Blue Emu at Sea" (2) / John Young "Group Order For Dutch Owners" / E W Argyle "More Norfolk Island Issues" / Capt. N A Holmberg "Last Voyage of the 'Favell' (8) (SL#49).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st ed. 56pp. Illus throughout. Brief history & fleet list of a British shipping company which operated for over 100 years in its own name until 1965 when operation passed to the Hain Shipping Co.Its long history encompassed both sail & steam. Near Mint 0 905617 62 2.…

8vo, 56pp. Black & white illustrations. A very good paperback copy.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition.

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,150grams, ISBN.

Card. Condition: VG. 1st. Standard World Ship Society history, listing all the vessels owned and managed by Nourse Line (owned by P&O from 1917). 56pp, illustrated. VG copy in card covers.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st ed. 4to. 196pp. Illus b & w throughout + colour frontis & 2 colour pages. The usual format with this publisher - brief history followed by a comprehensive fleet list. Name of previous owner & date on half title page o/w an immaculate copy.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 44p Slight staining base, fore-corner Short review tipped in inside front cover With illustrations and lists, early trading ships around Auckland and the Clevedon Steam Navigation Company Ltd.

Papered Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 31 cm, 196 pp, figs on eps, colour frontis, captioned b&w photo illus throughout, d/w. A lovely copy. A heavy book - overseas buyers please ask regards postage.

Octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No ownership markings; some wear to bottom edge of front board; dust jacket with moderate wear, and some fading to lower part of spine.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. With photographic illustrations, index, a very good copy. This book is light, and postage will be reduced for shipment within Australia. ; 210 x 150mm; 64 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 61 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The histories of the New Zealand Shipping Company, Federal Steam Navigation Company and their subsidiaries. 196pp illustrated in colour and black and white.

1st Ed. 61, (3) PP with 25 b/w illustrations (2 newspaper clippings, 2 portraits and 21 photos of ships). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. Shipmaster & shipowner. Salvage expert. Shipping line taken over by British India in early 1913.

1st Ed. 56 PP with 59 b/w photos. Fp: "Johilla" at Cape Town. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.6. From master, in 1851, to owner-master of the "Ganges" in 1861 and founder of the Nourse Line, used for the carriage of coolies as from 1864.

Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos (including frontispiece), glossy paper, minor edgewear. 56 pp. F. W. Perry and W. A. Laxon relate the story of the British shipping company that originated in the mid-19th century. The Nourse Line owed its foundation and growth to the energy and enterprise of one Irishman, who successfully transitioned from owner-master afloat in command of a ship to a berth ashore running his own shipping company. Captain James Nourse was born in County Dublin in 1828, and passed the examination for his master's certificate in London in 1851, obtaining his first command the same year.…

Card. Condition: VG. 1st. Fleet history of the ships owned and operated by this famous Singapore based shipping line. 72pp, illustrated. VG copy in card covers.

Original Card. Condition: New. First Edition. 236pp, illus, ship photos, 250x176mm. Huddart Parker was the only shipping company to maintain a passenger line to New Zealand. They also operated a fleet of interstate cargo ships. Perfect, NEW condition.

Imperial octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 196pp, bw & col illus.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Light general wear to covers. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 236pp Size: 175mm x 250mm. Book.

EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo softcover (VG-): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Small pamphlet,9pp with some black and white photos. Two small markd to first page where labels removed otherwise VG. Postage will be reduced accordingly.

stapled gloss card wraps 44pp illus VG (light wear and soiling).