ISBN: 9780949825063 - Home and Back - Australia's Golden Era of Passenger Ships (8 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A quite neat, very sound copy of this classic on Australasian passenger ships, TOGETHER WITH some interesting ephemera. Large quarto in publisher's original black cloth with title and credits in yellow to spine and front board, photographic endpapers. 223 pages including a chapter on each of the Australasian shipping companies with detailed listings and history of their ships, index. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographic illustrations. Dustjacket is slightly creased with a few small closed tears and two large one on the flap folds with neat internal archival repairs. Now protected. Light shelfwear, corners lightly bumped, previous owner's initials and date on title page. Together with i. loose small photo of the 'Mariposa' at Pago Pago 24/10/1939 ii. Taped in program for a Musical Presentation on TSMV Kanimbla at sea 7/11/1937 iii. Taped in Gangway Pass and small original photograph of the quartermaster of 'Marama' USSC New Zealand - 1930's.…

HARDCOVER. 1986, Reprint. A very good copy with some chipping of the boards. The d/w is unclipped and also very good with only a couple of short, repaired tears on the top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Reprint. This evotative book, sub-titled "Australia's Golden Age of Passenger Ships" recalls the time when ocean liners, not air-liners, provided the means to travel beween the northern and southern hemispheres. Bremer's book includes more that 20 lines that provided this service, basically covering from the beginiing of the 1900s to the 1970s, when liner travel was fast disppearing. Some of the lines are famed names in shipping, for others the relationship was fleeting. As well as scheduled liner services betweem Australian, the UK, Europe and North America the book also examines Australian coastal passenger services and ventures which were chiefly involved in the carriage of immigrants. While dealing mainly in an Australian context many of the lines and their ships also called at NZ ports and among the companies included are Huddet Parker, Matson and Union Steam Ship. Lines are listed alpabetically and information on ships include ownership history, names sequence, routes, operational history, builder, propulsion, tonnage, dimensionas and maximum speed. A grand book for the liner buff. First printed 1984, this first reprint 1986. 224 pages including index. Lavish;y illustrated throughout with b/w photos, including pictorial e/papers, five double page photo spreads following half title, with other double photos through text block. Black hard covers with yellow front/spine titles VG+ with flecks wear lower edges, internally excellent, no inscriptions. Colour pictorial DJ is VG+ with short tear top rear edge adjacent flap fold. Photos (illustrator).…

Reprint of the 1984 original. 224 PP with b/w photos. Fp: Poster on P & O, regular fortnightly sailings. Half title page: Come 'Home' via Suez. Eps: Liners alongside Princes Pier, Port Melbourne. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 30 x 23. The principal shipping companies trading to Australia & around its coastline, between 1900 & 1970. Aberdeen Line, White Star Line, including A.U.S.N., Burns Philp, Melbourne Steamship Company.…

1st Ed. 224 PP with b/w photos. Fp: Poster on P & O, regular fortnightly sailings. Half title page: Come 'Home' via Suez. Eps: Liners alongside Princes Pier, Port Melbourne. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 30 x 23. The principal shipping companies involved in trade to Australia & around its coastline between 1900 & 1970. Aberdeen Line, White Star Line, including A.U.S.N., Burns Philp, Melbourne Steamship Company.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 224pp. 29.5cm. Double column. Numerous black and white photographic illustrations, some full or double page. Operational etc details of each ship. Hard cover in dust jacket. A good clean copy. (1214g).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Mylar Protected. Reprint. 224 pages, includes index. B/w photos throughout. A firm, clean book. Scan available.

hardcover. Condition: Used; Good.