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A Bridge To The Seven Seas Schaap, Dick & Schaap, Dick 122 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; plans; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Patrick Stephens; 1973. (One hundred years of The Holland America Line from 1873 to 1973. A lovely photograph book.) CoM33172 $45.00

A Hundred Years History Of The P&O Cable, Boyd 292 pages; black and white photographs and coloured paintings; map; drawings; no original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Nicholson and Watson; 1937. (The centenary history of P & O with lovely paintings and fleet lists.) CoM19199 $65.00

A Shipbuilding History 1750-1932 anon 302 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; tables; hard cover; from an institutional library but fine copy, near mint; Alexander Stephen and Sons; 1932. (A history of 182 years of shipbuilding by Alexander Stephen and Sons from 1750 to 1932. Includes lists of all ships built by the firm, including many for Union Company.) CoM33152 $95.00

Before The Mast – And After Runciman, Sir Walter 300 pages; black and white photographs; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Unwin; 1924. (The autobiography of a sailor and ship owner, and founder of Runciman Line.) CoM34235 $40.00

Bland Gibraltor 1840-1981 Somer, Graeme 56 pages; map; shipping company history; black and white photographs; fleet list; card cover; fine copy, near mint; World Ship Society. CoM12130 $8.00

Blue Funnel Hyde, Francis E 202 pages; maps; original dust jacket; name or signature; average copy, some wear; Liverpool University Press; 1956. (A history of Alfred Holt and Company of Liverpool from 1865 to 1914.) CoM31154 $60.00

Blue Funnel Line Clarkson, John; Harvey, Bill and Fenton, Roy 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; hard laminated covers; mint copy; Ships in Focus; 1995. (A pictorial history of Alfred Holt’s Blue Funnel Line with large photographs of many of the ships.) CoM33160 $92.00

Builders Of Great Ships Garrett, Richard 80 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; worn card covers otherwise fine copy, near mint; Cammell Laird; 1959. (A history of Cammell Laird Shipbuilders of Birkenhead from their first ship in 1828 to 1959. A good general history.) CoM26177 $35.00

Building The Titanic: An Epic Tale of Human Endeavour and Modern Engineering Green, Rod 160 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Carlton; 2005. (Tells the story of how Titanic was built and looks at why the ship continues to create a curiosity nearly 100 years after her demise. Includes stories of the men who built her.) CoM20125 $72.00

Business In Great Waters Kerr, George F 196 pages; black and white photographs; black and white folded photographs; coloured paintings; torn original dust jacket; lists; average copy, some wear; Faber and Faber; 1951. (The war history of the P & O from 1939 to 1945 and also the reconstruction of the fleet following the end of the war.) CoM33168 $40.00

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Cammell Laird – Volume Two – The Naval Ships Collard, Ian 128 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Tempus; 2006. (A good account of the history of Cammell Laird and the naval ships built in the yard from 1845 to 1993.) CoM33162 $54.00

Clipper Ship To Motor Liner Waters, Sydney D 110 pages; black and white drawings; original dust jacket; name or signature; fine copy, near mint; NZ Shipping Company Ltd; 1939. (The story of the NZ Shipping Company 1873–1939. A good copy of this company history.) Com32191 $55.00

Crossed Flags Laxon, W A, Farquhar, I J, Kirkby, N J and Perry, F W 196 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; drawings; lists; original dust jacket; mint copy; World Ship Society; 1997. (History of NZ Shipping and Federal Liner together with full details of all ships owned by these members of New Zealand conference lines.) CoM34232 $95.00

From Cape To Cape – The History of Lyle Shipping Orbell, John 240 pages; black and white photographs; graphs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Paul Harris Publishing; 1982. (Glasgow based shipping company from1791 to 1977, with bulk carriers and North Sea oil interests.  Originally associated with Tate and Lyle sugar refiners.) CoM31160 $70.00

Hain Of St Ives O’Donaghue, K J and Appleyard, H S 132 pages; black and white photographs; coloured painting frontispiece and coloured flags; card covers; fine copy, near mint; World Ship Soc; 1986. (A brief history and full fleet list of the vessels owned by Hain Steamship Co and its successors – one of Britain’s great shipping companies.) CoM30151 $32.00

Howard Smith Shipping – Enterprise and Diversity 1854-2001 Farquhar, Ian 168 pages; black and white photographs; signed by author; card cover; mint copy; Nautical Assn of Australia; 2002. (A history of the ships, both owned and managed from 1854 with a brief history of the Howard Smith group. Also a detailed fleet list is included.) Com34228 $42.00

Huddart Parker - A Famous Australasian Shipping Company, 1876-1961 Laxon, W A 236 pages; black and white photographs; old adverts; card covers; mint copy; Nautical Assn of Australia; 2008. (The first history of this Melbourne based shipping company best known in New Zealand for Wanganella. Much of the book is related to the trans Tasman trade of the company, and battles with Union Company. An excellent book.) CoM34231 $47.00

Huddart Parker Limited 1939–1945 anon 80 pages; black and white photographs; coloured drawings; torn original dust jacket otherwise fine copy, near mint; Huddart Parker; 1951. (The war service in the merchant navy of men and ships of Huddart Parker is covered in detail. A lovely book.) CoM33154 $52.00

Hunting & Son Ltd Hackman, Rowan M B H 44 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; World Ship Soc; 1969. (A fleet list and short history of this British shipping company.) CoM28164 $15.00

In Coral Seas – The History of the New Guinea Australia Line Speyer, Martin 134 pages; black and white photographs; map; card covers; mint copy; Nautical Assn of Australia; 2004. (The story of the New Guinea Australia Line which since 1977 has traded as Chief Container Service – now one of the largest shipping operations in the South Pacific and links into Southeast and East Asia.) CoM34237 $25.00

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Island Lifetime Chappell, Connery 174 pages; black and white photographs; coloured frontispiece; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; T Stephenson & Sons; 1980. (Celebrates 150 years of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co Ltd with details of every ship owned.) CoM33159 $38.00

Lion of the China Sea Olson, William 116 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; P & O; 1976. (A history of the Eastern and Australian Shipping Company from 1874 to 1974. The company, a subsidiary of P & O, plyed between Australia, Japan and China.) CoM31159 $38.00

Merchant Ship Construction Pursey, H J 210 pages; black and white scale drawings; name or signature; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Brown, Son and Ferguson; 1942 (Full details of methods of building ships, construction of tankers, shipyard practices and the survey of ships and testing of materials.) CoM06100 $35.00

No Tides To Stem Clulow, Derek A 340 pages; black and white photographs; map; card cover; mint copy; Countyvise Ltd; 1995. (A history of the Manchester pilot service from 1894 to the 1990s and the pilots who worked for the service.) CoM33161 $35.00

Norway And The Bergen Line Keilhau, Wilhelm 370 pages; black and white photographs; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Bergen; 1953. (A centennial history of the Bergen Line of Norway from 1851 to 1951.) CoM33167 $38.00

Origins, Orient And Oriana Morris, Charles F 492 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; drawings; small tears in original dust jacket otherwise fine copy, near mint; Teredo; 1980. (The author was Chief Naval Architect for Orient Line, and together with a history of the Orient company, describes the design and building of ships and also maintaining them once at sea. A most comprehensive work.) CoM26179 $55.00

Over A Century And A Quarter Of Progress anon 4 pages; black and white photographs; paper covers; average copy, some wear; T & J Harrison; 1960. (A booklet giving a brief outline of the 125 year history of Thos and Jas Harrison and Charente Steam Ship Co.) CoM30137 $8.00

Paddy Henderson Laird, Dorothy 230 pages; black and white photographs; map; black and white drawings; coloured frontispiece; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; George Outram; 1961. (A history of Glasgow based P. Henderson & Co that ran between UK and Burma, and Irrawaddy Flotilla Co on Irrawaddy River. Also owned Albion One, owner of ‘Dunedin’that carried first shipment of frozen meat from NZ to UK.) CoM34230 $55.00

Pioneer Shipowners – Vol II Jones, Clement 234 pages; black and white photographs; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Journal of Commerce; 1938. (Contains the biographies of Daniel Brocklebank, John Glynn, John Clint, James Beazley, Thomas Henderson, Alfred Holt, John Glover, Thomas Sutherland, James Mills and James Knott.) CoM12122 $55.00

“Royal Mail” – A Centenary History of the Royal Mail Line 1839-1939 Bushell, T A 270 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; no original dust jacket otherwise fine copy, near mint; Trade and Travel Publications Ltd; 1939; 2nd impression. (A history of the Royal Mail Lines, that incorporated Nelson Line and MacIver Line. Part of the Kylsant group.) CoM33158 $70.00

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Rudimentary Naval Architecture Peake, J P 364 pages; black and white drawings; folded drawings; tables; lists; worn but complete (front cover and fly missing, binding loose); Lockwood and Co, London; 1874 (Covers all aspects of shipbuilding. A very interesting account of ship construction 130 years ago.)  CoM06099 $48.00

Salvesen Of Leith Vamplew, Wray 312 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Scottish Academic Press; 1975. (A history of this Scottish company with Norwegian connections involved in merchant shipping, but more widely known for their whaling activities in the Arctic and in the Falklands with large factory ships.) CoM34240 $85.00

Seper Fidelis – The Saga of the Navvies 1924-1948 Hancock, H E 140 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; name or signature; average copy, some wear; General Steam Navigation Co Ltd; 1949. (An account of the ships and men of the General Steam Navigation Co Ltd from 1924 to 1948.) CoM33165 $32.00

Shaw Savill Line – One Hundred Years of Trading Waters, Sydney D 158 pages; black and white photographs; map; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Whitcoulls; 1961. (The history of Albion Line and Shaw Savill, later amalgamation and the development into a major world shipping company.) CoM17187 $45.00

Ship Repair 1986 Seyman, Deborah (Ed) 88 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; map; adverts; card covers; mint copy; Seatrade Pubs; 1986. (Details of all ship repair yards throughout the world together with articles on current developments within the industry.) CoM13106 $10.00

Ships – A Book of anon 30 Postcards 30 pages; coloured paintings; mint copy; Magna; no publication date given; 1970s. (30 postcards of passenger ships of a bye-gone era.) CoM34227 $10.00

Shipshape And Bristol Fashion Hill, John G G 114 pages; black and white and coloured photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Redcliffe; 1983; 2nd edition. (A history of Bristol ship builders, Charles Hill and Sons from 1765 to 1976. Also owned Bristol City Line trading between UK and North America.) CoM31153 $48.00

Steam To Australia Anon 8 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; name or signature; card covers; average copy, some wear; reprint from ‘The Syren and Shipping’; 1938. (A history of the Orient Line, produced to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Orient Steam Navigation Co. An unusual item.) CoM19188 $35.00

Stephen Of Linthouse Carvel, John L 212 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; hard cover; fine copy, near mint; Alexander Stephen and Sons; 1951. (A history of 200 years of shipbuilding by Alexander Stephen and Sons from 1750 to 1950. Includes lists of all ships built by the firm, including many for Union Company.) Com32184 $95.00

Swan Hunter: The Pride and the Tears Rae, Ian and Smith, Ken 60 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Newcastle Libraries; 2001. (The history of this famous Tyneside yard that went into receivership in 1993 and has since risen from the ashes.) CoM34234 $29.00

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The China Bird MacGregor, David R 366 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; folded plans; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Chatto and Windus; 1961. (The history of Captain James Killick and the company he founded, based on the China tea trade. By the time the book was published the company was a shipbroker. A classic work about an exciting trade route.) CoM34233 $65.00

The Flag Of The Southern Cross Bowen, Frank C 172 pages; black and white photographs; hard cover; name or signature; fine copy, near mint; Shaw Savill; 1939. (A history of Shaw Savill and Albion from 1858 to 1939.  Contains fleet list.) CoM19195 $38.00

The Flag Of The Southern Cross 1939-1945 Bowen, Frank C 72 pages; black and white photographs; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Shaw Savill; 1947. (An account of Shaw Savill in World War II. The company 477 staff.) CoM33157 $30.00

The Gorthon Shipping Companies 1915-1985 Axelson, Kjell A and Johannesson, Tomas 64 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; World Ship Society; 1985. (A history and fleet list of the Swedish Gorthon Line.) CoM16174 $15.00

The Hamburg South America Line Cooper, James; Kludas, Arnold and Pein, Joachim 192 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; coloured painting; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; World Ship Society; 1989. (A history and fleet list of Hamburg SUD line – trades with New Zealand as Columbus Line.) Com32185 $95.00

The Southern Octopus - The Rise Of A Shipping Empire McLean, Gavin 240 pages; black and white photos; drawings; table; original dust jacket; lists; mint copy; NZSMS; 1990 (A well researched account of the growth of Union Steam Ship Company from 1875 to 1917. The company was New Zealand’s first multi-nation al and this is a well balanced work dealing with the company, the people that ran it and the politics of the day.) CoM06096 $35.00

The Story of P & O Howarth, David and Stephen 224 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; paintings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 1986. (A magnificent book telling the exciting story of the birth and development of one of Britain’s greatest companies. Lavishly illustrated.) CoM33166 $25.00

The Story Of P&O Howarth, David and Stephen 240 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; paintings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; revised edition; 1994. (A magnificent book telling the exciting story of the birth and development of one of Britain’s greatest companies. Lavishly illustrated.) CoM28167 $38.00

The Tyser Legacy Farquhar, Ian 376 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; lists; hard covers; NZSMS; due December 2006. (An in-depth comprehensive study of the Port Line, constituent and associated companies, a record of each ship owned or chartered, tales of company culture and practice and details of origins of ship names.) CoM34229 $80.00

The Union-Castle And The War 1914-1919 Knight, E F 80 pages; black and white drawings; coloured painting; name or signature; hard covers; average copy, some wear; The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co Ltd; 1920. (Details of the role ships of the Union-Castle Line played in World War I.) CoM31155 $55.00

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Theoretical Naval Architecture Attwood, E L and Pengelly, H S 526 pages; drawings; folded drawings; folded plans; lists; folded lists; hard cover; average copy, some wear; Longmans Green; 1943 edition (Originally published in 1899, covers all aspects of ship design including stability, trochoidal wave theory, calculation of weights, horse power, screw propulsion and turning of ships.) CoM06087 $30.00

These Splendid Ships Devine, David 256 pages; black and white photographs; tears in original dust jacket otherwise average copy, some wear; Muller; 1960. (The story of the Peninsular and Oriental Line. An account of how this company grew to become one of the greatest shipping companies in the world.) CoM18129 $38.00

Union-Castle Chronicle 1853-1953 Murray, Marischal 392 pages; black and white photographs; coloured paintings; coloured original dust jacket; name or signature; fine copy, near mint; Longmans; 1953. (The 100-year history of Union – Castle, an important shipping line between U. K. and Southern Africa. A sought after work.) CoM31157 $95.00

Union-Castle Chronicle 1853-1953 Murray, Marischal 392 pages; black and white photographs; coloured paintings; no original dust jacket; name or signature; fine copy, near mint; Longmans; 1953. (The 100-year history of Union – Castle, an important shipping line between U. K. and Southern Africa. A sought after work.) CoM31158 $70.00

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