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A Century Of Shipping In New Zealand – The 20th Century McLean, Gavin 48 pages; black and white photographs; name or signature; card covers with coloured photographs; fine copy, near mint; Grantham House; 2000. (A delightful pictorial book depicting ships around the New Zealand coast – coasters, home boats, warships, ferries, trans Tasman traders, and port scenes. Great nostalgia.) NeM33035 $25.00

A Century Of Style Brewer, N H 238 pages; black and white photographs; coloured painting on original dust jacket; maps on endpapers; mint copy; A H & A W Reed; 1982. (The 36 passenger vessels operated by Union Co. from 1875 to 1976 are described as ‘queens of the sea’ and the book gives an account of the career of each ship.) NeM32003 $40.00

A Maritime Heritage Hawkins, Clifford W 152 pages; black and white photographs; maps; plans; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Collins; 1977. (Sub-titled ‘The Lore of Sail in New Zealand’, covers cutters, sketchers, scows, barques and brigantines that traded in coastal waters as well as Trans Tasman and trans Pacifics.) NeM34037 $65.00

A Short History Of The Port Of Timaru 1852-1955 Hassall, Charles E 212 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; lists; map; average copy, some wear; Timaru Harbour Board; 1955. (A well written account of the development of this important South Island port.) NeM32023 $48.00

Against The Wind Bollinger, Conrad 260 pages; black and white photographs; cartoons; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; NZ Seaman’s Union; 1968. (The story of the NZ Seaman’s Union over 100 years.) NeM34009 $32.00

Akarana – The Ports Of Auckland Rose, John 240 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; coloured and black and white maps; drawings; chipped original dust jacket but fine copy, near mint; Auckland Harbour Board; 1976. (Centennial publication of Auckland Harbour Board covers the ports of Auckland, Onehunga, the harbours and Hauraki Gulf, ships and shipping companies. A well illustrated account.) NeM32054 $35.00

Akarana – The Ports Of Auckland Rose, John 240 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; coloured and black and white maps; drawings; name or signature; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Auckland Harbour Board; 1976. (Centennial publication of Auckland Harbour Board covers the ports of Auckland, Onehunga, the harbours and Hauraki Gulf, ships and shipping companies.  A well illustrated account.) NeM33051 $22.00

All Aboard Meyer, R J 196 pages; black and white photographs; maps; tables; drawings; coloured frontispiece; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; N Z Railway and Locomotive Soc; 1980; 2nd edition. (An account of the ships and trains that served Lake Wakatipu with good coverage of early steamers as well as those owned by N Z Railways.) NeM33045 $70.00

Anchor Ships And Anchor Men Kirk, Allan A 186 pages; black and white photographs; fleet lists; original dust jacket; mint copy; AH and AW Read 1967. (The history of The Anchor Shipping and Foundry Co. Ltd of Nelson, founded in 1862 and was the oldest shipping company in New Zealand.) NeM34041 $75.00

Argosy Of Sail Hawkins, Clifford W 184 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; mint copy; Collins; 1980. (Over 200 of the author’s photographs of a vast range of sailing vessels throughout the world. Mainly New Zealand but also Africa, India and Asia. Lovely photographs.) NeM34038 $80.00

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As Darker Grows The Night Taylor, Peter 154 pages; black and white photographs; map; original dust jacket; name or signature; average copy, some wear; Hodder and Stoughton; 1975. (An account of being a lighthouse keeper at Moko Hinau, Nugget Point and Tiritiri in the 50’s and 60’s together with an account of all (the then) manned lighthouses in New Zealand.) NeM19074 $35.00

Australian and New Zealand Ships of Today Norton, Frank 96 pages; map; black and white and coloured drawings; name or signature; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Angus and Robertson; 1958. (Describes all types of vessels on the Australian and New Zealand coasts and trade to and from both countries. Designed for younger readers but full of interesting information that make fascinating reading today.) NeM31043 $30.00

Blind Bay Hookers – The Little Ships of Early Nelson Westrupp, Fred 304 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; River Press; 2006 (The little sailing boats, Deal boats, ketches and scows that carried timber, coal and other cargos in and out of the bays of the top of the South Island, together with across Cook Strait. A detailed account of all these little coastal vessels.) NeM34089 $50.00

Canterbury Coasters McLean, Gavin 96 pages; black and white photographs; tables; lists; card cover; signed by the author; mint copy; NZSMS; 1987. (For more than 60 years the little ships of the Canterbury Steam Shipping Company traded around New Zealand ports. A fascinating history of this unconventional company.) NeM34053 $28.00

Captain’s Log – New Zealand’s Maritime History McLean, Gavin 226 pages; black and white photographs; maps; black and white drawings; coloured card cover; mint copy; Hodder Moa Beckett; 2001. (A history of shipping in New Zealand from the first wakes, through to coasters and the Union Co to container ships.) NeM34054 $36.00

Catlins Bound McPhee, Mike 262 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; coloured paintings; drawings; maps; old adverts; card covers; mint copy; self published; 2009. (The story of the sailing ships built by William McPhee at Stewart Island and in the Catlins in the 1860s and 1870s. It is also an account of coastal shipping in the south of the South Island during this period. Also includes a CD of 15 songs by The Maritime Crew about the vessels built by William McPhee.) NeM34062 $60.00

Clipper Ship to Motor Liner Waters, Sydney D 110 pages; black and white photographs; lists; no original dust jacket; mint copy; NZ Shipping Co; 1939. (The story of the NZ Shipping Co 1873-1939 together with complete fleet list of NZ Shipping and Federal Navigation.) NeM33062 $38.00

Conditions Of Work On The New Zealand Waterfront Anon 166 pages; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; The Harbours Association of New Zealand; 1970. (Details of employment conditions for waterfront labour as set by the Waterfront Industry Tribunal. Interesting reading.) NeM20003 $5.00

Cook’s Wild Strait – The Interisland Story MacIntyre, David; Field, Michael and Quinn, Christine 168 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; A H & A W Reed; 1983. (A well-researched account of the users of Cook Strait – the coasters, whalers, ferries, Pelorus Jack, air travel and ship wrecks.) NeM33033 $75.00

Cook’s Wild Strait – The Interisland Story MacIntyre, David; Field, Michael and Quinn, Christine 168 pages; black and white photographs; maps; original dust jacket; front fly cut otherwise average copy, some wear; A H & A W Reed; 1983. (A well-researched account of the users of Cook Strait – the coasters, whalers, ferries, Pelorus Jack, air travel and ship wrecks.) NeM19051 $55.00

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Crew Culture Atkinson, Neil 172 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; graphs; card covers; mint copy; Te Papa press; 2001. (Looks at New Zealand’s merchant seafarers working in coastal and international trades under sail and steam from the 1840s to the 1940s.) NeM34004 $40.00

CSR Shipping 1880-2003 Hansen, H J 212 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; card covers; mint copy; Self-published; 2004. (A history of the ships owned and charted by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company in Australia and New Zealand from 1870 to 2003 and a record of the ships that called at Chelsea over that period.) NeM34036 $47.00

Davey And The Awatea Laxon, W A 220 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Dunmore Press; 1997. (A history of a famous Union Company ship and famous Captain.) NeM34044 $35.00

Deep Water Gold Gordon, Keith 240 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; map; card covers; mint copy; SeaROV; 2005. (The story of RMS Niagara – the quest for New Zealand’s greatest shipwreck treasure. Sunk in 1940 off Northland with eight tones of gold onboard this is the story of the ship, the sinking, exploring the wreck and discovering gold.) NeM34034 $30.00

Early New Zealand Steamers Wilkinson, J D 230 pages; black and white photographs; name or signature; original dust jacket; mint copy; Maritime Hist Pubs; 1966. (Vol 1 – The pioneering Years 1840-1861. Unfortunately the only volume published. Covers merchant and navy steamers that traded around the NZ coast and visited from overseas during the period. A comprehensive work.) NeM30058 $80.00

Early New Zealand Steamers Wilkinson, J D 230 pages; black and white photographs; foxing on original dust jacket otherwise fine copy, near mint; Maritime Hist Pubs; 1966. (Vol 1 – The pioneering Years 1840-1861. Unfortunately the only volume published. Covers merchant and navy steamers that traded around the NZ coast and visited from overseas during the period. A comprehensive work.) NeM34091 $70.00

Express Steamers Of Cook Strait Kirk, Allan A 208 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; A H & A W Reed; 1968. (The full story of the Wellington-South Island passenger-steamer services from their inception in 1873 to the roll-on, roll-off era of the 1960’s, including the Wahine disaster of 1968.) NeM33027 $45.00

Fair Winds And Rough Seas Kirk, Allan 260 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; from an institutional library; average copy, some wear; A H & A W Reed; 1975. (The story of the Holm Shipping Company and their ships that traded in New Zealand’s coastal waters, to Australia, Pacific Islands and Antarctica since 1880. A good working copy.) NeM32029 $15.00

Fair Winds And Rough Seas Kirk, Allan 260 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; AH & AW Reed; 1975. (The story of the Holm Shipping Company and their ships that traded in New Zealand’s coastal waters, to Australia, Pacific Islands and Antarctica since 1880.) NeM34042 $42.00

From Kauri Trees To Sunlit Seas: shoestring shipping in the South Pacific Silk, Don 244 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; card covers; mint copy; Godwit; 1999; reprint. (The author is a New Zealander who with a partner established an inter-island shipping company based in the Cook Islands. This is the story of the challenges, adventures and tragedies of such a venture.) NeM34079 $35.00

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From Wherry To Steam Ferry On The Waitemata Walsh, T 52 pages; black and white photographs; coloured frontispiece; paper cover; fine copy, near mint; Walsh Printing; 1932. (A history of the ferry service on the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland. A scarce and sought after work.) NeM33061 $55.00

Full Astern! McLean, Gavin 240 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; card covers; mint copy; Grantham House; 2007. (An illustrated history of some of New Zealand’s most famous shipwrecks.) NeM34055 $32.00

Future Container Traffic 36 pages; tables; lists; card covers; from an institutional library but average copy, some wear; NZ Ports Authority; 1974 (A report by the NZ Ports Authority on overseas container traffic and required port facilities in 1980 and 1990. Makes interesting reading, now.) NeM06011 $10.00

Glamour Ships Of The Union Steam Ship Co of NZ Ltd Churchouse, Jack 104 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; scale drawings; coloured paintings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Millwood; 1981. (26 of Union Company’s finest passenger ships from 1879 to 1936 are featured with illustrations depicting why travel by sea was so glamorous.) NeM32007 $40.00

Glossary Of Terms Used By Australian Harbour Authorities Anon 64 pages; hard plastic cover; fine copy, near mint; The Australian Port Authorities Association. (An explanation of numerous nautical terms.) NeM20004 $5.00

Gold Fleet For California – Forty-Niners from Australia and New Zealand Bateson, Charles 172 pages; black and white photographs; folded photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Minerva; 1963. (When gold was discovered in California in 1848, 7,000 New Zealanders and Australians traveled to California in over 200 sailings – and most found no gold. The story of the sailings both to USA and return, and the challenges of the small ships.) NeM34007 $40.00

Half A World Away Johnson, David and Dennerly, Peter 214 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; Royal NZ Navy Museum; 1998. (17 papers presented to a maritime heritage conference in Auckland in 1997. A wide variety of papers on NZ maritime subjects.) NeM33025 $30.00

Harbour At The Sugar Loaves Scanlan, A B 192 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; coloured paintings; original dust jacket; name or signature; Taranaki Harbours Board; 1975. (A history of the Taranaki Harbours Board from 1875 to 1975.) NeM33053 $30.00

Hell Or High Water – New Zealand Merchant Seafarers remember the War Atkinson, Neill 272 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Harper Collins; 2005. (15 New Zealander’s recall there time during World War II serving on merchant ships and in convoys. Well illustrated and a different story.) NeM34005 $38.00

Historic Transport in Pictures Anon 64 pages; black and white photographs; paper covers; fine copy, near mint; Wilson & Horton Ltd; 1983. (A selection of old photographs covering railways, trains, trams, shipping, aviation, cars, trucks, buses, and fire engines.) NeM16002 $10.00

Holm & Co Ltd Ashtray glass ashtray 1960s with advert for Holm in bottom of tray. NeM31001 $20.00

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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.) NeM34045 $47.00

Hull Down Eaddy, P A 212 pages; black and white photographs; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Andrew Melrose; 1955; revised edition. (A classic book about inter-colonial and trans Pacific trading with sailing ships and timber in the first half of the last century.) NeM34028 $58.00

Images Of The Wanganui River Poster Black and white photographs; 420mm x 620mm; mint copy. (Advertising exhibition at Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui. Poster features 6 river boat scenes.) NeM11032 $10.00

Journeying With Seafarers In New Zealand Sinclair, Roy 272 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Random House; 1999. (Stories of the sea and those who love the sea and ships.  16 great New Zealand stories about New Zealanders.) NeM34080 $25.00

Kaipipi Shipyard and Ross Sea Whalers Watt, J P C 274 pages; black and white photographs; maps; drawings; lists; card covers; mint copy; Self published Facsimile; reprint; 2000. (A classic work on whaling in the Southern Pacific and the base at Kaipipi on Stewart Island. Covers the period 1920’s and 1930’s and the Norwegian people involved in whaling.) NeM34088 $83.00

Kaitaia Travel Bureau Ashtray glass ashtray 1960s with advert for Kaitaia Travel in bottom of tray. NeM31002 $20.00

Kiwitown’s Port – The Story of Oamaru Harbour McLean, Gavin 176 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; maps; plans; card covers; mint copy; Otago University Press; 2008. (A colourful account of the tempestuous history of the Oamaru Harbour, being built from scratch, need for constant developments, battles to attract trade and ultimate demise, but a rich legacy of wharves and waterfront buildings left behind.) NeM34056 $40.00

Levins 1841-1941 Gore, Ross 192 pages; black and white photographs; map; black and white drawings; hard covers; Whitcombe & Tombs / Whitcoulls; 1956. (Centennial history of Wellington based general merchants Levin & Co Ltd.  Much involvement with shipping, both as an owner and agent.) NeM33018 $25.00

Linkspan – The Staff magazine of the Company Union Steam Ship Co 7 issues from #1 (October 1984) to #7 (March 1986) 12 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; fine copy, near mint. NeM16036 $8.00 each

Log Of The Huia Hawkins, Clifford W 107 pages; black and white photographs; plans; drawings; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; self published; 1st edition; 1947. (The ‘Huia’ was a topsail schooner built at Aratapu in 1894 and was wrecked in 1951. An account of her over 50-year life carrying cargo around New Zealand and across the Tasman and Pacific.) NeM33021 $65.00

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