From Derby Round to Burketown, The A.U.S.N. Story.
by McKellar, N.L
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 070221244X
- ISBN 13
- 9780702212444
- Seller
-
Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
St. Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 1977. HEAVY. x, 682pp, index, bibliography, appendix (fleet list), chapter notes, bw ills. Or tan cloth in jacket. Jacket laminate lifting, moderate edge wear to jacket. Minor foxing to top edge, spine slightly cocked. Exhaustive history of the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company which was inextricably linked to the history of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041409
- Title
- From Derby Round to Burketown, The A.U.S.N. Story.
- Author
- McKellar, N.L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 070221244X
- ISBN 13
- 9780702212444
- Publisher
- University of Queensland Press
- Place of Publication
- St. Lucia, Qld
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- AUSN Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Shipping Business Nautical Maritime Cargo New Zealand Pacific
- Bookseller catalogs
- Australiana & NZ; Maritime/ Sailing/ Shipping; TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History;
- Size
- 4to
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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