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Ordeal By Sea. The Company's History in the Second World war 1939 - 1945. The New Zealand Shipping Company in the Second World War by Sydney D Waters - 1949

by Sydney D Waters

Ordeal By Sea.  The Company's History in the Second World war 1939 - 1945.  The New Zealand Shipping Company in the Second World War by Sydney D Waters - 1949

Ordeal By Sea. The Company's History in the Second World war 1939 - 1945. The New Zealand Shipping Company in the Second World War

by Sydney D Waters

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London: The New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd, 1949. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 5.5" X 8. An illustrated record of this prestigious merchant shipping company and the work it did on convoys etc during world war two. The book is clean and sound although there is some light spotting to the closed page edges and the early and late pages. A worn dust jacket is present but it has been laminated to the boards. Available for prompt dispatch from the UK. Please email with any queries.

  • Bookseller Deez Books GB (GB)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Good
  • Jacket Condition Fair
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher The New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1949
  • Pages 263
  • Keywords SHIPPING SEAFARING TRANSPORT WAR
  • Size 5.5" X 8
Shaw Savill Line - One Hundred Years Of Trading

Shaw Savill Line - One Hundred Years Of Trading

by Sydney D. Waters

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Whitcombe and Tombs, 1961. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1961. First Published. 157 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Jacket has been laminated to boards. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards are presumed clean as jacket is taped down. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Some sunning to spine. Light rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.
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Clipper Ship To Motor Liner 1873-1939

Clipper Ship To Motor Liner 1873-1939

by Sydney D Waters

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New Zealand Shipping Company, 1939. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1939. Reprinted. 110 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.
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Shaw Savill Line - One Hundred Years of Trading

Shaw Savill Line - One Hundred Years of Trading

by Sydney D. Waters

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Whitcombe and Tombs, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. First Published. 155 pages. Blue dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Visible creasing to gutter. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Minor marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Some tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges.
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SHAW SAVILL LINE. One Hundred Years of Trading.

by Waters, Sydney D

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158pp. Illus. A very good copy. Lacks dust-jacket hoever. Savill Line is closely bound up with that of the settlement and the social and economic progress of New Zealand during the 19tth. century. The line was founded by
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Clipper Ship to Motor Liner The Story of the New Zealand Shipping Company 1873-1939

Clipper Ship to Motor Liner The Story of the New Zealand Shipping Company 1873-1939

by WATERS, Sydney D

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London: The New Zealand Shipping Company, 1939 Burgundy cloth titled in gilt and black on spine, b&w frontis and illstns . Very tidy, slightly faded at the spine, a gift inscription in the front endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Clipper Ship to Motor Liner The Story of the New Zealand Shipping Company 1873-1939

Clipper Ship to Motor Liner The Story of the New Zealand Shipping Company 1873-1939

by WATERS, Sydney D

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London: The New Zealand Shipping Company, 1939 Burgundy cloth titled in gilt and black on spine, b&w frontis and illstns. Ownership name in front, faint foxing in endpapers. Dust jacket has some tanning, small gap at crown of spine, in a clear film protective sleeve. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Union Line: A Short History of the Union Steam Ship Company of Ne w Zealand Limited 1875 - 1951

by Sydney D. Waters

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Union Steam Ship Company.. Good. 8vo - over 7.75 - 9.75 inches tall. Hardcover. 1951. Green boards with gilt lettering - tears & wear to spine tips - clean, firm interior - 148pp. colour frontis, b&w photos through out, ep maps. Name and date plus a stamped name in front. .
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Union line a short history of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd 1875-1951

by Sydney D. Waters

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New Zealand: Union Steam Ship Co.. Good. Hardcover. 1952.
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CLIPPER SHIP TO MOTOR LINER: THE STORY OF THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY 1873-1939

by Waters, Sydney D

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London: The New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd. Hardcover. As New/as new. 110 pp; fine company history, with 8 b & w full-page photos; this copy is reprint of original edition of 1939; has address stamp of former owner on ffep.
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Ordeal By Sea : The New Zealand Shipping Company in the Second World War 1939-1945

by Sydney D. Waters

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The New Zealand Shipping Company, 1949. Hardcover. Good. . First. Faint foxing to textblock.Tanning/light dust wear to fully intact jacket, now in mylar. Pages/boards clean, NO foxing or markings, binding sturdy.
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