Steamers on the River from Boats to Ocean Liners. Stories of Steam-driven Ships. by Torrance, William - 1986

Watson Ferguson and Co, 1986. An illustrated account of the activities of steamers on the river and in the Bay at Brisbane, 278 pgs, index, illus, minor signs of age otherwise book and jacket are in very good condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

W. Torrence, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover (22 x 30 cm), xiv, 278 pages. ISBN: 0959144900. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound blue boards with gilt lettering along spine. Pictorial pastedowns/endpapers. Bumped, rubbed. Slightly skewed. Tight binding, clean textblock. The dj is bumped, scuffed/scratched. Rolled/creased along edges. The dj is covered in an archival book cover (removable). "An illustrated account of the activities of steamers on the river and bay in the period between World War I and World War II, when deep sea port activities were still very much part of the inner city life of Brisbane… This was a generation of steamers tragically affected by war, many were born in war, and most were fated to be violently destroyed by war. These pages provide a record of many of those vessels, of how they looked and how they ended their days, with a glance back over the years to the beginnings of steamship transport on the… Read More

Australia: W. Torrance. Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0959144900 . A good hardcover in a fair dustwrapper. The book is in clean blue boards very bumped/rubbed to the spine ends/corners and bottom edges, spine lean, internally without no writing or stamps, unmarked pages. The dustwrapper is quite creased to the edges with small chips to the spine ends/tips - supplied in a new removable archival sleeve. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland.; 278 pages .

Brisbane Market, Australia: W. Torrance, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Torrance, William. xiv, 278pp w appendices and index. Illust w bw photos and drawings by the author. Photo illustrated endpapers. Blue cloth w gilt lettering to spine. Bumping and very small wear to corners and tail. Binding square and sound. Photo illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in archival cover. Quarto.

W.Torrance ,Brisbane,1986. 4to..pp.xiv +278 . Illustrated throughout.indexof ships.Very Good hardcover in Very Good dust wrapper. ISBN0959144900 An illustrated account of the ships on the Brisbane River,in the period between World War I & World War II.