THE SAILING SHIPS OF THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY 1873-1900

AUTHOR - Alan Bott

PUBLICATION - B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1972

CONDITION - 1st edition. Good condition. Hardback with dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is in very good condition with only a few rust/age marks otherwise no bumping, rubbing, chipping or tearing. The book has only the slightest of rubbing and bumping on the bottom edge of the spine, and the binding is very good. The pages are all in good order bar the foxing scattered thoughout, but it is particularly bad on the 2-3 pages adjacent to the front and back endpapers.

PRICE - $85

DESCRIPTION - The Sailing Ships of The New Zealand Shipping Company 1873-1900. The New Zealand Shipping Company was one of the first lines to establish a regular service between England and New Zealand - the longest sea trade route in the world. The sailing ships owned by The N.Z.S. Co. between 1873 and 1900 had a splendour and a grace which cannot be matched by their motor driven successors. Alan Bott here provides not only the authoritative history of these elegant vessels but also evokes the excitement of life under sail, with the help of such items as the ships' logs, passengers' diaries, menus and newspaper reports.

ISBN 0713404671

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