FAIR WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
THE STORY OF THE HOLM SHIPPING COMPANY

AUTHOR - Allan A. Kirk

PUBLICATION - A.H. & A.W. Reed 1975.

CONDITION - Hardback first edition, signed and inscribed by author to a local boat club, wishing fair winds, and good sailing. The book has only the slightest of rubbing and bumping on the top and bottom edges and spine, but the pages are clean and bright, and the binding is good. There is a little faint browning on the page edging. Dustwrapper is in good condition with only a little rubbing and bumping.

PRICE - $50

DESCRIPTION - The little ships of Holm have been familiar visitors to every port in New Zealand ever since 1880, when Swedish-born Ferdinand Holm bought a share in the barque Malay. His grandson Captain John Holm, built up a fleet of ships that traded not only in New Zealand's coastal waters but also across to Australia, to the Pacific Islands and ventured into the Antarctic. This book tells the story, and it is a brave one. The Holms had to face and beat keen competition and economic recessions as well as the built-in hazards of wind and weather.

ISBN 9780589009346

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