CORAMBA The Ship the Sea Swallowed Tapa blanda - 1984

Self Published, Clayton, Victoria, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Foreword by Geoff Nayle, list of illustrations, acknowledgements, three appendices, biography and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography stop photographic card cover with black and white coloured titles to the front panel. On or around about 30 November, 1934 the T. S. S. Coramba, en route from Warrnambool to Melbourne, was wrecked in a storm off Philip Island with the loss of 17 men. The story of that ship and a coronial enquiry into its loss. As per the verso of the title page, this book is a limited edition of one of 1000 copies. Rubbing of the book edges and panels and there is a top edge of the front panel, along with the remnants of a sticker. Handling marks to the back panel. Previous owners name to the verso of the front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [1], II - VIII, 100, [2] pages,. Please refer to… Leer más

Melbourne: Desmond S Williams, 1984. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition Of 1000 Copies

Australia: Desmond S. Williams, 1984. viii, 100pp. B/white photographic illustrations, and maps. Fold-out b/white T.S.S. Coramba general arrangement plan. Book clean, square. Spine firm, light bump to head. Author signature to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has minor edgewear, soft reading crease. This edition limited to 1000 copies. The history and disappearance of the twin screw steamer 'Coramba', which disappeared on an overnght passage from Warrnambool to Melbourne in November 1934, taking all 17 hands. Her remains were discovered a month later in deep water near Phillip Island . . . Contents include: Foreword. Preface. 8 chapters. Appendices: A. Official Marine Board Enquiry. B. Details and Specifications of T.S.S. Coramba. C. General Arrangement Plan of T.S.S. Coramba. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 190g. (This book will post as a small parcel and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover.… Leer más