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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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. .

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

New Zealand: Union Steam Ship Co.. Good. Hardcover. 1952.

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.

New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs. Good. Hardcover. 1961. d/j top edge wear .