Published by Shiplovers' Society of Victoria. Melbourne. ., 1955
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
Issue No. 12 of "The Journal of the Shiplovers' Society of Victoria". Foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir John Collins. 146 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft covers with light wear, otherwise near fine. 21 x 14.5. The Alpena Gale, by Terry Callen. Old-Fashioned Marine Curiosities by Sir James Bisset. Sailing the Seven Seas in the interest of Science, (on the Carnegie) by Oscar G. Nordman, of Papeete, Tahiti. Memories of the Salamis, by Captain William Philip.
Published by The Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 1962
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fair. Deane, P. (illustrator). First Edition. 136 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. The contributions by twenty-four authors include: The "Esmeralda" Arrives at Port Jackson; A Gippsland Lakes Pioneer; Shipmates with Cannibals; "Dewarutji" Arrives at Melbourne; Coastal Steamers; The "Wasa"; The H.M.S. "Victoria" Disaster; Robinson Crusoe Types; Windjammer Parade, 1934; He Knew the Fijis in '89; Before, and After Joining a Wool Clipper; and many more. Unmarked with above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy reading copy of this jaunty historical Australian nautical compilation.