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Whitcombe & Tombs, Melbourne . Sydney . Perth, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Photographic. List of illustrations. Black-and-white frontispiece of author. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography throughout. Light blue coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured illustration and titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic / illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. The autobiography of the author who went to see at the age of 14, in 1894 on the three mastered barque 'Inveresk', and for the next 51 years was at sea. Joined Burns Philp shipping line before World War I, and, during World War I he became a prisoner of the German warship 'Wolf' after the sinking of the Matunga'. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the lower book edges and top corners.… Read More

(Sydney): Whitcombe & Tombs, 1948. 1st edition. Very Good. small octavo. orig. cloth 328pp., frontis., b/w pls., Author served under Sail from 1891, rising to captain Liners. Much of Australian interest. Rather worn but a Vg reading copy of an uncommon title

Sydney, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1948.. 8vo. 328pp. Original boards in chipped dustwrapper. Black and white illustrations; a very good copy. . First edition. Commodore of the Burns Philp line's memories from the days of sailing ships.

Melbourne, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1948.. First Edition; 8vo; pp. 328; portrait frontispiece, 20 b/w illustrations; original cloth, chipped dustjacket, minor bumping to spine, otherwise a very good copy. Scarce with dustjacket.

MELBOURNE: WHITCOMBE & TOMBS. G+/G- BOARDS EDGEWORN. CORNERS BUMPED. LIGHT FOXING TO EPS. Pages: 328. . 1948. HARDCOVER.. SLIGHTLY COCKED. DJ SOILED AT REAR, EDGEWORN WITH CHIPS & TEARS, IN MYLAR WRAP. TEXT BLOCK CLEAN & TIGHT. .

(Sydney): Whitcombe & Tombs, 1948. 1st edition. Nice Copy. small octavo. orig. cloth 328pp., frontis., b/w pls., Author served under Sail from 1891, rising to captain Liners. Much of Australian interest. Rather worn but a Vg reading copy of an uncommon title

(Sydney): Whitcombe & Tombs, 1948. 1st edition. Very Good. small octavo. chipped dust jacket 328pp., frontis., b/w pls., Author served under Sail from 1891, rising to captain Liners. Much of Australian interest. Uncommon

(Sydney): Whitcombe & Tombs, 1948. 1st edition. Near Fine. small octavo. dust jacket 328pp., frontis., b/w pls., Author served under Sail from 1891, rising to captain Liners. Much of Australian interest. Scarce in this condition