London: The Richards Press, 1928. 260pp. Quarto. Six coloured plates (from paintings by the author) and 276 b/w illusts. Appendix and index. Top edge gilt. Original blue cloth with gilt titling on the spine and gilt titling and gilt steamship decoration on upper board. Spine very slightly sunned. Rare. *"In 1831 the Sophia Jane, 256 gross tonnage and 50h.p., created great excitement as the first steamship to enter Sydney Harbour. From this it is a far cry to the present epoch of great floating palaces, with wondrous engines, measuring their tonnage and horse-power by scores of thousands, and able, through the marvel of Wireless, to keep in touch with the world on the most distant courses" (from the foreword by Sir Granville Ryrie, High Commissioner for Australia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

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Bookseller: Tapsell's Books and Music (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3837
Title: Australian Steamships Past and Present
Author: Gregory, Dickson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The Richards Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1928
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Steamships. Maritime. Shipwrecks
Bookseller catalogs: Miscellany; Australiana; Maritime History;

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Tapsell\'s Books and Music is in Rutherglen, a small country town in North-East Victoria, Australia. The bookshop, which was established in 1993, sells fine, old and general secondhand books and vinyl LPs. Rutherglen is well worth a visit and is a lovely, unspoilt country town in a famous winegrowing district. Wine + books = heaven. Phone: 0435 340 526. International phone: +61 435 340 526.

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Australian Steamships Past and Present

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