The Tyser Legacy: A History of the Port Line and Its Associated Companies by Ian Farquhar. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

The Tyser Legacy: A History of the Port Line and Its Associated Companies by Ian Farquhar.
SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Hardback with jacket is in excellent, near new condition, minor marks, no owner inscriptions. 
Jacket has light edge-wear, and a tiny chip on spine.
376 pages, illustrated.

This book covers the history of Tyser & Company to 1914, Commonwealth & Dominion / Port Line 1914 - 1991 and then specific detailed histories of associated companies such as MANZ Line, Albion & Overseas Shipping Agency, Atlas Line, Compass Line, Crusader Shipping Company, Associated Container Transport (Australia) Ltd and Pacific Australia Direct Line (PAD and other smaller companies mainly Steve Doring, agency and wool dumping.

The book provides the first in-depth look at the politics and operations of the Conference systems, as well as providing a concise date-line history of the British lines in New Zealand overseas trade.

There are 100 pages of fleet lists covering all the Tyser Line sailing ships and steamers.

Publisher: New Zealand Ship & Marine Society Incorporated, 2006. First Edition.

ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. 

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