Ships and Sailormen - Signed copy

A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1964. Blue hard cover in tight clean tidy condition. Signed by Kirk on title page. Previous owner book plate opposite pre-title page. Dust jacket is in very tidy condition with some surface rubbing.
The author has selected a representative group of men who have dedicated their lives to ships and the sea and given us a lively and accurate account of their adventures in peace and war.
The remarkable and romantic history of New Zealand's oldest shipping company, from the formative period of the 1860s right through to the present day, when six fine modern motor vessels of the Anchor Line are playing an important part in the coastal transportation services of their country. Biographies of Australasian Shipmasters including Capt Smith and Capt Young of the 'Monowai' & Capt Irwin of the 'Rangitira' & the 'Wahine'