Ships in Focus publications set standards of quality: authoritative and well-researched text with superb photographic reproduction. Books now available from us include ten issues of Record, four pictorial histories which illustrate how the fleets of major British liner companies developed, and - in conjunction with Priam Publications - two stunning colour albums.

Classic Coasters :

Published by Ships in Focus Publications in conjunction with Priam Publications. If you enjoyed the photographs in Reflections on a River and A River in Retrospect we are sure you will find Classic Coasters to your taste. Sixty seven superb colour photographs of coasters built between 1908 and 1966 recapture the heyday of the traditional coastal cargo ship, once so familiar around the coasts of Britain and the Continent. With expansive and informative captions, Classic Coasters is a book to cherish.

Hardback: £12.50

Blue Funnel Line:

No book has ever included so many photographs of Blue Funnel ships, all benefiting from today's high quality reproduction. But this is more than just a book of photos. The captions detail each ships' career, and tell the fascinating story of the development of this greatest of all cargo fleets. There is a brief company history, and a comprehensive text. A4, 192 pages including 8 in colour, well over 400 photographs

Hardback: £21.00

Ellerman Lines:

One of the largest and most varied fleets of the 20th century is the subject of this 72 page book.

Hardback: £12.50

Anchor & Brocklebank Lines:

Glasgow's Anchor fleet ranged from North Atlantic liners through cargo liners to coasters, whilst Brocklebanks made a speciality of smart cargo steamers. This 72-page book does justice to both of these old-established fleets.

Softback: £9.50

New Zealand & Federal Lines:

The elegant cargo and passenger liners of these two famous associated companies feature in this 88-page volume. Most New Zealand and Federal ships are illustrated, including every one owned since the First World War.

Softback: £11.50 - Hardback: £15.50

A River in Retrospect

Further reflections on the Mersey's shipping by Paul Boot. A full colour 64-page album celebrating post-war shipping around the Mersey estuary.

Hardback: £11.95

Ships in Focus BURNS & LAIRD, by Colin Campbell and Roy Fenton,

Burns & Laird Lines Ltd. and its two components occupy a special place in maritime history. The origins of G & J Burns and the Laird Line are intertwined with the beginning of regular steamer sailings, and both were early and important members of the Coast Lines Group. The combined company went on to become an institution on Irish Sea routes, surviving until the 1970s. In the Ships in Focus tradition this new pictorial history pulls out all the stops to show how the fleet developed and to detail individual ships. Photographs of ships built as early as 1863 have been found, whilst the photographic record is complete for Burns & Laird Ltd. since its inception in 1922. Indeed every ship owned since the 1890s is illustrated under the companies' or other ownership. A superb 96-page hardback, it includes over 200 photographs, with design and reproduction which ensures the full impact of some stunning shots.

Hardback: £14.50, available mid November.

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