`MAILSHIPS OF THE UNION CASTLE LINE BY C J HARRIS AND B D INGPEN, FIRST EDITION, 1994

"MAILSHIPS OF THE UNION CASTLE LINE" BY C J HARRIS AND B D INGPEN. FIRST EDITION, 1994, HARDCOVER, 180 PAGES, COMPLETE INTACT DUSTJACKET, NO NAMES OR INSCRIPTIONS. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

"The story of the mail service between Britain and South Africa and its concomitant cargo and passenger services. It traces the years of fierce competition between the Union and Castle lines for tenure of the coveted Ocean Mail Contract, their ultimate amalgamation in 1900 to become the legendary Union-Castle Line and the fluctuating fortunes of that Company." - Online summary