By Clifford w Hawkins, with a foreward by Robert A Falla, published by Collins 1978, revised edition with many new illustrations - first published as Out of Auckland 1960 - hardback, 152 pages many B&W illustrations, scale drawings, charts etc. plus register of ships, map of NZ, main ship building locations on FEP's, map of South Pacific trade routes from NZ on back end paper. A detailed account of the builders and boats of the period when their was only wind power and the only material was native timbers. Some foxing / marks on half title page, and previous facing page - rear page of FEP -, also odd spot of foxing at rear on Index pages, very light browning to page edges - very slight crease at top edges of DW at front -very good copy

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