Books - "nautical"
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The Man Before The Mast: Being The Story of Twenty Years Afloat
hardcover octavo first edition (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Methuen & Co. 1928
KEYWORDS: specials George Sorrell first edition literature maritime account nautical
An Account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the Western Part of the Pacific Ocean, composed from the Journals and Communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his Officers who, in August 1783,
A Packet Belonging to the Honourable East India Company
Re-bound, all plates & maps present, quality archival tape repair to minor closed tears to folding map, quarto, quarter-bound, heavy card boards & leather title panel cut into brown leather spine, frontispiece, folding map, xvii + 378pp, illus + folding maps, VG+ (4cm piece of sellotape to rear board, owner's ex libris label to front pastedown, year 1788 in crayon to title page, mild foxing & mild tanning)
PUBLISHER: Printed for Captain Wilson & sold by G Nicol1789
KEYWORDS: George Keate Pelew Islands Pacific The Antelope Captain Henry Wilson nautical history diaries journals exploration shipwreck anthropology culture
Leonard Robertson, The Whangaroa & La Bella
Oblong quarto, khaki boards with gilt lettering to spine, khaki eps, illus title page, xiv + 162pp, illus, VG (light rubbing to board lower edges, 1cm ding to front board upper edge, soiling to 1cm of lower page edges, ) in d/w, VG (1cm closed tear to rear upper edge, some staining to inside upper edges)
PUBLISHER: Millwood Press 1982
KEYWORDS: Jack Churchouse Leonard robertson Whangaroa New Zealand nautical maritime history sailing shipwrecks barquentine topsail scow
Saga of a Wayward Sailor
First edition, super octavo, light blue boardswith gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, iv + 264pp, illus, VG+ (slight bruising to spine extrems, v slight fading to board edges) in d/w, VG (fading to spine, bruising & nicks to corners & spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: The Bodley Head 1980
KEYWORDS: Tristan Jones autobiography explorer maritime nautical sailing exploration voyage Cresswell sailor yachting adventures travel
Land, Sea, and Air: Reminiscences of Mark Kerr
First UK edition, super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece with tissue guard, x + 406pp, illus + folding chart, VG (heavy fading to spine, moderate fading to boards, light bruising to spine extrems, inscription in ink to fep, heavy tanning to some pages esp prelims, moderate foxing elsewhere)
PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1927
KEYWORDS: Mark Kerr memoir reminiscence history biography travel nautical air exploration expedition
The Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste
A True Account of M. de Surville's Expedition to New Zealand & the Unknown South Seas in the Years 1769-70
Octavo, blue boards with gilt lettering to spine, illus eps, 127pp, illus, VG+ (v slight foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (bruising to edges, rubbing & slight soiling to front & rear)
PUBLISHER: Pegasus Press 1969
KEYWORDS: John Dunmore St Jean Baptiste Jean de Surville expedition exploration New Zealand French naval history nautical
Cruising Chats
First edition Hardcover super octavo (VG-) lacks d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Edward Arnold & Co. 1932
KEYWORDS: first edition specials Francis B Cooke nautical sailing short essays articles
Captain Fraser's Voyages
1865-1892
First edition Hardcover super octavo (VG+) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Stanford Maritime Limited 1979
KEYWORDS: first edition specials Marjory Gee biography voyages memoir Captain Fraser nautical Victorian seafarer
the Sinking of the Titanic
The Mystery Solved
Softcover super octavo (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Souvenir Press Ltd 2008
KEYWORDS: specials Captain L M Collins nautical history Titanic shipwreck
The Living Sea
Hardcover imperial octavo (VG) in d/w (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Companion Book Club 1964
KEYWORDS: specials Jaques-Yves Cousteau James Dugan nautical oceanography oceanographic research diving
Warship Construction
Hardcover quarto (VG+) in d/w (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Ian Allen, Ltd., 1987
KEYWORDS: specials Bernard Ireland nautical Navy maritime warship contruction history military design
Days of the Steamboats
Softcover oblong octavo (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. 1988
KEYWORDS: specials William H Ewen nautical history steamboats
Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi
Softcover super octavo (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Inc 1995
KEYWORDS: specials William J Petersen transport nautical steamboats American history paddleboats
Coastal Passenger Liners of the British Isles
Hardcover imperial octavo (NF) in d/w (NF) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Seaforth Publishing 2011
KEYWORDS: specials Nick Robins nautical ships British history shipping passenger liners
Manchester Ship Canal
Softcover imperial octavo (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Sutton Publishing Ltd 1997
KEYWORDS: specials Edward Gray nautical history England shipping industry commerce Lancashire Manchester Ship Canal
Marco Polo
The Story of the Fastest Clipper
Softcover imperial octavo (VG+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Nimbus Publishing Limited 2006
KEYWORDS: specials Martin J Hollenberg nautical history clipper Marco Polo ship Australia Britain emigration vessel
The Sea Witch: A Narrrative of the Experiences of Capt. Roger Murray and others in an American Clipper Ship during the Years 1846 to 1856
Super octavo hardcover (VG-) in d/w (G+) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Thornton Butterworth 1935
KEYWORDS: specials Alexander Laing literature fiction novel clipper ships sailing nautical adventure
Small Vessels
First edition, octavo, navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 267pp, illus, VG (bruising to lower spine extrem, slight rubbing to lower front board, bookseller's stamp to fep, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderately heavy browning & foxing, damage to spine extrems, creasing to upper edges, 3cm closed tear to front upper corner)
PUBLISHER: Walter Pollock 1946
KEYWORDS: first edition Walter Pollock shipping maritime nautical history vessels boats ships
Basic Shiphandling for Masters, Mates & Pilots
Super octavo, dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, 152pp, illus, fine
PUBLISHER: Stanford Maritime 1980
KEYWORDS: PF Willerton sailing maritime nautical shiphandling marine science navigation seamanship ships boats seafaring tugs
Steam in the Southern Pacific
The Story of Merchant Steam Navigation in the Australian Coastal and Intercolonial Trades, and on the Ocean Lines of the Southern Pacific
Re-bound with new eps & boards, small octavo, maroon faux-leather boards with gilt lettering to spine, 150pp + 2pp adverts, illus with 54illus, VG (2cm stain to title page, sporadic foxing, moderate tanning to pages, 1cm black stain to upper corner page 148/149, last two pages loose)
PUBLISHER: Gordon & Gotch 1909
KEYWORDS: Will Lawson New Zealand Pacific Ocean nautical maritime history steam merchant navy naval history navigation coastal shipping trade routes boats steamers