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$19.50
xxeqd59827

The Man Before The Mast: Being The Story of Twenty Years Afloat


SORRELL, GEORGE

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

$450.00
1r18a/1

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

KEATE, GEORGE

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

$25.00
1r35/12

Leonard Robertson, The Whangaroa & La Bella


CHURCHOUSE, JACK

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

$22.50
1t15d/14

Saga of a Wayward Sailor


JONES, TRISTAN

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

$55.00
1t30a/20

Land, Sea, and Air: Reminiscences of Mark Kerr


KERR, MARK

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

$20.00
1u28b/18

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

DUNMORE, JOHN

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

$15.00
xxesd60627

Cruising Chats


COOKE, FRANCIS B.

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

$16.50
xxesd60628

Captain Fraser's Voyages


1865-1892

GEE, MARJORY

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

$14.50
xxeta60793

the Sinking of the Titanic


The Mystery Solved

COLLINS, L.M.

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

$16.50
xxetb60833

The Living Sea


COUSTEAU, J.Y. & DUGAN, JAMES

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

$25.00
xxetf61104

Warship Construction


IRELAND, BERNARD

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

$22.50
xxetf61105

Days of the Steamboats


EWEN, WILLIAM H.

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

$17.50
xxetf61110

Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi


PETERSEN, WILLIAM J.

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

$28.50
xxeua61180

Coastal Passenger Liners of the British Isles


ROBINS, NICK

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

$19.50
xxeua61184

Manchester Ship Canal


GRAY, EDWARD

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

$17.50
xxeub61245

Marco Polo


The Story of the Fastest Clipper

HOLLENBERG, MARTIN J.

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

$15.00
xxeuf61539

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


LAING, ALEXANDER

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

$40.00
2f25a/36

Small Vessels


POLLOCK, WALTER

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

$50.00
2f25a/52

Basic Shiphandling for Masters, Mates & Pilots


WILLERTON, P. F.

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

$55.00
2f34a/34

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

LAWSON, WILL

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

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