BAUM, L. FRANK & NEILL, JOHN R. (Illus)

COLOUR PLATES, FIRST EDITION (1911) FIRST ISSUE WITH TRANSPOSED LINES ON Pg95 & Pg105. LIST OF PREVIOUS TITLES ENDS WITH 'JOHN DOUGH & THE CHERUB', imperial octavo, green buckram boards, green lettering to spine, colour illus title plate to front board, illus eps, illus prelims, frontispiece, 240pp, illus/plates, VG- (heavy chipping & scuffing to spine extrems, moderate scuffing & chafing to boards & edges, light soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate cracks to gutters- boards still reasonably firm, sporadic light soiling & minor closed tearing to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Reilly & Britton Co. 1911

KEYWORDS: children's literature modern first edition L Frank Baum sea fairies John R Neill illustrated fantasy nautical

FITZSIMONS, PETER

Super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Hachette 2019

KEYWORDS: captain james cook exploration south pacific cartography nautical history colonialism

HOSMER, GEORGE L.

Duodecimo hardcover (VG-) ironically, some moderate water staining to page edges; 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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons 1926

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical navigation instruments charts piloting dead reckoning mercator sailing great circle azimuth sumner's method tides storms signals

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ALSO BOUND WITH NAVAL REGULATION AMENDMENTS #1-6, WITH ORIGINAL OWNER'S INK ANNOTATIONS, super octavo, black buckram boards, blind rule to boards, title plate to front board, patterned eps, 165pp + 38pp amendments to rear, VG- (moderate bruising & chafing to spine & boards/edges, moderate soiling & chafing to boards, considerable loss to title plate on front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, binder's plate to front pastedown, ffep reinforced with blue buckram, light to moderate foxing & aforementioned annotations to pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: E. V. Paul, Gov't Printer 1939-1946

KEYWORDS: New Zealand navy naval government payment history military maritime nautical armed forces regulations financial finances wages

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SECOND EDITION, ORIGINAL BINDING, imperial octavo, brown stiff card covers, brown & blue lettering to front cover, internally staple bound, 120pp, illus, folding plates, VG (moderate creasing to spine & covers, moderate rusting to staples- pgs 115-118 almost detached but still hanging on, some moderate closed tearing to ffep at staples, occasional additions & amendments in ink to pags throughout- unobtrusive)

PUBLISHER: Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd 1925

KEYWORDS: New Zealand ports Otago harbour jubilee Port Chalmers history maritime nautical history

APPLEBY, JOHN C.

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 288pp, illus, VG+ (sl soiling to boards, sl foxing to page edges) in d/w, Near FINE

PUBLISHER: The History Press 2009

KEYWORDS: first edition piracy pirates tudor English history maritme nautical crime British Isles

TAUBE, ALLEN

EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo softcover(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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: International Marine Publishing Company 1986

KEYWORDS: boatbuilding repairs boats marine maritime nautical

BARR, HUGH & HOLBURN, JAMES G.

Octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: James Munro & Co, Ltd., undated, ca. 1960

KEYWORDS: marine engineering m.o.t. orals mot orals shipbuilding ship construction turbines electricity nautical sailing steam engines engine building material strength reference

LORD, WALTER

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to title plate on spine, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, xi + 188pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to spine extrems, moderate soiling to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, minor water staining & prev. owner's name in pencil to front pastedown, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG- (heavy creasing & chipping to edges with some attempts at tape repairs, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green & Co 1956

KEYWORDS: first edition Titanic maritime nautical disasters history Walter Lord

MATTHIESSEN, PETER

Super octavo softcover (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: National Geographic 2003

KEYWORDS: antarctica peter matthiessen travel polar environment environmentalism nature sailing nautical

GREGORY, BARRY

Octavo softcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1988

KEYWORDS: military handbook Vietnam war marine nautical armed forces navy naval

CROSS, WILBUR

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: William Heinemann 1960

KEYWORDS: Italia arctic ocean maritime nautical disasters polar expeditions exploration history first edition

McKEE, ALEXANDER

Paperback (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: New English Library 1973

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical naval navy ww2 second 2nd world war two 2 ii

WILLMOTT, H. P.

Super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Cassell 2002

KEYWORDS: war military history navy naval battleships maritime nautical warships

HALE, THOMAS & VAN RIPER, ANTHONY (Fore)

LIMITED NUMBERED SIGNED EDITION (#67/200), octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, frontispiece, illus prelims, VG (light to moderate creasing & curling to spine & cover edges, sl creasing to author's signature plate, light cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Crow's Nest Press 1996

KEYWORDS: signed limited maritime nautical short stories prose literature collection Thomas Hale

EDMOND, MARTIN

FIRST EDITION octavo softcover (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: Auckland University Press 2009

KEYWORDS: first edition martin edmond exploration seafaring nautical sailing antipodes antopodean

WINGATE, JOHN

Octavo hardcover (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: Heinemann 1966

KEYWORDS: second world war two ww2 wwii military history crete john wingate submarine naval nautical marine

PALMER, ALFRED BRIAN

Super octavo hardcover (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: Roebuck 1981

KEYWORDS: second world war two ww2 wwii military history alfred brian palmer merchant marine burrowa nautical sailing

McNARRY, DONALD

EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Conway Maritime Press 1982

KEYWORDS: hobbies miniature ships shipbuilding maritime nautical model engineering models

STOKESBURY, JAMES L.

Super octavo hardcover (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 may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: William Morrow and Company 1983

KEYWORDS: British royal navy naval history military maritime nautical colonies colonial