Books - "nautical"
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The Story of P&O
first edition 224pp ills.[b/w and col.] Imperial octavo hardcover Nr fine (black cloth, v sl wear to extrems) in VG+ d/w (v.sl.rubbed, light sunning to spine)
PUBLISHER: weidenfeld and nicolson london [1986]
KEYWORDS: p&o nautical transport howarth
A First Fleet Family
first edition thus [colonial edition] 271pp [b/w fold-out map at front] VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges incl.map sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: t.fisher unwin london 1896
KEYWORDS: history travel biography nautical louis becke walter jeffrey
The Last Voyage
first edition inscribed by author 490pp ills.[b/w w.col.fold-out map at front] VG (blue cloth w.gilt border to top board,sl.rubbed and mod.soiled,bevelled edges sl.worn and chipped,lower half of cloth on spine is now a flap due to split at lower hinge,author's inscr.tipped-in to ffep gutter - signed Brassey most likely Lord Brassey given date (Lady Brassey died on last voyage) ,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled,prelim.section loosening slightly,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: longmans,green london 1889
KEYWORDS: travel geography nautical lady brassey signed biography
Notable Voyages from Columbus to Parry
[first edition] 568pp ills.[b/w] G+ (blue cloth w.black/gilt dec.stamps to top board and spine,rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.,lacks prelims.but has title page,sl.loss to head of title but not affecting text,some minor soiling to contents,aeg,spine cracked and sl.shaky)
PUBLISHER: routledge london 1880
KEYWORDS: travel history nautical columbus parry william kingston
With the Yacht,Camera,And Cycle in the Mediterranean
ex-lib.first edition 94pp ills.[b/w] VG (two-tone brown cloth w.gilt stamps to rear board,mod.rubbed and soiled w.remains of libr.label to spine,sl.bumps and wear to bevelled extrems.,owner's bookplate and libr.marks to front pastedown,prelims.and untrimmed edges sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1895
KEYWORDS: history travel geography photography cavan nautical
A Winter's Cruise in the Mediterranean
ex-lib.first edition 299pp VG (green cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled w.remains of libr.label to spine,sl.bumps and wear to extrems.,dealer's label and owner's bookplate to front pastedown,pencil numbers to ffep verso,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: swan sonnenschein london 1887
KEYWORDS: travel history geography mediterranean nautical gainsford
The First to Land
first edition 294pp NF (grey cloth,ink mark to ffep,v.sl.cocked) in VG+ d/w (spine mod.sunned)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson london 1984
KEYWORDS: modern first edition literature douglas reeman nautical
A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook
404pp ills.[11 b/w + frontis.] G (reading copy,blue cloth w.gilt/black dec.stamps and borders,rubbed and stained,30% loss to foot of spine,chipping and wear to bevelled extrems.,lower board barely attached,lacks ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed/soiled,plates all present w.some minor soiling to margins,spine cracked and shaky w.separation starting at some sections)
PUBLISHER: bickers london 1878
KEYWORDS: nautical travel biography captain james cook kippis
A Voyage to the South Sea
[facsimile] 264pp [fold-out charts/maps] VG+ (fawn cloth,spine and upper/lower edges sunned to green,minor foxing to verso of fold-outs) in VG+ d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,gum stains to upper/lower edges,spine sl.sunned)
PUBLISHER: hutchinson richmond 1979
KEYWORDS: nautical history travel william bligh new zealand
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
first edition in slipcase 200pp ills.[col.] F in NF slipcase (v.sl.soiled)
PUBLISHER: tetsuro katsumi osaka 1998
KEYWORDS: japan nautical military transport
Pioneers of the Seven Seas
first edition inscribed by author 220pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,author's dated inscr.to ffep [1968],author's inscr.postcard loosely inserted,eps and content edges sl.foxed) in VG- d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,wear and chipping to extrems.w.some sl.losses)
PUBLISHER: routledge & kegan paul london 1956
KEYWORDS: nautical history signed alan villiers
Some Neglected Aspects of War
ex-lib.first edition 193pp VG- (blue cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,libr.bookplate to front pastedown,prelims.and content edges mod.soiled,paper separation at ep gutters,spine cracked)
PUBLISHER: sampson low london 1907
KEYWORDS: nautical military history mahan
The Journals of Captain James Cook [3 Vols. (in 4 books) + folio of Maps]
5 book set (3 volumes in 4 books + folio of maps) very heavy, extra shipping charges will apply, 684/1021/718/719-1647pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG+ hardcover (blue cloth w.gilt bust stamp to top boards, maps are clean ) in VG+ d/ws (sl.rubbed and soiled/foxed, price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hakluyt society cambridge university press london 1955 / 1961 / 1967
KEYWORDS: james cook travel exploration beaglehole endeavour discovery resolution adventure nautical history
The Navy As I Have Known It 1849-1899
ex-lib.first edition 472pp [b/w frontis.portrait] G (reading copy only,blue cloth w.spine missing,rubbed and stained w.remains of libr.labels,chipping and wear to extrems.,usual libr.stamps and labels,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled/foxed,spine cracked and shaky)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1904
KEYWORDS: nautical history biography navy fremantle
The Wake of The Bounty
first edition 200pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.bumps to extrems.,school presentation bookplate to ffep,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked but tight) in VG- d/w (rubbed and foxed,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: cassell london 1953
KEYWORDS: history nautical the bounty bligh wilkinson travel
The Way of a Ship
the story of the square-rigged cape horner
first edition 287pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth,v.sl.soiled,sl.bumps to extrems.,maps to eps,owner's sign.to ffep w.tape stains to eps,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,spine cracked and sl.cocked) in G d/w (rebacked by amateur w.brown paper,rubbed and stained,chipping and wear to extrems.w.some losses,price-clipped)
PUBLISHER: hodder and stoughton london 1954
KEYWORDS: nautical history clipper ships cape horner alan villiers
Above and Under Hatches
first edition 200pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (blue cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,content edges sl.soiled) lacks d/w
PUBLISHER: batchworth press london 1955
KEYWORDS: nautical history james gardner christopher lloyd
A Treatise on Marine Engines and Steam Vessels
eighth edition 302pp+ads.ills.[b/w] VG- (tan cloth,mod.rubbed and stained,sl.wear to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.soiled,sl.cocked)
PUBLISHER: crosby lockwood london 1917
KEYWORDS: science nautical marine engines steam transport robert murray
Commodore John Rodgers
captain,commodore,and senior officer of the american navy 1773-1838
first edition 434pp ills.[b/w] VG (blue cloth w.gilt flag stamped to spine,sl.rubbed and soiled,new eps,sl.foxing to untrimmed content edges,small piece from pp45/46 torn away but present,teg)
PUBLISHER: arthur h.clark cleveland 1910
KEYWORDS: nautical biography john rodgers charles paullin
Nearshore Marine Resources of the South Pacific
first edition 710pp ills.[b/w and col.] NF (in laminated boards,content edges v.sl.foxed)
PUBLISHER: institute of pacific studies suva 1993
KEYWORDS: marine resources science nautical history