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$42.50
on5578

The Life of Vice-Admiral William Bligh


MACKANESS,GEORGE;BLIGH,WILLIAM

revised edition 573pp ills.[b/w w.col.frontis.] VG (teal cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,sl.separation at title gutter making top board shaky,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) in G+ d/w (rubbed and soiled,browned and stained spine,closed tear over half of spine,chipping and wear to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: angus and robertson london 1951

KEYWORDS: biography history nautical william bligh george mackaness

$30.00
p21/19

Wrecks & Reefs: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea


WHITING, NEIL

Ex library, first edition 264pp ills.[b/w and col.] VG in VG d/w

PUBLISHER: robert brown coorparoo [1994]

KEYWORDS: natural history shipwrecks nautical neil whiting papua new guinea

$127.50
p23/21

'Neath Swaying Spars


EADDY,P.A.

[first edition] signed by author 154pp ills.[b/w] VG- (ill.pale blue paper boards,rubbed and stained,tape repairs to hinges as boards are loosening,chipping to extrems.,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed,owner's inscr.and author's sign.to title page)

PUBLISHER: whitcombe & tombs auckland [nd]

KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history signed eaddy scows

$14.00
2d14/24

Express Steamers of Cook Strait


KIRK,ALLAN A.

first edition 207pp ills.[b/w] VG+ (pale blue cloth,v.sl.soiled,dealer's stamp to front pastedown,content edges sl.foxed) in VG d/w (mod.rubbed and soiled,sl.wear and chipping to extrems.)

PUBLISHER: reed wellington 1968

KEYWORDS: new zealand nautical history cook strait allan kirk

$16.50
2d17/8

The Story of P&O


HOWARTH,DAVID;HOWARTH,STEPHEN

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

$51.00
p27/7

A First Fleet Family


BECKE,LOUIS;JEFFREY,WALTER

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

$425.00
p30/14

The Last Voyage


BRASSEY,LADY [ANNIE]

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

$127.50
p30/26

Notable Voyages from Columbus to Parry


KINGSTON,WILLIAM H.G.

[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

$170.00
q14/11

With the Yacht,Camera,And Cycle in the Mediterranean


CAVAN,EARL OF

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

$85.00
q14/12

A Winter's Cruise in the Mediterranean


GAINSFORD,W.D.

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

$12.00
131206dr6

The First to Land


REEMAN,DOUGLAS

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

$255.00
2d12/8

A Narrative of the Voyages Round the World Performed by Captain James Cook


KIPPIS,A.;COOK,JAMES

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

$59.50
q17/26

A Voyage to the South Sea


BLIGH,WILLIAM

[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

$127.50
q18/18

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force


N/A

first edition in slipcase 200pp ills.[col.] F in NF slipcase (v.sl.soiled)

PUBLISHER: tetsuro katsumi osaka 1998

KEYWORDS: japan nautical military transport

$102.00
2g5/9

Pioneers of the Seven Seas


VILLIERS,ALAN

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

$51.00
q21/6

Some Neglected Aspects of War


MAHAN,A.T.

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

$1500.00
q21/22

The Journals of Captain James Cook [3 Vols. (in 4 books) + folio of Maps]


BEAGLEHOLE, J. C.; CAPTAIN COOK, JAMES

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

$63.75
q21/26

The Navy As I Have Known It 1849-1899


FREMANTLE,E.R.

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

$42.50
q22/3

The Wake of The Bounty


WILKINSON,C.S.

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

$42.50
2g4/41

The Way of a Ship


the story of the square-rigged cape horner

VILLIERS,ALAN

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

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