Books - "nautical"
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The Naval War of 1812
FIRST EDITION, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt naval equip't motif to front board, illus eps, frontispiece, 255pp, illus, VG- (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine extrems & boards with some surface loss, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, previous owner's name in ink & bookseller's sm stamp to front pastedown, sm inscription in felt pen to half title page, boards sl warped) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with some loss & tape repair, light tanning & soiling to both internal & external sides)
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 1957
KEYWORDS: first edition history navy naval military nautical maritime war politics 1812
Builder of Fast Boats
Quarto, blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus front eps, illus booklet attached to rear eps, frontispiece, unpaginated, illus, VG (light creasing to spine extrems & board corners, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps/prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, 1cm closed tear to base of front flap)
PUBLISHER: H. M. Hauschild GmbH n/d
KEYWORDS: boating boats illustrated shipping nautical maritime building
Castrol: Vol 1- The First Hundred Years, Vol 2- Achievements: Land Sea and Air: A Century of Conquest
2 VOLUME SET, quarto, green heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, printed eps to vol 2, illus title pgs, vol 1- 96pp + vol 2- 208pp, illus, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing to covers) in slipcase, VG (light chafing to boards, light indentations & scuffing to edges with sl surface loss)
PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury 1998
KEYWORDS: Castrol business lubricant oil history illustrated engineering aviation motor maritime nautical cars motorsport
Historical Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean: Maps of Discovery and Scientific Exploration 1500-2000
Lg quarto, black heavy card boards, silver coloured lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, 224pp, illus, Near FINE (light creasing to spine extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: The British Museum Press 2001
KEYWORDS: illustrated nautical history maritime exploration maps north Pacific ocean
Ship Construction Sketches and Notes
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Stanford Maritime Ltd 1984
KEYWORDS: ships boats nautical contrustion engineering building
Ordeal By Sea: The New Zealand Shipping Company in the Second World War 1939-1945
Octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering on faux leather title plate to spine, teg, frontispiece, xii + 263pp, illus, VG in d/w VG
PUBLISHER: The New Zealand Shipping CompanyLtd 1949
KEYWORDS: New Zealand shipping company history ww2 second world war illustrated military nautical maritime
Marine Shells of South Africa: An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells
Quarto,, illus heavy card boards, white lettering to spine, ii + 264pp, illus, VG+ (light foxing & tanning to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, ligth discolouration to spine, light chafing to covers
PUBLISHER: Ekogilde Publishers 1998
KEYWORDS: South Africa marine life shells illustrated maritime nautical nature collectors concology
Great Historical Mutinies: Comprising the Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty, the Mutiny at Spithead, the Mutiny at the Nore, Mutinies in Highland Regiments and the Indian Mutiny
Octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering on title plate & gilt tooling with raised bands to spine, gilt regimental insignia & rule with blind stamp decoration to front board, marbled page edges, frontispiece, illus half title page, 607pp, VG- (moderate scuffing to board edges, heavy water staining to boards, moderate tanning to page edges, presentation plate to front pastedown, light foxing to eps)
PUBLISHER: William P. Nimmo 1876
KEYWORDS: history mutiny rebellion military maritime nautical Bounty Spithead Nore India Highland regiments
Ellermans: A Wealth of Shipping
Imperial octavo, blue heavy card boards, gilt lettering to spine, 320pp, illus, VG (light bruising & soiling to extrems, moderate scuffing to top of board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light discolouration to spine, light chafing to covers, moderate foxing to internal sides)
PUBLISHER: Wilton House Gentry 1976
KEYWORDS: shipping maritime nautical illustrated history Ellerman business
The Sea Heritage: A Study of Maritime Warfare
FIRST EDITION, lg octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained blue, illus eps, frontispiece, 472pp, illus, VG (light creasing & scuffing to extrems, moderate soiling to spine & boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & rear eps, ex-libris plate to verso of half title page) in d/w, scruffy (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with heavy ugly tape repairs, tape reinforcement to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to covers, 3cm gouge to spine)
PUBLISHER: Museum Press 1955
KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history military warfare illustrated navy naval British autobiography memoir Admiral Sir Frederic C Dreyer first edition
The Lower Animals: Living Invertebrates of the World
Lg quarto 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 cost.
PUBLISHER: Doubleday & Co 1967
KEYWORDS: marine sea life illustrated nautical invertebrates animals
The Fishes of Australia Part 1: The Sharks, Rays, Devil-Fish and Other Primitive Fishes of Australia and New Zealand
Super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, 280pp, illus, VG- (moderate bruising & chipping to extrems, heavy discolouraton to spine, moderate soiling to boards, moderate foxing to eps, 6cm closed tear to bottom pg 69/70)
PUBLISHER: RZSNSW 1940
KEYWORDS: Australia New Zealand marine life nautical fish sharks
Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Harper Press 2010
KEYWORDS: history exploration atlantic marine nautical adventure colonies
Favourite British Liners
Lg quarto, blue heavy card boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, illus eps & prelims, 215pp, illus, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, light staining to boards, sl adhesion & foxing to full title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl discolouration to spine, light chafing & soiling to covers)
PUBLISHER: Carmania Press 2011
KEYWORDS: nautical maritime liners ships illustrated British shipping passenger history
Beautiful Shells of New Zealand: An Illustrated Work for Amateur Collectors of New Zealand Marine Shells With Directions for Collection and Cleaning Them
FIRST EDITION, octavo, illus light card covers, blue lettering to front cover, 46pp, 10 black & white plates to rear, VG (moderate creasing & scuffing to spine & extrems, moderate soiling to covers, moderate foxing to page edges & prelims, owner's name in ink removed from inside front cover, light cracking to gutters, heavy crack to gutter between plates 9 & 10 with separation from staples)
PUBLISHER: Collins Bros & Co 1908
KEYWORDS: first edition maritime nautical shells New Zealand illustrated guide history
Slow Boats Home
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Hutchinson 1985
KEYWORDS: literature travel sailing nautical
James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
Lg quarto, illus heavy card boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps, frontispiece, 276pp, illus, Near FINE (sl bruising to board edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 2009
KEYWORDS: exploration Captain James Cook history maritime nautical Pacific travel New Zealand illustrated
Nicholls's Seamanship and Nautical Knowledge for Second Mates', Mates' and Masters' Examinations
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Brown, Son & Ferguson 1964
KEYWORDS: nautical maritime ships study guide
Reed's Engineering Knowledge Instruments and Control Systems for Deck Officers
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 cost
PUBLISHER: Thomas Reed 1973
KEYWORDS: engineering nautical boats
Vickers: A History
Octavo navy blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, xxiii+416pps, VG (moderate staining to edges front board and bottom of spine, prev. owner's catalouge number in pen to fep.) in d/w VG- (scuffed, 2cm segment missing from spine, similar to front cover)
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicholson 1962
KEYWORDS: steel shipmaking ships nautical engineering business company history british UK industry aircraft manufacture