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$40.00
ak5/12/36

Captain William Crush Daldy 1816-1903


DUGDALE, LESLEY N

Octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 236pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, minor tanning to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG+ (light tanning to spine, light creasing to edges & flaps, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: The Heritage Press 1993

KEYWORDS: history biography biographies memoir maritime nautical Captain William Crush Daldy 19th nineteenth century

$160.00
ak5/12/49

Castaway on the Aucklands: The Wreck of the Grafton, from the Private Journals of Thomas Musgrave, Master Mariner


MUSGRAVE, THOMAS & REED, A H (Ed) & REED, A W (Ed)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus stiffened boards, black lettering to spine & front board, printed/maps to eps, frontispiece, 125pp, illus, VG (light to moderate chafing/creasing & soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl creasing to eps)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1943

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand maritime nautical adventures exploration Thomas Musgrave journals diaries shipwrecks history

$40.00
ak5/13/35

Old Sea Wings Ways and Words (Reproduced in Facsimile from the Original Edition)


LESLIE, R C & FLETCHER, C R L (Intro) & CARR LAUGHTON, L G (Intro & Additional Notes) & NANCE, R MORTON (Supp. Drawings)

Super octavo, blue buckram boards, black lettering to spine, frontispiece, xxxvi + 328pp + 39pp notes to rear, illus, VG (light fading & rubbing to spine, light rubbing & bruising to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, ex-libris plate (A W Reed) to front pastedown, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, light cracking to gutters, light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate tanning & scuffing to spine, heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, tidy & sturdy reinforcement to internal side, light tanning & foxing/soiling)

PUBLISHER: Chapman & Hall's N/D

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history literature boats

$160.00
ak5/14/11

Castaway on the Aucklands: The Wreck of the Grafton, from the Private Journals of Thomas Musgrave, Master Mariner


MUSGRAVE, THOMAS & REED, A H and A W (Eds)

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus stiffened boards, black lettering to spine & front board, printed/maps to eps, frontispiece, 125pp, illus, VG (light soiling & creasing to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sm inscription in ink [signed A H Reed] to title page)

PUBLISHER: A H & A W Reed 1943

KEYWORDS: first editions New Zealand maritime nautical adventures exploration Thomas Musgrave journals diaries shipwrecks history

$200.00
ak5/15/24

Fishing Boats of the World (3 Vol Set)


TRAUNG, JAN-OLOF (Ed)

3 VOL SET, tidy ex-library, quarto, illus heavy boards, white and/or black lettering to spines, mixed pagination, illus, VG (usual library markings, moderate fading to spine of vol 2, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, tape reinforcements to all 3 spines, light to moderate tanning & soiling to page edges & eps, white out patches to ffeps)

PUBLISHER: Fishing News Books 1978-79

KEYWORDS: maritime fishing boats nautical design

$40.00
ak5/15/30

Indian Ocean Adventure


CLARKE, ARTHUR C (Text) & WILSON, MIKE (Photos)

Super octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, xiv + 98pp, illus/photos, VG+ (light bruising & fading to extrems, spine sl cocked, light tanning & soiling to page edges & eps) in d/w, G+ (v heavy creasing & chipping/loss to edges, light to moderate tanning & soiling, price clipped)

PUBLISHER: Arthur Barker 1962

KEYWORDS: marine life nautical adventure Indian Ocean skin divers diving underwater Arthur C Clarke

$20.00
xxhvd216136

Fifty Ships That Changed the Course of History: A Nautical History of the World


GRAHAM, IAN

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Firefly Books 2016

KEYWORDS: nautical maritime history ships shipping

$16.50
xxhvd216146

The Book of Old Ships: From Egyptian Galleys to Clipper Ships


CULVER, HENRY B & GRANT, GORDON (Illus)

Octavo softcover (Near FINE): 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 1992

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history boats ships

$15.00
xxhvd216148

Last Man Off: A True Story of Disaster and Survival on the Antarctic Seas


LEWIS, MATT

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: Viking / Penguin 2014

KEYWORDS: south pole antarctica sea exploration diasters maritime nautical Matt Lewis

$36.50
xxhxc216168

Navigation: Kupe & Cook: An ocean in a Mind and a Mind on an Ocean


SMITH, KINGSLEY

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 will reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Mary Egan Publishing 2022

KEYWORDS: navigation exploration maritime nautical

$75.00
ak5/19/51

Jane's Fighting Ships 1964-65


BLACKMAN, RAYMOND V B (Ed)

Lg quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp lettering to boards, printed eps, illus prelims, 54pp adverts + vii + 459pp + xxiv to rear, illus/photos, VG- (moderate soiling & chipping to spine & extrems, light scuffing to board corners, moderate soiling to boards, moderate staining & paper residue to rear board, light tanning & foxing to page edges, minor water staining & wrinkling to rear eps, minor cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Groves, Brodie & Co at the Windsor Press / Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1965

KEYWORDS: Jane's fighting ships series 60s sixties design maritime nautical history

$27.50
xxchc216236

Clippers, Packets & Men O'War: The Tall Ship in Art


CROSS, ROY & GARDNER, DEREK & GROVES, JOHN & HUNT, GEOFF & MYERS, MARK & HURST, ALEX A (Fore)

Oblong 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Bounty Books 2015

KEYWORDS: art history tall ships maritime nautical

$27.50
xxdcb216670

Sailors' Secrets: Advice from the Masters


BADHAM, MICHAEL & ROBINSON, ROBBY

INSCRIBED, DATED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 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: International Marine 1996

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical sailing tips signed Michael Badham

$25.00
xxdmd216779

World Cruising Routes (Fifth Edition)


CORNELL, JIMMY

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: Adlard Coles Nautical 2002

KEYWORDS: leisure hobbies travel routes holiday destinations vacation maritime cruise ships nautical

$20.00
xxdjg216854

Canterbury Coasters


McLEAN, GAVIN & LAMPARD, S V (Line Drawings)

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: New Zealand Ship & Marine Society 1987

KEYWORDS: New Zealand maritime nautical Canterbury coasters boats ships

$40.00
ak3/1a/15

United States Coastal Charts 1783-1861


GUTHORN, PETER J

Lg quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, marbled eps, 224pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, sporadic light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing, light foxing to flaps)

PUBLISHER: Schiffer Publishing 1984

KEYWORDS: US America American history maritime coastal charts sailing nautical maps cartography navigation exploration

$50.00
ak5/3a/10

Hartley's New Guide to Boat Building


BROOKES, COLIN & HARTLEY, RICHARD

Quarto, illus light card covers, brown lettering to spine, 206pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine & cover edges, light creasing & soiling to covers, prev. bookseller' ssm label to rear cover, sl soiling to page edges, light cracking to front gutter)

PUBLISHER: Hartley & Brookes Boat Designs Ltd / Hartley's Boat Plans Ltd 1987

KEYWORDS: hobbies boats maritime nautical boat building boatbuilding Hartley design

$40.00
ak4/21a/2

Blue-Water Rationale: The Naval Defence of New Zealand 1914-1942


McGIBBON, I C

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, xxi + 446pp, illus, folding maps- all present, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards & spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & soiling to eps, light foxing to prelims)

PUBLISHER: P D Hasselberg, Government Printer 1981

KEYWORDS: New Zealand military navy naval history early 20th twentieth century armed defence forces maritime nautical

$90.00
ak4/21a/9

Talbot-Booth's Merchant Ships (3 Vol Set)


TALBOT-BOOTH, Lt-Cmdr E C et al (Eds)

3 VOL SET, quarto, blue & green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, mixed pagination, illus, VG+ (light bruising & fading to extrems, sl occasional adhesive staining to board edges of vol 3, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to eps) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate fading to spines, light chafing/wrinkling, sm blue adhesive labels to front flaps)

PUBLISHER: Marinart / Kogan Page 1977-79

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical merchant ships Talbot Booth system history identification

$22.50
xxdwb216985

Worse Things Happen at Sea: Tales of Nautical Mishap, Misery and Mystery from New Zealand and Around the World


MCCRYSTAL, JOHN

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: Bateman Books 2021

KEYWORDS: nautical history shipwrecks john mccrystal

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