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$15.00
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BLIGH: MASTER MARINER


MUNDLE, ROB

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: Hachette 2020

KEYWORDS: Captain William Bligh historical biography maritime history nautical explorers exploration

$100.00
2w1/23

The Cruise of the Fisherman: Adventures in Southern Seas


GREY, ROMER

NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION (#102/300), IN FACSIMILE D/W, octavo, brown heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front boad, silver gilt ship illus to front board, illus eps, viii + 268pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to verso of title page & to photographic pages) in facsimile d/w, VG+ (in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Yestermorrow Inc 1995

KEYWORDS: limited editions Romer Grey maritime nautical adventure

$45.00
2w1/24

In the Wake of the Wind-Ships: Notes, Records and Biographies Pertaining to the Square-rigged Merchant Marine of British North America


WALLACE, FREDERICK WILLIAM

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind stamp maritime illus to front board, illus/map to front eps, frontispiece, xii + 282pp, illus, VG- (spine cocked, sl scuffing to extrems, minor bruising to extrems of rear board, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, moderate to heavy foxing to prelims & terminals, other light to moderate foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate to heavy tanning to spine, light to moderate general tanning & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Hodder and Stoughton 1927

KEYWORDS: first editions maritime nautical windships history

$60.00
2w1/38

Sailing Ships: The Story of Their Development From the Earliest Times to the Present Day


CHATTERTON, E KEBLE

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt decoration & illus plate to front board, teg, deckled page edges, frontispiece, xxi + 362pp, illus, folding diagrams to rear, VG (light rubbing & scuffing to spine extrems, sl bruising to board extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to rear board, light chafing & soiling to front board, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, bookseller's embossed stamp to top corner of ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & frequently throughout, occasional cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Sidgwick & Jackson 1909

KEYWORDS: first editions maritime nautical history sailing ships development

$45.00
2w1/44

Fore and Aft: The Story of the Fore & Aft Rig From the Earliest Times to the Present Day


CHATTERTON, E KEBLE

FIRST EDITION, imperial octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & ship illus to spine, gilt lettering & coloured illus plate to front board, teg, frontispiece, 347pp, illus, VG (light rubbing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning to spine, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals & also throughout, prev. bookseller's sm embossed stamp to ffep, binding loose)

PUBLISHER: Seeley, Service & Co 1912

KEYWORDS: first editions maritime nautical history fore aft rig ships

$975.00
2w10/1

Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships (3 Vol Set)


LUBBOCK, BASIL (Storied by) & SPURLING, J (Pictured by) & HOOK, F A (Ed) & CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER (Ed) & SMITH, C FOX (Intro)

3 VOLUMES, ALL FIRST EDITION FIRST IMPRESSIONS (1927, 1929 & 1936), ALL LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES, lg quarto, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & ship illus to spines & front boards, gilt maritime illus to rear boards, top page edges stained blue, deckled page edges, illus eps, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, VG (light to moderate rubbing & bruising to extrems, light to moderate chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & moderate foxing/soiling to page edges, sl tanning & foxing to eps, moderate insect damage to front eps of vol 1, moderate foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: The Blue Peter Publishing Company 1927-36

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical clippers clipper ships history first editions

$35.00
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Ships & Ways of Other Days


CHATTERTON, E KEBLE

FIRST EDITION quarto 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: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd 1913

KEYWORDS: ship shipping maritime nautical history

$22.50
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The Log of a Sea-Waif: Being Recollections of The First Four Years of my Sea Life


BULLEN, FRANK T

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: Macmillan and co. 1899

KEYWORDS: Frank T Bullen nautical memoirs maritime seafaring sea travel

$15.00
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Ahab's Trade: The Saga of South Seas Whaling


MAWER, GRANVILLE ALLEN

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: Allen & Unwin 2000

KEYWORDS: south seas whaling trade history maritime nautical seafaring

$10.00
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Two Years Before the Mast


DANA, R H

Small 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: Blackie & Son Limited (n/d, circa 1960s?)

KEYWORDS: Richard Henry Dana nautical memoir maritime seafaring 1800s

$25.00
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Wreck of the Syndey Cove


JEFFREYS, MAX

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: New Holland 1997

KEYWORDS: Sydney Cove shipwreck maritime history seafaring nautical

$20.00
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A Book of Voyages


O'BRIAN, PATRICK (ed) & BURTON, JOAN (illus)

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (Nr 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: HarperCollins 2013

KEYWORDS: Patrick O'Brian sea travel maritime history nautical literature

$40.00
ak2/5a/6

The Lost Art of Finding Our Way


HUTH, JOHN EDWARD

Super octavo, teal heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to blue buckram spine, unpaginated prelims + 528pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light soiling & foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light creasing to rear flap, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2013

KEYWORDS: history navigation naval art science maritime nautical

$55.00
3a3/28

A Spirit Companion: Celebrating the First 50 Years of the Spirit of Adventure Trust


McDONALD, ROGER

Super octavo, teal cloth boards, white & black lettering to spine, black & white lettering & illus to boards, illus eps, frontispiece, 343pp, illus, VG+ (sl bruising & soiling to spine & board extrems, sl soiling to boards, sl soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Oratia Books 2023

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Spirit of Adventure New Zealand

$50.00
3b4/42

White Wings: Fifty Years of Sail in the New Zealand Trade, 1850 to 1900, Volume I


BRETT, HENRY

THIS VOL ONLY, sm quarto, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 365pp + index to rear, illus, VG+ (light bruising/scuffing to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG+ light fading to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Capper Press 1976

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history maritime nautical sailing

$50.00
3b3/16

The Last of the Windjammers (2 Vol Set)


LUBBOCK, BASIL

2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, blue textured buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, blind stamp lettering to front boards, maps/illus to eps, frontispieces, vol 1- xiv + 518pp, vol 2- xv + 448pp, illus, folding designs, VG+ (sl bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping to edges, minor scuff/chip to base of spine on vol 2, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd 1963-66

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history windjammers ships Basil Lubbock

$85.00
3b1/33

Donald Campbell, Bluebird and the Final Record Attempt


SHEPPARD, NEIL & CAMPBELL, GINA (Fore)

Imperial octavo, blue heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, silver gilt illus to boards, illus title page, 256pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl rubbing to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The History Press 2011

KEYWORDS: world water speed record records maritime nautical Donald Campbell Bluebird

$80.00
3c4/18

The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812 (2 Vol Set)


MAHAN, Captain A T

2 VOL SET, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, gilt ship illus to front boards, teg, deckled page fore-edges, vol 1- xx + 380pp, vol 2- xvii + 428pp, illus, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing to spine extrems, moderate bruising & light rubbing to board corners, light chafing & soiling to boards, moderate tanning & soiling to page edges, heavy cracking to front & rear gutters- ffeps partially detached, heavy glue residue to front pastedowns of both vols, prev. owner's name in ink to prelims, moderate water staining to fore-edges of pages to vol 1, minor soiling throughout to vol 2)

PUBLISHER: Sampson Low, Marston & Company N/D (c.1892?)

KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical French revolution military navy naval France

$40.00
3d4/33

Fabulous Flying Boats: A History of the World's Passenger Flying Boats


DAWSON, LESLIE

Super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 320pp, illus/photos, Near FINE (sl bruising to extrems) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, sl fading to spine)

PUBLISHER: Pen & Sword Aviation 2013

KEYWORDS: flying boats history passenger civil aviation engineering maritime aquatic nautical

$200.00
3e5/7

Sail and Steam


MOORE, WARREN & SPURLING, JACK (Paintings) & CARR, FRANK G G (Intro)

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, quarto, blue leather boards, gilt lettering & raised bands to spine, gilt lettering & maritime illus to front board, aeg, illus prelims, xii + 175pp, illus, Near FINE (light tanning/fading to spine), in slipcase, VG+ (moderate fading & light chafing/soiling, minor bruising to extrems)

PUBLISHER: Patrick Stephens 1980

KEYWORDS: signed limited editions maritime nautical art ships boats Warren Moore Jack Spurling history historical

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