Books - "nautical"
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BLIGH: MASTER MARINER
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
The Cruise of the Fisherman: Adventures in Southern Seas
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
In the Wake of the Wind-Ships: Notes, Records and Biographies Pertaining to the Square-rigged Merchant Marine of British North America
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
Sailing Ships: The Story of Their Development From the Earliest Times to the Present Day
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
Fore and Aft: The Story of the Fore & Aft Rig From the Earliest Times to the Present Day
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
Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships (3 Vol Set)
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
Ships & Ways of Other Days
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
The Log of a Sea-Waif: Being Recollections of The First Four Years of my Sea Life
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
Ahab's Trade: The Saga of South Seas Whaling
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
Two Years Before the Mast
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
Wreck of the Syndey Cove
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
A Book of Voyages
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
The Lost Art of Finding Our Way
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
A Spirit Companion: Celebrating the First 50 Years of the Spirit of Adventure Trust
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
White Wings: Fifty Years of Sail in the New Zealand Trade, 1850 to 1900, Volume I
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
The Last of the Windjammers (2 Vol Set)
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
Donald Campbell, Bluebird and the Final Record Attempt
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
The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812 (2 Vol Set)
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
Fabulous Flying Boats: A History of the World's Passenger Flying Boats
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
Sail and Steam
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