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$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
xxkob218863

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
xxkod218878

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

$25.00
xxkt29lava219216

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
xxkuk219269

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

$40.00
3e5/8

The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy AD897-1984


ARCHIBALD, E H H & WOODWARD, RAY (Illus)

Quarto, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & prelims, unpaginated prelims + 416pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate wrinkling & chafing/soiling, sl tanning)

PUBLISHER: Blandford Press 1984

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical royal navy naval history fighting ships

$50.00
3e5/11

Falconer: The Years to 1980


N/A

Oblong imperial octavo, illus white card wrappers- stapled, blue lettering to covers, 160pp, illus, folded photo page, VG+ (light creasing & soiling to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: The Gore Publishing Co N/D (c.1980s?)

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history Falconer family New Zealand early settlers pioneers

$22.50
xx148pol221508

The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships, Their Owners, Builders, Commanders and Crews 1843-1869


CLARK, ARTHUR H

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: 7 C's Press Inc 1970

KEYWORDS: maritime nautical history clipper ships boats 19th nineteenth century

$17.50
xx159pol221744

English Lighthouse Tours 1801 1813 1818, From the Diaries of Robert Stevenson With His Drawings of Lighthouses


STEVENSON, ROBERT & STEVENSON, D ALAN (Ed)

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: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1946

KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical lighthouses drawings Robert Stevenson historical 19th nineteenth century

$22.50
xx180pol221926

Manet and the American Civil War: The Battle of USS Kearsarge and CSS Alabama


WILSON-BAREAU, JULIET & DEGENER, DAVID C

Quarto 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: The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2003

KEYWORDS: art history US American civil war Manet naval ships maritime nautical

$19.50
xx4pol221990

Gold from the Sea: Epic Story of the Recovery of Niagara's Bullion


TAYLOR, J R W [JAMES] & LEONARD, J M [BEAU] (Photos)

Super 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 may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Australasian Publishing Co 1942

KEYWORDS: maritime history gold bullion Niagara nautical

$25.00
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China Tea Clippers


CAMPBELL, GEORGE F

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: Adlard Coles 1989

KEYWORDS: maritime history nautical transport clippers ships tea China Chinese 19th nineteenth century

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