54027 AAMH THE GREAT CIRCLE: Journal of the Australian Association for Maritime History - Volume 6, Nos. 1 & 2 - 1984
$20.00 AUD
The Australian Association for Maritime History. Perth. 1984. Edited by Frank BROEZE. 76 PP with 10 figures. No. 2, October 1984. 77-152 PP with 10 figures. Card covers, faded around edges with light foxing, o/wise very good. 24.3 x 16.3.
No. 1: Jave-la-grande, by W.A.R. Richardson. Nos 1 & 2: The Maritime Fur Trade - (part I: Bonanza Years of the Fur Trade, 1789-1809 & part II: The Second phase, 1810-1820 ..., by Rhys Richards.
53990 AFAI AFAI Ships Limited
$5.00 AUD
Afai Ships Limited. Hong Kong. c. 2000. 1st Ed. 13 PP (11 recto only, 2 verso) with colour illustrations. Clear cover, spiral bound. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
World Ship Society. Kendal, UK. 1968. 1st Ed. X, 58 PP with 16 portraits and 77 b/w photos, and 1 map at centre fold. Inside front cover: MS Fernlake New York. Pictorial soft covers with light wear and "Norwegian Shipping Line" on front cover, newspaper clipping pasted down on title page, otherwise very good. 21.5 x 14.
History & details of fleet.
30937 AKERMAN, Piers THE CUP COMES DOWN UNDER
$5.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1983. 1st Ed. 52 PP with 2 plans, 9 b/w and 16 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 27.7 x 21. 0207149135
The triumph of Australia II - The definitive record.
54017 ALLAN, J. Alex (editor) THE VICTORIAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE - Vol. XXII, No. 3
$40.00 AUD
The Historical Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 1949. Vol. XXII, No. 3, September 1949. Issue 87. 89-133 PP with 15 b/w illustrations. Original soft cover. Fine. 21.2 x 13.8.
No. 3: Early Australian Cables and O.T. line, by George R. Leggett.
37525 ALLCOT, John JOHN ALLCOT: MARINE ARTIST
$500.00 AUD
Copperfield. Sydney. 1978. Limited edition of 500 copies. This copy is No.64 and is signed by Rodney Allcot (his son). (8), XIII, 160, XIV - XXXIV, (1 colophon) PP with b/w portrait of John Allcot on title page and 40 full-page colour plates tipped in and protected with tissue guards, followed by the 20 pages (XIV to XXXIV) "Appendix" with a glossary and b/w illustrations (13 of them tinted). Original royal blue calf skin, gilt engraved front cover and spine. Formal advertisement from the publisher, loosely inserted. Gilt lettering on spine is almost completely faded. A little light foxing, o/wise a near fine copy of this collectable item. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. Large book: 50cm x 38cm.
54121 AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY THE JOURNAL OF PACIFIC HISTORY - Volume 26, No. 1 - 1991
$15.00 AUD
Australian National University. Canberra. 1991. Volume XXVI, No. 1, June 1991. Edited by W.N. GUNSON & Stewart FIRTH 126, (2) PP. Soft cover. Faint foxing. Fine. 25 x 17.5.
Ignoble Savages and other European visions: the La Pérouse affair in Samoan History, by Jocelyn Linnekin.
54483 BACH, Joanne (editor) BETWEEN THE FLAGS: 100 Years of Surf Lifesaving
$20.00 AUD
National Museum of Australia Press. Canberra. 2006. 1st Ed. with a foreword by Craddock Morton. XII, 52 PP with 32 b/w and 52 colour illustrations (20 of objects). Folded poster loosely inserted. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 22 x 22. 1876944498
44884 BALLINA MUSEUM LAS BALSAS EXPEDITION, Ecuador - Australia
$10.00 AUD
Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum. Ballina, NSW. c. 2000. No pagination, 16 PP with 1 map at centrefold, 4 b/w photos and 9 portraits. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 15.
3 balsa rafts Guayaquil, Mooloolaba and Aztlan, from Guyaquil (27 May 1973) in Equador to Ballina in Australia, 8600 miles and 178 days.
38159 BARBOUR, Philip L. (editor) THE JAMESTOWN VOYAGES UNDER THE FIRST CHARTER 1606-1609 Volume I
$25.00 AUD
Hakluyt Society. Cambridge. 1969. 1st Ed. Publication 136 of Hakluyt Society second series. Vol. I: XXVIII, 247 PP with 1 facsimile of title page and 2 maps, plus 1 folded map and 2 b/w plates. Fp: The original fleet of 1606. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj has a little light foxing, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.5.
Documents relating to the foundation of Jamestown and the history of the Jamestown colony up to the departure of Captain John Smith, last president of the Council in Virginia under the first charter, early in October, 1609. Volume I: 44 documents.
33705 BARTON, G. B. (editor) HISTORY OF NEW SOUTH WALES FROM THE RECORDS - Volume I: Governor Phillip 1783-1789
$25.00 AUD
Hale & Iremonger. Sydney. 1980. Facsimile reprint of the 1889 original. LXXXV, (3), 625 PP, plus 11 plates (1 map, 1 plan, 3 folded maps and 6 engravings). Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 22.3 x 14.5. 0908094639
16517 BEEBE, William NONSUCH: Land of Water
$15.00 AUD
National Travel Club. New York. 1932. XV, 259 PP plus 46 b/w plates plus colour Fp: Many-colored Butterflyingfish. Eps. Gilt-engraved cover & spine. Excellent copy. 22.5 x 15.5.
10797 BENNETT, Geoffrey THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
$10.00 AUD
Naval Institute Press. Annapolis. 1978. Reprint of the 1977 original. 256 PP with 23 maps, diagrams & illustrations, plus 8 pages with 19 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 24.2 x 15.8. 0870219146
21st October, 1805.
53665 BERNLEITHNER, E. AUSTRIA'S SHARE IN WORLD CARTOGRAPHY (In Imago Mundi, a review of Early Cartography)
$10.00 AUD
Nico Israel. Amsterdam. 1971. Article removed from issue 25. Pages 65 to 73 with 1 figure (The Klosterneuburg--Friedericus-Map of c. 1421) . Soft cover, plastic cover, clear plastic front, spiral bound. Fine. 28.7 x 20.6.
22136 BERRY, P. F., BRADSHAW, S. D. & WILSON, B. R. (editors) RESEARCH IN SHARK BAY, Report of the France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition Committee
$25.00 AUD
Western Australian Museum. Perth. 1990. 1st Ed. VIII, 326 PP with b/w fig. & tables. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.5 x 17. 0730939197
The joint French/W.A. scientific expedition made to Shark Bay in July 1988. This team revisited the areas where early French navigators had landed and collected natural history specimens.
39428 BONNOR, Jenelle & BROWN, Gary (editors) SECURITY FOR THE 21st CENTURY - Australia's 1994 Defence White Paper
$30.00 AUD
Australian Defence Studies Centre. Canberra. 1995. 1st Ed. XVIII, 247 PP with 1 map, 3 tables and 8 graphs. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 0731703189
Strategic environment. Regional perspectives (Indonesia, New Zealand), and Alliance reaction (USA). Defence plans and programs ( A Naval Perspective)...Defence industry... Politics.
54306 BOYS, G. V. (editor) TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume 83 - 1941
$20.00 AUD
Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1941. Annual edition. Vol. LXXXII. XLII, 204 PP with tables and figures, plus 4 plates with b/w portraits and 5 plates with 18 b/w photos. Fp: Portrait of Rear Admiral D. W. Taylor. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Spine lightly sunned. Near fine. 28.5 x 22.5.
Historical notes on investigations at the Admiralty Experiment Works, Torquay, by R. W. L. Gawn.
54403 BRAY, Anne & CURTIS, Cynthia (compilers) THE WOODENBOAT INDEX - Issues 1-100
$15.00 AUD
WoodenBoat Publications. Brooklin, Maine. 1991. 1st Ed. Introduction by Jon Wilson. VI, 115, (4) PP. Pictorial soft cover, spiral bound. Fine. 28 x 22. 0937822221
54617 BRENNAN, Michael G. (editor) THE ORIGINS OF THE GRAND TOUR. The Travels of Robert Montagu, Lord Mandeville (169-1654), William Hammond (1655-1658), Banaster Maynard (1660-1663)
$25.00 AUD
Hakluyt Society. London. 2004. 1st Ed. Series III, No. 14. XVIII, 331 PP with 49 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 18. 0904180859
Travels of the 17th century in Europe.
21942 BROMLEY, J. S. (editor) THE MANNING OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Selected Public Pamphlets 1693-1873
$10.00 AUD
Navy Records Society. London. 1974. 1st Ed. Publications of the Navy Records Society, Volume 119. L, 409, (7 publications) PP, plus 4 pages with facsimile title page of 4 pamphlets. Blue buckram, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 23 x 15.5.
25 pamphlets: on impressment, Marine Militia... Suggestions for improving the character of Merchant Seamen, and providing an efficient Naval Reserve.
32595 BRYCE, Graham THE SKETCHBOOK OF HMS Endeavour
$10.00 AUD
Collins. Sydney. 1983. 1st edition (juvenile). 80 PP with 32 pages of sketches (full page). Eps: HMS Endeavour under sail. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 29 x 21.7. 0001951718
A vivid picture of the epic voyage of HMS Endeavour.
18648 CARRISON, Daniel J. THE NAVY FROM WOOD TO STEEL 1860-1890
$10.00 AUD
Franklin Watts. New York. 1965. 1st Ed. in the Watts Histories of the United States Navy series. (6), 186 PP plus 16 pages with 34 bw illust. Cloth cover, dj. (price clipped). Dust jacket chipped and rubbed. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 24 x 16.4.
The Civil War and the actions of the Union and Confederacy Navies. Subsequent changes in naval strategy and rise of steel hulls in combat.
Musée National de la Marine. Paris. c. 2004. 1st English edition translated from the French original "Sauvetage en Mer" by Sandra Petch. Foreword by Vice-Amiral Jean-Noël Gard. 48 PP with 1 map, b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 21.5. 2901421237
18551 CHAPELLE, Howard I. THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER: Its Origin & Development
$20.00 AUD
Dover. New York. 1988. 1st soft cover edition of the 1930 original. XII, 192 PP, (16 publications) with 48 plans, plus 34 pages with 35 b/w plates. Fp: Baltimore Clipper Privateer Schooner. Soft covers, pictorial front. Edges of covers slightly rubbed. Faint foxing on outside edges. Book plate of previous owner on recto of frontispiece. Near fine. 23.3 x 16.5. 0486257657
42438 CHAPELLE, Howard I. THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SAILING NAVY - The Ships and their Development
$50.00 AUD
Bonanza Books. New York. c. 1970. Reprint (H) of the 1949 original published by W. W. Norton. XXII, 558 PP with 155 text figures, plus 16 plates with half-tone reproduction and 64 pages with 32 double-page plans. Fp (in colour): Painting of President & Endymion. Hard cover with cloth spine, decorated front cover, dj a little rubbed. Foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 26 x 19.5.
Full story of the building of the U.S. sailing navy from colonial times to the last all-sail man-of-war, prior to the Civil War.
17735 CHARLWOOD, Don SETTLERS UNDER SAIL
$5.00 AUD
Government Printing Office. Melbourne. 1980. Reprint of the 1978 original. 28 PP with 1 map, 2 plans, 1 colour photo, and 43 bw illust. Inside back cover: tall ship. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.7 x 20.8. 0724182314
22849 CLARK, Paul SHIPWRECK SITES IN SOUTH-EAST OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1838-1915 (in The Bulletin of the Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology - Special Publication No.5)
$25.00 AUD
AIMA / Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology. Adelaide. 1990. 1st Ed., X, 140 PP with 81 illust. (location maps, maps, sketches and photos), and 52 tables "shipwrecks database". Soft covers, pictorial front. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
Shipwreck sites in the South-East of South Australia 1838-1915, by Paul Clark.
Monum, Editions du Patrimoine. Paris. 2003. Annual publication. Issue for November 2003. 248 PP. Introduction by Etienne Taillemite. Contains 26 articles from P. 6 to 93 with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text with abstracts in English by Ronald Corlette Theuil. Near fine. 29.7 x 23.2. 2858227675
Maritime heritage: Constructions in France and the French Caribbean islands (Buildings, Forts, Shipyards...). Lighthouses. Ships and Shipwrecks...
16440 CLEMONS, Elizabeth THE SEVEN SEAS
$10.00 AUD
Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1971. 1st Library edition. (14), 192, (2) PP with 4 diagrams, 12 maps and 60 b/w photos. Fp: Shore of one Aleutian islands. Decorated cloth cover. Occasional foxing spots. Near fine. 21.2 x 17. 0394922921
The lure of the Seven Seas: stories and little known facts on distant seas.
22129 COLEMAN, Neville AUSTRALIAN SEA FISHES SOUTH OF 30° S
$10.00 AUD
Doubleday. Sydney. 1980. 1st Ed. 302 PP with b/w figures and almost 300 colour photos accompanied by b/w figures and location maps. FEP: Area Map. REP: Provinces around Australia. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing, o/wise near fine. 29.2 x 22.2. 0868240184
Each of the photographed species is accompanied by details of family, common & scientific name, original author with date, ..
54438 COLLINS, Dale SEA-TRACKS OF THE SPEEJACKS ROUND THE WORLD
$45.00 AUD
Doubleday, Page & Co. New York. 1923. 1st Ed. Introduction by Jeanne Bouchet Gowen. LXXVI, (2), 286 PP, plus 1 map on double page and 90 pages with over 105 b/w photos. Fp: The Speejacks, the first motor boat to sail around the world, entering Sydney Harbour. Eps: Track of Speejacks. Green hard cover, gilt title on spine. Signature of previous owner on title-page, light foxing on outside edges, o/wise a very good plus copy. 24.2 x 16.8.
A 16 month voyage of a 30m yacht. She was towed between Panama and Takaroa, Tuamotu Archipelago, by the Eastern Queen of the United States Shipping Board. Papeete, Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Sydney to Cooktown, New Guinea, Indonesia, Seychelles, Red Sea, Mediterranean, ... New York.
15728 COLWELL, Max THE VOYAGES OF MATTHEW FLINDERS
$20.00 AUD
Hamlyn. Sydney. 1970. 1st Ed. 151 PP, profusely illustrated in b/w and colour. Half title page: Matthew Flinders' statue outside St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne. Fp: Portrait of Matthew Flinders. FEP: Planisphere. REP: Views of Hobart. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on top outside edge. Near fine. 29.5 x 21.7. 0600359492
33788 COMMONWEALTH BANK SHIPS IN AUSTRALIA'S HISTORY
$15.00 AUD
Commonwealth Bank. Melbourne. 1970. 1st Ed. 16 PP with 20 colour illustrations by Graham Back. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.3 x 18.
Earliest visitors, H.M. Bark Endeavour, Famous Ships in our Exploration, Whalers and Sealers, The Great Days of Sail, Canvas Gives Way to Steam, The Days of the Rivermen, Australia's Current Shipping Picture (shows the Iron Hunter). A very well illustrated booklet.
30018 COPPINGER, R.W. CRUISE OF THE ALERT, Four Years in Patagonian, Polynesian, and Mascarene Waters. (1878-82.)
$300.00 AUD
R. Worthington. New York. 1884. 2nd Ed. XV, 256 PP plus 17 full-page woodcut illustrations from photographs by F. North, R.N., and from Sketches by the Author. Fp: HMS Alert at anchor in Tom Bay, West Coast of Patagonia. Rebound copy, retaining original gilt-engraved and decorated cloth cover and spine. All edges gilt. Bookplate on FEP. Corners a little worn, o/wise an excellent copy with only occasional light foxing. 26 x 18.5.
The voyage of a naturalist/zoologist on board the HMS Alert. Four years in the waters of Patagonia, Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef and the Seychelles.
41050 CORROLER, Alain, GUERY, Jean-Louis et RUBENSTEIN, Bernard (text & illustrations) BREST 92 - BATEAUX D'HIER ET DE TOUJOURS - Chroniques de bois et de sel
$10.00 AUD
Neptune-Yachting / Le Télégramme de Brest. Paris. 1992. 1st Ed. 122 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Plans and drawings by Nicolas Gilles. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. French text. 27.5 x 20.7.
Event Brest 1992, celebrating: sailing craft of yesteryear, seafarers like Eric Tabarly, lighthouse keepers...
41810 CRITTENDEN, Victor THE NORFOLK ISLAND PROPOSAL OF 1785
$15.00 AUD
The Mulini Press. Canberra. 1974. 1st Ed. , No. 1 in the Commemoration Series "The Bicentenary of the Discovery of Norfolk Island on 10th October 1774". No pagination, 12 PP. Soft cover, staples. Near fine. 21 x 13.7.
On the instruction to the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, and their reply.
30717 D'ANCONA, Jacob THE CITY OF LIGHT
$10.00 AUD
Little, Brown and Co. London. 1997. 1st Ed., translated and edited by David Selbourne. VIII, 392 PP with 69 b/w illust. Eps: Map showing the travels of Jacob d'Ancona 1270-73, between Ancona, Italy and Zaitun, China. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.4 x 19.2. 0316639680
Before Marco Polo, a Jewish-Italian merchant embarked on a perilous voyage to the East and the Chinese metropolis of Zaitun or the City of Light.
45923 DANIELSSON, Bengt WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BOUNTY
$10.00 AUD
Readers Union / George Allen & Unwin. London. 1963. 2nd edition of the first English edition of 1962, translated from the Swedish original by Alan Tapsell. 224 PP with 1 portrait of Captain William Bligh, 1 plan of the Bounty and 2 maps. Top outside edge tinted. Cloth covers, device on front cover, dj. Covers lightly soiled. Contents near fine. 21 x 13.
Another account of the famous mutiny shedding a different light on Bligh, revealing him to be a seaman of genius but lacking the perception and patience which could have avoided the mutiny.
33003 DE LEEUW, Hendrik CROSSROADS OF THE BUCCANEERS
$15.00 AUD
J. B. Lippincott. Philadelphia. 1937. 1st US Ed. 414 PP with 1 map, head pieces and many attractive drawings by author. Includes 9 PP for Bibliography and 4 PP for Index. Cloth cover, dj. Top edge of spine and covers worn, dust jacket with small pieces missing at top and bottom. Internally very good. 24 x 16.5.
Voyage in 1934 and 1935 through the Spanish Main and the Islands of the Caribbean. An authoritative account of life in the Leewards and Windwards extending from Florida's coast to the Northeast shores of South America.
32858 DIBNER, Bern THE VICTORIA AND THE TRITON - Two global expeditions reveal the advance in marine technology with the passage of four and a third centuries
$15.00 AUD
Burndy Library. Norwalk, Conn., USA. 1962. 1st Ed., publication No. 19 of the Burndy Library. 58 PP with 30 b/w illust. (1 map, 8 photos, and engravings), plus 1 folded coloured map of Maris Pacifici. Cloth cover binding the original copy (pictorial card covers), gilt title on front cover and spine. Dedicatory note on front endpaper signed by the author. Small bump on top of front cover, o/wise near fine. 27.8 x 21.5.
First circumnavigation by the Victoria of the Magellan expedition, 1519-1522. Submerged circumnavigation on the nuclear-propelled USS Triton, 1960.
32213 DODSON, Granville & CHURCHILL, Anthony THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES CLIPPER RACE 1975-76
$10.00 AUD
Ocean Publications. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 84 PP with 18 maps & plans, and b/w or colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.8 x 21.
The Clipper Records, and Introducing Patriarch (69 days run from Gravesend to Sydney in 1869), by Cyril Hume. The entries: Great Britain II (U.K.), Kriter II (France), The Great Escape (Netherlands), Anaconda II (Australia), CSeRB II (Italy), and Veline (France).
34735 DUNNINGHAM, Honourable J. M. (editor) AN HISTORIC RETROSPECT ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE FOUNDING OF AUSTRALIA
$10.00 AUD
Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council. Sydney. 1938. 1st Ed. No pagination, 32 PP with 2 b/w and 98 colour illustrations Pictorial soft cover (laminated). Staples removed, and copy stitched, o/wise near fine. 24.5 x 15.5.
Book presented to the children of New South Wales by Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations Council.
51949 DUVIARD, Dominique SHIPS AND SEAFARERS: DISCOVERERS
$5.00 AUD
Moonlight/Methuen. London. 1984. 1st English edition, translated and adapted from the 1983 French original by Sarah Matthews. 92 PP with colour illustrations by Tony Ross. Laminated pictorial boards. Name blocked out and rubbed patch on front endpaper. Very good. Small format. 18 x 11.5. 0907144705
15518 EASTY, John MEMORANDUM OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF A VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO BOTANY BAY 1787-1793 - A First Fleet Journal
$45.00 AUD
Public Library of New South Wales / Angus and Robertson. Sydney. 1965. 1st edition in the William Dixson Foundation publication No. 4. X, 182 PP (4). Fp: Facsimile of page 94 of John Easty's journal. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, a few small nicks to the dj, o/wise near fine. 29.2 x 20.8.
Voyage on the first fleet transport "Scarborough".
41891 EDWARDS, Mike THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO - (Three Parts, in National Geographic Magazine, Volume 199, No.5, No. 6 & Volume 200, No. 1, 2001)
$30.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 2001. Part I: Volume 199, No. 5, May 2001. Pages 2 to 31 with 1 map and 19 colour photos. Part II: Volume 199, No. 6, June 2001. Pages 20 to 45 with 1 map and 14 colour photos. Part III: Volume 200, No. 1, July 2001 with 1 map and 12 colour photos. Photographs by Michael Yamashita. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.4 x 17.5.
Part I: Venice to China. Part II: in China. Part III: Journey home.
21746 ESTENSEN, Miriam DISCOVERY: THE QUEST FOR THE GREAT SOUTH LAND
$10.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 1998. 1st Ed. X, 286 PP with 17 head pieces and 10 b/w illustrations, plus 12 colour plates. Fp: Title page of Gerard and Cornelis de Jode's atlas, Speculum Orbis Terrae, 1597. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 20.3 x 12.4. 1864484977
18203 FANNING, Edmund VOYAGES TO THE SOUTH SEAS, INDIAN & PACIFIC OCEANS, CHINA SEA NORTHWEST COAST, FEEJEE ISLANDS, SOUTH SHETLANDS, ...
$45.00 AUD
Ye Galleon Press. Fairfield, Washington. 1970. Limited edition of 600 copies This copy is un-numbered. (34), XII, 13-324, (8 Index) PP with few b/w illustrations (portrait, house of Captain Fanning, Coat of Arms, frontispiece of original copy), plus 6 folded plates (crew list, chart of British Columbia & 4 registries of US ships) in pocket pasted down on rear endpaper. Cloth covers, gilt engraved front cover and spine. Fine. 24.3 x 15.8.
Voyages and new discoveries made in the Southern Hemisphere between the years 1830 and 1837.
15958 FARQUHAR, I. J. UNION FLEET 1875-1968
$10.00 AUD
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Wellington. 1968. 1st Ed. Foreword by R. A. Falla. (6), 56 PP, plus 12 pages with 18 b/w illustrations by J.E. Hobbs. Pictorial soft cover. Name and address of previous owner at top corner of title page, otherwise fine. 22.5 x 16.
A list of ships owned by the Union Steam Ship Company of N.Z. since its inception in 1875 in Dunedin.
54210 FARWELL, George PADDLEWHEELS OF YESTERDAY (in Hemisphere, An Asian-Australian Monthly - Vol. 13, No.12)
$5.00 AUD
Department of Education and Science. Canberra. 1969. December 1969. 40 PP. Contains article from P. 2 to 8 with 7 b/w photos. Soft cover. Near fine. 27.2 x 20.3.
On the Murray and Darling rivers.
49271 FINNIS, Bill CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, Seaman and Scientist
$30.00 AUD
Chaucer Press. London. 2003. 1st Ed. 252 PP with b/w and colour illustrations on superior glossy paper. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 27.6 x 20.8. 190444914X
54460 FISHER, Peter, MAYER, Christopher & SANDERS, David (editors) NAUTICAL REVIEW: The International Journal of Ship Operation and Management - Volume 2 - 1978
$30.00 AUD
Nautical Institute & Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1978. Annual publication (10 issues). Volume 2, No. 1 (January/February 1978) to No. 10 (December 1978). A total of 612 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Very good.
Joint Nautical Institute and Lloyd's of London Press Publication. From issue 5, the title changed to: Nautical Review - The International Journal of Ship Operation and Management.
10477 FLETCHER, Daina AKARANA
$10.00 AUD
Beagle Press / Australian National Maritime Museum. Sydney. 1991. 1st Ed. 72 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 25 x 21. 0947349049
The bicentennial gift from the New Zealand people to the Australian people: A yacht built in New Zealand 1888.
54621 LA FLEUR, J. D. (editor) PIETER VAN DEN BROECKE'S JOURNAL OF VOYAGES TO CAPE VERDE, GUINEA AND ANGOLA (1605-1612)
$15.00 AUD
Hakluyt Society. London. 2000. 1st Ed. Series III, Volume 5. XV, 139 PP with 1 facsimile of page of manuscript and 7 maps. Fp (in colour): Portrait of Pieter van den Broecke. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 25.2 x 18. 0904180689
54443 FOSTER, Sir William (editor) THE RED SEA AND ADJACENT COUNTRIES, at the close of the Seventeenth Century as described by Joseph Pitts, William Daniel and Charles Jacques Poncet
$40.00 AUD
Hakluyt Society. London. 1949. 1st Ed. No. C in the Second series. XL, 192 PP, plus 3 plates (1 on full page and 2 folded). Fp: Pitts's plan of the temple at Mecca(folded). Cloth cover, gilt devices on front cover, gilt title on spine. Foxing spots on outside edges, other wise near fine. 22.5 x 14.5.
Pitts was the first Englishman to penetrate into the holy cities of Islam. Daniel's journey from England to India took him through the Red Sea. Poncet gives a first hand account of Abyssinia at the end of the 17th century.
54618 GAMBLE, David P. & HAIR, P. E. H. (editors) THE DISCOVERY OF RIVER GAMBRA (1623), BY RICHARD JOBSON
$15.00 AUD
Hakluyt Society. London. 1999. 1st Ed. Series III, No. 2. XVI, 341 PP with 6 maps, 8 line drawings, 1 b/w and 2 colour plates, plus 8 pages with 13 b/w plates. Fp (in colour): River Gambia near Basse, July 1979. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 25.2 x 18. 0904180646
20734 GARDINER, Robert (editor) NAVIES AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-1783
$35.00 AUD
Chatham & National Maritime Museum. London. 1996. 1st Ed., in the Chatham Pictorial History series. 192 PP with bw contemporary illustrations. Title spread: Battle at sea. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 29.5 x 25. 1861760175
54527 GASCOIGNE, John CAPTAIN COOK: Voyager Between Worlds
$30.00 AUD
Hambledon Continuum. London. 2007. 1st Ed. XVI, 288 PP with 7 maps and 42 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 9781847250025
53970 GERMAN NAVY POSTER SCHIFFE UND FLUGZEUGE DER MARINE
$15.00 AUD
Bundesministerium der Verteidigung. Köln. 1964. Folded poster (oblong: 68 x 93) of September 1964, by Soldat und Technik. 6 colour illustrations (German Navy Ensign and 5 photos), 6 b/w illustrations of flags or pennants and 28 windows with plans and details of warships and planes of the German Navy. Folded format: 34 x 23.5.
Ships and Planes of the German Navy.
48432 GILLETT, Ross AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND WARSHIPS 1914-1945
$20.00 AUD
Doubleday. Sydney. 1983. 1st Ed. 360 PP with 600 b/w photos & 100 line drawings. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Near fine. 26.2 x 26.2. 0868240958
32496 GODDARD, Roy H. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES MILSON
$30.00 AUD
Georgian House. Melbourne. 1955. 1st Ed. XII, 206 PP with 6 maps and plans and 21 head pieces by Geoffrey C. Ingleton, plus 22 pages with 26 b/w plates. Fp: Portrait of John Milson. FEP: Map of the County of Cumberland, NSW. REP: Genealogical table. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Paper ageing somewhat around edges with light foxing, dust jacket with a few small chips and is in a protective sleeve, o/wise near fine. 24.2 x 18.5.
Migrated on the 362-ton whaler Albion, 18th August 1806...
Kenneth Mason. London. 1985. 3rd edition of the 1978 original. 186 PP with silhouettes & b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 25 x 16. 0859373266
Merchant fleets of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, East Germany, Poland, Romania, and Viet Nam. 19 parts covering: Passenger ships, general cargo ships... Research ships... Icebreakers and salvage tugs.
53947 GREIG, A. W. (editor) THE VICTORIAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE - Vol. V, No. 1
$15.00 AUD
The Historical Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 1916. Vol. V, No. 1, March 1916. Issue 17. 48 PP, plus 3 plates with 1 map, 1 illustration and 3 portraits. Original soft covers a little browned around edges, light foxing mostly around page edges, o/wise contents near fine. 20.5 x 13.8.
The Liardets of "The Beach", by A. W. Greig. The First Settlement of the North-East of Victoria, by Arthur Andrews. The true story of the Hobart hulk Aladdin, by Marjorie Masson.
20758 GROVE, Noel SUPERSHIPS, Giants that move the World's Oil - SUPERSPILL, Black Day for Brittany [in National Geographic Magazine - Volume 154, No.1]
$10.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1978. July 1978. Contains two articles between P.102 & 135 with 3 maps, 3 pages with cutaway plans, and 21 colour photos. Pict. soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.5.
The V.L.C.C. (Very Large Crude Carrier). Wreck of the Amoco Cadiz on the 16th March 1978.
51443 GRUBE, Frank, RICHTER, Gerhard, et al. VOILIERS. L'aventure des grands voiliers des Clippers aux navires Ecoles
$30.00 AUD
EMOM / Editions Maritimes & d'Outre-Mer. Paris. 1977. 1st French edition of the 1976 German original. Edition adapted by Jean Randier. Preface by Alan Villiers. 292 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (plans, maps, engravings, paintings and photos) and in the annex: 22 portraits of the authors, 18 sketch plans of sailing ships, and glossary. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, device on front cover, dj, illustrated slipcase. Dust jacket with 2 closed tears at top corner and top of spine. French text. Near fine. 35.2 x 27.5.
Lavish publication. Vessels described and illustrated include the three-masted Amiral Cécile, the clipper Lady Melville, the Herzogin Cecilie, Archibald Russell, the Pamir, Passat, ....
54188 GRUPPE, Henry E. THE FRIGATES
$15.00 AUD
Time-Life. Alexandria, Virginia. 1980. Second printing (revised) of the 1979 original, in The Seafarers series. 176 PP with b/w & colour illust. Title page: Woolen banner with the last words of Captain James Lawrence of the doomed frigate Chesapeake. Eps: Map of North Atlantic & Western Mediterranean Sea. Simile leather covers, colour illustration pasted down on front cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 28.7 x 24. 0809427176
The birth of the US Navy. Battles against the Barbary corsairs. Quasi war with France and Anglo-American War of 1812-1814.
53388 H.M.S.O. RADIO ENGINEERING TRADE GROUP (Mechanics) - Part I: Basic Electricity
$10.00 AUD
HMSO / Air Ministry. London. 1963. 1st Ed. Standard Technical Training Notes, Air Ministry, AP 3372. IV, 197, V-IX PP with over 290 figures. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Covers lightly marked. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 24.7 x 18.7.
54593 H.M.S.O. SUMMARY OF GERMAN WARSHIPS - B.R. 642 (G)
$45.00 AUD
Naval Intelligence Division / Admiralty. London. 1942. October 1942 edition. B.R. 642 (G). IV, 52 PP with b/w illustrations (silhouettes, sketch plans, profiles and photos). Soft cover. Back cover with pieces missing. Two last leaves with pieces missing. Covers soiled. Staples removed. Occasional foxing spots. Very good. A scarce item. 24.5 x 15.5.
Pages 47 to 52: Silhouettes of Danish, Netherlands & Norwegian Vessels believed to have been captured or taken over by the German Navy.
16083 HACKMAN, Rowan M. B. H. THE FLEET PAST AND PRESENT OF HUNTING & SON LTD
$5.00 AUD
World Ship Society. London. 1969. 3rd edition. 44 PP with 42 b/w photos. Inside front cover (in colour): bow marking, funnel and house flag. Pictorial soft covers. Very good. 21.5 x 14.
42427 HALL, Captain Basil VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF CAPTAIN BASIL HALL R.N.
$50.00 AUD
Thomas Nelson and Sons. London. 1895. 1st Ed. VIII, 9-387 PP, plus 6 b/w plates. Fp: Burial of Sir John Moore. Title page: Fast Castle, (Wolf's Crag). Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Rebacked copy, retaining most of original cloth cover, repaired fold of endpapers. Old watermarks on 3 or 4 leaves, slight ageing of paper, o/wise very good. 20.7 x 15.
First 10 years of his time at sea. Entered the Royal Navy in 1802. Halifax Station to 1808. Off the coast of Spain to 1811. Sailed in 1812 for the Far East.
14335 HARDY, A. C. (editor) THE WONDERFUL STORY OF THE SEA
$5.00 AUD
Odhams Press. London. c. 1950. 1st Ed. 384 PP with b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, device in blind on front cover. Spine sunned and split at hinge (repaired). Internally very good. 25 x 18.5.
From log to luxury liner: construction, propulsion, dry-docking; various & adapted types of ships: fishing, cable-laying, etc..
19497 HEATON, P. M. WELSH SHIPPING FORGOTTEN FLEETS
$15.00 AUD
Starling Press. Newport. 1989. 1st Ed. 91 PP, plus 32 b/w photos of ships (on full page). Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 21.8 x 15.4. 1872006000
Duncan & Company. Seagers. Pardoe-Thomas... History and fleet list.
21912 HEATON, P. M. THE ABBEY LINE - History of a Cardiff Shipping Venture
$10.00 AUD
The Starling Press. Gwent, UK. 1983. 1st Ed. 151 PP, plus 48 pages with b/w photos. Eps: Transcript of register for Tintern Abbey and Melrose Abbey. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned, o/wise fine. 22 x 15.2. 0950771422
The founder's origin, interest in shipowning, development, to the sale of the Tintern Abbey in 1960.
53392 HMSO AUSTRALIA PILOT - Volume II
$30.00 AUD
Hydrographer of the Navy. Taunton, UK. 1969. 5th edition of the 1918 original, N.P. 14. Advertisement to this 5th edition by Rear-Admiral G. S. Ritchie. Edited by Cmdr. J.F. GRUNING. (4), VIII, 494 PP with tables, 4 figures, and 40 coastal views, plus 1 folded Index to Charts (N.P. 14), 1 b/w plate (Cumulus Roll of a Southerly Buster), 2 plates in colour (Weather forecast signals & Depth signals) and 12 maps. FEP: Notations of supplements and Annual Summaries of Notices to Mariners. Supplement No. 8-1979 with 78 pages updated by Lieutenant-Commander F. St. P. Woodhouse, loosely inserted. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Very good. 24.8 x 15.5.
The Southern and Eastern coasts of Australia from Cape Northumberland to Port Jackson, including Bass Strait and Tasmania.
54662 HMSO JAPAN PILOT - Volume I
$20.00 AUD
Hydrographer of the Navy. London. 1957. Reprint (February 1957) of the 5th edition of 1952. N.P. 41. Advertisement by Rear-Admiral A. Day. Edited by Cmdr. F.N. SHEARME. (2 caution), XLIX, 462 PP with figures and over 7 tables, plus 2 index charts S.D.41a & S.D.41b, 2 colour plates (U.S.S.R. buoyage system), 10 plates with 18 b/w photos (Ice conditions), 10 plates with 17 maps and 35 plates with 87 coastal views (including 3 of lighthouses). Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Covers rubbed. Spine worn and with pieces missing. Internally very good. 24.7 x 16.5.
Honshu (except its southern coast), Hokkaido, the southern coast of Ostrov Sakhalin, and the Kuril Islands.
54342 HOPE, Colin A. GOLD OF THE PHARAOHS
$5.00 AUD
Museum of Victoria / International Cultural Corporation of Australia Ltd. Melbourne. 1988. Revised edition. 144 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 25.4 x 21. 0642137749
Exhibition catalogue.
12369 HOUGH, Richard NELSON
$15.00 AUD
Books for Pleasure. Sydney. 1980. 1st Australian edition. 192 PP with 111 b/w & 55 colour illust. Fp: Nelson by Leonardo Guzzardi. Eps: 18th Century English coverlet embroidered in silks and gold. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25 x 19. 092602060
A biography of the national hero, victor of Cape St.Vincent, the Nile (Aboukir) and Trafalgar, who died while defeating the Franco-Spanish Fleet at Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
54533 HOUSTON, Dan (editor) CLASSIC BOAT and The BOATMAN - 2000, No. 147
$10.00 AUD
IPC Country and LeisureMedia. Croydon, Surrey. 2000. No. 147, September 2000. 120 PP with b/w and colour illustrations article by Kevin Desmond from P.46 to 51 with 2 colour and 7 b/w photos. Pictorial ("Siandvillaix", a bisquine at Brest 2000) soft cover. Fine. 29.5 x 21.
Pages 46 to 51: "Sydney 18-footers / Ozzie Rules"with 2 colour and 7 b/w photos , by Kevin Desmond, .Pages 40 to 44: The "Williams 30": Not a Riva, really..., by Riva Revival (UK) Ltd.
33764 HOYT, Edwin P. THE LAST CRUISE OF THE EMDEN
$10.00 AUD
Andre Deutsch. London. 1967. 2nd impression in June of the May 1967 original. VIII, (2), 242 PP plus 8 pages with 1 map & 11 b/w photos. FEP: Course of SMS Emden 1914. REP: From Cocos-Keeling to Constantinople. Hard cover. Name of previous owner on preliminary page, some foxing, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.5.
The German cruiser Emden and her destruction at Cocos-Keeling. The escape on the copra schooner Ayesha, arrival at Constantinople of the landing party.
18103 HUMBLE, Richard SUBMARINES
$5.00 AUD
Jade Books. London. 1983. Abridged edition of Undersea Warfare. 96 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title-page: US Nuclear submarine. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on top outside edge, o/wise near fine. 28.6 x 22.5. 0907853595
The development of the submarine, its weapons and its power plant. Its use in a strategic role.
40250 INGPEN, Robert ROBE - A Portrait of the Past
$30.00 AUD
Rigby. Adelaide. 1975. 1st Ed. 63 PP with 2 plans, 10 b/w illustrations and 41 colour paintings. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. Oblong: 22 x 29.3. 0851797946
Robe Town, proclaimed in 1847. Important port in the mid 1850s...
54424 THE INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION NAVIGATION - Journal of the Institute of Navigation - Volume 27 - 1980
$20.00 AUD
The Institute of Navigation. Washington. 1980. Edited by Paul M. JANICZEK. Volume 27 (4 issues). No. 1 (Spring 1980) to No. 4 (Winter 1980-1981). 332 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Very good. 25.2 x 17.
54425 THE INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION NAVIGATION - Journal of the Institute of Navigation - Volume 28 - 1981
$20.00 AUD
The Institute of Navigation. Washington. 1981. Edited by Paul M. JANICZEK. Volume 28 (4 issues). No. 1 (Spring 1981) to No. 4 (Winter 1981-1982). 382 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Very good. 25.2 x 17.
51446 IRELAND, Bernard Histoire illustrée des NAVIRES DE COMBAT
$10.00 AUD
Editions Princesse. Paris. 1978. 1st edition of the 1978 English original. 154 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps: On board the Minautor in 1868. Hard cover, dj. French text. Near fine. 30 x 22.2. 2859610340
54488 IVANOV, Konstantin A. (editor) SOVIET SHIPPING 2 - 85
$5.00 AUD
Association of Soviet Shipowners. Moscow. 1985. Volume 5, No. 2, issue for April, May, June 1985 of the quarterly supplement to Morskoy Flot. 41 PP with 7 tables, b/w and colour photos, as well as plans of the Nuclear Icebreaker Rossiya. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
42405 JACKSON, Robert LINERS, TANKERS AND MERCHANT SHIPS
$10.00 AUD
Grange Books. London. 2002. 1st Ed. 320 PP with 1 b/w, 3 colour photos and 300 colour artworks. Title page: Carrack. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. Small format. 17 x13. 9781840134773
Some 300 of the world's greatest commercial vessels.
44082 JACKSON, Robert THE ROYAL NAVY IN WORLD WAR II
$10.00 AUD
Airlife. London. 1997. 1st UK edition. 176 PP with 6 maps and 169 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Remainder mark on lower outside edge, o/wise near fine. 25.2 x 19.5. 185310714X
53828 JACOBS, Joseph THE STORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY - How the World became known
$15.00 AUD
George Newnes. London. c. 1895. 1st Ed., in The Library of Useful Stories. 224 PP with 24 maps. Fp: Arms granted to Sebastian Del Cano. Illustrated cloth covers, gilt title on spine. Slight ageing of paper. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. Small format: 15.3 x 10.
54587 JAPANESE HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE ON THE MARINE GEOLOGY OF BEACH EROSION IN OMORI-HAMA VICINITY, HAKODATE CITY (in The Bulletin of the Japanese Hydrographic Office - Pub. No. 943, Volume XIII, Part I & II)
$20.00 AUD
Maritime Safety Board. Tokyo. 1956, 1959 . Part I (1956): 216 PP with 175 tables and 211 figures, plus folded plates and 20 pages with 74 b/w photos. Japanese text (caption of figures in Japanese and English). Part II (1959): Preface by Dr. Kanji Suda. Foreword by Dr. Ryoshichi Komukai. (8), IV, II, 217- 582 PP with 117 tables and 261 figure, plus folded plates and 10 pages with 34 b/w photos. Japanese text (caption of figures in Japanese and English). English text between P.434 and 582. A 3 page errata loosely inserted. Stiff covers. Very good set. 25.5 x 19.
30099 JONES, Cmdr. Sue & GILLETT, Ross NAVY NEWS - 40th ANNIVERSARY
$10.00 AUD
Topmill. Sydney. 1998. 1st Ed. 136 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pict. card cover. Fine. 29.3 x 20.5.
Chronicling the Navy News, to mark the 40th anniversary of the publication Royal Australian Navy News, since Volume No. 1, July 18, 1958.
20744 JUDGE, Joseph, STANFIELD, James L., MARSDEN, Luis & LYON, Eugene COLUMBUS AND THE NEW WORLD [in National Geographic Magazine]
$5.00 AUD
N.G.S. Washington. 1986. Volume 170, No. 5, November 1986. Contains three articles from P. 562 to 605 with 3 maps, 1 folded chart, and bw & colour illust., plus 1 folded map: Where did Columbus discover America?. Pict. soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.5.
16920 KING, Cecil RULE BRITANNIA
$10.00 AUD
Studio Publications. London. 1942. 2nd printing of the September 1941 original. XII, PP.13-280 with line drawings and 56 b/w plates. FEP: Map of Europe/Africa. REP: Map of W. Atlantic & Indian/Pacific region. Gilt-decorated cloth cover. Ex-library copy (2 unobtrusive stamps), o/wise very good copy. 24.8 x 15.
A parallel between the naval events after 2 years of WWII and past action, showing that the Navy is a worthy successor of its distinguished forbears.
50727 KWAN, Elizabeth FLAG AND NATION: Australians and their National Flags since 1901
$25.00 AUD
University of New South Wales Press. Sydney. 2006. 1st Ed. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 26 x 18. 0868405671
41579 LENTON, H. T. ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS
$5.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1964. 7th Ed. 72 PP with tables, & 30 b/w photos. recto of title page: H.M.S. Hermes, the Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier. Pictorial soft cover (Frigate). Stamp of previous owner on title page, o/wise near fine. 15.3 x 10.3.
21803 LENTON, H.T. & COLLEDGE, J.J. WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II, Part 6 - Trawlers, Drifters and Whalers
$10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1963. 81 PP with b/w photos throughout. Pictorial card cover. Fine. Small format: 18.5 x 12.5.
15855 LINGWOOD, John & GRAY, Leonard STEPHENS, SUTTON LIMITED
$10.00 AUD
World Ship Society. London. 1983. 1st Ed. Monograph No.8. 68 PP with b/w photos. Card covers. Fine. 21 x 15. 0905617274
18063 LOBLEY, Douglas SHIPS THROUGH THE AGES
$5.00 AUD
Octopus Books. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 144 PP (glossy paper) with 45 colour and 131 b/w illustrations. Half-title page: Gokstad ship. Title spread: Donald Mckay's famous clipper Flying Cloud. FEP: Ship of Queen Hatshepsut from Egypt. REP: Seawise University, ex Queen Elizabeth on fire in Hong Kong Harbour, January 1972. Illustrated hard cover, dj. Near fine. 28.7 x 21.5. 0706400186
The international story of ships under oars, sail and steam.
17225 LONEY, Jack LADY BAY WARRNAMBOOL, A Graveyard of Ships
$5.00 AUD
Marine History Publications. Geelong. 1982. Reprint of 1968 original. 20 PP, plus 8 pages with 1 plan & 7 b/w illust. Pict. soft cover. Fine. 20.8 x 14. 0909244103
Wrecks of Lady Bay near the city of Warrnambool.
18828 LONEY, Jack WRECK - 1891, and Other Maritime Memories
$10.00 AUD
Marine History Publications. Geelong. 1992. 1st Ed. 121 PP with 1 map & 2 b/w illustrations, plus 32 pages with 69 b/w illustrations (including 6 maps). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 17.5. 0909191492
Major wrecks on the South Western Victorian coast in the year 1891: W.D. Godfrey, Joseph H. Scammell, Gambier, Fiji,...
18829 LONEY, Jack WRECKERS, SMUGGLERS AND PIRATES, In South Eastern Australian Waters
$15.00 AUD
Marine History. Portarlington. 1989. 1st Ed. VI, 106 PP with 4 maps & 80 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Spine is sunned, o/wise a near fine copy. 24 x 17.8. 0909191395
54252 LORIMER, Joyce (editor) SIR WALTER RALEGH'S DISCOVERIE OF GUIANA
$25.00 AUD
Hakluyt Society. London. 2006. 1st Ed. Series III, No. 15. XCVIII, 360 PP with 11 b/w figures (engravings and maps). Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 18. 9780904180879
46006 LOVE, Don SHIPWRECKS ON THE EAST GIPPSLAND COAST
$35.00 AUD
Don Love. Meerlieu, Victoria. 2003. 1st Ed. VIII, 180, (1) PP with 4 maps, 22 sketches or plans and 60 b/w illustrations. Eps: Chart Port Phillip to Gabo Island. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 18. 097507010X
53507 MACINTYRE, Donald FAMOUS SEA BATTLES
$10.00 AUD
Hamlyn. London. 1974. 1st Ed. 125 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Illustrated boards, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket has a sunned spine and a few chips or closed tear. Overall, a very good clean copy. 26 x 19.5. 0600380661
Stories of 12 sea battles: Lepanto... Trafalgar... Jutland... Leyte Gulf.
38463 MACKANESS, George A LINK WITH THE FRENCH-CANADIAN "PATRIOTES" TRANSPORTED TO N.S.W. AFTER THE PAPINEAU REBELLION OF 1838 (in Journal and Proceedings of the RAHS - Volume XXXV, Part VI, 1949)
$10.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1949. 305-352 PP. Contains article between pages 342 and 347 with 1 illustration. Stapled soft wrappers, browning of outside edges, o/wise near fine. 21 x 14.
Also contains an article from P.305 to P339 with 4 b/w illustrations: Port Jackson, its Romantic Growth, by A.B. Shaw. Image shows back cover with list of contents and illustrations.
44098 MAHONY, Juan FROM THE HOME FRONT TO THE FRONT LINE - Images of the Great War
$25.00 AUD
Author. Charlestown, NSW. 2001. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illustrations (facsimile of documents & letters, photos, posters...). Half title page: Departure of King Island volunteers. Title page: AIF troops resting. Fp: Australian Flying Corps mechanics, Cologne, Germany. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 21 x 29.5. 0957969600
15896 MALLETT, Alan S. IDYLL OF THE KINGS 1889-1979: The story of the King Line its ships and the men who sailed and managed them
$10.00 AUD
World Ship Society. London. 1980. 1st Ed. 64 PP with b/w photos throughout. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 21 x 15. 090561710X
Story of the King Line, its ships and the men who sailed and managed them.
12874 MAMAK, Alex & ALI, Ahmed RACE CLASS AND REBELLION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
$10.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 1979. 1st Ed. No. 4 in the Studies in Society series. 144 PP with 3 figures & 4 tables, plus 1 map on double page of the South West Pacific with inset map of Malaita Island at back of book. Card cover. Very good. 21.2 x 13.5. 0868610178
The setting and history of inequality in Australia, N.Z., the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Bougainville. Five case studies of rebellion in the South Pacific: Bougainville (1975), Fiji (1920), Maasina Rule in the Solomons, Parihaka rebellion in N.Z., Aboriginal resistance: the Gurindji at Wattie Creek.
34452 MARRINER, John THE SHORES OF THE BLACK SHIPS
$10.00 AUD
William Kimber. London. 1971. 1st Ed. 256 PP with 2 maps, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (spine faded). Near fine. 24 x 16. 071830182X
Voyage of the yacht "September Tide" to modern Tunisia, and travels through its past.
43119 MARRIOTT, John DISASTER AT SEA
$10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1987. 1st Ed. 176 PP with 30 maps & plans, and 49 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on cloth spine, dj (price-clipped and in a protective sleeve). Near fine. 23.5 x 15.7. 0711017379
Lloyds of London. The British Search and Rescue Organisation. Shipwrecks: Victoria and Camperdown, Andrea Doria and Stockholm, Titanic... The 1979 Fastnet Race.
54694 MASSY, Fiona FLORA BOTANICA: José Mutis' Grand Botanical Expedition (in National Lbrary of Australia News - Vol XVIII, No. 8, May 2008)
$5.00 AUD
National Library of Australia. Canberra. 2008. Vol. XVIII, No. 8, May 2008. 24 PP. Contains article from P.3 to 6 with 1 map and 4 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (Mutisia Clematis) . Fine. 29.7 x 21.
On the 16 volume set of Flora de la Real Expedicion Botanica del Nuevo Reyno de Granada (1783-1816), given to Australia for the 400th anniversary of the voyages of Quiros and Torres to the South Pacific.
54635 MATTHEWS, Samuel W. PROJECT MOHOLE - Scientists Drill at Sea to Pierce Earth's Crust (in National Geographic Magazine, Volume 120, No.5, 1961)
$5.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1961. Volume 120, No. 5, November 1961. Contains article from P. 686 to 697 with 3 artist impressions in colour, 1 b/w and 10 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.4
54243 MAWSON, Douglas MACQUARIE ISLAND, ITS GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY. AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1911-14 - SCIENTIFIC REPORTS - SERIES A - Vol. V
$150.00 AUD
Alfred Henry Pettifer, Government Printer. Sydney. 1943. 1st Ed. 194 PP with 44 figures and 34 b/w plates, plus 1 map in colour tipped in, and 1 folded map in colour and 3 folded b/w photographic plates loosely inserted. Fp (in colour). Soft covers. Few pages lightly chipped, with dog-eared corners and old watermarks in margin. Covers, title page, folded map and the 3 folded plates are laser print. An internally very good copy. Large format: 31.5 x 24.5.
... based mainly on the records of Leslie Russel Blake.
76300 MAY, Commander W. E. THE BOATS OF MEN OF WAR - Maritime Monographs and Reports no.15
$20.00 AUD
National Maritime Museum. London. 1974. 35 PP, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Stamp of previous owner at top of front cover, otherwise near fine. 29.8 x 20.8. 09501764
Study on subsidiary vessels employed by warships of all types from the earliest days to the beginning of the 20th century.
54461 MAYER, Christopher, GUEST, Andrew & SANDERS, David (editors) NAUTICAL REVIEW: The International Journal of Ship Operation and Management - Volume 3 - 1979
$30.00 AUD
Nautical Institute & Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1979. Annual publication (12 issues). Volume 3, No. 1 (January 1978) to No. 12 (December 1979). A total of 700 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Very good.
Joint Nautical Institute and Lloyd's of London Press Publication.
54453 MAYERS, Kit NORTH-EAST PASSAGE TO MUSCOVY. Stephen Borough and the First Tudor Explorations
$25.00 AUD
Sutton Publishing. London. 2005. 1st Ed. XIV, 241 PP with 25 b/w illustrations (maps, plans...). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 0750940697
42293 McLEAN, Gavin CAPTAIN'S LOG - NEW ZEALAND'S MARITIME HISTORY
$15.00 AUD
Hodder Moa Beckett. Auckland. 2001. 1st Ed. 224 PP with b/w illustrations. Inside covers: Map of the coast of New Zealand. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.8 x 18.2. 9781869588816
74346 McNARRY, Donald SHIPBUILDING IN MINIATURE
$35.00 AUD
Percival Marshall. London. 1955. 1st Edition. 158 (2 Index) PP with drawings and photographs by the author (30 figures and 40 b/w plates). Fp: The author. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Name and date of previous owner on FFEP. Dust jacket is chipped and repaired and in a protective sleeve. Contents near fine. A scarce first edition. 19 x 12.5.
Tools and accessories, materials, research, methods and cases. Constructional and other details of 14 models (Stirling Castle, Queen Elizabeth, Cutty Sark, Caronia, HMS Prince...).
40228 McSWAN, Eleanor H. MACLEAN - The First Fifty Years 1862-1912
$20.00 AUD
Maclean District Historical Society. Maclean, NSW. 1992. 1st Ed. XII, 380 PP with b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 23.5 x 18. 0909323127
On the Clarence River.
38540 MEACHAM, Ellis K. THE EAST INDIAMAN
$20.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1969. 1st UK edition of the 1968 US original. (8), 337 PP with decorations and map by Samuel H. Bryant. Title page: vignette of an East Indiaman. Eps: Map of the route followed by the East Indiamen. Hard cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Note on dedication page and name of previous owner on preliminary page. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.5. 0340042982
Historic novel. Naval Service of the East India Company during the Napoleonic wars.
54693 MELLEFONT, Jeffrey (editor) TEARS, FEARS AND CHEERS - Migration to Australia 1788-1988 (in Signals No. 42)
$10.00 AUD
Australian National Maritime Museum. Sydney. 1998. No. 42, March-May 1998. Contains article from P. 4 to 7 with 2 b/w and 6 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (First Fleet entering Rio di Janeiro). Fine. 29.7 x 20.8.
Exhibition and The Welcome Wall.
36778 MERRIMAN, Commander R.D. (editor) THE SERGISON PAPERS
$25.00 AUD
Navy Records Society. Greenwich. 1950. 1st Ed. Publications of the Navy Records Society, Volume 89. (XII), 382 PP, (20 publications & members), plus 4 b/w plates. Fp: Charles Sergison, Clerk of the Acts, 1690-1719. Navy blue/cream buckram, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 23.2 x 15.5.
34214 MILFORD, G. D. GOVERNOR PHILLIP AND THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES
$30.00 AUD
The Harbour Newspaper. Sydney. 1935. 2nd edition (revised) in December 1935 of the July 1935 original. 92 PP. Red cloth cover, gilt title on front and spine, dj. Dust jacket is chipped/rubbed around edges and has a small piece missing on spine. Book is near fine. 21.8 x 14.
44409 MILLS, Richard Charles THE COLONIZATION OF AUSTRALIA (1829-42) - The Wakefield Experiment in Empire Building
$20.00 AUD
Sydney University Press. Sydney. 1974. Facsimile edition with a note by S. J. Butlin, of the 1915 original with an introduction by Graham Wallace. In the Australian Historical Reprints. XX, 363 PP. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22 x 14. 0424000040
52869 MONTALI, Jean-Marie TRESOR EN MER DE CHINE (in Le Figaro Magazine)
$10.00 AUD
Le Figaro Magazine. Paris. 1992. Issue No. 3, 19 May 1992. Contains article between pages 82 and 94 with 1 drawing, 1 map, 2 sets of artworks and 11 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 29.8 x 23.
Expedition of Franck Goddio / ELF, on the wreck of the San Diego, off the Philippines Islands.
38862 MOSLEY, Leonard THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
$15.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Virginia. 1979. 4th printing (revised) of the 1977 original, in the World War II series. 208 PP with 2 maps, 2 sets of plans of planes (in colour), 20 colour and 174 b/w illustrations. Half title page: RAF pilots scrambling for their airplanes. Pictorial boards. Fine. 28.8 x 24.
Hitler's nibble at the Channel Islands. The redoutable Mr. Churchill. The grandiose Herr Göring... Germany's fallen eagles.
34791 MURRAY, Bill CRISIS, CONFLICT AND CONSENSUS - Selected documents illustrating 200 years in the making of Australia
$20.00 AUD
Rigby. Adelaide. 1984. 1st Ed. XI, 343 PP with 92 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.1 x 17. 0727018418
145 topics, starting with Captain Cook's description of his first landings...
14998 N/A LIGHTHOUSES IN AUSTRALIA - A Guide to Records held by the Australian Archives
$30.00 AUD
Australian Archives Canberra. 1991. 1st edition with a foreword by George Nichols. Australian Archives Subject Guide No. 1. XII, 172 PP with 1 folded plate (map of Australia with location of lighthouses). Pictorial soft cover (Dent Island lighthouse, Queensland). A couple of light creases on covers, o/wise near fine. 29.5 x 20.8. 0642166250
Guide listing records held by the Australian Archives' regional offices relating to the administration and operation of lighthouses (manned and automatic). P.145 to 162: Commonwealth Lighthouse Service ships.
52955 N/A BULLETIN TECHNIQUE DU BUREAU VERITAS, No. 4 - 1989 - English Edition
$10.00 AUD
Bureau Veritas Group. Paris. 1989. Issue No. 4, 1989, translated iby Denis Mahaffey. 48 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.8 x 21.
Tentative rules for the classification of merchant icebreakers, by D. Beghin... Earthquake risks, Insurance and Inspection, by R. Heim, Accidental bursting of a turbine blade, by H. de Leiris & R. Waeckerlé...
52956 N/A BULLETIN TECHNIQUE DU BUREAU VERITAS, No. 1 - 1990 - English Edition
$10.00 AUD
Bureau Veritas Group. Paris. 1990. 48 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
Future Ships - Rationally based structural design, by D. Beghin & P.L. Latreille. Quality and reliability of flexible steel pipes (offshore), by J. Mallen, P. Estrier and S.G. Amilhau ...
54218 N/A SHIPS AND THE SEA, (quarterly) - Volume Five
$25.00 AUD
Kalmbach Publishing. Milwaukee, Wi. 1955 / 1956. Vol. 5: Number One (Summer 1955), to Number Four (Spring 1956). Edited by ANDERSON, Willard V. McMULLEN, Catherine E. & O'HEARN, J. C.. A total of 272 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Staples removed. Very good. 28.7 x 21.
54220 N/A SHIPS AND THE SEA, (quarterly) - Volume Seven
$25.00 AUD
Kalmbach Publishing. Milwaukee, Wi. 1957/1958. Vol. 7: Number One (Summer 1957), to Number Four (Spring 1958). Edited by ANDERSON, Willard V. McMULLEN, Catherine E. & O'HEARN, J. C. A total of 256 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Staples removed. Very good. 28.7 x 21.
Classic Boat / Burleigh Magazines Ltd. Falmouth. 1989. Towards a monthly publication. Third year of publication with 8 issues. No. 11, Jan/Feb 1989 to No. 18, November/December 1989. A total of 1064 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Original pictorial soft covers (image shows Jan/Feb 1989). Near fine set. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. 29.5 x 22.5.
Nos 11 & 12: The History of the Yawl, by Mark Fishwick. No. 14: Australian opulence, restoration of the steam yacht Ena, by Laurie Stubbs. No. 16: Traditional boatbuilding in Turkey, Bryan Osborn. No. 17: The Yoles and Gommiers of Martinique, by Tom Cunliffe. Lusitanian Hearts of Oak, by Steve Kane. No. 18: The Coracles of Tibet, by Sarah Lock.
Classic Boat / Burleigh Magazines. Falmouth. 1990. Monthly publication. Fourth year of publication with 12 issues, + 8 pages Index. No. 19, January 1990 to No. 30, December 1990. A total of 1568 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Original pictorial soft covers (image shows cover of Jan 1990). A near fine set. 29.5 x 22.5.
Nos. 23, 24, 25 & 26: 4 parts on William Fife, by John Leather. No. 28: Akarana, by Michelle McDonald.
54382 N/A WOODENBOAT - The Magazine for Wooden Boat Owners, Builders and Designers - 1982 - Issues 44 - 49
$30.00 AUD
WoodenBoat Magazine. Brooklin, Maine. 1982. Six issues for year 1982. No. 44, January/February 1982 to No. 41, November/December 1982. A total of 960 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Original pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27.6 x 21.
54194 NADIR, Jean-Pierre, LE GALL, Olivier & FUCHS, Ariel (editors) BREST 96: L'album-souvenir des plus prestigieux bateaux du monde (in Mer & Océan)
$5.00 AUD
Mer & Océan S. A. Paris. 1996. No. 6, July 1996. Special issue: Brest 1996. 100 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Near fne. 28.7 x 21.7.
Nautical Institute & Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1977. Edited by Peter FISHER, Christopher MAYER & David SANDERS. Annual publication (5 issues). Volume 1, No. 1 (March/April 1977) to No. 5 (November/December 1977). A total of 348 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 29.2 x 21.
Joint Nautical Institute and Lloyd's of London Press Publication. Features: St. Lawrence Seaway, Shipping Services , Complex Problem of Safety at Sea, ....
54281 NAVAL ARCHITECTS TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume LXXIV - 1932
$40.00 AUD
Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1932. Annual edition. Vol. LXXIV. Edited by R.W. DANA. LVI, 315 PP with tables and figures, plus 1 plate with a b/w portrait and 12 plates (1 with 8 b/w photos and 11 folded ones with 56 figures. Fp: portrait of Sir Alfred Yarrow. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers lightly rubbed. Head of spine frayed. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 28.5 x 22.5.
Electric arc welding in ship construction, by J. Foster King and James Montgomerie... Notes on the progress of motor shipping, by A. C. Hardy... Steering trial results of H.M. Ships Nelson and Rodney, by Professor H. S. Pengelly...
54282 NAVAL ARCHITECTS TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume LXXIII - 1931
$40.00 AUD
Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1931. Annual edition. Vol. LXXIII. Edited by R.W. DANA. LV, 355 PP with tables and figures, plus 2 plates with b/w portraits and over 28 plates (1 with 3 b/w photos and 26 folded ones with many figures. Fp: portrait of Sir Charles Algernon Parsons. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Head and foot of spine frayed. Rear board and rear endpapers with signs of water damage. Slight ageing of paper. Internally very good. 28.5 x 22.5.
British Sea-Power 1900-1930, by Sir Archibald Hurd. Establishement of an International Load Line ...
54283 NAVAL ARCHITECTS TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume 99 - 1957
$35.00 AUD
Royal Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1957. Annual edition. Vol. 99. Edited by Captain A.D. DUCKWORTH. LVIII, (2), 752 PP with tables, figures and b/w photos, plus 1 folded plate with 2 figures. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers lightly speckled. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 28.5 x 22.5.
Symposium on Fires in Ships: 4 papers, by F.J. Welch, A.G. Bates, L.T. Carter. ... Symposium on The education and training of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers: 5 papers, by E.V. Telfer, A.M. Robb, L.C. Burrill. ...
54284 NAVAL ARCHITECTS TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume 103 - 1961
$30.00 AUD
Royal Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1961. Annual edition. Vol. 103. Edited by Captain A.D. DUCKWORTH. LVIII, (2), 499 PP with tables, figures and b/w photos, plus 6 folded plates (1 table, 1 line drawings and 4 cross-curves). Fp: Portrait of Viscount Runciman of Doxford. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers lightly speckled. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 28.5 x 22.5.
54298 NAVAL ARCHITECTS TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume LXXII - 1930
$35.00 AUD
Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1930. Annual edition. Vol. LXXII. Edited by R.W. DANA. LV, 348 PP with tables and figures, plus 3 plates with b/w portraits and 36 plates (some with colour and b/w photos and 24 folded ones with many figures). Fp: portrait of Sir William E. Smith. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Head and foot of spine frayed. Rear board and rear endpapers with signs of water damage. Slight ageing of paper. Internally very good. 28.5 x 22.5.
Notes on the behaviour of two passenger vessels during a voyage to and from Australia, by B. C. Laws ...
54299 NAVAL ARCHITECTS TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume LXXVIII - 1936
$35.00 AUD
Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1936. Annual edition. Vol. LXXVIII. Edited by G.V. BOYS. LV, 296 PP with tables and figures, plus 5 plates with b/w portraits and 29 plates (6 with 22 b/w photos and 22 folded ones with 1 table and many figures). Fp: portrait of Sir Archibald Denny. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers with spots of white paint. Spine lightly sunned and with head frayed. Slight ageing of paper. Internally very good. 28.5 x 22.5.
Obituary: Admiral of the Fleet The Right Hon. The Earl Jellicoe. Modern trends in Warship design, by Rear-Admiral H. G. Thursfield. Development of anchors for seaplanes, by Wing-Commandert D. F. Lucking.
54305 NAVAL ARCHITECTS TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume LXXXII - 1940
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Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1940. Annual edition. Vol. LXXXII. Edited by G.V. BOYS. XL, 163 PP with tables and figures, plus 5 plates with b/w portraits and 6 plates with 17 b/w photos. Fp: Photos of the Deny Memorial and Library. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Spine lightly sunned. Fine. 28.5 x 22.5.
The Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Industries after the War, by Sir Archibald Hurd. The salvage of H.M.S. Thetis, by G. R. Critchley.
54309 NAVAL ARCHITECTS TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume 100 - 1958
$20.00 AUD
Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1958. Annual edition. Vol. 100. Edited by Captain A.D. DUCKWORTH. LII, 465 PP with tables, figures and b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board. Spine missing. Covers speckled and rubbed. Ageing of paper, o/wise good. 28.5 x 22.5.
Merchant ship design, by Laurence Dunn... Progressive towing trials..., by J. M. Sweet... Symposium on The use of Plastics for Marine Applications with 6 papers (58 pages)...
54310 NAVAL ARCHITECTS TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume 101 - 1959
$35.00 AUD
Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1959. Annual edition. Vol. 101. Edited by Captain A.D. DUCKWORTH. LVIII, (2), 448 PP with tables, figures and b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 28.5 x 22.5.
54349 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: XXXVII - 1949 (in 4 issues)
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The Naval Review. London. 1949. Annual edition. Vol. XXXVII, 4 issues No. 1 (February 1949) to No. 4 (November 1949). 426 PP with occasional figures and/or plate. IV pages Index loosely inserted. Original soft cover. Covers fragile at spine. A little foxing or soiling. Very good. 24.2 x 16.5.
Vol. 37. No. 1: The evolution of Naval Tactics, by Walrus... The Persian Gulf, Past and Present, by Cantor. The Royal Hellenic Navy 1822-1948, by Trident... No. 2: PQ 16 and PQ17, by Kalapani... HMS Ajax at war, 1940-1945... No. 3: Operation Trident, by Valor... Yangtse rapids 1899-1901, by Amphibian. No. 4: The Diamond Rock, by W.B. Rowbotham...
54350 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: XXXVIII - 1950 (in 4 issues)
$40.00 AUD
The Naval Review. London. 1950. Annual edition. Vol. XXXVIII, 4 issues No. 1 (February 1950) to No. 4 (November 1950). 490 PP with occasional figures or plate. IV pages Index loosely inserted. Original soft cover. Covers fragile at spine. A little foxing or soiling. Very good. 24.2 x 16.5.
Vol. 38. No. 1: Yangtse Incident 1949 - HMS Amethyst, by Commander J. S. Kerans. The Diamond Rock, by W. B. Rowbotham. No. 2: HMS Raleigh in a Typhoon. The Navy shows the Flag, by Starshell. No. 3: Naval strategy in the Pacific in the Second World War. No. 4: HMS Belfast in Korea, and Naval operations in Korea. The Maritime and Naval aspects of the Russian War 1853-1856, by Lieut. Commander J. D. D. Moore.
54353 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: XXXIX - 1951 (in 4 issues)
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The Naval Review. London. 1951. Annual edition. Vol. XXXIX, 4 issues No. 1 (February 1951) to No. 4 (November 1951). 470 PP with occasional figures or plate. IV pages Index loosely inserted. Original soft cover. Covers fragile at spine. A little foxing or soiling. Very good. 24.2 x 16.5.
Vol. 39. Nos. 1, 2 & 3: Naval Operations in the Aegean (3 parts). No. 2: The Battle of Copenhagen: British and Danish Narratives. No. 4: The Disguised Commerce Raiders of World War II, by Volage. The Commonwealth Navies in the Korean War, by Observer.
54354 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: XL - 1952 (in 4 issues)
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The Naval Review. London. 1952. Annual edition. Vol. XL, 4 issues No. 1 (February 1952) to No. 4 (November 1952). 488, (2 notes), IV Index PP with occasional figures or plate. Original soft cover. Covers fragile at spine. A little foxing or soiling, o/wise very good. 24.2 x 16.5.
Vol. 40. No. 1: Japan's War-time Navy, by Oscar Parkes. No. 2: Naval Activities in the Canal Zone, by Mahout. Tasmania, by Admiral Sir T. Hugh Binney. No. 3: The Royal Navy in the New Zealand Wars, by W. B. Rowbotham.
54356 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: XLII - 1954 (in 4 issues)
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The Naval Review. London. 1954. Annual edition. Vol. XLII, 4 issues No. 1 (February 1954) to No. 4 (November 1954). (10 advertisements), 524, IV Index PP with occasional figures and/or plate. Original soft cover. Covers fragile at spine. A little foxing or soiling. Very good. 24.2 x 16.5.
Vol. 42. No. 1: The Allied Navies at Salerno, Operation Avalanche, by Admiral H. Kent Hewitt. The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14th February 1797, by A. H. Taylor. No. 2: The Royal Australian Navy, Background to Australia's Defence Problems. No. 3: Prince Rupert and De Ruyter, 1673, by A. H. Taylor. The Dardanelles, or Little by Little. No. 4: The Royal New Zealand Navy - A Critical Review.
54357 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: XLV - 1957 (in 4 issues)
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The Naval Review. London. 1957. Annual edition. Vol. XLV, 4 issues No. 1 (January 1957) to No. 4 (October 1957). XXVI (advertisements), 488, (2), IV Index PP with occasional figures and/or plate. Original soft cover. Covers fragile at spine. A little foxing or soiling. Very good. 24.2 x 16.5.
Vol. 45. No. 2: Port Said, Suez Canal and Musketeer (4 articles byJ.S., Peregrine, Chariot and R.P. Ernle-Erle-Drax). Nos. 1, 2 & 3: The Dardanelles Campaign, by K. G. B. Dewar. No. 4: Convoys to Murmansk, by Kalapani.
54358 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: XLVI - 1958 (in 4 issues)
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The Naval Review. London. 1958. Annual edition. Vol. XLVI, 4 issues No. 1 (January 1958) to No. 4 (October 1958). XXIV (advertisements), 500, (2), IV Index PP with occasional figures and/or plate. Original soft cover. Covers fragile at spine. A little foxing or soiling. Very good. 24.2 x 16.5.
Vol. 46. No. 2: The Anglo-French Baltic Expedition in the Crimean War, by P. F. D. Tennant. No. 4: Horatio Nelson, by A. H. Taylor.
54359 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: LXI - 1973 (in 4 issues)
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The Naval Review. London. 1973. Annual edition. Vol. LXI, 4 issues No. 1 (January 1973) to No. 4 (October 1973). (37 advertisements), 376 PP with occasional figures and/or plate. Original soft cover. Covers fragile at spine. A little foxing or soiling. Very good. 24.2 x 16.5.
Vol. 61. No. 1: Naval Operations in the Indo-Pakistan War : 3rd-16th December 1971. The Strategic and Diplomatic options for Australia, by Captain K. W. Bradley. No. 3: British Military Involvement in Ireland, by C. A. Piggot. Naval operations among the Dalmatian Islands, by John Colpoys Chambers. No. 4: Royal Naval College Greenwich - Centenary, by C. M. Dawson
54360 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: LXIII - 1975 (in 4 issues)
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The Naval Review. London. 1975. Annual edition. Vol. LXIII, 4 issues No. 1 (January 1975) to No. 4 (October 1975). (37 advertisements), 387 PP with occasional figures and/or plate. Original soft cover. Covers fragile at spine. A little foxing or soiling. Very good. 21 x 15.
Vol. 63. No. 1 & 2: The evolution of Soviet Naval policy, by Michael McGwire.
54423 NAVAL REVIEW THE NAVAL REVIEW - Volume: XXVIII - 1940 (in 4 issues)
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The Naval Review. London. 1940. Annual edition. Vol. XXVIII, 4 issues No. 1 (February 1940) to No. 4 (November 1940). 746 PP with occasional figures and/or plate. 4 pages Index loosely inserted. Covers fragile and slightly soiled. A little foxing. Very good. 24.5 x 16.2.
The Naval Review. London. 1946. November 1946. (4), 321-444, IV, (2) PP, plus 2 plates with 1 engraving and 4 b/w photos. Soft cover. Covers fragile at spine and slightly rubbed. Occasional foxing. Very good. 24.3 x 16.5.
The story of force Pluto (4 b/w photos). The Royal Netherlands Navy at war and after (13 pages)...
Disegni Antichi / Rossella Gilli. Milan. 1984. 1st Ed. No pagination, 20 PP with 23 b/w plates. Inside back cover: 5 scrimshaws (in colour). Pictorial soft cover (front: vessels under construction, Venice/back: 4 scrimshaws). Italian text. Very good. Oblong: 17 x 24 .
Catalogue of an exhibition held between 6-20 May 1984 (7th Antiquarian Fair of Milan).
46648 NICHOLS, Freda SHIPPED TO BOTANY BAY
$15.00 AUD
Ginn and Company. London. 1969. 2nd impression of the 1967 original. Young adult edition in The Active Readers: Second Series. VI, 186 PP with 1 map and 51 b/w illustrations by John Sergeant. FEP: Route of transports to New South Wales showing prevailing winds. REP: Plan and elevation of a transport of 1802. Decorated hard cover. Very good. 18.3 x 13. 602200237
53854 NICOLSON, Ian DESIGNERS NOTEBOOK
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1977. 4th impression of the 1971 original. 230 PP with tables & b/w figures in text (drawings, plans, sketches). Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 25.2 x 19.5. 0229974902
Ideas for yachtsmen on construction, fittings, equipment and how to improve your own boat.
15211 NOBLE, Capt. John PORT PHILLIP: PILOTS AND DEFENCES
$20.00 AUD
Hawthorn Press. Melbourne. 1979. 2nd edition of the 1973 original. (10), 125 PP with 3 b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w illustrations. FEP: Port Phillip Bay, Southern portion. REP: Northern portion. Loosely inserted a small folded brochure on the procedures to be followed (VHF procedure, Tides at Port Phillip Heads, Pilot Boarding, Requirements for Embarkation of Pilots with diagrams). Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket is rubbed around edges with a few chips, o/wise near fine. 21.5 x 14. 072560235X
Study of Victorian maritime history and the role played by the Port Phillip Sea Pilots.
38359 NUNN, Harry W. (editor) SELECT DOCUMENTS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (Two volume set]
$30.00 AUD
National Australia Bank Limited. Melbourne. 1988. 1st Ed. Volume 1: XI, 780 PP with 55 b/w illustrations. Volume 2: XI, 764 PP with 55 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Fine. 25.5 x 17.6. 090987347X
Volume 1: 1834-1872. Volume 2: 1872-1900. Eyewitness account of Australian history since the establishment of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney in 1834: pioneer outback, bushrangers, Eureka stockade, miners, leading Bankers... Publication covering select Parliamentary Committees, Royal Commissions and the origins of financial and currency legislation we live by today.
54168 PALLUCCHINI, Annibale & PEPE, Guglielmo (editors) Association Internationale Permanente des Congrès de Navigation - COMPTE-RENDU DES TRAVAUX DU XVe CONGRES, Venise 1931
$75.00 AUD
A. I. P. C. N. Rome. 1932. 1st Ed. Foreword by Joseph Millecam. (7 plates with 11 portraits), 672 PP, (2 corrections) with 3 tables, 12 figures and 37 b/w photos, plus 24 b/w plates with 11 portraits and 20 photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Head of spine frayed. French text with some Italian presentations. Near fine. 24.6 x 18.
15th Congress: Inland Navigation, Shipping, Harbours... Visits to: Venice, River Po, Trieste, Genoa, Rome, Bari and Naples.
54151 PARKINSON, C. Northcote THE LAW AND THE PROFITS
$10.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1960. 1st Ed. VI, 185 PP illustrated by Osbert Lancaster. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, dj. Near fine. 21 x 14.
39094 PARMELEE, David F. BIRD ISLAND IN ANTARCTIC WATERS
$10.00 AUD
University of Minnesota Press. Minneapolis. 1980. 1st Ed. XII, 140 PP with 2 maps and b/w illustrations (drawings and photos), plus 16 plates with 5 colour photos and 14 watercolours. All illustrations by the author. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 28.5 x 22.2. 0816609373
The adventures of an artist/ornithologist on a lonely outcrop in the Far South Atlantic. Bird Island, at the western part of South Georgia.
38265 PARSONS, Ronald AUSTRALIAN SHIPOWNERS AND THEIR FLEETS - Volume Three: NEWCASTLE (Part: 1)
$10.00 AUD
Ronald Parsons. Magill, SA. 1975. 1st Ed. (2), IV, 200-300 c, (5 Index) PP. Stapled typescript. Soft cover. A few marks on covers, o/wise near fine. Oblong: 16.2 x 20.6. 0909418055
Amendments to lists in previous volumes followed by shipowners operating to or from Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.
54363 PEAKE, Lieut.-Colonel E. R. L. NORTHERN RHODESIA - BELGIAN CONGO BOUNDARY (in the Geographical Journal, Vol LXXXIII, No. 4)
$20.00 AUD
Royal Geographical Society. London. 1934. Article pulled out of Vol. LXXXIII, No. 4, April 1934. 263-280 PP, plus 6 pages with 12 b/w photos and 2 maps in colour (1 of them folded). Original cover, clear plastic front, spiral bound. Fine condition. 24.6 x 15.7.
Paper read on 5 February 1934. Border of Zambia and Zaire.
17872 PERNOUD, Georges VOILIERS EN LIBERTE
$20.00 AUD
Edita SA / Conti. Lausanne. 1989. 1st Ed. Collection Thalassa. 144 PP, profusely illustrated with colour photos. Eps. Hard cover, dj. French text. Fine. 30.5 x 26. 2880012538
The meeting of 18 tall ships in the Port of Rouen on the Seine and their race to celebrate the Bicentenary of the French Revolution of 1789.
54394 PERON, François & DE FREYCINET, Louis VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO THE SOUTHERN LANDS: Dissertations on various subjects
$90.00 AUD
The Friends of the State Library of South Australia. Adelaide. 2007. 1st edition, translated from the second French edition of 1824 by Christine Cornell. (IV), 109 PP with tables. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.4 x 16.
Book V (Chapters XXXV to XLI).
16919 PERRIN, W. G. (editor) BOTELER'S DIALOGUES
$20.00 AUD
Navy Records Society. London. 1929. 1st Ed. Publication of the Navy Records Society, Volume LXV. XXXIX, 341, 7 (publications of N.R.S.) PP with 1 facsimile page of A Dialogical Discourse Concerning Marine Affaires. Buckram cover, gilt device on front cover and gilt title on spine. Spine a little faded, occasional foxing. Very good. 24.2 x 15.5.
An insight into naval affairs in the reign of Charles I, represented as six dialogues or discourses: Commanders-in-Chief, Common Mariner, Victualling, Sea Terms & Signals,...
48850 PHILP, Jude PAST TIME: TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER MATERIAL FROM THE HADDON COLLECTION, 1888-1905
$25.00 AUD
National Museum of Australia. Canberra. 2001. 1st Ed. X, 54 PP with 6 maps, 23 b/w and 28 colour photos. Title page: Titui-titui (sea-star ornament). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 20 x 27. 187694403X
35576 POCOCK, Tom NELSON AND HIS WORLD
$10.00 AUD
A Studio Book / Viking Press. New York. 1968. 1st US Ed. 144 PP with 130 b/w illust. Fp: Horatio Nelson, aged 39, by Lemuel Abbott. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Some foxing, o/wise near fine. 23.8 x 18.5. 670505978
54126 THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY THE JOURNAL OF THE POLYNESIAN SOCIETY - Volume 80, No.4
$20.00 AUD
The Polynesian Society. Wellington. 1971. December 1971. 401-532 PP. Contains article by David LEWIS from P.437 to 448 with 2 figures (1 map, 1 diagram), plus 1 plate Hipoor. Soft cover. Fine. 24.2 x 15.2.
Article: A return visit between Puluwat and Saipan, using Micronesian navigational techniques.
53848 PRATT, Mike OWN A STEEL BOAT
$5.00 AUD
Reed. Sydney. 1979. 1st Ed. 288 PP with 68 figures and 70 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (chipped). Foxing spots on edges, o/wise near fine. 20.5 x 13.5. 0589501143
20404 PRENTICE, Rina A CELEBRATION OF THE SEA - The Decorative Art Collections of the National Maritime Museum
$10.00 AUD
London. 1994. National Maritime Museum. 1st Ed. XII, 120 PP with 8 head pieces, and 105 b/w illustrations, plus 24 pages with 64 colour photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 28.2 x 25. 0112905315
From porcelain and gold boxes commemorating Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile, to furniture fashioned out of ship timbers...
52681 PRESTON, Antony AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE NAVIES OF WORLD WAR II
$5.00 AUD
PRC. London. 1998. Reprint of the 1982 edition (original of 1976). 224 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, photos, and artworks by John Batchelor), plus 8 pages with 14 b/w photos. Illustrated title-page and half title-page. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Fine. Large format: 30.2 x 23. 1856484718
52684 PRESTON, Antony SUBMARINES
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Bison Books. London. 1989. Reprint of the 1982 original. 64 PP with b/w & colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Very good. 29 x 22.2. 0861240669
12493 RAHS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY - JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - Vol 44, Part 6, 1958
$15.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1958. C. H. Currey & A. J. Gray. 325-412 PP with 10 b/w illustrations. Stapled soft covers. Near fine. 21.4 x 14.
An outline of the Story of Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Island, by C. H. Currey. Social Life at Sydney Cove, 1788-1789, by A. J. Gray, read before the Society, 26 November 1957. John Bennett of the "Friendship", by A. J. Gray. Image of back cover lists all contents and illustrations.
38452 RAHS THE BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER AND THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES: An Aspect of Nineteenth Century Colonial History (Volume 54, Part 1, March 1968)
$15.00 AUD
R.A.H.S.. Sydney. 1968. Contains article by Philip M. COWBURN between P.1 and 21. Soft cover. Browning of outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.2 x 14.3.
38468 RAHS A FLEET OF HULKS (in Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Australian Historical Society)
$15.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1953. Volume XXXIX, Part V, 1953. Contains article by R.W. GLASSFORD between P.217 and 252 with 4 b/w illustrations. Card cover. Browning of outside edges, o/wise very good. 21 x 14.
Read before the Society on March 31, 1953.
54102 RAHS THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 1868 (RAHS - Vol. 55, Part 1, March 1969)
$10.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1969. Edited by Philip M. COWBURN. 112 PP. Contains article P. 19 to 42, plus 4 b/w plates. Soft covers. Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
The attempted assassination of the Duke of Edinburgh, 1868. Other articles: Mine is a sad yet true story, convict narratives 1818-1850, by Anne Conlon. Image lists all contents.
54154 RAHS JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - Vol. 48, 1962, Parts 1 - 7
$30.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1962. Edited by A.G.L. SHAW. 484 PP with 19 b/w illustrations, plus Part 7: "Annual Report 1962": 35 pages, and "Contents & Index, Volume 48 " (60 pages). Soft cover, staples. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.8.
Part 1: Sir Joseph Banks, by George Mackaness. ... Part 2: The Journals of Captain James Cook, by C. H. Currey. Part 3: Australian aboriginal and white relations, by A. P. Elkin... Part 4: Old Miller's Point, Sydney, by J. S. N. Wheeler. ... Part 7: The Annual Report and Statement of Accounts 1962. Image shows contents and illustrations for all the parts.
72930 RAHS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY - JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - Vol 44, Part 5, 1958
$15.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1958. 61-324 PP. Stapled soft covers. Near fine. 21.4 x 14.
George Crossley, by K.G. Allars. The Alleged Russian Plans for the Invasion of Australia, 1864, by Duncan MacCallum. Image of back cover lists all contents and illustrations.
72931 RAHS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY - JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - Vol 44, Part 3, 1958
$15.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1958. 117-184 PP with 4 b/w illustrations. Stapled soft covers. Near fine. 21.4 x 14.
The Valley of the Richmond, by James Jervis. The Australians in London, by David S. Macmillan. Image of back cover lists all contents and illustrations.
38561 REES, Sian THE FLOATING BROTHEL - The extraordinary story of the Lady Julian and its cargo of female convicts bound for Botany Bay
$10.00 AUD
Hodder. Sydney. 2001. 3rd printing of the 2001 original. (8), 248 PP with 1 map and 1 vignette, plus 12 pages with 22 b/w illustrations. Vignette on title page: Lady Julian, 1782. Inside covers: colour illustration Men of War, bound for the Port of Pleasure. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 23.3 x 15.3. 0733613047
Voyage of the Lady Julian, July 1789 to June 1790.
22661 RICCIARDI, Lorenzo THE VOYAGE OF THE MIR-EL-LAH
$10.00 AUD
Collins. London. 1980. 1st UK Ed. 256 PP with b/w & colour photos with 2 maps & 2 diagrams. Title spread: The Mir-el-Lah in Cosmoledo Lagoon. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.6 x 17.5. 0002118874
The vanishing world of the dhows, from the Shatt Al Arab to East Africa then to the Seychelles and Comoro Islands.
40258 RICE, Dr. Tony VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY - Three Centuries of Natural History Exploration
$50.00 AUD
Scriptum Editions / The Natural History Museum. London. 2000. 1st Ed., foreword by Dr. Neil Chalmers, and introduction by Dr. David Bellamy. 335 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, device in blind on front cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 32.2 x 27.8. 9781902686028
Voyage to Jamaica 1687-1689, by Sir Hans Sloane... Pacific crossing 1768-1771, by James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks & Sydney Parkinson. Return to the South Seas 1772-1775, by James Cook, Johann and George Forster... Fathoming the Deep 1872-1876, the Challenger expedition.
53448 RICHON, Louis LA MANOEUVRE DU NAVIRE DE COMMERCE DANS LES PORTS
$10.00 AUD
Editions Maritimes et Coloniales. Paris. 1956. 1st Ed. 84 PP with 62 figures. Soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Initials of previous owner at top of front cover and 2 pages. French text. Near fine. 22.8 x 14.5.
54540 RODERICK, Colin T. A. SCOTT AND HIS WORK AT PORT MACQUARIE, 1823-8, With an Account of the Career of James Williams per Neptune 1820 (in Journal and Proceedings of the R.A.H.S. - Vol. 44, Part 1, 1958.)
$10.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1958. 48 PP with 1 facsimile of letter and 2 portraits. Stapled soft covers. Near fine. . 21.2 x 13.5.
Read before the Society, 27th August 1957. T.A. Scott: father of the Australian Sugar Industry. Image of back cover lists all contents and illustrations.
35474 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1995
$5.00 AUD
Department of Defence / AGPS. Canberra. 1995. 1st Ed. Edited by Lt. R.C.A. LEAHY. VI, 114 PP with b/w & colour illust. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 064435996
HMAS Sydney visit to Vladivistok. All Australian submarine training...
35477 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1995
$25.00 AUD
Department of Defence / AGPS. Canberra. 1995. 1st Ed. Edited by Lt. R.C.A. LEAHY. VI, 114 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Light foxing, o/wise near fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 064435996
HMAS Sydney visit to Vladivistok. All Australian submarine training...
53961 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY COLLEGE LIFE AT JERVIS BAY (in The Bulletin - July 1964)
$10.00 AUD
The Bulletin. Sydney. 1964. Article pulled out from issue for July 25, 1964. Pages 23 to 28 with 3 b/w illustrations. Soft cover (colour photo of issue tipped in). Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 29 x 21.3.
The Royal Australian Navy College: No longer turning Australian boys into Englishmen.
54258 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL - Volume: LXXXVI - 1935
$40.00 AUD
Royal Geographical Society. London. 1935. Vol. LXXXVI, issues No 1 (July 1935) to No. 6 (December 1935). Edited by Arthur R. HINKS. LXVI (Advertisements), 580, PP (2 index to maps, illustrations and diagrams), VIII (contents), plus plates with b/w photos and maps in colour (some folded). Original soft cover. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.5 x 15.5.
54267 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL - Volume: XCV - 1940
$40.00 AUD
Royal Geographical Society. London. 1940. Vol. XCV, issues No 1 (January 1940) to No. 6 (June 1940). Edited by Arthur R. HINKS L (Advertisements), 492 PP, (2 index to maps, illustrations and diagrams), VIII (contents), plus plates with b/w photos and maps in colour (some folded). Original soft cover. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.5 x 15.5.
Vol. XCV - No. 3: Two unexplored islands of Dutch New Guinea: Waigeu and Japen, by L. E. Cheesman. No. 5: The Irrawaddy River, by L. Dudley Stamp.
54268 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL - Volume: XCVIII - 1941
$40.00 AUD
Royal Geographical Society. London. 1941. Vol. XCVIII, issues No 1 (July 1941) to No. 5 & 6 (November-December 1941). Edited by Arthur R. HINKS. XXIV (Advertisements), 310 PP, (2 index to maps, illustrations and diagrams), VII (contents), plus plates with b/w photos and maps in colour (some folded). Original soft cover. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.5 x 15.5.
Vol. XCVIII. No. 1: Fonuafo'o or Falcon Island, by F. R. Charlton. No. 2: The discovery of Torres Strait, by A. R. Hinks. No. 4: The mountainous country at the boundary, North New Guinea, by Miss L. E. Cheesman.
54269 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL - Volume: XCIX - 1942
$40.00 AUD
Royal Geographical Society. London. 1942. Vol. XCIX, issues No 1 (January 1942) to No. 5 & 6 (May-June 1942). Edited by Arthur R. HINKS XXIV (Advertisements), 294 PP, (2 index to maps, illustrations and diagrams), plus plates with b/w photos and maps in colour (some folded). Original soft cover. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.5 x 15.5.
Vol. XCIX. No. 2: Recent development in the Netherlands-Indies, by Dr. G. H. C. Hart...
54571 ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES FOR 1908
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Royal Society of New South Wales. Sydney. 1908. 1st Ed. Vol. XLII. XXII, 342, CXXIV, XXIII-XXX PP with b/w illustrations, plus 49 b /w plates. Edited by J.H. MAIDEN , F.B. GUTHRIE & W.H. WEBB. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Covers slightly rubbed and worn. Slight ageing of paper. Foxing. Fold of both endpapers split. Complete, in need of rebacking. Very good. 22 x 15.
Records of Australian Botanists. Vocabulary of the Ngarrugu Tribe, N.S.W., by R. H. Mathew.
54509 RUDENNO, Victor GALLIPOLI: Attack from the Sea
$30.00 AUD
University of New South Wales Press. Sydney. 2008. 1st Ed. X, 338 PP with 9 maps and 11 tables, plus 16 pages with 17 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 15.3. 9781921410598
The Navy's presence at Gallipoli. An account of the complete Allied submarine and related German U-boat activity, analysis of the strategies and actions of all land, sea and air forces.
38250 SCHOFIELD, Vice Admiral B.B. THE ROYAL NAVY TODAY
$25.00 AUD
OUP. London. 1960. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Sir Arthur Bryant. XII, 164 PP with 1 map on double page and 22 diagrams, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w plates. Fp: HMS Torquay, 2500 tons, a frigate of the Whitby class. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Some chips and small pieces missing from dust jacket. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Faint foxing, o/wise internally near fine. 22 x 14.2.
45543 SERVICE HISTORIQUE DE LA MARINE BATEAUX DES COTES DE FRANCE, de Nantes jusqu'à Bayonne 1679
$75.00 AUD
Service Historique de la Marine / Editions du Gerfaut. Paris. 2002. 1st edition of a 1679 manuscript offered to Colbert. Preface by Contre-Amiral Jean-Pierre Beauvois, and introduction by Alain Morgat (curator Bibliothèque Historique Centrale de la Marine). 96 PP on art paper, with 1 chart, 3 illustrations, and 21 plates on double page. Title page: Pinasses built in La Rochelle. Laminated decorated boards, dj. Fine. French text. 35 x 24.5. 2914622112
Drawings of various vessels found on the French Atlantic coast between Nantes and the Spanish border.
35031 SEVERY, Merle THE WORLD OF SÜLEYMAN THE MAGNIFICENT (in National Geographic Magazine, Volume 172, No.7, 1987)
$5.00 AUD
N.G.S. Washington. 1987. Volume 172, No. 7, November 1987. Contains article from P.552 to 601 with 1 folded map, and 44 colour illustrations by James L. Stanfield. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.4 x 17.5.
53783 SHIPLOVERS' SOCIETY OF VICTORIA THE ANNUAL DOG WATCH - No.21
$15.00 AUD
Shiplovers' Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 1964. Volume No. 21, 1964. Contains article between P.20 and 29 with . Edited by C. HALLS. Pictorial soft covers with a few creases, head of spine with light wear, o/wise very good. 21 x 13.8.
Article by C. Halls "The search for the Batavia", between P.20 & 29 with 1 map, 1 drawing and 3 b/w photos.
54094 SHIPLOVERS' SOCIETY OF VICTORIA THE ANNUAL DOG WATCH - No.27
$10.00 AUD
Shiplovers' Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 1970. Volume No. 27, 1970. 128 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (HMS Endeavour). Covers a little soiled with signature at top of front cover. Otherwise, a very good clean copy. 21 x 13.8.
Contains article by N.S. Smith between P.106 and 118 with 4 b/w illustrations. "From Whitby to Botany Bay and Beyond, An outline of the life and achievements of Capt. Jas. COOK. "The Search for the Vergulde Draeck" (C. Halls) between P.48 & 56 with 1 map, 1 plan and 2 b/w photos.
19048 SIGMOND, J.P. NEDERLANDSE ZEEHAVENS, Tussen 1500 en 1800
$25.00 AUD
De Bataafsche Leeuw. Amsterdam. 1989. 1st Ed. 262 PP with 200 b/w illust. incl. charts, maps, plans, coastal & port views and 3 colour illust. (paintings). Fp: Fishing Harbour of Rotterdam in 1800. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. Text in Dutch. 28.7 x 22.2. 9067072109
Dutch seaports between 1500 and 1800.
19470 SIMPSON, Colin & ANGELOGLOU, Christopher SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER - VOYAGE OF THE CENTURY
$5.00 AUD
Sphere Books. London. 1967. 1st edition by Sphere Books. 112 PP with 1 world map, 2 plans of Gipsy Moth IV, 16 colour & 66 b/w photos. Paperback (rubbed at hinges). Very good. 17.8 x 10.7.
18236 SMITH, Graham KING'S CUTTERS - The Revenue Service and the War against Smuggling
$10.00 AUD
London. 1983. Conway. 1st Ed. 190 PP with b/w illust. (paintings, photos, plans,...). Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 24.5 x 19. 0851772919
The struggle against the law-breakers, the politicians, the Navy... Evolution of type of contraband and development of the vessels from small wooden boats to the fast craft of today.
54642 SMITH, Richard M., SMITH, Stephen, HACKETT, George (editors) DESERT STORM: AMERICA AT WAR. From the Frenzied Buildup to the Joyous Homecoming (in Newsweek)
$15.00 AUD
Newsweek. New York. 1991. Commemorative Edition, Spring/Summer 1991. 112, (2) PP with colour photos. Folded plate with 5 maps in colour, loosely inserted. Fine. 27.4 x 20.7.
15995 SOMNER, Graeme BLAND GIBRALTAR
$10.00 AUD
World Ship Society. London. 1981. 1st Ed. 56 PP with b/w photos throughout. Inside front cover: New Mole, Gibraltar, 1866. Illustrated soft cover. Fine. 20.5 x 15. 0905617169
History & fleet list.
16109 SOMNER, Graeme BEN LINE, Fleet List and Short History
$10.00 AUD
World Ship Society. London. 1967. 1st Ed. 60 PP with 1 map and 53 b/w photos. Fp (in colour): Benwyvis (IV). Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 21.5 x 14.
Part I - Sailing Vessels; Part II - Powered Vessels; Part III - Vessels managed for the British Government.
54611 STACEY, Natasha BOATS TO BURN: BAJO FISHING ACTIVITIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN FISHING ZONE
$35.00 AUD
ANU E Press. Canberra. 2007. 1st Ed. Asia-Pacific Environment Monograph No.2. XIX, 222 PP with 12 tables, 9 maps, 8 figures and 28 b/w plates. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5.
21295 STANBURY, Peter & BUSHELL, Lydia (editors) SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS
$10.00 AUD
Macleay Museum / University of Sydney. Sydney. 1984. 1st Ed. (6), 130 PP with 7 tables, 3 maps, 5 figures & 53 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Spine lightly sunned, o/wise fine. 24 x 18. 0909635269
An introduction to the Pacific islands. Contributions on: European Discovery (Robert Langdon), Landforms (John Connell), Botany (Wee-Lek Chew), Languages (Darrell Tryon), Arts (Beth Dean & Victor Carell), Whaling (William Dawbin), Crops & Farming (Peter Searle), Politics and Independence (Stuart Inder).
48232 STEENE, Roger CORAL SEAS
$30.00 AUD
Bathurst. 1998. Crawford House. 1st Ed. (14), 272 PP with 340 colour photos. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Very good. Large format: 32.2 x 27.7. 1863331441
Life of world's coral reefs. Brilliant photography.
15748 STEVEN, Margaret FIRST IMPRESSIONS, The British Discovery of Australia
$10.00 AUD
British Museum. London. 1988. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w & colour illust. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing on endpapers, o/wise near fine. 22 x 22. 0565010662
Catalogue of an exhibition which travelled Australia at the time of its bicentennial. European exploration of the Pacific, the voyage of the Endeavour, ...
14465 STOKESBURY, James L. NAVY AND EMPIRE
$25.00 AUD
William Morrow. New York. 1983. 1st Ed. 430 PP with 8 maps. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges. Blind stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 24 x 16. 0688021344
History of the Royal Navy from the time of Drake and the Armada to the Falkland Islands crisis of 1982. The inter-relationship between the Royal Navy and the British Empire.
43755 STREATER, R. A. & GREENMAN, Corps Cdr D. G. TALBOT-BOOTH'S MERCHANT SHIPS - Supplement Number 2
$5.00 AUD
Marinart / Kogan Page. London. 1979. 1st Ed. No pagination, 54 PP with 30 drawings (scale 200' to 1). Soft cover, spiral bound. Covers a little soiled, otherwise very good. 30 x 21. 0904478343
Supplement: new drawings and index.
53780 STROM, S. A. E. (editor) THE ANNUAL DOG WATCH - Volume 12
$20.00 AUD
Shiplovers' Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 1955. Issue No. 12 of "The Journal of the Shiplovers' Society of Victoria". Foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir John Collins. 146 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft covers with light wear, otherwise a fine copy. Scarce. 21 x 14.5.
The Alpena Gale, by Terry Callen. Old-Fashioned Marine Curiosities by Sir James Bisset. Sailing the Seven seas in the interest of science, (on the Carnegie) by Oscar G. Nordman, of Papeete, Tahiti... Memories of the Salamis, By Captain William Philip...
38333 SYDNEY GAZETTE THE SYDNEY GAZETTE AND NEW SOUTH WALES ADVERTISER - Volumes four & five March 16, 1806 to August 30, 1807
$35.00 AUD
Public Library of New South Wales / Angus and Robertson. Sydney. 1968. 1st facsimile edition. The William Dixson Foundation, Publication No. 8. No pagination (8), (200), (42 index) PP. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 37.5 x 25.
Volume 4 & 5 - No. 157 (Sunday, March 16, 1806) to No. 227 (Sunday, August 30, 1807).
Marinart/Kogan Page. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 380 PP with 29 pages indexing around 10,000 ships and some 4000 drawings (scale 200' to 1). Hard cover, dj. Vignette of the Seafarers Education Service on the inside front cover, otherwise a near fine copy. 30.2 x 21.6. 0904478327
Merchant vessels with engines and bridge: amidships & three-quarters aft.
36867 TANNER, J. R. (editor) A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE NAVAL MANUSCRIPTS IN THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARY, at Magdalene College, Cambridge - Volume II
$30.00 AUD
Navy Records Society. London. 1904. 1st Ed. Publications of the Navy Records Society, Volume 27. Vol. II: XXXVIII, 455, (3 publications) PP. Navy blue/cream buckram, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine. Fine. 23.2 x 16.
Vol. II: Admiralty Letters (Vols II. & III.).
53806 TATE, D. J. M. (compiler) RAJAH BROOKE'S BORNEO
$35.00 AUD
John Nicholson Ltd. Hong Kong. 1989. 2nd impression of the 1988 original. (6), 114 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 7 colour plates. Title spread: The Natives of Borneo. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Dust jacket with short closed tears, o/wise fine. Oblong: 22.3 x 27.5. 09623280017
The Nineteenth century world of Pirates and Head-hunters, Orang Utan and Hornbills, and other such rarities as seen through the Illustrated London News and other contemporary sources.
21269 TAYLOR, A. Carey, WINKS, Robin W. & KUGLER, Richard C. THE OPENING OF THE PACIFIC, Image and Reality - Maritime Monographs and Reports No 2
$20.00 AUD
National Maritime Museum. London. 1971. 28 PP, plus 1 map on double page at centerfold. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.5 x 20.8.
3 papers read at a symposium held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich on 7th November 1970: Charles de Brosses, the man behind Cook - Getting to know the "beau sauvage" - The penetration of the Pacific by American whalemen in the 19th century.
18064 TEMPLE, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Richard Carnac NEW LIGHT ON THE MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY OF THE WORCESTER 1704-1705, An Episode in the Long Struggle between England and Scotland for Union as Great Britain 1603-1707
$20.00 AUD
Ernest Benn. London. 1930. 1st Ed. 491 PP with 2 figures in text, plus 3 maps & 8 b/w plates. Fp: The Custom House of 1714, showing a merchant frigate of the description of the Worcester. Cloth cover. Covers slightly worn, spine sunned. Light foxing, mostly on prelims and last pages, o/wise a very good copy. Ingleton bookplate & Ingleton Catalogue No.12077. 24.2 x 15.5.
The seizure at Leith of the Worcester, on her return from a successful voyage to India. Hanging of her Captain in April 1705, and the ensuing controversy.
22749 THOMAS, David ROYAL ADMIRALS 1327-1981
$15.00 AUD
André Deutsch. London. 1982. 1st Ed. (6), 200, (6 Index) PP with b/w illust., plus 8 pages with 12 colour illust. Eps: Genealogy tree of the Royal Admirals. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 24 x 17. 023397427X
The relationship over 700 years between the Royal Navy and English royalty.
14793 THOMAS, Stephen D. THE LAST NAVIGATOR
$15.00 AUD
Hutchinson / A Paul Sidey Book. London. 1987. 1st Ed. (12), 308 PP with 1 map on double pages and 18 sketch-maps and drawings, plus 8 pages with 14 colour photos. Title spread: stars. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Occasional foxing spots, o/wise near fine. 23.5 x 16. 0091726131
Part adventure story, part traveller's tale and serious scientific inquiry.
54692 TREHARNE, Megan & MELLEFONT, Jeffrey THE FUTURE OF THE PAST: Maritime Museum on the WorldWideWebb (in Signals No.42)
$10.00 AUD
Australian National Maritime Museum. Sydney. 1998. No. 42, March-May 1998. Contains article from P. 26 to 29 with 3 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. New. 29.7 x 20.8.
The authors cast the net for 'on-line' Maritime Museum.
54588 TSUKAMOTO, Yushiro MAGNETIC SURVEY OF JAPAN 1954-55 (in The Bulletin of the Hydrographic Office)
$20.00 AUD
Maritime Safety Board. Tokyo. 1961 . 1st Ed. Publication No. 945, Volume XV: (2), IV, 228, (2) PP with 10 tables [table X: covering 133 locations (tables and sketch maps on Magnetic observations)], plus 7 folded charts in colour. Papered boards. Near fine. 25.5 x 18.5.
54636 TYREE, Rear Admiral David M. NEW ERA IN THE LONELIEST CONTINENT (in National Geographic Magazine, Volume 123, No.2, 1963)
$10.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1963. Volume 123, No. 2, February 1963. Contains article from P. 260 to 298 with 4 colour illustrations (artist impressions) and 43 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.4
54607 VERMEER, H. J. SELAMAT DJALAN - Populaire Handleiding voor de Maleische Taal in de Praktijk
$20.00 AUD
N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd / Gedrukt Ter N. V. Zuid-Holl. Boek. The Hague. 1931. 7th edition. Foreword by Baginda Dahlan Abdoellah. VIII, 120 PP. Cloth cover, title on front board and spine. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. Dutch text. 19.8 x 13.5.
12912 VIGOUROUX, Louis L'EVOLUTION SOCIALE EN AUSTRALASIE
$50.00 AUD
Librairie Armand Colin. Paris. 1902. 1st Ed. (Bibliothèque du Musée Social). IX, (2), 441 PP, (2 adv.) with tables in text plus a very nice folded colour map of Australia and New Zealand at rear of book. Rebacked copy with original front and back cover pasted down. Old water stain on FFEP. Otherwise, apart from light foxing on prelims, very clean internally with pages largely uncut. French text. 18.5 x 12.
Includes sections on the penal settlements of New South Wales, the colonisation of South-east Australia and New Zealand, the squatters, the gold-rush, the labour movement, class differences, private enterprise and the states, unemployment... Even includes a chapter on the Colonie Ouvrière de Leongatha in Victoria. A very interesting and scarce book.
15985 VILLAR, Captain Roger PIRACY TODAY - Robbery and Violence at Sea since 1980
$20.00 AUD
Conway Maritime Press. London. 1985. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 12 pages of maps, plans and graphs. Fp: Bow and arrow men. Hard cover, dj. A fine copy. 24 x 16. 0851773575
Log of attacks between 1980 & 1985, the extent of attacks on merchant men & yachts.
18452 WALKER, David CHAMPION OF SAIL - R W Leyland and his Shipping Line
$15.00 AUD
Conway. London. 1986. 1st Ed. 191 PP with b/w illust. & fleet lists. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 26 x 20. 0851774024
History of this shipowner plus a history of late 19th century shipping. One chapter deals with the Wavertree and its restoration.
22252 WALLIS, Mary LIFE IN FEEJEE, OR, FIVE YEARS AMONG THE CANNIBALS
$40.00 AUD
The Gregg Press. Ridgewood, N.J., USA. 1967. Reprint of the 1851 original. XV, 16-423 PP, plus 1 folded chart with the Fiji, Samoa and Tonga archipelagoes. Decorated cloth cover. Fine. 23.8 x 15.5.
5 years (1844-1849) wandering about the Islands and in Fiji, with her husband, in command of the bark Zotoff.
18605 WARE, J. K., Naval Historian AN OUTLINE OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY
$10.00 AUD
Department of Defence (Navy) / AGPS. Canberra. 1976. 1st Ed. VI, 90 PP with 24 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise very good. 25 x 17.5. 0642018669
From the discovery and settlement to the post-Vietnam era.
39651 WATSON, Reverend Basil A Short GUIDE to the CHAPEL of ST. PETER and ST. PAUL
$5.00 AUD
Royal Naval College. Greenwich. 1969. 1st Ed. 20 PP, plus 8 b/w plates. Soft cover. Fine. 18.5 x 12.5.
53014 WEGENER, Edward THE SOVIET NAVAL OFFENSIVE
$5.00 AUD
Annapolis. c. 1975. Naval Institute Press. 1st US edition of the 1972 original Moskaus Offensive zur See. VIII, (2), 135 PP with 7 maps. Hard cover, dj. Lacks the title page. Very good. 23.5 x 16.
An examination of the strategic role of Soviet naval forces in the east-west conflict.
32909 WELS, Susan TITANIC - Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner
$10.00 AUD
Time Life / Discovery Channel. New York. 1997. 2nd printing, foreword by William F. Buckley. (XXII), 206 PP with b/w and colour illust. Fp: The Titanic propeller. Eps: List of the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Pictorial laminated boards, illustrated plastic wrappers. Fine. Oblong: 25.2 x 26. 0783552610
40673 WHITE, Colin (editor) THE NELSON COMPANION
$10.00 AUD
Bramley Books. London. 1997. Reprint of the 1995 original. XIV, 228 PP with 102 b/w illust., plus 8 pages with 13 colour photos. FEP: A first World War souvenir handkerchief attempting to invoke the spirit of Nelson. REP: HMS Victory during the great restoration of 1922 to 1927. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 24.8 x 17.5. 1858337658
21574 WILLIAMSON, James A. (editor) THE CABOT VOYAGES AND BRISTOL DISCOVERY UNDER HENRY VII, with the Cartography of the Voyages by R. A. Skelton
$40.00 AUD
The Hakluyt Society. Cambridge. 1962. 1st Ed. No. CXX in the Second series. XVI, 332 PP with 12 sketch maps, plus 1 map of the North Atlantic and 14 b/w plates. 1 errata slip loosely inserted. Fp: Folded World map of Juan de La Cosa, 1500. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, dj. Dust jacket with with light foxing and sunned spine and a small closed tear. A near fine copy. 22.5 x 15.
20942 WILLOUGHBY, Howard AUSTRALIAN PICTURES, Drawn with Pen and Pencil. A facsimile of the volume originally published in 1886
$10.00 AUD
Child, Henry & Page. Sydney. 1985. Reprint of the 1886 original published by the Religious Tract Society. (4), 224 PP, (8 adv.) with 107 b/w illustrations taken from sketches and engravings. Decorated endpapers. Simile leather covers (see image), gilt title and decoration on front cover and spine, dj. Occasional foxing, o/wise fine. 28.2 x 20. 0867770260
A facsimile of the volume published in 1886 (without the fold-out map contained in the original volume).
14776 WINTER, L. B. NOR THEY UNDERSTAND
$25.00 AUD
Jacaranda Press. Brisbane. 1966. 1st Ed. XV, 179 PP with 6 charts (4 on double page), plus 26 pages with 44 b/w photos. Fp: As we Dream. Name of previous owner on half title page. Hard cover, dj. Short rubbed patch at head of spine of cover and dust jacket . Top corner of front endpaper clipped. Otherwise contents near fine. 22.5 x 14.
Sailing experiences on cargo/passenger ship and his own yacht Brynhildr, brought from Scotland to Sydney on the M/V Cedric, vessel of Shaw Savill Line where he served as doctor.
52014 WODZICKA, Helen SHIPS AND SEAFARERS
$15.00 AUD
Wayland Publishers. London. 1973. 1st Ed., in An Eyewitness Book series. 96 PP with b/w illustrations. Fp: All hands to the pumps. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Closed tear on front part of dust jacket. Foxing on outside edges. Very good. 23.5 x 15.5. 0853403104
53182 WOJCICKI, L. John FROM HELL TO HOPE: How Nouvelle France became Australia's New Italy (in Historic Australia)
$10.00 AUD
Historic Australia / DBS Publishing. Sydney. 1983. Volume 1, No. 3, March / April 1983. 100 PP. Contains article P. 51 to 53 with 3 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover with a few small creases. Very good. 29 x 21.
54190 WOOD, Peter (editor) THE SPANISH MAIN
$10.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Virginia. 1979. 1st printing in The Seafarers series. 176 PP with b/w and colour illust. Title page: Flintlock Pistol, once owned by Nicholas van Horn. Eps: Map of the Caribbean Sea or Spanish Main. Simile leather covers, illustrated colour vignette on front cover. Foxing on outside edges and first leaves. Very good. 28.7 x 24. 0809427214
53340 WOODCOCK, Percy COME BOATING WITH ME
$5.00 AUD
Frederick Muller. London. 1953. 1st Ed. 142 PP with 1 tail piece and over 25 figures. Hard cover. Front cover worn at top corner and with a bump on lower corner. Few foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 15 x 10.8.
31549 WOODMAN, Richard THE VICTORY OF SEAPOWER - Winning the Napoleonic War 1806-1814
$20.00 AUD
Chatham. London. 1998. 1st Ed., in the Chatham Pictorial Histories series. 192 PP with 300 b/w illust. Title spread: Return of the Bourbon King Louis XVIII to France aboard the British royal yacht Royal Sovereign, 24 April 1814. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 29.6 x 25. 1861760388
51615 YORK, Michael ALL HANDS ON DECK: The Restoration of the JAMES CRAIG
$65.00 AUD
Citrus Press. Sydney. 2006. 1st Ed., with and introduction by Marsden Horden. Foreword by John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia XII, 164 PP with 42 portraits, 26 b/w and 45 colour photos. Title page: The James Craig, Recherche Bay, Tasmania. Eps: sails and rigging plan. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 23.7 x 21. 0975102370
40902 ZAIDMAN, Pierre-Henri Lucien Félix HENRY, Colonel de la Commune, condamné à mort et artiste Australien
$60.00 AUD
Editions du Baboune. Paris. 2000. 1st Ed. 90 PP with 8 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 29.5 x 20.7.
Lucien Henry: Colonel with the Commune of PARIS, 1871. Deported to New Caledonia in 1873. Amnesty in January 1879. Migrated to Australia, where he settled as an artist...
