40107 AMBROSE, A. J. (editor) JANE'S MERCHANT SHIPPING REVIEW - Second Year of Issue
$25.00 AUD
Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 176 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, plans and photos). Pictorial laminated boards. Foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 27.5 x 20.5. 0710603029
Shipping and Shipbuilding, an overview. A Maritime Chronology of 1983. Passenger Shipping, 1983... The development of Modern Salvage Vessel, by Captain David Hancox... In South African Waters, by David Hughes... The Grey Funnel Line, by Thomas A. Adams.
49852 APPLEYARD, H. S. THE CONSTANTINE GROUP
$15.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Kendal, UK. 1983. 1st Ed. 56 PP with b/w illustrations (1 funnel, 4 house-flags and 82 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 21.6 x 14. 090561724X
71575 ARBON, A. L. A HISTORY OF UNION STEAMSHIP CO. OF NEW ZEALAND 1875-1971 - Volume 2: The Ships
$25.00 AUD
Ronald H. Parsons. Lobethal, South Australia. 1974. 1st Ed. Vol.2: VII, 135 PP. Typescript monograph, stapled. Stapled card covers worn around edges with a few chips/closed tears and lacking rear card cover. Slight ageing of paper. Name and address of previous owner on title-page, o/wise very good. Oblong: 16.5 x 20.6. 0909418020
71368 ARMSTRONG, Barrie & SARGENT, John (compilers) BELLERIVE / KANGAROO BAY: Historic Snapshots - Students Challenge
$20.00 AUD
45023 ASHCRAFT, Tami Oldham & McGEARHART, Susea RED SKY IN MOURNING - The true story of a woman's courage and survival at sea
$15.00 AUD
Pocket Books / Simon & Schuster. London. 2003. 1st paperback of the 2002 edition by Simon & Schuster (original privately published in 1998). VIII, 232 PP with 11 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 17.8 x 11. 0743415892
Delivery voyage in 1983, of the yacht Hazana, from Papeete to San Diego, and cyclone Raymond.
71421 ASHLEY, Mike (editor) THE WORLD GREATEST MASTER AND COMMANDER STORIES
$15.00 AUD
Magpie Books. London. 2005. 1st soft cover edition of the 2001 original. Preface by Mike Ashley, editor. Introduction by David Donachie. XX, 492 PP. Pictorial stiff covers. Faint foxing on outside edges. Creases on spine and lower corner of the rear cover. Very good. 23.4 x 15.3. 9781845191778
An Anthology. 22 tales from the Glory days of Sail, during the Napoleonic wars.
43632 BAILEY, John THE WHITE DIVERS OF BROOME - The true story of a fatal experiment
$10.00 AUD
Macmillan. Sydney. 2001. 2nd reprint of the 2001 original. XV, 301 PP with 2 maps and a plan of Broome, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.7 x 15.2. 9780732910785
White Australia Policy and Pearl-Shell diving.
17002 BARNICHON, Gilles & NOIREL, Didier LES CAR-FERRIES CONSTRUITS EN FRANCE - FRENCH BUILT CAR FERRIES
$30.00 AUD
Editions Michel-Didier Vrac. Le Touvet, France. 1996. 1st Ed. 120 PP with 5 pages of tables with technical data and 65 bw photos in text. Pict. card cover. French and English text. Fine. Oblong: 22 x 24. 2910821056
The design and building of car ferries in France. History of 45 vessels built since the Compiègne in 1958.
71463 BARRON, Captain William OLD WHALING DAYS
$25.00 AUD
Conway. London. 1996. 2nd reprint in the Conway Classics series of the 1895 original Ed. VIII, 211 PP. Glossary (P. 207 to 211). Hard cover, dj. Dedicatory note on inside front cover, o/wise a near fine copy. 22.2 x 13.8. 0851776957
Last years of the whaling fleets from Hull, Aberdeen.., operating in the Davis Strait. The author went to sea in 1849 as a cabin boy on board the "Truelove" and became her Captain in 1861...
48133 BARTIMEUS UNDER SEALED ORDERS. A Naval Adventure
$10.00 AUD
The Children's Press. London. 1958. Reprint. 256 PP, with 4 illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with pieces missing. Foxing throughout, o/wise good. 20 x 14.
HMS Vengeance, Royal Navy and African jungle in the late 19th century
71329 BEAGLEHOLE, J. C. THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK
$50.00 AUD
Stanford University Press. Stanford. 1998. Paperback reprint of the 1974 US edition. XII, (2), 760 PP with 4 sketch maps, plus 1 folded map and 48 pages with 51 b/w illustrations. Fp: Captain James Cook by Nathaniel Dance. Pictorial card cover. Light creases to front cover, o/wise fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 9780804720090
34228 BELL, Douglas SEAMEN OF BRITAIN
$10.00 AUD
Thomas Nelson and Sons. London. 1943. 1st Ed. VII, 8-288 PP, plus 8 b/w plates. Fp: Admiral Lord Nelson. Cloth cover, dj. War economy paper, foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 22.2 x 15.
Accounts of British Seamen from the days of Chaucer's Shipman of Dartmouth to the men who boarded the Altmark in 1940.
18238 BERCKMAN, Evelyn CREATORS AND DESTROYERS OF THE ENGLISH NAVY, as related by State Papers Domestic
$10.00 AUD
Hamish Hamilton. London. 1974. 1st Ed. XII, 212 PP, plus 16 pages with 20 b/w illustrations. Eps: Seals. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 22 x 14. 241890349
In the 17th Century, the Royal Navy flourished under the guidance of Elizabeth I, Charles I & Charles II, but was neglected under James I & Oliver Cromwell.
64742 BESSER, Jonathan (composer) RINGING IN THE WATCHES
$15.00 AUD
New Zealand National Maritime Museum / Te Huiteananui-A-Tangaroa. Auckland. 2005. 1st Ed. Messages by Bob Croker and Larry Robbins. 24 PP with b/w and colour illustrations.
Exhibition held: 25 February - 3 April 2005. An exhibition featuring original music and poems inspired by 22 ships' bells from the collection of the Museum of Wellington City & Sea.
65468 BILLING, John THE CORNUBIA PADDLE STEAMER and the Common Seal of the City of Gladstone Queensland
$80.00 AUD
Magic Daffodil Studio Press. Port Keats, N.T. 1993. 1st edition limited to 500 copies, hand numbered (No. 100) & signed by author. (8), 32 PP with 5 full-page b/w draw. Hard cover, dj. Fine. Scarce. 25.2 x 17. 0646153692
This paddle steamer built for the coast of Cornwall, came to Australia & was owned by Ben Boyd. She ended in Aneytum, Southern Vanuatu, owned by Capt. James Paddon, whaler, sandalwood trader and then settler in New Caledonia.
35235 BIOLETTI, Harry THE YANKS ARE COMING - The American Invasion of New Zealand 1942-1944
$20.00 AUD
Random House New Zealand. Auckland. 1995. Reprint of the 1989 original. (14), 210 PP with 4 maps and 63 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 22.7 x 15.2. 1869410343
66928 BIRD, James SEAPORT GATEWAYS OF AUSTRALIA
$25.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. London. 1968. 1st Ed. XIV, 253 PP with 53 maps & diagrams, plus 24 pages with 27 b/w photos. Fp: Aerial view of the two first harbours of Australia (Sydney Cove and Botany Bay). Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket rubbed. Internally near fine. 25.5 x 19.
Study to investigate the development of Australian seaports through which a continent has been opened up and brought into contact with international commerce.
50304 BLACK, Lesley MUST I GO DOWN TO THE SEA AGAIN?
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles/Fernhurst Books. London. 1985. 1st paperback edition of the 1983 original. 96 PP with 28 drawings by Mike Peyton. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing on outside edges. Very good. 21.3 x 13.7. 0229117678
34946 BOËR, Friedrich ALL ABOUT A CONTAINER SHIP
$30.00 AUD
Koehlers. Herford, Germany. 1985. 1st English edition, translated from the German original by Geoffrey Penny. 112 PP with b/w illust. (plans and photos), 8 coloured silhouettes of ships and 2 colour photos. FEP: "Columbus Queensland", off New York. REP: Map of the Hamburg Sud liner shipping routes. Hard cover, house flag of Hamburg Sud in blind on front cover, dj (chipped). Signature of previous owner on half title page. Near fine. 24.5 x 17.5. 3782203658
71499 BRADFORD, Gershom THE MARINER'S DICTIONARY
$25.00 AUD
Weathervane Books. New York. No date 1972?. Reprint of the 1952 updated edition of the 1927 original "The Glossary of Sea Terms". XIX, 307 PP with 9 illust. of ships and 55 figures. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 21 x 14.5. 0517183633
The distinctive language of the sea, compiled from the point of view of the Seaman, and not covering the Engineer's important part in seafaring.
19740 BRETON, Gérard CHARLES-ALEXANDRE LESUEUR (1778 - 1846), L'ART AU SERVICE DES SCIENCES NATURELLES
$20.00 AUD
Editions du Muséum du Havre. Le Havre. 1977. Part No. 8, May 1977 of the Annales du Muséum du Havre. 12 PP with 7 b/w illust. Inside front cover: musical score on indigenous songs from Timor Island. Illustrated soft cover (stapled). French and Russian text. Fine. 29.6 x 21
Catalogue produced for the exhibition on C.-A. Lesueur organised by Le Havre and held at Leningrad in June-July 1977.
71454 BRITISH INDIA JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED - B. I. News, No. 44
$20.00 AUD
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. London. 1965. July 1965 edition, No. 44. Edited by D. Gun-Cuninghame. 48 PP with 4 colour photos and b/w illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front cover (Sirdhana and Kampala, in Hughes Dry Dock, Bombay). Near fine. Scarce. 24.7 x 18..5.
Island Story "Pitcairn Island", by Captain G. D. Kelly. Agencies: Gray, Mackenzie & Co. Ltd., Balrain.
71455 BRITISH INDIA JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED - B. I. News, No. 46
$20.00 AUD
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. London. 1966. January 1966 edition, No. 46. Edited by D. Gun-Cuninghame. 48 PP with b/w illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front cover (M/V Nowshera in Malta). Rubbed patches at top of front cover. Contents near fine. Scarce. 24.7 x 18..5.
Island Story "Cocos-Keeling Islands", by Captain G. D. Kelly. Agencies: Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. of Japan Ltd.
71456 BRITISH INDIA JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED - B. I. News, No. 58
$20.00 AUD
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. London. 1969. January 1969 edition, No. 58. Edited by D. Gun-Cuninghame. 48 PP with b/w illustrations zand Fleet List at centrefold. Soft covers with light soiling, pictorial front (M/V Jelunga, River Hoogly, Calcutta). Near fine. Scarce. 24.7 x 18..5.
Early Schoolboy Cruising. "Suhaili" sails on, by Robin Knox-Johnston.
71457 BRITISH INDIA JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED - B. I. News, No. 65
$20.00 AUD
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. London. 1970. October 1970 edition, No. 65. Edited by J.D. Precious. 48 PP with b/w illustrations and a 4 pages Fleet List at centrefold. Soft covers a little soiled, pictorial front (Launch of Merkara, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne). Near fine. Scarce. 24.7 x 18..5.
M.S. Manora.. BI Cavalcade by W.A. Laxon.
43875 BROWER, Kenneth REALMS OF THE SEA
$20.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1991. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Robert D. Ballard. 278 PP with 188 colour illustrations (including artworks, 1 folded map, maps and photos). Title spread: Sea Anemones and tropical fish. Cloth cover, gilt decorated front, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 28.3 x 24. 0870448552
Contents: Deep Ocean, Polar Seas, Open Ocean, Temperate Seas, Tropical Seas.
40160 BROWN, Anthony J. ILL-STARRED CAPTAINS - FLINDERS AND BAUDIN
$30.00 AUD
Crawford House. Adelaide. 2000. 1st Australian edition. Foreword by Tim Flannery. XX, 512 PP with 1 sketch, 3 maps, 3 plans and 9 charts, plus 28 pages with 22 b/w and 35 colour illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket has a small repaired closed tear. Near fine. 23.6 x 16. 1863331921
Australian exploration seen through two very different expeditions.
30035 BROWN, Bruce GATTY: Prince of Navigators
$40.00 AUD
Libra. Hobart. 1997 1st Ed. VIII, 275 PP with 24 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 15.2. 0909619174
Tasmanian-born aviator, nicknamed "the Prince of Navigators" by Charles Lindbergh for inventing the navigational instruments he used. Author of: "The Raft Book" and "Nature is your Guide". Navigation research work with the Army Air Corps during WWII. Opening of Pan Am South Pacific route. The birth of Air Pacific...
65889 BRUNE, Peter THOSE RAGGED BLOODY HEROES: from the Kokoda Trail to Gona Beach 1942
$10.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 1992. Second impression of the 1992 paperback edition of the 1991 original.. Foreword by Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Honner. XVI, 309 PP with b/w illustrations (6 drawings / cartoons, 12 maps / plans and 59 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on half title page. Near fine. 23 x 15.3. 1863732640
22798 BURT, R. A. BRITISH DESTROYERS IN WORLD WAR ONE
$10.00 AUD
Arms and Armour Press. London. 1986. 1st Ed., No. 7 in the Warships Illustrated series. 64 PP with 121 b/w photos. Title spread: Kempenfelt, Mounsey and Rob Roy, about 1917. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.6 x 18.4. 0853687536
52446 BURTON, Anthony THE PAST AFLOAT
$10.00 AUD
André Deutsch / BBC. London. 1982. 1st Ed. 191 PP with 6 figures, 14 colour and 142 b/w photos by Clive Coote. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 25.2 x 19.5. 0233974334
An introduction to Britain's seafaring history. Book accompanying an eight-part BBC television series.
71269 CAIN, Emily GHOST SHIPS - Hamilton and Scourge: Historical Treasures from the War of 1812
$20.00 AUD
Fountain Press. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 152 PP with b/w & colour illust. (documents, drawings, engravings, photos,..). FEP: Line drawing of the schooner Scourge. REP: Line drawings of the schooner Hamilton. Cloth cover, dj. Near fine. 27.3 x 21. 0863430902
Early schooner days on Lake Ontario. The Anglo-American war of 1812 on the lake. Foundering of Hamilton and Scourge. Discovery of the wrecks in 1975 and their photographic survey in 1982.
44914 CAMPBELL, Heather & HENSHAW, Graham MESSINA NEWS
$15.00 AUD
Hesperian Press. Perth. 2003. 1st Ed. X, 160 PP with 1 map and 20 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 14. 0859053180
From Fremantle (April 2000) to Darwin, Thursday Island and Townsville (February 2001) on a converted crayfishing boat.
71487 CARTER, Captain Stephen DOUGLAS HEAD FERRY & THE PORT SODERICK BOATS
$20.00 AUD
Twelveheads Press. Truro. 2003. 1st Ed. 72 PP with b/w illustrations: location map, map of Isle of Man, plan of Douglas Harbour, 1 caricature, 3 ephemera and 51 photos. Soft covers, pictorial front. Fine. Note to previous owner dated and signed by the author. Oblong: 19.7 x 21. 9780906294550
37265 CARTER, John Swain AMERICAN TRADERS IN EUROPEAN PORTS - The Alexander O. Vietor Collection of Ship Portraits, Charts and Related Material
$25.00 AUD
Peabody Museum of Salem. Salem, Massachusetts. 1982. 1st Ed., limited to 2000 copies. XX, 36 PP with 44 b/w illustrations and 4 colour paintings on full page. Fp: Alexander Orr Vietor. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.9 x 21.5. 0875770681
Including a Guide to European ship portrait artists for the period 1750-1850.
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.
35041 CHATTERTON, E. Keble THE MERCANTILE MARINE
$15.00 AUD
Little, Brown, and Company. Boston. 1923. 1st US Ed. XII, 254 PP, plus 35 plates with 47 b/w illust. Fp: H.E. India company's ship William Fairlie. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Front cover marked, spine lightly sunned. Light foxing, o/wise very good. 22.7 x 14.5.
10822 CHILDERS, Colonel Spencer (editor) A MARINER OF ENGLAND - An Account of the Career of William Richardson from Cabin Boy in the Merchant Service to Warrant Officer in the Royal Navy [1780 to 1819] as told by Himself
$20.00 AUD
Conway / United States Naval Institute. London / Annapolis. 1970. New impression of the 1908 original. XVI, 317 PP. Fp: Basque roads, 12 April 1809. Eps: Fight between Formidable and Caesar. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine, dj (spine sunned). Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 21.8 x 14.5. 0870218468
Slave trade, war in the Indian Ocean and the West Indies. Lisbon and the Peninsular War.
71512 CHISHOLM, Jocelyn BRIND OF THE BAY OF ISLANDS, Some Readings & Notes of Thirty Years in the Life of a Whaling Captain
$50.00 AUD
Author. Wellington. 1979. First limited edition of 400 copies and signed by the author on half-title page. 92 PP plus 8 pages with 10 b/w illust. Fp: Silhouette of Capt. W.D. Brind. Eps: Plan of Korakera. Gilt-engraved hard cover. A little light foxing around edges and top outside page edges, o/wise a fine copy. Scarce. 25.5 x 15.5. 0473000261
Captain Brind commanded the whaling ships Cumberland (1819-1822), Asp (1822-24), Emily (1825-1828), Toward Castle (1828-1835), then the Narwhal (1836-1840).
71689 CHRISTOPHER, Peter SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SHIPWRECKS 1802-1989 - A Data Base
$20.00 AUD
The Society for Underwater Historical Research. Adelaide. 1990. 1st Ed. 240 PP with 9 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0958800618
From the Aagot, 10th December 1907 to Zanoni and Zephyr.
63335 COBHAM, Lieut. Commander A.J. LEE-OH ! - A Guide to enjoying the sport of Sailing
$15.00 AUD
Underhill (Plymouth) Ltd. Plymouth. 1948. 1st Ed. 52 PP with figures. Soft cover, illustrated font cover. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 21.7 x 14.2.
71573 COCKRILL, Philip UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, The History, Ships & Cancellations of the Great White Fleet (Series Booklet No.28)
$25.00 AUD
Philip Cockrill. Newbury, Berkshire, UK. c.1980. 44 PP with b/w illustrations. Stapled card covers with light soiling. Near fine. Scarce. 20.8 x 14.5.
A history of the "United Fruit Company".
71576 COCKRILL, Philip K.N.S.M. The Royal Netherlands Steamship Company (1856-1981), Series Booklet No.26
$35.00 AUD
Philip Cockrill. Berkshire. c. 1980. 1st Ed., booklet No. 26 in this series. 56 PP with b/w illustrations in text. Soft covers lightly soiled, o/wise fine. 21 x 14.5.
A history of KNSM through postal cancellations.
71578 COLEMAN, Lieutenant E.C. R.N. THE ROYAL NAVY IN LINCOLNSHIRE
$20.00 AUD
Richard Kay. Lincolnshire. 1992. 1st Ed. ix, 82 PP with 78 b/w illust. Fp: Edward Fiennes Clinton - Lord High Admiral. Hard cover, dust jacket. Dedicatory note, signed by the author on title page. A near fine copy. 27 x 18.8. 0902662996
71360 COOK, John, BAUER, Jon THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER, a memoir
$35.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 2020. 1st Ed. X, 339, (3) PP, plus 16 pages with 28 b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. As new. 25 x15. 9781760875381
John Cook is known in Tasmania as "The Keeper of the Flame" and is one of Australia's longest-serving lighthouse keepers. Tales of his 26 years tending Tasmania's well-known kerosene 'lights' at Tasman Island, Maatsuyker Island and Bruny Island.
71543 COOPER, Bill and Laurel BACK DOOR TO BYZANTIUM: To the Black Sea by the Great Rivers of Europe
$25.00 AUD
Sheridan House Inc. Dobbs Ferry, NY. 1986. 1st Ed. (6), 240, (3) PP with b/w illustrations: 1 track chart, 1 plan of Hosanna, 1 profile and 33 drawings. Pictorial stiff covers. Title page with vignette of Hosanna. Fine (mint condition). 21.5 x 14. 9781574090437
60961 COOPER, F. S. RACING SAILORMEN
$15.00 AUD
Percival Marshall & Co. London. 1963. 1st Ed. (6), 109 PP with tables and b/w ilustrations (5 maps and 54 photos). Fp: "Veronica" in the Thames Match 1962. Title page: Author and 3 Sailormen in 1961. Eps: 84 Flags of Owners racing barges. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Head of spine of dust jacket missing on 2 cms. Top corner of half title page / frontispiece cut. Slight ageing of paper, o/wise a very nice copy. 25.3 x 19.
34287 COTTEE, Kay ALL AT SEA ON LAND, and First Lady ten years on
$20.00 AUD
Random House. Sydney. 1998. 1st Ed. XXVI, (2), 292 PP with 2 maps and 10 drawings, plus 32 pages with 57 b/w and 43 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16. 0091837189
First woman to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop and unassisted... Lady... Chairman of the Australian National Maritime Museum.
64330 COURTNEY, Nicholas GALE FORCE 10 - The Life and Legacy of Admiral Beaufort 1774-1857
$10.00 AUD
Review. London. 2002. 1st edition. XII, 340 PP with 2 maps and 10 b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 3 b/w and 14 colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 19.7 x 13. 0747272107
Hydrographer of the Navy for 26 years, who gave the world the Beaufort Scale.
62746 CRITCHLEY, Mike BRITISH WARSHIPS SINCE 1945 - Part 1: Major Ships
$10.00 AUD
Maritime Books. Liskeard, Cornwall, UK. c.1985. Reprint. Introduction by Admiral Sir Guy Grantham. 104 PP with tables, and 58 b/w photos. Title page: H.M.S. Rodney. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0950632341
Battleships, aircraft carriers, aircraft maintenance ships, cruisers and monitors.
71480 CURREY, C. H. THE TRANSPORTATION, ESCAPE AND PARDONING OF MARY BRYANT (née Broad)
$20.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1963. 1st Ed. (6), 62 PP. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket with a few small rubs, o/wise a fine copy. 22.2 x 14.3.
Prisoner on the hulk "Dunkirk", transported on the "Charlotte" of the First Fleet, escape from Botany Bay on 28th March, 1791, 69 day voyage to Coupang (Timor).
71484 CUYVERS, Luc SETTING SAIL: Ten Thousand Years of Seafaring Adventure
$30.00 AUD
Tide-mark Press Ltd. Windsor, Connecticut. 2004. 1st North American edition. 174 PP with colour illustrations: 4 maps on double page, paintings and photos. The 4 hour DVD inserted in the rear pocket pasted down on rear endpaper. Eps: Mappemonde. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 28.2 x 22. 9781559498791
First blue water sailors: Austronesians & Polynesians. Sons of Sinbad: Arabian ships and seafarers. Dragon at sea: China and Oceanic explorers. ...
71411 DAVIDOW, Leonard S. (editor) THE MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY and Other Sea Stories
$30.00 AUD
The Spencer Press. Reading, Pa. 1937. 1st edition in the "Classic Romances of Literature" series, with a foreword by Leonard S. Davidow. X, 309 PP with 2 b/w illustrations: frontispiece and 1 chart showing routes of the Bounty, Bligh, the Mutineers and the Pandora". Fp: The Guard around me had their pieces cocked. Cloth cover, device and title on spine. Ageing and light foxing of paper. Very good. 20.8 x 14.5.
Mutiny of the Bounty, by Guy Murchie, Jr. Other Stories: How Old Wiggins Wore Ship, by Captain Roland T. Coffin / Lost in the Fog, by Noah Brooks / "---Mas has come", by Leonard Kip / The Haunted Ships, by Allan Cunningham / Idylls of the Sea, by Frank T. Bullen.
71607 DE BOER, Dr. M.G. THE HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE 1873-1923
$80.00 AUD
The Board of the Holland-America Line. Rotterdam. 1923. 1st English edition. 104 PP with 3 maps, 1 table, 12 graphs, 28 drawings and paintings by G. Van Duffelen, and 37 b/w photos. Small errata slip loosely inserted. Fp: The S.S. Rotterdam in the Port of New York. Soft covers, gilt decoration and title on front cover and spine. Covers have a little light soiling, o/wise a fine copy of a rare item. Image shows the title-page and frontispiece. 31 x 24.
65469 DEMAI, Michèle ALASKA DREAM
$35.00 AUD
Editions Glénat. Grenoble 2000. 1st edition in collection Hommes et Océans. 309, (3) PP with 12 maps or plans, plus 24 pages with 51 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Dedicatory note on half title page signed by the author. Business card of author pasted down on title page. French text. Fine. 22.5 x 14. 2723431223
Yacht "Nuage", crossing France to Alaska.
71444 DERBIDGE, Captain Ralph RAN (Rtd) JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY, Volume 9, No.1, March 2012
$20.00 AUD
Naval Historical Society of Australia. Sydney. 2012. 1st ed. 160 PP with b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 24 x 17. 18363350
Contents: Battle of Endau, Malaya (Part 2), Convoys aground on Bougainville Reef, the Armidale Tragedy, ... putting Broughton Islands on the map, 1770-1851...
21341 DEXTER, Elisha NARRATIVE OF THE WRECK AND LOSS OF THE WHALING BRIG WILLIAM AND JOSEPH
$40.00 AUD
Ye Galleon. Fairfield, Wash. USA. 1988. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1848. 59 PP, 1 colophon with 5 full page illust. and 2 facsimiles of the title page of 2nd edition. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, gilt illust. and title on front cover. Fine. 26 x 18.5. 0877704171
Wrecked in Oct. 1841 during a storm, on her return to Martha's Vineyard, after a successful whaling cruise (200 barrels of sperm oil & 12 barrels of black-fish oil).
31058 DUFFETT, John MODERN MARINE MAINTENANCE
$20.00 AUD
Motor Boating & Sailing Books. New York. 1973. 1st Ed. XII, 13-256 PP with figures and b/w photos. Decorated boards, dj. (price clipped). Ex-library copy with renewed endpapers, o/wise a very good clean copy. 23.4 x 15.8. 0910990158
The Boatman's guide to today's materials and methods for today's pleasure boats.
41220 DUNN, Laurence BRITISH TRAMPS, COASTERS AND COLLIERS
$15.00 AUD
Longacre Press. London. 1962. 1st Ed. No. 10 in the Hippo Books series. 128 PP with 62 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Near fine. Small Oblong: 10 x 12.7.
62 ships from "Abbotsford" to "Winga".
71509 DURUZ, Rosamund THE HISTORY OF PORT MACDONNELL
$15.00 AUD
PAP Book Co. Warrnambool, Victoria. 1978. 1st Souvenir edition. (6), 71, (5) PP with 22 b/w illustrations. Stiff cover, pictorial front. Fine. 21.8 x 13.8. 0868250929
36796 EDWARDS, Hugh PORT OF PEARLS - A History of Broome
$15.00 AUD
Author. Perth. 1983. 2nd edition of the 1983 original. (8), 199 PP, plus 22 pages with 32 b/w & 17 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22 x 14.2. 072701885X
Written for the centenary of the City of Broome: pearling, cyclones, the cosmopolitan society.
71419 EVANS, Kenneth J. JAPAN é buggerup pinis - The Final days of World War II in Papua New Guinea
$70.00 AUD
Author. Smithton, Tasmania. 2001. 1st Ed. Foreword by C.L. Spotswood & A. C. Billett. (8), 9-152 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, facsimile of documents, maps, sketch plans, portraits and photos), plus 4 pages with 16 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. 30 x 23.8. 1876913061
Japan é buggerup pinis (in Pidgin - English) = Japan has Surrendered.
34838 FANSLER BEHRMAN, Cynthia VICTORIAN MYTHS OF THE SEA
$20.00 AUD
Ohio University Press. Athens, Ohio. 1977. 1st Ed. X, 188 PP. Fp: Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson. Cloth cover, dj. Fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0821403516
The English Romance with the sea. The English sense of History. The myths of Islandhood... The English Seaman... Heroism and the Myth of Nelson...
71621 FARQUHAR, I. J. UNION FLEET 1875-1975
$25.00 AUD
N.Z. Ships & Marine Society. Wellington. 1976. 2nd revised edition of the 1968 original. VIII, 61 PP, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w illust. by J. E. Hobbs. Pictorial stiff covers, staples. Signed by the author under his name on title page. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.5 x 16.5.
A list of ships owned by the Union Steam Ship Company of N.Z. since its inception in 1875 in Dunedin.
62271 FAWCETT, H. W. & HOOPER, G. W. W. THE FIGHTING AT JUTLAND
$70.00 AUD
Macmillan & Co. Ltd. London. 1921. September 1921 "abridged edition" of the April 1921 original. XVI, 231 PP with 14 Pen and Ink drawings and 19 maps & diagrams, plus 39 b/w plates (1 map, 1 folded battle plan, 2 plans, 3 Pen and Ink drawings, 4 from Oil Paintings and 28 with 43 photos). Rebacked copy, retaining original front and back covers. Cloth covers, gilt device and title on front board, gilt title on a new cloth spine. Top edge gilt. Renewed endpapers. Covers a little soiled and rubbed around edges. Signature of previous owner on preliminary page. Foxing and ageing of paper. Overall still a very good clean copy. 26 x 20.5.
42205 FINDEN, William and Edward VIEWS OF PORTS AND HARBOURS, Watering Places, Fishing Villages, and other Picturesque Objects on the English Coast
$25.00 AUD
EP Publishing Limited. London. 1974. Reprint of the 1838 original Finden's Ports and Harbours of Great Britain. (2), 162 PP, plus 49 b/w plates. Half-title page: Tynemouth Priory and Lighthouse, Northumberland, by G. Balmer. Fp: Brighton, Sussex, by T. Creswick. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 26.2 x 18.2. 085409976X
21445 LE FLEMING, H. M. COASTAL PASSENGER SHIPS
$15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1960. 4th yearly edition, in the ABC series. 64 PP with 2 pages advert., tables, and 56 bw photos. Title page: M.V. Torfinn Jarl, Det. Nordenfjelske D/S A/S. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 15.6 x 10.4.
77288 FLINDERS, Matthew (Edited by Anthony J. Brown and Gillian Dooley) MATTHEW FLINDERS PRIVATE JOURNAL - From 17 December 1803 at Isle de France to 10 July 1814 at London
$250.00 AUD
Friends of the State Library of South Australia. Adelaide. 2005. Standard limited edition. Foreword by Witgar Hitchcock. Preface by Paul Brunton. XXXII, (2), 566 PP with 25 b/w illustrations, plus 1 folded Plan of London, 11 full size pages with 13 plates in colour and the large folded "General Chart of Australia or Terra Australis" in pocket at back of book. Fp (in colour): Portrait of Captain Matthew Flinders by Toussaint Antoine de Chazal. Decorated endpapers. Cloth cover, device on blind on front (sextant), gilt title and decorations on spine, dust jacket. A fine, as new copy. 25.3 x 18. 1876154462
71555 GARDEN, Donald S. SOUTHERN HAVEN - A History of the Port of Albany, Western Australia
$25.00 AUD
Albany Port Authority. Albany. 1978. 1st Ed. Foreword by Eric N. Stene. (VI), 70 PP with 4 maps and 21 b/w illust. (paintings, photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover, dj. Neat stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 22.2 x 14. 0959634703
Published for the sesquicentenary of the State of Western Australia.
43964 GARRETT, K. S. COMBEN LONGSTAFF & CO. LTD.
$40.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Gravesend. 1996. 1st Ed. 164, (12) PP with 41 colour illustrations (funnel markings and house flags), and177 b/w photos. Half title page: House flag (in colour). Fp: Somersetbrook. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Discreet name of previous owner on FFEP, o/wise fine. 21 x 14.8.
70972 GAZZARD, Albert Stanley THE BOUNTY AND AFTER - A Short History of the Descendants of the Mutineers of the "Bounty"
$25.00 AUD
Mrs. D.J. Mitchell. Palmerston North, NZ. 1983. 1st edition limited to 500 copies. (6), 118 with 15 b/w illust. Pictorial card covers a little soiled. Signature of previous owner on front cover, title page and last page. Contents near fine. 21 x 14.8.
Written during the period 1930 to 1943, published by the author's daughter. Norfolk Island, the Bounty, the mutineers and their descendants, the missionaries.
71385 GIGGS, Rebecca FATHOMS: The World in the Whale
$20.00 AUD
Scribe. Melbourne. 2020. 1st paperback edition. (10), 358 PP. Soft covers, illustrated front. Fine. 23.3 x 15.3. 9781925321388
64796 GILBERT, Gregory P. & JELLETT, Michelle (editors) AUSTRALIAN MARITIME ISSUES 2009 - SPC-A Annual
$45.00 AUD
Sea Power Centre - Australia. Canberra. 2010. 1st Ed. Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs No. 32. Foreword by Captain Gordon A. Andrew. XXVI, 313 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawing, paintings, photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 9780642297310
36 Papers. Navies today and tomorrow (3) - Navy Values (5) - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (4) - Expeditionary Operations (6) - Semaphore (15) - Peter Mitchell Essay Competition ((3).
61986 GILLETT, Ross AUSTRALIA'S FIGHTING SHIPS: A Century of War and Peace
$20.00 AUD
Topmill Pty Ltd. Sydney. 2010. 1st Ed. Foreword by Rear Admiral Allan du Toit. 96 PP with tables and over 150 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9781921717680
69850 GLEESON, Max & ELLIOTT, Mae S.S YONGALA, Dive to the Past
$20.00 AUD
Turton & Armstrong. Sydney. 1987. 1st Ed. 80 PP (2), with b/w & colour illust. Fp: Map of North Qld. coast. Hard cover, dj. Inscription on verso o FFEP, light foxing, o/wise a very good clean copy. 21.5 x 15. 0908031319
History of the Yongala, built 1903, and wrecked in March 1911 off Cape Bowling Green with 120 lives lost. Diving on the wreck...
42825 GLIKSMAN, Alain, CHAMIER, John & BARRAULT, Jean-Michel THE GIANTS OF SAIL 1919-1939, by Beken of Cowes
$100.00 AUD
Dodd, Mead & Company. New York. 1969. 1st US edition of the 1968 French original Les Géants de la Voile. 188 PP with 77 b/w photos (18 on full page, 23 on double page, and 8 on double length centrefold), plus 2 folded colour plates. All photographs by Frank and Keith Beken. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj (rubbed). Near fine. Scarce. 29.3 x 22.2.
With the 12-Metres and the America's Cup One Designs and the Metre Boats.
69184 GORDON, Harry DIE LIKE THE CARP! - The story of the greatest prison escape ever...
$15.00 AUD
Cassell Australia. Sydney. 1978. 1st Ed. 240 PP, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w photos. Eps: Plans of the P.O.W. camp near Cowra. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22 x 14.2. 0726932434
5th August 1944: escape of over 1100 Japanese POW from the camp at Cowra.
71589 GREGOR, Hugh ADVENTURE AT SEA - THE TREASURE SEEKERS
$20.00 AUD
Macmillan. London. 1974. 1st Ed. No. 1 in the "Adventure at Sea" collection. No pagination, 16 PP with b/w illustrations by Brian Roll and Terry Hand, plus 8 pages (stiff) for the pre-cut colour model of the Golden Hind. Inside front cover: Introduction by Peter Ridgway "Lone Atlantic Oarsman". Inside back cover: "How to build the model of Golden Hind.. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 29.7 x 21 333171225
Exploring the Unknown - Traders & Settlers ... Discovering a Southern World: Abel Tasman, William Dampier, Cook.
20720 GROVE, Eric & THOMPSON, Graham BATTLE FOR THE FIORDS, NATO's Forward Maritime Strategy in Action
$15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1991. 1st Ed. 128 PP with tables, 2 organigrams, 13 maps and plans, and 154 bw photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.1 x 17.5. 0711019223
Exercise Teamwork, September 1988, in the Norwegian Sea. Reasons, strategy, and lessons gained by NATO forces.
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.
71438 HARDIE, Jenny NOR'WESTERS OF THE PILBARA BREED
$30.00 AUD
Shire of Port Hedland. Port Headland. 1981. 1st Ed. XVI, 264 PP with 12 maps, plus 136 pages with 264 b/w photos. Title spread: Condon, in 1897. FEP: Sergeant Smith and party after arrest of Aborigines, 1899. REP: Front verandah of the Pier Hotel, Port Hedland, 1930. Cloth cover, gilt title and crest on spine, dj. Dedicatory note on half-title page, o/wise near fine. 24 x 18.5. 0959415505
Story of the brave ancestors who pioneered the outback Pilbara in Western Australia.
40720 HARDY, A. C. EVERYMAN'S HISTORY OF THE SEA WAR - Volume I: September 1939 - December 1941
$25.00 AUD
Nicholson and Watson. London. 1946. 1st Ed. VI, 7-350 PP with 2 maps, organigrams, tables and 78 profiles of ships, plus 1 folded table and 20 b/w plates with 33 photos. Fp: Command of the seas. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges. Internally very good. 22.2 x 14.5.
Calendar of Naval War (pages 9 to 33). Losses of principal warships (pages 279 to 305). Losses of Merchant shipping (pages 308 to 321)...
40721 HARDY, A. C. EVERYMAN'S HISTORY OF THE SEA WAR - Volume II: December 1941 - September 1943
$25.00 AUD
Nicholson and Watson. London. 1949. 1st Ed. XXXII, 271 PP with organigrams and tables, plus 20 b/w plates with 37 photos. Fp: The Dawn Patrol. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges. Internally very good. 22.2 x 14.5.
Calendar of Naval War (pages XI to XXXI). Losses of principal warships (pages 251to 271).
62056 HEATON, P. M. WELSH BLOCKADE RUNNERS IN THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
$30.00 AUD
The Starling Press. Gwent, U.K. 1985. 1st Ed. 107 PP, plus 48 pages with b/w photos. Eps: Map of Spain during the Civil War 1936-39. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 22 x 15.5. 0950771457
Trade between UK and the two zones controlled in Spain by the Insurgents (Franco) and the Republicans (legal government).
18262 HENDERSON, Richard THE RACING-CRUISER
$20.00 AUD
Reilly & Lee Books. Chicago. 1970. 2nd Printing. (10), 213 PP 117 figures (plans & sketch plans) by the author. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing outside edges, o/wise very good. 29 x 22. 0713612630
Selecting, equipping, tuning and racing the cruising sailboat plus sailing techniques.
71485 HMSO HANDLING SHIPS - B.R. 2092
$75.00 AUD
Navigation and Direction Department / Admiralty. London. 1954. Restricted edition. VI, 166 PP with 1 chart, 2 diagrams, over 7 tables & curves and over 70 figures. Plus 3 plates with b/w photos (figures 8, 37 & 38) and 2 folded plates (figures 9, 19, 20, 21a & 21b). Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Addendum B.R. 2092 (1958): soft cover and 16 PP with 9 figures, plus large folded plate for 2 figures (71 & 76), pasted down inside back cover. Stamp in blind of previous owner on FFEP, o/wise a very good clean copy. Scarce item. 24.5 x 15.5.
16280 HOLLANDER, Neil & MERTES, Harald THE LAST SAILORS, The Final Days of Working Sail
$15.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. London. 1984. 1st UK Ed. XIV, 142 PP with charts & b/w photos, plus 16 pages with 30 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 24 x 19.5. 0207150001
The vanishing breed of sailors & craft, harnessing wind & sea to gain their livelihood. The Nile, Chilean Coast, Brazil, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia...
51614 HOLMES, Sir George C. V. ANCIENT AND MODERN SHIPS. Part I: Wooden Sailing Ships
$25.00 AUD
HMSO/Wyman and Sons. London. 1907. Revised edition of 1906 first edition in the Victoria and Albert Museum Science Handbook series. XVI, 168 PP with 74 b/w illustrations. Rebacked copy. Cloth cover. Some pages reinforced at fold. Foxing, pencil notes. Name of previous owners. Good reading copy. 21.8 x 14.5.
64089 HOOKER, John KOREA - The Forgotten War
$15.00 AUD
Time-Life Books & John Ferguson. Sydney. 1988. 1st edition in the Australians at War series. 168 PP with b/w photos and colour illustrations (5 maps, artworks and 7 paintings). Eps: Commemorative Medal. Pictorial laminated boards, Near fine. 28 x 22. 0949118397
38298 HOWARD, Grant THE NAVY IN NEW ZEALAND, An Illustrated History
$20.00 AUD
A.H. & A.W. Reed. Wellington. 1981. 1st Ed. VI, 170 PP with b/w illust. (maps, paintings, photos, ...). Title-page: Cruiser Royalist. Hard cover, dj (partly faded). Note on front endpaper, o/wise near fine. 24.8 x 19. 0589013556
Two hundred years of navy in New Zealand (Royal Navy, then Royal New Zealand Navy), in war and peace.
16891 HOWARTH, Stephen TO SHINING SEA, A History of the United States Navy 1775-1991
$15.00 AUD
Random House. New York. 1991. 1st Ed. XVI, (2), 620 PP with 12 maps in text plus 32 pages with 49 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 0394576624
From the War of Independence to the Gulf War of 1990/91. An extensive work.
44764 HUFF, W. G. THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF SINGAPORE - Trade and Development in the Twentieth Century
$20.00 AUD
Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 1997. 1st paperback edition of the 1994 original. XXII, 472 PP with 12 figures (graphs & maps) and 97 tables. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.8 x 15.2. 0521629446
71585 Hydrographic / Topographic Center SAILING DIRECTIONS (Planning Guide) - SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN - PUB 122
$60.00 AUD
Defence Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center. Bethesda, Md. 1982. First edition., SD 122. XXII, 293 PP with tables, information charts & chartlets and 14 pages of colour illustrations on existing "Buoyage System". Plus 1 large folded chart of the Pacific Ocean, and in appendix, an Atlas with 182 folded plates: Surface Winds, Surface Air Temperatures, Temperatures Extremes and T-H Index, Sea Surface Temperatures ... Precipitations, Visibility ... Prevailing Surface Current, Major Oceanic Currents, Tides. Rivetted papered boards a little soiled, o/wise very good. 26.5 x 20.
43994 HYTHE, Viscount (editor) THE NAVAL ANNUAL 1913
$25.00 AUD
Arco Publishing. New York. 1970. Reprint of the 1913 original. Library edition. (4), VIII, 520 PP with tables & b/w illustrations, plus 1 diagram and 9 b/w plates. Fp: H.M.S. King George V. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 25.4 x 16. 0668022671
The state of various navies prior to WWI. British and foreign navies. Personnel of the German Navy... The Turco-Italian war. The Dominion and Imperial defence.
38751 IVRY, Benjamin REGATTA - A Celebration of Rowing
$15.00 AUD
Simon & Schuster. London. 1988. 1st Ed., introduction by Stephen Kiesling. 159 PP with 16 b/w photos and 100 colour illustrations (3 paintings and 97 photos). Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 25.8 x 25.8. 0671699369
58269 JACKMAN, Greg & CLARK, Julia (editors) PORT ARTHUR (TASMANIA) - A Harbour Large Enough To Admit A Whole Fleet
$20.00 AUD
Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. Port Arthur. 2004. 1st Ed. No. 1 in the Port Arthur Occasional Papers series. 99 PP with 2 tables and 22 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0957939442
Foetal Shore, by Greg Jackman. History of the Port Arthur Dockyards, by Michael Nash. Dockyards and Convict Ship Building, by Andrea Humphreys. Port Arthur's Maritime Legacy, by Cosmos Coroneos.
51793 JAGGARD, Ed (editor) BETWEEN THE FLAGS. One Hundred Summers of Australian Surf Lifesaving.
$40.00 AUD
UNSW Press. Sydney. 2006. 1st soft cover edition. Foreword by Ron Rankin, and a preface by Sir William Deane. XVIII, 262 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Inside front cover: 152 caps (in colour) from Agnes Water, Qld to Mentone, Vic. Inside rear cover: 152 caps (in colour) from Merewether, NSW, to Yeppoon, Qld. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28 x 21. 0868408972
2007: Year of the Surf Lifesaver.
45054 JEANES, Dave Dave Jeanes' MARINE ELECTRONICS MANUAL - The Complete Guide to Electrics and Electronics in Your Boat
$20.00 AUD
Oceanspan Books. Banora Point, NSW. 1996. 3rd edition. (4), 284 PP with b/w illustrations. Soft cover, clear plastic, spiral bound. Fine. 21 x 15. 064629489X
15118 JENNINGS, Eric MANSFIELDS, Transport and Distribution in South-East Asia
$30.00 AUD
Meridian Communications (Sea). Singapore. 1973. 1st Ed. 48 PP with b/w & colour illust. FEP: View of Singapore in 1861. REP: Map of Singapore in 1881. Decorated hard cover with chipped dust jacket (now in a protective sleeve). Light foxing on endpapers and around outside edges, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. 27.3 x 17.
An Eastern shipping house which started as a shipchandlery in the 1870's and became a great shipping agency with diverse interests in transport & distribution.
53625 JOLLY, Dick WRECK, RESCUE AND SALVAGE
$35.00 AUD
Whittles Publishing. Dunbeath, Scotland. 2007. Reprint of the 2006 original. VI, 154 PP with 32 b/w illustrations (1 document, 13 headpieces and 18 photos) and 27 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24 x 17. 190444542X
Reminiscences of deep-sea tug and commercial salvage.
70976 JONES, A. G. E. & CHATWIN Dale SHIPS EMPLOYED IN THE SOUTH SEAS TRADE 1775-1859 - Volume 3
$30.00 AUD
Navarine Publishing / Roebuck Society. Hobart. 2013. Limited edition of 100 hand numbered copies. Publication No. 53 of the Roebuck Society expanded and edited by Dale Chatwin. 165 PP with 2 graphs, tables and 14 b/w illustrations (1 map, facsimile of documents and 3 whaling scenes). Card covers, illustrated front. Signed by Dale Chatwin on title page. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9780992366018
British Southern Whale Fishery... Whaling trade.
71665 KAHRE, Georg THE LAST TALL SHIPS, Gustaf Erikson and the Aland Sailing Fleets 1872-1947
$25.00 AUD
Bay Books. Sydney. 1978. 1st Australian edition of the 1948 Swedish original. Edited by Basil Greenhill. 208 PP with 202 b/w illustrations. Fp: 4-masted barque Viking under sail. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with a rubbed patch. Front endpaper rubbed, otherwise a near fine copy. 26 x 21. 0858352818
71630 KEILHAU, Wilhelm NORWAY AND THE BERGEN LINE, A Centenary Publication
$60.00 AUD
The Bergen Line, Oslo. 1953. 369 PP on superior coated paper with b/w illustrations throughout and drawings by Kjell Stormoen including headpieces and tailpieces. Decorated endpapers. Blue cloth cover, gilt company badge on front, gilt title and badge on spine (dulled). A near fine copy. Scarce. 26 x 18.
History of Norway before 1850, The Foundation of the Bergen Line, coastal trunk lines, coastal express service, tourist travel in Norway, the Bergen-Newcastle line, company expansion, the war and hardships, new expansion after WWI, the Depression, the Bergen Line during the German occupation, post war prosperity.
71406 KELSALL, E.M. 'Mick' A RIVERMAN'S STORY
$20.00 AUD
Lothian. Melbourne. 1986. 1st Ed. VI, 266 PP, plus 8 pages with 11 b/w photos. FEP: Map of Murray River upstream of Echuca. REP: Map of the Murray River, downstream of Tocumwal. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket a little sunned, o/wise a near fine copy. 24 x 16. 0850912474
The life and recollections of Mick Kelsall on the Murray River: barges, timber getters, fruit picking, ...
71471 KEMP, Peter & ORMOND, Richard THE GREAT AGE OF SAIL - Maritime Art and Photography
$40.00 AUD
Phaidon. Oxford. 1986. 1st Ed. 127 PP with 136 b/w illustrations, plus 64 pages with 65 colour plates. Fp: The Hindostan (a fleet of Indiamen at sea). Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Small rubbed patch on gutter of front endpaper, o/wise a near fine copy. 29 x 24.4. 0714824232
A history of the sailing ship illustrated by art and photography from the Picture Collections of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
71551 KIRK, Allan A. ANCHOR SHIPS AND ANCHOR MEN - The History of The Anchor Shipping & Foundry Company Ltd.
$20.00 AUD
A.H. & A.W. Reed. Wellington. 1967. 1st Ed. 186 PP plus 16 pages with 56 b/w photos of ships & personnel. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket is taped down on endpapers, otherewise a very good clean copy. Scarce. 22.1 x 14.7.
New Zealand's oldest shipping company which commenced business in the 1860's.
22242 KLESTADT, Albert THE SEA WAS KIND
$20.00 AUD
Kangaroo Press. Sydney. 1988. Reprint of the 1959 original. IX, 208 PP with 2 plans of the boat & 2 maps, plus 12 pages with 12 b/w illust. Fp: Sketches showing the lay-out and rig of "Kakugan". Hard cover, dj. Light foxing, mostly on inside of dust jacket. Very good. 22.3 x 13.8. 0864171854
The war-time escape in an open boat from the Philippines (occupied by Japanese forces), to Northern Australia.
52984 KNAUER, Kelly, CARR, Bruce Christopher (editors) V-J DAY: America's World War II Triumph in the Pacific
$20.00 AUD
Time Books. New York. 2005. 1st Ed. VI, 122 PP with 10 colour illustrations, 1 artwork of a U.S. Balao Class submarine, 1 photo of the Trinity Test in 1945, 3 front covers of Time magazine, 5 maps and hundreds of b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 20.5.
Victory over Japan: 60th anniversary tribute.
71436 KOHLER, Peter C. SEA SAFARI, British India S.N.Co. African Ships & Services
$20.00 AUD
P.M. Heaton Publishing. Gwent, U.K. 1995. 1st Ed. 256 PP with 1 map, & 102 b/w illustrations. Fp: R.M.S Kenyain, Kilindini harbour, Mombasa. FEP: BI postcard depicting Matiana and Dwarka in the Old Harbour, Mombasa. REP: Uganda sailing from Durban. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 21.6 x 15.2. 1872006051
History of the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., and her services to East and South African ports.
52547 KOHN, Roger PALM LINE: The Coming of Age 1949-1970
$45.00 AUD
Palm Line Ltd. London. 1970. 1st Ed. 80 PP with 1 map & fleet list in text, plus 12 pages with 2 colour photos & 11 b/w photos. Eps: Dutch marine charts of the Coasts of Guinea - 1675, by Frederick de Witt. Cloth cover, device on front cover, title on front cover and spine. Fine. 22 x 14.4.
From United Africa Company to Palm Line, servicing the ports of the coast of the Guinea Gulf.
48518 KOLLTVEIT, Bard (editor) TRADE WINDS. A History of Norwegian Shipping
$100.00 AUD
Dreyers Forlag A/S. Oslo. 1990. 1st English edition, translated from the Norwegian original by Jean Aase. Introduction by Thor Heyerdahl. 398, (2) PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, photos, plans...). Fp: Dutch Chart of 1630. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Fine. Scarce. 27.7 x 23.7. 82091059763
From the Stone Age through the Middle Ages, The 16th Century through to the 20th Century, Norwegian Shipping in the 1990's. A most comprehensive volume.
31881 KUNTZE, Korvettenkapitan Paul H. VOLK UND SEEFAHRT
$15.00 AUD
Georg Dollheimer. Leipzig. 1939. 1st Ed. 364, (4 adv.) PP with 335 drawings, plus 62 plates with 178 b/w Illust (paintings and photos). Fp: Der Führer on bord "Deutschland" in Memel. FEP: Map Deutsche Kreuzerfahrten im Weltkriege. REP: Map Die Grofzen Entdeckungsfahrten. Cloth cover, decorated front. Near fine. German text in Gothic script. 24 x 16.5.
History of Germany, the German People, and the Sea, up to the start of World War II.
38177 LAMB, John QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE MARINE DIESEL ENGINE
$25.00 AUD
Charles Griffin. London. 1957. 2nd Impression of the 6th edition (original of 1921). VII, 432 PP, plus 16 pages of period advertisements. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Address of previous owner on front endpaper. Binding tight. Very good. 21 x 14.5.
Matter and heat. Work and efficiency... Vibration in diesel engines.
16774 LANGMAID, Capt. Kenneth CLEAR FOR ACTION! The Royal Navy in Defence and in Attack
$10.00 AUD
Jarrolds. London. 1970. 1st Ed. XVI, 176 PP plus 8 pages with 16 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.2. 0091038405
Record of the sequence of foreign invasions which led to the establishment & growth of British naval strength; to control, eliminate them and counter attack!
Hutchinson. Melbourne. 1971. 1st edition with a foreword by Commander Alan Villiers. 208 PP with 1 sail plan of a barque, plus 8 pages with 17 b/w photos. Eps: Track of the two voyages on the Shakespeare. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22.2 x 14. 0091086205
Life on the full-rigged barque Shakespeare of an indentured apprentice who went to sea at 15 years of age. The author migrated to Tasmania in 1960.
18575 LAUER-LEONARDI, Boris SOUNDINGS, Essays on the Sea and the Men who follow her
$15.00 AUD
Poseidon Publishing Co. New York. 1966. 1st Ed. 144 PP with 4 figures & 65 bw illust. by Allen Beechel accompanying 65 short essays. Title page, & half title page: Lead line for soundings. Cloth cover, gilt title and device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Front cover of dust jacket nicked and soiled, o/wise very good. 31 x 23.
The author was Editor of The Rudder magazine for over two decades. Attractive illustrations and sketches.
69929 LEINBURGER, Ralf FIGHTER
$15.00 AUD
Parragon. Bath, UK. 2011. 1st English edition, translated from the German original By Richard Elliot and Penny Hewson. 320 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (sketches, plans, photos). Stiff covers with flaps, pictorial front. Fine. 20 x 16.5. 9781445424347
Fighter / Technology - Facts - History.
71459 LENNOX, John & WADSLEY, John BARRACK HILL - A History of Anglesea Barracks 1811-2011
$90.00 AUD
Authors. Hobart. 2011. 1st Ed. Forewords by Peter Underwood, Governor of Tasmania and D.J. Hurley, Chief of the Defence Force. XVII, 238 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps: Hobart Town, circa 1879. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Fine (mint condition). Oblong: 22.7 x 28.2. 9780642297464
39117 LINDSTROM, Lamont & WHITE, Geoffrey M. ISLAND ENCOUNTERS - Black and White Memories of the Pacific War
$20.00 AUD
Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington. 1990. 1st Ed. XII, 194 PP with 2 maps and over 175 b/w photos. Fp: A Woleaian Islander, U.S. Marine Corps Major and a Japanese officer. Cloth cover, dj. Light foxing o/wise fine. 28.4 x 22. 0874744571
31107 LIPSCOMB, James CUTTING LOOSE
$20.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. London. 1975. 1st UK Ed. 304 PP with 3 pages of line drawings and 16 pages with 40 colour photos. Title spread: The Four Winds under sail. Eps: Track of the Four Winds from San Pedro, California to Singapore. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Light foxing on outside page edges, o/wise near fine. 21.5 x 13.5. 0207956472
Voyage of five young men in the South Pacific in 1971.
71582 LODGE, Sir Oliver, APPLETON, EV., AVERY, A.H. FOURNIER d'ALBE, E.E. ... et al HARMWORTH'S WIRELESS ENCYCLOPEDIA (3 Volumes)
$1200.00 AUD
The Fleetway House. London. N.D. circa 1923-1924. 1st edition. Volume I: P. 1 - 736 covering A-DRA, Volume II: P.737 - 1504 covering DRI-OSC, Volume III: P.1505 - 2272, covering OSC-ZIR. Illustrations in b/w throughout all three volumes together with folded plates and Classified Index at rear of Volume III. Printed on superior quality paper. Original blue cloth covers, title in blind on front covers, gilt titles on spines. Minimal foxing of prelims with a few spots on covers which have only the lightest of shelf wear (rubbing at extremities of spines). This is a near fine set of a quite scarce item. More images available upon request. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. Each volume : 24.5 x 16.5.
Written for Amateurs and Experimenters by Experts in all branches of Wireless Science, and containing upwards of 5,000 Illustrations.
32257 LONGHURST, Henry ADVENTURE IN OIL - The Story of British Petroleum
$20.00 AUD
Sidgwick and Jackson. London. 1959. 1st Ed., with a foreword by the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill. 286 PP, plus 50 pages with 89 b/w photos. FEP: Map of the Middle East and of the Anglo Iranian interests. REP: Map of the world with the main activities of British Petroleum. Cloth cover, dj Dust jacket has a few small repaired chips and is in a protective sleeve. A near fine copy. 24 x 16.
Chapter 4: Oil for the Navy. Chapter 11: Tankers under fire. Chapter 17: Delivering the goods.
71431 LONGSTAFF, Malcolm KEEPING WATCH, A History of the Navy League of Australia 1895-2015
$50.00 AUD
The Navy League of Australia. Sydney. 2016. 1st Ed. 278 PP, (2), with b/w photos throughout. Pictorial soft cover (HMAS Anzac). Dedicatory note on title page, signed by the author. Near fine. 25 x 17.5. 9780646925417
30350 LORD, Walter THE MIRACLE OF DUNKIRK
$15.00 AUD
Allen Lane. London. 1983. 1st UK edition of the 1982 US original. X, (2), 323 PP with 1 plan and 6 maps, plus 16 pages with 30 b/w photos. Eps: Map of the Channel Ports. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Occasional foxing. Very good. 24.2 x 16. 0713912111
Evacuation between 24th May and 4th June 1940 of 338,000 Allied troops trapped by the German advance near the port of Dunkirk.
77085 LUBBOCK, Basil & SPURLING, Jack THE BEST OF SAIL
$400.00 AUD
Patrick Stephens Ltd. Cambridge. 1975. 1st limited edition of 100 numbered copies (No. 74/100). Edited by F.A. Hook, and with an introduction by Alan Villiers. (12), 181 PP on art paper, plus 36 colour plates by J. Spurling. FEP: Windjammer and Trawler by W.M. Birchall. REP: Port scene with windjammer and freighter, by W.M. Birchall. Hand bound in full goatskin, gilt title and decoration engraved on front cover, gilt title on spine, raised bands, all edges gilt, contained in cloth covered slipcase. Signed by Alan Villiers on title page. Fine. Scarce. 30.7 x 26. 0850592178
Condensed version of Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships. A collector's item.
33291 MACDONNELL, J. E. GIMME THE BOATS
$10.00 AUD
The Elmfield Press. London. 1974. Reprint of the 1953 original. 255 PP. Hard cover, dj. Very good. 22 x 14.5. 0705700356
71281 MACKANESS, George A BOOK OF THE 'BOUNTY' AND SELECTIONS FROM BLIGH'S WRITINGS
$35.00 AUD
J. Dent & Sons. London. 1938. Ist Ed., No. 950 in the Everyman's Library series. XVI, 327, (8 publications) PP. Eps. Green cloth cover with some wear, gilt title on spine, somewhat browned dust jacket. Ex Libris of previous owner on front endpaper. Ageing of paper. Very good. 17.5 x 11.
16222 MARTIN, Sheila SEA WANDERERS TO AUSTRALIA - Five Years of Ocean Life
$15.00 AUD
Macmillan. Melbourne. 1977. 1st Australian edition of the 1977 UK original "Seatramps". 192 PP, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Eps: Maps with track of voyage of Shebessa, 1970-75. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22 x 14. 0333229967
Five years roaming the world on the 42ft. ketch Shebessa between 1970 & 1975.
67274 MAY, Commander W. E. & STEPHENS, Simon THE BOATS OF MEN-OF-WAR
$20.00 AUD
National Maritime Museum & Naval Institute Press. London & Annapolis. 1999. New edition of the 1974 edition with additions by Simon Stephens. Foreword by Basil Greenhill. 128 PP with colour and b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 19.2. 1557501904
39288 McFADYEN, Kerry PINETREES - LORD HOWE ISLAND 1842-1992 - A brief history of the Andrews - Nichols - Kirby families
$25.00 AUD
Pinetrees. Lord Howe. 1992. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Neville Wran. 76 PP with 1 genealogical tree and 55 duotone illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (colour paintings by John Allcot, 1937). Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21. 0646101897
71336 McINNES, David (Department's Public Relation Unit) THE AUSTRALIAN HONOURS SYSTEM
$25.00 AUD
Official Secretary of the Governor-General / AGPS. Canberra. 1991. 1st edition with a foreword by the Governor-General of Australia, Bill Hayden. (1), II, 34 PP with 31 colour illustrations. Stiff covers, title embossed on front cover, lightly soiled dust jacket. Contents fine. 21 x 21. 9780644149037
71420 McINTYRE, Don and Margie TWO BELOW ZERO: A Year Alone in Antarctica
$20.00 AUD
Australian Geographic. Sydney. 1996. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Dick Smith. 256 PP with 1 graph, 1 table, 2 plans of Spirit of Sydney, 2 cut away of huts (Mawson & Gadget), 3 maps, 10 b/w and 230 colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, dj (lightly faded on spine). Note to previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 28.3 x 24. 1862760187
76297 McKELLAR, N. L. FROM DERBY ROUND TO BURKETOWN - The A.U.S.N. Story
$20.00 AUD
University of Queensland Press. Brisbane. 1977. 1st Ed. X, 682 PP with 76 b/w photos. Fp: Portrait of the first Earl of Inchcape. Hard cover, dj. Neat name of previous owner at top of title-page. Dust jacket has a rubbed patch and laminate is coming away on the back cover and is now in a protective sleeve. Still a very good copy. 26 x 18. 070221244X
The story of the Australasian United Steam Navigation Co., closely interwoven with the history of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.
NZ Ship & Marine Society. Wellington. 1988. Reprint of the 1987 original. 96 PP with numerous b/w illustrations (line drawings by S.V. Lampard & photos). Title spread: M/V Calm, ashore Waiweranui Point. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 26.7 x 19. 0959783414
The Canterbury Steam Shipping Company.
63009 McLEAVY, Roy (editor) JANE'S SURFACE SKIMMERS: Hovercraft and Hydrofoils - 1974-75
$30.00 AUD
Macdonald and Jane's. London. 1974. 8th edition. (28), (2), 409 PP with b/w illust. (photos and plans). Glossary P. 389-400. FEP: Advert. in colour by Boeing Marine Systems. Cloth cover, title on front board and spine, dj. Ex Library copy with 1 stamp and a rubbed patch on front endpaper, o/wise very good. 32.8 x 22. 0354005081
The international survey of skimmer (hovercraft and hydrofoils) technology for military and civil application.
71644 McLELLAN, R. S. ANCHOR LINE 1856-1956
$50.00 AUD
Anchor Line Ltd. Glasgow. 1956. 1st Ed. 184 PP with 1 colour (house flag) & 4 b/w illust., and 47 b/w photos of ships. Fp: Photo of Anchor Line Head Office in Glasgow. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket is a little soiled around edges with a few small repaired chips. Light foxing on outside edges. Contents are near fine. Scarce. 22.8 x 15.
Handysides & Co., commenced business as ship brokers in 1838, trading to the Baltic. Thomas Henderson joined the firm in 1852, and in 1856 the "Anchor Line" started trading to Australia. Fleet list from P.139 to 160.
Kelsey Publishing Group / Aeroplane Special Magazine. Cudham, Kent. 2013. 132 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (artworks, drawings, plans, photos). Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9781907426780
71364 MIKLOUCHO-MACLAY, Nikolai Nikolaevich MIKLOUCHO-MACLAY: NEW GUINEA DIARIES 1871-1883
$20.00 AUD
Kristen. Madang, PNG. 1975. 1st Edition of 3000 copies. Translated from the Russian with biographical comments by C. L. Sentinella. (8), 355 PP, plus 16 pages with 19 b/w illust. FEP: Map of the coast of Papua New Guinea at Astrolabe Bay. REP: Map of Astrolabe Bay and adjoining coast of Papua New Guinea. Pictorial card cover. Signature of previous owner on FFEP. Covers a little rubbed around edges, o/wise near fine. 21 x 14. 0858041529
Russian explorer who lived for a total of 3 years with villagers of Astrolabe Bay, coast of New Guinea.
22044 MILGATE, Brian & Alison THE COCHIN CONNECTION - Two against the Drug Trade: A True Story
$15.00 AUD
Chatto & Windus. London. 1987. 1st Ed. 250 PP with 1 map (Southern India) & 1 plan (Cochin district) in text plus 8 pages with 14 bw photos. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16. 0701130113
In 1983, two young Australians were caught with their yacht in a drug ring based in Cochin, Kerala state, India.
70606 MILLER, Barbara THE EUROPEAN QUEST TO FIND TERRA AUSTRALIS INCOGNITA: Quiros, Torres and Janszoon
$50.00 AUD
Barbara Miller. Cairns, Qld. 2014. 1st Ed. 332 PP with b/w illustrations (charts & maps, paintings & photos). Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 22 x 15. 9781925023824
71150 MITCHELL, Sir William (editor) MARITIME NOTES AND QUERIES: A Record of Shipping Law and Usage - Volume III
$90.00 AUD
Spottiswoode & Co. London. 1876. Vol. III, August 1876, compiled and edited from "Shipping and Mercantile Gazette" Daily Newspaper. 4 (adverts.), (4), VIII, 223 PP, (1 adverts). Blue cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers a little rubbed around edges (shelf wear) and lightly soiled. Contents near fine. Scarce. 26.5 x 19.5.
A book of reference for Shipowners, Shipbrokers, Charterers, and Consignees, and Shipmasters' Complete Guide. December 1875 to August 1876.
74961 MITCHELL, W. H. & SAWYER, L. A. THE OCEANS, THE FORTS AND THE PARKS - Merchant Shipbuilding for British Account in North America during World War II
$45.00 AUD
Sea Breezes. Liverpool. 1966. 1st Ed., in the Wartime Standard Ships series, Volume Two. IX, 58 PP with b/w photos and ship profiles by John S. Lindsay. Pictorial laminated boards with wear around edges. Bookplate of previous owner on inside front cover, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 25.5 x 19.
71656 MITSUI O.S.K. THE FIRST CENTURY OF MITSUI O.S.K. LINES, LTD
$50.00 AUD
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. Tokyo. 1985. 1st Ed. (18), 244 PP with tables, b/w and colour illustrations. Cloth cover, house flag in blind on front cover, dj. Fine. Scarce. 21.5 x 15.2.
The story of Mitsui Steamship Co. Ltd. and Osaka Shosen Kaisha which merged on April 1, 1964 to form M.O.L. Ltd.
34131 MOORE, Captain John E. (editor) JANE'S POCKET BOOK 1 - MAJOR WARSHIPS
$10.00 AUD
Macdonald and Jane. London. 1978. New edition of the 1973 original, No. 1 in the Jane's Pocket Book series. 244 PP with 222 silhouettes. PVC cover, gilt device on front cover. Near fine. Oblong: 11.6 x 18.2. 0354010026
42632 MOTOR BOAT AND YACHTING THE MOTOR BOAT AND YACHTING MANUAL
$20.00 AUD
Temple Press. London. 1954. 15th edition of the 1907 original. VIII, 420 PP with 230 figures (many b/w photos), plus 4 folded plates (2 sectional drawings and 2 graphs). Cloth cover. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges, o/wise very good. 22.2 x 14.5.
Design and construction, practical boat building.... handling yachts and motor boats, cruising equipment...
71237 MUNDLE, Robert CAPTAIN JAMES COOK
$15.00 AUD
ABC Books / HarperCollins. Sydney. 2017. Reprint of the 2013 edition. (12), 412, (4) PP with b/w illustrations: 1 cutaway of HM Bark Endeavour, 2 maps (1 on double page) and 11 tail pieces (paintings). Softcover. Light creases on covers, o/wise near fine. 19.8 x 12.8. 9780733335433
From Sailor to Legend.
65511 MURRAY, J. M. MERCHANT SHIPS 1860-1960
$75.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1960. 1st Ed. 47 PP with 17 tables and over 29 figures (figure 19 with 3 b/w photos of ships), plus 1 large folded table (No. XI) tipped in, and 1 large folded plate for figure No. 17 at centrefold. Soft cover, illustrated front, staples. Errata slip tipped in on page 1. Fine. Rare. 28 x 21.5.
Paper read before the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, at its Centenary Meeting, 17th May 1960., by J.M. Murray Chief Ship Surveyor of Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
17522 MUSCIANO, Walter A. BUILDING AND OPERATING MODEL SHIPS
$15.00 AUD
Robert Hale & Co. London. 1976. 1st UK edition, revised from the 1965 original by R.G. Moulton. 190 PP with many b/w illustrations (plans, photos and sketches). Fp: The author's son Gary building the motor-powered speedboat described in chapter 3. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Small piece missing on top corner of dj, a little light foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 070914859
Ship model building tools. Ship models in the marine industry...
71619 MUSK, George CANADIAN PACIFIC - The Story of the Famous Shipping Line
$30.00 AUD
David & Charles. Newton Abbot. 1981. 1st Ed. 272 PP with 4 maps and 106 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with light wear around edges, faint foxing on prelims and last pages, o/wise near fine. 25.5 x 22.5. 0715379682
The shipping line with the advertising slogan: "Canadian Pacific Spans the World".
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.
62884 N/A THE NAVAL CHRONICLE FOR 1808 - Vol. XIX
$80.00 AUD
Joyce Gold. London. 1808. Nineteenth Volume. III-VIII, 514, (6 index) PP with 2 headpieces, plus 12 of the b/w plates (on the 13 called for): CCXLIX to CCXLX. FP: Monument of Captain Richard Rundle Burgess. Original covers, slit at hinges. Copy in need of rebacking and lacking title page, pages 1 to 8, pages A to H of the index, and plate CCXLVIII (Portrait of Captain Joseph Ellison). Ageing of paper and foxing. Some pages "dog eared", loose or soiled, (page 465/466 repaired). Sold as is. Format: 25 x 16.
... Containing a general and biographical history of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom; with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects. Volume the Nineteenth (from January to July 1808).
67126 N/A AS YOU WERE, with the Australian Services at Home and Overseas from 1788 to 1948
$15.00 AUD
Australian War Memorial. Canberra. 1952. Reprint of the 1948 edition. Annual edition in the R.A.N., A.M.F., and R.A.A.F. series. 202 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, cartoons, photos...). Illustrations by Walter Beaumont, Frank Norton and Meyer Issacman. Fp (in colour): Commando. Eps : Illustrated. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine, dj. Dust jacket has a few chips and a crease. Ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise inteernally a very good clean copy. 28 x 22.
42637 NASH, Michael CARGO FOR THE COLONY - The 1797 Wreck of the Merchant Ship Sydney Cove
$25.00 AUD
Navarine Publishing. Canberra. 2001. 2nd edition of the 1996 original. VIII, 199 PP with 4 maps, colour & b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. As new. 25 x 17.7.. 095865617
Wrecked in 1797 on a voyage Calcutta to Port Jackson on Preservation Island in the Furneaux Group. First merchant ship wrecked after the establishment of the colony of New South Wales.
48632 NESDALE, Iris SPIN ME A DIT! Tales of the Royal Australian Navy
$50.00 AUD
Author. Adelaide. 1984. 1st Ed. XII, 259 PP with b/w illustrations throughout (maps, sketches & photos). FEP: Corvette in convoy escort. REP: Fleet at anchorage. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. Scarce. 25 x 15. 0949552062
Collection of sea stories: on board or ashore, as coastwatcher or seaman, WWII and Korean War.
65474 NORMAN, J. E. de B. & NORMAN, G. V. A PEARLING MASTER'S JOURNEY: in the wake of the schooner Mist
$80.00 AUD
Mrs. G. V. Norman. Sydney. 2007. 1st Ed. XIV, 338 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps (in colour): charts of NW and NE Australia. Pictorial laminated boards. Occasional foxing. Near fine. Oblong: 24.8 x 25.8. 9780980358100
71591 NORTH, T. E. THE BOYS' BOOK OF SHIPS
$10.00 AUD
Blackie & Son Ltd. London. c. 1954. 1st Ed., in the "Blackie's Modern Transport" series. No pagination, 32 PP with colour illustrations: 12 "ranks"of officers, 29 house flags, 61 of ships under way. Title page: Stirling Castle. Verso of title page: Queen Mary. Hard cover, device on front cover, title on spine. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. Small format: 17.5 x 13.6.
Each page describes a ship with text & illustration, and gives the list of the other ships of the line. Delightful illustrations by the author/artist.
48679 O'MAY, Harry (compiler) WRECKS IN TASMANIAN WATERS, 1797-1950
$25.00 AUD
T. J. Hughes, Government Printer Tasmania. Hobart. c. 1970. Reprint. 209, (V Index) PP, plus 26 pages at rear with 45 b/w photos & 1 folded map at back. Fp: Schooner Mariner, 1925. Red cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dust jacket with a few small nicks and in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
Comprehensive details of ships wrecked in the treacherous seas around Tasmania.
71314 ORIENT LINE S.S. OTRANTO - MENU: "The Tower of London - White Tower"
$15.00 AUD
On Board. 1952. Dinner menu "Tourist Class", 10th March, 1952. Tower of London, White Tower, one of a series of 6 lithographs by Barnett Freedman. Lightly foxed and soiled. Near fine. 21 x 13.
Front cover (in colour): Tower of London, White Tower (historic palace in or about London, associated with the Royal Family.
71317 P. & O. S.S. ORONSAY - MENU "Hong Kong"
$15.00 AUD
On board. 1968. Dinner menu, 8th October 1968. Junks and Sampan. Sellotape marks and pin holes at corner. Very good. 25.4 x 17.8.
Cover: Junk and Sampan in Hong Kong harbour, watercolour by Cedric Emanuel, (in a series of 8, specially designed for P. & O.)..
49782 PACIFIC WAR ADVANCE IN THE PACIFIC: New Guinea to the Philippines - 20 U.S. Battle Pictures
$30.00 AUD
Souvenir folder containing 20 b/w photographs (post card format). Near fine. A scarce item. 12.5 x 19.5.
United States Forces moving inshore for epic landing, Biak Island... American frontal assault on Japanese at Wadke Island...
71562 PAINE, Lincoln THE SEA AND CIVILIZATION, A Maritime History of the World
$25.00 AUD
Atlantic Books. London. 2015. Reprint of 2013 1st Edition. xxxvi, 744 PP with b/w illustrations in text, plus 16 pages with 26 colour plates. Pictorial soft covers. As new. 22.2 x 15.5. 9781782393580
From the long-distance migration by sea ... to the enormous demographic, cultural and political changes brought about by commercial shipping and naval warfare throughout the post-Cold War era... How the rise and fall of civilizations can be linked to the sea.
71537 PARKIN, Ray H. M. BARK "ENDEAVOUR" - Her place in Australian History. With an Account of her Construction, Crew and Equipment and a Narrative of her Voyage on the East Coast of New Holland in the Year 1770.
$100.00 AUD
The Miegunyah Press. Melbourne. 1999. Reprint of the 3rd edition (with revisions) of 1999. Original of 1997. No. 13 in the Second numbered series of the Miegunyah Press. XII, 468 PP with 2 reproductions of original drawings by Parkinson, as well as plans, charts and illustrations by the author. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Together with 15 folded detailed ship drawings and plans (80 x 58) by author contained in a cloth folding case. The set contained in a decorated slipcase. Fine. 31.5 x 21.2. 0522847161
Not only on the Bark "Endeavour", but the description of Australia by the participants to this voyage of discovery (Cook, Banks, Parkinson, Pickersgill...), while following the East Coast from Cape Howe to Cape York.
14869 PENFIELD, Thomas FIGHTING YANKS AROUND THE WORLD
$15.00 AUD
Whitman. Racine, Wis. 1943. 1st Ed. 100 PP with 67 maps (mostly full-page) and 43 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Creases and chips on covers. Very good condition. 32.2 x 23.
Short histories on the combat zones where the American forces were fighting for freedom during WWII. Two large newspaper maps of the Pacific Zone and European Front loosely inserted.
30969 PETERSEN, Kaare THE SAGA OF NORWEGIAN SHIPPING - An Outline of the History of a Modern Merchant Marine
$70.00 AUD
Dreyers Forlag. Oslo. 1955. 1st Ed. 240 PP on coated art paper with 2 maps, 4 graphs and hundreds of b/w photos, plus 4 colour plates. Presentation leaf by the shipping line A/S THOR DAHL with their House Flag in colour and 3 b/w photos tipped in front of the half title page. Fp: H.M. King Haakon VII. Illustrated endpapers. Leather cover with gilt devices, gilt title on spine, top edge gilt. Covers with shelf wear of spine (frayed at top and bottom), o/wise near fine. Scarce. 26.7 x 19.5.
Since the Viking expeditions... From sail to steam. Norwegian shipping in the Great War. A fighting merchant marine during World War II... Shipping and the Norwegian economy.
38077 PETTIT, P. N. THE WELLINGTON WATERSIDERS - The Story of Their Industrial Organisation
$20.00 AUD
Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Waterside Workers' Union. Wellington. 1948. 1st Ed. 157 PP with 27 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj. Signature on inside front and back cover. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 21.8 x 14.5.
71549 PHILP, J. E. THE HARRIET McGREGOR - A STAUNCH SHIP'S SEA STORY
$35.00 AUD
Author. Hobart. 1934. 1st Ed. Foreword by C. B. Black. 44 PP with 6 b/w photos on full page. Stapled soft covers (marbled). Near fine. Scarce. 21.8 x 14.
The record of this sturdy blue-gum clipper, the pride of the Port of Hobart, which sailed and logged 845,000 nautical miles between Hobart and London, Adelaide, Mauritius & Melbourne, between 1871 and 1895.
71544 PILKINGTON, Roger WATERWAYS IN EUROPE: A Guide to Inland Cruising
$15.00 AUD
John Murray. New York. 1972. 1st Ed. XII, 279 PP with b/w illustrations (10 maps & 20 sketches), plus 16 pages with 25 b/w photos. Hard covers, dj. Dust jacket has a small closed tear at top of spine, stamp of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise fine. 20.5 x 13.5. 0719527147
34294 POCOCK, Tom REMEMBER NELSON - The Life of Captain Sir William Hoste
$10.00 AUD
Readers Union. Newton Abbot. 1978. Reprint of the 1977 original published by William Collins. 256 PP with 3 battle plans and 5 maps, plus 16 pages with 23 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Stamp of previous owner on both front endpapers, o/wise very good. 22 x 13.7.
A second Nelson.
41850 PORTS PORT OF FELIXSTOWE - 100 Years A Working Port 1886-1986
$20.00 AUD
The Port of Felixstowe. Felixstowe. 1986. Folder containing: Handbook of 148 PP with advertisements, graphs, tables, b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Oblong: 20.8 x 29.8. Plus 20 pages: History of the Port of Felixstowe, 20 pages: Regular sailings operating from the Port of Felistowe, Folded flyer: Port of Felixstowe, Invest in success, and Centenary Issue dated April 1986 of Port of Felixstowe magazine, issue No. 6. Folder and content in fine condition. Oblong: 21.5 x 30.2.
Felixstowe, on the coast of Suffolk.
50613 PORTS AUSTRALIA'S PORT OF DARWIN
$15.00 AUD
Darwin Port Authority. Darwin. c. 1999. 1st Ed. Edited by Paul TYRRELL. (4), 20 PP with 2 b/w photos and colour illustrations (1 map, 3 plans of the port, 3 flags, 7 signal flags, and 6 photos). Inside front cover: 2 b/w photos. Inside rear cover: plan of East Arm Port, stage 2. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.5 x 20.8.
16390 POWNALL, Peter (editor) COMMERCIAL FISH OF AUSTRALIA
$15.00 AUD
Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries Division. Canberra. 1978. Reprint of the 1977 original. (5), 122 PP with 1 colour photo and 60 colour illustrations (on full page) by Robert Ingpen. Pictorial stiff cover. Very good. 25 x 17.6. 0642027110
Brief description of 32 fishes, 14 crustaceans and 14 molluscs. Their nutritional value, storage, preparation. 1 table with their availability where and when. 58 recipes selected by Margaret Fulton.
12343 PRESTON, Antony SEA COMBAT OFF THE FALKLANDS
$15.00 AUD
Willow Books. London. 1982. 1st Ed. 144 PP with b/w illust. (maps, plans, ships profiles, photos) in text plus 16 pages with 24 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.5 x 17.5. 002180464
Battles off the islands, victories and setbacks. Experience gained, lessons to be learned.
71535 PROKOP, Frank AUSTRALIAN FISH GUIDE
$25.00 AUD
Australian Fishing Network. Melbourne. 2004. Updated and expanded edition of the 2000 original. 256 PP with B:w and colour ilustrations by Trevor Hawkins & Geoff Wilson. Pictorial illustrated stiff covers, clear plastic cover. Fine condition. 23 x 15.2. 0781865130316
The definitive guide to Australian fish species and how to catch them.
13126 RAYNER, Commander D. A. ESCORT - The Battle of the Atlantic
$20.00 AUD
William Kimber. London. 1955. Second edition, October 1955 of the September 1955 original. Edited by Captain S. W. Roskill. XVIII, 19-250, (6 adv.) PP with 4 maps, plus 12 pages with 17 b/w photos. Fp: Author. FEP: Map to show approximate distances on convoy routes. REP: Map to show limits of escort at various dates & the air gap. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket with chips and a small piece missing on top of rear. Occasional foxing, o/wise a very good clean copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
17589 REINELT, W. H. THE LOSS OF THE ORION
$20.00 AUD
Marine History Publication. Geelong. 1980. 1st Ed. 16 PP, plus 4 pages with 1 map & 3 b/w illust. Soft covers, pictorial front. A fine copy. Scarce. 20.7 x 13.8.
Lost with all hands in May 1908 on a run from Duck River near Stanley, Tasmania to Melbourne.
Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 1982. Volume 53, No. 1 (February 1982), No. 2 & 3 (May-August 1982), issues 207 to 209. 182, (2) PP. Edited by J.D. ADAMS & T.M. PERRY. Soft cover. Very good. 21.6 x 14.8.
Vol. 2 & 3: The Occupation and Abandonment of Victoria's First Official British Settlement at Sullivan Cove, by Marjorie Tipping.
51682 RICHARDSON, William A. R. WAS AUSTRALIA CHARTED BEFORE 1606 ?: The Jave la Grande inscriptions
$20.00 AUD
National Library of Australia. Canberra. 2006. 1st Ed. XII, 132 PP with 36 figures and 9 colour plates (5 on double page). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 22. 0642276420
71483 RICKARD, Suzanne SAILING WITH COOK: Inside the Private Journal of James Burney, RN
$25.00 AUD
National Library of Australia. Canberra. 2015. 1st Ed. Foreword by Peter Cochrane. (8), 256 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps: map of Indo Pacific region with track of the Resolution and Adventure, 1772-73. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine (as new condition). 26.7 x 22. 9780642277770
Sailing on board "Adventure" during the second voyage of exploration of Captain Cook: 1772 - 1773.
71618 RICKMERS, R.C. RICKMERS 1834-1959, A Book on Shipbuilding and Shipping
$100.00 AUD
Rickmers. Bremerhaven. 1959. 1st English edition. 126 PP with 22 colour (1 House Flag) and 60 b/w illustrations, Fleet list and List of ships built for third party account. Title page: Birds eye view of R.C. Rickmers, Schiffsbauerei, Bremerhaven & Geestemunde. Cloth cover, house flag on front cover and spine, dust jacket with a few small chips and is in a protective sleeve. Faint foxing on first and last pages, o/wise a fine copy of a scarce item. 26.7 x 23.
The German conglomerate founded by Rickmer Clasen Rickmers.
48778 RITCHIE, John (editor) A CHARGE OF MUTINY, THE COURT MARTIAL OF LT. COL. GEORGE JOHNSTON for deposing Governor William Bligh in the Rebellion of 26 january 1808....
$25.00 AUD
National Library of Australia. Canberra. 1988. 1st Ed. XXII, (IV), 490 PP, plus 4 pages with 5 b/w illustrations (1 facsimile of letter, 2 portraits and 2 paintings). Fp (in colour): Portrait of Major George Johnston tipped in. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket is somewhat sunned but no chips, book is in fine condition. 23.4 x 15. 0642104220
Introduction by Dr. John Ritchie and facsimile of the Court Martial of Lt. Col. George Johnston for deposing Governor William Bligh in the rebellion of 26 January 1808.
71324 ROBERT, Derek LOOK AT ME NOW - A Sailor in the South Pacific
$30.00 AUD
Travel Book Club. London. 1964. Reprint (2nd Impression) of the 1963 original. (8), 198 PP. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges and on page margins mostly, o/wise a very good clean copy. 22 x 14.5.
While sailing the Pacific on a British Phosphate Commission ship, then on a passenger ship, the author, an English Merchant Navy officer, visited Nauru, PNG, Fiji, Tahiti, New Caledonia... He finally settled at Bellbird, Victoria.
64113 ROBERTSON, Scott HISTORIC MODEL SHIPS FROM SCRATCH
$30.00 AUD
Nexus Special Interests Ltd. London. 1998. 1st soft cover ed. IX, 127 PP plus plus 4 pages for Notes. Illustrations throughout (b/w and a few colour photos), line drawings, sketches, etc... Pictorial card covers. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 1854861875
50030 ROBINSON, William Albert RETURN TO THE SEA
$15.00 AUD
Peter Davies. London. 1973. 1st UK Ed. 232 PP with 48 b/w illustrations. Title spread: Papeete Harbour. FEP: Varua's track from Gloucester, New England to Panama. REP: Varua's track from Panama to Tahiti. Cloth cover a little rubbed at bottom, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped with a few chips/closed tear and a little browned). Internally, near fine. 25.4 x 18. 0432131019
Sailing from Gloucester to Tahiti on the Varua. Purchase of his atoll (Taiaro). Voyage to Bangkok in 1956 on the trail of early Polynesians, and for research on Filariasis (calls at Futuna, Rotuma, Ontong Java, ...)
37697 ROSS, Bob & BENNETT, Richard OCEAN CLASSICS
$15.00 AUD
Richard Bennett. Kingston, Tasmania. 1994. 1st Ed. 84 PP with 1 map, 71 colour photos by Richard Bennett. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. 27.8 x 27.8. 064619710X
Tall Ships race 1988. Circumnavigation of Tasmania 1992. Sydney - Hobart...
31510 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY AUSTRALIAN SEAPOWER - SUBMARINES
$5.00 AUD
Topmill. Sydney. 1998?. 1st Ed. No.7 in the Australian Seapower Photofile series. 96 PP with 148 b/w and 24 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.8. 1876270225
42048 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1997
$20.00 AUD
Department of Defence / AGPS. Canberra. 1997. 1st Ed. Edited by Lieutenant Lorrae BLUNDEN & Lieutenant Pauline REYNOLDS. X, 82 PP with b/w & colour illust., plus 1 large folded plate A Guide to the Fleet. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 0646335340
Droggies - RAN Hydrographic Service. The Royal Malaysian Navy. The Royal New Zealand Navy...
60933 ROYAL MAIL ASSOCIATION ROYAL MAIL NEWS (The Newsletter of the Royal Mail Association) - Nos. 25 to 29
$15.00 AUD
Royal Mail Association. Chislehurst, Kent. 1996-97. 5 issues. No. 25 June 1996 to No. 29, June 1997. A total of 40 PP with b/w illustrations (8 drawings or profiles of ships, 20 photos of ships). Fine. 29.7 x 21.
No. 25: South to Patagonia, by James Thornhill. The Nelson Line, by Bob Forrester. No. 26: The birth of the Royal Mail Lines, by David Jackson-Smith. No. 27: The last link - Royal Mail House, Southampton, by Rob Wilton. No. 28: Recollections of the Suez Crisis, 1956, by Trevor Milner. The Mails, Passengers and Cargo on the South American Route. No. 29: R.M.S. Alcantara of 1927, by J. H. Isherwood.
51392 ROYAL NAVY VJ THE FINAL VICTORY
$15.00 AUD
DPR (Navy), Ministry of Defence. London. 1995. 1st Ed. Preface by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. No pagination, 18 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map and 22 photos). Inside front cover: Map (in colour) of Pacific War theatre in May 1942. Inside back cover: Map (in colour) of Pacific War theatre August 1945. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.6 x 21.
VJ: Victory over Japan in the Pacific.
66266 SALMON, Gregor NAVY DIVERS
$25.00 AUD
Ebury Press. Sydney. 2011. 1st Ed. (6), 292, (4 publications) PP, plus 16 pages with 14 b/w and 24 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Light creases on front cover. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Near fine. 23.3 x 15. 9781741666571
Divers of the Royal Australian Navy, Clearance Diving Branch.
71367 SARGENT, John BELLERIVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: A Photographic Celebration
$20.00 AUD
Celebration of the 30th year (1990-202) of the Bellerive Historical Society "Preserving the Past for the Future"
71366 SARGENT, John R. 'A HEAD OF STEAM' - Hobart Town to Kangaroo Point Ferry Service
$25.00 AUD
J. R. Sargent. Hobart. 2010. Limited edition of the 1999 original. (2), 18 PP with 2 b/w illustrations. Laminated stiff covers, , illustrated front. Dedicatory note on title page signed by the author. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0958528411
The arrival of the first steamships in Australian service and their impact on the Trans-Derwent service. Limited edition celebrating 150 years of Clarence.
16275 SCOTT SHAWE, Capt. Wilfred H. SEA OF SEAS, Cruising the Western Mediterranean
$20.00 AUD
Van Nostrand. New York. 1961. 1st U.S. Ed. XV, 319 PP with 29 b/w illust. Fp: Photo of the author. Cloth cover with dust jacket (price-clipped). Near fine. 26 x 19.5.
Written by a former Trinity House Pilot who sailed these waters in square-riggers, merchant steamers, naval vessels and yachts. Details and sailing directions for the ports and valuable information about weather signals, dangers, etc. which visiting yachtsmen need to know.
71308 SHAW SAVILL MENU - S.S. NORTHERN STAR - Voyage 25, 1968
$20.00 AUD
On board. 1968. Landfall Dinner menu - "Cape Town", on board S.S. Northern Star, Captain D.T. Mouldey: 7th August 1968 (Capetown). Fine. 25.5 x 19.
Back cover: distances steamed between Southampton and Cape Town, and signatures of passengers.
67838 SHIPLOVERS' SOCIETY OF VICTORIA THE ANNUAL DOG WATCH - Volume 9
$15.00 AUD
Shiplovers' Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 1952. Issue No. 9 of "The Journal of the Shiplovers' Society of Victoria". Edited by S.A.E. Strom. Foreword by Captain Sir E. Geoffrey Brookes.. Vol. 9: 96 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (Figurehead of "Beatrice"). Spine repaired. Very good. 21 x 14.5.
Solomon Island incidents, by Captain A.J.D. McArthur. ... The end of the "Huia", on Komekame Reef, New Caledonia, by Clifford Hawkins. Cannibals and craters in the New Hebrides, by E. M. Christie.
50371 SKELTON, R. A. EARLY ATLASES / COLOUR IN MAPMAKING (in The Geographical Magazine)
$15.00 AUD
The Geographical Magazine. London. 1960. Volume XXXII, No. 11, April 1960. Special Number Atlases and Mapmaking. VIII, 529-584, IX-XXIV PP with 16 colour and 43 b/w illustrations. Illustrated soft cover. Fine. 24.6 x 18.7.
Atlases today by Professor W. G. V. Balchin. The Ordnance Survey, by Major-General L. F. de Vic Carey...
71418 SMITH, Mark BEYOND ALL LIMITS, A True Story
$40.00 AUD
Nautical Productions. Hobart. 2007. 1st Ed. VIII, 236 PP with b/w illustrations (1 sketch map of the South China Sea, 1 photo of the author and 17 headpieces). Artworks (cover and headpieces) by Bill Mearns. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 9780646480411
Sinking of the yacht "Technima 65" South of Hong Kong, on its way to Manila and Sydney. Epic story of the amazing survival of two men in a life raft.
75706 STAMMERS, Michael K. THE PASSAGE MAKERS
$100.00 AUD
Teredo Books. Brighton, Sussex. 1978. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Ross Osmond. XX, (2), 508 PP with 96 b/w & 22 colour illustrations. FEP: The meeting of the Vision and the Schomberg near the line. REP: Plan of the Liverpool and Birkenhead Dock Estate. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket has a few chips and small piece missing at bottom on the back near the spine and is in a protective sleeve. An otherwise near fine copy of a now scarce item. 25 x 19. 090366206X
Sub-title: The history of the Black Ball Line of Australian Packets, 1852-1871; of the men who founded the Company and guided its fortunes; of their ships and captains, some of whom were amongst the most famous in the annals of Maritime History and many of which have received little notice, of the emigrants both in the days of the Gold Rush and afterwards, and of the other ventures of this outstanding Shipping Company, together with the background to its operation.
45901 STANNARD, Bruce THE BLUE-WATER BUSHMEN - The Colourful Story of Australia's Best and Boldest Boatmen
$20.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1981. 1st Ed. VIII, 42 PP with 2 photos, plus 134 pages with 130 full-page b/w photos. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine internally. Oblong: 21 x 28.5. 0207146411
Photos of the open boats (Six-Footers, Canvas Dinghies, Twelve & Fourteen-Footers) and boatmen on Sydney Harbour, from 1880 to 1940.
77092 STANNARD, Bruce JACK EARL, The Life and Art of a Sailor
$50.00 AUD
Weldon. Sydney. 1991. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 1 map, 1 plan of Kathleen Gillett, and b/w illustrations (paintings and photos). Pictorial soft covers with a little wear around edges. Dedicatory note at top of half-title page, otherwise near fine. Scarce. 29.5 x 21. 1863021760
The sailor & artist and the story of the yacht "Kathleen Gillett", given by the Norwegians to the Australian people for their National Maritime Museum.
18729 STANTON HOPE, W. E. OCEAN ODYSSEY - A Record of the Fighting Merchant Navy
$15.00 AUD
Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1945. July 1945 reprint of the November 1944 original. 220 PP, plus 16 b/w plates and frontispiece. Fp: Veteran Harry Edwards, aged seventy-one. Soft cover, dj. Near fine. 21.6 x 14.
Many exploits of sailors during the first years of WWII. Convoy to Malta, Murmansk, prisoner of a surface raider, training & conditions of merchant sailors..
30101 STENMARK, Marea SIR DAVID MARTIN, A Man of Courage and Dedication
$15.00 AUD
Simon & Schuster. Sydney. 1996. 1st Ed., foreword by Sir Ninian Stephen. XIV, 178 PP with headpieces (Coat of Arms: Sans Tache) and 6 bw illust, plus 16 pages with 31 bw photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 0731805607
Joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1947, Admiral, then Governor of New South Wales.
71267 STEVENS, David (editor) THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY IN WORLD WAR II
$30.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 1996. 1st Ed. XXVII, 212 PP with 4 organization charts, 6 tables, 11 maps & plans and 39 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23 x 15.3. 9781864480351
The part played by the Royal Australian Navy during WWII on every theatre of operation.
71492 STUBBS, Ches I REMEMBER ... The Memoirs of a Whaling Skipper
$20.00 AUD
Author. Albany. c.1980. 1st Ed. (4), 128 PP with b/w photos, printed on superior gloss. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 21.5 x 16.
Memoirs spanning 18 years: A.B., Gunner, Mate on whaling ships, first with the Albany Whaling Company, then with the Cheyne Beach Whaling Company.
71239 SWINSON, Mike & MAYS, Nicole BLOOD, SWEAT & THE SEA
$60.00 AUD
40 / Forty South Publishing. Hobart. 2017. 1st edition, with a foreword by Robert Clifford. 416 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 28.7 x 22.4. 9780995367371
Biography of John Muir, a Tasmanian, who started from scratch to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of anchoring and mooring systems.
Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London. 1942. 1942 edition. 44 PP (adverts) followed by 744 PP with b/w illust. throughout. Original navy blue cloth cover, title in blind on front board and gilt on spine. Clear plastic protection pasted down on outside covers and their inside. Signatures of previous owners on title page, and their stamp on title page and endpapers. Oblong: 22.8 x 32.
Contains over 900 half-tone illustrations and 2400 line drawings of ships and 700 line drawings of house flags and 1500 line drawings of funnels for recognition.
71397 TAYLOR, James PICTURING THE PACIFIC - Joseph Banks and the Shipboard Artists of Cook and Flinders
$50.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 2018. 1st Ed. Foreword by Richard J. Westall. 256 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (artworks, drawings, engravings, prints, paintings). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 19.5. 9781472955432
20918 THORNTON, E. C. B. SOUTH COAST PLEASURE STEAMERS
$15.00 AUD
Stephenson. London. 1962. 1st Ed. XII, 180 PP, plus 18 pages with 47 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj (chipped). Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.5.
History of all England's South Coast pleasure steamers.
71258 THRA TASMANIAN HISTORICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, Papers and Proceedings - Volume 62, No. 3
$30.00 AUD
Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Inc. Hobart. 2015. December 2015. Edited by Alexander ALISON. 76 PP with b/w ilustrations. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 24 x 15.5.
Two 1838 armed incursions of Upper Canada resulting in transportation to Van Diemen's Land, by John C. Carter. A Tasmanian Life: emerging from the Swamp, by John Honey ...
37409 TOUDOUZE, Georges G.-, de la RONCIERE, Ch., TRAMOND, Joannes, RONDELEUX, Cdt, DO HISTOIRE DE LA MARINE
$80.00 AUD
Editions Saint-Georges. Paris. 1939. 2nd edition (updated) of the 1934 original. XII, 610 PP with 98 colour illustrations (6 of them tipped in on art paper), 1226 b/w illustrations (1 of them tipped in on art paper). Fp (in colour): Un navire de sa Majeste Britanique de la fin du XVIIIe siecle, en guise de grand pavois, les Couleurs des Etats et villes maritimes (dressed ship). Quarter bound, cloth cover, red leather spine with gilt title on green leather vignette. Light damage on 6 pages (58, 400, 405, 473, 490 and 495) with loss of a few words or small part of illustrations. Occasional foxing. Very good. Ingleton bookplate. Scarce. French text. Image shows title-page and frontispiece. 38.3 x 30.
Geoffrey Ingleton: ... a most sumptuous work, lavishly illustrated.
71577 TUCKER, Jon SNOW PETREL
$50.00 AUD
40 Degrees South Publishing, Hobart. 2011. 1st Ed. iv, 167 PP with maps and colour photos throughout. Pictorial boards. A fine (as new) copy. 23.5 x 16. 9780980533262
The Roaring Forties, the Furious Fifties and Screaming Sixties, the Pack Ice, Cape Denison at Last, ... To the Pole, and Home.
Topmill / Australian Warship.Sydney. c. 2002. 1st Ed. No pagination, 32 PP with 37 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 33 x 22.5.
Pictorial presentation of aircraft carriers. Aircraft and deck operations.
71566 VAITSES, Allan H. LOFTING
$25.00 AUD
Woodenboat Publications. Brooklin, Maine. 1999. 1st ed. (6), 150 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial card covers. Near fine. Oblong: 25.4 x 17.8. 0937822558
Contents include: Lofting a Flat-bottomed Skiff, Lofting a Round-bottomed Auxiliary Sailboat, Developing Transoms, Lofting for One-Offs and Tooling...
71526 Van Der DOES, Willem STORMS, ICE, and WHALES, The Antarctic Adventures of a Dutch Artist on a Norwegian Whaler
$30.00 AUD
Eerdmans Publishing Co. Michigan. 2003. 1st Ed. Translated from the 1934 Dutch original by Ruth van Baak Griffioen. Introduction by Joost C.A. Schokkenbroek. XXIV, 391 PP with 1 map "Route van de "Sir James Clark Ross", 1923/1924 and b/w illustrations by Willem van der Does. Fp: portrait of Willem van der DoesHard covers, dj. Fine (as new condition). 24 x 16. 9780802821256
64779 VILLIERS, Alan LAST OF THE WIND SHIPS
$120.00 AUD
Routledge. London. 1934. 1st Ed. XVIII, 59, (3) PP with 2 figures on double page (Rough Chart of the Parma / Sail and Rigging sketch), plus 208 b/w plates with photos by author. Top edge tinted. Original cloth cover, (no dj), title on front board and a lightly sunned spine. Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 25.5 x 19.5.
Two voyages in the four-masted barque "Parma".
71668 WARREN, C.E.T. & BENSON, James ABOVE US THE WAVES, The Story of Midget Submarines and Human Torpedoes
$25.00 AUD
Harrap. London. 1953. Reprint of September 1953. 256 PP with 3 diagrams & 4 maps, plus 24 pages with 36 bw photos. Fp: King George VI aboard HMS Bonaventure in 1941. Eps: Sketch map showing X-craft and human-torpedo operations. Cloth cover, dj (with chips and small pieces missing, now in a protective sleeve). 2 small insect holes (2 cm) near spine of half-title, fp. and title-pages, not affecting any text. An otherwise very good clean copy. 21.5 x 14.2.
Development & training, attempts against the "Tirpitz", Mediterranean & Norwegian operations, attacks on Singapore, Hong Kong & Saigon.
71426 WEST, Steve KA'NU CULTURE: Outrigger Canoeing - Australia and the Pacific 1995
$65.00 AUD
Batini Books. Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast. 1995. 1st Ed. II, 173 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, maps, line drawings & plans, photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Fine (as new condition). 21 x 15. 0646222953
Batini Books. Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast. 1996. 1st Ed. (6), 188, (10) PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, maps, line drawings & plans, photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Fine (as new condition). 21 x 15. 0958655405
Solo Outrigger Canoes ... The Zen of Steering... Waka Ama in New Zealand.
71312 WHITE STAR LINE OCEAN TIMES - m.v. BRITANNIC: April 13th, 1933
$50.00 AUD
On board. 1933. Issue of 13th April 1933. 8 PP with advertisements. Near fine. 35.5 x 28
News, financial markets, crosswords, todays laughs, ... published on board the steamers of the White Star Line. Poison Gas in the next war. ... Ship's Captain who wore Mascot Robe, presented by Maori Chief ... Mussolini Peace Pact accepted by 3 European Nations (France Germany & Great Britain). Goering appointed Premier of Prussia. ... New York Stocks, London Stock Market, Montreal Stocks, ....
71465 WILLIAMS, David L. BRITISH FERRIES
$25.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 2003. 1st Ed., in the Glory Days series. 96 PP with b/w and colour illustrations throughout. Title page: Townsend Toresen. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Oblong: 19.2 x 24.5. 0711028915
71379 WILLIAMS, Lieutenant EMMA (editor) NAVY OUTLOOK - INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW SYDNEY 2013
$35.00 AUD
Faircount Media Group. Sydney. 2013. Special edition. Forewords by Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia, Barry O'Farrell, Premier of NSW, Ray Griggs, Vice Admiral RAN ... 278 PP with 7 b/w photos and hundreds of colour illustrations (paintings, photos), plus large folded chart of Sydney Harbour in colour "1913 / 2013: International Fleet Review" between pages 112 & 113. Pictorial stiff covers with light creases on top and bottom front corners, o/wise fine. 27.5 x 21.
100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy.
71374 WILSON, Derek THE WORLD ENCOMPASSED - Drake's Great Voyage 1577-1580
$15.00 AUD
Allison & Busby Ltd. London. 1998. 1st paperback edition of the 1977 original. XIV, 240 PP with 9 maps and 66 b/w illustrations. Fp: Sir Francis Drake. Soft cover, pictorial front. Spine lightly sunned & faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 23.2 x 15.3. 9780749003227
Published to celebrate the 400th anniversary of one of the greatest exploits accomplished by an Englishman.
71416 WITHEY, Lynne VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY, Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
$20.00 AUD
Hutchinson. London. 1988. 1st UK edition. 512 PP with 36 b/w illustrations. Eps: Mappemonde with Voyages of Captain James Cook. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Discreet signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 24.2 x 16. 0091736021
Account of the last great age of European sea exploration, making use of the fragments of oral traditions, collected by early missionaries and anthropologists as well as the discoverers' notes.
