Catalogue - Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books

71606
LAIRD, Dorothy
PADDY HENDERSON 1834-1961, A History of the Scottish Shipping Firm P. HENDERSON & COMPANY and other enterprises which sprang from their initiative and spirit of maritime adventure: George Outram. Glasgow. 1961. 1st Ed. 230 PP with 2 maps & 16 head-pieces in text plus 12 plates with 10 b/w photos (1 large folded - 47cm x 23cm). Colour Fp: The Albion Line's "Timaru" arriving in the Clyde from New Zealand. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket has a few small chips and is protected in a plastic sleeve. With compliments slip from the company loosely inserted. Occasional light foxing, o/wise a near fine copy of a scarce item. 24 x 16.
Amongst other enterprises: Australian venture with the European and Australian Royal Mail Company, New Zealand trade and Albion Line, Burma trade and the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company.
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$60

64269
LANGDON, Robert
FORGOTTEN FRENCH NAVIGATOR BLAZED NEW TRAILS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC (in Pacific Islands Monthly - Vol 37, No.5): Pacific Publications. Sydney. 1966. May 1966. Edited by Stuart Inder. 156 PP. Contains article from P. 81 to 85 with 1 chart and 3 portraits (Matthew Flinders, Governor King & J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville). Pictorial soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 24.2 x 18.
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$15

71940
LANGDON, Robert
THE LOST CARAVEL: Pacific Publications. Sydney. 1975. 1st Ed. 368 PP with 14 text illust. and maps, plus 24 pages with 59 b/w photos. Eps: Map of Tuamotus & Society Islands. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with a sunned spine and few repairs is now in a protective sleeve. Faint foxing. Signature and date on title-page, o/wise contents near fine. 24 x 17. 0858070219
On the Caravel "San Lesmes" of the Loaisa expedition, lost in 1526.
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$30

71890
LARKIN, David (editor)
THE MARINE PAINTINGS OF CHRIS MAYGER: Pan Books. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 92 PP with 40 colour plates & 12 b/w drawings. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28.3 x 22.9. 0330248324
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$30

52878
LAVERY, Brian
SHIP - 5,000 Years of Maritime Adventure: Dorling Kindersley / National Maritime Museum. London. 2004. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Rear Admiral Roy Clare. 400 PP with thousands of b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: Stern/propellers of a liner in graving dock. Eps: Shipping water on Abeille Languedoc in rough seas. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Near fine. Large format: 30.5 x 26. 1405305894
The birth of ships. Sailors of the seas. European expansion ... The world wars. The global age. A most comprehensive publication and a mine of information.
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$30

71778
LAWSON, Will
THE ROUND EASTERN TOUR, Australia, Thursday Island, Borneo, Philippine Islands, Hongkong, China, Japan, Singapore, Malay States & Java: Publications Limited. Sydney. 1925. 1st Ed. 97 PP with b/w illustrations and one map at centre fold, showing the Pacific Ocean routes of the Round Eastern Tour. Pictorial stapled wrappers have only minimal wear (a few small dog-ears) with a small piece missing at top of back cover. A very nice copy of a rarely seen item. 19 x 13.5.
The Round Eastern Tour was arranged by the Australian-Oriental Line, Burns, Philp and Co.'s Mail Line, Eastern and Australian Line, Royal Packet Navigation Co. (K.P.M.) and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (N.Y.K.).
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$150

62961
LAXON, W.A., FARQUHAR, I.J., KIRBY, N.J. & PERRY, F.W.
CROSSED FLAGS - The histories of the New Zealand Shipping Company Limited and the Federal Steam Navigation Company Limited and their subsidiaries: World Ship Society. Gravesend, UK. 1997. 1st Ed. 196 PP with 10 colour plates and 336 b/w illust. Fp: R.M.S. "Rangitane" leaving Auckland, 1938. Half title page: The Crossed Flags, Maritime Building, Napier. FEP: Capacity plan of "Northumberland", 1916. REP: Capacity plan of "Hinakura", 1949. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on spine, gilt flags on front cover, dj. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. 30.2 x 21.5. 0905617878
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$70

21446
LE FLEMING, H. M.
ABC OF OCEAN TANKERS: Ian Allan. London. 1955. 1st Ed. in the ABC Series. 64 PP with 51 b/w photos. Title page: Shell Tanker S.S. Theodoxus. Pictorial soft cover (London Splendour). Very good. Small format: 15.2 x 10.
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$10

71839
LEHAN, Mike
HMAS ALBATROSS - A Collection of Memories: Australian Naval Aviation Museum. Nowra. 2000. 1st Ed. Foreword by Rear Admiral N. Ralph. VI, 266 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (artworks & photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Corners of front cover with light creases. On title page, signatures of participants at the March 2005 reunion, at Maitland, N.S.W. Near fine. 29.7 x 21. 0646373536
Celebrating 50 years of Naval Aviation.
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$45

41218
LENTON, H. T.
AMERICAN FLEET AND ESCORT DESTROYERS 2: Macdonald. London. 1971. 1st Ed., in Navies of the Second World War series. Volume 2: 160 PP with tables & 46 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. Oblong: 10.8 x 15.2. 356031233
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$10

20778
LENTON, H.T. & COLLEDGE, J.J.
WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II, Part 5: Auxiliary Support Vessels: Ian Allan. London. 1963. 1st Ed. 72 PP with 1 page of advert., tables and 52 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 18.5 x 12.5.
Miscellaneous vessels engaged in harbour, towing and salvage vessels duties
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$10

30923
LEWIS, David
ICE BIRD, The First Single-Handed Voyage to Antarctica: Collins. Sydney. 1975. 1st Ed. 224 PP with 9 b/w drawings, plus 8 pages with 13 b/w photos and 16 pages with 19 colour photos. Eps: Map of Antarctica and inset maps of Anversisland and South Orkney islands. Hard cover, dj. Name and address of previous owner at top of verso of FFEP, o/wise near fine. 22.2 x 14. 002117371
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$20

15131
LEWIS, David & GEORGE, Mimi
ICEBOUND IN ANTARCTICA: William Heinemann Australia. Melbourne. 1981. 1st Australian Edition. XIV, 242 PP with 2 maps & 4 figures, plus 16 pages with 29 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24 x 15.8. 0855611413
The 1982-1984 expedition to the southern polar ice-cap, on board the yacht Dick Smith Explorer.
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$20

48168
LEWIS, John
SMALL BOAT CONVERSION. Sailing Cruisers: Adlard Coles. Southampton. 1963. 1st Ed. No. 19 in Bosun Books series. 64 PP with 39 figures, plus 4 pages with 12 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Very good. 18.4 x 12.4.
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$10

40512
LIEBERS, Arthur
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLEASURE BOATING - The Complete Illustrated Guide to Motorboating and Yachting: A. S. Barnes. New York. 1961. 1st Ed. 395 PP with b/w illustrations (charts, diagrams, maps & photos). Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with piece missing at top of spine / front cover. Foxing on outside edges, sellotape marks on endpapers. Very good. 25.2 x 17.
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$10

15855
LINGWOOD, John & GRAY, Leonard
STEPHENS, SUTTON LIMITED: World Ship Society. London. 1983. 1st Ed. Monograph No.8. 68 PP with b/w photos. Card covers. Fine. 21 x 15. 0905617274
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$10

70028
LINGWOOD, John & O'DONOGHUE, Kevin
THE TRADES INCREASE - A Centenary History of NOREX: World Ship Society. 1993. Kendal, UK. 1st Ed., with a foreword by John Common. 200 PP with 2 pages with 23 House Flags and Funnels (in colour), and 186 b/w illustrations: 1 plan and 185 photos (including 108 of ships in the Fleet List section). Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 21 x 14.5. 0905617746
Founded in 1893 as The Hindustan's Steam Shipping Company Limited, and managed by Common Brothers.
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$25

64693
LOCKETT, Alan
NORTH WESTERN SAIL: Countryside Publications. Chorley, Lancashire. 1978. 1st Ed. 56 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map, 1 plan, 3 facsimile of documents, 8 paintings and 100 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Short closed tear on front cover, o/wise fine. Oblong: 21 x 29. 0861570022
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$10

71835
LONEY, J. K. & MORRIS, E. W.
TWELVE DECADES - A Short History of Apollo Bay, 1850-1969: J.K. Loney / Ken N. Jenkin. Geelong. 1970. 1st edition. 64 PP, plus 32 pages with 1 map & location map and 45 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Ageing of paper which is somewhat browned around the edges, o/wise near fine. 20.2 x 14.4.
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$15

68364
LONEY, Jack
WRECKS ON KING ISLAND: Marine History Publications. Portarlington, Vic. 1995. 4th edition of the 1979 original. 52, (4 blank) PP with 1 map & 11 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.5 x 14.2.
King Island: Australia's marine graveyard (over 60 wrecks and 800 lives lost).
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$20

18991
LONEY, J.K.
WRECKS ON THE N.S.W. SOUTH COAST: Author & Ken Jenkins. Geelong. 1975. 1st Ed. 75, (5) PP, plus 20 pages with 40 b/w illust. (1 map). Pictorial stiff covers with light foxing. 2 of the photos and captions are a little smudged (printer error). Very good. 19.6 x 14.2. 0909244081
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$10

43728
LONG, David F.
NOTHING TOO DARING, A Biography of Commodore David Porter, 1780-1843: United States Naval Institute. Annapolis. 1970. 1st Ed. XIV, (2), 396 PP with 7 maps, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w illustrations. Fp: David Porter. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 23.8 x 17.4. 0870214942
War of 1812 with Great Britain. First imperial actions of the U.S. Navy (Marquesas in 1813, Puerto Rico in 1822). With the Mexican Navy...
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$25

46006
LOVE, Don
SHIPWRECKS ON THE EAST GIPPSLAND COAST: Author. Meerlieu, Victoria. 2003. 1st Ed. VIII, 180, (1) PP with 4 maps, 22 sketches or plans and 60 b/w illustrations. Eps: Chart Port Phillip to Gabo Island. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 18. 097507010X
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$35

71481
LUBBOCK, Basil
DEEP SEA WARRIORS: Facsimile Publisher. Delhi, India. 2016. Facsimile reprnt of the 1910 US edition. (4), VIII, 310 PP, plus 4 b/w plates. Fp: The "Benares". Matt laminated pictorial boards, dj. Very good. 25.7 x 19.5.
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$25

71482
LUBBOCK, Basil
JACK DERRINGER - A TALE OF DEEP WATER: Facsimile Publisher. Delhi, India. 2016. Facsimile reprnt of the 1906 original (UK) edition. XII, 328 PP, (12 publications). Matt laminated pictorial boards, dj. Very good. 23 x 15.2.
Life at sea: a work of fiction.
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$25

71817
LUNNEY, Bill & FINCH, Frank
FORGOTTEN FLEET - A history of the part played by Australian men and ships in the U.S. Army Small Ships Section in New Guinea, 1942-1945: Forfleet Publishing. Medowie, NSW. 1996. Reprint of the 1995 original. Foreword by Con Sciacca, Minister for Veteran's Affairs. 192 PP with 5 maps, 46 drawings and 105 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Dedicatory note on title page, dated and signed by Bill Lunney, co-auhor. 1 flyer for this title and 2 letters to the editor of the "The Mercury" of Hobart, signed by Bill Lunney, loosely inserted. Top corner of front cover with a short crease. Near fine. Scarce. 29.6 x 21. 0646260480
History and personal narratives of some of the 3000 Australians who served with the Americans. P.130 to 153: List of ships with known information on their history.
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$125

71694
McCARTHY, Cal & TODD, Kevin
THE WRECK OF THE NEVA, The Horrifying Fate of a Convict Ship and the Irish Women Aboard: Mercier Press. Cork, Ireland. 2013. 1st edition. 319 PP with b/w illustrations (1 sketch plan of Neva, 3 charts, 3 maps,and 9 prints or photos). Fp: broadsheet on wreck of the "Neva". Pictorial soft covers. Fine (mint condition). 19.8 x 12.8. 9781856359818
Ship wrecked 13 May 1835, on a reed North of King Island: loss of 224 lives..
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$25

71688
McCARTHY, M. (editor)
SHIPWRECKS OF AUSTRALIA'S WEST COAST: Western Australian Museum. Perth. 2012. 1st Ed. 304 PP with b/w and colour ilustrations. Inside folded back cover: location and reference map with keys and insets. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24 x 16.5. 9781920843762
Agincourt ... Batavia ... to Zuytdorp, SS Zvir.
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$35

35103
MccGWIRE, Michael, BOOTH, Ken & McDONNELL, John (editors)
SOVIET NAVAL POLICY - Objectives and Constraints: Praeger. New York. 1975. 1st Ed., in the Praeger Special Studies in International Politics and Government. XXVI, 665 PP with 17 tables and 21 figures. Hard cover. Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 24.2 x 16.2. 027509720X
34 papers: Soviet Military's Influence on Foreign Policy - Soviet Defense Policies and Naval Interests... Command of the Sea in Soviet Naval Strategy...
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$20

71641
MacGREGOR, David R.
THE CHINA BIRD, The History of Captain Killick and One Hundred Years of Sail and Steam: Chatto & Windus. London. 1961. 1st Ed. XVII, 366 PP with 56 fig. in text, 3 folding plans, 42 pages with 58 b/w plates. Fp: The "Lothair". Eps: Map of world with principal sailing routes. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket is a little worn with chips and marks and is in a protective sleeve. A little light foxing, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16.5.
Story of Killick & Martin, founded by Capt. James Killick of "Challenger" fame, described as "China Bird". Annual races of the tea clippers from Chinese ports to the docks of England.
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$70

48674
MACINTYRE, Captain Donald
THE ADVENTURE OF SAIL 1520-1914: Paul Elek Productions. London. 1970. 1st edition with an introduction by Uffa Fox. 256 PP with 265 b/w illustrations. & 44 colour plates. Title-page: 17th Century Compass Card. Half-title page: The building of the Ark. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, device (Compass' Rose) in blind on front cover, dj. Dust jacket with small chips and a spine lightly sunned. Covers rubbed at hinges. Slight ageing of paper, occasional foxing. Note to previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. Oblong: 25.3 x 31.5.
Illustrated history of sailing ships and contemporary accounts of historic voyages, extracts from journals of famous mariners and classic sea tales.
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$25

35535
McKINLAY, Brian
AUSTRALIA 1942, End of Innocence: Collins. Sydney. 1985. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 1 map and b/w illust. Hard cover, dj (foxing spots inside). Near fine. 28.6 x 20.6. 0002174731
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$15

71602
McLAUCHLAN, Gordon
THE LINE THAT DARED - A History of the Union Steam Ship Company 1875-1975: Four Star Books. 1987. Auckland. 1st Ed. 205 PP with 133 b/w illust., plus 8 pages with 32 col. illust. Title spread: "Monowai" off Circular Quay. Eps: Certificate of British Registry of the "Maori". Hard cover, dj. A fine copy. Scarce. 25 x 19.2. 0959785302
Story of a great shipping line, created by New Zealanders, of its ships as well as the businessmen and seamen who steered it through its first hundred years, to 1975.
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$50

58273
McLEOD, Eunice
PORTARLINGTON, INDENTED HEAD, ST. LEONARDS - History & Reminiscences: Marine History Publication. Geelong. c. 1970. 1st Ed. 44 PP, plus 8 pages with 1 sketch map, 2 drawings and 7 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Covers slightly foxed / soiled. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Very good. 21 x 13.5.
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$15

71396
McMURTRIE, Francis E. (editor)
JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1942 (issued June 1943): Sampson Low, Marston. London. 1942. 1st Ed., 46th year of issue. Edited by Francis E. McMurtrie. 64 adv., XXI, 582 PP with hundreds of b/w illustrations (photographs, plans, profiles & silhouettes, uniforms and flags). Fp: H.M.S Exeter. Navy cloth cover, gilt title on spine, title in blind on covers. 1 errata slip tipped in on page 24. The Advertisers' Index page has 2 repaired closed tears and the following page with adverts 4 and 5 has a crease. The spine has been reinforced as have the inside gutters. The covers have some shelf wear around the edges. Overall, a very good copy of a scarce wartime edition. Oblong: 21.5 x 33.5.
War loss section, P.517 to 582. A massive volume.
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$100

71859
MAGINNIS, Arthur J.
THE ATLANTIC FERRY, its Ships, Men, and Working: Whittaker and Co. London. 1892. 1st edition, limited to only 150 copies in the "Large Paper Edition". XVIII, 304 PP with over 7 tables and 66 b/w illustrations (65 called for + 1 "The Great Britain (as altered) - 1853" on page 19) including 14 portraits, plus frontispiece, 13 plates including 7 folded ones and 1 large folded plate "Diagram Illustrating the Development of Atlantic Steamers" at rear of book. Fp: The "British Queen", 1839. Top edge gilt. Errata slip tipped in on page 1. Hard cover, simile vellum (ivory colour), gilt engraved decoration and title on front board and spine. Covers lightly soiled, with small chip at head of spine (repaired). A 1957 Newspaper clipping on "The Galway Line", losely inserted. Near fine. Rare. 22.5 x 18..
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$300

18726
MARMUR, Jacland
SEA DUTY, and Other Stories of Naval Action: Henry Holt. New York. 1944. 1st Ed. (8), 168 PP with 3 figures. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket chipped. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 20.8 x 14.
Thirteen narratives on naval warfare during the two first years of the US Navy in WWII by a war correspondant attached to the Pacific Battle Fleet.
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$10

47719
MARTYR, Weston, ALLCOT, John, et al.
SHIPS OF THE SEVEN SEAS (in The Sydney Mail ): John Fairfax & Sons. Sydney. 1936. Special Ships' Number, No. 1261, Vol. XLIX, issued 27th May 1936. 72 PP with 3 colour and many b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (colour painting of the Torrens by John Allcot). Front cover slightly rubbed. Lacks the colour supplement of the Queen Mary steaming at full speed. Light foxing, staples rusty, o/wise near fine. 40 x 29.
Publication synchronised with the departure from England of the great White Star-Cunarder Queen Mary on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic.
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$40

71843
MASTERMAN, Mervinia
FLINDERS CHASE, Kangaroo Island, South Australia - Place of Enchantment for Nature-lovers: Georgian House. Melbourne. 1950. 1st Ed. (8), 60 PP with over 35 pencil drawings in colour (tail pieces or margin), plus 4 plates with 37 flowers in colour. Eps: Location map and sketch map of Flinders Chase. Decorated hard cover, price-clipped dust jacket with small chips/hole at bottom and a small stain on back, o/wise a near fine copy. 22.8 x 14.5.
Western part of Kangaroo Island.
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$30

35516
MEISTER, Jürg
500 JAHRE SEEKRIEG AUF SCHWEIZERISCHEN SEEN (in Deutsche Werft): Krogers Buch- und Verlagsdruckerei. Hamburg. 1967. Issue 5, 1967. Contains article from P.28 to 35 with 1 map and 14 b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover (Fleet from Zurich in 1444). Fine. German text. 29.8 x 21.
500 years of Naval wars on the Swiss Lakes.
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$15

71377
MENDLOWITZ, Benjamin
2018 CALENDAR OF WOODEN BOATS: NOAH Publications. Brooklin, Ma. 2017. 2018 Calendar. No pagination, 28 PP with caption in English for each photograph by Maynard Bray,and 13 colour photos by Benjamin Mendlowitz. Pictorial stiff covers. English text. Unused with no markings. Fine. 30 x 30. 9780991397266
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$10

71810
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
M/V CALEDONIEN - 3 items : Billet de Passage / Passage Ticket & Liste des Passagers: Compagnies des Messageries Maritimes. Paris. 1969. 3 items: 1- Plastic folder with "Messageries Maritimes" & logo "Unicorn & Anchor" on the front. / 2 - Liste des Passagers Papeete to Sydney, sailing 2.12.1960. / 3 - Passage Ticket "CALEDONIEN" Sydney to Marseille , sailing on 7.11. 1962. Very good. Folder size: 21.5 x 14.
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$30

54793
MESSENGER, Charles
HITLER'S GLADIATOR. The Life and Military Career of Sepp Dietrich: Brassey's. London. 2001. Paperback edition with revisions of the 1988 original. New Introduction of May 2000. XVI, (2), 245 PP with 14 maps, plus 36 pages with 38 b/w plates. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 1857533658
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$5

50065
MILLER, Fred & BERMAN, Phil
MULTI-HULL RACING: THE HOBIE CATS: Haessner Publishing. Newfoundland, N.J. 1976. 1st Ed. 152 PP with b/w illustrations (sketches and photos), and 8 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 27.8 x 21.5. 0877990557
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$15

69217
MITCHELL, Surgeon Thomas
VOYAGE OF THE OTHELLO taking 117 passengers from Liverpool to Australia in 1833 returning by Indonesia, journal kept by Surgeon Thomas Mitchell & A Story of an Emigrant Family: William Sessions Ltd / The Ebor Press. York, UK. 1988. 1st Ed. Introduction and annotation by C. M. & N. B. Abbott, and foreword by Gordon Read. XII, 91 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, maps, plans & photos). Inside front cover: Map of the voyage of the Othello. Pictorial soft cover. Covers slightly faded. Near fine. 19.6 x 21. 1850720290
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$30

62351
MITCHELL, W.H.
THE CUNARD LINE - A Post War History 1945-74: Marinart, Ltd. London. 1975. 1st Ed. 82, (2 advert) PP with 1 tail-piece, 16 b/w photos on full page & 20 line drawings by N.V. Robinson. Fp: Queen Elizabeth 2. Hard cover, dj. Fine copy. Oblong: 12.5 x 21.5. 0904478114
Post war rebuilding of the fleet, decreasing the conventional passenger and cargo services and moving towards cruising and container ships.
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$15

31140
MONSARRAT, Nicholas
THE SHIP THAT DIED OF SHAME & Other Stories: Cassell. London. 1959. 1st Ed. IX, 228 PP. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket rubbed. Some foxing. Good. 20.7 x 13.8.
10 short stories such as: The ship that died of shame, where a war time Motor Gun Boat refused to continue smuggling after her decommissioning from the Royal Navy.
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$10

70431
MOREMON, Dr. John
BURMA AND INDIA 1941-1945: Department of Veterans' Affairs. Canberra. 2006. 1st Ed., in the Australians in the Pacific War series. II, 82 PP with 1 map, 50 b/w photos and 12 b/w or colour art works. Pictorial soft cover. Fine (mint condition). 21 x 21. 1920720804
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$20

71458
MORLEY, L. J.
MEMORIES OF TASMANIA'S WEST COAST - A pictorial journey of road and rail vehicles of the past: Wellington Bridge Press. Hobart. 2013. Reprint of the 2011 original. II, 208 PP with over 500 b/w illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. Mint condition. 29.7 x 21. 9781921767036
West coast of Tasmania: Mining, Timber, Hydro Electricity, Ports, Railways ... Flight around the world by Harold Gatty in 1931.
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$45

15121
MORTIMER, George
OBSERVATIONS AND REMARKS MADE DURING A VOYAGE to the Islands of Teneriffe, Amsterdam, Maria's Island near Van Diemen's Land; Otaheite, Sandwich Islands, Owhyhee, the Fox Islands on the North West Coast of America, Tinian, and from thence to Canton in the Brig "Mercury", commanded by John Henry Cox, Esq.: N. Israel. Amsterdam. 1974. Bibliotheca Australiana No. 68. Facsimile of the 1791 original. (2), VIII, (8), 72 PP plus 1 plate (illust.) & 2 folded maps with coastal views of Amsterdam and Maria Islands. Simile vellum with blue vignette (spine & front cover). A few light foxing spots, o/wise a fine copy. Scarce. 25.5 x 20.5. 9060720873
First ship ever to anchor off the crater of Amsterdam Island in May 1789, call at Tahiti and Tetiaroa in August 1789 where they witnessed: ... uncommonly indecent and lascivious Heiva....
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$35

14677
MORTON, H.V.
BLUE DAYS AT SEA And Other Essays: Methuen & Co. London. 1933. 4th Ed. VIII, 207 PP, (9). Blue cloth cover, gilt title on spine, price-clipped dust jacket. Marbled endpapers. Dust jacket has a few small nicks with a slightly faded spine, o/wise a near fine copy of this scarce title. 18 x 12.
Dedicated "to all who serve on the high seas".
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$40

49172
MOULTON, Major-General (editor)
BRASSEY'S ANNUAL 1973. Defence and the Armed Forces: William Clowes. London. 1974. 84th year of publication. VI adv., XVI, 346 PP, plus 1 folded map, 2 folded charts and 16 pages with 28 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Spine lightly sunned. Occasional foxing. Internally near fine. 24.3 x 16.
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$20

71926
MULLINS R. F. (editor)
ROYAL HOBART VICTORY REGATTA - Official Souvenir Programme (9th to 12th February 1946): Mercury Press / Royal Hobart Regatta Association. Hobart. 1946. Victory Regatta. Foreword by Hon. R. Cosgrove, Premier of Tasmania. 64 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 plan of courses, 9 photos and 7 headpieces. Soft wrappers, pictorial front. Small hole at top of front cover and lower corner of front cover clipped by 1 cm. Staples removed. Contents near fine. Scarce. 24 x 16.5.
Victory Regatta and Tasmania's National Birthday Celebration: Rowing, Sailing, Power Boats, Swimming, Amusements, Naval Section, Miscellaneous & Chopping. Call in Hobart of: H.M.S. Bermuda.
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$50

71663
MURRAY, Marischal
UNION-CASTLE CHRONICLE 1853-1953: Longmans, Green & Co. London. 1953. 1st Ed. XVIII, 392 PP plus 100 pages with 4 photo-gravures, 6 colour illust. & 137 bw illust. Fp: Table Bay in 1851. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine (dulled). Light foxing, mostly on prelims and around some margins and outside page edges. A near fine copy of this scarce item. 24.2 x 17.4.
Hundred year history of the ships and men of this shipping line, in peace or in war. The struggle between the Union Line and its rival Castle Line up to their amalgamation in 1900.
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$100

71768
MURRAY-SMITH, Stephen, PLOMLEY, N. J. B., GILMORE, Alister et al..
BASS STRAIT - Australia's Last Frontier: ABC / Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Sydney. 1987. Revised edition of the 1969 original. 126 PP with 1 map on double page, 2 plans, 3 sketch maps and 22 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers with a few marks, o/wise fine. 21 x 13.5. 0642527075
Series of 11 talks originally broadcast on ABC Radio. Discovery and exploration, as well as Lighthouses and Wrecks, by Stephen Murray-Smith. Petroleum exploration, by C.E.B. Conybeare. Mutton-Birding, by D.L. Serventy...
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$25

71860
N/A
COMPAGNIE MARITIME BELGE (LLOYD ROYAL), Anvers : 1895 1945: Compagnie Maritime Belge / J.-E. Buschmann. Antwerp. 1947. 1st French edition limited to 3500 copies. 147, (21), (4 colophon) PP with 7 woodcuts (head of chapters), plus 48 plates with 54 b/w photos and a large folded world map "Itinéraires des Lignes citees dans le present ouvrage". Stiff covers, illustrated front "House-Flag" (in colour). A little light foxing on prelims, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. French text. 23 x 19.
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$50

71868
N/A
KNOTS AND SPLICES: Brockhampton Press. London. 1996. 2nd impression in the Brockhampton Reference series. 188 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 16.2 x 10.5. 1860193560
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$15

60470
N/A
NAVAL FORCES - International Forum for Maritime Power - Vol. VII, No. V, 1986: Mönch Publishing Group. Aldershot, UK. 1986. Edited by Admiral Sir James Eberle & John Llewellyn. 156 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.2.
Naval Developments in the Persian Gulf, by A. Taha. The French Navy in 1986, by Rear-Admiral H. Moineville.
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$10

18483
N/A
SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS, Volume I (1931-1932): Model & Allied Pub. London. 1977. Facsimile Ed. of Volume I (No.1-12), September, 1931 to August, 1932, first published by Percival Marshall Ltd. 384 PP with numerous b/w illust. (draw., photos, etc..) Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dust jacket. Near fine. 22 x 14. 0852425260
Bound copy of the first volume of this modellers' journal.
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$30

71804
N/A
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE UNION-CASTLE LINE: The Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Ltd. London. 1951. January 1951 reprint of a revised edition. 35 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 House-Flag, 1 painting and 12 photos, and Fleet List at January 1951. Stapled card covers with a small crease at top corner. A near fine copy of a scarce edition. 20.3 x 13.3.
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$40

57335
N/A
UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS - Volume 84, 1958: United States Naval Institute. Annapolis. 1958. Volume 84, No. 1, January 1958 (No. 659), to No. 12, December 1958 (No. 670). Edited by Commander Robert N. ADRIAN. 12 issues for a total of XVIII, 1870 PP with b/w illustrations and advertisements. Pictorial soft covers. Spine of some issues rubbed. Foxing spots on outside edges and slight ageing of paper. Very good set. Image shows cover of January 1958. 24.8 x 17.
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$30

57365
N/A
UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS - Volume 86, 1960: United States Naval Institute. Annapolis. 1960. Volume 86, No. 1, January 1960 (No. 683) to No. 4, April 1960 (No. 686), then No. 6, June 1960 (No. 688) to No. 12, December 1960 (No. 694). Edited by Commander William M.A. GREENE. 11 issues for a total of 1828 PP with b/w illustrations and advertisements. Pictorial soft covers. Spine of some issues rubbed. Foxing spots on outside edges and slight ageing of paper. Very good run of 11 issues. 24.8 x 17.
Set without issue No. 5, May 1960 (No. 687).
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$25

39391
N/A
YACHTING WORLD ANNUAL 1961: Yachting World Publication. London. 1960 1st Ed. Edited by Group Capt. E.F. HAYLOCK & D. PHILLIPS-BIRT. 184 PP, XVI (advert.) with drawings, sets of plans and 91 b/w photos. Fp: Fleet under spinnaker in the Solent. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with small chips. Light foxing. Very good. 28.2 x 22.
Early Navigating instruments, by Michael Richey.
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$25

71378
NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM GREENWICH
2018 CALENDAR BATTLES AT SEA: Flame Tree Publishing. London. 2017. 2018 Calendar. No pagination, 28 PP with caption in English for each of the 14 colour photograph. Pictorial stiff covers. English text. Unused with no markings. Fine. 30 x 30. 9781786642783
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$10

47496
NEALE, W. G.
AT THE PORT OF BRISTOL. Volume One, Members and Problems 1848 - 1899: The Port of Bristol Authority. Bristol. 1968. 1st Ed. VII, 207, (11 Index) PP with 44 portraits. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with a small chip. Near fine. 27 x 21.
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$25

71861
NEWBOLT, Henry
DRAKE'S DRUM AND OTHER SONGS OF THE SEA: Hodder and Stoughton. London. c. 1914. 1st Ed. (10), 144 PP, plus 12 decorated plates with illustrations in colour by A.D. McCormick tipped in, and protected by tissue paper. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth covers, gilt decorations and title in blind on front cover and spine. Offsettings of the free fly part of endpapers. Light foxing, mostly around edges and on prelmins and last pages and not affecting any of the plates. Attractive bookplate of previous owner on preliminary page. Near fine. Scarce. 27.2 x 21.
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$75

32695
NICHOLSON, Ian
LOG OF LOGS - Volume Three: Roebuck Society. Nambour, Qld. 1999. 1st Ed., Roebuck Society publication No. 52. XVI, 500 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings and b/w photos). Pictorial card cover. Fine. 24.6 x 17.5. 0958523207
A complement to his previous two volumes which generated much response and led to fresh material becoming available, hence this third volume.
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$60

71614
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
VOYAGE OF A CENTURY - Photo Collection of NYK Ships: Nippon Yusen Kaisha. Tokyo. 1985. 1st edition, with a message from the President Kimio Miyaoka and signed by him on FFEP together with a with compliments slip. 322 PP with 2 maps on double page, 3 graphs, 141 b/w illustrations (1 painting, 1 cutaway and 139 photos) and 200 colour illustrations (4 cutaways, 9 paintings and 187 photos). Cloth cover, title in blind on front cover, dj, slipcase. Cloth covers have a hint of foxing, o/wise a fine copy in a slipcase. 28.5 x 22.
NYK, pioneer of Japan's Shipping Industry: Established in 1885 through the merger of Yubin Kisen Kaisha and Kyodo Unyu Kaisha. Fleet list 1885 to 1945 and from 1945 to 1985.
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$120

50211
NOBLE, Capt. John
AUSTRALIAN LIGHTHOUSES: Doubleday. Sydney. 1967. 1st edition in the "Around Australia Program" series. 64 PP with 1 map on double page, line drawings, and 21 b/w illustrations. 12 pages with the 22 colour plates to be pasted down in the centre of book. Pictorial soft covers with light wear. Near fine. 21 x 14.
Informative booklet on the lighthouses around Australia.
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$20

71409
NORDHOFF, Charles & HALL, James Norman
MUTINY !: Chapman & Hall. London. 1933. 1st Ed. VIII, 416 PP. Eps: Map of the Pacific Ocean with tracks of Bounty, open-boat and Pandora. Cloth cover, device on front cover and spine. Covers lightly soiled and with fade spots on rear cover. Occasional foxing (heavy on outside edges). Name of previous owner at top of front endpaper. Very good copy. 20.7 x 13.5.
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$20

71223
NORDHOFF, Charles & HALL, James Norman
PITCAIRN'S ISLAND: Chapman & Hall. London. 1935. 1st UK edition. XII, 418, (2 publications) PP. Eps: World map with tracks of Bounty and Pandora. Cloth cover, device on front cover and spine. Spine lightly rubbed at head and repaired at foot. 2 newspaper clippings loosely inserted. Foxing spots in text and on outside edges. A very good reading copy. 20.7 x 14.
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$40

36902
NORGAARD, Christian (Naval Architect & Editor)
THE GOLDEN HINDE (replica): Jarrold & Sons. London. 1973. 1st Ed. No pagination, 16 PP with 31 colour photos on b/w illustrated historial background. Inside covers: text and 3 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover with a rubbed patch at bottom of front cover and a few stamps of the University of Tasmania not obstructing any of the contents. Still a very good copy of a scarce item. 28.5 x 22.4. 83506444X
On Drake, admiral, explorer, entrepreneur, privateer and imperialist, and on his ship the Golden Hinde. Building of the replica and preparation for the re-enactment voyage Plymouth to San Francisco of 1973.
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$8

71824
NORMANN, L. O.
DET FORENEDE DAMPSKIBS-SELSKAB Aktieseldkab 1866-1926: Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab. Copenhagen. 1926.. 1st Ed. 139 PP with tables b/w illustrations (1 portrait, 77 paintings & photos) and 2 pages with 16 photos, plus 20 pages with 3 coloured maps, 5 graphs and 15 artworks of ships, printed on superior gloss paper. Stiff covers, illustrated front with house flag and title. Spine with parts missing at top and bottom of spine, a few marks, otherwise contents near fine. Scarce. 29 x 22.
60 years of the Danish shipping company DFDS.
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$75

68705
NORTHCOTE PARKINSON, C. (editor)
THE TRADE WINDS - A Study of British Overseas Trade During the French Wars 1793-1815: Geo. Allen & Unwin. London. 1948. 1st Ed. 336 PP with 1 b/w illustrations, 7 maps (4 on double page) & 7 tables, plus 11 b/w plates. Fp: Sir Nathaniel Dance. FEP: Maps of trades of: West Indies, Newfoundland & America, East Indies, African trade. REP: Country trade SW & NE Monsoon: East Indian Archipelago & West Indies. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with repaired tears. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.2 x 15.
Seaports, shipowning, seamen. The trades: East India, West Indian, American, Newfoundland, slave trade & post office packets.
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$45

71675
O'CONNELL, James F.
A RESIDENCE OF ELEVEN YEARS IN NEW HOLLAND AND THE CAROLINE ISLANDS: A.N.U. Canberra. 1972. 1st Ed., No. 4 in the Pacific History Series. Foreword by H. E. Maude, Introduction and annotations by Saul H. Riesenberg. XIV, 232, (2) PP with 10 b/w illust. Eps: Map of the island of Ponape. Cloth cover, dj. Few foxing spots on top outside edge, o/wise fine. 22.2 x 14. 0708105386
Account of the early days of Australia (1820-1826) then life in Ponape where he lived for 5 years (1826-1831).
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$30

71903
OLIJNYK, Elynor Frances & GRAFTON, John Sheard
TAKING POSSESSION - A Saga of the Great South Land: Photographic Art Gallery. Adelaide. 2007. 1st Ed. XIV, 202 PP with photos of the author and the illustrator, b/w and colour illustrations (charts & maps, drawings, facsimile of documents, 13 paintings ...). Illustrated endpapers. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Oblong: 27 x 21.7. 9780646474731
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$70

71865
OLIVIER, Tarquin
EYE OF THE DAY: William Morrow & Coy. New York. 1964. 1st Ed. XII179 PP, plus 12 plates with b/w photos. Eps: Illustrated map of South-East Asia. Hard cover, dj. Covers have wear on the edges with a little fraying. Occasional foxing. Dust jacket rubbed and lightly soiled and plastic protected. Very good. 22 x 14.3.
First experiences in early 1960's, living with Asians of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Shan States of Burma. The author was the son of Sir Lawrence Olivier.
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$35

20339
O'MAY, Dave G.
SONG OF STEAM - A Chronicle of Paddle Steamers and Screw Steamers in Tasmanian Waters 1832-1939: Government Printer. Hobart. 1976. 1st Ed. 304 PP with 207 b/w photos. Fp: Hobart Harbour, circa 1893. Pictorial cloth boards. Near fine. 22.3 x 14.5.
A record of steamships which visited Tasmanian waters during the first one hundred years of steam.
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$15

71684
O'MAY, Harry (compiler)
WRECKS IN TASMANIAN WATERS, 1797-1950: D. E. Wilkinson, Acting Government Printer. Hobart. 1954. 1st Ed.? 209, (V Index) PP, plus 24 pages at rear with 44 b/w photos & 1 folded map at back. Fp: Schooner Mariner, 1925. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj (small chips). Gilt lettering dulled. Copy dated and signed by the author to the previous owner, Australian Historian J.S. Cumpston. . Slight ageing of paper, foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 22 x 14.5.
Comprehensive details of ships wrecked in the treacherous seas around Tasmania.
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$40

71759
ORIENT LINE
THE LANDSMAN'S LEXICON: Orient Line. London. c. 1950. 1st Ed.? 32 PP with 1 figure (nautical terms used in referring to various aspects of the ship). Soft cover. Near fine. Small format: 15.3 x 11.5.
Ships of the Past - Navigation - Nautical vocabulary, from Accommodation Ladder to Weigh Anchor.
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$15

71805
ORIENT LINE
R. M. S. ORAMA, 20,000 Tons: Orient Line Mail Steamers. London. c. 1929. Travel brochure. No pagination, 16 PP with 8 b/w illustrations (1 with Orama under steam and 7 of accommodation). Soft wrappers with crest and title on front cover, staples. Front cover lightly soiled, o/wise contents are near fine. A scarce booklet. 16.3 x 17.2.
Built 1924. Maiden voyage to Australia 15/11/1924.
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$35

71725
ORIENT LINE
S.S. ORFORD - MENU: "Christmas Bush": On Board. 1933. Dinner menu, 4th June, 1933. Christmas Bush (Ceratopetalum Gummiferum), No.8 in Australian Wild Flowers series. 2 small insect holes on front illustration. Very good. 20.3 x 12.3.
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$15

71802
ORIENT LINES
S.S. ORION - TOURIST "B" CLASS ACCOMODATION: Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited. London. 1955. Cabin Tourist "B" Class Accommodation, October 1955. Large folded plant: 66 cm x 88 cm. Fine. Very good. Folded format: 16.6 x 32.
Sun Deck and Upper Cabin Deck / Promenade Deck and Main Cabin Deck / Lower Promenade Deck & Lower Cabin Deck.
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$30

71799
P & O
HANDBOOK OF INFORMATION: P.&O. BRANCH SERVICE TO ENGLAND, via Ceylon, Egypt and Mediterranean: P. & O. London Passenger Offices. London. 1932. October 1932 edition. 28 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 Route Map & Distances via Suez, & 20 drawings or photos (7 of Accommodation and 12 of Tourist Destinations). Pictorial soft covers. Stamp of Hobart Agents "C. Piesse & Co. Pty. Ltd." on front cover and title page. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.2.
Handbook : from Advice of Steamers Arrival ... to Wireless Messages, for the "One Class" Passenger ships, Ballarat, Balranald, Baradine, Barrabool & Bendigo.
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$30

71811
P & O
P & O, Shore Excursions: PORT SAID: English Coaling Company Ltd / P & O Steamers. Port Said. 1954. November 1954 folded flyer: 2 folds with 3 b/w photos. Front cover: Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps. Very good. Small format: 20.5 x 12.8.
Launch tour of Port Said Harbour. Tour of the Town. Gives places of interest and information for passengers. (The statue was removed following the November 1956 Anglo-French landing).
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$15

67059
P & O
PORTS OF CALL: BOMBAY: P&O. London. c. 1950. 3 folds flyer: Recto with brief history & information . Verso with a map/plan in colour . Very good. 21.5 x 14.
Gives places of interest and information for passengers.
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$10

67060
P & O
PORTS OF CALL: COLOMBO: P&O. London. c. 1950. 3 folds flyer: Recto with brief history & information / Verso with 1 map / plan in colour . Occasional foxing. Light creases, o/wise very good. 21.5 x 14.
Gives places of interest and information for passengers.
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$10

71319
P. & O.
S.S. ORONSAY - MENU: The Catamaran: On board. 1966. Folded Dinner menu, Tourist Class 'St. Andras Night", 30th November 1966. The Catamaran, in Types of Sailing Craft series, by David Cobb. Very good. 25.7 x 17.7.
Front cover (in colour): Catamarans of the Indo Pacific region. Back cover: information on catamarans.
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$15

71800
P & O
S.S. STRATHEDEN - 4 Dinner Menus "FLOWERS OF AUSTRALIA": Peninsular and Orient Line. London / s.s. Stratheden. 1960. 4 menus (20th, 21st, 22nd and 24th April 1960), in a series of 12 paintings by Strom Gould, published by P&O. Front: Flowers. Back: description. Faint ageing of paper. Near fine. 24 x 16.5.
No. 6: 3 flowers and a Christmas Beetle. No. 7: 9 flowers. No. 8: 7 flowers and a cicada. No. 10: Darwinia, Geraldton wax flower and butterfly. No. 11: 8 flowers. No. 12: Kangaroo Paws.
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$25

71803
P. & O.
T.S.S. "ARCADIA" - FIRST CLASS DECK PLAN (Provisional): Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. London. 1960. Large folded cabin plan (75 x 77 cm) with 9 b/w photos (1 of T.S.S. Arcadia under way and 8 of Accommodations) and 5 plans of accommodation by deck. Fine. Folded size: 9.5 x 19 cm.
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$30

51702
P & O-ORIENT LINES
POSH - Volume 2, No. 3: P & O-Orient Lines, Inc. San Francisco. 1961. Fall 1961. Edited by Ernest BEYL and Thomas ERWIN. 17 PP with 22 b/w and 8 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine condition. 28 x 21.7.
POSH: Port side Out Starboard side Home. No. 3: The Maoris of New Zealand, by Dean Walker. The debut of a great lady Canberra. The Outback, by Helen Ryan.
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$15

31599
PACK, S. W. C.
SEA POWER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN - A study of the struggle for sea power in the Mediterranean from the seventeenth century to the present day: Arthur Barker. London. 1971 1st Ed. Foreword by Admiral Sir John Hamilton. X, 260 PP with 10 maps and figures, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with some chips and tears and in a protective sleeve. Contents near fine. 22.2 x 14.2. 0213003945
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$20

22660
PAGE, Michael
FITTED FOR THE VOYAGE - The Adelaide Steamship Company Limited 1875-1975: Rigby Limited. Adelaide. 1975. 1st Ed. (8), 340 PP with b/w illust. Eps: Map of Australia with branch offices and shipwrecks of the Company. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket has a few small repaired closed tears and is plastic protected. Faint foxing around outside page edges, o/wise a near fine copy. Becoming scarce. 25 x 19. 0851799183
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$45

71609
PAGET-TOMLINSON, E. W.
BIBBY LINE: 175 Years of Achievement: Bibby Line Ltd. Liverpool. 1982. 1st Ed. (8), 69 PP with 33 b/w photos. Illustrated boards with minimal wear. Signature of previous owner at top of half-title page, o/wise a near fine copy. Oblong: 20.5 x 21.2. 0950159115
The oldest surviving independent British shipping company, founded in 1807, from coastal trade, expanding towards the Mediterranean & Indian Ocean, the two world wars, ..
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$25

64778
PARKES, Oscar
BRITISH BATTLESHIPS: "Warrior" to "Vanguard" 1860-1950, A History of Design, Construction and Armament: Seeley Service & Co. London. 1966. New and Revised edition of the 1956 original. XV, 701, (1 adv.) PP with tables, 2 graphs, 2 maps, 133 b/w photos, and 335 figures (17 profiles, 86 drawings and 232 plans). Top edge tinted. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). A fine copy. Scarce. 29 x 23.
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$275

71536
PARKIN, Ray
H.M. BARK "ENDEAVOUR", Her place in Australian History: The Miegunyah Press. Melbourne. 2003. 2nd edition of the 1997 original. 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. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Large folded plan (58 x 19.2 / 29 x 19.8) "Masts & Spars - Standing Rigging - Yard-Arm & Stay Tackles" loosely inserted. Fine (mint condition). 29.3 x 22. 0522850936
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.
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$100

42341
PARSONS, Ronald
SOUTHERN PASSAGES - A Maritime History of South Australia: Author. Adelaide. 1998. Revised edition of the 1986 original. XI, 377 PP with over 5 maps & plans, and 79 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 20.4 x 14.7. 0949268666
Published for the 150 year jubilee celebrations of South Australia.
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$30

51507
PAUL, Philip
CITY VOYAGE. The Story of Erlebach & Company, Limited 1867-1967: Harley Publishing Company. Morden, Surrey. 1967. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Donald E. Erlebach. 84 PP printed on superior glossy paper, with b/w illustrations (drawings, portraits, photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover. A fine copy. 21.5 x 14.5.
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$30

71528
PEMBROKE, Michael
ARTHUR PHILLIP: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy: Hardie Grant Books. Melbourne. 2013. 1st Ed. (12), 354 PP. Hard cover, dj. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Fine. 24 x 16. 9781742705088
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$20

36610
PERCY, Betty J.
WELCOME ABOARD THE TAMAR BOATS: Betty J. Percy. Launceston. 1993. 1st Ed. XII, 260 PP with 152 b/w illust., plus large folded map of the Tamar River tipped in at centre page. Fp: "Ronda-Lisa" under storm jib only. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, decorated front cover, dj. Dust jacket has small repaired nick at top, o/wise fine. Scarce. 26.6 x 19. 0646136496
Stories of 750 craft built on, and launched from the banks of the Tamar River, Tasmania.
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$300

71734
PETTERSEN, Lauritz, ENGELSEN, Rolf & GRIEG, Per
THE SOUND OF GRIEG / 1884-1984 GRIEG 100: Joachim Grieg & Co. Bergen. 1984. Limited edition. (6), 106, (6) PP with 2 portraits in colour and b/w illustrations (drawings and cartoons, newspaper clippings, plans, photos), plus 2 transparent pages with general arrangements for s/s "Europa" and s/s "Olaf Kyrre", and 2 large folded plates: No. I with 3 folds (First charter party dated 1875) on the recto and 3 extracts from "Retrospective glimpses of Bergen Shipping" on the verso / No. II with 4 folds with 5 Norwegian fruit carriers discharginng bananas in Mobile, Alabama, about 1910. Eps:Time-Charter Party signed in Kobe, and dated 16th January 1905. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title and decoration on front board and spine. Compliments slip loosely inserted. Fine (as new). 24.5 x 17.5. 8271290452
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$60

71430
PHILP, J. E.
THE HARRIET McGREGOR - A STAUNCH SHIP'S SEA STORY: Author. Hobart. 1934. 1st Ed. Foreword by C.B. Black. 44 PP with 6 b/w photos on full page. Soft covers (marbled). Ex Library copy with markings from the Hytten Hall Library (shelf number on front cover, book plate pasted down on inside front cover, stamps on recto and verso of title page, last page and inside back cover). Contents clean and still a very good copy of a scarce item. 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.
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$35

71833
PLUMMER, Russell (compiler)
PADDLE STEAMERS IN THE 1990s: Gms Enterprises. Peterborough, UK. 1994. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w photos throughout. Hard cover, dust jacket. A near fine copy. 25 x 17. 187038430X
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$20

39902
POCOCK, Tom
NELSON 'S WOMEN: André Deutsch. London. 1999. 1st Ed. X, 278 PP, plus 16 pages with 29 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 24 x 16. 0233994793
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$15

10917
POOLMAN, Kenneth
GUNS OFF CAPE ANN - The Story of the Shannon and the Chesapeake: Evans Brothers. London. 1961. 1st Ed. 175 PP, plus 10 pages with 11 b/w illust. Fp: Sir Philip Vere Broke. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.2.
The war of 1812 between the United States and England. Battle of the 1st June, 1813.
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$25

39034
PORTS
ABERDEEN - PORT HANDBOOK 1986: Charter Publications / Aberdeen Harbour Board. Norfolk. 1986. 1st edition. 84 PP with advertisements, 3 maps, 5 plans, 5 period illustrations, and 27 photos (6 colour, 21 b/w). Pictorial card cover. Fine. 23.4 x 18.5.
Port handbook. Published for the 850th anniversary of this port: 1136-1986. Pages 61 to 64: History over 850 years.
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$15

49718
PORTS
NORTHERN TERRITORY PORT AUTHORITY - Annual Report: 1971 / 1972: The Northern Territory Port Authority. Darwin. 1972. 1st Ed. 28 PP with 7 graphs, 6 tables, 9 b/w and 13 colour photos. Inside front cover: Map of the Northern Territory. Inside back cover: Map of Australia and the South West Pacific Islands. Near fine. Oblong: 22 x 28.
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$20

71873
PORTS NSW
PORT OF SYDNEY. Volume 2, No. 6, October, 1949: Maritime Services Board of N. S. W. Sydney. 1949. XX (covers & advertisements), 173-204 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, plans, sketches and photographs). Pictorial soft cover. Faint old stamp of the Illawarra Historical Society on front cover, faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 24.3 x 18.3.
News of the Ports of New South Wales. Development of Homebush Bay, Port of Sydney, by A. H. Small. Cheese making ... a growing Austraian Industry. Port Macquarie.
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$10

71878
PORTS NSW
PORT OF SYDNEY. Volume 4, No. 3, January, 1953: Maritime Services Board of N. S. W. Sydney. 1953. XXXVI (covers & advertisements), 65-96 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, plans, sketches and photographs). Pictorial soft cover. Staples removed. Faint foxing. Near fine. 24.3 x 18.3.
News of the Ports of New South Wales. 83 Degrees South with Ernest Joyce (with Captain Robert Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton), by B.A. Smee, pages 82 to 87. Finny Denizens of Sydney Harbour, by R. H. Waite
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$15

61917
POULSON, Bruce
RECHERCHE BAY - A Short History: Management Committee of the Southport Community Centre. Southport, Tasmania. 2005 Reprint of the 2004 original. V, 83 PP with b/w illustrations. Inside front cover: sketch map of Recherche Bay. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 21.
Bay at the southern tip of Tasmania, first explored by Bruny d'Entrecasteaux. Garden of Recherche Bay "Jardin du Roi", by Felix Lahaie. ... Whaling.
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$40

67153
PROUT, Geoffrey
BROWN'S POCKET-BOOK FOR YACHTSMEN: Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1965. 4th edition of the 1933 original. 185 PP with 58 figures, plus 6 pages of colour illust., (2 of them with flags). Hard cover, slightly rubbed dust jacket.o/wise near fine. 18.7 x 12.
P. 147 to 185: glossary of Sea-Terms.
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$20

71935
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT
SMALL SHIPS TRAINING AND OPERATIONAL MANUAL: Maritime Safety Queensland. Brisbane. 2004. 3rd Ed. 423 PP with colour diagrams, photos, tables throughout and an Index. Pictorial card covers, sturdy spiral bound. Near fine. 24 x 20. 07244256849
Covers all aspects. Operational quality and safety, Safe navigation, Ship stability and seaworthiness, Ship handling, Pollution prevention, Communications, Machinery and systems...
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$40

42525
RANKEN, G. P.
BOAT SAILING FOR BEGINNERS: Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1952. Reprint of the 3rd edition. 66 PP with figures. Hard cover, cloth spine, illustrated front. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Slight ageing of paper, o/wise near fine. 17.8 x 12.
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$15

22328
RATHE, Gustave
THE WRECK OF THE BARQUE 'STEFANO' OFF THE NORTH-WEST CAPE OF AUSTRALIA IN 1875: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. New York. 1992. 1st US Ed. XIX, (3), 136 PP with 1 map & 16 b/w illust. in text plus 8 pages with 7 colour illust. Hard cover, gilt title on cloth spine, dj. Faint foxing spots on top outside edges, o/wise fine. 23.5 x 15.4. 0374385858
Shipwreck of the Croatian barque "Stefano" registered in Dubrovnick, in October 1875, off Point Cloates. ... the survival of the castaway on this inhospitable coast.
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$25

63946
REEKS, Walter & SINCLAIR, William
SMALL COASTAL STEAMERS (in Minutes of Proceedings, Volume XXXIII): The Engineering Association of New South Wales. Sydney. 1919. Volume XXXIII, 1917-18, edited by J. McNamara. LXIII, (5), 286, (2) PP printed on superior paper. Contains 2 articles pages 101 to 112 and 113 to 130 with 13 figures (3 on folded plates tipped in). Cloth cover, gilt title (dulled) on spine. Stamp and name of previous owner on endpapers. Occasional foxing of prelims, o/wise near fine. 22 x 15.
Includes two articles : Small Coastal Steamers by Walter Reeks and another by William Sinclair. Other articles: Permeability of Concrete by Water by B.J. Smart and A. Morrison, Transmission of Heat from non-luminous flames through thin water-cooled plates, by A.W. Tournay-Hinde, Cooling of Condensing Water by Towers and Spraying, by E.W. Marriott, Bridge Construction in New South Wales, by W.F. Burrow, Modern Road Pavements, by Jas. Vicars and A Method of Calibrating a Sharp-edges Orifice used for determining the flow of air, by Herbert J. Swain.
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$80

58062
REINELT, W. H.
WRECK OF THE MONUMENTAL CITY: Marine History Publication. Geelong. c. 1979. 1st Ed. 28 PP with 5 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author, on the verso of front cover. Near fine. 21 x 13.8.
The wreck of the American screw steamer (sail auxiliary) "Monumental City" on her maiden voyage in May 1853 near Gabo Island. The first steamer to cross the Pacific (San Francisco, Tahiti, Sydney). Wrecked on Tullaberga Reef off Gabo on her way to Melbourne.
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$25

71914
REYNOLDS, John (editor)
THE DISCOVERY OF TASMANIA 1642 - Selections from Dr. J. E. Heeres' translation of Tasman's Journal Aug.-Dec. 1642: H.H. Pimblett, Government Printer. Hobart. 1942. 1st edition of November 12th, 1942. Prefaces by Robert Cosgrove, Premier of Tasmania and John Madden, Minister for Lands and Works, and in Charge of Tasmanian Tercentenary Celebrations, 1942. (2) 43, (3) PP with b/w illustrations: 2 portraits and a facsimile of the signature of Abel Tasman, plus 1 facsimile of the first paragraph entry for December 2nd 1642 and 2 facsimile of folded charts. Soft cover, illustrated front, staples. Front cover with repaired short tear. Near fine and scarce in this condition. 24.3 x 18.5.
Selections and extracts from the Journal of Abel Janszoon Tasman (from translation of the original manuscript in the Colonial Archives at The Hague, by Professor J.E. Heeres) and facsimiles of original maps.
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$50

42452
RIMINGTON, Critchell
FIGHTING FLEETS 1942: Dodd, Mead and Co. New York. 1942. 5th Printing (October 1942) of the March 1942 original. XII, 240 PP, plus 4A PP (Appendix added to 5th Printing), with tables, 18 b/w illust. (drawings, profiles, sketches) and 300 b/w photos, index of ships, etc... Blue cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and gilt on spine. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges, o/wise a near fine copy. 22.5 x 17.
A comprehensive picture of the ships and plans of the fighting fleets of the world. This 6th printing of November 1942 gives the ship casualties after 10 months of US involvement in an appendix of 4 pages at back of book.
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$20

71369
ROBERTSON, Jill
A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE - The Story of BELLERIVE SOCIAL INSTITUTE 1867-1997: Bellerive Historical Society. Bellerive, Tasmania. 1997. 1st Ed. IV, 98 PP with b/w illustrations (newspaper clippings, plans, paintings & photos). Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 0646317946
Institute for "the moral and intellectual well-being of the inhabitants" of Bellerive.
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$45

71728
ROPNER Shipping
M.V. SALMONPOOL: Ropner Shipping Co. Ltd. Darlington, UK. 1982. 3 folds flyer with House Flag in colour, 1 b/w photos, 3 sketch plans "Cargo Capacities" and tables. Folded format: 21.7 x 14.5.
Built in 1982 at the Eleusis Shipyards in Greece.
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$10

71960
ROW, Don & Maggie
FIFTY YEARS OF PAINTING IN TASMANIA 1925-1975: Don & Maggie Row / Matroid Publications. Hobart. 2010. 1st edition limited to 1000 copies. (4), 331 PP with b/w and colour reproductions (over 200 are on full-page). Title page: Macquarie Street Hobart, 1925 (detail), by Tom Roberts. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj, ribbon page-marker. Fine (mint condition). Oblong: 25 x 31. 9780980655568
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$70

71742
ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB OF N.S.W.
OFFICIAL GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR BOOK : Season 1955-1956: Royal Motor Yacht Club. Point Piper, Sydney. 1956 Foreword by Mrs. F.N. Hannan. 120 PP with advertisiong material and b/w illustrations, plus 1 plate with colour illustrations: Flags (Burgees & Ensigns) on recto and Weather Forecast Signals on verso. Soft covers, colour ilustration on front cover. Covers lightly soiled/rubbed. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 18.3 x 12.2.
RMYC NSW based in Double Bay.
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$25

33734
ROYAL NAVY
COASTAL COMMAND - The Air Ministry account of the part played by Coastal Command in the Battle of the Seas 1939-1942: H.M.S.O. London. c. 1943. 1st Ed. 143 PP with 2 maps and 134 b/w photos. Fp: plotting the course. FEP: Catalina in flight. REP: Aerial view of convoy. Soft cover. Very good. 22.7 x 17.8.
Battle of the narrow seas. Protecting ocean convoys... Blockade by mine and bomb...
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$10

16665
ROYAL NAVY
NEPTUNE - October 1940: Continental Publishers. London. October 1940. 1st Ed. 24 PP with 6 drawings and 39 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover showing colour photo of the White Ensign of the Royal Navy flying above the flag of Italy upon the captured Italian submarine Galileo Galilei. Staples removed, o/wise near fine. 26 x 16.3.
Action in the Mediterranean. Fighting U-Boats. Merchant men of the Empire. Bravo Ajax. Africa at war.
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$10

51006
ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES FOR 1884 - Vol XVIII: Royal Society of New South Wales/Thomas Richards, Government Printer. Sydney. 1885. 1st Ed. Vol. XVIII. Edited by A. LIVERSIDGE. LIII, 224 PP, plus 6 folded maps, 5 folded plates with 7 figures, and 1 folded diagram, as well as 3 large folded plates at rear of volume (curves height western Rivers for 1884, diagram monthly distribution of rain in NSW for 1884, & rainfall map of NSW 1884). Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Slight ageing of paper. Foxing, o/wise very good. Scarce. 22.3 x 14.5.
On the Removal of Bars from the Entrances to our Rivers (6 maps), by Walter Shellshear... The Trochoided Plane (5 plates with 7 figures), by Lawrence Hargrave... Water Supply in the Interior of New South Wales (1 diagram and 3 large folded plates), by W. E. Abbott.
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$70

71941
RUHEN, Olaf
THE PORT OF MELBOURNE 1835-1976: Cassell Australia. Sydney. 1976. 1st Ed. Foreword by R. J. Hamer, Premier of Victoria. Introduction by A. S. Mayne, Chairman. XII, 324 PP with over 90 b/w illustrations. Eps: Panorama of the Port of Melbourne. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket partly sunned (front cover and spine). Name and address of previous owner on front end paper. Near fine. 24.8 x 19. 072697370X
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$35

71902
RYAN, R. J. (editor)
THE SECOND FLEET CONVICTS: Australian Documents Library. Sydney. 1982. 1st Ed. XV,95 PP with 2 scorings and 1 brief annotation in margin. Soft covers, illustrated front. Front cover with rubbed patches. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Very good. 21.2 x 13.7. 0908219067
An alphabetical listing of names, giving place and dates of conviction, length of sentence and ship transportation.
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$25

71823
SCHWAB, A. W.
150 YEARS VAN OMMEREN - Men Shaping History: Van Ommeren Ceteco NV. Rotterdam. 1989. May 1989 edition. Translated from the Dutch original by Ank de Bondt. 123, (3 blank) PP with b/w illustrations (cartoons, documents, drawings, paintings, plans and photos...). Stiff covers, title on front cover and spine, dj (illustrated front). Fine. 29.7 x 21.
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$45

21124
SHACKLETON, E. H.
AURORA AUSTRALIS 1908-1909: Bay Books. Sydney. 1988. Reproduction of one of the original hand bound copies. XXIV, then 184 PP (without pagination) with 11 illustrations on full page (10 b/w and 1 colour) and 11 b/w illustrations in the introduction. Eps: Reproduction of the original which was printed and bound in Antarctica. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.8 x 18.8. 1862563098
Facsimile of the first book published in the Antarctic during Shackleton's second expedition.
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$35

44890
SHAFTER, Richard A.
DESTROYERS IN ACTION: Cornell Maritime Press. New York. 1945. 1st Ed. X, 246 PP 1 plan and 30 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with slight insect damage. Few foxing spots on top outside edge. Contents near fine. 21 x 13.
Recounts the records of ten famous destroyers of World War II along with the heroic sagas of the men aboard them.
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$15

39838
SHINYA, Michiharu
THE PATH FROM GUADALCANAL: Outrigger Publishers. Auckland. 1979. 1st English edition, translated from the Japanese original by Eric Hardisty Thompson. 160 PP with 2 maps and 6 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Spine lightly sunned. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 21 x 15.5. 0908571275
Torpedo Officer on the IJN destroyer Akatsuki. Sunk off Guadalcanal during the Naval Battle of Guadacanal. Prisoner of War in New Caledonia, then at Featherston Camp in New Zealand...
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$25

70997
SIGWART, E. E.
MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1965 - Volume XIV: Adlard Coles. London. 1966. 1st Ed., Volume XIV, 1966. 192 PP with tables & b/w illust. (photos & plans). Fp: Oceanic, first large ship built solely for cruising. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (M/V Benya River). Dust jacket slightly rubbed, o/wise fine. Oblong: 15 x 23.
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$25

18474
SIGWART, E. E. (compiler)
MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1,000 tons gross and over completed in 1967- Volume XVI: Adlard Coles. London. 1968. 1st Ed., Volume XVI, 1968. 192 PP with b/w illust. (photos & plans) and the 5 year cumulative index at the rear. Fp: Strathardle. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Ex-library copy with stamps on FFEP and one stamp of the University of Tasmania on the title page, o/wise contents are clean and still a very good copy. Oblong: 15 x 22.5.
Including the 5-year cumulative index. Merchant ships: World Built Vols. XI-XV.
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$20

71887
SMEETON, Miles
ONCE IS ENOUGH: Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1959 1st Ed. Foreword by Nevil Shute. 206 PP with 10 maps and 19 drawings, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with a rubbed patch at foot of spine and is in a protective sleeve. Name of previous owner crossed out on front endpaper. Very good. 22 x 14.5.
The voyage of "Tzu Hang" where she turned right over, twice while attempting to sail round South America from Pacific to Atlantic.
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$35

71891
SMITH, Hervey Garrett
THE MARLINSPIKE SAILOR: International Marine. Camden, Maine. c 1995 4th reprint of the 1993 paperback edition. Foreword by Boris Lauer-Leonardi. X, 131 PP with b/w drawings by author. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27.7 x 21.7. 0877424128
How to master knots, palm & needlework, making of small objects.
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$25

15672
SMITH, Philip Chadwick Foster
THE EMPRESS OF CHINA: Philadelphia Maritime Museum. Philadelphia. 1984. 1st Ed. XVIII, 331 PP with 71 b/w illust. & head-pieces. Eps: Passage of the ship Empress of China, New York - Canton. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 25.4 x 17.7. 0913346098
Voyage of the first USA vessel which initiated trade with the Chinese. Sailed from New York Harbour 22/02/1784, returned mid-May 1785.
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$15

72008
SMITH, Samuel
SAILING WITH FLINDERS: The Journal of Seaman Samuel Smith: Corkwood Press. Adelaide. 2002. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies (No. 120). Introduction by Peter Monteath, and a foreword by Paul Brunton. XII, (2), 86 PP with 1 facsimile of manuscript (title page), 1 map, 1 sketch, 2 coastal views, 3 charts, 3 portraits and 9 engravings. Hard cover, gilt title on sine, dj. Fine. 23.4 x 16. 1876247134
A view of the voyage of the Investigator, 1801-1803, from below the deck.
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$70

71870
SORELL, G.F. & MULLINS R. F. (editors)
ROYAL VISIT REGATTA - Souvenir Programme (23rd and 28th February 1963): Mercury Press / Royal Hobart Regatta Association. Hobart. 1963. 125th Anniversary Regatta. Foreword by Hon. E.E. Reece, Premier of Tasmania. 100 PP with b/w illustrations: 2 Official Portraits Queen Elizabeth II, and The Duke of Edinburgh, 4 portraits (1 painting, 3 photos), drawings, 3 plans of courses, paintings and photos). Soft covers, gilt title on front cover with illustrated front. A few pages with small dog-ears, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 21 x 13.8.
Tasmania's National Birthday Celebration: Rowing, Sailing, Power Boats, Swimming, Amusements, Naval Section, Miscellaneous & Chopping. Call in Hobart of: H.M.A.S. Quickmatch and H.M.Y. Britannia.
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$50

71763
SPEIGHT, E.E. & NANCE, R. Morton (Editors)
BRITAIN'S SEA STORIES: B.C.55 - A.D.1805: Henry Frowde / Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1913. 5th edition of the 1905 original. XIII, 427 PP with 13 drawings and 20 plates (8 in colour and 12 in b/w). Fp (in colour): Destruction of the Spanish Armada by storm. Marbled end papers and outside edges. Leather binding (Oxford binding) with gilt decoration on front board, raised bands and title on spine. Prize plate of the Anglican School of Southport, pasted down on front endpaper. Covers ligtly rubbed on edges. Very good. 19.2 x 14.5.
Sub-title: Being the Story of British Heroism in Voyaging and Sea -Fight from Alfred's Time to the Battle of Trafalgar, With an introduction tracing trhe development of the structure of sailing ships from the earliest times.
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$50

71948
SPENCE, S. A. (editor)
THE MUTINY & PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF THE CONVICT-BRIG "CYPRUS", when on a voyage from Hobart-Town to Macquarrie Harbour during August 1829.: S.A. Spence. Mitcham, Surrey. 1968. Edition limited to 75 copies. Unusual pagination: (8), 74 PP (recto only for most of the pages), plus frontispiece: "Woodcut by artist convict Wm. B. Gould" and folded map "Approximate track of the Cyprus from Recherche Bay to Whampoa" at rear of book. Soft cover, title on front cover, cloth spine. Brief note tipped in on front endpaper. Signed by the editor. Near fine. 27.4 x 19.5.
... being the apprehension, trial, sentence of the mutineers, as reported by "The Times" of 14, 16, 18, 19 & 21 October, 5 November and 14 December 1830.
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$125

71892
STAMMERS, Michael
SAIL ON THE MERSEY: Countyvise Limited. Liverpool. 1984. 1st Ed. 36 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, engravings, paintings and photos). Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 29.2 x 21.2. 0907768857
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$20

43811
STEPHAN, John J.
HAWAII UNDER THE RISING SUN - Japan's Plans for Conquest After Pearl Harbor: University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 1988. 2nd printing of the 1984 original. XII, 228 PP with 2 maps in text. Hard cover, no dust jacket, o/wise fine. Image shows title-page. 24 x 16. 082480872X
Pro-Japanese activities and ideas held by Japanese in Hawaii before WWII. Japanese Imperial planning for invasion and the future of Hawaii in a greater East Asia.
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$10

48847
STEVENS, Peter
THE VOYAGE OF THE CATALPA - A Perilous Journey and Six Irish Rebels' Escape to Freedom: Weidenfeld & Nicolson History. London. 2003. 1st UK edition. VIII, 328 PP, plus 8 pages with 21 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16.3. 1842126512
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$50

71000
STEWART, A. J.
MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1963: Adlard Coles. London. 1964. 1st Ed., Volume XII, 1964. 176 PP with 1 graph, tables & bw illust. (photos & plans). Fp: "Forcados", 8,150 tons d.w. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (M/V Montreal City). Dust jacket with signs of ageing and tear at head of spine. Ex-library copy with stamps on endpapers and title page. Very good. Oblong: 15 x 22.5.
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$15

57195
STRACZEK, J.H.
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - Ships, Aircraft and Shore Establishments: Navy Public Affairs. Sydney. 1996. 1st Ed. No Pagination, c. 262 PP with 65 sketch plans (7 of aircarft and 58 of ships). Pictorial card cover with light wear. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 28.5 x 20.2. 1876043784
From "Aaron" to "Zita", both in service during WWII with the Naval Auxiliary Patrol.
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$85

63734
SURFING
THE BEST DAYS ... Surfing, Friends, Dedication - A written and pictorial history of Palm Beach (Qld) Surf Life Saving Club's first 75 years: Palm Beach (Qld) Surf Life Saving Club Inc. Palm Beach, Qld. 2005. 1st Ed. Forewords by Ron Rankin and Ken Bird. President's Message by Bob Stockwell. VI, 170 PP with over 350 b/w and 40 colour photos. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 30.3 x 21.6. 0959401628
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$35

72010
TENCH, Captain Watkin
A NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION TO BOTANY BAY: The Australian Limited Editions Society. Sydney. 1938. Limited edition of 500 hand numbered copies (No. 307), with an Introductory Note, by C. H. Bertie. (4 blank), 2 ("limited edition"), XVIII, 114, (2 colophon "The Australian Limited Editions" designed by Perce Green) PP with facsimile of the title page of the 3rd edition of 1789, and 19 woodcuts & drawings (17 head pieces) by Adrian Feint. Decorated endpapers. Quarter bound, cloth covers, gilt decorations and title on leather spine, plain protective sleeve. Copy signed by Adrian Feint (illustrator) and Perce Green (designer) on the "limited edition" page. Occasional foxing. Fine. Rare. 24.5 x 17.
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$200

11429
TERRAINE, John
TRAFALGAR: Sidgwick & Jackson. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 205, (3 index), (1 source) PP with many b/w illustrations (plans, maps, paintings, ..) and 18 colour plates. Half-title page: Facsimile of the London Gazette, Nov. 6, 1805, on the Victory at Trafalgar. Title spread: The Redoutable at Trafalgar. FEP: Map of West Indies and Mediterranean Sea. REP: Position of the combined forces of France and Spain. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with piece missing at head of sine. Newspaper clippings loosely inserted. Very good. 25.5 x 19. 0283982365
England's war at sea against Napoleon, culminating with his defeat at Trafalgar.
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$15

46892
THOMAS, Captain Elwell B.
THIS BUSINESS OF BOATING: Cornell Maritime Press. Cambridge, Maryland. 1949. 1st soft cover edition. X, 310 PP with tables, 1 b/w photos and 108 figures. 1 page with jacket photo caption for the 20 b/w photos, loosely inserted. Pictorial soft cover. Back cover worn with small piece missing on bottom corner. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise contents near fine. 20.7 x 14.5.
Contents include: Finance, Insurance, Legal Phases, Boatyard Layout and Equipment, Marine Contracting, Towing and Salvage, Moving and Delivery of Boats, Docks and Marinas, Brokerage .... most comprehensive.
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$15

69638
TRAUNG, Jan-Olof (editor)
FISHING BOATS OF THE WORLD: Fishing News / FAO. London. 1955. 1st edition, with a preface by D. B. Finn and an introduction by A.C. Hardy. XX, 579, (XLVI adverts) PP with 81 tables, and 604 figures (graphs, maps, drawings & b/w photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on spine (dulled). Covers with light wear. Name of previous owner on FFEP. Light foxing on prelims and last pages, and on outside page edges, o/wise contents near fine. Image shows title page. 28.7 x 22.
Part I: Boat types (world wide). Part II: Naval architecture. Part III: Engineering. Part IV: Factory Ships. Very comprehensive.
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$50

63298
UNION SHIPPING
UNDER WAY - House Journal of Union Shipping Group Limited - December 1982: Group Personnel Department / Union Shipping Group Limited. Wellington. 1982. December 1982 edition. 32 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover ("Union Lyttleton", Wellington Harbour). Fine. Oblong: 20.7 x 29.8.
Cruising in Oriana, by Glenn Travis. Roving Cameraman in Fiji. The Seaway Service. Recollections: Diamond Jubilee of Grand Old Lady (Canterbury / Lyttleton), by Tony Lester. ...
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$20

71846
URE, Charles Woodward
HOW TO NAVIGATE AT SEA - A Complete Course in 12 Chapters (Ure's System of Ocean Navigation): The Harbour Press / C. W. Ure. Sydney. 1973. 1st and limited edition. 212, (100 / C with tables) PP with many figures. Errata slip topped in on page 9Pictorial soft cover. Covers slightly rubbed and with minite insect damages. Occasional foxing spots on outsie edges. Very good. Scarce. 24 x 18.4.
By the first Australian navigator to cross on his "Mirrool" the Tasman Sea, solo, both ways, in March and April 1970.
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$50

71754
VILLIERS, Alan
THE SET OF THE SAILS, The Story of a Cape Horn Seaman: Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1949. 1st Ed. 247 PP with 1 map, plus 24 pages with 32 b/w photos. Fp: The Set of the Sails!. Top edge tinted. Eps: World map with route of some tall ships. Cloth cover, dj. Cloth cover is a little worn and rubbed around edges, dust jacket with parts missing and is in a protective sleeve. Foxing on some pages and edges. Very good. 22.8 x 15.5.
The life at sea under sail of Capt. Alan Villiers.
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$45

71561
VILLIERS, Alan
WHALERS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN: Arkon / Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1982. 1st paperback edition of the 1949 original. (4), 248, (4) PP with 1 map on double page and 9 woodcut illustrations by Charles Pont. Pictorial soft cover. Handwritten note at top of "Illustrations" page. Near fine. 18 x 11.
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$10

71720
VOLLMER, John E., KEALL, E. J., & NAGAI-BERTHRONG, E.
SILK ROADS - CHINA SHIPS: The Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto. 1983. 1st edition with a foreword by Joseph Needham. XVI, 240 PP with 1 table, 1 graph, 12 maps, 10 charts , 6 artist's rendition of sailing vessels, and b/w or colour illustrations. Title page: Vase porcelain, China, early 19th century. Pictorial soft covers with light wear, 2 small old tape marks on half- title page, o/wise near fine. 25.8 x 24. 0888543018
An exhibition on the East-West trade, held in Toronto, 10 September 1983 to 8 January 1984.
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$25

71854
WALKER, L. C. & RALPH, R. B.
FLINDERS STRAIT SHIPPING COY. LTD - Directors' Report, Balance Sheet and Accounts: No. 4: Flinders Strait Shipping Coy. Ltd. Launceston. 1973. 15th November 1973 edition. No pagination, 12 PP with tables. Soft wrappers, titlle on front cover. Near fine. 24 x 18.5.
Fourth Annual Report for the year ended 30th June 1973.
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$10

71884
WALKER, Peter Benson
ALL THAT WE INHERIT, being Family Memorials of the Walkers and Mathers of Hobart and ...: J. Walch & Sons Pty Ltd. Hobart. 1968. 1st edition limited to 500 numbered copies (No. 283 / 500). Foreword by William N. Oats. XII, 158, (4 blank), (8 family trees, 1 on folded page) PP plus 16 b/w plates and 8 family trees. Copy signed by the author on verso of half title page. Cloth covers, title on front board and spine, glassine protection. Foxing spots on top outside edge. Near fine. Scarce. 19 x 13.
and... the Reminiscences and Memories of James Backhouse Walker ...
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$45

16781
WARNER, Oliver
FIGHTING SAIL, Three Hundred Years of Warfare at Sea: Cassell. London. 1979. 1st Ed. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet, The Earl Mountbatten of Burma. XIV, 192 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 16 colour illustrations. Fp. Eps. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28 x 22.5. 0304300039
Sea warfare from the end of the 15th to the early 19th century.
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$25

71635
WATERS, Sydney D.
UNION LINE - A Short History of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Ltd. 1875-1951: Privately published, Wellington. 1951. 1st Ed. 148 PP with b/w illustrations. Frontispiece (in colour): Armorial bearings of the Company. Eps: Trade routes of the Union Steam Ship Co. of N.Z. Ltd. Green cloth cover, gilt title on front cover. Covers a little dulled with light wear around edges, light foxing on prelims and last pages, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. 25.2 x 19.
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$30

71637
WESTPHALL, Povl
DET OSTASIATISKE KOMPAGNI, The East Asiatic Company, Limited: The East Asiatic Company Ltd. Copenhagen. 1972. 110 PP with 18 location maps, 87 b/w and 19 colour photos and 18 location maps in text. FEP: The world of the East Asiatic Company. Contains at the rear a fleet list and folded illustrated plates with b/w photos of 39 ships of the company. Decorated hard cover with small repair at bottom near spine.. Light foxing on prelims, o/wise a near fine copy. 25.2 x 19.
Published for the 60th anniversary of this Danish shipping company which was established in March 1897, spanning all the oceans and servicing all the continents.
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$30

71713
WHITE, L. G. W.
SHIPS, COOLIES AND RICE: Sampson Low, Marston. London. 1936. 1st Ed. XII, (2), 306 PP, plus 8 b/w plates. Original cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Ageing of paper on outside edges and offsetting on endpapers. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Dust jacket has some pieces missing and is in a protective sleeve. Contents are near fine. Quite scarce with a dust jacket. 23.8 x 14.5.
History of James Nourse Line which began with the full-rigged ship "Ganges" in 1861. Coolie trade, WWI...
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$80

65656
WIGMORE, Lionel
THE JAPANESE THRUST: Australian War Memorial. Canberra. 1957 1st E., in the "Australia in the War of 1939-1945", Series One (Army), Volume IV. XVI, (2), 715 PP with 11 maps and 48 sketch maps, plus 46 pages with 3 maps (2 on double page) and 64 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Spine lightly sunned. Front endpaper with name of previous owner and top corner clipped. A few small dog-eared pages, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16.
Vol IV: The Japanese Thrust.
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$25

68410
WILHELMSEN, Wilh.
1861-1961 WILH. WILHELMSEN - A short history of 100 years' activity: Wilh. Wilhelmsen. Oslo. 1961. 1st Ed. 80 PP with b/w & colour illust. throughout. Fp (in colour): House-Flag & Royal Norwegian Mail Flag. Decorative papered boards. Discreet signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 25.6 x 20.4.
A family shipping line which developed and still covers the world. Covers: From Sail to Steam, From Tramp to Liner and Tanker Trade, plus the period of the war years until the post war period (1945-1961).
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$35

15799
WILLIAMS, Glyndwr & FROST, Alan
TERRA AUSTRALIS TO AUSTRALIA: OUP. Melbourne. 1988. 1st Ed. XIX, 242 PP with 143 b/w or colour illust. Fp: Matthew Flinder's first recorded use of the term 'Australia' 1804. Eps: Typus Orbis Terrarum. Cloth cover, dj. Dedicatory note signed by Alan Frost on title-page. A fine copy. 26.2 x 19.8. 0195549082
Describes the various stages of discovery and the significance of these for the European imagination. Examines the impact of early colonization on the Aborigines. A most comprehensive account of European discovery of Australia.
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$50

71723
WILSON, Andrew
COAST - TASMANIA, Seascapes from the Roaring Forties: Everything Everything & Fullers Bookshop Publishing. Hobart. 2016. 1st Ed. Foreword, poem and chapter text by Finegan Kruckemeyer. 304 PP with b/w and colour photos by Andrew Wilson. Hard cover, title on front board and spine, dj. New. 30.5 x 39.5 9780992303686
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$60

71908
WOLFARD, Bernard K. and BOLGER, Phil
COMMON SENSE DESIGN BOOK: Common Sense Designs. Beaverton, Or. 1992. 1st printing of the 1st edition, August 1992.. (4), 38 ("Instant" Boats), 55 ("Complex" Boats) PP with b/w figures (plans, sketch plans and 47 photos). Soft cover, pictorial front. Fine. 28 x 21.5.
27 Instant Boats, and 26 Complex Boats, plus 3 appendices. Appendix No. 2: Description of 4 boats (Micro, Jinni, Birdwatcher & Martha Jane), by Phil Bolger.
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$40