Yachts and Yachting, Sailing and Cruising, Surfing, Life-Saving
Last update: Sunday, 1 December 2024.
30937 AKERMAN, Piers THE CUP COMES DOWN UNDER
$5.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1983. 1st Ed. 52 PP with 2 plans, 9 b/w and 16 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 27.7 x 21. 0207149135
The triumph of Australia II - The definitive record.
75968 ALLAN, David (editor) PORT DALRYMPLE YACHT CLUB - Club Directory & Racing Programme: 2010-11
$5.00 AUD
Port Dalrymple Yacht Club. Beauty Point, Tasmania. 2010. 1st Ed. Foreword by Peter Haworth, Commodore. 48 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Centrefold with Course Sheet for permanent marks & International code of Signals. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 21 x 14.8..
58th sailing season 2010 - 2011.
75969 ALLAN, David (editor) PORT DALRYMPLE YACHT CLUB - Club Directory & Racing Programme: 2011 - 12
$5.00 AUD
Port Dalrymple Yacht Club. Beauty Point, Tasmania. 2011. 1st Ed. Foreword by Piers Findlay, Vice Commodore. 52 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Centrefold with Course sheet for permanent marks, International Code of Signals & Race Signals. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 21 x 14.8..
Sailing season 2011 - 2012.
75540 ALLEN, Philip & HAMMICK, Anne (editor) THE ATLANTIC CROSSING GUIDE
$35.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 1992. 3rd edition, revised and updated by Anne Hammick. Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation. X, 214 PP with tables and b/w illustrations: over 5 figures, 46 photos and 81 Charts and Port Plans. Hard covers, laminated illustrated boards. Fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 9780713635997
66966 AMATEUR YACHT RESEARCH SOCIETY SAILING HYDROFOILS
$20.00 AUD
The Amateur Yacht Research Society. Berkshire, UK. 1970. 1st Ed., October 1970. 288 PP with b/w illust. (photos, plans, and sketch-plans). Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket a little soiled with a few small chips. Light foxing on endpapers. Neat name on inside rear cover. A near fine copy Scarce. 22.1. x 14.5.
34579 AMERICA'S CUP WINNING & DEFENDING THE CUP
$10.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. (6), 90 PP with maps and plans, and 49 colour photos, plus large folded chart Approaches to Fremantle. Fp: Photo of the America's Cup. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 28.5 x 21.5. 020715421X
34580 AMERICA'S CUP WINNING & DEFENDING THE CUP
$5.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. (6), 90 PP with maps and plans, and 49 colour photos. Fp: Photo of the America's Cup. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 28.5 x 21.5. 020715421X
45106 AMERICA'S CUP THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE AMERICA'S CUP IN STAMPS
$10.00 AUD
Philatelic International & Official America's Cup stamp issue by the Solomon Islands. Perth & Honiara. 1987. 1st Ed. 45 PP with colour illustrations (badges, burgees, national flags,maps, plans, sketches and photos). Inside front cover: The Cup. Inside back cover: Rolly Tasker's America's Cup Museum. Pictorial boards. Does not contain the set of 50 stamps in book. Fine. 25.5 x 17.5.
45915 AMERICA'S CUP THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF THE AMERICA'S CUP IN STAMPS
$15.00 AUD
Philatelic International & Official America's Cup stamp issue by the Solomon Islands. Perth & Honiara. 1987. 1st Ed. 45 PP with colour illustrations (badges, burgees, national flags,maps, plans, sketches and photos). Inside front cover: The Cup. Inside back cover: Rolly Tasker's America's Cup Museum. Pictorial boards. Includes 50 stamps in respective windows. Fine. 25.5 x 17.5.
50472 AMERICA'S CUP WINNING & DEFENDING THE CUP / AMERICA'S CUP GIFT PACK
$15.00 AUD
Australia Post. Sydney. 1986. Gift box containing: Book "Winning & Defending the Cup": [(6), 90 PP with maps and plans, and 49 colour photos]. Souvenir bookmark (from the sail loft of Australia II). Calendar (1986-1987) for desk or wall. Map (large folded chart Approaches to Fremantle). Sailing/Beach bag (in green and gold nylon fabric). Gift box decorated with the Fighting Kangaroo. Box lightly soiled, o/wise fine. 33.5 x 26.5.
75644 ANDERSON, Romola & R. C. THE SAILING-SHIP, Six Thousand Years of History
$20.00 AUD
George G. Harrap. London. 1947. Reprint of the 1926 original. 212 PP with b/w illustrations: 134 figures, plus 16 plates with 20 half-tone photos and 10 plates on full page. Fp: Clipper-ship Benjamin F. Packard. Cloth cover, gilt-title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with repaired tears and small chips. Contents near fine. 20.8 x 14.
History of the sailing ship: from the Egyptian to the last tall ships and the last working sails.
75645 ANDERSON, Romola & R. C. THE SAILING-SHIP, Six Thousand Years of History
$20.00 AUD
Robert M. McBride & Co. New York. 1947. Reprint of the 1926 original. 212 PP with b/w illustrations: 134 figures, plus 16 plates with 20 half-tone photos and 10 plates on full page. Fp: Clipper-ship Benjamin F. Packard. Cloth cover, gilt-title on spine, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with repaired tears and small chips. Bookplate of previous owner pasted down on front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 20.8 x 14.
History of the sailing ship: from the Egyptian to the last tall ships and the last working sails.
46658 ANDREWS, Andrew THE BLUE TUNNYMAN
$20.00 AUD
Jonathan Cape. London. 1935. 1st Ed. 273 PP with 4 plans, plus 6 pages with 7 b/w photos. Blue cloth cover, gilt title on spine (sunned). Foxing on prelims and on outside page edges. Previous owner's signature and date on front endpaper. Contents clean and a very good copy. Scarce. 20.5 x 14.5.
49145 ANDREWS, Graeme (editor) MURRAY'S GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN SAILING & BOATING
$10.00 AUD
Murray Book Distributor. Sydney. c. 1975. 3rd edition. Ed. 286 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Covers with light creases. Name of previous owner at top of title page, and his stamp at top margin of 5 pages. Very good. 24 x 15.
69583 ANDREWS, Jim TWELVE SHIPS A-SAILING: Thirty-five years of home-water cruising
$25.00 AUD
David & Charles. Newton Abbot. 1986. 1st Ed. 232 PP with b/w illustrations (line sketches, track-charts and 16 photos) by the author. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16.2. 0715387871
74104 ANTROBUS, Paul, ROSS, Bob & HAMMOND, Geoffrey OCEAN RACING AROUND THE WORLD - Admiral's Cup, Southern Cross Cup, Southern Ocean Racing Conference and Onion Patch
$20.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. London. 1975. 1st Ed. (6), 234 PP with b/w illust. (maps, photos, sketches, plans), plus 12 pages with 26 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Half title page with dedicatory note to Peter Campbell signed by Bob Ross. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 25.5 x 20.5. 0207956308
The changes & development of ocean racing from 3 different standpoints: Great Britain, Australia & U.S.A.
33035 ARGYLE, E. W. LOCAL CRAFT & YACHTS
$10.00 AUD
Picton Publishing. Chippenham. 1971. 1st Ed. and Part five in the Ships on Stamps series. (2), 64 with 16 b/w photos and 154 photos of stamps. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 21 x 15.3.
18196 ASARIA, Gerald CHALLENGE, Lone Sailors of the Atlantic
$5.00 AUD
Sidgwick & Jackson / Hutchinson of Australia. Melbourne. 1979. 1st English edition translated from the 1976 French original by Frank George. Preface by Eric Tabarly. 176 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 28.2 x 24.4. 0091370507
Photographic tribute to Howard Blackburn, Joshua Slocum, Alain Gerbault, Francis Chichester, Eric Tabarly...
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.
52098 AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL STUDIES AUSTRALIAN SURF LIFE-SAVING AND THE FORGOTTEN MEMBERS (in Australian Historical Studies)
$15.00 AUD
Department of History, University of Melbourne. Melbourne. 1999. Volume 30, No. 112, April 1999. 214, (4) PP. Contains article by Ed. JAGGARD from P.23 to 43 with 2 tables and 2 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (North Cottesloe Women's Rescue and Resuscitation Team, 1929) . Fine. 24 x 17.
Women and Surf Life Saving.
21761 BAADER, Juan THE SAILING YACHT
$15.00 AUD
W. W. Norton. New York. 1979. 1st American edition of the 1974 (2nd edition) German text "Segelsport-Segeltechnik-Segelyachten" translated from the 1962 original Argentinian text "El Deporte de la Vela". 392 PP with 91 b/w photos and 275 diagrams. Fp: Alysina, a Half Tonner. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (spine lightly sunned). Near fine. 28.2 x 22.4. 0393032205
54483 BACH, Joanne (editor) BETWEEN THE FLAGS: 100 Years of Surf Lifesaving
$20.00 AUD
National Museum of Australia Press. Canberra. 2006. 1st Ed. with a foreword by Craddock Morton. XII, 52 PP with 32 b/w and 52 colour illustrations (20 of objects). Folded poster loosely inserted. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 22 x 22. 1876944498
62582 BACLEY FAMOUS CRUISING YACHTS - 4 prints
$10.00 AUD
Yachting Monthly. London. c. 1970. 4 prints published in a "Yachting Monthly series". Near fine. Oblong format: 20 x 29.
No. 1: Firecrest - No. 4: Lively Lady - No. 5: Gipsy Moth IV - No. 6: Islander.
47989 BACON, Vo THE BOATING COOKBOOK
$20.00 AUD
Horwitz Grahame. Sydney. 1981. 1st Australian edition. (4), 158 PP with drawings. Pictorial soft cover, spiral bound. Foxing on outside edges. Very good. 17.5 x 12. 0725511656
75537 BAILEY, Maralyn THE GALLEY HANDBOOK
$25.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing. Lymington, UK. 1978. 1st Ed., 124 PP with b/w illustrations (facsimile of a recipe prepared on their 98th day adrift and 20 drawings/sketches by Mike Peyton). Hard covers, Illustration and gilt title on front cover, spiral bound. A near fine copy. Oblong: 13.7 x 19.5. 0245531696
75603 BAILEY, Maurice & Maralyn 117 DAYS ADRIFT
$20.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing. Lymington, UK. 1974. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Sir Peter Scott. 192 PP with b/w illustrations (3 maps, 31 facsimiles of document, 32 drawings, and 43 photos). Eps: Colour map of the Central Eastern Pacific. Hard cover, dj. Hand-written note praising the contents on title-page. A near fine copy. 22 x 16.2. 0245522603
The survival after the sinking of the yacht Auralyn.
75040 BAIRD, Duncan Passions... SAILING - Dream Places you'd Rather Be
$25.00 AUD
Duncan Baird Publishers. London. 2006. 1st Ed. Foreword by Brian Steel. 112 PP with 50 colour photos (29 on double page). Laminated pictorial hard covers. Fine (as new condition). Small format: Oblong: 11.7 x 13.8. 0781844633368
69021 BAKER, Dorothy ALL OR NOTHING: Celebrating 150+ Years of the PORT ESPERANCE REGATTA
$30.00 AUD
The Esperance Discovery Centre. Esperance, Tasmania. 2011. Ist edition. Foreword by Steve Harrison. (2), 93 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, newspaper clippings, photos, portraits). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Published for the Celebration in 2011 of the 150+ years of these regattas.
44882 BALLANTINE, Richard (introduction) YACHTING - The Photography of Beken of Cowes
$10.00 AUD
A Peacock Press / Bantam Book. New York. 1977. 1st Ed. No pagination, 98 PP with 1 b/w photo and 40 colour plates. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges and on first and last leaves. Very good. 30 x 22.
51444 BARRAULT, Jean-Michel PASSION DE LA VOILE ET DU LARGE
$10.00 AUD
Librairie Arthaud. Paris. 1976. 1st Ed., with a preface by Paul Guimard. 128 PP with 138 colour photos by Erwan Quéméré. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket with short closed tears. French text. Signature of previous owner on FFEP. Very good. 34 x 25.
52114 BATEMAN, Robert WET WAY TO CALAIS
$10.00 AUD
Brockhampton Press. Leicester, UK. 1965. 1st Ed. 116, (4) PP with 1 map on double page and 17 illustrations by Peter Kesteven. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Very good. 22.2 x 14.7.
A Brock Real Life Adventure.
30799 BAVIER, Bob AMERICA'S CUP FEVER - An Inside View of Fifty Years of America's Cup Competition
$5.00 AUD
Nautical. London. 1980. 1st UK edition with a foreword by Rod Stephens. XV, 240 PP with 2 sketch-plans and 81 b/w photos by Stanley Rosenfeld. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Very good. 23.4 x 18.4. 0245536191
70950 BAVIER, Bob AMERICA'S CUP FEVER - An Inside View of Fifty Years of America's Cup Competition
$10.00 AUD
Yachting Books / Ziff-Davis Publishing. New York. 1980. 1st printing of the original edition. Foreword by Rod Stephens. XV, 240 PP with 2 sketch-plans and 81 b/w photos by Stanley Rosenfeld. Hard cover, cloth spine. Dust jacket tipped in on endpapers. Near fine. 23.4 x 18.4. 0871650606
44870 BAVIER, Robert N. A VIEW FROM THE COCKPIT - WINNING THE AMERICA'S CUP
$10.00 AUD
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York. 1966. 1st Ed., foreword by Peter Scott. XIV, (2), 167 PP with 1 map (America's Cup Course, 1964) and 106 b/w photos by Morris Rosenfeld & Sons, John Hopf and George Silk. Fp: Portrait of R N Bavier. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket rubbed and chipped. Faint foxing, o/wise very good. 27.3 x 23.2.
38843 BAYLDON, Lt.-Col. A VADE-MECUM FOR MOTOR YACHTSMEN and others
$5.00 AUD
Robert Ross and Co. / George G. Harrap. London. 1952. New and revised edition of the 1947 original. 118, (10 advert.) PP with 2 maps, 11 tables and b/w figures. FEP (in colour): Flags, pendants & substitutes. REP (in colour): Buoyage (may lack the free fly). Hard cover (soiled). Notes on frontispiece. Occasional foxing, o/wise very good. Small format: 14.2 x 10.8.
From accuracy and accumulator to weather, wind and yacht's papers.
67556 BEARD, David I CAN SAIL CIRCLES
$15.00 AUD
Author Brisbane. 1994. 1st Ed. 191 PP with drawings, 2 plans, 9 maps, 17 b/w and 16 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. 21 x 15. 0646206273
In 1990, David became the first person to sail single-handedly, non-stop around Australia (in 68 days).
68487 BEAUFORT, The Duke of and WATSON, Alfred E.T. (Editors) BADMINTON LIBRARY - YACHTING (VOLUMES I & II)
$50.00 AUD
Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1894. 1st Ed., in the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Vol. I: XVI, 439 PP with 93 text illustrations by R. T. Pritchett, plus 3 colour plates (Racing Flags - Solent Owners Racing Colours, Commercial Code of Signal) and 17 b/w plates. Vignette on title page: Before the Start. Fp (in colour): The Jack of 1606 A.D. & The Union Jack. Vol. II: XVI, 456 PP with 160 text illustrations by R. T. Pritchett, plus 3 colour plates (Yacht Club Burgees - Yacht Club Flags - Mermaids an Water-wags of Dublin Bay) and 31 b/w plates. Vignette on title page: Varuna, Vendetta and Lais. Fp (in colour): Old Flags . Brown cloth cover, illustrated front cover, title on spine. Spine of each volume lightly sunned and frayed at head and foot (shelf wear). Each volume with the Book Plate of the "Union Club Sydney - Library" on front endpaper, and gilt device "Union Club Sydney" on front board. Foxing spots throughout, but still a good set. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. 19.5 x 14.
Ocean Cruising, by Lord Brassey. Sliding keels and centreboards by R.T. Fritchett... Yachting on the Norfolk Broads, by G. Christopher Davies. Yachting in New Zealand, by the Earl of Onslow... The America Cup Races, 1893.
54788 BEAVIS, Bill THE A-Z OF CHEAPER BOATING. A Practical Guide
$5.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 127 PP with 22 b/w photos and 44 figures. Library binding, hard cover retaining the original soft covers (pasted down). Ex Library copy, with stamps, remnants of pocket and sellotape marks on endpapers. Good working copy. 21.3 x 13.7. 091290619
40982 BECHT, Richard BLACK MAGIC - Team New Zealand's Victorious Challenge
$10.00 AUD
Hodder Moa Beckett / TVNZ Enterprises. Auckland. 1995. 1st Ed. No pagination, 48 PP with colour photos. Inside front cover: Peter Blake. Inside back cover: Russell Coutts. Title page: Red socks. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Large format: 29.2 x 27. 1869582071
Official Team New Zealand Souvenir on: Victory at San Diego, of New Zealand yacht, Black Magic (NZL 32), captain Peter Blake over US yacht Young America.
67039 BECHT, Richard SIR PETER BLAKE - 1948-2001 - A Pictorial Salute
$10.00 AUD
Hodder Moa Beckett Publishers Ltd. Auckland. 2001. 1st Ed. Publisher note by Kevin Chapman and Foreword by Helen Clarke, Prime Minister of New Zealand. 48 PP with colour illustrations (12 portraits and 44 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29 x 27.5. 1869589157
73877 BEESTON, Diane OF WIND, FOG AND SAIL - Sailing on San Francisco Bay
$35.00 AUD
Chronicle Books. SanFrancisco. 1972 1st Ed. Preface by Bill Robinson, editor, Yachting Magazine. 160 PP with 237 b/w photographs. Cloth cover, dj. Covers soiled, dust jacket rubbed , chipped and with renewed front cover flap. Internally very good. Oblong: 24.2 x 34.
32208 BEILBY, Alec TO BEAT THE CLIPPERS, The Financial Times Clipper Race 1975-6
$10.00 AUD
Allen Lane. London. 1976. 1st Ed. XX, 212 PP with 1 map, 5 plans, and 74 b/w photos, plus 8 pages with 12 colour photos. Title spread: Tower Bridge, Thames. FEP: Map of the first leg from Sheerness to Sydney. REP: Map of the Financial Times clipper race. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Light foxing on prelims and outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16. 0713909676
Great Britain II, against Kriter II, The Great Escape and CSeRB II Busnelli up to Sydney; then Anaconda between Sydney and Dover.
18275 BEISER, Arthur THE SAILOR'S WORLD
$10.00 AUD
Ridge Press Book. New York. c. 1971. 1st Ed. 251 PP with 79 b/w & 103 colour photos by Stanley Rosenfeld. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Stamp of previous owner on free endpaper, occasional foxing, o/wise very good. 28 x 22. 0600380408
Every aspect of sailing & the world of the sailor: the boat, racing, weather, navigation, seamanship,... cruising & ocean passage.
39602 BEKEN OF COWES THE AMERICA'S CUP - 1851 to the Present Day
$35.00 AUD
The Harvill Press. London. 1999. Revised edition of the 1990 original. Foreword by Peter Blake. Introduction by Olin Stephens. 200 PP with 100 b/w illustrations (paintings and photos) on full or double page, with their description by Keith Beken (updated by Tim Jeffery) pages 178 to 195. Fp: The America's Cup. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Near fine. 36 x 26.8. 1860463045
First Cups: 1851-1920. The J Class 1930-1937. The Twelve Metre Class 1958-1987.
43073 BEKEN, A. K. YACHTS IN COLOUR
$10.00 AUD
Batsford. London. 1960. 1st Ed. 72 PP with 24 full-page colour plates. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 22.2 x 18.8.
Colour photographs of sailing dinghies, keel yachts & 2 traditional craft under sail with brief comments by author.
38680 BEKEN, Frank & Keith BEAUTY OF SAIL
$30.00 AUD
George G. Harrap. London. 1964. 1st Ed. Text by Alain Gliksman. 184 PP with 90 b/w photos & descriptions of yachts, plus 4 double-pages with 9 colour photos. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket rubbed and with small pieces missing. Foxing of endpapers and on outside edges. Signature of previous owner on title page, o/wise near fine. A scarce book. English & French text. 29.6 x 22.2.
Sailing boats & ocean-going speed boats. Photos & informative captions by the Bekens.
63915 BEKEN, Frank and Keith BEKEN OF COWES 1, 1897-1914 - With an historical introduction and colour plates from the Macpherson Collection in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
$40.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1966. 1st UK edition. Text by John Chamier. Foreword by Alain Gliksman. 184 PP with 89 b/w photos (24 on full page and 29 on double page), plus 8 large folded plates with 8 colour paintings. Cloth cover, title in blind on front board and spine, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with repaired tears, o/wise near fine. 29.7 x 22.
Development of yachts, yachting and yacht racing between 1897 & 1914, seen through the lenses of the Bekens.
44714 BEKEN, Keith THE BEKEN FILE
$20.00 AUD
Channel Press. London. 1980. 1st UK edition of the 1979 French original "Beken, Ma Vie". 192 PP with 6 drawings, 57 b/w and 16 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 25 x 18.8. 0906781027
69320 BENNETT, A. S. US BARGEMEN
$15.00 AUD
Meresborough Books. Rainham, Kent. 1980. 1st Ed. 200 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 plan, 1 painting, 5 maps (4 on endpapers) and 55 photos. Fp: Barge Henry under sail. FEP: The Medway from Sheerness to Rochester / from Rochester to Maidstone. REP: The Swale / From Tower Bridge to Gravesend and Tilbury. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 22 x 15.5. 0905270207
A story of life on the sailing barge "Henry" ...
66536 BENUSSI, Libero ROVINJSKA BATANA I NJEZINO JEDRO / LA BATANA ROVIGNESE E LA SUA VELA
$45.00 AUD
Kucu O Batani, Grad Rovinj. Rovinj, Croatia. 2007. 1st bilingual edition: Italian and Croatian (translated by Rodolfo Segnan). (6), 85 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Croatian and Italian text. Fine. 24 x 21. 978953730308X
Wooden boat built and used in Rovigno / Rovinj, West coast of Istria, on the Adriatic Sea.
Foreningen Sveriges Sjofarts-Museum. Stockholm. 1970. 1st Ed. 188, (4 adv.) PP with 140 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. Swedish text. 24 x 16.
Maritime history - Year book 1969-1970.
30795 BERTRAND, John (editor) THE INSIDE GUIDE TO THE AMERICA'S CUP
$5.00 AUD
Ansett. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. 86 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (John Bertrand). Fine. 29.7 x 20.8.
History of the America's Cup until 1983. Programme for the 1986/87 Challenge at Fremantle.
73144 BERTRAND, John & ROBINSON, Patrick BORN TO WIN - A Lifelong Struggle to Capture the America's Cup
$300.00 AUD
Bantam Books. Sydney. 1982. Leather bound "Collector's edition" limited to 250 copies hand numbered ( No. 60 / 250 ) and signed by the author. (2 "Collector's edition"), XXIV, (2), 385 PP with 3 diagrams and 45 b/w photos. Leather bound, spine with raised band, gilt decoration and title. Gilt outside edges which have a hint of light foxing when pages are fanned. Contained in a leather bound slipcase. A fine and scarce collector's item. 24 x 16.5 0553051180
30734 BERTRAND, Rasa Padgurskis ONE AUSTRALIA - The Power of a Vision
$10.00 AUD
Heinemann. Melbourne. 1995. 1st Ed. No pagination, 204 PP with 4 b/w and hundred colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (portfolio). Fine. 30 x 24.7. 0855616385
Story of a man and his dream: John Bertrand and his yacht One Australia, before the 1995 America's Cup race off San Diego.
75465 BETT, Susan GREAT IDEAS GALLEY GUIDE
$15.00 AUD
Susan Bett. Australia. 1994. 1st Ed. (5), 120, (3 blank for notes) PP with illustrations by Anthony McGovern and Su Bonsall. Stiff covers, illustrated (front & back), spiral bound. Fine. 21.2 x 16. 0646202537
68924 BEVAN, Justin & BARCLAY, Ryan (editors) FOAM SYMMETRY - Volume 4, Number 4, 2015
$10.00 AUD
Foam Symmetry. Sydney. 2015. Issue 16: Vol. 4, No. 4, September 2015. 100 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.5 x 22. 9771839725006
Surf & Surfing.
74836 BIRMINGHAM, Richard BOAT BUILDING TECHNIQUES ILLUSTRATED
$40.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1985. Reprint of the 1984 original. VIII, 312 PP with 15 tables and b/w illustrations (figures and photos). Hard covers, simile leather, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing on top outside edges, o/wise fine. 25.2 x 17.5. 0229116701
Queen Anne Press / Macdonald. London. 1986. 1st UK edition translated from the 1985 Swedish original. 116 PP with colour illustrations (3 plans of the yacht, 22 maps and 150 photos). Eps: Iceberg. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.2 x 21.2. 0356122506
Voyage of the 14-ton, double-ended, steel ketch "Northern Star". Sweden (18 June 1982) to Spitzberg, Denmark Strait, Panama, Galapagos, Easter Island, Pitcairn, Marquesas, Tahiti (September 1983), Chilean Patagonia, Antarctic Peninsula (January 1984) then to Boston (2nd June 1984).
48160 BLACK, Lesley STILL WET BEHIND THE EARS
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1990. 1st paperback edition of the 1986 original. 96 PP with 30 drawings by Mike Peyton. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing on outside edges. Very good. 19.8 x 12.7. 229118585
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
68626 BLACK, Lesley SEA GYPSY
$20.00 AUD
Author. Kettering, Tasmania. 1997. Revised reprint of the 1997 original. (14), 221 PP with b/w illustrations (1 plan, 10 maps, 6 tailpieces and 22 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.5. 0646325655
Sailing the South West Pacific on the yacht "Thorendor".
75035 BLANDFORD, P. W. SAILING BOAT RECOGNITION
$10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. Shepperton, UK. 1970. 1st edition. 96 PP with b/w figures: 1 page with sketches and 112 photos. Pictorial card covers. Near fine. 21.5 x 14. 071100191X
51477 BLANDFORD, Percy W. RIGGING SAIL
$10.00 AUD
Tab Books Inc. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. 1983. 1st printing of the 1st edition. No. 1634 in the TAB Books series. VIII, 264 PP with 15 headpieces and 194 figures. Pictorial soft covers with a few small nicks, rubs around edges, o/wise a very good clean copy. 23.5 x 19.7. 0830616349
17443 BLASHFORD-SNELL, J. & TWEEDY, A. OPERATION RALEIGH, Adventure Challenge
$10.00 AUD
Collins. Sydney. 1989. 1st Ed. 196 PP with 1 map, plus 32 pages with 31 b/w & 29 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24 x 17. 0732224314
The astonishing enterprise which took adventurers from Chile to the Pacific islands, New Zealand, Tasmania to Pakistan.
33840 BLEWITT, Mary NAVIGATION FOR YACHTSMEN
$10.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1974. Revised reprint of the 1973 (3rd) edition (1964 original). (10), 101 PP with tables and 59 figures. Pictorial laminated boards. Some foxing, o/wise very good. 22.2 x 14.2. 0540009636
56985 BLEWITT, Mary NAVIGATION FOR YACHTSMEN
$10.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1979. 4th edition of the 1964 original. (10), 101 PP with tables and 59 figures. Pictorial laminated boards. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Fine. 22 x 14. 0540072745
37879 BLOOMFIELD, John KNOW-HOW IN THE SURF
$20.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1961. Revised edition of the 1959 original. XVI, 205 PP with 13 drawings, plus 16 pages with 44 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (chipped). Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22 x 14.
Beaches and the surf, surf know-how, equipment, surf carnivals, training for competitive surfing...
42371 BLYTH, Chay THEIRS IS THE GLORY
$10.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1974. 1st Ed. 222 PP with 4 maps, plus 24 pages with 36 b/w & 12 colour photos. Eps: The 16 yachts competing. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Short note at top of title page. Foxing spots on outside edges and some pages, dust jacket rubbed and chipped, o/wise very good. 22 x 14. 034018518X
Great Britain II and the Round the World Race .
46923 BLYTH, Chay & Maureen INNOCENT ABOARD
$10.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing Co. London. 1970. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Sir Alec Rose. 196 PP with 1 map, plus 4 pages with 7 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 20.4 x 13. 24550480X
Shake down cruise on the sloop Dytiscus, solo between England to South Africa and return trip with his wife.
Concepts Publishing. New York. 1982. 1st Ed. IX, 179 PP with drawings, sketch-plans and colour photos. Title spread: "Lindo", a Baltic Trader built 1927. Eps: Beach scenes in the Caribbean. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Dust jacket has been laminated and has a little wear around edges. An otherwise near fine copy. 29 x 26.5. 0393032744
Covering over 120 yachts, with accommodation plans & colour photos of main saloons, galleys, heads, cockpits, and navigation areas.
35364 BOND, Bob THE SAILING MANUAL
$10.00 AUD
Pelham Books. London. 1976. 4th impression of the 1973 original. 187 PP with 84 figures, plus 8 pages with 20 b/w plates. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Very good. 22.3 x 14.2. 0720705762
35365 BOND, Bob THE SAILING MANUAL
$5.00 AUD
Pelham Books. London. 1976. 4th impression of the 1973 original. 187 PP with 84 figures, plus 8 pages with 20 b/w plates. Hard cover. Very good. 22.3 x 14.2. 720705762
49105 BOND, Bob, GRANT, Brian, CLARK, Jonathan et al. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SAILING: Equipment, Boats, Competition, Techniques
$10.00 AUD
Chancellor Press. London. 2001. Reprint of the 1997 updated edition. 192 PP with colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.7. 0753703076
Over 50 types of boats detailed.
66802 BONINGTON, Chris, KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin SEA, ICE AND ROCK
$15.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1992. 1st Ed. 143 PP with b/w illustrations (3 maps on full page and 16 photos), plus 32 pages with 41 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 17.5. 0340576197
Voyage to and exploration of Greenland, on Suhaili.
10508 BONNER, Frederick THE YACHTING SEASON OF 1845 - An Illustrated Facsimile Reprint of the Yachtsman's Annual and General Register
$20.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing. London. 1971. Facsimile reprint of the 1845 original. (10), 230 PP with 4 sketch-maps and 13 b/w illust., plus 2 b/w plates. Hard cover, simile leather spine, gilt title on spine, dj. (price clipped). A little light foxing of dj and around the outside edger, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.8. 0245507019
Yacht clubs: laws & regulations, list of members & yachts: Royal Yacht Squadron, Royal Thames Yacht Club, Royal Western Yacht Club... A delightful book.
45696 BORLAND, Loren R. SHIPSHAPE AND BRISTOL FASHION. A Sailors Guide to Cruising in Comfort and Safety
$10.00 AUD
Van Nostrand Reinhold. New York. 1969. 2nd printing of the original. (10), 214 PP with 11 head pieces and 119 figures by author. Hard cover with a device on front, dj. Fine. 23.4 x 15.7.
44092 BOTTINI, Margherita, CRANE, Berkeley & STANNARD, Bruce FROM NEWPORT TO PERTH - The New Challenge
$10.00 AUD
Nautical Books. London. 1986. 1st Ed. 200 PP with 12 b/w photos, 10 sketch-plans, 18 Yacht Clubs burgees and 121 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 31 x 24.8. 0851774105
The Louis Vuitton Cup - The America's Cup. The preparations for the 1987 America's Cup in Fremantle.
47183 BOURDEAUX, P.-M. LE ROULIER DE LA MER
$10.00 AUD
B. Arthaud. Paris. 1963. 1st Ed. 269, (3) PP, plus 7 drawings on full page by the author, and 4 pages with 8 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff cover. Small sellotape marks on first and last leaves. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Very good. French text. 19.5 x 15.
Yachting experiences and cruises.
65261 BOURKE, Kevin MAN OF IRON, SHIP OF STEEL: The Story of Vic Meyer and Solo
$40.00 AUD
Author. Kingscliff, NSW. 2014. 1st Edition. Foreword by Sir James Hardy. 198 PP with b/w and colour photos. Hard cover, title on front board and spine, dj. Signed by the author on front endpaper. New. Oblong: 21.7 x 30.2. 9780646926094
Few yachts in the world could match Solo's career as a Racer (Sydney/Hobart, Brisbane/Gladstone, Trans Tasman race...), cruiser (circumnavigation of Australia, the Pacific, and the world), and Antarctic explorer with Dr David Lewis.
75637 BOURKE, Kevin MAN OF IRON, SHIP OF STEEL: The Story of Vic Meyer and Solo
$45.00 AUD
Kevin Burke. Kingscliff, NSW. 2014. 1st Edition. Foreword by Sir James Hardy. 198 PP with b/w and colour photos. Hard cover, title on front board and spine, dj. Dedicatory note to Peter Campbell, signed by the author on front endpaper. Fine. Oblong: 21.7 x 30.2. 9780646926094
Few yachts in the world could match Solo's career as a Racer (Sydney/Hobart, Brisbane/Gladstone, Trans Tasman race...), cruiser (circumnavigation of Australia, the Pacific, and the world), and Antarctic explorer with Dr David Lewis.
31132 BOWKER, R. M. A BOAT OF YOUR OWN - A Guide to the Selection, Buying, Building, Maintenance, and Chartering of Yachts and Dinghies
$5.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1959. 1st Ed. XII, 148 PP with tables and 16 figures, plus 18 pages with 27 b/w photos. Fp: South Coast One-Design 6-tonners. Hard cover. Spine sunned, some foxing, o/wise a very good clean copy. 20.5 x 13.5
75995 BOWRY, Christine E. A GRAND SPORT - GOSFORD SAILING CLUB 1932-2002
$25.00 AUD
Gosford Sailing Club. Gosford, NSW. 2003. 1st Ed. (6), 138 PP with b/w illustrations (1 sketch map, newspaper clippings, regatta programmes, portraits, photos), plus 12 pages with 21 colour photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Front cover with a light crease, otherwise near fine. 23.4 x 16. 9781740110228
44974 BRADBEER, Jonathan (editor) PAUL ELVSTRÖM EXPLAINS THE YACHT RACING RULES - 1989-92 Rules
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1989. Revised and reset edition of the 1965 original. 192 PP with 1 portrait of Paul Elvström and many sketches in colour, plus wallet with models. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 19 x 12.5. 0229118380
18490 BRADFORD, Ernle THREE CENTURIES OF SAILING
$15.00 AUD
Country Life Limited. London. 1964. 1st Ed. 120 PP with 106 b/w illust. (paintings & photos). Fp: Colour painting by W. van der Velde the Younger: English Yachts at Sea. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj (price clipped). Foxing. Very good. 25.5 x 19.
British yachting which started in 1660 when the City Council of Amsterdam presented the yacht Mary to King Charles II.
48611 BRADFORD, Ernle THREE CENTURIES OF SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Country Life Limited. London. 1964. 1st Ed. 120 PP with 106 b/w illust. (paintings & photos). Fp: Colour painting by W. van der Velde the Younger: English Yachts at Sea. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with repaired tears and rubbed on front hinge. Occasional foxing. Very good. 25.5 x 19.
British yachting which started in 1660 when the City Council of Amsterdam presented the yacht Mary to King Charles II.
73557 BRASSEY, Lady LE TOUR DU MONDE EN FAMILLE - Voyage de la Famille BRASSEY dans son Yacht le "SUNBEAM" -
$65.00 AUD
Alfred Mame & Fils. Tours. 1885. French edition translated by Richard Viot. Preface by Thomas Brassey. 414, (2 errata) PP with 78 woodcut engravings. FP: Royal Palm Avenue, Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro. Soft covers, title on front cover and spine. Corners of covers slightly worn, head and foot of spine lightly rubbed. Slight ageing of paper, o/wise very good. 30.2 x 21.3.
A fast circumnavigation on a screw composite 3-masted top-sail yard schooner from Sheerness on 1/07/1876 to Cowes on 26th May, 1877. First call in a South Pacific island: Hao in the Tuamotus.
76036 BRASSEY, Lady. A VOYAGE IN THE "SUNBEAM" - Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months
$20.00 AUD
Century Publishing. London. 1984. Reprint in "The Century Seafarers" series of the 1878 original with the Preface by Thomas Brassey. Introduction by George Millar. XX, 492 PP with 66 b/w wood engravings by G. Pearson. FP: The Sunbeam. Title page: Cape Brassey, Smyth's Sound. Pictorial stiff covers with shelf wear and a few rubs and creases on spine.. Foxing spots on outside edges. A very good reading copy. 21.5 x 13.3. 0712603360
A fast circumnavigation on a screw composite 3-masted top-sail yard schooner from Sheerness on 1/07/1876 to Cowes on 26th May, 1877. First call in a South Pacific island: Hao, Tuamotus ...
66633 BRAY, Maynard THE BOOK OF WOODEN BOATS
$25.00 AUD
W. W. Norton. New York. 1992. 1st Ed. Foreword by Peter H. Spectre, introduction by Maynard Bray (author) and acknowledgments by Benjamin Mendlowitz (photographer). 192 PP with 217 colour photos by Benjamin Mendlowitz. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Repair at bottom of spine of dust jacket, otherwise near fine. 28.5 x 28.5. 0393034178
75757 BRAY, Maynard THE BOOK OF WOODEN BOATS - Volume III
$45.00 AUD
W. W. Norton. New York. 2010. 1st Ed. Foreword by John Rousmaniere, introduction by Maynard Bray (author) and acknowledgments by Benjamin Mendlowitz (photographer). 192 PP with 217 colour photos by Benjamin Mendlowitz. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 28.5. 9780393080117
72633 BRETTINGHAM-MOORE, J. MARITIME TASMANIA - A Cruising Guide with Historical Notes and Coastal Photography
$25.00 AUD
Shadrach. Cambridge, Tasmania. 1988. 1st Ed. 190 PP with 4 charts, 10 b/w illustrations (3 photos and 7 engravings), 40 b/w photos, and 99 maps & plans. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Light shelf wear around edges of covers and dust jacket which is in a protective sleeve. A near fine copy. Scarce. 30.2 x 21.5. 0731633318
Discovery and exploration, settlement, sealing and whaling. Then cruising guide with 98 maps and plans.
74951 BRETTINGHAM-MOORE, J. MARITIME TASMANIA - A Cruising Guide with Historical Notes and Coastal Photography
$30.00 AUD
Shadrach. Cambridge, Tasmania. 1988. 1st Ed. 190 PP with 4 charts, 10 b/w illustrations (3 photos and 7 engravings), 40 b/w photos, and 99 maps & plans. "Supplementary anchorage charts" tipped in on front endpaper. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Light wear around edges. Dust jacket with repaired tears and now in protective sleeve. Name and address of previous owner on inside front cover, o/wise contents near fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 0731633318
Discovery and exploration, settlement, sealing and whaling. Then cruising guide with 98 maps and plans.
37049 BRIDWELL, Rodger FIDELIO - My Voyage to a Distant Shore
$15.00 AUD
Truman Talley Books / E. P. Dutton. New York. 1986. 1st Ed. (12), 227 PP. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Fine. 21.5 x 14.2. 0525243976
Building of a Hartley 32-foot ferrocement sloop. Single handed crossing of the Atlantic from Shoreham to Barbados then on to the US Virgin Islands.
50178 BROCKHAUS, Peter & STANCIU, Ulrich SAILBOARDING. Basic and Advanced Techniques
$10.00 AUD
Mayflower Books. New York. 1978. 1st US edition, translated from the 1976 German original "Windsurfing". 144 PP with b/w illustrations (sketches & photos) and 18 colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Laminated pictorial boards. Foxing. Very good. 22.2 x 21.8. 0831776404
76321 BROWN, Daniel James THE BOYS IN THE BOAT - An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin
$15.00 AUD
Pan Books / Pan Macmillan. London. I994. Reprint of the paperback edition. (12), 404 PP with 43 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Name of previous owner at top of preliminary page, otherwise near fine. 19.7 x 12.8. 9781447210986
US rowing team at the "Berlin" Olympic Games of 1936.
76092 BROWN, James W. SEARUNNER CONSTRUCTION MANUAL - A Manual for Owner-Builders of Jim Brown-designed (and other) Trimarans
$75.00 AUD
James W. Brown / Searunner Trimarans. National City, Ca. / North, Va. 1971. 1st Ed. (7), 278 PP with b/w illustrations (cartoons, cutaways, drawings, line drawings, sketches, plans and photos). Pictorial soft covers with some wear. Very good. Scarce. 27.8 x 21.5.
61933 BROXAM, Graeme (compiler) TERRA LINNA - The History, Recovery and Reconstruction of Tasmania's Oldest Racing Yacht
$25.00 AUD
Wooden Boat Guild Tasmania / The Vintage Boat Club of Tasmania. Hobart. 2012. Relaunch-day Souvenir Edition, limited to 100 copies. Foreword by Ross Barnett. 48 PP with b/w illustrations (line drawing at centrefold, 1 engraving and 29 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8., 9780975133170
Built 1881, relaunched on 23rd June 2012.
68393 BROXAM, Graeme (compiler) TERRA LINNA - The History, Recovery and Reconstruction of Tasmania's Oldest Racing Yacht
$20.00 AUD
Wooden Boat Guild Tasmania / Navarine Publishing. Hobart. 2017. 3rd edition with corrections and additions. Foreword by Ross Barnett. 56 PP with b/w illustrations (line drawing at centrefold, 1 engraving and 40 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the compiler on title page. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 9780975133170
Built 1881, relaunched on 23rd June 2012.
38743 BROZE, Jay & FORSTER, Daniel THE SAILOR'S EDGE
$15.00 AUD
Les Ateliers du Nord. Lausanne. 1985. 1st English edition. No pagination, 192 PP with colour photographs by Daniel Forster (comments at end of book with corresponding b/w photos). Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on endpapers. Near fine. 33.3 x 24.5. 2881910009
Book Reps (NZ) Limited. Auckland. 1978. 1st New Zealand edition. 175 PP with 12 colour and 100 b/w photos, 15 sail plans and 16 maps. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25 x 19. 0473000067
The official account of the Round-the-World Race of 1977-1978 . Portsmouth - Cape Town - Auckland - Rio de Janeiro - Portsmouth.
31116 BRUCE, Erroll DEEP SEA SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Hutchinson's Scientific and Technical Publications. London. 1954. November 1954 reprint of the November 1953 original. XIV, 15-244 PP with tables and 34 figures, plus 16 pages with 27 b/w photos. Fp: H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh with the author aboard Samuel Pepys. Cloth cover (marked and worn on the spine). Name of previous owner on front endpaper, some foxing. Very good. 23.5 x 15.5.
Planning a cruise, fitting and equipment, maintenance... Safety at sea... Storm at sea.
49903 BRUCE, Erroll CHALLENGE TO POSEIDON. Adventures in Small Craft on the Open Seas
$10.00 AUD
Hutchinson. London. 1956. 1st Ed. XII, 164 PP , plus 16 pages with 25 b/w photos. Fp: Poseidon and Amphitrite. Cloth cover (marked and worn on the spine). Note to previous owner on front endpaper. Light foxing. Very good. 23.5 x 15.5.
Chapter II: Bligh and his voyage in the Bounty boat between Tonga and Timor. Chapter III: Joshua Slocum...
73759 BRUCE, Erroll WHEN THE CREW MATTER MOST - An Ocean-racing Story
$20.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1961. 1st Ed. 184 PP with 3 weather reports and sketches by Roy Mullender, plus 16 pages with 21 b/w photos. Fp: The sloop "Belmore" sets out from Portsmouth. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Spine of dust jacket with a scratch. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 21.6 x 14.7.
The 1960 race Bermuda to Marstand in Denmark, after rounding the Orkney Islands, with 17 ocean-racing yachts.
74214 BRUCE, Erroll DEEP SEA SAILING
$10.00 AUD
David McKay Co. New York. 1978. 2nd printing of the 1st paperback edition of the 1973 US original. 6-246 PP with 20 tables, 8 maps and 28 diagrams, plus 12 pages with 23 b/w photos. Fp: H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh with the author aboard "Samuel Pepys". Pictorial soft covers. Signature of previous owner on half-title page. Very good. 20.8 x 13.7. 0679508538
Planning a cruise, fitting and equipment, maintenance... Safety at sea... Storm at sea.
74504 BRUCE, Erroll DEEP SEA SAILING
$5.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1961. Reprint of the original edition of November 1953. 244 PP with tables and 34 figures, plus 14 pages with 27 b/w photos. Fp: H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh with the author aboard "Samuel Pepys". Hard cover with a few marks/soiling. Light foxing. Name and address of previous owner at top of inside front cover, o/wise a very good clean copy. Image shows the title-page and frontispiece. 23.2 x 15.
Planning a cruise, fitting and equipment, maintenance... Safety at sea... Storm at sea.
75467 BRUCE, Erroll THIS IS ROUGH WEATHER CRUISING
$10.00 AUD
Nautical Books. London. 1981. Reprint of the 1980 original. Foreword by Adlard Coles. 136 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (diagrams, maps and photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 20.5 x 19.5. 0333320905
76062 BRUCE, Erroll DEEP SEA SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1973. 4th Impression of the 1967 revised edition (original of November 1953). 248 PP with tables and 34 figures, plus 16 pages with 27 b/w photos. Fp: H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh with the author aboard "Samuel Pepys". Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Brief note to previous owner at top of front endpaper. Slight foxing. Very good. 24 x 16.2. 0090534719
Planning a cruise, fitting and equipment, maintenance... Safety at sea... Storm at sea.
72646 BRYER, Robin JOLIE BRISE, A Tall Ship's Tale
$25.00 AUD
Secker & Warburg. London. 1982. 1st Ed. XIII, 255 PP with b/w illust. in text plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Hard covers a little cocked, dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Ex-library copy with a few stamps, o/wise a very good clean copy. 24.5 x 16. 0436071819
The career of this famous ship, built as pilot cutter in Le Havre in 1913.
74633 BRYER, Robin JOLIE BRISE, A Tall Ship's Tale
$25.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 1997. Ast paperback edition of the 1982 original. XIII, 260 PP with b/w illust. in text plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers, Spine with 2 light creases, o/wise fine. 23.4 x 15.5. 9780713647853
The career of this famous ship, built as pilot cutter in Le Havre in 1913.
70534 BUCHANAN, Gordon SHETLAND ISLANDS PILOT
$30.00 AUD
A yachtsman's guide from the most northerly of the British Isles.
48441 BUCKLEY, William F. ATLANTIC HIGH, A Celebration
$5.00 AUD
Doubleday. New York. 1982. 1st Ed. XVIII, 262 PP with 1 map, 1 figure and 72 bw photos in text plus 16 pages with 20 col. photos. Eps: Scrimshaw with track of voyage. Cloth cover. Spine faded. Faint foxing on outside edges. Good. 24 x 16. 0385152337
An Atlantic cruise in 1980: Virgin islands, Bermuda, Azores, Gibraltar. The author was Editor of the US National Review.
73933 BUCKLEY, William F. AIRBORNE - A Sentimental Journey
$10.00 AUD
Collier Books / Macmillan Publishing. New York. 1978. 1st Collier edition. XVIII, 253 PP with b/w illustration (drawings, figures, photos), plus 8 pages with 14 colour photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Stamp of previous owner on half title page and top outside edge. Very good. 22.6 x 15.3. 0020973403
An Atlantic cruise in 1980: Virgin islands, Bermuda, Azores, Gibraltar. The author was Editor of the US National Review.
74325 BURGESS, Francis H. A DICTIONARY FOR YACHTSMEN
$10.00 AUD
David & Charles. Newton Abbot. 1981. 2nd impression of the 1974 original. 176 PP with figures. Hard cover, dj. Identyfing stamp of a yacht on front endpaper. Near fine. 21.6 x 15.5. 0715363441
53473 BURTON, John, DALTON, Nick & MOSSOP, Brian SAIL OF THE CENTURY - QUEST FOR THE AULD MUG - America's Cup Trials Special (in Gold Coast Bulletin)
$10.00 AUD
Gold Coast Bulletin. Surfers Paradise. 1994. America's Cup Trials Special, 12th July 1994. 24 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 43 x 30.
Trials of: One Australia and Sydney 95, for the 1995 America's Cup race in San Diego.
16228 BURTON, Robin SAILING THE GREAT RACES
$5.00 AUD
McGraw-Hill. London. 1979. 1st Ed. Foreword by Chay Blyth. 160 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj (repaired tears). Note at top of front endpaper. Very good. 29.5 x 23. 0070935319
The grain races, the Thames sailing barges, the round-the-world sailing races, round Britain race, America's Cup, the Sydney to Hobart ...
47036 BURTON, Robin SAILING THE GREAT RACES
$10.00 AUD
Lyric Books Ltd. London. 1979. 1st edition. 160 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Cloth cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket sunned. FFEP with stamp on recto and note on verso. Very good internally. 29.5 x 23. 0711100020
The grain races, the Thames sailing barges, the round-the-world sailing races, round Britain race, America's Cup, the Sydney to Hobart ...
51786 BUSQUETS I VILANOVA, Camil THE ETERNAL SAIL
$15.00 AUD
Edimat Books. London. 2004. 1st Ed. 127 PP with drawings and colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Very good. 32.5 x 24.5. 08497940458
Columbian ships. Vestiges of the past (Victory, Warrior...). Style ships. Lateen sail...
67465 BUSQUETS i VILANOVA, Camil THE WORLD'S SAILING SHIPS
$25.00 AUD
Edimat Books. London. c.2005. 1st Ed. 229 PP with colour photos. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 24.5. 9788497940009
74085 BUXTON, Richard IF MATTHEW FLINDERS HAD WINGS: Circumnavigating Australia by Air and Sea
$45.00 AUD
Hardie Grant Books. Melbourne. 2009. 1st Ed. Foreword by John Bertrand. XII, 276 PP with facsimile of 37 hand written comments made by Matthew Flinders in his "A Voyage to Terra Australis". and colour illustrations (9 maps with location maps and photos). Eps: Map of Terra Australis. Hard covers, dj. Dust jacket with a few repaired chips and now in a protective sleeve, o/wise a fine copy. 30.5 x 28.3. 9781740666442
44469 BYDE, Alan LIVING CANOEING
$10.00 AUD
Adam & Charles Black. London. 1973. Reprint with minor additions and a new introduction of the 2nd edition of 1972 (original of 1969). 266 PP with 24 b/w photos and 98 drawings. Fp: Mike Ramsay. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges and some pages. Very good. 22.3 x 15.2. 0713612916
Choice of canoe, paddling techniques, river canoeing, sea canoeing, rescue techniques, canoe building ...
Chasseur d'Images. Paris. 2004. Issue No. 262, 15 March / 15 April 2004. Contains article from P.64 to 75 with 12 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 29.7 x 23.2.
Yachtsman and photographer of America's Cup, round the world races...
73748 CALAHAN, H. A. LEARNING TO CRUISE
$20.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1935. 1st Ed. XII, (2), 286 PP with 30 plans and sketches, plus 18 pages with 33 b/w photos. Fp: ...the peace and loveliness of a quiet anchorage. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Light wear to covers, price-clipped dust jacket has some wear and is in a protective sleeve. Contents near fine. 20.5 x 14.
73753 CALAHAN, H. A. LEARNING TO RACE
$20.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1934. 1st Ed. XVI, 319 PP with 18 b/w illustrations, plus 18 pages with over 45 b/w photos. Fp: ...He gets her going. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Light wear to covers, price-clipped dust jacket has some wear and is in a protective sleeve. Name of previous owner on FFEP, o/wise contents near fine. 20.5 x 14.
31131 CALAHAN, Harold Augustin THE SHIP'S HUSBAND - A Guide to Yachtsmen in the Care of their Craft
$5.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1945. 6th reprint in September 1945 of the 1937 original. XIV, (2), 323 PP with 38 figures, plus 12 pages with 22 b/w photos. Fp: Barnacles. Cloth cover. Spine sunned, ageing of paper. Very good. 19.2 x 13.
73749 CALAHAN, Harold Augustin THE SHIP'S HUSBAND - A Guide to Yachtsmen in the Care of their Craft
$25.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1937. 1st Edition. XIV, (2), 323 PP with 38 figures, plus 12 pages with 22 b/w photos. Fp: Barnacles. Blue cloth cover, title on front and spine, price-clipped dust jacket with a few chips and in a protective sleeve. Book is near fine. 20.5 x 13.5.
74889 CALAHAN, Harold Augustin RIGGING
$20.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1946. 4th Printing of 1940 original. X, 276 PP with 62 figures. Fp: Your rigging is the structure on which you erect your power plant. Cloth cover, title on front and spine. Covers a little soiled with light wear on edges. Previous owner's bookplate on FFEP. Contents are near fine. 20 x 14.
46327 CALDWELL, John DESPERATE VOYAGE
$20.00 AUD
Readers Union. London. 1952. Reprint of the UK original published by Victor Gollancz. X, 172 PP with 3 drawings. Fp: The cutter Pagan.Eps: map of the Pacific, with 2 inset maps (Galapagos and Fiji). Hard cover. Foxing spots on outside edges and some pages, o/wise a very good clean copy. 21 x 13.
A 1946 crossing of the cutter Pagan between Panama and Australia, where the author intended to meet his recently married Australian bride... Wrecked in Fiji.
68111 CALVERT, Hedley & GRAEME-EVANS, Alex ALWAYS A COMPETITOR - Hedley Calvert Tasmanian Yachtsman, Orchardist and Raconteur
$40.00 AUD
Tasbook. Hobart. 1997. Limited edition. Foreword by Mike Fletcher. VI, 311 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, ribbon page marker; Eps: colour photos in the Huon Valley. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Signed by Alex Graeme-Evans, co-author, at top of title page. Fine. 30 x 21.4. 0646343947
68355 CALVERT, Hedley & GRAEME-EVANS, Alex ALWAYS A COMPETITOR - Hedley Calvert Tasmanian Yachtsman, Orchardist and Raconteur
$25.00 AUD
Tasbook. Hobart. 1997. Limited edition. Foreword by Mike Fletcher. V, 311 PP with b/w illustrations, ribbon page-marker. Endpapers: Colour photos of Huon Valley. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 0646343947
50060 CAMPBELL, Capt F S & RILEY, Capt R J F STANFORD'S SAILING COMPANION
$10.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1973. 2nd edition of the 1972 original. IV, (2), 228 PP with 4 maps, figures (b/w or colour) and tables, plus 2 plates with 10 b/w photos of clouds and 2 colour plates on Buoyage. A 2 pages Stanford's Tide Tables 1975 loosely inserted. Pictorial boards. Foxing on outside edges. Very good. 29.2 x 22. 0540071358
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.
74224 CAMPBELL, Peter (editor) KODAK, 47th SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE - 1991
$10.00 AUD
C.Y.C.A. / Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Sydney. 1991. Offshore's Official Race Issue 1991. 13 6 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. Very good. 29.5 x 21.
Guide to the 47th yacht race Sydney Hobart, by Peter Campbell. The Restoration of Kathleen Gillett: First Sydney-Hobart Racer Returns.
Offshore (Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) / National Publications. Sydney. 1993. 126 PP with b/w and colour illustrations.. Pictorial soft cover. Covers with a few small creases, o/wise fine. 29.6 x 21.
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Kirribilli, Sydney. 2012. 1st Ed. Commodore's Message by Malcolm Levy. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Inside back cover: Club Information / Flag Officers & Committee. Pictorial soft cover (colour paintings of RSYS: front by Ian Hansen, 2012 & back by John Allcot, 1959). Fine. 29.7 x 21.
A 150 year history of the RSYS formed on 8th July 1862.
74209 CAMPBELL, Peter, SMIDMORE, Phil & LOVELL, Nigel THE CONTENDERS - The America's Cup Challenge 1987
$15.00 AUD
Golden Press. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 2 maps, 3 sketch-plans, b/w and colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Name and address of previous owner and author on front endpaper. Very light foxing. Near fine. 29.8 x 22.1. 0730203255
Peter Campbell, author's own copy.
75885 CAMPBELL, Peter, SMIDMORE, Phil & LOVELL, Nigel THE CONTENDERS - The America's Cup Challenge 1987
$10.00 AUD
Golden Press. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 2 maps, 3 sketch-plans, b/w and colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 29..8 x 22.1 0730203255
30024 CANTACUZINO, Marina ON EQUAL TERMS, The first disabled crew to sail round the world - racing in the BT Global Challenge
$10.00 AUD
Simon & Schuster. London. 1997. 1st Ed. 223 PP with 1 colour plan, 5 colour sketch-maps, tables and b/w & colour photos. Half title page: The Time and Tide under sail. Pict. card cover. Fine. 24.1 x 18.6. 0684819368
Departure from Southampton, 29/09/1996. Calls at Rio de Janeiro, Wellington, Sydney, Capetown, Boston. Return Southampton, 17/07/1997.
56032 CANTACUZINO, Marina ON EQUAL TERMS, The first disabled crew to sail round the world - racing in the BT Global Challenge
$15.00 AUD
Simon & Schuster. London. 1997. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Sir Chay Blyth. 223 PP with 1 colour plan, 5 colour sketch-maps, tables and b/w & colour photos. Half title page: The Time and Tide under sail. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25.4 x 19.5. 068481935X
Departure from Southampton, 29/09/1996. Calls at Rio de Janeiro, Wellington, Sydney, Capetown, Boston. Return Southampton, 17/07/1997.
45913 CARR, Frank G. G. THE EPIC VOYAGE OF SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER IN GIPSY MOTH IV
$10.00 AUD
Pitkin Pictorial. London. 1967 1st Ed., in "The Pride of Britain" books. 24 PP with 1 cut away, 2 sketches, 3 plans, 1 chart & 2 maps, and 35 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Departure and return of Gipsy Moth IV, Plymouth. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 22.8 x 17.8.
30950 CARROLL, Nick (editor) THE NEXT WAVE - A Survey of World Surfing
$15.00 AUD
Collins/Angus and Robertson. Sydney. 1991. Reprint. 240 PP with 16 maps & plans, over 40 b/w and 230 colour photos. Half title page: Darrick Doerner, Sunset Beach. Title spread: Martin Potter strolls a high wire. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 31.5 x 24.5. 0207172501
41015 CARROLL, Nick (editor) THE NEXT WAVE - The World of Surfing
$15.00 AUD
Abbeville Press. New York. 1991. 1st US edition of the 1991 Australian original. 240 PP with 16 maps & plans, over 40 b/w and 230 colour photos. Half title page: Darrick Doerner, Sunset Beach. Title spread: Martin Potter strolls a high wire. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges and inside the dust jacket, o/wise near fine. 31.5 x 24.5. 1558591621
19390 CASSIDY, Graham & LUTON Geoff GREATS OF AUSTRALIAN SURF
$10.00 AUD
Lester-Townsend Publishing. Sydney. 1989. New edition of the 1983 original. 124 PP with 91 colour photos by Paul Sargeant and Peter Crawford. Title spread and half-title page: colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket has a small repaired closed tear and a few small chips, o/wise a very good clean copy. 29.3 x 25.5. 0949853224
Barton Lynch, Mark Richards, Cheyne Horan, Wendy Botha...
74219 CASTRISSION, James CROSSING THE DITCH - Two Mates, a Kayak and the Conquest of the Tasman
$20.00 AUD
HarperSports / HarperCollins. Sydney. 2009. 1st Ed. Foreword by Dick Smith, AO. XX, 311 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map on double page and 5 on use of the kayak), plus 16 pages with 57 colour phoyos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 9780732288594
62 days crossing from Forster (New South Wales) to New Plymouth (North Island of New Zealand).
69600 CATLING, Gordon SAILING AND CRUISING FOR EVERYONE
$10.00 AUD
Nicholas Kaye. London. 1956. 1st Ed. 110 PP with 2 tables and b/w illustrations by Winston Megoran (9 drawings and 39 figures). Fp: Work and Pleasure combined. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Name of previous owner at top of front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 18.7 x 12.4.
40165 CENTER, Bill AMERICA'S CUP '95 - The Official Record
$25.00 AUD
Reed / Tehabi Books. Auckland. 1995. 1st Ed. 168 PP with 8 b/w photos, and 151 colour illustrations (1 painting & 150 photos). Cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. 29.2 x 26.8. 0790004429
Black Magic 's history victory in San Diego.
74409 CHAMP, Jack THE WIND IS FREE... A History of the Royal Geelong Yacht Club 1859-1988
$25.00 AUD
Royal Geelong Yacht Club / Peter Jackson. Geelong. 1989. 1st Ed. Introduction by Peter Jackson, Commodore. Preface by Jack Champ. XVIII, 285 PP with b/w illustrations (1 chart, 4 maps and 72 photos). Fp: Chart of Corio Bay. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on front cover an spine, dj. Fine. 24 x 18.3. 0731651391
61527 CHANNON, Bruce (editor) AUSTRALIAN LONG BOARDING - Issue 74
$5.00 AUD
Morrison Media. Burleigh Heads, Qld. 2011. Issue 74, Mar/Apr 2011. 80 PP with colour photos. Fine. Format (landscape) 20. 8 x 29.5.
75687 CHAPELLE, Howard I. YACHT DESIGNING AND PLANNING For Yachtsmen, Students and Amateurs
$50.00 AUD
Norton. New York. 1936. 1st Edition. IX, P.11 to 319 with many figures, line drawings & plans. Fp: A Modern Cruising Yacht Malabar X, designed by John Alden, N.A. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Covers with light soiling and wear and 2 pages with traces of old watermarks at top edge, not affecting any text and otherwise contents are near fine. Scarce. 24.5 x 16.
Tools and materials, preliminary designs, etc ...
73342 CHAPMAN, Brainerd DREAM CRUISE - From the Fjords of Norway to the Caribbean Islands
$30.00 AUD
International Marine Publishing. Camden, Maine. 1980. 1st Ed. XVI, 174 PP with 1 map on double page, 2 maps, 2 plans of "Gabbiano" and 44 b/w photos. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 26 x 18. 0877421196
19634 CHAPMAN, Charles F. PILOTING, SEAMANSHIP AND SMALL BOAT HANDLING. A Practical Treatise Dealing with Those Branches of Motor Boating with Which Every Yachtsman Should Be Familiar
$15.00 AUD
The Hearst Corporation / Motor Boating. New York. 1958. 1958-59 edition. Volume V - Motor Boating's Ideal series. X, 11- 500 PP with 10 colour plates and over 500 b/w illustrations, plus 68 pages of addenda. Cloth cover (slightly speckled), dj (slightly rubbed). Very good. 30 x 22.
Equipment and regulations - Rules of the Road... Compass - Charts - 17 pages of illustrated nautical dictionary.
41320 CHASSE-MAREE L'ALBUM CHASSE-MAREE - Hors Série No. 2: Les Plus Belles Images Inédites
$20.00 AUD
Editions du Chasse-Marée. Douarnenez, France. 1991. 1st Ed. Special issue, No. 2. Edited by François PUGET. 96 PP with 11 b/w and 65 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. French text. 27.5 x 22.
Votive models and paintings. Working sail: building, launching, in their environment.
41322 CHASSE-MAREE L'ALBUM CHASSE-MAREE - Hors Série No. 4: Le Patrimoine Maritime
$20.00 AUD
Editions du Chasse-Marée. Douarnenez, France. 1993. 1st Ed. Special issue, No. 4. Edited by Bernard CADORET. 96 PP with 4 b/w and 105 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Closed tear on last leaves. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. French text. 27.5 x 22.
Maritime heritage on the coasts of France: Military architecture (forts), Lighthouses and Signal stations, Ports, Shipyards, Ex-Voto in churches and chapels...
75418 CHAU, Commodore Steve (editor) DERWENT SAILING SQUADRON - Official Club Brochure 2017-2018
$10.00 AUD
Derwent Sailing Squadron, Inc. Hobart. 2018. 2018 edition. 80 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (ephemera, memorabilia, plans and photos). Addendum slip for page 58 loosely inserted. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 24.5 x 17.
19474 CHICHESTER, Francis THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY
$5.00 AUD
London. 1967. Pan Books. 5th paperback printing in 1967 of the 1964 original. 400 PP with 12 line drawings, plus 8 pages with 13 bw photos. Pictorial soft cover. Paper browned, o/wise good. 18 x 11.
Autobiography of the man who undertook the first solo long distance sea-plane flight in 1931 and the first solo sailing race across the Atlantic.
31680 CHICHESTER, Francis GIPSY MOTH CIRCLES THE WORLD
$15.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1967. 1st Ed. XVI, 269 PP with 7 maps and 5 line drawings, plus 40 pages with 14 colour and 39 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Very good. 23 x 15. 0340004843
Voyage from England and back with calls at Sydney, round Cape of Good Hope & Cape Horn when he was 65 years of age.
44218 CHICHESTER, Francis THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY
$5.00 AUD
Pan Books. London. 1967. 1st paperback edition of the 1964 original published by Hodder & Stoughton. 400 PP with 12 line drawings, plus 8 pages with 13 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Ageing of paper, o/wise very good. Includes a loosely inserted newspaper article from the Daily Mirror, Oct 16, 1989. 18 x 11.
Autobiography of the man who undertook the first solo long distance sea-plane flight in 1931 and the first solo sailing race across the Atlantic.
50721 CHICHESTER, Francis THE ROMANTIC CHALLENGE
$15.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1971. 2nd impression of the November 1971 original. XII, 194 PP with 3 maps, 2 drawings by Charles Hurford, plus 16 pages with 28 b/w photos. Fp: The success of my romantic challenge hung on this boom and its two predecessors. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.5. 0304938696
51992 CHICHESTER, Francis THE ROMANTIC CHALLENGE
$20.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1971. 1st Ed. XII, 194 PP with 3 maps, 2 drawings by Charles Hurford, plus 16 pages with 28 b/w photos. Fp: The success of my romantic challenge hung on this boom and its two predecessors. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Lacks the free fly of the front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.2 x 14.5. 0304938696
70397 CHICHESTER, Francis GIPSY MOTH CIRCLES THE WORLD
$5.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1967. 1st Ed. XVI, 269 PP with 7 maps and 5 line drawings, plus 40 pages with 14 colour and 39 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Covers partly mottled and a sunned spine. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Very good. 23 x 15.
Voyage from England and back with calls at Sydney, round Cape of Good Hope & Cape Horn when he was 65 years of age.
73921 CHICHESTER, Francis THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY
$5.00 AUD
Ballantine Books. New York. 1971. 2nd paperback printing of the 1969 edition. XV, 396, (4 publications) PP with 3 plans of Gipsy Moth III, 21 diagram and 9 maps. Pictorial stiff covers. Outside edges tinted. Very good. 17.8 x 10.7.
Autobiography of the man who undertook the first solo long distance sea-plane flight in 1931 and the first solo sailing race across the Atlantic.
75121 CHICHESTER, Francis THE ROMANTIC CHALLENGE
$10.00 AUD
Grafton Books/Collins. London. 1989. 1st edition in The Mariners Library series of the November 1971 original. XII, 194 PP with 3 maps, and 2 drawings of Gipsy Moth V by Charles Hurford. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 21.5 x 13.5. 9780246134936
75464 CHICHESTER, Francis GIPSY MOTH CIRCLES THE WORLD
$5.00 AUD
Pan Books Ltd. London. 1969. 1st paperback edition of the 1967 original. 300, (4 publications) PP with 7 maps and 5 line drawings, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Ageing of paper. Very good. 17.7 x 11.
Voyage from England and back with calls at Sydney, round Cape of Good Hope & Cape Horn when he was 65 years of age.
75872 CHICHESTER, Francis THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY
$15.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1964. 2nd impression of the May 1964 original. Introduction by J. R L. Anderson. XVII, 18-352 PP with 11 line illustrations, plus 16 pages with 24 b/w photos. Green cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Top outside edge tinted. Faint foxing. Near fine. 23 x 15.
Autobiography of the man who undertook the first solo long distance sea-plane flight in 1931 and the first solo sailing race across the Atlantic.
74215 CHICHESTER, Sir Francis GIPSY MOTH CIRCLES THE WORLD
$15.00 AUD
Coward-McCann, Inc. New York. 1968. 1st American edition. XVI, 269 PP with 7 maps and 5 line drawings, plus 40 pages with 14 colour and 39 b/w photos. FEP: Seas in the Southern Ocean. REP: Sketch map (in colour) of the circumnavigation. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover and title on spine, dj. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Near fine. 22.8 x 15.
Voyage from England and back with calls at Sydney, round Cape of Good Hope & Cape Horn when he was 65 years of age.
75698 CHILDERS, Erskine THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS - A record of Secret Service Recently Achieved
$30.00 AUD
Macmillan. London. 2008. 1st edition in the Macmillan Collector's Library series of the 1903 original. Afterword by Ned Halley. 397, (3) PP with 1 "rough sketch", 2 drawings and 4 maps on double page. Illustrated endpapers, gilt edges and ribbon page marker. Cloth cover, bespoke illustrated front cover, dj. Fine. 15.6 x 10. 9781509843152
Spying and small boat cruising in the South East of the North Sea, a decade before the Great War.
74414 CIANCI, Bruno LEGENDARY SAILBOATS - Beken of Cowes
$80.00 AUD
White Star Publishers / De Agostini Libri. Novara, Italy. 2014. 1st Ed. Translation by Guillermo Gonzalez. Foreword by Kenneth Beken. 208 PP with 90 b/w photos (including 27 on double page. Hard covers, pictorial front and back covers, dj. Fine (mint condition). 39 x 28.2. 9788854408531
68353 CLARK, Gerry THE TOTORORE VOYAGE
$25.00 AUD
Homelands Publications. Kerikeri, NZ. 2000. 1st paperback edition by Homelands Publications (an updated edition of the 1988 original). Foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary. (12), 374 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, head and tail pieces) and 29 maps, plus 24 pages with 74 colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Light bump on lower corner of back cover and around 30 pages, o/wise near fine. 23 x 15.2. 0780473064310
Circumnavigation of the Antarctic Ocean on the Sailing Research Vessel Totorore, between 1983 and 1986. Gerry Clark was lost with his "Totorore" on the Antipodes Island in June 1999.
33732 CLARKE, Ian T. DEODAR - The Story of Auckland's Water Police
$20.00 AUD
David Bateman. Auckland. 1994. 1st Ed. X, 142 PP with 1 b/w photo (HMS Deodar), plus 16 pages with 34 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 24 x 16. 1869531752
69577 CLAUGHTON, A & HANDLEY, P. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE STABILITY OF SAILING YACHTS IN LARGE BREAKING WAVES
$20.00 AUD
Department of Ship Science / Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science / University of Southampton. Southampton. 1984. January 1984 edition. No pagination, 32 PP in typescript with 1 table and 12 figures. Soft cover, title on front cover, spiral bound. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.5
54789 CLEMENS, Jacques LES VOILIERS DU BASSIN D'ARCACHON
$20.00 AUD
Editions Alan Sutton. Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. 2005. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w illustrations (cartoons, drawings, engravings, photos). Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 23.5 x 16.5. 2849103101
36629 CLIFF, Paul (editor) A SPORTING NATION - Celebrating Australia's Sporting Life
$20.00 AUD
National Library of Australia. Canberra. 1999. 1st Ed. VI, 130 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 26.5 x 21.5. 0642107041
26 sports featured: Rod and Reel (fishing) - Making a wave (water skiing and powerboating) - Boards, sand, togs and flags (Surfboard riding, bodysurfing, life saving)...
70370 CLIFFORD, Graham NOTES FROM A SKIPPER'S LOG BOOK - An Account of New Zealand's Bay of Islands
$20.00 AUD
Jennifer and Graham Clifford. Russell, Bay of Islands. 1989. Reprint of the 1985 original. 140 PP with b/w illustrations by Michael Nettmann (1 map on double page, 59 line drawings and 3 photos) and 1 colour photo, plus 12 pages with 19 colour photos by Frank Habicht. Pictorial soft cover. Dedicatory note on title page dated and signed by the author. Near fine. 20.8 x 17.
59908 CLUB MARINE CLUB MARINE MAGAZINE - Volume 9, No. 2
$5.00 AUD
Club Marine Australia Ltd. Melbourne. 1994. Vol. 9, No. 2, issue April / May 1994. Foreword by Paul Wilson. Edited by Andrew WOODLEY. 96 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.
Pushing the limit: what went wrong in the Sydney - Hobart Race of 1993, by Kevan Wolfe (pages 24 to 30 with 5 colour photos). National fishfinder April / May. Outriggers, ... in Bali waters, by Jeffrey Mellefont.
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.
20088 COLAS, Alain AROUND THE WORLD ALONE
$20.00 AUD
Barron's / Woodbury. New York. 1978. 1st US edition, translated from the 1977 French original by J. F. Bernard. (2), VI, 212, (4 publications) PP with 1 sketch of the Manureva and 1 world map, plus 24 pages with 5 b/w & 20 colour photos. Title-page: Sketch portrait of Alain Colas. Eps: Manureva. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover & spine, dj (price-clipped and in a protective sleeve). A near fine copy. 23.5 x 16. 0812052196
Following the clipper ship route on the "Manureva", a trimaran, during the 1972/73 Whitbread Race. The author was a lecturer at the University of Sydney between 1966 and 1968.
48164 COLE, Guy OCEAN CRUISING
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. Southampton. 1959. 1st Ed. No. 7 in Bosun Books series. 64 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketch plans and photos). Eps: World maps with Wind Circulation. Pictorial card cover. Very good. 18.4 x 12.4.
48165 COLE, Guy STARTING TO CRUISE
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. Southampton. 1960. 1st Ed. No. 13 in Bosun Books series. 64 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketch plans and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 18.4 x 12.4.
75534 COLES, K. Adlard SAILING ON THE SOUTH COAST
$20.00 AUD
Faber and Faber. London. 1939. 1st Ed. 144 PP with b/w illustrations (c. 43 charts with insets and drawings by T.L. Stocken, and 44 "aerial" photos). Cloth covers, device and title on front board. Rear endpaper with a sketch map of the South Coast. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 13.2 x 19.5.
75535 COLES, K. Adlard NORIE'S SUMMARY of the YACHT RACING RULES
$15.00 AUD
Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd. London. 1948. 2nd edition of the 1939 original. Introduction by John Scott Hughes. 52 PP with b/w illustrations: 18 figures with 24 diagrams. Soft covers, title and colour illustration on front cover. Very good. Oblong: 14.5 x 19.5.
75970 COLES, K. Adlard HEAVY WEATHER SAILING
$20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Limited. London. 1967. 1st Ed. 304 PP with over 53 figures (maps and diagrams), plus 24 pages with 28 b/w photos. Fp: "Cohoe III" at the start of the Fastnet Race, 1957. Eps: A freak wave, thought to be 60 ft. high. Hard cover, top edge tinted, dj (price clipped). Stamp of the Maritime Museum of Tasmania on front endpaper and recto of frontispiece. Sellotape marks on endpapers, otherwise a very good clean copy. 25.3 x 18.5.
69593 COLES, K. Adlard & BRUCE, Peter HEAVY WEATHER SAILING
$10.00 AUD
International Marine. Camden, Maine, USA. 1992. 4th edition of the 1967 original, revised by Peter Bruce. Foreword by Peter Blake. XII, 411 PP with b/w illustrations (diagrams, maps and photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.5 x 18.5.
64008 COLFELT, David FROM RATBAGS TO RESPECTABILITY: A History of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
$75.00 AUD
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia / Focus Publishing Interactive. Sydney. 2008. 1st Ed. Foreword by Trygve Halvorsen. Introduction by Matt Allen. 248 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Fine (as new condition). Scarce. 30.4 x 21.5. 9781921156342
68768 COLFELT, David 100 MAGIC MILES OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF: The Whitsunday Islands
$20.00 AUD
Windward Publications. Sydney. 1985. 1st Ed. 256 PP with b/w and colour illust. (maps and plans, drawings and photos, including aerial views of Islands), plus large folded map in colour of the Great Barrier Reef. Illustrated title spread, half title page and endpapers. Pictorial card covers with light wear. Name and address of previous owner on half-title page. Two brochures on the Whitsundays loosely inserted. Near fine. 27.8 x 21. 0959083006
First part: The Whitsundays and the Great Barrier Reef (resorts, camping, visiting, boating...). Second part: Anchorages of the Whitsundays with maps, plans...
71932 COLFELT, David 100 MAGIC MILES OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF: The Whitsunday Islands
$20.00 AUD
Windward Publications. Berry, NSW. 2000. 6th edition of the 1985 original. 256 PP with b/w and colour illustrations: maps and plans, drawings and photos (including aerial views of Islands). Illustrated title spread, half title page and endpapers. Pictorial stiff cover with clear plastic protection. 2 brocures "Sail Whitsunday" and "Boat Holidays in the Whitsundays", looselyi inserted. Fine. 28 x 21.2. 0958698910
First part: The Whitsundays and the Great Barrier Reef (resorts, camping, visiting, boating...). Second part: Anchorages of the Whitsundays with maps, plans...
54438 COLLINS, Dale SEA-TRACKS OF THE SPEEJACKS ROUND THE WORLD
$45.00 AUD
Doubleday, Page & Co. New York. 1923. 1st Ed. Introduction by Jeanne Bouchet Gowen. LXXVI, (2), 286 PP, plus 1 map on double page and 90 pages with over 105 b/w photos. Fp: The Speejacks, the first motor boat to sail around the world, entering Sydney Harbour. Eps: Track of Speejacks. Green hard cover, gilt title on spine. Signature of previous owner on title-page, light foxing on outside edges, o/wise a very good plus copy. 24.2 x 16.8.
A 16 month voyage of a 30m yacht. She was towed between Panama and Takaroa, Tuamotu Archipelago, by the Eastern Queen of the United States Shipping Board. Papeete, Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Sydney to Cooktown, New Guinea, Indonesia, Seychelles, Red Sea, Mediterranean, ... New York.
71756 COMPTON, Nic NOTABLE BOATS - Forty remarkable craft, forty great adventures
$35.00 AUD
Ivy Press Limited. Lewes, West Sussex. 2016. 1st edition. 176 PP with colour illustrations: artworks by Peter Scott, boat plans by John Woodcock & route maps by Nick Rowland. Laminated pictorial boards (Norwegian Gjoa). As new conditon. Oblong: 21.5 x 23. 9781782404156
Spray of Joshua Slocum. Suahili of Robin Knox-Johnston. Gypsy Moth IV of Francis Chichester. Joshua of Bernard Moitessier. America and the 1st America's Cup. ...
73066 COMPTON, Nic SAILBOATS - The World's Best Sailboats in 500 Great Photos
$25.00 AUD
Salamander Books. London. 2003. 1st edition. 400 PP with 10 b/w illustrations and arouind 500 colour photos. Pictorial stiff covers with light wear around edges. Number at top of half-title page, otherwise contents are near fine. Oblong: 24.7 x 21. 9781840654875
Chapter 8: Work boats. Chapter 9 Tall Ships (windjammers), ...
75466 COMPTON, Nic THE SHIPPING FORECAST
$20.00 AUD
BBC Books. London. 2016. 1st edition. (8), 216 PP with b/w illustrations by Shutterstock. Eps: "The Sea Areas of the British Isles". Hard covers with gilt decorations on front and back and gilt title on spine. As new conditon. 20.5 x 13. 9781785940293
18820 CONNER, Dennis & STANNARD, Bruce COMEBACK - My Race for the America's Cup
$10.00 AUD
Macmillan. Melbourne. 1987. 1st Australian edition. Foreword by Walter Cronkite. XV, 239 PP with sketches and maps plus 16 pages with 64 colour photos. Fp: Lines of Stars and Stripes. Eps: Stars and Stripes. Hard cover, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges and the front endpaper. Near fine. 24 x 16. 0333450566
The first man to lose the America's Cup and the first to win it back again.
34154 CONNER, Dennis & STANNARD, Bruce COMEBACK - My Race for the America's Cup
$10.00 AUD
St. Martin's Press. New York. 1987. 1st Ed. XV, 239 PP with sketches and maps, plus 16 pages with 64 colour photos. Fp: Lines of Stars and Stripes. Eps: Stars and Stripes. Hard cover, cloth spine, device in blind on front cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 24 x 16. 0312009003
The first man to lose the America's Cup and the first to win it back again.
16298 CONNETT, Eugene V. (editor) YACHTING IN NORTH AMERICA, Along the Atlantic & Pacific & Gulf Coasts, and on the Great Lakes and on the Western and Canadian Lakes & Rivers
$20.00 AUD
D. Van Nostrand. New York. 1948. 1st Ed. XIV, 750 PP with 31 pages of maps, 3 pages on Sound signals plus 76 pages with 156 bw photos. Fp: bowsprit. Cloth cover, gilt device engraved on front cover, gilt title on spine. Very good. 26 x 19.5.
The Atlantic coast from Cape Breton Island to the Bahamas, by William H. Taylor. The Mississippi river system, by Spencer A. Merrell. Puget Sound and Vancouver waters, by Charles D. Ogden...
38355 CONSTABLE, George (editor) The Time-Life Library of Boating - MAINTENANCE
$5.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Virginia. 1978. 3rd printing (revised) of the 1975 original. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, photos). Cloth cover, Colour photo vignette on front cover. Very good condition. 29 x 22.5.
Hull care. Painting. Close eye on fittings...
37969 CONWAY, John Adventure Sports SURFING
$5.00 AUD
Salamander Books. London. 1988. 1st Ed. 127 PP with 1 map on double page and colour illustrations (sketches and photos). Pictorial card cover. Fine. 24 x 16.7. 0861013611
31061 COOK, Peter & WEBB, Barbara (editors) THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Rigby. Adelaide. 1977. 1st Australian edition. 304 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans, sketches and photos) and 16 pages of colour illustrations (4 figures and 12 photos). Title spread: crew trapezing. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.4 x 19.3. 0727004743
Sailing in Australia by Bob Ross. Sailing in New Zealand by David Pardon... Dinghy racing. Ocean racing...
73980 COOKE, Francis B. CRUISING HINTS
$25.00 AUD
Edward Arnold & Co. London. 1928. 4th edition revised. XII, 274, (2 publications) PP with 54 figures, plus 4 large folded plans at back of book. Hard covers, device and title on front cover, gilt title and device on spine. Slight ageing of paper. Minor insect damage in the gutter of endpapers. Near fine internally. 22.5 x 14.5.
The Selection of a Yacht, Head-Quarters, Equipment, Maintenance, Seamanship..
68565 COOMBE, Derek THE BAWLEYMEN - Fishermen and Dredgermen of the River Medway
$40.00 AUD
Pennant Books. Rainham, Kent. 1979. 1st Ed. 112 PP with b/w illustrations (2 maps and 6 tailpieces), plus 32 pages with 48 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Name of previous owner on FFEP. Spine lightly sunned, o/wise fine. 24 x 15.5. 0950641308
11 chapters, including: "Trawling", by Leonard J. Wadhams (No. 7) and "Notes on the Sailing Bawley Susannah", by Leslie H. Hill (No. 9).
71739 COOMBE, Derek FISHERMEN FROM THE KENTISH SHORE
$20.00 AUD
Meresborough Books. Gillingham, Kent. 1989. 1st Ed. 181, (3 publications) PP with over 110 b/w illustrations (maps, 8 Lines Drawings & Sail Plans, and paintings, prints, photos). Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 24 x 15.5. 0948193409
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
74656 COOPER, Bill and Laurel SELL UP AND SAIL - Taking the Ulysses Option
$20.00 AUD
Nautical Books / A & C Black Publishers. London. 1987. Reprint of the 1986 original. 336 PP with b/w illustrations: 20 drawings by Laurel Cooper , 18 sketches and 38 photos. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 9780713632705
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.
41046 COOTE, Jack (editor) TOTAL LOSS
$20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1985. 1st Ed. XIV, 322 PP with 2 location maps, 6 pictorial illustrations by Trevor Ridley, 6 b/w photos by Lt. Douglas Perkin of the USCG, and 16 charts. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25.4 x 17.5. 0229116841
A collection of 40 first-hand accounts of yacht losses at sea, with a summary of the lessons to be learned.
75120 COOTE, Jack (editor) DOWN THE WIND - A Yachtsman's Anthology
$10.00 AUD
Barnacle Marine, Ltd. Colchester. 1988. 1st Ed. 288 PP with 7 line drawings head of Parts) by Trevor Ridley. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 21.5 x 13.3. 0948788259
Newnes. London. 1966. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 19 diagrams, plus 8 pages with12 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Occasional foxing, o/wise fine. 19 x 13.
68557 COPPING, A. E. GOTTY AND THE GUV'NOR
$25.00 AUD
Mallard Reprints. Lavenham, Suffolk. 1979. Reprint of the 1907 original. XIV, 201 PP with 1 portrait and 6 endpieces, plus 16 pages with 20 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22.5 x 14.5. 090462398X
16247 CORNELL, Gwenda PACIFIC ODYSSEY
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles London. 1985. 1st paperback edition. (4), 218 PP & 8 pages with 17 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 21.3 x 13.6. 0229117589
A five-year voyage to the unusual and usual ports: Pitcairn, Gambier, Tuvalu, Tikopia, Trobriands, ...
36656 CORNELL, Gwenda PACIFIC ODYSSEY
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1985. 1st Ed. (6), 218 PP with 1 map, plus 8 pages with 17 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 22.2 x 14.3. 0229117589
A five-year voyage to the unusual and usual ports: Pitcairn, Gambier, Tuvalu, Tikopia, Trobriands, ...
31118 CORNELL, Jimmy WORLD CRUISING SURVEY
$30.00 AUD
International Marine Publishing. Camden, Maine. 1989. 1st US edition with a foreword by George Day. XII, 260 PP with 2 maps, 20 tables and 33 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 25.2 x 17.5. 9780877422501
The offshore cruising yachts, the gear, electronic equipment... Life afloat... How much of a macho world (women and cruising).
73122 CORNELL, Jimmy WORLD CRUISING ESSENTIALS: the Boats, Gear, and Practices that Work Best at Sea
$35.00 AUD
International Marine. Camden, Maine. 2002. XIV, 242 PP with 2 maps, 20 tables and 50 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 24 x 19.
Guide to around 400 cruising routes with information on winds, currents, regional & seasonal weather.
41050 CORROLER, Alain, GUERY, Jean-Louis et RUBENSTEIN, Bernard (text & illustrations) BREST 92 - BATEAUX D'HIER ET DE TOUJOURS - Chroniques de bois et de sel
$10.00 AUD
Neptune-Yachting / Le Télégramme de Brest. Paris. 1992. 1st Ed. 122 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Plans and drawings by Nicolas Gilles. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. French text. 27.5 x 20.7.
Event Brest 1992, celebrating: sailing craft of yesteryear, seafarers like Eric Tabarly, lighthouse keepers...
41205 COSGROVE, Marilyn THE SURFING KID
$15.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. Sydney. 1990. Reprint of the 1987 original. 48 PP with 25 b/w photos by Jacqueline Lampe. Title page: Aloha. Pictorial soft cover. Damp marks on rear cover and 3 last leaves. Top corner bumped. Very good. 21.6 x 14. 0340406089
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.
74596 COTTEE, Kay FIRST LADY - A History-Making Solo Voyage Around The World
$45.00 AUD
Macmillan. Sydney. 1989. 1st Ed. VI, 226 PP with 1 drawing, 2 plans and 7 weather maps, plus 24 pages with 47 colour photos. Eps: Route of "Blackmores First Lady". Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. A fine copy. 24 x 16. 0732900158
The first woman to complete a solo non-stop and unassisted voyage around the globe. Departure Sydney 29th November 1987, rounded Cape Horn 19th January 1988, Halfway point at Sao Pedro and Sao Paulo Rocks 27th February 1988, returned Sydney 5th June 1988.
75975 COURTENAY HAYES SEAMEW & CO.
$15.00 AUD
Herbert Jenkins Ltd. London. c. 1940. Popular Edition. 310, (10 publications) PP. Cloth covers, illustrated front cover with title. Front endpaper with note to previous owner dated Xmas 1940. Faint foxing. Near fine. 19 x 13.
74482 COWPER, Frank CRUISING SAILS & YACHTING TALES - Being a record of some of the gestes of an illusive personality known sometimes as Jack-all-alone; Sphinx; Diogenes Junior ... and many other pen names collected and re-written with ...
$50.00 AUD
J. D. Potter. London. 1921. 1st Ed. VI, 325 PP with 37 b/w illustrations (14 headpieces, tailpieces and photos), plus 3 folded charts and 3 plates (including the frontispiece). Fp: A stern view of "Lady Harvey" and her Mate off Longships, 1892. Cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and on a sunned spine. Covers with a little wear and lightly soiled, head and foot of spine rubbed. Occasional foxing. Address of previous owner on front endpaper. Signature of previous owner at top of title page. 2 brief notes loosely inserted. Otherwise contents are clean and near fine. 21.3 x 14.5.
18279 CRABTREE, Reginald THE LUXURY YACHT FROM STEAM TO DIESEL
$10.00 AUD
David & Charles. London. 1973. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 26 b/w draw. in text plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22.4 x 14.2. 071536023X
The development of the luxury power yacht in Britain and the U.S.A. A social and technical history of yachts, yachting & yacht clubs.
19549 CRABTREE, Reginald ROYAL YACHTS OF EUROPE, From the Seventeenth to Twentieth Century
$15.00 AUD
David & Charles. London. 1975. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 52 b/w illust. (photos, engravings). Hard cover, dj. Light foxing, o/wise near fine. 24.5 x 19. 0715367544
19831 CRABTREE, Reginald THE LUXURY YACHT FROM STEAM TO DIESEL
$10.00 AUD
Drake Publishers. New York. 1974. 1st US Ed. 208 PP with 26 drawings, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22.4 x 14.2. 0877495653
The development of the luxury power yacht in Britain and the U.S.A. A social and technical history of yachts, yachting & yacht clubs.
33909 CRAWFORD, Captain William P. MARINER'S NOTEBOOK - A guide to boating fundamentals
$20.00 AUD
Miller Freeman. San Francisco. 1971. 5th Ed. of the 1960 original. 509, (5 blanks) PP with head and tail pieces, b/w photos, 163 figures and b/w or colour illust. (legends of charts, flags, signals and rule of the road). Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Top and bottom of spine are worn. Internally very good. 26 x 18.
50136 CREAGH-OSBORNE, Richard THIS IS SAILING. A Complete Course
$5.00 AUD
Fontana / Collins. London. 1978. 1st paperback edition of the 1972 original. 220 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings & photos) by Peter A. G. Milne. Pictorial soft cover. Covers laminated. Foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 20 x 19. 06355307
74747 CREAGH-OSBORNE, Richard THIS IS SAILING. A Complete Course
$10.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing Co. Ltd. London. 1975. 4th impression of the 1972 original. (6), 220 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings & photos) by Peter A. G. Milne. Hard covers, gilt device on front board and gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped) Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 20.7 x 19.5. 0245509259
76135 CRICHTON, Tom SAILBOAT TRAMP
$50.00 AUD
Robert Hale Ltd. London. 1954. 1st Ed. 187, (3), with 1 sketch map on double page at the rear of the book, plus 12 pages with 19 b/w photos. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, price-clipped dust jacket with a few chips and in a protective sleeve. A near fine copy. Scarce. 22.5 x 14.5.
From Sweden to Israel on the Rozinante for more than three years with an abundance of adventures along the way.
14987 CROWE, Bill & Phyllis HEAVEN, HELL AND SALT WATER
$40.00 AUD
Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1957. 1st Ed. No. 35 in the Mariners Library series. 221 PP with 1 plan, & 5 maps, plus 4 pages with 8 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (photo of the 39-ft. schooner Lang Syne). Name of previous owner and date on inside front cover. Dust jacket price clipped, a few chips and in a protective sleeve. An otherwise near fine copy. 19 x 12.5.
The circumnavigation of the 39-Ft. double-ended schooner "Lang Syne" in 1948-51. Los Angeles, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Australia...
74114 CUNLIFFE, Tom THE COMPLETE YACHTMASTER - Sailing, Seamanship,and Navigation for the Modern Yacht Skipper
$20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 2016. 3rd edition of the 1994 original. (8), 236 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (84 figures and 31 photos). Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine/as new condition. 25.2 x 17.5. 9780713652475
75463 CUNLIFFE, Tom HEAVY WEATHER CRUISING
$20.00 AUD
Fernhurst Books. Brighton, East Sussex. 1988. 1st edition, in "A Yachtmaster's Guide" series. Ed. 64 PP with b/w illustrations (over 40 figures and 59 photos). Fp. Soft covers, pictorial front. Near fine. 24.4 x 18.5. 9780906754368
75476 CUNLIFFE, Tom CUNLIFFE ON CRUISING
$25.00 AUD
Waterline Books. Shrewsbury, UK. 1991 1st Ed., in the Tips from the Top series. (2), 126 PP with 28 sketches. Fine (as new condition). 21.5 x 13.5. 9781853103018
16244 CURTIS, Brian THE SYDNEY-HOBART, My 21 Years
$15.00 AUD
Libra Books. Hobart. 1981. 1st Ed. No pagination, 94 PP with 165 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.7 x 18.8. 0909619077
A selection of 165 b/w photos of the Sydney/Hobart race between 1949 and 1979.
Hutchinson. Melbourne. 1980. 1st Ed. 330 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 28 colour photos. Eps: Eastern seaboard with track of ocean races. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 26 x 20. 0091373603
Comprehensive coverage of Australian yachting.
22771 D'ALPUGET, Lou LET'S GO SAILING
$5.00 AUD
Ure Smith. Sydney. 1951. 1st Ed., No. 9 in the Ure Smith Miniature series. 80 PP with 5 bw illust. and 48 bw photos. Fp: N.S. Wales Anniversary Regatta Cup. Decorated card cover a little rubbed on corners. Small dedicatory note in inside front cover, o/wise very good. 19 x 12.8.
47038 D'ALPUGET, Lou SUCCESSFUL SAILING, From Beginner to Expert in Forty Classic Lessons
$5.00 AUD
Thomas Nelson. Melbourne. 1970. 1st Ed. Foreword by R. C. (Bob) Miller. 80 PP with 34 b/w photos and 40 figures by Jack Earl. Pictorial boards. Near fine. 28.5 x 21. 170019369
The boat, the sails, the wind... Major knots. Glossary.
Hutchinson. Melbourne. 1980. 1st Ed. 330, (4 addeddum) PP with b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 28 colour photos. Eps: Eastern seaboard with track of ocean races. Addendum of 4 pages (pages 137a to 137d), loosely inserted. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket has a few small chips, o/wise near fine. 26 x 20. 0091373603
Comprehensive coverage of Australian yachting. + Addendum 1980 America's Cup "America's Cup Challenges in detail: Why we failed".
68745 DAHL, Norman SMALL BOAT SAILING
$5.00 AUD
A & C Black. London. 1979. 1st edition in the Black's Picture Sports series. 3-96 PP with b/w illustrations (43 figures and 5 photos). Pictorial boards. Stamp of the "Devonport Maritime Museum on endpapers". Half title page pasted down on front endpaper. Very good. 21.2 x 13. 0713619155
73712 DANIELS, Jane THE ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Gallery Books. New York. 1989. 1st Ed. Introduction by Lou Carretero. 142 PP with b/w and colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Ex Library copy with stamps on endpapers, outside edges and title page, o/wise a near fine copy. 30.2 x 22.8. 0831748656
From Abaft and Abeam to Zephyr and Zigzagging.
71538 DASHEW, Linda & Steve OFFSHORE CRUISING ENCYCLOPEDIA - II
$40.00 AUD
Beowulf, Inc. Tucson, Arizona. 1997. 1st printing of the 2nd edition of 1997 (original of 1989). 1232 PP with over a thousand b/w illustrations (drawings, sketch plans and photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper and outside bottom edge. Fine. 24.2 x 16.2. 0965802817
71540 DASHEW, Linda & Steve SURVIVING THE STORM - Coastal & Offshore Tactics
$80.00 AUD
Beowulf, Inc. Tucson, Arizona. 1999. 1st printing of November 1999. 675, (4) PP with hundreds of b/w illustrations (drawings, graphs, maps & weather maps and photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Title handwritten on lower outside edge. Near fine. 24.2 x 16.2. 0965802892
44600 DAVIS, Jason / SWANTON, Will SURFING / THE LAYNE REACTION (in Qantas, The Australian Way)
$10.00 AUD
Qantas. Sydney. 2002. Issue for October 2002. Contains 2 articles pages 39 / 40 and 117 to 120 with 2 b/w and 15 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.
Surfing Bondi Beach / Lane Beachley and women's surfing. Also includes "Antarctic Adventure, The Final Frontier in Luxury Cruising".
63114 DAY, Thomas Fleming (editor) THE RUDDER - 1897 - Volume VIII, January to December, 1897
$100.00 AUD
The Rudder Publishing Company. New York. 1897. 1st edition. (4), 362 PP with b/w illustrations throughout (burgees, maps, drawings, plans, photos), plus 18 b/w photos/plates. Blue cloth cover, gilt device and title on front board and spine, top edge gilt. Book slightly bowed but binding tight. Blue cloth cover soiled and marked, mostly at back with some wear around edges and corners. Small stamp of previous owner on both endpapers and at top of title page. Printed on superior gloss paper with only occasional light foxing. Title page with repaired tear. Lower corner of 20 first leaves with creases (dog-eared). Pages 125 to 150 with old water marks on upper part of front margin. Internally very clean. Rare. 29.4 x 22.5.
A mine of information with articles and designs for cruising schooners, knockabouts, catboats, yawls, sketches, verses...
71541 DBA (compiler) THE BARGE BUYER'S HANDBOOK - A step by step guide to buying a barge
$15.00 AUD
The Dutch Barge Association Ltd. Port Werburg, Kent. 2001. 4th edition. Edited by Adrian Stott. 114 PP with b/w illustrations (6 profile of barges and 25 photos). Stamp of previous owner on title-page. 3 folds flyer loosely inserted. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 20.2 x 14. 0953281914
16245 DE FRAGA, Christopher 100 YEARS OF YACHTING ON PORT PHILLIP BAY - A History of the Royal Brighton Yacht Club
$15.00 AUD
Hawthorn Press. Melbourne. 1975. 1st Ed. (6), 210 PP, plus 16 pages with 37 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25 x 15. 0725601558
53937 de HEMPTINNE, Michel LE SOLEIL DANS LE DOS: Singapour - Australie en pneumatique
$20.00 AUD
Arthaud. Paris. 1979. 1st Ed., in Arthaud Mer, Récits et aventures series. 264 PP with 2 plans and 5 maps, plus 8 pages with 16 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. French text. 20 x 15. 2700302893
A Belgian expedition crossing in the mid 1970s with 2 rubber dinghies: Singapore to Darwin.
51578 de KERVILZE, Contre-Amiral Marcel NAVIGATION DE CROISIERE. Le Guide de Navigation pour le yacht de croisière
$10.00 AUD
Editions Plaisance. Paimboeuf, Fr. 1973. 5th (corrected and updated) edition. 168 PP with figures and tables, plus 2 colour plates and 4 b/w plates with 5 photos. Fp: Code International des Signaux. Cloth cover, device on front cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. French text. 21.5 x 14.2.
18272 DEAR, Ian THE CHAMPAGNE MUMM BOOK OF OCEAN RACING, An Illustrated History
$20.00 AUD
Severn House. London. 1985. 1st Ed. 157 PP with b/w illust. plus 16 full-page colour photos. Eps: World maps, location of races. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing. Very good. 27.8 x 24.4. 0727820311
The most prestigious, expensive & glamorous of all international sport, from its beginnings in the 19th century.
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.
72207 DENHAM, H. M. THE AEGEAN - A Sea-Guide to its Coasts and Islands
$25.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1983 5th UK edition fully revised and enlarged. XXIX, 278 PP with c. 20 drawings by Madge Denham and c. 120 sketch maps, insets & harbour plans by Ayuda Scott-Elliot, plus 16 pages with 24 b/w photos. Title page drawing by David Knight. Hard cover, gilt title on spine. Few foxing spots on outside edges and a few spots on endpapers. Contents fine. 24 x 16. 0393031977
50177 DENK, Roland SAILING
$5.00 AUD
EP Publishing. Wakefield, UK. 1973. 1st English edition translated by Wendy Gill from the 1971 German original. 140 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings and photos). Pictorial boards. Name of previous owner on inside front cover, o/wise a very good clean copy. 20.6 x 20.3. 0715805819
74839 DERRICK, David BOAT MAINTENANCE
$10.00 AUD
David & Charles. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches & photos). Hard covers, dj. Fine. 25.3 x 17.3. 0715384120
47179 DESCHAMPS, Charles LA PEUR EN PRIME
$25.00 AUD
Author. Nouméa. 2003. 1st Ed. 240 PP with 2 watercolours by Marie Odile Vittori, 17 colour and 31 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 23 x 15.
Scary moments in yachting: first experiences at sea, some yachting races between Nouméa, Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu. A single handed crossing from Nouméa to Brisbane (and return).
31062 DESMOND, Kevin THE GUINNESS BOOK OF MOTORBOATING - Facts and Feats, & origins & development of Motor Craft
$25.00 AUD
Guinness Superlatives Limited. London. 1979. 1st Ed. 257 PP with hundreds of b/w and 33 colour illust. Hard cover, dj. (price clipped). Near fine. 24.2 x 18. 0900424869
Since the first steam boats pioneered in France in 1774.
50302 DESOUTTER, Denny THE SMALL-BOAT SKIPPER'S SAFETY BOOK
$5.00 AUD
Hollis & Carter. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 222 PP with over 15 drawings by David Jenkins. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 18.2 x 12. 0370013980
66289 DEVLIN, Ralph HOME OF THE BLACK SWAN - Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club 1916 to 1991
$25.00 AUD
Maroochydore Surf Life Saving Club. Brisbane. 1990. 1st Ed. XII, 146 PP with tables and b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 064602521X
75009 DEWAR, Oliver EXTREME SAIL
$15.00 AUD
Pavilion Books. London. 2006. 1st Ed. Foreword by Dame Ellen MacArthur. 160 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine (as new condition). 20.5 x 16.3. 9781862058187
America's Cup Challenge. Offshore Solo. Solo Round the World Races. Extreme Cruising. Southern Ocean.
64986 DIBB, Geoffrey (editor) THE THAMES BOOK, incorporating the Association of Thames Yacht Clubs Handbook - Navigator Directory Guide, 1964
$15.00 AUD
George Godwin Ltd. London. 1964. 1964 edition. 148 PP with tables, b/w illustrations (41 sketch maps & plans, drawings, graphs photos) and colour illustrations (4 on Buoy Systems and 38 Burgees of Clubs). Pictorial soft cover, spiral bound. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. Oblong: 18 x 24.5..
35385 DICK, Neil C. YACHT SAILING INSTRUMENTATION
$10.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1974. 1st Ed. 86 PP with 50 figures (drawings, sketches and b/w photos). Pictorial laminated boards. Occasional foxing, o/wise fine. 22.2 x 14. 0540071382
Water Speed and Log. Wind Instruments. Echo Sounders...
19373 DIXON, Douglas THE KING'S SAILING MASTER - The authorized story of the life of Major Sir Philip Hunloke, G.C.V.O., Legion d'Honneur, etc. and of the House of Yvery, the Family of Hunloke in Derbyshire, together with a History of Yachting
$50.00 AUD
George G. Harrap. London. 1948. 1st Ed. 320 PP with 8 illustrations and diagrams, plus 36 pages with 57 b/w illustrations and 4 pages with 76 flags in colour. Fp: Sir Philip Hunloke. FEP: Map of the Thames estuary. REP: Map of the Solent waters. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, no dust jacket. A near fine copy. Scarce. 25.4 x 16.
Sir Hunloke, was for many years the King's Sailing Master. His history of yachting starts in the days of Charles II, and ends with the founding of the Royal Ocean Racing Club.
71779 DIXON, G. M. FOR THOSE IN PERIL - The Lifeboatmen
$15.00 AUD
Minimax Books. Peterborough, UK. 1981. 1st Ed. 100 PP with b/w illudtrations (Line drawings by Malcolm Walker, maps, plans, photos...). Pictorial stiff covers with light wear. Near fine. 24.5 x 18. 0960791146
67845 DODD, Christopher THE OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE
$30.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1983. 1st Ed. 405 PP with 21 headpieces, plus 32 pages with 72 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Note on free fly of front endpaper. Dust jacket with a small closed tear and a little shelf wear, o/wise a near fine copy. 24 x 16. 0091513405
32213 DODSON, Granville & CHURCHILL, Anthony THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES CLIPPER RACE 1975-76
$10.00 AUD
Ocean Publications. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 84 PP with 18 maps & plans, and b/w or colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.8 x 21.
The Clipper Records, and Introducing Patriarch (69 days run from Gravesend to Sydney in 1869), by Cyril Hume. The entries: Great Britain II (U.K.), Kriter II (France), The Great Escape (Netherlands), Anaconda II (Australia), CSeRB II (Italy), and Veline (France).
30211 DORAN, Edwin Jr THE TORTOLA BOAT: characteristics, origin, demise
$35.00 AUD
Society for Nautical Research. London. 1970. Supplement to The Mariner's Mirror Vol. 56, No.1. 61 PP with 14 tables and 29 figures, plus 16 pages with 13 b/w plates. Soft cover (lightly rubbed), otherwise fine. 24.5 x 17.3.
Local sailing craft of the Virgin Islands, West Indies.
16218 DOVEY, Rik & SAMINS, Sally 12-METRE, THE NEW BREED - The Battle for the 26th America's Cup
$15.00 AUD
Ellsyd Press. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Ben Lexcen. 160 PP, profusely illustrated in b/w & colour. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 22. 0949290033
An invaluable guide to the defence of the America's Cup at Fremantle in 1987.
31070 DOWNS, Hugh A SHOAL OF STARS
$10.00 AUD
Doubleday. New York. 1967. 1st Ed. 288 PP, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj. (price clipped). Fine. 21.5 x 14.5.
Voyage of a television personality with NBC, from Miami to Tahiti via the Caribbean Isles and Panama, on Thane a chartered 65-foot ketch.
33625 DRUMMOND, Maldwin (editor) ROVING COMMISSIONS, Number 20 / The Royal Cruising Club
$20.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson / Royal Cruising Club. London. 1980. Centenary edition. IX, 149 PP with 4 tables of distances, 4 drawings and 11 maps, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.2. 0207959412
Season 1979, published in the Centenary Year 1880-1980.
Rigby. Adelaide. 1978. 1st Ed. 157 PP with 7 tables, 54 maps and 84 colour photos. Laminated pictorial boards. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 27.5 x 20.2. 0727008369
Swimming, fishing, water-skiing...
22093 DUDER, Tessa WAITEMATA, Auckland's Harbour of Sails
$15.00 AUD
Century Hutchinson. Auckland. 1989. 1st Ed. (4), 124 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (colour photos by Gil Hanly). Eps: Yachts and power boats of the Waitemata escort the New Zealand down Rangitoto Channel, on her launching day, 27th March 1988. Pictorial card covers. Fine. 26 x 18.4. 9781869410551
The islands, beaches and volcanoes of the Waitemata. History of the harbour since the discovery and settlement by the Maori...
16224 DUDER, Tessa, THOMSON, Barry & HAWKINS, Clifford SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE
$25.00 AUD
Century Hutchinson. Auckland. 1985. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w and colour photos. Fp: Spirit of Adventure. Eps: In the rigging. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 21.5.. 0091631300
Sail Training revival in New Zealand brings to fruition the Spirit of Adventure.
68521 DURHAM, Dick THE LAST SAILORMAN
$20.00 AUD
Terence Dalton Ltd. Lavenham, Suffolk. 1989. 1st Ed. VIII, 160 PP with 88 b/w photos. Fp: Bob Roberts aboard the smack "Stormy Petrel". Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned, o/wise a fine copy. 23.2 x 18. 9780861380671
75060 DUXBURY, Ken THE LUGWORM CHRONICLES
$25.00 AUD
Lodestar Books. London. 2014. 1st combined edition of 3 titles published in 1973, 1975 & 1976, with a 2011 postscript. Introduction by Roger Barnes. 491 PP with b/w illustrations: headpieces, endpieces, c. 22 sketch maps, drawings and photos. Soft covers, illustrated front. Fine. 21.5 x 16. 9781907206283
1: Lugworm on the loose (from Great Britain to the Greek Archipelagoes).. 2: Lugworm Homeward Bound (from Greece to England via French Canal du Midi). 3: Lugworm Island Hoping (Scilly Isles and Hebrides).
70638 EASTMAN, Peter F. ADVANCED FIRST AID AFLOAT
$20.00 AUD
Cornell Maritime Press. Centreville, Maryland. 1987. 3rd edition of the 1972 original. X, 214 PP with 56 figures (tables, sketches, photos & diagrams), plus 1 colour plate for figure 29. Fp: Sloop Wa leaving Marina del Rey, California. Recto of frontispiece: Reference sketch of a child. Eps: Reference sketches of man and woman. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Dust jacket partly sunned on spine and front cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 23.3 x 15.5. 0870333763
A guide for yachtsmen and small boat skippers who venture beyond the range of immediate professional medical assistance.
74381 EDWARDS, Ron THE SEAFARING TRADITION IN TASMANIA
$15.00 AUD
The Rams Skull Press. Kuranda, Qld. 1994. 1st Ed. 24 PP with around 40 drawings by the author. Pictorial stiff covers with light wear, otherwise fine. 25 x 17.8. 1875434836
Traditional craft in the Maritime Museum, Hobart, and Heritage Vessels in South-eastern Tasmania.
68564 EGLINTON, Edmund The MARY FLETCHER: Seven Days in the Life of a Westcountry Coasting Ketch
$25.00 AUD
University of Exeter Press. Exeter, 1990. 1st Ed. Exeter Marine Studies No. 5. Edited and introduced by Basil Greenhill. X, 85 PP with b/w illustrations (4 maps by Peter Allington and 43 plates). Laminated boards, pictorial front. Spine lightly sunned, o/wise fine. 25 x 17. 085989326X
76386 ELLAM, Patrick & MUDIE, Colin SOPRANINO
$40.00 AUD
Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1958. 1st edition in the Mariners Library series, No. 39). Reprint of the 1954 original. 222 PP with 1 diagram and 5 maps, plus 8 pages with 13 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price clipped), top outside edge tinted. Dust jacket with a few small chips and illustrated by Malcolm Young. Occasional foxing. Very good. 19 x 13.
Voyages of a clinker-built, fin-keel Bermudan sloop of less than 20 feet in length. Dover, Falmouth, El Ferrol, Lisbon, Casablanca, Canary Islands, Barbados and the West Indies, Cuba, US East coast inland waterways from Miami to New York.
75880 ELLIOTT, Robin, KIDD, Harold, WILSON, T L Rodney WINKELMANN'S WAITEMATA - Classic Auckland Yachting
$70.00 AUD
David Ling Publishing & Auckland Museum. Auckland. 1998. 1st Ed. Introductions, by T L Rodney Wilson. 80 PP with over 75 b/w photos. Fp: Winkelmann's launch "Tawaki" in Albert Channel, Rawhiti, in January 1912. 9780908990528
Henry Winkelmann and Auckland Yachting, by Robin Elliott & Harold Kidd.
74878 ELVSTRÖM, Paul EXPERT DINGHY AND KEELBOAT RACING
$15.00 AUD
Richard Creagh-Osborne & Partners / Adlard Coles. Lymington / London. 1967. 1st English edition. 332 PP with 2 colour plates (photo & International Flags Signals) and b/w illustrations (diagrams, plans and sketches, and 250 photos. Eps: A Dragon class start in the Tokyo Olympic Games. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket trimmed a little with some small chips. Stamp of previous owner at top corner of title page. Foxing. Good reading copy. 24 x 17.5.
Sailing techniques for sailing fast.
75122 EVE, Martin AN OLD GAFFER'S TALE
$20.00 AUD
Seafarer Books. London. 1991. 1st paperback edition of the 1984 original. (12), 193 PP with b/w illustrations (1 newspaper clipping, 1 painting, line drawings of the smack yacht "Privateer", 3 sketch maps and 28 photos). Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine (as new condition). 21.4 x 13.5. 9780850364248
74874 EVERITT, Dick BOAT OWNER'S SKETCH BOOK - (1)
$10.00 AUD
Practical Boat Owner. Poole, Dorset. 1979. 1st Ed. 36 PP with 38 plates with b/w illustrations (36 as text + inside front and back covers). Card covers, pictorial front. Near fine. 20.5 x 12.5.
74875 EVERITT, Dick BOAT OWNER'S SKETCH BOOK - 2
$10.00 AUD
Practical Boat Owner. Poole, Dorset. 1982. 1st Ed. 36 PP with 38 plates with b/w illustrations (36 as text + inside front and back covers). Card covers, pictorial front. Fine. 20.5 x 12.5.
74876 EVERITT, Dick BOAT OWNER'S SKETCH BOOK - 3
$10.00 AUD
Practical Boat Owner. Poole, Dorset. 1986. 1st Ed. 36 PP with 38 plates with b/w illustrations (36 as text + inside front and back covers). Card covers, pictorial front. Near fine. 20.5 x 12.5.
74828 FAGGETTER, Colin BOAT BUILDING IN WOOD: From Lofting to Launching
$55.00 AUD
Waterline Books / Airlife Publishing. Shrewsbury, UK. 1995. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 3 b/w photos and 95 b/w illustrations (77 figures and 18 photos). Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 25.2 x 19.5. 9781853105302
18273 FAIRCHILD, Tony & BOC GROUP THE THIRD TIME AROUND, The BOC Challenge 1990-1991
$10.00 AUD
Robert Hale. London. 1991. 1st Ed. 184 PP with 2 maps & 93 b/w & colour illust. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 19.6. 0709045506
The third single-handed round the world race, the BOC Challenge 1990-1991.
68232 FAIRLEY, Gordon MINUTE BY MINUTE - The Story of the Royal Yachting Association (1875-1982)
$10.00 AUD
Royal Yachting Association. Woking, UK. 1983. 1st Ed. Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. (8), 224 PP with 12 facsimile of documents. Pictorial soft cover. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page. Light foxing. Very good. 21.5 x 13.7.
50348 FALK, Stephen A. SAILING RACING RULES THE EASY WAY
$5.00 AUD
Macmillan. Melbourne. 1975. 1st Australian edition of the 1973 US original. (6), 121 PP with 86 illustrations by Elizabetrh Myers Itse. Hard cover, title on front cover and spine. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 24 x 16.3. 0333175565
19665 FARRINGTON, Tony RESCUE IN THE PACIFIC, A True Story of Disaster and Survival in a Force 12 Storm
$20.00 AUD
International Marine & McGraw-Hill. New York. 1996. 1st US Ed. XX, 273 PP with 1 map, 1 barometer graph & 4 weather maps, plus 10 pages with 19 bw photos. Eps: Location map & sequence of events. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 21.5 x 14. 070213674
A rogue storm during the Auckland - Tonga yacht race of June 1994. Foundering of 7 yachts. Rescue efforts by the Royal NZ Air Force, the Royal NZ Navy, the French Navy (Jacques Cartier) and two freighters.
73871 FARSON, Negley SAILING ACROSS EUROPE
$20.00 AUD
Jonathan Cape. London. 1928. 1st reprint of the 1926 original. No. 111 in The Travellers' Library". Introduction by Frank V. Morley. 288, (40 publications) PP. Cloth covers, gilt device and title on the spine, dj. Dust jacket lightly soiled and with small chips. Insect damage in the gutter of both endpapers. Very good. 17.5 x 12.
Up the Rhine, down the Danube, and passing from one to the other by the half forgotten Ludwig Canal.
30949 FERGUSON, David L. CLEOPATRA'S BARGE - The Crowninshield Story
$10.00 AUD
Little, Brown & Co. Boston. 1976. 1st Ed. (8), 293 PP with 40 b/w illust. Title spread: The Crowninshield - or India - Wharf. Eps: Family tree of the Crowninshield family in the U.S.A. Hard cover. Near fine. 24 x 15.6. 0316278955
Saga of a remarkable family, and at one stage builder and owner of the first American vessel built solely for seagoing voyages of pleasure: Cleopatra's Barge.
59143 FERGUSON, John [editor] THE AMATEURS - The Second Century Begins 1972-1997
$20.00 AUD
Maritime Heritage Press / Sydney Amateur Sailing Club Ltd. Sydney. 1997. 1st Ed. Foreword by His Excellency The Honourable Gordon Samuels. Introduction by Fred Bevis. VIII, 144 PP with b/w illustrations. Eps: Clubhouse in 1962. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 29 x 22. 1876059028
The history and the spirit of the Sydney Amateur Sailing Club.
75854 FESTING, Sally FISHERMEN
$20.00 AUD
David & Charles. London. 1977 1st Ed. 206 PP. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket lightly rubbed and soiled, with repaired tears and now in a protective sleeve.. Near fine. 22.2 x 14 0715374486
A community living from the sea: crabs and lobsters, worm-digging, mussels, herring... the Fisherman's wife.
44803 FEVERSHAM, Lord GREAT YACHTS
$10.00 AUD
Anthony Blond. London. 1970. 1st Ed. 191 PP with 34 colour and 116 b/w photos. Fp. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Few foxing spots on outside edges and the 4 last leaves. Very good. 31 x 27. 21851476X
Early yachts. The America's Cup... Steam Yacht. Motor Yacht.
31066 FILLOUX, Jean THE CROSSING OF THE COPULA
$15.00 AUD
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York. 1954. 1st US edition translated from the French original. VII, 216 PP with 2 pages of plans, plus 16 pages with 15 b/w photos. FEP: Map of the crossing Bordeaux to New York via the Canary Islands and the West Indies. REP: track of Copula in the Caribbean Sea. Cloth cover, dj (closed tear). Foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 20.8 x 14.5.
Bordeaux to New York in 13 months on a 47-foot catamaran with a Chinese rig. Voyage started in July 1950 .
68523 FINCH, Roger SAILING CRAFT OF THE BRITISH ISLES
$25.00 AUD
Collins. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 51 location maps as head-pieces, 108 line drawings (many coloured) and 29 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. A fine copy. 24.6 x 17.5. 0002197103
Origins, history, building methods & materials. Fishing methods and study of 52 different types of boats with location maps, plan of the hull & rigging together with a pencil sketch for each. A delightful book.
51802 FINLAY, Jack WIND ON THE WATER, and other Surf stories
$10.00 AUD
HarperSports / HarperCollins. Sydney. 2006. 1st Ed. 200, (10 publications) PP, plus 24 pages with 29 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23.3 x 15.3. 0732284956
70634 FIRTH, Jeremy 'ROUND THE WORLD WITH ROSINANTE: February 1998 - March 2001
$30.00 AUD
Author. Hobart. 2015. 2nd edition of March 2015 (original January 2015). VI, 221 PP with colour illustrations (hundreds of photos and 75 maps). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23.4 x 17. 9780646932842
30030 FISHER, Bob BEKEN OF COWES - THE NEW OCEAN THOROUGHBREDS
$25.00 AUD
Harrap. London. 1988. 1st Ed. 223 PP with 115 colour photographs by A. Keith Beken and Kenneth J. Beken. Fp: Cowes Harbour. Verso of title page: the Admiral's Cup. Hard cover, dj. Discreet bookshop stamp on lower corner of half title page. Near fine. 31.3 x 24. 0245544720
31069 FISHER, Bob GREAT YACHT RACES
$15.00 AUD
David Bateman. Auckland. 1984. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Peter Blake. 256 PP with few figures (plans and maps) and over 250 photos mostly in colour. Title spread: Hitchhiker at the 1983 Admiral's Cup. Eps: The Admiral's Cup, 1983. Hard cover, title in blind on front cover, dj. Near fine. Large format: 36.3 x 28.2. 0908610238
America's Cup - Fastnet and the Admiral's Cup - Sydney- Hobart Race... Round the world Races... Route du Rhum - Transat en Double.
34829 FISHER, Bob 12-METRE IMAGES
$10.00 AUD
Pierson. Sydney. 1986. 1st Australian edition. VIII, 152 PP with 6 b/w and 144 colour photos. Eps: Southern Cross in Newport's evening sun. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on both endpapers, o/wise fine. 28.2 x 21.2. 0947068015
38697 FISHER, Bob BEKEN OF COWES - THE NEW OCEAN THOROUGHBREDS
$15.00 AUD
Harrap. London. 1988. 1st Ed. 223 PP with 115 colour photographs by A. Keith Beken and Kenneth J. Beken. Fp: Cowes Harbour. Verso of title page: the Admiral's Cup. Hard cover. Fine. 31.3 x 24. 0245544720
73765 FISHER, Bob THE FASTNET DISASTER and after
$15.00 AUD
Pelham Books. London. 1980. 1st Ed. 191 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (2 maps of the race, 5 weather maps, 3 figures and 3 graphs), plus 16 pages with 14 b/w phoyos. Hard covers, dj (price clipped). Fine. 22.2 x 14.5. 072071253X
74234 FISHER, Bob THE ARMCHAIR SAILOR
$15.00 AUD
Waterline Books. Shrewsbury, UK. 1993. 1st Ed. 170 PP. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). A fine copy. 22.5 x 15.5. 9781853104268
75886 FISHER, Bob 12-METRE IMAGES
$10.00 AUD
Pelham Books. London. 1986. 1st edition. VIII, 152 PP with 6 b/w and 144 colour photos. Eps: Southern Cross in Newport's evening sun. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing on both endpapers, o/wise fine. 28.2 x 21.2. 0720717132
22411 FISHER, Bob & PICKTHALL, Barry OCEAN CONQUEST
$15.00 AUD
Little Brown & Co. Boston. 1993. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 1 map, 5 sketch-plans and colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 31.2 x 23.5. 0316904694
The official story of the Whitbread Round the World Race: Past, Present and Future. Races of 1973-74, 1977-78, 1981-82, 1985-86, 1989-90 & 1993-94.
18264 FISHER, Bob & ROSS, Bud THE AMERICA'S CUP 1987, The Official Record
$25.00 AUD
Henry Holt & Co. New York. 1987. 1st Ed. Introduction by John Bertrand. 256 PP with colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 31 x 23.2. 0805005803
The race off Fremantle, February, 1987.
46083 FISHER, Bob, DYER, Angela & LEWIS, Bron (editors) THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME AMERICA'S CUP '87
$5.00 AUD
Royal Perth Yacht Club / Aurum Press. Perth. 1987. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 28.5 x 20.8.
18455 FISHER, John HOW TO SAIL
$5.00 AUD
Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1959. 1st Ed. 257 PP with 42 diagrams, plus 7 b/w plates. Fp: A day for single-handed sailing, national 12 ft. on the Thames. Hard cover, dj. Sellotape marks on endpapers. Occasional foxing. Very good. 19 x 13.
Includes chapters on: what kind of sailing, going afloat, safety first...
48162 FISHER, John STARTING TO SAIL
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. Southampton. 1959. Second impression of the 1958 original. No. 1 in Bosun Books series. 64 PP with 26 b/w illustrations by Roy Glanville. Pictorial card cover. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 18.4 x 12.4.
Mayflower Books. New York. 1979. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 32 colour photos and b/w illustrations (drawings, diagrams and 127 photos). Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner at top of FFEP, otherwise near fine. 28.2 x 21.5. 0813770503
10477 FLETCHER, Daina AKARANA
$10.00 AUD
Beagle Press / Australian National Maritime Museum. Sydney. 1991. 1st Ed. 72 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 25 x 21. 0947349049
The bicentennial gift from the New Zealand people to the Australian people: A yacht built in New Zealand 1888.
42633 FLETCHER, Mike & ROSS, Bob TUNING A RACING YACHT
$5.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1972. 1st Ed. 128 PP with drawings and b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 25 x 18.5. 0207122733
Besides tuning techniques, a wealth of information on mainsails, headsails, spinnakers, battens, masts & spars, rigging, etc...
48118 FLINT, Harvey YACHT RACING
$5.00 AUD
Nicholas Kaye. London. 1949. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 12 figures and 12 b/w photos. Fp: Tuna Streamlined. Cloth cover. Water damage affecting covers and spine, and both endpapers. Foxing heavy on first and last leaves. A good reading copy (internally very good). 19 x 12.7.
55736 FLORENCE, Ronald THE OPTIMUM SAILBOAT: Racing the Cruiser and Cruising the Racer
$15.00 AUD
Harper & Row. New York. 1986. 1st Ed. VIII, (2), 374 PP with text illustrations by David Johnson. Hard cover, dj. Fine. Oblong: 18.5 x 26. 0060154985
66335 FORBES, Scott, MAPPS, John & SWEENEY, Bronwyn GLOBAL SURFARI: The Complete Atlas for the Serious Surfer
$25.00 AUD
Running Press. Philadelphia. 2007. 1st Ed. Foreword by Mark Richards. 256 PP with colour illustrations (over 65 photos and 70 detailed maps). Pictorial soft cover with clear plastic sleeve. Fine. 24 x 16. 9780762431854
Covers over 450 surf spots across 45 countries and territories.
43306 FOX, Uffa THE BEAUTY OF SAIL
$150.00 AUD
Peter Davies. London. c. 1938. 1st edition. Preface by Frank W. Beken. 280 PP with 131 b/w plates (130 on full page), all photographs by Beken of Cowes. Title page: J Class K10. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Near fine. Rare. Image shows title-page. 27.9 x 21.8.
68347 FOX, Uffa UFFA FOX'S SECOND BOOK - A Companion Volume to "Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction"
$80.00 AUD
Peter Davies. London. 1950. Reprint of the 1935 original. XII, 376 PP with over 350 plans, photos and diagrams. Fp: The author at work on the design of Wishbone. Blue cloth cover, silver device on front cover, dj. Dust jacket has a few chips and is in a protective sleeve. Light foxing on top outside edge, otherwise a near fine copy. Scarce.. 28 x 21.5.
69411 FOX, Uffa ACCORDING TO UFFA, Handling Sailing Boats
$30.00 AUD
Newnes. London. 1960. 1st Ed. 174 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, plans, ..), plus 24 pages with 22 b/w illustrations (1 chart and 21 photos). FEP: The Clyde. REP: The Solent. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Light foxing, o/wise a fine copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
How to sail and how to care for the sailing boat, mast, rigging, sails. The elements: sea & wind, and their effects on boat design and performance.
69556 FOX, Uffa MORE JOYS OF LIVING
$15.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing Company. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 180 PP, plus 20 pages with 31 b/w illustrations. Eps: map of Isle of Wight and the Solent. Hard cover, dj (closed tear). Dust jacket laminated and pasted down on covers and the inside of covers. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 22 x 14.5. 0245507965
73728 FOX, Uffa RACING, CRUISING AND DESIGN
$80.00 AUD
Peter Davies. London. 1951. 3rd Reprint of the 1937 original. VIII, 340 PP with sketches, plans & photos. Fp: Dorade sweeps past Diamond Head. Cloth cover, silver decoration on front cover, dj (price clipped). Newspaper clipping "Uffa Fox, Man of the Sea", by his wife Yvonne, loosely inserted. Dust jacket has a few small chips, o/wise a near fine copy. 27.8 x 21.
Story & designs of cruising or racing sailing boats or power craft. Scarce.
73729 FOX, Uffa SAILING, SEAMANSHIP and YACHT CONSTRUCTION
$70.00 AUD
Peter Davies. London. 1957. Reprint of the 1934 original. (XII), 272 PP with over 300 b/w photos and design drawings. Blue cloth cover, silver engraving on front cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with a repaired closed tear, and small piece missing at head of spine. Internally near fine. An excellent copy of a scarce title. 28 x 21.
75312 FOX, Uffa SAIL AND POWER
$100.00 AUD
Peter Davies. London. 1948. 3rd reprint of the 1936 original. VIII, 388 PP with over 400 plans, photos and diagrams. Fp: Roland Von Bremen, winner of this year's Transatlantic Race from Bermuda to Cuxhaven. Blue cloth cover, gilt device on front cover. Hinges lightly rubbed. Slight ageing of the paper around the edges. Still a near fine copy. Image shows title page and frontispiece. 27.8 x 21.5.
A companion volume to "Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction" and Uffa Fox's Second Book.
50327 FRAHM, Anne CREW'S MANUAL FOR SMALL BOAT RACING
$5.00 AUD
A.H. & A.W. Reed. Sydney. 1977. Reprint of the 1969 edition (original of 1967). Introduction to the Australian edition by Jeff Toghill. XIV, 102 PP with drawings. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 18.4 x 11.3. 0589070258
43346 FRANCIS, Clare COME HELL OR HIGH WATER
$10.00 AUD
Pelham Books. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 198 PP with 2 maps, plus 16 pages with 33 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing. Near fine. 22.4 x 14.5. 0720709857
1st British girl to take part in the Observer Royal Western Singlehanded Transatlantic Race.
45463 FRANCIS, Clare COME WIND OR WEATHER
$20.00 AUD
Pelham Books. London. 1978. 1st Ed. 224 PP with 2 drawings, 2 plans, 5 maps and 84 b/w photos, plus 12 pages with 28 colour photos. Fp: ADC Accutrac at the start of her seven-month voyage. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 17.5. 0720711045
Autobiography of the author's & skipper's round the world voyage whilst competing in the Whitbread Trophy.
55948 FRANCIS, Clare COME WIND OR WEATHER
$5.00 AUD
Sphere Books. London. 1979. Paperback edition of the 1978 original. 253, (3) PP with 2 plans and 4 maps, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Covers rubbed. Ageing of paper. A good reading copy. 17.8. x 10.8. 0722136390
Autobiography of the author's & skipper's round the world voyage whilst competing in the Whitbread Trophy.
14515 FRENCH, Edgar THE MIRACLE AT SCOTTS' SHED - A History of the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron 1952-82
$25.00 AUD
Georgian House. Melbourne. 1983. 1st Ed. (10), 262 PP with b/w illust. (photos, drawings...). Illustrated title-page. Eps: Chart of the Southern Waters of Port Phillip Bay. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 19. 0855855071X
Foundation and development of this yacht club based on the Mornington Peninsula.
50175 FRENCH, John SMALL CRAFT RADAR
$5.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 207 PP with b/w illustrations (symbols, charts and photos). Pictorial laminated boards. Foxing. Very good. 22 x 14.2. 0540071501
65759 FRIZZELL, Andy & WEBB, Maurie 50 - PALM BEACH SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB
$40.00 AUD
Palm Beach (Qld) Surf Life Saving Club Inc. Palm Beach, Qld. 1980. 1st edition. 76 PP with over 75 b/w photos, plus 6 pages with 10 colour photos. Hard cover, title on front board and spine. Near fine. 28.4 x 21.8.
Covers the period from 1930 to 1980.
48302 FRY, Peter BLUEWATER AUSTRALIANS - The Australian Experience in Ocean Sailing
$15.00 AUD
ABC Enterprises. Sydney. 1987. 1st Ed. 126 PP with 40 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Signature of previous owner at top of half title page. Faint foxing. Near fine. 24.5 x 17.5. 0642527636
The Australian experience in ocean sailing through the words of people like Jack Earl, Vic Meyer,....
75761 GANDY, Captain Dick THE AUSTRALIAN BOATING MANUAL
$25.00 AUD
Sydney Maritime College, Group P/L. Sydney. 1996. 1st Ed. 572 PP with hundreds of b/w or colour illustrations. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Dust jacket has a few small chips. Name of previous owner on FFEP, otherwise a near fine copy. 27.6 x 20.5. 0959319980
53363 GARRET, Maxwell R. BOATING: Know-How for Kids
$5.00 AUD
Pastimes Publishing Company. Urbana, Illinois. 1967. 1st Ed. No. P104 of the Pastimes series. 64 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 25.2 x 17.8.
69235 GEEVES, M. D., GRIGGS, G. C., HONEYSETT, J. L., JOHNSTON, R. A. et al... SAILING ON... A History of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania 1880-1980
$20.00 AUD
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania. Hobart. 1980. 1st edition, with a foreword by His Excellency The Honourable Sir Stanley Burbury. XII, 256 PP with 2 maps and 84 b/w photos (82 on full page). Fp: Mouth of the Derwent River. Eps: Cadet Dinghies, Invitation Race, 1970. Cloth cover, simile leather, gilt device and title on front cover and spine, dj. Name of previous owner at top of half title page. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 24 x 18. 0959621415
73696 GEEVES, M. D., GRIGGS, G. C., HONEYSETT, J. L., JOHNSTON, R. A. et al... SAILING ON... A History of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania 1880-1980
$35.00 AUD
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania. Hobart. 1980. 1st edition, with a foreword by His Excellency The Honourable Sir Stanley Burbury. XII, 256 PP with 2 maps and 84 b/w photos (82 on full page). Fp: Mouth of the Derwent River. Eps: Cadet Dinghies, Invitation Race, 1970. Cloth cover, simile leather, gilt device and title on front cover and spine, dj. Dedicatory vignette signed by the Commodore Clive Simpson with congratulations in becoming a RYCT Member in 201O (100th anniversary). A fine copy. 24 x 18. 0959621415
43269 GELDER, Paul THE LONELIEST RACE - 27,000 miles sailing alone around the world - the story of the BOC Challenge 1994-95
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 1995. 1st Ed. XXII, 170 PP with 4 maps, 20 portraits,and 36 b/w photos, plus 24 pages with 1 map and 49 colour photos. Eps: Map of the BOC Challenge 1994-95. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 19.5. 0713642025
19658 GEORGE, Sam SURFING, A Way of Life
$10.00 AUD
Mallard Press. New York. 1990. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 13 b/w illustrations & 92 colour photos by Aaron Chang. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 36 x 26.2. 0792452895
72213 GERBAULT, Alain SUR LA ROUTE DU RETOUR - Journal de Bord, II - De Tahiti vers la France
$25.00 AUD
Bernard Grasset. Paris. 1929. 1st Ed. 218, (2 contents), 4 PP plus 1 folded map "Voyage d'Alain Gerbault autour du monde" and 24 pages with 4 maps (Fidji, Wallis, Detroit Torres, Iles du Cap Vert)and 33 b/w photos. Fp: Alain Gerbault, arrivée au Havre. Soft cover within a clear plastic dust jacket, title on front cover and spine. French text. Very good. 19.2 x 14.2.
Crossing of the "Firecrest" from Bora Bora to Le Havre.
73492 GERBAULT, Alain IN QUEST OF THE SUN - The Journal of the Firecrest
$40.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1930. October 1930 edition of the November 1929 UK original. 315 PP with 4 maps, plus 1 folding map and 8 plates with 14 b/w photos. Fp: Alain Gerbault at Suva, (Fiji Islands). Top outside edge tinted. Cloth cover, title at top of front cover and spine. Foxing and offsetting of paper. Ex Libris stamp and address of previous owner on front endpapers. 5 newspaper clippings (in English) pasted down on endpapers, and envelope containing about 10 newspaper clippings in French and a photo of his monument at Vaitape, Bora Bora, French Polynesia, loosely inserted. Very good reading copy. 23 x 16.
From New York to Le Havre, then crossing Panama Canal, the Pacific Ocean, Torres Strait, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic from Capetown to Normandy.
73604 GERBAULT, Alain ILES DE BEAUTE
$10.00 AUD
NRF / Gallimard. Paris. 1941. 9th edition. 228, (4) PP. Soft covers, pictorial front. Ageing of paper and foxing on outside edges. French text. Very good. 19.2 x 14.2.
75887 GERBAULT, Alain THE FIGHT OF THE "FIRECREST" - The Record of a Lone-Hand Cruise from East to West across the Atlantic
$40.00 AUD
Newnes. London. c. 1926. 1st English edition in the Newnes "Wide World Library" series. Translated from the French original of 1926. 185 PP with 1 map & 3 plans. Cloth covers, dj. Dust jacket with inside repairs at fold of flaps and short tears on edges. Foxing spots on outside edges and the rear endpaper. An otherwise very good clean copy. 19 x 13.
From Cannes on the French Riviera, to New York, in the 39 feet English Cutter "Firecrest".
73677 GIBBS, Tony ADVANCED SAILING - The Design, Rigging, Handling, Trailering, Equipping and Maintenance of Modern Sailboats
$10.00 AUD
St Martin's Press. New York. 1975. 1st Ed. (6), 151 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (drawings, sktches and photos. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Spine lightly sunned and repaired at bottom edge, o/wise near fine. 23.5 x 16.8.. 9780312006310
16217 GILLES, Daniel ALONE - The Observer Book of the Single-handed Transatlantic Race
$5.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. London. 1977. 1st English edition of the 1976 French original, with a preface by Eric Tabarly. 214 PP with plans & sketches of competing yachts, maps plus 32 pages with 86 b/w pict. Hard cover, dj. A few old damp traces at top of few pages, otherwise very good. 24 x 16.5. 0207957584
Origins of the transatlantic race, inaugural race of 1960 then races of 1964, 68, 72 & 76.
30792 GILLES, Daniel LA COUPE DE L'AMERICA, ou le Monde Meilleur de la Course
$30.00 AUD
Voiles / Gallimard. Paris. 1977. 1st edition, with 400 illustrations by Morris and Stanley Rosenfeld. 158 PP with b/w illust. (plans, engravings and photos) and 4 colour illustrations on double page (Puritan, Columbia/Livonia, Columbia/Shamrock & Australia). Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). French text. Near fine. 31.5 x 25.
The challenges of the America's Cup between 1851 and 1977.
38692 GILLES, Daniel ALONE - The Observer Book of the Single-handed Transatlantic Race
$10.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. London. 1977. 1st English edition of the 1976 French original, with a preface by Eric Tabarly. 214 PP with plans & sketches of competing yachts, maps plus 32 pages with 86 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 24 x 16.5. 0207957584
Origins of the transatlantic race, inaugural race of 1960 then races of 1964, 68, 72 & 76.
41227 GIORGETTI, Franco SAILS & SAILING - A Selection of Great Nautical Photographs from Mystic Seaport's Rosenfeld Collection
$30.00 AUD
Mystic Seaport. Mystic. 1999. 1st US edition, translated from the Italian original by David Steven Talbot. VIII, 178 PP with 79 b/w plates (4 of them folded) and 79 b/w photos for notes on plates. Title spread: Tender Vara and J-class Ranger of the Vanderbilt family. Hard cover, glt title on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. 34 x 24.2. 0913372889
66541 GIORGETTI, Franco HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF SAILING YACHTS
$15.00 AUD
White Star. Vercelli, Italy. 2006. 1st edition, translated from the Italian by Neil Frazer Davenport. 312 PP with b/w and colour illustrations throughout. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Near fine. 30 x 22. 9788880954460
White Star. Vercelli, Italy. 2007. New extended and up-dated edition of the 2000 original, translated from the Italian original by Neil Frazer Davenport. 328 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, title in blind on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. 34 x 24.2. 9788854403277
31111 GLANVILLE, Alec THE CRUISING APPRENTICE
$5.00 AUD
Herbert Jenkins. London. 1950. 1st Ed. 247 PP with 45 diagrams, plus 8 plates of half-tone illustrations. Fp: Bermudan Sloop. Cloth cover. Spine sunned, front cover marked and worn at top, some foxing. Good. 22.2 x 14.2.
69587 GLASSPOOL, John OPEN BOAT CRUISING
$10.00 AUD
Nautical. Lymington, U.K. 1973. 1st Ed. 112 PP with b/w illustrations: 49 figures and 12 photos. Line drawings by Jane Michaelis. Hard cover, dust jacket (laminated and pasted down on covers). Copy lacking the title page. A very good reading copy. 21.5 x 15. 0245518746
42693 GLIKSMAN, Alain, CHAMIER, John & BARRAULT, Jean-Michel BEKEN OF COWES 2, 1919-1939 - With the 12-Metres and the America's Cup and One Designs and the Metre Boats
$40.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1969. 1st UK 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 (price clipped). Dust jacket rubbed and in a protective sleeve. Near fine. Scarce. 29.3 x 22.2. 0304934291
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.
18208 GOLDSMITH-CARTER, George SAILING SHIPS AND SAILING CRAFT
$5.00 AUD
Bantam. New York. 1971. Reprint of the 1970 US edition by Grosset & Dunlap. 159 PP with colour illustrations by Bill Robertshaw. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 18 x 11.
From ancient world to clippers and windjammers, working boats and pleasure yachts.
45709 GOLDSMITH-CARTER, George SAILING SHIPS AND SAILING CRAFT
$10.00 AUD
Paul Hamlyn / Sun Books. London. 1969. 1st paperback edition. 160 PP with colour illustrations by Bill Robertshaw. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Very good. 18 x 11.
From ancient world to clippers and windjammers, working boats and pleasure yachts.
73925 GOLDSMITH-CARTER, George SAILING SHIPS AND SAILING CRAFT
$15.00 AUD
Grosset & Dunlap. New York. 1970. 1st US edition in "The Grosset All-Color Guide" series. 159, (2 publications) PP with colour illustrations by Bill Robertshaw. Pictorial hard covers. Stamp of previous owner at top of front endpaper. Very good. 21 x 14.3.
From ancient world to clippers and windjammers, working boats and pleasure yachts.
74309 GOLDSMITH-CARTER, George SPOTLIGHT ON SAILING SHIPS
$10.00 AUD
Paul Hamlyn / Sun Books. London. 1973. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 60 colour illustrations by Bill Robertshaw and Angus McBride. Pictorial laminated boards. Foxing spots on top outside edges. Near fine. 23.2 x 16. 0600380440
From ancient world to clippers and windjammers, of the 19th century.
18252 GOODENOUGH, Simon SAILING SHIPS
$10.00 AUD
Albany Books. London. 1981. 1st Ed. 187, (2 index) PP withb/w and colour illustrations. Eps: Spanish Armada. Hard cover. Occasional foxing. Very good. 31 x 22.5. 0902935224
True story of the sailing ships, from their primitive origins to the 20th century, involving not only boats & sails, but men, ideas, superstitions & science.
63633 GOODENOUGH, Simon SAILING SHIPS
$15.00 AUD
Galahad Books. New York. 1981. 1st US Ed. 187PP, (2 index) PP, profusely illustrated with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps: Spanish Armada. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 31 x 22.5. 0883655403
True story of the sailing ships, from their primitive origins to the 20th century, involving not only boats & sails, but men, ideas, superstitions & science.
53205 GORE, Philip (editor) THE CHALLENGE 1983
$1500.00 AUD
Lyon Productions. Sydney. 1984. A Limited Edition of 1000 numbered copies (No. 136 / 1000), designed by Craig Osment. XII, 310 PP with 2 figures (America's Cup course & The 12-Metre Rule), 6 drawings (in colour) by Donna Cross, 12 colour plates with tissue guard paper tipped in and 203 colour photographs by Paul A. Darling, J. H. Peterson et al. Signed letter by Commodore Robert G. Stone of the New York Yacht Club tipped in on page V. Leather bound, raised bands, gilt title on front cover and spine. Contained in a protective box of campher wood with a gilt plate on top. Signed by the publisher Robert A. Gunn. A near fine copy. Scarce. 36.6 x 26.8. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. 0959199608
Text by nine of the world's most authoritative 12-Metre writers, giving the viewpoints of the 6 competing nations.
36592 GORSKY, Bernard MOANA RETURNS
$15.00 AUD
Elek Books. London. 1959. 1st English edition of the 1957 original Expedition Moana. 264 PP with 1 map, plus 12 pages with 16 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Short note on front endpaper, small pieces missing at top and bottom of spine of the dust jacket. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 22.2 x 14.5.
Homebound voyage, from Tahiti to Saint Tropez, via Tonga, New Caledonia, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea, in the forty-foot cutter Moana.
38733 GORSKY, Bernard MOANA (Vastness of the Waters)
$15.00 AUD
Elek Books. London. 1956. 1st English edition of the 1955 French original. 239 PP with 1 map, plus 4 pages with 3 colour photos and 16 pages with 32 b/w photos. Eps: Maps with top outside edges of covers speckled. insets between Saint Malo and Papeete. Cloth cover, dust jacket with chips and a few small pieces missing and now in a protective sleeve. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 22.2 x 14.5.
Outbound voyage, from Saint Malo to Tahiti, via the Canaries Islands, the West Indies, Panama Canal, Galapagos, and the Marquesas, in the forty-foot cutter Moana.
70858 GORSKY, Bernard EXPEDITION "MOANA" (Le Tour du Monde de l'Exploration sous-marine): Oc&an Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer Rouge, Méditerranée
$20.00 AUD
Editions de la Pensée Moderne. Paris. 1959. May 1959 reprint of the 1957 original. 286 PP with 1 map on double page, plus 24 pages with 16 b/w and 14 colour photos. Soft cover. Covers with foxing spots. Slight ageing of paper and foxing. French text. Very good. 21.5 x 15.
Homebound voyage, from Tahiti to Saint Tropez, via Tonga, New Caledonia, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea, in the forty-foot cutter Moana.
71334 GORSKY, Bernard MOANA RETURNS
$20.00 AUD
Elek Books. London. 1959. 1st English edition of the 1957 original Expedition Moana. 264 PP with 1 map, plus 12 pages with 16 b/w photos. Cloth cover, repaired and protected dj (price clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges. Contents near fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
Homebound voyage, from Tahiti to Saint Tropez, via Tonga, New Caledonia, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea, in the forty-foot cutter Moana.
72610 GORSKY, Bernard L' AQUARIUM DE DIEU
$70.00 AUD
Editions de la Pensée Moderne. Paris. 1961. 1st Ed. 250, (3) PP. Hard cover, marble papered boards with title on front board, dj. Slight ageing of paper and foxing. Rare dust jacket. French text. Very good. 21.5 x 15.
Book half way between autobiography and novel: Shipwrecked on a passage from Sydney to Tahiti in Surprise Island, extreme north of New Caledonia.
73373 GORSKY, Bernard EXPEDITION "MOANA" (Le Tour du Monde de l'Exploration sous-marine): Caraïbes - Polynésie
$20.00 AUD
Editions de la Pensée Moderne. Paris. 1958. July 1958 reprint of the 1956 original. 286 PP, plus 28 pages with34 b/w and 11 colour photos. Soft covers with some wear and foxing. Slight ageing of paper and foxing. Very good. French text. 21.5 x 15.
Outbound voyage, from Saint Malo to Tangiers, West Indies, Panama Canal, Galapagos, Tropez, via Tonga, New Caledonia, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea, in the forty-foot cutter Moana.
74122 GORTER, Sandra SEMPER "FIDELIS" - 50 Years of the Ocean Greyhound
$35.00 AUD
E-Bisprint Pty Ltd. Sydney. 2014. 1st Ed. 172 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine/as new condition. 23 x 17. 9780987526519
Built 1963/64 in Lidgard boat-yard, at Bayswater, NZ.
35101 GOSS, Pete CLOSE TO THE WIND
$10.00 AUD
Hodder Headline. London. 1998. 1st paperback edition. (6), 282 PP with 1 map and 2 facsimile of faxes, plus 16 pages with 1 b/w and 42 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 23.2 x 15.2. 074727519X
Autobiography, early years yachting and racing. Round-the-world yacht race Vendée Globe of 1996-97 on the Aqua Quorum and rescue in the Southern Ocean of fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli.
74011 GOSS, Pete CLOSE TO THE WIND
$5.00 AUD
Headline. London. 1999. 1st "Headline" paperback edition. (6), 345, (1) PP with b/w illustrations: 1 map, 2 facsimile of faxes and 18 headpieces, plus 16 pages with 2 b/w and 41 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 17.8 x 11. 9780747259381
Autobiography, early years yachting and racing. Round-the-world yacht race Vendée Globe of 1996-97 on the Aqua Quorum and rescue in the Southern Ocean of fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli.
73732 GRAHAM, Commander R.D. & GRAHAM, M. Helen ROUGH PASSAGE AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE FAEROE ISLANDS
$40.00 AUD
Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1952. 2nd impression of the 1950 edition (original of 1936 & 1930). No. 9 in the Mariners Library series. Introduction by Claud Worth. XI, 12-256 PP with 5 maps, plus 12 pages with 21 b/w photos. Hard cover, with attractive price clipped dust jacket illustrated by Weston Megoran. Top outside edge tinted. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. 19 x 12.5.
North Atlantic crossing in 1934 returning by way of Bermuda and the Azores. Voyage to the Faeroe Islands in 1929.
35345 GRASEMANN, C. ABC OF YACHTS
$10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1954. 1st Ed., in the ABC series. 56 PP with 4 drawings, 8 flags and 35 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. Small format: 15.5 x 10.2.
76063 GRAYSON, Stan (editor) SAILING SMALL, Inspiration and Instruction for the Pocket Cruiser
$20.00 AUD
53110 GREEN, David (editor) GIPSY MOTH IV CIRCLES THE WORLD AGAIN - Souvenir Programme
$15.00 AUD
United Kingdom Sailing Academy. Cowes, Isle of Wight. 2006. Edition VII, July 2006. Introduction by HRH The Princess Royal. No pagination, 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.8.
Commemorating Gipsy Moth IV's visit to Australia.
75959 GREEN, R. W. W., RETALLICK, K. & TALBOT, Dr. F. (editors) THE AMATEURS - A documentation of the first 100 years of sailing on Sydney Harbour as seen by Sydney Amateur Sailing Club 1872-1972
$40.00 AUD
Sydney Amateur Sailing Club. Sydney. 1972. 1st Ed. 216 PP with many b/w photos, 10 facsimile pages of the Rules and Regulations of the S.A.S.C. instituted October 1, 1872. Fp: The Amateurs' first clubhouse on Bennelong Point. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dust jacket. Dust jacket is somewhat browned and rubbed and now laminated. Foxing, o/wise very good. 28.5 x 21.5. 0959882901
22410 GRIBBINS, Joseph THE WOODEN BOAT
$15.00 AUD
Friedman / Fairfax. New York. 1996. 1st Ed. 128 PP with colour photos. Fp: An Adirondack guide-boat. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 29.3 x 29.3. 1567993710
Traditional small boats - Classic sailing yachts - Classic power yachts - Classic speedboats...
33163 GRIBBINS, Joseph CLASSIC SAIL
$15.00 AUD
Friedman / Fairfax. New York. 1998. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 96 colour Illust. Fp: Restored Endeavour. Title page: wooden block. Sps: New York sand-baggers race at Robbins Reef, by Fred Cozzens. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 29.3 x 29.3. 1567994512
Ancient sail. Nineteenth-Century sail. Cruising classics... Luxury Yachts.
75758 GRIBBINS, Joseph WOODEN BOATS - From Sculls to Yachts
$30.00 AUD
Grove Press. New York. 1991. 1st Ed. Introduction by Jon Wilson. 128 PP with colour photos. Fp: Collection of boats, part of the fleet of Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 29.3 x 29.3.
History of Wooden Boats / Rowing and Paddling Boats / Sailboats / Speedboats / Luxury Yachts.
42663 GRIFFITHS, Maurice THE FIRST OF THE TIDE
$20.00 AUD
Nautical Books. London. 1988. Reprint of the 1979 original, in the "World of Cruising" series. 157 PP with 5 maps and 14 drawings. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine. 21.6 x 13.8. 9780713658200
64355 GRIFFITHS, Maurice THE MAGIC OF THE SWATCHWAYS
$10.00 AUD
Futura Publications. London. 1978. Paperback reprint of the 1932 original. 218, (6 publications) PP with a few b/w illust. Soft covers, pictorial front. Slight ageing of paper, o/wise very good. 19.7 x 12.5. 0708813763
73735 GRIFFITHS, Maurice YACHTING ON A SMALL INCOME (A Talk with the "Man in the Street")
$40.00 AUD
Hutchinson & Co. London. c.1930. Fourth edition. VI, 160 PP with 21 figures in text. Frontispiece: Off for the Week-end. Hard covers with a small insect hole on rear cover near spine, chipped dust jacket with small pieces missing on edges. Contents near fine. Scarce. 19.3 x 13.
76073 GRIFFITHS, Maurice THE ARROW BOOK OF SAILING
$20.00 AUD
Arrow Books Ltd / Hutchinson. London. 1966. 1st Arrow edition (a revised edition with additional material of the 1953 "Sailing on a small income"). 128 PP with 23 figures, plus 12 pages with 13 b/w illustrations (1 cutaway, 3 series of plans and 9 photos). Soft covers, illustrated front. Ageing of paper of the printed pages (not the case for the illustrations). Very good. 17.5 x 11
74973 GRIFFITHS, Maurice (editor) YACHTING MONTHLY & Motor Cruising - Volume 68, No. 403
$20.00 AUD
Yachting Monthly. New Barnet, UK. 1939. November 1939. (4), 72 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, designs and plans, photos). Fp: "Where Nelson Led, we Follow". Pictorial soft covers with light wear and reinforced on spine. Contents near fine. 27 x 18.5.
Contents include: Naiande "Goes Foreign", II - From Benodet to the River Yealm by T.A.A. Hunter, Zeehond in the West Country, by "Sea Lawyer", Two Happy Weeks, Around Skye and Mull in a Chartered Yawl, by G.E.N. Morison, ...
18185 GRIGSBY, J.E. ANNALS OF OUR ROYAL YACHTS 1604-1953
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles / George Harrap. London. 1953. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 23 b/w plates. Fp: H.M. King George V at the wheel of Britannia. Cloth cover with chipped & faded dj, occasional foxing, o/wise very good. 24.5 x 18.
Presentation volume for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation year. Published for the launching of the Royal Yacht Britannia, Spring 1953.
18270 GROSER, John ATLANTIC VENTURE: The Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race
$5.00 AUD
Ward Lock & Co. London. 1968. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 8 figures (plans, maps), plus 22 b/w plates. Appendix I: Scale drawings of the 35 yachts in the 1968 race. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Faint foxing on outside edges. Very good. 22.2 x 14.6.
The first Observer single-handed transatlantic race of 1968.
16215 GRUBE, F. & RICHTER, G. (Editors) THE BIG BOOK OF SAILING - the Sailors, the Ships and the Sea
$15.00 AUD
Barron's. New York. 1979. 1st English edition. 309 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. Large format: 34 x 26.5. 0812053249
One of the last arenas of adventure left: the sea... Very good.
67303 GRUBE, F. & RICHTER, G. (Editors) THE BIG BOOK OF SAILING - the Sailors, the Ships and the Sea
$10.00 AUD
Barron's. New York. 1979. 1st English edition. 309 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Hard cover. Ex library copy with gilt stamp of "Xavier College" in blind on front cover, and stamps on outside edges, endpapers and title page. Internally near fine. Large format: 34 x 26.5. 0812053249
One of the last arenas of adventure left: the sea... Inncludes section on the Big Races on the High Seas, Admiral's Cup, The Lonely Men and the Sea,Sailing to Hell and Back ...
46521 GUILLAIN, France & Christian CALL OF THE SEA
$20.00 AUD
Victor Gollancz. London. 1976. 1st UK edition, translated from the French original by Caroline Hillier. 272 PP, plus 16 pages with 13 colour and 14 b/w photos. Hard cover. Foxing on outside edges. Contents clean and still a very good copy. 22 x 14.5. 0575020601
A family's adventures at sea with their infant daughter. From Europe across the Atlantic and the Pacific to Tahiti.
58431 GUISNEL, Jean, ... CADORET, Michèle ... LA FOLIE DES VOILES (in Libération, Hors-Série Juillet-Aout 92)
$20.00 AUD
Libération & Le Chasse-Marée. Paris & Douarnenez. 1992. Special Issue July-August 1992. 100 PP with b/w and colour Illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 37.5 x 27.5.
Gathering of windjammers, wooden sailing craft... , Brest in 1992.
59146 GUTHRIE, Bruce & MEAD, Caroline (editors) THE AUSTRALIAN WISH - June 2006 - "Water Worlds"
$5.00 AUD
The Australian / Nationwide News. Sydney. 2006. June 2006 Issue. 72 PP with colour illustrations. Fine. 33.2 x 27..
Page 28 to 32: Love Boats, super yachts, by Jane Albert. ... Sue Fear, star trekker, by Tim Elliott.
59148 GUTHRIE, Bruce & MEAD, Caroline (editors) THE AUSTRALIAN WISH - April 2006 - STORM BOY
$5.00 AUD
The Australian / Nationwide News. Sydney. 2006. April 2006 Issue. 72 PP with colour illustrations. Fine. 33.2 x 27..
Page 38 to 41: Storm Boy, Tony Harrington and surfing, by Drew Warne-Smith
70682 GYSI, Werner M. & Family A FAMILY OF SIX AT SEA - Crossing the Atlantic on a Cement Boat
$15.00 AUD
Gooly Mooly Publishing. Enderby, B.C., Canada. 2009. 1st Ed. 320 PP with b/w illustrations: 1floor plan for Kirsty Nicole, maps, drawings, photos, portraits. Pictorial soft covers. Note on title page, signed and dated by the owner/author. Near fine. 21.6 x 13.7. 0781896424019
52727 HACKFORTH-JONES, Gilbert THE BOY'S BOOK OF SAILING
$20.00 AUD
Burke Publishing. London. 1960. 1st Ed. 144 PP with b/w illustrations. Red hard cover, title on spine. Covers with light wear, paper browning a little around edges, o/wise a near fine copy printed on superior gloss paper. Image shows title-page and frontispiece. 25.2 x 19.
Dictionary of sailing terms, the how and why of sail design and hull design, seamanship, practical navigation, inland waters, cruising in coastal waters, cruising out of sight of land, racing ..
67675 HADMAN, Ballard AS THE SAILOR LOVES THE SEA
$10.00 AUD
Harper & Brothers. New York. 1951. 1st US edition. (12), 209 PP, plus 16 pages with 13 b/w illustrations by the author. Eps: special map of the coast of Alaska with "telescoped distances". Cloth cover. Faint foxing. Very good clean copy. 21.5 x 14.5.
75545 HAFFENREFFER, R. F. (editor) YACHTS BY HERRESHOFF
$350.00 AUD
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. Bristol, Rhode Island. c. 1934. Limited numbered presentation copy (No. 138). Foreword by C.W. Haffenreffer, General Manager. (2), 53, (1) PP with 108 b/w illustrations (1 sketch , 2 facsimile of documents, and 105 photos), 24 duo-tone (green / white) illustrations and 8 colour plates (painting & small drawing with sail plan), plus 7 interpolated transparent leaves with Rigging plan, Sails plan and Specifications. Fp: On Her Beam's End - Herreshoff "M" Class Sloop "Istalena". FEP: sketch map of "The Atlantic Seaboardf from Cape May to Cape Cod" with presentation Scroll at lower corner numbered 138 and hand written name of recipient: May B. Heckstall-Smith, Esquire. REP: Sketch map of the Atlantic Seaboard from Cape Cod to Bar Harbour. Decorated hard covers, with gilt device (compass/Herreshoff logo ) and title on front cover. Covers lightly rubbed. A rare item in near fine condition. 30.2 x 26.
Published after the America's Cup victory of Rainbow (designed by W. Starling Burgess and owned by Wanderbilt) on Endeavour.
68195 HALEY, Neale THE SCHOONER ERA: A Lost Epic in History
$15.00 AUD
A.S. Barnes. New York. 1972. 1st edition. 192 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches, paintings and photos). Cloth cover. Stamps of "University of Tasmania" on endpapers and title page and loan pocket on rear endpaper. Contents very good. 28.5 x 21.7. 0498077276
Auckland Anniversary Regatta Committee. Auckland. 1950. 1st Ed. 105, (3 blanks) PP with 42 pages of period advertising material and b/w illust. (engravings, maps, photos, plans...), plus 1 centrefold map Regatta Chart of Harbour Courses. Illustrated soft covers (slight insect damage), o/wise near fine. 24.5 x 18.3.
Souvenir centennial programme: 28th / 30th January 1950.
74614 HAMILTON-ADAMS, C. P. THE RACING SCHOONER "WESTWARD"
$30.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 109 PP with 10 drawings and 68 b/w photos. Hard covers, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 20.5 x 26.5. 0540071552
31038 HAMMOND, Geoffrey F. SHOWDOWN AT NEWPORT - The Race for the America's Cup
$10.00 AUD
New York. 1974. Walden Publications. 1st Ed. VIII, 217 PP with b/w illust. (plans & photos). Fp: Dame Pattie and Columbia brush before '67 match. Title page: Burgee of the New York Yacht Club. Hard cover, dj (chipped). Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 28.4 x 21.5.
74308 HAMMOND, Susan S. LANDFALLS REMEMBERED
$25.00 AUD
A. S. Barnes and Company, Inc. New York. 1963. 1st Ed. XVIII, 285 PP, plus 32 pages with 54 b/w photos. FP (in colour): "Rara Avis" in Aegean Waters, 1960. Eps: map Greece and Anatolian coast of Turkey. Cloth covers, gilt device on front board and gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped) and rubbed with a few small chips. Note on half title page and faint stamp of previous owner on outside edges and inside front cover. Contents near fine. Scarce. 21.5 x 14.5.
Six summer cruises in the Mediterranean Seas, and a Transatlantic voyage on "Capitana" during the 1939 Harvard Columbus Expedition.
73197 HANSEN, P. G. & AARRE, Bent FIRST STEPS IN SMALL BOAT SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1970. 1st Uk edition, translated from the Danish original by Lillan Fuller. Foreword by Robin Knox-Johnston. 69 PP with 1 table and 60 drawings or sketches, plus 4 pages with 5 b/w photos. Errata slip tipped on page 5. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, price-clipped dust jacket with a few chips and a repaired closed tear. Faint foxing spots on top outside edge. Near fine. 20.5 x 13.5. 0229974945
A sailing Primer and an Optimist dinghy handbook.
73767 HANSON, H. J. IANTHE CRUISES: Ushant - Gironde
$15.00 AUD
Macgibbon & Kee. London. 1950. 1st Ed. VIII, 248 PP with 1 diagram of the Cardinal System of Buoyage, 3 plans of "Ianthe II" and 45 maps (5 with coastal views), plus 6 pages with 7 b/w photos. Fp: "Ianthe II". Hard covers, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with small chips and now in a protecting sleeve. Near fine. 22 x 14.
72520 HANSON, Neil THE CUSTOM OF THE SEA
$15.00 AUD
Doubleday. London. 1999. 1st Ed. 331 PP, plus 8 pages with 22 b/w illustrations. Fp: Cover of "The Graphic", 20th September 1884. Pictorial card cover. Address of previous owner at top corner of title page. Faint foxing. Near fine. 23.4 x 15.5. 9780385601153
Voyage of the Yacht "Mignonette" bound from Falmouth to Sydney. Shipwrecked in the Atlantic Ocean... A shocking true tale of shipwreck, murder and the last taboo.
73952 HARCOURT BURRAGE, E. THE VANISHED YACHT
$10.00 AUD
Thomas Nelson and Sons , Ltd. London. c. 1925. Reprint. (VIII), 358, (10 publications) PP, plus 4 b/w plates. Fp. Cloth covers, title and illustration on front cover and spine. Prize plate (1929) on front endpaper. Light foxing. Very good. 19.4 x 14.
76397 HARDING, John SAILING'S STRANGEST MOMENTS: Extraordinary but True Tales from over 900 Years of Sailing
$10.00 AUD
Robson Books. London. 2007. Reprint of the 2004 original. (8), 257 PP. Stiff covers, illustrated front. Near fine. 21.5 x 14. 9781861057457
101 of these tales.
73778 HARLE, Philippe THE GLENANS SAILING MANUAL
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1972. 4th impression of the 1963 UK edition. Translated from the 1961 French original Cours de Navigation des Glenans by Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. L. Hughes. 446 PP with many graphs, sketches, maps & photos. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with a few chips and is in a protective sleeve. Very good. 23.5 x 15. 0229642306
Useful guide which advises not to become too involved at first with theories and instruction. He advocates to first learn to swim, get a boat and take her out on the water.
59140 HARVEY, Captain J. R. SAILING ORDERS
$40.00 AUD
Alexander Maclehose & Co. London. 1935. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Douglas. XVI, 144 PP with 15 figures, plus 16 plates with 27 b/w photos and 8 folded maps & charts. Fp: Widgeon in Scarba Sound: 1933. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Foxing throughout. Very good. 25.3 x 19.
55480 HASSELBALCH, Kurt, OVERCASH, Frances & REDDIN, Angela GUIDE TO THE HAFFENREFFER-HERRESHOFF COLLECTION: The Design Records of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Rhode Island - The Francis Russel Hart Nautical Collections
$60.00 AUD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1997. 1st printing of the first edition. 218 PP with 18 b/w illustrations and 83 facsimile pages of the "Herreshoff Manufacturing Company Construction Record". Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 27.8 x 21.5. 0917027051
75494 HAWARD, Peter ALL WEATHER YACHTSMAN
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 1991. Reprint of the 1990 paperback edition. 1st Ed. XII, 13-234 PP, plus 4 charts. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine. 21.5 x 13.5. 9780713635607
Useful lessons in yacht handling.
76256 HAWKINS, Cathy RETURN IN THE WAKE - The True Story of a Woman's Adventures at Sea
$100.00 AUD
John Ferguson. Sydney. 1988. 1st Ed. 188 PP with b/w illustrations (2 headpieces, 2 sketch plans and 30 photos), plus 24 pages with 38 colour photos. Eps: Mappemonde with tracks and insert with British Isles. Hard cover, attractive device on front cover, dj. Name blocked at top of free fly of front endpaper and "best wishes" note on recto of FFEP, otherwise a near fine copy. Scarce. 23 x 15. 0949118222
Thousands of nautical miles logged, while racing in the trimarans "Twiggy" and "Balena". The difficulties in obtaining funds to realise her dreams...
53735 HAWKINS, Clifford W. PRAUS OF INDONESIA
$90.00 AUD
Nautical Books. London. 1982. 1st Ed. Introduction by Basil Greenhill. 134 PP with b/w illust. (plans, sketches & photos) and 15 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. A fine copy. Scarce. 30.5 x 26. 0333318102
Sailing craft plying the waters of the Indonesian Archipelago. Different types of prau: leti-leti, golekan, bugis, pinisi...The coasts, the ports, the type of trading.
Associated Communication Enterprises / Boat Directory. Melbourne. 1992. Volume 13. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.4 x 20.8.
Pages 6-25: Bound for Bora Bora (1 map and 26 colour photos). Spirit of "Endeavour" triumph again (5 colour photos), by John Longley. Whitsunday Passage by John Archer (6 colour photos).
36764 HAYS, David & Daniel MY OLD MAN AND THE SEA - A Father and Son Sail around Cape Horn
$15.00 AUD
Algonquin Books. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1995. 3rd printing of the 1995 original. XIV, 231 PP with 1 figure, 1 facsimile of entry in logbook, 3 plans and 16 maps. Eps: Pilot chart covering west coast of South America. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Fine. 22 x 13.2. 1565121023
Voyage of the 25-foot yacht Sparrow: New London, Panama Canal, Galapagos, Easter Island, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Antigua and Bermuda.
46322 HAYS, David & Daniel MY OLD MAN AND THE SEA - A Father and Son Sail around Cape Horn
$15.00 AUD
Algonquin Books. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 1995. 1st Ed. XIV, 231 PP with 1 figure, 1 facsimile of entry in logbook, 3 plans and 16 maps. Eps: Pilot chart covering west coast of South America. Hard cover, dj. Note to previous owner on preliminary page. Near fine. 22 x 13.2. 1565121023
Voyage of the 25-foot yacht Sparrow: New London, Panama Canal, Galapagos, Easter Island, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Antigua and Bermuda.
49761 HAYS, David & Daniel MY OLD MAN AND THE SEA - A Father and Son Sail around Cape Horn
$5.00 AUD
Anchor. Sydney. 1996. Reprint of the 1996 Australian paperback edition (original of 1995). XIV, 231 PP with 1 figure, 1 pilot chart, 1 facsimile of entry in logbook, 3 plans and 16 maps. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 19.5 x 13. 0868246875
Voyage of the 25-foot yacht "Sparrow": New London, Panama Canal, Galapagos, Easter Island, Cape Horn, Falkland Islands, Antigua and Bermuda.
72642 HAYTER, Adrian SHEILA IN THE WIND, A Story of a Lone Voyage
$35.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1959. 1st Ed. 319 PP, plus 8 pages with 9 b/w Illustrations (portrait and 8 photos). Fp: Portrait of Adrian Hayter, by Maureen Connell. Eps: Map with route taken by"Sheila II" between Southampton and Nelson in New Zealand. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Sellotape marks on edges of dust jacket. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise a very good clean copy. Scarce. 22 x 14.5.
A wonderful single handed voyage that took 6 years.
74859 HEAD, Viv (compiler / writer) SAILING GAFFERS - Stories from 50 years of the Old Gaffers Association
$40.00 AUD
Quartet Books. London. 2013. 1st Ed. Foreword by Tom Cunliffe, and Introducion by Mike Shaw, President of OGA. 303 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Fp (in colour): Gaff Rig. Stiff covers, pictoral front. Fine (as new condition). 24 x 17. 9780704373297
Chapter 2: Laying the Keel / The origins of OGA. ... Chapter 18: In Pacific seas - Australia & New Zealand .
18285 HEATH, Edward SAILING, A Course of My Life
$15.00 AUD
Sidgwick & Jackson. London. 1975. December reprint of the November 1975 original. 184 PP, (1 Index) with b/w & colour photos throughout. Hard cover, dj (lightly rubbed). Signed by Edward Heath on verso of free fly front endpaper. Near fine. 25.4 x 19. 028398225X
Prime Minister of the U.K. First "sailing" lesson in 1966, win on the Sydney / Hobart in 1969...
38755 HEATH, Edward SAILING - A Course of My Life
$5.00 AUD
Sidgwick & Jackson. London. 1978. Reprint of the 1975 original. (4), 184, (1 Index), (3) PP with 1 map, 2 cartoons, 94 b/w and 34 colour illustrations. Title spread: Fourth Morning Cloud on trials, June 1975. Limp cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.8 x 18.2. 0283984929
The Prime Minister of the U.K., first lesson in 1966, win on the Sydney/Hobart in 1969...
47033 HEATH, Edward SAILING, A Course of My Life
$5.00 AUD
Rigby Ltd. Adelaide. 1976. 1st Australian edition of the November 1975 original. 184 PP, (1 Index) with b/w & colour photos throughout. Front endpaper: 3rd Morning Cloud. Title spread: 4th Morning Cloud on trials, June 1975. Hard cover. Spine sunned at head and foot and part of dust jacket tipped in on preliminary pages. Very good. Image shows the title-page. 25.4 x 19. 0727000896
The Prime Minister of the U.K., first lesson in 1966, win on the Sydney/Hobart in 1969...
37469 HEATON, Peter YACHTING - A History
$5.00 AUD
B. T. Batsford. London. 1955. 1st Ed. 280 PP with 5 tail-pieces and 109 figures (line drawings, paintings & b/w photos). Fp: The fabulous J Class Endeavour I leading Endeavour II. Cloth cover (marked), gilt title on spine. Foxing. Very good. 22.7 x 15.5.
37766 HEATON, Peter YACHTING - A History
$15.00 AUD
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. 1956. 1st US edition of the 1955 UK original. 280 PP with 5 tail-pieces and 109 figures (line drawings, paintings & b/w photos). Fp: The fabulous J Class Endeavour I leading Endeavour II. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Note on front endpaper, o/wise near fine. 22.7 x 15.5.
39911 HEATON, Peter A HISTORY OF YACHTING IN PICTURES
$10.00 AUD
Tom Stacey. London. 1973. 2nd impression of the 1972 original. 159 PP with 155 b/w illustrations (4 on folded plates) & 54 colour illustrations (1 on folded plate). Title spread: Mastview of the deck of Nefertiti, American 12-metre yacht. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (closed tear). Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 31.8 x 24.2. 085468297X
41758 HEATON, Peter SAILING
$5.00 AUD
Penguin Books. London. 1949. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake. 224 PP with drawings, tail pieces and over 54 figures, plus 20 pages with 16 b/w photos and 4 figures. Illustrated soft cover (rubbed). Name and stamp of previous owner on half title page. Ageing of paper, insect damage (3 small holes) affecting back cover and last 17 pages, o/wise a good reading copy. 18 x 10.8.
45306 HEATON, Peter MOTOR YACHTING AND BOATING
$10.00 AUD
Pelham Books. London. 1973. 1st Ed. 320 PP with 118 figures (line drawings, plans, sketches), plus 32 pages with 86 b/w photographic plates. Hard cover. Foxing spots on outside edges and both endpapers. Very good. 24 x 16.
47044 HEATON, Peter SAILING
$5.00 AUD
Penguin Books. London. 1968. Reprint of the 3rd edition of 1966 (original of 1949), with a foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake. 254 PP with drawings, tail pieces and over 56 figures, plus 16 b/w plates. Illustrated soft cover (rubbed). Slight ageing of paper, o/wise a good reading copy. 18 x 10.8.
48058 HEATON, Peter SAILING
$5.00 AUD
Penguin Books. London. 1949. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake. 224 PP with drawings, tail pieces and over 54 figures, plus 20 pages with 16 b/w photos and 4 figures. Illustrated soft cover (rubbed). Ageing of paper, and signs of water damage. Reading copy only. 18 x 10.8.
48957 HEATON, Peter SAILING
$5.00 AUD
Pelican Book / Penguin Books. London. 1952. Reprint of the 1949 original. Foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake. 224 PP with drawings, tail pieces and over 54 figures, plus 20 pages with 16 b/w photos and 4 figures. Illustrated soft cover (rubbed). Ageing of paper, and foxing. Reading copy only. 18 x 10.8.
50050 HEATON, Peter THE SINGLEHANDERS
$10.00 AUD
Michael Joseph. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 8 plans, 7 maps, 5 tail-pieces & many b/w photos or paintings. Title spread: Francis Chichester rounding the Horn in March, 1967. Hard cover, dj (price removed). Foxing spots on top outside edges. Very good. 24.4 x 17.5. 0718114930
The pioneers (Joshua Slocum, Howard Blackburn,..), the romantic era (Harry Pidgeon, Alain Gerbault,...), the competitive era (Knox-Johnston, Sir Alec Rose, Moitessier,..).
50172 HEATON, Peter CRUISING: Sail or Power
$5.00 AUD
Penguin Books. London. 1970. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Frank G. G. Carr. 302, (2) PP with 82 figures, plus 24 pages with 24 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (rubbed). Ageing of paper, and foxing. Reading copy only. 18 x 11.
61253 HEATON, Peter BOATCRAFT - The Understanding and Care of Yachts
$5.00 AUD
Adam & Charles Black. London. 1963. 1st Ed. XV, 134 PP with 1 musical scores, 2 tailpieces, 4 headpieces, and 42 figures, plus 9 b/w plates. Fp: Painting the bottom before launching. Hard cover, spine sunned, gilt device on front cover. Foxing. Lacks the freefly of front endpaper. Good working copy. 22.3 x 14.3.
31887 HECKSTALL-SMITH, B. YACHTS & YACHTING IN CONTEMPORARY ART
$90.00 AUD
The Studio. London. 1925. Limited numbered edition. (No. 269/1000). XVI, 48 PP, plus 96 plates (79 in b/w and 24 colour illustrations tipped in). The 24 colour plates with tissue guard. Eps: Dutch Yacht, 1650. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, top edge gilt. Covers with signs of wear at hinges and corner. Front endpaper rubbed. Some foxing. Colour plate XC with creases, o/wise a very good copy. Ingleton bookplate. Scarce. 29.6 x 23.5.
43021 HECKSTALL-SMITH, B. YACHTS & YACHTING IN CONTEMPORARY ART
$80.00 AUD
The Studio. London. 1925. Limited edition , No. 271/1000. XVI, 48 PP, plus 96 plates (79 in b/w and 24 with the colour illustrations tipped in). The 24 colour plates with tissue guard. Eps: Dutch Yacht, 1650. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, top edge gilt. Occasional foxing. Near fine. Scarce. 29.6 x 23.5.
73762 HECKSTALL-SMITH, B. & DU BOULAY, E. THE COMPLETE YACHTSMAN
$20.00 AUD
Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1949. 1st revised (by John Scott Hughes) edition based on the 1912 original. XVI, 476 PP with 96 figures, plus 32 b/w plates (plates 2 to 19 with 74 photos of knots and splices). Fp: The Dalua. Cloth cover, gilt title on faded spine. Front gutter reinforced, o/wise contents near fine. 21.8 x 15.
76050 HEIKELL, Rod TURKISH WATERS & CYPRUS PILOT - A Yachtsman's Guide to the Mediterranean and Black Sea Coasts of Turkey with the Island of Cyprus
$20.00 AUD
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. St Ives, Cambridgeshire. 1997. 5th edition of the 1984 original. VIII, 290 PP with b/w illustrations (coastal views, drawings, maps & plans, photos), plus 24 pages with 75 colour photos. "Supplement No. 1 to December 1998": 7 pages with 1 plan of Finike, loosely inserted. Laminated pictorial boards. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 9780852883631
A yachtsman's guide to the Mediterranean waters of Turkey and Cyprus.
75503 HEIKELL, Rod & HARPER, Mike A POCKET GUIDE TO THE SOUTHEAST AEGEAN - A Guide for Yachtsmen to the Greek Dodecanese Islands and adjacent Turkish Coast
$20.00 AUD
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. Huntingdon, UK. 1985. 1st Ed. (2), 88, (22 Log) PP with b/w illustrations (14 photos and 54 sketch maps (some with inserts) or plans. Pictorial soft covers. Very good. 20.5 x 11. 0852881010
75247 HEINEY, Paul & PURVES, Libby THE SAILING WEEK-END BOOK
$15.00 AUD
Nautical Books. London. 1985 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illusrations by Trevor Ridley. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned, o/wise fine. 24 x 16. 085177346X
18207 HENDERSON, Richard THE RACING-CRUISER
$15.00 AUD
Reilly & Lee. Chicago. 1970. 2nd Printing. (10), 213 PP with 117 figures (plans, and sketch plans) by the author. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Very good. 28.5 x 22.2. 713612630
Selecting, equipping, tuning and racing sailing cruisers. From aerodynamics of the hull to accommodation, safety, tactics and strategy in racing.
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.
19801 HENDERSON, Richard THE CRUISER'S COMPENDIUM, A Complete guide to coastal, inland, and gunkhole cruising
$10.00 AUD
Henry Regnery Co. Chicago. 1973. 1st Ed. XIV, (2), 188 PP with figures and 35 bw photos. Cloth cover, dj. Fine. 28.7 x 22.2.
19959 HENDERSON, Richard SEA SENSE, Safety Afloat in Terms of Sail, Power and Multihull Boat Design, Construction Rig, Equipment, Coping with Emergencies, and Boat Management in Heavy Weather
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1975. 1st UK edition of the 1972 US original. XI, 311 PP with 47 figures, 13 plans & 58 bw photos. Fp: Heavy seas. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 25 X 17.5. 0229115276
70748 HERIOT, Geoff IN THE SOUTH - Tales of Sail and Yearning
$50.00 AUD
Forty Degrees South Pty. Ltd. Hobart. 2012. 1st Ed. (10), 294 PP with b/w illustrations (charts & maps, paintings & photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Dedicatory note on half title page, signed by the author. Fine. 23 x 15.2. 9780987355645
Schooner IleOla. Elliott Giles (Spuddo) and his Utiekah.
73467 HERIOT, Geoff IN THE SOUTH - Tales of Sail and Yearning
$25.00 AUD
Forty Degrees South Pty. Ltd. Hobart. 2012. 1st Ed. (10), 294 PP with b/w illustrations (charts & maps, paintings & photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 23 x 15.2. 9780987355645
Schooner Ile Ola. Elliott Giles (Spuddo) and his Utiekah.
73339 HERRESHOFF, L. Francis THE COMPLEAT CRUISER, The Art, Practice and Enjoyment of Boating
$20.00 AUD
Sheridan House. New York. 1991. Reprint of the 1st paperback edition of 1987. XII, 372 PP with b/w illustrations by the author. Pictorial stiff covers with light wear, o/wise near fine. 22.8 x 14.8 9780911378672
75524 HERRESHOFF, L. Francis CAPT. NAT HERRESHOFF, THE WIZARD OF BRISTOL - The life and achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, together with an account of some of the yachts he designed
$40.00 AUD
Sheridan House. Double Ferry, NY. 1986. Reprint of the 1974 edition. 349 PP with 46 figures (maps, plans, sketches...), plus 48 pages with 105 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 23.5 x 15.8. 0911378324
Biography of the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder of the USA.
73983 HESSELL, Jim THE AUCKLAND MARINER'S WEATHER HANDBOOK
$10.00 AUD
MetGen Meteorological Consultancy. Auckland. 1990. 1st Ed. (8), 43 PP with 1 table and 5 figures (meteorogical maps). Stiff covers, illustrated front, clear plastic protection, spiral bound. Stamp of previous owner at top of front cover, o/wise fine. 21 x 15. 0473012324
73984 HESSELL, Jim THE OUTER GULF MARINER'S WEATHER HANDBOOK
$10.00 AUD
MetGen Meteorological Consultancy. Auckland. 1991. 1st Ed. (2), 67 PP with 1 table and 8 figures (4 location maps & 4 meteorogical maps). Stiff covers, illustrated front, clear plastic protection, spiral bound. Stamp of previous owner at top of front cover, o/wise fine. 21 x 15. 0473014378
74293 HEWITT, Mark, JOBSON, Gary, WHEATLEY, Keith ... (editors) REACHING BEYOND, The Ultimate Ocean Race: THE WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE, 1993-94, For the Heineken Trophy
$20.00 AUD
Greenville Books. Godalming, Surrey. 1994. 1st Ed. 160 PP with colour illustrations: documents, logo of the Heineken Trophy, 7 maps and over 150 photos Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 25/5 x 25.5. 185613895X
73723 HEWITT, R.L. THE ROYAL DRAGON
$35.00 AUD
Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. London. 1958. 1st Ed. XII, 137 PP with tables and 5 b/w illustrations (2 line drawings and 3 maps), plus 16 b/w plates with frontispiece and 14 photos. Fp: The Duke of Edinburgh sailing "Bluebottle" in the Solent, 1949. Cloth covers, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 25.3 x 19.
32179 HEYERDAHL, Thor THE RA EXPEDITIONS
$20.00 AUD
Doubleday. New York. 1971. 1st US Ed. XI, (3), 341 PP, plus 64 pages with 111 colour photos. Eps: Atlantic Ocean with currents. Cloth cover, lightly speckled spine, dust jacket. Outside page edges with light foxing, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16.
The crossing of the Atlantic on a papyrus raft.
32180 HEYERDAHL, Thor THE RA EXPEDITIONS
$10.00 AUD
Book Club Associates. London. 1972. Reprint of the 1971 UK original. 383 PP with 1 map of the Atlantic, plus 32 pages with 46 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing on endpapers and inside flaps of dust jacket, o/wise contents are near fine. 20.5 x 13.5. 0045720207
The crossing of the Atlantic on a papyrus raft.
44683 HEYERDAHL, Thor THE RA EXPEDITIONS
$5.00 AUD
Unwin Hyman. London. 1990. Paperback reprint of the 1971 UK original. 330 PP with 1 map of the Atlantic, 1 sketch of Ra, plus 32 pages with 63 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Few foxing spots on outside edges, remainder mark on lower edge, o/wise near fine. 19.7 x 13. 0044406967
The crossing of the Atlantic on a papyrus raft.
46643 HEYERDAHL, Thor RA
$10.00 AUD
Aldo Martello Editore. Milan. 1971. 1st Italian edition, translated from the 1970 Norwegian original by Raffaella Lotteri and Maria Garrone. 425, (3) PP with 1 sketch, plus 56 pages with 79 colour photos. Eps: Map of the Atlantic Ocean. Cloth cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. Italian text. 23.4 x 15.5.
The crossing of the Atlantic on a papyrus raft.
48688 HEYERDAHL, Thor THE RA EXPEDITIONS
$20.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. London. 1971. 1st English edition, translated from the 1970 Norwegian original by Patricia Crampton. 334 PP with 1 sketch and 1 map, plus 64 pages with 110 colour photos. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16. 0045720207
The crossing of the Atlantic on a papyrus raft.
53687 HEYERDAHL, Thor THE RA EXPEDITIONS
$15.00 AUD
Book Club Associates. London. 1971. Reprint of the 1971 UK original. 334 PP with 1 map of the Atlantic and 1 sketch of Ra by Björn Landström, plus 64 pages with 110 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 24 x 16. 0045720207
The crossing of the Atlantic on a papyrus raft.
34458 HILD, Herb, DYSON, Bruce, STANTON, John R. et al. THE BEST OF SAIL TRIM
$15.00 AUD
Granada. London. 1979. Reprint of the 1975 original. (8), 280 PP with 248 figures (drawings, graphs, sketches and b/w photos). Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 24 x 16. 0229115667
An anthology of 54 important analytical pieces by experts on the art and theory of sail handling, from the pages of Sail Magazine.
44663 HILD, Herb, DYSON, Bruce, STANTON, John R. et al.. THE BEST OF SAIL TRIM
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1975. 1st Ed. (8), 280 PP with 248 figures (drawings, graphs, sketches and b/w photos). Hard cover, dj (price-clipped and with small chips). Foxing spots on outside edges and the inside of the dust jacket, o/wise very good. 23.5 x 15.5. 0229115667
An anthology of 54 important analytical pieces by experts on the art and theory of sail handling, from the pages of Sail Magazine.
69397 HILL, Gordon & Jan, TITMUS, Grahan & McCASKILL, Ian EXPLORE VICTORIA'S WATERWAYS, including Bass Strait & Northern Tasmania
$25.00 AUD
George Philip & O'Neil Pty Ltd. Melbourne. 1985. 1st Ed. 176 PP with colour illustrations (figures, maps & plans, and photos). Title spread: Yachts off Williamstown. Half title page: Newhaven boathaven. Eps: Map of Victorian coast, Bass Strait and Northern Tasmania. Laminated pictorial boards. A fine copy. 28.5 x 21.5. 085550708X
76351 HILLSDON, Brian E. & SMITH, Brian W. STEAMBOATS AND STEAMSHIPS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
$25.00 AUD
Steam Boat Association of Great Britain. Ashford, UK. 1988. 5th edition enlarged and completel revised. No pagination, c. 200 PP with c. 260 b/w photos. Illustrated stiff covers, spiral bound. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Very good. 20.5 x 14.5. 0951315803
An illustrated register of surviving steam vessels in the British Isles.
74627 HINZ, Earl R. LANDFALLS OF PARADISE - The Guide to the Pacific Islands
$30.00 AUD
Western Marine Enterprises, Inc. Marina Del Rey, Ca. 1986. 2nd edition of the 1981 original. 384 PP with b/w figures (92 charts, maps, plans and 158 photos). Pictorial hard covers, National Flags of Pacific Nations (in colour) on back cover. Covers with light wear, light foxing on outside top edge, o/wise near fine. 28.2 x 21.5. 093003046X
Contents: The Islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Eastern Pacific.
31627 HISCOCK, Eric C. AROUND THE WORLD IN "WANDERER III"
$20.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. London. 1966. 5th reprint of the 1956 original. XII, 276 PP with 3 pages of diagrams and 9 charts, plus 36 pages with 1 colour and 61 b/w photos. Fp (in colour): Half Way Round, Fiji. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Renewed endpapers. Sello tape marks on covers. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Very good. 22 x 14.
31646 HISCOCK, Eric C. CRUISING UNDER SAIL
$15.00 AUD
O.U.P. London. 1974. 6th reprint of the second edition of 1965 (original of 1950). XXI, 468 PP with 80 diagrams, plus 64 plates with 249 b/w photos and a folded plan at rear. Fp: A meet of the Royal Cruising Club (in colour). Cloth cover, device (yacht under sail) engraved on front cover, price-clipped dust jacket with some chips and now in a protective sleeve. Previous owner's signature on inside front cover, o/wise a near fine copy. 23 x 15. 019217522X
The yacht and her gear. Seamanship and navigation...
58189 HISCOCK, Eric C. BEYOND THE WEST HORIZON
$5.00 AUD
O.U.P. London. 1963. Reprint of the 1963 original. XII, 204 PP with 3 plans and 9 maps, plus 32 pages with 45 colour photos. Fp (in colour): In the Red Sea. Cloth cover. Ex Library copy. Very good reading copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
Second circumnavigation of the globe.
58190 HISCOCK, Eric C. ATLANTIC CRUISE IN WANDERER III
$15.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. London. 1968. 1st Ed. XII, 159, (3) PP with 7 maps, plus 48 pages with 79 colour photos. Fp (in colour): Wanderer III in the Kittredge lagoon at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with a few chips, o/wise a fine copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
69594 HISCOCK, Eric C. VOYAGING UNDER SAIL
$10.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. London. 1966. 3rd reprint of the 1959 original. XVI, 274 PP with 56 diagrams, plus 42 pages with 112 b/w photos. Fp: "Beyond" in the Pacific under trade wind rig. Eps: Portion of Pilot chart. Cloth cover, sextant engraved on front cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket rubbed and worn. Occasional foxing. Very good. 22.8 x 15.
Technical developments: steel hull, man-made fibres for sail, rigging, self-steering, etc.
69595 HISCOCK, Eric C. CRUISING UNDER SAIL
$10.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. London. 1965. 4th reprint of the 1950 original. XVIII, 480 PP with 70 diagrams, plus 64 plates with 249 b/w photos and a folded plan (figure 71) at rear of book. Fp: Outward bound, cutter Dyarchy. Cloth cover, device (yacht under sail) engraved on front cover, dj (price clipped). Repaired dust jacket chipped, worn and with small piece missing at head of spine. Name of previous owner on front endpapers. Occasional foxing. Good reading or working copy. 23 x 15.
The yacht and her gear. Seamanship and navigation...
73606 HISCOCK, Eric C. ATLANTIC CRUISE IN WANDERER III
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1987. 1st paperback edition of the 1968 original. XII, 159 PP with 7 maps, plus 48 pages with 79 b/colour photos. Fp: Wanderer III in the Kittredge lagoon at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Faint foxing. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.5.
9780229117475
75056 HISCOCK, Eric C. CRUISING UNDER SAIL
$15.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. London. 1978. 7th reprint of the 1965 edition (original of 1950). XXII, 468 PP with 80 diagrams, plus 64 plates with b/w photos. REP: Standing and Running rigging of a Yawl (figure 80). Fp: A meet of the Royal Cruising Club. Hard covers, device (yacht under sail) engraved on front cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Occasional foxing. Very good. 23 x 15. 019217522X
The yacht and her gear. Seamanship and navigation...
75916 HISCOCK, Eric C. BEYOND THE WEST HORIZON
$20.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. London. 1963. 1st reprint of the 1963 original. XII, 204 PP with 3 plans and 9 charts, plus 32 pages with 45 colour photos. Fp: In the Red Sea (in colour). Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Renewed endpapers. Sellotape marks on covers. Light foxing around edges. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
Second circumnavigation of the globe.
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...
70631 HOLLANDER, Neil & MERTES, Harald THE YACHTSMAN'S EMERGENCY HANDBOOK: A Complete Survival Manual
$10.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1989. Revised edition of the 1980 original. 254 PP with 26 head pieces (signal flags) and 412 figures illustrations either in b/w or with colour. Pictorial soft cover. Spine lightly sunned. Foxing spots on outside edges. A good copy. 22.8 x 15. 0207156360
The vanishing breed of sailors & craft, harnessing wind & sea to gain their livelihood. The Nile, Chilean Coast, Brazil, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia...
16301 HOLLINGSWORTH, Alan THE WAY OF A YACHT, An introduction to the comparative anatomy of offshore sailing craft
$5.00 AUD
Douglas, David & Charles. Vancouver. 1974. 1st Canadian edition. 136 PP with tables, figures & 23 b/w plates. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 24.6 x 18.5. 0715363425
Design of deep-sea sailing craft... Explanations on the working of the various rating rules.
52199 HOLLINGSWORTH, Alan THE WAY OF A YACHT, An introduction to the comparative anatomy of offshore sailing craft
$5.00 AUD
W W Norton. New York. 1974. 1st American edition. 136 PP with tables, figures & 23 b/w plates. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 24.6 x 18.5. 0393031810
Design of deep-sea sailing craft... Explanations on the working of the various rating rules.
43821 HOLM-PETERSEN, F. MARITIME MINDER FRA FANO
$10.00 AUD
Host & Son. Copenhagen. 1980. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 2 maps and 67 b/w photos. Title page: The port of Nordby on the island of Fano in the 1890s. Pictorial soft cover. Danish text with captions of illustrations in Danish and German. Near fine. Oblong: 21 x 22.5. 8714280639
43822 HOLM-PETERSEN, F. MARITIME MINDER FRA MARSTAL OG AEROSKOBING
$10.00 AUD
Host & Son. Copenhagen. 1979. 1st Ed. 60 PP with 78 b/w photos. Title page: 3 masts topsail schooner Nordstjernen at Marstal. Pictorial soft cover. Danish text with captions of illustrations in Danish and German. Near fine. Oblong: 21 x 22.5. 8714279622
43823 HOLM-PETERSEN, F. MARITIME MINDER FRA LIMFJORDEN
$10.00 AUD
Host & Son. Copenhagen. 1982. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 61 b/w photos. Title page: The harbour of Thisted. Pictorial soft cover. Danish text with captions of illustrations in Danish, English and German. Near fine. Oblong: 21 x 22.5. 8714282658
43824 HOLM-PETERSEN, F. MARITIME MINDER FRA GRONLANDSFARTEN
$10.00 AUD
Host & Son. Copenhagen. 1981. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 65 b/w photos. Title page: The brig Hvalfisken's figurehead. Pictorial soft cover. Danish text with captions of illustrations in Danish, English and German. Near fine. Oblong:21 x 22.5. 8714281651
30003 HOLMES, Noel GO RAINBOW GO! - Chris Bouzaid and the Dramatic Quest for the One Ton Cup
$55.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1970. 1st Ed. Foreword by Olin J. Stephens II. X, 207 PP, plus 25 plates with 4 colour and 29 b/w photos. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 22 x 14.5.
76129 HOMANS, George C. / HOWLAND III, Llewellyn CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS: Sailing with Uncle Charlie / America's Greatest Amateur Helmsman (in Woodenboat, The Magazine for Wooden Boat Owners, Builders and Designers - 1988, Issue 85
$10.00 AUD
WoodenBoat Magazine. Brooklin, Maine. 1988. No. 85, November-Decenber 1988. Edited by Jonathan Wilson. 152 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Contains 2 articles with a foreword by the editor Jonathan Wilson: pages 74 to 92 with 2 portraits and 12 b/w photos. Soft covers, pictorial front (Douarnenez 1988). Fine. 27.7 x 20.8.
Sailing with Uncle Charlie, by George Caspar Homans and America's Greatest Amateur Helmsman, by Llewellyn Howland III.
56246 HOOLEY, David (editor) OFFSHORE'S NATIONAL CRUISING GUIDE
$10.00 AUD
National Publications. Sydney. 1989. 1st Ed. 122 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, including 54 plans of Australian ports. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 27.5 x 20.5. 0731667719
Safety hints and tips. Communications at sea... Guide to Major Ports on the Australian coastline. National Marina Guide...
72889 HOPKINS, Peter (editor) TASMANIAN SAFE BOATING HANDBOOK
$5.00 AUD
MAST / Marine and Safety Tasmania. Hobart. 2008. December 2008 edition. 76 PP with tables and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Oblong. Near fine. 14.8 x 21.
66311 HORDERN, Miles VOYAGING THE PACIFIC: In Search of the South
$15.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 2002. 1st paperback edition. (12), 241, (3) PP with 2 maps, plus 8 pages with 3 b/w and 13 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.7. 0719564824
76053 HORN, Les THROUGH EUROPE AT FOUR KNOTS: A Tale of Boating Mayhem and Family Adventure
$15.00 AUD
International Marine / McGraw-Hill. Camden, Maine. 2000. 1st Ed. VIII, 296 PP with 1 sketch plan of yacht "Alea Jacta Est", a Vivacity 24, 2 sketch maps by Matt Kania, on endpapers and 3 b/w photos. FEP: from the Thames to Bratislava. REP: from Bratislava to Black Sea and Northern Greece. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 9780071361378
From the Thames to Northern Greece, plying the meandering waterways of Europe, in the 1990s.
44922 HORWITZ, I., ALDERSON, H. G., BLACK, J. F. & CREAGH, W. J. THE AUSTRALIAN AQUATIC ANNUAL - Anniversary Regatta, 1937 - The Centenary Regatta
$50.00 AUD
Associated General Publications. Sydney. 1937. 1st Ed., 2nd issue of this annual magazine. 108 PP with 86 b/w photos, and period advertisements (4 in colour). Fp: Endeavour, the ship that put Australia on the map. Inside covers: advertisements. Pictorial soft wrappers with a few creases and closed tears and reinforced spine. Staples somewhat rusty. 3 pages with closed tears and a few with a little insect damage at top, without loss of text. Very good. Scarce. 30.8 x 24.8.
Contains over 20 articles, including: Canoeing as an Olympic Sport, Sailing an Olympic Sport, Yachts, Ancient and Modern, by L.C. Waterman, Progress of the 16-Ft Skiff Movement, The Flying Papuans, by A.L.A. DeGroen, Arrival of Chusan, A Yacht is Safe at Sea, If ... by Norman K. Wallis.....
44923 HORWITZ, I., ALDERSON, H. G., BLACK, J. F. & CREAGH, W. J. THE AUSTRALIAN AQUATIC ANNUAL - Anniversary Regatta, 1938 - Australia's 150th Celebrations
$50.00 AUD
Associated General Publications. Sydney. 1938. 1st Ed., 3rd issue of this annual magazine. 108 PP with 112 b/w illustrations, and period advertisements (3 in colour). Fp: Portrait of Captain James Cook. Inside covers: advertisements. Pictorial soft wrappers rubbed with closed tears, reinforced spine. A little insect damage on outside edges. Very good. Scarce. 30.8 x 24.8.
Over 20 articles including: The America's Cup by Frank Ward, The Dawn of Boating in Australia, the 18-footers of the Aborigines, by Frederic Slater, Spunyarn, by W.H. Lober, Chris. Webb's Brilliant Sailing Deeds, by J.F. Black, ....
35376 HOWARD-WILLIAMS, Jeremy CREWING FOR OFFSHORE RACING
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1973. 1st Ed. XIV, 204 PP with 29 figures and 17 sets of b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 22.3 x 14.2. 0229115004
What is a crew?, joining ship... Bad weather and emergencies.
44233 HOWARD-WILLIAMS, Jeremy CREWING FOR OFFSHORE RACING
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Limited. London. 1973. 1st Ed. XIV, 204 PP with 17 b/w photos and 29 drawings by the author. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.3. 0229115004
74815 HOWARD-WILLIAMS, Jeremy SAILS
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1969. 2nd (revised) edition of the 1967 original. 411 PP with graphs146 figures in text & 32 figures in Appendices, plus 32 pages with 54 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 22.8 3 x 14.5. 022997368X
The use and care of sails for the owner, the helmsman, the sail-maker.
74838 HOWARD-WILLIAMS, Jeremy SAILS - IOR Mark III
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1973. 2nd impression of the 3rd edition "IOR Mark III" of 1972 (1967 original). 415 PP with 146 figures in text & 39 figures in Appendices, plus 32 pages with 54 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 23 x 14.8. 022997368X
The use and care of sails for the owner, the helmsman, the sail-maker.
76278 HOWARTH, Patrick THE LIFE-BOAT SERVICE
$10.00 AUD
Pitkin Pictorials. London. 1975. 1st Ed. in the "Pitkin Pride of Britain" series. 24 PP with 35 illustrations (1 cutaway, 2 prints and 32 photos). Pictorial stff covers. Fine. 23 x 17.8. 0853720754
53366 HOWELL, William WHITE CLIFFS TO CORAL REEF. A classic small boat voyage
$10.00 AUD
Readers Book Club. Melbourne. 1958. Book Club edition published originally by Odhams. Foreword by Humphrey Barton. 224 PP with 1 sketch of Wanderer II, 1 sketch map and and 1 map on double page(with an inset: Panama Canal), plus 16 pages with 24 b/w photos. Hard cover. Light foxing/offsetting, and ageing of paper on outside edges. Very good. Image shows title-page. 18.8 x 12.5.
Passage of an Australian dental surgeon on a 24 feet long gaff cutter. Falmouth, Straits of Gibraltar, West Indies, Panama, Galapagos, Marquesas, Tahiti, Penrhyn, Hawaii and Vancouver.
73364 HOWELL, William WHITE CLIFFS TO CORAL REEF. A classic small boat voyage
$25.00 AUD
Odhams Press Ltd. London. 1957. 1st Ed. Foreword by Humphrey Barton. 224 PP with 1 sketch of Wanderer II, and 2 maps, plus 16 pages with 27 b/w photos. Fp: The author near mast of "Wanderer II". Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with repaired tear and rubbed patches (now in a protective sleever. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 21.5 x 14.5.
Passage of an Australian dental surgeon on a 24 feet long gaff cutter. Falmouth, Straits of Gibraltar, West Indies, Panama, Galapagos, Marquesas, Tahiti, Penrhyn, Hawaii and Vancouver.
68113 HOWELLS, Eric B. SAILING AND SEAMANSHIP
$10.00 AUD
Longmans. London. 1961. 1st edition by Commander B. W. Licke. (8), 184 PP with b/w illustrations by W. Megoran. Hard cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Signature on half-title page. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Occasional foxing. Very good. 25.4 x 18.
33688 HOYT, Norris D. THE TWELVE METRE CHALLENGES FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP
$15.00 AUD
Angus and Robertson. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 252 PP with 24 line drawings and 36 full-colour watercolours by Admiral Joseph Golinkin. Hard cover, dj. Some foxing and offsetting. Near fine. Oblong: 22.2 x 26.7. 0207957797
16285 HOYT, Sherman YANKEE YACHTSMAN, from the Memoirs of Sherman Hoyt
$25.00 AUD
Robert Ross. Southampton. 1951. 1st UK abridged edition of the 1950 US Ed. "Sherman Hoyt's memoirs". Introduction by John Scott Hughes. 198, (2) PP plus 16 pages with 15 bw photos. Fp: The Author. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, gilt device on front cover, dust jacket with light shelf wear. A near fine copy. 23 x 14.
Ocean racing and cruising career. Racing in and against British yachts. With Lipton and the "Shamrocks". One chapter on Nazi Germany of 1936...
44222 HUGHES, John Scott ETERNAL WAVE
$20.00 AUD
Temple Press. London. 1951. 1st Ed. VIII, 143 PP with 17 head pieces and 9 illustrations on full page by David Cobb. Fp: Tom Norman Dinwiddy. FEP: Track chart of Eternal Wave in 1933. REP: Track chart of Eternal Wave in 1935. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 22.4 x 14.5.
Converted RNLI lifeboat cruising Scandinavia and the Baltic.
41522 HUGHES, Nigel THE PAINTINGS OF THE BAY OF NATAL - A Selection of Works dating from 1845 to 1982
$140.00 AUD
Mertrade (Proprietary) Limited. Craighall, South Africa. 2001. 1st edition limited to 850 copies numbered 151 to 1000. Foreword by Gillian Scott-Berning. 196 PP with 17 plans and 72 colour plates. Fp: Durban Bay from the Maritzburg Road, circa 1856, watercolour by James Lloyd. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, top edge gilt, dj. Hand numbered and signed by the author on title page. A little light foxing on endpapers, o/wise as new. Oblong: 27.4 x 29.8. 0620275561
42222 HUGHES, Nigel THE PAINTINGS OF THE BAY OF NATAL - A Selection of Works dating from 1845 to 1982
$600.00 AUD
Mertrade (Proprietary) Limited. Craighall, South Africa. 2001. De Luxe edition limited to 150 numbered copies (No. 38 / 150). Foreword by Gillian Scott-Berning. 196 PP with 17 plans and 72 colour plates. Fp: Durban Bay from the Maritzburg Road, circa 1856, watercolour by James Lloyd. Half leather, blue goatskin, stone-patterned marbled paper, gilt title on spine, top edge gilt, cloth cover slip case. Hand numbered and signed by the author on title page. Fine. Oblong: 27.4 x 29.5. 062027557X
73602 HUTCHINSON, Derek Derek Hutchinson's GUIDE TO ESKIMO ROLLING
$10.00 AUD
A & C Black. London. 1999. 3rs edition of the 1988 original. Foreword by Graham Lyon, British Canoe Union. X, 134 PP with b/w illustrations (paintings and drawings, photos and sketches by the author). Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 23 x 19. 9780762704514
14049 IDIENS, Dale COOK ISLANDS ART
$20.00 AUD
Shire Publications. London. 1990. 1st Ed. No.18 in the Shire Ethnography series. 64 PP with 2 maps & 46 b/w photos in text. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 21 x 15. 0747800618
Religious and functional wood-carving. Use of stone, pearlshell, feathers,...
71381 ILLINGWORTH, Capt. (E.) J. H. OFFSHORE - A Complete Introduction to Ocean Racing, and Cruising, Modern Yacht Handling and Equipment
$30.00 AUD
Robert Ross & Co. Ltd. Southampton. 1950. 2nd edition in May 1950 of the July 1949 original. 263, (1 publications) PP with 77 b/w diagrams, plus 16 plates with 21 b/w photos and the frontispiece. Fp (in colour) : Ocean Racing. Illustrated endpapers with maps of the 3 races: Sydney/Hobart, CCA Bermuda Race, Principal RORC courses. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover and title on spine, top edge tinted, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with a few tears and chips (now laminated). Faint foxing. Small signature of previous owner on FFEP. Contents near fine. Scarce. 28.5 x 22.5.
75918 ILLINGWORTH, Capt. (E.) J. H. OFFSHORE - A Complete Introduction to Ocean Racing, and Cruising, Modern Yacht Handling and Equipment
$25.00 AUD
Robert Ross & Co. Ltd. Southampton. 1950. 2nd edition in May 1950 of the July 1949 original. 263, (1 publications) PP with 77 b/w diagrams, plus 16 plates with 21 b/w photos and the frontispiece. Fp (in colour) : Ocean Racing. Illustrated endpapers with maps of the 3 races: Sydney/Hobart, CCA Bermuda Race, Principal RORC courses. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover and title on spine, top edge tinted. Covers with light speckling and rubbed around edges, otherwise contents near fine. Scarce. 28.5 x 22.5.
70769 ILLINGWORTH, Captain J. H. WHERE SECONDS COUNT, A Text Book of Yacht Match Racing - Yacht racing lessons from the defender trials and the America's Cup Races, 1958
$25.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1959. 1st Ed. 144 PP, plus 16 pages with 15 b/w photos. Fp: Columbia and Sceptre just after the start in the America's Cup Race of 22nd September, 1958. Hard cover, gilt device on front. Near fine. Scarce. 19 x 13.
33961 ILLINGWORTH, Captain John H. TWENTY CHALLENGES FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP
$10.00 AUD
Hollis & Carter. London. 1968. 1st Ed. 158 PP with tables and 3 figures, plus 16 pages with 22 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Some foxing, dust jacket rubbed. Very good. 22.3 x 14.2. 0370003314
The founding of the Cup, and early defenders... Appendix: the 12-Metre Rating Rule.
38213 ILLINGWORTH, Captain John H. TWENTY CHALLENGES FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP
$15.00 AUD
Hollis & Carter. London. 1968. 1st Ed. 158 PP with tables and 3 figures, plus 16 pages with 22 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (rubbed). Light foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.3 x 14.2. 370003314
The founding of the Cup, and early defenders... Appendix: the 12-Metre Rating Rule.
47458 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS [THE] SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER HOME IN TRIUMPH - No. 6670, Volume 250
$10.00 AUD
London. 1967. Issue for June 3, 1967. Edited by John H. KISCH. 44 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Contains article between P.10 and 13 with 3 b/w photos and 3 colour illustrations (1 painting ny Norman Wilkinson and 2 photos). Pictorial soft cover (Gipsy Moth IV reaching home). Near fine. Large format: 35.8 x 27.3.
50297 IMHOFF, Fred & PRANGER, Lex BOAT TUNING FOR SPEED
$5.00 AUD
Nautical. London. 1975. 1st UK edition. VIII, 144 PP with colour illustrations (drawings and photos). Hard cover, dj (rubbed and with a few closed tears or chips). Occasional foxing. Contents clean and a very good copy. 20.8 x 19.6. 0245525637
41701 INNES, Hammond SEA AND ISLANDS
$10.00 AUD
Collins. London. 1967. 1st Ed. 288 PP with 1 plan of Mary Deare, and 5 maps, plus 24 pages with 27 b/w and 20 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Front endpaper with offsetting and stamp of previous owner. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 21.5 x 14.5.
Yacht Mary Deare in Scandinavia, Mediterranean Sea... Voyages to the Maritimes of Canada, to Addu atoll in the Maldives...
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
33877 JAFFEE, Capt. Walter W. THE PRESIDENTIAL YACHT POTOMAC
$30.00 AUD
The Glencannon Press. Palo Alto, Ca., USA. 1998. 1st printing of the 1st Ed. XVIII, 204 PP with 2 pages of ship plans, 4 maps and 145 b/w photos. Eps: Signatures from the guest log of the Potomac. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 28.5 x 22. 1889901067
From the Electra with mission to chase rum-runners in the post-Prohibition era, to the Presidential Yacht of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and her later restoration by the Port of Oakland.
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.
31633 JAMES, Naomi AT ONE WITH THE SEA
$5.00 AUD
Hutchinson. Melbourne. 1979. 1st Australian edition, with a foreword by Chay Blyth. 192 PP with 2 pages of plans, plus 16 pages with 29 b/w photos and 16 pages with 20 colour photos. FEP: Voyage from Dartmouth to the South of Tasmania. REP: Voyage South of New Zealand to Dartmouth. Hard cover, dj. Small piece at top of title page cut, both endpapers lightly damaged. Internally very good. 22.2 x 14.2. 009136860X
Alone around the world. Dartmouth 9 September 1977, Cape Town in November 1977, Falkland Islands in March 1978. Return to Dartmouth 8th June 1978.
47077 JAMES, Naomi AT ONE WITH THE SEA
$5.00 AUD
Arrow Books. London. 1980. 1st paperback edition of the 1979 original. Foreword by Chay Blyth. 192 PP with 2 pages of plans, plus 16 pages with 2 maps and 29 b/w photos and 16 pages with 20 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Slight ageing of paper around outside edges. Very good. 17.8 x 11. 0099214407
Alone around the world. Dartmouth 9 September 1977, Cape Town in November 1977, Falkland Islands in March 1978. Return to Dartmouth 8th June 1978.
48718 JAMES, Naomi AT ONE WITH THE SEA
$10.00 AUD
Hutchinson / Stanley Paul. London. 1979. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Chay Blyth. 192 PP with 1 map and 2 pages of plans, plus 16 pages with 29 b/w photos and 16 pages with 20 colour photos. FEP: Voyage from Dartmouth to the South of Tasmania. REP: Voyage South of New Zealand to Dartmouth. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22.2 x 14.2. 009136860X
Alone around the world. Dartmouth 9 September 1977, Cape Town in November 1977, Falkland Islands in March 1978. Return to Dartmouth 8th June 1978.
62729 JAMES, Naomi WOMAN ALONE
$10.00 AUD
A Daily Express Publication. London. 1978. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 2 pages of plans "Express Crusader", 4 maps, 63 b/w and 39 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Front cover creased. Faint foxing. Very good. 20.2 x 19.
Alone around the world. Dartmouth 9 September 1977, Cape Town in November 1977, Falkland Islands in March 1978. Return to Dartmouth 8th June 1978.
73835 JAMES, Naomi COURAGE AT SEA - Tales of Heroic Voyages
$10.00 AUD
Stanley Paul / Century Hutchinson Ltd. London. 1987. 1st Ed. 207 PP with 1 chart, 15 maps and b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 10 colour illustrations (chart, paintings & photos). Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 24.6 x 19. 0091712505
15 voyages: Magellan & Anson... Mutiny on the Bounty... Shackleton's perilous rescue mission... David Lewis. Donald Crowhurst. Ann Davison. Bernard Moitessier...
73867 JAMES, Naomi ALONE AROUND THE WORLD
$10.00 AUD
Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. New York. 1979. 1st US edition. Foreword by Chay Blyth. 192 PP with 1 map " rounding Cape Horn" and plans of "Crusader". Eps: Track of round world voyage. Cloth covers, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Very good. 23.5 x 16. 0698109864
74106 JAMES, Naomi COURAGE AT SEA - Tales of Heroic Voyages
$10.00 AUD
Salem House Publishers. Topsfield, Mass. 1988. 1st Ed. 207 PP with 1 chart, 15 maps and b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 10 colour illustrations (chart, paintings & photos). Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 24.6 x 19. 0881623202
15 voyages: Magellan & Anson... Mutiny on the Bounty... Shackleton's perilous rescue mission... David Lewis. Donald Crowhurst. Ann Davison. Bernard Moitessier...
31483 JAMES, Robert A. OCEAN SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Nautical. London. 1980. 1st Ed., with an introduction Dame Naomi James. 224 PP with 12 b/w photos and 89 figures. Hard cover. Stamp of previous owner and no. on front endpaper, o/wise near fine. 25.2 x 19.2. 0245535829
Instructional and practical techniques.
70576 JAMES, Tony (editor) 1985 "TAA" MELBOURNE TO HOBART YACHT RACE - YEAR BOOK
$10.00 AUD
Sailboat Publications. Sydney. 1985. Issue 1985 Sovereign Series. 52 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (in colour). Near fine. 27.4 x 21.
1985 official souvenir - Entries: 39 yachts / Melbourne to Hobart & 51 yachts / Melbourne to Devonport.
61228 JANICHON, Gérard BERNARD MOITESSIER - L' Homme de Mer (in Voiles et Voiliers)
$10.00 AUD
Voiles et Voiliers. Paris. 1992. No. 255, May 1992. 180 PP. Contains article between pages 84 and 99 with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Near fine. 29.8 x 23.2
51482 JARMAN, Colin & BEAVIS, Bill KNOTS IN USE
$5.00 AUD
Granada Publishing / Adlard Coles. London. 1984. 1st UK edition. X, 85 PP with b/w photos by Colin Jarman, and drawings by Bill Beavis. Pictorial soft cover (rubbed). Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 21.3 x 13.8. 0229117120
Knots, Bends, Hitches, Whippings, Splices.
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
44059 JEFFERY, Timothy THE CHAMPAGNE MUMM ADMIRAL'S CUP - The Official History
$35.00 AUD
Bloomsbury. London. 1994. 1st edition, with an introduction by Sir Peter Green and a foreword by The Rt Hon Sir Edward Heath. 256 PP with tables, b/w and colour illustrations (plans and photos). Eps: memorabilia. Hard cover, dj. Short repaired tear at head of spine of the dust jacket, o/wise fine. 27 x 26. 9780747519836
74447 JEFFERY, Timothy SAIL - A Tribute to the World's Greatest Races, Sailors and their Boats
$25.00 AUD
Aurum Press. London. 2016. 1st edition, with a foreword by Sir Ben Ainslie. 288 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps: memorabilia. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Slight bump at lower corner of front board, o/wise fine. 27 x 26. 9781781315330
Pinnacles of Sailing, Offshore Races, Round-the-World-Races, Coastal/Inshore Races, The Sailors, The Boats ...
47465 JOBSON, Gary STORM SAILING
$10.00 AUD
The Hearst Corporation. New York. 1983. 1st Ed. VII, (3),214 PP with 21 figures, 23 drawings by Mitchell and 35 b/w photos, plus 16 pages with 21colour photos. Title spread: Tenacious in storm seas. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 23.6 x 19. 0878512152
31676 JOHN, Anthony & DEAR, Ian THE EARLY CHALLENGES OF THE AMERICA'S CUP (1851-1937)
$15.00 AUD
Pierson. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w or colour illustrations. Eps: Comparison of size of racing yachts. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Near fine. Oblong: 23 x 33. 0947068007
The long struggles to mount the early challenges and how the competition developed.
75528 JOHNSON, Irving & Electa YANKEE'S WANDER WORLD - Circling the Globe in the brigantine "Yankee"
$45.00 AUD
Robert Hale. London. 1956. 1st UK edition. IX, 10-278, (2) PP with 1 map on double page (& inset) "Brigantine Yankee World Cruise", 2 sketches and 3 plans, plus 60 pages with 58 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Occasional foxing spots, offsetting of endpapers, otherwise near fine. 22.3 x 14.5.
4th World Cruise. Sailing from Gloucester 2nd November 1947 ... 40.000 miles to encompass the world and return 1st of May 1949.
75527 JOHNSON, Irving & Electa, & EDES, Lydia YANKEE'S PEOPLE AND PLACES
$70.00 AUD
Robert Hale. London. 1956. 1st UK edition. 332, (2) PP with 2 maps: "Galapagos" & "New Hebrides to Cocos Keeling Islands", and 2 pages with plans and sketches, plus 1 map on double page "6th World voyage - Brigantine 'Yankee' - 1953-1955" and 32 pages with 45 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Occasional foxing spots, otherwise near fine. 22.3 x 14.5.
Chronicle of the 6th world cruise:
18263 JOHNSON, Peter OCEAN RACING & OFFSHORE YACHTS
$15.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing. London. 1972. 2nd edition of the 1970 original. 318 PP tables and 146 figures (plans, sketches), plus 32 pages with 55 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25 x 19. 0245510575
Most comprehensive.
44731 JOHNSON, Peter OCEAN RACING & OFFSHORE YACHTS
$10.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing. London. 1970. 1st Ed. 310 PP with tables and 146 figures (drawings, plans, sketches), plus 36 pages with 55 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 25 x 19. 0245596208
Most comprehensive.
73496 JOHNSTON, Ian THE SHANK - A Rutter for Anchorage in Tasmania's Southwest
$125.00 AUD
Ian Johnston & Everything Everything Pty Ltd. Hobart. 2018. 1st edition. Foreword by Paul Cullen, Australian Wooden Boat Festival. 190 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, 3 sketches, 19 sketch maps (one with an inset), and colour photos. Pictorial boards, title on front board and spine. New. 28.5 x 24.5. 9780992588229
31993 JOHNSTON, Ivy and Judy BLACK AND GOLD - The Story of Life Saving in the Borough of Queenscliff - A History of Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club. 1947-1987
$30.00 AUD
Authors. Port Phillip. 1987. 1st Ed. V, 336 PP with 3 maps and 190 b/w illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Top of the rear hinge repaired, o/wise near fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 1862529108
Entrance to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria.
38367 JONES, Charles E. PEOPLE IN BOATS - An illustrated introduction to the Young World of Boating
$10.00 AUD
Young World Productions. London. 1969. 1st Ed. 137 PP with 2 maps, 13 plans and sketches, 19 colour illustrations (17 photos) and 84 b/w photos. Pictorial endpapers. Hard cover, title on front board, dj (price clipped). Light foxing. Very good. 30.7 x 21.2.
By the editor of Yachting & Boating Weekly. Dinghies, canoes, kayaks... yachts, barges and people.
66623 JONES, Gregory O. HERRESHOFF SAILBOATS
$50.00 AUD
MBI Publishing. St. Paul, Mn. 2004. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 9 headpieces, b/w and colour illustrations. Title page: Schooner "Eleonora". Hard cover, gilt title on dpine, dj. Fine. 0760311609
75881 JONES, Gregory O. THE AMERICAN SAILBOAT
$30.00 AUD
MBI Publishing. Saint Paul, Mn., USA. 2002 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illustrations (9 plans & 70 photos) and 90 colour photos. Hard covers, dj. Fine (as new condition). Oblong: 26 x 26.5. 9780760310021
31624 JONES, Ted THE DOGWATCH
$10.00 AUD
W. W. Norton. New York. 1981. 1st Ed. 224 PP with 13 maps & plans, and 21 b/w photos. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 0393032523
One of America's best-known yachting writers tells stories of himself and his life afloat.
38774 JONES, Ted THE OFFSHORE RACER
$20.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing. Lymington, UK. 1976. Reprint of the 1974 UK edition (US original of 1973). XI, (3), 285 PP with 4 tables and 103 figures (maps, sketches and b/w photos). Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with a few small chips, foxing spots on outside page edges, o/wise near fine. 22.4 x 15.8. 0245524355
19939 JONES, Theodore A. RACING FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP 1974, The View from the Candy Store
$15.00 AUD
Quadrangle / New York Times. New York. 1975. 1st Ed. XIV, 177 PP with b/w photos. Fp: Well-wishers on the wharf. Eps: Location of America's Cup Course. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Name of previous owner at top of half title page. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 28.5 x 22. 0812905423
68696 JONES, Tristan ADRIFT
$30.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1980. 1st US Ed. XII, 273 PP. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 24 x 15.5. 0025598600
His personal journeys, and survival in the world of the people ashore.
69366 JONES, Tristan ONE HAND FOR YOURSELF, ONE FOR THE SHIP, The Essentials of Single-Handed Sailing
$20.00 AUD
Granada/Adlard Coles. London. 1983. Reprint of 1982 1st Ed. XII, (2), 226 PP with 5 graphs, 7 tables and 42 drawings by author. Hard cover, dust jacket. Name of previous owner on top of FFEP, o/wise a fine copy. 24 x 16. 0229116981
Rigs & rigging, self-steering, accommodations, navigation (scraps and celestial), anchors... List of recommended books.
70809 JONES, Tristan A STEADY TRADE - A Boyhood at Sea
$20.00 AUD
The Bodley Head. London. 1982. 1st Ed. 255 PP. Hard cover, gilt title on spine. dj (price-clipped). Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 22.2 x 14. 0370304721
Sailing the Channel and North Sea on the coastal sailing ketch "Second Apprentice"...
73924 JONES, Tristan A STAR TO STEER HER BY
$5.00 AUD
Triad Grafton Books. London. 1989. Reprint of the 1986 paperback revised edition. 316, (3 publications) PP Slight ageing of paper around edges, o/wise a very good clean copy. 22.2 x 13.8. 9780586069202
Reminiscences of this adventurer on crossings from San Diego, Colombia, the North of South America, New York then London.
73969 JONES, Tristan YARNS
$5.00 AUD
Sheridan House. Dobbs Ferry. 1990. 1st paperback edition. XII, 272 PP. FEP: map of "The Word of Tristan Jones". Soft covers, pictorial front. Name of previous owner on top outside edge and on FFEP. Very good. 21.6 x 13.5. 0924486023
75839 KAMPA, Theo & BAROW, Wulf THIS IS PHOTOGRAPHY AFLOAT
$15.00 AUD
Nautical Books / Macmillan London Ltd. London. 1981. 1st English edition, translated by Suzanne Platt. 152 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard covers, dj. Fine. 20.6 x 19.5. 03333181110
20731 KAUL, Cynthia, BOBROW, Jill & JINKINS, Dana HARBORS OF ENCHANTMENT, A Yachtsman's Anthology
$15.00 AUD
Concepts Publishing. Waitsfield, Vt., USA. 1989. 1st Ed. 287 PP with 19 colour maps, paintings by Peter Carr & numerous colour photos. Illustrated title page and half title page. Cloth cover, dj. (price clipped). Near fine. 31 x 23.3. 0393027619
Fabulous photographs, imaginative text... on the world's most favoured destinations of cruising yachtsmen.
67939 KEELEY, Robert "YELLOW PAGES ENDEAVOUR" & SPEED SAILING RECORD - Sandy Point Showdown, 10th October 1993 (in Australian Sailing, January 1994)
$5.00 AUD
Australian Sailing. Sydney. 1994. January 1994 issue, edited by Bob Ross. 92 PP. Contains article pages 26 to 31 with 4 b/w and 6 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.
Sandy Point, Victoria, with a wind of 18 knots, "Yellow Pages Endeavour" reached 46.02 knots.
75888 KEMP, Lieut.-Commander P. K. RACING FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP
$75.00 AUD
Hutchinson & Co. London. 1937. 1st Ed. 304 PP plus 32 pages with 33 b/w illustrations, followed by 16 pages advertising new books for 1937. Fp: The America's Cup. Original blue cloth cover, gilt title on spine, nice bright dust jacket which has a few chips and is in a protective sleeve. Neat stamp of the Maritime Museum of Tasmania on FFEP and a very small faint stamp of a previous owner on FFEP, half-title page and title-page. A little light foxing on outside page edges, otherwise a near fine copy with the scarce dust jacket. 22 x 14.
35367 KENDALL, Dave THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BOAT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
$5.00 AUD
Doubleday. New York. 1975. 2nd printing. (10), 212 PP with 84 b/w photos. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 24 x 16. 038504450X
73652 KENDALL, Miles ULTIMATE SAILING ADVENTURES: 100 Extraordinary Experiences on the Water
$20.00 AUD
Wiley Nautical. Chichester, UK. 2009. 1st Ed. (12), 204 PP with colour illustrations: locations maps and photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Ex Libris of previous owner pasted down inside front cover. Fine. 26 x 20. 9780470746974
75101 KENT, Rockwell N by E
$25.00 AUD
Wesleyan University Press. Middletown, Ct. 1996. 1st paperback edition of the 1930 original, with a foreword by Edward Hoagland. XXII, 281 PP with b/w illustrations (wood block prints) by Rockwell Kent: headpieces, tailpieces and 8 on full page. Pictorial soft covers. Fine (as new condition). 20.7 x 15. 9780819552921
Voyage to Greenland in "Direction', a 33 ft cutter, shipwreck ...
40218 KENT, Warwick SYDNEY'S BEACHES - From Palm Beach to Cronulla
$15.00 AUD
New Holland Publishers. Sydney. 1998. 1st Ed. 112 PP with 1 map and 90 colour photos. Eps. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Fine. 21.8 x 26.6. 1864364149
71783 KERR, Garry THE TASMANIAN TRADING KETCH, An Illustrated Oral History
$25.00 AUD
Mains' Books. Portland, Victoria. 1998. 1st soft cover edition of the 1987 original. (8), 179 PP with 15 plans (hull, sail, construction) and many b/w photos (most full-page). Fp: Evaleeta under sail. Pictorial soft cover. Small dedicatory note on inside front cover, otherwise a fine copy. 24 x 18. 0731608879
Development and evolution of Tasmania's trading craft (construction, sailing and handling techniques, living conditions). 24.5 x 18.5.
68580 KERRISON, Rex & JOHNSON, Richard SV MAY QUEEN - A Grand Survivor
$50.00 AUD
Forty South Publishing / May Queen Trust. Hobart. 2014. 1st edition with a foreword by Doone Kennedy. XIV, 178 PP with b/w and colour ilustrations. Fp (in colour): 'May Queen in racing trim', painting by Harold Salter. Hard cover, illustrated boards. As new. 24.5 x 21.5. 9780992279141
35793 KIDD, Harold, ELLIOTT, Robin & PARDON, David SOUTHERN BREEZE - A History of Yachting in New Zealand
$40.00 AUD
Viking. Auckland. 1999. 1st Ed. 232 PP profusely illustrated throughout in b/w and colour. Half title page: Ariki. Title spread: Viking and Thetis. FEP: Iorangi, Little Jim, Waitangi... REP: A Class at Mansion House Bay, Kawau Island. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 32.5 x 23.5. 9780670886500
50075 KIERNAN, Ian & JARRATT, Phil COMING CLEAN
$10.00 AUD
Macmillan. Sydney. 1995. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Phillip Adams. XVIII, 237 PP, plus 32 pages with 32 b/w and 32 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 23.4 x 15.6. 0732908256
74090 KILROY, Jim KIALOA US-1: DARE TO WIN - in Business - in Sailing - in Life
$50.00 AUD
Seapoint Books. Kittery, Maine. 2012. 1st Ed. Foreword by Herb McCormick. 447 PP with b/w illustrations (documents, drawings, sketches, sketch plans, plans and photos) and colour illustrations (House Flags, maps, paintings and photos). Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 22. 9780983062257
11636 KING, Jonathan SAILING HOME, The Fleet that Celebrates 200 Years of History
$5.00 AUD
Fairfax Magazines / Robertsbridge. Sydney. 1987. Special early edition. 80 PP with colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27.5 x 20.
Re-enactment voyage of the First Fleet. From the birth of the idea, the sailing from Portsmouth and to the call at Rio de Janeiro.
73667 KING, R. 'Bunty' SPINNAKER
$20.00 AUD
Granada / Adlard Coles. London. 1981. 1st Ed. Foreword by E. 'Ted' Hood. VI, 185 PP with over 38 figures and over 35 b/w or colour photos. A 3 page letter & colour photo, on "Sailing Rig for Inflatable Boat", loosely inserted. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Small remainder mark on bottom outside edge. Dust jacket with a few chips or closed tears and is in a protective sleeve, o/wise near fine. 25.4 x 19.5. 0229116051
68668 KING, Robin ALL AT SEA. A novice in a boat-yard
$10.00 AUD
Arthur Barker. London. 1957. 1st Ed. 192 PP. Fp: Sea-Breeze. Hard covers, title on a sunned spine. Stamp in blind of previous owner on the free fly of front endpaper. Covers with some wear, faint foxing. Good reading copy. 22 x 15.
73879 KINSEY, T. L. FAMILY CRUISING
$10.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1975. 1st Ed. 188 PP with over 39 sets of figures, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Hard covers, dj. Signature on inside front cover, slight ageing of paper and foxing. An otherwise very good clean copy. 24 x 16. 0091236304
70221 KLINK, Amyr BETWEEN TWO POLES
$25.00 AUD
Bloomsbury. London. 1995. 1st UK edition of the 1992 Brazil original "Paratti: Entre Dois Polos". XII, 203, (9 blank) PP with 2 pages of plans, plus 28 pages with 2 b/w and 39 colour photos. FEP: Paratii's Journey and map of the Pebble route. REP: 2 maps, Southern Ice, and 2 maps, Northern Ice. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on top outside edge, o/wise a fine copy. 24 x 15.5. 0747519722
Voyage of the yacht "Paratii", around the Atlantic Ocean, with a stay of over a year on the Antarctic peninsula. From Paratii (between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo), Brazil to the Antarctic Peninsula, Capetown, the Faeroes, the Spitzberg, Iceland, and back.
40509 KNAPP, Arthur, Jr. RACE YOUR BOAT RIGHT
$5.00 AUD
Macmillan. London. 1953. 1st UK edition. Introduction by Harold S. Vanderbilt. XIV, 296 PP with 63 diagrams by William Burroughs, plus 16 pages with 25 b/w photos. Fp: International One-Design Bumble Bee. Cloth cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22.5 x 15.5.
39181 KNECHT, G. Bruce THE PROVING GROUND - The inside story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race
$15.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 2001. 1st Australian edition. XII, 289 PP, plus 16 pages with 46 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers with light wear. Faint foxing. Near fine. 23 x 15.2. 1865085561
Boxing Day 1998. 153 boats set out from Sydney but only 43 reached Hobart... 7 boats abandoned, 5 sank, 6 sailors died and 55 had to be pulled from the water.
43720 KNECHT, G. Bruce THE PROVING GROUND - The inside story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race
$20.00 AUD
Little, Brown and Company. Boston. 2001. 4th printing of the 1st edition. (8), 295 PP with 1 map and 1 plan, plus 16 pages with 46 b/w photos. Fp: Map of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race course. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.2 x 15.6. 0316499552
Boxing Day 1998. 153 boats set out from Sydney but only 43 reached Hobart... 7 boats abandoned, 5 sank, 6 sailors died and 55 had to be pulled from the water.
48266 KNIGHT, E. F. THE CRUISE OF THE ALERTE
$10.00 AUD
Granada. London. 1984. 1st paperback edition of the 1890 original. Introduction by Arthur Ransome. XVI, 205 PP with 3 maps. Pictorial soft cover (light creases). Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 19 x 13. 0246123125
Search for the treasure stolen from the cathedral of Lima, in 1821 during the Peruvian war for independence.
72536 KNIGHT, E. F. THE CRUISE OF THE FALCON - A Voyage to South America in a 30-Ton Yacht
$25.00 AUD
Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1906. New Impression of the 4th edition. VIII, 366 PP with 2 maps, 5 text illustrations and 8 b/w plates, including the Frontispiece: Entrance to the Bay of Rio. Navy cloth covers with shelf wear around edges, gilt tile on worn spine, Ship's Library stamp in blind on front cover. Gutters have been reinforced, stamp on inside front cover, signature of previous owner on prelims. A little light foxing, mostly on first and last pages, o/wise a very good reading copy. 19 x 12.5.
A voyage to South America in a 30 ton yacht. Falmouth, Madeira, Cape Verde Islands, Brazil, Uruguay, Plate River, Barbados, then return to Bristol on the 500-ton barque Augusta.
20207 KNIGHT, Edward F. THE CRUISE OF THE FALCON (in Two Volumes)
$50.00 AUD
Arno Press. New York. 1967. 1st Ed. in the Abercombie & Fitch Library Series. Reprint of the 1884 original. Vol. I: (6), VIII, 301 PP with 4 illust. in text plus 5 plates (1 folded map). Fp: Entrance to the Bay of Rio. Vol.II: (4), VIII, 304 PP with 1 illust. in text plus 7 plates (1 folded map). Fp: View near Olinda; beaching a catamaran. Marbled hard cover, cloth spine with gilt title on black vignette, dj. Near fine. 19.7 x 13.5.
A voyage to South America in a 30 ton yacht. Falmouth, Madeira, Cape Verde Islands, Brazil, Uruguay, Plate River and return to Bristol.
20771 KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin THE COLUMBUS VENTURE
$15.00 AUD
BBC Books. London. 1991. Reprint of the 1991 original. 208 PP with 18 colour & 40 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Fine. 24 x 16. 0563360909
On board the yacht Suhaili, in the footsteps of Christopher Columbus.
32714 KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin YACHTING - The History of a Passion
$20.00 AUD
Hearst Marine Books. New York. 1990. 1st US Ed. 168 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Title spread: The Solent. FEP: Chart of entrance of Thames River. REP: Chart of Isle of Wight. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.7 x 24.8. 0688099912
From its beginnings in the sheltered waters of the Netherlands in the 1600's, to the open sea races, across the oceans of the world.
43315 KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Collins. London. 1977. 1st paperback edition. 128 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Fp: Gretel, an Australian challenger for the America's Cup, 1962. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 25.3 x 18. 0001033328
... Cruising, Ocean Racing, America's Cup...
47039 KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin SAILING
$15.00 AUD
Collins. London. 1977. 1st cased edition, in the International Library series. 128 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Fp: Gretel, an Australian challenger for the America's Cup, 1962. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, illustrated front board. Covers lightly rubbed, lower part of hinges split on 2 cms. Very good internally. 26 x 18.5. 0001001787
... Cruising, Ocean Racing, America's Cup...
53497 KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin A WORLD OF MY OWN
$5.00 AUD
Corgi Books. London. 1971. 1st paperback edition of the 1969 original. 256 PP with 2 maps on double page, 2 facsimiles, and 3 drawings, plus 24 pages with 24 colour photos. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Spine with light creases. Foxing. Good. 17.5 x 11. 0552086282
Circumnavigation on the ketch "Suhaili: 14/06/1968 to 22/04/1969.
75042 KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin LAST BUT NOT LEAST, His own story of the 1978 Round-the-world Race
$10.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. London. 1978. 1st Ed. (8), 207 PP with 1 sail plan of Heath's Condor, 4 maps and 7 b/w photos, plus 16 pages with 20 colour photos. Hard cover, dust jacket (laminated). Ex-library copy with stamps on half-title page and verso of title-page and lacks the endpapers. Otherwise complete and still a very good copy. 22.2 x 14.2. 0207958300
Departure Portsmouth 27th August 1977, calls at: Monrovia (for repairs), Cape Town, Auckland and Rio de Janeiro. Returned Portsmouth 23 March 1978.
70567 KNOX-JOHNSTON, Robin & PICKTHALL, Barry AROUND ALONE: THE BOC CHALLENGE 1986-87 - The Official Story of the Greatest Sailing Adventure of All Single-Handed Round-The-World Yacht Race
$20.00 AUD
Robertsbridge. New York. 1987. 1st edition. Foreword by Richard Giordano. XXIV, 112 PP with 1 map on double page, tables, 4 b/w illustrations and 66 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with closed tear and faded part (spine and top edge). Very good. 31.3 x 22. 0947178082
Around Alone: The Official Book of the Second Single-Handed ...
14791 KNÖBL, Kuno TAI KI, To the Point of No Return
$15.00 AUD
W. Allen. London. 1976. 1st English edition of the 1975 German original. (10), 276 PP with 1 map, 3 plans of the junk Tai Ki and 18 figures in text, plus 84 pages with 2 b/w illust. & 120 colour photos. Eps: Map of North Pacific Ocean with the route of Tai Ki. Hard cover, dj. One small repaired tear on page 237/238, o/wise very good. 24.5 x 17.2. 049101547X
A voyage by junk and a failed attempt to prove the connection between the civilisation of South East Asia and Central America (attempt which began after studying knot codes found in a museum in Hue).
45460 KNÖBL, Kuno TAI KI, To the Point of No Return
$10.00 AUD
W. Allen. London. 1976. 1st English edition of the 1975 German original. (10), 276 PP with 1 map, 3 plans of the junk Tai Ki and 18 figures in text, plus 84 pages with 2 b/w illust. & 120 colour photos. Eps: Map of North Pacific Ocean with the route of Tai Ki. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with repaired tear on spine. Very good. 24.5 x 17.2. 049101547X
A voyage by junk and a failed attempt to prove the connection between the civilisation of South East Asia and Central America (attempt which began after studying knot codes found in a museum in Hue).
44351 KOCH, Ernst-Jürgen HUNDELEBEN IN HERRLICHKEIT - Unsere Weltumseglung mit der Kairos
$5.00 AUD
Delius, Klasing & Co. Bielrfeld-Berlin. 1973. 1st Ed. 303 PP with 4 head pieces, plus 20 pages with 34 b/w photos by Elga Koch. FEP: World map with couse of Kairos. REP: Plans of Kairos. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. German text. 21.2 x 13.2. 3768801624
Circumnavigation of the Kairos. Hamburg 27/05/1964...West Indies... French Polynesia and Tahiti May to September 1965...New Zealand November 1965 to May 1966... Hamburg 23/08/1967.
52993 LACROIX, Louis LES ECRASEURS DE CRABES SUR LES DERNIERS VOILIERS CABOTEURS
$50.00 AUD
Aux Portes du Large. Nantes. 1947. 1st Ed. Preface by Captain A. Marchandeau. 348, XXXVI (annex & contents) PP with 2 maps in text, plus 1 folded plan (line drawings of a brick nantais) , 2 folded maps (Ras de Sein & Chenal du Four) and 82 Pages with 166 b/w illustrations (plans, charts, drawings, photos). Soft cover, pictorial front. Pages mostly uncut and unopened. French text. Ageing of paper. Very good. 25.2 x 16.
Comprehensive history of the fishing industry and the last trading coastal sailing ships: France and Europe (UK, Finland...), Mediterranean Sea (Gibraltar to Near East). South west Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Mauritius, Bourbon (La Réunion).
30328 LANDSTRÖM, Björn SAILING SHIPS in Words and Pictures - From Papyrus Boats to Full-Riggers
$10.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. London. 1978. Reprint of the 1969 original, re-issued in a larger format. 192 PP with 339 b/w and colour illustrations by author. Fp: The stern of the Royal Ship Vasa. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 13.3. 0046230130
5,000 years of marine illustrations.
67615 LARSEN, Paul & COUTTS, Russell AMERICA'S CUP 2000, including the Louis Vuitton Cup
$15.00 AUD
Hodder Moa Beckett. Auckland. 1999. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w & colour illustrations, and colour photos (most by by Daniel Forster). Eps. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket a little faded, o/wise near fine. 31.3 x 24.6. 1869587170
70225 LAWRENCE, R.D. VOYAGE OF THE STELLA
$5.00 AUD
HarperPerennial. Toronto. 1991. 1st HarperPerennial paperback edition (original of 1982). (8), 248 PP with 4 maps. Pictorial soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Spine with creases. Very good. 20.2 x 13.2. 0006377068
10895 LEATHER, John THE SALTY SHORE, The Story of the River Blackwater
$20.00 AUD
Terence Dalton. Lavenham, U.K. 1979. 1st Ed. XVI, 200 PP with 2 plans, 8 engravings & 86 b/w photos. Eps: Map Maldon & River Blackwater. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with a few nicks/rubs and in a protective sleeve. An otherwise fine copy. 23 x 18. 0900963522
44877 LEATHER, John THE BIG CLASS RACING YACHTS
$30.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1982. 1st Ed. 191 PP with b/w illustrations (18 drawings & plans, and 125 photos). Fp: Astra leading Candida at Harwich regatta in 1934. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with light wear, otherwise fine. 25.4 x 19.5. 0540074179
68547 LEATHER, John BARGES
$70.00 AUD
Granada Publishing / Adlard Coles. London. 1984. 1st Ed. XVI, 236 PP with 127 b/w figures (sketches, lines, photos). Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing on top outside page edges, o/wise fine. Oblong: 19 x 25.5. 0229115942
An in-depth study of the traditional transport sailing barges. Various types of British barges and American barges (gundalows and scows).
75518 LEATHER, John COLIN ARCHER AND THE SEAWORTHY DOUBLE-ENDER
$50.00 AUD
Waterside Publications Ltd. Cornwall. 1995. Reprint of the 1979 US edition. 174 PP with b/w illustrations throughout (photos, plans). Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 28 x 21.5. 0877420866
Part I: Colin Archer and his Designs. Part II: Boats in the Archer Tradition.
55720 LEAVENS, John M. THE CATBOAT ERA IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
$45.00 AUD
Tilbury House & The Catboat Association. Gardiner, Maine & Middleboro, Mass. 2005. 1st Printing. Edited by Judith Navas Lund. X, 182 PP with b/w illustrations (map, plans and line drawings, photos). Title spread: Afternoon at the races viewed from near Castle Hill Hotel, Newport. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. Oblong: 21 x 26. 0884482723
58195 LEE, Adrian & PHILPOTT, Ruby LAURENT GILES, An Evolution of Yacht Design
$100.00 AUD
Nautical Books. London. 1980. 1st Ed. Foreword by Olin Stephens. 208 PP with b/w illustrations (sketches, plans, photos...). Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Fine. Scarce. 27 x 20.2. 9780713633221
75198 LEONARD, Beth A. FOLLOWING SEAS - A Voyage of Discovery
$20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 2000. 1st UK edition. X, 252, (10) PP with 98 colour illustrations: 1 watercolour of "Silk", 2 plans of "Silk" and 95 photos (14 of them as headpieces). Pictorial soft cover. Stamp of previous owner on title page. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Near fine. 25.8 x 19. 9780713657661
A 3 years circumnavigation (April 1992 to May 1995) on board the ketch "Silk": Newport to the Caribbean Islands, Pacific, Indian Ocean...
35771 LESTER, Gary & SLEEMAN, Richard THE AMERICA'S CUP 1851-1987 - Sailing for Supremacy
$10.00 AUD
Lester-Townsend Publishing. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Sir James Hardy. 239 PP with b/w and colour illust. (including 7 colour sketches by Terry Welsby). Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Shelf wear on lower edges of covers. Faint foxing, o/wise very good. Large format: 36 x 26. 0949853089
30798 LEVITT, Michael & LLOYD, Barbara UPSET: Australia Wins the America's Cup
$5.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. Sydney. 1984. 1st Australian edition of the 1983 US original. (8), 212 PP with 7 diagrams, plus 16 pages with 24 colour photos by Dan Nerney. Pictorial soft covers a little rubbed around edges. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 23 x 15.3. 0340355808
47440 LEWIS, Chris & DWAN, Peter (editors) AMERICA'S CUP UPDATE
$5.00 AUD
Royal Perth Yacht Club / Australia's Defence America's Cup 1987. Perth. 1985. 1st Ed., update Summer 1985. 20 PP with colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
America II and Azzurra hit Fremantle. Canada prepares a strong challenge...
14612 LEWIS, David ICE BIRD, The First Single-Handed Voyage to Antarctica
$15.00 AUD
Book Club Associates. Sydney. 1975. Reprint of the original by Collins. 224 PP with 9 bw illust. in text plus 8 pages with 13 bw photos and 16 pages with 19 col. photos. Eps: Map of Antarctica and inset maps of Anvers Island and South Orkney islands. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with chips and in a protective sleeve. Contents are near fine. 22.2 x 14.
21155 LEWIS, David VOYAGE TO THE ICE - The Antarctic Expedition of Solo
$10.00 AUD
Collins & A.B.C. Sydney. 1979. 1st Ed. 144 PP with 3 maps, 4 yacht plans, 3 tables and 21 b/w illust., plus 24 pages with 62 colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, dj. Note on verso of half title page, o/wise near fine. 23.4 x 16. 064297604X
Expedition during the Southern summer of 1977-78 of the Oceanic Research Foundation to Antarctica. Sydney - Balleny Island - Cape Adare - Macquarie Island - Sydney.
30923 LEWIS, David ICE BIRD, The First Single-Handed Voyage to Antarctica
$30.00 AUD
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, dust jacket with a few chips or closed tears, o/wise a fine copy. 22.2 x 14. 0002117371
70218 LEWIS, David VOYAGE TO THE ICE - The Antarctic Expedition of Solo
$35.00 AUD
Collins & A.B.C. Sydney. 1979. 1st Ed. 144 PP with 3 maps, 4 yacht plans, 3 tables and 21 b/w illust., plus 24 pages with 62 colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, dj. Dedicatory note on title page to scientists at Davis Base, signed by the author David Lewis and Mimi George. Occasional foxing and stains on lower edge affecting only the lower margin, o/wise near fine. 23.4 x 16. 064297604X
Expedition during the Southern summer of 1977-78 of the Oceanic Research Foundation to Antarctica. Sydney - Balleny Island - Cape Adare - Macquarie Island - Sydney.
75522 LEWIS, David THE SHIP WOULD NOT TRAVEL DUE WEST
$30.00 AUD
Temple Press. London. 1961. 1st Ed. XII, 154 PP with 1 map and 15 drawings by the author, plus 16 pages with 21 b/w photos. Eps: Map of the North Atlantic. Hard cover, gilt title on spine. Covers somewhat soiled. Signature of previous owner at top of half-title page. Contents clean and still a very good copy. Image shows the endpapers. 22 x 14.4.
Arrived 3rd in the 1960 Single-handed Transatlantic Sailing Race.
15131 LEWIS, David & GEORGE, Mimi ICEBOUND IN ANTARCTICA
$20.00 AUD
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.
75193 LEWIS, David & GEORGE, Mimi ICEBOUND IN ANTARCTICA
$20.00 AUD
W.W. Norton & Co. New York. 1988. 1st American Edition. XIV, 242 PP with 2 maps & 3 figures, plus 16 pages with 29 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on a cloth spine, dj (price clipped). Foxing spots on top outside edge. Very good. 24 x 15.8. 0393024873
The 1982-1984 expedition to the southern polar ice-cap, on board the yacht Dick Smith Explorer.
50796 LEWIS, Geoff THE SMALL-BOAT SKIPPER'S HANDBOOK
$5.00 AUD
A.H. & A.W. Reed. Sydney. 1977. 1st Australian edition. 310 PP with 36 tables and over 49 figures (5 in colour). Hard cover. Stamp of the Sea School of Queensland on front endpaper. Faint foxing. Very good. 20.5 x 13.5.. 0589072269
69396 LEWIS, John A TASTE FOR SAILING
$25.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1969. 1st Ed. 240 PP with 9 charts, 10 plans & sketches, plus 16 pages with 24 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 21.7 X 17. 022997371X
40512 LIEBERS, Arthur ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PLEASURE BOATING - The Complete Illustrated Guide to Motorboating and Yachting
$10.00 AUD
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.
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.
73930 LIVINGSTON, Kimball SAILING THE BAY
$15.00 AUD
Chronicle Books. San Francisco. 1981 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w illustrations (4 tables, 5 figures and 30 photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Stamp of previous owner at top of half title page. Very good. Oblong: 20 x 22. 087701180X
Bay of San Francisco.
53506 LLEWELLYN, Sam THE GREAT CIRCLE
$5.00 AUD
Headline. London. 1988. 1st paperback edition of the 1987 original. X, 566 PP. Paperback. Faint foxing. Near fine. 17.8 x 11. 074723132X
Novel.
56629 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S REGISTER OF YACHTS 1963
$25.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1963. Yearly edition. Copy of client no. 1584 The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania. 1223 PP, (11), 31 (advertisements), plus 2 supplements (36 and 56 pages) inserted in pockets. Cloth cover, gilt device and title on front board and spine. Small stamp of the ANMM. Has a 1 cm tear at head of front hinge, o/wise very good. Oblong: 18.5 x 24.
56630 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S REGISTER OF YACHTS 1972
$20.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1972. Yearly edition (85th) . Copy of client no. 192. XXX, (2), 1478 PP. Cloth cover, gilt device and title on front board and spine. Back hinge split. Stamp of ANMM on title page,. Very good. Oblong: 18.5 x 24.
64668 LLOYD'S 100 A1 - A Bulletin of Lloyd's Register of Shipping - No. Fifteen: 1965
$15.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1965. Issue: Fifteen, 1965. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Inside covers: Designs (caravel & Viking ship) by Eric Fraser. Pictorial soft cover (Tall Ship). Covers with creases, o/wise very good. Oblong: 21 x 26.7.
Pages 6 to 17: "All they ask is a Tall Ship" with 4 drawings by Eric Fraser and 16 b/w photos. Pages 20 to 23: "Shipping on Show in Oslo" with 4 drawings and 3 b/w photos.
64798 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S REGISTER OF YACHTS 1979
$25.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1979. Yearly edition (92nd). Copy of client No. 1610. XXVII, (3 blank), 1332, (2) PP. Green cloth cover, gilt device and title on front board and spine, all edges green tinted. Name of previous owner in gilt on front board. Near fine. Oblong: 18.5 x 23.
67169 LLOYD'S 100 A1 - A Bulletin Published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping - Number Three: 1959
$15.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1959. Issue No.: Three, 1959. 33, (3) PP with 2 graphs and b/w illustrations (1 diagram, 2 maps, 6 drawings and 6 photos). Soft cover, device on front cover. Near fine. 24.8 x 18.3..
Lloyd's Register of Shipping and Large Tankers, by J.M. Murray. New York - Entrance to the New World. Seeking Oil under the sea. Tribute to Don Ernesto Anastasio Pascual. Metals and the 'Methane Pioneer'.
64693 LOCKETT, Alan NORTH WESTERN SAIL
$10.00 AUD
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
69430 LOCKETT, Alan NORTH WESTERN SHIPS AND SEAMEN
$20.00 AUD
Preston, UK. 1982. Editorial Workshop Ltd. 1st Ed. 88 PP with b/w illustrations (including a sketch map, engravings and photos). Soft cover, pictorial front. Fine. 21 x 15. 094613300X
16238 LOISEAU, Jean LA ROUTE DU RHUM
$20.00 AUD
Edita, SA. Lausanne. 1990. 1st Ed. 151 PP with b/w & colour illust. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt titleon front board and spine, dj. French text. Fine. 29.5 x 25.5.. 2880012619
The transatlantic race from St. Malo to Guadeloupe.
46323 LONG, Dwight SAILING ALL SEAS IN THE IDLE HOUR
$40.00 AUD
Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1950. 1st edition. No. 11 in the Mariners Library series, of the 1938 original. Preface by Alan Villiers. 320 PP with 1 map on double page and 2 plans, plus 11 b/w plates. Hard cover, top edge tinted, dj (price clipped). Illustrated dust jacket "On the quayside at Ismailia". Signature of previous owner at top of FFEP, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. 19 x 12.5.
On board the Idle Hour, from Seattle to London after crossing the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
38302 LONGHURST, Robert & MOLE, Leslie ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY QUEENSLAND: 100 YEAR HISTORY BOOK
$25.00 AUD
Royal Life Saving Society of Queensland. Brisbane. 2005. 1st Ed. V, 302 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (ephemera & photos photos). Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 30.2 x 21.7. 0646442996
73973 LOOMIS, Alfred F. OCEAN RACING - The Great Blue Water Yacht Race
$30.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1946. Reprint of the 1936 original. (XIV), 279 PP with, plus 8 pages with 9 track charts of races, and 20 pages with 19 b/w photos. Fp: The sloop "Gesture" winner of the Bermuda trophy. Cloth covers, decoration on front board and sprine, title on spine, dj. Small piece missing at top of back cover of dust jacket which is now in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 24 x 16.5.
69630 LUARD, Commander W. B. WHERE THE TIDES MEET
$20.00 AUD
Nicholson & Watson. London. 1948. 1st. Ed. 397 PP, plus XVI plates with 31 b/w photos. Cloth covers with shelf wear, front inside gutter starting, gilt title on spine (lettering very faded). Ageing of paper and foxing. Stain on lower part of front magin between pages 243 and 257 (not affecting text or photos). Very good. 22.5 x 15.
Cruising, Ocean Racing (Fastnet, Channel, Transatlantic), ...
69809 LUARD, Lieutenant-Commander W. B. CHANGING HORIZONS
$10.00 AUD
Nicholson & Watson. London. 1946. 1st. Ed. 192 PP. Cloth covers, gilt title on spine. Covers soiled. Ageing of paper and foxing. Very good. 22.5 x 15.
17723 LUCAS, Alan CRUISING THE SOLOMONS -The Yachtsman's Guide to a South Pacific Paradise
$30.00 AUD
Horwitz Grahame. Melbourne. 1981. 1st Ed. 234 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, plans, sketches, photos). Pictorial laminated boards. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 22 x 14. 0725511206
Horwitz Grahame. Sydney. 1989. 1st Ed. III, 268 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans, sketch maps, photos, plus 12 pages with 28 colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 25 x 16. 9780725521493
A fascinating insight into the life of the Cruising Australian: the people, the boats, the places they visit...
31221 LUCAS, Alan CRUISING TO EUROPE
$20.00 AUD
Horwitz Grahame. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. 144 PP with 6 maps & plans, 10 drawings by the author, and 57 b/w photos. Laminated pictorial boards. Near fine. 24.6 x 15.5. 072551955X
From Cairns to Dover, via the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, French waterways and the Channel.
42851 LUCAS, Alan CRUISING THE CORAL COAST
$10.00 AUD
Horwitz. Sydney. 1980. 4th edition revised and updated with larger scale maps. 380 PP with charts, plans and b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket sunned and chipped at head and foot. Very good. 24.8 x 16.2. 0725507896
Ports and harbours on the Queensland Coast from Southport to Torres Strait.
44749 LUCAS, Alan CRUISING THE NEW SOUTH WALES COAST
$5.00 AUD
Horwitz Publications. Sydney. 1976. 1st Ed. 271 PP with b/w illustrations (plans, charts & photos), plus 8 pages with 21 colour photos. Hard cover, dj (spine lightly sunned). Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 24.8 x 15.5. 0725503262
From Mallacoota Inlet to Tweed Heads.
47751 LUCAS, Alan CRUISING NEW CALEDONIA AND VANUATU (New Hebrides)
$40.00 AUD
Horwitz Grahame. Melbourne. 1981. 1st Ed. (12), 192 PP with maps, plans & b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Spine lightly sunned. Foxing spots on outsided edges, both endpapers, and on first and last leaves. Very good. 22 x 14. 0725510676
General information on New Caledonia and Vanuatu ports and anchorages.
52156 LUCAS, Alan CRUISING THE NEW SOUTH WALES COAST
$10.00 AUD
Horwitz Grahame. Melbourne. 1982. 2nd edition fully revised. VII, 8-302 PP with b/w illustrations (plans, charts & photos), plus 8 pages with 20 colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Spine lightly sunned. Very good. 24.8 x 15.5. 0725511761
From Mallacoota Inlet to Tweed Heads.
53847 LUCAS, Alan THE TOOLS AND MATERIALS OF BOAT BUILDING
$30.00 AUD
Horwitz. Sydney. 1978. 1st Ed. X, 262 PP with b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 24.8 X 15.6. 0725505222
73142 LUCAS, Alan THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF BOATING
$20.00 AUD
Horwitz. Melbourne. 1977. 1st Ed. 272 PP with over 1000 b/w illustrations throughout. Hard cover, title on front board and spine, dj. Dust jacket with lightly sunned spine and with a short repaired tear at foot of spine. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise a near fine copy. 25 x 16. 0725503858
Contains over 1000 illustrations. An authoritative work with explanatory diagrams for most terms.
74119 LUCAS, Alan CRUISING THE CORAL COAST
$10.00 AUD
Horwitz Grahame. Sydney. 1988. Revised edition of the 1968 original. (2), 414 PP with charts, plans and b/w photos. FEP: Location map of the "Coral Coast". REP: Symbols used. Pictorial laminated boards. Rubbed patch at top of front cover. Near fine. 24.7 x 15.8. 0725521015
Ports and harbours on the Queensland Coast from Southport to Torres Strait.
74971 LUCAS, Alan CRUISING THE NEW SOUTH WALES COAST
$20.00 AUD
Alan Lucas Cruising Guides. Sydney. 1995. 4th edition (now inludes Lord Howe Island). (4), 252 PP with b/w and coloured illustrations (plans, charts & photos). The 2 page "Update leaflet '97" loosely inserted. Pictorial stiff covers with light wear, o/wise fine. 29.7 x 20.7. 0646239791
75526 LUCAS, Alan RED SEA AND INDIAN OCEAN CRUISING GUIDE
$100.00 AUD
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. London. 1985. 1st Ed. VIII, 174 PP with maps, plans, line drawings. Hard cover, dj. 2 supplements: 6 pages (12/1985) and 2 pages (12/1987) loosely inserted. Fine. Scarce. 30.5 x 21.5. 0852880960
A yachtsman's guide from the Suez Canal to Southern India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia and Northern Australia.
76030 LUCAS, Alan HOW TO SAIL
$15.00 AUD
Jack Pollard Publishing. Sydney. 1975 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches and photos), plus 8 colour plates. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. Oblong: 13.6 x 21.2. 0909950555
Sailing theory, practice and hull design.
73699 LUDEKE, Michael THE SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE
$50.00 AUD
Ludeke Publishing. Hobart. 2009. 2nd Ed. XI, 270 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. A fine copy. 25 x 17.5. 9780957928435
How it all began, The Winners - A Race-by-Race Guide, Race Statistics, The Individual Stories - The Human Element of the Race, Race Results - 1945-2008, Appendix.
75851 LUDEKE, Michael THE SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE
$35.00 AUD
Ludeke Publishing. Hobart. 2011. 3rd Ed. XI, 264 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Signature of previous owner at top of title-page, otherwise a near fine copy. 25 x 17.5. 9780957928459
How it all began, The Winners - A Race-by-Race Guide, Race Statistics, The Individual Stories - The Human Element of the Race, Race Results - 1945-2010. Appendix.
34506 LUND, C. A. COASTAL AND DEEP SEA NAVIGATION FOR YACHTSMEN
$10.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1972. Reprint of the 6th edition of 1966 (original of 1934). X, 120 PP with tables, 65 figures, plus 1 folded chart and 3 colour plates. FEP: Deviation table. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. No. at top corner of front cover. Very good. 18.5 x 12.8.
36016 LUND, C. A. COASTAL AND DEEP SEA NAVIGATION FOR YACHTSMEN
$15.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1943. 2nd edition of the 1934 original. X, 136 PP with tables and figures, plus 1 folded chart and 3 colour plates. FEP: Deviation table. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Near fine. 18.7 x 12.8.
65916 MACARTHUR, Ellen RACE AGAINST TIME
$20.00 AUD
Michael Joseph / Penguin Books. London. 2005. 1st Ed. 287, (1) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 27.2 x 19.5. 9780718147402
Fastest person to sail solo around the world, on her 75-foot trimaran "B&Q": 28 November 2004 to 7 February 2005.
44720 MacLEAN, William P. MODERN MARLINSPIKE SEAMANSHIP - Knots, Splices, Cordage, Terminals and Rigging
$15.00 AUD
The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Indianapolis. 1979. 1st Ed. 224 PP with 3 tables, figures and b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Spine lightly sunned, otherwise near fine. 26 x 20.6. 0672526069
66487 MACRAE, Ian (editor) Modern Boating's DREAMBOATS
$5.00 AUD
FPC Power Media. Sydney. c. 2004. Collector's Edition. 116 PP with colour photos. Soft cover, pictorial front. Dried glue patch left by sticker at top of front cover. Very good. 29.7 x 21.
73971 MADDEN, Anne (editor) THE BEST OF SAIL CRUISING
$10.00 AUD
Granada Publishing / Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1982. Reprint of the 1979 original. 280, (8 blank) PP with figures (drawings, graphs, sketches and b/w photos). Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0229116299
An anthology on the arts and practices of cruising under sail.
16271 MADDOCK, Shirley ISLANDS OF THE GULF
$10.00 AUD
Collins. Auckland. 1966. Rep. of 1967. 286 PP with 20 colour & 80 b/w photos by Don Whyte. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.2 x 15.8.
The islands of the Hauraki Gulf, gateway to Auckland: history, trading, sailing.
73154 MALONEY, Elbert S. CHAPMAN : PILOTING, SEAMANSHIP AND SMALL BOAT HANDLING.
$25.00 AUD
Hearst Marine Books / Motor Boating & Sailing. New York. 1981. 1st Ed. 55th edition, with New United Rules of the Road. (8), over 640 PP with hundreds of b/w illustrations (maps, sketches, photos), plus 16 pages of colour illustrations (rules of the Road, buoyage, flags...). Title page: portrait of Charles F. Chapman. FEP: Charts and Aids to Navigation. REP: Marlinspike seamanship. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Outside page edges have a few spots, o/wise contents near fine. 29.4 x 22. 0878518096
Equipment and regulations - Rules of the Road... Compass - Charts - 17 pages of illustrated nautical dictionary. 47th year of publication.
75127 MALONEY, Elbert S. CHAPMAN : PILOTING, SEAMANSHIP AND SMALL BOAT HANDLING.
$25.00 AUD
Hearst Marine Books / Motor Boating & Sailing. New York. 1980. 2nd printing in December 1980 of the 54th edition. (8), over 640 PP with hundreds of b/w illustrations (maps, sketches, photos), plus 16 pages of colour illustrations (rules of the Road, buoyage, flags...). Title page: portrait of Charles F. Chapman. FEP: Charts and Aids to Navigation. REP: Marlinspike seamanship. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Fine. 29.4 x 22. 0910990468
Equipment and regulations - Rules of the Road... Compass - Charts - 17 pages of illustrated nautical dictionary. 47th year of publication.
38368 MANVELL, Louise & Roger THE COUNTRY LIFE BOOK OF SAILING BOATS
$15.00 AUD
Country Life Limited. London. 1962. 1st Ed. (32), 72 PP with 4 engravings and 72 b/w photos by Eileen Ramsay. Fp (in colour): Sunmaid III racing off Cowes. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj (price-clipped). Very light foxing of endpapers. Very good. 28.2 x 22.
Ocean racers and cruising boats (24). Racing Keel boats (8). Fitting out (8). Sailing dinghies (20). Harbours and sailing clubs (12).
70497 MARC, Joel, RAMBEAU, Marc & BLACKMAN, Ross CRUISING IN NEW CALEDONIA - A guide to the harbours and anchorages ...
$65.00 AUD
Nouméa Yacht Charters / Club Marine Services Pty. Ltd. Nouma / Brighton, Vic. 1989. 1st English edition, translated from the French original by Club Marine Services. 380 PP with numerous maps and plans, b/w and colour photos. Stiff covers with a crease on back cover, pictorial front. Occasional foxing, with foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 28 x 21. 2950853021
Details of over 170 anchorages.
47586 MARCH, Edgar J. INSHORE CRAFT OF GREAT BRITAIN, In the Days of Sail and Oar (in two volumes)
$125.00 AUD
David & Charles. Newton Abbot. 1970. 1st Ed. Volume 1: 276 PP with 28 sets of drawings & plans, and 40 b/w photos. Volume 2: 309 PP with 37 sets of drawings and plans, and 79 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Bookplate of Prof. Adrian Horridge on inside front covers. Faint foxing on outside page edges, o/wise a near fine set. 22.2 x 14.4. 0715348981 & 0715349813
Boats from the Shetland and Orkney Islands... to the Thames Estuary.
Peter Davies. London. 1947. 4th Printing of the 1945 English edition. X, 322 PP with 27 b/w illust. Fp: Yacht Winnibelle. Orig. cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with a few chips and in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
Single-handed crossing of the North Atlantic on a power boat and under sail, pre WWII, by a painter commissioned by the French Navy.
Gallimard. Paris. 1990. 1st French edition of the 1945 "Wind Aloft, Wind Alow". Introduction by Yves de Saint-Front. 288, (2) PP, plus 16 pages with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches, photos). Pictorial soft cover. French text. Light ageing of paper and foxing spots. Near fine. 24 x 16. 2070602419
76028 MARIN-MARIE WIND ALOFT, WIND ALOW - Being the narrative of his single-handed crossing of the Atlantic under sail in the "Winnibelle"
$10.00 AUD
Readers Union / Peter Davies. London. 1947. Reprint of the 1945 original. VIII, (2), 214 PP with 2 drawings, plus 12 pages with b/w illustrations (drawings and paintings by the author and photos). Fp: Yacht Winnibelle. Cloth cover, gilt title on a faded spine. Signature on FFEP. Very good. 20.3 x 13.5.
Single-handed crossing of the North Atlantic on a power boat and under sail, pre WWII, by a painter commissioned by the French Navy.
34452 MARRINER, John THE SHORES OF THE BLACK SHIPS
$10.00 AUD
William Kimber. London. 1971. 1st Ed. 256 PP with 2 maps, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (spine faded). Near fine. 24 x 16. 071830182X
Voyage of the yacht "September Tide" to modern Tunisia, and travels through its past.
45668 MARRINER, John BLACK SEA AND BLUE RIVER
$10.00 AUD
Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1968. 1st Ed. 240 PP with 5 maps, plus 16 pages with 28 b/w photos. Fp: Early morning on Lake Fortuna. Eps: Map of the Danube lands. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Top edge tinted. Dust jacket with a few chips, o/wise near fine. 22.4 x 14.5. 246644710
Voyage on the yacht September Tide, between Istanbul and Vienna.
38734 MARSHALL, Roger DESIGNED TO WIN - Ocean Racing Deck Layout
$15.00 AUD
Granada Publishing/Adlard Coles. London. 1979. 1st Ed. 191 PP profusely illustrated with b/w photos, diagrams, drawings. Hard cover. Bookplate of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 28 x 22.5. 0229115780
43468 MARSHALL, Roger DESIGNED TO WIN - Ocean Racing Deck Layout
$20.00 AUD
Granada Publishing/Adlard Coles. London. 1979. 1st Ed. 191 PP profusely illustrated with b/w photos, diagrams, drawings. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing, o/wise near fine. 28 x 22.5. 0229115780
34357 MARTIN, Andy WALKING ON WATER
$15.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1991. 1st Ed. X, 212 PP with 1 map, plus 8 pages with 14 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Lower edge of covers rubbed, closed tear at lower part of spine. Occasional foxing spots. Near fine. 24 x 15.7. 0719549566
Journalist for "The Times" of London and keen surfer, covering the Triple Crown contest on the North Shore of Oahu Island, Hawaii as a reporter and competitor.
73746 MARTIN, E.G., IRVING, John, et al.. CRUISING AND OCEAN RACING - The Lonsdale Library Volume XV
$25.00 AUD
Seeley Service & Co. Limited. London. 1933. 1st edition. Volume XV, in The Lonsdale Library series. Introduction by The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, editor. 592 PP with 415 figures (line drawings, plans, sketches), plus 32 plates with 63 b/w photos. Fp: The Bermuda cutter "Patience". FEP: The standing & running rigging of a cruising Yawl. REP: Some Cruising Rigs. Cloth covers, gilt device on front cover and title on spine. Minute insect damage in gutter of endpapers. Very good. 22 x 14.3.
58698 MARTIN, Jesse, & GANNON, Ed. LIONHEART - A journey of the human spirit
$10.00 AUD
A Sue Hines Book / Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 2000. 1st Ed. X, 253 PP with 1 map on double page, 1 sketch map, 2 plans of Lionheart and 2 facsimile of letters (including 1 by US President Bill Clinton), plus 16 pages with 36 colour photos and 12 portraits. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing. Near fine. 23 x 15.2. 186508347X
Jesse Martin, the youngest person (in 1999) to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world, on his yacht Lionheart.
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.
68641 MARTINDALE, Rod POWER-BOATING in Australia and New Zealand
$10.00 AUD
Murray Publishing. Sydney. 1970. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans, sketches & photos). Hard covers with light soiling. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on front endpaper. Faint foxing. Very good. 20.5 x 17.5.
69002 MARTINDALE, Rod POWER-BOATING in Australia and New Zealand
$15.00 AUD
Murray Publishing. Sydney. 1970. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans, sketches & photos). Hard covers, dj. Stamps/signatures of previous owners on front endpaper and title page. Faint foxing. Very good. 20.5 x 17.5.
75082 MASON, Charles (Editor) THE BEST OF SAIL TRIM
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1989. 1st paperback edition of the 1975 original. (8), 280 PP with 248 figures (drawings, graphs, sketches and b/w photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Name of previous owner at top of title page, o/wise near fine. 23.4 x 15.3. 0229118437
An anthology of 54 important analytical pieces by experts on the art and theory of sail handling, from the pages of Sail Magazine.
73982 MASON, Cuthbert F. DEEP SEA RACING
$20.00 AUD
Phoenix House Ltd. London. 1953. 1st Ed. Foreword by Uffa Fox. 192, (1 errata) PP with 24 figures. Cloth covers, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped and a little rubbed). Foxing spots on top outside edge. Near fine. 23 x 14.5.
73603 MATTHEWS, Alex SEA KAYAKING: ROUGH WEATHER
$15.00 AUD
The Heliconia Press. Beachburg, Ontario. 2006 1st Ed. 127 PP, (7 advertisements) with colour illustrations: drawings and photos by Paul Villecourt and Jock Bradley. Pictorial stiff covers. Very good. 20.3 x 23. 9781896980263
35424 MATTHEWS, Anne AUSTRALIAN BEACHES
$25.00 AUD
Lansdowne. Sydney. 1998. 1st edition with a foreword by Eric Drewe. 128 PP with over 110 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 25 x 25. 186302624X
67540 MAURY, Richard THE SAGA OF CIMBA
$20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1971. Reprint of the 1939 US original. 254 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map and 19 drawings) by the author. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket with closed tears and chips and protected. Light foxing around outside page edges, o/wise a very good clean copy. 19.2 x 12.6. 0229986420
Deep-water cruising in a small yacht.
75693 MAYS, Nicole & PAYNE, David WALTER REEKS
$55.00 AUD
Navarine Publishing. Hobart. 2023. 1st edition. (5), V, 378, (4 blank) PP with b/w and colour illustrations (caricatures, drawings, newspaper cuttings, plans, photos, portraits) and colour photos. Fp: Taipo (recto) / Walter Reeks at the helm of Thelma. Laminated pictorial boards. New. 28.5 x 22.3. 9780645708622
72058 MAYS, Nicole, GRAZULES, Colin & PAYNE, David LITTLE BOATS WITH SAILS - The History of Australia's 21 Foot Restricted Class
$55.00 AUD
Navarine Publishing. Hobart. 2021. 1st edition with a foreword by David Payne. (2), IX, 243, (4 blank) PP with b/w and colour illustrations (caricatures, drawings, newspaper cuttings, plans, photos, portraits) and colour photos. Fp: Launch of "Tassie III" at Battery Point, 21 December 1929. Laminated pictorial boards. Signed on title page by co-author Colin Grazules. New. 28.5 x 22.3. 9780648725237
51158 McCAUSLAND, Ian (editor) 50TH SYDNEY-HOBART (in The Mercury)
$15.00 AUD
The Mercury. Hobart. 1995. Special Souvenir edition, Monday January 2, 1995. 56 PP with b/w illustrations (cartoons, drawings, photos) and 5 colour photos. Very good. 41 x 30.5.
All the races, history and drama of the Blue Water Classic.
61839 McCORMICK, Donald BLOOD ON THE SEA - The Terrible Story of the Yawl Mignonette
$20.00 AUD
Frederick Muller. London. 1962. 1st Ed. 158 PP with 1 map, plus 4 pages with 5 b/w illust. Fp: Map showing voyage of the Mignonette's dinghy. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped and with a few small closed tears), o/wise a near fine copy. 20.2 x 13.5.
10505 McCUTCHAN, Philip GREAT YACHTS
$10.00 AUD
Weidenfeld & Nicholson. London. 1975. 1st Ed. 153 PP with 100 b/w illust. & 12 pages of colour illust. Fp: Racing yacht "Britannia". Eps: "Shamrock IV" & "Resolute". Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Near fine. 28.6 x 22. 0297777122
Yachts which made their mark on sailing history: opulence, design innovations & exceptional performance.
34420 McDERMOTT, Thomas J. SAILBOAT RACING RULES, Explained and Illustrated Including Digest from All NAYRU Appeals and IYRU Cases with Appendix, Tables, Index, and Protest or Study Kit
$5.00 AUD
Quadrangle Books. Chicago. 1970. XIV, 170 PP with b/w diagrams in text. Hard cover. Very good. 21.5 x 14.5.
Top of Contents page reads: The Yacht Racing Rules, including Team Racing Rules, of the International Yacht Racing Union as adopted by the North American Yacht Racing Union in 1969 are shown verbatim on the pages indicated below. (No changes are contemplated until 1973).
67337 MCKEAG, Malcolm TAKE UP SAILING - A guide to the sport of Dinghy Racing for complete beginners
$5.00 AUD
Springfield Books Ltd. London. 1989. 1st edition in the Take up Sport series. Ed. 64 PP with 12 figures and b/w photos. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 21 x 10. 9780947655655
White Star/Au Vent des Iles. Vercelli, Italy. 2007. 1st English edition. Translated from the French original by Ross and Gillian McKenna, and Denis Lagoeyte. Preface by Jack McCoy. No pagination, 188 PP with 13 b/w and 159 colour photos. Hard cover, title in blind on front cover and spine, dj. As new. Oblong: 24.2 x 34.8.
76065 McKNIGHT, Hugh THE SHELL BOOK OF INLAND WATERWAYS
$15.00 AUD
David & Charles. Newton Abbot, UK. 1975. 1st Ed. 496 PP with b/w illustrations (68 photos by the author, maps & sketch maps, and line drawings by Malcolm Couch & Ann Thompson). Pictorial boards, dj (price clipped). Slight ageing of paper and foxing. Dust jacket with repaired tear at head of spine, now in a protective sleeve. Very good. 23 x 15.5. 0715368842
From Southern England, to Scotland, Wales and the whole of Ireland. Locks and Lifts, Bridges, Aqueducts, Tunnels, Operation and Maintenance, Working Boats, Pleasure Cruising, Boatyards and Marinas, Animal and Plant Life, ...
65017 MCLEOD, Roderick THE STEAM YACHT "LUCINDA" (in The Australian Antique Collector No. 41)
$5.00 AUD
Business Press International. Sydney. 1991. 41st edition, "25th Anniversary", January-June 1991. 130 PP. Contains article on P.45 with 1 colour plate of the Lucinda. Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 29.8 x 21.
66705 McMILLAN, James BLUE YONDER: A Journey into the Heart of Surf Culture
$15.00 AUD
Macmillan. Sydney. 2005. 1st Ed. Foreword by Derek Hynd. XIII, 14-160 PP with b/w drawings and colour illustrations (paintings and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28 x 24.2. 1405036966
38676 McMULLEN, Michael MULTIHULL SEAMANSHIP
$10.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing. London. 1976. 1st edition of March 1976. 200 PP with 4 tables, 18 graphs and 194 b/w illustrations (maps, photos and sketches). Hard cover, dust jacket (price-clipped). Light foxing, mostly on prelims and last pages. Very good. 25.2 x 19. 0245527265
Chapter 1: History (Pacific Ocean beginnings, first Western multihulls...). Chapter 2: Design and Construction comparisons...
73120 McMULLEN, R. T. AN EXPERIMENTAL CRUISE, Single Handed in the 'PROCYON', 7-Ton Lugger
$150.00 AUD
Edward Stanford & Charles Wilson. London. 1880. 1st Ed. (4), 139, (3) PP with b/w illustrations: vignette 'Anchorage at night' on title page, plus 2 folded plates (plan of the lugger & map of the English Channel) and 2 plates on full page (map of Thames Estuary and Calais to Dover & woodcut 'Five Miles to Dover'). Cloth cover, gilt decoration and title on front cover, gilt title on spine. Covers with minimal wear, light foxing on outside edges. An unusually bright and near fine copy of a scarce item. 18.8 x 13.
Passage in 1873 from Greenhithe to the Isle of Wight and Lymington.
75284 McMULLEN, R. T. DOWN CHANNEL
$10.00 AUD
Grafton Books / Collins Publishing. London. 1986. Paperback reprint of the 1869 original. Introduction of the 1893 edition, by Dixon Kemp. Biographical foreword by Arthur Ransome. 328, PP with 1 map, 2 charts and 9 plans. Pictorial stiff covers. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 21.5 x 13.5. 9780246130402
72400 McMULLEN, R.T. DOWN CHANNEL AND ORION (or how I came to Sail Alone in a 19-Ton Yacht). Two Classic Works of Solo Sailing
$20.00 AUD
Leonaur / Oakpast Ltd. London. 2014. 1st paperback edition, in the Leonaur Naval and Maritime series. Introduction of the 1893 edition by Dixon Kemp. 312 PP with b/w illustrations: 5 line drawings / sketch plans, 3 maps and 12 prints or sketches. Pictorial stff covers. Fine. 21.5 x 13.8. 9781782822783
43496 McROBBIE, Alexander 50 YEARS ON - The History of the Southport Yacht Club
$40.00 AUD
Southport Yacht Club Inc. Gold Coast. 1996. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 9 colour and 97 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 24.3 x 18. 0646284665
61445 McROBBIE, Alexander GUARDIANS OF THE BEACH: The History of the Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club 1947-1997
$15.00 AUD
The Northcliffe Surf Life Saving Club. Gold Coast, Qld. 1997. 1st Ed. Foreword by David Shields. Preface by Terry Jackman. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (ephemera, photos, portraits). Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 23 x 18. 0646320815
73992 MEFFERD, Gerry THE CRUISING MANUAL
$25.00 AUD
Whittlesey House. New York. 1941. 4th printing. Introduction by William F. Crosby. XIV, 302 PP with 130 figures, plus 16 pages with 12 b/w plates. Cloth covers, no dust jacket. Covers with small rubbed patches at top edge. A very good clean copy. Image shows title-page and frontispiece. 22.8 x 15.
74953 MEISEL, Tony (editor) UNDER SAIL - Equipment for the Serious Sailor
$15.00 AUD
Nautical Books / Macmillan. London. 1982. 1st edition. 192 PP with b/w or coloured illustrations by Peter Milne. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on top outside edge, o/wise fine. 28.5 x 21. 0333328833
75544 MELLOR, John CRUISING SKIPPER
$15.00 AUD
Fernhurst Books. Brighton, UK. 1991. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w illustrations (sketches and photos). Stiff covers with light wear, o/wise fine. 24 x 17. 978096754719
71377 MENDLOWITZ, Benjamin 2018 CALENDAR OF WOODEN BOATS
$10.00 AUD
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
54182 MERRIEN, Jean & BOURDEAUX, P. M. PETITS PORTS D'AZUR
$15.00 AUD
Paris. 1958. 1st Ed., in Les Chants du Monde series. 229, (5) PP with 2 table of distances, 1 Compass Rose, 7 maps on double page by Bernard Duval and a folded plate with plan and line drawing of Scorpène by C.-E. Chauveau. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Foxing, o/wise very good. 20.6 x 14.2.
Cruising the French Mediterranean coast between Marseille and the Italian border.
30981 MICHENER, James A. THE WATERMEN - Selections from Chesapeake
$10.00 AUD
Random House. New York. 1979. 1st Ed. XI, 193 PP with drawings by John Moll. Fp. FEP: Map of the Chesapeake. REP: Drawing of a Skipjack. Cloth cover, device (geese in flight) in blind on front cover, dj. Foxing spots on edges, o/wise near fine. 26 x 18.2. 039450660X
Narrative consisting of excerpts from the author's Chesapeake.
43876 MIDDLETON, Empson Edward THE CRUISE OF THE KATE
$10.00 AUD
Granada. London. 1984. Paperback edition of the 1870 original. Introduction by Arthur Ransome. XXVI, 166 PP with 2 maps and 6 drawings. Pictorial soft covers. Foxing spots on the inside of covers, half title page and outside edges. Remainder mark on the bottom edge, o/wise very good. 21.4 x 13.5 0246123109
Cruise around the coast of England, June to September 1869.
69329 MIDDLETON, Empson Edward THE CRUISE OF THE KATE
$10.00 AUD
Granada. London. 1985. Reprint of the 1984 edition. Introduction by Arthur Ransome. XXVI, 166 PP with 2 maps and 6 drawings. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 21.4 x 13.5 0246123109
Cruise around the coast of England, June to September 1869.
39980 MIELCHE, Hakon AFTER YOU, COLUMBUS
$20.00 AUD
William Hodge. London. 1950. 1st English edition of the Danish original. (8), 273 PP with 480 drawings on fore margin of pages, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Eps: Map of the voyage of the good ship Santa Maria. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped and with a few small chips and closed tears). Light foxing on some pages and outside page edges, o/wise a very nice clean copy. 22 x 15.6.
Voyage in 1948 by a Danish schoolmaster, on board the yawl Santa Maria, in the footsteps of Columbus.
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.
16256 MILLMAN, Lawrence LAST PLACES, A Journey in the North
$15.00 AUD
Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 1990. 1st Ed. (6), 242 PP. Eps: North Atlantic Ocean above 40th Parallel. Hard cover, gilt title on cloth spine, dj. Fine. 21.5 x 14.5. 039543615X
A voyage in the footsteps of the Vikings from Norway to Newfoundland.
75654 MILLS, John THE STORY OF SAIL
$10.00 AUD
Odhams Books Ltd. London. 1965. 1st English edition of the 1964 French original "Grands Voiliers" by Jean Riverain. 72 PP with colour illustrations throughout. Title page: Man of War. Pictorial laminated boards. Head of spine missing on first 2cms. Very good. 30.5 x 24.
18216 MILLS, John (editor) THE UFFA FOX BOOK OF SAILING
$20.00 AUD
Longacre. London. 1963. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illust. throughout. Fp: Uffa Fox. Hard cover, dj. A very good clean copy. 26.8 x 20.5.
History, sailing & racing, seamanship, safety at sea,... Includes a chapter on the language of the sea and an extensive list of the sailing & yacht clubs in the British Isles (with their burgees).
40212 MILLS, John (editor) THE UFFA FOX BOOK OF SAILING
$15.00 AUD
Longacre. London. 1963. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illust. throughout. Fp: Uffa Fox. Hard cover, dj. Top of dust jacket creased and with a small piece missing. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 26.8 x 20.5.
History, sailing & racing, seamanship, safety at sea,... Includes a chapter on the language of the sea and an extensive list of the sailing & yacht clubs in the British Isles (with their burgees).
44801 MILLS, John (editor) THE UFFA FOX BOOK OF SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Longacre. London. 1963. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illust. throughout. Fp: Uffa Fox. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with small chips. Copy lacking free fly of front endpaper. Light foxing. Very good. 26.8 x 20.5.
History, sailing & racing, seamanship, safety at sea,... Includes a chapter on the language of the sea and an extensive list of the sailing & yacht clubs in the British Isles (with their burgees).
38726 MITCHELL, Carleton PASSAGE EAST
$40.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1954. 1st Ed. 248 PP, plus 1 map on double page and 32 pages with 40 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Dust Jacket with repaired tears and in a protective sleeve. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.
1952 race between Bermuda and Plymouth of Caribbee, Janabel, Joliette, Marabu and Samuel Pepys..
47057 MOITESSIER, Bernard DER VERSCHENKTE SIEG
$10.00 AUD
Verlag Delius, Klasing & Co. Bielefeld-Berlin. 1973. 1st German edition. Translated from the 1971 French original La Longue Route, by Wolfgang Rittmeister. 256 PP with 8 maps, 2 facsimile of entries and around 50 drawings, plus 16 pages with 31 colour photos. Eps: Map of the world. Cloth cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. German text. Near fine. 22.4 x 15. 3768801578
73739 MOITESSIER, Bernard CAPE HORN: The Logical Route - 14,216 miles without port of call
$45.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1973. Reprint of the 1969 UK original, translated from the French "Cap Horn à la Voile" by Inge Moore. 251 PP with figures and sketch-maps, plus 20 pages with b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 22.2 x 14. 0229638864
Moitessier's voyage in the Joshua from Europe to the South Pacific and back via Cape Horn.
74605 MOITESSIER, Bernard THE LONG WAY
$40.00 AUD
Granada / Adlard Coles. London. 1979. Reprint of the 1977 Granada edition. Translated from the 1971 French original, by William Rodarmor. (4), 252 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 13 b/w photos. Hard covers, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges. Contents near fine. 22 x 14. 0246109874
50319 MOONEY, A. J. (editor) AUSTRALIAN YACHTING FEDERATION 1985-1989 YACHT RACING
$5.00 AUD
Australian Yachting Federation. Sydney. c. 1984. 1st Ed. VIII, 216 PP with some b/w illustrations and 2 pages with 50 flags and pennants (in colour). Soft cover. Covers with light creases. Near fine. 18.2 x 12.3.
Including: the 1985-1989 Yacht Racing Rules of the International Yacht Racing Union...
76417 MOORE, Sir Alan LAST DAYS OF MAST AND SAIL. An Essay in Nautical Comparative Anatomy
$80.00 AUD
Clarendon Press. Oxford. 1925. 1st Ed. 260 PP with 222 figures, and 1 tail-piece by R. Morton Nance, plus 2 plates in colour by "an Arab". Fp (in colour): Ghanja. Cloth covers with a little wear and light soiling, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine. Bookplate of Prof. Adrian Horridge on inside front cover. A near fine copy. Scarce. 24.5 x 16.5.
Sails and rigs & types (square, lateen, sprit, gaff, lug...)
73770 MORRIS, Everett B. & COULSON, Robert (editors) RACING AT SEA
$25.00 AUD
D. Van Nostrand Co. Inc. Princetion, N.J. 1959. 1st Ed. (10), 194 PP with tables, plus 24 plates with 20 b/w photos. Cloth covers, gilt decoration on front board and gilt title on spine. Near fine. 23.5 x 16.
73836 MORRIS, Everett B. & ROSENFELD, Morris UNDER FULL SAIL
$100.00 AUD
Grosset & Dunlap. New York. 1969. 1st US edition. Foreword by Cornelius Shields. X, 213 PP with 196 b/w photos by Morris Rosenfeld. Fp: The four-masted bark "Abraham Rydberg", Swedish nautical training vessel, sailing into New York in 1940. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jcket has a few rubs/chips and is in a protective sleeve. A near fine copy. 28 x 20.5.
50 years of great marine photographs by America's Greatest Marine Photographer.
35372 MORT, S. W. BLUEWATER SEAMANSHIP
$10.00 AUD
Murray Books. Sydney. 1978. 1st Australian edition. 92 PP with 1 map, 7 b/w photos and many figures. Pictorial laminated boards. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.2 x 16. 0855663928
A practical guide to safer offshore cruising.
35373 MORT, S. W. BLUEWATER SEAMANSHIP
$20.00 AUD
Murray Books. Sydney. 1978. 1st Australian edition. 92 PP with 1 map, 7 b/w photos and many figures. Pictorial laminated boards. Dedicatory note on FFEP, signed by the author. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.2 x 16. 855663928
A practical guide to safer offshore cruising.
44981 MOSENTHAL, Basil & HEWITT, Dick READY FOR SEA - A Guide to Systematic Boat Maintenance, Power and Sail
$10.00 AUD
Granada Publishing / Adlard Coles. London. 1981. 1st Ed. 128 PP with drawings. Pictorial soft covers. Faint foxing. Very good. 23.3 x 15.2. 0229116477
69648 MOTE, Gordon THE WESTCOUNTRYMEN - A Register and Record of the Westcountry Trading Ketches and Severn Trows 1780-1986
$20.00 AUD
Badger Books. Bideford, North Devon. 1986. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Dr. Basil Greenhill. 96 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 map of West Country Ports, 1 plan of The Torridge Hulks and 92 photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 20.5 x 20. 0946290121
44725 MOULT, Alan THE AUSSIE (America's) CUP '83
$5.00 AUD
Kevin Weldon Production. Sydney. 1983. 1st Ed., Collector's Edition. 96 PP with b/w and colour photos. Inside covers: Green and Gold Flag of the Boxing Kangaroo. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.6 x 20.
Pictorial record.
76070 MOWAT, Farley THE BOAT WHO WOULDN'T FLOAT
$5.00 AUD
Dell Laurel-Leaf edition / Random House. New York. 2004. Paperback reprint, April 2004 of the 1969 original. (10), 243, (2) PP wxith an illustrated map of Newfoundland and the Gulf of St. Lawrence on double page. Soft cover, pictorial front with a crease, otherwise very good. 17.5 x 10.5. 9780553277883
A ribald personal misadventure on the author's yacht Happy Adventure, in Newfoundland waters and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
48206 MUDIE, Rosemary & Colin POWER YACHTS
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 286 PP with 313 b/w figures (plans, sketches & photos). Cloth cover, dj. Covers speckled and discoloured. Front cover and spine of dust jacket sunned. Internally very good. 28.2 x 22.2. 0229986633
Covers all aspects of power yachting. Seamanship, construction (modern & traditional), engines & installations, electrics, etc...
35383 MUHLHAUSEN, John WIND AND SAIL - A Sailing Primer
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1972. 1st UK edition. 61 PP with b/w and colour illust. Hard cover. Near fine. Oblong: 20.6 x 27.4. 0229115098
37714 MUHLHAUSER, G. H. P. THE CRUISE OF THE AMARYLLIS
$5.00 AUD
Granada Publishing. London. 1985. Paperback edition. Reprint of the reissue of 1950 edition, original of 1924. Memoir by E. Keble Chatterton. 317 PP with 6 maps. Pictorial card cover. Spine with creases, foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 21.5 x 13.5. 0246127619
39009 MUHLHAUSER, G. H. P. THE CRUISE OF THE AMARYLLIS
$5.00 AUD
Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1951. 2nd impression of the 1950 edition (original of 1924). No. 10 in the "Mariners Library" series. 317 PP with 6 maps (1 on double page), plus 4 pages with 5 b/w photos. Cloth cover. Covers foxed and soiled. Foxing on endpapers and outside edges. A good reading copy. 19 x 13.
Chris Hudson & Jocelyn Fogagnolo. Hobart. 1991. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Jack Earl. 136 PP with 2 maps, 8 plans and 70 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Copy signed by E.J. (Jock) Muir on title page. Near fine. Scarce. 29.7 x 20.8. 064601630X
... by one of Australia's best known designers, builders and ocean racing identities.
75957 MUIR, Surgeon Rear-Admiral John R. MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS
$20.00 AUD
Blackie & Son Ltd. London. 1946. 5th reprint of the 1938 original. (8), 328 PP (war economy paper), plus 8 b/w plates. Fp: My home for eight years. Cloth cover, title on front board and spine, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with rubbed patches and in a protective sleeve. Occasional foxing on few pages and outside edges. Internally clean. A very good copy. 20 x 14.
71926 MULLINS R. F. (editor) ROYAL HOBART VICTORY REGATTA - Official Souvenir Programme (9th to 12th February 1946)
$50.00 AUD
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.
33828 MUNDLE, Rob FATAL STORM - The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
$10.00 AUD
HarperCollins. Sydney. 1999. 3rd reprint of the 1999 original. Foreword by Sir James Hardy. XIII, 319 PP with 1 map and 1 diagram, plus 48 pages with 1 map and 77 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 23.3 x 15.3. 0732264359
27th December 1998: six sailors perished, countless with injuries, many yachts sunk or badly damaged.
52427 MUNDLE, Rob FATAL STORM - The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
$10.00 AUD
HarperCollins. Sydney. 1999. Reprint of the 1999 original, with a foreword by Sir James Hardy. XIII, 319 PP with 1 map and 1 diagram, plus 48 pages with 1 map and 77 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Signature of previous owner at top of half title page. Slight ageing / foxing of paper. Very good reading copy. 23.3 x 15.3. 0732264359
27th December 1998: six sailors perished, countless with injuries, many yachts sunk or badly damaged.
74212 MUNDLE, Rob FATAL STORM - The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
$25.00 AUD
HarperCollins. Sydney. 1999. 1st edition with a foreword by Sir James Hardy. XIII, 319 PP with 1 map and 1 diagram, plus 48 pages with 1 map and 77 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Title page with note to Peter Campbell dated and signed by the author. Slight foxing . Near fine. 23.3 x 15.3. 9780732264352
27th December 1998: six sailors perished, countless with injuries, many yachts sunk or badly damaged.
76318 MUNDLE, Rob FATAL STORM - The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 2003. Reissue of the 1999 original. Foreword by Sir James Hardy. 327 PP with 1 sketch map and 1 diagram, plus 32 pages with 1 map and 48 colour photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 19.7 x 12.5. 9780713667509
27th December 1998: six sailors perished, countless with injuries, many yachts sunk or badly damaged.
31094 MUNDLE, Robert SIR JAMES HARDY, An Adventurous Life
$15.00 AUD
Margaret Gee. Sydney. 1993. 1st Ed. VIII, 287 PP with Sir James Hardy's personal coat of arms E Moribus Sit Homo, plus 16 pages with 34 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 24 x 15.7. 1875574220
55642 MURPHY, Robert Cushman THE ROMANCE OF SCIENCE IN POLYNESIA. An Account of Five Years of Cruising among the South Sea Islands (in National Geographic Magazine)
$40.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1925. Article pulled out of Volume XLVIII, No. 4, October 1925. 355-426 PP with 2 maps, 3 artist views, 16 colour plates Iridescent Isles of the South Seas and 64 b/w photographs by Rollo H. Beck. Plastic covers, clear plastic front, spiral bound. Fine. 25.5 x 18.
Tuamotus, Tubuai or Austral Islands, Rapa (Oparo).
47626 MURPHY, Sylvia KEEPING NYALA IN STYLE. Improving a Classic Boat and Maintaining her Original Elegance
$10.00 AUD
Waterline Books. London. 1995. 1st Ed. 206 PP with 1 sketch by David Greenland, 1 set of plans, 29 b/w photos and 62 figures. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 19.4. 1853104736
62094 MURRANT, Jim ROYAL SYDNEY YACHT SQUADRON 1862 - 2000
$40.00 AUD
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Sydney. 2000. 1st Ed. (10), 186 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, plus 10 Heritage plans of the Clubhouse. Eps: Map in colour "Port Jackson & Middle Harbour", also "Parramatta & Lane Cove Rivers". Hard cover, crest and title on front board, gilt title on cloth spine. Fine. 28 x 21.8. 0646385631
69428 MURRANT, Jim THE BOATING BIBLE: An Essential Handbook for Every Sailor
$15.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1991. 1st Ed. (10), 310 PP with b/w illustrations and 16 pages with colour illustrations (International - Code of Signals, Buoyage, Light Configurations, Charts, Symbols). Laminated boards, pictorial front, dj. Name and address of previous owner at top of title page, o/wise fine. 26.8 x 19. 0207161666
73985 MURRANT, Jim Do-it-yourself BOAT REPAIRS
$10.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1995. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illustrations: 8 headpieces and 118 figures. Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 26 x 18.5. 9780207177811
76384 MURRANT, Jim THE BOATING BIBLE: An Essential Handbook for Every Sailor
$15.00 AUD
Sheridan House. New York. 1991. Reprint of the 1991 original. (10), 310 PP with b/w illustrations and 16 pages with colour illustrations (International - Code of Signals, Buoyage, Light Configurations, Charts, Symbols). Laminated boards, pictorial front, dj. Fine. 26.8 x 19. 9780924486135
16268 MURRANT, Jim (editor) REACHING FOR THE LIMIT
$10.00 AUD
Lansdowne. Melbourne. 1967. 1st Ed. (14), 153 PP with b/w illust. (photos, maps). Fp. Illustrated card cover, dj (price-clipped. Small closed tear on dust jacket, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
Fourteen contributions from Australia's most accomplished yachtsmen: Jock Sturrock and America's Cup 1962, 1967, Bob Ross: Capsizing and safety, ...
34765 MURRANT, Jim (editor) SAILING TO WIN
$10.00 AUD
Universal Books. Sydney. 1970. Reprint of the 1967 original Reaching for the limit. (14), 153 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, maps). Fp. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
Fourteen contributions from Australia's most accomplished yachtsmen: Jock Sturrock and America's Cup 1962 & 1967, Bob Ross: Capsizing and safety, ...
50033 MURRANT, Jim (editor) SAILING TO WIN
$10.00 AUD
Universal Books. Sydney. 1974. 2nd reprint of the 1967 original Reaching for the limit. (14), 153 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, maps). Fp. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
Fourteen contributions from Australia's most accomplished yachtsmen: Jock Sturrock and America's Cup 1962 & 1967, Bob Ross: Capsizing and safety, ...
71909 MURRAY ISLES 1991 CATALOGUE OF SERVICES & STOCK PLANS, Including complete plans for a 4.8 metre Plywood Rowing Dory
$20.00 AUD
Murray Isles Small Craft Designs. Kettering, Tas. 1991. 1991 edition. 59 & 18 ("Mullet Creek" Stitch & Tape Dory) PP with b/w illustrations: 14 set of plans and 16 "stock plans" on folded page. Soft covers, illustrated front, clear plastic front, spiral bound. Very good. 29.7 x 21.
74764 MUSTOE, Julian VOYAGE OF THE HARRIER - Around the World in the Track of HMS Beagle
$20.00 AUD
Julian Musteo / Resolution Press. USA. 2010 1st Ed. (6), 284, (4) PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, maps & plans, portraits and photos). Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 22.7 x 15.2. 9781515203063
18281 MYATT, John EFFECTIVE SKIPPERING, A comprehensive guide to yacht mastery
$25.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1992. 1st Ed. VII, 264 PP with b/w illust. by Neil Myatt. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 24.5 x 17. 071363460X
Chapters on rigs, sails & wind, sail management, weather, looking after the crew, safety, when things go wrong, seamanship, etc..
39389 N/A YACHTING WORLD ANNUAL 1958
$15.00 AUD
Yachting World Publication. London. 1957. 1st Ed. Edited by Group Capt. E.F. HAYLOCK & D. PHILLIPS-BIRT. 192 PP, XXIV (advert.) with drawings, sets of plans and 117 b/w photos. Fp: The yawl Casquet reaching fast in the Solent. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Edges of covers rubbed. Spine sunned and rear cover has some speckling. Small hole on front hinge. Contents very good. 28.2 x 22.
Mayflower, by David Thorpe (3 pages with 4 b/w photos).
39396 N/A YACHTING WORLD ANNUAL 1973
$25.00 AUD
Edward Stanford. London. 1972. 1st Ed. Edited by Guy COLE & Bernard HAYMAN. 144 PP with drawings, sets of plans, and 81 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Bookplate and signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Occasional foxing. Very good. 28.2 x 22.
Southern Cross Cup, by Anthony Churchill. Modern technology in the small craft industry, by J. R. Flewitt.
41049 N/A BREST 92 - Catalogue
$10.00 AUD
Le Chasse-Marée. Douarnenez. 1992. 1st Ed. No pagination, 24 PP with 4 b/w and 45 colour illustrations. REP: Chart Brest/Douarnenez. Pictorial soft cover (slightly rubbed). Very good. French text. 25.1 x 24.8.
Catalogue of the event Brest 1992, anouncing 1500 traditional and sailing vessels or craft and one million spectators.
50301 N/A SAFETY FOR SMALL CRAFT
$5.00 AUD
A.G.P.S. / Commonwealth Department of Shipping and Transport. Canberra. 1970. 2nd edition (October 1970) of the August 1970 original. (8), 108 PP with b/w illustrations. 2 leaflets loosely inserted. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.5.
Australia and the substandard ships in Australian waters. December 1992 report from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport, Communications and Infrastructure. Page 99 to 102: List of dry bulk cargo vessels totally lost with cargo in 1988, 1989, 1990 & 1991.
50325 N/A SAFETY FOR SMALL CRAFT
$5.00 AUD
A.G.P.S. / Commonwealth Department of Shipping and Transport. Canberra 1977. 2nd edition of the August 1970 original. (6), 108 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.5. 0642020132
50334 N/A DISTRESS PROCEDURES FOR SMALL CRAFT
$5.00 AUD
A.G.P.S. / Department of Transport. Canberra 1977. 2nd edition of the 1975 original. (6), 14 PP with 6 b/w and colour illustrations, plus Movement Report - T. P. 168, tipped in on inside rear cover. Pictorial soft cover (rubbed). A few small marks and 2 tears on page edges, o/wise good. 21 x 14.5. 0642026912
Clarion Press / Boat Directory. Melbourne. 1987. Edited by Hamish Thomson. 320 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.4 x 20.8.
Pages 26-49: Sailing the Whitsundays. Pages 52-69: Cruising Western Australia. Pages 75-78: First Fleet sails again... Pages 159-164: Diving the President Coolidge, by Peter Stone...
73505 N/A THE YACHTING MONTHLY [Illustrated] - Volume I - Nos. 1 to VI - May to October
$200.00 AUD
The "Field" Office. London. 1906. 1st Ed. (IV) No.1: P. 1 to 84. Colour Fp: H.M. King Edward VII, Admiral of the Royal Yacht Squadron (drawn by Cecil Cutler). No.2: P. 85 to 160 and colour Fp: H.M. the Emperor William II, Commodore of the Kaiserlicher Yacht Club. No.3: P.161 to P.242. Colour Fp: H.M. King Alfonso XIII, Patron of the Real Club Nautico. No.4: P. 243 to 328. Fp: The Marquis of Ormonde and the Duke of Leeds, Commodore and Vice-Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron. No.5: P. 329 to P. 414. Fp: Mr. Robert W.N. Young. No.6: P. 415 to P.496. Fp: Mr. W.P. Burton. All issues with b/w photos and illustrations, folded plans, sketches, some full-page, printed on superior quality paper. Includes an Index to the contents of all six numbers, listing Special Articles, Portrait Studies, Supplements, Chronicles of the Ancient Britons, New Yachts described and illustrated, Designs and Plans. Bound in blue cloth with gilt title on front cover and spine. A near fine copy of the scarce first Volume. 29 x 23.
73506 N/A THE YACHTING AND BOATING MONTHLY [Illustrated] - Volume II - Nos. VII to XII - November 1906 - April 1907
$150.00 AUD
The "Field" Office. London. 1906-1907. 1st Ed. (IV), No.7: P. 1 to 78. Fp: Sir James Pender, Bart., Vice-Commodore R.T.Y.C. No.8: P79 to P.156. Fp: Mr. Myles B. Kennedy. No.9: (Now as The Yachting and Boating Monthly) P.157 to P.242. Fp: Sir Thomas Glen-Coats, Bart. No.10: P. 243 to P. 328. Fp: M. Albert Glandaz, Vice-President Y.C.F. No.11: P. 329 to P. 414. Fp: Mr. Augustus Manning, Vice-President Y.R.A. No.12: P. 415 to P.496. Fp: H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco. All issues with b/w photos and illustrations, folded plans, sketches, some full-page and printed on superior quality paper. Includes an Index to the contents of all six numbers, listing Special Articles, Portrait Studies, Supplements, Designs and Plans. Bound in blue cloth with gilt title on front cover and spine. A near fine copy of early editions. 29 x 23.
73561 N/A THE YACHTING AND BOATING MONTHLY [Illustrated] - Volume III - Nos. XIII to XVIII - May 1907 - October 1907
$150.00 AUD
The "Field" Office. London. 1907. 1st Ed. (IV), 546 PP. No.13:: P. 1 to 82. Fp: Mr. R. E. Froude. No.14: P 83 to P.168. Fp: Mrs Turner-Farley. No.15: P.169 to P.262. Fp: Captain R.T. Dixon. No.16: P. 263 to P. 358. Fp: The Royal Yacht Squadron Sailing Committee. No.17: P; 359 to P. 452. Fp: The Earl of Dunraven, K.P. No.18: P. 453 to P.546. Fp: The Earl of Crawford, K.T. All issues with b/w photos and illustrations, folded plans, sketches, some full-page and printed on superior quality paper. Includes an Index to the contents of all six numbers, listing Special Articles, Portrait Studies, Supplements, Designs and Plans. Bound in blue cloth with gilt title on front cover and spine. A near fine copy of early editions. 29 x 23.
73562 N/A THE YACHTING AND BOATING MONTHLY [Illustrated] - Volume IV - Nos. XIX to XXIV - November 1907 to April 1908
$150.00 AUD
The "Field" Office. London. 1908. 1st Ed. (IV), 456 PP. No.19: P. 1 to 82. Fp: Colonel R.G. Sharman-Crawford, DL. No.20: P 83 to P.164. Fp: Sir Thomas Lipton. No.21: P.165 to P.238. Fp: Mr. Kenneth M. Clark. No.22: P. 239 to P. 308. Fp: The Marquis of Ailsa. No.23: P; 309 to P. 382. Fp: Lord Howard de Walden. No.24: P. 383 to P. 456. Fp: Lord Desborough. All issues with b/w photos and illustrations, folded plans, sketches, some full-page and printed on superior quality paper. Includes an Index to the contents of all six numbers, listing Special Articles, Portrait Studies, Supplements, Designs and Plans. Bound in blue cloth with gilt title on front cover and spine. A near fine copy of early editions. 29 x 23.
Ancasta Yachts - UK. Hamble, Lancs., UK. 2009. 1st Ed. 24 PP with 26 colour illustrations: 1 plan (layout) and 25 photos. Stiff covers, title and device on front cover. Fine (mint condition). Oblong: 21 x 29.5.
A 180 ft, A Class Racing Schooner, built in 2009, Galicia Spain, on the lines drawn in 1910 by Nathaniel Herreschoff.
75061 N/A THE YACHTSMAN - 1896
$400.00 AUD
The Yachtsman. London. 1896. Bound copy of 53 weekly issues of "The Yachtsman" for the Year 1896. No. 246, Vol X, 2nd January 1896 to No. 298, Vol. XII, 31 December 1896. Vol. X, Nos. 246 to 260: 153-358 PP. Vol. XI, No. 261 to 286: 412 PP. Vol. XII: Nos 287 to 298: 172 PP. A total of 790 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, line drawings, sketches and photos), plus 26 of the 55 b/w "Supplementary Plates" (called for) bound at the end of the book . Half bound, gilt title and bands on a faded and rubbed leather spine. Signature of previous owner on FFEP (David G. OMay, Bellerive). Contents are near fine. 27.5 x 22.
Contains a mine of information on yachts of the day, races and regattas, with regular feature articles such as From the Man at the Wheel, Notes and Notions, Canoeing, Reports from Yachting Centres, Club Reports. Each issue has general interest articles.
75437 N/A WOODENBOAT - The Magazine for Wooden Boat Owners, Builders and Designers - 1977, issue 17
$15.00 AUD
WoodenBoat Magazine. Brooklin, Maine. 1977 No. 17, July-August 1977. Edited by Jonathan Wilson. 100 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front (Riva's 28' mahogany Aquarama Special on Lake Iseo). Fine. 27.7 x 20.8.
Surfing Sea Bright Style, by Gerald Bouchal. Riva: pages 70-72 with 4 colour photos, by John Watney.
75439 N/A WOODENBOAT - The Magazine for Wooden Boat Owners, Builders and Designers - 1977, issue 18
$10.00 AUD
WoodenBoat Magazine. Brooklin, Maine. 1977 Reprint of No. 18, September-October 1977. Edited by Jonathan Wilson. 116 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front (The Adirondack guideboat). Near fine. 27.7 x 20.8.
Building the Adirondack Guideboat, by Howard Ford.
75440 N/A WOODENBOAT - The Magazine for Wooden Boat Owners, Builders and Designers - 1977, issue 36
$10.00 AUD
WoodenBoat Magazine. Brooklin, Maine. 1980. No. 36, September-October 1980. Edited by Jonathan Wilson. 136 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front (Caulkers at work on the deck of the Charles W. Morgan). Fine. 27.7 x 20.8.
Birchbark Canoes and a different drummer, By Jeff Dean. Alaska Packers, by Joe Upton. Swampscott Dories, by Edwin A. Boardman.
75441 N/A WOODENBOAT - The Magazine for Wooden Boat Owners, Builders and Designers - 1977, issue 37
$10.00 AUD
WoodenBoat Magazine. Brooklin, Maine. 1980. No. 37, November / December 1980. Edited by Jonathan Wilson. 144 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front (Alaska Limit Seiner "Jerilyn", in Chatham Straits, Alaska). Near fine. 27.7 x 20.8.
Alaska Limit Seiners, by Joe Upton. Lady Jeanne, a liveaboard Maine Lobsterboat, by Jeanne St Andre Merkel. The Biloxi Schooners, by Connie Toops.
75506 N/A WOODENBOAT - The Magazine for Wooden Boat Owners, Builders and Designers - 1988, issue 84
$10.00 AUD
WoodenBoat Magazine. Brooklin, Maine. 1988. No. 84, September-October 1988. Edited by Jonathan Wilson. 152 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front (Cabin of the Herreshoff Bar Harbor 31-footer "Desperate Lark"). Fine. 27.7 x 20.8.
Heydays at Herreshoff's: A Photographic review, by Maynard Bray. The Legacy of Howard Chapelle, by Peter H. Spectre.
31083 NAYDLER, Merton THE PENANCE WAY: The Mystery of PUFFIN's Atlantic Crossing
$5.00 AUD
Hutchinson. London. 1968. 1st Ed. XIX, 252 PP with 2 maps and 17 figures, plus 16 pages with 24 b/w photos. Fp: Puffin during tests carried out by the author (in colour). Eps: Map of the North Atlantic with tracks of the English Rose III and Puffin. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.
Failed attempt in 1966 to row the Atlantic from the Chesapeake to UK.
38380 NAYDLER, Merton COOK ON A COOL CAT
$15.00 AUD
Temple Press Books. London. 1965. 1st Ed. XII, 207 with 1 map and 1 plan of the catamaran, plus 8 pages with 14 b/w plates. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket rubbed with a sunned spine. Stamp in blind "From the Shelves of Fiona Lewis" on lower corner of FEP anf half title page. Light foxing, o/wise a very good clean copy. 22 x 14.5.
Experience gained as a cook on the catamaran Rehu Moana of David Lewis, during a voyage in June 1963 between England and Iceland..
50147 NEAL, John LOG OF THE MAHINA
$15.00 AUD
Author. Seattle. 1977. 6th printing of the 1976 original. (4), 284 PP with 3 maps, 2 plans and 47 b/w photos. Title page: map of the crossings. Pictorial card covers worn around edges and repaired at bottom of spine, o/wise contents near fine. 20 x 13.3. 0918074002
A 14,000 mile cruise, in 1974, on a 27' sailing yacht. US west coast, Hawaii, Marquesas, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Samoa, Hawaii.
16287 NEALE, Ralph P. JOLLY DOGS ARE WE - The History of Yachting in Victoria
$15.00 AUD
Landscape Publications. Melbourne. 1984. 1st Ed. VIII, 338 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 14 pages with 11 colour plates. Eps: Bird's eye view of Melbourne & Hobson's Bay. Cloth cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Fine. 28.5 x 21.5. 959087605
50275 NEWGASS, Edgar THE LOG OF A SEA DOG. An Amphibious Causerie
$5.00 AUD
Frederick Muller. London. 1945. 2nd edition of the November 1944 original. 144 PP with 9 b/w illustrations (vignette on title page, 1 head piece and 7 tail pieces), plus 8 pages with 17 b/w illustrations. Eps: Sketch map of Southern England. Cloth cover. Spine and parts of the covers sunned. Ex library copy with some library stamps. Front endpaper with top corner clipped, remnants of a library sticker on front endpaper and text of dust jacket blurb pasted down on half-title page. Good reading copy. 19 x 12.5.
70734 NICHOLS, Peter A VOYAGE FOR MADMEN
$15.00 AUD
HarperCollins. Sydney. 2001. 1st Ed. XIV, 305 PP with 8 maps, plus 16 pages with 23 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Slight crease at lower corner of front cover. Near fine. 23.4 x 15.2. 0732271134
The 1968 Golden Globe yacht race, and the nine competitors: John Ridgway, Chay Blyth, Robin Knox-Johnston, Bernard Moitessier, Loïck Fougeron, Bill King, Nigel Tetley, Alex Carozzo and Donald Crowhurst.
73987 NICOLSON, Ian SURVEYING SMALL CRAFT, Fault-finding in Boats
$10.00 AUD
Granada / Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1983. 2nd edition of the 1974 original. XII, 260 PP with b/w illustrations: 17 b/w photos and 40 drawings by the author. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with repaired tear at top of front part and in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 21.3 x 14.5. 0229117104
31103 NIELSEN, Carl THE WORLD IS ALL ISLANDS
$25.00 AUD
The Travel Book Club. London. 1958. Reprint of the 1st UK edition of 1957, translated from the Danish original "Jorden Rundt Med Nordkaperen". (6), 292 PP with 1 map. Fp: Map with route of the "Nordkaperen". Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.
Three young Danes around the World on the two-masted schooner "Nordkaperen" built in 1905. 2 years circumnavigation started in June 1946. Calls in Madeira, Virgin Islands, Panama, Galapagos, Tahiti, Fiji, Cairns and Torres Strait ...
76139 NIMMO, Ben IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE - Coasting in Scandinavia
$15.00 AUD
Flamingo. London. 2003. 1st Flamigo "Original" edition. XXII, 279 PP with 1 map on, double page and 5 detailed maps. Pictorial soft covers with light wear. Near fine. 19.8 x 12.8. 9780007104758
In the footsteps of Svein Forkbeard, Britain's least-known King of Britain, on board "Peregrino" a motor boat (built in the Netherlands).
46883 NORMAN, Dean (editor) THE ALL-PURPOSE GUIDE TO PADDLING
$10.00 AUD
Greatlakes Living Press. Matteson, Illinois. 1977. 2nd printing of the 1976 original. (6), 218 PP with cartoons, figures and b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (rubbed). Faint foxing on outside edges. Very good. 21.5 x 14. 0915498138
68562 O'DRISCOLL, Patricia, ELLIS, Tony, PEARCE, Barry & PERKS, Richard HUGH BELOW SEA REACH
$20.00 AUD
Society for Spritsail Barge Research. Ipswich, Suffolk. 1987. 1st Ed. with 17 drawings by Barry Pearce and 54 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0950051519
Edith May and Remercie, "Pig Dog", Rot and Dockers, Barging in the Sixties, Barge Trades and Bargemen ...
66538 OLMSTED, Nancy (editor) SCOW SCHOONERS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, by Roger R. Olmsted
$45.00 AUD
California History Center. Cupertino, Ca. 1988. 1st Ed. Local History Studies, Volume 33. Foreword by Karl Kortum. X, 102 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans, photos). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 25.5. 0935089128
39306 PAGE, Frank SOLO TO AMERICA - The Observer Singlehanded Race 1972
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1972. 1st Ed. XVIII, 92 PP with 3 tables, plus 64 b/w plates. Fp (in colour): Alain Colas, winner of the Observer Transatlantic Race 1972. Hard cover, dj. A few old marks on covers and dust jacket (not affecting text or photos). Very good. 25.2 x 19.2. 0229115071
4th edition of the Observer Singlehanded sailing race across the Atlantic.
74710 PAGE, Frank ALONE AGAINST THE ATLANTIC - The Story of The Observer Singlehanded Transatlantic Race 1960-80
$20.00 AUD
The Observer Ltd. London. 1980. 1st Ed. 125, (3 index) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard covers, gilt title on front board and spine, dj with a few chips/nicks, o/wise near fine. 28 x 21.5. 0950703419
74111 PAPIOL, Marta (editor) OFFICIAL COLLECTION - 32nd AMERICA'S CUP: VALENCIA
$30.00 AUD
Lunwerg Editores. Barcelona. 2007. 1st multilingual edition. Preface by Michel Bonnefous. No pagination, 225 PP with hundreds of colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Original text in English and Spanish (with translation in French, Italian and German on the last 22 pages). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 35 x 27.5. 9788497853125
17277 PARIS, Admiral François Edmond ADMIRAL PARIS' NATIVE BOATS OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1841
$75.00 AUD
Antiques of the Orient. Singapore. 1989. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 78 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 15. 9810010591
Catalogue of an exhibition of hand-coloured original lithographs of native craft of Asia and the Pacific, executed in 1841 by ...
40113 PARKER, Alan & TAYLOR, Digby ONE MAN'S DREAM - OUTWARD BOUND
$10.00 AUD
Digby Taylor. Auckland. 1982. 1st Ed. 180 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: New Zealand flag. FEP: Man over board. REP: Maps of the 4 legs of the 1981/1982 race. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket sunned. Very good. 28.8 x 20.8. 086470008
The 1981/82 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, with the New Zealand yacht Outward Bound. They won the small boat trophy and took 5th place on handicap overall.
73771 PARKER, Owen TACK NOW, SKIPPER
$15.00 AUD
Granada / Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1979. 1st Ed. Foreword by the Rt. Hon. Edward Heath. (10), 139 PP with 31 b/w illustrations: 3 maps, 2 drawings, 2 sketch plans and 24 photos. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 25 x 17.5. 0229116205
49795 PASCOE, Wayne ST. GEORGE SAILING CLUB LTD. - 1897-1997
$25.00 AUD
St George Sailing Club. Botany Bay. 1997. 1st Ed., with the President's Centenary Message by B. A. Collis. 33 PP with advertisements, 12 colour and 26 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
57414 PAWLE, Fred THE BIG CHILL: Extreme Surfing in the Arctic (in The Weekend Australian Magazine)
$5.00 AUD
The Australian. Sydney. 2009. Issue November 14-15, 2009. Pages 16 to 22 with 7 colour photos. Pictorial (Surfer in Norway) soft cover. Fine. 27.3 x 23.
67789 PAWLE, Fred NEW WAVE - Market for vintage Surfing Boards (in The Australian WISH)
$5.00 AUD
The Australian Wish / Nationwide News Pty Ltd. Sydney. 2015. Issue 04/2015. 108 PP. Contains article pages 59 to 61 with 2 b/w and 6 colour photos, by Nick Cubbin. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 33 x 27
50295 PAYNE, G. C. L. OUT OF POOLE
$25.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1951. 1st Ed. VIII, 135 PP with 4 figures (position charts), 1 barograph chart and 1 weather chart, plus 1 map on a double page and 16 pages with 24 b/w photos. Fp: At the Starting Line, Trans-Atlantic Race 1950. Cloth cover. Dust jacket tipped in on endpapers. Foxing. Very good. 22 x 14.5.
Atlantic crossings of the yacht Karin III with 2 Australians, 2 Britons and 1 Dutchman, in 5 months. Poole to New York, Ocean race Newport, Rhodes Island to Bermuda, then Bermuda to Plymouth.
16246 PEACOCK, Sandy (editor) AUSTRALIA'S YEAR OF SAIL 2
$20.00 AUD
Berghouse Floyd Tuckey. Sydney. 1984. 1st Ed. 208 PP with colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner at top corner of front endpaper. Fine. 31 x 24.
The second annual edition encompassing the year 1: 1983/84. Now for the defence of the America's Cup. Toward Grand Prix with the 18-footers... Sydney-Hobart ...
14563 PEARS, Chas. YACHTING ON THE SUNSHINE COAST - A Volume of Information compiled, written and illustrated by ...
$15.00 AUD
Southern Railway Co. London. 1932. 1st Ed. (6), 66 PP with 45 colour burgees of Yacht Clubs, plus 16 colour plates by the author on art paper. Cloth cover (lightly soiled and marked), colour illustration pasted down on front board. Foxing spots on outside edges. Name and stamp of previous owners on front endpaper. An otherwise very good copy. 23.7 x 15.
The various yachting centres of Southern England with Yacht Clubs Burgees and exquisite watercolours on art paper.
Thomas Reed Publications. Bradford-on-Avon. 2000. 3rd edition of the 1993 edition. (6), 170 PP with few b/w and numerous colour illustrations. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine (as new). 16 x 10. Pictorial card covers. Small format: 16 x 10. 9780901281920
An aide-mémoire and quick reference guide.
56969 PELLY, David THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD SAILING
$15.00 AUD
Golden Press. Sydney. 1989. 1st Ed. 256 PP with b/w & colour illust. throughout. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30 x 22. 0863078982
36610 PERCY, Betty J. WELCOME ABOARD THE TAMAR BOATS
$300.00 AUD
Betty J. Percy. Launceston. 1993. 1st Ed. XII, 260 PP with 152 b/w illust., plus large folded map in colour of the Tamar River tipped in at centre of book Fp (in colour):: "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.
74654 PERCY, Betty J. WELCOME ABOARD THE TAMAR BOATS
$125.00 AUD
Betty J. Percy. Launceston. 1993. 1st Ed. XII, 260 PP with 152 b/w illust., plus large folded map in colour of the Tamar River tipped in at centre of book Fp (in colour):: "Ronda-Lisa" under storm jib only. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, decorated front cover, dj. Dust jacket with signs of wear and rubbed patches. Faint foxing on fore outside edge. Ex Library copy with stamps on front endpaper and verso of title page, rubbed patches on endpapers. 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.
59630 PERNOUD, Georges BREST 92 - ALBUM SOUVENIR (in Thalassa, Hors Série No. 3)
$10.00 AUD
Thalassa. Paris. 1992. Special issue No. 3, July 1992. 82 PP with colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 30 x 21..
Wooden and Sailing boats gathering in 1992 at Brest and Douarnenez.
52998 PERRIN, Martine AUSTRALIE: LE SURF DES SAUVETEURS (in Thalassa, Le mensuel de la Mer et du Voyage)
$10.00 AUD
Thalassa Paris. 1991. Issue No. 51, July-August 1991. 56 PP. Contains article P. 8 to 15 with 10 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. 29.8 x 21.
Surf Life Saving in Australia.
75979 PERRY, Roland SAILING TO THE MOON: The Biography of Rolly Tasker, Australia's greatest all-round yachtsman
$35.00 AUD
Pennon Publishing. Port Melbourne. 2008. 1st paperback edition. 340 PP with c. 65 b/w photos, plus 40 pages with 10 b/w illustrations and 38 colour photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Note to previous owner signed by the author on half title page. Fine. 23.2 x 15.5 9781920997069
45103 PESTY, Gérard LE MONDE DES MULTICOQUES
$10.00 AUD
Les Editions du Pen Duick. Paris. 1980. 1st Ed. 172, (4) PP with b/w figures (graphs, plans and sketches), plus 12 pages with 10 colour and 20 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Light fowing, o/wise very good. French text. 27 x 19.4. 285513028X
Multihull yachts.
31044 PETERSEN, E. Allen IN A JUNK ACROSS THE PACIFIC
$15.00 AUD
Elek Books. London. 1954. 1st Ed. 224 PP, plus 16 pages with 25 b/w photos. Fp: Tani and Allen Petersen aboard their Chinese junk, the "Hummel Hummel". Eps: Map of the Pacific with track of the the junk. Hard cover. Ex Library copy, with stamps on endpapers,. Covers soiled, outside hinges and gutters of endpapers starting. Flap of dust jacket pasted down on half title page. A very good reading copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
Voyage started in Shanghai, 15th April 1938, towards the West coast of the Americas. Return via the South Pacific, leaving from Peru in 1941. Call in the Marquesas, Pago Pago... Shipwrecked on Sudest Island near Rossel Island (South East Papua), then arrival at Samarai 25th October 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dr Petersen joined the New Guinea Volunteers.
68502 PETERSWALD, Rob and Rosemary BEYOND THE SHORE: Sailing, Seafood, Wine ... East Coast Australia
$15.00 AUD
Maroceania II Enterprises. Hobart. 2004. 1st Ed. 252 PP with b/w and colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25.7 x 25.2. 9780646435619
Yacht "Oceania II", on the East coast of Australia: Port Davey in Tasmania to the top of Cape York Peninsula.
69163 PETERSWALD, Rob and Rosemary FROM THE SEA - Images of Tasmania's glorious Sailing Waters Seafood and Wines
$40.00 AUD
Oceania II Enterprises. Hobart. 2001. 1st Ed. VI, 154 PP with 12 maps, 1 page of b/w photos (from the family album) and hundreds of colour photos accompanying 21 recipes (from the galley and from the cellar). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.7 x 25.2. 0957923503
The beauty of the Tasmanian coasts, and the enjoyment of fine seafood and wine.
72209 PEYRON, Loïck LOÏCK PEYRON - Petit Tour du Monde Illustré
$25.00 AUD
Editions Denoël. Paris. 1990. 1st edition in "Carnet de Bord" series. 184, (8) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. French text. Oblong: 21 x 14.5. 9782207237400
Vendée Globe Challenge, on board "Lada Poch" : November 1989 to March 1990. End of December 1989: rescue / salvage of Philippe Poupon and his Fleury-Michon by 46° 55 South.
47475 PEYTEL, Jean & DAUCHEZ, Luc (editors) LE YACHTING: VOILE - MOTEUR
$10.00 AUD
Librairie Larousse. Paris. 1965. 1st Ed. 470, (2) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: Schooner Suzanne in the Solent. Cloth cover, device on front cover, lettering on spine rubbed. Foxing spots on endpapers and outside edges. Very good. French text. 23 x 16.6.
55420 PEZMAN, Steve (editor) THE AUSTRALIAN SURFER'S JOURNAL - Volume Two, Number Three
$10.00 AUD
The Blue Group. Noosa Heads, Qld. 1999. Vol. 2, No. 3, Winter 1999. 128 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28 x 23.
The birth of Surf Flick, by Albie Thoms. Richard Brewer profile, by Drew Kampion...
66460 PHILLIPS, Alan AROUND-THE-WORLD CRUISING GUIDE - A Detailed Three to Seven Year Itinerary for your Voyage around the Globe
$75.00 AUD
Coral Coast Printers. Brisbane. 2006. 1st Ed. (2), 346 PP with colour illustrations (From experiences gained on "Wallaby Creek"maps & sketch maps, plans & photos). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.5 x 20.7. 0977587908
From his experience gained cruising his "Wallaby Creek".
73722 PHILLIPS-BIRT, D. RIGS AND RIGGING OF YACHTS
$30.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1954. 1st Ed. 207 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (12 sail plans, 46 diagrams and 44 b/w photos). Fp: The Art of Masts, Sail-crowded. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover and title on spine, dj (price clipped). .Top edges tinted. Dust jacket with rubbed patches and short tears and in a protective sleeve. Offsetting of endpapers. Occasional foxing, o/wise contents near fine. 25.3 x 19.
16229 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas THE LOVE OF SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Octopus. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 96 PP with colour illustrations. Illustrated hard cover, dj. Very good. 32 x 24. 00070640453
All aspects of sailing: from tall ships to small dinghies, from ocean-racing to round-the-world feats of the lone sailor.
19350 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas THE HISTORY OF YACHTING
$15.00 AUD
Stein & Day. New York. 1974. 1st US Ed. 288 PP, with profuse illust. in b/w & colour. Fp: The Sappho setting balloon canvas. Eps: Yachting off the Isle of Wight 1848. Cloth cover, pict. dj. Bookplate of previous owner on FFEP. Light foxing on prelims, o/wise a very good clean copy. 30.5 x 23.5. 0812817044
History of the sport of yachting & development of yacht design.
19351 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas THE HISTORY OF YACHTING
$15.00 AUD
Elm Tree Books. London. 1974. 1st Ed. 288 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Fp: The Sappho setting balloon canvas, 1870. Eps: Yachting off the Isle of Wight 1848. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Very good. 30.5 x 23.5. 0241890799
History of the sport of yachting & development of yacht design.
38677 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas SAILING YACHT DESIGN
$20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1971 3rd impression of the 2nd edition of 1966 (1951 original). 332, (2 index) PP with over 100 figures & plans, plus 30 pages with 49 b/w plates. Fp: A model being tested in the Stavens Tank, Hoboken, USA. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing spots on outside edges, spine of dust jacket sunned, signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine internally. 25.3 x 19.
Hull forms & types, the keel, stability, ballast, hull & rig, in relation to rating.
44839 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas BRITISH OCEAN RACING
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1960. 1st Ed. XIV, 15 - 266 PP with 10 pages of diagrams, and 35 b/w plates. Fp: Jolie Brise. Eps: Map of the Typical R.O.R.C. races. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket chipped and worn. Occasional foxing, o/wise good. 25.5 x 16.
70678 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas THE HISTORY OF YACHTING
$10.00 AUD
Elm Tree Books. London. 1974. 1st Ed. 288 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Fp: The Sappho setting balloon canvas, 1870. Eps: Yachting off the Isle of Wight 1848. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Covers worn on edges and with light sellotape marks. Ex Library copy with stamps on endpapers and recto of title page. Foxing on outside edges. Good reading copy. 30.5 x 23.5. 0241890799
History of the sport of yachting & development of yacht design.
74943 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas THE LOVE OF SAILING
$5.00 AUD
Octopus. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 96 PP with colour illustrations. Illustrated hard covers. Name of previous owner on FFEP. Very good. 32 x 24. 00070640453
All aspects of sailing: from tall ships to small dinghies, from ocean-racing to round-the-world feats of the lone sailor.
21757 PICKTHALL, Barry THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE - Single-handed Round the World - The Story of the BOC Challenge 1982-83
$15.00 AUD
Orbis. London. 1984. Reprint of the 1983 original. 176 PP with 4 plans of yachts, 6 maps, 46 colour, & 92 bw photos. Fp: Paul Rodgers at the wheel of his class 1 entry Spirit of Pentax. Half-title page: Crédit Agricole, in Table Bay. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.3 x 19.2. 0856135607
Newport to Newport via Cape Town, Sydney, and Rio de Janeiro.
38684 PICKTHALL, Barry THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE - Single-handed Round the World - The Story of the BOC Challenge 1982-83
$10.00 AUD
Orbis. London. 1983. 1st Ed. 176 PP with 4 plans of yachts, 6 maps, 46 colour, & 92 bw photos. Fp: Paul Rodgers at the wheel of his class 1 entry Spirit of Pentax. Half-title page: Crédit Agricole, in Table Bay. Hard cover, dj. Bookplate of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 25.3 x 19.2. 0856135607
Newport to Newport via Cape Town, Sydney, and Rio de Janeiro.
74121 PICKTHALL, Barry MOTOR BOATING: Start to Finish
$25.00 AUD
Fernhurst Books. Leamington Spa, UK. 2019. 2nd edition of the 2010 original. 187, (5 adverts) PP with colour illustrations. Fine/as new condition. 19.5 x 15. 9781912177288
16309 PIDGEON, Harry AROUND THE WORLD SINGLE-HANDED, The Cruise of the "Islander" (No.12 in the Mariners Library series)
$30.00 AUD
Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1951. 2nd Impression. 215 PP with 1 map & 6 inset maps plus 30 pages with 24 bw photos. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with a few chips and in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 19 x 12.5.
The 34-foot yawl "Islander" around the world between 1921 and 1925. Breakdown cruise to Hawaii, then single-handed Los Angeles, Marquesas, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji, New Hebrides Torres Strait...
34665 PIKE, Dag AN INTRODUCTION TO POWERBOAT CRUISING
$10.00 AUD
Hearst Marine Books. New York. 1989. 1st US edition of the 1989 UK Practical Motor Cruising. X, 227 PP with b/w illust. (figures and photos). Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 25 x 17.8. 0688089135
38682 PIKE, Dag POWER BOATS IN ROUGH SEAS
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1974. 1st Ed. (10), 122 PP with 25 figures, plus 16 pages with 16 b/w. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper, remainder mark on lower outside edge. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 25.2 x 17.5. 0229115233
32859 PIOLLET, Paul EQUIPAGES ET VOILIERS DE MADURA
$125.00 AUD
Paul Piollet. Ternant, France. 1995. 1st Ed., No. 1 in the Images d'Indonésie series. 174 PP with 1 coastal view, 5 maps, 39 drawings and 111 colour photos. Stiff covers, illustrated front with a few small spots. Manuscript letter signed by the author to Professor Adrian Horridge, loosely inserted. French text. A near fine copy of a scarce item. 24 x 16.5. 295097760X
Shipping from Madura: the boats and their crew.
73756 PIVER, Arthur TRANS-ATLANTIC TRIMARAN
$40.00 AUD
Underwriter's Press. San Francisco. 1961. 2nd printing. Foreword by Dr. John Morwood, AYRS. (4), 152, 30 (appendix) PP with b/w illustrations: 18 photos & 7 drawings). Fp: Landfall at the Azores. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (inside dust jacket with plans of trimarans designed by Arthur Piver). Near fine. 20.2 x 13.2.
Merpool / Edition 1. Paris. 1991. 1st Ed. 138 PP with numerous colour photos. FEP: Departure from Brittany. REP: Tropical Caribbean. Hard cover, dj. French text. Very good. 26.5 x 23.8. 2863914359
The transatlantic race between St. Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
70821 POPHAM, Hugh MONSTERS AND MARLINSPIKES - Being a true account of the voyage of Lee-O! The Jolly Yachtsman ond his crew in the schooner "Pegasus" and of the Marvellous Adventures which befell them
$25.00 AUD
Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1958. 1st Ed. 150 PP with 14 b/w beautiful illustrations by Graham Oakley (1 vignette on title page, 1 on double page, 4 tail pieces and 8 on full page). Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 20.5 x 13.3.
14773 POPHAM, Hugh & Robin (editors) A THIRST FOR THE SEA, The Sailing Adventures of Erskine Childers
$45.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1979. 1st Ed. with a foreword by Robert A. Childers. X, 178 PP, plus 16 pages with plan of Sunbeam and 22 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 22 x 14. 0540071978
The sailing adventures of the writer of "The Riddle of the Sands" and a clerk of the House of Commons.
51029 POPULAR BOATING MAGAZINE THE SEVENTEENTH CHALLENGE - America's Cup
$10.00 AUD
Popular Boating/Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. Chicago, Illinois. 1958. Volume 4, No. 3, September 1958. 138 PP. Edited by Wm. McKEOWN, Tom BOTTOMLEY, Philip REAVIS & John DUFFETT. America's Cup section between P.35 and 80 with 1 two-colour chart of Newport and Narragansett Bay on double page, 8 colour illustrations (3 photos, 5 paintings) and over 55 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (Sceptre under sail in the Solent). Front cover with a piece missing, o/wise very good internally. 29.5 x 21.5.
... Narragansett Bay by Charles R. Meyer. The last race, by Winthrop P. Moore. How the Defender is selected, by William Noble. The new Defense by Bill Wallace...
52035 PORT OF LONDON AUTHORITY CLIPPER REGATTA 1975. Official programme
$10.00 AUD
Port of London Authority. London. 1975. 1st Ed. Welcome address by John Lunch. 36 PP with 1 map, 1 colour plan at centrefold, 1 plan, 7 sketches, 19 b/w and 7 colour photos.
Clipper Regatta week: 23-30 August 1975. The Tall Ships by Commander David Cobb. London's new nautical centre, by Robin Knox-Johnson. Navigating the Thames, by T. Hunt...
53848 PRATT, Mike OWN A STEEL BOAT
$5.00 AUD
Reed. Sydney. 1979. 1st Ed. 288 PP with 68 figures and 70 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (chipped). Foxing spots on edges, o/wise near fine. 20.5 x 13.5. 0589501143
73981 PROCTOR, Ian RACING DINGHY MAINTENANCE
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. Southampton. 1954. 3rd edition of the 1949 original. 157, (3 publications) PP with 1 b/w photo and 128 figures, plus 7 b/w photos on full page. Fp: Bottom of National 12-footers being polished. Illustrated endpapers. All illustrations by the author. Hard covers, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket slightly rubbed and in a protective sleeve. Foxing spots on top outside edge. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.2.
73988 PROCTOR, Ian RACING DINGHY HANDLING - A Complete Guide
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. Southampton. 1955. 4th edition of the 1948 original. 125, (3 publications) PP with 8 b/w photos and 61 figures. Fp: Plan of a dinghy. Illustrated endpapers. All illustrations by the author. Hard covers, device on the front cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Foxing spots on top outside edge. Near fine. 22 x 14.
Dinghy Classes, Buying a Boat, Crewing, Helming, Maintenance of the Hull, Maintenance of Spars, Rigging, Sails and Gear...
33841 PROUT, Geoffrey BROWN'S POCKET-BOOK FOR YACHTSMEN
$10.00 AUD
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, gilt title on front cover and spine. Number on covers, and stamp of the Sea School of Qld on front endpaper, o/wise near fine. 18.7 x 12.
P. 147 to 185: glossary of Sea-Terms.
67153 PROUT, Geoffrey BROWN'S POCKET-BOOK FOR YACHTSMEN
$20.00 AUD
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.
75124 PURVES, Libby ONE SUMMER'S GRACE - A Family Voyage around Britain
$10.00 AUD
Coronet Books/Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1997. 1st paperback edition of the 1989 original. Introduction by Libby Purves. (271 PP with 1 map, plus 8 pages with 21 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers. Faint foxing. Near fine. 19.8 x 13.. 9780340707852
38853 PURVES, Libby & GROVE, Trevor (editors) SINGLE HANDED - The Observer/Europe 1 singlehanded Transatlantic Race
$15.00 AUD
Ebury Press. London. 1984. 1st Ed., Introduction by Eric Tabarly. 208 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: under sail. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 31 x 23.5. 9780852234303
48167 QUILL, Lieut.-Commander J. J. MOTOR YACHTING - No.12
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. Southampton. 1959. 1st Ed. No. 12 in Bosun Books series. 64 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings and photos). Pictorial card cover. Very good. 18.4 x 12.4.
31065 QUINCEY, Colin TASMAN TRESPASSER
$15.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. Auckland. 1977. 1st Ed. 203 PP with 7 maps and plans, plus 12 pages with 22 photos. Eps: Map of the Tasman Sea with track of the "Tasman Trespasser". Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket has a few repaired chips/closed tears and is in a protective sleeve. Signed by author on half title page. Dedicatory note on inside front cover. Contents near fine. 22.2 x 14.2. 0340227575
Singlehanded rowing (February to April 1977) between Hokianga North of New Zealand to Marcus Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
42525 RANKEN, G. P. BOAT SAILING FOR BEGINNERS
$15.00 AUD
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.
47029 RANNOU, Thierry EN COURSE AUTOUR DU MONDE PAR LES TROIS CAPS
$35.00 AUD
Voiles / Gallimard. Paris. 1986. 1st Ed. 157 PP with 3 tables, 5 maps, 19 sketch plans of yachts, and 110 colour photos. Eps: colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. French text. 30.8 x 24.8. 2070602265
Historiy of yacht races around the world by the three Capes. Race of 1985-86 race around Portsmouth - Capetown. Capetown - Auckland. Auckland - Punta del Este. Punta del Este - Portsmouth.
75496 RANSOME, Arthur SECRET WATER
$10.00 AUD
Puffin Books / Penguin Group. London. c. 1990. 14 th reprint of the 1969 edition. 374, (8) PP with over 45 illustrations by Arthur Ransome. Soft covers, pictorial front. Fine. 18 x 11. 9780140304138
A novel.
75497 RANSOME, Arthur WE DIDN'T MEAN TO GO TO SEA
$10.00 AUD
Puffin Books / Penguin Group. London. 1988. 12th reprint of the 1969 edition. 334, (2) PP with over 35 illustrations by Arthur Ransome. Soft covers with a crease, pictorial front. Very good. 18 x 11. 9780140304145
75790 RANSOME, Arthur "RACUNDRA'S" FIRST CRUISE
$10.00 AUD
Sphere Books Ltd. London. 1967. Soft cover reprint of the 1923 original. 160 PP. Soft covers, pictorial soft front. Light foxing on outside edges, o/wise very good. 18 x 10.5.
Building of the yacht in Riga, Latvia and sailing her to Estonia and Finland.
76040 RANSOME, Arthur PETER DUCK - A Treasure Hunt in the Caribbees
$10.00 AUD
David R. Goldine. Boston. 2006. 6th printing, in the "Godine Storyteller" series of the revised edition of 1983, (original of 1932). 414 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 map on double page, head pieces, tail pieces, 21 drawings on full page, sketch plans of the "Wild Cat"... All illustrations by the author. Fp: The Adventurers set sail from Lowestoft. Soft covers, illustrated front. Stamp of the Maritime Museum of Tasmania on title page, otherwise a near fine copy. 20.3 x 14. 9780879236601
32505 RANTZEN, Lieut.-Comdr. M. J. LITTLE SHIP NAVIGATION (COASTAL)
$10.00 AUD
Herbert Jenkins. London. 1956. 2nd printing of the original. XVIII, 19-196 PP with 1 tail piece and 53 figures by M.A. Moffat, plus 1 large folded plate (explanation of signs and abbreviations) at back of book, and 7 b/w photographic plates. Fp: Prismatic type hand bearing compass. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Few pages dog-eared, o/wise very good. 20.2 x 13.5.
72059 RATSEY, Ernest A. & DE FONTAINE, W. H. YACHT SAILS - Their Care and Handling
$20.00 AUD
Putnam. London. 1948. 1st UK Ed. 258 PP with 104 diagrams, drawings or sketches, plus 12 plates with 29 b/w photos. Cloth covers with some wear and a few marks, price-clipped dust jacket has chips and small pieces missing and is in a protective sleeve. Contents are near fine. 21.8 x 14.8.
74647 RATTI, Fabio & SANTANGELO, Alberto (editors) SAIL - A Photographic Celebration of Sail Power
$35.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 2010. 1st paperback edition of the 2006 English original. Translated from the 2005 Italian original by Lois Tutel. No pagination, c. 270 PP plus 6 folded plates with b/w and colour photos, with their caption inside the folded plates. Illustrated stiff covers. Note to previous owner on title page. Fine. Scarce. 31 x 21.5. 9781408129951
Outstanding photograhs from the Collections of: Beken of Cowes, Carlo Borlenghi, Gilles Martin-Raget, Rick Tomlinson ... Stanley Rosenfeld.
44649 RAYNER, Ranulf THE PAINTINGS OF THE AMERICA'S CUP 1851-1987
$15.00 AUD
William Heinemann. Melbourne. 1986. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Ted Turner. 86 PP with b/w & colour illustrations, including 26 full-page colour plates by Tim Thompson. Hard cover, dj. A little insect damage on outside top edge of covers, offsetting on half-title page, o/wise near fine. Oblong: 28.8 x 37. 0855610646
A collection of paintings by Tim Thompson, depicting dramatic scenes from every challenge since 1851. Includes a newspaper cutting showing the break-up/sinking of One Australia in March 1995.
47106 RAYNER, Ranulf THE PAINTINGS OF THE AMERICA'S CUP 1851-1987
$20.00 AUD
William Heinemann. Melbourne. 1986. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Ted Turner. 86 PP with b/w & colour illustrations, including 26 full-page colour plates by Tim Thompson. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. Oblong: 28.8 x 37. 0855610646
A collection of paintings by Tim Thompson, depicting dramatic scenes from every challenge since 1851.
73113 RENNIE, Chris THE SURFER'S TRAVEL GUIDE - AUSTRALIA
$30.00 AUD
Liquid Addictions. Fitzroy, Vic. 2002. 3rd edition. (16 with colour illustrations), 320 PP with b/w illustrations (sketch maps and photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 21 x 15. 0957775482
46347 REYNOLDS, Earle and Barbara ALL IN THE SAME BOAT. An American Family's Adventures on a Voyage around the World in the Yacht Phoenix
$15.00 AUD
Arthur Barker. London. 1964. 1st UK edition. VIII, (2), 310 PP, plus 16 pages with 30 b/w photos. Eps: Map of the World with route of Phoenix. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with repaired closed tears. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
Yacht built near Hiroshima. Calls in Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia ... Cocos-Keeling...
75759 REYNOLDS, Sunny BOATS
$30.00 AUD
Courage Books / Running Press. Philadelphia. 2001. 1st Ed. Foreword by Carole C. Baldwin. 128 PP with c. 100 colour photos. Hard covers, dj. Fine. Oblong: 28 x 29 9780762412648
Around the world.
44963 RICH, C. A. (compiler) TRAVERSE AND OTHER TABLES, for Coastal Yachtsmen
$5.00 AUD
Kandy / Stanford Maritime Limited. London. c.1975. Reprint. 48 PP. Illustrated soft cover. Near fine. 21 x 14.7. 0540072699
40297 RICHARDS, Joe PRINCESS - New York
$15.00 AUD
Hollis & Carter. London. 1958. 1st UK edition. (4), 258 PP with 24 drawings by the author. Hard cover, dj (chipped). Occasional foxing spots. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
Voyage of the sloop Princess, registered in New York, down to Southwest Key off the Honduran coast, then return to Florida...
31031 RIDGWAY, John & BLYTH, Chay A FIGHTING CHANCE
$5.00 AUD
Paul Hamlyn. London. 1966. 1st Ed. 255 PP with 13 pages of the log (facsimile), plus 16 pages with 24 b/w photos. Eps: Map of the North Atlantic with the Voyage of English Rose III. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 20.3 x 13.2.
Rowing the Atlantic in 92 days (Cape Cod, 4th June 1966 to Aran Isles, 3rd September 1966) by Captain John Ridgway and Sergeant Chay Blyth.
16291 RIDGWAY, John & BRIGGS, Andy ROUND THE WORLD NON-STOP
$10.00 AUD
Patrick Stephens. Wellingborough. 1985. 1st Ed. 236 PP with 2 maps & 24 figures plus 12 pages with 26 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 24 x 15.5. 0850597579
The fastest circumnavigation (28,000 miles) at the time. Left Ardmore, Scotland on 1st September 1983, returned 22nd of March 1984, after 203 days at sea.
73935 RILEY, Dawn & FLANAGAN, Cynthia TAKING THE HELM
$35.00 AUD
Little, Brown and Company. Boston. 1995. 1st Ed. (6), 273 PP, plus 4 pages with 9 colour photos. Eps: Map of "The Round the World Whitbread Race, 1993 - 94". Hard cover, dj. Newspaper (New Zealand) clipping of "The Northern News", June 1, 1995, loosely inserted. Signed by Dawn Riley on title page. Stamp of previous owner on top outside page edge, and on FFEP, o/wise fine. 24 x 16. 9780316745505
One of America's top sailors tells her story.
53853 ROBERTS-GOODSON, Bruce CHOOSING FOR CRUISING. How to select and equip the perfect cruising yacht
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 1998. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illustrations (line drawings, plans, sketches, photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.3 x 19.2. 0713644168
18140 ROBERTS-GOODSON, R. Bruce ILLUSTRATED CUSTOM BOATBUILDING
$10.00 AUD
Petersen. Los Angeles. 1980. 1st Ed. 191 PP with b/w illustrations: gdrawings, plans, sketches & photos. Pictorial soft covers with light wear. Very good. 27.5 x 21.
From the choice of the building site to the building itself: fiberglass, strip planking or plywood, steel or aluminium...
74311 ROBERTS-GOODSON, R. Bruce ILLUSTRATED CUSTOM BOATBUILDING: Fibreglass - Composites - Steel - Aluminium - Wood - Epoxy
$40.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 2008. 1st Ed. VIII, 312 PP with b/w illustrations: drawings, plans, sketches & photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Stamp of the editor on half title page: "Sample Copy, not for sale". A fine copy with a misleading stamp. 25 x 19.5. 9780713677492
From the choice of the building site to the building itself: fiberglass, strip planking or plywood, steel or aluminium...
56207 ROBERTSON, Dougal SURVIVE THE SAVAGE SEA
$20.00 AUD
Elek Books. London. 1973. 4th impression in June 1973 of the 1973 original. 223 PP with 13 b/w photos & 33 drawings by Pam Littlewood. Eps: Colour map of the Central Eastern Pacific with routes of the yacht Lucette and the raft. Hard cover, dj. Stamp of the Maritime Museum of Tasmania on title page and name and date of previous owner, o/wise a very good clean copy. 22 x 14. 0236154613
The ordeal following the ramming/sinking of the schooner Lucette by killer whales on 15 June 1972. Rescued after 37 days adrift.
51365 ROBINSON, Bill SOUTH TO THE CARIBBEAN. How to carry out the Dream of Sailing your own Boat to the Caribbean
$10.00 AUD
W. W. Norton. New York. 1982. 1st Ed. 342 PP with 1 map on double page and 97 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on cloth spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 24 x 16. 0393032655
64795 ROBINSON, Bill A BERTH TO BERMUDA
$20.00 AUD
D. Van Nostrand. New York. 1961 1st Ed. XV, 120 PP with b/w photos throughout. Eps: Plans and sail plan. Hard cover, title on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. 25 x 19.8.
73869 ROBINSON, Bill (compiler / editor) 80 YEARS OF YACHTING
$20.00 AUD
A Triton Book / Dodd, Mead & Co. New York. 1987. 1st Ed. X, 291 PP with 18 b/w illustrations (1 map and 17 photos). Hard covers, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with a few chips on rear, o/wise contents fine. 24 x 16. 0396089585
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia / Peter James. Sydney. c. 1970. 1st edition, with prefatory remarks by K. C. D. Roxburgh and introduction by Knocker White. 120 PP (laminated: clear plastic) with b/w illustrations, plus 22 pages with 6 head of chapters and 16 pages of advertising materials. Stiff covers, spiral bound. Very good. Oblong: 14.6 x 22.
A collection of recipes and hints for the Offshore Racing or Cruising Sailor.
44812 ROBINSON, William BILL ROBINSON'S BOOK OF EXPERT SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Macmillan. London. 1965. 1st Ed. (12), 148 PP with 58 b/w photos. Cloth cover, device on front cover, dj (price- clipped). Near fine. 22.8 x 16.5.
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, ...)
73738 ROBINSON, William Albert DEEP WATER AND SHOAL
$25.00 AUD
Jonanthan Cape. London. 1933. 5th impression of the 1932 original. 359 PP with 1 map and 1 sail plan, plus 32 pages with 24 b/w photos and 1 folded plan by John Alden (line drawings) of the Svaap at rear of book, top edge tinted. Fp: In the Indian Ocean. Cloth covers with light wear/soiling and light insect damage on gutters. An otherwise near fine copy. 20.5 x 13.5.
75421 ROBINSON, William Albert DEEP WATER AND SHOAL
$15.00 AUD
Rupert Hart-Davis. London. 1951. 3rd impression in the "Mariners Library" No. 4. Introduction by Weston Martyr. 320 PP with 2 plans and 4 maps, plus 18 pages with 24 b/w photos. Fp: In the Indian Ocean. Hard cover, device on front board. Foxing spots on covers, endpapers, outside edges and some pages. A good reading copy. 19 x 13.
76027 ROBINSON, William Albert TO THE GREAT SOUTHERN SEA
$25.00 AUD
Peter Davies. London. 1957. 1st Ed. XVIII, 19-223 PP with 4 diagrams, plus 16 pages with 20 b/w photos. Fp: Varua's sails etched against a greying sky. Eps: Map on the voyage of the Varua. Cloth cover, device on front cover. Spine lightly sunned. Old water mark on lower corner of back cover, rear endpaper and 4 last leaves without affecting text. Very good reading copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
A round voyage from Tahiti to the West Coast of South & Central America.
44868 RODE, Nico (Introduction) SAILING BOATS: Racing and Regattas
$10.00 AUD
Orbis Books. London. 1973. 1st English edition translated from the 1968 Italian original published by Istituto Geografoco de Agostini. Edited by Anthony Churchill. 64 PP with 29 figures (drawings, diagrams and plans) and colour illustrations (chart, maps, diagram, flags and photos). Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges and 2 last leaves. Very good. 30.5 x 23.2. 0856131385
75079 RODGERS, John BLUE WATER DREAMING
$25.00 AUD
Peacock Publications. Adelaide. 2003. 1st Ed. 200 PP with b/w illustrations (6 maps & 26 photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Name of previous owner at top of half title page, o/wise fine. 21.5 x 15. 9781876087739
A year long (1961/1962) crossing of the 27 foot yawl "Grey Dragon" from Yarmouth to East Cape of the North Island of New Zealand.
16234 ROSE, Sir Alec MY LIVELY LADY
$20.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing. London. 1968. 1st Ed. XIV, 193 PP with maps & drawings, plus 24 pages with 35 b/w & colour photos. Eps. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22 x 15. 245595651
Alec Rose, early days, his trans-atlantic crossing then his solo round the world voyage of 318 days, in 1967.
47075 ROSE, Sir Alec MY LIVELY LADY
$5.00 AUD
Pan Books. London. 1969. 1st paperback edition of the November 1968 original. 220, (2 publications) PP with maps & drawings, plus 12 pages with 18 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers (lightly rubbed). Ageing of paper and foxing. Very good reading copy. 17.7 x 11. 0330024086
Alec Rose, early days, his trans-atlantic crossing then his solo round the world voyage of 318 days, in 1967.
16214 ROSS, B. & GRAY, M. THE SAILING AUSTRALIANS
$15.00 AUD
Rigby. Adelaide. 1973. 1st Ed. 215 PP with b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25 x 18.2. 0851796303
A striking collection of photographs of boats and their crew together with a salty prose on the sailing Australians.
46482 ROSS, Bob AUSTRALIA II, ROYAL PERTH YACHT CLUB / THE CHALLENGE 1983 - Review Copy
$30.00 AUD
Lyon Productions. Sydney. 1984. Chapter four of the limited edition of 1000 numbered copies. Edited by Philip Gore and designed by Craig Osment. (8), 57-80 PP with 1 colour photo tipped in (with tissue guard) and 20 colour photos. Soft cover. 8 pages flyer loosely inserted. Fine. 36 x 25.8.
Chapter Four by Australia's most authoritative 12-Metre writer.
74089 ROSS, Bob & BENNETT, Richard RICHARD BENNETT OCEAN CLASSICS
$35.00 AUD
Richard Bennett. Kingston, Tasmania. 1994. 1st Ed. Foreword by David Kellett. 84 PP with 1 map, 71 colour photos by Richard Bennett. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Dedicatory note to Peter Campbell, dated and signed by Richard Bennett. Fine. 27.8 x 27.8. 064619710X
Tall Ships race 1988. Circumnavigation of Tasmania 1992. Sydney - Hobart...
76247 ROSS, Bob (editor) INTRODUCTION TO YACHT RACING
$15.00 AUD
Ure Smith. Sydney. 1975. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & photos and 19 colour photos). Pictorial laminated boards with light wear at corners, otherwise near fine. 25 x 18.5. 0725402482
Besides tuning techniques, a wealth of information on mainsails, headsails, spinnakers, battens, masts & spars, rigging, etc...
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...
44791 ROSS, Bob & MALLITTE, John AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND COMPLETE BOOK OF BOATING
$15.00 AUD
Paul Hamlyn Sydney. 1972. 1st Ed. 543 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: Chart with approaches to Port Stephens. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 28.5 x 21. 060007059X
44792 ROSS, Bob & MALLITTE, John AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND COMPLETE BOOK OF BOATING
$10.00 AUD
Summit Books / Paul Hamlyn. Sydney. 1978. 3rd impression (limp) of the 2nd edition of 1975 (original of 1972). 543 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: Chart with approaches to Port Stephens. Pictorial soft cover. Spine with 2 creases. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise a very good clean copy. 28 x 20. 0727103393
50058 ROSS, Bob & MALLITTE, John (editors) AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND COMPLETE BOOK OF BOATING
$20.00 AUD
Summit Books / Paul Hamlyn. Sydney. 1977. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1975 (1972 original). 543 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: Chart with approaches to Port Stephens. Hard cover, illustration on front cover, title on front cover and spine, dj (with a few small chips). Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 28.5 x 21. 0727100963
15189 ROSS, Gordon THE BOAT RACE, The Story of the First Hundred Races between Oxford and Cambridge
$10.00 AUD
The Sportsmans Book Club. London. 1956. Reprint of the original by Hodder & Stoughton. 256 PP with 48 bw illlust. Fp: Portrait of Charles Wordsworth, originator of the Boat Race in 1829. Hard cover with traces of old watermarks, lightly soiled and chipped dust jacket. Signature of previous owner on inside front cover. Very good. 21.8 x 14.
69471 ROTH, Hal AFTER 50,000 MILES
$20.00 AUD
New York. c. 1980. W. W. Norton & Company Inc. 8th printing of the 1977 original. XVI, 329 PP with b/w illustrations (10 drawings by Frank Rosenow and over 86 photos by the author). Eps: Drawing of Whisper, by Frank Rosenow. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Fine. 24 x 16. 0393032027
... for people who wants to cross oceans ... live aboard small sailing vessels...
70813 ROTH, Hal TWO AGAINST CAPE HORN
$20.00 AUD
W. W. Norton. New York. 1978. 1st US edition. (15), 16-288 PP with over 18 maps, b/w and colour photos. Fp: Near Cape Horn. Hard cover, title on a cloth spine, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 24 x 16. 039303223X
73668 ROTH, Hal HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD - Advice and Ideas for Voyaging Under Sail
$20.00 AUD
International Marine / McGraw-Hill. Camden, Maine / New York. 2004. Reprint. XVI, 464 PP with 172 b/w illustrations: 19 line drawings and 153 photos, all by the author. Fp: "Tania Aebi" at sea. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with some rubs and chips, o/wise near fine. 24 x 19. 9780071429511
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73752 ROTH, Hal TWO AGAINST CAPE HORN
$20.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1979. 1st UK edition. (15), 16-288 PP with c. 20 maps, b/w and colour photos. Fp: Near Cape Horn. Hard cover, title on a cloth spine, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 24 x 16. 0540071447
73938 ROTH, Hal TWO ON A BIG OCEAN - The story of the first circumnavigation of the Pacific basin in a small sailing ship
$15.00 AUD
The Macmillan Company. New York. 1972. 1st printing. (14), 288 PP with 8 maps and 48 b/w photos. Fp: The 35-foot sailboat "Whisper". Eps: Map of the Pacific Ocean with the track of "Whisper". Cloth covers, silver lettering title on spine, dj. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Dust jacket with small chip at head of spine and in a protecctive sleeve. Foxing spots on outside edges. Still a near fine copy. 24 x 16.
19 months (1968-1969) circumnavigation from San Francisco to Tahiti, Cook Islands, Samoa, Gilbert & Ellice... Japan, Alaska and Canada.
44682 ROUSMANIERE, John NO EXCUSE TO LOSE - Winning Yacht Races with Dennis Conner as told to ..
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1988. 1st UK paperback edition of the 1987 original. 192 PP with b/w illustrations (1 plan, 5 diagrams, 6 maps and 22 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 23.3 x 15.3. 0229118216
69379 ROUSMANIERE, John "FASTNET FORCE 10"
$5.00 AUD
W. W. Norton. New York. 1993. 1st paperback edition of the 1980 original. 287 PP with 4 maps & 64 b/w photos. Title spread: Fastnet Rock, August 14 1979. Half title page: Satellite photo of the eastern North Atlantic Ocean. Soft cover, illustrated front. Fine. 22.7 x 15.2. 0393308650
The 1979 Fastnet Yacht Race. 303 vessels, the Atlantic storm with several yachts sunk with 15 fatalities. Rescue by the RN, RAF, Coastguard, Lifeboatmen..
75924 ROUSMANIERE, John THE AMERICA'S CUP 1851-1983
$20.00 AUD
Pelham Books Ltd. London. 1983. 1st Ed. 200 PP with b/w or colour illust. plus 4 double-page drawings of some contenders. Hard covers, gilt title on front board ansd spine, dj. Dust jacket with repaired chip at lower corner of front, otherwise near fine. 31 x 24.5. 0720715032
The America's Cup from the first challenge in 1851 to the conclusion of the 1983 challenge.
37639 ROUSMANIERE, John (editor) THE LUXURY YACHTS
$10.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Amsterdam. 1984. 2nd European English language printing of the 1981 original, in The Seafarers series. 176 PP with b/w and colour illust. Title page: A gilded figurehead of England's Queen Charlotte, carved in 1824. FEP: Maps of the European and North American waters, haunts of luxury yachts. Simile leather covers, colour illustration pasted down on front cover. Near fine. 28.7 x 24. 0705406423
63852 ROUVRAY, Mike (editor) TACTICAL SAILING WITH MIKE FLETCHER (Nos 1 to 10)
$20.00 AUD
Tactical Sailing. Manly, NSW. 1984 & 1985. No. 1 (December/January 1984) to No. 10 (January 1985). 10 issues for a total of 80 pages with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans and photos). Issues contained in special plastic folder, illustrated front. Signs of old water stains at lower corner of issue 10, o/wise very good. 31 x 24.5.
The complete series.
71743 ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB OF N.S.W. OFFICIAL 1960 YEAR BOOK
$10.00 AUD
Royal Motor Yacht Club. Point Piper, Sydney. 1960. Foreword by Mrs. F.N. Hannan. 134, (2) PP with advertisiong material and b/w illustrations and 4 pages with colour illustrations: Flags (Burgees & Ensigns), Weather Forecast Signals, International Code of Signals & International Numbers & Garden Island Weather Signals. Soft covers, colour ilustration on front cover. Covers lightly soiled. Blue ink stain/smudge on part of title page, slight ageing of paper, o/wise contents near fine. 18.3 x 12.2.
RMYC NSW based in Double Bay.
71744 ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED YACHT CLUB ANNUAL REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 1960
$5.00 AUD
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. Sydney. 1960. 1st Ed. 14, (2) PP. Edited by KYD, John A. and STUART, W. C. Soft cover, title on front cover. Faint ageing of paper. Near fine. 21.6 x 14.2.
Annual Report, presented 14th September 1960...
71745 ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED YACHT CLUB ANNUAL REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET for year ended 31st July 1961
$5.00 AUD
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. Sydney. 1961. 1st Ed. (2), 16, (2) PP. Edited by KYD, John A. and CUTLER, J.K. Soft cover, title on front cover. Faint ageing of paper. Near fine. 21.6 x 14.2.
Annual Report, presented 14th September 1961...
71746 ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED YACHT CLUB CLUB NEWS, Vol. 1, No. 9
$5.00 AUD
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. Sydney. 1958. Vol. 1, No. 9, June 1958. 10 PP. Soft cover, illutrated front (Yacht Jenny Wren). Very good. 21 x 15.7.
71747 ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED YACHT CLUB CLUB NEWS, Vol. 2, No. 1
$5.00 AUD
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. Sydney. 1958. Vol. 2, No. 1, November 1958. 12 PP. Soft cover, illutrated front (Yacht Malohi). Near fine. 21 x 15.7.
71748 ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED YACHT CLUB CLUB NEWS, Vol. 2, No. 2
$5.00 AUD
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. Sydney. 1958. Vol. 2, No. 2, December 1958. 10, (2 blank) PP. Soft cover, illutrated front (Yacht Teal). Near fine. 21 x 15.7.
74672 RUSSELL, John THE SHELL BOOK OF SEAMANSHIP
$15.00 AUD
David and Charles. Newton Abbot. 1979. 1st Ed. 191 PP with b/w illustrations: 13 headpieces, 10 diagrams and 41 photos by John Lamont. Title spread: Sunset, west coast of Scotland. Hard covers, dj. Fine. 21.6 x 15. 0715378228
38792 RUTHERFORD, Iain W. AT THE TILLER
$30.00 AUD
Blackie & Son Ltd. London. 1946. February 1946 reprint of the January 1946 original. VI, 218 PP, plus 32 pages with 61 b/w photos. Fp: "Suilven" racing against Britain at Cowes, 1921. FEP: Map of the NW coast of Scotland. REP: maps of Ireland and the Northern part of the North Sea. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Errata slip, tipped in on Introduction page. War economy paper, dust jacket rubbed and chipped and in a protective sleeve. Very good. 22 x 14.5.
Yachtsman's experiences in Peace (ocean racing, sailing yachts) and war (R.N.V.S.R. with drifters, trawlers, motor launch...).
46086 RYAN, Pat THE AMERICA'S CUP
$10.00 AUD
Creative Education. Mankato, MN. 1993. 1st Juvenile edition. 32 PP with 5 b/w and 29 colour photos. Title page: Twin-hulled catamaran Stars and Stripes, 1988 challenge. Pictorial laminated boards. Very good. 24.8 x 19. 0886825326
Highlights in the history of the America's Cup yachting competition, 1851 to 1987.
38087 SAFE, Mike CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD (in The Australian Magazine)
$10.00 AUD
Nationwide News. Sydney. 1998. The Weekend Australian, April 18-19 1998. Contains article pages 24 to 27 with 11 colour photos. Soft cover. Fine. 31 x 25.3.
Golden oldies and beach boys gather at Noosa. Long (Malibu) board Surfing in Australia.
38199 SAFE, Mike RIDE EVERY MOUNTAIN (in The Australian Magazine)
$10.00 AUD
Sydney. 2001. Nationwide News / The Weekend Australian. The Weekend Australian, February 24-25 2001. Contains article pages 32 to 35 with 7 colour photos. Soft cover. Fine. 31 x 25.3.
King Island could soon be as notable for its high-rise, dice-with-death Surfing as it is for its cheeses.
51811 SAFE, Mike A SWELL LIFE. Layne Beachley, surfer (in The Weekend Australian)
$10.00 AUD
Nationwide News Ltd. Sydney. 2006. Issue February 3-4, 2007. 36 PP. Contains article P. 14 to 17 with 8 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 31.3 x 25.4.
After her 7th surfing world title won in 2006.
53954 SAFE, Mike WATER WAYS - Life on the Edge: Capturing a Century of Australian Aqua Culture (in The Weekend Australian Magazine)
$5.00 AUD
The Weekend Australian. Sydney. 2002. Issue 26-27 January 2002. 42 PP. Contains article from P.14 to 19 with 7 b/w and 5 colour photos. Pictoral soft cover (Manly, c. 1940). Fine. 31.2 x 25.3.
60865 SAFE, Mike CHANGING LAYNE - Layne Beachley (in Australia Today)
$5.00 AUD
Australia Post / Australian Postal Corporation. Melbourne. 2010. Issue 8, Dec 2010 / January 2011. 76 PP. Contains article page 24 to 27 with 6 colour photos by Tim Bauer. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.
51476 SALA, Enrico RIGGING
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1988. 1st English edition. 151 PP with b/w or colour illustrations. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 20.7 x 19.5. 0229118178
Fitting out, improving and maintaining yacht rigging.
45712 SALMON, Tom (editor) UNDER SAIL
$10.00 AUD
BBC Publications. London. 1986. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 48 b/w photos. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Near fine. 22.8 x 15.6. 9780563204930
8 chapters: ... Training under sail, by John H. Hamilton... The Thames Spritsail Barge, by Peter Ferguson. The Great J-Class by Ian Dear... Old Gaffers for ever, by Robert Simper...
17544 SALTER, Harold BASS STRAIT KETCHES
$40.00 AUD
St.David's Park Publishing. Hobart. 1991. 1st Ed. XI, 330 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, paintings, sketches ...). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Scarce. 24.8 x 17.7. 0724625607
The activities of the mosquito fleet of ketches and schooners plying the waters of Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.
50063 SAUNDERS, Mike THE WALKABOUTS
$10.00 AUD
Victor Gollancz. London. 1975. 1st Ed. 285 PP with 10 figures, plus 16 pages with 29 b/w photos. Eps: Map with route of the Walkabout. Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner on front endpaper and title-page. A very good clean copy. 22 x 14.3. 057501850X
Story of the Saunders family of 6 living in Rhodesia and a voyage of adventure which took them halfway round the world.
69505 SCHMITT, Hugh JON SANDERS, SEXTANT, SEA AND SOLITUDE
$25.00 AUD
St.George Books. Perth. 1988. 1st Ed. X, 205 PP with 22 b/w photos & 2 maps. Gilt-engraved hard cover, dj. Fine. Scarce. 22.2 x 14.8. 0867780371
John Sanders circumnavigated the world three times, without stopping, for 651 days, covering 71,000 nautical miles.
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.
61512 SCOTT, Cory TIMELESS TAHITI / Experience Tahitian Waves and Hospitality (in Kiwi Surf Magazine)
$5.00 AUD
Kiwi Surf / Morrison Media. Auckland. 2006. Issue No. 92, Feb-March 2006. 80 PP with colour photos. Contains artivcle pages 34 to 47. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
55889 SCOTT, Peter SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MARITIME MUSEUM (in Go Boating)
$10.00 AUD
Go Boating Publications Pty Ltd. Brisbane. 2008. Issue of Australia's Monthly Boating Lifestyle Magazine, for May 2008. 170 PP. Contains article pages 71 to 76 with colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 32 x 24.
Other articles: Tangalooma, Moreton Bay. Holdfast Marina, Glenelg S.A. Bali by Boat, by Sharn Smallwood. ...
53207 SEABROOK, Jack M. YACHTS AND YACHTSMEN ON THE SWAN (in Early Days)
$15.00 AUD
Royal Western Australian Historical Society. Perth. 1987. Early Days - Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society. Volume 9, Part 5. 142 PP. Contains article P. 79 to 89 with 2 b/w photos. Soft cover. Fine. 21.4 x 14.
76405 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 3, No.2, February - March, 1948
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1948. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & Jules FELDMAN. P.85 to P.168 with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers (Hobart Race winner Westward). Very good. 27.5 x 21.5.
Third Sydney-Hobart Race: Tasmanian yacht wins, track charts, official placings, crew lists, ... Tuning up "Blue Bird"; Round the World with "Kathleen", Fifth Despatch from Mate L.M. Morris, illustrated by skipper Jack Earl; Plans of Westward, Sparkman & Stephens One-Design; Gear and Gadgets, ...
76406 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 4, No.1, July 1948
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1948. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & Jules FELDMAN. 68 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers (Viper Class speedboat Flash towing a water skier). Very good. 27.5 x 21.5.
My School-Ship adventure, Part 3: Passage of the Horn, by Alan Villiers... Round the World with "Kathleen", Ninth Despatch from Mate L.M. Morris, illustrated by skipper Jack Earl. Two cruisers by A.M. Deering. Gear and Gadgets, ...
76407 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 4, No.2, August 1948
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1948. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & Jules FELDMAN. 69-136 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers (Vee-Jay Leilani, Avalon Sailing Club Champion). Near fine. 27.5 x 21.5.
My School-Ship adventure, Part 4: Last Berth of the Old Full-rigger, by Alan Villiers... Round the World with "Kathleen", Tenth Despatch from Mate L.M. Morris, illustrated by skipper Jack Earl. Looking down on the Hobart Race, by Ken Dulfer-Hyams. N.Z. Yachtsmen get a better deal, by A.J. & D. Resetar. Gear and Gadgets, ...
76408 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 4, No. 3, September 1948
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1948. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & Jules FELDMAN. 137-204 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers (Cutter Janet M. tries out spinnaker). Very good. 27.5 x 21.5.
Bermuda Race, 1948. Evolution of the 16-Footer, by Bryce Mortlock. "Joseph Conrad" revisited, post script to My School-Ship adventure, by Alan Villiers... Round the World with "Kathleen", Eleventh Despatch from Mate L.M. Morris, illustrated by skipper Jack Earl. Gear and Gadgets, ...
76409 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 5, No. 2, February 1949
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1949. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & L. M. MORRIS. 81 - 152 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers (bow view of "Ada", gaff schooner). Very good. 27.5 x 21.5.
Trans-Tasman to "Peer Gynt". Tragic Loss of the "Merlan" in the Rip. Round the World with "Kathleen", "Jamaica & Island of Hispaniola" by L.M. Morris, illustrated by skipper Jack Earl. Sidereal Navigation by "Shellback" - Part Two. World 18-footer Championships. Gear and Gadgets, ...
76410 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 5, No. 4, April 1949
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1949. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & L. M. MORRIS. 229 - 304 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers (An Impression by Jack Earl). Very good. 27.5 x 21.5.
Bridge to Bridge. First Interstate Yacht Race, by John E. Kavanagh. Round the World with "Kathleen", "Galapagos Islands" by L.M. Morris, illustrated by skipper Jack Earl. Stainless steel, Dream Ship. Southern Maid, Colin E. Philp's Design and Built. Gear and Gadgets, ...
76411 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 5, No. 5, May 1949
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1949. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & L. M. MORRIS. 305 - 388 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers ("Kathleen" running heavily around the Cape of Good Hope by Jack Earl). Near fine. 27.5 x 21.5.
Bridge to Bridge. First Interstate Yacht Race, by John E. Kavanagh. Round the World with "Kathleen", "Galapagos to Marquesas Islands" by L.M. Morris, illustrated by skipper Jack Earl. Amazing Whale Boat Voyage: Aitutaki to Niue by Harold Pollock. The Beaufort Scale, the famous Admiral's immortal table. Gear and Gadgets, ...
76412 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 5, No. 6, June 1949
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1949. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & L. M. MORRIS. 389 - 472 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers ("Norske" on Derwent River). Very good. 27.5 x 21.5.
Motor Cruisers race to Sea. Round the World with "Kathleen", "Tahiti to Cook Islands" by L.M. Morris, illustrated by skipper Jack Earl. With "Wanderer" to Tasmania, by Lieut. Commander J.N. Burgess. To the Barrier Reef with "Island Gipsy", by Brian Chirlian. The National Dragon Class: a possibility to bear in mind for 1956. Standard Pearling Lugger, ... Gear and Gadgets, ...
76413 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 6, No. 1, July 1949
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1949. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & Jules FELDMAN. 84 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers (Artist Jack Earl's impression of a busy Fitting Out scene). Front cover with a repaired tear, otherwise very good. 27.5 x 21.5.
Fitting Out issue : On the Slip / The Hull / Deckwork / Painting and Varnishing / Rigging / Sails / Below deck... Ground tackle. Round the World with "Kathleen", "Tonga to New Zealand" by L.M. Morris, illustrated by skipper Jack Earl. Two racers by Laurent Giles: one for Australia ... One for England. ..., ...
76414 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 6, No. 4, October 1949
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1949. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & Jules FELDMAN. 221 - 288 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers (Alexis Albert's champion 8-m "Norn" running shy before a southeaster on Sydney Harbour). Very good. 27.5 x 21.5.
"Myth" Does it again 1949 Fastnet Race, by Ken Wylie. 3200 Miles under rice bags, Steamer Carlisle, by Edward Samuel. Sailing Craft: Unchanged through the centuries, sketches from "Kathleen's Log, by Jack Earl. Gear & Gadgets. ...
76415 SEACRAFT POWER & SAIL SEACRAFT - Aquatic Magazine Covering the Australasian Waterfront. Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1949
$30.00 AUD
Seacraft Publications. Sydney. 1949. Edited by Norman O. HUDSON & Jules FELDMAN. 357 - 440 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Pictorial soft covers (Jubilees on a wind, watercolour by Eric Garrett). Very good. 27.5 x 21.5.
"1949-1950; Skiff Championship" preview. Navigator through the night: Story of Alain Gerbault, by Harold Pollock. Solo to Tonga: Johnny Wray. Wreck of "Marie", by Lydia Davis. Gear & Gadgets. ...
30680 SEFTON, Alan THE INSIDE STORY OF KZ-7 - New Zealand's First America's Cup Challenge, Fremantle 1986-87. The World Championships, Sardinia 1987
$25.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. Auckland. 1987. 1st Ed. 292 PP with 1 map, 1 plan, 3 tables, 6 b/w portraits & profiles of yachts and 122 colour photos. Half title page: crew of KZ-7. Title spread: KZ-7 and "Stars & Stripes". Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.2 x 22. 034041457X
66337 SEFTON, Alan (editor) THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURE OF SIR PETER BLAKE: with Seamaster and Blakexpeditions from Antarctica to the Amazon
$25.00 AUD
Viking / Penguin Books. Auckland. 2003. 1st Ed. Sir Peter Blake's logbooks, edited by Alan Sefton, with a preface by Pippa, Lady Blake, and a foreword by Klaus Toepfer. 215 PP, with 2 pages of plans of "Seamaster", 3 b/w photos and and colour illustrations (4 maps, 6 artworks on whales by Dave Gunson & photos). Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 32 x 25.5. 0670045438
37376 SELIGMAN, Adrian THE VOYAGE OF THE CAP PILAR
$5.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1941. 2nd edition of the 1939 original. 320 PP with 1 illustration and 12 maps. Fp: Cap Pilar, homeward bound. FEP: Map of the Route of the Cap Pilar. Cloth cover. Library stamp on front endpaper, renewed rear endpaper. Foxing throughout. Good reading copy. 18 x 12.
The tale of 17 young men and a girl who went sailing to the South Seas (October 1936 to September 1938).
75558 SELLARS, Avril "GONE WITH THE WIND" IN MADAGASCAR - A Cruise to an Indian Ocean Paradise
$20.00 AUD
Writers Club Press / iUniverse.com.Inc. Lincoln. 2001. 1st Ed. XXVII, 105 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 sketch map of Madagascar and 16 photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 23 x 15. 9780595192625
Sailed from Durban 15 June 2000 ...Madagascar, ... Comoros archipelago and back on 13th of October 2000, ...
22253 SEVERIN, Tim THE CHINA VOYAGE, Across the Pacific by Bamboo Raft
$20.00 AUD
Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. New York. 1995. 1st US Ed. (10), 317 PP with 1 map and 1 plan (on double-page), 64 drawings by Nina Kojina & Trondur Patursson, plus 16 pages with 41 colour photos. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. (price clipped). Note on half title page, o/wise near fine. 24 x 15.2. 0201483947
Testing the theory that Asian raft sailors could have reached the Americas 2000 years ago.
70230 SEVERIN, Tim THE BRENDAN VOYAGE
$15.00 AUD
Abacus. London. 1997. Reprint of the 1996 Abacus edition of the 1978 original. (10), 292, (2) PP with drawings by Trondur Patursson, 1 schematic diagram of Brendan, 3 maps with 3 insets and 5 tables, plus 16 pages with 23 colour photos. Pictorial soft covers with light wear and a few small creases. Ageing of paper on outside edges. Title page with brief note signed by the author. A very good reading copy. 19.7 x 12.5. 0349107076
75897 SEYMOUR, John 'WILLYNILLY' TO THE BALTIC
$45.00 AUD
William Blackwood & Sons Ltd. Edinburgh. 1965. 1st Ed. X, 278 PP with 4 sketch charts, plus 24 pages with 2 charts (1 on double page) and 36 b/w photos. Eps: Sketch of the "Willynilly" and Map of North Sea and Baltic Sea. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. A near fine copy of a scarce title. 22.2 x 14.5.
A Yorkshire coble: LOA: 21 ft, hull draft: 1 ft 5 in., and her crossing UK- North Sea-Kiel Canal-Baltic Sea & Copenhagen.
70947 SHANKLEY, Erika FAIR WINDS AND SMOOTH SAILING - History of the Cruising Yacht Club of Tasmania, Inc. 1996-2015
$40.00 AUD
Cruising Yacht Club of Tasmania Inc. Hobart. 2015. 1st Ed. VI, 58 PP with 24 colour and 41 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 29.7 x 21. 9780646949840
64705 SHEAD, Don & SUNSEEKER DESIGN SUNSEEKER - The World's Finest Luxury Motoryachts
$50.00 AUD
Sunseeker International. London. 2004. August 2004 edition. 88 PP with colour illustrations (8 artworks, 8 sets of plans (26) and 100 photos). Decorated endpapers. Laminated boards with light wear/small bumps on corners, o/wise fine. Oblong: 28.5 x 30.5.
44763 SHEKHDAR, Jim & GRIFFITHS, Edward BOLD MAN OF THE SEA - My Epic Journey
$20.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 2001. 1st Ed. XVI, 255 PP with 1 map on double page, plus 16 pages with 31 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. New. 23.4 x 15.2. 0340822759
Rowing single-handed for 274 days (29 June 2000 to 30 March 2001) across the Pacific, from Ilo in Peru to North Stradbroke Island, southern Queensland.
75834 SHERWOOD, Martyn THE VOYAGE OF THE "TAI-MO-SHAN"
$50.00 AUD
Geoffrey Bles. London. 1942. 2nd Reprint of 1935 first edition. VI, 269 PP, plus 30 pages with 47 b/w illustrations (photos, general arrangement and lines and body plan). Eps: Track of the Tai-Mo-Shan. Fp: The Tai-Mo-Shan at Panama. Cloth cover, title on spine, price-clipped dust jacket. Small note at top of verso of the FFEP, otherwise a very good clean copy. Scarce. 19 x 13.
In 1933, five young naval officers on the China Station, sailed home to England via the North Pacific, Panama and the North Atlantic.
18280 SHERWOOD, Richard M. A FIELD GUIDE TO SAILBOATS OF NORTH AMERICA
$5.00 AUD
Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 1994. 2nd edition, completely revised and updated. XXVIII, 404 PP with b/w illust. of 225 different types of boats. Eps: Sail logos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 20.3 x 11.3. 0395652391
44721 SHIELDS, Cornelius CORNELIUS SHIELDS ON SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Prentice-Hall. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 1964. 3rd printing. 240 PP with drawings, photos & sketches. Fp: Columbia with her spinnaker. Eps: Training for America's Cup. Cloth cover, device on front cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 25.5 x 18.
The man as a sailor, his career winning competition and the philosophies which have won him stature and success. Skipper of Columbia in 1958.
44722 SHIELDS, Cornelius CORNELIUS SHIELDS ON SAILING
$5.00 AUD
Nicholas Kaye. London. 1965. 1st UK edition. 240 PP with 44 b/w illustrations (drawings, photos & sketches). Fp: Columbia with her spinnaker. Eps: Training for America's Cup. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 25.5 x 18.
The man as a sailor, his career winning competition and the philosophies which have won him stature and success. Skipper of Columbia in 1958.
16269 SIERS, James TARATAI - A Pacific Adventure
$10.00 AUD
Millwood. Wellington. 1977. 1st Ed. (2), 306 PP with maps & b/w or col. illust. Fp: Taratai II under sail. Eps: Map of the S.W. Pacific with route of Taratai. Pictorial soft covers with light wear. Dedicatory note on verso of FFEP, o/wise near fine. 23 x 18.3. 0908582005
The Taratai expedition, a traditional sailing attempt between Tarawa (Kiribati), Suva (Fiji) and Papeete (Tahiti).
15209 SIMPER, Robert VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN YACHTING From Old Photographs
$20.00 AUD
Batsford. London. 1984. Reprint of the 1978 original. No pagination, 120 pages with 110 b/w photos. Fp: Frank Beken with his camera in the launch "Rosabelle". Hard cover, dj. Light foxing on prelims and last pages, otherwise a fine copy. 25.2 x 19. 0713409142
A period when yachts were very photogenic.
31059 SIMPKIN, Richard SEAMANSHIP FOR THE CRUISING YACHTSMAN
$20.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1979. 1st Ed. 260 PP with 6 tables, 38 b/w photos and 40 figures. Hard cover, dj. Signature of prevoious owner on FFEP, o/wise a fine copy. 22.2 x 14. 0091383005
From the choice, handling and care of ropes to handling the yacht under power, under sail, in heavy weather, confined waters...
19470 SIMPSON, Colin & ANGELOGLOU, Christopher SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER - VOYAGE OF THE CENTURY
$5.00 AUD
Sphere Books. London. 1967. 1st edition by Sphere Books. 112 PP with 1 world map, 2 plans of Gipsy Moth IV, 16 colour & 66 b/w photos. Paperback (rubbed at hinges). Very good. 17.8 x 10.7.
45113 SKELLORN, J. J. (editor) OFF WATCH - A Selection of Bunkside Reading
$15.00 AUD
Granada / Adlard Coles Limited. London. 1979. 1st Ed., with a foreword by K. Adlard Coles. XII, 211 PP with 16 b/w photos and 44 figures(drawings, maps, sketches). Hard cover, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 25.2 x 17.6. 0229116108
35245 SKENE, Norman L. ELEMENTS OF YACHT DESIGN
$25.00 AUD
John Lane/The Bodley Head. London. 1936. 1st UK edition of the 1927 US original. (IX), 244 PP with 182 figures, 11 tables, and 33 b/w photos. Fp: At Close Quarters!, 50-Footers Mystic and Iroquois II. Black cloth cover, device in blind on front cover, gilt device and title on spine. Covers have some old insect damage and there are some small remnants (tiny holes) on a few pages, not affecting the legibility at all and this is still a very good copy . 24 x 16.
75680 SKENE, Norman L. ELEMENTS OF YACHT DESIGN
$30.00 AUD
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York. 1944. Reprint. (IX) 252 PP with tables, 182 figures, and 32 b/w photos. Cloth cover faded around edges and spine. Image shows title-page and frontispiece. Very good. 23.4 x 15.5.
45664 SLADE, W. J. & GREENHILL, Basil WESTCOUNTRY COASTING KETCHES
$35.00 AUD
Conway Maritime Press. Greenwich. 1974. 1st Ed. 136 PP with 2 b/w photos, 70 b/w plates, 3 folding plates with 4 sailing plans and 7 drawings, Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Bookplate of previous owner on front endpaper. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 25.8 x 20.2. 0851770754
66698 SLATER, Kelly & BORTE, Jason PIPE DREAMS - A Surfer's Journey
$10.00 AUD
ReganBooks / HarperCollins. New York. 2003. 1st Ed. XIV, 338 PP with b/w illustrations (facsimiles of document and photos), plus 16 pages with 22 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 23.5 x 16 0060096292
A Global Surf Quest by surfing "Legends", combined with reef studies by Marine Biologists.
48159 SLEIGHTHOLME, Des OFF WATCH WITH OLD HARRY. The funny side of sailing
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1989. 1st paperback edition. 118 PP with 22 cartoons. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 17.7 x 11. 0229118569
65035 SLEIGHTHOLME, Des OFF WATCH WITH OLD HARRY. The funny side of sailing
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1997. 1997 reprint of the 1989 original. 118 PP with 22 cartoons. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.7 x 13.8. 0713648287
75477 SLEIGHTHOLME, Des A FUNNY OLD LIFE - An Anecdotal Romp through the Sailing Career of Des Sleightholme
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 2007. Reprint of the 2001 original. (6), 186, (4) PP with b/w illustrations (line drawings and cartoons by the author and photos). Half title page: cartoon dating from the 1976 London Boat Show. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 21.5 x 14. 9780713658927
75532 SLEIGHTHOLME, Des THE ESSENCE OF CRUISING
$15.00 AUD
Fernhurst Books. Arundel, UK. 2001. 1st Ed. No pagination, 158 PP with b/w illustrations (1 endpiece, 8 headpieces and 35 sketches) by the author. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 12 x 15.5. 1898660840
45773 SLEIGHTHOLME, J. D. OLD HARRY'S BUNKSIDE BOOK
$5.00 AUD
Granada / Adlard Coles. London 1978 1st paperback edition. 64 PP with 28 cartoons. Pictorial soft cover (rubbed). Occasional foxing. Very good. 21.6 x 13.5. 0229116159
48158 SLEIGHTHOLME, J. D. UP THE CREEK WITH OLD HARRY
$5.00 AUD
Granada / Adlard Coles. London. 1979. 1st paperback edition. 95 PP with 32 cartoons. Pictorial soft cover (rubbed). Foxing. Very good. 17.7 x 11. 0229116396
48169 SLEIGHTHOLME, J. D. YACHT ROPES. The Marlow Standard Guide
$10.00 AUD
Marlow Ropes Ltd.. London. 1964. 2nd edition of the January 1964 original. 48 PP with b/w illustrations by Author. Pictorial soft cover. Signature of previous owner on title page. 17.7 x 11.5.
... or Fun for the Foredeck.
50134 SLEIGHTHOLME, J. D. THIS IS CRUISING
$5.00 AUD
Fontana/Collins. London. 1982. 1st paperback edition of the 1976 original. 168 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings & photos) by Peter A. G. Milne. Pictorial soft cover. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise fine. 20 x 19. 0000636487X
50135 SLEIGHTHOLME, J. D. THIS IS SAILBOAT CRUISING
$10.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing. London. 1976. 1st U.K edition. 168 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings & photos) by Peter A. G. Milne. Hard cover, dj. Foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 20.7 x 19.5. 0024552567X
73990 SLEIGHTHOLME, J. D. POCKET CRUISERS - A New Approach
$15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1963. 1st edition. 239 PP with 78 b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches, plans), plus 10 pages with 23 b/w photos. Fp: The Caprice J.O.G. Top outside edge tinted. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
74088 SLEIGHTHOLME, J. D. YACHT ROPES. The Marlow Standard Guide
$15.00 AUD
Marlow Ropes Ltd. London. 1971. 4th edition of the January 1964 original. 49, (5 adverts.) PP with b/w illustrations by Author. Pictorial stiff covers. Stamp of previous owner on title page, o/wise near fine. 17.7 x 11.5.
... or Fun for the Foredeck.
18194 SLEIGHTHOLME, Joyce THE CRUISING MATE'S HANDBOOK, A Guide to Good Crewing
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Nautical. London. 1991. Reprint. Previously published as The Sea Wife's Handbook. (8), 167 PP with b/w illust. (drawings & photos). Pict. soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0229118682
How to take an active part in all aspects of sailing and running the boat.
31745 SLOCUM, Captain Joshua SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD and VOYAGE OF THE LIBERDADE
$20.00 AUD
Granada. London. 1979. Reprint of the 1978 edition by Hart-Davis, with a foreword by the Duke of Edinburgh. XVI, 17-384 PP with 2 maps & 29 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on endpapers and outside edges. Dust jacket with few chips and a sunned spine. Name (partly erased) at top of front endpaper. Contents near fine. 22.2 x 14. 0246110457
The first single-handed circumnavigation of the globe, on the sloop "Spray", 24th April 1895 to 27th June, 1898, and his voyage in the Liberdade which tells of his shipwreck off South America and his return to New England in a canoe.
32579 SLOCUM, Captain Joshua SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD
$15.00 AUD
Dover. New York. c. 1975. Reissue of the 1956 Dover original (reprint of the 1900 edition by Century Co). Introduction by Geoffrey Mott-Smith. XXIV, 294, (2 blank), (16 publications) PP with 1 head piece & 65 b/w illustrations by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian. Fp: The Spray in Australian waters. Pictorial stiff covers. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 20.2 x 13.6. 0486203263
37221 SLOCUM, Captain Joshua SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD and VOYAGE OF THE LIBERDADE
$15.00 AUD
The Reprint Society. London. 1949. 1st edition by the Reprint Society, with introduction by Arthur Ransome. 392 PP. Two parts. Sailing Alone around the World (P.1-267) with 30 b/w illust. / Voyage of the Liberdade (P.268-392) with 10 b/w illust. Fp: Captain Joshua Slocum. Endpapers: Chart of the "Spray's" voyage round the world. Hard covers with light wear and a little soiling, gilt title on black vignette on spine. Top edge tinted. Foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 18.5 x 13.
The first single-handed circumnavigation of the globe, on the sloop "Spray", 24th April 1895 to 27th June, 1898, and his voyage in the Liberdade which tells of his shipwreck off South America and his return to New England in a canoe.
73112 SLOCUM, Captain Joshua SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD
$10.00 AUD
Phoenix Press / Orion Books.. London. 2003. Reissue of the 2000 edition (1900 original), Introduction by Lisa Clayton (single-handed, round-the-world yachtswoman). XVI, (6), 234 PP with 3 maps (2 on double page) and 27 b/w illustrations. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Slight ageing of paper on the outside edges, o/wise very good. 19.7 x 12.8. 9781857997545
First solo voyage around the world.
76393 SLOCUM, Captain Joshua SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD
$15.00 AUD
Dover. New York. c. 1970. Reissue of the 1956 Dover original (reprint of the 1900 edition by Century Co). Introduction by Geoffrey Mott-Smith. XXIV, 294, (2 blank), (16 publications) PP with 1 head piece & 65 b/w illustrations by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian. Fp: The Spray in Australian waters. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 20.2 x 13.6. 9780486203263
74665 SLOCUM, Joshua SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD
$15.00 AUD
Könemann. Köln. 1997. Reprint of the 1900 edition. 231 PP with 1 b/w photo and 59 illustrations by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian. Fp: Portrait of Captain Joshua Slocum. Eps: Charts of the voyage of the "Spray" round the world 1895-1898. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 17.3 x 12.5. 9783895084553
66313 SMALLWOOD, Helen PASSAGE FROM PARADISE
$20.00 AUD
Author. Dinas Powys, UK. 1988. 1st Ed. 156 PP with 16 maps and numerous b/w illustrations (drawings, photos, plans) and 58 colour photos. Pictorial soft covers with a few small creases. Covers slightly rubbed. Occasional foxing. Very good. 24.6 x 17.8. 0951366300
Two English couples working in the Seychelles, rebuilt and refitted a former Norwegian rescue ship (Colin Archer design), the "Christian Bugge". Voyage from Seychelles to Plymouth via Capetown, St Helena and the Caribbean islands (11 Oct. 1983 to 24 Aug. 1984).
73986 SMITH, LeCain W. & MOIR, Sheila STEEL AWAY - A Guidebook to the World of Steel Sailboats
$25.00 AUD
Windrose Productions. Port Townsend, Wa. 1990. 4th printing of the 1986 original. (6), 432 PP with over 110 tables and b/w illustrations by Gué Pilon.: 23 headpieces, and 331 figures (drawings, line drawings, sketches, plans and photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Covers lightly rubbed, corners affected by thumbing the book, spine with creases. A few light stains on lower outside edge. A very good and clean working copy. 27.8 x 21.5. 0961550805
... including a Directory of Designers and Builders working in steel (pages 381 to 428).
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.
18276 SMITH, Patrick THE NIPPON CHALLENGE, Japan's Pursuit of the America's Cup
$5.00 AUD
Doubleday. New York. 1992. 1st Ed. XV, (3), 331 PP with 4 race sketches, 3 plans/diagrams. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24 x 16. 0385421710
The first attempt by Japan to compete for the America's Cup race off San Diego in 1992.
50300 SMITH, Terry LOOKING AFTER YOUR DINGHY
$5.00 AUD
Pelham Books. London. 1983. 1st Ed. 95 PP with illustrations by Helen Downton. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of front endpaper. Near fine. Oblong: 21 x 22.8. 0720714311
75078 SMITH, Tony - "Creeksailor" SEA-COUNTRY - Exploring Thames Estuary By-ways Under Sail
$35.00 AUD
Lodestar Books. London. 2014. 1st Ed. 136 PP with 38 b/w photos, plus 8 pages with 16 colour photos (all photographs by the author). Pictorial stiff covers. Fine (as new condition). 21.5 x 15.8.. 9781907206252
73721 SNAITH, William ACROSS THE WESTERN OCEAN
$20.00 AUD
Macmillan. London. 1966. 1st UK edition. XII, 210 PP with 1 graph & 47 bw photos. Title spread: Figaro racing in the Solent. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Top outside edge lightly foxed. Near fine. 26.6 x 18.2.
Log of a cruise across the North Atlantic in 1961. The 1963 Trans-Atlantic race between Brenton Reef, Newport, R.I., and Eddystone Light, Plymouth, U.K.
69657 SNOXELL, Frank (editor) THE YACHTSMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
$15.00 AUD
B. T. Batsford Ltd. London. 1965. 1st Ed. 240 PP with 47 drawings by Charles King and 46 b/w photos. Top outside edge tinted. Cloth cover, dj (rubbed with a few chips). Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Near fine. 22.7 x 15.2.
Racing across the Atlantic, Ocean Cruising...
35392 SOMERVILLE, Hugh YACHT AND DINGHY RACING - Tactics, Tuning and Handling
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1961. 2nd revised edition of the 1957 original. XIX, 15-195 PP with 65 diagrams and 67 b/w plates. Fp: Ffrantic, the Flying Fifteen. Cloth cover. Hinges rubbed. Sellotape marks on endpapers. Near fine. 23.2 x 15.3.
47168 SOMERVILLE, Hugh SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Thomas Y. Crowell. New York. 1974. 1st US edition of the 1973 original. 93 PP with 5 colour photos, b/w illustrations (including 4 sketch plans, 9 tactical drawings and 21 drawings of rigs, and 52 photos). Title spread: racing yachts. Pictorial endpapers. Pictorial laminated boards. Very good. 22.6 x 13.2.
75937 SPECTRE, Peter H. DIFFERENT WATERFRONTS - A Wooden Boat Reader
$20.00 AUD
Tilbury House, Publishers. Gardiner, Maine. 1989. Ast papereback edition. XIV, 242 PP with 20 b/w illustrations by William Gilkerson. Pictorial soft covers with light soiling.. Faint foxing on outside edges. Contents near fine. 22.5 x 14.5. 9780884480792
74835 SPECTRE, Peter H. (editor) PAINTING & VARNISHING
$30.00 AUD
WoodenBoat Publications. Brooklin, Maine. 1995. 1st edition, in The WoodenBoat Series. XII, (2), 146 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 27.5 x 21.3. 9780937822418
71892 STAMMERS, Michael SAIL ON THE MERSEY
$20.00 AUD
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
19985 STANFORD, Alfred, BACON, David L. & VILAS, Charles H. (editors) FAR HORIZONS, Adventures in Cruising by Members of the Cruising Club of America
$20.00 AUD
Cruising Club of America. New York. 1971. 1st Ed. 395 PP with 68 bw illust. Title page: Burgee of the Cruising Club of America. Cloth cover, illustrated front cover. Brief note on free fly of front endpaper. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 26 x 18.5.
10474 STANNARD, Bruce BEN LEXCEN - The Man, the Keel and the Cup
$10.00 AUD
Faber & Faber. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 149 PP with 7 sketch maps, 9 plans, and 37 b/w photos. Fp: Ben Lexcen. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25 x 19. 0571133967
45901 STANNARD, Bruce THE BLUE-WATER BUSHMEN - The Colourful Story of Australia's Best and Boldest Boatmen
$30.00 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.
69458 STANNARD, Bruce THE TRIUMPH OF AUSTRALIA II - The America's Cup Challenge of 1983
$15.00 AUD
Lansdowne. Sydney. 1983. 1st Ed. Foreword by Ben Lexcen. 128 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 31 x 22.5. 070181800X
The America's Cup and the successful challenge of 1983 by Australia II.
70481 STANNARD, Bruce JACK EARL, The Life and Art of a Sailor
$60.00 AUD
Weldon. Sydney. 1991. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 1 map, 1 plan of Kathleen Gillett, and b/w illustrations (paintings and photos). Fp: The Voyage of Kathleen Gillett in her circumnavigation , 1947-48. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 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.
70525 STANNARD, Bruce AUSTRALIA II - THE OFFICIAL RECORD
$35.00 AUD
Joyce Childress Management. Sydney. 1984. 1st edition with a foreword by Alan Bond. 296 PP, profusely illustrated with colour photos. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Upper and lower part of covers with light foxing. A near fine copy. 36 x 25. 0959131302
The boat and the team which brought the America's Cup to Australia after the 25th challenge.
73718 STANNARD, Bruce BEN LEXCEN - The Man, the Keel and the Cup
$15.00 AUD
Faber & Faber. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 149 PP with 7 sketch maps, 9 plans, and 37 b/w photos. Fp: Ben Lexcen. Hard cover, dj. 2 pages with 3 colour photos, from Womans Day, 29th October 1984, loosely inserted. Fine. 25 x 19. 0571133967
75635 STANNARD, Bruce THE BLUE-WATER BUSHMEN - The Colourful Story of Australia's Best and Boldest Boatmen
$60.00 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. Dedicatory note to Peter Campbell dated and signed by the author on title page. Address of previous owner on verso of front endpaper. Faint foxing spots on top outside edge. Fine. 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.
75685 STANNARD, Bruce STARS & STRIPES - The Official Record
$25.00 AUD
Dennis Conner Sports, Inc. San Diego. c. 1987. 1st Ed. 156 PP with colour illustrations (burgees and photos). Hard covers, gilt title on front cover, dj. Renewed front endpaper, stamp of the Maritime Museum of Tasmania on preliminary page, otherwise contents are near fine. 31 x 24.8.
The Louis Vuitton Cup / America's Cup fought off Fremantle in February 1987.
73726 STEPHENS II, Olin J. ALL THIS AND SAILING, TOO - An Autobiography
$45.00 AUD
Mystic Seaport Museum. Mystic, Connecticut. 1999. 2nd printing of the 1999 original. 280 PP with 73 b/w illustrations: 12 plans and 61 photos. Hard covers, dj. Fine (as new condition). 26 x 21. 9780913372890
48892 STEPHENS, Harold THE LAST VOYAGE. The Story of Schooner Third Sea
$20.00 AUD
Wolfenden. Miranda, Ca. 1997. 1st Ed. Introduction by Robert Stedman. XII, 382 PP with 2 maps and 132 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.3. 0964252139
74029 STEPHENSEN, P.R. (editor) SYDNEY SAILS - The Story of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's First 100 Years (1862/1962)
$10.00 AUD
Angus & Robertston. Sydney. 1962. 1st Ed. VII, 272 PP with b/w illustrations: map of Sydney Harbour with location map, map off Rhodes Island and 2 line drawings of "Australian" and "Rawhiti", plus 58 plates with 13 colour illustrations and 198 b/w illustrations (line drawings, paintings, photos and, portraits). Fp (in colour): Oil painting of Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Eps: Crest of Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Hard covers, worn around edges and re-inforced, burgee and gilt title on front cover and spine. Ex library copy with a few stamps, a reinforced spine and the free fly of front endpaper with large rubbed patch. Good working/reading copy. 25 x 19.
Centennial volume presenting the fascinating story of sailing on Sydney Harbour.
74082 STEPHENSEN, P.R. (editor) SYDNEY SAILS - The Story of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's First 100 Years (1862/1962)
$20.00 AUD
Angus & Robertston. Sydney. 1962. 1st Ed. VII, 272 PP with b/w illustrations: map of Sydney Harbour with location map, map off Rhodes Island and 2 line drawings of "Australian" and "Rawhiti", plus 58 plates with 13 colour illustrations and 198 b/w illustrations (line drawings, paintings, photos and, portraits). Fp (in colour): Oil painting of Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Eps: Crest of Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Hard covers, burgee and gilt title on front cover and spine. Outside edges and corners of covers worn. Half title page with name and address of previous owner " Peter Campbell". Otherwise contents clean and still a very good copy. 25 x 19.
Centennial volume presenting the fascinating story of sailing on Sydney Harbour.
66185 STEPHENSON, Pamela MURDER OR MUTINY - Mystery, Piracy and Adventure in the Spice Islands
$10.00 AUD
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London. 2006. 1st Ed. Foreword by Billy Connolly. 240 PP with colour illustrations (family tree, 2 maps, 17 head of Chapters and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 26.5 x 18.5. 1841882704
74695 STEPHENSON, Pamela TREASURE ISLANDS. Sailing the South Seas in the Wake of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson
$10.00 AUD
Headline Book. London. 2005. 1st paperback edition. (XVI), 399 PP with b/w illustrations (10 maps, 17 headpieces and 17 photos), plus 24 pages with 77 colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges, o/wise very good. 23.3 x 15.3. 9780755314058
45713 STEPHENSON, Ralph (editor) SMALL BOATS AND BIG SEAS - A hundred years of yachting
$20.00 AUD
David McKay. New York. 1978. 1st US edition. 189 PP, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 22.2 x 14. 0679513523
Anthology. Fitting Out-and Setting Out, by E.F. Knight. A Risky Passage, by Claude Worth. Square Rig in the Forties, by Alan Villiers... Double Shipwreck, by Bernard Moitessier...
37468 STEWARD, Robert M. BOATBUILDING MANUAL
$35.00 AUD
International Marine. Camden, Maine. 1987. 3rd edition of the 1970 original. XII, 274 PP with 176 figures (line drawings and b/w photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 26 x 18. 9780877422365
The essential information required to build a boat: plans & tools, wood or fiberglass... deck & interior joinery..
13253 STOCK, Ralph THE CRUISE OF THE DREAM SHIP
$15.00 AUD
Wm. Heinemann. London. 1935. Reprint of the 1921 original. IX, 272 PP with 1 b/w illustration, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w illustrations. Fp: The dream ship. Green cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Light shelf wear around edges, o/wise a near fine copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
Cruising through the South Sea Islands on a former fishing smack at the end of WWI: Galapagos, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Tahiti ... Cruise ending in Tonga after her sale. ... Thursday Island.
55797 STOCK, Ralph THE DREAM SHIP (in National Geographic Magazine)
$10.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1921. Vol. XXXiX, No. 1, January 1921. Issue with 110 PP. Article pages 1 to 52 with 1 map and 43 b/w photos. Issue cloth bound. Lower part of spine damaged on 7 cms. Very good. 25.5 x 17.7.
The story of a voyage of adventure more than half around the world in a 47-foot lifeboat: ... Galapagos, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Tahiti ... ending in Tonga. ...Thursday Island.
75529 STOCK, Ralph THE CRUISE OF THE DREAM SHIP
$20.00 AUD
Wm. Heinemann. London. 1931. 1st edition in "The Crown Library" series of the 1921 original. IX, 272 PP with 2 b/w illustrations (line drawings & sail plan), plus 16 pages with 32 b/w illustrations. Fp: The dream ship. Green cloth cover, gilt "crown" on front board, gilt title and faded crown on spine. Occasional foxing. Stamp of the "Royal Naval War Libraries" on front endpaper. Frontispiece has been reinforced, otherwise a near fine copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
Cruising through the South Sea Islands on a former fishing smack at the end of WWI: Galapagos, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Tahiti ... Sold in Tonga. Continuation up to Thursday Island, by steamers and more dreams.
62239 STONE, Herbert (Editor) YACHTING - Volume 86, No. 1, July 1949
$10.00 AUD
Yachting Publishing Corporation. New York. 1949. 132 PP with b/w illustrations (cartoons & drawings, maps, plans, photos). Pictorial soft cover (Northwest cruising, by Rolf Klep). Front cover with creases, o/wise very good. 30.5 x 23.
62240 STONE, Herbert (Editor) YACHTING - Volume 86, No. 2, August 1949
$10.00 AUD
Yachting Publishing Corporation. New York. 1949. 124 PP with b/w illustrations (cartoons & drawings, maps, plans, photos). Pictorial soft cover (Noon Sight). Front cover with creases, o/wise very good. 30.5 x 23.
62243 STONE, Herbert (Editor) YACHTING - Volume 89, No. 2, February 1951
$10.00 AUD
Yachting Publishing Corporation. New York. 1951. 112 PP with b/w illustrations (cartoons & drawings, maps, plans, photos). Pictorial soft cover (Dinghies, Newport Harbor, California). Front cover slightly rubbed, o/wise very good. 30.5 x 23.
31804 STONE, Herbert L. & TAYLOR, William H. THE AMERICA'S CUP RACES
$5.00 AUD
D. Van Nostrand Co. New York. 1958. 1st Ed. (8), 254 PP with 23 sketches and plans, plus 22 pages with 23 b/w illust. Fp: The America's Cup. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine. A few pages with small creases, o/wise near fine. 23.4 x 15.6.
The authentic and fascinating story of the century old struggle to win this greatest international trophy.
41036 STONE, Herbert L. & TAYLOR, William H. THE AMERICA'S CUP RACES
$10.00 AUD
D. Van Nostrand Co. New York. 1958. 1st Ed. (8), 254 PP with 23 sketches and plans, plus 12 plates with 23 b/w illustrations. Fp: The America's Cup. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Small piece missing from the top of spine of the dust jacket, slight ageing of paper, o/wise near fine. 23.4 x 15.6.
The authentic and fascinating story of the century old struggle to win this greatest international trophy. Loosely inserted at back cover: this is the final chapter for your copy of The America's Cup Races, covering the 1958 defence of the Cup (Chapter XXI: The 1958 America's Cup Campaign - Page 242 to 261).
48090 STONE, Peter IN THE EYE OF THE WIND (in Paradise)
$10.00 AUD
Air Niugini. Port Moresby. 1990. Issue No. 81, July-August 1990. 42 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Contains article between P.19 and 25 with 13 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28.5 x 21.
Windjamming in Papua New Guinea.
31080 STONE, Roger D. THE VOYAGE OF THE SANDERLING
$10.00 AUD
Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1990. 1st Ed. XIII, 302, (2) PP with 3 plans of Sanderling, 17 maps and 50 b/w illust. Fp: Course of the Sanderling between Camden, Maine and Rio de Janeiro. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.2 x 16.5. 039457334X
Exploring the ecology of the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Rio de Janeiro in the 38-foot cutter Sanderling. Study of the coast nowadays and comparison with the early explorers statements and description. An 8,000-mile cruise between the summer of 1986 and April 1988.
39791 STRANDBERG, Olle TIGERLAND & SOUTH SEA
$15.00 AUD
Michael Joseph. London. 1954. 3rd Impression of the 1953 original English edition, translated from the Swedish by M.A. Michael. 235 PP, plus 12 pages with 14 b/w photos. Fp: The schooner California under sail. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Foxing spots on edges and some pages, o/wise near fine. 20.8 x 14.2.
Two years' travel through South-East Asia and the Paradise on Earth, supposedly in the South Seas.
73903 STREET, Donald M. Jr. A CRUISING GUIDE TO THE LESSER ANTILLES
$15.00 AUD
Sail Books, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts. 1974. Revised edition. (16), 314, (6 index) PP with b/w illustrations (4 headpieces, 91 sketch charts & 41 drawings and topographical views.). Hard covers, pictorial front. Name and address of previous owner on preliminary page. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.7 x 25.8.
Helpful hints, warnings, and common sense for the yachtsman.
72891 STREPP, Hans G. HOW TO USE RADAR
$15.00 AUD
A Sailmate Book / Nautical Books. London. 1990. 1st English edition. 128 PP with over 60 b/w illustrations. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine. 21.5 x 13.5. 9780713633245
62747 STUCHIN, Marcie & ABRAMSON, Susan WATERSIDE HOMES
$10.00 AUD
PBC International, Inc. New York. 1998. 1st Ed. Foreword by Katherine Pearson. 176 PP with 22 sketch-plans and over 255 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 26.5 x 26.5. 0866366318
Many coastal homes ... & the 120-foot yacht "Indiscretion", built by Broward Marine of Florida.
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
$35.00 AUD
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
66314 SURFING WORLD THE BADLANDS: Return to Wild Australia
$15.00 AUD
Surfing World Magazine. Manly, NSW. c. 2014. Special Desert Edition, presented by Surfing World Magazine and edited by Vaughan Blakey. No continuous pagination, 148 PP with b/w and colour photos throughout. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 30.3 x 23.6.
66291 SURFING WORLD MAGAZINE THE NINTH WAVE: 100 Great Surfing Images of Modern Age and the True Stories behind them
$30.00 AUD
3CMG. Sydney. 2010. 1st Ed. Presented by Surfing World Magazine and edited by Sean Doherty. No pagination, 216 PP with b/w and colour photos throughout. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 30.3 x 23.6. 9780975703717
70808 SUTCLIFFE, Trevor (editor) SAILING TO SUCCESS - Fremantle's Yachting Heritage and the History of the Fremantle Sailing Club
$30.00 AUD
Fremantle Sailing Club, Inc. Fremantle. 2000. 1st Ed. Forewords by Trevor Sutcliffe and Hugh Plaistowe, Commodore. Introduction by Patricia Brown. VI, 490 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Fine. 28.8 x 21. 0646405837
America's Cup 1987, by Max Shean.
18528 SVENSSON, Sam SAILS THROUGH THE CENTURIES
$10.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1965. 1st US Ed. 116 PP with 68 illustrations by Gordon Macfie (1 figurehead, 7 b/w pen and ink, and 60 colour line drawings). Decorated hard cover. Fine. 19.2 x 18.8.
Various types of vessels and their historical backgrounds.
48717 SWALE, Rosie BACK TO CAPE HORN
$10.00 AUD
Collins. London. 1986. 1st Ed. 223 PP with 6 maps, plus 8 pages with 15 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Spine of cover lightly faded. Near fine. 23.8 x 16. 002174154
Horse riding through Chile, from the Antofagasta to Cape Horn and beyond.
69761 SWALE, Rosie CHILDREN OF CAPE HORN
$5.00 AUD
Ure Smith. Sydney. 1974. 1st Australian edition. 242 PP with 1 plan, 1 diagram, 1 map and 22 b/w photos. Eps: Map of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Hard cover, gilt title on sunned spine. Foxing spots on outside edges. Contents very clean and overall a very good copy. 22.2 x 14.3. 0725401672
66334 SWANTON, Will SOME DAY - Inside the Dream Tour and Mick Fanning's 2007 World Championship win
$20.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 2008. 1st Ed. XII, 274 PP, plus 16 pages with 35 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing. Near fine. 23 x 15.3. 9781741754117
74079 SWINSON, Mike & MAYS, Nicole BLOOD, SWEAT & THE SEA
$80.00 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. Half title page with a dedicatory note to Peter Campbell, Australian Yachting specialist, dated and signed by the author. 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.
74080 SWINSON, Mike & MAYS, Nicole BLOOD, SWEAT & THE SEA
$125.00 AUD
40 / Forty South Publishing. Hobart. 2017. Deluxe edition, with a foreword by Robert Clifford. 416 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover and laminated pictorial boards, dust jacket. Half title page with a dedicatory note dated and signed by the author. Fine. 28.7 x 22.4. 9780995408296
Biography of John Muir, a Tasmanian, who started from scratch to become one of the world's leading manufacturers of anchoring and mooring systems.
73768 SYMONDS, A. A. AN INTRODUCTION TO YACHT DESIGN
$30.00 AUD
Edward Arnold & Co. London. 1938. 1st Ed. 142 PP with tables and 26 figures. Top outside edge tinted. Cloth covers, dj. Ageing and foxing on pages and dust jacket which is in a protective sleeve. Contents near fine. 22.3 x 14.5.
Theory and Construction, The Practice of Design.
18057 SYMONDS, Tom MAROUBRA SURF CLUB, The first 75 years
$50.00 AUD
Lester-Townsend Publishing. Sydney. 1982. 1st Ed. (8), 103 PP with numerous lists & tables, 3 bw illust., and 31 bw photos. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on front cover and spine. Light foxing, o/wise fine. 27.2 x 19.5. 094985302X
19918 TABULO, Tom PACIFIC SURF LIFE SAVING CLUB, The First Forty Years 1947-1987
$15.00 AUD
Weldons. Sydney. 1987. 1st Ed. 112 PP with 117 bw photos in text. Laminated pictorial boards. Near fine. 23 x 20. 0947116443
History and development of the Pacific S.L.S.C. of Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Yamaha Osaka Cup '95 Promotion Council. Osaka. 1995. 1st edition limited to 2000 copies. 122 PP with colour illustrations (2 maps, 2 cutaways, 8 b/w and 117 colour photos). Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Notice of Race Sail Osaka '97 and Entry Form loosely inserted. Japanese and English text. Fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 4807233033
67850 TATE, Michael BLUE WATER CRUISING
$20.00 AUD
Temple Press. London. 1964. 1st Ed. X, 102 PP with 9 figures, plus 12 pages with 11 b/w photos. Fp: One-way traffic through the Corinth Canal. Eps: Map of Western Mediterranean Sea with an inset "Carribean Islands". Hard cover; dj. Dust jacket rubbed, with a chip and repaired tears. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 22.2 x 14.5.
For the yachtsman: voyaging-planning, preparing, and the life on board at sea and in harbour.
22105 TAYLOR, James YACHTS ON CANVAS, Artists' Images of Yachts from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day
$20.00 AUD
Conway Maritime Press. London. 1998. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 14 bw and 131 colour illust. Title spread: Royal Forth Yacht Regatta, Granton, 25 July 1859. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 28.5. 0851777198
10478 TAYLOR, Keith (editor) THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE AMERICA'S CUP DEFENCE
$5.00 AUD
Advertiser Magazines Pty. Ltd. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. 80 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, plus large folded map (76.5 x 53.8) loosely inserted. Pictorial card cover. Very good. 27 x 20.7. 0864110545
History of the America's Cup up to the 1987 defence by Australia in Fremantle.
44754 TAYLOR, William H. & ROSENFELD, Stanley THE STORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING, told in pictures
$10.00 AUD
Bramhall House. New York. c. 1960. Reprint (B) of the 1958 original published by Meredith Press. XII, 276 PP with b/w illustrations (engravings, paintings & plans) and photographs by Morris Rosenfeld. Title spread: Racing yachts. Hard cover, marbled boards with cloth spine. Spine marked and worn at place, and with a 2cm closed tear at head. Foxing spots on outside edges and both endpapers, o/wise a good copy. 30.2 x 23.2.
Yachting comes to America. The America's Cup. Ocean racing and cruising...
16209 TEBOUL, Patrick (editor) THE WORLD OF YACHTING 4 1980
$10.00 AUD
Editions de Messine. Paris. 1982. 1st Ed. 224 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover. Top corner of front endpaper clipped. Very good. 32 x 24.5. 286409004X
America's Cup by V. J. Broze. Clipper Cup an Southern Cross Cup / Sydney-Hobart, by P. Campbell...
46144 TEBOUL, Patrick (editor) THE WORLD OF YACHTING 4 1980
$15.00 AUD
Editions de Messine. Paris. 1982. 1st Ed. 224 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Very good. 32 x 24.5. 286409004X
America's Cup by V. J. Broze. Clipper Cup and Southern Cross Cup / Sydney-Hobart, by P. Campbell...
46145 TEBOUL, Patrick, PAGE, Frank & ASARIA, Gérard (editors) THE WORLD OF YACHTING 3 - 1979
$10.00 AUD
Editions de Messine. Paris. 1980. 1st English edition. 232 PP with tables, b/w and colour photos. Cloth cover. Near fine. 32 x 24.5. 2864090015
38365 TEBOUL, Patrick, PAGE, Frank & PAYER, Georges (editors) THE WORLD OF YACHTING 5 - 1981
$15.00 AUD
Editions de Messine. Paris. 1981. 1st English edition. 216 PP with tables, b/w and colour photos. Cloth cover, dj (closed tears). Near fine. 32 x 24.5. 2864090066
Boating industry 1981 by D. Gleen... Sydney Hobart by P. Campbell... Surf by Gilles Lhote.
73196 TELFER, Ross SAILING SMALL CRAFT - A Guide for Racing and Rigging Sailing Craft
$10.00 AUD
A "Readon" Publication. Boolaroo. 1965. 2nd edition of the 1961 original. 94 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (1 advertisement, 7 drawings and 31 b/w photos). Hard cover, title on front board, dj. Faint foxing spots on top outside edge. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.
The A to Z of small boat sailing.
35380 TEMPLAR SEA FEVER - A Beginner's Guide to Yachting
$5.00 AUD
Author. Hong Kong. 1985. 1st Ed. Foreword by Mike Phillips, Commodore, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. 111 PP with 52 cartoons by Templar. Pictorial soft cover. Occasional foxing. Near fine. Oblong: 14 x 20.4.
62728 THELWELL, Norman THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND - Thelwell's Manual of Sailing
$10.00 AUD
Eyre Methuen. London. 1987. Reprint of the 1982 edition. 96 PP with over 95 humourous cartoons. Pictorial soft covers. Very good. 21 x 16.3. 9780417011202
75491 THELWELL, Norman THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND - Thelwell's Manual of Sailing
$5.00 AUD
Magnum Books / Methuen paperbacks. London. 1976. Reprint of the 1976 edition. 96 PP with over 95 humourous cartoons. Pictorial soft covers. Ageing of paper. Name of previous owner at top of title-page, o/wise very good. 17.7 x 11.2. 041334620X
46892 THOMAS, Captain Elwell B. THIS BUSINESS OF BOATING
$15.00 AUD
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.
69557 THOMPSON, Thomas HELL AND HIGH WATER
$20.00 AUD
London. 1975. André Deutsch. 1st Ed. 254 PP, plus 4 pages with 5 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Slight ageing of paper with foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 22.2 x 14.2. 0233967052
An extraordinary true story of shipwreck and survival. Sailed from a marina in Puget Sound, bound for Costa Rica ...
73901 THOMPSON, Trevor and Dinah ADRIATIC PILOT - A Yachtsman's Guide to Alabania, Yugoslavia and the Italian coast to Santa Maria di Leuca
$30.00 AUD
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. St Ives, Cambridgeshire. 1990. 1st Ed. VIII, 403, (3) PP with b/w illustrations: coastal views, maps, sketch maps, plans, photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9780852881514
A yachtsman's guide to the Adriatic Sea.
40504 TILLMAN, Dick LASER SAILING, for Beginners and Experts
$10.00 AUD
Ziff-Davis. New York. c. 1980. 9th printing of the 1975 original. 127 PP with 10 figures and 61 b/w photos. Title spread: Line drawings and sail plan. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 23.3 x 16. 0871650126
51279 TILLMAN, Dick LASER SAILING, for Beginners and Experts
$5.00 AUD
Yachting Publishing Corporation. New York. 1975. 1st Ed. 127 PP with 10 figures and 61 b/w photos. Title spread: Line drawings and sail plan. Hard cover, device in blind on front cover. Foxing spots. Near fine. 23.3 x 16.
40505 TILLMAN, Dick & POWLISON, Dave THE NEW LASER SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Sail Books. Boston. 1983. 1st Ed. 160 PP with diagrams by Joseph Farnham, sketches by Jan Adkins, and 60 b/w photos. Fp: 7 hulls. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 091481432X
46328 TILLMAN, Dick & POWLISON, Dave THE NEW LASER SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Nautical. London. 1986. 1st UK edition. XVI, 160 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches and photos). Fp: hulls of Lasers. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.5 x 16. 0851773958
72643 TILMAN H. W. IN MISCHIEF'S WAKE
$40.00 AUD
Hollis & Carter. London. 1971. 1st Ed. 167 PP with maps in text plus 12 pages with 19 b/w photos. Hard cover, dust jacket in protective sleeve. Ex-library copy with a few stamps on FFEP and at bottom of title-page and in margin of P.17, and remnants of tape marks on covers. Small light stain on some pages but not affecting text. Overall, this is still a very good clean copy of a scarce title. 22 x 15. 0370013778
39146 TIME-LIFE The Time-Life Library of Boating - BOAT HANDLING
$5.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. New York. 1976. 2nd printing (revised) of the 1975 original. Edited by Harvey B. LOOMIS. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, photos). Cloth cover, colour vignette on front cover. Very good. 29 x 22.5.
Heading out on the water. Manoeuvring under power... Common sense in tight places.
39147 TIME-LIFE The Time-Life Library of Boating - CRUISING
$5.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Virginia. 1977. 2nd printing (revised) of the 1975 original. Edited by George CONSTABLE. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, photos). Cloth cover, colour vignette on front cover. Very good. 29 x 22.5.
In search of a perfect vessel. Making plans for a voyage... Seamanship for cruisers.
39148 TIME-LIFE The Tile-Life Library of Boating - CRUISING GROUNDS
$5.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Virginia. 1978. 2nd printing (revised) of the 1976 original. Edited by George CONSTABLE. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, photos). Cloth cover, colour vignette on front cover. Very good. 29 x 22.5.
Cruising grounds off the USA: Pacific Northwest. California and Mexico's Baja... The Caribbean Islands.
39149 TIME-LIFE The Time-Life Library of Boating - SPORTS AFLOAT
$5.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Virginia. 1978. 2nd printing (revised) of the 1976 original. Edited by George CONSTABLE. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, photos). Cloth cover, colour vignette on front cover. Very good. 29 x 22.5.
Fishing boats and boat handling for fishermen. Water-skiing. Playing with the wind.
39151 TIME-LIFE The Time-Life Library of Boating - SEAMANSHIP
$5.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. New York. 1976. 2nd printing (revised) of the 1975 original. Edited by Harvey B. LOOMIS. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, photos). Cloth cover, colour vignette on front cover. Very good. 29 x 22.5.
Weather, Winds and Water. The Fury of Storm... When the worst happens.
42091 TIME-LIFE The Time-Life Library of Boating - THE HANDY BOATMAN
$5.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Virginia. 1976. 1st printing. Edited by George CONSTABLE & Bryce S. WALKER. 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, photos). Cloth cover, colour vignette on front cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket laminated. Very good. 29 x 22.5.
Adding electrical equipment. Installing new plumbing... Ropework plain and fancy...
30794 TODD, Nigel & ROSS, Brian AMERICA'S CUP 83 - The Official Advance Australia Souvenir Edition
$5.00 AUD
Sea Spray Group. Sydney. 1983. 1st Ed., introduction by Sir James Hardy. (24 adv.), 62, (2 adv.) PP with plans, b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (slightly rubbed). Very good. 30 x 20.8. 0959249997
17056 TOGHILL, J. E. MANUAL OF YACHT NAVIGATION
$15.00 AUD
Murray. Sydney. 1963. 1st Ed. XI, 172 PP with 63 b/w illust. (figures, sketches, drawings, photos,...) & 11 location diagrams. Hard cover, gilt device and title on front cover. Dust jacket (illustrated by Jack Earl) is a little rubbed and chipped, o/wise very good. 24.7 x 17.6.
Navigation equipment, ship's compass, charts, plotting, dead reckoning, etc...
44794 TOGHILL, J. E. MANUAL OF YACHT NAVIGATION
$5.00 AUD
Murray. Sydney. 1973. Reprint of the revised editon of 1966 (original of 1963). XI, 172 PP with 63 b/w illust. (figures, sketches, drawings, photos,...) & 11 location diagrams. Hard cover, gilt device and title on front cover. Shelf number on front cover and spine. Stamp of previous owner on inside front cover. Covers lightly rubbed. Foxing on outside edges, o/wise good. 24.7 x 17.6.
Navigation equipment, ship's compass, charts, plotting, dead reckoning, etc...
10472 TOGHILL, Jeff THE YACHTSMAN'S NAVIGATION MANUAL
$10.00 AUD
Reed. Sydney. 1976. Reprint of the 1975 original. 256 PP with b/w illust. (drawings, maps, sketches and photos). Hard cover, device (astrolabe) on front cover, dj. Donation plate and stamp of the "Devonport Maritime Museum and Historical Society" on front and rear endpapers. Previous owner's name on FFEP and title page, o/wise contents near fine. 25.2 x 18.5. 0589071653
30796 TOGHILL, Jeff AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES GUIDE TO THE AMERICA'S CUP - Perth 1986/87
$5.00 AUD
Reed. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.
The Cup races explained - The challengers: the boats, the tactics...
34460 TOGHILL, Jeff LET'S TRY SAILING
$20.00 AUD
Reed. Sydney. 1978. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w illust. (sketches, drawings and photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 21.5. 058950066X
Chapters: An Introduction, The Basic Bits and Pieces, The Fundamentals, Getting under Way, The Spinnaker, Safe Navigastion, Out in the Open, A Few Hints and Tips, Some Common Knots, Glossary of Sailing Terms..
40515 TOGHILL, Jeff MODERN YACHT NAVIGATION - From sextants to satellites
$10.00 AUD
Horwitz Grahame. Sydney. 1984. 1st Ed. (2), 221 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, photos, sketches). Pictorial laminated boards. Faint foxing on outside edges. Note on the verso of the front endpaper. Very good. 24.7 x 15.7. 0725517379
44790 TOGHILL, Jeff SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Wattle Books. Sydney. 1983. 1st Australian edition. 479 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches and photos). Title page: Yacht Hang Ten. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 26.8 x 19.5. 0730100030
44964 TOGHILL, Jeff SAILING FOR BEGINNERS
$5.00 AUD
Reed. Sydney. 1974. 1st Ed. 112 PP with 46 figures and 27 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Stamp of the Sea School of Queensland on front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 21.5 x 14. 0589071297
47085 TOGHILL, Jeff THE ART OF SAILING IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
$10.00 AUD
A.H. & A.W. Reed. Sydney. 1968. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 1 weather chart on double page and 55 figures, plus 16 pages with 12 plates (24 photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 18.5 x 11.5.
A manual for Australia & New Zealand.
65858 TOGHILL, Jeff SEAWAY CODE - A Manual of Safety and Survival
$10.00 AUD
Reed Books Pty Ltd. Sydney. 1986. 1st Ed. 136 PP with b/w and bour illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 22.2 x 14.8. 0730101665
69334 TOGHILL, Jeff CIRCUMNAVIGATING AUSTRALIA'S COASTLINE - 2, The Ports and Anchorages, A Yachtman's Manual
$25.00 AUD
Reed Books. Sydney. 1989. 1st Ed. 263 PP with maps and location maps of ports. Pictorial soft cover, dj. Near fine. 26 x 16. 0730102130
70223 TOGHILL, Jeff ALL ABOUT SAILBOATS
$10.00 AUD
Sun Books. Melbourne. 1984. 1st Ed., in the "Jeff Toghill's Sailing School" series. 64 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketch plans and 53 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong. 11.3 x 18.3. 0725104430
70224 TOGHILL, Jeff PILOTAGE AND COASTAL NAVIGATION
$10.00 AUD
Sun Books. Melbourne. 1984. 1st Ed., in the "Jeff Toghill's Sailing School" series. 63 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches, chart extracts and 15 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong. 11.3 x 18.3. 0725104457
76029 TOGHILL, Jeff COASTAL NAVIGATION FOR BEGINNERS
$10.00 AUD
Reed Pty Ltd. Sydney. 1978. Reprint of the 1976 original. 112 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, coastal views, charts & maps, and photos). Stiff covers, pictorial front. Note at top of FFEP, otherwise very good. 21.5 x 14. 0589071912
67630 TOUGH, Ron & COWNIE, Stewart YACHT CLUBS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. A Historical and Pictorial Record
$15.00 AUD
Gallery Publications. Perth. 1981. 1st Ed. 64 PP with many b/w illustrations and 8 pages with colour illustrations (1 plate with 25 burgees and 10 watercolours). Title-page: vignette of the twenty two foot semi rater "Rhythm". FEP: Map of the Swan River. REP: Map of Western Australia. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket a little browned around spine and top edge, o/wise a very good clean copy. 27 x 22.2. 0959614826
History of yachting in Western Australia. The yacht clubs, the races...
75542 TOY, Ernest W., Jr. ADVENTURERS AFLOAT - A Nautical Bibliography (in 2 volumes)
$200.00 AUD
The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Metuchen, N. J., & London. 1988. 1st Ed. Volume I, Part I: XII, 476 PP. Volume 2, Parts II-IV: (2), 477-1179 PP. Cloth covers, gilt title on front covers and spines. Fine. 22.2 x 14.3. 0810821893
A Comprehensive Guide to Books in English recounting the Adventures of Amateur Sailors upon the waters of the World in Yachts, Boats, and other Devices and including Works and Arts and Sciences of Cruising, Racing, Seamanship, Navigation, Design, building, etc. from the earliest writings through 1986.
73123 TREFETHEN, Jim THE CRUISING LIFE: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager
$30.00 AUD
International Marine / McGraw Hill. Camden, Maine. 1999. 1st Ed. XIV, 242 PP with 16 sketch plans ad drawiongs. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Top edge of rear endpaper and dust jacket with an old water stain and is in a protective sleeve. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Contents near fine. 24.2 x 16.7. 9780070653603
Guide to around 400 cruising routes with information on winds, currents, regional & seasonal weather.
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.
75976 TUFFLEY, Gordon SKIPPER'S AIDE MEMOIRE - Small Ship & Pleasure Boat
$30.00 AUD
Gordon Tuffley. Winton, Qld. 2001 1st edition on "Waterproof Paper", dated June 2001.. No continuous pagination: (2), 16, 10, 10, 6, 16 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial covers, spiral bound. Near fine. Scarce. Small format: 17 x 12. 9780646415666
35842 TUREN, Teppo & McCABE, Elizabeth Maddox THE TUNTSA
$15.00 AUD
Arthur Barker. London. 1962. 1st Ed. 254 PP with 12 head pieces, plus 16 pages with 24 b/w illust. (1 map, 2 plans and 21 photos). Eps: Course of the Tuntsa. Hard cover, dj (closed tears). Near fine. 22.2 x 14.2.
Successful attempt to migrate from Finland to the USA, during an unsuccessful voyage. Crossing from Helsinki to Dover, Brest, Casablanca, Safi, the Canary Islands interrupted by a shipwreck in the Virgin Island.
50324 TWINAME, Eric THE RULES BOOK. The 1981-84 International Yacht Racing Rules
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1981. 2nd edition of the 1977 original, revised by Gerald Sambrooke-Sturgess. (4), 156 PP with b/w illustrations. Soft cover. Very good. 18.5 x 12.2. 0229116590
73972 TWINAME, Eric START TO WIN
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1976. Reprint of the 1973 original. (8), 232 PP with over 216 b/w illustrations (drawings and photos). Title spread: 5 photographs of sailing yachts. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 25.2 x 17.5 0229115160
70296 UNDERHILL, Sir Arthur (Commodore) A SHORT HISTORY OF THE FIRST HALF CENTURY OF THE ROYAL CRUISING CLUB: MDCCCLXXX - MCMXXX
$85.00 AUD
C.F. Roworth Ltd / Royal Cruising Club. London. 1930. 1st Ed. No pagination, 66 PP, plus 12 pages for 6 b/w plates. Quarter bound, lightly rubbed marbled boards with cloth spine and vignette on front board. Neat signature of previous owner on front endpaper. A near fine copy. Scarce. 19.6 x 15.
50559 UREN, Malcolm (compiler) SAILS ON THE SWAN, The History of the Royal Perth Yacht Club 1865-1965
$35.00 AUD
R.Y.C. of W.A.Perth. 1966. 1st Ed. 152 PP with 23 b/w photos. Fp: Running before the wind. Cloth cover, dj. Near fine. 24.5 x 16.5.
67659 VACUUM VACUUM MOTORBOAT GUIDE
$25.00 AUD
Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Ltd. Melbourne. 1946. 1st Ed. 40 PP with b/w, duotone and colour illustrations. Inside back cover: International code of signals in colour. Pictorial soft cover. Front cover with small rubbed patches at top. Very good. 21.3 x 13.3.
74099 VALLENTINE, John & MATERS, Maxine SAILING THROUGH RUSSIA From the Arctic to the Black Sea
$80.00 AUD
Maxine Maters & John Vallentine. No place. 2016. 1st Ed. 317 PP with a few b/w illustrations in the "Historical Notes" section (pages 258 to 279) and hundreds of colour illustrations: maps, plans and photos... Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 28 x 21. 9781526202581
Voyage of the "Tainui", first foreign-flagged yacht to sail for 4 months in 2013 the Volga - Don waterways. Updated and correct to December 2015.
16602 VAN DE VOORT, J. P. DE NEDERLANDSE NOORDZEEVISSERIJ IN OUDE ANSICHTEN
$20.00 AUD
Europese Bibliotheek. Amsterdam. 1983. 5th edition. No Pagination, 160 PP with 156 b/w photos on full page. Pictorial soft cover. Dutch text. Fine. Oblong: 14.4 x 20.6. 902882233X
The Dutch North Sea fishery and fishing in old picture post cards.
76277 Van Der MERWE, Pieter (editor) HOOKING, DRIFTING and TRAWLING - 500 Years of British Deep Sea Fishing
$10.00 AUD
National Maritime Museum. Greenwich. 1986. July 1986 edition. No. 2 in the "Outstations" series. 40 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 map of "Fishing Ports of Britain", line drawings by John Stengelhofen and photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 20.8. 0905555996
73100 Van Der WAL, Onne WIND AND WATER: Boating Photographs from around the World
$40.00 AUD
Bulfinch Press. New York. 2004. 1st Ed. 168 PP with 112 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Repaired small tear at lower part of back cover of dust jacket, o/wise a near fine copy. Oblong: 28.5 x 30.5. 0821228447
72190 Van OST, John R. & KLINE, Harry (editors) 1978 YACHTSMAN'S GUIDE TO THE GREATER ANTILLES: Virgin Islands / Puerto Rico / Dominican Republic / Haiti
$15.00 AUD
Tropic Isles Publisher. Coral Gables, Florida. 1978. 3rd edition. Message from Harry Kline, editor-illustrator. (2), 276 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, maps, plans, photos), and advertisements in b/w or colour. Stiff covers, pictorial front, spiral bound. Stamp of previous owner on front cover and title page. Very good working copy. 23 x 16.5.
45426 VAN RIETSCHOTEN Cornelis, PICKTHALL, Barry FLYER - The Quest to Win the Round the World Race
$25.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1979. 1st Ed. 190 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, maps), plus 8 pages with 14 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25.2 x 19.2. 0540071846
The 1977/78 round the world race won by the Dutch yacht FLYER, the sole unsponsored entry out of 15.
73991 VAUGHAN, Roger FASTNET: One Man's Voyage
$15.00 AUD
Seaview Books. New York. 1980. 1st Ed. (8), 184 PP with 1 chart of the Fastnet Racecourse, plus 8 pages with 9 b/w photos. Hard covers, gilt device on front board, gilt title on cloth spine, dj. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.5. 0872235874
Fastnet Race of 1979, on board the Kialoa..
44093 VAUGHAN, Roger (editor) AMERICA'S CUP XXVII - STARS & STRIPES - The Official Record 1988
$50.00 AUD
Dennis Conner Sports Inc. San Diego. 1988. 1st Ed., with a preface by Henry Racamier, of Louis Vuitton S.A. (4), 144 PP with 2 plans, Sketches, 3 b/w and 198 colour photos by Margherita Bottini, Daniel Forster and Marshall Harrington. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. Signed by Dennis Conner. 31 x 24.5. 0961879912
Race off San Diego.
18679 VILLIERS, Alan SCOTLAND FROM HER LOVELY LOCHS AND SEAS (in National Geographic Magazine, Volume 119, No. 4, 1961)
$10.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1961. N.G.S. Vol. 119, No.4, April 1961. Contains article between pages 492 and 541 with 2 maps & 48 colour photos by Robert F. Sisson. Very good. 25.4 x 17.4.
Voyage on the Yacht Cristoden through the lochs of Scotland and the outer Hebrides Islands.
30925 VILLIERS, Alan HOW WE SAILED THE NEW MAYFLOWER TO AMERICA [in National Geographic Magazine]
$20.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1957. Volume CXII, No. 5, Nov. 1957. Includes article from P. 627-674 with 35 illustrations (25 in colour), plus the Special Supplement Painting of Mayflower II, by Hervey Garrett Smith. Soft cover, spine lightly rubbed. Scarce copy with the Supplement. Near fine. 25.4 x 17.4.
Why did Mayflower II take the long Southern route? What were the risks she ran? Her skipper reveals the answers.
51075 VILLIERS, Alan THE PARIS BOAT SHOW (in Ships and Ship Models, Volume IX, No. 96, January 1956)
$10.00 AUD
Percival Marshall. London. 1956. 36 PP. Contains article between P. 2 and 5 with 5 b/w photos. Illustrated wrappers, reinforced at spine, o/wise near fine. 24.6 x 18.3.
Alan Villiers writing about the most unusual nautical exhibition he has visited, says ... trust the French to be daringly different!
51083 VILLIERS, Alan WHERE SAIL SURVIVES (in Ships and Ship Models, Volume IX, No. 100, May 1956)
$10.00 AUD
Percival Marshall. London. 1956. 32, IV, PP (137-166). Contains article between P.138 and 140 with 4 b/w photos. Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. 24.6 x 18.3.
Impressions of the sailing fleets of the East: Ceylon.
74463 VILLIERS, Alan SONS OF SINDBAD - An Account of Sailing with the Arabs in their Dhows, in the Red Sea, round the Coasts of Arabia, and to Zanzibar and Tanganyika; Pearling in the Persian Gulf; and the Life of the Shipmasters and the Mariners of Kuwait
$80.00 AUD
Arabian Publishing. London. 2006. Reprint. Intorduction by William Facey, Yacoub al-Hijji and Grace Pundyk. ix, 403 PP plus 32 pages with 50 b/w photographs. Hard cover, dust jacket. As new. 24 x 16. 0954479238
76307 VILLIERS, Alan SONS OF SINDBAD - The Photographs - Dhows Voyages with the Arabs in 1938-39 in the Red Sea, round the Coasts of Arabia, and to Zanzibar and Tanganyika; Pearling in the Persian Gulf; and the Life of the Shipmasters and the Mariners of Kuwait
$110.00 AUD
National Maritime Museum. London. 2006. Selected and Introduced by William Facey, Yacoub Al-Hijji and Grace Pundyk. 224 PP with 11 maps and 165 b/w photos. Fp: Dhows crewmembers. Eps: Map of western Indian Ocean with Dhow. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 34 x 25.5. 9780948065750
First published in 1940, this production contains a treasure trove of photos held at the NMM and largely unpublished until now. A superb book.
66978 VOLUNTEER COASTAL PATROL OF N.S.W. SAFE BOATING
$10.00 AUD
The Sun & Volunteer Coastal Patrol of NSW. Sydney. c. 1950. 1st Ed. 36 PP with b/w sketches. Soft cover, pictorial front, staples removed. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.
... safe operation of boats by amateur enthusiasts ... to be read in conjunction with the official Rules and Regulations issued by the Maritime Services Board of N.S.W.
74158 WAHLQUIST, Asa Karin SNAILS BAY SABOT SAILING CLUB 1962-1973: A Sailing Club for Children in Balmain
$25.00 AUD
WriteLight Pty. Ltd. Glebe, NSW. 2015. 1st Ed. 146 PP with b/w illustrations: 5 figures (2 plans and 3 maps) and 62 photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 24 x 17. 9780992320683
41611 WALKER, Nicolette Milnes WHEN I PUT OUT TO SEA
$10.00 AUD
Pan Books. London. 1973. Paperback edition of the 1972 original. 142, 2 PP with 1 map on double page, 1 cutaway, and 1 plan, plus 8 pages with 5 b/w and 6 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (rubbed). Spine with a crease, Foxing around the edges. Good reading copy. 17.8 x 11. 0330237950
54786 WALKER, Stuart H. ADVANCED RACING TACTICS
$15.00 AUD
Angus and Robertson. London. 1982. Reprint of the 1981 paperback edition (1976 original). 399 PP with illustrations (diagrams and 60 drawings) by Thomas Price. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.8. 0207142394
18265 WALLACE, William M. THE MACMILLAN BOOK OF BOATING
$15.00 AUD
The Macmillan Co. New York. 1964. 1st Ed. 249 PP, (3 index) with b/w & colour illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Very good. 30 x 21.5.
150 years of boats & boating from Cleopatra's barge, through the America's Cup races, steam yachts, schooners, ...
38371 WALLACE, William M. THE MACMILLAN BOOK OF BOATING
$10.00 AUD
Bonanza Books. New York. 1973. Reprint of the 1964 original. 249, (3 index) PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Near fine. 30 x 21.5. 51703946XX
150 years of boats & boating from Cleopatra's barge, through the America's Cup races, steam yachts, schooners, ...
67966 WALTON WALTON FAST SEA-GOING MOTOR YACHTS
$15.00 AUD
Walton Yacht Works Limited. Shepperton-on-Thames. 1938. 1938 edition. Folded flyer: 5 folds with 3 sets of sketch plans and 3 art works for Walton range motor yachts. Repaired at folds. Very good. Format: 28 x 56. Folded: 20x 38
Range of Walton high-speed luxury motor yachts, LOA: 30, 37 and 46 ft.
67967 WALTON THE WALTON "THIRTY", New Gray-engined standard Cruiser
$10.00 AUD
Walton Yacht Works Limited. Shepperton-on-Thames. 1937. Reprint from "Yachting World and Motor Boating Journal" Journal, October 1st 1937. 2 PP with 2 sketch plans and 4 b/w photos. 30 x 21.5.
Range of Walton high-speed luxury motor yachts, LOA: 30, 37 and 46 ft.
66626 WARD, Captain A. R. (compiler) THE CHRONICLES OF THE ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB
$20.00 AUD
Fernhurst Books. Arundel, West Sussex. 1999. 1st Ed. Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. 270 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dust jacket. A fine copy. 31 x 23. 189866062X
54695 WARDEN, Ian ROLLICK, REEL, RESCUE (in National Library of Australia News - Vol XVIII, No. 4, January 2008)
$5.00 AUD
National Library of Australia. Canberra. 2008. Vol. XVIII, No. 4, January 2008. 24 PP. Contains article from P.14 to 17 with 7 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Centenary of Australia's first Surf Life Saving carnival.
75844 WARNER, Kirsten ISLANDS OF THE GULF
$30.00 AUD
Hodder Moa Beckett. Auckland. 1995. 1st Ed. 80 PP with colour illustrations: 1 map of Hauraki Gulf and 72 colour photos by David Kerr. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 22.2 x 15.8. 9781869582111
The islands of the Hauraki Gulf, gateway to Auckland and a marine wonderland.
30657 WARSHAW, Matt SURFRIDERS IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT WAVE
$10.00 AUD
HarperCollins. New York. 1997. 1st Ed. 131 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 28.5 x 26. 0006491790
66365 WARSHAW, Matt ABOVE THE ROAR: 50 Surfer Interviews
$20.00 AUD
Waterhouse. Santa Cruz, Ca. 1997. 1st Ed. Foreword by Shaun Tomson. (2), 124 PP with b/w and colour photos. Hard cover, title on front board and spine, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 28.5 x 28.5. 0965901904
76034 WATKINS, G. G. COASTWISE NAVIGATION - Notes for Yachtsmen
$5.00 AUD
Kandy Publications. Sidcup, Kent. 1962. 1st Ed. 64 PP with c. 10 tables and figures (c. 30 in b/w and 10 with colour). Pictorial soft covers somewhat soiled and creased. Note on inside back cover. A good working copy. 21.5 x 13.8. 0853090092
58963 WATSON, Jessica TRUE SPIRIT: The Aussie Girl who took on the World
$20.00 AUD
Hachette Australia Pty Ltd. Sydney. 2010. 1st Ed. XIV, 367, (3) PP with 1 map on double page, 1 plan on double page, 1 weather map and 9 b/w photos (6 headpieces), plus 24 pages with 62 colour photos. Inside front cover: Ella's Pink Lady. Inside back cover: Jessica Watson. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23.5 x 15.2. 9780733624971
World circumnavigation on board Ella's Pink Lady: 18th October 2009 to 15th May 2010.
69610 WATSON, Jonathan JANET: The Restoration of a Victorian Yacht
$20.00 AUD
Newton Abbot. 1986. David & Charles. 1st Ed. 142, (2 adverts) PP with & b/w photos and 38 b/w illustrations including photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22.2 x 14.3. 0715388886
75483 WATTS Alan WEATHER FORECASTING Ashore and Afloat
$40.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1967. 1st Ed. 239 PP with b/w illustrations: 48 and 34 diagrams, plus 16 plates with 28 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Top corner of the last 2 photo plates damaged without affecting the photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket has a few chips and is in a protective sleeve. Very good. 25.3 x 19.
73720 WATTS, C. J. PRACTICAL YACHT CONSTRUCTION - The Construction, Rigging and Equipment of Wood Sailing and Auxiliary Yachts
$20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1957. Revised edition of the 1952 Second Edition. XI, 12-149, (3) PP with 4 tables and 117 figures. Fp: St. Barbara, the club yacht of the Royal Artillery Yacht Club. FEP: Construction plan for 20 tons cutter (Fig. 42). REP: Plan of plumbing system for 80 tons, Auxiliary Sloop Yacht (Fig. 102). Cloth covers, gilt device on front cover and title on spine, dj (price clipped). Top outside edge tinted. Dust jacket with rubbed and worn patches. Contents near fine. 25.2 x 19.
75672 WATTS, C. J. PRACTICAL YACHT CONSTRUCTION - The Construction, Rigging and Equipment of Wood Sailing and Auxiliary Yachts
$10.00 AUD
Robert Ross & Co. Ltd. London. 1947. 1st Ed. Foreword by C. A. Nicholson. 136 PP with 3 tables and 115 figures. Fp: "Yeoman" - a modern Ketch. FEP: Construction plan for 20 tons cutter (Fig. 42). REP: Plan of plumbing system for 80 tons, Auxiliary Sloop Yacht (Fig. 102). Cloth covers, gilt title on spine (dulled lettering). Contents near fine. 25.2 x 19.
31046 WAUGH, Alec THE LIPTON STORY - A Centennial Biography
$5.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1951. May 1951 reprint of the March 1951 UK original. (8), 277 PP. Fp: Sir Thomas Lipton. Cloth cover. Hinges weak, foxing spots on edges, spine sunned. Good. 22.2 x 14.2.
Businessman, millionaire, yacht racing, and from 1898, 5 attempts with successive Shamrock to bring the America's Cup back to England.
38396 WEBBER, N. B. (editor) MARINAS AND SMALL CRAFT HARBOURS
$20.00 AUD
Southampton University Press. Southampton. 1974. Reprint of the December 1972 original. XVIII, 501 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (plans, sketches and photos), plus 1 folded map (River Hamble Policy Plan). Fp: The Hamble - River Britain's principal Marina estuary. Hard cover, dj with a few small marks, foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 21.8 x 15.2.
Proceedings of a Symposium held at the University of Southampton on 19-21 April 1972. 13 papers presented. Requirements of the yachtsman by J. R. Bryans... Floating breakwaters by N.B. Weller and R.J.S. Harris...Economics of the Marina....
19622 WEBSTER, E. H. & NORMAN, L. A HUNDRED YEARS OF YACHTING
$100.00 AUD
J. Walch & Sons. Hobart. 1936. 1st Ed. 256 PP with 1 map & 189 b/w photos, plus 1 large folded plate with 2 panoramic views of Hobart, at rear of book. Hard cover, spine faded. Signature of previous owner on FFEP which has a little old insect damage at bottom corner. Small repair to last page which has been reglued. Otherwise contents are clean and overall, a very good copy of a scarce book. 24.2 x 16.
The first Hobart Town regatta was held on 1st December, 1838.
65676 WEBSTER, E. H. & NORMAN, L. (editors) A HUNDRED YEARS OF YACHTING
$200.00 AUD
J. Walch & Sons. Hobart. 1936. 1st Ed. 256 PP with 1 map & 189 b/w photos, plus 1 large folded plate with 2 panoramic views of Hobart, at rear of book. Hard cover, simile reptilian leather, colour illustration with title pasted down on front board, gilt title on a sunned spine. First 3 pages have small repaired chips, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 24.4 x 16.5.
The first Hobart Town regatta was held on 1st December, 1838.
61529 WEE, Vincent "Jewel of Muscat" - SAILING WITH THE ANCIENTS (in Asia-Pacific Boating)
$10.00 AUD
SPH Magazines. Hong Kong. 2010. Issue: September-October 2010, edited by Ryan Swift. 264, (32) PP with colour photos, plus 12 pages on "The Restoration of Eilean", a Bermudian Ketch built 1936. Contains article from P. 222 to 229 with 12 colour photos. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine.
"Jewel of Muscat", launched from Muscat, Oman and landed in Singapore helped Sailors and Archaeologists rediscover ancient arabic sailing skills.
75694 WELD, Philip S. MOXIE - The American Challenge
$15.00 AUD
The Bodley Head/Hollis & Carter. London. 1982. 1st UK edition. Forword by H.G. (Blondie) Hasler. X, 245 PP with b/w illustrations (1 newspaper clipping with cartoon, 1 drawing (cut-away) of "Paul Ricard", 21 maps and c. 70 b/w photos. Title spread: Moxie makes for the finish at Newport, R.I. FEP: sketch-plans of Moxie. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing. Very good. 24 x 16. 0370304926
The 1980 OSTAR (Observer Single-handed Transatlantic Race), won by the 50 feet long trimaran Moxie.
37594 WELLS, Lana SUNNY MEMORIES - Australian at the Seaside
$5.00 AUD
Greenhouse Publications. Melbourne. 1982. 1st Ed. 184 PP with 195 b/w and 34 colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 29.3 x 22.2. 0909104476
Beach culture and surfing.
76250 WELLS, Ted SCIENTIFIC SAILBOAT RACING
$20.00 AUD
Kaye & Ward. London. 1968. Revised and enlarged edition of the 1954 original. Foreword by Bill Northam. Annotations for the British Commonwealth by John Chamier. X, 214 PP with 87 b/w illustrations (67 drawings & sketches and 20 photos), plus 24 pages for the 20 photos. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with light wear. A near fine copy. 25.2 x 17.8. 0718207777
62102 WERNER, Doug SURFER'S START-UP: A Beginner's Guide to Surfing
$5.00 AUD
Tracks Publishing. San Diego, California. c. 2005. 11th printing of the 1999 (2nd) edition. Start-Up Sports # 1. 126 PP with b/w illustrations (headpieces & photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.4 x 14.2. 1884654126
39065 WESLEY OLIVER, E., Jr. THE AMERICA'S CUP 1977
$10.00 AUD
Rolex Watch USA, Inc. / New York Yacht Club. New York. 1977. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 1 comparison sketch on yachts, 1 location plan of race course, 22 colour and 55 duotone photos. Pictoral soft cover. Near fine. 22.8 x 14.8.
Official Handbook for the 1977 Cup.
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.
30793 WESTLEY, Eileen AMERICA'S CUP '83 - The Complete Story
$5.00 AUD
John Fairfax. Sydney. 1983. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w illust., and colour photos. Pict. card cover. Fine. 27.2 x 21. 0909558361
When Australia won the Cup.
16207 WHALL, Hugh D. THE SOUTHERN CROSS - Australia's 1974 Challenge for the America's Cup
$10.00 AUD
Admiralty Publishing House. Annapolis. 1974. 1st Ed. XVI, 172 PP with 4 plans and 66 b/w photos. Fp: Line drawing of Southern Cross. Cloth cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 23.5 x 15.3. 0913544043
The first challenge for the America's Cup by Alan Bond.
34772 WHALL, Hugh D. THE SOUTHERN CROSS - Australia's 1974 Challenge for the America's Cup
$5.00 AUD
Admiralty Publishing House. Annapolis. 1974. 1st Ed. XVI, 172 PP with 4 plans and 66 b/w photos. Fp: Line drawing of Southern Cross. Cloth cover. Some light foxing. Very good. 23.5 x 15.3. 0913544043
The first challenge for the America's Cup by Alan Bond.
16210 WHEATLEY, Keith AMERICA'S CUP '87. The Inside Story
$5.00 AUD
Penguin. Melbourne. 1986. 1st Australian edition. 216 PP, plus 12 pages with 18 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Inscription on inside front cover and stamp of previous owner. Faint foxing. Very good. 21.3 x 13.3. 0140100318
The 1983 breakthrough by Australia II and the scene for the 1987 Cup in Fremantle. Title on front cover: America's Cup in Australia
75495 WHELAN, Edmund (editor) THE YACHTSMAN'S LAWYER
$45.00 AUD
Royal Yachting Association. Eastley, Hampshire. 1989. 1st Ed. RYA G9 / 89. (8), 158, (2) PP. Stiff covers. Fine. 21 x 14.7.
33473 WHIPPLE, A. B. C. (editor) THE RACING YACHTS
$5.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Amsterdam. 1980. 1st European English language printing of the 1980 original, in The Seafarers series. 176 PP with b/w & colour illust. Title page: The America Cup. Eps: Map of the North Atlantic Ocean. Simile leather cover, colour illustration pasted down on front cover. Near fine. 28 x 23.5. 705406377
44979 WHITAKER, S. F. NIGHT SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime Limited. London. 1974. 1st Ed. 94 PP with 1 table and 19 b/w illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Occasional foxing, o/wise near fine. 22.2 x 13.8. 0540071374
44980 WHITAKER, S. F. NIGHT SAILING
$5.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime Limited. London. 1974. 1st Ed. 94 PP with 1 table and 19 b/w illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Top of spine missing on 1.5 cm. Occasional foxing, o/wise good. 22.2 x 13.8. 0540071374
76284 WHITE, Colin (editor) THE ROYAL NAVY : In Peace and War
$15.00 AUD
Royal Naval Museum / Pitkin Pictorials. London. 1989. 1st Ed. in the "Pitkin Maritime History Guides" series. (2), 21 PP with 6 b/w and 40 colour illustrations including "HMS Victory arriving at St Helens, Isle of Wight, with Nelson Body" (at centrefold). Pictorial stff covers. 3 folds flyer loosely inserted. Fine. 24 x 17.2. 0853724660
13720 WHITE, Graham SURFING
$10.00 AUD
Summit Books. Sydney. 1977. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings and photos), plus 4 pages with 9 colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Dedicatory note on FFEP, o/wise very good. 23.5 x 18.2. 0727101552
The waves and their formation, choice of a surf board, learning to surf...
70807 WHITINGTON, R. S. SIR FRANK - The Frank Packer Story
$25.00 AUD
Cassell Australia Ltd. Melbourne. 1971. 1st Ed. Foreword by Sir Robert Menzies. XII, (2), 306 PP with 2 b/w illustrations (1 cartoon and 8 facsimiles of cards), plus 16 pages with 26 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 21.7 x 14.5. 0304939978
39640 WHITMONT, Debbie AN EXTREME EVENT
$10.00 AUD
Random House. Sydney. 1999. 1st Ed. 232 PP, plus 8 pages with 16 colour illustrations (1 map, 15 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.2 x 15.2. 091840570
The compelling, true story of the tragic 1998 Sydney-Hobart Race.
70360 WHITTAKER, Paul & REID, Robert PATANELA IS MISSING - Australia's Greatest Sea Mystery
$50.00 AUD
Bantam Books. Sydney. 1993. 1st Ed. 248 PP with 1 map on double page and 1 b/w photos of the authors, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Name of previous owner at top of half title page. Slight ageing of paper, other wise a near fine copy. Scarce. 21 x 13.5. 1863590870
52978 WICKHAM, Hilary & K. J. SEA WISDOM FOR SMALL CRAFT
$5.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1964. 1st Ed. 200 PP with 1 tail piece and 30 figures, plus 16 pages with 30 b/w photos. Ex-library copy with stamps. Sellotape marks on endpapers. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Foxing. Good working copy. 20.5 x 13.
Nautical Books. London. 1987. 5th Ed. 208 PP with 124 fig. & 50 b/w photos in text. Fp: At sea, but where?. Pictorial laminated boards. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 20.5 x 19.5. 0713657006
A manual for the RYA Yachtmaster Certificate.
50174 WILKES, Kenneth EXERCISES FOR THE OCEAN YACHT NAVIGATOR
$5.00 AUD
Nautical Books. London. 1980. 2nd edition of the 1980 original. 188 PP with tables and figures. Pictorial laminated boards. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Occasional foxing. Very good. 20.5 x 19.5. 0245536183
Nautical Books. London. 1975. Reprint of the 1974 edition. 208 PP with 124 fig. & 50 b/w photos in text. Fp: Compass and Wind Direction... Hard cover, dj. Donation plate and Stamp of the "Devonport Maritime Museum & Historical Society" on front endpaper and previous owner's name on inside front cover. Light foxing on outside page edges, o/wise contents near fine. 20.5 x 19. 0245524371
A manual for the RYA Yachtmaster Certificate.
31047 WILLIAMS, Geoffrey SIR THOMAS LIPTON WINS
$5.00 AUD
Peter Davies. London. 1969. 1st Ed. (10), 174 PP with 25 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 42 b/w photos. Eps: Track charts for Sir Thomas Lipton, Voortrekker, Cheers, Spirit of Cutty Sark and Paph. Cloth cover. Spine sunned, some foxing. Very good. Image shows endpapers. 22.2 x 14.5. 0432192808
The transatlantic race: Plymouth to Newport, Rhodes Island, won in June 1968, by the Sir Thomas Lipton.
74216 WILLIAMS, Geoffrey SIR THOMAS LIPTON WINS
$10.00 AUD
Peter Davies. London. 1969. Reprint of the 1969 original. (10), 174 PP with 25 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 42 b/w photos. Eps: Track charts for Sir Thomas Lipton, Voortrekker, Cheers, Spirit of Cutty Sark and Paph. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped. Note on the verso of front endpaper. Top edge of dust jacket with chips and part missing at rear, now in a protective sleeve. Spine lightly sunned, some foxing, o/wise contents near fine. 22.2 x 14.5. 0432192808
The transatlantic race: Plymouth to Newport, Rhodes Island, won in June 1968, by the Sir Thomas Lipton.
74358 WILLIAMSON, Robert THE CRUISE OF THE SCHOONER DRIFTWOOD
$15.00 AUD
Jonathan Cape. London. 1962. 1st Edition. 160 PP with b/w illustrations, endpaper maps. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, price-clipped dust jacket. . Near fine. 20.5 x 13.5.
A voyage from Lake Ontario via many inland waterways, covering some 2,500 miles during winter down the Atlantic seaboard to the Bahamas.
14778 WILLIS, William THE EPIC VOYAGE OF THE SEVEN LITTLE SISTERS
$10.00 AUD
Hutchinson. London. 1956. 1st UK edition (Book Society Recommendation). 244 PP with 8 charts and sketches, plus 32 pages with 43 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing on outside edges. Very good. 21.5 x 14.5.
A 6700 mile voyage alone across the Pacific from Callao in Peru to Pago Pago in American Samoa.
45595 WILLIS, William THE EPIC VOYAGE OF THE SEVEN LITTLE SISTERS
$5.00 AUD
Hutchinson. London. 1956. 1st UK edition (Book Society Recommendation). 244 PP with 8 charts and sketches, plus 32 pages with 43 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing on outside edges. Very good. 21.5 x 14.5.
A 6700 mile voyage alone across the Pacific from Callao in Peru to Pago Pago in American Samoa.
67235 WILSON, Andrew OLD SEA DOGS OF TASMANIA
$85.00 AUD
Paul County / Sunny South Publishing. Hobart. 2013. 1st Ed. 240 PP with 1 coloured postcard and b/w photos. Pictorial hard covers, title on front board and spine, ribbon page-marker. Signed by the author on page 3. Fine. 26.7 x 22. 9780980635508
75109 WILSON, Andrew OLD SEA DOGS OF TASMANIA
$35.00 AUD
Paul County / Sunny South Publishing. Hobart. 2013. 1st Ed. 240 PP with 1 coloured postcard and b/w photos. Pictorial hard covers, title on front board and spine. Fine. 26.7 x 22.
Portraits (Donald Garnham, Mike Webb, Noel Wilson ...), Stories (Hellls Gates, Storm Bay and the Iron Pot ..) and Seascapes (Banks Strait, Bruny Island...)
72818 WILSON, Andrew & PEARSON, Di BLUE WATER CLASSICS - Portraits of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
$65.00 AUD
Everything Everything Pty Ltd. Hobart. 2020. 1st Ed. Foreword by David Kellett. 521 PP with b/w and colour photos by Andrew Wilson. Fp: Tasman Island shrouded in Sea Fog. Pictorial boards, title on front board and spine. Fine. 28.5 x 21.5. 9780992588250
Jack Earl, by Tiare Tomaszewski. The Tattersall Cup. ... Larry Jamieson and Bob Oatley. ... The Legends: Captain J.H. Illingworth / Magnus and Trygve Halvorsen. Thorry Gunnersen and "Tilting at Windmills".
70653 WILSON, Mathew TAKING TERRAPIN HOME: A Love Affair with a Small Catamaran
$20.00 AUD
Paradise Cay Publications. Middletown, Ca. 1994. 1st Ed. (6), IV, 230 PP with 3 maps, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers. Name of previous author at top of title page. Near fine. 19.7 x 13.2. 0939837242
69139 WOLFF, Geoffrey THE HARD WAY AROUND: The Passages of Joshua Slocum
$20.00 AUD
Vintage Books. New York. 2011. 1st Ed. (14), 220, (4) PP with 24 b/w illustrations. Soft covers, illustrated front. Fine. 20.3 x 13. 9780307745453
69381 WOOD, Pamela (editor) THE SALT BOOK - Lobstering, Sea Moss Pudding, Stone Walls, Rum Running, Maple Syrup, Snowshoes, and other Yankee Doings
$20.00 AUD
Anchor Press / Doubleday. New York. 1977. 1st paperback edition. XIV, 430 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans, photos). Pictorial soft covers. Slight ageing of paper and foxxing spots on top outside edge. Very good. 23.2 x 15.3. 0385114230
69382 WOOD, Pamela (editor) SALT 2 - Boatbuilding, Sailmaking, Island People, River Driving, Bean Hole Beans, Wooden Paddles, and more Yankee Doings
$20.00 AUD
Anchor Press / Doubleday. New York. 1980. 1st paperback edition. XIV, 433 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans, photos). Pictorial soft covers. Front cover with slight rub at top corner. Slight ageing of paper and foxxing spots on top outside edges. Inteernally near fine. 23.2 x 15.3. 0385143478
53340 WOODCOCK, Percy COME BOATING WITH ME
$5.00 AUD
Frederick Muller. London. 1953. 1st Ed. 142 PP with 1 tail piece and over 25 figures. Hard cover. Front cover worn at top corner and with a bump on lower corner. Few foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 15 x 10.8.
WoodenBoat Magazine. Brooklin, Maine. 1994. Special Issue. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (line drawings, photos, plans...) and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.6 x 20.7. 0937822299
15162 WOODENBOAT MAGAZINE (Editors) WOODEN BOAT - An Appreciation of the Craft
$25.00 AUD
Addison-Wesley Pub. Reading, Mass. 1982. 1st Ed., with an introduction by John Wilson. (8), 311 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Fp: the Gokstad ship, Oslo. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 28.5 x 22. 0201092808
A selection of the best essays, articles, and photographs from WoodenBoat magazine.
76416 WORCESTER, G. R. G. SAIL AND SWEEP IN CHINA
$100.00 AUD
HMSO. London. 1966. 1st Ed. Foreword by D. H. Follett. XV, 146 PP with 66 figures, plus 10 pages with 13 b/w plates, 4 full-page illustrated by author, ad 1 folded plates at rear of book with 2 sketch maps of China. Hard cover, gilt device on front cover, dj. Bookplate of Professor Adrian Horridge on front endpaper. Dust jacket lightly soiled and in a protective sleeve. Faint foxing on outside top edge. Near fine. Scarce. 25 x 19.
75102 WORTH, Claud YACHT NAVIGATION AND VOYAGING
$30.00 AUD
J. D. Potter. London. 1947. 3rd edition of the 1927 original. VIII, 320 PP with tables & 41 b/w illustrations (plans, line drawings, sketch maps, coastal views, diagrams ...). plus 1 folded plan, 1 folded map & 9 bw plates with 22 photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover & spine although covers are speckled and frayed around edges and lettering is affected. Offsetting of endpapers and occasional foxing. Internally contents are near fine and overall still a very good copy. Image shows the title-page. 24.5 x 16.
Navigation (hints & deep knowledge). Voyaging to Rockall and round the British Isles in 1921, North west coast of Spain in 1925, and to the Azores in 1926.
11297 WRAY, J. W. SOUTH SEA VAGABONDS
$50.00 AUD
Herbert Jenkins. London. 1953. March 1953 reprint of the 1952 revised edition (original of 1939). Foreword by Ernest Davis, Mayor of Auckland. XIII, 14-252 PP, plus 16 Pages with 25 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with light wear with a piece missing piece on rear cover, now in a protective sleeve. Contents near fine. Scarce with the dust jacket. 22 x 14.5.
A dream fulfilled in the mid-1930's: construction in Auckland of his yacht "Ngataki" sailing to Australia, then to Polynesia via the Kermadec Islands and Friendly Islands.
50512 YACHT SAFETY SAFETY IN SMALL CRAFT
$10.00 AUD
Marine Division, Ministry of Transport. Wellington. 1973. Revised edition of the 1962 original. 144 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, plus 1 folded plate International Code of Signals. Soft cover (rubbed). Very good. 23.4 x 15.
50568 YACHTING ANCHORAGE GUIDE SOUTH EAST COAST TASMANIA
$10.00 AUD
Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Hobart. c. 1972. Folded (4 folds) map in colour 51 x 37.5. Soft covers, Fine. 21 x 13.5.
35 anchorages, between Freycinet Peninsula, Schouten Island... Cape Raoul and Tasman Island.
39886 YOUNG, John TWO TALL MASTS - The America's Cup Challenge from Cambria to Sovereign
$10.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1965. 1st Ed. 123 PP, plus 12 pages with 19 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with a few rubs and chips and now in a protective sleeve. Faint foxing. Near fine. 21.8 x 14.
60454 YOUNG, Nat SURFING FUNDAMENTALS
$10.00 AUD
Palm Beach Press. Palm Beach, N.S.W. 1985. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 6 figures, 160 b/w and 13 colour photos.. Pictorial soft cover. Back cover with a crease. Very good. Oblong: 21 x 25.5. 095918161X
Basic surfing (learning to paddle, catching a wave...), informed surfing (big waves, competition) and alternative surfing (riding a malibu, kneeboarding, wave skis & riding a boogie board).
63736 YOUNG, Nat, McGREGOR, Craig and HOLMES, Rod THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF SURFING: from Water to Snow
$30.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 2008. 1st Ed. 240 PP with hundreds of b/w and colour photos. Eps: Principal surfboard design changes 1910-2007. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 32 x 23. 9781741754667
69628 ZIMMERMANN, Tim THE RACE - The first non-stop, round-the-world, no-holds-barred sailing competition
$15.00 AUD
Orion Books. London. 2002. 1st UK edition. XIII, (3), 316 PP, plus 16 pages with 38 b/w illustrations (1 drawing and 37 photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16.5. 0752841653
Race from Barcelona (30 December 2000) to Marseille, finished by only 2 of the 6 competitors: Club Med in 62 days and 7 hours - Explorer arrived 2 and 1/2 days later.