68197 A. B. S. AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING - One Hundredth Anniversary 1862 - 1962 $30.00 AUD
The American Bureau of Shipping. New York. 1962. 1st Ed. (10), 132, (2) PP with tables, 36 illustrated head pieces duo-tone) and 27 b/w illustrations (1 art work of "N.S. Savannah", 11 portraits and 17photos), plus 2 plates (Certificate for an approved Shipmaster & Certificate of Classification for hull). Fp: American Bureau of Shipping Building, New York City. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, gilt device and title on front board and spine. Stamps and markings of the "Dept. of Shipping & Transport Library", Canberra on half title page, top corner of pages 55, 65, 93 and rear endpaper (with envelope for loan card). Contents in near fine condition (unread copy). 26 x 20.
71617 A. B. S. AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING - One Hundredth Anniversary 1862 - 1962 $35.00 AUD
The American Bureau of Shipping. New York. 1962. 1st Ed. (10), 132, (2) PP with tables, 36 illustrated head pieces duo-tone) and 27 b/w illustrations (1 art work of "N.S. Savannah", 11 portraits and 17photos), plus 2 plates (Certificate for an approved Shipmaster & Certificate of Classification for hull). Fp: American Bureau of Shipping Building, New York City. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, gilt device and title on front board and spine. Covers with light wear, o/wise a near fine copy. 26 x 20.
72758 ACERRA, Martine VOILES ET VOILIERS AU DEBUT DU XIXEME SIECLE, Peintures, Aquatintes et Gravures de Louis Garneray $45.00 AUD
Editions du May. Paris. 1992. 1st Ed. 142 PP with paintings, aquatints & engravings (23 in colour and 66 b/w). Fp (in colour): Port of Bordeaux. Hard cover, gilt-engraved title on spine & front cover. Occasional foxing spots. French text. Fine. 29.2 x 24. 9782906450851
Sails and sailing ships at the beginning of the 19th Century, as seen by Louis Garneray. (He sailed with the French privateer 'Surcouf' and stayed away from France for 18 years, some as a prisoner on a pontoon at Portsmouth 1806-1814). Harbour & sailing scenes: North Sea, Atlantic Coast, Mediterranean Coast.
31560 ADAMSON, Simon H. SEASIDE PIERS $10.00 AUD
B. T. Batsford. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 116 PP with tables, 1 map, 7 plans and 76 b/w illust. Title spread: Seaside Pier. FEP: Details of pier structure. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 25.4 x 19. 0713402423
68659 ALBION, Robert Greenhalgh & POPE, Jennie Barnes SEA LANES IN WARTIME - The American Experience 1775 - 1942 $15.00 AUD
George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London. 1943. 1st UK edition. 367 PP (war economy paper) with 6 tables. Cloth covers rubbed with number on bottom of spine and remnants of a label. Stamps of State Library of Tasmania on endpapers, title page and lower corner of page 101. Faint foxing. Contents very good. 21.5 x 15.
30316 ALEXANDERSSON, Gunnar & NORSTRÖM, Göran WORLD SHIPPING, An Economic Geography of Ports and Seaborne Trade $5.00 AUD
John Wiley & Sons. New York & London. 1963. 1st English edition. 507 PP with diagrams, graphs, maps, tables and b/w photos plus 1 folded map. Fp: Aerial view of a tanker. Cloth cover. Ex library copy, some library stamps, 7 first pages with perforated Cancelled stamps, cloth cover lightly soiled. Internally very good. 25 x 18.5.
A general and regional survey using data for the year 1956.
67135 ALLAN, J. K. THEIR IS A CANNAL $10.00 AUD
Falkirk Museums Publication. Falkirk. c. 1970. 1st Ed. 32 PP with b/w illustrations (engravings, facsimile of documents, 2 plans & 12 photos). Soft cover, pictorial front. Covers a little soiled, o/wise near fine. 21 x 14.7. 0950225053
40106 AMBROSE, A. J. (editor) JANE'S MERCHANT SHIPPING REVIEW - First Year of Issue $25.00 AUD
Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1983. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, plans and photos). Pictorial laminated boards. Foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 27.5 x 20.5. 0710602618
A Maritime Chronology of 1982. Shipbuilding in 1982. The Cruise Ship: growth in recession... Marine Salvage and Ocean Towage East of Suez, by Captain David Hancox... Merchant ships at war: the Falklands conflict, 1982.
40107 AMBROSE, A. J. (editor) JANE'S MERCHANT SHIPPING REVIEW - Second Year of Issue $25.00 AUD
Jane's Publishing Company. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 176 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, plans and photos). Pictorial laminated boards. Foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 27.5 x 20.5. 0710603029
Shipping and Shipbuilding, an overview. A Maritime Chronology of 1983. Passenger Shipping, 1983... The development of Modern Salvage Vessel, by Captain David Hancox... In South African Waters, by David Hughes... The Grey Funnel Line, by Thomas A. Adams.
74924 ANDERSON, J. W. BROWN'S SHIP'S ACCOUNTS and CAPTAIN'S LETTER WRITER ... $15.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd. Glasgow. 1931. 4th edition. (4), II, 117, (5 publications) PP with tables, plus 2 folded plates. Cloth cover, title in blind on front board and gilt on spine. Name of precious owner on both endpapers (blocked out on front endpaper). Contents are near fine. Image shows title-page. 22 x 14.5.
... Also how to calculate exchange at foreign ports, with other useful information for young Masters.
43825 ANDERSSON, Jan THE MAIL ROAD ACROSS ALAND $20.00 AUD
Archaeological Section of Aland Government. Mariehamn, Aland. 2000. 1st English edition translated from the Swedish original by Jocelyn Palmer. 76 PP with 5 drawings, 15 b/w and 44 colour photos, plus 1 folded map (in colour) of the Aland Islands. Half title page: Flag (in colour) of Post Vägen. Laminated pictorial boards. Faint foxing. Near fine. 21.5 x 15.3. 9518946671
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.
15888 APPLETON, Thomas E. USQUE AD MARE, A History of the Canadian Coast Guard and Marine Services $20.00 AUD
Dept. of Transport. Ottawa. 1968. 1st Ed. XIV, 318 PP with 110 b/w illust. in text plus several appendices. Fp: Canadian Coast Guard Ship Relay. FEP: Map of Canada showing the Marine Bases & Northern Operations Routes. REP: Plan & particulars of the triple-screw steam turbo-electric Arctic patrol icebreaker C.C.G.S. Louis S. St.-Laurent. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine (sunned). Gilt device on front cover. Ingleton bookplate on front endpaper. Faint foxing. Very good. 23.5 x 15.5.
49852 APPLEYARD, H. S. THE CONSTANTINE GROUP $15.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Kendal, UK. 1983. 1st Ed. 56 PP with b/w illustrations (1 funnel, 4 house-flags and 82 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 21.6 x 14. 090561724X
14560 ARBON, A. L. A HISTORY OF UNION STEAMSHIP Co. OF NEW ZEALAND 1875-1971 (in two volumes) $100.00 AUD
Ronald H. Parsons. Lobethal, S.A. 1973 & 1974. 1st Ed. Vol.1 (1973): (6), 125 PP, plus 12 pages with 21 b/w photos. Vol.2 (1974): VII, 135 PP. Typescript monograph. Soft covers, illustrated front, staples, cloth spine. Slight ageing of paper and foxing. Very good. Scarce. Oblong: 16 x 20.6. 0909418004
Volume 1: the Company - Volume 2: the Ships. Foundation and early progress. Trans-Pacific routes, Australian coastal trade, sail training...
15893 BAKER, W.A. & TRYCKARE, Tre THE ENGINE POWERED VESSEL, From Paddle-Wheeler to Nuclear Ship $15.00 AUD
Crescent Books. New York. 1972. 1st U.S. edition. 268 PP with 225 b/w & colour illustrations. Hard cover, decorated boards, dj. Very good. Oblong: 25.7 x 27.2.
The development of increased efficiency in the use of energy by ships, the key steps which led to a revolution in marine transport.
63331 BAKKA Jr., Dag DE NORSKE UDDEVALLASKIPENE $70.00 AUD
B.A. Krohn Johansen & Co. Larvik, Norway. 1986. 1st Ed. 184 PP with b/w illustrations (1 graph/diagram, 28 sets of plans and 169 b/w photos). Laminated pictorial boards. Name of previous owner at top of front endpaper. Norwegian text. Fine. 24.6 x 17.5. 8290528043
14205 BALDERSTON, David THE WAIHEKE FERRIES OF AUCKLAND $20.00 AUD
Grantham House. Wellington. 1991. 1st Ed. X, 94 PP with b/w illust. (photos, maps & line draw.). Eps: Ferries' profiles. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner and date on half-title page, o/wise fine. 26 x 18.8. 047700010
From the first ferry "Novelty" to the quick catamarans running between Auckland, Waiheke Island & Kawau Island.
51714 BALLET, M., CHENEAU, H. & SERVIERES, R. CONNAISSANCE DU NAVIRE. Tome VI: Les Matériels Navals $10.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1973. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 10 / 225. 128 PP with tables and figures (drawings, b/w photos, plans, sketches), plus 1 large folded plate Wave distribution by area. Soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.
51712 BARET B. & GUIADEUR, E. LES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE. La coque et les installations de coque: Les Panneaux de Cale $10.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1976. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 36 / 401. 64 PP with over 34 figures (drawings, plans, b/w photos). Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 29.7 x 21. 2722504014
Hatches.
51713 BARET B. & GUIADEUR, E. LES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE. La coque et les installations de coque: La Mâture $10.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1976. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 36 / 372. 171 PP with 108 figures (drawings, plans, sketches). Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 27 x 21. 2722503727
Masts and derricks.
43120 BARJOT, Admiral Pierre & SAVANT, Jean HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S SHIPPING $20.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1965. 1st English edition of the 1961 French original, translated by Carol Tomkins. 430 PP printed on quality glossy paper, with b/w illustrations throughout (maps, paintings & photos), plus 16 colour plates & 2 plates with 8 colour photos. Title spread: Anchor. Eps: The Despatch-boat Acheron of the French Navy (watercolour by F. Roux). Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Light foxing on prelims and last pages and on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 26 x 21.5.
Most comprehensive.
51673 BARRILLON, P., BEHAR, A., BRAYARD, J. & SMOL, R. LES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE. La Réglementation Technique Maritime. Tome II: Protection contre l' Incendie, Transports de Grains, Capacité, Jauge, Franc-Bord $10.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1972. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 31 / 142. 330 PP with tables and figures (drawings, sketches). Soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.
Volume II - Regulations: Fire protection, Grains in Bulk, Register, Plimsoll marks.
68234 BAUGHMAN, James P. THE MALLORYS OF MYSTIC: Six Generations in American Maritime Enterprise $15.00 AUD
The Marine Historical Association. Mystic Seaport. 1972. 1st edition. XVIII, 496, (10) PP with 5 figures and 41 tables, plus 36 pages with 53 b/w illustrations. Fp: Packet ship "Eliza Mallory". Eps: Advertisement for Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steamship Lines, 1911. Cloth cover, gilt decoration (house flag) on front board, gilt title on spine. Stamps "University of Tasmania" on endpapers, outside edges and title page, and remnants of shelf number at foot of spine. Otherwise, contents are near fine. 23.5 x 15.7. 081954048X
49880 BEATTIE, D. L. RELATIVE MERITS OF UNITIZED AND CONTAINERIZED CARGOES $10.00 AUD
IAPH / International Association of Ports and Harbors. Melbourne. 1969. 1st Ed. 28 PP with 1 table, plus 4 folded plates.(appendices B, C, D & E). Soft cover. Near fine. 24.5 x 17.8.
Paper presented at the Sixth Biennial I. A. P. H. Conference, Melbourne, March 1969. Director, National Materials Handling Bureau.
69722 BEAVER, Floyd THE HOMEWARD BOUNDER and other sea stories $25.00 AUD
The Glencannon Press. Palo Alto, Ca, USA 1995. 1st Ed. Introduction by Kimball Livingston. XIV, (2), 239 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Dedicatory note on half-title page, signed by the author. Covers have light wear with light foxing on edges, o/wise contents are near fine. 22.8 x 15.2. 0963758632
44457 BEEK, G. J. OVERZICHT GEBEURTENISSEN WERELDHANDELSVLOOT 1970-1980 $10.00 AUD
A. J. Hilgersom / Navigare. Amsterdam. 1982. 1st Ed. XXVIII, 193 PP with 33 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Crease on lower corner of front and back cover. Near fine. Dutch text. 29.4 X 20.8. 9070135078
Survey of merchant fleets of the world: 1970-1980.
55345 BENNETT, G. H. and R. SURVIVORS, British Merchant Seamen in the Second World War $25.00 AUD
The Hambledon Press. London. 1999. 1st Ed. XV, 287 PP with 6 text illustrations, plus 8 pages with 17 b/w photos. Fp: poster "Save for the brave!. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 1852851821
35675 BENSON, Brian SHIPS $5.00 AUD
Macdonald. London. 1971. 1st Ed., in the Visual Library. 48 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (detailed drawings, cutaways, cross-sections and labelled diagrams). Pictorial laminated boards, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with small pieces missing. Light foxing. Very good. 28.5 x 22.5. 035603691X
51710 BERTRAND, Jean-Pierre LES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE. Les Principaux Types et leurs Conditions d'Exploitation - Les Navires Transports de Gas - Tome I $15.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1979. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 31 / 467. 214 PP with graphs, tables and over 55 figures (drawings, plans, sketches). Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 29.7 x 21. 2722504677
Gas Tankers.
51711 BERTRAND, Jean-Pierre LES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE. Les Principaux Types et leurs Conditions d' Exploitation - Navires de Pêche $10.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1977. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 31 / 413. 77 PP with over 10 tables and 18 figures (drawings, plans, b/w photos). Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 29.7 x 21. 2722504138
Fishing Vessels
40670 LE BIHAN-GUENOLE, Martine DROIT DU TRAVAIL MARITIME - Spécificité structurelle et relationnelle $25.00 AUD
l'Harmattan. Paris. 2000. 1st Ed., in Collection Logiques Juridiques. 320 PP. Soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges and few pages. French text. Very good. 21.5 x 13.3. 2747510042
72413 BIRKETT, Dea JELLA: A WOMAN AT SEA $25.00 AUD
Victor Gollancz Ltd. London. 1992. 1st Ed. 205, (3) PP with 1 map of Gulf of Guinea to the Thames with route of the Minos from Apapa, Nigeria to Tilbury. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Near fine. 22.5 x 14.5. 9780575051256
Jella or "small boy" for West African crew members. She signed on the M/V Minos in Lagos (Nigeria), calls in Douala (Cameroon), Tema (Ghana), Monrovia (Liberia). Signed off at Tilbury, Thames River, UK.
72521 BISSET, Sir James TRAMPS & LADIES, MY EARLY YEARS IN STEAMERS $40.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1960. Reprint of the 1959 original. XVI, 315 PP, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w illustrations. Fp: Colour painting of SS Mauretania. Eps: Chart of the North Atlantic steamer tracks. Hard cover, dj. Slight ageing of paper. Name of previous owner on verso of front endpaper and remnants of old tape marks on endpapers. Contents are near fine. 22.2 x 14..
The memoirs of Sir James Bisset in the early days of steamships with recollections of his arrival on board the SS Carpathia, at the scene of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
74937 BISSET, Sir James TRAMPS & LADIES, MY EARLY YEARS IN STEAMERS $40.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1960. Reprint of the 1959 original. XVI, 315 PP, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w illustrations. Fp: Colour painting of SS Mauretania. Eps: Chart of the North Atlantic steamer tracks. Hard cover with lightly sunned spine. Contents are near fine. Image shows title-page and frontispiece. 22.2 x 14..
The memoirs of Sir James Bisset in the early days of steamships with recollections of his arrival on board the SS Carpathia, at the scene of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
48738 BLACHERE, L. COURS DE RAPPORTS DE MER $55.00 AUD
Author. Paris. c. 1955. 1st Ed. (1), 150, (4 contents) PP (verso only). Roneo typescript. Hard cover, marbled boards, cloth spine. Ageing of paper. Good copy. French text. 26.2 x 20.4.
72592 BLACKMAN, Raymond V. B. (editor) JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1950-51 $50.00 AUD
David & Charles Reprints. Newton Abbot, Devon. 1975. Reprint of the 1951 oiginal. (4), 55 (advertisements), XXII, (6 Addenda), 506 PP with b/w illustrations (photographs, plans, profiles & silhouettes, flags and uniforms). Fp: U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (HMS Ovean). Spine of dust jacket sunned. Faint stamp of previous owner on FFEP, o/wise near fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 30.7. 0715369342
10658 BLAKE, George BRITISH SHIPS AND SHIPBUILDERS $20.00 AUD
Collins. London. 1946. 1st Ed., in the Britain in Pictures series. 48 PP with 29 b/w illustrations, plus 8 colour plates. Decorated hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.5 x 16.5.
The development of ships, and the people who design and build them.
70029 BLAKE, George BIG SHIPS LITTLE SHIPS $15.00 AUD
The British Council / Longmans Green & Co. London. 1944. 1st Ed. No. 12 in the "Britain Advances" series. 32 PP with 25 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers, staples. War economy paper. Foxing spots on covers. Very good. 21 x 15.2.
73741 BLAKE, George THE FIRTH OF CLYDE $30.00 AUD
Collins. London. 1952. 288 PP, plus 22 pages with 38 b/w photos plus Frontispiece: Summer Holidays - The paddle-steamer Jeanie Deans, in L.N.E.R. colours, approaching Dunoon Pier. Eps: Map of the Clyde Sea area. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, price-clipped dust jacket designed by R. Johnston. Jacket is somewhat chipped and in a protective sleeve. Contents near fine. 21.6 x 14.5.
51715 BLANC, L., PARIZOT, B. & SERVIERES, R. CONNAISSANCE DU NAVIRE, Tome VII: Les Types de Navires $15.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1973. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 10 / 240. 128 PP with tables and figures (drawings, b/w photos, plans, sketches), plus 4 large folded plates. Soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.
Warships and Navies of the world. Submarines. Merchant ships.
51982 BLOW, Michael SHIPS $5.00 AUD
Nelson Doubleday. Garden City. 1966. 1st Ed. prepared for the Science Program series with the Science Service. 64 PP with 17 drawings and 27 b/w photos, plus 12 pages with Science Bulletin and the 12 vignettes (colour photos) to be pasted down. Pictorial soft cover (Liners alongside piers, with New York City in background). Cover slightly rubbed, o/wise near fine. 21 x 14.
20199 BLUNT, Joseph THE SHIPMASTER'S ASSISTANT AND COMMERCIAL DIGEST $50.00 AUD
Macdonald and Jane's. London. 1974. Reprint of the 1837 original, in the Macdonald Maritime History series. (2), XII, 9-672 PP. Decorated hard cover, cloth spine, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket lightly rubbed and with a sunned spine, o/wise a fine copy. 23.3 x 15.5 0356047644
Compendium of commercial shipping and legal information in the age of sail. Includes Custom-House laws, revenue cutters, freight, salvage..., harbour regulations in US ports, exchanges and monies, commercial regulations of foreign countries, from Alexandria & Algiers to Swedish islands and the Western islands (Azores from Portugal).
39157 BLYTH, Captain Ken & CORRIS, Peter PETRO-PIRATES - The hijacking of the Petro Ranger $15.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 2000. 1st Ed. XVI, 192 PP with 19 headpieces, and 30 facsimiles of documents, plus 8 pages with 12 colour illustrations (1 map and 12 photos). Pictorial soft cover. As new. 23 x 15. 1865083682
Attacked by pirates on a short voyage from Singapore to Saigon. Aftermath...
65346 BOLTON, Peter COLLECT SHIPS ON STAMPS $20.00 AUD
Stanley Gibbons Ltd. London. 1993. 2nd edition, in the Stanley Gibbons Thematic catalogue. (6), 321, (1 advert.) PP with thousands of stamps reproducted in b/w. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.8 x 20.8. 0852593627
From Abu Dhabi and Aden to Zanzibar and Zil Elwannyen Sesel (Seychelles).
15870 BONE, David W. THE LOOKOUTMAN $15.00 AUD
Harcourt, Brace & Coy. New York. 1923. 1st US edition. 220 PP with 33 silhouettes and 18 b/w plates, plus 4 colour plates. P.205-220 (Glossary). Fp in colour): A great ship under way. All illustrations by H. Hudson Rodmell. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Spine lightly sunned. Slight ageing of paper around outside edges. Very good. 20.5 x 14.
A book to familiarize the reader with the outward appearance of vessels and giving the Lookoutman's comments on their character, habits, tempers.. Great ships, mail liners, tramp steamers.. tugs..
49209 BONE, David W. THE LOOKOUTMAN $10.00 AUD
Jonathan Cape. London. 1923. 1st Ed. 224 PP with 33 silhouettes and 18 b/w plates, plus 4 colour plates. All illustrations by H. Hudson Rodmell. Pages 209 to 224: Glossary. Fp (in colour): A great ship under way. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. No dj. Few foxing spots on top outside edge. Near fine. 20.5 x 14.
A book to familiarize the reader with the outward appearance of vessels and giving the Lookoutman's comments on their character, habits, tempers.. Great ships, mail liners, tramp steamers.. tugs..
36403 BONWICK, George J. & STEER, E. C. SHIP'S BUSINESS $15.00 AUD
The Maritime Press. London. 1963. 5th edition, extensively revised throughout from the 1953 original. 332 PP with 6 figures and 14 facsimile of documents, plus 2 folded plates (Charter Party and Bill of Lading). Hard cover, gilt title on spine. Renewed endpapers, light foxing. Very good. 22.2 x 14.
50660 BONWICK, George J. & STEER, E. C. SHIP'S BUSINESS $10.00 AUD
The Maritime Press. London. 1953. 1st edition. 295, (9 advertisements) PP with figures and facsimile of documents, plus 2 folded plates (Charter Party and Bill of Lading). Hard cover, gilt title on spine. Spine slightly sunned and lettering dulled. Occasional foxing. Contents clean and still a very good copy. Image shows the title-page. 22.2 x 14.
74963 BONWICK, George J. & STEER, E. C. SHIP'S BUSINESS $10.00 AUD
The Maritime Press. London. 1957. 2nd edition of 1953 original. 320, (8 publications) PP with figures and facsimiles of documents, plus 2 folded plates (Charter Party and Bill of Lading). Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket rubbed, soiled and with parts missing, now in protective sleeve. Ageing and foxing, o/wise a very good clean copy. 22 x 14.5.
59043 BOSEI / TOKAI Tokai University Research and Training Vessel BOSEI MARU $40.00 AUD
Tokai University. Tokyo. 2009. Folder containing 3 items: T Wave Magazine, Vol. 9 : 8 PP. Tokai University Educational System, profile 2009-10: 44 PP. Bosei Maru: 32 PP (16 loose sheets). All items with colour photos. Folder with title (in silver) on front cover. Fine. 31 x 22
52325 BOUMPHREY, G. M. THE STORY OF THE SHIP $5.00 AUD
A & C Black. London. 1933. 1st Ed. No. 14 in the How & Why series. 96 PP with b/w illustrations (8 type of ships and 11 drawings) by T. L. Poulton. Fp: Clipper barque Quathlamba. Cloth cover. Clear plastic film laminated on covers. Light foxing. Very good. 19 x 13.
45036 BOVENS, G. A. J. TANKVAART - Beeld van gigantische ontwikkeling $10.00 AUD
Uitgeverij J.F. Duwaer. Amsterdam. 1955. 1st Ed. 192 PP with 1 graph, 1 map, 2 figures and 10 tables, plus 20 pages with 29 b/w photos. Hard cover. Slight ageing of paper around edges. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. Dutch text. 23 x 15.
15065 BOYD-SMITH, Peter & Jan SOUTHAMPTON IN FOCUS $15.00 AUD
Steamship Publications. Southampton. 1996. 1st Ed. VIII, 86 PP with b/w period illustrations (photos, engravings, drawings). Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Signed by the author on title page. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 0952369656
Southampton between 1850 and 1960. The town centre, the waterfront, St Mary's, Chapel & Northam...
54306 BOYS, G. V. (editor) TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS. Volume 83 - 1941 $20.00 AUD
Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1941. Annual edition. Vol. LXXXII. XLII, 204 PP with tables and figures, plus 4 plates with b/w portraits and 5 plates with 18 b/w photos. Fp: Portrait of Rear Admiral D. W. Taylor. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front board, gilt title on front board and spine. Spine lightly sunned. Near fine. 28.5 x 22.5.
Historical notes on investigations at the Admiralty Experiment Works, Torquay, by R. W. L. Gawn.
34946 BOËR, Friedrich ALL ABOUT A CONTAINER SHIP $30.00 AUD
Koehlers. Herford, Germany. 1985. 1st English edition, translated from the German original by Geoffrey Penny. 112 PP with b/w illust. (plans and photos), 8 coloured silhouettes of ships and 2 colour photos. FEP: "Columbus Queensland", off New York. REP: Map of the Hamburg Sud liner shipping routes. Hard cover, house flag of Hamburg Sud in blind on front cover, dj (chipped). Signature of previous owner on half title page. Near fine. 24.5 x 17.5. 3782203658
18180 BRAYNARD, Frank O. FAMOUS AMERICAN SHIPS - Being an Historical Sketch of the United States as told through its maritime life $15.00 AUD
Hastings House. New York. 1956. 1st Ed. XIV, (2), 207 PP with 61 pen and ink sketches by the author. Hard cover. Small piece missing at top of spine, covers lightly soiled. Internally very good. 25.3 x 19.
A maritime history of the United States.
20633 BREEZE, Geoffrey THE PAPENBURG SISTERS $10.00 AUD
Kingfisher Railway Productions. Southampton. 1988. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 1 graph, 2 maps, 6 plans of ships, and 57 bw photos. Pict. card cover. Fine. 27.3 x 21.5. 946184488
Modern roll-on roll-off car/passenger ferries built in Germany by Jos. L. Meyer at Papenburg-Ems.
43174 BREEZE, Geoffrey SALLY FERRIES $5.00 AUD
London. 1990. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Michael J. Kingshott. 48 PP with 1 map, 2 plans, 4 profiles, 54 b/w and 7 colour photos Pict. card cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.7 x 21.
71454 BRITISH INDIA JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED - B. I. News, No. 44 $20.00 AUD
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. London. 1965. July 1965 edition, No. 44. Edited by D. Gun-Cuninghame. 48 PP with 4 colour photos and b/w illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front cover (Sirdhana and Kampala, in Hughes Dry Dock, Bombay). Near fine. Scarce. 24.7 x 18..5.
Island Story "Pitcairn Island", by Captain G. D. Kelly. Agencies: Gray, Mackenzie & Co. Ltd., Balrain.
71455 BRITISH INDIA JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED - B. I. News, No. 46 $20.00 AUD
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. London. 1966. January 1966 edition, No. 46. Edited by D. Gun-Cuninghame. 48 PP with b/w illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front cover (M/V Nowshera in Malta). Rubbed patches at top of front cover. Contents near fine. Scarce. 24.7 x 18..5.
Island Story "Cocos-Keeling Islands", by Captain G. D. Kelly. Agencies: Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. of Japan Ltd.
71456 BRITISH INDIA JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED - B. I. News, No. 58 $20.00 AUD
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. London. 1969. January 1969 edition, No. 58. Edited by D. Gun-Cuninghame. 48 PP with b/w illustrations zand Fleet List at centrefold. Soft covers with light soiling, pictorial front (M/V Jelunga, River Hoogly, Calcutta). Near fine. Scarce. 24.7 x 18..5.
Early Schoolboy Cruising. "Suhaili" sails on, by Robin Knox-Johnston.
71457 BRITISH INDIA JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED - B. I. News, No. 65 $20.00 AUD
British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. London. 1970. October 1970 edition, No. 65. Edited by J.D. Precious. 48 PP with b/w illustrations and a 4 pages Fleet List at centrefold. Soft covers a little soiled, pictorial front (Launch of Merkara, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne). Near fine. Scarce. 24.7 x 18..5.
M.S. Manora.. BI Cavalcade by W.A. Laxon.
16951 BROCK, Rear Admiral P.W. & GREENHILL, Basil STEAM AND SAIL: IN BRITAIN AND NORTH AMERICA $10.00 AUD
David & Charles. Newton Abbot. 1973. 1st Ed. 112 PP with 80 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. A little light foxing, o/wise near fine. 24.5 x 19.5. 0715359673
Eighty photographs, mainly from the National Maritime Museum, depicting British & North American naval, merchant & special purpose vessels of the period of transition from sail to steam.
63420 BRODIE, Peter COMMERCIAL SHIPPING HANDBOOK $35.00 AUD
Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1999. 1st Ed., in the Lloyd's Practical Shipping Guides series. XXV, 336 PP with 29 illustrations (charter-party, bill of lading, IMO documents ...). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23.3 x 15.7. 1859786960
Plus 2 Ferryconsultation. Halmstad, Sweden. 1990. 1990 edition. 186 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial soft cover. (starboard side of "Crystal Harmony"). Near fine. 29.7 x 21.
NYK / Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Crystal Cruises & Crystal Harmony. History of NYK "Nibiki", by Michio Yamada. Cruise Vessels: Angelina Lauro, ... Club Med I, Westerdam. Ferries: Asagiri Maru ... Venus. Ro / Ro: Bore Sea ... Yufutsu Maru.
ShipPax Information. Halmstad, Sweden. 2005. 2005 edition. 216 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial soft cover ("Birka Paradise" ). Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Birka Line and "Birka Paradise". Aker Finnyards. Aland is Finland's maritime heart ... Ferries: New Camellia ... Stena Baltica. Cruise: Arosa Luna ... Echantment of the Seas ... Pride of America. RoRo: Positive Star ... Torrens.
49777 BROTHERSON, W. H. CARGO HANDLING AND THE IMPACT OF UNITISED METHODS OF CONVEYANCE OF CARGO, INCLUDING CONTAINERISATION, ON PORTS OF THE ECAFE REGION $15.00 AUD
Maritime Services Board of New South Wales. Sydney. 1968. (1), 28 PP (recto only). Fine. 26 x 21.
Paper presented to a Regional Port Seminar conducted by ECAFE (Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East) and held in Singapore 7th to 16th October 1968.
44044 BROUARD, Jean-Yves LES CANOTS DE SAUVETAGE DE CHEZ NOUS $40.00 AUD
Editions MDM. Boulogne. 1999. 1st Ed. 144 PP with 2 plans, 2 maps, and 130 b/w photos. Laminated pictorial boards. French text. Faint foxing. Fine. Oblong: 21.8 x 24.5. 2909313611
Lifeboats and Lifeboat institutions in France.
40421 BROWN, Antony 300 YEARS OF LLOYD'S $25.00 AUD
Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1988. 1st edition, a Lloyd's List special supplement. 268 PP (over 80 with advertising material) with b/w and colour illustrations. Some small dog-eared pages. Pictorial soft cover has a few small creases, o/wise near fine. 33.8 x 23.8. 185044188X
Edward Lloyd, Coffee man...
40899 BROWN, Michael & MAY, John THE GREENPEACE STORY $10.00 AUD
Child & Associates. Sydney. 1989. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 170 b/w and colour photos. Title page: Bell of M/V Rainbow Warrior. Pictorial soft cover (Rainbow Warrior under sail). Near fine. 26.5 x 19. 086772441
The inside story of the world's most dynamic environmental pressure group.
60494 BRUIJN, Professor Jaap SAILING SHIPS AND SAILING PEOPLE - The East Indiamen $10.00 AUD
University Extension / The University of Western Australia. Perth. 1987. Lecture: (2), 16 PP. Soft cover. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.
Lecture given at the University of Western Australia on 15th January 1987.
57978 BUCKNALL, Rixon BOAT TRAINS AND CHANNEL PACKETS - The English Short Sea Routes $20.00 AUD
Vincent Stuart. London. 1957. 1st Ed. XI, 218 PP with 111 figures (1 drawing, 21 sketch maps, and 89 photos). Fp (in colour): The Boat Train, South Eastern Railway, Dover Harbour. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket chipped. Slight ageing and faint foxing of paper, o/wise near fine. 25 x 19.
Ports of Dover, Folkestone and London, ferries and railway lines.
63629 BUREAU VERITAS REGISTER OF SHIPS / REGISTRE MARITIME 1980 $40.00 AUD
Bureau Veritas. Paris. 1980. 1980 Edition. 45, 827 PP. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt device on front board, gilt title on spine and front board. Text in French and English. Fine. 30.5 x 22. 2900344042
74957 BURN, Gavan & PIELOW, Colin (editors) THE SHIPS ATLAS $15.00 AUD
Shipping Guides Ltd. Reigate, UK. 1986. 2nd edition of the 1984 original. Preface of February 1994 by Robert Pedlow. No pagination, 204 PP with 108 pages for 3 world maps and 51 regional maps (in colour) some with distance tables and 96 pages for "Index - Alphabetical by Port Name, etc. and including Islands, Seas, Rivers, Canals ... Stiff covers, gilt title on front cover and spine. Covers laminated. Stamps of "Research Library, Ministry of Transport, Tasmania" at top of title page. Very good. 30.5 x 23.
19463 BURNELL, John BOMBAY IN THE DAYS OF QUEEN ANNE, Being an account of the Settlement written by John Burnell $100.00 AUD
Hakluyt Society. London. 1933. 1st Ed. No. LXXII, in the Second series, with an Introduction and Notes by Samuel T. Sheppard. XXX, 192 PP plus 3 maps. Fp: Bombay Castle in its modern surroundings. Cloth cover, gilt device on front and back cover, gilt title on spine (faded). Bookplate on front endpaper. A near fine copy. Scarce. 22.6 x 15.
Bombay in the 1710's and adventures in Bengal which he reached in 1712.
52446 BURTON, Anthony THE PAST AFLOAT $15.00 AUD
André Deutsch / BBC. London. 1982. 1st Ed. 191 PP with 6 figures, 14 colour and 142 b/w photos by Clive Coote. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 25.2 x 19.5. 0233974334
An introduction to Britain's seafaring history. Book accompanying an eight-part BBC television series.
69326 BUSHELL, Pat PIERS & PADDLE STEAMERS IN CAMERA $15.00 AUD
Quotes Limited of Buckingham. Buckingham. 1989. 1st Ed. 80 PP with 70 b/w illustrations (poster, paintings and photos). Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 15.5 x 21.7. 086023360X
20616 BUTLER, John A. SAILING ON FRIDAY, The Perilous Voyage of America's Merchant Marine $15.00 AUD
Brassey's. Washington. 1997. 1st Ed. XV, 287, (1) PP with 3 maps, and 35 bw illust. Fp: Merchantman wheelhouse, Socony Mobilube, circa 1940. Hard cover, dj. As new. 24.3 x 16. 1574881248
Pages 251 to 260: chronology of the US merchant marine.
51576 CADORET, Bernard, DUVIARD, Dominique, GUILLET, Jacques & KERISIT, Henry AR VAG, Voiles au Travail en Bretagne Atlantique - Tome II $50.00 AUD
Editions de l'Estran. Douarnenez. 1985. Volume 2. Originally published in 1979 by Editions des 4 Seigneurs. (2), 414, (4) PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches, photos). Cloth cover, gilt title in spine, dj. French text. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. Large format: 31 x 24. 2903707096
Fishing boats: Lobsters. Trading coastal vessels.
67136 CAMERON, A. D. Getting to know ... THE CALEDONIAN CANAL $10.00 AUD
Author. Edinburgh. 1977. 1st Ed. 32 PP with 4 maps (1 at centrefold) and b/w illustrations (1 painting and 27 photos). Pictorial soft covers. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21.
71649 CAMERON, Alan & FARNDON, Roy SCENES FROM SEA AND CITY - LLOYD'S LIST 1734-1984 - 250TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT $25.00 AUD
Lloyd's List. London. 1984. 1st edition, April 17, 1984. 288 PP (over 110 with advertising material) with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 33.8 x 23.8.
Lloyd's List, from Coffee House to the Computer... Development of cargo handling and stowage... The toll of the sea. Facing the risk: towage and salvage... The National Maritime Museum and Lloyd's List.
59513 [CANALS] THE WELLAND CANALS STUDY: A Summary. $5.00 AUD
Ministry of Culture and Recreation. Toronto. 1976. July 1976 edition. 11 PP with map of "The Routes of the Welland Canals" at centrefold. Soft cover. Very good. 21.5 x 13.8.
15865 CARPENTER, R. CONTAINER SHIPS $30.00 AUD
Model & Allied Publications. London. 1971. 1st Ed. 127 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, plans, house flags, company logo...). Hard cover (blue vinyl), gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket slightly rubbed and now in a protective sleeve. 2 pages of "Daily Commercial News" 16th December 1998 "Container Pioneer Bows Out" (Encounter Bay), loosely inserted. Name of previous owner on inside front cover and at top of FFEP. Faint foxing, otherwise contents near fine. 25.5 x 19.
When the container ship's traffic of the world was building up. Historical background, the container, the routes and the ports.
71487 CARTER, Captain Stephen DOUGLAS HEAD FERRY & THE PORT SODERICK BOATS $20.00 AUD
Twelveheads Press. Truro. 2003. 1st Ed. 72 PP with b/w illustrations: location map, map of Isle of Man, plan of Douglas Harbour, 1 caricature, 3 ephemera and 51 photos. Soft covers, pictorial front. Fine. Note to previous owner dated and signed by the author. Oblong: 19.7 x 21. 9780906294550
65970 CARTER, Craig J. M. (editor) SHIPS ANNUAL 1958 $15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1958. 1st Ed. 96 PP with tables, 1 cutaway, 8 funnels, 12 house flags, 29 ship's profiles and 124 b/w photos. Title page: Empress of Britain. Red hard cover with light wear around edges and spine, hinges starting. Some pages lightly soiled. Still a very good copy. 24.2 x 18.4.
Shipbreaking, is a major industry by Kenneth Brown. House flags and funnel markings, by John S. Styring...
Ceres Terminals, Inc. Chicago. c. 1980. (10), 64 PP with conversion tables. Stiff covers, spiral bound. Very good. 15.2 x 10.5.
Tables: Metrics - Feet to meters - Grain stowage factors - Stowage factors for meals & pellets - Wheat and soybeans - Corn, rye and flax - Barley - Oats.
51729 CGM CONTAINERS $20.00 AUD
Compagnie Générale Maritime. Paris. 1980. 1st Ed. 106 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings and photos). Soft cover. French and English text. Name of previous owner in top corner of first page. Near fine. 29.8 x 21.
Everything you want to know on containers: terminology, types, labels, packing... (bilingual edition)
70097 CHANDLER, George LIVERPOOL SHIPPING, A Short History $20.00 AUD
Phoenix House. London. 1960. 1st Ed. XI, 12-256 PP with 36 line drawings (house flags and funnels), plus 30 pages with 54 b/w plates. Fp: Liverpool's Pier Head from an Atlantic Liner. FEP: Liverpool's Cunard Group's world-wide services. REP: Liverpool's Blue Funnel Group's Services. Cloth cover, title on spine. Light wear to covers, o/wise contents are fine. 22.7 x 15.2.
Liverpool's shipping companies, and their part in world trade.
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...
35041 CHATTERTON, E. Keble THE MERCANTILE MARINE $15.00 AUD
Little, Brown, and Company. Boston. 1923. 1st US Ed. XII, 254 PP, plus 35 plates with 47 b/w illust. Fp: H.E. India company's ship William Fairlie. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Front cover marked, spine lightly sunned. Light foxing, o/wise very good. 22.7 x 14.5.
49227 CHATTERTON, E. Keble VALIANT SAILORMEN $15.00 AUD
Hurst & Blackett. London. 1936. Reprint, 7th thousand. X, 11-287 PP with 1 map, plus 16 plates with 29 b/w photos. Fp: Hero of the Hurricane, Captain D.L.C. Evans of the S.S. Phemius. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. Image shows title-page and frontispiece. 22 x 14.
63129 CHEETHAM, Chris & HEINIMANN, Max MODERN RIVER SEA TRADERS $25.00 AUD
Authors. Teignmouth, Devon. 1992. 1st Ed. (6), 129 PP with graphs, tables and b/w illustrations (maps, plans, photos). Pictorial soft cover. A 10 page "Supplementary List" dated 08/02/1994, loosely inserted. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 0951631713
Rivers of Europe (Austria to Yugoslavia), Russia, Turkey and Japan.
14253 CHESTERTON, D. Ridley FOREIGN COASTAL and Short Sea FREIGHTERS $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1963 1st Ed. 64 PP with b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (Finkenau). Date on front cover, o/wise very good. Small format: 15.2 x 10.2.
20560 CHESTERTON, D. Ridley COASTAL CARGO SHIPS $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1962. 5th Ed., in the ABC series. 64 PP with b/w photos. Title page: S.S. City of Brussels. Pictorial soft cover. Stamp of previous owner on title page. Very good. Small format: 15.2 x 10.2.
21588 CHESTERTON, D. Ridley BRITISH COASTAL SHIPS $15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1966. 1st Ed. 80 PP with 53 b/w photos. Pictorial (M.V. Free Enterprise II) soft cover. Fine. 18.5 x 12.5.
Coastal Passenger and Cargo Ships of over 200 GRT under the British or Irish flags.
21797 CHESTERTON, D. Ridley BRITISH COASTAL SHIPS, Tugs and Trawlers $15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 175 PP with b/w photos throughout. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Spine of dust jacket lightly sunnned. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Near fine. 19 x 13.
Successor of the ABC's on coastal shipping.
47421 CHICOT, Emmanuel CONSTRUCTION DU NAVIRE DE COMMERCE $20.00 AUD
Editions Maritimes et Coloniales. Paris. 1960. 1st Ed. (4), 423 PP with 8 b/w photos and over 200 figures. Hard cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Very good. French text. 24 x 16.
15998 CLARK, William H. SHIPS AND SAILORS, The Story of Our Merchant Marine $25.00 AUD
L. Page. Boston. 1938. 1st Ed., in the American Cavalcade series. 322 PP plus 32 plates with 43 b/w illust. plus a diagram of a full-rigged ship. Fp: Donald McKay of East Boston, America's greatest shipbuilder. Eps: Mappemonde with great ship routes of the Nineteenth Century. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Slight ageing of paper. A very good copy. 22.5 x 15.
From the beginning when the New England colonists turned to the sea.
19302 CLARKE, Captain W. V. J. COLE'S SHIPMASTERS' HANDBOOK TO THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS $20.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1949. 6th edition of the 1913 original. XVII, (3), 268 PP. Cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and gilt on spine. Spine lightly sunned. Stamps of the M.V. Melbourne Star on FFEP and title page. Light foxing on first and last pages, o/wise a near fine copy. Image shows title-page. 21.8 x 14.2.
Being a practical guide to the Acts and Regulations for Shipmasters and all connected with the Mercantile Marine.
33929 CLARKE, Captain W. V. J. COLE'S SHIPMASTERS' HANDBOOK TO THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS $20.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1949. 6th edition of the 1913 original. XVII, (3), 268 PP. Cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and gilt on spine. Light foxing on first and last pages, o/wise a near fine copy. Image shows the title-page. 21.8 x 14.2.
Being a practical guide to the Acts and Regulations for Shipmasters and all connected with the Mercantile Marine.
34196 CLARKE, Donald (editor) SHIPS & DOCKS $10.00 AUD
Marshall Cavendish. London. 1978. Reprint. 120 PP with 25 b/w and 90 colour illust. Title spread: Tanker Tactic. Eps: Raft Ra. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 29 x 22. 085685431X
Sailing, boatbuilding, ships. Propulsion and navigation... (material previously published in the publication How It Works).
40620 CLARKSON, H. (editor) THE BULK CARRIER REGISTER 1977 $30.00 AUD
H. Clarkson & Company Limited. London. 1977. 1st Ed. XXX, 475 PP with 13 tables, plus 8 pages of advertisements (in b/w or colour). Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Ex library copy with stamps on front endpaper and title page, and pocket on rear endpaper, o/wise very good. Oblong: 21.5 x 32.
30918 CLARKSON, H. & CO. LTD THE CLARKSON CHRONICLE 1852-1952 $15.00 AUD
H. Clarkson & Co. Ltd. London. 1952. 1st Ed. 116 PP with 18 head pieces, 1 sketch-plan of a ship, facsimiles of documents and b/w illust. (paintings & photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Signature on FFEP, o/wise fine. 23.5 x 15.5.
One hundred years of shipowning, ship brokering and insurance.
74347 CLARKSON, John, FENTON, Roy, & MUNRO, Archie CLAN LINE - Illustrated Fleet History $50.00 AUD
Ships in Focus Publications. Preston, UK. 2007. 1st Ed. 344 PP with b/w illustrations and colour illustrations. Half title page: 3 House Flags. Title page: Clan Campbell sails from the Tyne. Fp: Clan Macilwraith, 1978. FEP: Clan Macdougall at Swansea. REP: Clan Robertson. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 9781901703474
A very comprehensive work.
33043 CLEGG, W. Paul SHIPS 'SIXTY-EIGHT $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. c. 1967. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w illust. (16 drawings & 96 photos). Fp: Grain being unloaded from a Four Master. Laminated pictorial board. Lower part of front hinge split, o/wise very good. 25 x 18.2.
An anthology of the shipping scene in 1968. Blue Riband, containerisation, lifeboats in action, Thames sailing barges.
36368 CLEGG, W. Paul BRITISH SHIPPING $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1988. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 8 plans and 139 b/w photos. Title spread: Sealink St Christopher. Half title page: Seaforth Monarch. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 22.5 x 14. 0711017875
36532 CLEGG, W. Paul EUROPEAN FERRY FLEETS $5.00 AUD
Marinart. Deal, Kent. 1974. 1st Ed. 64 PP with tables and 25 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover (Ulster Prince). Fine. 15.2 x 10. 0904478017
42954 CLEGG, W. Paul SHIPS ANNUAL 1967 $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1966. 1st Ed. 96 PP with ship's profiles, 1 plan, 2 maps and 104 b/w photos. Laminated pictorial boards. Free fly of front endpaper clipped . Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.7 x 18.6.
Hydrofoils and Hovercrafts, by Dr. Donald Anderson... British Peacetime Troopships, by Bert Moody... The Eclipse of the Battleship, by Leslie Streater...
59790 CLEGG, W. Paul (editor) SHIPS 'SIXTY NINE $15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1968. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 81 b/w photos. Fp: Soviet passenger liner "Ivan Franko". Pictorial laminated boards. Stamp of the Maritime Museum of Tasmania on front endpaper, title page and top of last page. Otherwise, contents are fine. 25 x 18.2.
An anthology of the shipping scene in 1969. The Hydrographer's world by David Parsons. Fairfield record breakers by William A. Connell... Fotofeature on the South African Marine Corporation.
62067 CLEGG, W. Paul & STYRING, John S. STEAMERS OF BRITISH RAILWAYS AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES $20.00 AUD
T. Stephenson. Prescot, UK. 1962. 1st Ed. VIII, (2), 140 PP with 7 b/w photos in text of Part I plus 109 photos accompanying 108 descriptions of ships. Fp: The "Cerdic Ferry". Ep: Map of the regular passenger services of British Railways and Associate Companies. Hard cover, dust jacket (price-clipped with a few small chips). Offsetting of endpapers. A near fine copy. 22 x 14.
74337 CLINKER KNOCKER "AYE, AYE, SIR" - A Saga of the Lower Deck $150.00 AUD
Rich & Cowan, Ltd. London. c. 1935. 1st Ed. Foreword by Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas J. Spence Lyne. X, 310 PP, plus 15 plates with b/w photos. Fp: A Stokehold in Pre-War Days. Blue cloth cover faded, gilt title on faded spine. Front gutter a little shaky and reinforced. Faint discreet name and address stamp of previous owner at top of FFEP, minimal foxing around edges. A very good clean copy of a scarce title. Image shows Frontispiece and title-page. 22 x 14.
25 years at sea: Merchant Navy: Joined the S.S. Tokio, of Wilson Line in 1908... Service in the Royal Navy up to 1920?... Return to the Merchant Navy: on "Port Caroline" to New Zealand. ... Reservist with Royal Canadian Navy.
68457 COLE, Sanford D. SHIPMASTERS' HANDBOOK TO THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACTS $20.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1933. 4th edition of the 1913 original. XVII, (3), 268 PP. Blue cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and gilt on spine. Light foxing. Name of previous owner and stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on front endpaper. Some pencilled marginal lines or underlining of text, o/wise near fine. Image shows title-page. 21.8 x 14.2.
Being a practical guide to the Acts and Regulations for Shipmasters and all connected with the Mercantile Marine.
62528 COLES, Adlard & HARDY, A. C. MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1960. With Part II for Ships of about 1000 tons gross and under - Volume IX $30.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. Southampton. 1961. 1st Ed., Volume IX, 1961, with an introduction by A. C. Hardy. 208 PP with tables & bw illust. (photos & plans) & 21 pages with bw & colour adverts. Eps: Colour adverts. Fp: "Oriana", the 41,923 tons gross twin-screw turbine steamship for P & O lines. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. Oblong: 15 x 22.5.
45196 COLES, Adlard & STEWART, A. J. MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1964 - Volume XIII $20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles & John de Graff. London & New York. 1965. 1st Ed., Volume XIII, 1965. 176 PP with tables & b/w illust. (photos & plans). Fp: Methane Princess. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. Oblong: 14.5 x 22.5.
73488 COLES, Adlard & STEWART, A. J. MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1964 - Volume XIII $15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles & John de Graff. London & New York. 1965. 1st Ed., Volume XIII, 1965. 176 PP with tables & b/w illust. (photos & plans). Fp: Methane Princess. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket has been laminated and glued to the endpapers. Contents near fine. Oblong: 14.5 x 22.5.
74975 COLLARD, Ian LIVERPOOL'S SHIPPING GROUPS $25.00 AUD
Tempus Publishing. Stroud, Gloucestershire. 2003. Reprint of the 2002 original. 128 PP, with b/w illustrations (documents, ephemera, posters, photos). Fp: "Governor" in dry dock. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 232.5 x 16.5. 9780752423746
Cunard Line / Ocean Group / Ellerman Lines / Furness Group ...
74928 CONY, Paul J. & CONDRON, ALAN (editors) LLOYD'S NAUTICAL YEAR BOOK 1993 $20.00 AUD
Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1992. Yearly edition. 416 PP with figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising material. Hard cover, gilt crest and title on front cover and gilt title on spine. Stamp of previous owner (with number) on front endpaper and title page. Contents fine. 24 x 15.7. 1850444196
The year in Shipping, by David Burrell. Ship management, by G. Paul Gunton. ... Ports - expansion and privatisation, by Mike Mundy. Marine casualties.
71739 COOMBE, Derek FISHERMEN FROM THE KENTISH SHORE $35.00 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
36417 COOMBES, Nigel WHITE FUNNEL MAGIC $20.00 AUD
Twelveheads Press. Truro, Cornwall. 1995. 1st Ed. 120 PP with over 200 b/w illust. (menus, posters, photos). Eps: Campbell's Sailings schedules for 1937. Hard cover, dj. Fine. Oblong: 20.2 x 21.2. 0906294347
Account of the passenger services of P & A Campbell's White Funnel steamers of the Bristol Channel.
40602 COOMBS, William H. THE NATION'S KEY-MEN $15.00 AUD
J. D. Potter. London. 1925. 1st impression of December 1925. XII, 232 PP. Fp: The keystone of Empire. Blue cloth cover with light shelf wear, gilt title on front cover and spine. Foxing spots on outside edges, slight ageing of paper. Spine lightly sunned. Signed by the author, Christmas 1935. Two near stamps of previous owner on inside front cover and FFEP. Very good. 18.8 x 12.5.
Key-Men of Empire: the Officers of the British Mercantile Marine.
30338 CORLETT, Ewan THE REVOLUTION IN MERCHANT SHIPPING 1950-1980 $10.00 AUD
HMSO. London. 1981. 1st Ed., Volume 10 in The Ship series edited by Basil Greenhill. 60 PP with 35 illust. FEP: Cut-away of the Spirit of Free Enterprise. REP: Cut-away of a Barber Blue Sea- Super Carrier. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 20.5 x 21.2. 0112903185
74884 CORNFORD, L. Cope THE SEA CARRIERS 1825-1925 - The Aberdeen Line $100.00 AUD
The Aberdeen Line. London. 1925. 1st Ed., with a preface by the Right Honourable The Viscount Burnham. (4), IV, 79, (5) PP, plus 12 aquatint plates with tissue guard. Fp: Portrait of Geo. Thompson, Jr. Original boards with cloth spine, gilt title and house-flag on front cover, top edge gilt. Covers slightly rubbed and soiled. Offsetting on endpapers and light foxing, otherwise a near fine copy of a scarce title. 22.8 x 15.5.
How England succeeded in dominating the world shipping scene. Some beautiful plates: creation of Aberdeen Line, Melbourne 1850, Sydney, early 19th Century, "Childe Harold" 1828, "Thermopylae" 1868, "Miltiades" 1871, SS Sophocles..
53690 CORNISH, John B. (editor) THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A CORNISH SMUGGLER (Captain Harry Carter, of Prussia Cove) 1749-1809 $15.00 AUD
D. Bradford Barton Ltd. Truro, Cornwall. 1971. Reprint of the 1894 edition. XXII, 103 PP with a map English Channel on double page. Fp: Bessie's Cove from the Enez Point. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 18.5 x 12.
40607 CORNISH, Richard, FENTON, Roy, LOUGHRAN, Louis, OSBORNE, Richard, PEIN, Joachim & SPONG, Harry FIFTY DYNAMIC YEARS $10.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Gravesend. 2000. 1st Ed. 72 PP with 72 b/w photos of ships and 24 colour illustrations of Flags and Funnels. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0905627940
Fifty years with the World Ship Society. Clipped wings: British aircraft carrier development 1947-1999 by Richard Osborne... Plus ça change: Fifty years of fashions in Flags and Funnels by J.l. Loughran... Cargo ships: The Blue Funnel experience Post War, by Robert Cornish...
68585 COURSE, Capt. A. G. THE MERCHANT NAVY TO-DAY $15.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. London. 1956. 1st Ed. VIII, 197 PP with 8 figures, plus 22 Pages with 47 b/w photos. Fp: In port - Ships in London's King George V Dock. Cloth cover. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Contents near fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
Types of ships engaged in the merchant service, cargoes they carry, the routes they follow.
17980 COURSE, Capt. A.G. THE WHEEL'S KICK AND THE WIND'S SONG $25.00 AUD
Percival Marshall. London. 1951. 2nd edition of the 1950 original. XIV, 264, (2) PP with head pieces, tail pieces and 2 "Sail Plan" by E. W. H. West, plus 12 pages with 22 b/w photos. Fp: William Mitchel. Hard cover with colour copy dj. Review "The Days of Sail" by H. M. Tomlinson, in the John O' London's Weekly (1st September 1950), loosely inserted. Ageing of paper and occasional foxing. Very good. 22 x 14.
The last surviving fleet of sailing ships (John Stewart & Company) registered in a British port.
70582 Le COUTEUR, Wilson THE GREAT OUTPOSTS OF THE EMPIRE $50.00 AUD
Federal-Houlder-Shire Lines. London. 1907. 1st Ed. (4), 224, LXXIIII, PP with 1 map, 6 tables (distances, fleet list...) and 178 b/w photos. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover, all edges gilt. Hinges worn and edges of covers rubbed. Spine worn at extremities. Stamp of previous owner on recto of front endpaper and last page. Verso of title page with traces of previous label. Still a very good copy. Scarce. 18.8 x 12.3.
The World of Federal-Houlder-Shire Lines: Great Britain, South Africa, Australia (pages 49 to 113) , and New Zealand.
63096 COWSILL, Miles FERRIES IN CAMERA 95 $15.00 AUD
Ferry Publications. Kilgetty, UK. 1994. November 1994 edition. 80 PP wit 4 colour and 80 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Duchesse Anne. Inside back cover: King Orry at Douglas. Pictorial soft cover (Pride of Bilbao). Previous owner's name, o/wise fine. Oblong: 20.8 x 29.5. 187194726X
Historical insight of the Sealink route between Harwich and Hook of Holland.
73075 COWSILL, Miles & SMITH, Colin PASSAGE TO THE NORTHERN ISLES: Ferry Services to Orkney & Shetland 1790-2010 $40.00 AUD
Ferry Publications. Ramsey, Isle of Man. 2010. 1st Ed. Foreword by Bill Davidson, Northlink Ferries. 96 PP with 2 pages with sets of plans for "Hrossey" & "Hjaltand", and "Hamnavoe", b/w and colour photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine, as new condition. 29.6 x 21. 9781906608149
37276 CRABBE, Raoul DE LA PIROGUE AUX NAVIRES ATOMIQUES $20.00 AUD
Ad. Goemaere. Bruxelles. 1951. 1st Ed. (2), 492 PP with 5 tables, plus 1 folded plan and 33 plates with 47 b/w illustrations. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. French text. 21.5 x 13.7.
History of ships: from the canoe to the ships with nuclear propulsion.
30333 CRAIG, Robin STEAM TRAMPS AND CARGO LINERS 1850-1950 $10.00 AUD
HMSO. London. 1980. 1st Ed. Volume 5 in The Ship series edited by Basil Greenhill. 60 PP with 38 illust. FEP: Different types of vessels classed in Lloyd's Register Book. REP: Cross-sections of typical bulk carrying cargo ships built between the 1870's and 1900's. Laminated pictorial boards. A fine copy. Oblong: 20.5 x 21.2. 0112903150
47358 CROIL, James STEAM NAVIGATION, and its relation to the Commerce of Canada and the United States $10.00 AUD
Coles Publishing Company. Toronto. 1973. Facsimile reprint of the 1898 original published by William Briggs. XIV, 15-381 PP with 2 maps, 28 portraits and 62 b/w illustrations, plus 14 b/w plates. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 21.3 x 13.5.
46642 CUFLEY, C. F. H. OCEAN FREIGHTS AND CHARTERING $15.00 AUD
Crosby Lockwood Staples. London. 1974. Reprint of the 1964 original. 462 PP with 7 profiles of cargo ships and 5 diagrams, plus 1 folded plan of the Nikita Roussos and 12 pages with 14 b/w photos (12 of ships). Fp: Peak hour on the Baltic Exchange. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Very good. 22.2 x 14. 0258970006
50279 CUFLEY, C. F. H. OCEAN FREIGHTS AND CHARTERING $20.00 AUD
Crosby Lockwood Staples. London. 1974. Reprint of the 1964 original. 462 PP with 7 profiles of cargo ships and 5 diagrams, plus 1 folded plan of the Nikita Roussos and 12 pages with 14 b/w photos (12 of ships). Fp: Peak hour on the Baltic Exchange. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.2 x 14. 0258970006
71721 CUNYNGHAM-BROWN, Sjovald THE TRADERS - A Story of Britain's South-east Asian Commercial Adventure $30.00 AUD
Newman Neame, for Guthrie & Co. London. 1971. 1st Ed. 352 PP with facsimile of a letter in text, plus 28 pages with 43 b/w illust. Fp: Alexander Guthrie. Eps: The Guthrie Coat of Arms. Hard cover, dj. Small rub at bottom of dust jacket on front, o/wise a near fine copy. 24.5 x 16. 080174132
Story of the firm founded by Alexander Guthrie, in Singapore, which expanded through Malaysia, Australia, Southern Africa and the United Kingdom.
35283 DAGGETT, Kendrick Price FIFTY YEARS OF FORTITUDE - The Maritime Career of Captain Jotham Blaisdell of Kennebunk, Maine, 1810-1860 $20.00 AUD
Mystic Seaport Museum. Mystic, Connecticut. 1988. 1st Ed., Volume XII in The American Maritime Library series. XIV, (2), 173 PP with 10 b/w illust., plus 18 pages with 15 b/w illust. Fp: Ship Mount Washington. Eps: North Atlantic Track Chart. Cloth cover, dj. Near fine. 23.6 x 15.8. 0913372439
55 years in the North Atlantic trades: Caribbean sugar, Southern cotton, European salt, wine, manufactured goods and emigrants.
55351 DANEEL, Oumatjie MY SHIPS AND THEIR MEN $25.00 AUD
Cape Town. 1972. Howard Timmins. 1st Ed. 138 PP, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Eps: Certificate of the "Order of the Salty Springbook". Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Fine. 21. 7 x 14.2.
Reminiscences of a South African woman waterfront reporter.
63223 DANIELSON, Richard THE ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET (Volumes 1 & 2) $20.00 AUD
Author Laxey, Isle of Man. 1987 & 1989. Volume 1: 32 PP with 5 b/w and 22 colour photos. Volume 2: (2), 62 PP with 3 facsimiles of documents, 16 b/w and 37 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 15 x 21. 0951315501 & 095131551X
62144 DAVIES, Ken SOLENT PASSAGES AND THEIR STEAMERS $15.00 AUD
Isle of Wight County Press. Newport, IOW. 1982. 1st Ed. 179 PP with 1 map, diagrams and tables, plus 40 pages with 80 b/w photos. Fp: Varos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 21.7 x 14
45038 DE BOER, Dr. M. G. 100 JAAR NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVAART $40.00 AUD
N.V Drukkerij en Uitgeverij V.H. C. De Boer Jr. Amsterdam. 1939. 1st Ed. 210 PP with 1 table, 10 tailpieces, and 27 drawings, plus 44 pages with 60 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on a lightly sunned spine. Very light foxing, o/wise a fine copy. Dutch text. 24.8 x 17.5.
100 year of Dutch shipping: sail and steam.
63253 DE BOER, G. J. SCHEEPVAART 1994 $10.00 AUD
Uitgeverij De Alk. Alkmaar. 1993. 1st Ed. 280 PP with advertisements, 16 colour and 124 b/w photos of tugboats, supply ships... Pictorial soft covers. Dutch text. Name of previous owner at top of title page, o/wise fine. 18 x13. 9060135369
46031 DE BOER, G. J. (editor) MARITIEM JAARBOEK - 1e Editie $10.00 AUD
Uitgeverij De Alk. Alkmaar. 1985. 1st Ed. 208 PP with tables, plans and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Dutch text. Fine. 24.5 x 17.2. 9060139364
Dutch Merchant Navy. Royal Dutch Navy...
46032 DE BOER, G. J. (editor) MARITIEM JAARBOEK - 2e Editie $10.00 AUD
Uitgeverij De Alk. Alkmaar. 1987. 2nd yearly edition. 208 PP with 10 colour illustrations (4 house flags and 6 funnels), tables, plans and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Dutch text. 24.5 x 17.2. 9060139453
Dutch Merchant Navy. Tugboat companies...
63008 DE BOER, G.J., BOOT, W.J.J. ... LEKKO - Internationale Sleepvaart Hobby Cub / International Tug Lovers Club - 1978 (Nos.13 to 21) $40.00 AUD
ISHC -Lekko. Ijmuiden. 1978. Run for year 1978 (9 issues). No. 13 (January 1978) to No. 21 (December 1978). 220 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans,profiles, photos). Each issue with its original illustrated wrappers. Text in Dutch and English. 2 punch holes for ring binders, close to the spine. A fine set. 29.6 x 21.
63011 DE BOER, G.J., BOOT, W.J.J. ... LEKKO - Internationale Sleepvaart Hobby Cub / International Tug Lovers Club - 1979 (Nos.22, 23, 25 to 30) $30.00 AUD
ISHC-Lekko. Ijmuiden. 1979. Run for year 1979 (8 issues). No. 22 (February 1979) to No. 30 (December 1978). Issue No. 24 missing. A total of 204 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans,profiles, photos). Each issue with its original illustrated wrappers. Text in Dutch and English. 2 punch holes for ring binders, close to the spine. A fine set. 29.6 x 21.
63012 DE BOER, G.J., BOOT, W.J.J. ... LEKKO - Internationale Sleepvaart Hobby Cub / International Tug Lovers Club - 1980 (Nos.31 to 41) $40.00 AUD
ISHC-Lekko. Ijmuiden. 1980. Complete run for year 1980 (11 issues). No. 31 (January/February 1980) to No. 41 (December 1980). 292 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans,profiles, photos). Each issue with its original illustrated wrappers. Dutch text. 2 punch holes for ring binders, close to the spine. A fine set. 29.6 x 21.
70249 DE HARTOG, Jan CAPTAIN JAN - A Story of Ocean Tugboats $25.00 AUD
Cleaver-Hume Press. London. 1952. 2nd impression in September 1952 of the September 1952 English edition. Edited and abridged from the 1940 Dutch original "Holland Glorie", by Carlos Peacock. 315 PP with 11 tail pieces. Cloth cover, gilt title on a sunned spine. Covers speckled on hinge of back cover. Offsetting of endpapers and foxing on outside edges and some pages. Very good reading copy. 22.8 x 15.5.
Adventures aboard the old tugboat "Jan van Gent".
40520 DE MIERRE, H. C. CLIPPER SHIPS TO OCEAN GREYHOUNDS $20.00 AUD
Harold Starke. London. 1971. 1st Ed. IX, 320 PP with 36 b/w illustrations (drawings, facsimile of documents and photographs). Title spread: Clipper Ship. Eps: Map from Ushant to Fastnet. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Stamp of previous owner at top corner of half title page. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 23.5 x 17. 0287669866
Sailing with the Nourse Line, a first-hand account of life at sea in clipper ships at the turn of the century. Calls in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney & Newcastle. The author's transfer to steam (greyhounds), coolie trade from India to Fiji or West Indies. Includes interesting drawings & etchings by the author.
16008 de QUENETAIN, Bertrand LA VIE MARITIME A GRANVILLE et dans sa région au début du siècle $20.00 AUD
Editions L'Ancre de Marine. St. Malo. 1986. 1st Ed. 70 PP with b/w illustrations. Title page: A Dundee under sail. Pictorial soft cover. Occasional foxing. Very good. French text. 29 x 21. 2905970057
Maritime life in Granville between Normandy and Brittany at the beginning of this century. Deep-sea fishing to Iceland/Newfoundland, as well as coastal fishing.
35676 DEAN, F. E. MODERN SHIPS $15.00 AUD
Temple Press. London. 1953. 2nd edition of the 1949 original, in the Boys' Power and Speed Library series. 90 PP with 26 figures, plus 1 colour plate and 14 b/w plates with 48 photos. Fp (colour): Ship in dry dock. Hard cover, gilt title on a sunned spine. Note on front endpaper, foxing. Very good. 25.5 x 19.
Planning the ship, building the hull... Big ships, cargo ships, special purpose ships.
20545 DEAYTON, Alistair STEAM SHIPS OF EUROPE $10.00 AUD
Conway. London. 1988. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w photos plus 16 pages with 35 colour photos. Fp: Blidosund at Svartloga. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Occasional foxing, o/wise fine. 27.5 x 20.5. 0815774784
An illustrated guide to veteran passenger vessels: their routes & areas of operation, profiles of passengers...
30296 DELGADO, James P. THE BEAVER: First Steamship on the West Coast $15.00 AUD
Horsdal & Schubart. Victoria, B.C., Canada. 1993. 1st Ed. VII, 54 PP with 45 b/w illust. (line drawings, facsimiles & photos). Fp: Map of the area of the Pacific coast served by the Beaver. Pict. card cover. Fine. Oblong: 18.8 x 22.8. 0920663206
Built 1835 for the Hudson's Bay Company. Floating fur-trade post, chartered by the Royal Navy for surveying, towboat... wrecked in 1888.
39026 DEMOULIN, Maurice LES PAQUEBOTS A GRANDE VITESSE ET LES NAVIRES A VAPEUR $35.00 AUD
Librairie Hachette. Paris. 1887. 1st Ed., in Bibliothèque des Merveilles. (4), 288, (4 publications) PP with 45 figures. Rebacked copy retaining part of the original soft cover on card cover. Very good. French text. 18.8 x 12.2.
67343 DENIS FRERES DESSERT PLATE $20.00 AUD
Compagnie de Navigation Denis Frères S.A. Paris. 1970s. Chinaware dessert plate with House Flag on edge and with underneath the caption."Porcelaine Véritable". Four fine cracks at centre of plate. Very good. Diameter: 17.5 cms.
69980 DEVENISH, John F. SAILORS IN CIVIES $80.00 AUD
Author. Ellenbrook, WA. 2005. 1st Ed. (6), 160 PP with b/w illustrations: facsimile of documents (house-flags, letters, logbooks, discharge booklets ... and over 90 photos). Soft cover. Fine. Scarce. 29.2 x 20.7. 0646453068
Life of sailors of the British Merchant Ships of the Blue Star Line, during the 1950's and 1960's.
74083 DICK, H. W. & KENTWELL, S. FAR EASTERN FLEETS $40.00 AUD
Nautical Association of Australia. Geelong. 1973. 1st Ed. 136 PP (printed in typescript) plus 6 plates with 12 b/w photos. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Around 70 ships have been highlighted in text, o/wise very good. 20.8 x 14.8. 0959907904
Fleet lists of the Western shipping firms in Chinese waters, registered in London, Hong Kong or Shanghai. China Navigation Co., Indo-China S.N. Co., John Manners .. C.Y. Tung Group.
59517 DICK, H. W. & KENTWELL, S. A. SOLD EAST - Traders, Tramps and Tugs of Chinese Waters $90.00 AUD
Nautical Association of Australia. Melbourne. 1991. 1st Ed. XIV, 338 PP with b/w illustrations: 90 Flags and Funnels and 178 photos. 1 page "Post-Publication Amendments" loosely inserted. Fp: Off Cockatoo Island. Hard cover, dj. Small rub to top of spine of dj, o/wise a fine copy. 25.6 x 19.2. 0959907947
67682 DICK, H. W. & KENTWELL, S. A. BEANCAKER TO BOXBOAT - Steamship Companies in Chinese Waters $50.00 AUD
Nautical Association of Australia. Canberra. 1988. 1st Ed. XIV, 330 PP, plus 56 pages with 116 b/w photos of ships. Fp: Hong Kong Harbour, 1897. Hard cover, dust jacket has a lightly sunned spine. A near fine copy. 25.6 x 19.2. 0959907939
From Jardine, Matheson & John Swire, to C.Y. Tung.
63453 DIERKS, August & PRAGER, Hans Georg IN STÜRMEN ZU HAUSE - Bergungsmotorschiff SEEFALKE und seine Gefährten $25.00 AUD
Koehler. Herford, Germany. 1980. 1st Ed. 144 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, house flags & funnels, plans, profiles, photos), and 10 colour photos. FEP: Plans of the Seefalke. REP: profile of 10 tugboats. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with repaired tears. German text. Near fine. 20 x 20. 3782202155
"Seefalke", tugboat and salvaging
17549 DODMAN, Frank OBSERVER SHIPS $5.00 AUD
Bloomsbury Books. London. 1992. Reprint in the Observer's series of the 1986 revised edition (original of 1973). 192 PP with 183 figures (line drawings & b/w photographs). Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 16.2 x 10. 1854710680
Describes over 150 types of ships.
63292 DODMAN, Frank OBSERVERS SHIPS - 1986 $10.00 AUD
Bloomsbury Books/Penguin. London. 1992. Reprint. 192 PP with 183 figures (line drawings, flags, profiles and b/w photographs). Pictorial laminated boards (Pride of Calais). Fine. 16.2 x 10. 1854710680
17548 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1978 $5.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1978. Reprint of the 1975 revised edition. 192 PP with 172 figures (line drawings & bw photographs), plus 8 pages of colour plates (flags, flags & funnels). Hard cover. Fine. 14.6 x 9.2. 0723215170
Describes over 130 types of ships.
19527 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1966 $10.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1966. Revised edition. 192 PP with 96 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 16 colour plates (flags, funnels and 7 ships), and 16 bw plates (36 photos of ships). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 14.6 x 9.2.
Describes over 100 types of ships.
19528 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1970 $10.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1970. Revised edition. 192 PP with 96 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 16 colour plates (flags, flags & funnels and 10 ships), and 16 bw plates (38 photos of ships). Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Fine. 14.6 x 9.2. 0723200858
Describes over 100 types of ships.
19529 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1973 $10.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1973. Revised edition. 192 PP with 172 figures (line drawings & photographs), plus 8 pages of colour plates (flags, flags & funnels). Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 14.6 x 9.2. 0723215170
Describes over 130 types of ships.
41222 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1958 $5.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1958. New edition of the 1952 original. 192 PP with 95 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 16 b/w plates with 30 photos and 16 colour plates (9 flags & funnels, and 7 ships). Hard cover. Edges worn, foxing on outside edges. Very good. 14.6 x 9.2.
Describes over 100 types of ships.
46269 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1961 $10.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1961. Reprint. 192 PP with 95 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 16 colour plates (flags, funnels and 7 ships), and 16 b/w plates (30 photos of ships). Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 14.6 x 9.2.
Describes over 100 types of ships.
46270 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1975 $10.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1975. Revised and reprint of the 1973 edtion. 192 PP with 172 figures (line drawings & b/w photographs), plus 8 pages of colour plates (flags, flags & funnels). Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Stamp on front endpaper. Near fine. 14.6 x 9.2. 0723215170
Describes over 130 types of ships.
46271 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1964 $5.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1964. Revised edition. 192 PP with 96 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 16 colour plates (flags, funnels and 7 ships), and 16 b/w plates (36 photos of ships). Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with part of front cover missing. Near fine. 14.6 x 9.2.
Describes over 100 types of ships.
52524 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1958 $10.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1958. New edition of the 1952 original. 192 PP with 95 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 16 b/w plates with 30 photos and 16 colour plates (9 flags & funnels, and 7 ships). Hard cover, dj (chipped and price clipped). Stamp of previous owner on endpapers. Light foxing. Very good. 14.6 x 9.2.
Describes over 100 types of ships.
52525 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1964 $5.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1964. Revised edition. 192 PP with 96 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 16 colour plates (flags, funnels and 7 ships), and 16 b/w plates (36 photos of ships). Hard cover. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. 14.6 x 9.2.
Describes over 100 types of ships.
54778 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1952 $5.00 AUD
London & New York. 1952. Frederick Warne & Co. Reprint of the 1952 original. Foreword by W. J. Bassett-Lowke. 192 PP with 79 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 16 colour plates (flags, funnels and ships), and 16 b/w plates (25 photos of ships). Cloth cover a little rubbed and faded spine. Foxing spots on outside edges. Name of previous owner at top of front endpaper, o/wise contents near fine. 14.6 x 9.2.
Describes over 100 types of ships. 90 House-Flags and Funnels...
63290 DODMAN, Frank E. THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1970 $5.00 AUD
Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York. 1970. Revised edition. 192 PP with 96 line drawings, plus 32 pages with 16 colour plates (flags, flags & funnels and 10 ships), and 16 b/w plates (38 photos of ships). Hard cover (slightly rubbed/soiled). Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 14.6 x 9.2. 0723200858
Describes over 100 types of ships.
63291 DODMAN, Frank E. THE NEW OBSERVER'S BOOK OF SHIPS - 1986 $10.00 AUD
Frederick Warne. London. 1986. New edition. 192 PP with 183 figures (line drawings, flags, profiles and b/w photographs). Pictorial soft cover (Scottish Star). Stamp of the "Devonport Maritime Museum & Historical Socierty" on half title page. Very good. 15.5 x 10. 0723216932
16957 DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE, Jean DES MARINS DANS LA TOURMENTE (Temoignages) $10.00 AUD
Paris. 1990. N.E.L. 1st Ed. 155 PP, plus 4 pages with 5 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Front cover with a light crease. Faint foxing. French text. Near fine. 21 x 14.
The tragic experiences of a French Naval Officer caught during WWII between the Vichy regime, the Free French and the war against the Germans.
16058 DUCKWORTH, C. L. D. & LANGMUIR, G. E. RAILWAY AND OTHER STEAMERS $20.00 AUD
T. Stephenson & Sons. London. 1968. 2nd edition of the 1948 original. XII, 432 PP, plus 102 b/w photos of ships together with fleet lists & index. Fp: P.S. Freshwater. Hard cover with a small bump on bottom corner, dj. Bookplate of previous owner on inside front cover, o/wise near fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
Includes the London Midland Region, Scottish Region, Irish Railway Companies, Continental Companies... Most comprehensive.
T. Stephenson. London. 1966. 3rd Ed. of the 1953 original. X, 206 PP with tables & fleet lists in text plus 48 pages with 96 b/w photos. Blue cloth cover, spine faded. Dust jacket is price-clipped and with a few small chips and a small piece missing at top of spine. An otherwise fine copy. 22.5 x 14.5.
68677 DUFF, Douglas V. THE STORY OF THE MERCHANT NAVY (Two Thousand Years of Seafaring) $10.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1954. 2nd edition in December 1954 of the September original. VIII, 136 PP with 8 line-drawings, plus 8 pages with 15 half-tone illustrations. Hard cover soiled with a faded spine. Bookplate and stamps on front endpaper and title page. Rear endpaper rubbed. Foxing. Good reading copy. 19 x 13.
Seafaring up to the introduction of steam and its evolution since then. Life at sea, regulations, organization, trade..
42553 DUFLOS, Luc (editor) PILOTES DE NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE - A Guide to Pilotage in New Caledonia $20.00 AUD
Syndicat Professionel des Pilotes Maritimes de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Nouméa. 2001. 1st Ed. 52 PP with colour illustrations (plans, charts & maps, photos), 1 errata page loosely inserted. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French & English text. 29.8 x 20.8.
35580 DULLES, Foster Rhea THE OLD CHINA TRADE $30.00 AUD
Macdonald & Jane's. London. 1974. Reprint in the Macdonald Maritime History series. (18), 228 PP, plus 12 plates with 16 b/w illustrations. Fp: The Canton factories before 1821. Decorated cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket rubbed on back and with spine sunned. Foxing spots on outside edges. Internally very good. 22 x 14. 0356047555
The Yankee traders from the end of the US War of Independence to the Treaty of Wanghia signed in 1844. Seal fisheries, beche-de-mer and sandalwood from the South Seas, opium trade and war,...
16054 DUNN, Laurence THE BOOK OF SHIPS $5.00 AUD
Macdonald. London. 1968. 1st Ed. in the Classics of Transportation series. 128 PP with b/w & colour illustrations by Tre Trycare artists & Gordon Macfie. Decorated title-page. FEP: A large Egyptian ship of 1600 B.C. REP: Modern vessel. Hard cover, decorated front cover. Near fine. Small format: 13.5 x 14.5.
From the Nordic Viking ship to modern passenger vessels. Attractive illustrations.
19346 DUNN, Laurence MERCHANT SHIPS OF THE WORLD, 1910-1929 (in Colour) $15.00 AUD
Blandford. London. 1973. 1st Ed. 215 PP with 4 pages of sketches and 96 colour plates by the author. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 19.8 x 13.8. 0713705698
Pictorial survey of the merchant ship, ocean liner, tramp steamer, freighter, tanker ...
19883 DUNN, Laurence MERCHANT SHIPS OF THE WORLD, 1910-1929 in Colour $15.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1975. 1st US edit. 215 PP with a few b/w illust & 96 colour plates by the author. Hard cover, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 19.8 x 13.8.
Pictorial survey of the merchant ship, ocean liner, tramp steamer, freighter, tanker ...
20747 DUNN, Laurence A SOURCE BOOK OF SHIPS $15.00 AUD
Ward Lock. London. 1970. 1st Ed. Edited by V.C. Wall. 160 PP with over 150 bw illust. (drawings, paintings, photos). Fp: The Great Tea Race of 1866. Hard cover, dj. Very good. Oblong: 12.2 x 17.5. 706312155
All types of shipping, from oar propelled Greek galley to container ship.
31721 DUNN, Laurence SHIPS OF SOUTHAMPTON, and the Solent $15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. Southampton. 1964. 5th completely revised edition. 36 PP (including covers) with 66 b/w photos. Pictorial card covers. Inside covers with 40 funnel (in colours). Near fine. 18.5 x 12.
43625 DUNN, Laurence MERCHANT SHIPS OF THE WORLD, 1910-1929 in Colour $10.00 AUD
Blandford. London. 1973. 1st Ed. 215 PP with 4 pages of sketches and 96 colour plates by the author. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 19.8 x 13.8. 0713705698
Pictorial survey of the merchant ship, ocean liner, tramp steamer, freighter, tanker ...
43627 DUNN, Laurence MERCHANT SHIPS OF THE WORLD, 1910-1929 (in Colour) $10.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1975. 1st US edit. 215 PP with a few b/w illust & 96 colour plates by the author. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Few foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 19.8 x 13.8.
Pictorial survey of the merchant ship, ocean liner, tramp steamer, freighter, tanker ...
71370 DUNN, Laurence MERCHANT SHIPS OF THE WORLD, 1910-1929 (in Colour) $5.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1975. 1st US edit. 215 PP with a few b/w illust & 96 colour plates by the author. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Stamp of previous owner on inside front cover. Few foxing spots on outside edges. Contents near fine. 19.8 x 13.8.
Pictorial survey of the merchant ship, ocean liner, tramp steamer, freighter, tanker ...
Adlard Coles. London. 1961. 3rd edition, revised and reset. 132 PP with ships' silhouettes & b/w photos. Hard cover, no dust jacket. Faint foxing. Very good. Image shows title page. Oblong: 12.5 x 19.
Adlard Coles. London. 1954. 4th impression in February 1954, of the October 1952 original. 128 PP with ships' silhouettes & b/w photos throughout. Hard cover worn around edges and spine, o/wise contents are clean and still a very good copy. Oblong: 12.5 x 19.
16076 DUNN, Laurence (compiler) SHIPS, A Picture History $10.00 AUD
Pan Books. London. 1971. Reprint of the 1970 original. 160 PP with b/w illustrations. Fp: Great tea race of 1866 with Taeping and Ariel. Pictorial soft cover. Stamp of previous owner inside front cover, o/wise fine. Oblong: 11.2 x 17.8. 0330028766
Story of ships, from the Egyptian boats made from papyrus to the HMS Ark Royal.
37330 DUNN, Laurence (Compiler) SHIPS, A Picture History $5.00 AUD
Piccolo / Pan Books. London. 1971. Reprint of the 1970 original. 160 PP with b/w illust. throughout. Pictorial card cover. Top corner of half title page clipped, o/wise very good. Oblong: 11.2 x 17.8. 0330028766
Story of ships, from Egyptian boats made from papyrus to HMS Ark Royal.
18556 DUNN, Laurence (editor) A SOURCE BOOK OF SHIPS $10.00 AUD
Ward Lock. London. 1973. Reprint of the 1970 original. 160 PP with over 150 bw illust. (drawings, paintings, photos). Fp: The Great Tea Race of 1866. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise very good. Oblong: 12.2 x 17.5. 706312155
All types of shipping, from oar propelled Greek galley to container ship.
19530 DUNN, Laurence (editor) A SOURCE BOOK OF SHIPS $5.00 AUD
Ward Lock. London. 1976. Revised reprint of the 1970 original. 160 PP with 150 b/w illustrations. (drawings, paintings, photos). Fp: The Great Tea Race of 1866. Hard cover, dj. Very good. Oblong: 12.2 x 17.5. 0706312155
All types of shipping, from oar propelled Greek galley to container ship.
37331 DUNN, Laurence (editor) A SOURCE BOOK OF SHIPS $5.00 AUD
Ward Lock. London. 1970. 1st Ed. 160 PP with over 150 bw illust. (drawings, paintings, photos). Fp: The Great Tea Race of 1866. Hard cover. Very good. Oblong: 12.2 x 17.5. 706312155
All types of shipping, from oar propelled Greek galley to container ship.
Kenneth Mason. London. 1969. 1st Ed. XVI, 279 PP, (1 page Addenda) with tables & 109 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Light foxing Previous owner's name and address on FFEP. Old tape marks on endpapers. Contents clean and still a good copy. 25.5 x 16. 900534389
Ships' details in Talbot-Booth style.
74492 DURANT, John and Alice PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN SHIPS, On the High Seas and Inland Waters $10.00 AUD
Castle Books. New York. 1953. 1st Ed. VIII, 312 PP with b/w illustrations throughout. Small name label at top of FFEP. An otherwise very good clean copy. 28.5 x 22.
New World Landfalls, The Glory Days, Ebb Tide and Flood, ...
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
61753 DUTCH SHIPPING KOOPVAARDIJ IN KORT BESTEK - schets van de Nederlandse koopvaardij in een tijd van drastische veranderingen $5.00 AUD
Nevas a/b 'Jan Backx'. Rotterdam. 1970. 1st Ed. 4 PP with 20 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Dutch text. Fine condition. Oblong: 17.2 x 25.2.
An outline of the Dutch Merchant Navy at a time of of radical changes.
51692 DUVIARD, Dominique GROIX L'ILE DES THONIERS. Chronique maritime d'une île bretonne 1840-1940 $70.00 AUD
Atelier Alpha Bleue. Paris. 1992. New edition of the 1978 original, limited to 2950 numbered copies (3451 to 6400). This copy: No. 4328. 406 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, facsimile of documents, charts, maps & plans, and photos). Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. French text. Near fine. 27.8 x 22.2. 2903707138
Fast fishing boats (Chasse-Marée). Working boats of bays and ports.
64612 EAGLE STEAMERS WHAT'S WHAT IN SHIPPING / "ON EITHER BANK" - A Souvenir Guide to the River Thames and to places served by Eagle Steamers $25.00 AUD
The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (Eagle Steamers). London. c. 1960. 1st Ed. 28 PP with 13 pages of period advertisements and b/w illustrations (1 map, 4 figures and 4 photos), plus 8 plates with flags (104 House Flags), buoyage and navigation lights and a map of the River Thames on folded plate at centrefold. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.7 x 14.
40606 EAMES, Aled, LLOYD, Lewis, PARRY, Bryn & STUBBS, John (editors / golygyddion) CYMRU A'R MOR / MARITIME WALES $25.00 AUD
Gwynedd Archives Service. Gwynedd, Wales. 1980. Issue No. 5 (1980). 168 PP, plus 12 b/w plates. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 20.7 x 14.7.
11 texts: 4 in Welsh and 7 in English. The voyage of Albion with emigrants from Caernafon to North America... Destination Australia...
63465 EASTMAN, G. H. VOYAGERS ALL ! - The Story of the Ships of the London Missionary Society $20.00 AUD
The London Missionary Society. Sydney. 1947. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 12 b/w illustrations. Fp: The "Duff". Hard cover, illustrated front. Presentation plate on front endpaper. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 19 x 12.5.
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
68538 ELLIOTT, Colin SAILING FISHERMEN IN OLD PHOTOGRAPHS $15.00 AUD
Tops'l Books. Reading, U.K. 1978. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 50 b/w photos. from the Ford Jenkins Collection. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 24.2 x 18.4. 0906397006
The old sailing smacks of the North Sea, Scotland & English Channel and the men who sailed them.
69324 ELLIS, Tony THE SAILING BARGES OF MARITIME ENGLAND $15.00 AUD
Shepperton Swan. Shepperton, Middlesex. 1982. 1st Ed. 80 PP with b/w illustrations: drawings, paintings and photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.5 x 21. 0906986036
71740 ELLMERS, Chris GEORGE REID RIVER THAMES in the late Twenties & early Thirties $15.00 AUD
Dirk Nishen Publishing. London. 1987. 1st edition in the Photo-Library I. Edited by Mike Seaborne. 32 PP with 29 b/w photos. Illustrated stiff covers. Fine. 24.5 x 16.3. 1855781010
38430 ESTUR, Commandant Pierre LONG-COURS - Navires et Marins $25.00 AUD
Editions du Pen Duick. Paris. 1987. 1st Ed. 128, (1 errata) PP with sketches and figures, 1 b/w and 29 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. French text. 29.8 x 20.6. 2855131111
Long-Cours: Foreign going voyages (long cruises). Navires et Marins: the Ships and the Seamen. French/English glossary: P.120 to 128.
66803 EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE SHIPPING WONDERS OF THE WORLD TODAY $15.00 AUD
Everybody's. London. c. 1954. Four issues of the "Great Supplement". 32 PP with 109 b/w photos. 4 supplements tipped in together in a card folder. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 33.5 x 26.5.
4 Supplements - 1: Great Merchantmen and Liners. 2: East of Suez, Round Africa, Rolling down to Rio and cross the Pacific. 3: Ships of the British Coasts and of the Narrow Seas. 4: Great Lakes, Rivers and Special Ships.
18659 FAIRHALL, David RUSSIA LOOKS TO THE SEA - A Study of the Expansion of Soviet Maritime Power $10.00 AUD
Andre Deutsch. London. 1971. 1st Ed. 287 PP with 6 figures (5 maps) & 42 tables, plus 16 pages with 28 b/w photos. Hard cover. Image shows title-page. Light foxing mostly around page edges. Near fine. 23.5 x 15.6. 0233962247
Expansion of merchant shipping, fishing fleets, oceanographic research, as well as naval operations with overseas bases or floating support.
18562 FAITH, Nicholas CLASSIC SHIPS, Romance and Reality $10.00 AUD
Boxtree. London. 1995. 1st Ed. 144 PP with bw and col. illust. Half-title page: Brunel's Great Britain on her maiden voyage. Title-page: Tug boats. Hard cover, dj. Fine. Oblong: 24.5 x 28.7. 075221022X
Men o'war, great liners, working boats...
51737 FARQUHAR, Ian THE TYSER LEGACY. A history of the Port Line and its associated companies $100.00 AUD
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Wellington. 2006. 1st Ed. 376 PP with 124 b/w illustrations (1 facsimile of document, 4 cartoons, 7 portraits, 18 photos, 94 photos of ships) and 90 b/w photos of ships in the Fleet List section, plus 8 pages with 24 colour photos of ships. Title spread: Port Alma in rough seas. Eps: Port Auckland and Port Brisbane passing each other off Rangitoto. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. A fine/as new copy. Scarce. 26.7 x19.5. 0959783415
64393 FARR, Grahame WEST COUNTRY PASSENGER STEAMERS $35.00 AUD
T. Stephenson & Sons Ltd. Prescot, UK. 1967. 2nd edition of the 1956 original. XII, 355 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (facsimile of documents, plans, tail pieces and 19 funnels), plus 36 pages with 87 b/w photos and the frontispiece. Fp: S.S. Scillonian, leaving St.Mary's. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 22.3 x 14.5.
40494 FARRERE, Claude NAVIRES $15.00 AUD
Flammarion. Paris. 1936. 1st ed.ition in Voir et Savoir series. 64 PP with 127 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. Browning of outside edges. Dedicatory note "à Maurice Charny" signed by the author on page 3. Fine. French text. 26.2 x 18.7.
Ships across the ages.
60495 FARRERE, Claude HISTOIRE DE LA MARINE FRANCAISE - en XII fascicules (in 12 Parts) $30.00 AUD
Flammarion. Paris. 1934. 1st Ed. 12 issues for 384 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 4 pages (subtitle page and title page) and 12 frontispieces. Pictorial soft covers. Spines of most of the issues are rubbed. French text. A near fine set. 28 x 22.
I - Notre première Marine. II: Marins du moyen age. ... XI: Le Dix-Neuvième Siècle. XII: Aujourd'hui et Demain.
74929 FARTHING, Bruce INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING - An Introduction to the Policies Politics and Institutions of the Maritime World $20.00 AUD
Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1993. 2nd edition in the "Lloyd's List Practical Guides" series. Foreword by The Right Hon The Lord Sterling of Plaistow. XXIV, 200 PP. Hard covers, laminated boards. Fine. 23.8 x 16. 1850445656
40763 FAY, Leonard G. (editor) TANKER DIRECTORY OF THE WORLD 1960 $30.00 AUD
Terminus Publications. London. 1960. 1st Ed. XII, 286, XIII-XXIV PP with 47 pages of advertising material, 1 plan, 2 graphs and 78 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Foxing of both endpapers, o/wise very good. 28.8 x 22.
Amenities in the modern Tanker. Outlook for German tankers... Malta's new role... P. and O. Group of tankers... Safety from fire and explosion... List of tankers. List of owners and/or managers.
40765 FAY, Leonard G. (editor) TANKER DIRECTORY OF THE WORLD 1961 $35.00 AUD
Terminus Publications. London. 1961. 1st Ed. XVI, 304, XVII-XXXII PP with plans, graphs, 89 b/w photos, and 54 pages of advertisements. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj (price-clipped and with a few chips). Foxing spots on outside edges and endpapers, o/wise near fine. 28.8 x 22.
The Athel ships, by Captain F.H. Formby. Catering in modern tanker, by G.J. Davies. The Essberger Fleet... List of tankers. List of owners and/or managers.
40767 FAY, Leonard G., & GOSS, Frances (editors) TANKER DIRECTORY OF THE WORLD 1963 $35.00 AUD
Terminus Publications. London. 1963. 1st Ed. XXXII, 376, XXXIII-LVIII PP with plans, graphs, 171 b/w photos, and 90 pages of advertising material. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj with a few chips. Faint foxing spots on outside edges and endpapers, o/wise near fine. 28.8 x 22.
The alternative cargo, by J.H. Clarke. Automation in Tankships, by Isamu Yamashita. The Italian Tanker Fleet, by Giuseppe Giordano. The Wilhelmsen Tankers, by Niels Werring... List of tankers. List of owners and/or managers.
38879 FENTON, Roy, & CLARKSON, John (editors) BRITISH SHIPPING FLEETS $25.00 AUD
Ships in Focus Publications. Preston. 2000. 1st Ed. 192 PP with 1 plan, 2 facsimiles of document, and 311 b/w photos. Title page: Manchester Faith. Eps: House-Flags and Funnels (in colour) of 9 shipping lines. Pictorial laminated boards. Discreet name of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 1901703215
Manchester Liners. Joseph Fisher and Sons. Runciman (London) Ltd and Canatlantic Ltd. John T. Rennie and Sons. Cardiff Hall Line. The Carron Company.
70056 FERGUSON, Sandy FROM BURMA TO BARRA - The life and times of a Marine Superintendent $50.00 AUD
Ardminish Press. Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland. 2008. 1st Ed. 158 PP with b/w illustrations, plus XXIV pages with 15 b/w illustrations (1 letter, 1 newspaper clipping and 13 photos) and 32 colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Faint foxing spots on top outside edge, o/wise fine. Scarce. 21 x 14.7. 9780955376535
40336 FINLAY, Patrick (editor) JANE'S FREIGHT CONTAINERS 1979 $25.00 AUD
Macdonald & Jane's Publishing Co. London. 1979. 11th Ed. (56), 626 PP with b/w illustrations (photos and plans), plus 9 colour guide-cards. Cloth cover, dj. Near fine. 32.8 x 22. 0354005804
The world-wide survey of container and roll-on/roll-off operations.
64883 FINLAY, Patrick (editor) JANE'S FREIGHT CONTAINERS 1973-74 $35.00 AUD
Macdonald & Jane's Publishing Co. London. 1973. 6th Ed. (38), 662 PP with b/w illustrations (photos and plans), plus 8 b/w or colour guide-cards. Cloth cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 32.8 x 22. 0354001159
The world-wide survey of container and roll-on/roll-off operations.
34293 FISCHER, Richard BRITISH PIERS $20.00 AUD
London. 1987. Thames and Hudson. 1st Ed., with an introduction by John K. Walton. 96 PP with 9 b/w and 79 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing on endpapers, o/wise near fine. 25 x 22.3. 0500541256
46383 FISHER, Peter R. & BATHGATE, Kathryn (editors) LLOYD'S NAUTICAL YEAR BOOK 1981 $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1981. Yearly edition. 608 PP with figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising materials. Eps: Year Planner 1988. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Lacks the first leaf (advertisement I & II). Name of previous owner at top of Page 1, o/wise a very good clean copy. 20.8 x 13.5. 0904093850
Maritime Organisations: IMCO, Baltic Exchange, Maritime Welfare Organisations... Lloyd's and Insurance. Legal/International Regulations. Safety at sea. Pages 309 to 324: Famous Names in Nautical History: Sir Westcott Stilme ABELL to Joseph Havelock WILSON..., by A. W. H. Pearsall.
53335 FISHER, Peter R. & LAMB, T. M. (editors) LLOYD'S NAUTICAL YEAR BOOK 1980 $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1980. Yearly edition. 608 PP with 1 colour photo and figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising material. Eps: Advertisements. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Dept of Transport stamp on FFEP, o/wise a very good clean copy. 20.8 x 13.5. 0904093670
Maritime Organisations: IMCO, Baltic Exchange, Maritime Welfare Organisations... Lloyd's and Insurance. Legal / International Regulations. Safety at sea. Pages 345 to 357: Glasgow's Kyles, An account of the shipowning ventures of Henry Abram, Glasgow, by David Burrell.
53336 FISHER, Peter R. & LAMB, T. M. (editors) LLOYD'S NAUTICAL YEAR BOOK and Calendar 1979 $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1979. Yearly edition. 590 PP with figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising material. Eps: Advertisements. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Very good. 20.8 x 13.5. 090409345X
Maritime Organisations: IMCO, Baltic Exchange, Maritime Welfare Organisations... Lloyd's and Insurance. Legal / International Regulations. Safety at sea. Pages 296 to 309: Liverpool's Knight Line, The history of the ships of Greenshields, Cowie & Co, by David Burrell.
38773 FITZGIBBON, Theodora A TASTE OF THE SEA IN FOOD AND PICTURES $15.00 AUD
A. S. Barnes. South Brunswick & New York. 1977. 1st American edition. 105 PP with 48 b/w photos. Eps: 2 sketches by Harry Furniss for P&O, Pyjama parade 7 am, and A Red Sea-iesta. Hard cover, dj. Slight ageing of paper. Convivial manuscript notes on title page, and endpapers. Near fine. Oblong: 17.5 x 25.2. 0498021343
64326 FITZGIBBON, Theodora A TASTE OF THE SEA IN FOOD AND PICTURES $20.00 AUD
A. S. Barnes. South Brunswick & New York. 1977. 1st American edition. 105 PP with 48 b/w photos. Eps: 2 sketches by Harry Furniss for P&O, Pyjama parade 7 am, and A Red Sea-iesta. Hard cover, dj. Slight ageing of paper. Fine. Oblong: 17.5 x 25.2. 0498021343
14757 LE FLEMING, H. M. OCEAN FREIGHTERS $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1956. 1st Ed. in the ABC Series. 64 PP with 64 b/w photos. Title page: M.V. Harpalion. Pictorial soft cover (Foylebank). Covers repaired at spine. Ink annotations updating data. Very good. Small format: 15.5 x 10.
21438 LE FLEMING, H. M. FOREIGN OCEAN TANKERS $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1961. 2nd Ed., in the ABC series. 64 PP with bw photos. Title page: M.V. Seven Stars. Pict. card cover. Very good. Small format: 15.2 x 10.2.
21446 LE FLEMING, H. M. ABC OF OCEAN TANKERS $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1955. 1st Ed. in the ABC Series. 64 PP with 51 b/w photos. Title page: Shell Tanker S.S. Theodoxus. Pictorial soft cover (London Splendour). Very good. Small format: 15.2 x 10.
21447 LE FLEMING, H.M. FOREIGN OCEAN TANKERS $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1960. 1st Ed. in the ABC Series. 64 PP with 48 b/w photos. Title page: M.V. Hermes. Pictorial soft covers with some wear, o/wise . Very good. Small format: 15.2 x 10.2.
53863 LE FLEMING, H.M. SHIPS OF THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE $25.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. Southampton. 1961. 1st Ed. VIII, 56 PP plus 24 pages with 53 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with a few small chips/rubs and in a protective sleeve. Name and address of previous owner on inside front cover, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. 19 x 13.
The ships of the company founded by Alfred Holt.
14514 FLOWER, R. & JONES, M. W. LLOYD'S OF LONDON - An Illustrated History $20.00 AUD
David & Charles. London. 1974. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges and few pages, o/wise very good. 28.5 x 21.5. 0715366866
The history of this underwriting institution, together with an insight into the social & commercial development of London and the world trade.
40769 FORDREE, John (editor) TANKER DIRECTORY OF THE WORLD 1965 $35.00 AUD
Terminus Publications. London. 1965. 1st Ed. XXXVI, 416, XXXVII-LXVIII PP with 1 map (Tanker Terminals), plans, graphs, 75 b/w photos, and 98 pages of advertising materials. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj which has a few chips. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 28.8 x 22.
German Tanker Owners and the Oil Boom, by hans-Heinz Pöhnl. Inert-Gas system for crude tankers, by C. T. Sutton... Suez Canal navigation rules for ships carrying Petroleum. List of tankers. List of owners and/or managers.
69576 FOREMAN, E. J. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERFORMANCE OF SEA ANCHORS FOR INFLATABLE LIFERAFTS $20.00 AUD
Department of Industry / National Maritime Institute. Feltham, Middlesex. 1982. January 1982 edition of report N M I R127. (2), 9 PP in typescript, plus 1 table (recto / verso) loosely inserted and 15 pages with 1 graph, 15 b/w photos and 16 figures. Soft covers with light wear. Near fine. 29.5 x 21.
51672 FOUSSAT, P., PARIZOT, B., & PONT, D. LES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE. Les Principaux Types et leurs Conditions d' Exploitation - Navires de Pêche, Navires de Servitude, Hydroptères, Aéroglisseurs $10.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1973. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 31 / 243. 148, (2) PP with 62 figures (drawings, b/w photos, sketches), plus 1 large folded table. Soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.
Fishing vessels, harbour work boats, Hydrofoils and Hovercraft.
75100 FOX BOURNE, H. R. THE ROMANCE OF TRADE $20.00 AUD
Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. London. c. 1871. 1st Ed. VIII, 379, (4 publications) PP, plus 4 b/w plates. Fp (with tissue guard): Saltaire works, near Bradford. All edges gilt. Decorated cloth covers with some rubs and light soiling, gilt title and device on front cover and spine. Renewed endpapers, otherwise contents are near fine. 18.5 x 13.
70153 FREDERICKSON, Arthur C. and Lucy F. SHIPS AND SHIPWRECKS IN DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN - Volume II $15.00 AUD
Authors. Frankfort, Michigan. 1963. 1st edition. 76 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 cartoon, 4 newspapers advertisements (page 74) and 72 photos (including Sturgeon Bay's waterfront at centrefold). Soft cover, illustrated front cover. Near fine. 22.8 x 15.3.
Door Peninsula, between Green Bay and western shores of Lake Michigan.
69475 FREEHAND, Julianna A SEAFARING LEGACY - The Photographs, Diaries, Letters and Memorabilia of a Maine Sea Captain and His Wife 1859-1908 $15.00 AUD
Random House. New York. 1981. 1st edition. (12), 211 PP with b/w illustrations (letters, photos, sailing notices...). Title page: medallion portraits of Captain and his Wife. Hard cover, gilt title on cloth spine, dj. Ex Library copy with sellotape marks on covers, renewed endpapers and library stamps on half title page and verso of title page. Very good. Oblong: 22.2 x 28.5. 394517717
39292 GAROCHE, P. LES MARCHANDISES ET LES CONDITIONS DE LEUR TRANSPORT A BORD DES NAVIRES $25.00 AUD
Société d'éditions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales. Paris. 1949. 1st Ed. 486 PP with 8 b/w plates. Hard cover, cloth spine, gilt title on front cover and spine. Spine sunned, ageing of paper, foxing spots on outside edges. Name of previous owner at top of half title page. Very good. 21.8 x 14.5.
47419 GAROCHE, P. ARRIMAGE MANUTENTION ET TRANSPORT DES MARCHANDISES A BORD DES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE $20.00 AUD
Editions Maritimes et Coloniales. Paris. 1960. 4th Ed. 352 PP with over 105 figures, and 6 b/w plates on labels. Hard cover. Spine sunned, ageing of paper, foxing spots on outside edges. Name of previous owner at top of half title page and title page. French text. Very good. 21.8 x 14.5.
49973 GAROCHE, P. ARRIMAGE MANUTENTION ET TRANSPORT DES MARCHANDISES A BORD DES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE $15.00 AUD
Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales. Paris. 1947. 2nd edition of the 1936 original. 336 PP with over 90 figures, and 6 b/w plates on labels. Hard cover. Spine sunned, ageing of paper, foxing spots on outside edges and covers. Name of previous owner at top of front cover and preliminary page. French text. Very good. 23 x 14.2.
43964 GARRETT, K. S. COMBEN LONGSTAFF & CO. LTD. $40.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Gravesend. 1996. 1st Ed. 164, (12) PP with 41 colour illustrations (funnel markings and house flags), and177 b/w photos. Half title page: House flag (in colour). Fp: Somersetbrook. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Discreet name of previous owner on FFEP, o/wise fine. 21 x 14.8.
69950 GARWOOD, George FORTY YEARS ON: Ships on the New Waterway in 1968 $40.00 AUD
World Ship Society Ltd. Windsor, UK. c. 2000. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 62 colour photos. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 19.8 x 24.4. 9780956076915
63100 GASTON, M. J. EUROPEAN TUG FLEETS $10.00 AUD
Marinart Ltd. Deal, Kent. 1977. February 1977 reprint of the 1976 edition. 64 PP with tables and 50 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover, spiral bound. Very good. 15.4 x 10. 0904478165
71639 GIBB, D. E. W. LLOYD'S OF LONDON - A Study in Individualism $35.00 AUD
Macmillan. London. 1972. Reprint of 1957 1st edition. X, 387 PP, plus 22 b/w plates. Fp: Lloyd's New Building; an impression from Lime Street. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket has a few small chips and light soiling, o/wise a near fine copy. 24.2 x 16.5.
The history of this underwriting institution, together with an insight into the social & commercial development of London and the world trade.
49224 GIBBARD JACKSON, G. THE BOOK OF THE SHIP $10.00 AUD
Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. London. c. 1927. 1st Ed. VIII, 248 PP, plus 14 colour plates and 32 b/w plates with 51 illustrations. Fp (in colour): Launch of the Great Britain in 1839. Cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and spine. Covers rubbed at hinges and on the edges. Hinge of front cover split on 5 cms. Foxing on outside edges and few pages. Very good. 23 x 15.5.
63354 GIBBARD JACKSON, G. THE SPLENDID BOOK OF STEAMSHIPS $15.00 AUD
Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. London. c. 1929. 1st Ed. X, 11-192 PP, followed by 32 PP of adverts, plus 16 b/w plates. Red cloth cover with light shelf wear. Slight ageing of paper and foxing spots on outside edges. Inscription dated 1932 on FFEP. Very good. 19 x 13.
64122 GIBSON BOWLES, Thomas SEA LAW AND SEA POWER, as they would be affected by recent proposals; with reasons against those proposals $90.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1910. 1st Ed. XVI, 296 PP with tables. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and a sunned spine, top edge gilt. Front endpaper with Ingleton bookplate and Thomas Welsby bookplate with his signature. Ingleton No: 10953. Foxing. Very good. 22.5 x 14.5.
Thomas Welsby: Maritime historian from Queensland.
34736 GIBSON, Alex J. SOME NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER IN A DOUBLE-ENDED SCREW STEAMER $20.00 AUD
Sydney University Engineering Society. Sydney. 1909. 1st Ed. 28 PP with 12 figures. Soft cover (chipped). Near fine. 25.6 x 20.4.
Paper read before the Sydney University Engineering Society, on 14th July, 1909.
41354 GIBSON, Walter THE BOAT $10.00 AUD
A Star Book/W.H. Allen. London. 1974 Paperback edition of the 1952 original. 96 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Ageing of paper. Very good. 18 x 11. 0352300116
Dutch ship "Rooseboom" with 500 evacuees from Padang, Sumatra Island, torpedoed on the way to Ceylon. Of the 135 survivors of one lifeboat, 4 survived after drifting 28 days...
72972 GILLHAM, Skip SHIPS IN TROUBLE: The Great Lakes 1880-1950 $40.00 AUD
Looking Back Press / Vanwell Publishing Ltd. St Catharines, On. 2006. 1st paperback edition. 128 PP with over 240 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine (mint condition). 23.5 x 16.5. 9781550689389
33907 GLASSPOOL, J. & MICHAELIS, J. BOATS OF THE LONGSHOREMEN $5.00 AUD
Nautical. Lymington, U.K. 1977. 1st Ed. 136 PP with line drawings by Jane Michaelis. Hard cover. Library number (faded) on top of front cover and foot of spine. Foxing spots on outside edges and the endpapers. Very good. 25.8 x 17.5. 0245531114
The boats which put out from beaches and open stretches of the coast. The Portland Lerret, Shetland Yole, Marseille Dory, ... Their hulls, riggings, etc ...
44785 GLASSPOOL, J. & MICHAELIS, J. BOATS OF THE LONGSHOREMEN $15.00 AUD
Nautical. Lymington, U.K. 1977. 1st Ed. 136 PP with line drawings by Jane Michaelis. Hard cover, dust jacket (price-clipped) with a lightly sunned spine. A near fine copy. 25.8 x 17.5. 0245531114
The boats which put out from beaches and open stretches of the coast. The Portland Lerret, Shetland Yole, Marseille Dory, ... Their hulls, riggings, etc ...
11489 GLYN, Anthony THE SEINE $15.00 AUD
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London. 1966. 1st Ed. XII, 204 PP with 1 double-page map plus 24 pages with 35 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with repaired tear on back. Dedicatory note on front endpaper, to d'Arcy Hayman, from one islander to another ... signed by the author. Very good. 22 x 14.2.
From its spring near Dijon to the estuary at Le Havre. History, places of interest, people, ...
70375 GODFREY, Fred G. TUGBOATS I HAVE KNOWN $25.00 AUD
Todd & Honeywell. New York. 1987. 1st Ed. (6), 114 PP with 43 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 23 x 15.2. 0899626092
68645 GOODFELLOW, J. CASE CUBE MEASUREMENT RECKONER - The Merchant's and Shipmaster's Ready Calculator ... in the Freight of Goods $15.00 AUD
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. / Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd. London. c. 1920. 1st Ed. IV, 5-200 PP with 43 accurate set of tables. Cloth cover, label for title pasted down on front cover, dj (price clipped). Stamp of "Lloyd's Agents, Northern Tasmania" on endpapers and top of dust jacket. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 26 x 11.
... Ready Calculator and complete pocket assistant for all persons concerned in the Freight of Goods, comprehending an accurate set of tables showing at one view the solid contents of all kinds of packages and casks.
45340 GORDON, John Steele A THREAD ACROSS THE OCEAN - The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable $10.00 AUD
Simon & Schuster. London. 2002. 1st paperback edition. XIV, (2), 239 PP with 43 b/w illustrations (drawings, engravings, maps and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing. Near fine. 21.6 x 13.3. 0743231279
70093 GRAHAM, Duncan SUNSET ON THE CLYDE $25.00 AUD
Neil Wilson Publishing. Glasgow. 1993. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 65 b/w illustrations, plus 12 pages with 14 colour photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise a fine copy. 25 x 19. 1897784198
A purser in the 1950s recalls the days of the last summers on the water.
49363 GRAINGER, John THE AUCKLAND STORY. New Zealand's Queen City and its citizens through the years $15.00 AUD
A. H. & A. W. Reed. Wellington. 1953. 1st Ed. XII, 13-104 PP, plus 24 pages with 47 b/w plates. Bound copy, cloth cover, retaining original card cover (see image) tipped in on front endpaper. Ingleton bookplate on front endpaper. Faint foxing. Near fine. Image shows the tipped-in dust jacket. 25.2 x 19.2.
43584 GREEN, Timothy THE SMUGGLING BUSINESS $10.00 AUD
Aldus Books. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 144 PP with 1 map, 42 colour and 120 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 26.8 x 19.8. 0490003702
16003 GREENHILL, Basil A QUAYSIDE CAMERA 1845-1917 $10.00 AUD
David & Charles. London. 1975. 1st Ed. 112 PP with 134 b/w photos. Hard cover, nice dust jacket. Ex-library copy with renewed endpapers. Two stamps on the verso of the title page, o/wise a very good clean copy. 24.5 x 18.8. 0715368850
Pictorial discovery of ports & harbours, the men & women involved with the sea and the ships: from sailing boats to seven-masted American schooners.
61203 GREENHILL, Basil SAILING FOR A LIVING $5.00 AUD
Percival Marshall. London. 1962. 1st Ed. (6), 74 PP with 13 drawings by Ann Giffard, plus 8 b/w plates. Fp: The brig Newton of Bideford. Pictorial soft cover. Occasional foxing. Very good. 18.5 x 12.6.
45547 GREENHILL, Basil (editor) THE SHIP (set of 10 volumes) $50.00 AUD
HMSO & National Maritime Museum. London. 1980 & 1981. 1st Ed. Series of 10 volumes with a total of 628 PP and 419 b/w illustrations in text. Illustrated endpapers. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 20.5 x 21.2.
The development of merchant vessels and specialized vessels of war, from the earliest times to the present day by: Sean McGrail, John Morrison, Alan McGowan, Robin Craig, John M. Maber, Basil Greenhill, Antony Preston, and Ewan Corlett.
30725 GREENHILL, Basil & GIFFARD, Ann VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN SHIPS AND HARBOURS FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS $10.00 AUD
B.T. Batsford. London. 1984. Reprint of the 1978 original. No pagination. 118 pages with 125 b/w photos. Fp: The barque Mathias. Hard cover. A very good clean copy. 25.4 x 19. 0713410795
40490 GREENPEACE THE RAINBOW WARRIOR $10.00 AUD
Greenpeace Australia. Adelaide. 1993. Wall chart (59 x 82 cms) with 1 map of Australia, 1 plan of Rainbow Warrior and 15 colour photos. Fine. Folded size: 29.5 x 21.
Kenneth Mason. London. 1978. 1st Ed. VI, 143 PP with silhouettes and bw photos. Hard cover, ring binder. Very good. 25.8 x 18.8. 0859371093
Merchant fleets of: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland and Romania. 14 parts covering: Passenger ships, general cargo ships... Research ships and training ships.
Kenneth Mason. London. 1985. 3rd edition of the 1978 original. 186 PP with silhouettes & b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 25 x 16. 0859373266
Merchant fleets of Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Cuba, East Germany, Poland, Romania, and Viet Nam. 19 parts covering: Passenger ships, general cargo ships... Research ships... Icebreakers and salvage tugs.
Sheridan House. New York. 1981. 1st US edition. VI, 226 PP with silhouettes and b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped and rubbed around edges). Foxing on top outside edge, o/wise very good. 25 x 16.5. 0911378332
17 parts covering passenger ships, general cargo... training ships.
69057 GREGOR, Hugh THE SS GREAT BRITAIN $15.00 AUD
S.S. Great Britain Project / Macmillan. London. 1971. 1st Ed. 32 PP with 42 b/w and 12 colour illustrations by David Newton. Pictorial soft covers a little rubbed around edges, o/wise very good. Oblong: 21 x 29.7. 33128060
60378 GRONARZ-HILL KLEINE BINNENSCHIFFAHRT - Was jeder Wassersporter aut Fahrt wissen muss! $10.00 AUD
Binnenschiffahrts - Verlag. Duisburg-Ruhrort. c.1955. 1st Ed. 102 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (map, sketches ...). Folded map in colour tipped in on the rear cover. Pictorial soft cover. German text. Near fine. 17 x 12.3.
69873 GRUNER, George F. THE WHITE FLYERS: HARVARD AND YALE - American Coastwise Travel $30.00 AUD
Associates of the National Maritime Museum Library / The Glencannon Press. San Francisco / Palo Alto, Ca., USA. 2002. 1st Ed. No. 4 in the Pacific Maritime History series. XVIII, 168, (6 blank) PP withj B:w illustrations (drawings, ephemera, plans and photos). Eps: General Arrangment of S.S. Yale. Laminated pictorial boards. Top edge with faint foxing spots, o/wise fine. 26 x 18.2. 97818899012168
Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of her commissioning.
61701 GUELLEC, Ambroise 1986-1988: 2 ANS POUR LA MER $5.00 AUD
Secrétariat d'Etat à la Mer. Paris. 1988. 1st Ed., February 1988. No pagination, 16 PP with 10 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Crease on lower corner of back cover. French text. Very good. Format (landscape): 21 x 29.5.
Improvment to the French: Merchant Navy, Ports, fishing Industry (Blue Europe)...
51708 LE GUERN, B. LES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE. Les Principaux Types et leurs Conditions d'Exploitation - Les Porte Conteneurs $15.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1976. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 31 / 385. 310 PP with over 170 figures (drawings, b/w photos, sketches), plus 2 large folded plates. Soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.
Container ships.
69128 GUNN, George SHIPS & SHORT SPLICES $20.00 AUD
Gomer Press. Llandysul, Ceredigion. 2002. 1st Ed. Foreword by Commodore R.C. Hastie. 120 PP with over 70 b/w illustrations: documents, ephemera, sketch maps and photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Oblong: 17 x 24.5. 1859029361
David & Charles. Newton Abbot. 1970. 1st Ed. 200 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, plans and photos). Laminated pictorial boards. Top part of hinges lightly rubbed (shelf wear). Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 22.4 x 13.8. 715347721
Canals of the British Isles and Overseas.
64775 HAMLYN, Paul THE ADVENTURE OF SHIPS $10.00 AUD
The Hamlyn Publishing Group. London. 1968. 1st Ed. 80 PP with colour illustrations by Istituto Geografico de Agostini. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with closed tears (repaired). Occasional foxing. Very good. 30.2 x 23
Ships of all ages. Well illustrated.
48626 HAMMOND, Rolt DOCK AND HARBOUR ENGINEERING $10.00 AUD
London. 1958. Thomas Nelson. 1st Ed., Volume 2 in the Nelson's Nautical series. XII, 160 PP with 22 figures, plus 8 pages with 12 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Covers speckled. Foxing spots on outside edges, and on first and last leaves. Image shows title-page. Contents clean and still a very good copy. 23.2 x 16.5.
Forces of the Sea. Planning the Harbour...
55008 HAPAG-LLOYD SHORT HISTORY OF THE HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE 1847-1963 $40.00 AUD
Hamburg Amerika Linie. Hamburg. 1963. 1st Ed. 37, (3) PP with 4 tables and 19 b/w illustrations (3 portraits, 4 paintings, 12 b/w photos). Stapled soft covers, decorated front cover with gilt crest and title.. Slight foxing of paper. Near fine. Scarce. 20 x 14.2.
68238 HARDY, A. C. ACHIEVEMENT IN BRITISH SHIPBUILDING $25.00 AUD
The Pilot Press Ltd. London. c. 1942. 1st Ed., in the Achievement Books series. 36 PP with 2 colour illustrations at centrefold Burners and Welders (paintings by Stanley Spencer), 1 graph, 2 cut-aways and 74 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover, staples. Covers reinforced at spine, o/wise fine. Large format: 36 x 26.5.
Background... The men who build. How it works. Repair and salvage.
74641 HARDY, A. C. YOU AND YOUR SHIPS - A Guide to Merchant Navy Power $25.00 AUD
Nicholson and Watson. London. 1942. 1st edition with the preface of the 1939 edition of "Ships at Work". 159 PP with b/w illustrations: family tree of ships that work, 17 head pieces, text drawings (inclusing cut-aways, maps, silouhettes, sketches ...). Fp: A Cargo Liner seen from inside. Hard cover, pictorial front. Covers rubbed and worn. War economy paper. A very good copy of a scarce item. 17.8 x 11.5.
A WWII, shorter version of "Ships at Work", published when the Merchant Marine became Merchant Navy.
14335 HARDY, A. C. (editor) THE WONDERFUL STORY OF THE SEA $5.00 AUD
Odhams Press. London. c. 1950. 1st Ed. 384 PP with b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, device in blind on front cover. Spine sunned and split at hinge (repaired). Internally very good. 25 x 18.5.
From log to luxury liner: construction, propulsion, dry-docking; various & adapted types of ships: fishing, cable-laying, etc..
63073 HARESNAPE, Brian THIS IS SEALINK $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1982. 1st Ed. 32 PP with 104 b/w illustrations (2 drawings and 102 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.3 x 21.5. 0711012504
The Sealink consortium (Ferries and Channel crossing). Includes a complete Sealink Fleet list..
68407 HARRIS, D. D. & SIMMONDS, A. F. PATTERNS OF TRADE. A Geographical Approach $20.00 AUD
The Jacaranda Press. Brisbane. 1979. 1st Ed. (6), 127 PP with 14 tables and 96 figures (graphs, 33 maps, photos). Title spread: an Ocean going Junk. Pictorial stiff cover (laminated). Ex-library copy with small stamps on title page (recto & verso), marks on rear endpaper. Contents clean and an otherwise very good copy. 25 x 19.
Contents: Simple markets and country towns, Changing routes and adapting ships, Australian trade and trading partners, Port activities and interaction...
47834 HARRIS, David (editor) CROFTON BEAM ENGINES. The story of Crofton Pumping Station on the Kennet and Avon Canal $10.00 AUD
The Crofton Society. Burbage, UK. 1975. 1st Ed. 24 PP with 1 map, 1 pictorial view of locks, 4 plans and 16 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8.
51785 HATCH, A. S. JACK CORBETT MARINER $10.00 AUD
The Quantuck Lane Press. New York. 2003. 1st Ed., with an afterword by Denny Hatch. 270 PP with 15 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 20.8 x 13.3. 0971454825
Relationship between A. S. Hatch, an American financier and Jack Corbett, an Irish seaman met on the Liverpool registered packet New World.
51970 HATCHER, Victor SHIPS AND SEAFARERS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN $15.00 AUD
Collins. Sydney. 1972. 1st Australian edition. No pagination, 32 PP with colour illustrations by the author. FEP: Map of the Mediterranean Sea with 8 ships. REP: 9 Mediterranean ships. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 29.5. 01950169
For young people.
51978 HATCHER, Victor SHIPS AND SEAFARERS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC $10.00 AUD
Collins. Sydney. 1969. 1st Australian edition. No pagination, 32 PP with colour illustrations by the author. FEP: Map of the South Pacific with 9 traditional ships. REP: 11 sailing ships. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 29.5.
For young people.
49236 HAWKINS, Clifford W. LOG OF THE HUIA. A Record of the Schooner $60.00 AUD
Leader Press. Auckland. 1947. 1st Ed. 85 PP with b/w illustrations (52 photos, 3 plans, 1 map & 11 flags or pennants flown), plus 2 folded plans (lines and sail plan). Title-page: Off Whangaparaoa. Marbled cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj (a little rubbed with a few small chips). A near fine copy of the scarce first edition. 21.5 x 14.
New Zealand topsail schooner which plied the Tasman and the Pacific for over 50 years.
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. Light offsetting on endpapers and minimal light foxing, o/wise 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.
71888 HAWKINS, Clifford W. LOG OF THE HUIA $45.00 AUD
Collins. Auckland. 1973. Revised, extended and redesigned from the 1947 original. 147 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, plans, maps & flags flown). Title-page: Off Whangaparaoa. Eps. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket sunned. Near fine. 26 x 19.5.
New Zealand topsail schooner which plied the Tasman and the Pacific for over 50 years (ending her days on the Komekame Reef, South-east of New Caledonia in 1951).
43019 HAWKS, Ellison THE ROMANCE OF THE MERCHANT SHIP $15.00 AUD
George G. Harrap. London. 1931. 1st Ed. 319 PP with 70 text illust plus 40 plates. Fp (colour): The interior of the Aquitania. Blue cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and gilt on spine. Foxing around outside page edges, o/wise a near fine copy. 21.5 x 14.5.
14580 HAWS, Duncan MERCHANT FLEETS - 21: PORT LINE, with CORRY, ROYDEN, TYSER and MILBURN $35.00 AUD
Author. London. 1991. 1st Ed., No. 21 in Merchant Fleets series. 90 PP with 90 profile drawings to scale. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0946378185
Story of the James P. Corry, Thomas B. Royden, G.D. Tyser & William Milburn which combined to form the Commonwealth & Dominion Line, then the renowned Port Line.
20224 HAWS, Duncan SHIPS AND THE SEA - A Chronological Review $20.00 AUD
Hart Davis, MacGibbon. London. 1976. 1st UK. Ed. 240 PP with b/w and colour illustrations by AB Nordbok. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated hard cover, dj (lightly rubbed). Otherwise fine. 30 x 27. 0246109181
Splendid story of ships and the sea, from their humble beginnings to their present-day significance.
30689 HAWS, Duncan SHIPS AND THE SEA - A Chronological Review $15.00 AUD
Chancellor Press. London. 1985. Reprint of the 1976 UK original. 240 PP with b/w and colour illustrations by AB Nordbok. Illustrated hard cover, dj. Fine. 30 x 27. 0907486924
Splendid story of ships and the sea, from their humble beginnings to their present-day significance.
33749 HAWS, Duncan SHIPS AND THE SEA - A Chronological Review $15.00 AUD
Hart Davis, MacGibbon. London. 1976. 1st UK. Ed. 240 PP with b/w and colour illustrations by AB Nordbok. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, device on front cover. Near fine. 30 x 27. 0246109181
Story of ships and sea: from humble beginnings to their present-day significance.
Author. London. 1986. 1st Ed. No. 8 in the Merchant Fleets series. 96 PP with 1 map on full page & 120 scale profile drawings. Pictorial card covers a little faded near spine, o/wise a fine copy. Scarce. 23.2 x 15.6. 0946378037
Chronological history, routes, fleet list (225 ships).
Author. London. 1989. 1st Ed., No. 16 in Merchant Fleets series. 204 PP with 294 scale profile drawings. Pictorial card covers a little faded near spine, o/wise fine. 23.3 x 15.7. 0946378053
History, routes, and the seven important founding companies: Ellerman, Bucknall, .. Ellerman Harrison Container Line ...
66775 HAWS, Duncan MERCHANT FLEETS - 6 - BLUE FUNNEL LINE $30.00 AUD
Author. London. 1986. Reprint, updated edition of the 1984 original. No. 6 in Merchant Fleets series. 149 PP with 113 b/w drawings by author. Pictorial soft covers a little faded near spine, o/wise fine. 23.3 x 15.7. 0946378010
History of the line, fleet index and fleet list (351 vessels).
Author. London. 1990. 1st Ed., No. 18 in the Merchant Fleets series. 142 PP with 1 map and 152 scale profile drawings. Pictorial card covers a little faded neear spine, o/wise a fine copy. 23.3 x 15.5. 0946378150
Technical data and career histories of all the 242 ships. Note: This work formed a condensed section of Volume 3, published in 1979.
71952 HAYES, Cliff A GUIDE TO MERSEY FERRIES $10.00 AUD
Mersey Ferries. Wallasey, Merseyside. c.1994. 1st Ed. Foreword by Roy Swainson. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. Fine (mint condition). 21 x 15. 0952657309
An informal look at the 800-Year heritage and the future of this historic service.
15993 HEAL, S.C. THE MAPLE LEAF AFLOAT, Volume I, West Coast Maritime Memories $10.00 AUD
Cordillera Pub. Vancouver. 1992. 1st Ed. 181, (III adv.) PP with b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 22.5 x 15. 1895590027
Various aspects of shipping from a Canadian point of view: maritime & nautical stories, contemporary shipping, commercial fishing...
44160 HEINRICH, Thomas R. SHIPS FOR THE SEVEN SEAS - Philadelphia Shipbuilding in the Age of Industrial Capitalism $20.00 AUD
The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. 1997. 1st Ed., Volume 12 in the Studies in Industry and Society series. X, (2), 290, (2) PP with b/w figures (1 organigram, paintings, plans and photos). Eps: Map of Delaware River with Philadelphia Steel Shipyards 1900-1918. Cloth cover, dj. Fine. 26 x 18. 0801853877
Western Australian Museum. Perth. 1987. 1st Ed. Foreword by Paul Hasluck. (2), 40, (2) PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 21 x 23. 0730914658
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1987. 5th edition, revised by Brendan O'Friel. VII, 136 PP with 1 map, 1 portrait and 47 b/w illust., plus 1 b/w plate Lady of Mann departing Douglas. Pictorial soft cover (small crease on front cover). Very good. 18.3 x 12.2. 0851745113
16031 HILDER, Brett NAVIGATOR IN THE SOUTH SEAS $25.00 AUD
Percival Marshall. London. 1961. 1st Ed. (6), 232 PP with many illust. by the author. Ep: Map of the South West Pacific by the author. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped), top edge tinted. Dust jacket with a few rubs/chips and in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 23.2 x 16.
Until his death in 1981, Captain Hilder sailed the various South Pacific archipelagoes and the Indonesian islands. His first years at sea & his WWII years.
18819 HILDER, Brett NAVIGATOR IN THE SOUTH SEAS $5.00 AUD
Rigby. Adelaide. 1978. 1st soft cover edition. (6), 232 PP with many illust. by the author. Pict. soft cover. Fine. 18 x 11.5. 0727005537
Until his death in 1981, Capt. Hilder sailed the various South Pacific archipelagoes and the Indonesian islands. His first years at sea & his WWII years.
56326 HILL, John C.G. SHIPSHAPE AND BRISTOL FASHION $20.00 AUD
Redcliffe. Bristol. 1983. Revised and enlarged edition of the 1951 original. XIV, 113 PP with 1 tail-piece (badge placed on new ships built at the Albion Dockyard), plus 32 pages with 11 colour and 44 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, decorated front with 2 House-Flags, dj. Fine. 22.5 x 14.3. 0905459709
History of the Bristol City Line of steamships and of the shipyards either owned by Hilhouse, by Charles Hill & Sons or by Albion Dockyard.
49686 HMSO HYDRAULICS RESEARCH 1957 $10.00 AUD
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research / HMSO. London. 1959. Reprint of the 1958 original. Edited by W.P. Shepherd-Barron. VI, 69 PP with 4 tables and 26 figures, plus 8 b/w plates. Pictorial soft cover. Staples removed. Bookshop sticker on front cover. Very good. 24.4 x 15.2.
Transport of solids by flowing water. The Tidal Trent. The Thames estuary. The Mersey estuary... Eyemouth harbour.. Ship-Mooring problems arising from Wave-Disturbance at a Jetty... Radioactive tracer experiment off the Norfolk Coast...
49687 HMSO HYDRAULICS RESEARCH 1958 $10.00 AUD
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research / HMSO. London. 1959. 1st Ed. Edited by G.A. Wilson. VI, 74 PP with 1 table and 29 figures, plus 8 plates with 11 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Bookshop sticker on front cover. Very good. 24.4 x 15.2.
Transport of solids by flowing water. The Tidal Trent. The Thames estuary. The Mersey estuary... Eyemouth harbour.. Ship-Mooring problems arising from Wave-Disturbance at a Jetty... Radioactive tracer experiment off the Norfolk Coast...
50464 HMSO BRITISH VESSELS LOST AT SEA 1914-18 and 1939-45 $50.00 AUD
Patrick Stephens. London. 1988. 1st combined edition of the 1976-77 editions. 430 PP with tables and indexes. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23.6 x 15.5. 1852601345
Facsimile reprints of four HMSO official publications: Navy Losses and Merchant shipping (Losses), published in 1919, and Ships of the Royal Navy: Statement of Losses during the Second World War and British Merchant Vessels Lost or Damaged by Enemy Action during Second World War, published in 1947.
30218 HOARE, Robert J. TRAVEL BY SEA $5.00 AUD
A. & C. Black. London. 1961. 1st Ed., in the Black's Junior Reference Books series. 80 PP with b/w illust. (drawings, photos). Title page: vignette of an early East Indiaman. Hard cover, pictorial front cover (Sirius, the first ship to cross the Atlantic under continuous steam power in 1838), dj (price clipped). Some foxing. Very good. 25.2 x 19.
Ships of early times, age of Discovery, great days of sail and in the age of steam.
De Alk B.V. Alkmaar. 1994. 1st Ed. 128 PP with graphs and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Dutch text. 30.2 x 21.5. 9060130030
40119 HOGBEN, Rick A SHARP LOOK-OUT - One hundred years of maritime history as reported by Fairplay $10.00 AUD
Fairplay Publications. London. 1983. 1st Ed. VIII, 197 PP 10 tail pieces and 48 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 21.2 x 14. 0905045483
72819 HOLLETT, Dave FROM CUMBERLAND TO CAPE HORN - The Complete History of the Sailing Fleet of Thomas & John Brocklebank of Whitehaven and Liverpool - "The World's Oldest Shipping Company" $55.00 AUD
Fairplay Publications. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 204 PP with 3 Family trees, 4 Fleet Lists, tables & b/w illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Occasional faint foxing, o/wise a fine copy. 25 x 18.5. 0905045629
Sub-title continues: and the early history of their associated Company, Robert & Henry Jeffersons of Whitehaven, plantation owners, Merchants and Shipowners, Established 1734.
20271 HOLLETT, David PASSAGE TO THE NEW WORLD, Packet Ships and Irish Famine Emigrants 1845-1851 $15.00 AUD
P.M. Heaton Publishing. Abergavenny, Gwent, UK. 1995. 1st Ed. 232 PP with 77 bw illust. (drawings, engravings, photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 21.6 x 15.5. 1872006086
55255 HOLLON, Jim, MILLER, Ervin (editors) THE GREAT WATERWAY: The Columbia / Snake River System - 1985/86 $10.00 AUD
Merchants Exchange of Portland / Columbia Snake River System. Portland, Oregon. 1985. 1st Ed. 74 PP with 1 map of the System on double page, b/w and colour illustrations. Large folded map (76 x 110) in colour of the Columbia : Snake River System with 2 location maps and 30 colour photos, loosely inserted (folded size: 27 x 22). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.7 x 21.3.
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
30237 HOLMAN, Gordon CARLSEN OF THE "FLYING ENTERPRISE" $30.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1952. 1st Ed. No pagination, 32 PP with 76 b/w photos. Inside front cover: track of the "Flying Enterprise". Pictorial card cover. Spine lightly rubbed. Near fine. Scarce. 21.5 x 14.
Shifting of her pig-iron cargo, listing, towing and ultimately foundering of this vessel of Isbrandtsen Lines.
75007 HOLMES, Mike APPRENTICE TO THE RED ENSIGN: A Personal Recollection of Life in the British Merchant Navy of the Late 1940's $25.00 AUD
Woodfield Publishing. Bognor Regis, West Sussex. 2005. 1st edition. (4), IV, 210 PP, plus 32 pages with b/w illustrations (2 copy of discharge booklet and 29 photos) at rear. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14. 1903953855
SS City of Carlisle, First Tripper, Outward Bound, East of Suez, Round Africa, ... Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Liberty Ship, TSS City of London..
16074 HOLYOAK, Jon BALMORAL and the Story of the Bristol Channel Steamers $10.00 AUD
Waverley Excursions. Glasgow. 1986. 1st Ed. 32 PP with 38 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on inside front cover. Near fine. Oblong: 14.2 x 20.8. 0950517720
The excursion steamers of the Bristol Channel and the "Balmoral" restored to services by preservationists in 1986.
64794 HOPE, Ronald SHIPS $10.00 AUD
B. T. Batsford Ltd. London. 1958. 1st Ed., in Junior Heritage Books series. 80 PP with b/w and colour illustrations by John Mansbridge. Fp: A Close-hauled Ship of 1565. Hard cover, illustrated front. Ex library copy with 4 stamps on endpapers, pocket on front endpaper and shelf number at foot of spine. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 20.7 x 14.2.
61312 HORNSBY, David OCEAN SHIPS - 1998 $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan / Plymouth Press. London. 1998. New edition, fully revised. 224 PP with tables and 162 b/w photos. Title spread: Orient Overseas (international) Ltd Containership "OOCL Singapore". Half title page: A.P. Moller "British Vigilance". Laminated pictorial boards (Fascination). Fine. 24.2 x 17.7. 0711025673
Part One: Passenger liners & cruise ships. Part Two: Cargo vessels & tankers.
48822 HORNSEY, Pat (editor) SHIPS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY $25.00 AUD
Chartwell. Secaucus, NJ. 1977. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges and on first and last pages, o/wise very good. 34.5 x 24.5. 0890091234
Great battles and ships of the modern era. From the Russo-Japanese war and the battle of Tsushima to the battles of the Philippines at the end of WWII.
21472 HOSKING, R. O. (editor) A SOURCE BOOK OF TANKERS AND SUPERTANKERS $5.00 AUD
Ward Lock. London. 1973. 1st Ed. 142 PP with 1 map of BP's Shipping Routes, 1 cut-away drawing of a supertanker, 1 painting and 130 bw photos. Fp: Small Mediterranean coastal sailing ship carrying wine and oil. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Name of previous owner at top of first 3 pages and some marginal ticks or relevant comments. Still a very good copy. Oblong: 11.8 x 16.5. 0706314964
Details of over 100 different types of tankers with photos & technical background.
41582 HOSKING, R. O. (editor) A SOURCE BOOK OF TANKERS AND SUPERTANKERS $10.00 AUD
Ward Lock. London. 1973. 1st Ed. 142 PP with 1 map of BP's Shipping Routes, 1 cut-away drawing of a supertanker, 1 painting and 130 bw photos. Fp: Small Mediterranean coastal sailing ship carrying wine and oil. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise near fine. Oblong: 11.8 x 16.5. 0706314964
Details of over 100 different types of tankers with photos & technical background.
64611 HOWARD, Philip LONDON'S RIVER $15.00 AUD
Hamish Hamilton. London. 1975. 1st Ed. XII, 258 PP with 1 map on double page, plus 16 pages with 28 b/w illustrations. Top edge tinted. Hard cover, dj. Spine has a small bump with a corresponding tear and dust jacket is sunned on spine with a small repaired tear (now plastic protected). Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 24 x 16 241892376
34693 HOWARD, Sidney OUR MERCHANT NAVY $10.00 AUD
O.U.P. London. 1942. Reprint of the 1941 original. 104 PP with 9 line drawings by Edward Wigfull and 35 b/w photos. Fp: A big liner takes the water for the first time. Eps: Map with the trading routes of the British Empire. Cloth cover, device on front cover. Covers a little soiled/worn around edges, o/wise near fine. 20 x 16.
Work of the Merchant Navy under normal peace-time conditions.
41561 HOWARD, Sidney OUR MERCHANT NAVY $10.00 AUD
O.U.P. London. 1941. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 9 line drawings by Edward Wigfull and 35 b/w photos. Fp: A big liner takes the water for the first time. Eps: Map with the trading routes of the British Empire. Limp cloth cover, device on front cover. Spine with few speckled spots, o/wise very good. 19.6 x 15.5.
Work of the Merchant Navy under normal peace-time conditions.
53716 HOWARTH, David DHOWS $70.00 AUD
Quartet Books. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 4 drawings & plans, 13 paintings, 104 b/w photos, and 88 colour illustrations (4 paintings and 84 photos). Title page : Dhows under sail. Eps: Wooden hull caulked. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Near fine. 31.5 x 21.5. 0704321483
Pictorial and graphic story of the ancient sailing ships of Arabia : their trade routes, the types of dhows, their construction.
71434 HOWARTH, David & Stephen THE STORY OF P&O - The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company $15.00 AUD
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London. 1986. 1st Ed. 224 PP with numerous b/w & colour illust. Fp: The Royal Charter of Incorporation of P & O. FEP: William Fawcett & HMS Queen in 1837. REP: Hulk of HMS Queen. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 27 x 20.3. 0297789651
Begins with P & O's steam ships and covers the company's career for 150 years.
30413 HOWE, Leslie THE MERCHANT SERVICE TO-DAY $10.00 AUD
O.U.P. London. 1945. Reprint of the 1941 original. 159 PP with tables, and 10 figures, plus 23 plates with 30 b/w photos, & 1 folded chart. Fp: Queen Elizabeth leaving the Clyde and a sailing barge on the Thames. Cloth cover, decorated front. Top of spine a bit worn, war economy paper. Very good. 22 x 14.2.
Types & tonnage, propulsion, trade routes, navigation, etc.. The Merchant Service at War.
30414 HOWE, Leslie THE MERCHANT SERVICE TO-DAY $15.00 AUD
O.U.P. London. 1942. Reprint of the 1941 original. 159 PP with tables, and 10 figures, plus 23 plates with 30 b/w photos, & 1 folded chart. Fp: Queen Elizabeth leaving the Clyde and a sailing barge on the Thames. Cloth cover, decorated front cover. War economy paper. Near fine. 22 x 14.2.
Types & tonnage, propulsion, trade routes, navigation, etc.. The Merchant Service at War.
45377 HOWE, Leslie THE MERCHANT SERVICE TO-DAY $10.00 AUD
O.U.P. London. 1942. Reprint of the 1941 original. 159 PP with tables, and 10 figures, plus 23 plates with 30 b/w photos, & 1 folded chart. Fp: Queen Elizabeth leaving the Clyde and a sailing barge on the Thames. Cloth cover, decorated front. War economy paper. Note on front endpaper, o/wise very good. 22 x 14.2.
Types & tonnage, propulsion, trade routes, navigation, etc.. The Merchant Service at War.
64490 HOWE, Leslie THE MERCHANT SERVICE TO-DAY $5.00 AUD
O.U.P. London. 1941. 1st Ed. 159 PP with tables, and 10 figures, plus 23 plates with 30 b/w photos, & 1 folded chart. Fp: Queen Elizabeth leaving the Clyde and a sailing barge on the Thames. Cloth cover, decorated front cover. Covers wrinkled. War economy paper, foxing throughout. Signature of previous owner on inside front cover and on FFEP. Good reading copy. 22 x 14.2.
Types & tonnage, propulsion, trade routes, navigation, etc.. The Merchant Service at War.
67347 HUGO STINNES SUGAR-BOWL - HUGO STINNES ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG $30.00 AUD
H. ST. / Hugo Stinnes Zweigniederlassung Hamburg. Hamburg. c. 1980. Glazed crockery Sugar-Bowl with House Flag on bowl and on lid. Stamp of manufacturer: Schönwald Germany 27 "Fabrik Dekor", on the bottom. Excellent condition. Diameter: 10 cms / Height: 7 cms.
37815 HUIZINGA, Leonhard TAKE YOUR JACKET OFF - The chronicle of a merchant house as seen against 75 years of world history $5.00 AUD
Amsterdam. 1975. Hagemeyer. 1st English edition of the Dutch original "Trek jij je jas eens uit". 236 PP with 1 map and 84 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, seals in blind on front and back covers, gilt title on spine. Covers have two old damp stains (hardly visible). Renewed endpapers. Very good. Contents near fine. 26 x 18.3.
Founding of the firm in Surabaja, 1900, by Johan and Anton Hagemeijer... Agencies in Adelaide, and Brisbane , 1968.
38284 HUIZINGA, Leonhard TAKE YOUR JACKET OFF - The chronicle of a merchant house as seen against 75 years of world history $10.00 AUD
Hagemeyer. Amsterdam. 1975. 1st English edition of the Dutch original "Trek jij je jas eens uit". 236 PP with 1 map and 84 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, seals in blind on front and back covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Occasional foxing spots, o/wise fine. 26 x 18.3.
Founding of the firm in Surabaja, 1900, by Johan and Anton Hagemeijer... Agencies in Adelaide, and Brisbane , 1968.
37699 HURD, Archibald THE SEA TRADERS $15.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1921. 1st Ed. VI, 224 PP. Cloth cover, device in blind on front cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Light foxing on outside edges and pages. Note on front endpaper. Near fine. 20.7 x 14.
How the Island of Britain expanded world wide. Merchant Seamen of Bristol... Foundations of Eastern Trade & the East India Company... Samuel Cunard...
18804 HURD, Sir Archibald THE BATTLE OF THE SEAS - The Fighting Merchantmen $5.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1941. June 1941 reprint of the May 1941 original. 160 PP, plus 40 pages with 52 b/w photos. Fp: Ships of Commerce Guarded by Ships of War. Hard cover a little soiled and rubbed around edges. Occasional foxing, o/wise very good. 19.4 x 13.
A tribute to the skill, endurance & courage of the fighting merchantmen who supplied food & raw materials to the forces thus contributing to the defeat of Italy & Germany.
44961 HURD, Sir Archibald THE BATTLE OF THE SEAS, The Fighting Merchantmen $10.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1941. 1st Printing. 160 PP plus 40 pages with 52 b/w photos. Fp: Ships of Commerce Guarded by Ships of War. Hard cover with a few marks, scarce dust jacket. Light foxing, renewed endpapers, o/wise very good. 19.4 x 13.
A tribute to the skill, endurance & courage of the fighting merchantmen who supplied food & raw materials to the forces thus contributing to the defeat of Italy & Germany.
74244 HURD, Sir Archibald (editor) BRITAIN'S MERCHANT NAVY $10.00 AUD
Odhams Press. London. c. 1943. 1st Ed. 256 PP with b/w illustrations: over 40 explanatory drawings by L. Ashwell Wood & over 100 photos/paintings. Eps: Convoy. Cloth cover, device in blind on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine. War economy paper. Name of previous owner on endpapers. Very good.. 22.8 x 15.5.
Men & ships of the Merchant Navy, at peace or at war. Chapters by Adm. R.G. Evans, A.C. Hardy, Cmr. A.B. Campbell... covering many aspects including shipbuilding, navigation, life on board a tramp, the first two years of WWII..
38267 HUTCHEON, Robin SHANGHAI CUSTOMS - A 20th century taipan in troubled times $45.00 AUD
Galisea Publications. Sydney. 2000. 1st Ed. 246, (4 index) PP, plus 20 pages with 36 b/w illustrations (photocopy quality). Illustrated soft cover. Fine. 20.7 x 14.8. 0646382608
Life and activities of George Ernest Marden in Shanghai, then in Hong Kong.
37733 HYDE, Francis E. SHIPPING ENTERPRISE AND MANAGEMENT 1830-1939 - Harrisons of Liverpool $20.00 AUD
Liverpool University Press. Liverpool. 1967. 1st Ed. XX, 208 PP with 19 tables, plus 15 b/w plates. Fp: Portrait of Thomas Harrison (1815-1888). Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Top edge tinted. Dust jacket is a little rubbed /chipped around edges and in a protective sleeve. A near fine copy. 23.6 x 16.
55882 HYDE, Ralph WARD MAPS OF THE CITY OF LONDON (in The Map Collectors' Circle) $15.00 AUD
The Map Collectors' Circle. London. 1967. No. 38, in Map Collectors's series (Fourth Volume). 40 PP, plus 16 b/w plates. Soft cover. Fine. 24.7 x 18.5.
41620 HYNDMAN, H. M. COMMERCIAL CRISES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY $10.00 AUD
Augustus M. Kelley. New York. 1967. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1932 (original of 1892), with a new preface by John A. Hobson. Reprints of Economic Classics series. IX, 174 PP. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 21 x 13.
43661 I-SPY, Big Chief I-SPY SHIPS AND BOATS $20.00 AUD
The Dickens Press. London. 1965. Juvenile edition. 64 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Inside back cover: Map with the Life-Boat Stations around Britain. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 19.3 x 11.8.
71819 ICS / Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers LEGAL PRINCIPLES IN SHIPPING BUSINESS $100.00 AUD
Witherbys Publishing. London. 2005. 1st Ed. X, 152, (1 order form) PP. Soft covers, illustrated front, title on front cover and spine. Fine. 29.5 x 21. 1856092852
For the Shipbrokers, Ship Managers and Agents throughout the world.
71753 ICS / OCIMF / IAPH INTERNATIONAL SAFETY GUIDE FOR OIL TANKERS & TERMINALS (ISGOTT) $50.00 AUD
Witherby / International Chamber of Shipping. London. 1996. 4th edition of the 1978 original. XXII, (2), 285 PP with tables and figures. Laminated boards, pictorial front. Fine. 30.2 x 21.2. 1856090817
51051 INCAT INTERNATIONAL CATAMARANS AUSTRALIA - Specification sheets $5.00 AUD
Incat. Hobart. 1986. 26 PP for 12 specification sheets with b/w or colour illustrations (photos, plans, sketch-plans). Spiral bound. Near fine. 30 x 20.5
List of vessels built or under construction as at 1st May 1986. Specification sheets for: 30-metre catamaran ferry - Wave piercing catamaran - Spirit of Victoria - Keppel Cat 1 - Quick Cat - 22 metre catamaran Cougar - Quick Silver... as well as 2 sheets Research + Development.
16005 IRELAND, Bernard THE BUSY CHANNEL $5.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1981. 1st Ed. 144 PP with b/w photos. Title-page: A selection of 7 vessels. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 24 x 18. 0711011389
Photographic survey of 30 years of shipping on the busiest waterway of the world. Coasters and short sea traders, ferries, warships, fishing vessels, tugs, tows and service craft.
37258 IRELAND, Bernard HISTORY OF SHIPS $10.00 AUD
Chartwell Books. Edison, N.J., USA. 1999. 1st US Ed. 192 PP with over 200 b/w and colour illustrations. Illustrated endpapers, half title page, and title page. Illustrated hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 24.6. 0785811761
From the first dug-out canoe (c. 500 BC) to the great ocean liners and the modern warships of today.
38201 IRELAND, Bernard HISTORY OF SHIPS $10.00 AUD
Hamlyn. London. 1999. 1st Ed. 192 PP with over 200 b/w and colour illustrations. Illustrated endpapers, half title page, and title page. Illustrated hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 24.6. 0600595900
From the first dug-out canoe (c. 500 BC) to the great ocean liners and the modern warships of today.
37005 ISHERWOOD, J. H. SEA BREEZES FAMOUS SHIPS (Nos. 43 to 48) $15.00 AUD
The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. London. 1966. 1st Ed. 6 colour filing cards with ship profiles to scale (funnel and hull colours), technical data and history of 6 Famous Ships, contained in a folder. A little light foxing, o/wise near fine. 25.3 x 20.3.
No. 43: Paris, of 1921 - (see image,) No. 44: Independence, of 1950. No. 45: Orsova, of 1950. No. 46: Nestor, of 1913. No. 47: City of Roma, of 1881. No. 48: Giulio Cesare, of 1922.
56182 ISHERWOOD, J. H. SEA BREEZES FAMOUS SHIPS (Nos. 1 to 6) $15.00 AUD
The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. London. 1963. 1st Ed. 6 colour filing cards with ship profiles to scale (funnel and hull colours), technical data and history of 6 Famous Ships, contained in a folder. Few foxing spots, o/wise near fine. 25.3 x 20.3.
Empress of Britain (1931), Etruria (1885), California (1928), Cap Trafalgar (1913), Paul Lecat (1911) - see image, and America (1909).
56183 ISHERWOOD, J. H. SEA BREEZES FAMOUS SHIPS (Nos. 8 to 13) $15.00 AUD
The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. London. 1964. 1st Ed. 6 colour filing cards with ship profiles to scale (funnel and hull colours), technical data and history of 6 Famous Ships, contained in a folder. Few foxing spots, o/wise near fine. 25.3 x 20.3.
Leonardo da Vinci - see image (1960), Malolo (1927), Statendam (1929), Omrah (1899), Suwa Maru (1914) and Orcades (1937).
56184 ISHERWOOD, J. H. SEA BREEZES FAMOUS SHIPS (Nos. 15 to 18) $10.00 AUD
The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. London. 1964. 1st Ed. 4 colour filing cards with ship profiles to scale (funnel and hull colours), technical data and history of 4 Famous Ships, contained in a folder. Few foxing spots, o/wise near fine. 25.3 x 20.3.
Lafayette - see image (1930), Santa Paula (1932), Columbia (1899) and Peninsular (1888).
56185 ISHERWOOD, J. H. SEA BREEZES FAMOUS SHIPS (Nos. 20 to 30) $25.00 AUD
The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. London. 1965. 1st Ed. 11 colour filing cards with ship profiles to scale (funnel and hull colours), technical data and history of 11 Famous Ships, contained in a folder. Few foxing spots, o/wise near fine. 25.3 x 20.3.
Baltic - see image (1904), Conte Di Savoia (1932), President Coolidge (1931), Almanzora (1915), Chichibu Maru (1930), France (1912), Rawalpindi (1925), Australia (1951), Ruahine (1951), Scot (1891), and St. Louis (1895).
56186 ISHERWOOD, J. H. SEA BREEZES FAMOUS SHIPS (Nos. 33 to 39) $15.00 AUD
The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. London. 1965 & 1966. 1st Ed. 7 colour filing cards with ship profiles to scale (funnel and hull colours), technical data and history of 7 Famous Ships, contained in a folder. Few foxing spots, o/wise near fine. 25.3 x 20.3.
Oriente (1930), Iberia (1954), Baloeran (1930), Caledonia - see image (1925), Imperator (1913), America (1940), and Virginian (1905).
56187 ISHERWOOD, J. H. SEA BREEZES FAMOUS SHIPS (Nos. 41 to 48) $20.00 AUD
The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. London. 1966. 1st Ed. 8 colour filing cards with ship profiles to scale (funnel and hull colours), technical data and history of 8 Famous Ships, contained in a folder. Few foxing spots, o/wise near fine. 25.3 x 20.3.
Pendennis Castle - see image (1958), Galileo Galilei (1963), Paris (1921), Independence (1950), Orsova (1950), Nestor (1913), City of Rome (1881), and Giulio Cesare (1922).
65335 ISHERWOOD, J. H. SEA BREEZES FAMOUS SHIPS (Nos. 7 to 24) $35.00 AUD
The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. London. 1964. 1st Ed. 17 colour filing cards with ship profiles to scale (funnel and hull colours), technical data and history of 17 Famous Ships, contained in a clear plastic envelope. Top corner of 7 cards lightly bumped. Few foxing spots. Near fine. 25.3 x 20.3.
Aquitania (1914) - Leonardo da Vinci (1960) - Malolo - see image (1927) - Statendam (1929) - Omarah (1899) - Suwa Maru (1914) - Orcades (1937) - Titanic (1912) - Lafayette (1930) - Santa Paula (1932) - Columbia (1899) - Peninnsular (1888) - Kaiser Wilhelm II (1903) - Baltic (1904) - Conte di Savoia (1932) - President Coolidge (1931) - Almanzora (1915) - Chichibu Maru (1930).
11704 JACKSON, Gainor W. REFLECTIONS ON AUCKLAND HARBOUR $15.00 AUD
Collins. Auckland. 1975. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w & colour line drawings or paintings by author. Title page: The Ferry Building. Eps: Waitemata Harbour & approaches. Hard cover, dj (short closed tears). Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 28.5 x 22.
Sail and steam, waterfront, pleasure craft.. on the Waitemata.
42405 JACKSON, Robert LINERS, TANKERS AND MERCHANT SHIPS $10.00 AUD
Grange Books. London. 2002. 1st Ed. 320 PP with 1 b/w, 3 colour photos and 300 colour artworks. Title page: Carrack. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. Small format. 17 x13. 1840134771
Some 300 of the world's greatest commercial vessels.
48905 JACOBS, W. W. LIGHT FREIGHTS $5.00 AUD
Bookmarks / Boydell Press. London. 1982. Reprint of the 1900 original. 160 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Covers with creases. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 21.5 x 13.5. 0851152023
Short stories amongst the sailors and riverside inhabitants of the Thames.
72178 JANES, HURFORD FULL AHEAD - The Story of Brown, Jenkinson & Co. Limited: 1860-1960 $25.00 AUD
Harley Publishing. London. 1960. 1st Ed. Foreword by Chairman of Glyn, Mills & Co. 70 PP with 27 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on front board and spine (dulled). Near fine. 21.5 x 14.5.
The story of this shipbroking company.
44531 JANSEN, J. G. SLEEPBOTEN, Deel 4 - Engeland $10.00 AUD
De Alk. Alkmaar. 1980. 1st Ed., No. 727 in Grote Alken series. 144 PP with 131 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Dutch text. 18 x 12.8. 9060137272
Tugboats in Great Britain.
63030 JANSEN, J. G. SLEEPBOTEN, Deel 1 - Nederland en Belgie $10.00 AUD
De Alk. Alkmaar. 1978. 1st Ed., No. 702 in Grote Alken series. 128 PP with b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Dutch text. 18 x 12.8. 9060137027
Tugboats in the Netherlands and Belgium (Volume 1).
63031 JANSEN, J. G. SLEEPBOTEN, Deel 2 - Nederland en Belgie $10.00 AUD
De Alk. Alkmaar. 1978. 1st Ed., No. 703 in Grote Alken series. 128 PP with b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Dutch text. 18 x 12.8. 9060137035
Tugboats in the Netherlands and Belgium (Volume 2).
63032 JANSEN, J. G. SLEEPBOTEN, Deel 3 - Duitsland $10.00 AUD
De Alk. Alkmaar. 1979. 1st Ed., No. 726 in Grote Alken series. 112 PP with b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Dutch text. 18 x 12.8. 9060137264
Tugboats in (West) Germany.
63459 JANSEN, J. G. & Van HECK, W. DUWVAART $20.00 AUD
De Alk. Alkmaar. 1988. 1st Ed. 176 PP with b/w illustrations (map, Funnels, House Flags, plans & photos). Laminated pictorial boards. Name of previous owner on FFEP, o/wise near fine. Dutch text. 30.2 x 21.5. 9060139631
50948 JEFFS, Andrew, & MARSH, David CATALONIA CONQUERS THE ATLANTIC. Hales Trophy history re-written $5.00 AUD
Hoogovens Aluminium & Baird Publications. Melbourne. 1998. 1st Ed. Reprint of a Work Boat World special feature. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.5 x 21.
Catalonia, a 91metre wave-piercing catamaran, and the Hales Trophy holder, won in June 1990.
69311 JENKINS, A. J. GIGS AND CUTTERS OF THE ISLES OF SCILLY $30.00 AUD
Integrated Packaging Group Ltd & the Isles of Scilly Gig Racing Committee. Isles of Scilly. 1975. 1st Ed. 72 PP with colour illustrations (1 map and 9 photos, duotone illustrations and 40 b/w photos. Eps: drawings and line drawings of the Gig Shah. Hard covers, illustrated boards. Near fine. Oblong: 20 x 21.
74905 JENKINS, David SHIPOWNERS OF CARDIFF, A Class by Themselves, A History of the Cardiff and Bristol Channel Incorporated Shipowners' Association $20.00 AUD
University of Wales Press. 2013. New edition of the first, published in 1997. xiii, 105 PP, (10) with 47 b/w photos. Laminated pictorial boards. As new. 25 x 19. 9780708326473
63101 JENKINS, Geraint & David CARDIFF SHIPOWNERS $10.00 AUD
Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Cymru / National Museum of Wales. Cardiff. 1986. 1st Ed. 87 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 15.2 x 23. 0720003091
15118 JENNINGS, Eric MANSFIELDS, Transport and Distribution in South-East Asia $30.00 AUD
Meridian Communications (Sea). Singapore. 1973. 1st Ed. 48 PP with b/w & colour illust. FEP: View of Singapore in 1861. REP: Map of Singapore in 1881. Decorated hard cover with chipped dust jacket (now in a protective sleeve). Light foxing on endpapers and around outside edges, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. 27.3 x 17.
An Eastern shipping house which started as a shipchandlery in the 1870's and became a great shipping agency with diverse interests in transport & distribution.
72179 JOHN, A. H. A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT HOUSE, being the History of Alfred Booth and Company 1863 - 1958 $35.00 AUD
George Allen Allen & Unwin Ltd. London. 1959. 1st Ed. 197 PP plus 24 pages with plates (1 text, 10 portraits and 9 photos). Hard cover, title on front board and spine, dj. Top edge tinted. A fine copy.. 22 x 14.5.
69448 JOHNSON, Ronnie TARBERT LOCHFYNE - The Story of the Fishermen $15.00 AUD
Ann Thomas Gallery. Tarbert, Argyll, UK. 1980. 1st Ed. (6), 41 PP with 43 b/w illustrations (1 map, and 42 illustrations by Ann Thomas). Soft cover, pictorial front. Near fine. 20.8 x 15.
38275 JOHNSTON, Paul Forsythe STEAM AND THE SEA $10.00 AUD
Peabody Museum of Salem. Salem. 1983. 1st Ed. VI, 90 PP with 12 colour and 77 b/w illustrations. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 25.3 x 20.3. 0875770738
Catalogue accompanying a special exhibition of 1983 held at the Peabody Museum.
73487 JONES, A. G. E. SHIPS EMPLOYED IN THE SOUTH SEAS TRADE 1775-1861 (volume 1) $40.00 AUD
Roebuck. Canberra. 1986. 1st Ed., Roebuck Society Publication No. 36. XVIII, 276, (104 Index) PP with b/w illust., charts, ports, sailing ships & whaling scenes. Inside covers: docks on the Thames River. Pictorial card covers rubbed around edges with a repaired tear at top of spine, small creases at top and bottom of front corners, o/wise contents fine. 24.8 x 17.6. 0909434301
Includes: Registrar general of shipping and seamen, transcripts of Registers of Shipping 1787-1862 (part III).
70070 JONES, A. G. E. & CHATWIN Dale SHIPS EMPLOYED IN THE SOUTH SEAS TRADE 1775-1859 - Volume 3 $20.00 AUD
Navarine Publishing / Roebuck Society. Hobart. 2013. Limited edition of 100 hand numbered copies. Publication No. 53 of the Roebuck Society expanded and edited by Dale Chatwin. 165 PP with 2 graphs, tables and 14 b/w illustrations (1 map, facsimile of documents and 3 whaling scenes). Card covers, illustrated front. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9780992366018
British Southern Whale Fishery... Whaling trade.
70976 JONES, A. G. E. & CHATWIN Dale SHIPS EMPLOYED IN THE SOUTH SEAS TRADE 1775-1859 - Volume 3 $30.00 AUD
Navarine Publishing / Roebuck Society. Hobart. 2013. Limited edition of 100 hand numbered copies. Publication No. 53 of the Roebuck Society expanded and edited by Dale Chatwin. 165 PP with 2 graphs, tables and 14 b/w illustrations (1 map, facsimile of documents and 3 whaling scenes). Card covers, illustrated front. Signed by Dale Chatwin on title page. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9780992366018
British Southern Whale Fishery... Whaling trade.
44394 JORDAN, Humfrey TIDE STILL FLOWING $10.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1952. Paperback reprint of the 1940 original. 190 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 18.5 x 12.5.
Novel.
48606 JORDAN, Humfrey TIDE STILL FLOWING $10.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1940. 1st Ed. 383, (1) PP with 6 drawings by Bip Pares. Cloth cover. Foxing on outside edges and few pages, o/wise near fine. 20.8 x 14.5.
33925 JORDAN, R. W. (editor) SHORT SEA FLEETS OF THE E.E.C. $10.00 AUD
Marinart Ltd. Sandwich, UK. 1978. 1st Ed. 200 PP with tables and 73 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Small format: 15 x 10.5. 090447836X
Fleets of the European Economic Community plying within European waters.
69949 JORDAN, Roger W. THE WORLD'S MERCHANT FLEETS 1939. The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships $70.00 AUD
Chatham Publishing. London. 1999. 1st Ed. XVI, 624 PP with 300 b/w photos. Title spread: Umtali, built for the Natal Line service. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges and light crease on half-title page. Near fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 186176023X
74218 JORDAN, Roger W. THE WORLD'S MERCHANT FLEETS 1939. The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships $75.00 AUD
Chatham Publishing. London. 2006. New edition of the 1999 original. XVI, 624 PP with 300 b/w photos. Title spread: Umtali, built for the Natal Line service. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Spine of dust jacket sightly sunned, o/wise a fine copy. 27.5 x 20. 9781861762931
37027 JORDENS, Maurice R. DROIT ET TECHNIQUE DES OPERATIONS MARITIMES $20.00 AUD
Bruxelles. 1944. Les Editions Comptables, Commerciales et Financières. 1st Ed., in Bibliothèque Générale des Sciences Economiques. 330 PP with 2 figures, plus 2 folded plates (Insurance Policy, and Charter Party). Rebacked copy, cloth cover and front cover and spine of original wrapper pasted down. Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 25.5 x 17.2.
History, the ship, charter party...
47624 KANIUK, Yoram COMMANDER OF THE EXODUS $10.00 AUD
Grove Press. New York. 2000. 1st English edition translated from the Hebrew original by Seymour Simckes. XVI, (2), 214 PP. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 21.7 x 14.5. 0802116647
Yossi Harel was responsible for bringing to Palestine: Anna / Knesset Israel from Yugoslavia, President Warfield / Exodus 47 from France, both Pan York / Ingathering and Pan Crescent / Independence from Romania/Bulgaria.
31596 KARMON, Yehuda PORTS AROUND THE WORLD $35.00 AUD
Crown Publishers, Inc. New York. 1980. 1st Ed. 311 PP with b/w and colour illust. (engravings, plans and photos). Hard cover, dj. (price clipped). Near fine. 28.5 x 22. 0517533782
An illustrated comprehensive history of the world's greatest ports. Their growth and importance in our economic and cultural life.
67452 KATZ, J. R. THE LIBERTY SHIP.. An Historical Appraisal (in New Zealand Marine News) $15.00 AUD
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Wellington. 1969. Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter 1969 - Part 1 & No. 2, Spring 1969 - Part 2. Part 1: 8 PP with 1 table and 1 b/w photo. Part 2: 9 PP with 1 table, 1 sketch plan & 1 b/w photo. Pictorial soft covers. Very good. 21.5 x 13.5.
20748 KAY, F. George SHIPS $10.00 AUD
John Baker. London. 1966. 1st in the It's Made Like This series. 64 PP with 1 cut-away drawing of the Savannah, plus 24 pages with 35 bw photos. Cloth cover, dj. (rubbed). Very good. 20.3 x 13.2.
68233 KEMBLE, John Haskell THE PANAMA ROUTE 1848-1869 $15.00 AUD
Macdonald & Jane's. London. 1974. 1st UK edition in the "Macdonald Maritime History" series. Reprint of the 1943 original edition by University of California Press. VIII, (4), 316 PP with 2 maps, plus 10 pages with 15 b/w illustrations. Fp: The Steam Clipper "Golden Gate" of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, 1851. Decorated hard covers, top edge tinted, dj. Spine of dust jacket sunned. Stamps of "University of Tasmania" / "Australian Maritime College" on endpapers and title page. Very good. 21.8 x 14. 0356047563
The ships employed on the runs along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and their link: the railroad crossing of the Panama isthmus.
41616 KEMP, J. F., & YOUNG, Peter SHIP STABILITY NOTES AND EXAMPLES $10.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime / Royal Australian Navy. London. 1977. Reprint of the 1971 second edition (metric), of the 1959 original. 128 PP with many figures. Stapled soft cover (Royal Australian Navy Apprentice Training Establishment). Near fine. 21 x 14.8. 0853090424
Published for the Royal Australian Navy.
68588 KEMP, J. F., & YOUNG, Peter SHIP STABILITY NOTES AND EXAMPLES $10.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1971. 2nd edition of the 1959 original. 132 PP with many figures. Pictorial soft cover. Signature on inside front cover, o/wise very good. 21 x 14.8. 0853090424
75115 KERS, Marijke NEDERLAND WATERLAND - De Waterhuishouding van Nederland $25.00 AUD
Uitgeverij Terra. Warnsveld. 1998. 1st Ed. Foreword by Ronald E. Waterman. 144 PP with colour photos by Martin Kers. Hard cover, dj. Dutch text. Fine (as new condition). 29.5 x 25.2. 9062558305
Water System in the Netherlands: Rivers, Lakes, canals... , Water level controls ... Ports: pages 118 to 127.
15873 KING, G. A. B. TANKER PRACTICE - The Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Tankers $15.00 AUD
Maritime Press. London. 1971. 6th edition of the 1956 original. (8 adv.), 192 PP with figures & b/w photos in text. REP: Chart of zones and seasonal areas. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (rubbed). Very good. 29 x 21.8. 540004065
Development of tankers, oil measurement, loading, discharging, tank cleaning, oil pollution, .. Oil industry, trends and developments.
15884 KINGSFORD, Reverend Maurice Rooke THE MERSEY MISSION TO SEAMEN 1856-1956 $10.00 AUD
The Abbey Press. Abingdon, UK. 1957. 1st Ed. (24), 148 PP, XXVI, (10) with 4 maps & 2 illustrations, plus 22 pages with 34 b/w illust. Fp: Portrait of author. Hard cover, dj (lightly soiled). Foxing. Very good. 23 x 15.
21196 KIRK, Allan A. SHIPS AND SAILORMEN $10.00 AUD
Reed. Wellington. 1964. 1st Ed. XII, 196 PP with 2 maps, plus 16 pages with 49 photos. Hard cover, dj. (chipped and some pieces missing) and in a protective sleeve. Former owner's signature on FFEP. Foxing spots on outside edges and few pages. Other wise contents clean and still a very good copy. 22 x 14.5.
A collection of pen portraits of 21 ship masters and 4 others whose lives have been dedicated to the sea and sailing Australasian waters.
69700 KIRK, Allan A. EXPRESS STEAMERS OF COOK STRAIT $25.00 AUD
A.H. & A.W. Reed. Wellington. 1968. 1st Ed. 207 PP with 1 sketch, plus 16 pages with 36 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. A fine copy. 22.3 x 14.2.
The full story of the passenger steamer services between Wellington and the South Island.
68192 KIRKALDY, Adam W. BRITISH SHIPPING - Its History, Organisation and Importance $20.00 AUD
Augustus M. Kelley. New York. 1970. Reprint of the 1914 original, with an introductory note by Professor Ralph Davis. VIII, (2), XX, 655 PP with tables, plus 1 large folded map and 12 folded plates (tables and graphs). Fp: Track chart of the world with main routes and coaling-stations. Cloth cover, dj. Stamps of "University of Tasmania" / "Australian Maritime College" on endpapers, title page and lower corner of page 177. Faint foxing, o/wise contents near fine. 22.3 x 14.5. 0678055580
74916 KIRKALDY, Adam W. BRITISH SHIPPING - Its History, Organisation and Importance $50.00 AUD
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. London. 1914. 1st Edition. XX, 655 PP with tables, plus 12 folded plates (tables and graphs). Fp: Folded chart : Track chart of the world with main routes and coaling-stations. Original green cloth cover, title and device in blind on front and gilt title on spine which has a little speckling as has the rear cover. Signature of previous owner on FFEP. Minimal foxing and overall a very good clean copy of the first edition. Image shows title-page. 19 x 13.
The Evolution of the Ship, The Ownership, Management, and Regulation of Shipping, Trade Routes, Some of the Ports and Docks of the United Kingdom. Also contains Bibliography and Index.
64439 KLEBINGAT, Captain Fred CHRISTMAS AT ANNABELLE'S $20.00 AUD
San Francisco Maritime Museum. San Francisco. 1968. 1st Ed. No pagination, 24 PP with b/w illustrations (1 chart, 1 bird's-eye view, 1 sketch plan, 2 drawings and 8 photos). Soft cover, illustrated. Staples removed. Occasional foxing spots. Very good. 24.2 x 16.5.
44015 KLIMBIE, Bas & VAN DER MEULEN, Dirk JAARBOEK 1990 - BINNENVAART $10.00 AUD
De Alk B.V. Alkmaar. 1990. 1st Ed. 144 PP with graphs and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Dutch text. 30.2 x 21.5. 9060139917
45041 KLIMBIE, Bas & VAN DER MEULEN, Dirk JAARBOEK 1989 - BINNENVAART $10.00 AUD
De Alk B.V. Alkmaar. 1989. 1st Ed. 128 PP with graphs and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Dutch text. 30.2 x 21.5. 906013978X
63178 KLINKERT, J. COMPASS-WISE, or Getting to Know your Compass $25.00 AUD
Frank's Book & Jewelry Co. Ltd. Keelung, Taiwan. c. 1976. Taiwanese edition of the 1976 original edition published by Brown, Son & Ferguson. VII, 192 PP with 44 figures and 2 plates. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Lower corner of front endpaper clipped and name of previous owner on lower corner of half title page. Some annotations in margin and underlining of text. Very good. 20.8 x 14.
De Alk B.V. Alkmaar. 1995. 1st Ed. 144 PP with graphs and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Dutch text. 30.2 x 21.5. 9060130316
48175 KLOSTER, Knut Utstein DEN NORSKE STORMAKT. Var Skipsfart Gjennom Tusen Ar $15.00 AUD
Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Oslo. 1946. 1st Ed. 206 PP with 1 rigging plan, 1 sails plan, 11 drawings (types of sailing ships), 6 maps, and 50 b/w illustrations. Hard cover (sunned), device on front. Slight ageing of paper. Signature on bottom of title-page. Very good. Norwegian text. 23.2. x 18.5. 8209012606
43794 KOELNER, Paul DIE BASLER RHEINSCHIFFAHRT VOM MITTELALTER ZUR NEUZEIT $20.00 AUD
Verlag von Helbing und Lichtenhahn. Basel. 1944. 1st Ed.. Volume I in Schriftenreihe Basler Vereinigung für Schweizerische Schiffahrt series. (8), 140 PP, plus 10 b/w plates and 1 plate on double page. Fp: Ankunft des ersten Dampfschiffes in Basel am 28. Juli 1832. Hard cover, cloth spine, device on front board. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Slight ageing of paper around outside edges. Very good. German text. 24.2 x 17.2.
71436 KOHLER, Peter C. SEA SAFARI, British India S.N.Co. African Ships & Services $20.00 AUD
P.M. Heaton Publishing. Gwent, U.K. 1995. 1st Ed. 256 PP with 1 map, & 102 b/w illustrations. Fp: R.M.S Kenyain, Kilindini harbour, Mombasa. FEP: BI postcard depicting Matiana and Dwarka in the Old Harbour, Mombasa. REP: Uganda sailing from Durban. Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Near fine. 21.6 x 15.2. 1872006051
History of the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., and her services to East and South African ports.
52661 KOZAK, Ing. Jaromir SHIPS, A Concise Guide in Colour $15.00 AUD
Hamlyn. London. 1975. Reprint of the 1973 original English edition. 251 PP with 10 tables (4 with 14 drawings), and 88 colour illust. by Premysl Pospisil & Miroslav Rada. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Damp marks at top of dust jacket, covers and some pages, o/wise very good. 17 x 11.5. 0600379728
44574 KRANNHALS, Hanns V. DIE POLNISCHE HANDELSFLOTTE 1945-1960 ( in Ostbrief ) $5.00 AUD
Lüneburg. 1960. Ostdeutsche Akademie. Issue 55, March 1960 of Ost Brief, Monatsschrift der Ostdeutschen Akadmie. Contains article from P.103 to 126 with 4 graphs, 3 ship profiles and 8 tables. Soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. German text. 24 x 17.
The merchant navy of Poland.
44575 KRANNHALS, Hanns V. DIE HANDELSFLOTTE DER DDR (in Ostbrief) $5.00 AUD
Lüneburg. 1960. Ostdeutsche Akademie. Issue 56, April 1960 of Ost Brief, Monatsschrift der Ostdeutschen Akadmie. Contains article from P. 161 to 168 with 1 graph, and 1 table. Soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. German text. 24 x 17.
The merchant navy of the German Democratic Republic (Communist Germany).
48596 KRYMOV, Y. TANKER DERBENT. A Tale $10.00 AUD
Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga (The International Book). Moscow. 1940. 1st English edition, translated by B. Kagan. 185, (3) PP. Cloth cover, device and title on front cover. Covers lightly soiled. Ageing of paper with occasional foxing. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 22.2 x 15.
18014 LAGENDIJK, A. SCHEEPVAART, Van de Lage Landen, Passagiersschepen op Afrika en Latijns Amerika $10.00 AUD
Uitgevers Wyt. Rotterdam. 1978. 1st Ed. 124 PP with b/w photos throughout & fleet lists. Pictorial soft cover. Dutch text. Very good. 20.5 x 14. 906007601X
18015 LAGENDIJK, A. SCHEEPVAART, Van de Lage Landen, Passagiersschepen in het Noordatlantisch Vaargebied $10.00 AUD
Uitgevers Wyt. Rotterdam. 1976. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w photos throughout & fleet lists. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. Dutch text. 20.5 x 14. 906007601X
70964 LAISTER, Peter MARINER'S MEMORABILIA - A Guide to British Shipping Company China of the 19th & 20th Centuries (in 2 Volumes) $110.00 AUD
Peter & Pam Laister. Hartley, Kent. 2006. 1st Ed. Vol. 1: (3), 144, 311-323 PP with hundreds of colour photos. Vol. 2: (3), 1-14, 145-323 PP with hundreds of colour photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 0955405807 & 0955405815
Volume 1. Chapter 2: North Atlantic Lines - United States, Canada & West Indies. Chapter 3: South Atlantic Lines - South America. Chapter 4: South, East & West African Services. Volume 2. Chapter 5: India, Burma & the Far East. Chapter 6: Australia and New Zealand. Chapter 7: Cargo Liner Companies. Chapter 8: United Kingdom coastal liners companies. Chapter 9: Mediterranean & Short Sea Traders. Chapter 10: Sailing Packets & Miscellaneous.
74355 LAISTER, Peter MARINER'S MEMORABILIA - A Guide to British Shipping Company China of the 19th & 20th Centuries (Volume 3 and Volume 4) $80.00 AUD
Peter & Pam Laister. Hartley, Kent. 2020 and 2021. 1st Ed. Vol. 3: PP and Vol. 4: 112 PP with hundreds of colour photos throughout. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 9781902953984 & 9781902953991
Volume 3. Brief Histories of British Short Sea & Coastal Companies and European & American Liner Companies, and Volume 4. Brief Histories of British Deep Sea Cargo and Passenger Lines and Commonwealth Companies, both volumes illustrated with examples of their 19th and 20th Century China.
38177 LAMB, John QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE MARINE DIESEL ENGINE $25.00 AUD
Charles Griffin. London. 1957. 2nd Impression of the 6th edition (original of 1921). VII, 432 PP, plus 16 pages of period advertisements. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Address of previous owner on front endpaper. Binding tight. Very good. 21 x 14.5.
Matter and heat. Work and efficiency... Vibration in diesel engines.
17229 LANGMAID, Captain Kenneth THE SEA, THINE ENEMY - A Survey of Coastal Lights and Life-boat Services $20.00 AUD
Jarrolds. London. 1966. 1st Ed. XII, 242 PP, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 21.6 x 14.
From the days of rowing-boats and crude beacons using wood & coal, to the modern wonders of radar and wireless. Contains chapters on Trinity House and lighthouses.
16077 LANGMUIR, Graham E. & SOMNER, Graeme A HISTORY OF WILLIAM SLOAN & COMPANY LTD $10.00 AUD
World Ship Society. London. 1961. 1st Ed. 12 PP with 5 b/w illustrations (4 photos and 1 advertisement). Stapled wrappers. Near fine. 21.2 x 13.7.
Short history & fleet list.
61132 LANGMUIR, Graham E. & SOMNER, Graeme H. WILLIAM SLOAN & CO. LTD. GLASGOW 1825 - 1968 $15.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Kendal, UK. 1987. 1st Ed. 28 PP with 23 b/w Illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 21.2 x 13.7. 0905617428
History & fleet list.
34553 LATHAM, Ernest MARINE WORKS - A Practical Treatise for Maritime Engineers, Landowners and Public Authorities $50.00 AUD
Crosby Lockwood. London. 1926. 2nd Edition, considerably enlarged. XII, 223, (17 adv.) PP printed on superior glossy paper with 86 figures (drawings & photos), plus 1 folded b/w photo (figure 83). Fp: Example of erosion at foot of masonry sea-wall, 1921. Cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and gilt title on spine. Very light shelf wear, o/wise a near fine copy.. 22.3 x 14.2.
Waves: formation, action and effect. Salvage of maritime works. Maintenance of tidal berths. Deep-Water quays...
49985 LAVERGNE, Léon LES TRANSPORTS PAR MER $15.00 AUD
René Moreux & Cie. Paris. 1972. 4th edition updated by G. H. Lafage. (4), 176 PP. Soft cover. Light foxing. French text. Near fine. 21 x 13.5.
15167 LAWRENCE, K.V.W. (Editor) MOBIL OIL CENTENNIAL ISSUE (in The Compass, Magazine of the Sea, Vol. XXXVI, No. 4) $20.00 AUD
Mobil Oil Corporation. New York. 1966. July/August 1966, "Centennial issue of Mobil Oil". Edited by K.V.W. Lawrence. Foreword by A. L. Nickerson, Chairman. 24 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (including colour painting of Clipper Ship Red Jacket at centrefold). Pictorial stiff covers. Small rubbed patch on front cover, o/wise fine. 30.5 x 23.
Centennial Issue of Mobil Oil - Mobil Oil : We went to Sea Early, but ... / Confederate Raider CSS Tallahassee, Halfax Harbour : The Red Jacket / Ferry to Bornholm / Steaming the North Atlantic, a review of the steam-powered record holders from 1838 to the present.
15935 LAWSON, Will PACIFIC STEAMERS $35.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1975. Reprint of the 1927 original. XX, 244 PP, 68 full-pages with 125 b/w illust. Fp: The "Kaikoura" in 1866. Cloth cover, dj. Stamp of previous owner on title page, o/wise a near fine copy. 24.5 x 17.
The pioneer passenger & mail lines which survived up to the 1920's between the West Coast of America, Australia & New Zealand.
48296 LAXON, W. A. STEAMERS DOWN THE FIRTH $30.00 AUD
Author. Auckland. 1966. 1st Ed., with an introduction by E. G. Turbott. 44 PP with 1 map & 15 b/w photos. Stapled soft covers with light foxing. A near fine copy of a scarce item. 21.5 x 14.
A Short History of the Trade from Auckland to Clevedon and Outports, and in particular, of the Clevedon Steam Navigation Company Limited.
World Ship Society. London. 1963. 1st Ed. 8 PP with 8 b/w photos. Soft cover, staples. Very good. 21 x 13.
Short history with fleet details.
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).
41615 LEE, Norman E. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT THROUGH THE AGES $10.00 AUD
Melbourne University Press. Melbourne. 1951. 1st Ed. XI, 154 PP with 11 maps and 60 b/w illustrations. Soft cover. Slight ageing of paper, covers sunned on spine and in vicinity, o/wise near fine. 21 x 13.7.
18639 LEHMANN, L. Th. DE GALEIEN, Een bijdrage aan de kennis der zeegeschiendenis $10.00 AUD
De Bezige Bij. Amsterdam. 1987. 1st Ed. 155 PP with 37 bw illust. in text. FEP: Map of the Mollucas. Moluccae insulae Celeberrimae. Pict card cover. Fine. Dutch text. 21 x 16.2. 9023453077
A contribution to the knowledge of the history of the sea. The Galleys: their construction, the rowers, the officers...
35039 LEIDENFROST, Johannes DIE LASTSEGELSCHIFFE DES BODENSEES - Ein Beitrag zur Schiffahrtsgeschichte $15.00 AUD
Jan Thorbecke Verlag. Sigmarigen, Germany. 1975. 1st Ed., Volume 11 in the Bodensee - Bibliothek. 88 PP with 3 sketches, 4 tables (2 folded), and 14 plates (1 folded), plus 16 pages with 27 b/w photos. Cloth cover. Fine. German text. 23.8 x 17.8. 3799551115
The working sailing ships on the Lake of Constance (Austria, Germany and Switzerland).
43230 LEKKO TUGS: 3000 hp and over - Edition 1990 $20.00 AUD
Lekko. Ijmuiden. 1990. 1990 edition. 294 PP with b/w illustrations (plans, sketches and photos). Edited by J. Van EIJK. Pictorial soft cover (tug Hua Ji, in Singapore road). Name of pevious owner on preliminary page. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9080014621
Lekko: the International Tug Enthusiast Society.
43231 LEKKO TUGS: 3000 hp and over - Edition 1995 $20.00 AUD
Lekko. Ijmuiden. 1995. 1995 edition. 322 PP with b/w illustrations (plans, sketches and photos). Edited by J. Van EIJK. Pictorial soft cover (tug William L. Colnon). Fine. 29.7 x 21. 908001463X
Lekko: the International Tug Enthusiast Society.
72806 LESSTRANG, Jacques SEAWAY - The Untold Story of North America's Fourth Seacoast $45.00 AUD
Salisbury Press Book / Superior Publishing. Seattle. 1976. 1st Ed. 214, (1 "table distances") PP with b/w illustrations (1 engraving, 2 seals, 15 maps & plans, 260 photos and portraits) and 21 colour photos. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Near fine. 27.5 x 22. 0875642160
35556 LEWIS, Michael SPITHEAD - An Informal History $10.00 AUD
George Allen & Unwin. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 4 figures, plus 12 pages with 19 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 22.4 x 14.2. 049420968
Arm of the sea found between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
42492 LEWIS, Michael BRITISH SHIPS AND BRITISH SEAMEN $10.00 AUD
The British Council / Longmans Green. London. 1942. January 1942 reprint of the revised edition of 1941 (original of 1940). British Life and Thought series, No. 7. 56 PP, (2), plus 8 pages with 11 b/w illustrations (8 paintings & 3 photos). Soft cover (reinforced at spine). Stamp at lower corner of half title page. Foxing. Very good. 21.8 x 14.
Britain and the sea, British ships and seamen and what they stand for: British Empire, Pax Britannica, freedom and safety of the seas.
49639 LEWIS, Michael BRITISH SHIPS AND BRITISH SEAMEN $15.00 AUD
The British Council / Longmans Green. London. 1944. Reprint of the 3rd revised edition of 1944 (original of 1940). No. 7 in the British Life and Thought series. 54 PP, (2), plus 8 pages with 11 b/w illustrations (8 paintings & 3 photos). Soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of half-title page, o/wise near fine. 21.8 x 14.
Britain and the sea, British ships and seamen and what they stand for: British Empire, Pax Britannica, freedom and safety of the seas.
70535 LILEY, John BARGE COUNTRY: An Exploration of the Inland Waters and Great Rivers of the Netherlands $25.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1980. 1st Ed. 150 PP with b/w illustrations (1 plan, 2 maps, drawings and photos). Hard covers, dj. Near fine. Oblong: 19.5 x 26.5. 054007179X
70028 LINGWOOD, John & O'DONOGHUE, Kevin THE TRADES INCREASE - A Centenary History of NOREX $25.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Kendal, UK. 1993. 1st Ed., with a foreword by John Common. 200 PP with 2 pages with 23 House Flags and Funnels (in colour), and 186 b/w illustrations: 1 plan and 185 photos (including 108 of ships in the Fleet List section). Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 21 x 14.5. 0905617746
Founded in 1893 as The Hindustan's Steam Shipping Company Limited, and managed by Common Brothers.
52237 LIU, Gretchen (editor) SINGAPORE HISTORICAL POSTCARDS, From the National Archives Collection $25.00 AUD
Times Editions. Singapore. 2005. Reprint of the 1986 original. 96 PP with b/w and colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 24.5. 9812045902
Places of interest, street scenes, transportation and the port...
66977 LLOYD TRIESTINO IL LLOYD TRIESTINO [1836 - 1936] - Contributo alla Storia Italiana della Navigazione Marittima $120.00 AUD
Nelle Officine Grafiche A. Mondadori. Verona. 1938 - (Year 16). 1st edition, limited to 2000 numbered copy (No. 668 / 2000). Preface by Luigi Rizzo di Grado. XII, 584 PP, plus over 150 plates with 2 graphs, facsimiles of documents and letters, maps, sketch maps, plans, 23 colour paintings and hundreds of b/w photos [including 80 photos of vessels, from the Arciduca Ludovico (1836) to the Calitea (1933)]. Blue cloth cover, silver embossed device (paddle steamer / modern liner) on front board, silver-embossed title on spine, dj (plain with title on spine), reinforced marbled slipcase. Few foxing spots on outside edges. First plate with portraits of "S.M. il Re Imperatore" and "Il Duce", called for but not present. Italian text. An otherwise fine copy. Scarce. 30 x 22.
Published in 1938, the 16th year of rise to power of "Benito Mussolini" and his regime.
41689 LLOYD'S MARITIME GUIDE 1986 $40.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1986. 1st Ed. (6), 510, (2), 54, (26 maps), 119, (3), 267, 20, (2), 19, (3), 7 PP with 54 maps and location maps (in the map section). Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Near fine. 29.2 x 24.7.
Port facilities. Ports gazetteer and maps, telegraphic address and telex numbers. Call signs of ships. Shipbuilders. Shipbreakers. Marine Insurance. Marine Associations.
43089 LLOYD'S ANNALS OF LLOYD'S REGISTER, being a sketch of the Origin, Constitution, and Progress of Lloyd's Register of British & Foreign Shipping $100.00 AUD
London. 1884. Lloyd's Register. 1st Ed. Edited by William Henry TINDALL, Michael WILLS, et el. X, 165 PP with head pieces and tail pieces, plus 7 plates (1 folded) with 5 facsimile of pages of the register and 2 with b/w photo pasted down. Fp: Chairman from 1881. Marbled endpapers (presentation plate on FEP). Leather binding, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, all edges gilt. Spine lightly sunned. Lower corner of front endpapers and presentation plate worn. Occasional foxing, o/wise a very good copy. Scarce. 25 x 18.5.
Published 30th October 1884, for the 50th anniversary of the Society.
46384 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S CALENDAR 1961 $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's. London. 1960. Yearly edition. Edited by Capt. A.R. Pilkington et al. XVIII, 738 PP with figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising materials, plus b/w plates. Eps: Adverts. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers speckled, gilt lettering dulled. Very good. 20.8 x 13.5.
70 tide tables. York-Antwerp Rules 1950. General Average.Lloyd'sForm of Salvage agreement... The Blue Riband of the North Atlantic...
46386 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S CALENDAR 1956 $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's. London. 1955. Yearly edition. Edited by Capt. A.R. Pilkington et al. XVIII, 738 PP with figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising material, thumbnail indes, plus b/w plates. Eps: Adverts. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers and spine speckled. Gilt lettering dulled. Internally a very good clean copy. 20.8 x 13.5.
70 tide tables. Progress in Hydrography. Salvage operations at sea. Collision regulations...
52042 LLOYD'S CENTENARY CELEBRATION OF THE RECONSTITUTION OF LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1934. 1st Ed., October 1934. 48 PP. Edited by Walter RUNCIMAN, George HIGGINS, Sir Stephen DEMETRIADI, Lord ESSENDON, et al... Vignette on title page. Fp: Folded b/w photo of The London Centenary Dinner. Soft cover. Occasional foxing. Staples removed. Very good. 24.8 x 17.8.
Toast of Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Toast of Shipping, Shipbuilding and Engineering. Toast of Marine Insurance.
53333 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S CALENDAR 1952 $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's. London. 1951. Yearly edition. XVIII, (2), 706 PP with figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising material, plus b/w plates. Eps: Adverts. Cloth cover with light wear, gilt title on front board and spine. Ex-libris plate of previous owner on inside front cover. Contents near fine. 20.8 x 13.5.
73 tide tables. Funnels and house flags. Salvage Association. Collision regulations... Pages 409 to 416: Record Sailing Ship Voyages. 16 pages of glossary of maritime and commercial terms (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Norwegian)...
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1957. Annual Report. Edited by GARRETT, Sir Ronald. 68 PP with 10 tables, b/w and colour illustrations. Inside covers: line drawings. Pictorial soft cover. Front cover with some stamps, o/wise very good. 23.4 x 17.7.
World shipbuilding. Cargo ship design and construction... Ships completed to class during 1956. ... Around the world... Atomic Energy...
54955 LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING - Annual Report for the year 1957 $15.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1958. Annual Report. Edited by Pelly, Kenneth R. 86 PP with 1 map in colour, 10 tables, b/w and colour illustrations. Inside covers: Dounreay Atomic Plant, Caithness, Scotland. Pictorial soft cover. Front cover with some stamps, o/wise very good. 23.4 x 17.7.
The past year. Ship classification. Ships completed to class during 1957. Marine Engineering... Around the world...
54957 LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING - Annual Report for the year 1959 $15.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1960. Annual Report. Edited by Pelly, Kenneth R. 106 PP with 4 drawings (in colour) by David Knight, 9 tables, b/w and colour illustrations. Inside front cover: Seal of the Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Pictorial soft cover. Front cover with some stamps, o/wise very good. 23.4 x 17.7.
Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1760-1960: Two centuries of service. The past year. Ship construction and classification. Ships completed to class during 1959. Marine Engineering... Around the world...
54958 LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING - Annual Report for the year 1960 $15.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1961. Annual Report. Edited by Pelly Sir Kenneth R. 106 PP with 5 drawings (in colour) by David Knight, graphs, 9 tables, b/w and colour illustrations. Inside front cover: Motor Tanker Liparus, off Bradwell nuclear power station. Inside back cover: Seal of the Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Pictorial soft cover. Front cover with some stamps, o/wise very good. 23.4 x 17.7.
The past year. Ship classification, Load Line and Safety Regulations... Ships completed to class during 1960. Marine Engineering... Around the world...
54959 LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING - Annual Report for the year 1961 $15.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1962. Annual Report. Edited by Pelly, Sir Kenneth R. 106 PP with graphs, 9 tables, b/w and colour illustrations. Inside covers: Graphs (Growth of World Shipping and of Tonnage 1899-1961). Pictorial soft cover. A few stamps, o/wise very good. 23.4 x 17.7.
The past year. Ship classification, Load Line and Safety Regulations... Ships completed to class during 1961. Marine Engineering... Around the world...
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1982. Yearly edition. 324 PP. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Fine. 29 x 25.
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.
65051 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S BOOK OF HOUSE FLAGS & FUNNELS OF THE PRINCIPAL STEAMSHIP LINES OF THE WORLD AND THE HOUSE FLAGS OF VARIOUS LINES OF SAILING VESSELS $750.00 AUD
Lloyd's London. London. 1912. Updated version of the 1904 original edition. (6), (2 PP index to National and Official Flags / index to Funnels), (30 PP index to shipowners), (2), 16 PP advertisements, plus 111 plates (25 to 136) with colour House-Flags and Funnels. Green cloth cover, gilt decorated front, gilt title on spine. Spine is soiled with some cracking and has been reinforced. Rear cover is a little soiled, o/wise front cover is quite clean and bright. Inside front and rear gutters are a little cracked. No other imperfections, and internally this is near fine copy of a very rare item. 25.5 x 16.
Plates 25 to 35: National and Official Flags. Plate 36: International Code Flags and Pennants. Plates 37 to 126 "House-Flags and Funnels of Steam Vessels": Numbered from 1 to 1890 (with 145 blank spaces and 45 corrections of House-Flags / Funnels pasted down on the opposite page). Plates 127 to 132 with blank spaces for No. 1891 to No. 2016, followed by an extra page with 21 blank spaces. Plates 133 to 136 "House-Flag of Sailing Vessels and other flags": numbered 2017 to 2128 (with 19 blank spaces).
65083 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S CALENDAR 1959 $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's. London. 1958. Yearly edition. Edited by Captain A.R. PILKINGTON, Basil LUBBOCK, et al... XVIII, 738 PP with figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising material, thumbnail index, plus b/w plates. Eps: Adverts. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Lower part of spine speckled. Signature on FFEP. Very good. 20.8 x 13.5.
70 tide tables. Ships' boats and inflatable life rafts. Salvage operations at sea. Glossary of Maritime terms, commercial abreviations... Collision regulations... Record sailing ship voyages...
65084 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S CALENDAR 1962 $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's. London. 1961. Yearly edition. Edited by Captain A.R. PILKINGTON, H.N. PEMBERTON, et al......XVIII, 738 PP with figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising material, thumbnail index, plus b/w plates. Eps: Adverts. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine, m.v. "PINEBANK" in gilt on bottom of front cover. Spine faded and speckled. Gilt lettering on front board dulled. Internally very clean and overall, a very good copy 20.8 x 13.5.
Glossary of Maritime and commercial terms (English, French German, Spanish, Italian and Norwegian) : pages 455 to 475.
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'.
68000 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S MARITIME ATLAS, including a comprehensive list of Ports and Shipping Places of the World $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1966. 6th edition of the 1951 original, with a preface (in English, French and German) by R. C. E. Lander. No pagination, 160 PP with 16 colour plates (8 on double page) with 16 maps and around 60 inset maps. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, repaired dust jacket. Stamp of previous owner on title page. Very good. 24.7. x 19.
71704 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S MARITIME ATLAS, including a comprehensive list of Ports and Shipping Places of the World $30.00 AUD
Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1979. 12th edition of the 1951 original. Preface of November 19797 by E.G. Davis, in English, French, German and Spanish. No pagination, 120 PP with 16 colour plates with 16 maps and over 60 insets. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Fine. 28.5 x 22.3. 0904093611
74493 LLOYD'S LLOYD'S CALENDAR 1955 $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's. London. 1954. Yearly edition. XVIII, 738 PP with figures (plans, sketch maps and photos), graphs, tables and illustrated advertising material, plus b/w plates and a thumbnail index . Eps: Adverts. Blue cloth covers, gilt title on front board and spine. Near fine. 20.8 x 13.5.
Tide and tidal tables (pages 30 to 179). Sea distances tables (pages 19 to 29) ... Salvage operations at sea. Pulling Vessels off Coral Reefs, by Captain Brett Hilder.
18063 LOBLEY, Douglas SHIPS THROUGH THE AGES $5.00 AUD
Octopus Books. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 144 PP (glossy paper) with 45 colour and 131 b/w illustrations. Half-title page: Gokstad ship. Title spread: Donald Mckay's famous clipper Flying Cloud. FEP: Ship of Queen Hatshepsut from Egypt. REP: Seawise University, ex Queen Elizabeth on fire in Hong Kong Harbour, January 1972. Illustrated hard cover, dj. Near fine. 28.7 x 21.5. 0706400186
The international story of ships under oars, sail and steam.
40332 LOBLEY, Douglas SHIPS THROUGH THE AGES $5.00 AUD
Octopus Books. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 144 PP (glossy paper) with 45 colour and 131 b/w illustrations. Half-title page: Gokstad ship. Title spread: Donald Mckay's famous clipper Flying Cloud. FEP: Ship of Queen Hatshepsut from Egypt. REP: Seawise University, ex Queen Elizabeth on fire in Hong Kong Harbour, January 1972. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 28.7 x 21.5. 706400186
The international story of ships under oars, sail and steam.
40333 LOBLEY, Douglas SHIPS THROUGH THE AGES $5.00 AUD
Galley Press. London. 1979. Reprint of the 1972 original. 144 PP with 45 colour and 131 b/w illustrations. Half-title page: Gokstad ship. Title spread: Donald Mckay's famous clipper Flying Cloud. FEP: Ship of Queen Hatshepsut from Egypt. REP: Seawise University, ex Queen Elizabeth on fire in Hong Kong Harbour, January 1972. Illustrated hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 28.7 x 21.5. 0904644685
The international story of ships under oars, sail and steam.
51753 LODISPOTO, Teresa Sacchi LA VIA DEL MARE $5.00 AUD
Provincia di Roma. Roma. c. 2000. Issue 16 in the series L'arte di essere Provincia 16 itinerari di Storia, Cultura e Tradizioni. 28 PP with 2 b/w photos and 17 colour illustrations (1 map and 16 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Italian text. Fine. 20 x 20.
Coastal ways of the Province of Roma.
32257 LONGHURST, Henry ADVENTURE IN OIL - The Story of British Petroleum $20.00 AUD
Sidgwick and Jackson. London. 1959. 1st Ed., with a foreword by the Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Churchill. 286 PP, plus 50 pages with 89 b/w photos. FEP: Map of the Middle East and of the Anglo Iranian interests. REP: Map of the world with the main activities of British Petroleum. Cloth cover, dj Dust jacket has a few small repaired chips and is in a protective sleeve. A near fine copy. 24 x 16.
Chapter 4: Oil for the Navy. Chapter 11: Tankers under fire. Chapter 17: Delivering the goods.
41783 LOVE, Jonathan (editor) JANE'S MAJOR COMPANIES OF EUROPE 1976 $35.00 AUD
Macdonald & Jane's Publishers. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 8, (1242) PP with some advertisements. Eps: Advertisements. Cloth cover, dj. Previous owner's stamp on FFEP. Near fine. 28.2 x 22. 0354005324
Directory of major European companies: Financial, services & utilities, including transport, light industry, industrial chemicals, engineering, including shipbuilding & ship repairs, building materials, metals & minerals ...
Theo. Audel. New York. 1948. 1st Ed. (12), 554, (8 blank) and 8 PP of advertisement with b/w illustrations throughout. Cloth cover, raised title on front cover, and gilt title on spine, all edges tinted. Covers with light shelf wear, inside hinges at spine starting, o/wise contents near fine and overall, a very good copy. 17 x 12.
30334 MABER, John M. CHANNEL PACKETS AND OCEAN LINERS 1850-1970 $10.00 AUD
HMSO. London. 1980. 1st Ed. Volume 6 in The Ship series edited by Basil Greenhill. 60 PP with 43 illust. FEP: Plans of the Britannia 1840 Cunard Line. REP: Plans of the Andes 1939 and the Orient 1879. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 20.5 x 21.2. 0112903169
16016 MACDONALD, Bill SAIL THE INLAND SEA - A Tale of Two Voyages from Thunder Bay to Saguenay Fjord $15.00 AUD
Porphry Press. Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1993. 1st Ed. VI, (6), 201 PP with b/w photos, maps & plans. Pictorial card cover (lightly rubbed). Near fine. 21.2 x 13.5. 0969313853
The Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
16053 MacHAFFIE, Fraser G. THE SHORT SEA ROUTE, Portpatrick - Donaghadee, Stranraer - Larne, Cairnryan - Larne $10.00 AUD
T. Stephenson. Prescot, UK. 1975. 1st Ed. XVI, 286 PP with 15 tail pieces in text plus 54 pages with 107 bw illust. Fp: Princess Victoria (1890) arriving at Stranraer. Eps: Map of the North Channel between Scotland and Ireland. Cloth cover, gilt title on a sunned spine. Occasional foxing spots. Very good. 22.2 x 14.5. 0901314161
The three passenger routes across the North Channel or Short Sea, linking 3 ports of Scotland to 2 ports of Ulster.
74990 MacKENZIE, Gordon (editor) THE COMPASS - A Magazine of the Sea: Vol. LV, No.3, 1985 $15.00 AUD
Mobil International. New York. 1985. 40 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front (Top sail schooner "Lila Dan"). Very good. 30.5 x 23.
Pages 1 to 9 with 4 b/w and 22 colour illustrations (2 maps and 20 photos): J. Lauritzen A/S, celebrating 101st anniversary on 15th April 1985. Disaster in the Santa Barbara Channel, by Leo Rosenhouse. Sail vs Steam, by Francis Donnell.
74991 MacKENZIE, Gordon (editor) THE COMPASS - A Magazine of the Sea: Vol. LVI, No.1 - 1986 $15.00 AUD
Mobil International. New York. 1986. 44 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front (China Tea Clipper "Fiery Cross"). Very good. 30.5 x 23.
Helmut Bastian Shipping Company from Germany. The Deepstar 4000 by Louis S. Schafer. ... The Waratah, by Captain C.J. Harris ...
74992 MacKENZIE, Gordon (editor) THE COMPASS - A Magazine of the Sea: Vol. LVI, No.2 - 1986 $15.00 AUD
Mobil International. New York. 1986. 40 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Soft covers, pictorial front (the "Thomas Stephens"). Very good. 30.5 x 23.
"K" Line -Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. Ambergris - Whale's Pearl, by Walter C. Pitch. ... Ancient Ships & Iron Men (Mothball Fleets: Liberty Ships, Victory Ships, T2 Tankers ...), by Captain Water Jaffee.
20890 MACMULLEN, Jerry THEY CAME BY SEA, A Pictorial History of San Diego Bay $20.00 AUD
Ward Ritchie Press & Maritime Museum Association of San Diego. San Diego. 1969. 1st Ed. VII, 152 PP with 1 map and 200 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (rubbed at hinges). Dedicatory note on half title page signed by the author. Very good. 25.3 x 17.2.
52569 MACNEIL, Calum SAN DEMETRIO $20.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1957. 1st Ed. 127 PP with 17 decorations by Frank Norton. Illustrated title spread & endpapers. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, gilt device on front cover, dj. Dust jacket has been repaired and is in a protective sleeve. Three names written at top of half-title page, light foxing on outside page edges, o/wise contents are near fine. 20.5 x 13.5.
Epic of the tanker "San Demetrio", set on fire by the German battleship "Admiral Scheer" while in convoy between Halifax and the Clyde. During this action, the armed escort vessel "Jervis Bay" was sunk protecting the convoy of 37 merchant ships.
20821 MacRAE, J.A. & WAINE, C.V. THE STEAM COLLIER FLEETS $75.00 AUD
Waine Research. Albrighton, U.K. 1995. Reprint of the 1990 original. 226 PP with b/w or col. illust. (many ships' lines or plans) including 13 full-page colour illust. Fp: "Cliff Quay", first of the large steam colliers for the British Electricity Authority. FFEP: 2 colliers. Hard cover, simile leather, dj. Fine. Scarce. 30.5 x 21.5. 0905184122
The harbours and steam collier fleets of the East & South Coast, as well as the Irish Sea, Bristol Channel.
51709 MAILLOT, F., MERLIN, G. E. & de DIETRICH, P. LES NAVIRES DE COMMERCE. Les Principaux Types et leurs Conditions d'Exploitation - Cargos $15.00 AUD
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées. Paris. 1975. 1st Ed. ENSTA - CN 31 / 375. 284 PP with tables and figures (drawings, b/w photos, plans, sketches), plus 1 large folded plate. Soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.
Cargo ships: Freighters. Roll On Roll Off. Polytherm/Freezer.
34853 MAIWALD, Serge DIE ENTWICKLUNG ZUR STAATLICHEN HANDELSSCHIFFAHRT IM SPIEGEL DES INTERNATIONALEN RECHTS $10.00 AUD
Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft. Stuttgart. 1946. 1st Ed., censored by US military authority. 141 PP. Hard cover, gilt title on spine. Ageing of paper. Near fine. Rare. German text. 23.6 x 16.5.
Merchant shipping and the evolution of International Maritime Law.
72971 MANN, Alan ST. CLAIR SHIPPING - Marine Highway $40.00 AUD
Looking Back Press / Vanwell Publishing Ltd. St Catharines, On. 2006. 1st paperback edition. 128 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 sketch map, 1 document, 9 advertising material and over 210 photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine (mint condition). 23.5 x 16.5. 9781550689501
The St. Clair River: natural border border between Michigan and Ontario and "The World's Busiest Waterway.
62461 MANN, John, OLYSLAGER, J. et al. WYT'S DIGEST OF DUTCH SHIPPING AND SHIPBUILDING 1955 $30.00 AUD
Dagblad Scheepvaart. Rotterdam. 1955. 1st edition. Introduction by Bernard E. Ruys. 316 PP with period advertisements, tables and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards, cloth spine. Covers lightly worn/rubbed, o/wise near fine. 32.2 x 24.
Dutch Liner Shipping in 1954, by J. Olyslager. Dutch Antarctic Whaling in 1954, by A. Wanderink Vinke. ... Dutch Merchant Fleet, on December 31st 1954 (brought up until April 1st 1955).
42352 MANNING-SANDERS, Ruth SEASIDE ENGLAND $10.00 AUD
B. T. Batsford. London. 1951. 1st Ed. VIII, 151 PP with 11 text illustrations, plus 16 pages with 57 b/w illustrations. Fp (in colour): A Beach Scene, c. 1890, by J.M. Whistler. Vignette on title page. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing on dust jacket, outside edges and a few pages, date o bottom of FFEP, o/wise a very good clean copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
64300 MARINE UNDERWRITERS' AND SALVAGE ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA LTD THE REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING - Including Shipping Registered at Fiji and New Guinea 1906-1907 $250.00 AUD
Compiled and issued by The Marine Underwriters' Association of Victoria Ltd. Melbourne. 1906. 1st Ed. 199 PP. Pages 1 to 10 printed recto/verso, P.11 to 183 recto only. P. 185-199 printed recto/verso. Original green cloth cover, gilt title on front cover. Covers worn around edges and inside gutters starting. Corner of preliminary page clipped. Ageing of paper and a little light foxing. Otherwise a very good copy of a scarce item. Oblong: 18.4 x 26.
"From Returns furnished by the Customs Authorities in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Fiji and New Guinea".
64301 MARINE UNDERWRITERS' AND SALVAGE ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA LTD THE REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING - Including Shipping Registered at Fiji and New Guinea 1908-1909 $225.00 AUD
Compiled and issued by The Marine Underwriters' Association of Victoria Ltd. Melbourne. 1908. 1st Ed. 203 PP. Pages 1 to 10 printed recto/verso, P.11 to 186 recto only with a thumb index. Appendix from P.187-203 printed recto/verso. Original green cloth cover, gilt title on front cover. Covers worn around edges, the back cover and bottom of spine has a repaired tear. Small piece missing on preliminary page. Repaired closed tear on P.145. Paper ageing with a few old stains, not affecting any text. A very good copy of a scarce item. Oblong: 18.4 x 26.
"From Returns furnished by the Customs Authorities in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Fiji and New Guinea".
66784 MARINE UNDERWRITERS' AND SALVAGE ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA LTD THE REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING - 1908-1909, Including Shipping Registered at Fiji and New Guinea $250.00 AUD
Compiled and issued by The Marine Underwriters' Association of Victoria Ltd. Melbourne. 1908. 1st Ed. 203 PP. Pages 1 to 10 printed recto/verso, P.11 to 186 recto only with a thumb index. Appendix from P.187-203 printed recto/verso. Original green cloth cover, front cover with gilt device and title in blind. Covers worn around edges, spine with tears at head and foot. Stamp of Marine Board of Queensland on 3 first leaves. Paper ageing with a few old stains, not affecting any text. A very good copy of a scarce item. Oblong: 18.4 x 26.
"From Returns furnished by the Customs Authorities in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Fiji and New Guinea".
66797 MARINE UNDERWRITERS' AND SALVAGE ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA LTD THE REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING - 1907-1908 - Including Shipping Registered at Fiji and New Guinea $125.00 AUD
Compiled and issued by The Marine Underwriters' Association of Victoria Ltd. Melbourne. 1907. 1st Ed. 200 PP. Pages 1 to 10 printed recto/verso, P.11 to 183 with thumb index, recto only. P. 185-200 printed recto/verso. Addenda slip tipped in on page 11. Original green cloth cover, title in blind on front cover. Covers damaged and detached, spine missing. Tears to the spine of the 3 first leaves (FEP, preliminary page and title page). Leaf 3/4 "List of Members/List of Agents" torn (lower part missing). Ageing of paper and a little light foxing. Complete. In need of a serious rebinding. Good copy of a scarce item. Sold as is. Oblong: 18.4 x 26.
"From Returns furnished by the Customs Authorities in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Fiji and New Guinea".
18067 MARSHALL, Chris THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHIPS - The History and Specifications of over 1200 Ships $10.00 AUD
Blitz Editions. London. 1996. Reprint of the 1995 original. Edited by Chris Marshall. 288 PP with 1 b/w photo, 2 colour photos, 3 colour paintings and over 1200 full-colour illust. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 30.7 x 23.8. 1856052885
From the first British submarine A1 to the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku.
30397 MARSHALL, Chris THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHIPS - The History and Specifications of over 1200 Ships $15.00 AUD
Blitz Editions. London. 1995. 1st English edition of the 1994 Italian original Navi e Velieri. Edited by Chris Marshall. 288 PP with 1 b/w photo, 2 colour photos, 3 colour paintings and over 1200 full-colour illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 30.7 x 23.8. 1856052885
From the first British submarine A1 to the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku.
74756 MASEFIELD, John THE CONWAY, From her Foundation to the Present Day $50.00 AUD
William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1933. 1st Ed. (X), 235 PP, plus 32 b/w plates. Fp: The "Conway", on Prize Day, 1932. Eps: 14 cartoons on "Life on board a training ship". Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine. Covers with light wear and a faded spine and flecking on rear cover. Westminster Training College prize plate on half-title page. Contents are clean and near fine. 22.8 x 15.5.
The Mercantile Marine School Ship, established 1859 and stationed in the River Mersey.
30087 MASON, John THE HISTORY OF TRINITY HOUSE OF LEITH $15.00 AUD
McKenzie Vincent & Co. Glasgow. 1957. 1st Ed. (16 adv.), IX, 194 PP, (16 adv.), plus 2 colour and 10 bw plates. Fp: Admiral Duncan, Viscount of Camperdown. Cloth cover, gilt crest on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
Account of the activities of the Incorporation of the Master and Assistants of Trinity House of Leith: For poor, aged and infirm mariners - For the safety of ships at sea - For the convenience of ships...
18235 MASON, Michael, GREENHILL, Basil & CRAIG, Robin THE BRITISH SEAFARER $10.00 AUD
Hutchinson / BBC & National Maritime Museum. London. 1980. 1st Ed. No pagination, (4), 158 PP with 3 colour photos and hundreds of b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.5 x 19.8. 0091419514
A mosaic of what the seafarer saw and thought about, expressed in his own words. Enjoyable voyage of discovery in the seafarer's world.
36080 MATTOX, W. C. BUILDING THE EMERGENCY FLEET $30.00 AUD
Macdonald and Jane's. London. 1974. 1st UK edition of the 1920 original, in the "Macdonald Maritime History" series. (4), XX, 279 PP with 9 charts/graphs, 16 portraits and 21 b/w photos. Decorated hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Faint foxing. Near fine. 23.3 x 15.5. 0356047407
A historical narrative of the problems and achievements of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation.
65158 MAUDE, Frederic Philip & POLLOCK, Charles Edward A COMPENDIUM OF THE LAW OF MERCHANT SHIPPING, with an Appendix all the Statutes, Orders in Council and Forms of Practical ... - Vol.II $120.00 AUD
Henry Sweet, Law Publisher. London. 1881. 4th edition by The Hon. Baron Pollock and Gainsford Bruce. 16, (4 ), V- CCCCLXXXVIII (Statutes / Appendix), 200 (Orders in Council), 81 (Index) PP. Half bound. Fore hinge split and repaired on 12 cms from the head of spine. Very good. Image shows title-page. 25 x 16.5.
Volume II: containing all the Statutes, Orders in Council, Rules and Forms of Practical Utility relating to Merchant Shipping, and tables of the Pilotage Authorities in the United Kingdom.
42777 MAUK, David C. THE COLONY THAT ROSE FROM THE SEA - Norwegian Maritime Migration and Community in Brooklyn, 1850-1910 $20.00 AUD
The Norwegian-American Historical Association / The University of Illinois Press. New York. 1997. 1st Ed. XVI, 272 PP with b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, dj. Fine. 26.2 x 18.4. 0877320861
38431 MAYES, Gilbert & McCALL, Bernard SHORT SEA SHIPPING 1997/98 $15.00 AUD
Author. Portishead, UK. 1997. 1st Ed. 72 PP with 8 colour and 35 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 21 x 14.6. 0951357689
63115 MAYES, Gilbert & McCALL, Bernard SHORT SEA SHIPPING 1995 $15.00 AUD
Halia / Author. Portishead, UK. 1995. 1st Ed. 72 PP with 8 colour and 35 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Name of previous owner on title-page, o/wise near fine. 21 x 14.6. 0951357654
16111 MAYES, Gilbert I. BRITISH COASTAL SHIPS TUGS & TRAWLERS $15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1975. 1st Ed. 287 PP with tables and 64 bw photos. Title spread: Broodbank, Port of London Authority. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (Suffolk Warrior). Fine. 18.8 x 12.5. 0711005923
73130 McCALL, Bernard SIETAS AND ITS SHIPS (Part 2) $40.00 AUD
Bernard McCall / Gomer Press. Portishead, UK. 2021. 1st Ed. 132 PP with 141 colour photos. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 24.5 x 19.5. 9781913797058
Shipyard of J.J. Sietas / Pella Sietas Werf.
16317 McCANN, Leonard G. THE HONORABLE COMPANY'S BEAVER $10.00 AUD
Vancouver Museum. Vancouver, B.C. 1980. 1st Ed. 32 PP with 61 b/w illustrations (facsimile of documents, photos, ..). Pictorial card covers a little foxed, o/wise near fine. 28 x 21.5.
Life of the little paddle-wheeler Beaver which operated on the waters of the Pacific coast of Northwest America. Built in 1835 for the Hudson's Bay Company and wrecked in July 1888, at the entrance of Vancouver Harbour.
63213 McCRORIE, Ian HEBRIDEAN AND CLYDE FERRIES of Caledonian MacBrayne $10.00 AUD
Caledonian MacBrayne. Gourock, Scotland. 1985. 1st Ed. 32 PP with fleet list, 1 map and 31 b/w photos. Inside covers: 4 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page, o/wise fine. 21 x 15.
66923 McDONALL, K. J. MERCHANT SHIP RECOGNITION $35.00 AUD
Austair Publications. Sydney. 1944. 1st Ed., in the Pacific Air Series. 96 PP with 1 map of the South-West Pacific Area, showing pre-war shipping routes and many b/w illustrations (sketches, plans, profiles, photos). Pictorial soft covers, staples. War economy paper (ageing and foxing), o/wise very good. Oblong: 13.5 x 21.5.
A scarce publication presented in Talbot-Booth style.
35596 McDOWELL, William THE SHAPE OF SHIPS - The story of ships from the earliest times to the present day $10.00 AUD
Hutchinson. London. 1957. 3rd impression of the 1950 original. 232 PP 48 line drawings, plus 16 colour plates (all illustrations by the author). Hard cover, gilt device on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Address of previous owner on front endpaper, closed tears to dust jacket, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.5.
49999 McDOWELL, William THE SHAPE OF SHIPS - The story of ships from the earliest times to the present day $20.00 AUD
Hutchinson. London. 1952. 2nd impression of the 1950 original. 232 PP with 48 line drawings, plus 16 colour plates (all illustrations by the author). Hard cover, gilt device on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine, dj. Presentation plate to previous owner pasted down on front endpaper. Dust jacket rubbed. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
66174 McFARLANE, Alasdair CLYDE PLEASURE STEAMERS, Forty Illustrations of the Best-Known Clyde Steamers, with Descriptive Matter on separate Tissue $50.00 AUD
James Hedderwick & Sons. Glasgow. c. 1935. Enlarged and Revised edition. (4), (160) PP with 40 plates with illustrations by Alasdair Macfarlane, and descriptive matter on separate tissue paper by the editor of the "Evening Citizen" of Glasgow. Soft cover, illustration (T.S. "King George ") and title on front cover are in blind. Front cover with 5 stains and name of previous owner. Slight ageing of paper. Internally very clean and in near fine condition. Scarce. Oblong: 22 x 29.3.
15881 McGILL, David THE GUARDIANS AT THE GATE - The History of the New Zealand Customs Department $20.00 AUD
N.Z. Customs Dept. Wellington. 1991. 1st Ed. 208 PP with b/w illustrations. Eps: Customs cutters. FEP: Hawk in 1882. REP: Hawk III. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 26.6 x 19.2. 0959797904
150 years of revenue and customs officers in New Zealand.
16020 McLEAN, Gavin MASTERS OR SERVANTS?, A Short History of the New Zealand Merchant Service Guild and its Predecessors $15.00 AUD
New Zealand Merchant Service Guild. Wellington. 1990. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 1 facsimile of documents and 6 tables in text plus 16 pages with 4 facsimiles of documents and 18 bw photos. Eps: Certificate of Registration and Incorporation for the MSG. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 21.8 x 15. 0473008246
42293 McLEAN, Gavin CAPTAIN'S LOG - NEW ZEALAND'S MARITIME HISTORY $15.00 AUD
Hodder Moa Beckett. Auckland. 2001. 1st Ed. 224 PP with b/w illustrations. Inside covers: Map of the coast of New Zealand. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.8 x 18.2. 1869588819
31769 McLEAVY, Roy (editor) JANE'S SURFACE SKIMMERS 1983 $30.00 AUD
Jane's Publishing Co. London. 1983. 16th Ed. (IV adv.), (19), 406 PP with b/w illust. (photos and plans). Glossary P. 371-382. FEP: Advert. in colour by Boeing Marine Systems. Cloth cover, dj. White out covering 2 words on front endpaper, faint watermarks on lower corner of first pages, o/wise near fine. 32.8 x 22. 0710607652
The international survey of skimmer (hovercraft and hydrofoils) technology for military and civil application.
63009 McLEAVY, Roy (editor) JANE'S SURFACE SKIMMERS: Hovercraft and Hydrofoils - 1974-75 $30.00 AUD
Macdonald and Jane's. London. 1974. 8th edition. (28), (2), 409 PP with b/w illust. (photos and plans). Glossary P. 389-400. FEP: Advert. in colour by Boeing Marine Systems. Cloth cover, title on front board and spine, dj. Ex Library copy with 1 stamp and a rubbed patch on front endpaper, o/wise very good. 32.8 x 22. 0354005081
The international survey of skimmer (hovercraft and hydrofoils) technology for military and civil application.
40601 McMILLAN, A. Stewart THE ROYAL ALFRED STORY $15.00 AUD
The Royal Alfred Merchant Seamen's Society. London. 1965. Edited by Joan F. Lafferty, with Centenary Message from Her Majesty the Queen and foreword by the Rt. Hon. Viscount Runciman of Doxford. 140 PP with 43 b/w photos. Cloth cover, illustrated front. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Signed by the author on page 4. Near fine. 22.2 x 15.
100 year history of retired seamen's home, which started as Royal Hospital for Worn-Out and Disabled Merchant Seamen.
51973 McNEILL, D. C. THE MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICE. Its History and Function $15.00 AUD
The World Ship Society - Queensland Branch. Brisbane. 1969. 1st Ed. Foreword by T. Stevens. (1), 28 PP (roneotyped, recto only). Soft cover. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. Oblong: 16.8 x 20.6.
Lecture given 5th August 1969.
40117 MERRETT, John THE TRUE BOOK ABOUT STEAMSHIPS $20.00 AUD
Frederick Muller. London. 1953. 1st Ed. 141 PP with 15 illustrations by C. W. Ende. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Light offsetting on endpapers. Near fine. 19 x 13.
Written for children, however very informative.
38960 MERRIEN, Jean LA GRANDE HISTOIRE DES BATEAUX $15.00 AUD
Editions Denoël. Paris. 1957. 1st Ed. 254 PP with 117 illustrations by Bernard Duval. Hard cover, device on front cover. Foxing on endpapers and outside edges. French text. Very good. 23.3 x 18.
70502 MEYER, R. J. ALL ABOARD, Iron Horses to Wakatipu & Shipping on the Lake $35.00 AUD
NZ Railway & Locomotive Society. Wellington. 1963. 1st edition of August 1963. Foreword by W. S. Shearer. X, 118 PP with 3 maps, 1 diagram and 55 b/w photos, plus 2 folding plans. Fp: Colour photo of S.S.Earnslaw (pasted down). Hard cover, dj. Signature on inside front and rear covers and a faint name stamp of previous owner on bottom of front endpaper, o/wise a fine copy. 23.4 x 15.8.
Story of the locomotives going to, and the steamers sailing on, Lake Wakatipu after a century of existence.
44548 MEYLOF, Louis BUITENLANDSE SLEEPBOTEN $10.00 AUD
Rebo Produkties. Sassenheim, Netherland. 1987. 1st Ed. No. 9 in Scheepsrevue series. 64 PP with 29 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Stamp of previous owner on title page. Lower corner of front cover with a small crease, o/wise fine. Dutch text. Oblong: 16 x 21. 9036602505
Tugboats of foreign countries (other than The Netherlands).
44549 MEYLOF, Louis SCHEPEN VAN DE OOSTERSCHELDEWERKEN $10.00 AUD
Rebo Produkties. Sassenheim, Netherland. 1987. 1st Ed. No. 3 in Scheepsrevue series. 64 PP with 8 plans and 26 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Dutch text. Oblong: 16 x 21. 9036602440
Ships involved in the works on the eastern arm of the Schelde river, Netherlands.
44552 MEYLOF, Louis VRACHTSCHEPEN $10.00 AUD
Rebo Produkties. Sassenheim, Netherland. 1987. 1st Ed. No. 5 in Scheepsrevue series. 64 PP with 29 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Dutch text. Oblong: 16 x 21. 9036602467
Freighters / cargo ships of the Netherlands.
44553 MEYLOF, Louis VOORMALIG NEDERLANDSE KOOPVAARDIJSCHEPEN $10.00 AUD
Rebo Produkties. Sassenheim, Netherland. 1987. 1st Ed. No. 8 in Scheepsrevue series. 64 PP with 29 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Dutch text. Oblong: 16 x 21. 9036602491
Old ships of the Dutch merchant navy.
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.
66920 MIDDLEMISS, N.L. THE BRITISH TANKERS $30.00 AUD
Shield Publications. Newcastle, UK. 1995. Revised Edition of 1989 first edition. 103 PP including a fleet list, with text illustrations : 2 plans and 1 map, 51 b/w photos and 22 colour photos. Green cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket a littled soiled and with a few chips around edges, o/wise fine. 30 x 21.5.
Celebrating over 80 years of tanker operations by the company (BP Shipping).
70102 MIDDLEMISS, Norman L. THE BRITISH TANKERS $20.00 AUD
Shield Publications. Newcastle, UK. 1989. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 1 b/w photos, 3 maps and 8 plans, plus 48 pages with 96 b/w photos. Fp: "British Sailor" of 1954 on trials. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 21.5 x 15. 187112803X
Published to celebrate 75 years of tanker operations by BP. History of the British Tankers Co. Ltd. founded 30 April 1915, and her British, French and other subsidiaries.
70061 MIDDLEMISS, Norman L. (editor) WARTIME WITH SHELL - The Autobiography of Capt. R. S. (Bob) Allen $30.00 AUD
Shield Publications. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1996. 1st Ed. 144 PP with 1 drawing, 1 b/w photo and 2 plans, plus 4 pages with 8 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers with light wear, faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 25.4 x 17.5. 1871128137
World War II: 6 years of convoy duties, including 18 months on Merchant Aircraft Carriers converted from tankers.
53718 MILLER, Russell & TIME-LIFE THE EAST INDIAMEN (The Seafarers) $15.00 AUD
Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Virginia. 1980. 1st edition in The Seafarers series. 176 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. A 2 pages Memo from the Editor, loosely inserted. Title page: The Dutch Indiaman Vryburg, on a plate of 1756. Eps: Map of the world plyed by the East Indiamen. Simile leather covers short tear at head of spine), colour illustration pasted down on front cover. A 2 page "Memo from the Editor" on the English language, loosely inserted. Small tear at top of spine (shelf wear). Faint foxing. Near fine internally. 28.7 x 24. 0809426919
40588 MILNE, A. H. SIR ALFRED LEWIS JONES, K.C.M.G. - A story of Energy and Success $15.00 AUD
Henry Young & Sons. Liverpool. 1914. 1st Ed. VII, 114 PP, plus 12 plates with 14 b/w photos. Fp: Sir Alfred Lewis Jones. Cloth covers with a little wear and foxing, gilt title on spine. Neat stamp of previous owner on front endpaper and inside front cover. Occasional foxing, o/wise a very good clean copy. 23 x 15.
1875: Shipping and Insurance Broker. 1879: partner in Elder Dempster & Co, then director... Development of British trade in West Africa...
74543 MILSOM, C. H. BLUE FUNNEL - THE LATER YEARS, 1925-1982 $30.00 AUD
Sea Breezes Publication. Liverpool. 2002. 6th impression of the May 1989 original. 48 PP profusely illustrated with b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. A fine copy. Scarce. 29.7 x 20.8. 095132022X
41471 MILTOUN, Francis (editor) SHIPS & SHIPPING - A Handbook of Popular Nautical Information; with Numerous Diagrams, Plans and Illustrations $85.00 AUD
Alexander Moring Ltd. London. 1903. 1st Ed. XIV, 366 PP with b/w illustrations (sketches, Funnel, House Flag, and profile of ships), plus 4 colour plates, 4 folded plates, and 2 folded plates of flags. Fp (in colour): Viking ship of King Alfred's day. Cloth cover, decorated front cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Neat stamps of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. Small format: 13.7 x 10.
Folded plates: Evolution of the Cunarder from 1840 to 1903. Interior arrangement of a modern warship. Interior arrangement of a modern Atlantic Liner. Knots. Flags of all nations (48). The new international code of signals.
62205 MINISTERE DES TRANSPORTS VOIES, La Revue du Ministère des Transports: No. 9 $5.00 AUD
ADIT / Ministère des Transports. Paris. 1980. Aug/Sep 1980. Preface by Daniel Hoeffel & Foreword by François Essig. Edited by Jean-Pierre Boudin. 56 PP with 33 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. 29.7 x21.
51663 MINISTRY OF SHIPPING Notice to Ship Owners and Ship Masters and to Owners and Skippers of Fishing Vessels: WAR TIME SAFETY MEASURES $5.00 AUD
Ministry of Shipping. London. 1941. Notice No. M. 191. 30 PP. Stapled wrappers. Very good. 21.2 x 13.2.
13777 MITCHELL, Barry RO-RO TO FINLAND $15.00 AUD
Hutton. London. 1985. 1st Ed. 159 PP with 2 maps, 5 port plans, 2 drawings & 26 b/w photos in text. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 21 x 14.8. 0907033326
The operations of the roll-on, roll-off service between the UK and Finland.
62691 MITCHELL, Barry SUPERFERRIES $10.00 AUD
Coastline Press. Bridlington. 1987. 1st Ed. 65 PP with 104 b/w and 4 colour photos. Inside front cover: Map of the South west part of the North Sea (in colour). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21. 0951253107
66301 MITCHELL, Sir William (editor) MARITIME NOTES AND QUERIES: A Record of Shipping Law and Usage - Volume IV $50.00 AUD
Spottiswoode & Co. London. 1878. Vol. IV, September 1878, compiled and edited from "Shipping and Mercantile Gazette" Daily Newspaper. 4 (adverts.), XV, 230 PP, (2 adverts). Cloth cover, gilt title on front board, cloth spine with title on paper label pasted down, hinges reinforced. Covers somewhat soiled and worn around edges and with rubbed patches. Pages 131 to 137 soiled by dampness. Signature on inside front cover and stamp of John Poole, Chronometer Maker. Very good. Scarce. 26.5 x 19.5.
A book of reference for Shipowners, Shipbrokers, Charterers, and Consignees, and Shipmasters' Complete Guide.
71150 MITCHELL, Sir William (editor) MARITIME NOTES AND QUERIES: A Record of Shipping Law and Usage - Volume III $90.00 AUD
Spottiswoode & Co. London. 1876. Vol. III, August 1876, compiled and edited from "Shipping and Mercantile Gazette" Daily Newspaper. 4 (adverts.), (4), VIII, 223 PP, (1 adverts). Blue cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers a little rubbed around edges (shelf wear) and lightly soiled. Contents near fine. Scarce. 26.5 x 19.5.
A book of reference for Shipowners, Shipbrokers, Charterers, and Consignees, and Shipmasters' Complete Guide. December 1875 to August 1876.
71151 MITCHELL, Sir William (editor) MARITIME NOTES AND QUERIES: A Record of Shipping Law and Usage - Volume II $90.00 AUD
Spottiswoode & Co. London. 1876. Vol. II, August 1875, compiled and edited from "Shipping and Mercantile Gazette" Daily Newspaper. (6), VIII, 184 PP, (2 adverts). Blue cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Covers with light shelf wear and a few spots. Contents are near fine. Scarce. 26.5 x 19.5.
A book of reference for Shipowners, Shipbrokers, Charterers, and Consignees, and Shipmasters' Complete Guide. June 1864 to August 1875.
74960 MITCHELL, W. H. & SAWYER, L. A. EMPIRE SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II $20.00 AUD
Sea Breezes. Liverpool. 1965. 1st Ed. VIII, 120 PP with 32 line drawings by John S. Lindsay & 7 b/w photos. Fp: Photo of Empire Maldon. Pictorial laminated boards. Old tape marks on endpapers and light foxing on prelims. An other wise very good clean copy. 25.5 x 19.
Vessels built in British yards, purchased, requisitioned, captured & confiscated from the enemy and controlled by the Ministry of Shipping which renamed them using the "Empire" prefix. Included cargoes, tankers, colliers, tugs, ...
74961 MITCHELL, W. H. & SAWYER, L. A. THE OCEANS, THE FORTS AND THE PARKS - Merchant Shipbuilding for British Account in North America during World War II $45.00 AUD
Sea Breezes. Liverpool. 1966. 1st Ed., in the Wartime Standard Ships series, Volume Two. IX, 58 PP with b/w photos and ship profiles by John S. Lindsay. Pictorial laminated boards with wear around edges. Bookplate of previous owner on inside front cover, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 25.5 x 19.
67233 MITCHENER, E. A. (Ted) ICE IN THE RIGGING - Ships of the Antarctic, 1699-1937 $75.00 AUD
Maritime Museum of Tasmania. Hobart. 2015. 1st edition by Peter Boyer and Graeme Broxam. Foreword by Patrick G. Quilty. XXII, 353 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine, ribbon bookmark, dj. Signed by Colin Denny, President of the Maritime Museum of Tasmania / Publisher, on page VI. Fine (mint condition). 26.8 x 21.8. 9780646934556
75114 MITCHENER, E. A. (Ted) ICE IN THE RIGGING - Ships of the Antarctic, 1699-1937 $50.00 AUD
Maritime Museum of Tasmania. Hobart. 2015. 1st edition by Peter Boyer and Graeme Broxam. Foreword by Patrick G. Quilty. XXII, 353 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, ribbon bookmark, dj. Fine (as new condition). 26.8 x 21.8. 9780646934556
18921 MOODY, B. OCEAN SHIPS - 1974 $15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1974. 5th edition of the 1964 original. 352 PP with tables and 254 bw photos. Title spread: Manora, P & O Cargo Division. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (Royal Viking Star). Price-clipped dust jacket. Near fine copy. 19 x 13. 0711005613
Passenger Liners and Cargo Ships. Cruise Ships. Tankers.
20889 MOODY, Bert MERCHANT SHIPS OF THE SOLENT - Past and Present $10.00 AUD
Kingfisher Railway Productions. Southampton. 1988. 1st Ed. 44 PP with 1 map, 4 colour and 71 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.2. 0946184372
21211 MOODY, Bert OCEAN SHIPS - 1978 $15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1978. 6th edition of the 1964 original. 349 PP with tables, and 237 bw photos. Title spread: Monarch Sun of Holland America Line. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Fine. 19 x 12.8. 0711008655
Part One: Passenger Liners and Cargo Ships. Part Two: Cruise Ships. Part Three: Tankers.
68654 MOODY, Bert OCEAN SHIPS - 1978 $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1978. 6th edition of the 1964 original. 349 PP with tables, and 237 bw photos. Title spread: Monarch Sun of Holland America Line. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Stamps of "University of Tasmania" / "Australian Maritime College" front on endpaper, title page and verso of last page. Very good. 19 x 12.8. 0711008655
Part One: Passenger Liners and Cargo Ships. Part Two: Cruise Ships. Part Three: Tankers.
49678 MOON, A. Ramsay THE DESIGN OF WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES $20.00 AUD
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons. London. 1948. 2nd edition. VIII, 134 PP, (2 publications) with over 110 figures, plus 6 large folded insets. Green cloth covers faded around edges, spine and rear cover. War economy paper. Foxing. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 22.2 x 14.2.
18475 MORRISON, John H. HISTORY OF AMERICAN STEAM NAVIGATION $15.00 AUD
Stephen Daye. New York. 1958. Reprint of 1903 orig. (10), 630 PP, VII, with 55 b/w illust. by Samuel Ward Stanton in text. Hard cover, price-clipped dj (chipped with a few closed tears). Internally near fine. 24 x 15.5.
Comprehensive history reviewing the entire American maritime scene with special coverage of the Hudson River and the Long Island Sound waterways.
34494 MOSTERT, Noël SUPERSHIP $5.00 AUD
Book Club Associates. London. 1975. Reprint of the 1974 original. (12), 304 PP. Hard cover, dj (rubbed). Light foxing, o/wise very good. 22 x 14.2.
Life on the P. & O. V.L.C.C. (Very Large Crude Carrier) Ardshield during a voyage between Le Verdon, France, and Mina-al-Ahmadi, Kuwait, Persian Gulf.
74734 MOSTERT, Noël SUPERSHIP $5.00 AUD
Penguin Books Ltd. London. 1976. Reprint of the Penguin Books revised edition of 1975. 369, (7 publications) PP. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Stamp on half title page,and remainder mark on lower outside edge. Light foxing, o/wise very good. 28 x 11. 0140041184
Life on the P. & O. V.L.C.C. (Very Large Crude Carrier) Ardshiel during a voyage in 1966, between Le Verdon, France, and Mina-al-Ahmadi, Kuwait, Persian Gulf.
37226 MUNRO-SMITH, R. MERCHANT SHIPS AND SHIPPING $10.00 AUD
Hutchinson Scientific and Technical. London. 1968. 1st Ed. XIV, 249 PP with 7 tables and 73 figures (drawings and b/w photos). Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Lower edge of front cover speckled, foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. 21.7 x 14.2. 090861604
Basic design, ship building, load lines, stability and trim... Regulations for safety of life at sea.
75043 MURRAY LINDSAY, J. SAILOR IN STEAM $20.00 AUD
Rigby. Adelaide. 1966. 1st Ed. 147 PP, plus 12 pages with 18 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket has a few chips/rubs around edges and is in a protective sleeve, otherwise near fine. 21 x 13.7.
Transition from sailing on square-riggers to steamships.
65511 MURRAY, J. M. MERCHANT SHIPS 1860-1960 $75.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1960. 1st Ed. 47 PP with 17 tables and over 29 figures (figure 19 with 3 b/w photos of ships), plus 1 large folded table (No. XI) tipped in, and 1 large folded plate for figure No. 17 at centrefold. Soft cover, illustrated front, staples. Errata slip tipped in on page 1. Fine. Rare. 28 x 21.5.
Paper read before the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, at its Centenary Meeting, 17th May 1960., by J.M. Murray Chief Ship Surveyor of Lloyd's Register of Shipping.
10016 N/A BRIDGE BOOK FOR THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, by A Pilot... $15.00 AUD
James Brown & Son / The Nautical Press. Glasgow. 1906. 1st Ed. 32 PP with tables and 10 maps. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover. Top of spine worn. Near fine. 20.6 x 11.5.
... with Ten Charts, giving courses and distances, soundings, lights, fog signals and general information.
43897 N/A THE BOAT MUSEUM $5.00 AUD
The National Waterways Museum. Ellesmere Port, UK. c. 1990. Reprint ?. 40 PP on glossy paper with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 15 x 21.
50015 N/A INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, 1972 $5.00 AUD
The Australian National Line. Melbourne. 1977. 1st Ed. 35 PP. Soft cover, staples. Foxing. Very good. 23 x 15.5.
Published by ANL at the time of the introduction of the 1972 Regulations, 15th July 1977.
51131 N/A SUID-AFRIKAANSE VERVOERDIENSTE - JaarVerslag 1987-88 $10.00 AUD
Suid-Afrikaanse Vervoerdienste. Johannesburg. 1988. September 1988 edition. 100 PP with 1 folded organigram, 11 graphs, over 30 tables, and 48 colour photos. 1 large folded map in colour Railway Map of South Africa and neighbouring territories, and a 16 page annual report in rear pocket. Pictorial soft cover. Afrikaans text. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 1868052054
Transports of South Africa: Plane, Pipelines, Ports, Rail, Road.
52221 N/A The SuperBook of SHIPS $5.00 AUD
Macdonald Educational Ltd. London. 1977. 1st edition adapted from the 1971 original Ships by Brian Benson, and published in the Visual Library series. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (detailed drawings, cutaways, cross-sections and labelled diagrams). Pictorial soft cover. Very light foxing. Very good. 28 x 21.7. 0356055949
55952 N/A SAUVEGARDE DE LA VIE HUMAINE EN MER - Tome I $10.00 AUD
Journal Officiel de la République Française. Paris. 1979. Publication JORF No. 1398-1. (2), VI, 275 PP with tables, plus 3 interpolated pages. Soft cover. French text. Very good. 21 x 15. 2110709111
63631 N/A GERMANISCHER LLOYD - Rules for the Classification and Construction of Seagoing Steel Ships: Automation $15.00 AUD
Selbstverlag des Germanischer Lloyd. Hamburg. 1975. Volume II, Chapter 3 , Section 18: Automation, January 1975. 24 PP. Soft cover, illustrated front. Text in English. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
63776 N/A SCHEPENLIJST (Register of vessels), 1967 $5.00 AUD
Dagblad Scheepvaart. Rotterdam. 1967. List pulled out of Wyt's Digest of Dutch Shipping and Shipbuilding. 137- 296 PP with period advertisements. Soft cover. Very good. 31 x 23.4.
Register of Vessels.
69639 N/A OCEAN GREYHOUNDS AND SPEEDBOATS $10.00 AUD
The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London. c. 1938. 1st Ed. Book 2 in "The Triumph of Speed" series. No pagination, 16 PP with 24 b/w photos, including the "Queen Mary" at centrefold. Rusty staples removed. Small stamp of previous owner at top of front cover. Very good. 26.5 x 20.2.
71808 N/A NOTES ON AUSTRALIAN CARGOES $20.00 AUD
South Australian Stevedoring Company Ltd. Adelaide. c. 1930. 1st ed. 64 PP. Soft leather covers gilt title on front, thumbnail index. Covers with light wear and soiling, o/wise very good. Small format: 12 x 8.
From Apples & Alunite ... to...Zinc.
68972 NAVAZ, M. Z. THE CARRIAGE BY SEA OF HAZARDOUS CARGOES REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL $10.00 AUD
Lloyd's Register of Shipping. London. 1971. Paper and Discussion No. 59. Reprint: 221 - 244 PP with tables and 7 figures. Decorated soft cover, title on front cover. Near fine. 28 x 21.8.
69714 NEWALL, Peter ORIENT LINE. A Fleet History $50.00 AUD
Ships in Focus Publications. Preston, UK. 2004. 1st Ed. 184 PP with 380 b/w photos (c. 365 on ships), and 39 colour illustrations (2 Coat of Arms, 2 funnel colours, 7 house flags, 5 paintings and 23 photos). Half title page: Orient Line coat of arms (in colour) granted in 1957. Fp (in colour): 1930s Orient Line cruise poster. Hard cover, dj. A fine copy in like dust jacket. 30.5 x 21.5. 1901703460
... Australian connections between pages 139 and 142.
69855 NEWALL, Peter CAPE TOWN SHIPPING $50.00 AUD
Blackdog Press. London. 2000. 1st Ed. 112 PP with 198 b/w and 16 colour photos. Half title page: Liner Hamburg. Fp: Holland Africa's liner Randfontein. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 30.2 x 21.6. 0953939103
34802 NEWMAN, Peter C. COMPANY OF ADVENTURERS - Volume I $20.00 AUD
Viking. Markham, Ontario. 1985. 1st Ed. XXIII, (2), 413, (2) PP with 7 charts, maps & plans, and 39 b/w illustrations. Fp: Map with the Forts of the Hudson's Bay Company. Eps: Map with posts of the Canadian fur trade 1600 to 1870. Hard cover, dj (closed tears). Signed by the author on title page. Near fine. 24.8 x 17. 0670803790
The Hudson Bay Company, incorporated by Royal Charter in 1670, and at one stage the world's largest private commercial empire.
38005 NIXON, Larry VAGABOND VOYAGING - The Story of Freighter Travel $35.00 AUD
Little, Brown & Co. Boston. 1938. 1st Ed. XXII, 314 PP, plus 36 pages with 7 drawings and 19 b/w photos. Fp: The Author. Cloth cover, decorated front, title on browned spine which is a little frayed top and borrom (shelf wear). Contents very clean and overall a very good copy.. Scarce. 19.6 x 13.5.
The adventue of tramp travel. Includes a list of freighter trips, routes travelled, fares, etc..
46646 NIXON, Peter SAFETY IN SEAGOING SHIPS $10.00 AUD
Commonwealth Department of Shipping and Transport. Melbourne. 1972. Pilot edition with an introduction by Peter Nixon, Minister for Shipping and Transport. No continuous pagination, 82 PP with 8 cartoons on full page. Soft cover, stapled. Very good. 24.8 x 17.7.
Pilot edition: for critical and constructive comments by experts (professional seafarers), prior the final and complete edition.
62362 NOALL, Cyril THE STORY OF CORNWALL'S LIFEBOATS $10.00 AUD
Tor Mark Press. Truro, Cornwall. 1970. 1st Ed. 48 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map, 1 cut-away, 3 sets of plans, engravings and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21.6 x 14.
71591 NORTH, T. E. THE BOYS' BOOK OF SHIPS $20.00 AUD
Blackie & Son Ltd. London. c. 1954. 1st Ed., in the "Blackie's Modern Transport" series. No pagination, 32 PP with colour illustrations: 12 "ranks"of officers, 29 house flags, 61 of ships under way. Title page: Stirling Castle. Verso of title page: Queen Mary. Hard cover, device on front cover, title on spine. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. Small format: 17.5 x 13.6.
Each page describes a ship with text & illustration, and gives the list of the other ships of the line. Delightful illustrations by the author/artist.
68705 NORTHCOTE PARKINSON, C. (editor) THE TRADE WINDS - A Study of British Overseas Trade During the French Wars 1793-1815 $45.00 AUD
Geo. Allen & Unwin. London. 1948. 1st Ed. 336 PP with 1 b/w illustrations, 7 maps (4 on double page) & 7 tables, plus 11 b/w plates. Fp: Sir Nathaniel Dance. FEP: Maps of trades of: West Indies, Newfoundland & America, East Indies, African trade. REP: Country trade SW & NE Monsoon: East Indian Archipelago & West Indies. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped), top edge tinted. Dust jacket with a few chips and in a protective sleeve. Signature of previous owner at top of FFEP. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.2 x 15.
Seaports, shipowning, seamen. The trades: East India, West Indian, American, Newfoundland, slave trade & post office packets.
15914 O'BRIEN, Captain F. T. EARLY SOLENT STEAMERS, A History of Local Steam Navigation $10.00 AUD
David & Charles. Newton Abbot. 1973. 1st Ed. 248 PP with 2 maps on double page, 10 line drawings and 33 b/w plates. Vignette on title page. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.5 x 14.2. 0715356542
The pioneering days of steam on the Solent which started in 1817. Steamers, excursion steamers, tugs. Shipbuilders, Owners and Masters.
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 ...
63456 OESTERLE, Bernd EISBRECHER AUS ALLER WELT $15.00 AUD
Steiger Verlag. Moers, Germany. 1988. 1st Ed., in the Bibliothek der Schiffstypen. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (line drawings, plans and photos). Fp: icebreaker. Eps: Plans of 4 icebreakers. Hard cover, dj. German text. Fine. 22.5 x 20. 3925952039
41743 OFFERPACE OCEAN FREIGHTERS UK $10.00 AUD
Offerpace Ltd. Stanford-Le-Hope. 1982. 1st Ed. 64 PP with tables and 24 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Mairangi Bay. Pictorial soft cover (Broompark). Fine. Small format:15 x 10.5.
Listing of British flag ocean-going freighters over 3,000 tons GRT.
41744 OFFERPACE COASTERS AND SHORT SEA VESSELS - UK AND IRELAND $10.00 AUD
Offerpace Ltd. Grays, Essex. 1986. 1st Ed. 64 PP with tables and 40 b/w photos. Inside front cover: M/V Dowlais. Pictorial soft cover (Emerald). Fine. Small format:15 x 10.5.
41745 OFFERPACE OCEAN FREIGHTERS AND TANKERS - BRITISH FLAG $10.00 AUD
Offerpace Ltd. Grays, Essex. 1986. 1st Ed. No pagination, 64 PP with tables and 27 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Hoegh Duke. Pictorial soft cover (British Steel). Fine. Small format:15 x 10.5.
Listing of British flag ocean-going freighters and tankers over 3,000 tons GRT.
63323 OFFERPACE COASTERS AND SHORT SEA VESSELS - North West Europe, Part 1: Norway, Sweden and Finland $10.00 AUD
Offerpace Ltd. Grays, Essex. 1987. 1st Ed. 64 PP with tables and 30 b/w photos. Inside front cover: M/V Justo. Pictorial soft cover (Lysekil). Near fine. Small format:15 x 10.5.
63325 OFFERPACE BRITISH TUGS $10.00 AUD
Offerpace Ltd. Chadwell St. Mary. 1987. 1st Ed. 48 PP with tables and 30 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Kenley. Pictorial soft cover (Seaman towing the rig Gilbert Rowe). Date on page 1, o/wise fine. Small format: 15 x 10.5.
63326 OFFERPACE TUGS - UK and Ireland $10.00 AUD
Offerpace Ltd. Stanford-le-Hope. 1985. 1st Ed. 48 PP with tables and 42 b/w photos. Inside front cover: m.t. Niparound. Pictorial soft cover (m.t. Seal Carr). Fine. Small format:15 x 10.5.
70178 OSBORNE, Richard, SPONG, Harry & GROVER, Tom ARMED MERCHANT CRUISERS 1878 - 1945 $75.00 AUD
World Ship Society. London. 2007. 1st Ed. 328 PP with over 11 tables and b/w illustrations (1 painting, 6 sketch plans and 251 b/w photos). Fp: "Alsatian", flagship of 10th Cruisers Squadron. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 30.2 x 21. 0954331087
49884 OWEN, David THE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS AS RELATED TO WORLDWIDE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS $10.00 AUD
IAPH / International Association of Ports and Harbors. Melbourne. 1969. 1st Ed. 18 PP, plus 1 folded organigram The United Nations and Related Agencies. Soft cover. Near fine. 24.5 x 17.8.
Paper presented, at the Sixth Biennial I.A.P.H. Conference, Melbourne, March 1969. Co-Administrator United Nations Development Programme.
Pacific Logistics, S.A. / Seabridge. Hong Kong. c. 1972. 1st Ed. 16 PP with 1 map, 16 crests or funnels and 34 colour photos, plus 7 large folded plates in rear pocket (Area of Operations and Route Map in colour, Plan of a cargo freighter, Plan of a Pacific Logistics tugboat, Deadweight scale for Lusteveco Barges, Deadweight scale for Lusteveco flat barges, Lusteveco Tugboat data, Lusteveco Tanker data). Soft cover, illustrated front. Fine condition. Oblong: 21.5 x 27.8.
Sea Transport in South East Asia during the Vietnam Conflict.
64723 PARKER, Captain Walter H. LEAVES FROM AN UNWRITTEN LOG-BOOK $120.00 AUD
Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London. c. 1931. 1st Ed. XVI, 272 PP, plus 10 b/w plates with 1 caricature, 2 paintings and 10 photos. Errata slip tipped in on "contents" page. Fp: Portrait of the author. Red cloth cover with light wear around edges. Spine lightly sunned. Slight ageing of paper and some light foxing. Discreet stamp on top outside page edges and a faint signature on inside front cover, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. Image shows title-page and frontispiece. 24.2 x 16.5.
Captain Parker (in 1931), was Captain of the R.M.S. Olympic.
72528 PARKER, Mike RUNNING THE GAUNTLET - An Oral History of Canadian Merchant Seamen in World War II $45.00 AUD
Nimbus Publishing. Halifax, NS. 1994. 1st Ed. Foreword by Honourable Jack Marshall, Senator. XII, 344 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 map, documents, portraits, photos. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Front cover with a light crease and shelf wear. Neat Ex Libris stamp of previous owner at top corner of half title page, o/wise near fine. 25.4 x 18.. 9781551090689
68532 PARKIN, Dean A MARITIME MISCELLANY - Volume 1: Whitby to Great Yarmouth $10.00 AUD
Tyndale + Panda Publishing. Lowestoft, Suffolk. 1989. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Arthur G. Credland. 112 PP with b/w illustrations (1 set of plans, 1 facsimile of documents, 3 diagrams, paintings and photos). Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 25 x 20.3. 1870094115
41214 PARSONS, David (editor) SHIPS 'SEVENTY $15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1969. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 2 maps, 2 plans and 75 b/w photos. Fp: Liquid methane carrier SS Methane Progress. Pictorial laminated boards. Name of previous owner on title page, o/wise near fine. 24.8 x 18.5. 711001049
An anthology of the shipping scene in 1970. The Ocean Tug - past present and future, by M.J. Gaston. Shipping of the Antipodes, by David Parsons...
15983 PASSFIELD, Robert W. TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSITION: THE SOO SHIP CANAL 1889-1985 $10.00 AUD
Environment Canada. Ottawa. 1985. 1st Ed. 267 PP with 89 figures (plans, sketches, maps, photos ..) and 1 map of the Great Lakes-St.Lawrence transportation in 1895. Pict. card cover. Near fine. 23 x 15.4. 0660129361
The construction of the Sault Ste. Marie Ship Canal which mirrored an age of technology: the first electrically powered ship locks, the longest lock at the time ...
20810 PATERSON, Alan J.S. THE VICTORIAN SUMMER OF THE CLYDE STEAMERS (1864-1888) $15.00 AUD
David & Charles. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 260 PP with 1 map, tables & bw illust. (flags & funnels, sailing schedules, tail pieces, maps), and 25 bw photographs. Fp: The Adela in Rothsay Bay (in colour). Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing. Near fine. 22.5 x 14.5. 0715356305
The development of Clyde steamers from the closing years of the American Civil War to the eve of the railway invasion of coast services.
73129 PATERSON, Len THE LIGHT IN THE GLENS: The Rise and Fall of the Puffer Trade $50.00 AUD
Redwood Books / House of Lochar. Colonsay, Argyll, UK. 1996. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map, 1 sketch map, drawings, sketch plans, 6 profiles "Evolution of the Puffer" and 60 photos), plus 4 pages with 10 b/w ilustrations (1 painting and 9 photos). Fp: Hay's "Serb", discharging on the Beach at Islay. Eps: copy of a blueprint of the s.s. Skylight. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 9781899863143
63137 PATTON, Brian SCOTTISH COASTAL STEAMERS 1918-1975 $15.00 AUD
Silver Link Publishing. Wadenhoe, UK. 1996. 1st Ed., in the Maritime Heritage series. 128 PP with b/w illustrations (ephemera, maps, posters, photos). Fp: "Map" of West coast of Scotland. Title page: poster with Duchess of Argyll. Pictorial soft cover. Previous owner's name on half-title page, o/wise fine. 27.5 x 21.3. 1857940563
The Lines that linked the Lochs.
51507 PAUL, Philip CITY VOYAGE. The Story of Erlebach & Company, Limited 1867-1967 $30.00 AUD
Harley Publishing Company. Morden, Surrey. 1967. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Donald E. Erlebach. 84 PP printed on superior glossy paper, with b/w illustrations (drawings, portraits, photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover. A fine copy. 21.5 x 14.5.
49879 PEARSON, Capt. A. TONNAGE MEASUREMENT $10.00 AUD
IAPH / International Association of Ports and Harbors Melbourne. 1969. 1st Ed. 12 PP with 2 figures, plus a 2 pages Resolution concerning tonnage measurement loosely inserted. Soft cover. Near fine. 24.5 x 17.8.
Paper presented on behalf of I.M.C.O., at the Sixth Biennial I.A.P.H. Conference, Melbourne, March 1969 - Nautical Adviser, Dept of Shipping and Transport of the Australian Government.
68212 PEDLOW, Robert et al. THE SHIPS ATLAS $15.00 AUD
Shipping Guides Ltd. Reigate, UK. 1994. 5th edition of the 1984 original. Preface of February 1994 by Robert Pedlow, Feargal Hogan, Andrew Hamilton & Ruth Knight. No pagination, 240 PP with 136 pages for 75 maps, plus inserts (in colour) and distance tables and 98 pages for "Index - Alphabetical by Port Name, etc; and including Islands, Seas, Rivers, Canals ... Hard cover, gilt decoration and title on front cover and spine. Stamps of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" / "Australian Maritime College" on title page, rear endpaper and outside edges. Repairs at head of spine and gutter of front hinge. Very good. 30.5 x 21.3.
38077 PETTIT, P. N. THE WELLINGTON WATERSIDERS - The Story of Their Industrial Organisation $20.00 AUD
Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Waterside Workers' Union. Wellington. 1948. 1st Ed. 157 PP with 27 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj. Signature on inside front and back cover. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 21.8 x 14.5.
32230 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas THE FUTURE OF SHIPS - An Enquiry $5.00 AUD
Imray Laurie, Norie & Wilson. St. Ives. 1970. 1st UK Ed. XII, 176 PP with 15 figures, and 17 tables, plus 12 pages with 15 b/w photos. Fp: American naval hydrofoil High Point built by Boeing. Cloth cover, dj (rubbed). Faint foxing. Near fine. 22.7 x 15.
An inquiry at the end of the 60's on what ships really have to offer in the future.
65856 PICK, Christopher SHIPS $5.00 AUD
Galley Press. London. 1979. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 61 colour photos. Illustrated title page and endpapers. Pictorial laminated boards. Foxing on endpapers, first and last pages. Very good. 26.7 x 19.8. 0861780094
Pictorial discovery of Ships.
61046 PIGNEGUY, Dee SALTWATER IN HER HAIR - Stories of Sisterhood at Sea $20.00 AUD
VIP Publications. Auckland. 2001. 1st Ed. Foreword by Captain Jim Varney. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (documents, photos). Pictorial soft cover. Crease on the spine. Dedicatory note on title page dated and signed by the author. Near fine. Oblong: 20.8 x 25.7. 0958227705
35 Women in the New Zealand maritime industry.
53379 PILKINGTON, Roger BOATS OVERLAND $5.00 AUD
Abelard-Schuman. New York. 1962. 1st Ed. 61 PP with 15 illustrations by David Knight. Fp: Liner under bridge of Kiel Canal. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Ex-library copy with stamps on dust jacket, endpapers, on lower margin of 7 pages, and number on front endpaper and spine. Sellotape marks on endpapers. Very good. 21.3 x 15.5.
71544 PILKINGTON, Roger WATERWAYS IN EUROPE: A Guide to Inland Cruising $15.00 AUD
John Murray. New York. 1972. 1st Ed. XII, 279 PP with b/w illustrations (10 maps & 20 sketches), plus 16 pages with 25 b/w photos. Hard covers, dj. Dust jacket has a small closed tear at top of spine, stamp of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise fine. 20.5 x 13.5. 0719527147
34813 PIWOWONSKI, Jan NOWOCZESNY STATEK HANDLOWY $10.00 AUD
Wydawnictwo Morskie. Gdansk. 1975. 1st Ed. 279 PP with b/w illust. (maps, sketches, plans and photos). Eps: profiles of ships. Illustrated hard cover, cloth spine. Fine. Polish text. Oblong: 19.5 x 20.7.
The evolution and changes in ships and the shipping trade.
72760 PLATE, A. G. (editor) THE "LLOYD" GUIDE TO AUSTRALASIA for the NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, Bremen $175.00 AUD
Edward Stanford. London. 1906. 1st Ed. (4), 469, X (index) PP with a few tables, plus 44 plates with b/w photos and 20 colour plates for 7 maps and 13 plans, as well as 2 folded maps in pocket at back of book (New Zealand / Indo Pacific region including: Australia, British New Guinea, New Zealand and German Possessions in the Western Pacific). Cloth covers with light shelf wear, gilt title on front board and spine. A near fine copy of a scarce item. 17.2 x 12.
40410 PLATT, D. C. M. LATIN AMERICA AND BRITISH TRADE 1806-1914 $30.00 AUD
Adam & Charles Black. London. 1972. 1st Ed., in The Merchant Adventurers series. XII, 352 PP with 2 maps, 6 figures and 33 tables. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 22.2 x 14.5. 0713613092
Market, trade, traders...
71833 PLUMMER, Russell (compiler) PADDLE STEAMERS IN THE 1990s $20.00 AUD
Gms Enterprises. Peterborough, UK. 1994. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w photos throughout. Hard cover, dust jacket. A near fine copy. 25 x 17. 187038430X
55165 PORTS PORT OF SEATTLE $20.00 AUD
Public Information Department / Port of Seattle. Seattle. 1986 Clear plastic envelope containing 11 documents. 3 Information sheets (2 pages each): The Seattle Harbour, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, The Tax Levy. 4 folded flyers: The Port in short - In Out and about Sea-Tac International Airport - Pier 86 Grain Terminal - Jet Aircraft Noise and you. Facilities Handbook: A Directory of Port of Seattle facilities and Servoces, 92 PP with 1 plan at centrefold, 1 map and 17 b/w photos. Brochure Landing of Opportunity, 12 PP with 1 graph, 1 map and 28 colour photos. Tradelines Port of Seattle, U. S. A., issue for March / April 1985: 8 PP with b/w illustrations. Port of Seattle Annual Report 1984: 32 PP with colour illustrations (graphs, tables, photos). Near fine condition. Image shows the Facility Handbook. 28 x 21.5.
73059 PORTS THE PORT OF LONDON - A Brief Outline of its History and a Survey of its present Facilities and Trade $55.00 AUD
The Port of London Authority. London. 1936. March 1936 edition. 28 PP (on glossy paper) with 28 b/w photos and a photomontage with 12 b/w photos at centrefold, plus 1 large folded plate "Port of London" (May 1925, updated in April 1931), with 3 maps in colour: Map of the River Thames, Teddington to the Nore/PLA Docks/Tilbury Docks. Plate tipped in on inside back cover. Title page: Royal Albert Dock. Soft covers with protective flap, illustrated front and flap (attractive watercolour of arrival and docking of a passenger liner at Tilbury). Parts of front cover with traces of insect damage (reinforced from the inside). Otherwise contents are near fine. A scarce item. Format: large folded plate (39.5 x 77.5) and book: 24 x 18.5 .
59139 POWELL, L. H. THE SHIPPING FEDERATION: A History of the First Sixty Years 1890-1950 $10.00 AUD
Shipping Federation. London. 1950. 1st Ed. Foreword by Basil Sanderson. (6), 149, (3) PP, plus 17 b/w plates (1 cartoon, 11 portraits, 3 facsimile of documents, 17 photos) . Fp: Mr Basil Sanderson. Marbled endpapers. Hard cover, device and title on front cover (slightly faded), o/wise fine. 23.2 x 18.
20905 PREGER, W. THE HUMBLE DUTCH HERRING $40.00 AUD
F.W. Cheshire. Melbourne. 1944. 1st Imprint of 4000 copies. 62 PP with 2 head pieces, 7 tail pieces in text plus 32 bw plates. Fp: The Herring packers by Cees Bolding, 1939. Eps: Map of the North Sea. Soft cover, pict. dj. Very good. 25 x 19.
A history of Holland, her Empire and their seafaring people up to the Pacific War. Dedicated to all Dutch seafarers "To you who for four long and homeless years have courted death that others might live."
36359 PRESTHUS, Johs. FOR FULLE SEIL $5.00 AUD
Ernst G. Mortensens Forlag. Oslo. 1968. 1st Ed. 147 PP, plus 4 pages with 8 b/w photos. Decorated boards, gilt title on cloth spine, dj. Very good. Norwegian text. 20 x 13.2.
Captain Johs. Presthus and his years at sea.
42712 PRICE, Willard THE AMAZING MISSISSIPPI $10.00 AUD
Heinemann. London. 1962. 1st Ed. (10), 188, plus 48 pages with 54 b/w photos. Eps: Map of the Mississippi River. Cloth cover (lightly marked), dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 22 x 14.5.
13575 QUINN, David B. & RYAN, A. N. ENGLAND'S SEA EMPIRE 1550-1642 $30.00 AUD
George Allen & Unwin London. 1983. 1st edition, in the Early Modern Europe Today series. XIV, 257 PP with 9 maps. Pictorial laminated boards. Ingleton bookplate on front endpaper, o/wise a fine copy. 22.2 x 14.5. 0049421794
36334 RANSOME-WALLIS, P. NORTH ATLANTIC PANORAMA 1900-1976 $10.00 AUD
Wesleyan University Press. Middletown, Connecticut. 1977. 1st US edition. 192 PP with bw photos, plus 4 pages with 3 colour illust. Title spread: Queen Elizabeth 2. Half-title page: SS City of Rome of Anchor Line. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Renewed endpapers, o/wise very good. 29.8 x 22.2. 0819550167
When passenger liners were providing luxury and safety between the US and Europe.
40364 RANSOME-WALLIS, P. TRAIN FERRIES OF WESTERN EUROPE $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1968. 1st Ed. 289 PP with 240 b/w plates, plus 1 large folded map at back of book. Fp: Italian Railways train ferry m.s. Gennargentu. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket with a few repaired chips and in a protective sleeve. Name of previous owner on FFEP and remnants of old tape marks on endpapers. Contents clean and overall, a very good copy. 23.5 x 15.5;
69935 RANSOME-WALLIS, P. NORTH ATLANTIC PANORAMA 1900-1976 $20.00 AUD
Ian Allan. Shepperton, Middlesex. 1977. 1st edition. 192 PP with bw photos, plus 4 pages with 3 colour illust. Title spread: Queen Elizabeth 2. Half-title page: SS City of Rome of Anchor Line. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing on outside edges and on inside of dust jacket. Near fine. 29.8 x 22.2. 0711006261
When passenger liners were providing luxury and safety between the US and Europe.
72180 RAPHAEL, Adam ULTIMATE RISK - The Inside Story of the Lloyd's Catastrophe $25.00 AUD
Bantam Press. London. 1994. 1st Ed. XI, 334 PP with tables, plus 16 pages with 44 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Light ageing of paper and foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 24 x 16. 9780593026939
15886 RATHBONE, A.D. IV ROMANCE OF THE SEA LANES, Shall We Scrap Our Merchant Marine? $10.00 AUD
National Travel Club. New York. 1945. 1st Ed. 397 PP. Hard cover, gilt-decorated front, dj. Small stamp on FFEP, o/wise very good. 21 x 14.5.
Brief history of world shipping with a panorama of the U.S.A. industry & following its achievements in WWII: What future for Post-War development? Admiral Alfred T. Mahan: Sea power equals naval vessels plus bases plus merchant vessels.
48601 REDMAYNE, Paul (editor) TRANSPORT BY SEA $15.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1955. Reprint in The Changing Shape of Things series, of the 1950 original. 48 PP. Text by Thomas Insull, with b/w illustrations (engravings, charts, paintings and photos) and duo tone drawings by Hans Schwarz. Hard cover. Spine frayed at head and with small holes at hinges. Faint foxing. Very good. 25.1 x 19.
70067 REVELL CARR, J. ALL BRAVE SAILORS - The Sinking of the "Anglo-Saxon", 21 August 1940 $20.00 AUD
Coronet Paperback / Hodder and Stoughton. London. 2004. 1st edition as a "Coronet" ' paperback. XVI, 365 PP with 2 b/w illustrations (1 map and 1 sketch), plus 8 plates with 23 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Slight ageing of paper. Ex Libris stamp of previous owner on preliminary page. Near fine. 19.6 x 12.8. 9780340825785
18585 REVELY, Henry THE CONVOY THAT NEARLY DIED - The Story of ONS 154 $25.00 AUD
William Kimber. London. 1979. 1st Ed. 222 PP with 1 map on full page, and 5 diagrams, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 24 x 16. 0718304063
Story of a 45 ship convoy attacked from 27-30 Dec. 1942. Thirteen ships lost. The last one was HMS Fidelity, a French ship, whose Captain refused to surrender her to the Vichy Government and had offered her, together with her crew, (incl. the Gunnery Officer: Mlle. Madeleine Barclay) to the British.
70042 RICHARDS, Captain James & Marlene, and HUSTVEDT, Eric THE SEA IN MY BLOOD - The Life and Times of Captain Andy Publicover $20.00 AUD
Lancelot Press. Hantsport, Nova Scotia. 1987. 1st Ed. 123 PP with 3 plans, plus XX plates with 1 letterhead, 5 maps and 32 photos. Soft cover, pictorial front cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 20.3 x 13.9. 0889993424
55659 RICHARDS, Rhys and LANGDON, Robert TAHITI AND THE SOCIETY ISLANDS: SHIPPING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES 1767 TO 1852 $40.00 AUD
Pacific Manuscripts Bureau and Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books. Canberra. 2008. 1st edition, limited to 100 copies. Preface by Dr. Paul Darcy. Introduction by Rhys Richards (with a French translation by Professor Darrell Tryon). XXVIII, (1), 257 PP with 1 map, 1 graph and 1 table. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.7. 0958201384
51324 RICHARDS, Robert S. MARINE DRUG GUIDE $20.00 AUD
World Trade Centre Pharmacy / Ultimate Idea. Melbourne. 1986. 2nd edition of the 1982 original Australian Ship's Masters Medical Guide). Foreword by Don Dunstan. XIV, 162 PP with tables, 1 portrait and 4 b/w photographic plates. Inside front cover: page 261 of The Chemists' and Druggists' Diary, 1898. Pictorial soft cover (topsail schooner Alma Doepel). Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 21 x 14.8. 0958914303
71618 RICKMERS, R.C. RICKMERS 1834-1959, A Book on Shipbuilding and Shipping $100.00 AUD
Rickmers. Bremerhaven. 1959. 1st English edition. 126 PP with 22 colour (1 House Flag) and 60 b/w illustrations, Fleet list and List of ships built for third party account. Title page: Birds eye view of R.C. Rickmers, Schiffsbauerei, Bremerhaven & Geestemunde. Cloth cover, house flag on front cover and spine, dust jacket with a few small chips and is in a protective sleeve. Faint foxing on first and last pages, o/wise a fine copy of a scarce item. 26.7 x 23.
The German conglomerate founded by Rickmer Clasen Rickmers.
55540 RILEY, John & FIELDS, Peter MYOLA, Sydney's Last Shipwreck $30.00 AUD
Authors. Sydney. 1995. 1st Ed. (4), 102 PP with 12 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Colour photo and dedicatory note dated and signed by John Riley (author) on preliminary page. Fine. 20.7 x 13.8. 0646248154
The sixty milers colliers "Myola", foundered off Long Reef, Sydney on 2nd April 1919. Wreck found in July 1994.
40285 RINMAN, Thorsten & BRODEFORS, Rigmor THE COMMERCIAL HISTORY OF SHIPPING $35.00 AUD
Rinman & Lindén AB. Gothenburg, Sweden. 1983. 1st English edition translated by Peter Hogg. 191 PP with 3 tables, 9 graphs, and 16 b/w illustrations (1 painting and 15 photos). Laminated boards, pictorial front is a little sunned at top, o/wise a fine copy. 21.5 x 15.3. 9197048402
Historical survey, qualified appraisals and analyses.
43139 RIPLEY, Don & ROGAN, Tony DESIGNING SHIPS FOR SEALINK $20.00 AUD
Ferry Publications. London. 1995. 1st Ed. 80 PP with b/w and colour photos. Inside front cover: Maid of Kent at Weymouth.. Inside back cover: Hengist off Folkestone. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.6 x 20.8. 1871947947
54185 RITTER, Jean GEOGRAPHIE DES TRANSPORTS $5.00 AUD
Presses Universitaires de France. Paris. 1976. 2nd edition of the 1971 original. No. 1427 in the Que Sais-Je series. 128 PP with 1 table and over 4 figures. Soft cover. French text. Foxing. Very good. 17.8 x 11.5.
38006 ROBINSON, Howard CARRYING BRITISH MAILS OVERSEAS $20.00 AUD
George Allen & Unwin. London. 1964. 1st Ed. 328 PP with 7 maps, plus 16 pages with 30 b/w illustrations. Fp: The coming of the post to Dover in the 1630s. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Bookplate on front endpaper. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
18247 ROSS, John O. CAPT. F. G. MOORE, Mariner and Pioneer $20.00 AUD
Wanganui Newspaper. Wanganui. 1982. 1st Ed. 178 PP with a facsimile of documents and 37 b/w illust. FEP: Map of the colony of New Zealand by Arrowsmith 1841. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25.2 x 17.8. 0959763619
Biography of a master mariner, coastal trader, farmer, coal miner,... a pioneer of New Zealand.
49688 ROUSE, Hunter ELEMENTARY MECHANICS OF FLUIDS $20.00 AUD
John Wiley & Sons. New York. 1947. 5th printing in October 1947 of the 1946 original. XII, 376 PP with 11 tables, 196 figures and 27 b/w plates. Fp: Scale model of a destroyer hull towed at a speed of 9 knots in the David Taylor Model Basin of the U.S. Navy. Cloth cover, name of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise very good. 23.5 x 15.2.
72205 Royal Dutch SHELL Princess Margaret Launches New 28,000 DWT Shell Tanker, S.T.S. VELUTINA $20.00 AUD
Shell Tanker Fleet. Wallsend-on-Tyne. 1950. Folded brochure. 4 PP with 3 b/w illustrations: 1 artist Impression by John Warsley and 2 photos. Brochure slightly ruffled. Light foxing & ageing of paper. Very good. 25 x 20.
Launched on 4th of April 1950 at Wallsend-on-Tyne, at the time the biggest oil carrier ever built in a UK shipyard.
54327 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL - Volume: 135 - 1969 (in 4 parts) $40.00 AUD
Royal Geographical Society. London. 1969. Annual edition. Vol. 135, issues Part 1 (March 1969) to Part 4 (December 1969). Edited by KIRWAN, L. P. LI, (advertisements), 674 PP, (6 contents), plus plates with b/w photos and maps. Original soft cover. Foxing. Very good. 24.5 x 15.5.
Vol. 135. Part 1: Early Maps as historical evidence for coastal change, by G. de Boer and A. P. Carr. Part 2: The Persian Gulf submarine telegraph of 1864, by Christina Phelps Harris. Part 3: The evolution of the major ports of West Africa, by David Hilling.
54347 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY THE GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL - Volume: XCVI, No. 1 - 1940 $10.00 AUD
Royal Geographical Society. London. 1940. Vol. XCVI, issues No 1 (July 1940). Edited by Arthur R. HINKS. VI (Advertisements), 80 PP with 1 map, plus 10 pages with 2 maps and 19 b/w photos. Original soft cover. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24.5 x 15.5.
Vol. XCVI - No. 1: Botanical and Geographical Exploration in the Assam Himalaya, by F. Kingdon Ward. Primitive Tribes in Madagascar, by Olive Murray Chapman. Notes on the Northern Sea Routes, by Professor Kenneth Mason...
73078 THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2016 - A Publication of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects $45.00 AUD
RINA / The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. London. 2017. 26th year of publication, 2017 edition. Edited by SPEARES, Sandra & GRISBROOK, Robert. 96 PP with 13 pages with advertisements, b/w and colour illustrations (plans & photos). Pictorial soft cover (Yang Ming Window). Fine. 29.5 x 21. 9781909024618
Study of 41 vessels.
73079 THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2017 - A Publication of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects $45.00 AUD
RINA / The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. London. 2018. 27th year of publication, 2018 edition. Edited by HALFHIDE, Richard & STEWART, Joseph. 80 PP with 10 pages with advertisements, b/w and colour illustrations (plans & photos). Pictorial soft cover (Ever Bliss). Fine. 29.5 x 21. 9781909024694
Study of 35 vessels.
73080 THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2018 - A Publication of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects $45.00 AUD
RINA / The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. London. 2019. 28th year of publication, 2019 edition. Edited by HALFHIDE, Richard & STEWART, Joseph. 84 PP with 10 advertisements on full page, b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers (GPO Grace). Fine. 29.5 x 21.
Study of 37 vessels.
73081 THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2019 $45.00 AUD
RINA / The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. London. 2020. 29th year of publication, 2020 edition. Edited by HALFHIDE, Richard & COLLINGWOOD, Sophie. 96 PP with 7 advertisements on full page, b/w and colour illustrations (plans & photos). Pictorial soft cover (China Steel Liberty). Fine. 29.5 x 21. 9781909024694
Study of 45 vessels.
73082 THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2020 $45.00 AUD
RINA / The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. London. 2021. 30th year of publication, 2021 edition. Edited by HALFHIDE, Richard & COLLINGWOOD, Sophie. 101 PP with 5 advertisements on full page, b/w and colour illustrations (plans & photos). Pictorial soft cover (Yang Ming Celebrity). Fine. 29.5 x 21. 9781911649274
30 years on ... Study of 46 vessels.
65033 ROYAL PACKET STEAM NAVIGATION CO. ISLES OF THE EAST - An illustrated guide to Australia, Papua, Java, Sumatra, Singapore etc. $300.00 AUD
KPM / Royal Packet Steam Navigation Company. Batavia. 1912. Deluxe edition of January 1912. Edited by W. LORCK. LII (adverts), 244 PP, followed by LIII-CXXI (adverts) and b/w and colour illustrations, plus 1 b/w plate : portrait of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; 1 plate "Time Table 1912; 1 folded plate "Accommodation plan of KPM Steel Screw Steamer "Tasman" and 2 colour plates: painting by C. H. Hoyt "Middle Harbour, Sydney, from Mosman Heights, and "Samples of Javanese Art Work..." . Papered boards with a colour illustration on front board by Tindall, cloth spine. Front cover with small pieices missing at corners of front edge. Spine has been reinforced (crudely). The first few pages (up to VIII) are somewhat damaged at the gutters (without loss) and most of Page III/IV has been torn off. The guide was published on superior glossy paper thus conserving its clarity and brightness. A very good copy of quite a rare item. 25.3 x 15.5.
Section I, Chapter 1 (P. XXXIII to L): The "KPM": A Twenty Years' Record. Chapter III (P 38 to 155): A trip to Java by a KPM Steamer (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Townsville, Port Moresby ... Borneo, Celebes, Singapore). Section II,Chapter 1 (P.156-243): Commercial Section - Rotterdamsche Lloyd, The Railways of Java, Sumatra Railways, Batavia, The Tea Industry, Bandoeng, Soerabaya.. Chapter II (P.LIII - CXXI): Advertisements: period advertisements for hotels, transport companies, import/export, ... Gives an insight to life in these areas at the time.
35563 RUDOLPH, Wolfgang HARBOR AND TOWN. A Maritime Cultural History $15.00 AUD
Edition Leipzig. Leipzig. 1980. 1st English edition. 232 PP with 182 b/w or colour illustratrions. Decorated cloth cover. Dust jacket tipped in on endpapers, Ingleton bookplate. Fine. 27.5 x 24.5.
The harbour, a meeting place for individuals & communities throughout the world, with customs & practices of far away strange places.
67561 RUSDEN, Athol RASCAL OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC - An Autobiography $15.00 AUD
Author. Gold Coast, Qld. 2005. 1st Ed. Foreword and Endnote by Brian McNiven. 408 PP with 24 headpieces, plus 40 pages with 14 colour and 65 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Ex Library copy with stamp on lower part of title page and front outside edge, and covers laminated . Name of previous owner at top of half title page. Faint foxing. Very good reading copy. 23 x 15.2. 0646449052
The Pacific Islands 1948 to 1982. Yachting, Chartering: New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii... Shipowner based in Port Vila, New Hebrides... Page 223: poem of 1952 by James Norman Hall to his daughter Nancy.
44358 RÄBER, Anton SCHIFFAHRT AUF DEN SCHWEIZER SEEN $10.00 AUD
Orell Füssli Verlag. Zürich. 1963. 1st Ed., Schiffahrtsfibeln Heft Nr. 2. 64, (4) PP with 2 pages of plans, plus 16 pages with 31 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. German, French and Italian texts. 19.8 x 13.
Navigation on the lakes of Switzerland. Texts in German, except for 1 in French and 1 in Italian.
34413 SAGER, Eric W. & PANTING, Gerald E. MARITIME CAPITAL - The Shipping Industry in Atlantic Canada, 1820-1914 $20.00 AUD
McGill-Queen's University Press. Montreal. 1990. 1st Ed. XVIII, 289 PP with 1 figure (11 selected rigs), 9 maps, 28 tables and 38 graphs, plus 10 pages with 1 facsimile of agreement of crew and 6 b/w photos. Fp: A painting of Saint John Harbour, late 19th century. Cloth cover, dj (few chips), o/wise fine. 23.4 x 15.6. 0773507647
18220 SCARLETT, Bernard SHIPMINDER - The Story of Her Majesty's Coastguard $20.00 AUD
Pelham. London. 1971. 1st Ed. 208 PP, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 22.2 x 14. 0720704804
Coast protection against: smugglers in the 18th Century, saboteurs and spies during WWII. Fighting in wars since the Crimean & lifesaving and protecting the environment.
44459 SCHEFFER, Age VAN ZEERAMPEN EN REDDERS - Relaas van spectaculaire schipbreuken tussen egmond en eems $10.00 AUD
Knoop & Niemeijer. Haren. 1974. 1st Ed. 151, (2 publications) PP with 1 map and 25 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Dutch text. 22.5 x 14.5.
Shipwrecks and lifeboat rescues on the coasts of the West Frisian Islands.
62450 SCHIELDROP, Edgar B. THE HIGH SEAS $20.00 AUD
Hutchinson & Co. London. 1939. 1st Ed. No. 3 in the Hutchinson's Illustrated Library of Modern Knowledge. Foreword by Sir Archibald Hurd. (2), 211 PP with over 130 b/w illustrations (diagrams, plans, photos). Fp (in colour): S.S. Stratheden at Port Said. Cloth cover, device on front cover, dj. Dust jacket rubbed with closed tears, o/wise near fine. 23.7 x 15.5.
Shipbuilding and ship management from earliest times to the present day (1939).
32797 SCHONKNECHT, R., LUSCH, J. et al. (editors) SHIPS AND SHIPPING OF TOMORROW $10.00 AUD
MacGregor Publications. London. 1983. 1st English edition of the 5th German edition of 1983, translated by R. C. Kahler. Foreword by Henri Kummerman. 240 PP with 182 figures: b/w & colour illustrations by Jochen Bertholdt. Eps: Types of ships. Cloth cover, decorated front cover, dj. Dust jacket with closed tears , o/wise fine. 26.5 x 23.5. 0906536014
Evolution of ships: larger, faster, cheaper. New developments in transport & shipping.
36012 SCHUELER, Dr. Gustav THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRITISH SHIPPING THROUGHOUT THE AGES $50.00 AUD
Ellerman Lines. Liverpool. 1924. 1st Ed. LVIII (adverts.), (8), 64 PP with 38 b/w illust. & 1 large folded colour map. Title-page: Ellerman Lines Ltd. Decorated card cover. Half title page damaged by advertising material from page XXIV. Still a very nice copy. Scarce. 31 x 23.5.
The romance and the genesis of British shipping. The chartered companies, the merchant shipowner and the growth of the colonial empire. Birth and growth of Ellerman Lines: sail and steam, fleet list,..
22524 SCOTT, Richard J. THE STORY OF THE KATHLEEN & MAY $10.00 AUD
Maritime Trust. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 16 PP with 3 drawings and 31 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Sail plan of the Lizzie May. Inside back cover: Sail, rigging and internal details of the Kathleen & May. Pictorial soft covers with light soiling, o/wise contents near fine. Oblong: 21 x 30.
Story of a schooner employed in the British home trade.
49908 SEAMANSHIP INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, 1972 $10.00 AUD
Department of Transport, Australia. Canberra. 1977. 1st Ed. (4), 18 PP, errata page tipped in, inside front cover. Pictorial soft cover, staples. Foxing. Very good. 29.8 x 21.
For the introduction of the 1972 Regulations, 15th July 1977.
59356 SEAMANSHIP INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA - Amended to 1st October, 1986 $5.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd Glasgow. 1986. Reprint of the 1983 edition. 32 PP, plus 2 colour plates (Uniform System of Maritime Buoyage) tipped in on title page. Errata page "as of 1st April 1991" loosely inserted. Soft cover, staples. Foxing. Very good. 18.3 x 12.2. 085174463X
21716 SEDGWICK, Stanley & SPRAKE, Raymond F. LONDON & OVERSEAS FREIGHTERS LIMITED 1949-1977 $10.00 AUD
World Ship Society. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 60 PP with 70 b/w photos. Inside card cover: Founders of L.O.F. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.7 x 14. 0905617010
A short history & fleet list.
21876 SEDGWICK, Stanley, KINNAIRD, M. & O'DONOGHUE, K.J. LONDON & OVERSEAS FREIGHTERS PLC 1948-1992 $20.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Kendal, UK. 1992. 1st Ed. 120 PP with 2 colour illustrations (flag and funnel), 2 colour and 132 b/w photos. Fp: Founders of LOF. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.8 x 14.8. 0905617681
History and fleet list of 75 ships.
45543 SERVICE HISTORIQUE DE LA MARINE BATEAUX DES COTES DE FRANCE, de Nantes jusqu'à Bayonne 1679 $75.00 AUD
Service Historique de la Marine / Editions du Gerfaut. Paris. 2002. 1st edition of a 1679 manuscript offered to Colbert. Preface by Contre-Amiral Jean-Pierre Beauvois, and introduction by Alain Morgat (curator Bibliothèque Historique Centrale de la Marine). 96 PP on art paper, with 1 chart, 3 illustrations, and 21 plates on double page. Title page: Pinasses built in La Rochelle. Laminated decorated boards, dj. Fine. French text. 35 x 24.5. 2914622112
Drawings of various vessels found on the French Atlantic coast between Nantes and the Spanish border.
41513 SHALIMAR, (F.C. HENDRY) DEEP SEAS AND SHOAL RIVERS $60.00 AUD
William Blackwood. Edinburgh. 1949. 1st Ed. (6), 496 PP. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket is chipped with a few small pieces missing and is in a protective sleeve. Dedicatory note on title-page dated 1951. A few light spots on outside page edges, o/wise contents near fine. Scarce with the dust jacket. 19 x 12.5.
Twenty tales of the sea including: Looting an island (Ichaboe), Easting Down or how to replace a propeller at sea between the Cape of Good Hope & Port Pirie....
64462 SHAW, Capt. Frank H. FLAG OF THE SEVEN SEAS, The Story of the British Merchant Navy $10.00 AUD
Cleaver-Hume Press. London. 1953. 1st Ed. 219 PP with 2 fig. in text plus 16 pages with 28 b/w illust. Cloth cover, dj. Covers a little sunned around edges and spine, dj with chips and closed tears. Light foxing, o/wise near fine internally. 22.4 x 14.5.
Authentic & informative story of the British Merchant Navy, from the days of ancient Britons to the two World Wars.
55073 SHELL A STUDY OF STANDARDS IN THE OIL TANKER INDUSTRY $5.00 AUD
Shell International Marine Limited. London. 1992. 1st Ed., May 1992. (2), 28 PP with 2 organigrams. Soft cover, spiral bound. Fine. 29.7 x 21.5.
35677 SHEPSTONE, Harold J. CAVALCADE OF SHIPS $10.00 AUD
The Sunshine Press. London. c. 1945. 1st Ed. 62 PP with 36 b/w, plus 16 beautiful colour illustrations by S. Drigin. Cloth cover, device on front cover. Covers worn and soiled, 2 plates with small closed repaired tear, o/wise contents are very clean and bright. 25.8 x 20.5.
64690 SHIPBUILDERS' ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN ... SHIPBUILDING IN JAPAN - 2005 $25.00 AUD
Japanese Marine Equipment Association / Shipbuilders' Association of Japan / Japan Ship Exporters' Association & The Nippon Foundation. Tokyo. 2005. Annual edition. 34 PP with colour illustrations (2 maps, 8 graphs, 1 cut-away, 1 plan and 16 photos (11 of ships). Pictorial card cover. Fine. 29/7 x 21. /ISSN1344-3127
69887 SHIPLOVERS' SOCIETY OF VICTORIA THE DOG WATCH - No. 56 $15.00 AUD
Shiplovers' Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 1999. Issue No. 56 of The Journal of the Shiplovers' Society of Victoria. 117 PP with c. 30 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover ("Eye of the Wind" heads East about Cape Horn). Near fine. 21.3 x 14.5.
Issue on: Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race - 1998, by Bruce E. Taylor. The Barque "Star of India". Antarctic Whaling 1946-1949, by Captain J. Abernethy. Falkland Islands visit by "Eye of the Wind" in 1991.
70527 SHIPLOVERS' SOCIETY OF VICTORIA THE ANNUAL DOG WATCH - Volume 43 $10.00 AUD
Shiplovers' Society of Victoria. Melbourne. 1986. Issue No. 43. Edited by S.A.E. Strom & K. Shewan. Foreword by Captain R.J.F. McDonell. Vol. 43: 132 PP. Pictorial stiff cover (s.s. Abel Tasman). Very good. 21 x 14.5.
Up for Second Mate, by E. Moodie-Heddle. Voyage in Wongala, by Desmond Jackson. ... Olivebank remembered, by Alan Glover. ...
10017 SHIPPING BRITISH SHIPS - 50 Coloured Illustrations $10.00 AUD
J. Salmon Ltd. Sevenoaks, UK. 1972. 2nd impression of the 1971 original. A Salmon Colour book. (2), 48 PP with 1 colour photo and 49 colour paintings. Inside front cover: index. Pictorial card cover (front: Queen Mary - back: H.M.S. Ark Royal). Fine. Oblong: 14 x 14.7.
26 Liners, Yacht Britannia, 5 Merchant ships and 18 warships.
60377 SHIPPING BINNENSCHIFFAHRT - Was sie ist -Was sie leistet - Was sie bedeutet $10.00 AUD
Verlag Schiffahrt und Weltverkenr. München. c.1956. 1st Ed. No pagination, 20 PP with colour illustrations (map at centrefold, graphs/tables and drawings). Pictorial soft cover. German text. Fine. 20.6 x 14.7.
60883 SHIPPING THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY TRAFFIC REPORT FOR THE 1984 NAVIGATION SEASON $15.00 AUD
St. Lawrence Seaway Authority & The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Ottawa & Washington. 1985. 1st Ed. (2), III, 87 PP (typescript) with 72 tables. Soft cover, illustrated front, spiral bound. Very good. 28 x 22.
60885 SHIPPING THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AUTHORITY - Annual Report 1984-1985 / L'ADMINISTRATION DE LA VOIE MARITIME DU SAINT-LAURENT: Rapport Annuel 1984-1985 $15.00 AUD
St. Lawrence Seaway Authority. Ottawa. 1985. Annual bilingual edition. Message by W.A. O'Neil, President. 14 PP (English text) with tables, 2 graphs and 4 colour photos. 14 PP (French text) with tables, 2 graphs and 4 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28 x 21.5.
63463 SHIPPING DISTANCE TABLES FOR WORLD SHIPPING 1980 $25.00 AUD
Johnson Book / Macy's Book. Kaoshiung. 1980. Taiwanese edition of the 1980 New Revised and Enlarged edition published by "The Japan Shipping Exchange". (2), XIV, (2), 592, (2), (35 appendices) PP, plus 3 folded Charts (Japanese Ports - Straits, Channels, Islands en route and/or Junction Points: 1 world / 2: Far East, Southeast Asia ad Oceania). Plastic covers, gilt title on front cover and spine (faded). Lower corner of front endpaper clipped. Near fine. Small format: 16.7 x 10.
63773 SHIPPING DUTCH MERCHANT FLEET, on December 31st, 1964 $5.00 AUD
Dagblad Scheepvaart. Rotterdam. 1965. List pulled out of Wyt's Digest of Dutch Shipping and Shipbuilding. 271- 318 PP with period advertisements. Soft cover. Very good. 31 x 23.4.
Merchant Fleet 1964, brought up until April 30th, 1965.
63774 SHIPPING DUTCH MERCHANT FLEET, on December 31st, 1965 $5.00 AUD
Dagblad Scheepvaart. Rotterdam. 1966. List pulled out of Wyt's Digest of Dutch Shipping and Shipbuilding. 269- 308 PP with period advertisements. Soft cover. Very good. 31 x 23.4.
Merchant Fleet 1965, brought up until April 30th, 1966.
63775 SHIPPING DUTCH MERCHANT FLEET, on December 31st, 1966 $5.00 AUD
Dagblad Scheepvaart. Rotterdam. 1967. List pulled out of Wyt's Digest of Dutch Shipping and Shipbuilding. 255- 286 PP with period advertisements. Soft cover. Very good. 31 x 23.4.
Merchant Fleet 1966, brought up until April 30th, 1967.
52283 SHIPPING TODAY AND YESTERDAY BRITISH SHIPPING IN THE 20TH CENTURY $5.00 AUD
Shipping Today and Yesterday. London. 1999. 16 PP with 13 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.7 x 21.
Supplement of the December 1999 issue.
74825 SHIPPING WORLD SHIPPING WORLD & SHIPBUILDER - Annual Review 1967 $15.00 AUD
Benn Group / Shipping World & Shipbuilder. London. 1967. Volume 160, No. 3802, January 1967. 94 - 270 PP with over 90 pages of advertisements in b/w or colour, and b/w illustrations in text, plus 3 large folded plates with plans of propelling machinery of "Priam" & "Glenalmond", and 4 tables. Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 29.5 x 21.
Pages 153 to 164: Priam and Glenalmond , a new class of cargo liner for Ocean Steam Ship Group. ... Australian shipping faces rapid change, by Peter D'Abbs. Current Container scene in Australia, by Rex Scambary.
74826 SHIPPING WORLD SHIPPING WORLD AND SHIPBUILDER - International Mid Year Number / 1968 $15.00 AUD
Benn Group / Shipping World & Shipbuilder. London. 1968. Volume 162, No. 3823, July 1968. 1122 - 1310 PP with over 100 pages of advertisements in b/w or colour, and b/w illustrations in text, plus 1 large folded plate with 7 graphs "Development and Design of Passive Roll Stabilisers". Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 29.5 x 21.
Cargo handling in the World's Ports. The Soviet Marchant Fleet, by Cdr. Edgar P. Young. ...
57426 [SHIPPING] DCN / Daily Commercial News - Directory of Australian Transport Services - 1991 $15.00 AUD
Peter Isaacson (DCN) Pty Ltd / Daily Commercial News. Sydney. 1991. 30th Ed. Edited by James LAWRENCE. 144 PP with tables, b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 20.5.
57427 [SHIPPING] DCN / Daily Commercial News - Australian Directory of Shipping and Transport Services - 1992 $15.00 AUD
Peter Isaacson (DCN) Pty Ltd / Daily Commercial News. Sydney. 1991. 31st Ed. Edited by Dale CRISP & David WORWOOD. 156 PP with tables, b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 20.5.
31203 SHOPLAND, Robert (editor) FREIGHTER TRAVEL HOLIDAY GUIDE $10.00 AUD
Waterway Productions. London. 1992. Supplement to the January 1992 issue of Ships Monthly. 16 PP with 7 b/w photos and 4 pages of advertising material. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.5 x 20.
Travel on cargo freighters.
17263 SIGWART, E. E. MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1965 - Volume XIV $10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1966. 1st Ed., Volume XIV, 1966. 192 PP with tables & b/w illust. (photos & plans). Fp: Oceanic, first large ship built solely for cruising. Hard cover. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges and few pages, o/wise very good. Oblong: 15 x 22.5.
62521 SIGWART, E. E. MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1965 - Volume XIV $15.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1966. 1st Ed., Volume XIV, 1966. Compiled by E.E. Sigwart. 192 PP with tables & b/w illust. (photos & plans). Fp: Oceanic, first large ship built solely for cruising. Hard cover. Spine lightly sunned. Renewed endpapers Occasional foxing. Very good. Oblong: 15 x 22.5.
70997 SIGWART, E. E. MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1965 - Volume XIV $25.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1966. 1st Ed., Volume XIV, 1966. 192 PP with tables & b/w illust. (photos & plans). Fp: Oceanic, first large ship built solely for cruising. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (M/V Benya River). Dust jacket slightly rubbed, o/wise fine. Oblong: 15 x 23.
15156 SIMPER, Robert BRITISH SAIL $30.00 AUD
London. 1977. David & Charles. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 1 map and 171 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt spine, dj. Near fine. 25.4 x 23.7. 0715372637
Record of the schooners, smacks, trawlers, luggers, cobbles which sailed the oceans and traded or fished off the coasts of the United Kingdom.
18423 SIMPER, Robert BRITAIN'S MARITIME HERITAGE $15.00 AUD
David & Charles. Newton Abbot. 1982. 1st Ed. 392 PP with b/w & col. illust. (paintings, photos, plans, ..). Fp: Coastal trader loading timber. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22.8 x 15.2. 0715381776
Early voyages of discovery to shipbuilders & engineers of the 19th & 20th century. From the coracles and the Brixham trawlers, to the tea clippers & the dreadnoughts.
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
72446 SLADER, John THE RED DUSTER AT WAR - A History of the Merchant Navy During the Second World War $50.00 AUD
William Kimber. London. 1988. 1st Ed. 352 PP, plus 24 pages with 55 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket is reinforce and in a protective mylas sleeve. Ex-library copy with a few stamps on FFEP, one on title-page and one on top and bottom outside page edges and a library number at bottom of spine. Otherewise this is a very good clean copy of a scarce title. 24 x 15.2. 0718306791
Comprehensive and authoritative account of the Merchant Navy during WWII. Includes an extensive index of ships.
62303 SMITH, Eugene W. PASSENGER SHIPS OF THE WORLD, PAST AND PRESENT $30.00 AUD
George H. Dean. Boston. 1963. 1st Ed. (4), IV, 1002 PP with 182 b/w photos. Fp: "Savannah" (1961), World's first nuclear powered merchant ship. Cloth cover, gilt title (dulled) on front cover and spine, dj (a little rubbed). One tiny repaired tear on title-page, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. Small format: 17.2 x 11.6.
Vast encyclopedia of oceanic passenger transportation. Trans-Atlantic Passenger Ships, Trans-Pacific Passenger Ships, Trans-Pacific Passenger Ships via Panama Canal, Latin American Passenger Ships, and Passenger Ships to Africa and the Eastern Oceans. Index: P. 957 to 1002, on two columns.
71718 SOHMEN, Helmut SHIPPING IN TRANSITION: 1983-1986: More Selected Speeches and Papers $50.00 AUD
H. Sohmen / Fairview Printing Production. Hong Kong. 1986. August 1986 edition. (8), IV, 158 PP with 1 b/w photo of author at "BIMCO General Meeting 1983, Madrid". Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dedicatory note to previous owner on verso of preliminary page, signed by the author. Fine. 21.5 x 14.5.
World Ship Society. Kendal, Cumbria. 1983. WSS Monograph No. 7. 56 PP with 38 b/w photos. Soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0905617266
The story of the vessels that have served the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland since 1882.
55032 SPENNEMANN, Dirk H. R. 'STEAM TO TONGA & SAMOA': The Norddeutscher Lloyd Mail Service 1886 to 1893 $20.00 AUD
Letao Press. Albury, NSW. 2002. 1st Ed. 37, (3 publications) PP with 31 b/w illustrations (1 map, 1 house flag, 1 newspaper clipping, 2 franked stamps, 7 franking stamps, 9 franked envelopes or post cards, and 10 photos). Pictorial soft cover, staples. Very good. 29.7 x 20.7. 01876940085
19415 SPIES, M.H. VETERAN STEAMERS, A Story of the Preservation of Steamships $20.00 AUD
Privately published. Humlebaek, Denmark. 1965. 1st Ed. 140 PP with 67 b/w illust. (4 line drawings, photos & paintings). Pictorial soft cover, repaired dj. Near fine. Scarce. 21 x 15.
The Danes were the first to introduce diesel engines on seagoing ships and the first to preserve one of their small passengers steamers, the Skjelskor. Preservation in other countries (in Australia: the Lady Hopetoun, P.S. Marion, P.S. Gem).
15487 SPILLETT, Peter G. FORSAKEN SETTLEMENT, An illustrated history of the settlement of Victoria, Port Essington North Australia 1838-1849 $35.00 AUD
Lansdowne Press. Sydney. 1972. 1st Ed. 196 PP with b/w illust. Hard cover, dust jacket. A near fine copy. 23.2 x 15.5. 701803347
72388 SPILLETT, Peter G. FORSAKEN SETTLEMENT, An illustrated history of the settlement of Victoria, Port Essington North Australia 1838-1849 $20.00 AUD
Lansdowne Press. Sydney. 1979. 2nd impression of the 1972 original. 196 PP with 27 b/w b/w illustrations. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine. 23.2 x 15.5. 0701803347
37598 SPRATT, H. Philip THE BIRTH OF THE STEAMBOAT $10.00 AUD
Charles Griffin. London. 1958. 1st Ed. 149 PP, plus 11 b/w plates. Fp: Portrait of Denis Papin (1647-1714). Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Occasional foxing. Near fine. 20.2 x 14.2.
40530 SPRATT, H. Philip TRANSATLANTIC PADDLE STEAMERS $15.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1967. 2nd edition of the 1951 original. 92 PP, plus 6 large folded tables and 9 b/w plates. Fp: P.S. Savannah (1818). Blue cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Neat stamp of previous owner on inside front cover. Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
Their history from the Savannah built in 1818 to the Great Eastern (1858) and the last of this breed, the Scotia (1861).
36523 STAMMERS, M. K. STEAMBOATS $10.00 AUD
Shire Publications. London. 1986. 1st Ed. No. 167 in Shire Album series. 32 PP with 3 plans & 39 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 21 x 15. 085263787X
16078 STAMMERS, M.K. WEST COAST SHIPPING $10.00 AUD
Shire Publications. London. 1989. No.4 in the History in Camera series. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1983. 88 PP with 101 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21 x 15. 0852636423
Photographic survey of the ships, the seamen and the ports of the West Coast of England and Wales.
18729 STANTON HOPE, W. E. OCEAN ODYSSEY - A Record of the Fighting Merchant Navy $15.00 AUD
Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1945. July 1945 reprint of the November 1944 original. 220 PP, plus 16 b/w plates and frontispiece. Fp: Veteran Harry Edwards, aged seventy-one. Soft cover, dj. Near fine. 21.6 x 14.
Many exploits of sailors during the first years of WWII. Convoy to Malta, Murmansk, prisoner of a surface raider, training & conditions of merchant sailors..
34907 STANTON, Samuel Ward OCEAN STEAM VESSELS $10.00 AUD
H. Kneeland Whiting. Upper Montclair, New Jersey. 1963. 1st Ed., No. 3 in the American Steam Vessels series. 40 PP with 36 drawings on full page. Pictorial card cover. Fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 28.
Savannah in 1819... to City of Montgomery in 1910.
70531 STEPHENS, Don, STEPHENSON, Lynda R. & PREDAINA, Nancy SHIPS OF MERCY: Bringing Hope and Healing to the World's Forgotten Poor $15.00 AUD
Mercy Ships. Lindale, Texas. 2012. 2nd edition. VIII, 225 PP with b/w illustrations, including 8 pages of plans "Ship Specifications", plus 8 pages with 19 colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 23 x 15.2. 9780986028434
19210 STEVENS, Edward F. SHIPPING PRACTICE, with a consideration of the Law relating thereto $10.00 AUD
Sir Isaac Pitman. London. 1957. 8th edition of the 1932 original, with a foreword by Lord Essendon. X, 172 PP with few figures, plus 7 folded plates Forms and Documents. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped and with a few chips). Foxing of both endpapers and edges. Very good. 22.2 x 14.
Shipping Company - Shipowner and merchant - Bills of Lading... General Average... P & I Clubs - Definitions and abbreviations (5 pages).
56276 STEWART, A. J. MERCHANT SHIPS: WORLD BUILT, Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1963 - Volume XII $20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles & John de Graff. London & New York. 1964. 1st Ed., Volume XII, 1964. 176 PP with 1 graph, tables & bw illust. (photos & plans). Fp: Forcados, 8,150 tons d.w. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (Montreal City). Faint foxing. Near fine. Oblong: 15 x 23.
41261 STEWART, I. G. BRITISH TRAMPS and their Peacetime Contribution to World Shipping History $125.00 AUD
Ian Stewart Marine Publications. Perth. 1997. 1st Ed. VI, 514 PP with over 110 plans & profiles, and 880 b/w photos. Fp: "Imperial Valley". Pictorial laminated boards. Dedicatory note on front endpaper, dated and signed by the author. Newspaper clipping dated 7 June 1998, on this book and its author loosely inserted. Fine. 30.5 x 22. 0646222716
The British tramp ship: background, development, new trends in designs during the late 1950s. British Standard tramps, and Liberty Ship replacements...
56667 STEWART, I. G. THE SHIPS THAT SERVE NEW ZEALAND, Volume 1: British and European Line $25.00 AUD
A.H. & A.W. Reed. Wellington. 1964. 1st Ed. Preface by W. C. Comber. 255 PP with 156 b/w illust. plus 12 pages with 17 colour illust. FEP: Routes of vessels engaged in NZ, UK, Europe trade. REP: Mediterranean, North Sea & the Channel. Hard cover. Covers laminated with clear plastic. Copy lacking the title page. Fleet List (3 folds) of Shaw Savill Group, April 1973, tipped in on the half title page. Some clippings of magazines, losely inserted. Good working copy. 24.7 x 19.3.
63023 STEWART, I. G. LIBERTY SHIPS IN PEACETIME, and Their Contribution to World Shipping History $120.00 AUD
Ian Stewart Marine Publications. Rockingham Beach, W.A. 1992. 1st edition limited to 500 numbered copies. (2), 322 PP profusely illustrated with b/w & colour photos. Fp: "Pacific Nomad". Pictorial laminated boards. Certificate pasted down on front endpaper, hand numbered (054/500), dated and signed by the author. A tiny bump to top front corner, o/wise a fine copy. 30 x 21.5. 0646059874
The standard tramp vessel designed to last a few months & its contribution to the Allied Forces' war effort.
69518 STEWART, I. G. LIBERTY SHIPS IN PEACETIME, and Their Contribution to World Shipping History $80.00 AUD
Ian Stewart Marine Publications. Rockingham Beach, W.A. 1992. 1st edition limited to 500 copies. Forewoird by Frank Broeze. (6), 322 PP profusely illustrated with b/w & colour photos. Fp: Pacific Nomad. Laminated pictorial boards. Front endpaper with dedicatory note to the previous owner, dated and signed by the author. Fine. 30 x 21.5. 0646059874
The standard tramp vessel designed to last a few months & its contribution to the Allied Forces' war effort.
44057 STONE, Craig, BRIGNALL, John, & COWIE, David & Linda STONES OF REMEMBRANCE - Mercy Ships Pacific - The First Decade $15.00 AUD
Marine Reach. Tauranga, New Zealand. 2000. 1st Ed. 112 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 21. 0473070030
On board ships servicing isolated islands. Faith and healing (minor surgery, dental assistance, eye problems, etc....).
43754 STREATER, R. A. & GREENMAN, Corps Cdr D. G. TALBOT-BOOTH'S MERCHANT SHIPS - Supplement Number 1 $5.00 AUD
Marinart / Kogan Page. London. 1978. 1st Ed. No pagination, 58 PP with 28 drawings (scale 200' to 1). Soft cover, spiral bound. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 30 x 21. 0904478335
Supplement: new drawings and index.
43755 STREATER, R. A. & GREENMAN, Corps Cdr D. G. TALBOT-BOOTH'S MERCHANT SHIPS - Supplement Number 2 $5.00 AUD
Marinart / Kogan Page. London. 1979. 1st Ed. No pagination, 54 PP with 30 drawings (scale 200' to 1). Soft cover, spiral bound. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 30 x 21. 0904478343
Marinart/Kogan Page. London. 1979. 1st Ed. 523 PP with approx. 4,500 drawings of an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 vessels (scale 200' to 1). Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket has some nicks/closed tears, somewhat sunned spine. Stamp of previous owner on inside front cover. Contents are near fine. 30.2 x 21.6. 0850381398
A massive work with technical details of the vessels including coding sequences, flag, country and year built, gross tonnage, length and draught, machinery and speed, plus details of names, sister and similar ships.
Marinart/Kogan Page. London. 1978. 1st Ed. 208 PP with over 1400 line drawings in text. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket has a few nicks and closed tears. Stamp of previous owner on inside front cover, o/wise contents near fine. 30.2 x 21.6. 0850381363
Covers vessels with engines aft and with either bridges amidships or right forward. Over 2600 ships with over 1400 drawings at (scale: 200' to 1).
48294 STRONG, L. A. G. FLYING ANGEL - The story of the Missions to Seamen $15.00 AUD
Methuen & Co. London. 1956. 1st Ed. X, 189 PP, plus 16 pages with 12 b/w photos. Fp: The Rev. John Ashley, Pioneer Chaplain in the Bristol Channel. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.2 x 14.2.
41736 SUPPLY VESSELS OFFSHORE SUPPLY AND SUPPORT VESSELS - WORLDWIDE - 1981 $10.00 AUD
Offerpace Ltd. Stanford-Le-Hope. 1981. 1st Ed. 160 PP with tables and 35 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (Smit-Lloyd 71). Note on title-page, o/wise fine. Small format:15 x 10.5.
Over 2000 supply vessels and other craft listed.
67674 SWAN, Andrew & MACFAYDEN, Dugald THE REMARKABLE STORY OF ANDREW SWAN $45.00 AUD
Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1933. 1st Ed. 254 PP. FEP: Map of the North Island of New Zealand. REP: Map of "Oceania", Central Pacific. Cloth cover, chipped dust jacket. Offsetting on endpapers. Occasional foxing. Very good. 22.2 x 15.
... being a record of his experiences, of his shipwreck (in the Central Pacific), and of his many escapes ...
49885 SWEETLAND, W. W. THE IMPACT OF MINERAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE GROWTH OF AUSTRALIAN PORTS $10.00 AUD
IAPH / International Association of Ports and Harbors. Melbourne. 1969. 1st Ed. 28 PP, plus 1 folded map Australia Bulk Mineral Loading Ports. Soft cover. Near fine. 24.5 x 17.8.
Paper presented, at the Sixth Biennial I.A.P.H. Conference, Melbourne, March 1969. General Manager, Engineering and Development , The Broken Hill Proprietary Coy. Ltd.
40961 SYME, Marten A. LIFEBOATS FOR VICTORIA - The story of lifeboats and their crews in Victoria 1856 - 1979 $20.00 AUD
Roebuck Press. Port Fairy, Victoria. 2001. 1st Ed., No. 55 in the Roebuck Society Publication series. XVI, 80 PP with tables, 2 sketches, plans (2 of lifeboats and 5 of ports and bays), and 48 photos (8 colour and 40 b/w). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 21 x 22. 0957929501
67038 SÖDERBERG, Bertil GÖTEBORGS MARITIMA CENTRUM - GUIDE (Svenska, English & Deutsch) $15.00 AUD
Göteborgs Maritima Centrum. Göteborg. 1988. Trilingual edition. 32 PP with b/w illustrations (1 set of sketch plans of a monitor and 49 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Text in Swedish, English and German. Front cover with creases and signs of old water damage which are also present inside (a little ruffling). Still a good copy. 29.7 x 21.
Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1936. April 1936 reprint of the March 1929 original. 316 PP. Hard cover, decorated (in blind) front cover, dj. Dust jacket with chips. Top edge tinted. Slight ageing of paper, o/wise near fine. 18 x 11.5
Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London. 1943. 44 PP (adverts), followed by 816 pages with b/w illust. throughout. Orig. navy blue cloth cover, title in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine. Signs of speckling on covers, top and bottom of sunned spine are frayed, small piece of front hinge missing, o/wise this scarce edition is internally very good. Oblong: 22.8 x 32.
With 1 map, 900 half-tone photos, 2,400 line drawings of ships, 800 line drawings of House Flags and 1,520 line drawings of funnels for recognition. (All illustrations are in b/w: war necessity). 9 pages of German, Italian and Japanese recognition silhouettes of planes, and 10 bw photos with caption Sea Power saves the world).
Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London. 1942. 1942 edition. 44 PP (advert) followed by 744 PP with b/w illust. throughout. Original navy blue cloth cover, title in blind on front board and gilt on spine. Clear plastic protection pasted down on outside covers and their inside. Signatures of previous owners on title page, and their stamp on title page and endpapers. Oblong: 22.8 x 32.
Contains over 900 half-tone illustrations and 2400 line drawings of ships and 700 line drawings of house flags and 1500 line drawings of funnels for recognition.
46785 TALBOT-BOOTH, Eric C. (editor) MERCHANT SHIPS 1955 - Volume 2, No. 3 $5.00 AUD
Author. Canterbury. c. 1955. Volume 2, No. 3. No pagination, 20 PP with 1 figure and b/w illustrations (44 funnels, 94 profiles/silhouettes). Soft cover. Foxing. Very good. 21 x 17.5.
Marinart/Kogan Page. London. 1977. 1st Ed. 380 PP with 29 pages indexing around 10,000 ships and some 4000 drawings (scale 200' to 1). Hard cover, dj. (price clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 30.2 x 21.6. 0904478327
Merchant vessels with engines and bridge: amidships & three-quarters aft.
75066 TALBOT-BOOTH, Lt. Cdr. E. C. (editor) HIS MAJESTY'S MERCHANT NAVY $45.00 AUD
Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London. c. 1942. 2nd edition. XX, 556 PP with line drawings and b/w photos, plus 1 large folded plate with 23 ship's silhouettes, 10 plates on double page (1 in b/w and 9 in colour), 6 folded plates (2 maps of British fishing ports & British Empire & 4 plans). Fp: Red Ensign. Cloth covers, title on spine. Covers and hinges rubbed and soiled, spine faded. Folded plate "Comparative Sizes of Typical vessels ..." repaired. Good copy of a scarce title. Small oblong: 10.7 x 14.
Compendium of the British Merchant Navy at the beginning of WWII. Very interesting scarce book.
44178 TARGETT, R. S. (editor) JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - Annual Review 1964 $35.00 AUD
The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. Liverpool. 1964. Yearly publication. 368 PP with advertisements, and b/w illustrations (maps, plans, photos...). Pictorial soft cover (lightly rubbed), o/wise near fine. 28.4 x 21.6.
Annual Review of Shipping, Shipbuilding, Marine Engineering, Marine Insurance and kindred subjects during the year 1964. Shipping in the computer age...
48703 TAYLOR, Boswell, WEST, John, BAREHAM, John D. et al. Picture Teach Yourself SHIPS $10.00 AUD
Knight Books / Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1977. 2nd impression of the 1977 edition (1969 original: Picture Reference Ships). 32 PP with over 200 b/w illustrations. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 20.3 x 15. 0340215550
70152 THOMAS, Captain D. C. BULL FORT HAS BEEN LISTED and other Articles $30.00 AUD
Author / Harbour Master Humber. Hull. 1988. August 1988 edition. Introduction by A. G. Bell, Malet Lambert High School. (8), 37, (5) PP with b/w illustrations by E. (Ted) Beaumont (covers, frontispiece and 6 tail pieces), plus 7 plates: frontispiece, 1 photo, 1 newspaper clipping, 1 plan and 3 extracts of charts (2 of them folded). Stapled card covers, illustrated front and back. Near fine. 26 x 18.5.
Fort built at the mouth of the Humber during WWI and decommissioned in 1956.
74913 THOMAS, David THE RIGHT KIND OF BOY:- A Portrait of The British Sea Apprentice 1930-1980 $35.00 AUD
Phaiacia. Ystradowen, Camarthenshire. 2004. 1st Ed. XVIII, 418 PP with 5 facsimiles of "Certificate of Competency", plus 32 plates wiith 59 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on both endpapers and the 3 outside edges. A fine copy. 25.8 x 19.3. 9780954198114
15982 THOMAS, Mifflin SCHOONER FROM WINDWARD - Two Centuries of Hawaiian Inter-island Shipping $15.00 AUD
University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 1983. 1st Ed. (8), 239 PP with 7 maps & 66 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Neat name of previous owner at top of FFEP, o/wise a fine copy. 24.2 x 21.5. 0824807995
The transition from canoe to sailing ship, to the steam ship followed by the tug & barge combination, intermingled with the history of the archipelago.
46102 THOMSON, Warwick AN INNOCENT ABOARD $20.00 AUD
Heritage Press. Auckland. 2003. 1st Ed. 142, (1) PP with 1 map and 17 b/w photos. Fp: Map with route of S.S. Waimana in 1950. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 09008708602
First experiences at sea during a 2 and a half month voyage on the S.S. Waimana of Shaw Savill Line Crossing in 1950: Auckland, Sydney, South Africa, Glasgow.
20904 THORNTON, R. H. BRITISH SHIPPING $5.00 AUD
University Press. Cambridge. 1959. 2nd Ed. of the 1939 original, in the English Institutions series. VIII, 274 PP plus 16 pages with 25 bw photos. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Bookplate with the compliments of Alfred Holt & Co. pasted down the front endpaper. Stamp of previous owner on title page and inside front cover. A little light foxing, o/wise near fine. 20.4 x 13.5.
Historical survey of the British Mercantile Marine, from the arrival of steam. Developments since 1946, effects of war and the cold war. Different types of ships for different types of trade.
40405 THORNTON, R. H. BRITISH SHIPPING $10.00 AUD
University Press. Cambridge. 1959. 2nd edition of the 1939 original, in the English Institutions series. VIII, 274 PP, plus 16 pages with 25 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (price clipped and a few rubs). Discreet stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 20.4 x 13.5.
Historical survey of the British Mercantile Marine, from the arrival of steam. Developments since 1946, effects of war and the cold war. Different types of ships for different types of trade.
60338 TOMPKINS, Robert (Bob) COMPENDIUM OF AUSTRALASIAN MERCHANT SHIPS 1831 - 2008 $80.00 AUD
Nautical Association of Australia Inc. Melbourne. 2008. 1st Ed. 316 PP. Pictorial soft cover. A fine copy. Scarce. Oblong: 21 x 29.7. 9780959907995
A listing of non-sail-powered Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific merchant ships.
66392 TRAVEL SEA and AIR SERVICES between AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND $5.00 AUD
New Zealand Government Tourist Bureau. Melbourne & Sydney. 1958. Folded flyer. 3 folds with Time Table (May 1958 - May 1959) and Fare List on the inside. Folded format: 18.7 x 14.5.
Projected Steamer Sailings to New Zealand 1958 / 1959.
62087 TREDREE, H. L. THE STRANGE ORDEAL OF THE "NORMANDIER" $15.00 AUD
Little Brown and Company. Boston. 1958. 1st US edition. Published in the UK as "Blackwater". (6), 231 PP. Fp: Map of North Atlantic. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, dust jacket is a little rubbed, o/wise a near fine copy. 21 x 14.
A few days after the end of WWI, the rescue of SS Normandier, when all the crew were sick with Blackwater fever. Bound for Halifax, she was rerouted to Bermuda with the help of crew members from the USS Sherman and USS Antigone.
74966 The Trident THE TRIDENT, incorporating "Blue Peter" - (Magazine of the Sea - Vol. 10 No. 115) $10.00 AUD
The Trident. London. 1948 November 1948 issue. 437- 476 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, paintings and photos). Pictorial soft covers, front ("Morning Mist", by Guy Silhouette). Spine reinforced (clear plastic acid free tape). Contents near fine. 30 x 22.
Some Naval Portraits, by Oliver-Warner. The Antarctic Dispute: British Administration in the Falkland Islands. Among the rigging, by A. Seaman. ... Launch of the Himalaya, largest and fastest P. & O. Liner.
74967 The Trident THE TRIDENT, incorporating "Blue Peter" - (Magazine of the Sea - Vol. 12. No. 133) $10.00 AUD
The Trident. London. 1950. May 1950 issue. 181- 224 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, paintings and photos). Pictorial soft covers, front ("barges", by Winston Mergoran). Spine reinforced (clear plastic acid free tape). Contents near fine. 30 x 22.
Sailing the "Warspite" pages 190 to 193), by Alan Villiers. Fisheries of the Indian Ocean, by E.R. Yarham. ...
74969 The Trident THE TRIDENT, incorporating "Blue Peter" - (Magazine of the Sea - Vol. 14. No. 158) $10.00 AUD
The Trident. London. 1952. June 1952 issue. 209- 252 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, paintings and photos). Pictorial soft covers, front (yacht "Samuel Pepys". Spine reinforced (clear plastic acid free tape). Contents near fine. 30 x 22.
Bermuda Race, by Peregrine. Shipwrights of Buckler's Hard, by Alan C. Jenkins.
74970 The Trident THE TRIDENT, incorporating "Blue Peter" - (Magazine of the Sea - Vol. 14. No. 162) $10.00 AUD
The Trident. London. 1952. October 1952 issue. 389- 432 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, paintings and photos). Pictorial soft covers, front (A Halcyon Sea"). Spine reinforced (clear plastic acid free tape). Contents near fine. 30 x 22.
A salvage job, with the deep-sea tug "Turmoil" and "Empire Dolphin". Among the Lotus Eaters (Island of Djerba, Tunisia)), by Reg Butler.
63160 TROUP, Kenneth D. TUG & SALVAGE WORLD ANNUAL REVIEW 1992/93 $15.00 AUD
TRP Magazines. London. 1993. Annual edition. 96 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (plans & photos). Pictorial soft cover ("Mereksen"). Name of previous owner at top of "Contents" page. Fine. 29.6 x 21. 0947637567
73886 TUMA, Ing. J. THE PICTORIAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TRANSPORT $35.00 AUD
Hamlyn. London. 1979. 1st English edition. 495 PP with 91 colour and over 634 b/w illustrations (artworks, drawings, graphs, paintings and photos). Cloth covers, title (silver lettering) on front board and spine, dj. Near fine. 22.7 x 16. 0600387623
15918 TUTE, Warren ATLANTIC CONQUEST, The Ships and the Men of the North Atlantic Passenger Services, 1816-1961 $5.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1962. 1st Ed. 247 PP, plus 32 pages with 53 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, dj (chipped). Ex library copy with a few library markings. Good reading copy. 21.5 x 14.
The battle for international prestige and the commercial rivalry between the packets sailing each side of the Atlantic.
40535 TUTE, Warren ATLANTIC CONQUEST - The Ships and the Men of the North Atlantic Passenger Services, 1816-1961 $10.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1962. 1st Ed. 247 PP, plus 32 pages with b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Neat stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
The battle for international prestige and the commercial rivalry between the packets sailing each side of the Atlantic.
51987 UDEN, Grant BRITISH SHIPS AND SEAMEN. A Short History (in Two Books) $10.00 AUD
Macmillan / St Martin's Press. London. 1969. 1st Ed., in Sources of History series. Book One: 88 PP with 6 diagrams & charts, and 25 b/w illustrations. Book Two: 96 PP with 32 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Rubbed patch at top corner of front cover. Faint stains on outside edges. Very good. 21.5 x 15
Book One: The Ships. Book Two: The Seamen.
69303 UGLOW, Captain Jim SAILORMAN - A Barge-Master's Story $25.00 AUD
Conway. Greenwich. 1975. 1st Ed. 164 PP, plus 16 pages with 27 b/w photos by Tony Farnham. Fp: Captain Navvy Brooks, the Author and "Passengers". Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.5. 0851770851
In London River and the Docks, they call the sailing Bargeman "Sailorman". Not the last, but one of the very best "Sailormen".
75006 UPTON, Vernon G.A. UPON THEIR LAWFUL OCCASIONS: Reflections of a Merchant Navy Officer During Peace and War $20.00 AUD
Matador. Leicester. 2004. 1st Ed. XI, 444 PP with b/wx illustations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23 x 15.5. 1904744257
Covers the author's 27 wartime ocean passages in nine ships, including personal experiences of a number of his fellow officers and friends. WWII claimed the lives of 30,248 British merchant seaman and a total of over 50, 000 merchant seamen of all nationalities.
Vacuum Oil Company. New York. 1927. 1st Ed. 72 PP with 9 tail pieces and 54 figures (drawings in b/w or with colour). Stitched pictorial card covers. Front cover with small chip. A few pages with very small closed tears, o/wise a very good clean copy of a scarce item. 28 x 22.8.
Contents: Main Turbine and Reduction Gear Lubrication, Other Machinery in Engineer's Department, Deck Machinery and Steering Equipment, Lubricartion Practice ...
45037 Van DAM, W. TE ROER EN TE WAAK $10.00 AUD
Bosch & Keuning N.V. Baarn. 1946. 1st Ed. 259 PP with 1 map, and 56 figures, plus 2 folded plates (1 world map, 1 ship's plans) and 24 pages with 50 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, cloth spine. Corners of covers rubbed. Slight ageing of paper. Foxing spots on outside edges and few pages. Very good. Dutch text. 24.8 x 16.5.
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.
45042 VAN DER MEULEN, Dirk JAARBOEK 1991 - BINNENVAART $10.00 AUD
Alkmaar. 1991. De Alk B.V. 1st Ed. 144 PP with graphs and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Dutch text. 30.2 x 21.5. 9060135040
19227 VAPALAHTI, Hannu (editor) FINNISH ILLUSTRATED LIST OF SHIPS 1982 $20.00 AUD
Author. Helsinki. 1982. 1st Ed. (2), 38 PP with 101 bw photos and 99 sketch-plans & silhouettes, plus 2 pages with call signs of Finnish registered vessels. Illustrated card cover. Very good. 29.8 x 21.
List of the Finnish Merchant ships over 300 Gross Register Tonnage.
74049 VEITCH, Robert PECULIARITIES AND PROBLEMS OF WATER TRANSPORT IN THE RIVER PLATE $25.00 AUD
Institute of Transport - Argentine and River Plate Centre. Buenos Aires. 1944. 1st Ed. No. 3, Session 1944 26 PP. Soft covers with light soiling, title on front covr. Contents near fine. 25.5 x 18.
61201 VERCOE, Graham BOW WAVES ON THE WAIKATO $10.00 AUD
43184 VIERUS, Dieter KABELLEGER AUS ALLER WELT $10.00 AUD
Steiger. Solingen, Germany. 1989. 1st Ed., in Bibliothek der Schiffstypen series. 148 PP with over 150 b/w illustrations (5 maps, 8 plans of ships, 3 cutaways... engravings and photos). Fp: Great Eastern. FEP: Plan of the cable ship von Podbielski. REP: Plan of the Japanese cable ship KDD Maru. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. German text. 22.5 x 20. 392595208X
Cableships of the world.
15985 VILLAR, Captain Roger PIRACY TODAY - Robbery and Violence at Sea since 1980 $20.00 AUD
Conway Maritime Press. London. 1985. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 12 pages of maps, plans and graphs. Fp: Bow and arrow men. Hard cover, dj. A fine copy. 24 x 16. 0851773575
Log of attacks between 1980 & 1985, the extent of attacks on merchant men & yachts.
18590 VILLAR, Captain Roger MERCHANT SHIPS AT WAR - The Falklands Experience $15.00 AUD
Conway / Lloyd's of London Press. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 190 PP, (2 Index) with 132 b/w illust. (plan, paintings, photos...) in text. Fp: The Atlantic Conveyor in her aircraft ferry role. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on FFEP, o/wise fine. 25 x 19. 0851772986
53865 VILLIERS, Alan AND NOT TO YIELD - A Story of the Outward Bound $30.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London 1953. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 14 b/w illustrations by Jean Main & David Cobb. Fp: A photo of Warspite. Decorated hard cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket slightly rubbed. Squiggle on front endpaper. Faint foxng. Very good. 19.5 x 14.
A cruise of the training ketch Warspite around Ireland with 12 boys from the Outward Bound Sea School, of Aberdovey.
74978 VILLIERS, Alan 'THE NAVIGATORS' AND THE MERCHANT NAVY $45.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1957. 1st Ed. 58 PP with 7 headpieces (line drawings by Commander C. H. Williams), plus 12 pages with 17 b/w photos.. Hard covers, gilt title on front board, clear plastic protection. Ex library copy with bookplate on front endpaper which is rubbed, stamps on verso of title page and envelope on rear endpaper. Still a very good copy a scarce book. Small format: 18.5 x 11.3.
Record of an underwriter "The Navigators & General Insurance Company Limited" which specialised in the insurance requirements of Merchant Navy Officers.
18671 VILLIERS, Alan & LITTLEHALES, Bates CHANNEL CRUISE TO GLORIOUS DEVON (in National Geographic Magazine - Volume 124, No.2, 1963) $10.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1963. Vol. 124, No. 2, August 1963. Pages 208-259 with 2 maps, 1 engraving & 57 photos (55 in colour) by Bates Littlehales. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.4 x 17.4.
On the Ketch Tectona.
73297 VOIS, Paul PRISONS FLOTTANTES $125.00 AUD
Editions Delmas. Bordeaux / Paris. 1946. 1st Ed. 365 PP with 1 tail piece, 1 map and 19 other sketches, plus 2 folded maps. Rebacked copy retaining original soft covers. Half bound, gilt devices and title on the leather spine with 5 raised bands. Slight ageing of paper and foxing. Near fine. French text. 25.2 x 17.
The author, Manager of Société Le Nickel and its smelting plant in Nouméa, was captured by the German raider Orion, after the sinking of the nickel ore carrier "Notou" off New Caledonia, on 16 August 1940, and landed in Bordeaux, France by the Ermland, on 4th April 1941.
46033 von MUNCHING, L. L. DE NEDERLANDSE KOOPVAARDIJVLOOT 1955-1956 $10.00 AUD
C. De Boer Jr. Amsterdam. 1955. Yearly edition. 112 PP, plus 12 pages with 24 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Head and foot of spine frayed and repaired, o/wise very good. Dutch text. 24.2 x 16.2.
Fleet list of the Dutch merchant navy.
46025 VREUGDENHIL, A. SCHEEPSBRANDEN OORZAKEN EN BESTRIDJDING $15.00 AUD
H. J. Paris. Amsterdam. 1936. 1st Ed. (4), 316, XIV PP with 4 tables and 11 figures, plus 8 plates with 13 b/w photos and 2 folded plates. Fp: Vergelijking, 1780. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Near fine. Dutch text. 23.6 x 16.
Fires on board ships.
73514 WAKE-WALKER, Edward LOST PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) $65.00 AUD
Lifeboats / Sutton Publishing. Stroud, Gloucestershire. 2004. 1st Ed. XIV, 176 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 map of the British Isles with location of Lifeboat stations, 1 drawing ""Rocket and Breeches buoy equipment", 2 sets of plans of lifeboats and 134 b/w photos. Inside back cover: profiles of 15 Lifeboats in the RNLI Fleet. Hard covers, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 25.5 x 25.5. 9780750937184
69621 WAKE-WALKER, Edward, DEANE, Heather & PURCHES, Georgette LIFEBOAT!: Royal National Lifeboat Institution $20.00 AUD
Ian Allan Ltd. London. 1989. 1st Ed. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Inside front cover: map of the British Isles with location of Lifeboat stations. Inside back cover: profiles of 15 Lifeboats in the RNLI Fleet. Pictorial front and back card covers. Fine. 28.5 x 21. 0711018359
14881 WALSH, Richard KATHLEEN - The Biography of a Sailing Barge $25.00 AUD
Terence Dalton. Lavenham, U.K. 1986. 1st Ed. X, 190 PP with 106 b/w illust. (line of ships, photos). Fp: Undersail. Eps: Harbour, docks & wharves served by the sailing barge Kathleen. Hard cover, dj. Foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 23.2 x 28.2. 0861380460
The Kathleen, launched at Gravesend in 1901, and now a houseboat in Holland. Construction, sailing, owners, crew & refitting.
55342 WATSON, Nigel SUNDERLAND MARINE, Mutual Insurance Company Limited: THE FIRST 125 YEARS $25.00 AUD
Sunderland Marine. Durham, UK. 2007. 1st Ed. (5), VII, 132 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.3 x 19.4.
Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance Company Limited: 125 years, 1882-2007.
63206 WEIR, Marie FERRIES IN SCOTLAND $10.00 AUD
John Donald Publishers Ltd. Edinburgh. 1988. 1st Ed. VII, 204 PP with 57 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on half title page. Fine. 21.4 x 13.5. 0859762351
54331 WELLINGTON BYLAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE WELLINGTON HARBOUR BOARD $10.00 AUD
Wellington Harbour Board. Wellington. 1977. Reprinted with Amendments and Additions, July 1977. 11 PP, (2 metrication). Soft cover. Very good. Small format: 17 x 11.5.
69355 WEST, Douglas PORTRAIT OF A SEASIDE TOWN - Historic Photographs from the Douglas West Collection $15.00 AUD
Whitstable, Kent. 1987. Emprint Publications / Douglas West. 3rd edition of the 1984 original. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map, 2 facsimiles of documents and 144 photos). Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 21 x 14. 0950856444
52334 WESTERMAN, Arthur B., COSTELLO, John C. Jr., FREUNDENREICH, Leo, B et al. BLUE BOOK OF COASTAL VESSELS SOUTH VIETNAM / THANH-THU' VÊ' TAU THUYÊN CÂN DUYÊN MIÊN NAM VIÊT-NAM $200.00 AUD
Remote Area Conflict Information Center, Battelle Memorial Institute / Office of the Secretary of Defense & Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces. Columbus, USA. 1967. 1st Ed. XVI, 556 pp with hundreds of b/w illustrations (drawings, maps, plans, sketches and photos). Cloth cover, illustration on front cover Type C1-T12), title in Vietnamese and English on front cover and spine. Text in English and Vietnamese. Few pages with foxing spots or lightly soiled. Very good. Scarce. Oblong: 22.2 x 28.5.
Pages 1 to 17: Origin / Evolution of South Vietnamese Boats. Pages 19 to 27: Religious / Folklore Influences on S. Vietnamese Boats. Pages 29 to 38: Fish Types and Fishing Areas. Pages 39 to 55: Fishing Techniques and Equipment. Pages 57 to 78: Construction Methods and Materials. Pages 79 to 93: Detection clues for stop and search operation. Pages 95 to 116: Registration / Identification of Vessels and Crew. Pages 117 to 471: Wooden-Hulled Coastal Vessels. Pages 473 to 556: Steel-Hulled Coastal Freighters.
74931 WHARTON, F. R. BROWN'S SEAMAN'S WAGES CALCULATOR $15.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd. Glasgow. 1953. Reprint of the 1952 edition. (5), 216, (2) PP, plus a 2 page "Wages Calculated at 10/- per Month for 12 Months" loosely inserted. Hard covers, title on front board and spine. Name of previous owner on FEP. Near fine. 15.5 x 12.
From 1 day to 12 months / From 2s, 6 d. to £100 per month. An oddity of days long gone.
42397 WHEELER, Harold (editor) THE WONDERFUL STORY OF THE SEA $10.00 AUD
Odhams Press Ltd. London. c. 1938. 1st Ed. 512 PP with 510 b/w illustrations. Title page: Lighthouse. Eps: Painting by C. A. Wilkinson. Cloth cover, device in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine. Name of previous owner on verso of front endpaper. Foxing on endpapers, outside edges, and few pages, o/wise very good. 25.3 x 18.5.
A mine of information of life at sea. From Log to Luxury Liner, Secrets of the Engine-room, Surgery for Ships, Smuggling and Wrecking, Famous Ports and Docks, Laying the First Atlantic Cable, perils of the Ocean Highway, Stowaways, Mutineers, Castaways, Disasters and Mysteries, Beauty in Sail, Beauty in Steam....
63127 WHITE, Richard (editor) SIGNIFICANT SMALL VESSELS OF 1991 $25.00 AUD
RINA / The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1992. 1992 edition. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (plans & photos). Pictorial soft cover (Jet Raider III). Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. 28.5 x 21. 0903055147
Study of 24 vessels.
63188 WIDDOWS, Nick FERRIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES 1995 $10.00 AUD
Ferry Publications. Kilgetty, Wales. 1995. 1st Ed. 128 PP with advertisements, b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on inside front cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 1871947294
74066 WILLIAM RICHARDS / SHAW SAVILL LINE ADJUSTMENT OF GENERAL AVERAGE, PARTICULAR AVERAGE ON SHIP (WAR AND MARINE RISKS), CLAIM UNDER THE COLLISION CLAUSE AND DIVISION OF NET AMOUNT RECOVERED IN COLLISION PROCEEDINGS. Per "DOMINION MONARCH" $250.00 AUD
William Richards & Son, Average Adjusters. London. 1947. Adjuster Report, 7th August 1947. 210 PP (typescript with 9 of them large folded pages). Card covers, stitched gatherings, short title on front cover, full title on back cover, cloth tape spine. Last page of this 1947 report signed by William Richards, and with stamp in blind of the "Average Adjusters Members Association". Covers lightly dust soiled. Very good. A scarce item. Foolscap size : 31.5 x 21.8.
Very detailed history of accidents, mishaps (heavy weather, collision, etc...) during 10 voyages of the "Dominion Monarch" February 1939 to October 1943.
35870 WILLIAMS, David L. WHITE'S OF COWES - 'White's-built, well-built!' $25.00 AUD
Silver Link Publishing. Peterborough, UK. 1993. 1st Ed., in the Maritime Heritage series. 96 PP with 1 family tree, 8 plans and 160 b/w illust. Half title page: Launch of the destroyer Fury, 10 September 1934. Title page: HMS Faulknor. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.4. 1957940113
The history and heritage of a famous shipbuilder, based on original manuscript notes by Raymond F. Sprake.
39364 WILLIAMS, David L. SEA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT $10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1988. 1st Ed. 128 PP with tables, sketches, maps, and 61 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 18.4 x 11.8. 0711017735
62407 WILLIAMS, David L. & DE KERBRECH, Richard FERRIES AND PLEASURE STEAMERS - A Colour Portfolio $15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 2008. 1st Ed. 80 PP with colour photos. Title page: Jubilee Queen, in the River Camel estuary. Pictorial laminated boards. Faint foxing. Fine. Oblong: 19.2 x 24.5. 9780711032729
41912 WILSON, J. Havelock MY STORMY VOYAGE THROUGH LIFE - Vol. I $20.00 AUD
Co-operative Printing Society. London. 1925. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Sir Walter Runciman. (8), 288 PP, plus 21 plates on the 23 called for. Fp: Mr. and Mrs. Wilson with floral tributes. Cloth cover (some edges lightly rubbed), gilt title on front cover and spine. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Lacks plates facing pages 128 (outward bound) and 240 (the sailing ship "Min'y'don). Spine a little shaken and lightly sunned with wear at head and foot. Ageing of paper, o/wise very good. 21.6 x 14.3.
Early years at sea... Formation of the National Union of Seamen... Member of Parliament in 1893.
11483 WILSON, Neill C. HERE IS THE GOLDEN GATE, its History, its Romance and its Derring-Do $10.00 AUD
William Morrow. New York. 1962. 1st Ed. X, 244 PP with 2 maps on double page and 7 tail-pieces in text plus 16 pages with 15 b/w photos (1 double-page). Hard cover, dj. Name on inside front cover. Very good. 22 x 15.
Named at the time of the gold-rush to California, missed by the early explorers, its maritime past: clippers, lumber or fishing fleets.
64949 WILSON, Roy PASSENGER STEAMERS OF THE GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY $10.00 AUD
Twelveheads Press. Truro, Cornwall. 1991. 1st Ed. 96 PP with Fleet List and b/w illustrations (1 map, facsimile of a menu and 107 photos). Pictorial card cover. Inside covers with sellotape marks. Near fine. 19.6 x 21. 090629424X
71996 WINCHESTER, Clarence (editor) SHIPPING WONDERS OF THE WORLD, A Saga of the Sea in Story and Picture - Part 35: The "Sovereign of the Seas" $8.00 AUD
The Amalgamated Press. London. 1936. 6th October 1936, Part 35: 1003 - 1124 PP with 36 b/w illustrations, plus 1 photogravure plate in colour "Sovereign of the Seas", . Soft cover, pictorial front (Wolf lighthouse off Land's End, Cornwall). Near fine. 28 x 21.5.
... Russian Shipping, by Frank C. Bowen. ... The secret of the Niger, by Sidney Howard. The "Sovereign of the Seas". Gunboat patrols in China, by Hector C. Bywater.
35993 WINSTANLEY, Anthony (Tony) F. UNDER EIGHT FLAGS - An account of 55 years at sea - Volume I: 1937-1947 $30.00 AUD
Self-published. Victoria, B.C., Canada. 1995. 1st Ed. ("The Unexpurgated Version"). Foreword by Scott Leaney (1994) & Foreword by the author (1995). (6), VII, 211 PP with 2 maps, 2 colour illustrations and 31 b/w photos. Fp (in colour): The Mandalay. Title page: the Salween at Rangoon 1950. Pictorial card cover. Dedicatory note inside front cover dated and signed by the author. Covers a little soiled with a few small creases, o/wise fine. 21.6 x 14. 0969992009
Born in London in 1920, the author first went to sea at the age of 16. His first eleven years at sea. Sailing on cargo and passenger ships, even working in New Zealand for the N.Z. State Railway.
63619 WITTHÖFT, Hans Jürgen DIE BEDEUTUNG DER ENERGIERESERVEN AUS DER NORDSEE (in Marine-Rundschau - No.78, Issue 3, March 1981) $10.00 AUD
Bernard & Graefe Verlag. München. 1981. Contains article from P.157 to 165 with 15 b/w illustrations (1 profile , 1 plan, 1 silhouette and 11 photos. Soft cover. Near fine. German text. 29.8 x 21.
On the North Sea.
72176 WOOD, Robert WEST HARTLEPOOL -The Rise and Development of a Victorian New Town $20.00 AUD
Hartlepool County Borough. Hartlepool. 1969. 2nd edition of the 1967 original. XII, 178 PP with 9 maps, plus frontispiece and 16 b/w plates. Fp: Ralph Ward Jackson. Erratum slip tipped in on page 343. Hard cover, gilt title on spine. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.5.
14444 WOODMAN, Richard ARCTIC CONVOYS 1941-1945 $25.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1994. 1st Ed. XXVI, 532 PP with 7 maps (5 on full page), plus 16 pages with 34 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing on outside edges. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 24 x 16. 0719550793
The history of the 4 years of WWII when the Western Allies supplied arms and ammunitions to Soviet Russia.
55573 WORLD SHIP SOCIETY CALENDAR 1985 - WSPL $5.00 AUD
World Ship Society / World Ship Photo Library. Merton Park, London. 1985. 12 b/w photos and front cover Elizabeth Holt. Spiral bound. 30 x 21.2.
January to December 1985: Anglian - Barbados - St. Helier - Beira - Nieuw Amsterdam - Helene Waller - Ionic Ferry - Gunvor Maersk - Fellgarth - Caledonia - Rodopi - Explorer.
40156 WOTTON, The Honourable David (editor) MARITIME ACCIDENTS AND POLLUTION: Impacts on the marine environment from shipping operations $30.00 AUD
Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council. Canberra. 1995. 1st Ed. 50, (68) PP with 1 figure, plus 1 folded map (in colour). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.4 x 20.7. 0642194254
Paper for public comment. Shipping and environment. Current international and regional activities. Proposed action plan and consultation issues...
43238 YOUNG, Barbara & John ALL SORTS OF SHIPS $10.00 AUD
Hamlyn. London. 1972. 1st Ed. No pagination, 56 PP with 83 colour illustrations by John Young. Eps: shipping scene in Hong Kong. Laminated pictorial boards. Few foxing spots, o/wise very good. 32 x 23.3. 0600300978
36428 YOUNG, Victor SHIPS OF WELLINGTON - The past 50 Years $30.00 AUD
Nivic Maritime Books. Wellington. 1999. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 46 colour and 59 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Oblong: 22 x 24.7. 0473060248
