12372 ADAMS, Thomas A. IRISH NAVAL SERVICE
$30.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Kendal, Cumbria. 1982. 1st Ed. Monograph No. 4. 72 PP with 1 graph, 1 map, 4 plans, 12 bw photos and 2 pages with Naval Service Flags and Insignia of the Irish Naval Service. Soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0905617215
History of the Republic of Ireland Navy, since the birth of the Irish Free State on 15th January 1922.
17070 AIKMAN, Lonnelle NEW STARS FOR OLD GLORY (in National Geographic Magazine - Volume CXVI, No.1, 1959)
$15.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1959. Volume CXVI, No. 1, July 1959. Contains article between P. 86 and 121 with 11 b/w and 31 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.5x 17.5.
The United States flag (182 years old) has changed with the Nation, reflected its achievements, and shared its sorrows.
U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office. Washington. 1966. 2nd Ed. in the Special Publication series, SP-35. VI, 204 PP with tables and 44 figures in text. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Very good. 26.8 x 20.8.
From abioseston and ablation to zoogene and zooplankton.
16545 BANNISTER, Dr. Keith THE BOOK OF THE SHARK
$20.00 AUD
Sandstone. Sydney. 1996. Reprint of the 1989 original edition. 128, (1 addenda) PP with bw and colour illustrations. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 22.5. 1875986464
Anatomy of a shark. Shark senses, reproduction. Shark through history. Shark attack and conservation.
17002 BARNICHON, Gilles & NOIREL, Didier LES CAR-FERRIES CONSTRUITS EN FRANCE - FRENCH BUILT CAR FERRIES
$30.00 AUD
Editions Michel-Didier Vrac. Le Touvet, France. 1996. 1st Ed. 120 PP with 5 pages of tables with technical data and 65 bw photos in text. Pict. card cover. French and English text. Fine. Oblong: 22 x 24. 2910821056
The design and building of car ferries in France. History of 45 vessels built since the Compiègne in 1958.
62286 BEAGLEHOLE, J. C. THE DISCOVERY OF NEW ZEALAND
$35.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. London. 1961. 2nd edition of the 1939 original. XII, 102 PP, plus 7 b/w plates, & 1 folded chart at back. Fp: Portrait of James Cook. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (protected). Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 22.3 x 14.5.
The successive stages of the discovery of New Zealand.
16350 BENOIT, Norbert (editor) LA VIE OU LES AVENTURES DE J.B. TABARDIN DANS SES VOYAGES imaginé et commencé le premier janvier 1805 dans la Raveline de Bombay
$20.00 AUD
Editions Vizavi. Port Louis, ILe Maurice. 1993. 1st Ed. 236 PP with 5 maps & 5 colour illustrations by J.B. Tabardin. Pict. card cover. Fine. French text. 21.5 x 15. 9990337004
Jean-Baptiste Tabardin, a Creole from Mauritius, roamed the oceans as a French corsair and a libertine, fighting the British...
18125 BISHOP, Chris (editor) THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD SEA POWER
$10.00 AUD
Temple Press/Aerospace. London. 1989. Reprint of the 1988 original. 319 PP with 14 3-view and cutaway drawings, 250 colour profiles and over 500 photographs in text. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 30.2 x 23. 0600332748
44139 BLAKE, George THE BEN LINE - The History of William Thomson and Co. of Leith and Edinburgh, and of the Ships owned and managed by them 1825-1955
$20.00 AUD
Thomas Nelson. London. 1956. 1st Ed. X, 222 PP with 1 genealogical table, plus 30 pages with 1 map and 35 b/w illustrations. Fp: Ben Lomond at Hong Kong in 1890. FEP: 3 maps (North and Baltic Seas, the Firth of Forth, South East Asia). REP: Map of the world. Cloth cover, gilt House Flag on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Previous owner's neat stamp on FFEP and half-title-page. Dust jacket has a few chips and is protected. Occasional light foxing around edges, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.5.
18490 BRADFORD, Ernle THREE CENTURIES OF SAILING
$15.00 AUD
Country Life Limited. London. 1964. 1st Ed. 120 PP with 106 b/w illust. (paintings & photos). Fp: Colour painting by W. van der Velde the Younger: English Yachts at Sea. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj (price clipped). Foxing. Very good. 25.5 x 19.
British yachting which started in 1660 when the City Council of Amsterdam presented the yacht Mary to King Charles II.
13216 BRUCE, Robert H. (editor) THE MODERN INDIAN NAVY AND THE INDIAN OCEAN, Developments and Implications
$20.00 AUD
Centre for Indian Ocean Regional Studies. Perth. 1989. 1st Ed. No. 2 in Studies in Indian Ocean Maritime Affairs series X, 168 PP with 1 map and 6 tables in text. Card cover. Fine. 20.5 x 14.5. 0908155638
India and its Ocean, foundations of India Naval power, sources of this expansion, implications for Pakistan and Australia.
74362 BURGESS, J. Tom KNOTS TIES AND SPLICES, A Handbook for Seafarers, Travellers, & all who use Cordage with Historical, Heraldic, and Practical Notes
$30.00 AUD
E.W. Cole. Melbourne. No date. c. 1880's. VIII, 101 PP with over 185 figures in text. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, all edges tinted. A near fine copy of an early edition. 18.7 x 12.5.
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.
18648 CARRISON, Daniel J. THE NAVY FROM WOOD TO STEEL 1860-1890
$10.00 AUD
Franklin Watts. New York. 1965. 1st Ed. in the Watts Histories of the United States Navy series. (6), 186 PP plus 16 pages with 34 bw illust. Cloth cover, dj. (price clipped). Dust jacket chipped and rubbed. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 24 x 16.4.
The Civil War and the actions of the Union and Confederacy Navies. Subsequent changes in naval strategy and rise of steel hulls in combat.
19668 COOKE, Edward William SAILING VESSELS IN AUTHENTIC EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY ILLUSTRATIONS (Sixty Five Plates of Shipping and Craft)
$30.00 AUD
Dover. New York. 1989. Unabridged and unaltered republication of the 1831 original. (10), 65 PP with b/w plates by this renowned marine artist. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine. 27 x 21.2. 9780486261416
Reproduction of the plates from an unbound copy of the work in the Hart Nautical Collections, the MIT Museum.
12389 CRAMPTON, William THE WORLD OF FLAGS: A Pictorial History
$15.00 AUD
Studio Editions. London. 1990. 1st Ed. 160 PP with over 800 colour illust. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Very good. Large format : 33.5 x 23.5. 1851704264
Early origins of flags, flags at sea, flags as early political symbols, flag genealogy, modern political symbols, flags for special purposes, flags without end,..
15960 CROWDY, Michael LEIF HÖEGH & CO a/s OSLO - The Firm and the Fleet 1928-1968
$5.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Kendal, UK. 1968. 1st Ed. 63 PP with 4 line drawings, 8 portraits and 102 b/w photos. Inside back cover: House Flag and Funnels. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.
73724 DAMPIER, William A NEW VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD
$300.00 AUD
The Argonaut Press. London. 1927. Reprint of the 1697 original, with an introduction by Sir Albert Gray. Limited edition of 975 numbered copies on Japon Vellum (No. 703). XXXVII, (2), 376, (2) PP with 3 illustrations (2 facsimile of pages of Dampier's Journal), plus 1 portrait and 4 maps (3 of them folded). Quarter vellum, with gilt engraving on front cover and gilt title on spine, ribbon page-marker. Spine slightly soiled, with a small rubbed patch on fore hinge, and 2 short tears at head and foot. Still a very good copy. Scarce. 26.6 x 20.
A new voyage round the world describing the isthmus of America... the West coast of America between Tierra del Fuego and Mexico... New Holland, Sumatra...
18492 DAVIS, Charles G. THE BUILT-UP SHIP MODEL
$25.00 AUD
Dover Publications Inc. New York. 1989. Unabridged reprint of 1933 original. VIII, 206, (18 publications) PP with 92 b/w plans & sketches, plus 40 pages with 37 b/w plates. Fp: Model of United States Revenue Brig Washington. Stiff covers, pictorial front. Attractive bookplate pasted down on recto of frontispiece. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.5. 9780486261744
Modelling the US Brig Lexington.
15517 DAY, David CONTRABAND AND CONTROVERSY, The Customs History of Australia from 1901
$30.00 AUD
Australian Government Publishing Service. Canberra. 1996. 1st Ed. XXXIV, 558 PP with 112 b/w illustratrions, plus 24 pages with 44 colour plates. Eps. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on the inside of the dust jacket, o/wise fine. 25.9 x 18. 0644331518
Protection of the industry with tariffs, administration and implementation of the White Australia policy, censorship... war on drugs...
18649 DOAK, Frank ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, A Brief History
$10.00 AUD
AGPS / Department of Defence. Canberra. 1987. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 60 b/w & 18 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. Oblong: 21 x 29.5.
Macmillan. New York. 1967. 1st Ed. (8), 168 PP with tables & 1 plan plus 40 b/w photos. Fp: Frigate Constellation at anchor in Baltimore Harbour. Decorated cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). A very good copy. 23.8 x 16.
Guide to 33 American ships which can be seen from Massachusetts (USS Massachusetts) to Hawaii (Falls of Clyde). Classed according to US history/period: ships of colonization (Mayflower), windjammers (Star of India),..
17924 DYSON, John SPIRIT OF SAIL - CLIPPERS, WINDJAMMERS, AND TALL SHIPS
$10.00 AUD
David Bateman. Buderim. 1987. 1st Australian edition. Originally purblished in Canada by Key Porter Books. 176 PP, profusely illustrated with plans, b/w & colour photos. Eps. Hard cover, device in blind on front cover, dj. A little light foxing on prelims, o/wise near fine. 31.2 x 23.5. 0949135151
The call of the sea and the exaltation sailors experience as they brave wind and wave.
15518 EASTY, John MEMORANDUM OF THE TRANSACTIONS OF A VOYAGE FROM ENGLAND TO BOTANY BAY 1787-1793 - A First Fleet Journal
$45.00 AUD
Public Library of New South Wales / Angus and Robertson. Sydney. 1965. 1st edition in the William Dixson Foundation publication No. 4. X, 182 PP (4). Fp: Facsimile of page 94 of John Easty's journal. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, a few small nicks to the dj, o/wise near fine. 29.2 x 20.8.
Voyage on the first fleet transport "Scarborough".
36796 EDWARDS, Hugh PORT OF PEARLS - A History of Broome
$15.00 AUD
Author. Perth. 1983. 2nd edition of the 1983 original. (8), 199 PP, plus 22 pages with 32 b/w & 17 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22 x 14.2. 072701885X
Written for the centenary of the City of Broome: pearling, cyclones, the cosmopolitan society.
12382 FABB, J. (editor) VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN NAVY FROM OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
$15.00 AUD
B. T. Batsford Ltd. London. 1976. 1st Ed. Introduction by A. P. McGowan. No pagination. 144 pages with 172 b/w photos. Fp: Flag Captain HMS Majestic. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 25.4 x 19.2. 0713431229
Life and work at sea, training and leisure, campaigns, Royal Marines, Royal Navy, personalities and uniforms.
16553 FARINO, Teresa SHARKS
$10.00 AUD
Tiger Books International. London. 1995. Reprint of the 1990 original edition. 160 PP with colour photos throughout. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Fine. 36 x 25.5. 1855013940
Description in words and underwater photography of the life history and behaviour of sharks.
76697 FITCHETT, T. K. THE LONG HAUL - Ships on the England-Australia Run
$15.00 AUD
Rigby. Adelaide. 1980. 1st Ed. 95 PP with colour illust. Hard cover, dj. Oblong: 22.5 x 28.5. 0727010271
Passenger ships running the longest sea route in the world.
16913 FOWLER, William M. REBELS UNDER SAIL, The American Navy During the Revolution
$10.00 AUD
Charles Scribner's. New York. 1976. Book Club Edition of 1973 orig. 320 PP plus 16 pages with 20 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Very good. 21.3 x 14.
History of how the new American nation, a coalition of 13 colonies, built a navy to embark on a war against the great naval power of England.
16547 FRADE, F. & VILELA, H. ESTUDOS, ENSAIOS E DOCUMENTOS No.98, Le Thon Rouge et le Germon Thunnus thynnus (L.) et Germo alalunga (Bonn.), Morphologie, biologie et pêche
$15.00 AUD
Junta de Investigacoes do Ultramar. Lisbon. 1962. 1st Ed. 92 PP with b/w illust. (tables, photos, sketches) in text. Laminated pict. boards creased & bent. A good working copy. 23.8 x 17.2.
An elaborated report on investigations & biological data on the Bluefin tuna & Albacore presented at the Symposium held in Dakar in 1960.
16550 FRADE, Fernando ESTUDOS, ENSAIOS E DOCUMENTOS No.69 - Le Thon Patudo Parathunnus Obesus (Lowe) et sa Pêche
$20.00 AUD
Centro de Zoologia da Junta de Investigações do Ultramar. Lisbon. 1960. 1st Ed. 74 PP, plus 8 b/w plates (4 sketches and 18 photos). Hard cover, title on front board, dj (signs of dampness). Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Ex-library copy with a stamp on verso of tile page, 13 words underlined in the English summary and a 2 words comment in margin of page 40. Very good. Hard cover, dj. French text with a summary in Portuguese & English. Very good. 24.2 x 17.5.
A scientific study on tuna. Text: French: pages 13 to 52. Portuguese pages 53 to 59. English pages 61 to 67.
18651 FRAME, Tom PACIFIC PARTNERS - A History of Australian-American Naval Relations
$5.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. Sydney. 1992. 1st Ed. XIII, 200 PP with 10 maps, 2 figures in text plus 24 pages with 41 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges and prelims, o/wise near fine. 24.2 x 15.7. 034045585X
19752 GEO MAGAZINE LES CONQUETES PERDUES DE L'EXPEDITION BAUDIN [in GEO Magazine - Vol 214, December 1996]
$10.00 AUD
Geo. Paris. 1996. Edited by Maurice SOUTIF. Includes article from P.156 to 168 with 2 maps and 26 b/w and colour illust. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 27 x 21.3.
The scientific expedition led by Nicolas Baudin and sent to the shores of the Australian continent by Napoléon (1800-1804).
15866 GRAY, Leonard & PÖPPER, R. DEUTSCHE DAMPFSCHIFFFAHRTS-GESELLSCHAFT "HANSA", 85 Years of Shipping Under the Maltese Cross, 1881-1966
$20.00 AUD
World Ship Society. London. 1967. 1st Ed. 80 PP with line drawings by Frau E. Pöpper, b/w photos, and a coloured map "trade routes served by Hansa" at centrefold. Stapled card covers with light wear, o/wise near fine. 21.5 x 14.
History & fleet list of this major German shipping company.
17474 GREEN, Lawrence G. AT DAYBREAK FOR THE ISLES
$20.00 AUD
H.W. Timmins. Cape Town. 1950. 1st Ed. (8), 220 PP. plus 14 bw plates. Fp: Folded colour plate, Sing-Song at Black Sophie's. FEP: Maps of the West coast of South Africa and some off lying Islands. REP: Maps of Saldanha and St Helena Bays, Luderitz Bay, Ichaboe and Possession Islands. Original cloth cover, spine sunned. Frontispiece a little rubbed, newspaper clipping (Storm over the Alabama) tipped in on page 3, o/wise a very good copy. Image shows title-page and frontispiece. 22 x 14.5.
Stories on the islands lying off the coasts of South Africa and Namibia. Ichaboe Island, its guano deposits and the revival of tall ships trade. Chapter I: "Sing-Song at Black Sophie's" deals with the Confederate warship "Alabama".
16549 GROSS, Meredith Grant OCEANOGRAPHY, A View of the Earth
$20.00 AUD
Prentice-Hall. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 1987. 4th Ed. XI, 406 PP with 308 illust. in text plus 16 pages with 50 colour plates. Fine. 28.5 x 22. 0136296920
13340 HARRIS, Brayton THE AGE OF THE BATTLESHIP 1890-1922
$10.00 AUD
Franklin Watts. New York. 1965. 1st Ed. in the Watts Histories of the United States Navy series. (8), 212 PP with 1 map, plus 24 pages with 48 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Address of previous owner on front endpaper. Light foxing, o/wise very good. 24 x 16.5.
The development of the battleship. battleships as tools of US imperialism. WWI and the lessons.
14580 HAWS, Duncan MERCHANT FLEETS - 21: PORT LINE, with CORRY, ROYDEN, TYSER and MILBURN
$25.00 AUD
TCL Publications. 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.
16280 HOLLANDER, Neil & MERTES, Harald THE LAST SAILORS, The Final Days of Working Sail
$15.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. London. 1984. 1st UK Ed. XIV, 142 PP with charts & b/w photos, plus 16 pages with 30 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 24 x 19.5. 0207150001
The vanishing breed of sailors & craft, harnessing wind & sea to gain their livelihood. The Nile, Chilean Coast, Brazil, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia...
12369 HOUGH, Richard NELSON
$15.00 AUD
Books for Pleasure. Sydney. 1980. 1st Australian edition. 192 PP with 111 b/w & 55 colour illust. Fp: Nelson by Leonardo Guzzardi. Eps: 18th Century English coverlet embroidered in silks and gold. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25 x 19. 092602060
A biography of the national hero, victor of Cape St.Vincent, the Nile (Aboukir) and Trafalgar, who died while defeating the Franco-Spanish Fleet at Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.
17641 HOWARTH, Stephen SEA SHELL - The Story of Shell's British Tanker Fleets 1892-1992
$30.00 AUD
Thomas Reed. London. 1992. 1st Ed. 216 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Ex-libris of previous owner on FFEP, otherwise a near fine copy. 26.7 x 26.3. 094763732X
One hundred years of the British Shell tanker shipping line.
58177 HUGHES, Lt.-Colonel Henry IMMORTAL SAILS - A Story of a Welsh Port and some of its Ships
$5.00 AUD
T. Stephenson. Prescot. 1969. 2nd Ed. 240 PP, plus 34 b/w plates. Fp: Portrait of the author. Hard cover with reinforced dust jacket which is price-clipped. Several relevant picture cards pasted down throughout the book plus a newspaper article and an article from Sea Breezes. Previous owner's signature on inside front cover. Book is still in very good condition and an acceptable reading/working copy. 22.3 x 15.
Development of the harbour of Portmadoc. Slate trade, phosphate trade, with the Dutch West Indies, trade with Labrador and Newfoundland. Coastal trade.
18499 HUMBLE, Richard THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH NAVY
$10.00 AUD
Queen Anne Press. London. 1986. 1st Ed. 256 PP with tables, plus 16 pages with 27 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24 x 15. 0356122271
From the Tudor Navy to victory against Japan, the Royal Navy fought and survived. Since then, it has diminished and lost its importance as a naval force.
13076 INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE LA MER LA REVUE MARITIME - No.422 (Charles-Alexandre Lesueur et l'Australie)
$20.00 AUD
Institut Francais de la Mer. Paris. 1991. No 422, 3rd quarter, 1991. Includes article by Jean-Pierre ROBICHON from P. 88 to 108 with 16 b/w illust. (12 of them by C.A. Lesueur). Soft covers with rubbing around edges and spine which has a little damage at top. French text. Very good. 24 x 15.5.
Charles Alexander Lesueur was the naturalist/illustrator of the Baudin Expedition to Australia.
16917 JONES, Colin WINGS AND THE NAVY
$20.00 AUD
Kangaroo Press. Sydney. 1997. 1st Ed. 127 PP with 2 maps and 1 cartoon strip, plus 16 pages with 35 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover (a Sea Fury taking off from Sydney, 1949). Fine. 22.5 x 15. 9780864178367
When the Royal Australian Navy took to the sky, and commissioned the aircraft carrier H.M.A.S. Sydney. Test of battle during the Korean War.
19052 KENNY, John BEFORE THE FIRST FLEET, Europeans in Australia 1606-1777
$20.00 AUD
Kangaroo Press. Sydney. 1995. 1st Ed. 184 PP with b/w illust. (maps, engravings, ...) plus 16 pages with 31 colour illust. Eps: Mappemonde, 1630. Hard cover, dust jacket. Minimal light foxing on prelims otherwise a fine copy. 24.7 x 18.6. 0864176457
Details of the early European contacts with Australia. Landfalls, exploration, sojourns. Thoughts of the explorers on the coastline, plants, animals... encounters with aborigines.
16920 KING, Cecil RULE BRITANNIA
$10.00 AUD
Studio Publications. London. 1942. 2nd printing of the September 1941 original. XII, PP.13-280 with line drawings and 56 b/w plates. FEP: Map of Europe/Africa. REP: Map of W. Atlantic & Indian/Pacific region. Gilt-decorated cloth cover. Ex-library copy (2 unobtrusive stamps), o/wise very good copy. 24.8 x 15.
A parallel between the naval events after 2 years of WWII and past action, showing that the Navy is a worthy successor of its distinguished forbears.
17060 KING, Elizabeth W. SEALS OF OUR NATION, STATES AND TERRITORIES (in National Geographic Magazine)
$15.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1946. Volume 90, No. 1, July 1946. Contains article between P.1 and 42 with 14 b/w photos and 84 colour reproductions of paintings. Soft cover. Very good. 25.5 x 17.5.
22460 KING, Elizabeth W. FLAGS OF THE AMERICAS (in National Geographic Magazine)
$15.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1949. Volume XCV, No. 5, May 1949. Contains article between P.633 and 657, with 6 b/w photos and 172 colour reproductions of paintings. Soft cover (spine lightly chipped). Very good. 25.5 x 17.5.
Flags, guidons and pennants of the United States. Flags and coat of arms of the American nations (Argentina to Venezuela).
17258 KLUDAS, Arnold GREAT PASSENGER SHIPS OF THE WORLD, Volume 3, 1924-1935
$20.00 AUD
Patrick Stephens. Wellingborough. 1986. Reprint of the 1976 UK edition. 240 PP with b/w photos. Fp: Roma. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Fine. 24.5 x 20.3. 850592453
Passenger vessels over 10,000 G.R.T.
18121 KOENIG, William EPIC SEA BATTLES
$20.00 AUD
Octopus Books Ltd. London. 1975. 1st Ed. Introduction by S. L. Mayer. 256 PP with over 310 b/w and colour illustrations. Eps: World map with position of 13 sea battles. Hard cover, dj. Top edge of dust jacket lightly rubbed. Very good. 32.5 x 24. 0706404459
15797 MACARTHUR, Antonia HIS MAJESTY'S BARK ENDEAVOUR - The Story of the Ship and her People
$10.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1997. 1st Ed. IX, 86 PP with line and wash drawings by Dennis Adams and illustrations from contemporary paintings, charts and sketches. Fp: Map of the voyage of H.M. Bark Endeavour. Pict. card cover. Fine. 24 x 17.5. 0207191808
15966 MALLETT, Alan S. & BELL, Andrew M. B. THE PIRRIE-KYLSANT MOTORSHIPS 1915-1932 - The story of the 111 motorships built for the R.M.S.P. Group between 1915 and 1932
$10.00 AUD
Mallett and Bell Publications. Norfolk, U.K. 1984. 1st Ed. 120 PP with 5 colour illust. and 122 b/w photos, plus 1 folded plan at rear of book. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 20.8 x 14.6. 0950945307
18502 MARTIN, Brian P. (editor) TALES OF TIME AND TIDE, Stories of Life on Britain's Shores and Coasts
$20.00 AUD
David & Charles. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w & colour illust. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 27 x 20. 9780715300503
Reminiscences and exploits of fishermen (deep-sea, mud, rock), lifeboatmen, lighthouse keepers, coastguards, crofters, etc...
15519 MARTIN, C. & BROUWER, N. THE STORY OF SAIL
$10.00 AUD
Voyage of discovery of sailing ships. Covers 9 ships: Sutton Hoo, Oseberg Ship, Mary Rose, Wasa, Batavia, Cutty Sark, Preussen & Sobraon, once the world's largest sailing passenger ship.
16561 MATTHEWS, Rupert SHARKS
$5.00 AUD
Brian Trodd Publishing. London. 1989. 1st Ed. in the How they live series. 46 PP with bw and col. illust. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 20.8 x 21.5. 1853611026
NZ Ship & Marine Society. Wellington. 1988. Reprint of the 1987 original. 96 PP with numerous b/w illustrations (line drawings by S.V. Lampard & photos). Title spread: M/V Calm, ashore Waiweranui Point. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 26.7 x 19. 0959783414
The Canterbury Steam Shipping Company.
76929 MILLER, Byron S. SAIL, STEAM AND SPLENDOUR, A Picture History of Life Aboard the Transatlantic Liners
$40.00 AUD
Times Books. New York. 1977. 1st US Ed. 288 PP with b/w & colour illust. throughout. Hard cover, gilt-engraved cloth spine, dust jacket. A little light foxing, otherwise a near fine copy. Oblong: 27 x 36. 1812906381
The conquest of the Atlantic, emigrant ships, floating palaces, war experiences, last crossings..
21211 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). Fine. 19 x 12.8. 0711008655
Part One: Passenger Liners and Cargo Ships. Part Two: Cruise Ships. Part Three: Tankers.
18058 NATKIEL, Richard & PRESTON, Antony ATLAS OF MARITIME HISTORY, The Weidenfeld...
$10.00 AUD
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London. 1986. 1st Ed. 256 PP with b/w illustrations (paintings, photos...) and many coloured maps and plans. Half title-page: The cog of the Hanseatic League. Title-page: Magellan in the Straits bearing his name. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.6 x 22.5.
Naval battles, the explorers, the evolving patterns of trade and commerce throughout the world...
21139 PARFIT, Michael SOUTH LIGHT - A Journey to Antarctica
$25.00 AUD
Bloomsbury. London. 1985. 1st UK Ed. X, 306 PP with map of Antarctica. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing around edges and inside of dust jacket, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16.3. 0747501343
Narrative on/of Antarctica: politics, law, science, history and the people encountered there.
15867 PARSONS, Ronald AUSTRALIAN SHIPOWNERS AND THEIR FLEETS - Book Five: Early Australian Owners
$10.00 AUD
Ronald Parsons. Magill, SA. 1985. Reprint of the 1979 original. (4), 91 PP. Stapled typescript monograph. Soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 16.6 x 20.6.
Early shipowners, vessels owned/operated by the Colonial Government. Early whaling ships.
16093 PARSONS, Ronald AUSTRALIAN SHIPOWNERS AND THEIR FLEETS. Book Eight (VESSELS ENROLLED AT MELBOURNE 1839-1854 (A-R)
$10.00 AUD
Ronald Parsons. Lobethal, SA. 1987. 1st edition, November 1987. (4), 100, (3) PP. Stapled typescript monograph. Soft cover. Near fine. Oblong: 16 x 20.6. 0909418403
16095 PARSONS, Ronald AUSTRALIAN SHIPOWNERS AND THEIR FLEETS. Book Ten (Vessels enrolled at Melbourne to the end of 1859)
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Author. Adelaide. 1991. 1st Ed. IV, P.201 to 276 with 1 line drawing. Stapled typescript monograph. Soft cover. Near fine. Oblong: 16.4 x 20.6. 0909418438
The formation and development of the Melbourne Steamship Co., James Paterson's sail colliers,...
18119 PEACOCK, Lindsay NAVAL FIREPOWER
$10.00 AUD
Salamander Books. London. c. 1992. 1st Ed. 158 PP, profusely illustrated with colour photos throughout. Half title-page: Aegis class cruiser and standard SAM. Title-page: Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer. Eps: Ohio class SSBN. Hard cover, dj. Fine. Large format: 33.5 x 26. 0861015142
Aircraft carriers and naval aircraft as well as the modern warships and their armament: conventional and high-tech.
16919 PERRIN, W. G. (editor) BOTELER'S DIALOGUES
$20.00 AUD
Navy Records Society. London. 1929. 1st Ed. Publication of the Navy Records Society, Volume LXV. XXXIX, 341, 7 (publications of N.R.S.) PP with 1 facsimile page of A Dialogical Discourse Concerning Marine Affaires. Buckram cover, gilt device on front cover and gilt title on spine. Spine a little faded, occasional foxing. Very good. 24.2 x 15.5.
An insight into naval affairs in the reign of Charles I, represented as six dialogues or discourses: Commanders-in-Chief, Common Mariner, Victualling, Sea Terms & Signals,...
18115 POLMAR, Norman & FRIEDMAN, Norman WARSHIPS
$10.00 AUD
Treasure Press. London. 1984. Reprint of the 1983 revised and updated edition of 1981. 88 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: HMS Invincible. Half-title page: HMS Warrior (1860). Eps: HMS Alacrity. Pictorial laminated boards. Very good. 32.2 x 23.8. 0907812597
From the American Civil War to the Falklands conflict and beyond.
12343 PRESTON, Antony SEA COMBAT OFF THE FALKLANDS
$15.00 AUD
Willow Books. London. 1982. 1st Ed. 144 PP with b/w illust. (maps, plans, ships profiles, photos) in text plus 16 pages with 24 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.5 x 17.5. 002180464
Battles off the islands, victories and setbacks. Experience gained, lessons to be learned.
12493 RAHS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY - JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - Vol 44, Part 6, 1958
$15.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1958. C. H. Currey & A. J. Gray. 325-412 PP with 10 b/w illustrations. Stapled soft covers. Near fine. 21.4 x 14.
An outline of the Story of Norfolk Island and Pitcairn Island, by C. H. Currey. Social Life at Sydney Cove, 1788-1789, by A. J. Gray, read before the Society, 26 November 1957. John Bennett of the "Friendship", by A. J. Gray. Image of back cover lists all contents and illustrations.
72930 RAHS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY - JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - Vol 44, Part 5, 1958
$15.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1958. 61-324 PP. Stapled soft covers. Near fine. 21.4 x 14.
George Crossley, by K.G. Allars. The Alleged Russian Plans for the Invasion of Australia, 1864, by Duncan MacCallum. Image of back cover lists all contents and illustrations.
72931 RAHS ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY - JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - Vol 44, Part 3, 1958
$15.00 AUD
Royal Australian Historical Society. Sydney. 1958. 117-184 PP with 4 b/w illustrations. Stapled soft covers. Near fine. 21.4 x 14.
The Valley of the Richmond, by James Jervis. The Australians in London, by David S. Macmillan. Image of back cover lists all contents and illustrations.
Dodd, Mead & Company. New York. 1943. 1st Ed. XII, 312, 8 (Addenda, up to 15th July 1943) PP with hundreds of b/w illust. (maps, plans and photos). Cloth cover, title in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine. Name of previous owner on ffep. Slight ageing of paper, o/wise very good. 22.5 x 18.
The Naval warfare in 1942, Naval constructions, portfolio of capital ships, aircraft carriers... United States Fleet list, Checklist of the principal combat ships of the world's navies. Corrected to July 15th 1943.
17001 ROMME, Charles DESCRIPTION DE L'ART DE LA MATURE - L'ART DE LA VOILURE
$125.00 AUD
Omega. Nice. c. 1995. Reprint of the 1778 and 1781 original editions. (6), 82 PP, plus 7 b/w plates and 1 large folded plate, (2 blank), (2), 68 PP plus 9 b/w plates. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. French text. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 32.5 x 22.5. 2906381217
18th century treatises on masts, masting, sails and rigging.
16562 RUTLAND, Jonathan THE SEA
$15.00 AUD
Macmillan. London. 1980. In the Macmillan Colour Library series. 49 PP with colour illust. throughout. Title-page: Diver in a suit. Eps: Aqualung diver and fish. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 35.5 x 26. 333281721
The earth and the sea, exploring the sea, life in the sea, the sea and its use. For children.
17544 SALTER, Harold BASS STRAIT KETCHES
$40.00 AUD
St.David's Park Publishing. Hobart. 1991. 1st Ed. XI, 330 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, paintings, sketches ...). Pictorial soft covers with light wear. Near fine. Scarce. 24.8 x 17.7. 0724625607
The activities of the mosquito fleet of ketches and schooners plying the waters of Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.
16275 SCOTT SHAWE, Capt. Wilfred H. SEA OF SEAS, Cruising the Western Mediterranean
$20.00 AUD
Van Nostrand. New York. 1961. 1st U.S. Ed. XV, 319 PP with 29 b/w illust. Fp: Photo of the author. Cloth cover with dust jacket (price-clipped). Near fine. 26 x 19.5.
Written by a former Trinity House Pilot who sailed these waters in square-riggers, merchant steamers, naval vessels and yachts. Details and sailing directions for the ports and valuable information about weather signals, dangers, etc. which visiting yachtsmen need to know.
16569 SCOTT, Trevor D. THE MARINE AND FRESH WATER FISHES OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
$15.00 AUD
Govt. Printer. Adelaide. 1962. 338 PP with b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover, cloth spine. Covers a little grubby with water stain on top right edge throughout but not affecting any text or plates. Otherwise a very good copy. 25 x 15.5.
Handbook of the flora and fauna of South Australia written by the Curator of Fishes at the South Australian Museum.
22715 SEVERY, Merle PORTUGAL'S SEA ROAD TO THE EAST (in National Geographic Magazine, Volume 182, No. 5, 1992)
$15.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1992. Volume 182, No. 5, November 1992. Article from P.56 to 93 with 28 colour illust. (1 map & 27 photos). Pictorial soft cover. New. 25.5 x 17.5.
Portuguese age of discovery from Lisbon and Sagres to Macau and Japan, via the Cape of Good Hope and the Indian Ocean.
21278 SMITH HARRIS, Charles Edward (editor) FROM THE DEEP OF THE SEA - The Diary of Charles Edward Smith, Surgeon of the Whale-ship Diana, of Hull
$20.00 AUD
Naval Institute Press. Annapolis. 1977. 1st US edition of the 1922 original. XII, 288 PP with 2 maps and 13 tail pieces, plus 4 pages of sketches. Fp: Map of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22.3 x 14. 0870219324
Experiences of a surgeon on board a British steam whaler in Davis Strait 1866-67. Edited by his son.
16566 SOPER, Tony OCEANS OF BIRDS
$20.00 AUD
David & Charles. Newton Abbot. 1989. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 19 maps, 50 bw illust. by Michael Loates and 50 colour photos in text. Half-title page : Laysan Albatross. Illustrated end-papers and title-page. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.8 x 19.6. 0715391992
The diversity of sea and coastal birds of the world.
30074 STIX, H. & M. & ABBOTT, R.Tucker THE SHELL, Five Hundred Million Years of Inspired Design
$25.00 AUD
Harry N. Abrams. New York. 1988. Reprint of the 1968 original. No pagination, (40), 272, (9 bibliography & index) PP with 15 figures, 19 explanatory sketches, 108 b/w photos, and 80 colour photos (all photographs by H. Landshoff). Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Mint condition. Oblong: large format - 27.8 x 29.2. 0810980878
Shells and Man, religious symbol, heraldry, art,..
13253 STOCK, Ralph THE CRUISE OF THE DREAM SHIP
$15.00 AUD
Wm. Heinemann. London. 1935. Reprint of the 1921 original. IX, 272 PP with 1 b/w illustration, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w illustrations. Fp: The dream ship. Green cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Light shelf wear around edges, o/wise a near fine copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
Cruising through the South Sea Islands on a former fishing smack at the end of WWI: Galapagos, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Tahiti ... Cruise ending in Tonga after her sale. ... Thursday Island.
15864 SYSE, J. P., HOWELLS, Astri & CROWDY, Michael WILH. WILHELMSEN 1861-1977 - A Brief History and a Fleet List
$10.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Kendal, UK. 1978. 1st Ed. 144 PP with b/w photos throughout. FEP: Wilh. Wilhelmsen Head Office (in colour). REP: Oil drilling rig Treasure Seeker (in colour). Pictorial card cover. Faint foxing. Near fine. 21.5 x 14. 0905617053
15798 TERRY, Martin FINDING AUSTRALIA (in The Australian Antique Collector No. 35)
$5.00 AUD
Business Press International. Sydney. 1988. Volume 35, issue January-June 1988. 142 PP with article from P.38 to 43 with 3 bw and 5 col. illust. Pict. card cover. Very good. 29.5 x 21.
On Terra Australis and the exploration of Australia.
13345 TRASK, David F. CAPTAINS & CABINETS - Anglo-American Naval Relations, 1917-1918
$15.00 AUD
University of Missouri Press. Columbia, Missouri, USA. 1972. 1st Ed. 396 PP with 16 b/w photos, 2 maps, 3 graphs and 3 tables. Title spread: Convoy. Eps: Aerial view of the German High Sea Fleet lying at anchor in Kiel Harbor. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24 x 15. 0826201296
21279 TWYNING, John P. & BAYS, Peter WRECK OF THE MINERVA
$70.00 AUD
Ye Galleon Press. Fairfield, Wa., USA. 1996. Facsimile reprints of two separate books: Shipwreck and Adventures of John P. Twyning among South Sea Islands, 2nd edition of the 1850 original, and Wreck of the Minerva, 1850. 108 PP, (4), 109-229, (8 Index), 1 colophon with 8 b/w illustrations. Fp: Facsimile of title-page Shipwreck and Adventures of John P. Twyning. Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on front cover and spine. Light foxing on outside page edges, o/wise a fine copy. 26 x 18.5. 0877705747
The wreck in September 1829 on Nicholson's Reef. Two narratives by one of the boatsteerers and the sailing master of the Australian brig Minerva on a sperm whaling voyage. Twyning lived for 20 years in the Islands and returned to England after the death of his wife from Horn Island (Futuna). Only two copies of the original are known to be held in Australia.
16924 VICHOT, Jacques LA GUERRE POUR LA LIBERTE DES MERS, 1778-1783, Receuil d'estampes representant les differents evenements ...
$10.00 AUD
Musee de la Marine. Paris. 1976. Reprint published on 4th July, 1976 to celebrate the bicentenary of the U.S.A. No pagination, 26 pages with b/w illustrations. Pictorial card covers. Fine. French text. 27 x 21.
Catalogue of engravings on the various events which led to the Independence of the U.S.A. Originally published shortly after the Peace Treaty in late 1783 or early 1784.
18687 VILLIERS, Alan THE MARVELOUS MALDIVE ISLANDS [in National Geographic Magazine, Volume CXI, No. 6, 1957]
$10.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1957. Volume CXI, No.6, June 1957. Includes article from P.829-849 with 1 map, 2 b/w & 18 colour photos by author. Soft cover. Very good. 25.5 x 17.5.
Discovery voyage through a little-known (at the time) sultanate of the Indian Ocean, straddling the equator. 8 photos of baggala.
18688 VILLIERS, Alan HOW WE SAILED THE NEW MAYFLOWER TO AMERICA (in National Geographic Magazine, Volume CXII, No. 5, 1957)
$10.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1957. Volume CXII, No. 5, Nov. 1957. Includes article from P.627-672 with 1 map and 2 insets, 10 b/w and 25 colour photos, but not the supplement painting. Soft covers with repairs. Very good. 25.4 x 17.4.
Why did Mayflower II take the long Southern route? What were the risks she ran? Her skipper reveals the answers.
18693 VILLIERS, Alan & TAYLOR, Alexander BY FULL-RIGGED SHIP TO DENMARK'S FAIRYLAND ( National Geographic, Volume CVIII, No. 6, 1955)
$10.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1955. Volume CVIII, No.6, December 1955. Includes article from P. 809 to 828 with 2 maps, 3 b/w photos and 25 colour photos. Very good. 25.2 x 17.5.
18755 WEBSTER SMITH, B. THE WAR AT SEA 1941-1943
$10.00 AUD
Blackie & Son. London. c.1944. 1st Ed. 192 PP, plus 8 full-page b/w plates. Fp: Ordeal of Penelope. Cloth cover (rubbed). War economy paper (ageing), o/wise very good. 20 x 13.5.
Crete and the Middle East in 1941. Japanese attacks, Malta, Atlantic battles.
15799 WILLIAMS, Glyndwr & FROST, Alan TERRA AUSTRALIS TO AUSTRALIA
$50.00 AUD
OUP. Melbourne. 1988. 1st Ed. XIX, 242 PP with 143 b/w or colour illust. Fp: Matthew Flinder's first recorded use of the term 'Australia' 1804. Eps: Typus Orbis Terrarum. Cloth cover, dj. Dedicatory note signed by Alan Frost on title-page. A fine copy. 26.2 x 19.8. 0195549082
Describes the various stages of discovery and the significance of these for the European imagination. Examines the impact of early colonization on the Aborigines. A most comprehensive account of European discovery of Australia.
18116 WILLMOTT, H. P. WARSHIPS
$10.00 AUD
Octopus Books. London. 1975. 1st Ed. in the Modern Military series. Introduction by Aram Bakshian, Jr. 144 PP with tables, maps, plans and bw/colour illustrations. Title-page: Main deck of USS Arkansas during WWII. Half title-page: HMS Warspite (nuclear submarine). Eps: US Battleship firing. Illustrated hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise near fine. 28.5 x 21.2. 0706403568