22602 ANDERSON, Capt. Lindsay AMONG TYPHOONS AND PIRATE CRAFT
$10.00 AUD
Ibex / Heritage Book Group. Melbourne 1992. Reprint of the 1892 edition . VI, 284 PP with 3 b/w plates. Fp: Gun practice. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on front cover and spine. Light foxing, o/wise near fine. Fine. 19.2 x 13.3.
Reminiscence of some months at sea, in the East China Sea, Shanghai, to Japan where the author witnessed in Nagasaki, the opening of Japan to the civilized world.
10345 BARRATT, Glynn SOUTHERN AND EASTERN POLYNESIA
$15.00 AUD
University of British Colombia Press. Vancouver. 1988. 1st Ed. Volume 2 of Russia and the South Pacific 1696-1840 series. XX, 302 PP with 8 maps, plus 16 pages with 28 b/w plates. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23.5 x 16. 0774803053
Easter Island, New Zealand and the Austral Islands.
19901 BARRATT, Glynn MELANESIA AND THE WESTERN POLYNESIAN FRINGE
$35.00 AUD
University of British Colombia Press. Vancouver. 1990. 1st Ed., Volume 3 of Russia in the South Pacific 1696-1840 series. XVII, 257 PP with 14 maps, plus 8 pages with 14 b/w plates. Hard cover, dj. Hint of foxing on endpapers, o/wise fine. 23.5 x 16. 077480338X
The Russians & Vanuatu in 1809, the Russians & Fiji in 1820, then to Tuvalu and Anuta in 1822.
18549 BASSETT-LOWKE, W.J. & HOLLAND, George SHIPS AND MEN
$10.00 AUD
George Harrap. London. 1949. Reprint. 316 PP with 160 b/w illust. (photos, profiles, drawings). Fp: Shipping on London River. FEP: Mappemonde - The World at the time of Exploration. REP: Main steamship route in 1939. Cloth cover (lightly soiled). Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 25.5 x 19.5.
Sub-title: An account of the development of ships from their prehistoric origin to the present time and of the achievements and conditions of the men who have built and worked upon them.
12553 BIDDLE, George TAHITIAN JOURNAL
$20.00 AUD
University of Minnesota Press. Minneapolis. 1968. 1st Ed. (5), 207 PP with 2 maps, 17 b/w photos & 8 illustrations by the author. Cloth cover, Illustrated front, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 26 x 21.
Two year experience in 1920/22 of this American artist, following demobilisation at the end of WWI.
64561 BLACKBURN, Graham AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHIPS, BOATS, VESSELS & OTHER WATER-BORNE CRAFT
$15.00 AUD
John Murray. London. 1978. 1st. Ed. 448 PP with over 600 very attractive line-drawings. Eps: Noah's Ark. Navy cloth cover a little sunned at top left edge, dust jacket is chipped, mostly on the top edge, now in a protective plastic cover. Contents are fine. 28.2 x 22. 0719536154
750 entries arranged alphabetically describing every kind of vessel known to Man. An excellent encyclopedia.
16313 BRADLEY, Eliza AN AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF THE SHIPWRECK AND SUFFERINGS OF MRS. ELIZA BRADLEY, The Wife of Capt. James Bradley of Liverpool, Commander of the Ship SALLY which was wrecked on the coast of Barbary in June, 1818
$25.00 AUD
Ye Galleon. Fairfield, Wash. 1985. Reprint of ed. published in 1821. 99 PP with 13 illust. Fp: Bedouin Camp. Ep: In the Crows Nest. Hard cover, gilt engraved. Fine. 23.7 x 15.7.
Not considered a real narrative but the account of the wreck on the Coast of Barbary in June 1818, the capture by the Arabs, her six months of captivity, the suffering ... etc. captured the imagination of the public at the time.
18292 BROEZE, Frank (editor) BRIDES OF THE SEA: Port cities of Asia from the 16th-20th centuries
$120.00 AUD
NSW University Press. Sydney. 1989. 1st edition in "Comparative Studies in Asian History and Society", series. Preface by Alfred W. McCoy & M.N. Pearson. XVI, 255 PP with 16 tables and b/w illustrations: 8 figures, 17 maps and 41 illustrations Fp: Trade & Tribute V.O.C. Hard cover, dj. Newspaper review "Ebb and Flow of Asian Ports" by Oskar Spate, loosely inserted. Dust jacket with a few small chips, otherwise a fine copy. Scarce. 25 x 19.5. 0868402036
12865 BROWER, Kenneth MICRONESIA : ISLAND WILDERNESS
$15.00 AUD
Friends of the Earth. New York. 1975. 1st Ed. 161 PP with maps and 70 colour photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Occasional foxing. Very good. Large format : 35 x 27. 0913890138
The cultural problems of the people and the conservation opportunities of the Micronesian islands.
11679 BURDICK, Eugene THE BLUE OF CAPRICORN
$10.00 AUD
Readers Union / Victor Gollancz. London. 1963. Reprint. X, (2), 322 PP with over 20 illustrations by W. Hofman. Fp: Coconut grove. Eps: The Western Pacific. Hard cover, dj (rubbed). Foxing spots on front edge. Name of previous owner on half-title page. Good. 19 x 13.
An impression of the Pacific and the people who live there.
16228 BURTON, Robin SAILING THE GREAT RACES
$5.00 AUD
McGraw-Hill. London. 1979. 1st Ed. Foreword by Chay Blyth. 160 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj (repaired tears). Note at top of front endpaper. Very good. 29.5 x 23. 0070935319
The grain races, the Thames sailing barges, the round-the-world sailing races, round Britain race, America's Cup, the Sydney to Hobart ...
19057 CABLE, Boyd A HUNDRED YEAR HISTORY OF THE P. & O. 1837-1937, Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
$65.00 AUD
Ivor Nicholson and Watson. London. 1937. 1st Ed. X, 289 PP with 10 pages of silhouette sketches, plus 18 plates on full page (12 colour, 6 b/w). Fp (in colour): Armorial Bearings of the P & O. Eps: Maps of P & O routes. Original cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. "Compliments" slip tipped in on preliminary page. Remnants of sellotape on top of half title page. Occasional foxing, o/wise a near fine copy. 24 x 19.
31920 COLE, Allan B. YANKEE SURVEYORS IN THE SHOGUN'S SEAS, Records of the United States Surveying Expedition to the North Pacific Ocean, 1853-1856
$20.00 AUD
Greenwood. New York. 1968. Reprint of the 1947 original. 161 PP with 1 map & 3 drawings, plus 4 pages with portrait of Commander John Rodgers and 2 charts. Cloth cover. Fine. Image shows title-page. 22 x 14.5.
16247 CORNELL, Gwenda PACIFIC ODYSSEY
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles London. 1985. 1st paperback edition. (4), 218 PP & 8 pages with 17 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 21.3 x 13.6. 0229117589
A five-year voyage to the unusual and usual ports: Pitcairn, Gambier, Tuvalu, Tikopia, Trobriands, ...
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
12207 CREDLAND, Arthur G. WHALES AND WHALING - The Arctic Fishery
$10.00 AUD
Shire Publications. London. 1982. 1st Ed., Shire Album No. 89. 32 PP with 1 map and 42 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21 x 15. 0852635974
Origins of Arctic whaling fisheries, Greenland and Davis Strait fishery, Tragedies...
Hutchinson. Melbourne. 1980. 1st Ed. 330 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 28 colour photos. Eps: Eastern seaboard with track of ocean races. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 26 x 20. 0091373603
Comprehensive coverage of Australian yachting.
12864 DAHL, Arthur Lyon, CONNELL, John, DANIELSSON, Bengt, et al... THE SOUTH PACIFIC (in Ambio Magazine)
$40.00 AUD
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences/Pergamon Press. Stockholm. 1984. Volume XIII, No.5-6. 100 PP with b/w & colour maps, graphs & illust. Pict. card cover. Fine. 29.5 x 21.
Special issue devoted entirely to the South Pacific. Articles by different authors on the problems facing the South Pacific region: urbanization, nuclear waste and tests, logging, mining, etc ...
16245 DE FRAGA, Christopher 100 YEARS OF YACHTING ON PORT PHILLIP BAY - A History of the Royal Brighton Yacht Club
$15.00 AUD
Hawthorn Press. Melbourne. 1975. 1st Ed. (6), 210 PP, plus 16 pages with 37 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25 x 15. 0725601558
11662 DORSINFANG-SMETS, A. & DERO, A.C. L'OCEANIE, Histoire et Culture
$40.00 AUD
Meddens. Bruxelles. 1978. 1st Ed. 198 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Front endpaper lightly rubbed. Occasional foxing. French text. Near fine. 28.5 x 25. 2870130228
Oceania: geography, population & peopling, social environment, religions, languages, history & economy of Australia & New Zealand.
11673 DOUYERE, C., ANGLEVIEL, F. & CAPECCHI, B. LA NOUVELLE CALEDONIE, Histoire CM
$30.00 AUD
CTRDP / ADCK. Nouméa. 1992. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (maps, tables, graphs & photos). Pictorial laminated boards. French text. Fine. 26.8 x 20. 2850696994
The history of New Caledonia, as per the original settlement to the "Matignon Agreement" of 1988. CM = Cours Moyen, i.e. for 8 to 10 year old students.
16957 DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE, Jean DES MARINS DANS LA TOURMENTE (Temoignages)
$10.00 AUD
N.E.L. Paris. 1990. 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.
16336 DWYER, Barry & BUCHANAN, Neil THE RESCUE OF ELIZA FRASER
$70.00 AUD
Dwyer & Buchanan. Noosa. 1986. 150th Anniversary Ed. IV, 50 PP with maps, sketches & photos. Pictorial soft covers (stapled) are a little browned around edges, with a few small soil spots. Previous owner's signature (Drury Clarke) on front cover plus his personal notes on the launching of the book stapled on inside rear cover. Signed by the author on the inside front cover, thanking Dr. Drury Clarke, then President of the Queensland Historical Society, for his launching of the publication. Contains 2 loosely inserted relevant newspaper articles. A very good copy. Scarce. 29.7 x 21. 0959078819
Rescue of Eliza Fraser, following the wreck of the "Stirling Castle" with 13 appendices for explanations.
18600 EVANS, Alun ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
$15.00 AUD
Time-Life Books & John Ferguson. Sydney. 1988. 1st edition in the Australians at War series. 168 PP with b/w & colour illust. Eps: Crest of the RAN. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 28 x 22. 0949118249
The tradition of Australia's ships and sailors at war. In both World Wars and later, the involvement in Korea and Vietnam.
11078 FAIVRE, Jean-Paul, POIRIER, Jean, ROUTHIER, Pierre GEOGRAPHIE DE LA NOUVELLE CALEDONIE
$45.00 AUD
Nouvelles Editions Latines. Paris. 1955. 1st edition. A publication for the Centenary of France in New Caledonia. 313 PP with graphs, tables and maps, plus 16 pages with 23 b/w photos. Soft covers, pictorial front. Ageing of paper. Pages uncut. Near fine. French text. 22.5 x 14.
Physical description of New Caledonia, from its discovery to French union (1953), mineral resources, population, etc...
21340 FRANCIS, Daniel A HISTORY OF WORLD WHALING
$15.00 AUD
Viking. Markham, Ontario. 1990. 1st Ed. XVI, 288 PP with 45 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Light foxing on outside page edges, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16.5. 067082447X
From the beginnings with the Basque whalers of the Bay of Biscay, to the modern whaling & the IWC moratorium & the arrival of Greenpeace on the whaling scene. Whaling in paradise, in the Arctic, the Antarctic & the Sea of Cortez.
64491 FRERE-COOK, Gervis (editor) THE DECORATIVE ARTS OF THE MARINER
$25.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1966. 1st Ed. (VII), 296 PP with 506 b/w or col. illust. Fp: 17th century navigational instruments. Decorative brown cloth cover, gilt title on front & spine, dj (price clipped). Cloth covers faded along the top and bottom edges, dust jacket has a sunned spine. An otherwise fine copy. 31 x 25.
The limitless treasure trove of the sea: ship models, scrimshaws, figureheads, charts, rope work...
11652 GEIL, William Edgar OCEAN AND ISLE
$50.00 AUD
W. T. Pater. Melbourne. 1902 1st Ed. (8), 309 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 sketch map and 9 illustrations of postal stamps, plus 94 b/w plates (6 of them on double page) for 100 engravings. Fp: Portrait of Geil. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, Title in blind on front cover and gilt on spine. Brief note on front endpaper. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 21.8 x 15.5.
Voyage to study the works of Protestant missions in the Pacific at the beginning of the 20th century: organization, instruction, efforts. Descriptions of the islands and states of Oceania.
20670 GIBBS, Jim DISASTER LOG OF SHIPS
$10.00 AUD
Bonanza Books. New York. c. 1978. 3rd Bonanza reprint (c) of the 1971 original. 176 PP with b/w illustrations. Fp: Passenger liner La Jenelle before & after her shipwreck. Hard cover, cloth spine, dust jacket has a few ships. Faint foxing. Very good. 27.2 x 21. 0517169827
A pictorial story of shipwrecks along the West Coast of North America, from the Mexican border to Alaska.
22152 GOLOVNIN, V.M. AROUND THE WORLD ON THE KAMCHATKA 1817-1819
$20.00 AUD
Hawaii Historical Society & University Press of Hawaii. Honolulu. 1979. 1st English Ed., translated with an introduction and notes by Ella Lury Wiswell. XXXXII, 353 PP with 2 maps, 1 portrait of Capt. Cdr. Golovnin and 15 b/w reproductions of watercolours. Fp (colour): A Kolosh Chief from Baranov Island. Eps: Route of the sloop Kamchatka 1817-1819. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Fine. 24 x 16. 0824806409
Not only a voyage, but an insight to the societies and peoples encountered during this world cruise.
17956 GOODMAN, John B. III. THE GOLD RUSH, Voyage of the Ship LOO CHOO Around the Horn in 1849
$30.00 AUD
Cumming Press. Mount Pleasant, Mich. 1977. 1st limited ed. of 487 copies. XXXII, 61 PP. Cloth cover with gilt device on front. Near fine. 23.5 x 15.7.
The Loo Choo voyage to California, told through letters.
16215 GRUBE, F. & RICHTER, G. (Editors) THE BIG BOOK OF SAILING - the Sailors, the Ships and the Sea
$15.00 AUD
Barron's. New York. 1979. 1st English edition. 309 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. Large format: 34 x 26.5. 0812053249
One of the last arenas of adventure left: the sea... Very good.
18305 GUY, Noël LA MARINE FRANCAISE
$5.00 AUD
Fernand Nathan. Paris. 1937. 1st Ed. 159 PP with 148 b/w photos, plus 4 colour plates. Hard cover, colour illustration pasted down on front cover. Plate facing page 64 is a laser print. Note on front endpaper. Hinges weakened, o/wise a very good copy. French text. 21.5 x 15.5.
History of the French Navy and its mercantile marine.
21326 HAGELUND, W. A. WHALERS NO MORE - A History of Whaling on the West Coast
$10.00 AUD
Harbour Publishing. Vancouver, B.C. 1987. 1st Ed. IV, 211 PP with 68 b/w illustrations (photos, maps & sketches). Hard cover, dj. Light foxing on outside edges, o/wise fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0920080022
The reminiscences of whaling on the Pacific North-West coast between 1905 and 1972, from shore bases or steam whaling ships.
18310 HECKMAN, Richard D. (editor) YANKEES UNDER SAIL - A Collection of the Best Sea Stories from Yankee Magazine with Rare Photographs taken during the Age of Sail
$40.00 AUD
Yankee Inc. Dublin. N.H. 1968. 1st Ed. 254 PP with over 250 b/w illustrations (engravings, paintings, maps & rare photographs). Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, dj (price-clipped). Bookplate on front endpaper. Near fine. 31.5 x 23.5.
Forty true stories providing a portrait of the Yankee at sea. Skippers and seamen, vessels, adventure, disaster & mystery, whaling, the Americas' Cup, shipbuilding,...
72298 INGRAM, C.W.N. NEW ZEALAND SHIPWRECKS 1795-1982
$60.00 AUD
Reed. Wellington. 1984. 6th (Revised. & Enlarged), (4), 491 PP plus 4 b/w plates. Fp: Rigs of sailing vessels. Cloth cover with pictorial dust jacket (by W.W. Stewart) A fine copy. Scarce. 24.8 x 19. 0589015109
An epic account of disasters on the coast of New Zealand.
18346 KEMBLE, John Haskell SAN FRANCISCO BAY - A Pictorial Maritime History
$15.00 AUD
Bonanza Books. New York. 1978. Reprint (F) of the 1957 original by Cornell Maritime Press. XV, 194 PP with over 350 b/w illust. (photos, maps, paintings). Fp: Sailing scene at Golden Gate. Eps: Map of San Francisco Bay area. Hard cover, cloth spine (discoloured), dj. Near fine. 28.3 x 21.7. 0517016982
San Francisco Bay, the river ports, carriers of the Bay and rivers...
12763 LARSEN, May & Henry BLACK SAND, New Hebrides: Its People and Places
$10.00 AUD
Oliver & Boyd. Edinburgh. 1961. 1st English edition, translated from the French original by John and Patricia Russell. XVI, 178 PP with 1 plan and 2 maps, plus 6 colour plates and 32 plates with 66 b/w photos. Fp: 'Rom' figure wearing dance mask. Hard cover, spine sunned. Occasional foxing. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 21.5 x 15.5.
Voyage of a naturalist through the New Hebrides archipelago.
15935 LAWSON, Will PACIFIC STEAMERS
$30.00 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.
Peter Davies. London. 1947. 4th Printing of the 1945 English edition. X, 322 PP with 27 b/w illust. Fp: Yacht Winnibelle. Orig. cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with a few chips and in a protective sleeve. Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
Single-handed crossing of the North Atlantic on a power boat and under sail, pre WWII, by a painter commissioned by the French Navy.
16222 MARTIN, Sheila SEA WANDERERS TO AUSTRALIA - Five Years of Ocean Life
$15.00 AUD
Macmillan. Melbourne. 1977. 1st Australian edition of the 1977 UK original "Seatramps". 192 PP, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Eps: Maps with track of voyage of Shebessa, 1970-75. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 22 x 14. 0333229967
Five years roaming the world on the 42ft. ketch Shebessa between 1970 & 1975.
21286 McCARTHY, Mike EXCAVATION OF THE BARQUE DAY DAWN
$20.00 AUD
W.A. Museum. Perth. 1980. 1st Ed. 58 PP with b/w illustrations. Illustrated card cover. Name and small note on title-page, otherwise near fine. 22 x 17. 0724482237
The excavation and identification of the wreck of an ex-American whaling ship in Cockburn Sound.
34510 MILLER, William H. THE LAST BLUE WATER LINERS
$15.00 AUD
Conway Maritime Press. London. 1986. 1st Ed. 224 PP with numerous b/w illust. Fp: The Arcadia at Suva, Fiji. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.5 x 19. 0851774008
A stimulating, factual & nostalgic account of the post-war era of intercontinental liner traffic.
18599 MORTIMER, John THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, A Pictorial Review
$20.00 AUD
John Mortimer. Canberra. 1987. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w & colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. Oblong: 22.2 x 27.3. 0731604903
Pictorial coverage of the 75th anniversary of the RAN.
15558 MORTIMER, Lt. George OBSERVATIONS AND REMARKS MADE DURING A VOYAGE
$30.00 AUD
Ye Galleon. Fairfield, Wa., USA. 1988. Facsimile reprint of the 1791 original in a limited edition of 220 numbered copies (No.79). VIII, (8), 71 PP, (7). Fp: Facsimile of original title. FEP: Maria Is. REP: Amsterdam Island. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 26 x 18. 0877704562
A voyage made of the brig Mercury to Teneriffe, Amsterdam Island, Maria Island near Van Diemen's Land, Tahiti ... in 1789.
76568 NORMAN, L. PIONEER SHIPPING OF TASMANIA. Whaling, Sealing, Piracy, Shipwrecks, etc. in Early Tasmania
$60.00 AUD
J. Walch & Sons. Hobart. 1938. 1st Ed. 220 PP, plus 36 pages with 61 b/w illustrations. Fp: Hobart in colourful whaling days. Cloth cover with light wear around edges and colour vignette pasted down on front cover. Ex-library copy with stamp of Maritime Museum of Tasmania on inside front cover and dedicatory notes on FFEP plus a presentation note from Captain H.G. Chesterman, RNR. Gutterrs reinforced, otherwise a very good copy. 25.5 x 16.
13097 O'BRIEN, Frederick WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS
$10.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. c. 1920's. Reprint. 317 PP, plus 8 b/w plates. Fp: Village of Atuona in the Marquesas. Beige cloth cover. Foxing. Very good. 19 x 13.
Record of a happy year spent among the simple, but friendly cannibals, of Atuona Valley on the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas prior to WWI.
11667 O'REILLY, Patrick TAHITI - LA VIE DE CHAQUE JOUR
$30.00 AUD
N.E.L. Paris. 1982. 1st Ed. 325 PP with 1 map of Tahiti and 1 sketch-drawing. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. French text. 19 x 14. 2723301451
22491 O'REILLY, Patrick PHOTOGRAPHIES DE NOUVELLE CALEDONIE - Vue par le Photographe Allan Hughan, il y a Cent Ans
$70.00 AUD
N.E.L. Paris. 1978. 1st Ed. 139 PP with 84 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. French text. Oblong: 17.5 x 22.5. 2723300560
How the Australian photographer Allan Hughan saw New Caledonia at the end of the 1880's.
16229 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas THE LOVE OF SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Octopus. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 96 PP with colour illustrations. Illustrated hard cover, dj. Very good. 32 x 24. 00070640453
All aspects of sailing: from tall ships to small dinghies, from ocean-racing to round-the-world feats of the lone sailor.
19350 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas THE HISTORY OF YACHTING
$15.00 AUD
Stein & Day. New York. 1974. 1st US Ed. 288 PP, with profuse illust. in b/w & colour. Fp: The Sappho setting balloon canvas. Eps: Yachting off the Isle of Wight 1848. Cloth cover, pict. dj. Bookplate of previous owner on FFEP. Light foxing on prelims, o/wise a very good clean copy. 30.5 x 23.5. 0812817044
History of the sport of yachting & development of yacht design.
11672 PINELLI, J.D. & GOURMEL, G. AU PAYS DES TROIS ROYAUMES
$40.00 AUD
Association Pacifique. Paris. 1991. 1st Ed. Volume No. 2 in the Collection Pacifique. Foreword by Louis Le Pensec. 174 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 29.5 x 21. 2908668017
The Country with 3 kingdoms: Wallis, Alofi & Sigave. (The islands of Wallis & Futuna, French Overseas territory in the central Pacific).
17531 PRITCHARD, George THE AGGRESSIONS OF THE FRENCH AT TAHITI and Other Islands in the Pacific
$50.00 AUD
Auckland University Press. Auckland. 1983. 1st edition. Edited and introduced by Professor Paul de Deckker. 253 PP with 16 b/w illustrations. Title page: facsimile of title page of Pritchard's manuscript. Fp: Reverend George Pritchard. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Light foxing. Near fine. 28.5 x 22.5. 0196479940
The struggle between the British Consul and the French Consul, Jacques Antoine Moerenhout, seeking to influence Queen Pomaré prior to French sovereignty.
16214 ROSS, B. & GRAY, M. THE SAILING AUSTRALIANS
$15.00 AUD
Rigby. Adelaide. 1973. 1st Ed. 215 PP with b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25 x 18.2. 0851796303
A striking collection of photographs of boats and their crew together with a salty prose on the sailing Australians.
10593 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY WARSHIPS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS
$5.00 AUD
View Productions. Sydney. 1984. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 123 b & w illustrations. Inside front cover: The U.S.A. Warship Brooklyn, 1901. Inside rear cover: H.M.S. Royal George, 1901. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 30 x 21.3.
Collectors Edition. Arrival Australian Fleet Unit in 1913...
70687 SHARP, Andrew ANCIENT VOYAGERS IN POLYNESIA
$50.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1963. 1st Ed. 159 PP with 1 map on double page and 5 figures, plus 8 b/w plates. Eps: Map of the Pacific Area. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with a few small chips and a small piece missing at top of spine. A near fine copy signed by the author on title-page. 22.4 x 14.4.
Settlement of the islands by the Polynesians: achieved by one-way voyagers, blown off course.
67613 SHARP, Andrew (editor) DUPERREY'S VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND IN 1824
$20.00 AUD
Alexander Turnbull Library. Wellington. 1971. 1st Ed. 125 PP, plus 1 folded map, 6 b/w plates, and 1 large folded chart at back of book. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket is a rubbed around edges and cloth cover has a little shelf wear on bottom edges, o/wise a fine copy. 25.5 x 15.7.
Accounts & illustrations from Duperrey's visit in La Coquille with details of Maori & European life in New Zealand in 1824.
16269 SIERS, James TARATAI - A Pacific Adventure
$10.00 AUD
Millwood. Wellington. 1977. 1st Ed. (2), 306 PP with maps & b/w or col. illust. Fp: Taratai II under sail. Eps: Map of the S.W. Pacific with route of Taratai. Pictorial soft covers with light wear. Dedicatory note on verso of FFEP, o/wise near fine. 23 x 18.3. 0908582005
The Taratai expedition, a traditional sailing attempt between Tarawa (Kiribati), Suva (Fiji) and Papeete (Tahiti).
69503 SNOW, Philip & WAINE, Stefanie THE PEOPLE FROM THE HORIZON - An Illustrated History of the Europeans among the South Sea Islanders
$20.00 AUD
Phaidon Press. Oxford. 1979. 1st Ed. 296 PP with b/w & colour illust. Title spread: Landing on Tikopia. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket a little sunned on rear near spine, o/wise a fine copy. 28.7 x 25. 0714820067
The contact between two cultures: European & Pacific. Misunderstandings, clashes, attractions, exchanges,...
14793 THOMAS, Stephen D. THE LAST NAVIGATOR
$15.00 AUD
Hutchinson / A Paul Sidey Book. London. 1987. 1st Ed. (12), 308 PP with 1 map on double pages and 18 sketch-maps and drawings, plus 8 pages with 14 colour photos. Title spread: stars. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Occasional foxing spots, o/wise near fine. 23.5 x 16. 0091726131
Part adventure story, part traveller's tale and serious scientific inquiry.
13178 TJIBAOU, Jean-Marie & MISSOTTE, Ph. KANAKE - The Melanesian Way
$25.00 AUD
Editions du Pacifique. Papeete. 1978. 1st English edition. 120 PP, with 200 colour photos. Eps: Dances & Pilou Pilou. Pictorial card cover. Bookplate of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise a near fine copy. 29.7 x 21. 2857001118
During the 1975 festival Melanesia 2000, the Kanaks/Melanesians had their first opportunity to compile an inventory of their heritage.
Publications de la Sorbonne. Paris. 1988. 2nd Ed. XIX, 361 PP with maps, graphs & tables, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. French text. 24 x 16. 2859441441
The arrival of the French in a background of Anglo-French rivalry, the work force, the trading firms, shipping & administration.
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.
10924 VILLIERS, Alan PILOT PETE
$15.00 AUD
Angus & Robertson. Sydney. 1963. Reprint of the 1953 original. 64 PP with 61 illustrations by H. T. Cauldwell. Eps. Hard cover, dj. Small stain on lower part of front cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Note on the verso of the front endpaper, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 22.2 x 14.5.
Novel set on a rocky island, far away in the South Pacific.
22634 VILLIERS, Alan CAPTAIN COOK, The Seamen's Seaman, A Study of the Great Discoverer
$35.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1967. 1st Ed. IX, 10-256 PP with 7 maps and 26 text illustrations by Adrian Small, plus 4 pages with 7 b/w plates. FEP: Map of the 1st Voyage in H.M.S. "Endeavour", 1768-1771. REP: Map of the 2nd Voyage in the "Resolution" 1772-1775. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, device on front cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with small chips at head of spine and in a protective sleeve. Faint foxing. Very good. 24 x 16.5.
The biography of Captain Cook by the last great deep-water sailing ship man.
74464 VILLIERS, Alan CAPTAIN COOK, The Seamen's Seaman, A Study of the Great Discoverer
$25.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1978. Reprint of the 1967 original.. IX, 10-256 PP with 7 maps and 26 text illustrations by Adrian Small, plus 4 pages with 7 b/w plates. Eps: Map of the 2nd Voyage in the "Resolution" 1772-1775. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with a few small chips and in a plastic sleeve. Neat name label of previous owner on FFEP, o/wise a near fine copy. 24 x 16.5. 0340226285
The biography of Captain Cook by the last great deep-water sailing ship man.
11658 WHYTE, Jenny VANUATU - 10 YIA BLONG INDEPENDENS, 10 Years of Independence, 10 Ans d'Indépendance
$25.00 AUD
Other People Publications. Port Vila. 1990. 1st Ed. 280 PP with b/w & colour illust. Hard cover, dj. Dedicatory note on FFEP and name and address of previous owner on inside front cover. An otherwise near fine copy. 28.7 x 21.7. 093906267X
History up to Independence & achievements of the first ten years of Nationhood. (In Bichlamar, English & French).
21232 WILSON, John THE CRUISE OF THE GIPSY, The Journal of John Wilson, Surgeon on a Whaling Voyage to the Pacific Ocean 1839-1843
$45.00 AUD
Ye Galleon Press. Fairfield, Wa., USA. 1991. 1st edition with introduction and notes by Dr. Honore Forster. XXXII, 404 PP, plus 24 pages with 8 maps & 16 illustrations. Coloured frontispiece: Scene at Agana, Guam in 1840. Eps: Whaling scene. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Occasional foxing, o/wise fine. 31 x 23. 0877704880
Detailed and meticulous account of a whaling cruise by a British whaling ship.
37142 WOODWARD, David THE RUSSIANS AT SEA
$15.00 AUD
William Kimber. London. 1965. 1st Ed. 254 PP with 3 maps. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing on outside edges and some pages, closed tear to the dust jacket. Very good. 24 x 16.5.
The expansion from the Baltic & Black Seas towards the Far East.