20575
ADAMS, R.B.
RED FUNNEL AND BEFORE

Southampton. 1986. Kingfisher Railway Productions. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 1 map, 3 plans, 3 profiles & 194 bw photos. Title page: Normandie anchored at the Motherbank off Ryde. Eps: Advertisements for daily steamers excursions from Southampton. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28 x 21.8. 0946184216
Ships of the Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 1861-1986.
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$10

67135
ALLAN, J. K.
THEIR IS A CANNAL

Falkirk. c. 1970. Falkirk Museums Publication. 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
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$10

42680
ALLEN, James
JOURNAL OF AN EXPERIMENTAL TRIP BY THE "LADY AUGUSTA", ON THE RIVER MURRAY

Adelaide. 1976. Libraries Board of South Australia. Facsimile reprint of the 1853 original, No. 202 in the Australiana Facsimile Editions series. (2), (2 cover), XIV, 86 PP. Fp: Swan Hill. Hard cover, simile vellum, gilt title on spine. Fine. 21.2 x 13.7. 0724300554
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$35

61354
ALLENDALE, John
SAILORMAN BETWEEN THE WARS - Being the Journal of a Thames, Medway and Coastal Bargeman

Rochester, Kent. 1978. John Hallewell Publications 1st Ed., with an introduction by F. S. Cooper. XIV, 205 PP with 65 b/w photos. Fp: Sailing Barge "Cabby", seen at Stroud 1975. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 22.2 x 14.2.
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$20

20593
ANDREWS, Graeme
AUSTRALIA'S INSHORE PASSENGER SERVICES [in Heritage Australia]

Canberra. 1983. Australian Council of National Trusts. Volume 2, No. 2, Summer 1983 issue of the Journal of the Australian Council of National Trusts. Contains article from P.40 to 43 with 5 b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.5 x 23.
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$10

46930
ANDREWS, Graeme
THE FERRIES OF SYDNEY

Sydney. 1976. A.H. & A.W. Reed. Reprint of the 1975 original. 128 PP with 182 b/w photos, plus 4 pages with 8 colour photos. Fp: Circular Quay 1899. Eps: Maps of the Ferry routes 1904 & 1974. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise very good. Oblong: 18.6 x 26.7. 0589071726
The ferries in Port Jackson, Port Hacking, Pittwater and the Hawkesbury River.
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$20

30176
ANDREWS, Graeme
FERRIES OF SYDNEY

Sydney. 1969. Trident Publishing. 1st Ed. 56 PP with 55 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Light wear around edges od covers, o/wise fine. 21.8 x 15.2.
The ferries and the fleets in Sydney and on the Hawkesbury River. Page 50: Aboriginal translations of ferry names.
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$5

32411
ANDREWS, Graeme
THE FERRIES OF SYDNEY

Sydney. 1975. Reed. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 184 b/w photos, plus 4 pages with 8 colour photos. Fp: Circular Quay, 1899. Eps: 2 different maps with the routes of the ferries in 1974 & 1905. Hard cover, dj. Covers a little faded with light wear, note on dust jacket flap. Near fine. Oblong: 18.5 x 26.5. 0589071726
The ferries in Port Jackson, Port Hacking, Pittwater and the Hawkesbury River.
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$35

16062
ANDREWS, Graeme
THE FERRIES OF SYDNEY

Sydney. 1994. Sydney University Press / OUP. 3rd edition, revised and updated from the 1969 original. VIII, 264 PP with tables, photos, graphs... Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23 x 15.5. 0424002027
Australia's oldest & uninterrupted public transport service. The role of ferry services and their impact on the life of Sydneysiders.
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$20

52396
ANDREWS, Graeme
A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF FERRIES, Sydney and Surrounding Waterways

Sydney. 1982. Reed. 1st Ed. 119 PP with b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. Oblong: 19 x 26.5. 0589503863
The history of the ferries, from the first which ran along the Parramatta River to the present day ferries boarded daily by Sydneysiders.
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$15

14877
AUBAILE-SALLENAVE, Francoise
BOIS ET BATEAUX DU VIETNAM

Paris. 1987. Selaf / CNRS. 1st Ed. XXII, 184, (2 adv) PP with 1 map on double-page and 38 b/w plates, plus 32 pages with 50 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. French text. 24 x 16.2. 2852971909
Building techniques, materials in use (timber, sap, oakum,..). Illustrates the originality of naval architecture of Vietnam and Asia, lightness & resistance.
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$55

14205
BALDERSTON, David
THE WAIHEKE FERRIES OF AUCKLAND

Wellington. 1991. Grantham House. 1st Ed. X, 94 PP with b/w illust. (photos, maps & line draw.). Eps: Ferries' profiles. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 26 x 18.8. 047700010
From the first ferry "Novelty" to the quick catamarans running between Auckland, Waiheke Island & Kawau Island.
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$20

17002
BARNICHON, Gilles & NOIREL, Didier
LES CAR-FERRIES CONSTRUITS EN FRANCE - FRENCH BUILT CAR FERRIES

Le Touvet, France. 1996. Editions Michel-Didier Vrac. 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.
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$30

21609
BATHE, B. W.
SHIP MODELS - 4: Foreign Small Craft

London. 1966. HMSO. 1st Ed. No. 4 in the Science Museum illustrated booklets series. No pagination, 48 Pages with 20 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (lightly soiled). Very good. 14.8 x 14.8.
Norwegian Herring Boat... Gozo Boat... Kolek from Trengganu...
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$15

34752
BEAN, Keith
FAMOUS WATERWAYS OF THE WORLD

London. 1958. Frederick Muller. 3rd impression of the 1957 original. 143 PP with 17 illust. by Rex Smith, plus 12 pages with 22 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges and on first and last pages. Very good. 19.2 x 12.5.
Suez and Panama canals. The St. Lawrence - Great Lakes Seaway...
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$20

44639
BELGRAVE, James (text) & GERARD, Bernard (photos)
BAHRAIN

Paris. c. 1980. Editions Delroisse. 1st Ed. 144 PP with colour photographs by Bernard Gérard. FEP: Map of Bahrain Islands and legends. REP: Location map of Bahrain. Hard cover, dj. Text in English, French and German. Near fine. 27.8 x 21.6.
History, Development the People, Manama, Boat Building, Muharraq, Isa Town, Bapco, Agriculture, Pottery, Arts, Sports & Games.
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$25

66536
BENUSSI, Libero
ROVINJSKA BATANA I NJEZINO JEDRO / LA BATANA ROVIGNESE E LA SUA VELA

Rovinj, Croatia. 2007. Kucu O Batani, Grad Rovinj. 1st bilingual edition: Italian and Croatian (translated by Rodolfo Segnan). (6), 85 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Croatian and Italian text. Fine. 24 x 21. 978953730308X
Wooden boat built and used in Rovigno / Rovinj, West coast of Istria, on the Adriatic Sea.
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$45

20633
BREEZE, Geoffrey
THE PAPENBURG SISTERS

Southampton. 1988. Kingfisher Railway Productions. 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.
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$10

43174
BREEZE, Geoffrey
SALLY FERRIES

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.
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$5

37305
BRODIE, Ian
STEAMERS OF THE FORTH

Newton Abbot. 1976. David & Charles. 1st Ed. 168 PP with 2 maps, 6 drawings, and 17 b/w plates. Title page: vignette with paddle steamer. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.2. 071537155X
16 pages with Fleet List.
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$15

62998
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
Cruise & Ferry GUIDE 96 - The annual Passenger Ship Register

Halmstad, Sweden. 1996. Plus 2 Ferryconsultation. 1996 edition. 232 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial (Superfast) soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Pages 14 to 107: Superfast Feries / Across the Adriatic, by Klas Brogren. ... Hot Med update, by Russell Plummer. ... Market report. ...
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$35

62999
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
Cruise & Ferry GUIDE 97 - The annual Passenger Ship Register

Halmstad, Sweden. 1997. ShipPax Information. 1997 edition. 248 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial (Aida) soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Pages 14 to 115: Aida, by Klas Brogren. ... DSR / Deutsche Seereederei Touristik, by Tom Todd ... Market report. ...
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$35

62995
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
GUIDE 93 - Cruise & Ferry: ROYAL VIKING QUEEN / SCHICHAU SEEBECKWERFT AG

Halmstad, Sweden. 1993. Plus 2 Ferryconsultation. 1993 edition. 224 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial (Royal Viking Queen) soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Pages 16 to 97: Royal Viking Queen, by Klas Brogren. Schichau Seebeck and the Vulkan Combine, by Arnold Kludas & Tom Todd. Market report. ...
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$35

62996
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
GUIDE 94 - Cruise & Ferry: JUAN J. SISTER & Compania Transmediterranea

Halmstad, Sweden. 1994. Plus 2 Ferryconsultation. 1994 edition. 224 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial (Juan J. Sister) soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Pages 14 to 49: Juan J. Sister / Going Bananas, by Jon H. Boyce. Luis Delso, by Antonio Alarcon. Hot Med, by Klas Brogren. Market report. ...
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$35

63370
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
POCKET GUIDE 00 - Ferries . Cruise . Ro-Ro

Halmstad, Sweden. 2000. ShipPax Information. 2000 edition. 112 PP with tables, 10 graphs and 3 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (Finnclipper). Fine. 21 x 10.5.
Ferries / Cruise / Ro-Ro by: Flag, Name, ex-Name, Operator ...
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$5

63371
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
POCKET GUIDE 01 - Ferries . Cruise . Ro-Ro

Halmstad, Sweden. 2001. ShipPax Information. 2001 edition. 144 PP with tables, 10 graphs and 3 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (Stena Britannica) . Fine. 21 x 10.5.
Ferries / Cruise / Ro-Ro by: Flag, Name, ex-Name, Operator ...
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$5

63372
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
POCKET GUIDE 04 - Ferries . Cruise . Ro-Ro

Halmstad, Sweden. 2004. ShipPax Information. 2004 edition. 144 PP with tables, 10 graphs and 3 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (Stena Forecaster) . Fine. 21 x 10.5.
Ferries / Cruise / Ro-Ro by: Flag, Name, ex-Name, Operator ...
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$5

63369
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
POCKET GUIDE 98 - Ferries . Cruise . Ro-Ro

Halmstad, Sweden. 1998. ShipPax Information. 1998 edition. 108 PP with tables, 11 graphs and 3 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 10.5.
Ferries / Cruise / Ro-Ro by: Flag, Name, ex-Name, Operator ...
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$5

63001
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
ShipPax GUIDE 00 - The annual Passenger Ship Register

Halmstad, Sweden. 2000. ShipPax Information. 2000 edition. 248 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial (Mistral) soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Pages 10 to 125: Millenium Ships issue. The Mistral story, by Klas Brogren. .. The Renaissance R-Series story, by Philip Dawson ... Chantiers de l'Atlantique, where the new Millenium starts, by Philippe Holthof. Cruising the Fast Mode with Alstom Leroux Naval, by Paul Hynds. Pods & Turbines, by Dale Wainwright. ...
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$40

63003
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
ShipPax GUIDE 03 - Ferry, Cruise & Ro-Ro Register Yearbook

Halmstad, Sweden. 2003. ShipPax Information. 2003 edition. 240 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial (Mont St Michel) soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Pages 10 to 107: The Mont St Michel Story, by Philippe Holthof. Brittany and Normandy, by Russell Plummer. Brittany Ferries: from feeder for farmers to ferries for cruisers, by Frederik Naumann ... Market Report.
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$40

63004
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
ShipPax GUIDE 04 - Ferry, Cruise & Ro-Ro Register Yearbook

Halmstad, Sweden. 2004. ShipPax Information. 2004 edition. 248 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial (Visby, Capital of Gotland) soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Pages 8 to 113: The Visby / Rederi AB Gotland Story / Islands alike ?, by Karl Borgren. Four Times a Visby, by Frederik Naumann. The Danish influence, by Philip Dawson. ... Market Report.
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$40

63005
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
ShipPax GUIDE 05 - Ferry, Cruise & Ro-Ro Register Yearbook

Halmstad, Sweden. 2005. ShipPax Information. 2005 edition. 254 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial (Pont-Aven) soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Pages 8 to 110: The Pont-Aven story / Les perfectionnistes français, by Philippe Holthof. Brittany Ferries & Meyer Werft, by Tom Todd. Brittany Ferries Broker, by Frederik Naumann. ... Market Report.
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$40

63006
BROGREN, Klas (editor)
ShipPax GUIDE 06 - Ferry, Cruise & Ro-Ro Register Yearbook

Halmstad, Sweden. 2006. ShipPax Information. 2006 edition. 248 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations (plans, profiles and photos of ships). Pictorial (Maersk Dunkerque) soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Pages 8 to 111: Maersk Dunkerque / Focus on Norfolk Line, by Philippe Holthof. Samsung Heavy Industries, by Jonathan Boonzaier. ... Market Observationseport.
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$40

54036
BROUSSILLON, Ary
DE PANAMA A LA GUADELOUPE - La vie de Dubail Elisa, ou l'engagement d'un ouvrier

Paris. 1994. La Brèche. 1st Ed. 142, (2) PP. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Faint foxing. Fine. 20.5 x 13.2. 2902524978
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$5

39992
BROWN, Alan
LOCH LOMOND PASSENGER STEAMERS 1818-1989

London. 2000. Allan T. Condie Publications. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w illustrations (engravings, maps, photos) and 8 pages of colour illustrations (9 flags and funnels, 12 profiles, postcards and photos). Inside front cover: Map of Loch Lomond and Trossachs. Inside back cover: Map between the Clyde and Loch Lomond. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.8 x 20.8. 1856380288
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$15

63215
BROWN, Alan
SHANKLIN, Ill Fated Prince

Glasgow. 1985. Waverley Excursions Ltd. 1st Ed. No pagination, 96 PP with 5 tables, 2 sketch maps, 1 drawing, 4 pages with plans of vessels, and 66 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of tite page. Near fine. 21.5 x 15. 0950517712
Built as Shanklin, renamed Prince Ivanhoe in 1981. Wrecked 3rd August 1981, on the Gower coast, Bristol Channel.
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$10

15937
BROWN, Alexander Crosby
STEAM PACKETS ON THE CHESAPEAKE - A History of the Old Bay Line Since 1840

Centreville, Maryland. c. 1980. Tidewater. Reprint of the 1961 original, with foreword by Walter Lord. XIV, 192 PP with 47 b/w illust. Fp: City of Norfolk leaving Baltimore. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 24 x 16.2. 0870331116
The exciting story of the oldest steamboat line, transporting passengers and freight between Baltimore and Norfolk. Their former flagship President Warfield ended her career as the Exodus 1947.
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$15

57978
BUCKNALL, Rixon
BOAT TRAINS AND CHANNEL PACKETS - The English Short Sea Routes

London. 1957. Vincent Stuart. 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.
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$20

33013
BULL, J. C.
SAILING SHIPS AND PADDLE WHEELS AND OTHER GIPPSLAND SHIPPING

Metung, Vic. 1981. Author. 2nd edition of the 1974 original. 230 PP with 1 map on double page & 70 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 22 x 14.5.
Early years of Capt. James Bull on tall ships, quest for gold in New Guinea, settling in the Gippsland Lakes,...
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$20

62141
BURTT, Frank
STEAMERS OF THE THAMES AND MEDWAY

London. 1949. Richard Tilling. 1st Ed. 192, (1 adverts.) PP with 1 facsimile of a poster and tables, plus 34 plates with b/w illustrations (3 engravings and 42 photos). Fp (in colour): P.S. "Woolwich Belle". Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Offsetting on endpapers and occasional foxing, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 22 x 14.
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$40

69326
BUSHELL, Pat
PIERS & PADDLE STEAMERS IN CAMERA

Buckingham. 1989. Quotes Limited of Buckingham. 1st Ed. 80 PP with 70 b/w illustrations (poster, paintings and photos). Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. Oblong: 15.5 x 21.7. 086023360X
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$15

67136
CAMERON, A. D.
Getting to know ... THE CALEDONIAN CANAL

Edinburgh. 1977. Author. 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.
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$10

67636
CAMPBELL, P. & A.
THE WHITE FUNNEL HANDBOOK - Official Handbook of P. & A. Campbell Ltd.

Bristol. c. 1930. P. & A. Campbell. 1st Ed. 112 PP with advertising material, 15 street plans and b/w illustrations, plus 2 large folded maps in colour "Bristol Channel Services" and "South Coast Services". Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 19 x 13.
Account of the passenger services of P & A Campbell's White Funnel steamers of the Bristol Channel and the South Coast.
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$40

59512
[CANALS]
THE FUTURE OF THE WATERWAYS

London. c. 1958. The Inland Waterways Association Ltd. 4th impression. 28 PP with 11 b/w photos, with "Craft stream into Coventry Basin" at centrefold. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 18.5 x 12.5.
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$5

59513
[CANALS]
THE WELLAND CANALS STUDY: A Summary.

Toronto. 1976. Ministry of Culture and Recreation. 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.
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$5

64914
CARMER, Carl
THE HUDSON

New York. 1961. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 11th printing of the 1939 original, in the "Rivers of America" series. XII, 434 PP with 1 map and 5 lithographs by Stow Wengenroth (vignette on title page and 4 on double page). Cloth cover, device "Rivers of America" on front board, gilt title on spine, dj. Covers slightly soiled. Dust jacket chipped and rubbed. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 21 x 14.5.
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$15

45359
CARR, Frank G. G.
SAILING BARGES

Lavenham, Suffolk. 1989. Terence Dalton. 3rd edition of the 1931 original. XIV, 462 PP with 5 sketches, 24 plans and 270 b/w illustrations (drawings, engravings, photos), plus 8 pages with 11 colour illustrations. Fp: A Thames barge of 1809. Eps: Map for sailing barges of Britain with 12 silhouettes of different barges. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing. Fine. 23 x 18. 0861380606
Barges on the Thames and Medway, boomies, big barges... barges as yachts.
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$30

69418
CARR, Frank G. G.
SAILING BARGES

London. 1931. Hodder and Stoughton. 1st Ed. 328 PP with 5 tail pieces, and 17 figures, plus 42 b/w plates with 47 photos and 1 folded plate in colour with 25 house flags. Fp (in colour): Ethel Everard, in London River. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Covers rubbed at hinges and outside edges. Free fly of front endpaper with note to and address of previous owner. Occasional foxing on outside edges. A 3 page article "Drowsy Ships", by A.G. Pearson, (Country Life, January 31, 1947) loosely inserted. Very good. 22.8 x 15.
Barges on the Thames and Medway, Boomies, big barges... barges as yachts.
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$35

43055
CARR, Frank G. G.
SAILING BARGES

London. 1931. Hodder and Stoughton. 1st Ed. 328 PP with 5 tail pieces, and 17 figures, plus 42 b/w plates with 47 photos and 1 folded plate with 25 house flags. Fp (in colour): Ethel Everard, in London River. Cloth cover, gilt decoration on front cover, gilt title on spine. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise a fine and bright copy of a scarce title. 22.8 x 15.
Barges on the Thames and Medway, Boomies, big barges... barges as yachts.
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$45

69304
CARR, Marion
CALL OF THE RUNNING TIDE

Maldon, Essex. 1983. Sailtrust Limited. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Jane Benham. XII, 95 PP, plus 24 pages with 36 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on lightly sunned spine, dj. Fine. 21.7 x 15.2. 0946547017
Girl aloft in the days of trade.
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$25

71487
CARTER, Captain Stephen
DOUGLAS HEAD FERRY & THE PORT SODERICK BOATS

Truro. 2003. Twelveheads Press. 1st Ed. 72 PP with b/w illustrations: location map, map of Isle of Man, plan of Douglas Harbour, 1 caricature, 3 ephemeras and 51 photos. Soft covers, pictorial front. Fine. Note to previous owner dated and signed by the author. Oblong: 19.7 x 21. 9780906294550
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$30

41322
CHASSE-MAREE
L' ALBUM CHASSE-MAREE - Hors Série No. 4: Le Patrimoine Maritime

Douarnenez, France. 1993. Editions du Chasse-Marée. 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...
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$20

41319
CHASSE-MAREE
L'ALBUM CHASSE-MAREE - Hors Série - 1991

Douarnenez, France. 1990. Editions du Chasse-Marée. 1st Ed. Special issue (No. 1). Edited by François PUGET. 96 PP with 1 coloured plan and 77 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. French text. 27.5 x 22.
Working sail. Classic yachts. Windjammers at Bordeaux. Traditional craft of the French coasts.
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$20

41320
CHASSE-MAREE
L'ALBUM CHASSE-MAREE - Hors Série No. 2: Les Plus Belles Images Inédites

Douarnenez, France. 1991. Editions du Chasse-Marée. 1st Ed. Special issue, No. 2. Edited by François PUGET. 96 PP with 11 b/w and 65 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. French text. 27.5 x 22.
Votive models and paintings. Working sail: building, launching, in their environment.
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$20

63129
CHEETHAM, Chris & HEINIMANN, Max
MODERN RIVER SEA TRADERS

Teignmouth, Devon. 1992. Authors. 1st Ed. (6), 129 PP with graphs, tables and b/w illustrations ( maps, plans, photos). Pictorial soft cover. A 10 pages "Supplementary List" dated 08/02/1994, loosely inserted. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 0951631713
Rivers of Europe (Austria to Yugoslavia), Russia, Turkey and Japan.
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$25

64519
CHILDS, P. D.
THE GOSPORT FERRY - A Short History

Portsmouth. 1983. The Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company. 1st Ed. 20 PP with b/w illustrations (1 portrait, 1 woodcut and 12 photos). Pictorial soft wrappers, House Flag on front. Fine. 21 x 14.8.
The Centenary of the Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company PLC 1883 - 1983.
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$20

44513
CIRCLE LINE
CIRCLE LINE AROUND MANHATTAN ISLAND

New York. 1966. Circle Line-Sightseeing Yachts Inc. 1st Ed. 80 PP with 2 engravings and 60 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.8 x 13.5.
America's favorite boat ride.
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$10

70798
CLAMMER, Richard & KITTRIDGE, Alan
PASSENGER STEAMERS OF THE RIVER DART

Truro, Cornwall. 1988. Twelveheads Press. 1st Ed. 72 PP with 2 maps, facsimile of notices, engravings, profiles and 80 b/w photos, plus large folded plan of "P.S. Kingswear Castle" at rear of book. Inside front cover: Maps of the Rivers Dart and Fal. Pictorial card cover. Fine. Oblong: 19.7 x 21. 0906294185
Steamboats, steamtugs...
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$20

46875
CLARK, Ronald W.
WORKS OF MAN

London. 1985. Century Publishing. 1st Ed. 352 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Occasional light foxing, o/wise fine. 26 x 19.8. 0712607676
Discoveries, inventions and technological achievements that have changed the course of history. Engineering artificial waterways. Engines on the Oceans...
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$10

36532
CLEGG, W. Paul
EUROPEAN FERRY FLEETS

Deal, Kent. 1974. Marinart. 1st Ed. 64 PP with tables and 25 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover (Ulster Prince). Fine. 15.2 x 10. 0904478017
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$5

36255
COLLINS, G. E. P.
EAST MONSOON

New York. 1937. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1st US Ed. 288 PP, plus 2 maps (1 folding) and 62 pages with 80 b/w photos. Fp: The Mula Mulai off Salayar. Cloth cover, dj (closed tear). Some foxing, spine of cover marked and of dust jacket sunned. Review plate pasted down on front endpaper, review in Daily Press March 28, 1937, by Alexander Crosby Brown pasted down on recto of rear endpaper, o/wise an excellent copy of a scarce title. 20.7 x 14.5.
Voyage by the Mula Mulai a prahu rigged as a pinisi through the South Celebes in the mid-1830's.
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$35

63095
CONDIE, Allan T.
PADDLE STEAMERS IN CAMERA

London. 1987. Allan T. Condie Publications. 1st Ed. Foreword by Alan Brown. 48 PP with b/w illustrations including 114 photographies by Fred A. Plant. Inside front cover: foreword and funnel. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of Introduction. Fine. 29.6 x 20.8. 0907742556
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$15

36417
COOMBES, Nigel
WHITE FUNNEL MAGIC

Truro, Cornwall. 1995. Twelveheads Press. 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.
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$20

18851
COWSILL, Miles
BRITTANY FERRIES

Kilgetty, UK. 1989. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. Foreword by Ian A. Carruthers. 36 PP with 2 maps, 19 colour, and 61 bw photos. Inside front cover: Prince of Brittany. Inside back cover: the Prince of Brittany passes the Channel Island ferry Corbiere. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.6 x 21. 1871947006
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$10

43140
COWSILL, Miles
BRITTANY FERRIES - De la Terre à la Mer / From the Land to the Sea

Kilgetty, UK. 1993. Ferry Publications. 2nd revised edition of the 1989 original. 96 PP with 1 map, 1 cut away, 3 plans, 91 b/w and 53 colour photos. Inside front cover: Normandie. Inside back cover: the Prince of Brittany off Alderney. Pictorial soft cover. Text in French and English. Fine. Oblong: 19.5 x 21. 1871947170
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$15

43138
COWSILL, Miles
BY ROAD ACROSS THE SEA - The History of Atlantic Steam Navigation Company Ltd.

Kilgetty, UK. 1990. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 72 PP with b/w and colour photos. Inside front cover: Ports of Felixstowe, and Larne. Inside back cover: Ionic Ferry, and Doric Ferry. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on title-page, o/wise fine. 29.6 x 20.8. 1871947073
First voyage starting in September 1946, with chartered LST "Empire Baltic", on the run Tillbury to Rotterdam.
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$20

63194
COWSILL, Miles
EARL WILLIAM, Classic Car Ferry - 1964-1990

Kilgetty, UK. 1990. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. Foreword by James Bell. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Very good. Oblong: 14.5 x 21. 1871947049
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$10

63204
COWSILL, Miles
FERRIES FROM PEMBROKESHIRE

Kilgetty, Wales. 1993. Ferry Publications. 2nd edition of December 1993 (revised from the April 1985 original). 56 PP with over 60 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on title-page. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 1871947146
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$10

63096
COWSILL, Miles
FERRIES IN CAMERA 95

Kilgetty, UK. 1994. Ferry Publications. 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.
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$15

63197
COWSILL, Miles
FISHGUARD - ROSSLARE

Kilgetty, UK. 1990. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. Foreword by James Bell. 48 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 20.8. 1871947065
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$15

15943
COWSILL, Miles
SEALINK BRITISH FERRIES TO IRELAND

London. 1987. Author. 1st Ed. 56PP with 69 b/w photos & 1 map in text. Eps. Colour pict. card cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.5 x 21.
History of the ferries crossing the Irish Sea, the North Channel and St. George's Channel.
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$10

63196
COWSILL, Miles & HENDY, John
OLAU

Kilgetty, UK. 1990. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 44 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Near fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 20.8. 1871947057
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$10

63191
COWSILL, Miles, & HENDY, John
FERRIES OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, Past and Present

Kilgetty, UK. 1992. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 56 PP with 117 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name on title-page, o/wise fine. 21. x 14.7. 1871947138
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$10

13776
COWSILL, Miles & HENDY, John
HARWICH - HOOK OF HOLLAND

Kilgetty, UK. 1985. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 52 PP with b/w illust. (photos, plans). Eps: Colour photos of ferries. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 20.8. 095130915
Historical insight of the Sealink route between Harwich and Hook of Holland.
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$10

63193
COWSILL, Miles & HENDY, John
KING ORRY, from Saint to Sovereign

Kilgetty, UK. 1992. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. Foreword by David Dixon. 48 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 15 x 21. 0951350676
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$10

67302
COWSILL, Miles, & HENDY, John
NEWHAVEN / DIEPPE - The Car Ferry Era

Kilgetty, UK. 1994. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 56 PP with 10 colour and 57 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Vilandry at sea. Inside back cover: Stena Sealink advertisements. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top corner of title page, o/wise near fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 20.8. 1871947200
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$10

19058
COWSILL, Miles & HENDY, John
P&O EUROPEAN FERRIES - The Fleet

Kilgetty, UK. c.1987. Ferry Publications. 1st ED. 20 PP with 1 map, 8 b/w photos & 34 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 15 x 21.
The routes and the fleet of P. & O.'s European ferries between the Channel, the North Sea and the North Channel. Sesquicentenary publication of a service which began in 1837.
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$10

43169
COWSILL, Miles & HENDY, John
THE SEALINK YEARS 1970 - 1995

Kilgetty, UK. 1995. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 120 PP with 2 maps, 3 profiles in colour, 95 b/w and 54 colour photos. Inside front cover: St David in the English Channel. Inside back cover: Stena Normandica leaving Fishguard. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 19.6 x 21.4. 1871947359
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$15

43116
COWSILL, Miles & HENDY, John
THE TOWNSEND THORESEN YEARS 1928 - 1987

Kilgetty, UK. 1988. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 56 PP with 9 colour photos & bw illust. (maps, plans, photos). Centrefold: "Pride of Dover". Title page: funnel of "Panther". Inside front cover: "Spirit of Free Enterprise". Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 29.6 x 20.8. 0951309307
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$15

19082
COWSILL, Miles & HENDY, John
THE VIKING SAGA, Celebrating 25 years of Services to Cherbourg and Le Havre

Kilgetty, UK. 1989. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 40 PP, 1 map, 1 plan, 26 colour and 66 bw photos. Inside front cover: selection of ferries brochures. Inside back cover: Viking Venturer and Viking Valiant. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.6 x 21. 0951309323
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$10

63195
COWSILL, Miles, HENDY, John & MACDUFF, Lawrence
CALEDONIAN MACBRAYNE - The Fleet

Kilgetty, UK. 1985. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. Foreword by A. J. Struthers. 40 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 20.8. 1871947219
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$10

43170
COWSILL, Miles, DANIELSON, Richard, & HENDY, John
FERRIES IN CAMERA '90

Kilgetty, UK. 1989. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 50 colour photos. Inside front cover: Sealink's Horsa. Inside back cover: Channel Entente. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 20.8. 1871947030
Historical insight of the Sealink route between Harwich and Hook of Holland.
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$10

43168
COWSILL, Miles, HAALMEIJER, Frank, & HENDY, John
HARWICH - HOEK VAN HOLLAND - A 100 years of Service / 100 Jaar Veerdienst

Kilgetty, UK. 1993. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 1 sketch plan, 1 plan, 39 colour photos and 195 b/w illustrations. Eps: Colour posters. Pictorial soft cover. Dutch and English text. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 1871947162
Historical insight of the route between Harwich and Hook of Holland.
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$20

52083
COX, Bernard
PADDLE STEAMERS

Poole, Dorset. 1979. Blandford Press. 1st Ed. 223 PP with b/w illust. Title page: drawing of a shell. Eps: Paddle wheeler Mississippi, on the Mississippi. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Faint foxing. Fine. 28 x 20.5. 0713709243
Development of the paddle steamer: traffic - transatlantic, cross-channel, rivers & lakes...
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$10

12032
COX, Bernard
PADDLE STEAMERS

Poole, Dorset. 1979. Blandford Press. 1st Ed. 223 PP with b/w illust. Title page: drawing of a shell. Eps: Paddle wheeler Mississippi, on the Mississippi. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 28 x 20.5. 0713709243
Development of the paddle steamer: traffic - transatlantic, cross-channel, rivers & lakes...
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$5

50565
COX, G. W.
SHIPS IN TASMANIAN WATERS, Riverboats, Ferries and the Floating Bridge

Hobart. 1971. Fuller's Bookshop. 1st Ed. XI, 224 PP with 34 b/w photos. Eps: Ferry steamer. Cloth cover, dj. Near fine. 25 x 18.
Tasmania's maritime history: ferry travel, shipwrecks, steam racing. The Hobart bridge story.
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$30

69763
CROSS, Ian & O'FLAHERTY, Coleman
INTRODUCTION TO HOVERCRAFT AND HOVERPORTS

London. 1975. Pitman Publishing. 1st Ed. VII, 160 PP with tables and 57 figures (drawings, plans and 13 b/w photos). Hard cover, dj. Ex Library copy with stamp on verso of title page, renewed endpapers, and sellotape marks on covers. Very good. 25.2 x 18.8. 027300316X
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$5

63223
DANIELSON, Richard
THE ISLE OF MAN STEAM PACKET (Volumes 1 & 2)

Laxey, Isle of Man. 1987 & 1989. Author 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
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$20

63222
DANIELSON, Richard, & HENDY, John
Faithfully Yours, MANXMAN

Prescot, Merseyside, UK. 1983. T.Stephenson & Sons Ltd. 1st Ed. Foreword by Captain W. E. McMeiken. (2), 78 PP with b/w illustrations (centre fold: Rigging Plan of T.S.S. Manxman). Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 15 x 21. 0901314234
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$15

13775
DANIELSON, Richard & HENDY, John
THE MANXMAN STORY

Prescot, Merseyside. 1983. T. Stephenson. 1st Ed. (2), 30 PP with 14 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21. 0901314226
Story of the passenger steam packet Manxman linking Douglas on the Isle of Man to England and Wales.
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$10

71541
DBA (compiler)
THE BARGE BUYER'S HANDBOOK - A step by step guide to buying a barge

Port Werburg, Kent. 2001. DBA Publications / The Dutch Barge Association Ltd. 4th edition. Edited by Adrian Stott. 114 PP with b/w illustrations (6 profile of barges and 25 photos). Stamp of previous owner on title-page. 3 folds flyer loosely inserted. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 20.2 x 14. 0953281914
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$15

57206
de FOSSARD, Esta
BARRENJOEY

Melbourne. 1971. Lansdowne. 1st edition (Juvenile). No pagination, 24 PP illustrated by John Mason. Pictorial laminated boards. Near fine. 28.5 x 21.5. 701804645
Barrenjoey, the Sydney Ferry Boat and her trip to Melbourne for the Moomba Festival.
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$15

48157
DE GRAMONT, Sanche
THE STRONG BROWN GOD. The Story of the Niger River

London. 1975. Book Club Associates. Book Club edition of the 1975 original. 350 PP with 7 maps, plus 32 pages with 63 b/w illustrations. Eps: Map of the African continent. Hard cover, dj (closed tear). Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 24 x 15.5.
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$15

64832
DE QUINCEY, Elizabeth
SHIPS THAT SAILED THE GIPPSLAND LAKES

Sale, Victoria. 1994. Gippsland Heritage House. 1st Ed. IV, 28 PP with b/w illustrations (1 photo and 13 sketches by the author). Pictorial soft cover (Tanjil, built 1877). Front cover with small rubbed patches, o/wise fine. Oblong: 15.4 x 22. 0646214225
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$20

21178
DRAGE, William & PAGE, Michael
RIVERBOATS AND RIVERMEN

Adelaide. 1982. Rigby. 1st soft cover edition of the 1976 original. 222 PP with maps & plans of the river, and bw photos. Near fine. 23.8 x 17.7. 0727015575
Recollections of the riverboats which plied Australia's inland rivers and of Capt. William Drage.
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$20

16058
DUCKWORTH, C. L. D. & LANGMUIR, G. E.
RAILWAY AND OTHER STEAMERS

London. 1968. T. Stephenson & Sons. 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.
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$20

68564
EGLINTON, Edmund
The MARY FLETCHER: Seven Days in the Life of a Westcountry Coasting Ketch

Exeter, 1990. University of Exeter Press. 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
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$25

69964
EKLUND, Gunnar, JOHANSSON, Algot et al..
VIKING LINE - 25

Mariehamn, Aland Islands. c. 1984. Viking Line. 1st Ed. 48 PP with tables, 7 graphs, 28 colour and 51 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover (chart between Helsinki, Mariehamn and Stockholm). Covers slightly rubbed. Near fine. Scarce. Oblong: 19.5 x 21.
Shipping line with ferries trading between Finland, the Aland islands and Sweden, started in 1959 and celebrating their 25th anniversary.
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$40

69324
ELLIS, Tony
THE SAILING BARGES OF MARITIME ENGLAND

Shepperton, Middlesex. 1982. Shepperton Swan. 1st Ed. 80 PP with b/w illustrations: drawings, paintings and photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.5 x 21. 0906986036
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$15

54210
FARWELL, George
PADDLEWHEELS OF YESTERDAY (in Hemisphere, An Asian-Australian Monthly)

Canberra. 1969. Department of Education and Science. Volume 13, No. 12, issue for December 1969. 40 PP. Contains article from P. 2 to 8 with 7 b/w photos. Soft cover. Near fine. 27.2 x 20.3.
On the Murray and Darling rivers.
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$5

69048
FERRIES
SYDNEY HARBOUR PANORAMA

Sydney. c.1936? Sydney Ferries Limited. Revised edition. 52 PP with 1 colour illust. and 36 b/w photos. Title page: Colour vignette with ferry steaming past Fort Denison. Stapled card covers a little soiled and rubbed around edges. Rear cover lightly soiled. Internally near fine. 22.2 x 14.
An illustrated survey of points of scenic & historic interest observed during the Tourist Harbour Trips.
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$25

69400
FINCH, Roger
A CROSS IN THE TOPSAIL - An account of the shipping interests of R. & W. Paul Ltd., Ipswich

Ipswich, UK. 1979. The Boydell Press. 1st Ed., with a foreword by W.S.H. Paul. XIV, 122 PP with b/w illustrations (line drawings by the author, documents, drawings and 65 b/w photos). Fp: the "Ena" a barge-yacht, built 1906. Eps: Coasts of Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, top edge tinted, dj (price clipped). Spine of dust jacket is a little sunned. Remnants of old watermarks along the lower part of book with a little ruffling, however, not affecting text or illustrations. Faint foxing. Still a very good clean copy. 25.2 x 19.5. 0851151132
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$20

16059
FLEXNER, James Thomas
STEAMBOATS COME TRUE, American Inventors in Action

Boston. 1978. Little, Brown & Co. Newly illustrated edition of the 1944 original. XXII, (2), 406 PP with vignettes in text, plus 32 pages with 30 b/w illust. Fp. & Eps. Cloth cover, decorated front cover, dj (price clipped). Brief note to previous owner on half title page. Rear endpaper with a small rubbed patch, o/wise near fine. 24 x 16. 0316286087
The first American invention of world shattering importance - the steamboat.
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$10

70609
FOX, Thomas W.
THEY REIGNED SUPREME

Hobart, Tasmania. 1964. Author. 2nd edition in July 1964 of the June 1964 original. (4), 55 PP (typescript) with 1 sketch-map, plus 8 pages with 13 b/w photos. Card cover. Near fine. Scarce. 21 x 16.8.
Steamers on the Derwent and the Tamar. Shipowners, shipbuilders...
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$45

14328
GARRETT, K. S.
EVERARD OF GREENHITHE

Kendal, UK. 1991. World Ship Society. 1st Ed. 238 PP with 1 map (Greenhithe on the River Thames), 6 full page of colour illustrations (3 funnels & colours) and 408 b/w photos of sailing barges (30), motor vessels and port scenes. Fp: Colour painting Greenhithe, Kent. Eps: General particulars of Pamela Everard. Cloth cover, gilt-decorated front cover (house flag), gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 0905617584
Company started in 1922 by the manager of the shipyard which was building & repairing sailing barges.
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$60

55670
GILLMER, Thomas C.
WORKING WATERCRAFT - A Survey of the Surviving Local Boats of Europe and America

London. 1973. Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st UK edition of the 1972 US original. XII, 184 PP with 226 figures (drawings, plans and b/w photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 22. 0850591260
North American working craft. Northern European working craft...
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$30

33907
GLASSPOOL, J. & MICHAELIS, J.
BOATS OF THE LONGSHOREMEN

Lymington, U.K. 1977. Nautical. 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 ...
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$5

44785
GLASSPOOL, J. & MICHAELIS, J.
BOATS OF THE LONGSHOREMEN

Lymington, U.K. 1977. Nautical. 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 ...
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$15

12046
GODSON, Harry
THE MARION STORY

Adelaide. 1973. Investigator Press. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 71 b/w illust. (facsimile of ship documents & photos). Eps: The River System. Illustrated hard cover. Near fine. 21.5 x 14. 0858640139
The Paddle Steamer Marion, registered number 112509, built 1897 to her last voyage of June, 1963.
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$10

59096
GOODWYN, A. M.
EIGHT DECADES OF HEYSHAM DOUGLAS

Douglas, Isle of Man. 1985. Manx Electric Railway Society. 1st Ed. 45 PP with 1 map, 2 plans and b/w illustrations (42 of them photos). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21.2 x 14.
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$10

70093
GRAHAM, Duncan
SUNSET ON THE CLYDE

Glasgow. 1993. Neil Wilson Publishing. 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.
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$25

51893
GREENHILL, B., ROBERTS B. et al.
THE STORY OF THE CAMBRIA

London. 1973. Maritime Trust. 1st Ed. (1), 16 PP with 2 drawings, 1 map and 24 b/w photos. Inside back cover: Sail, rigging and general details of the Cambria. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Oblong: 21 x 30.
The sailing barges (construction, trade..) and the Cambria launched in 1906.
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$10

20768
GREENHILL, Basil
THE BOATS OF EAST PAKISTAN

London. 1966. The Mariner's Mirror. Second reprint, with additional notes of Volume 43, Nos. 2 & 3. 40 PP with 22 figures, plus 2 pages with 4 b/w photos. Soft cover. Very good. 24.2 x 17.
The traditional boats of Bangladesh.
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$10

68541
GREENHILL, Dr. Basil & MANNERING, Julian (editors)
The Chatham Directory of INSHORE CRAFT: Traditional Working Vessels of the British Isles

London. 1997. Chatham Publishing. 1st Ed. 239 PP with bw illust. (maps, plans of vessels, draughts and photos). Half title page: Deal sprat boat. Title spread: Scottish fishing craft off Great Yarmouth. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 29.5 x 25. 1861760299
Reference work describing some 200 types of inshore craft which once fished or traded, under oar and sail, around the coasts of the British Isles.
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$85

46310
GREENWAY, Ambrose
A CENTURY OF CROSS-CHANNEL PASSENGER FERRIES

London. 1981. Ian Allan. 1st Ed. 124 PP with b/w illust. (plans, photos,..). Title-page: Caesarea leaving Folkestone. Half-title page: Steamer Sussex arriving in Dieppe. FEP: Canterbury. REP: Côte d'Azur. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 24.2 x 18.2. 0711010692
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$10

60378
GRONARZ-HILL
KLEINE BINNENSCHIFFAHRT - Was jeder Wassersporter aut Fahrt wissen muss!

Duisburg-Ruhrort. c.1955. Binnenschiffahrts - Verlag. 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.
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$10

59056
GUNTER, John
ACROSS THE HARBOUR, The Story of Sydney's Ferries

Adelaide. 1978. Rigby. 1st Ed. 80 PP with 42 bw or colour illust. by author. Eps: Manly Harbour & river ferry routes of Sydney in the 1920s. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. Oblong: 22 x 28.8. 0727007157
A tribute to the golden age of Sydney's ferries.
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$25

34827
GWERDER, Josef, LIECHTI, Erich & MEISTER, Jürg
SCHIFFAHRT AUF DEM ZÜRICHSEE, 1835 bis heute - Raddampfer, Schraubendampfer, Motorschiffe

Basel, Switzerland. 1976. Birkhäuser Verlag. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 256 b/w illust. (50 line drawings and 206 photos). Hard cover. Fine. German text. 27.5 x 20.5. 3764308354
Navigation on the Zurich Lake since 1835. Paddlewheels and screw steamers. Motor ships.
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$45

39759
HADFIELD, Charles
BRITISH CANALS, An Illustrated History

Newton Abbot. 1966. David & Charles. 3rd impression of the 2nd edition (original of 1950). 291 PP with 42 b/w illustrations, plus 20 b/w plates. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Bookplate of previous owner tipped in on front endpaper. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.2.
History of British canals and navigable rivers associated with them.
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$25

38750
HADFIELD, Charles
THE CANAL AGE

London. 1969. Readers Union / David & Charles. Readers Union edition of the 1968 original published by David & Charles. 233, (3) PP with 14 maps, 33 text illustration and 16 b/w plates. Fp (in colour): A Thomas Pickford in a narrow lock, c.1920. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges. Old watermarks on lower corner of front cover/dj., o/wise near fine. 21 x 15.
History of canals.
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$10

32314
HADFIELD, Charles
THE CANALS OF SOUTH WEST ENGLAND

Newton Abbot. 1985. David & Charles. 2nd Ed. of the 1967 original, Volume 3 in The Canals of the British Isles series. 2O6 PP with 11 b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 22 x 14.2. 071538645X
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$30

32315
HADFIELD, Charles
THE CANALS OF THE EAST MIDLANDS (including part of London)

Newton Abbot. 1981. David & Charles. 3rd impression of the 1966 original, in The Canals of the British Isles series. 294 PP with 15 b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Fine. 22 x 14.2. 071534871X
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$30

64315
HADFIELD, Charles (editor)
CANAL ENTHUSIASTS' HANDBOOK - 1970-71

Newton Abbot. 1970. David & Charles. 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.
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$15

36065
HARESNAPE, Brian
SEALINK

London. 1982. Ian Allan. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 287 b/w illustrations (2 maps, 3 cutaways, 3 plans and b/w photos). Half title page: The Senlac in Harbour at Newhaven. Title spread: The St.Christopher. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Foxing spots on endpapers, and first & last leaf. Near fine. 29.8 x 22. 0711012091
A pictorial record of the Sealink consortium (Ferries and Channel crossing).
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$25

63073
HARESNAPE, Brian
THIS IS SEALINK

London. 1982. Ian Allan. 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..
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$10

12029
HARLAN, George H.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY FERRYBOATS

Berkeley, CA. 1967. Howell-North Books. 1st Ed. 196 PP with 325 b/w illustrations [maps, pictorial roster (112), drawings]. Fp (colour): Ferryboat Sacramento under Golden Gate bridge. Eps: San Francisco waterfront in 1908. Decorated cloth cover, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 22.
Complete history of the ferryboats which have criss-crossed the Bay since the early 1850's.
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$30

47834
HARRIS, David (editor)
CROFTON BEAM ENGINES. The story of Crofton Pumping Station on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Burbage, UK. 1975. The Crofton Society. 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.
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$10

43148
HATCHER, Harlan & WALTER, Erich A.
A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT LAKES

New York. c. 1970. Bonanza Books. Reprint (h) of the 1963 original. (6), 344 PP with 500 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 28.2 x 22.
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$10

68188
HAZELL, Martin
SAILING BARGES

London. 1982. Shire Publications. 2nd edition of the 1976 original, No.13 in Shire Album series. 32 PP with 1 map, 2 plans & 43 b/w illustrations. Inside front cover: map of the Barge Coast. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 15. 0852635842
Their history, description and trade.
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$10

42598
HAZELL, Martin
SAILING BARGES

London. 1990. Shire Publications. Reprint of the 2nd edition of the 1982, No.13 in Shire Album series. 32 PP with 1 map, 2 plans & 43 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 15. 0852635842
Their history, description and trade.
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$10

36839
HENDERSON, Roy
CROSSING THE CHANNEL - A review of post-war Continental ferry services

Peterborough, UK. 1997. Silver Link Publishing. 1st Ed., in Maritime Heritage series. 128 PP with 1 family tree, 1 map and 177 b/w photos by author. Title spread: British Railways ferry Vortigern. Hard cover, dj. A few pages have scuff marks and/or light foxing, o/wise very good. 28.4 x 22. 1857941039
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$20

63199
HENDY, John
EUROPEAN FERRY SCENE - Number 28

Staplehurst, UK. 1996. Ferry Publications. Spring 1996 edition (No. 28). 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21.
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$10

63200
HENDY, John
FANTASIA

Staplehurst, UK. 1993. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. Introduction by Bill Moses. 20 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of verso of front cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21. 0951350625
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$10

36540
HENDY, John
FOLKESTONE - BOULOGNE

London. 1987. Author. 1st Ed. 40 PP with 1 map, 1 plan and 45 b/w phptos. Inside front cover: Colour photo of the Horsa. Inside back cover: Departure of the Hengist from Folkestone. Pictorial card cover (Horsa). Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21.
With Sealink British Ferries.
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$10

63190
HENDY, John
FOLKESTONE - BOULOGNE, 1843 - 1991

Kilgetty, UK. 1991. Ferry Publications. Updated edition of the 1987 original. 40 PP with 1 map, 1 plan and 45 b/w photos. Inside front cover: the Vortigern. Inside back cover: Arrival of the Stena Horsa at Folkestone. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21. 0951350668
With Sealink British Ferries.
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$10

63201
HENDY, John
SAINT-GERMAIN, Vintage Train Ferry

Staplehurst, UK. 1990. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21. 0951350633
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$10

20738
HENDY, John
SEALINK: ISLE OF WIGHT

London. 1989. Ferry Publications (Kent). 1st Ed. 56 PP with 75 bw illust. (plans, map & photos). Inside front cover: Colour photo of the Cenred at Yarmouth. Inside back cover: 3 colour photos of ferries at Portsmouth or off Ryde. Pict. card cover. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21. 0951309331
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$10

63202
HENDY, John
SOUTHSEA - Keeping Tradition Alive

Staplehurst, UK. 1987. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Inside front cover: map of Isle of Wight and The Solent. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21.
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$10

63198
HENDY, John
WIGHT LINK - Isle of Wight Ferries

Staplehurst, UK. 1993. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21. 0951309366
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$10

17625
HENNIQUE, P.- A.
LES CABOTEURS ET PECHEURS DE LA COTE DE TUNISIE, Pêche des Eponges

Nice. 1989. Editions Omega. Facsimile edition of the 1888 original. (8), 84 PP, plus 72 pages with 47 plates (10 in colour), 12 pages with 43 figures, and 2 maps on double page. Cloth cover, gilt decorated front, gilt title on front cover and spine. French text. Fine. Scarce. 24.7 x 16.5. 2906381128
Coastal (traditional) craft on the coast of Tunisia at the end of the 19th century including Tunisian, Italian, Greek & Maltese craft.
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$70

36066
HENRY, Tom
THE GOOD COMPANY - An Affectionate History of the Union Steamships

Madeira Park, B.C., Canada. 1994. Harbour Publishing. 1st Ed. 152 PP with 1 map on double page and 196 b/w illust. (2 ephemera, 9 paintings and 185 photos). Title spread: "Lady Alexandra". Eps: chart of Malaspina Strait, British Columbia. Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner on verso of front endpaper, o/wise fine. 31 x 23.5. 1550171119
Union Steamships of British Columbia, Canada, between 1889 and 1959.
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$25

36822
HILTON, G. W. , PLUMMER, R, & JOBE, J.
THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF PADDLE STEAMERS

Lausanne. 1977. Edita / PSL. 1st UK edition. 188 PP profusely illustrated in b/w, with a few in colour (photos, plans, drawings) by Carlo Demand. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 29.5 x 23. 0850592224
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$30

45044
HOFMAN, Martha & STRIJKER, Roland (editors)
JAARBOEK 1994 - BINNENVAART

Alkmaar. 1994. De Alk B.V. 1st Ed. 128 PP with graphs and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Dutch text. 30.2 x 21.5. 9060130030
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$10

16280
HOLLANDER, Neil & MERTES, Harald
THE LAST SAILORS, The Final Days of Working Sail

London. 1984. Angus & Robertson. 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...
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$15

34440
HOLLANDER, Neil & MERTES, Harald
SUNSET FOR WORKING SAIL (in Smithsonian, Volume 15, No. 9)

Washington. 1984. Smithsonian Institution. Volume 15, No. 9, December 1984. 188 PP. Contains article betweebn pages 72 and 81 with 10 colour photos. Soft cover. Near fine. 28.2 x 21.
With the three-masted Dhonis of India, the Oruwas of Sri Lanka... The Chinese junks.
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$15

31623
HOLME, Timothy
GONDOLA, GONDOLIER

London. 1971. Gentry Books. 1st Ed. XVI, 166 PP with plans of a 19th-century gondola and 12 head pieces by Silvano Cocchetto, plus 1 map of Venice and 12 pages with 21 b/w illust. Eps: Historical Regatta off Piazza San Marco. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 22.2 x 14. 856140015
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$15

16074
HOLYOAK, Jon
BALMORAL and the Story of the Bristol Channel Steamers

Glasgow. 1986. Waverley Excursions. 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.
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$10

68540
HORLOCK, A H (Chubb) and R J
MISTLEYMAN'S LOG - Chronicles of a Barging Life

Hove, Sussex. 1977. Fisher Nautical Press. 1st Ed. XIII, 226 PP with 1 family tree, 2 musical scores and 29 figures, plus 48 pages with 94 b/w photos. Illustrated endpapers: The "Jane" off the French coast. Fp: The author aboard "Vigilant", 1973. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Near fine. 24 x 16. 0904340015
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$45

14921
HORNELL, James
WATER TRANSPORT - Origins and Early Evolution

Newton. 1970. David & Charles. Reprint of the 1946 original, with an introduction by Basil Greenhill. XXVI, 308 PP with 69 text figures, plus 48 pages with 45 plates containing 87 b/w photos. Hard cover with just a little light soiling top and bottom, in a near fine dust jacket. Excellent copy. Scarce title. 24.2 x 16.2. 0715348604
The development of water craft from the earliest times to the days of the sailing ship.
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$40

42762
HORRIDGE, Adrian
THE EVOLUTION OF PACIFIC CANOE RIGS

Canberra. 1986. The Journal of Pacific History / ANU. Extract from Volume 21 of The Journal of Pacific History. Pages 83 to 99 with 2 pages of illustrations. Clear plastic cover, spiral bound. Fine. 24 x 16.2.
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$10

64611
HOWARD, Philip
LONDON'S RIVER

London. 1975. Hamish Hamilton. 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
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$15

15890
HOYT, Edwin P.
AMERICAN STEAMBOAT STORIES

New York. 1966. Abelard-Schuman. 1st ed. 128 PP with 10 b/w illustrations by Ann Grifalconi. Fp. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 21.8 x 14.5.
History & story-telling of steamboating in America since the 17th Century with Robert Fulton.
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$10

39812
HUGHES, David E.
THE INDONESIAN SAILING CARGO and the Problem of Technology Choice for Sea Transport in a Developing Country: A Study of the Consequences of Perahu Motorisation Policy in the Context of the Economic Regulation of Inter-Island Shipping

Cardiff. 1984. University of Wales, College of Cardiff. Photocopy of a Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Philosophiae Doctor in the University of Wales. (2), XXIV, 334 PP, plus 12 tables, 16 maps, 2 appendices with 25 plates with 1 b/w and 60 colour photos (laser prints), and 66 pages with 32 maps. Soft cover, stapled. Erratic pagination 2 or 3 times. Thesis complete (as received from the University). Fine. 29.2 x 20.7.
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$250

38235
HYNDS, Paul
WORLDWIDE HIGH SPEED FERRIES

London. 1992. Conway. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, plans, drawings and artist impressions). Fp: Surface-piercing foils carry the weight of this Rodriguez-built hydrofoil. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 27.5 x 20.2. 085177587X
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$30

64621
ISDALE, Robert
THE P.S. HETHERINGTON - Brisbane's Last Steam-Driven Paddle Wheel Vehicular Ferry

Brisbane. 1990. Author. 1st Ed. (1 foreword), 49 PP (typescript) with b/w illustrations (12 pages with copied newspaper clippings and newspaper photographs, and 18 b/w photos). Soft cover, front cover with title and colour illustration with clear plastic protection, spiral bound. Foreword page with manuscript letter to previous owner dated 28th June 1990 and signed by the author, as well as the handwritten ISBN. Near fine. 29.7 x 21. 0646000462
1913 to 1921: Charlotte Street, City to Bright Street, Kangaroo Point. 1925 to 1953: Oxford Street, Bulimba to Commercial Road, Teneriffe.
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$40

16057
JONES, Colin
FERRIES ON THE YARRA

Melbourne. 1981. Greenhouse Pub. 1st Ed. 108 PP with b/w illust. Fp: The Spencer Street Steam Ferry. Ep: The Yarra River. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 24.7 x 18.6. 0909104425
The story of the ferries, from the Gondola in 1854 to 1980.
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$20

36534
JORDAN, R. W. & ONION, N. J.
OCEAN CONTAINER FLEETS

Deal, Kent. 1974. Marinart. 1st Ed. 64 PP with tables and 57 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover (President Van Buren). Fine. 15.2 x 10. 0904478033
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$10

30092
JUDSON, Clara Ingram
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY

Chicago. 1964. Follett. 8th printing. 160 PP with drawings and maps by Lorence F. Bjorklund, and 28 bw photos. Title spread: Aerial view of Eisenhower Lock, Long Sault Dam and Moses-Saunders Powerhouse. Hard cover, dj (rubbed). Near fine. 23.5 x 17.
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$10

71406
KELSALL, E.M. 'Mick'
A RIVERMAN'S STORY

Melbourne. 1986. Lothian. 1st Ed. VI, 266 PP plus 8 pages with 11 b/w photos. FEP: Map of Murray River upstream of Echuca. REP: Map of the Murray River, downstream of Tocumwal. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on half title page. Near fine. 24 x 16. 0850912474
The life and recollections of Mick Kelsall on the Murray River: barges, timber getters, fruit picking, ...
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$25

68233
KEMBLE, John Haskell
THE PANAMA ROUTE 1848-1869

London. 1974. Macdonald & Jane's. 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.
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$15

56386
KEMBLE, John Haskell
SAN FRANCISCO BAY - A Pictorial Maritime History

New York. c. 1960. Bonanza Books. Reprint (C) 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, dj. Dust jacket with small piece missing at head of spine, o/wise near fine. 27.5 x 21.5. 517016982
San Francisco Bay, the river ports, carriers of the Bay and rivers...
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$10

18346
KEMBLE, John Haskell
SAN FRANCISCO BAY - A Pictorial Maritime History

New York. 1978. Bonanza Books. 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...
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$15

51681
KERR, Garry & McDERMOTT, Harry
THE HUON PINE STORY - The history of harvest and use of a unique timber

Portland. 2004. Mainsail Books. 2nd edition of the 2000 original. (8), 299 PP with 4 maps, numerous b/w and colour illustrations. Fp: Huon Pine (young tree), by S. Dean. Title page: Marble Cliffs, Gordon River, World Heritage Area, Tasmania. FEP: Map of Strahan/Macquarie Harbour. REP: Map of Birch Inlet / Macquarie Harbour. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Fine. 28.3 x 21.5. 0957791704
Chapter 8: The Rivermen. Chapter 9: the Piner's Punt. Chapter 10: The Riverboats.
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$75

38105
KITTRIDGE, Alan
PASSENGER STEAMERS OF THE RIVER FAL

Truro, Cornwall. 1988. Twelveheads Press. 1st Ed. 120 PP with 2 maps, 2 facsimile of notices, 2 engravings, 10 profiles and 117 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Map of the River Fal. Pictorial card cover. Fine. Oblong: 19.7 x 21. 0906294185
Steamboats, steamtugs...
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$15

45041
KLIMBIE, Bas & VAN DER MEULEN, Dirk
JAARBOEK 1989 - BINNENVAART

Alkmaar. 1989. De Alk B.V. 1st Ed. 128 PP with graphs and b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Dutch text. 30.2 x 21.5. 906013978X
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$10

44015
KLIMBIE, Bas & VAN DER MEULEN, Dirk
JAARBOEK 1990 - BINNENVAART

Alkmaar. 1990. 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. 9060139917
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$10

45043
KLOS, Sander (editor)
JAARBOEK 1995 - BINNENVAART

Alkmaar. 1995. 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. 9060130316
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$10

45039
KLOS, Sander (editor)
JAARBOEK 1996 - BINNENVAART

Alkmaar. 1996. 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. 9060130707
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$10

43794
KOELNER, Paul
DIE BASLER RHEINSCHIFFAHRT VOM MITTELALTER ZUR NEUZEIT

Basel. 1944. Verlag von Helbing und Lichtenhahn. (8), 140 PP, plus 10 b/w plates. 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.
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$20

20852
LANSDELL, Avril
CANAL ARTS AND CRAFTS, In memory of Howard Lansdell

London. 1997. Shire Publications. Reprint of the 1994 original. No. 300 in the Shire Album series. 32 PP with 56 bw illust. Pict. card cover. Fine. 20.9 x 14.8. 0747802335
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$15

15849
LAWSON, Will
PADDLE-WHEELS AWAY

Sydney. 1947. Thwaites. 1st Ed. 238 PP. Papered boards. Paper browned with light foxing. Former owner's signature on FFEP, o/wise very good. 19 x 12.5.
The river steamers of the Murray & Darling in the 1890's, making their home ports at Goolwa at the mouth of the Murrary & Echuca at the Top End, 1400 miles up-river.
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$20

50462
LAWSON, Will
PADDLE-WHEELS AWAY

Sydney. 1947. Thwaites. 1st Ed. 238 PP. Papered boards, dj. Dust jacket sith a few nick. Slight ageing of paper. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise very good. 19 x 12.5.
The river steamers of the Murray & Darling in the 1890's, making their home ports at Goolwa at the mouth of the Murrary & Echuca at the Top End, 1400 miles up-river.
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$30

68547
LEATHER, John
BARGES

London. 1984. Granada Publishing / Adlard Coles. 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).
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$70

22763
LEGGET, Robert
RIDEAU WATERWAY

Toronto. 1955. University of Toronto Press. 1st Ed. XIV, 249 PP with 6 figures (5 plans) and tables, plus 16 pages with 25 b/w illust. Title page: vignette on locks. Eps: map and profile of the Rideau Waterway. Cloth cover. Name previous owner on front endpaper, water stain on lower corner of front and rear cover. Very good. 23.6 x 15.5
Canal between Ottawa and Kingston on Lake Ontario, Canada.
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$10

35039
LEIDENFROST, Johannes
DIE LASTSEGELSCHIFFE DES BODENSEES - Ein Beitrag zur Schiffahrtsgeschichte

Sigmarigen, Germany. 1975. Jan Thorbecke Verlag. 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).
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$15

70535
LILEY, John
BARGE COUNTRY: An Exploration of the Inland Waters and Great Rivers of the Netherlands

London. 1980. Stanford Maritime. 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
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$35

53132
LINDER, Michelle & SEAGER, Bill
THE RIVER - Life on the Murray-Darling

Sydney. 2006. Australian National Maritime Museum. 1st Ed. 32 PP with 15 b/w and 14 colour illustrations. Inside front cover: map in colour of the Murray Darling basin. Soft cover. Fine. 24 x 21. 0975142852
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$10

69783
LONEY, J. K.
WRECKS ALONG THE MURRAY

Portarlington, Victoria. 1974. Marine History. 1st edition. 21 PP, plus 10 pages with 1 map at centrefold and 14 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 20.2 x 13.8. 0909244014
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$15

18990
LONEY, Jack
BAY STEAMERS AND COASTAL FERRIES - UPDATE

Sydney. 1988. Reed. Updated edition of the 1982 original. 92 PP, (4), with maps, plans & b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 18.5 x 25.5. 0909191387
Melbourne-Geelong trade, Bay excursion steamers, steamers on the West coast to the Gippsland Lakes.
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$10

32843
McADAM, Roger Williams
PRISCILLA OF FALL RIVER

New York. 1947. Stephen Daye Press. 1st Ed. 224 PP with 13 head pieces, plus 34 plates with 57 b/w illust. Fp: Steamer Priscilla. Title page: Drawing depicting the stern carvings from the Priscilla. Eps: Map with route followed between Fall River and New York. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dust jacket has a few small pieces missing, o/wise near fine. 23.6 x 15.7.
The Fall River Line, linking New England to the states farther west, and Priscilla Queen on this run between 25th June 1894 and 24th July 1937.
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$15

63214
McCRORIE, Ian
Caledonian MacBrayne "GLEN SANNOX"

Gourock, Scotland. 1980. Caledonian MacBrayne. 1st Ed. 36 PP with 1 cutaway, 1 map and 30 b/w photos. Inside front cover: map of "The Clyde". Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of tite page. Near fine. 21 x 15.
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$10

63213
McCRORIE, Ian
HEBRIDEAN AND CLYDE FERRIES of Caledonian MacBrayne

Gourock, Scotland. 1985. Caledonian MacBrayne. 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.
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$10

16016
MACDONALD, Bill
SAIL THE INLAND SEA - A Tale of Two Voyages from Thunder Bay to Saguenay Fjord

Thunder Bay, Ontario. 1993. Porphry Press. 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.
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$15

16053
MacHAFFIE, Fraser G.
THE SHORT SEA ROUTE, Portpatrick - Donaghadee, Stranraer - Larne, Cairnryan - Larne

Prescot, UK. 1975. T. Stephenson. 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.
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$10

17162
MACKAY, Norm & LAWRENCE, Brian
THE CHALLENGE OF THE RIVER MURRAY

Canberra. 1985. Australian Council of National Trusts. Volume 4, No. 4, Summer 1985 issue of the Journal of the Australian Council of National Trusts. Contains article P.13 to 16 with 2 maps, 2 b/w and 4 colour photos. (1 bw photo inside front cover). Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.5 x 23.
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$10

68094
McNAB, Robert
MURIHIKU AND THE SOUTHERN ISLANDS: A History of the West Coast Sounds, Foveaux Strait, Stewart Island, the Snares, Bounty, Antipodes, Auckland, Campbell and Macquarie Islands from 1770 to 1829

La Vergne, TN, USA. 2010. Nabu Public Domain Reprint. A Nabu facsimile reprint of the 1907 original. (2 blank), XIII, 377, (6) PP, plus 4 plates with 2 maps (New Zealand and the Southern Islands / Murihiku and Stewart Island) and 2 manuscripts. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.5 x 19. 9781145532656
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$30

36601
McNEILL, D. B.
IRISH PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SERVICES (in Two Volumes)

Newton, Abbot. 1969 & 1971. David & Charles. 1st Ed. Volume 1: 232 PP with 3 maps, and 31 b/w illust. Fp: Donegall Quay, Belfast. Volume 2: 240 PP with 2 maps and 34 b/w illust. Fp: Arrival of the mail boat at Dun Laoghaire. Hard cover, dj (corner of flaps trimmed). Ex library copy with stamp on verso of title page, and renewed endpapers, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 22.3 x 14.2. 0715343416 & 071
Volume 1: North of Ireland. Volume 2: South of Ireland.
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$25

69420
MARCH, Edgar J.
SPRITSAIL BARGES OF THAMES AND MEDWAY

London. 1981. David & Charles. Reprint of the 1970 New Edition (original published in 1948). XIV, 234 PP superbly illustrated with 7 sets of plans, 10 tail pieces, 30 figures, plus 32 plates with b/w illustrations (4 engravings and 60 photographs). Hard cover, gilt on spine, dj. Dust jacket chipped and with pieces missing on spine and covers. Some light foxing on outside edges and endpapers. Internally very good. A scarce copy. 24.5 x 18.5. 0715346814
History of the graceful spritsail barges, so typical of Thames and Medway: Stumpie, River, Coasting, Mulie and Ketch barges.
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$60

58955
MARRE, Yves
VOILES ANCIENNES DU BANGLADESH / Traditional Sails of Bangladesh

Paris. 2008. Friendship Bangladesh. 1st Ed. Preface by Eric Rieth. Afterthoughts by Runa Khan. No pagination, 48 PP with 2 maps in colour, 4 b/w and 55 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text (Postface and details of each craft in French and English). Fine. Oblong: 17.8 x 22.
Catalogue of an exhibition, Musée de la Marine, held in 2008.
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$25

36267
MARTIN, Nancy
RIVER FERRIES

Lavenham, Suffolk. 1980. Terence Dalton. 1st Ed. XII, 128, (4 index) PP with 50 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj (closed tear). Near fine. 23 x 18. 0900963999
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$30

18986
MARTINEZ, Orlando
PANAMA CANAL

London. 1978. Gordon & Cremonesi. 1st Ed. 154 PP with an elevation plan in text plus 6 b/w illust. Hard cover, gilt-engraved spine, dj. Near fine. 26 x 17.3. 0860330478
The realisation of Balboa's dream, led by Bunau-Varilla, the organiser, and Goethals, the engineer, who completed the failed attempt of Ferdinand de Lesseps.
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$15

40167
MATHEWS, R. G.
SAILING CRAFT

London. c. 1933. Eyre and Spottiswoode. 1st Ed. 162 PP illustrated by the author with 2 maps and 130 b/w illustrations, plus 16 colour plates. Fp (in colour): His Majesty's yacht Britannia. Red cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket is chipped with small pieces missing. Dated note on front endpaper. Slight ageing of paper, occasional foxing, o/wise near fine. 26.5 x 19.5.
The beauty and mystery of the ships, and the magic of the sea.
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$50

18860
MEAD, Tom
MANLY FERRIES OF SYDNEY HARBOUR (The Seven Mile Ships)

Sydney. 1988. Child & Associates. Paperback edition, an April 1988 reprint of the February 1988 original. 181 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 24 colour illustrations. Title page: Barrenjoey. Half title page: South Steyne lurching in a big head sea. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author inside front cover. Faint foxing. Near fine. 28.4 x 21.5. 0867770910
History of the ferries, from the paddle wheelers to the present day, and of the men who manned them.
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$25

19196
MEAD, Tom
NORTH HEAD GOES SOUTH

Sydney. 1987. Newspaper & Media Services. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 3 plans, 21 b/w and 16 colour photos by John Darroch & Richard Bennett. Centrefold: "North Head" overtaking "Eye of the Wind", on the way to the Derwent River. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 21 x 15. 0731620895
Built 1913 as the steam ferry "Barrenjoey", refitted and motorized in 1948/1951 to become "North Head". End of service in Sydney waterways in 1985. Since 1987, based at Sullivans Cove, Hobart.
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$20

60462
MELLEFONT, Jeffrey
NOAH'S ART - The Maritime Arts of Madura (in Club Marine)

Brighton, Vic. 2000. Club Marine. Volume 16, No. 1, March 2000. Contains article from P. 38 to 44 with 9 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 20.5.
Maritime art found on fishing and trading craft in the island of Madura, Indonesia.
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$10

21666
MERSON, John
ROADS TO XANADU - East and West in the Making of the Modern World

Sydney. 1985. Child & Associates / ABC. 1st Ed. 288 PP with b/w or colour illust. Title-page: Marco Polo leaving Venice. Fp: From Tsinan to Tai-an with performance of ceremony at Mount Tai. Eps: Chang Tse-Tuan. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 30.5 x 22. 0867770953
A journey through world history, social & technological changes. Pages 73 to 79: Zheng He and the last of the Treasure Ships.
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$20

70502
MEYER, R. J.
ALL ABOARD, Iron Horses to Wakatipu & Shipping on the Lake

Wellington. 1963. NZ Railway & Locomotive Society. 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.
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$35

43179
MITCHELL, Barry
NORTH SEA FERRIES - Across Three Decades / Gedurende Drie Decennia

London. 1995. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 2 maps, 3 cutaways, 68 b/w and 31 colour photos. Inside front cover: Norland with Royal Yacht Britannia, at Hull. Inside back cover: Norsea arriving at Hull. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Dutch and English text. Oblong: 19.6 x 21. 1871947243
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$15

62691
MITCHELL, Barry
SUPERFERRIES

Bridlington. 1987. Coastline Press. 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
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$10

10692
MORRIS, Alan
RICH RIVER

Geelong, Vic. 1979. Neptune Press. Enlarged & updated edition of the 1953 original. 218 PP with 3 maps & 25 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Faint foxing. Very good. 21.2 x 13.5. 0909131260
The study of the relationship between the riverboats & rivermen and the people of the outback of Queensland, NSW, Victoria & South Australia linked by the network of the Murray, Darling, Murrumbidgee & their tributaries.
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$15

38766
MORSE, Eric W.
FUR TRADE CANOE ROUTES OF CANADA / Then and Now

Ottawa. 1971. National and Historic Parks Branch. 2nd printing of the 1969 original. (2), VIII, 126 PP with b/w illustrations ( maps, paintings & photos). Eps: Map of Main Waterways of the Canadian Fur Trade. Cloth cover, illustrated front cover. Covers lightly soiled, bookplate on front endpaper. Very good. 21 x 20.8.
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$20

34450
MORSE, Robert
AFTER EIGHT YEARS, WORLD'S SHIPPING IS MOVING THROUGH SUEZ CANAL (in Smithsonian, Volume 6, No. 7)

Washington. 1975. Smithsonian Institution. Volume 6, No. 7, October 1975. Contains article from page 60 to 67 with 1 b/w engraving and 7 colour photos by Dmitri Kessel. Soft cover. Near fine. 28.2 x 21.
Cleared of the debris of two wars, the Suez Canal once again is open to world's shipping.
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$15

69648
MOTE, Gordon
THE WESTCOUNTRYMEN - A Register and Record of the Westcountry Trading Ketches and Severn Trows 1780-1986

Bideford, North Devon. 1986. Badger Books. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Dr. Basil Greenhill. 96 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 map of West Country Ports, 1 plan of The Torridge Hulks and 92 photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 20.5 x 20. 0946290121
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$20

35089
MUDIE, Ian
RIVERBOATS

Adelaide. 1975. Rigby / Seal Books. Reprint in paperback of the 1961 original. 240 PP with 1 map, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w illust. Pictorial card covers with sunned spine, o/wise good. 22 x 14. 0851793800
Story of the paddle steamers which ran 4000 miles of the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin and of their Rivermen.
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$5

64383
MUDIE, Ian
RIVERBOATS

Melbourne. 1963. Sun Books. Reprint. 234 PP with 1maps and 1 b:w illust. in text plus 16 pages with b/w illust. Pict. soft cover. Paper ageing, o/wise near fine. 18 x 11.5.
Story of the paddle steamers which ran 4000 miles of the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin and of their Rivermen.
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$5

68606
MUDIE, Ian
RIVERBOATS

Adelaide. 1963. Rigby. 3rd impression of the 1961 original. 240 PP with 1 map, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w illust. Eps: The Rivers Basin. Hard cover, device on front coverr. Stamps and markings of "University of Tasmania" / "Hobart Teachers College" on endpapers, title page and at foot of spine. Faint ageing of paper. Very good. 22 x 14.
Story of the paddle steamers which ran 4000 miles of the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin and of their Rivermen.
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$5

37371
MURRAY, K. O.
FROM OAR TO DIESEL ON THE SWAN

Perth. 1949. W. A. Historical Society. Offprint from Early Days, the Journal of the Royal West Australian Historical Society. Page 54 to 76. Card cover (marked). Very good. 21 x 14.
Ferry services on the Swan River, started with sail and oar in 1831...
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$10

38161
MÜLLER, Hans H.
ALSTERDAMPFER - Die weise Flotte am Jungfernstieg

Hamburg. 1976. Hans Christians Verlag. Revised and expanded edition of the 1969 Chronik der weisen Flotte. 76, (4) PP with 1 plan, 2 maps and 10 drawings, plus 16 pages with 4 colour and 17 b/w illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Near fine. German text. 19.5 x 12.4. 3767203960
Ferries in Hamburg.
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$5

70048
N/A
POCKET GUIDE 89 - Ferries . Cruise . Ro-Ro

Halmstad, Sweden. 1989. Plus 2 Ferryconsultation. 1998 edition. 120 PP with tables. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 20.5 x 10.5.
Ferries / Cruise / Ro-Ro by: Flag, Name, ex-Name, Operator ...
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$5

43103
NIEMZ, Günter & WACHS, Reiner
PERSONENSCHIFFAHRT AUF DER OBERELBE

Bielefeld, Germany. 1981. Verlag Delius, Klasing und Co. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 11 figures,5 silhouettes, 5 house flags, 1 drawing and 9 b/w photos of paddle wheel boxes, and 32 b/w plates, plus 6 large folded plans. Cloth cover, device engraved on front cover, dj. Near fine. German text. 24.5 x 17.5. 3768803597
Passenger ferries (paddle wheels) on the upper Elbe River.
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$15

50374
NOOTEBOOM, Dr. C.
TROIS PROBLEMES D'ETHNOLOGIE MARITIME

Rotterdam. 1952. Museum voor Land en Volkenkunde en het Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik. 1st Ed. 16 PP, plus 6 pages with 25 b/w illustrations. Soft cover. Faint foxing. French text. Fine. 26.5 x 18.5.
3 Papers (on prows and sails of canoes or outriggers) presented in Brussels, at the 1948 Congrès des Sciences Anthropologiques er Ethnologiques. Origine des proues bifides (on the origin of prows). La signification de la proue bifide (on the meaning of the prow). Quelques types de voiles de l'Asie Orientale (types of sails used in Eastern Asia).
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$60

36347
NORDANGER, Trygve
FULL STORM! - En saga om menn og skip

Bergen. 1973. Nordanger Forlag. 1st Ed. 276, (2) PP with 1 map of the northern reaches of the North Sea, plus 16 pages with b/w illust. (newspapers clippings and photos). Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Near fine. Norwegian text. 22.8 x 15. 8270510297
Dramatic rescue in February 1937 of the Norwegian steamer Trym by the Newcastle / Bergen Mailboat Venus.
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$20

68562
O'DRISCOLL, Patricia, ELLIS, Tony, PEARCE, Barry & PERKS, Richard HUGH
BELOW SEA REACH

Ipswich, Suffolk. 1987. Society for Spritsail Barge Research. 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 ...
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$20

63154
OGILVIE, Alan
INSIDE OLAU - The Life and Death of a Ferry Company, Sheerness - Vlissingen 1974 to 1994.

Kilgetty, UK. 1994. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Ken Page. 104 PP with b/w illustrations and 18 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 1871947235
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$35

20339
O'MAY, Dave G.
SONG OF STEAM - A Chronicle of Paddle Steamers and Screw Steamers in Tasmanian Waters 1832-1939

Hobart. 1976. Government Printer. 1st Ed. 304 PP with 207 b/w photos. Fp: Hobart Harbour, circa 1893. Pictorial cloth boards. Near fine. 22.3 x 14.5.
A record of steamships which visited Tasmanian waters during the first one hundred years of steam.
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$15

54806
OUTRIGGERS
VA'A, La Pirogue Polynésienne

Papeete. 2008. Au Vent des Iles. 1st Ed., with Preface by Jean-Marc Pambrun and Foreword by Tara Hiquily. Edited by Tara HIQUILY, Muriel GLAUNEC & Hiriata MILLAUD. 197 PP (3 publications) with b/w and colour illustrations (photos by Danee Hazama). Pictorial boards, dj. French text. Fine. Large format: 30.2 x 24.2.
Va'a, the Polynesian Outrigger.
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$55

12042
PAINTER, Gwenda
THE RIVER TRADE, Wool & Steamers

Sydney. 1987. Turton & Armstrong. 2nd edition of the 1979 original. VIII, 104 PP with b/w photos from the Godson Collection. Eps: Basin of the Darling, Murrumbidgee & Murray Rivers & their tributaries. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. Oblong: 14.5 x 23.5. 0908031300
River exploration, river trade (development & problems), the ports, competition from the railways, closing years...
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$10

42946
PALMER, Kenneth Nicholls
CEREMONIAL BARGES ON THE RIVER THAMES - A History of the Barges of the City of London, Livery Companies and of the Crown

London. 1997. Unicorn Press. 1st Ed. VIII, 184 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Half-title page: Thames wherries. Title page: The Thames on Lord Mayor's Day, c.1747, by Canaletto. Eps: William Kent's designs for Frederick Prince of Wales's barge, 1732. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30.2 x 21.7. 0906290171
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$30

41483
PARSONS, R. H. & TOLLEY, J. C.
PADDLE STEAMERS OF AUSTRALASIA, With the Main Contribution on River Murray System Vessels

Lobethal, S.A. 1967. Author. 1st edition. VI, 196 PP, plus 2 pages with 3 maps and 2 pages (supplement, and 84a) loosely inserted. Typescript in stapled soft cover. Near fine. Scarce. 33.7 x 20.7.
Part I: Expansion & Intercolonial Development, Short Sea, Estuary & Coastal River Trades in Six Australian States, on the Coasts, Rivers & Lakes of New Zealand, etc... Part II (P.84-196): List & description of vessels with details of their runs. A scarce title.
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$125

17132
PARSONS, Ronald & WILLIAMS, R.
THE RIVER BOATS

Adelaide. 1992. R. Williams. 1st Ed., Volume I in the Discovering Australia's Pictorial Heritage with Rod Williams. 52 PP with 16 colour and 51 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0646103687
Pictorial souvenir of the Murray-Darling Basin river vessels.
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$10

15983
PASSFIELD, Robert W.
TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSITION: THE SOO SHIP CANAL 1889-1985

Ottawa. 1985. Environment Canada. 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 ...
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$10

20810
PATERSON, Alan J.S.
THE VICTORIAN SUMMER OF THE CLYDE STEAMERS (1864-1888)

London. 1972. David & Charles. 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.
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$15

62404
PATTON, Brian
CLYDE STEAMERS

London. 2003. Ian Allan. 1st Ed., in the 'Glory Days' series. 96 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title page: Queen Mary II at Wemyss Bay. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Oblong: 19.2 x 24.5. 0711029253
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$25

37345
PEIRCE, Augustus
KNOCKING ABOUT - Being Some Adventures of Augustus Baker Peirce in Australia

Wangaratta, Victoria. 1984. Shoestring Press. Facsimile reprint of the original published by Yale University Press in 1924. Edited by Mrs Albert T. Leatherbee, with an introduction by Edwin Howard Brigham. XVII, 181 PP with 86 b/w illustrations by the author. Fp: The Oriental. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Few foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 21.5 x 15.2. 0959839186
An American Captain on the Murray. He jumped ship in Melbourne, from the Oriental... Returned to America in 1892.
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$25

66537
PENZO, Gilberto
BARCHE VENEZIANE, Catalogo Illustrato dei Piani di Costruzione / VENETIAN BOATS, Illustrated Catalogue of Body Plans ...

Sottomarina, Venice. 1996. Libreria Editrice "Il Leggio". 1st bilingual edition: Italian and English (translated by Enrica Giacobino). VII, 90 PP with 85 sets of plans. Pictorial soft cover. Italian and English texts. Fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 14.5.
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$45

70663
PERKS, Richard-Hugh
SPRITS'L - A Portrait of Sailing Barges and Sailormen

Greenwich. 1975. Conway Maritime Press. 1st Ed. 167 PP with 199 b/w plates. Eps: Map of Medway & East Swale Estuaries. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dust jacket is price clipped and has repaired tears or chips. Faint foxing. Contents near fine. 26 x 20.8. 0851770738
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$45

62340
PHILLIPS, Peter J.
REDGUM & PADDLEWHEELS - Australia's Inland River Trade

Melbourne. 1980. Greenhouse. 1st Ed. 167 PP with b/w illustrations (sketch-plans, engravings, photos). Eps: Map of the Murray-Darling River System. Cloth cover, dj. Near fine. 28 x 22. 0909104263
The thriving transport industry between 1850 & 1890 on the Murray, Darling & Murrumbidgee Rivers when over 300 paddle-steamers plied them.
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$30

68184
PHILLIPS, Peter J.
RIVERBOAT WAYS - Australia's Inland Paddlewheelers

Melbourne. 1983. Greenhouse Publications. 1st Ed. 62 PP with b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Stamps of "University of Tasmania" on endpapers and title page. Very good. 27.5 x 21. 0909104638
Paddle-wheelers on more than 5500 km of the navigable parts of the Darling, Murray & Murrumbidgee Rivers.
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$10

61294
PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas
FORE & AFT SAILING CRAFT & The Development of the Modern Yacht

London. 1962. Seeley, Service & Co. Limited. 1st Ed. 288 PP with 142 b/w figures (illustrations, line-drawings, sketches, photos..). Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, gilt engraved spine. Light foxing on first & last pages, one small repaired tear on title-page, o/wise a nice clean copy. 25 x 15.5.
From the earliest times to the modern day catamarans.
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$15

55827
PIETRI, J.B.
VOILIERS D'INDOCHINE

Saigon. 1949. Société des Imprimeries et Librairies Indochinoises. Reprint of the 1943 original edition. (8), 130, (1) PP, plus 144 pages with 1 map Côtes de l'Indochine, 1 colour plate (with 6 figures), and 70 duo tone plates (7 plates with 53 silhouettes, 23 plates with 77 figures, and 40 plates with drawings of sailing ships and details). All illustrations by the author. Card cover, dust jacket with repaired tears. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. French text. Near fine copy of a rare book. Large format: 36.6 x 27.4.
First comprehensive study of the sailing vessels of the coasts of the Indochina Peninsula: Cambodia, Cochinchina, Annam, Tonkin, and Koupang de Fort-Bayard or Kouang-Tchéou-Wan (French enclave on Hainan peninsula). Beautiful illustrations.
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$500

53379
PILKINGTON, Roger
BOATS OVERLAND

New York. 1962. Abelard-Schuman. 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.
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$5

71544
PILKINGTON, Roger
WATERWAYS IN EUROPE: A Guide to Inland Cruising

New York. 1972. John Murray. 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
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$15

69404
PLOWMAN, Peter
THE WHEELS STILL TURN - A History of Australian Paddleboats

Sydney. 1992. Kangaroo Press. 1st Ed. 157 PP (3), with b/w illust. (maps and photos), plus 20 pages with 41 colour plates. Fp: P/S "Maid of Sker". Eps: 5 paddle-wheel steamers. Hard cover, dj. No marks or signatures and a fine copy. 29 x 22. 0864174284
Comprehensive overview of the role of paddle-steamers in each colony, overseas as well as colonial trade.
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$30

31675
PLUMMER, Russell
SUPER-FERRIES OF BRITAIN, EUROPE AND SCANDINAVIA

London. 1988. Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st Ed. 144 PP with 4 maps, tables and 147 bw photos plus 8 pages with 18 colour photos. Title spread: Koningin Beatrix. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.2 x 19. 0850599237
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$15

43106
PLUMMER, Russell
SUPER-FERRIES OF BRITAIN, EUROPE AND SCANDINAVIA

London. 1988. Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st Ed. 144 PP with 4 maps, tables and 147 b/w photos, plus 8 pages with 18 colour photos. Title spread: Koningin Beatrix. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Fine. 25.2 x 19. 0850599237
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$10

66894
PLUMMER, Russell (compiler)
UK FERRY ROUTES GUIDE 1993

London. 1993. Ships Monthly. 1st Ed. 16 PP with 1 map and 18 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.5 x 20.
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$10

71404
PRADOS, Edward
HURIS, SAMBUQS, AND THE BOATBUILDERS OF YEMEN (in WoodenBoat Magazine)

Brooklin, Maine. 1996. WoodenBoat Publications. No. 131, August 1996. 160 PP. Contains article pages 50 to 56 with colour illustrations (1 location map, 1 line plan of a Huri and 12 photos). Pictorial soft covers. Very good. 27.6 x 21.7.
Desert boatbuilding in the Middle East: working craft of the Yemen coasts.
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$10

42712
PRICE, Willard
THE AMAZING MISSISSIPPI

London. 1962. Heinemann. 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.
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$10

60819
PRICE, Willard
HENRY HUDSON'S RIVER (in National Geographic Magazine)

Washington. 1962. N.G.S. Volume 121, No. 3, March 1962. Article between pages 364 and 403 with 44 colour illustrations (1 plan, 3 maps, 3 paintings and 37 photos by Wayne Miller). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25.4 x 17.5.
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$5

53177
PRITCHETT, Robert
RIVER LIFE

London. 1979. Albany Books. 1st Ed. 93 PP with 100 colour photos. Title spread: Hindu pilgrims, Gange river at Benares. Eps: waterfall, Iceland. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 21.7. 0861360400
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$10

40364
RANSOME-WALLIS, P.
TRAIN FERRIES OF WESTERN EUROPE

London. 1968. Ian Allan. 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 (price clipped). Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Discreet stamp of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise near fine. 23.5 x 15.5;
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$5

51676
RENAULT, François
BATEAUX DE NORMANDIE

Douarnenez. 1991. Editions de l'Estran. 1st Ed. 380 PP with b/w illustrations (2 maps, drawings, engravings, plans, photos, and sketches). Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. French text. A few faint foxing spots, o/wise fine. 31.5 x 24.5. 2903707111
Traditional craft of the coasts of Normandy (from Granville to Honfleur).
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$120

70882
RIED, Walter
SEGLER DER SIEBEN MEERE - eine Weltgeschichte der Segelschiffahrt mit einer Darstellung der Segelfahrzeuge aller Ozeane

Oldenburg. 1981. Stalling Verlag Gmbh. 1st Ed. Introduction by Dr. Walter Ried. 239 PP with b/w illustrations (4 sketch maps on double page, and 551 drawings, engravings, etchings, paintings and photos). Cloth cover, dj. German text. Faint foxing. Near fine. 30.5 x 24. 3797915209
Sailing ships of the Seven Seas.
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$30

43134
RINGWALD, Donald C.
HUDSON RIVER DAY LINE - The story of a great American steamboat company

Berkeley, Ca. 1965. Howell-North Books. 1st Ed. X, 228 PP with 7 maps and over 250 b/w photographs. Fp: 3 smoke stacks. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 28.8 x 22.2.
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$20

43139
RIPLEY, Don & ROGAN, Tony
DESIGNING SHIPS FOR SEALINK

London. 1995. Ferry Publications. 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
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$20

63224
RISBERG, Matz L.
FÄRJOR OCH PASSAGERARFARTYG I TRAFIK TILL SVERIGE OCH FINLAND 1975-07-01

Malmö, Sweden. 1976. Frank Stenvalls Förlag. 1st Ed. 152 PP with 133 b/w photos. Plastic soft cover, gilt device and title on front cover. Swedish text. Fine. 15 x 10.8. 9172660236
Passengers ships plying between Sweden and Finland, as of 1st of July 1975.
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$15

56004
ROBINS, Nick S., & MEEK, Donald E.
THE KINGDOM OF MACBRAYNE: From steamships to car-ferries in the West Highlands and Hebrides

Edinburgh. 2008. Birlinn Limited. New expanded edition of the 2006 original. XII, 291 with 1 map and b/w or colour illustrations. Fp (in colour): the Claymore. Pictorial soft cover. Text in English with some of the text in Scottish / Gaelic. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23 x 22.8. 9781841586014
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$30

20902
ROCHE, T. W. E.
SHIPS OF DOVER, FOLKESTONE, DEAL AND THANET and Famous Ships that Pass

Southampton. 1959. Adlard Coles. 1st Ed. 26 PP with 43 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Plan of Dover. Inside back cover: Map of the Channel. Pictorial card cover (32 funnels in colour on back cover). Near fine. 18.5 x 12.5.
Freighters, cross-channel, passenger, liners and tugs...
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$15

65671
ROSE, Ronald
AUSTRALIA'S ISLAND TERRITORIES

Sydney. 1967. Nelson Doubleday. 1st Ed., in the Around Australia Program series. 64 PP with 5 maps at centrefold (location map and 4 of islands/territories), 11 line drawings, 22 colour plates pasted down, and 19 b/w photos. Spare set of 22 colour photos loosely inserted. Pictorial soft cover (slightly rubbed). Slight ageing, foxing of paper. Signature of previous owner on title page, o/wise very good. 21 x 14.
Informative booklet on the Islands/Territories around Australia: Norfolk - Nauru - Cocos Keeling - Christmas...
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$25

14886
RUBY, Robert H. & BROWN, John A.
MYRON EELS AND THE PUGET SOUND INDIANS

Seattle. 1976. Superior Publishing. 1st Ed. 122 PP, 1 map, 4 PP Index with b/w & colour illust. Fp: Portrait Rev. Myron Eels. Hard cover, gilt title on spine & front cover, dj. Very good. 27.2 x 27. 087564337X
A pictorial record of the implements, tools, weapons of the Indians of Puget Sound in Washington State in the late 19th century.
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$10

44358
RÄBER, Anton
SCHIFFAHRT AUF DEN SCHWEIZER SEEN

Zürich. 1963. Orell Füssli Verlag. 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.
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$10

70662
SARGENT, John
A BOOK OF "FERRY TALES"

Bellerive. 2016. Author / Bellerive Historical Society. 1st edition limited to 250 numbered copies (No. 188 / 250). 169 PP with b/w illustrations: ephemeras, map & plans, paintings and photos. and 9 photos). Pictorial soft covers. Dedicatory note signed by the author on page 2. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 9780958528450
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$25

69353
SATTIN, D. L.
BARGE BUILDING AND BARGE BUILDERS OF THE SWALE

Rainham, Kent. 1990. Meresborough Books. 1st Ed. 130 PP with 1 family tree, b/w illustrations (drawings by Glenn Coleman, 4 facsimile of documents and 76 photos & portraits). Pictorial laminated boards. Spine lightly sunned. Near fine. 21.5 x 15. 0948193530
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$25

69352
SATTIN, D. L.
JUST OFF THE SWALE: The story of the barge building village of Conyer

Rainham, Kent. 1982. Meresborough Books. Reprint of the 1978 original. Foreword by Richard-Hugh Perks. (12), 140 PP with b/w illustrations by Jeremy Nesham. Eps: Map "Just Off the Swale". Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 21.5 x 15. 0905270053
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$25

10203
SAUNDERS, Ross
NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY, Lady Denman is Saved

Huskisson, NSW. 1986. Lady Denman Park & Museum. 1st Ed?. Foreword by John Hatton. 64 PP with b/w photos & 1 map with inset. Pictorial card cover. Very good. 20.5 x 14.7.
Sydney ferry built 1911 in Huskisson on the Currambene Creek. Return to her birthplace where a maritime museum was built and also displays relics of a shipbuilding industry.
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$10

36419
SCHAAP, Dick
HET GROOTSTE WATERWERK

Amsterdam. 1987. De Boer Maritiem. 2nd impression of the 1983 original. 48 PP with b/w and colour illust. (maps, & sketch-plans), 8 b/w and 21 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Dutch, English and German text. Near fine. 20 x 19. 9022612686
The Greatest Water Works: construction of the storm surge barrier and of the Philips and Oester dams.
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$10

36415
SCHAAP, Dick
HET LAATSTE DELTAWERK

Amsterdam. 1987. De Boer Maritiem. 2nd impression of the 1983 original. 48 PP with 3 maps, 23 b/w and 28 colour illust. Pictorial card cover. Dutch, English and German text. Near fine. 20 x 19. 9022612678
The Last Delta Project of the Eastern Scheldt, Netherlands.
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$10

10876
SEVERIN, Tim
THE CHINA VOYAGE

London. 1994. Little, Brown & Co. 1st Ed. (10), 317 PP with 64 drawings by Nina Kojima & Trondur Patursson, 1 map on double page and 2 plans, plus 16 pages with 41 colour photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Occasional foxing, o/wise near fine. 24 x 15. 0316910198
A Pacific quest by bamboo raft, to test the theory that Asian raft sailors reached the shores of America 2000 years ago.
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$25

67996
SEVERIN, Tim
THE SINDBAD VOYAGE

London. 1982. Hutchinson. 1st Ed. 240 PP with 2 pages of plans of the Sohar and 14 b/w illustrations, plus 48 pages with 72 colour photos. Eps: Track of Sohar on a map of the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 24 x 16. 091505607
The building of Sohar (birth place of Sindbad), the re-enactment voyage from Oman to Canton (1980-81), in the footsteps of the early Arab navigators.
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$15

36062
SEVERIN, Tim
THE SINDBAD VOYAGE

London. 1983. Arena Book. 1st paperback edition of the 1982 original. 240 PP with 1 map on double page, 2 pages of plans of the Sohar and 15 b/w illustrations, plus 16 pages with 25 colour photos. Pictorial card cover. Very good. 19.2 x 12.5. 99322900
The building of Sohar (birth place of Sindbad), the re-enactment voyage from Oman to Canton (1980-81), in the footsteps of the early Arab navigators.
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$5

63220
SHEPHERD, John
LADY OF MANN - Last of the Line

Kilgetty, UK. 1995. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. Foreword by Captain Vernon Kinley. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top corner of Introduction page. Fine. Oblong: 14.8 x 21. 1871947324
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$10

60377
SHIPPING
BINNENSCHIFFAHRT - Was sie ist -Was sie leistet - Was sie bedeutet

München. c.1956. Verlag Schiffahrt und Weltverkenr. 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.
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$10

60884
SHIPPING
THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY

Washington. c. 1985. The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 1st Ed. 12 PP with 2 tables, 3 b/w photos and 22 colour illustrations (1 sketch plan, 1 map and 20 photos), plus 4 information sheets in pocket of back cover. Soft cover, illustrated front and back (National flags of the bi-national partners). Fine. 28 x 22.
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$10

61750
SHIPPING
THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY / LA VOIE MARITIME DU SAINT-LAURENT

Ottawa. 1985. St. Lawrence Seaway Authority. 6 "bilingual" items - "The St. Lawrence Seaway - into the heart of a continent": 14 + 14 PP with 1 map at centrefold, 2+2 sketches, and 2+2 photos. "The Montreal-Lake Ontario Section of the Seaway": 12 + 12 PP with duotone illustrations (1 + 1 map, 3 +3 sketches and 4 + 4 photos). "The Welland Canal Section of the St. Lawrence Seaway": 12 + PP with duotone illustrations (4+4 maps, 2+2 sketches and 4 photos). Flyer (3 folds) "The Welland Canal" with 1 plan in colour, together with 8 "Fact Sheets" and 14 sheets of information for: Port Weller - St. Catharines - Thorold - Welland - Port Colborne. "Sault Ste. Marie Canal "How to Lock Through": 5 folds with 2 plans and 3 colour photos. "Sault Ste. Marie Canal - Area Guide": 7 folds with colour illustrations (2+2 plans & 2+2 photos).
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$15

60885
SHIPPING
THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY AUTHORITY - Annual Report 1984-1985 / L'ADMINISTRATION DE LA VOIE MARITIME DU SAINT-LAURENT: Rapport Annuel 1984-1985

Ottawa. 1985. St. Lawrence Seaway Authority. 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.
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$15

60883
SHIPPING
THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY TRAFFIC REPORT FOR THE 1984 NAVIGATION SEASON

Ottawa & Washington. 1985. St. Lawrence Seaway Authority & The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. 1st Ed. (2), III, 87 PP (typescript) with 72 tables. Soft cover, illustrated front, spiral bound. 28 x 22.
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$15

20981
SHOMETTE, Donald G.
HEYDAY OF THE HORSE FERRY [in National Geographic Magazine - Volume 176, No.4]

Washington. 1989. N.G.S. October 1989. Contains article P. 548 to 556 with 1 plan, 5 bw and 8 colour illust. Pict. soft cover. Fine. 25.4 x 17.5.
A long-forgotten animal-powered craft is discovered on the bottom of Lake Champlain.
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$10

69291
SIMPER, Robert
EAST COAST SAIL, Working Sail 1850-1970

London. 1972. David & Charles. 1st Ed. 112 PP with 1 location map and 136 b/w photos. Hard cover, pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped). Spine of dust jacket sunned, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. 24.5 x 18. 0715356844
Photographic record of fishing and merchant vessels of the ports of Kent, Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk as well as on the River Thames.
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$35

10878
SIMPER, Robert
NORTH EAST SAIL, Berwick to King's Lynn

London. 1975. David & Charles. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 1 location map & 124 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. Scarce. 24.5 x 18.8. 0715369203
The ports, the men & their ships on the North East coast of Britain.
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$25

61293
SIMPER, Robert
RIVER MEDWAY AND THE SWALE

Lavenham, Suffolk. 1998. Creekside Publishing. 1st Ed. Vol. 7 in the English Estuaries series. VIII, 92 PP with over 150 b/w illustrations (4 maps, drawings and photos). Laminated pictorial boards. Near fine. 30.2 x 21.3. 0951992775
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$20

70358
SIMPSON, Sherry
ALASKA'S OCEAN HIGHWAYS: a Travel Adventure Aboard Northern Ferries

Seattle, WA. 1995. Epicenter Press. 1st Ed. 112 PP with 4 maps in colour, 5 b/w and 90 colour photos by Mark Kelley. Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner on endpapers, o/wise fine. Oblong: 22.8 x27.5. 9780945397304
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$25

46105
SINCLAIR, Roy
JOURNEYING WITH SEAFARERS IN NEW ZEALAND

Auckland. 1999. Random House. 1st Ed. 269 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 26 x 18.5. 186941375X
Maritime Museums of New Zealand, and Seafaring Heritage. Tugboats in Lyttleton. Ferries on Lake Wakatipu. Ferries on the Waitemata... Yachting...
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$20

68336
SMITH, Richard W.
THE THAMES BARGE IN SUFFOLK

Faversham, Kent. 2006. Society for Sailing Barge Research. 1st Ed. 90 PP with b/w illustrations (65 maps and 25 photos), plus 12 pages with 24 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 0955248906
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$25

30211
SOCIETY FOR NAUTICAL RESEARCH
THE TORTOLA BOAT: characteristics, origin, demise

London. 1970. Society for Nautical Research. Supplement to The Mariner's Mirror Vol. 56, No.1. 61 PP with 14 tables and 29 figures, plus 16 pages with 13 b/w plates. Soft cover (lightly rubbed). Near fine. 24.5 x 17.3.
Local sailing craft of the Virgin Islands, West Indies.
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$20

20912
SOMNER, Graeme
FERRY MALTA - Il - Vapuri ta Ghawdex

London. 1982. World Ship Society. 1st Ed. (2), 42 PP with 36 b/w photos & 1 map in text. Fp: Grand Harbour about 1957. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0905617193
History of the ferry service between Malta and Gozo.
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$10

40530
SPRATT, H. Philip
TRANSATLANTIC PADDLE STEAMERS

Glasgow. 1967. Brown, Son & Ferguson. 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).
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$15

34907
STANTON, Samuel Ward
OCEAN STEAM VESSELS

Upper Montclair, New Jersey. 1963. H. Kneeland Whiting. 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.
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$10

34910
STANTON, Samuel Ward
STEAM VESSELS OF CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE BAYS AND RIVERS

Upper Montclair, New Jersey. 1966. H. Kneeland Whiting. 1st Ed., No. 6 in the American Steam Vessels series. 48 PP with 45 drawings on full page. Title page: Norfolk Harbor & Looking towards Hampton Roads. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 28.
From the Phoenix in 1808... to Hampton Roads in 1896.
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$10

34909
STANTON, Samuel Ward
STEAMBOATS OF THE RIVER HUDSON

Upper Montclair, New Jersey. 1965. H. Kneeland Whiting. 1st Ed., No. 5 in the American Steam Vessels series. 48 PP with 44 drawings on full page. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 21.5 x 28.
The Flyers of the Hudson: North River Steamboat Clermont in 1807... to Washington Irving in 1913.
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$10

35895
STEVENS, Philip A.
THE LEICESTER AND MELTON MOWBRAY NAVIGATIONS

London. 1992. Alan Sutton / Leicestershire County Council Museums. 1st Ed. XIV, 154 PP with 2 maps and 41 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges. Fine. 22.8 x 16. 0862991870
How the rivers Soar and Wreake became navigable.
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$20

62336
STEWART, W. W.
STEAM ON THE WAITEMATA

Wellington. 1972. Reed. 1st Ed. 64 PP with b/w illustrations and 17 colour plates. Fp (in colour): Auckland Ferry Building. FEP: The ferry routes on the Waitemata. REP: Ferry boat schedules and advert. Hard cover, dj. Foxing on outside edges. A little light wear around edges of dust jacket, o/wise a near fine copy. 24.5 x 27.5. 058900719X
The ferries which played a vital role in the life and development of the City of Auckland.
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$15

57684
SWAN, Epi
KO TE NONU

Wellington. 1995. Learning Media / Ministry of Education. 1st Ed. 32 PP with colour illustrations (8 diagrams by Barry Way, and 37 photos by Justine Lord). Pictorial soft cover. Text in Tokelauan. Fine. 24 x 18. 0478057318
Nonu = a paopao (traditional fishing canoe) from Nukunonu, Tokelau Archipelago.
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$15

57683
SWAN, Epi
NONU

Wellington. 1995. Learning Media / Ministry of Education. 1st Ed. 32 PP with colour illustrations (8 diagrams by Barry Way & 37 photos by Justine Lord). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24 x 18. 0478057008
Nonu = a paopao (traditional fishing canoe) from Nukunonu, Tokelau Archipelago.
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$15

57685
SWAN, Epi
NONU - Notes for teachers

Wellington. 1995. Learning Media / Ministry of Education. 1st Ed. 56 PP with b/w illustrations (9 diagrams by Barry Way). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24 x 18. 0478057326
Book to accompany the titles: Ko te Nonu (Tokelauan) and Nonu (English)
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$15

66748
SWANCOTT, Charles
HAWKESBURY RIVER SAGA

Woy Woy. 1967. Brisbane Water Historical Society. 1st Ed. 50 PP with 15 b/w photos. Soft cover, staples. Slight ageing of paper. Signature of previous owner at top of front cover. Very good. 21.5 x 13.8.
Ships, shipbuilders, wrecks, piracy, native forays, smuggling, larceny, floods, etc..
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$25

30257
TERWEN, J. L.
HET KONINGRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN voorgesteld in eene reeks vab naar de natuur geteekende schilderachtige gezigten

Zaltbommel, Netherlands. 1965. Europese Bibliotheek. Reprint of the 1860 original. No pagination : (VIII), 136 PP (recto only) with 136 b/w plates. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Dutch text. Near fine. Oblong: 19.8 x 27.4.
Engravings on the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the 19th century, with many coatal views (canals, lakes and harbours).
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$25

48096
THOMPSON, Liz
KAI KAI BILONG SEPIK (in Paradise)

Port Moresby. 1989. Air Niugini. Issue No. 76, Sept-Oct 1989. 42 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Contains article between P.39 and 42 with 8 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28.5 x 21.
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$10

48093
THOMPSON, Liz
SISSANO'S LEGENDARY CANOES (in Paradise)

Port Moresby. 1987. Air Niugini. Issue No. 60, January 1987. 38 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Contains article between P.5 and 7 with 13 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28.5 x 21.
Sissano Lagoon, West Sepik Province.
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$10

20918
THORNTON, E. C. B.
SOUTH COAST PLEASURE STEAMERS

London. 1962. Stephenson. 1st Ed. XII, 180 PP, plus 18 pages with 47 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj (chipped). Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.5.
History of all England's South Coast pleasure steamers.
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$15

30228
TIMMEN, Fritz
BLOW FOR THE LANDING. A Hundred Years of Steam Navigation on the Waters of the West

Atglen, Pa., USA. 1990's. Schiffer. Reprint of the 1973 original. XVII, (3), 235 PP with hundreds of b/w photos. Fp: Bronze chime whistle and funnel. FEP: Map of the rivers of the states of Oregon and Washington. Pict. card cover. Fine. 27.7 x 21.6. 076430318X
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$20

68500
TORR, Cecil
ANCIENT SHIPS

Chicago. 1964. Argonaut, Inc. 1st American edition, in the Argonaut Library of Antiquities series. XVI, 222 PP with 8 plates (47 figures) and 8 figures, plus 2 pages with 3 b/w illustrations and 32 b/w plates. Title page: vignette of a Greek trireme. Cloth cover. Stamps and markings of "The University of Tasmania Library" on endpapers and title page. Otherwise a fine copy. 21.8 x 14.5.
Ships with oars: dimensions, tonnage, materials for ship-building, structure of the hull, anchors... Appendix containing a series of articles on the Greek warship and the Greek trireme.
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$30

70059
TORRIBLE, Captain Graham
YANGTZE REMINISCENCES - Some Notes and Recollections of Service with the China Navigation Company Ltd. 1925-1939

Hong Kong. 1990. John Swire and Sons Ltd. New edition of the 1975 1st edition. XII, 104 PP with 44 b/ illustrations: 1 map and 43 duotine photos. Stiff cover, dj. Faint foxing on top outside edge, o/wise fine. 23 x 17.
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$50

69303
UGLOW, Captain Jim
SAILORMAN - A Barge-Master's Story

Greenwich. 1975. Conway. 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".
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$25

71545
VAGNON, Henri
VAGNON CARTE DE PLAISANCE - Pour Naviguer sur les canaux de France / How to navigate on the French canals / Wie fährt man auf den Kanälen Frankreichs

Caluire, Rhone, France. 1993. Vagnon / Les Editions du Plaisancier. 1st tri-lingual edition. 32 PP with colour illustrations: 1 map of France, 2 photos and navigation signs. Laminated stiff cover, illustrated front, staples. Text in French, English and German. Fine. 21 x 13.5. 9782857250852
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$10

45042
VAN DER MEULEN, Dirk
JAARBOEK 1991 - BINNENVAART

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
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$10

43141
VERNE, Henry
LE LAC LEMAN, Guide Officiel

Lausanne. 1911. Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le Lac Léman. 1st Ed. 80, (22 advertisements) PP with 7 colour plates and 67 b/w photos, plus 1 large folded map in colour of Lac Léman (Lake of Geneva). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. French text. 18 x 12.
Tourism on and around the lake of Geneva by the ferry boats of Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le Lac Léman.
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$70

38111
WALKER, R J B
OLD WESTMINSTER BRIDGE - The Bridge of Fools

Newton Abbot. 1979. David and Charles. 1st Ed. 319 PP with 48 b/w plates. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 24.2 x 16.5. 0715378376
The building of Westminster Bridge was an engineering & architectural achievement. Because it was financed by lottery, it was nicknamed "The Bridge of Fools". This is a scholarly and comprehensive study to place the bridge in its historical and artistic perspective (dust jacket blurb).
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$20

14881
WALSH, Richard
KATHLEEN - The Biography of a Sailing Barge

Lavenham, U.K. 1986. Terence Dalton. 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.
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$25

12045
WARDLE, David
MURRAY RIVER PADDLE STEAMERS

Canberra. 1970. Traction Publications. 1st Ed. 36 PP with 1 map on back cover and 28 b/w photos. Soft cover, illustrated front (P.S. Coonawarra) and back (map). Near fine. Oblong: 18.5 x 25. 0858290049
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$10

20979
WARDLE, David
RIVERS TO THE INLAND, The Navigation of the Murray River [in Heritage Australia]

Canberra. 1986. Australian Council of National Trusts. Volume 5, No. 1, Spring 1986 issue of the Journal of the Australian Council of National trusts. Contains article from P.14 to 17 with 1 map, 1 colour & 4 bw photos. Inside front cover: the Murray at Echuca (in colour). Pict. card cover. Very good. 29.5 x 23.
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$15

45659
WARE, Michael E.
BRITAIN'S LOST WATERWAYS - Volume 1, Inland Navigations

Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 1979. Moorland Publishing. 1st edition, in Historic Waterways Scenes series. No pagination 96 PP with 142 b/w photos. Fp: Little Tunnel, Basingstoke Canal. Pictorial laminated boards. Foot of spine lightly bumped, o/wise near fine. 25.4 x 19. 0903485680
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$15

45660
WARE, Michael E.
BRITAIN'S LOST WATERWAYS - Volume 2, Navigations to the Sea

Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 1979. Moorland Publishing. 1st edition, in Historic Waterways Scenes series. No pagination 96 PP with 138 b/w photos. Fp: Barge William of Borseley. Pictorial laminated boards. Light foxing on prelims and outside page edges, o/wise fine. 25.4 x 19. 0903485699
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$15

43897
WATERWAYS
THE BOAT MUSEUM

Ellesmere Port, UK. c. 1990. The National Waterways Museum. Reprint ?. 40 PP on glossy paper with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 15 x 21.
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$5

39882
WATKINS, T. H.
MARK TWAIN'S MISSISSIPPI

New York. 1974. Weathervane Books. 1st Ed. 223 PP with 1 map, b/w and colour illustrations. Half title page: Overview of the Mississippi near St. Louis. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 28.6 x 22. 0517187833
A pictorial history of America's greatest river, with selected excerpts from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi.
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$20

14891
WAYMAN, Norbury L.
LIFE ON THE RIVER. A Pictorial History of the Mississippi, the Missouri, and the Western River System

New York. c. 1978. Bonanza. Reprint (a) of the 1971 edition. XII, (2), 338 PP with over 900 b/w illustrations (plans & maps, paintings, engravings & photos). Cloth cover, dj. Near fine. 28.5 x 22. 0517140179
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$15

63206
WEIR, Marie
FERRIES IN SCOTLAND

Edinburgh. 1988. John Donald Publishers Ltd. 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
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$10

34896
WELTI, Hilde (editor)
LEDISCHIFFE AUF DEM ZÜRICHSEE

Rurich, Switzerland. 1974. Th. Gut & Co. 1st Ed. 86 PP with 1 map and 34 b/w photos, plus 46 pages for a facsimile reprint of the 1938 Ulti Bilder vom Zürisee with 7 drawings. Pictorial laminated boards. Faint foxing. Fine. German text with gothic script for the facsimile. Oblong: 18.4 x 14.5.
Working boats on the Lake of Zurich.
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$10

69355
WEST, Douglas
PORTRAIT OF A SEASIDE TOWN - Historic Photographs from the Douglas West Collection

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
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$15

61000
WEST INDIES
HISTOIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE ET POLITIQUE DES ETABLISSEMENTS & DU COMMERCE DES EUROPEENS DANS LES DEUX INDES - Tome Cinquième

La Haye. 1777. Chez Gosse, Libraire. 5th updated edition. Livre Treizième and Livre Quatorzième. (2), VI, 311 PP with 2 headpieces, plus frontispiece and a folded chart "Golfe du Mexique ...". Quarter bound, marbled boards. Leather spine with gilt No. 5, and split on front hinge. Bookplate of previous owner on front endpaper. French text. Book complete but covers in need of repair. Very good. 23 x 13.5.
Book 13: Establishments of the French in the islands of the Americas. Book 14: Establishments of the English in the islands of the Americas.
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$40

63236
WHITTLE, John
SPEED BONNY BOAT - The Story of Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd. under Scottish Transport Group, 1969-1990

Edinburgh. 1990. Scottish Transport Group / Saltire Communications. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Ian S. Irwin. 48 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Fine. 23.8 x 17. 0946265135
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$10

43182
WIDDOWS, Nick
CAR FERRIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES 1994

Kilgetty, Wales. 1994. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. 120 PP with advertisements, b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.5 x 14.5. 1871947189
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$10

63189
WIDDOWS, Nick
CAR FERRIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES 1992/3

Kilgetty, Wales. 1992. Ferry Publications. 1st Ed. Foreword by Bill Moses. 56 PP with 31 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on title-page. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 187194712X
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63188
WIDDOWS, Nick
FERRIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES 1995

Kilgetty, Wales. 1995. Ferry Publications. 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
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$10

38972
WIDMANN, Walter
Was Weisst du Vom BODENSEE ?

Stuttgart. 1953. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung. 1st Ed. 32, (4 adverts.) PP with b/w illustrations, plus 1 large folded plate with 1 map of Constance Lake, and 18 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. German text. 19.5 x 13.2.
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$10

71465
WILLIAMS, David L.
BRITISH FERRIES

London. 2003. Ian Allan. 1st Ed., in the Glory Days series. 96 PP with b/w and colour illustrations throughout. Title page: Townsend Toresen. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Oblong: 19.2 x 24.5. 0711028915
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$25

42053
WILLIAMS, David L.
PADDLE STEAMERS

London. 2002. Ian Allan. 1st Ed., in the Glory Days series. 96 PP with 94 b/w and 51colour illustrations. Title page: P/S Princess Elizabeth. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. Oblong: 19.2 x 24.5. 0711027722
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$25

69354
WILLMOTT, Frank G.
BRICKS AND "BRICKIES"

Rainham, Kent. 1972. Privately Published. 1st Ed. X, 78 PP with b/w illustrations (1 drawing, facsimile of documents and 51 photos & portraits). Illustration on title page: A typical Ambrose Letley transom. Eps: 6 pages from the 1926 "A handbook for Bargemen...". Pictorial boards, with a lightly sunned spine. Near fine. 21.5 x 15.
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$35

64949
WILSON, Roy
PASSENGER STEAMERS OF THE GLASGOW & SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

Truro, Cornwall. 1991. Twelveheads Press. 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
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$10

61149
WOOD, G. Bernard
FERRIES AND FERRYMEN

London. 1969. Cassell. 1st Ed. XVII, 162 PP with 1 map on double page, plus 24 pages with 36 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Ex library copy with ink smudge on half title page, stamp on verso of title page, renewed endpapers and sello tapemarks on covers. Very good reading copy. 21.7 x 15. 30493402X
A tour of the ferries of Great Britain: London River, Solent, Cornwall, Severn Sea, Wales...
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15174
WOOD, G. Bernard
FERRIES AND FERRYMEN

London. 1969. Cassell. Proof copy. XVIII, 157 PP, plus 24 pages with 36 b/w illustrations. Soft cover. Very good. 21 x 13.8.
A tour of the ferries of Great Britain: London River, Solent, Cornwall, Severn Sea, Wales...
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$10

63185
WOOD, Jack & PARSONS, Ronald
A PICTORIAL REVIEW OF MURRAY RIVER PADDLE SHIPS

Adelaide. 1985. Railmac Publications. 1st Ed. 24 PP with 30 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 15.2 0949817481
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$10

15162
WOODENBOAT (Editors)
WOODEN BOAT - An Appreciation of the Craft

Reading, Mass. 1982. Addison-Wesley Pub. 1st Ed., with an introduction by John Wilson. (8), 311 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Fp: the Gokstad ship, Oslo. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 28.5 x 22. 0201092808
A selection of the best essays, articles, and photographs from WoodenBoat magazine.
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$25

19099
WOODLEY, Arthur E.
WESTERN PORT FERRIES, Past and Present, and Captain Clarke, their most notable skipper

Melbourne. 1973. Hill of Content. 1st Ed. XIV, 125 PP with 1 map, 1 cartoon & 47 b/w illust. in text. Fp: S.S. Oscar then owned by C.U.B. Pictorial soft cover. Note to previous owner inside front cover. Very good. 22.8 x 15.2. 855720522
Story of the ferries plying the waters of Western Port: heyday and decline.
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$15

67210
YAKATABUNE
YAKATA-BUNE / House-Boat

Brisbane. 1988. Japan Pavilion / World Expo 88. 1st Ed. No pagination, 9 PP (recto only) with b/w illustrations (photocopy quality): 1 plan, 1 cut away, 1 newspaper clipping, 4 woodblock prints. Soft cover, clear plastic front, spiral bound. Near fine. 29.8 x 21.
Wooden "House Boats", built on the embankments of the Sumida river, Edo / Tokyo.
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$15

64249
YOGERST, Joe
INDIAN OCEAN CHIC: Maldives . Mauritius . Seychelles . Sri Lanka . Zanzibar

Singapore. 2008. Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd. 1st Ed. 192 PP with colour illustrations (1 map on double page, 5 maps with insets and over 260 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 21.7. 9789814217491
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$15