68341 ALLEN, Durward L., CROMIE, William J. & AMOS, William H. (editors) THE FASCINATING SECRETS OF OCEANS & ISLANDS
$10.00 AUD
Reader's Digest Association. Sydney. 1972. 1st Australian edition, with a foreword by Jacques-Yves Cousteau. 368 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Cloth cover, title on front board and spine, dj. Dust jacket lightly rubbed and with a crease and repaired short tears. Very good. 28.2 x 21.8. 090948614X
Secrets of the seas: inshore to deep sea, Coral and its environment... The Islands (including Australia): evolution, environment...
69021 BAKER, Dorothy ALL OR NOTHING: Celebrating 150+ Years of the PORT ESPERANCE REGATTA
$30.00 AUD
The Esperance Discovery Centre. Esperance, Tasmania. 2011. Ist edition. Foreword by Steve Harrison. (2), 93 PP with b/w illustrations (maps, newspaper clippings, photos, portraits). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Published for the Celebration in 2011 of the 150+ years of these regattas.
74054 BAKER, Dorothy & BEECHEY, Norm THE PEOPLE OF HOPE ISLAND - Port Esperance
$50.00 AUD
Authors. Dover, Tasmania. c. 2011. 2nd printing. (2), 80 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (location map, maps, documents, newspaper clippings, photos and portraits). Stiff covers, pictorial front. Fine (as new). 29.7 x 21.
49402 BALINT, Ruth TROUBLED WATERS. Borders, boundaries and possession in the Timor Sea
$30.00 AUD
Allen & Unwin. Sydney. 2005. 1st Ed. 188 PP with 2 maps. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 19.5 x 13. 1741143616
Chapter 1: Timor connection with the northwest coast of Australia. Chapter 6: Ashmore Reef...
10199 BANKS, M. R. & SMITH, S. J. (editors) PROCEEDINGS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON MACQUARIE ISLAND (in Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania - Volume 122, Part I.)
$25.00 AUD
Royal Society of Tasmania. Hobart. 1987. IV, (2), 318 PP with tables, b/w figures (graphs, maps) & b/w photo plates. Pictorial soft covers. Near fine. 25 x 17.2.
Thirty-three papers presented at this Symposium (May 11-15, 1987) covering all aspects of the island: history/discovery (sealing), earth sciences (geology, vegetation), meteorology, biological sciences (flora & fauna) and physics...
32933 BANKSON, Ross, KOSZORUS, Marianne R. (editors) HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE SEA
$10.00 AUD
National Geographic Society. Washington. 1988. 1st Ed., in the Books for World Explorers series. 104 PP with colour illust. throughout. Title page: gold coins gleam, the prize of several old Spanish wrecks. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 27.3 x 23.4. 0870446584
17510 BARROW, Sir John THE MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY
$20.00 AUD
David R. Godine. Boston. 1980. 1st US edition, with an introduction and notes by Gavin Kennedy. 208 PP with 72 b/w illust., plus 8 pages with 9 colour plates. Title page: Facsimile of 1831 original. Fp: Portrait of William Bligh, by J. Smart. Decorated endpapers. Hard cover, dj. Covers have some speckling around edges and dust jacket has shelf wear and is in a protective sleeve. Contents are near fine. 25.5 x 16.8. 0879233435
74478 BARROW, Sir John THE MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY
$30.00 AUD
David R. Godine. Boston. 1980. 1st US edition, with an introduction and notes by Gavin Kennedy. 208 PP with 72 b/w illust., plus 8 pages with 9 colour plates. Title page: Facsimile of 1831 original. Fp: Portrait of William Bligh, by J. Smart. Decorated endpapers. Hard cover, dj. A fine copy. 25.5 x 16.8. 0879233435
40556 BASSETT-LOWKE, W. J. & HOLLAND, George SHIPS AND MEN - An account of the development of ships from their prehistoric origin to the present time and to the achievements and conditions of the men who have built and worked upon them
$15.00 AUD
George Harrap. London. 1949. Reprint of the 1946 original. 316 PP with 160 b/w illust. (photos, profiles, drawings). Fp: Shipping in London River. FEP: Map, The World at the time of the Great Explorers, A.D. 1450-1550. REP: Main steamship route in 1939. Cloth cover, device on front cover, dj (top of spine chipped). Signature and stamp of previous owners on front endpaper. Near fine. 25.5 x 19.5.
21465 BATESON, Charles GOLD FLEET FOR CALIFORNIA, Forty-Niners from Australia and New Zealand
$20.00 AUD
Ure Smith. Sydney. 1963. 1st Ed. 172 PP, plus 14 pages with 16 bw illust. Eps (folded): Deserted ships in San Francisco Harbour. Hard cover, gilt decorated covers, dj. Light foxing, mostly on the outside front page edges o/wise fine. 24.4 x 16.2.
A contribution to Australian maritime history, depicting the crossing of over 7000 Australians & New Zealanders who sailed to the Californian gold fields.
68488 BLACK, C. B. HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN NAVIGATION ACT
$25.00 AUD
The Mercury Press. Hobart. 1932. 1st Ed. 30 PP. Lightly soiled card cover, cloth spine, title on front board. Stamps of "The University Library of Tasmania" on endpapers and title page. Very good. 21.2 x 13.5.
Compilation of 11 "Special" articles to "The Mercury". Task of reconstruction - A Wrong Impression - Navigation Act Drama ... Handicaps on Industry: Queensland Meat, Tasmanian Fruit ...
39003 BOURDAT, Pierre / DERIBERE, Paulette & Maurice LOYS MASSON (1915-1969): Poète et Romancier de l'Ocèan Indien - An Indian Ocean Poet and Novelist / LES ILES MALDIVES - THE MALDIVE ISLANDS (in Courrier des Messageries Maritimes No. 141)
$20.00 AUD
Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. Paris. 1974. No. 141, July-August 1974. Contains articles: P. 15 to 19 with 9 b/w photos / P. 20 to 29 with 1 map, 2 colour and 12 duotone illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French and English text. 30.5 x 24.
Loys Masson. Maldive archipelago, in the Indian Ocean.
68790 BOWEN, Daniel (editor) ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WAR MACHINES: an historical survey of the world's great weapons
$10.00 AUD
J.W. Books / Octopus Books. Sydney. 1977. 1st Australian edition. 368 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, illustrated boards, dj . Very good. 28.5 x 21. 0907408400
68117 BOYD, Alistair ROYAL CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
$10.00 AUD
Macdonald. London. 1962. April 1962 reprint of the January 1962 original. XII, 13-224 PP with 1 map on double page, plus 12 pages with 22 b/w photos. Fp: "... how to get there". Cloth cover, title on vignette on spine. Signature of previous owner and stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on front endpaper. Very good condition. 22.2 x 14.5.
Alistair's journey around the world, following the quip of Prince Philip: "What I would like every University student or graduate to be able to do first of all is to work his way around the world on £5 ...".
21273 BREWINGTON, M. V. & Dorothy KENDALL WHALING MUSEUM PAINTINGS
$70.00 AUD
Kendall Whaling Museum. Sharon, Mass. 1965. 1st Ed. [XII], 137 PP, with 150 b/w illust. & 12 full-page colour plates. Fp (in colour): Whaling in the Northern Ice Sea. Red cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Occasional foxing. Near fine condition. 29 x 21.2.
Catalogue of paintings, drawings and other pictorial material held at the museum. Classified by nationality of the scene or vessel: Dutch, British, Japanese, American, ...
17219 BROWN, Capt. Charles H. DEVIATION AND THE DEVIASCOPE, Including the Practice and Theory of COMPASS ADJUSTMENT, also a Note on the Gyro-Compass
$20.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1939. 6th Ed. XII, 278 PP with 6 tables (table III with folded side), 65 b/w & 48 colour figures including 9 b/w photos, plus 1 folded diagram & 5 large folded charts. Fp: Roof Deviascope. Cloth cover, Title on front cover and spine. Corners of cover, head and foot of spine frayed. Name of previous owner on front endspaper. Light foxing, o/wise very good. 21.6 x 14.
56086 BROWN, Diana & Colin THE WHALER AND THE PRIVATEER, The Story of Two Ships
$40.00 AUD
Letter of Marque Press. Nantucket. 1993. 1st Ed. XXII, 275 PP with 1 folded plate "Transition Chart for Hero and Swallow", and36 b/w figures. Pictorial soft cover. Dedicatory note to Honore Forster, Australian Historian (Whaling Specialist) at top of title page, signed by the authors. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 23 x 15.4. 096382080X
The French whaler Hero (Héros du Havre) and the English privateer Swallow, from the journal of Wm. Morris, first mate of the former and Wm. Mann, a carpenter of the latter. The Swallow seized the Hero off Santa Catarina Island (Brazil) in December, 1803.
68715 BROXAM, Graeme (editor) THE JAMES OF GEORGE TOWN - A Colonial Maritime, Mercantile and Family Correspondence: 1813-1857
$30.00 AUD
Navarine Publishing. Canberra. 2002. 1st edition limited to 500 copies. No. 56 in Roebuck Society series. XXXII, 64 PP with 1 map and 14 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author on title page. Fine (as new condition). 25 x 17.5. 0958656185
Captain Joseph James, Sydney shipowner and merchant: pork trade with Tahiti, sandalwood in the Austral Islands... First merchant in George Town in 1820.
13216 BRUCE, Robert H. (editor) THE MODERN INDIAN NAVY AND THE INDIAN OCEAN, Developments and Implications
$20.00 AUD
Centre for Indian Ocean Regional Studies. Perth. 1989. 1st Ed. No. 2 in Studies in Indian Ocean Maritime Affairs series X, 168 PP with 1 map and 6 tables in text. Card cover. Fine. 20.5 x 14.5. 0908155638
India and its Ocean, foundations of India Naval power, sources of this expansion, implications for Pakistan and Australia.
68642 BRUNEL LOW, Bevis STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
$10.00 AUD
Longmans, Green & Co. London. 1949. 1st Ed. VII, 231 PP with 236 figures. Cloth cover, gilt title (dulled) on spine. Short tear at foot of spine/front hinge. Name of previous owner at top of front endpaper. Very good. Image shows the title-page. 22.2 x 14.5.
68672 BUCHANAN, Stuart LIGHTHOUSE OF TRAGEDY
$50.00 AUD
Coral Coast Publications. Brisbane. 2006. 3rd reprint of the 1999 original. VIII, 243 PP profusely illustrated with b/w & colour plates, maps and diagrams. Pictorial laminated card covers with return flaps. Signed dedicatory note from the author. Near fine. 24.8 x 17.5. 095864330X
The Story of Bustard Head Lighthouse, Queensland's First Coast Light.
68594 BUCKBY, Pauline Yvette THE FRENCH CONNECTION
$35.00 AUD
Author. Hobart. 2014. 1st Ed. 118 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Soft cover, pictorial front. Fine. 21 x 14.8..
Story of 3 families who settled in Tasmania : De Jersey from the Channel Islands, Golding from Berkshire and Read from Norfolk.
56592 BUCKLES, Guy THE DIVE SITES OF THE RED SEA
$20.00 AUD
New Holland. London. 1997. 1st Ed. 173 PP with colour illust. (maps & photos). Title page: A Spanish Dancer. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 24.2 x 16.5. 185368905X
Comprehensive coverage of diving and snorkelling.
15786 BURKE, Iris & Keast (editors) THE SPANISH AT PORT JACKSON, THE VISIT OF THE CORVETTES DESCUBIERTA & ATREVIDA 1793
$60.00 AUD
Australian Documentary Facsimile Society. Sydney. 1967. Edition of 275 copies, of which 250 are signed. Preface by Dr. A. Grove Day, translations by Virginia M. Day. 48 PP printed on Glastonbury antique paper with 2 panoramas by Brambila tipped in, 8 pages of Viana's Journal, 2 pages holographs. Fp: Portrait of Malaspina. Eps: Sketches made by the expedition's artists. Hard cover, title on front board and spine. Fine. 28.6 x 22.2.
A stay of one month in 1793, at Port Jackson, during the Spanish scientific expedition to survey the Pacific, led by Malaspina and Bustamante Y Guerra.
20598 BURRELL, D.C.E. BARRIE & NAIRN - THE DEN LINE
$15.00 AUD
World Ship Society. Kendal. 1990. 1st Ed. 80 PP with 4 facsimiles of documents, 9 colour and 36 bw illust. Fp: Iron 4-masted barque Dundee. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0905617592
20103 CAMERON, Ian LOST PARADISE - The Exploration of the Pacific
$10.00 AUD
Salem House. Topsfield, Mass. 1986. 1st American edition. 248 PP with b/w & 33 colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 26.8 x 19.5. 0881622753
Description of physical creation of the Pacific. How the islands were settled: the epic voyages of the Spanish, Dutch, French, British, English, Russian & American explorers.
Cape Horners - Australia Inc. Adelaide. 1990. 3 issues: No. 104 (May 1990) to No. 106 (December 1990). A Total of 164 pages (roneo-typed) with b/w illustrations. Soft covers, illustrated front by R. Walsh. A fine set. 21 x 14.5.
The Aim: "to perpetuate Ties of Comradeship and Friendship which bind Cape Horners throughout this Earth".
Cape Horners - Australia Inc. Adelaide. 1991. 3 issues: No. 107 (March 1991) to No. 109 (September 1991). A Total of 196 pages (roneo-typed) with b/w illustrations. Soft covers, illustrated front by R. Walsh. A fine set. 21 x 14.5.
The Aim: "to perpetuate Ties of Comradeship and Friendship which bind Cape Horners throughout this Earth".
68065 CAPUZZO, Michael CLOSE TO SHORE
$5.00 AUD
Review. London. 2002. 1st paperback edition of the 1001 original. XIV, 317, (3 publication) PP with 1 map. Eps: Newspapers clippings. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 19.8 x 13. 0747264082
True story of the New Jersey Great White Shark attacks of 1916.
68860 CHARLES, Daniel LIGHTHOUSES OF THE ATLANTIC
$50.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 2001. 1st English edition of the 1999 French original, translated by Lisa Davidson. 240 PP with hundreds of colour photographs by Guillaume and Philip Plisson. Fp: Carbide lamp at the Ar-men lightouse. Eps: Créac'h lighthouse, Ouessant island. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 34.5 x 24 0304356530
42793 CHENEVIERE, Alain TRAVELS IN THE ORIENT, IN MARCO POLO'S FOOTSTEPS
$30.00 AUD
Konecky & Konecky. New York. 1997. Reprint from the 1997 edition published by Vilo Diffusion. 288 PP with 1 colour map and hundreds of colour photos. Hard cover, dj. A little light foxing on a few pages, o/wise fine. Large format: 32.5 x 27.7. 156852238X
Retraces the steps of Marco Polo who, in the 13th century, trekked eastward across the continent of Asia before finally arriving at the court of Kubla Khan. Accompanied by modern day photography.
68760 CHRISTIAN, Glynn FRAGILE PARADISE, The Discovery of Fletcher Christian, Bounty Mutineer
$30.00 AUD
Book Club Associates. London. 1983. Reprint of 1982 edition by Hamish Hamilton. 256 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 18 colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. A near fine copy. 25.4 x 19.
The life of Fletcher Christian, one of the mutineers of the Bounty, as told by one of his great-great-great grandsons.
33043 CLEGG, W. Paul SHIPS 'SIXTY-EIGHT
$10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. c. 1967. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w illust. (16 drawings & 96 photos). Fp: Grain being unloaded from a Four Master. Laminated pictorial board. Lower part of front hinge split, o/wise very good. 25 x 18.2.
An anthology of the shipping scene in 1968. Blue Riband, containerisation, lifeboats in action, Thames sailing barges.
19855 COLEMAN, Terry THE LINERS - A History of the North Atlantic Crossing
$10.00 AUD
Penguin. London. 1977. Reprint in paperback edition of the 1976 original. 232 PP with b/w & colour illust. Fp: Poster of Normandie. Half-title: Shopping on Aquitania. Pictorial card cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 24.5 x 19. 0140043985
When these liners had style: in their design, in the men who sailed them or travelled on them.
34871 COLENBRANDER, Dr. H. T. KOLONIALE GESCHIEDENIS (in three volumes).
$75.00 AUD
Martinus Nijhoff. The Hague. 1925 & 1926. 1st Ed. Volume I: VIII, 413 PP. Volume II: (VI), 333 PP. Volume III: VIII, 289 PP with 31 maps (14 for volume I, 9 for volume II and 8 for volume III). Hard cover, cloth spine. Hinges weak and starting, some foxing, few lines with underlining. Top corner close to spine of P.105 and 126, and top of spine of Volume II damaged. Very good. Dutch text. 24 x 16.
History of colonial empires. Volume I: General history of the Empires of Portugal, Spain ..., Japan. Volume II: Dutch empire in the West and in the East Indies up to 1816. Volume III: Dutch Empire in the East since 1816.
56528 COLES, K. Adlard CHANNEL HARBOURS AND ANCHORAGES: Solent to Portland - Barfleur to St. Malo including the Channel Islands
$25.00 AUD
Edward Arnold (publishers) Ltd. London. 1956. 1st ed. 170 PP with charts, maps, plans of ports, and b/w illust. (essentially photos). FEP: Maps of Tidal Streams, Studland Bay to Portland. REP: Map for tidal streams, French coast and Channel Islands. Hard cover, dj. Sellotape marks on endpapers & folded flaps of dj. Names of previous owners opposite title page, o/wise near fine. 25 x 19.
15454 CONNER, Daniel & MILLER, Lorraine MASTER MARINER - Capt. James Cook and the Peoples of the Pacific
$15.00 AUD
University of Queensland Press. Brisbane. 1979. 1st Australian edition of the 1978 Canadian original. XI, 164 PP with 84 b/w illustrations (includig 61 pates), plus 4 pages of colour plates with 5 illustrations.. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket has a few chips and light foxing on verso. An otherwise near fine copy. Oblong: 22.8 x 25.8. 0702213780
A bicentenary tribute to mark the arrival of Capt. James Cook at Nootka Sound on March 29, 1778.
36417 COOMBES, Nigel WHITE FUNNEL MAGIC
$20.00 AUD
Twelveheads Press. Truro, Cornwall. 1995. 1st Ed. 120 PP with over 200 b/w illust. (menus, posters, photos). Eps: Campbell's Sailings schedules for 1937. Hard cover, dj. Fine. Oblong: 20.2 x 21.2. 0906294347
Account of the passenger services of P & A Campbell's White Funnel steamers of the Bristol Channel.
52083 COX, Bernard PADDLE STEAMERS
$10.00 AUD
Blandford Press. Poole, Dorset. 1979. 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...
37979 CREDLAND, Arthur G. THE HULL WHALING TRADE - An Arctic Enterprise
$15.00 AUD
Hutton Press. Beverley, East Yorkshire. 1995. 1st Ed. 155 PP with 1 map, 12 colour and 98 b/w illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. Oblong: 19.9 x 20.8. 9781872167732
Whaling fisheries: Greenland and Davis Strait...
68745 DAHL, Norman SMALL BOAT SAILING
$5.00 AUD
A & C Black. London. 1979. 1st edition in the Black's Picture Sports series. 3-96 PP with b/w illustrations (43 figures and 5 photos). Pictorial boards. Stamp of the "Devonport Maritime Museum on endpapers". Half title page pasted down on front endpaper. Very good. 21.2 x 13. 0713619155
68946 DENMEAD, Doug SKINDIVERS AND SHIPWRECKS
$15.00 AUD
Author. Melbourne. 1973. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 1 map & b/w illust. (drawings, photos). Pictorial stiff cover (lightly rubbed and a little loose). Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page. Very good. 21.5 x 13.5. 0909853401
Diving on the shipwrecks off the Southwest coast of Victoria and in Port Phillip Bay.
68933 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - NAVY TODAY 1978
$10.00 AUD
AGPS. Canberra. 1978. 1st Ed. 34 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (3 artists' impressions, 7 drawings, 6 photos of planes and 18 photos of warships and 48 silhouettes). Stapled pictorial soft cover (anti-submarine "S2-G" Tracker Aircraft). Covers somewhat soiled with a chipped corner of front cover. Very good. Oblong: 17.5 x 25. 0642030413
The RAN in 1978.
67845 DODD, Christopher THE OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE
$30.00 AUD
Stanley Paul. London. 1983. 1st Ed. 405 PP with 21 headpieces, plus 32 pages with 72 b/w illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Note on free fly of front endpaper. Dust jacket with a small closed tear and a little shelf wear, o/wise a near fine copy. 24 x 16. 0091513405
68338 DODSON, Cathy BASS AND FLINDERS
$35.00 AUD
Scholastic Press. Gosford. 2001. 1st juvenile edition by Scholastic Press. No pagination, 32 PP with colour illustrations by Roland Harvey. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 21 x 25.5. 1865041939
56079 DRUETT, Joan (editor) SHE WAS A SISTER SAILOR - The Whaling Journals of Mary Brewster 1845-1851
$50.00 AUD
Mystic Seaport Museum. Mystic, Conn. 1992. 1st Ed. Volume XIII in the American Maritime Library series. Forewords by Benjamin Labaree and Honore Forster. XX, 449 PP with 11 b/w photos & 8 maps, plus 22 Pages with 52 b/w illustrations. Fp: Mary Brewster. Orig. cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. Bookplate of Honore Forster, Australian Historian (Whaling Specialist) on front endpaper. Release sheet loosely inserted. Near fine. 28.2 x 19.8. 0913372609
Two whaling voyages - one in the Pacific and the second in the Arctic.
32952 DUCHAC, René Virgile VASCO DE GAMA - L'orgueil et la blessure
$15.00 AUD
L'Harmattan. Paris. 1995. 1st Ed., in the Recherches et Documents Amériques Latines series. 175 PP, plus 8 pages with 12 b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Occasional foxing, o/wise fine. 21.5 x 13.4. 2738436803
On the Portuguese explorer: What was he doing in between his voyages to India, why not doing more exploration for the next 20 years of his life..?.
68677 DUFF, Douglas V. THE STORY OF THE MERCHANT NAVY (Two Thousand Years of Seafaring)
$10.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1954. 2nd edition in December 1954 of the September original. VIII, 136 PP with 8 line-drawings, plus 8 pages with 15 half-tone illustrations. Hard cover soiled with a faded spine. Bookplate and stamps on front endpaper and title page. Rear endpaper rubbed. Foxing. Good reading copy. 19 x 13.
Seafaring up to the introduction of steam and its evolution since then. Life at sea, regulations, organization, trade..
35580 DULLES, Foster Rhea THE OLD CHINA TRADE
$30.00 AUD
Macdonald & Jane's. London. 1974. Reprint in the Macdonald Maritime History series. (18), 228 PP, plus 12 plates with 16 b/w illustrations. Fp: The Canton factories before 1821. Decorated cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket rubbed on back and with spine sunned. Foxing spots on outside edges. Internally very good. 22 x 14. 0356047555
The Yankee traders from the end of the US War of Independence to the Treaty of Wanghia signed in 1844. Seal fisheries, beche-de-mer and sandalwood from the South Seas, opium trade and war,...
67678 DUNCOMBE, Kathy BRUNY ISLAND'S QUARANTINE STATION IN WAR AND PEACE
$35.00 AUD
68449 ELDRIDGE, F.B. THE BACKGROUND OF EASTERN SEA POWER
$10.00 AUD
Georgian House. Melbourne. 1945. 1st Ed. Foreword by Admiral Sir Guy Royle. (10), 386 PP with 2 drawings and 16 sketches of ships and 20 sketch maps, plus 12 pages with 14 b/w illustrations. Fp: Action between Centurion & Neustra Senhora del Caba Donga (tipped in). Eps: Pacific Ocean with routes of Drake, Anson, Mendana, Magellan. Hard cover. Stamps of State Library of Tasmania & The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum on front endpaper, and title page. Freefly of rear endpaper trmmed. Very good reading / working copy. 21 x 14.
The history of the development of sea power in both the Indian & Pacific Oceans.
59143 FERGUSON, John [editor] THE AMATEURS - The Second Century Begins 1972-1997
$20.00 AUD
Maritime Heritage Press / Sydney Amateur Sailing Club Ltd. Sydney. 1997. 1st Ed. Foreword by His Excellency The Honourable Gordon Samuels. Introduction by Fred Bevis. VIII, 144 PP with b/w illustrations. Eps: Clubhouse in 1962. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 29 x 22. 1876059028
The history and the spirit of the Sydney Amateur Sailing Club.
18606 FIRKINS, Peter OF NAUTILUS AND EAGLES - History of the Royal Australian Navy
$10.00 AUD
Cassell Australia Ltd. Sydney. 1975. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice Admiral Sir John Collins. VIII, 269 PP with 19 maps, plus 32 pages with 59 b/w photos. Eps: Naval Review. Hard cover, dj (repaired tear). Near fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0726928623
68795 FITZSIMONS, Bernard (editor) WARSHIPS & SEA BATTLES OF WORLD WAR I
$10.00 AUD
Ure Smith. Sydney. 1973. 1st Australian edition in the "History of the World Wars Library" series.. 160 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (artworks, photos). Title page: Beatty's flagship HMS Lion, in action at Jutland. Hard cover. Front cover of dust jacket pasted down front endpaper. Stamp of the Devonport Maritime Museum on Contents page and verso of rear endpaper. Very good. Large format: 30.5 x 22.6. 0725401796
68688 FORNASIERO, Jean, LAWTON, Lindl, Peter & WEST-SOOBY, John (editors) THE ART OF SCIENCES: Nicolas Baudin's Voyagers 1800-1804
$70.00 AUD
Wakefield Press. Adelaide. 2016. 1st Ed. Forewords by Christophe Lecourtier, Ambassador of France to Australia, and Edouard Philippe, Mayor of Le Havre then French Prime Minister (May 2017). 176 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Review of exhibition / book "In Search of an Answer" by Christopher Allen, Weekend Australian", July 2017, loosely inserted. Pictorial card covers. New. 26.5 x 21.8. 9781743054277
21285 FORSTER, Honore (compiler) THE SOUTH SEA WHALER - An Annotated Bibliography...
$30.00 AUD
Kendall Whaling Museum. Sharon, Mass. 1985. 1st Ed. IX, 157 PP. Fp: South Sea Whaling by W.E. Norton. Eps: Map of the Pacific Ocean. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 26 x 17.5. 0937854220
... bibliography of published historical, literary and art material relating to whaling in the Pacific Ocean in the nineteenth century.
68943 FRAME, T. R. THE GARDEN ISLAND
$15.00 AUD
Kangaroo Press. Sydney. 1990. 1st paperback edition. 240 PP with 7 maps & plans, plus 8 pages with 17 b/w photos. Fp: A plan of Garden Island, 1857. Pictorial card covers. Signature on inside front cover, faint foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 21.6 x 14. 0864173555
The story of the first use of the Island in 1788 - the Navy, the ships, the dockyards.
68914 FRANCE LIBRE AU SERVICE DE LA FRANCE - 1940 / 1944
$25.00 AUD
Comité Français de la Liberation Nationale. Algiers. 1944. 1st edition. 64 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (maps, flags and insignias, photos ...). Inside front cover: facsimile message of Charles de Gaulle of 18th June 1940. Pictorial soft cover. Covers rubbed and with small part missing at top of back cover. French text. Very good. Scarce. Oblong: 17.8 x 24.
Last entry relating the capture of Belvedere, on the Gustav Line.
14515 FRENCH, Edgar THE MIRACLE AT SCOTTS' SHED - A History of the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron 1952-82
$25.00 AUD
Georgian House. Melbourne. 1983. 1st Ed. (10), 262 PP with b/w illust. (photos, drawings...). Illustrated title-page. Eps: Chart of the Southern Waters of Port Phillip Bay. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 19. 0855855071X
Foundation and development of this yacht club based on the Mornington Peninsula.
49859 GARDINER-GARDEN, C. W. THE PORT OF WOLLONGONG
$30.00 AUD
Author. Wollongong. 1953. Original edition limited to 50 copies. 26, (3) PP (recto only). Soft cover, illustrated front, staples. Slight ageing of paper. Signed by the author at top of first page. Letter by the publisher tipped in. Signatures of previous owners in front cover. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 26 x 20.5.
Paper read before the Illawarra Historical Society on 5th December 1951. Updated by another paper read on 4th December 1952.
51658 GEEN, Fox FITTING OUT A MOULDED HULL
$10.00 AUD
Hollis & Carter. London. 1974. 1st paperback edition. 173 PP with over 75 drawings by Maureen Verity. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 19.8 x 12.5. 0370103149
68784 GOLOVNIN, V.M. DETAINED IN SIMON'S BAY - The Story of the Detention of the Russian Sloop DIANA, April 1808 - May 1809
$35.00 AUD
Naval Heritage Trust of South Africa. Simon's Town, South Africa. 2009. 2nd edition of the 1964 original. Translated from the Russian by Mrs. Lisa Millner. Edited with additional notes and Index by O.H. Spohr. XII; 108 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.7 x 14.5. 9780620428316
68645 GOODFELLOW, J. CASE CUBE MEASUREMENT RECKONER - The Merchant's and Shipmaster's Ready Calculator ... in the Freight of Goods
$15.00 AUD
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. / Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd. London. c. 1920. 1st Ed. IV, 5-200 PP with 43 accurate set of tables. Cloth cover, label for title pasted down on front cover, dj (price clipped). Stamp of "Lloyd's Agents, Northern Tasmania" on endpapers and top of dust jacket. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 26 x 11.
... Ready Calculator and complete pocket assistant for all persons concerned in the Freight of Goods, comprehending an accurate set of tables showing at one view the solid contents of all kinds of packages and casks.
68945 GRAHAM, Charles SHIPS OF THE SEVEN SEAS - No. I - The Passenger Liners
$30.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1947. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 9 line drawings and 38 b/w photos (22 on full page). Pictorial soft cover (in colour), slightly rubbed. Ex Library copy with donation plate and stamps of the "Devonport Maritime Museum and Historical Society". A very good copy. Scarce. 17.5 x 11.5.
Originally written to stimulate interest in the British Mercantile Navy. Presents the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line, N.Z. Shipping Co., P. and O., Shaw Savill & Albion ...
68286 GRAHAM, Commander R.D. ROUGH PASSAGE, Being the Narrative of a Single-handed Voyage to Newfoundland, Labrador, and Bermuda in the Seven-Ton yacht Emanuel and the subsequent Return to England with a Soldier Crew
$15.00 AUD
William Blackwood & Sons Ltd. London. 1937. 3rd impression of the 1936 original. Introduction by Claud Worth. XIII, 236 PP with tables and 2 maps on endpapers, plus 8 b/w plates (1 artwork and 7 photos). Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on front endpaper. Signature of previous owner on preliminary page. Light foxing. Very good. 20.5 x 14.
North Atlantic crossing in 1934 returning by way of Bermuda and the Azores.
68200 GREENHILL, Basil A VICTORIAN MARITIME ALBUM, 100 Photographs from the Francis Frith Collection at the National Maritime Museum
$15.00 AUD
Patrick Stephens. Cambridge. 1974. 1st edition. 144 PP with 100 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Stamps of "University of Tasmania" on endpapers and title page. Very good condition. 28.5 x 20.5. 0850591708
Each photograph chosen introduced & presented by the author, then Director of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. Scenes depicting the seaside, yachts, warships, steamers.
57540 GREENWALD, Michael SURVIVOR
$20.00 AUD
Blue Horizons Press. San Diego. 1995. Revised 4th printing of the 1989 original, edited by Steve Callahan and Douglas Robertson. XXIV, 600, (6) PP with 160 b/w illustrations. Fp: drawing by Steve Callahan. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.3 x 18.3. 0931297036
Account of survival after being shipwrecked on an Alaskan island. A manual and required reading for all those who go to sea.
68789 GREGORY, Barry & BATCHELOR, John AIRBORNE WARFARE 1918-1945
$10.00 AUD
Phoebus. London. 1979. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (artworks, plans, sketches, maps and photos). Fp (in colour): The face of Blitzkrieg. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 30.5 x 23. 0702600539
68370 H.M.S.O. ADMIRALTY MANUAL OF NAVIGATION - Volume II - B.R. 45 (2)
$15.00 AUD
H.M.S.O. London. 1971. 4th impression (incorporating change No. 1) of the 1960 edition. XI, 297 PP with tables and 160 figures (40 b/w photos of clouds), plus 1 folded plate (astroplot) at rear of book. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page. Name of a previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. 24.5 x 15.5.
74745 H.M.S.O. ADMIRALTY MANUAL OF NAVIGATION - Volume II - B.R. 45 (2)
$25.00 AUD
H.M.S.O. London. 1973. New edition. XIII, 328 PP with tables and figures throughout, plus 1 folded plate (astroplot) at rear of book. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with minute insect damage, o/wise near fine. 24.5 x 15.5. 0117714674
37601 HAMMITT, Andrew G. TECHNICAL YACHT DESIGN
$30.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1975. 1st Ed. 241 PP with 13 tables and 123 figures. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 25.2 x 17.2. 0229115152
68403 HAMMOND, David THE HUON VALLEY - Yesterday & Today
$20.00 AUD
Southern Holdings. Huonville, Tasmania. 1995. 1st Ed. 64 PP with b/w photos. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 0949089265
A pictorial record.
68407 HARRIS, D. D. & SIMMONDS, A. F. PATTERNS OF TRADE. A Geographical Approach
$20.00 AUD
The Jacaranda Press. Brisbane. 1979. 1st Ed. (6), 127 PP with 14 tables and 96 figures (graphs, 33 maps, photos). Title spread: an Ocean going Junk. Pictorial stiff cover (laminated). Ex-library copy with small stamps on title page (recto & verso), marks on rear endpaper. Contents clean and an otherwise very good copy. 25 x 19.
Contents: Simple markets and country towns, Changing routes and adapting ships, Australian trade and trading partners, Port activities and interaction...
50756 HAWKINS, Clifford W. THE PASSAGE OF SAIL: EUROPEAN SAILING SHIP BUILDING IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC (in The Great Circle Volume 5, No. 2)
$10.00 AUD
Australian Association for Maritime History (AAMH). Perth. 1983. Volume 5, No. 2, October 1983. Pages 73 to 144. Contains article between P.87 and 97 with 7 b/w illustrations (3 engravings and 4 photos). Soft cover. Foxing spots on first and last leaves. Near fine. 24.3 x 16.3.
Author. London. 1990. 1st Ed., No. 18 in the Merchant Fleets series. 142 PP with 1 map and 152 scale profile drawings. Pictorial card covers a little faded neear spine, o/wise a fine copy. 23.3 x 15.5. 0946378150
Technical data and career histories of all the 242 ships. Note: This work formed a condensed section of Volume 3, published in 1979.
16767 HEARSEY, John E.N. YOUNG MR PEPYS
$10.00 AUD
History Book Club. London. 1973. Reprint. (12), 307 PP plus 12 pages with b/w illust. Fp: Portrait of Samuel Pepys. Eps: The Dutch off Sheerness, 1667. Hard cover, dj. Small vignette pasted down on half-title page, two pages with a vertical marker pen line (not affecting text legibility), and an otherwise very good clean copy. 22.3 x 13.8. 094591407
In 1660, he was made Clerk of the Acts at the Navy Office and by reorganizing it, became one of the Fathers of the Royal Navy.
19959 HENDERSON, Richard SEA SENSE, Safety Afloat in Terms of Sail, Power and Multihull Boat Design, Construction Rig, Equipment, Coping with Emergencies, and Boat Management in Heavy Weather
$10.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1975. 1st UK edition of the 1972 US original. XI, 311 PP with 47 figures, 13 plans & 58 bw photos. Fp: Heavy seas. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 25 X 17.5. 0229115276
68725 HERBERT, A. P. THE SINGING SWAN - A Yachtsman's Yarn
$25.00 AUD
Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1968. 1st Ed. 470 PP. Fp: "Singing Swan" by David Knight. Eps: Sketch map of London River and Estuary by Maureen Verity. Hard cover, title an device on spine, dust jacket with a few nicks. Light foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 21 x 14.
68584 HILL, Anthony CAPTAIN COOK'S APPRENTICE
$20.00 AUD
Penguin Group (Australia). Melbourne. 2008. 1st Ed. X, 264, (2) PP with b/w illustrations (headpieces, drawings, engravings, maps, paintings and photos), plus 4 pages with 8 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 19.8 x 13. 9780143004820
Department of Environment and Planning. Adelaide. c.1991. 1st Ed. 41 PP with 2 maps and 1 inset, 11 different forms of rig, and duotone illustrations (engravings, photos). Inside front cover: Map of SE South Australia and of Wardang Island. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.3. 0730805176
Legislation relating to shipwrecks and 32 historic shipwrecks of the South Australian coast.
52728 HOGG, Robert S. NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND SHIP CONSTRUCTION
$10.00 AUD
Institute of Marine Engineers. London. 1956. 2nd edition of the 1942 original. (4), 336 PP with 212 figures. Cloth cover. Covers speckled. Occasional foxing. Very good and clean internally. 18.7 x 12.5.
68423 HOPKINS, Captain F. N. BUSINESS AND LAW FOR SHIPMASTER
$20.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1966. 2nd edition of the 1961 Original. XVI, 794 PP with 19 documents reproduced. Fp: Certificate of Registry of S.S. Uganda. Cloth cover soiled on front, gilt title on spine. Some scoring in margins of pages 740 to 751. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. A few pages with small dog-ears. Very good. 21.7 x 14.2.
68710 HOPKINS, David L. THE HISTORY OF THE D'ENTRECASTEAUX WATERWAY
$25.00 AUD
Peregrine Publishing. Kettering, Tasmania. c. 2016. 1st Ed. Foreword by Will Hodgman, Premier of Tasmania. (10), 54 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.7 x 21. 9780975716649
71524 HORDERN HOUSE CAPTAIN LOUIS DE FREYCINET AND HIS VOYAGES TO THE TERRES AUSTRALES
$45.00 AUD
Hordern House. Sydney. 2010. 1st Ed. No pagination, 172 PP with over 100 colour illustrations and a large folded plate with the 1822 "Chart of part of the interior of New South Wales", by John Oxley. Price list loosely inserted. Hard cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Fine. 28.5 x 22. 9781875567621
92 items offered for sale, with 2 pages Price List inserted.
48383 HORE, Captain Peter, R.N. (editor) SEAPOWER ASHORE. 200 Years of Royal Navy Operations on Land
$15.00 AUD
Chatham Publishing / National Maritime Museum. London. 2001. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Admiral Sir Jock Slater. 288 PP with tables, 7 maps, and 60 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.2 x 17.2. 1861761554
21391 HORNSBY, David OCEAN SHIPS - 1986
$15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1986. Revised and updated edition, from the 1964 original. 288 PP with tables and 246 b/w photos. Title spread: British Respect. Laminated pictorial boards (Royal Princess). Near fine. 22.3 x 15. 0711015023
Part One: Passenger liners & cruise ships. Part Two: Cargo vessels & tankers.
68406 HORTON, Edward THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE SUBMARINE
$20.00 AUD
Sidgwick & Jackson. London. 1974. 1st edition. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, plans & photos). Title-page: Morning exercises on a Russian Pacific Fleet submarine in 1955. Hard cover, dj. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on front endpaper and versof title page. Endpapers reinforced at gutter. Contents near fine. 25.5 x 19.5. 0283979720
68214 HOVGAARD, William MODERN HISTORY OF WARSHIPS, Comprising a Discussion of Present Standpoint and Recent War Experiences
$25.00 AUD
Conway. London. 1978. New impression of the 1920 original, with a foreword by Anthony Preston. XVI, 502 PP with 2 tables and 209 figures (6 of them on supplementary folded plates I to VI). Hard cover, dj (lightly creases). Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Ex Library copy with stamps on front endpaper and title page (recto & verso), and sellotape marks on covers. Contents very good. 24.5 x 16. 0851770401
Battleships, Cruisers... Aircraft. Their design and construction of hull, machinery, ordnance...
42222 HUGHES, Nigel THE PAINTINGS OF THE BAY OF NATAL - A Selection of Works dating from 1845 to 1982
$600.00 AUD
Mertrade (Proprietary) Limited. Craighall, South Africa. 2001. De Luxe edition limited to 150 numbered copies (No. 38 / 150). Foreword by Gillian Scott-Berning. 196 PP with 17 plans and 72 colour plates. Fp: Durban Bay from the Maritzburg Road, circa 1856, watercolour by James Lloyd. Half leather, blue goatskin, stone-patterned marbled paper, gilt title on spine, top edge gilt, cloth cover slip case. Hand numbered and signed by the author on title page. Fine. Oblong: 27.4 x 29.5. 062027557X
68747 HUMBLE, Richard BATTLESHIPS AND BATTLECRUISERS
$10.00 AUD
Connoisseur / Winchmore Publishing Services. London. 1983. 1st Ed. 192 PP with 20 maps & battle plans, b/w and colour illustrations. Title spread: Salvo fired by the USS New Jersey. Half title page: Bow of the USS Missouri. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with repaired tear. Donation plate to and stamp of "Devonport Maritime Museum & Historical Society" on front endpaper. Contents near fine. 30.7 x 23.5.
65667 IBANEZ DEL CARMEN, Father Aniceto, RESANO, Father Francisco & others CHRONICLE OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS
$60.00 AUD
Micronesian Area Research Center. Guam. 1976. 1st English edition, translated from the original Spanish text and introduced by Marjorie G. Driver. No. 5 in the MARC Publications series. XVI, 94 PP with 8 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Covers lightly rubbed, slight ageing & foxing of paper. Name of previous owner on title page. Dedicatory note to previous owner inside front cover, dated and signed by the editor / translator. Near fine. 23 x 15.
57784 JARMAN, Robert JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS IN THE "JAPAN", employed in the Sperm Whale Fishery, under the Command of John May
$150.00 AUD
Edition Renard. Melbourne. 2009. Reprint of the 1838 original, in a limited edition of 100 numbered copies (Nos. 101 to 200). This copy No.105. Edited, with an Introduction, Notes, Chronology, and Index by Robert M. Warneke. X, (2 blank), VI, 318 PP. Fp: Portrait of Robert Jarman in 1877. Top edge dyed, page-marker ribbon. Cloth cover (full linen), title-labels on front board and spine. Fine/as new. 23 x 16.5. 9781920738143
Voyage: June 1831 to August 1834. London, Cape of Good Hope, St Paul Island (Indian Ocean), Indonesia, Japan, Hawai'i, Tonga, Australia, Fiji, Kiribati ... New Zealand, Cape Horn, Azores, London.
67964 JOACHIM, Denis THE DENIS JOACHIM COLLECTION - An Important Collection of Australian Colonial Books, Fine Art, Prints and Photographs
$75.00 AUD
Mossgreen Auctions / Australian Book Auctions. Melbourne. 2016. 1st Ed. Introduction by Jonathan Wantrup. 422 PP with b/w and colour photos, plus 2 folded "Auction Announcement" with colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 24 x 24.
Catalogue of an auction held at Melbourne, 19-21 June 2016, with 1046 items..
20661 JOHNSTONE, Paul THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SHIPS
$10.00 AUD
The Bodley Head. London. 1974. 1st edition in the Bodley Head Archaeologies series. 135 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 13 colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. A little light foxing, o/wise fine. 25.3 x 19.2. 0370015797
Study of ships around the world from the Cheops Ship to the Polynesian double-canoes, Ferriby Boats, the Sutton Hoo, the Wasa, Mary Rose and Amsterdam,...
54514 JONES, Noreen NORTH TO MATSUMAE: Australian Whalers to Japan
$50.00 AUD
University of Western Australia Press. Perth. 2008. 1st Ed. XXIX, 208 PP with 2 maps, plus 8 pages with 6 b/w and 24 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing throughout with large foxing spots at times. Very good. Scarce. 23 x 15. 9780980296518
Voyage of the Lady Rowena, November 1830 to end of June 1832: Port Jackson, Solomon Islands, Minami Tori Shima (Marcus Island), Japan with return to Sydney via Guam, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Wallis Island and Tonga. Voyage of the Eamont in 1850, shipwrecked in May 1850 off Akkeshi, Hokkaido Island.
68696 JONES, Tristan ADRIFT
$30.00 AUD
Macmillan. New York. 1980. 1st US Ed. XII, 273 PP. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 24 x 15.5. 0025598600
His personal journeys, and survival in the world of the people ashore.
61838 JOPPIEN, Rüdiger & SMITH, Bernard THE ART OF CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES - VOLUMES I, II & III (boxed 4 volume set)
$1100.00 AUD
Oxford University Press in association with the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Melbourne. 1985-1987. Vol.I, II & III: First edition. Vol. I (1st edition 1985): The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771. Vol.II (Ist edition 1985): The Voyage of Resolution & Endeavour 1772-1775. Vol III (text) & Vol III (catalogue): 1st edition of 1987: The Voyage of Resolution & Discovery 1776-1780. Vol I: XVI, 248 PP with 326 b/w & colour plates. Vol. II: XIV, 274 PP with 106 b/w or colour plates, 19 colour and 189 b/w illustrations. Vol.III (Text): XXI, 234 PP with 209 b/w & colour plates. Vol III (Catalogue): VIII, 435 PP with 458 b/w plates. All volumes bound in cloth with dust jacket and contained in a cloth covered boxed slipcase. A fine set. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. 35 x 25.5. 0195548930 (complete set)
Also includes an associated pamphlet "The Functions of Art on Captain Cook's Voyages", reprinted from the Pacific Island Monthly magazine.
68588 KEMP, J. F., & YOUNG, Peter SHIP STABILITY NOTES AND EXAMPLES
$10.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1971. 2nd edition of the 1959 original. 132 PP with many figures. Pictorial soft cover. Signature on inside front cover, o/wise very good. 21 x 14.8. 0853090424
68637 KEMP, J. F., & YOUNG, Peter SEAMANSHIP NOTES
$10.00 AUD
Kandy Publications. London. 1980. Reprint of the 3rd edition of 1977. 102 PP with many figures, including 5 pages with colour for "Buoyage". Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner at top of front cover and title page. Very good. 21 x 14.8. 0540073318
48874 KEMP, Lieutenant-Commander P. K. NINE VANGUARDS
$20.00 AUD
Hutchinson. London. 1951. 1st Ed. 236 PP, plus 16 pages with 17 b/w illustrations. Fp: H.M.S. Vanguard, 1947. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Dust jacket with a few chips and protected. Foxing spots on outside edges and a few pages, o/wise a very good clean copy. 23.5 x 16.
The 9 warships of the British and Royal Navy, named Vanguard.
68580 KERRISON, Rex & JOHNSON, Richard SV MAY QUEEN - A Grand Survivor
$50.00 AUD
Forty South Publishing / May Queen Trust. Hobart. 2014. 1st edition with a foreword by Doone Kennedy. XIV, 178 PP with b/w and colour ilustrations. Fp (in colour): 'May Queen in racing trim', painting by Harold Salter. Hard cover, illustrated boards. As new. 24.5 x 21.5. 9780992279141
41178 KING, Dean PATRICK O'BRIAN - A Life Revealed
$15.00 AUD
Hodder & Stoughton. London. 2000. 1st Ed. XX, 428 PP, plus 16 pages with 1 diagram and 32 b/w photos. Title page: Patrick striking a pose. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. A little light foxing, o/wise fine. 24 x 15.8. 0340792558
The author of the greatest historical novels ever written (The New York Times Book Review), and creator of the Royal Navy captain Lucky Jack Aubrey and naval surgeon Stephen Maturin...
30616 KLUDAS, Arnold GREAT PASSENGER SHIPS OF THE WORLD, Volume 5: 1951-1976
$20.00 AUD
Patrick Stephens. Wellingborough. 1987. 2nd reprint of the 1977 original UK edition. 226 PP with b/w illust. Fp: Queen Elizabeth 2 in New York. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.5 x 20.3. 0850592658
68803 KLUDAS, Arnold GREAT PASSENGER SHIPS OF THE WORLD - Volume 6, 1977-1986
$15.00 AUD
Patrick Stephens. Cambridge. 1986. 1st UK Ed. 192 PP with b/w photos. Fp: Canberra. Hard cover, dj. Stamps and markings of "University of Tasmania" on endpapers and title page with a small label on bottom of front cover. Internally a very good clean copy. 24.5 x 20.3. 0850597471
Passenger vessels over 10,000 G.R.T.
68992 LAUBENSTEIN, William J. THE EMERALD WHALER
$10.00 AUD
Readers Book Club. Melbourne. 1962. Reprint of the 1961 UK original. 239 PP with 1 map, plus 4 pages with 5 b/w illustrations. Hard cover a little cocked, rubbed dust jacket.dj. Ageing of paper. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Good reading copy. 19 x 13.
The voyage of the whaler Catalpa to Western Australia, taking to freedom 6 Irishmen who were condemned to prison in W.A.
68775 LAW, Philip & BECHERVAISE, John ANARE, Australia's Antarctic Outposts
$40.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. Melbourne. 1957. 1st soft cover edition. Foreword by The Right Honourable R.G. Casey. XXIV, 152 PP with 16 colour photos & b/w illustrations (maps, plans, photos). Fp (in colour): Sledges being towed. FEP: Map of Antarctica. REP: Map of ANARE Coastal exploration 1948-1956. Soft covers, title on front cover, cloth spine. Covers with very light soiling/ageing, o/wise a fine copy. 28.2 x 22.3.
19685 LEVER, Darcy THE YOUNG SEA OFFICER'S SHEET ANCHOR, Or a Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship with An Appendix containing several figures illustrative of novelties and improvements in rigging, &c&c&c.
$900.00 AUD
John Richardson. London. 1835. New Edition and probably 3rd English edition. XII, (II), 124 PP plus 113 plates (printed back to back) with 687 figures plus 3 plates (printed back to back) with 17 figures (In Appendix), followed by a Dictionary of Sea Terms (Pages 117 to 124). Rebacked copy retaining original morocco covers, raised bands, gilt lettering ("Rigging & Seamanship") on spine, lettering on foot of spine a little faded/rubbed. Signature: Wm. St. John Hornby, 1854, on original endpaper. Title-page has a repaired closed tear. Light foxing, otherwise a very good complete copy of a scarce item. Image shows title-page. 27.5 x 22.5.
Darcy Lever was born around 1760 and as a young man he went out to India where he acquired his nautical skills. On his return to England he settled first of all in Leeds and later at Pontefract. He died at Edinburgh in 1837. His book was very successful and for almost 40 years remained the text book on the subject within both the Royal Navy and in the merchant service. It remains one of the principal sources of information on the subject today. Illustrated with over 600 drawings and diagrams engraved onto 113 plates, the book explains in clear and easy terms every aspect of the art of seamanship, rigging and ship-handling from the days of wooden ships and sail. The book is invaluable to the ship model-maker but it is also of prime importance for the study of masts, spars, rigging, blocks, ropes, knotting, braces, sails, shrouds, ....
68587 LEWIS, Captain J. L. LIFE SAVING APPLIANCE MANUAL
$15.00 AUD
Stanford Maritime. London. 1976. 1st Ed. 80 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings and photos). Pictorial soft covers with light wear, neat name stamp of previous owner on title-page, o/wise near fine. 21.8 x 13.8 0540072869
Lifeboat. Liferaft. Survival at Sea. Firefighting.
35556 LEWIS, Michael SPITHEAD - An Informal History
$10.00 AUD
George Allen & Unwin. London. 1972. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 4 figures, plus 12 pages with 19 b/w illust. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Fine. 22.4 x 14.2. 049420968
Arm of the sea found between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
51067 LIPSCOMBE, Trevor ON AUSTRAL SHORES. A modern traveller's guide to the European exploration of the coasts of Victoria and New South Wales
$25.00 AUD
Envirobook. Sydney. 2005. 1st Ed. X, 253 PP with 57 charts and maps, and 8 charts by Matthew Flinders. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 30.2 x 21.5. 0858812053
68674 LLOYD, Christopher CAPTAIN MARRYAT AND THE OLD NAVY
$25.00 AUD
Longmans, Green & Co. London. 1939. 1st Ed. XIII, 286 PP with 1 map, plus 8 plates with 9 b/w illustrations. Errata slip tipped on page 1. Fp: Portrait of Frederick Marryat. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Covers slightly rubbed and soiled. Bookplate on front endpaper and stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page, remainder mark on bottom outside edge. Occasional foxing. Overall, contents very clean and still a very good copy. 22.3 x 14.5.
Joined the Royal Navy a year after Trafalgar... Retired from the Navy in 1830, after his last command on H.M.S. Ariadne, after the first Burmese war. Then a novelist.
15115 LONEY, Jack OLD DAYS AND WAYS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST, Tales From the Surf and Shipwreck Coasts
$15.00 AUD
Marine History Publications. Portarlington. 1992. 1st Ed. 78 PP with 1 map & 4 b/w photos, plus 2 pages with 4 colour photos & 28 pages with 57 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 17.5. 0909191484
Stories and incidents between Queenscliff and Warrnambool.
17642 LONEY, Jack AUSTRALIAN SHIPWRECKS, Volume 2: 1851-1871
$20.00 AUD
Reed. Sydney. 1980. 1st Ed. 239 PP with 15 b/w illust. Eps: Map of Australia. Hard cover, dj (a little chipped). Near fine. 24.6 x 18.2. 0589501003
18829 LONEY, Jack WRECKERS, SMUGGLERS AND PIRATES, In South Eastern Australian Waters
$15.00 AUD
Marine History. Portarlington. 1989. 1st Ed. VI, 106 PP with 4 maps & 80 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Spine is sunned, o/wise a near fine copy. 24 x 17.8. 0909191395
20800 LONEY, Jack WRECKS ON THE NEW SOUTH WALES COAST
$20.00 AUD
43728 LONG, David F. NOTHING TOO DARING, A Biography of Commodore David Porter, 1780-1843
$25.00 AUD
United States Naval Institute. Annapolis. 1970. 1st Ed. XIV, (2), 396 PP with 7 maps, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w illustrations. Fp: David Porter. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 23.8 x 17.4. 0870214942
War of 1812 with Great Britain. First imperial actions of the U.S. Navy (Marquesas in 1813, Puerto Rico in 1822). With the Mexican Navy...
Theo. Audel. New York. 1948. 1st Ed. (12), 554, (8 blank) and 8 PP of advertisement with b/w illustrations throughout. Cloth cover, raised title on front cover, and gilt title on spine, all edges tinted. Covers with light shelf wear, inside hinges at spine starting, o/wise contents near fine and overall, a very good copy. 17 x 12.
40929 LYNN, Elwyn & MURRAY, Laura CONSIDERING ART IN TASMANIA
$20.00 AUD
The Fine Arts Press. Hobart. 1985. (4), P.473-532 with b/w and colour illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 24.8 x 23.2. 0869170112
Reprint of pages 473-532 of Art and Australia, Volume 22, No. 4.
68796 LYON, Hugh THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE WORLD'S WARSHIPS - A technical directory of major fighting ships from 1900 to the present day
$15.00 AUD
Salamander Books. London. 1978. 1st edition, with an introduction by Captain J. E. Moore, R.N. 273 PP (including 4 large folded plates) with over 350 b/w and colour illustrations (39 colour profiles and over 200 photographs). Title spread: Italian heavy cruiser Zara. Hard cover, dj. Stamps and markings of "University of Tasmania" and "Australian Maritime College" on half title and title pages, o/wise a very good clean copy. 31.5 x 22.2. 0861010078
68048 MAIR, Craig A LUCKY SHIP - The Nine Lives of the Australian Coaster 'TAMBAR", 1912-1960
$50.00 AUD
Nautical Association of Australia Inc. Melbourne. 2013. 1st Ed. XIV, 226 PP with 2 sets of tables and b/w illustrations (1 drawing, 2 facsimile of documents, 5 plans, 6 maps and 102 photos). Inside covers: Plan of the Tambar. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.7. 9780975689639
68706 MAITLAND, Derek SETTING SAILS - A Tribute to the Chinese Junk
$25.00 AUD
South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. 1981. 1st Ed. 174 PP with b/w & colour illust. (colour photos by Nik Wheeler). Eps. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Near fine. 31 x 24.5.
The Chinese junk: its history, its triumph as a naval and trading vessel ...
40087 MARITIME SERVICES BOARD OF NEW SOUTH WALES SAILING DIRECTIONS NEW SOUTH WALES COAST - 1959
$15.00 AUD
The Maritime Services Board of New South Wales. Sydney. 1959. 6th Ed. 274 PP with 2 charts, 2 maps, tables and figures (b/w or colour). Cloth cover. Supplement No. 1 - 1961 + 8 "Notice to Mariners", loosely inserted. Stamp of the Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum and a date stamp on FFEP. Very good. 24 x 16.
From Gabo Island near the Victorian border to the Tweed River on the Queensland border.
37131 MARSDEN, Peter THE WRECK OF THE AMSTERDAM
$15.00 AUD
Hutchinson. London. 1974. 1st Ed. 287 PP with 41 figures, plus 24 pages with 52 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 24 x 15.5. 009119850X
The ill-fated voyage of the Amsterdam, wrecked near Hastings on the 23 January, 1749.
18502 MARTIN, Brian P. (editor) TALES OF TIME AND TIDE, Stories of Life on Britain's Shores and Coasts
$20.00 AUD
David & Charles. London. 1984. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w & colour illust. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 27 x 20. 9780715300503
Reminiscences and exploits of fishermen (deep-sea, mud, rock), lifeboatmen, lighthouse keepers, coastguards, crofters, etc...
17413 MASON, David U-BOAT: THE SECRET MENACE
$5.00 AUD
Macdonald. London. 1968. 1st UK edition in the Purnell's History of the Second World War series, Weapons Book, No. 1. 160 PP with 3 maps, 10 illust. and 94 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers with light wear and a few creases. Very good. 21 x 13.5. 356025470
37905 MAXTONE-GRAHAM, John THE NORTH ATLANTIC RUN, The Only Way to Cross
$15.00 AUD
Cassell. London. 1972. 1st UK edition, originally published in the United States as The Only Way to Cross. XIV, 434 PP with b/w illustrations (2 plans of ships, 4 ephemera, 6 maps, and 180 photos). Eps: Steamer routes on the North Atlantic. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Front cover with light bumps, o/wise near fine. 24 x 17.5. 0304291560
Nostalgic look at the great passenger liners plying between Europe and the USA.
31966 McMANUS, Michael A TREASURY OF AMERICAN SCRIMSHAW - A collection of the useful and decorative
$25.00 AUD
Penguin Studio. New York. 1997. 1st printing. X, 150 PP with 7 b/w headpieces and 200 colour photos. Fp: Jagging wheel in Walrus ivory. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 28.6 x 22.2. 9780670862344
68470 MIDDLEMISS, Norman Memorable Ships: MANHATTAN & WASHINGTON, United States Lines Cabin Class Liners / Feature: The BBC Shipping Group of Germany, A World Leader in Multi-Purpose and Heavy-Lift Trades / Forgotten Fleets: S. WILLIAM COE & Co. Ltd, The Thorn Line of Coasters (in Shipping Today and Yesterday, No. 329)
$10.00 AUD
Tandy Media Publishing. Bexhill-on-Sea, UK. 2017. Edited by Nigel Lawrence. 68 PP. Contains 3 articles: P.18 to 21, 22 to 30 then 54 to 58 with b/w and colour illustrations (House-Flag & Funnel and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
68949 MOODY, B. BRITISH OCEAN LINERS
$10.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1966. 1st Ed. 64 PP with tables, and 62 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover ("Carmania"). Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page. Very good. 18.3 x 12.5.
14764 MOODY, Bert FOREIGN OCEAN LINERS
$15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1966. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 52 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover ( "Argentina" of Moore-McCormack Lines). Front cover slightly soiled. Very good. Small format: 18.2 x 12.2.
21211 MOODY, Bert OCEAN SHIPS - 1978
$15.00 AUD
Ian Allan. London. 1978. 6th edition of the 1964 original. 349 PP with tables, and 237 bw photos. Title spread: Monarch Sun of Holland America Line. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). Fine. 19 x 12.8. 0711008655
Part One: Passenger Liners and Cargo Ships. Part Two: Cruise Ships. Part Three: Tankers.
52708 MORAN, Vivienne LOST OFF THE COAST- Southern Ocean Shipwreck Trail
$10.00 AUD
Heritage South Australia. Adelaide. 2000. 1st Ed. 45 PP with 1 map, 1 graph and 32 b/w illustrations (drawings, engravings and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 15. 0759010056
Ships lost on the South East coast of South Australia: Port MacDonnell to the Coorong.
56364 MORRIS, Roger PACIFIC SAIL - Four Centuries of Western Ships in the Pacific
$20.00 AUD
David Bateman. Auckland. 1987. 1st Ed. 192 PP, with charts, drawings & paintings in b/w & colour. Fp: Windjammers in Auckland Harbour. Eps: Drawings of a caravel and of a Dutch sail ship. Hard cover, dj. Hinges at head of spine split on 1 cm. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. Oblong: 21 x 28. 0908610688
Ships which have sailed the Pacific since the arrival of Magellan.
68670 MUMBY, Frank A. (editor) THE GREAT WORLD WAR - A HISTORY (complete set of 9 Volumes with 27 Issues)
$450.00 AUD
The Gresham Publishing Company. London. 1915 /1922. 1st edition. Set of 9 Volumes in 27 Issues for a total of 3126 pages with b/w illustrations, plus a 4 pages "Roll of Honour" (in colour), 27 b/w portraits (some with tissue guard paper) and 35 coloured maps and plans (few folded) . Vol. I (issues I to III), 1915: (6), 336, (10 "Title page, Preface, Contents, List of Plates") PP with b/w illustrations, plus 3 b/w portraits and 9 coloured maps and plans. Vol. II (issues IV to VI), 1916: (6), 336, (8 "Title page, Contents, List of plates") PP with b/w illustrations, plus 3 b/w portraits and 2 coloured maps. Vol. III (issues VII to IX), 1916: (6), 336, (8 "Title page, Contents, List of Plates") PP with b/w illustrations, plus 3 b/w portraits and 4 coloured maps and plans). Vol. IV issues X to XII), 1916: (6), 336, (8 "Title page, Contents, List opf Plates") PP with b/w illustrations, plus 3 portraits and 4 coloured maps and plans. Vol. V (issues XIII to XV), 1917: (6), 336, (8 "Title page, Contents, List of plates") PP with b/w illustrations, plus 3 portraits and 4 coloured maps and plans. Vol. VI (issues XVI to XVIII), 1917: (6), 336, (8 " Title page, Contents, List of plates") PP with b/w illustrations, plus 3 portraits, 4 coloured maps and a 4 pages coloured "Roll of Honour 1914 - 191. Vol. VII (issues XIX to XXI), 1919: (6), 336, (8 "Title page, Contents, List of plates") PP with b/w illustrations, plus 3 portraits and 3 coloured maps. Vol. VIII (issues XXII to XXIV): (2), 336, (8 "Title page, Contents, List of plates") with b/w illustrations, plus 3 portraits (misbound) and 2 coloured maps. Vol. IX (issues XXV to XXII), 1920: (6), 344, (10 "Title page, Preface, Contents, List of plates") with b/w illustrations, plus 3 portraits and 3 coloured maps (1 portrait and 1 map are misbound). Card covers, illustrated front in colour, cloth spine with Title and No. of Issue. Except for a small sticker on front cover of issues XXV and XXVII, and 5 misbound plates, this set is complete and in a very fine condition. This is a heavy item and postage will be higher than usual. Please ask for a quote. 25 x 18.5.
Preface of Volume IX starts: "The present volume completes a task ...". Front covers with the Coat of Arms of France, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia, Japan and Belgium.
47500 N/A PHARE DES BALEINES
$25.00 AUD
Syndicat National des Agents des Phares et Balises. Paris. 2001. 1st Ed. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. French text. 24 x 16.5.
Lighthouse built in 1859 at the western tip of the island of Ré.
58668 N/A FRANCE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
$20.00 AUD
Ministry for Overseas France. Paris. 1956. 1st Ed. 26 PP with 6 sketch maps of French Overseas Territories and 9 b/w photos. Soft cover, illustrated front. Rear cover replaced, occasional foxing. Very good. Oblong: 13.5 x 21.
Published for the "French Industrial and Trade Exposition" held in Sydney, Australia, March-April 1956.
68432 N/A MODEL BOATS - Volume 62, Nos. 734 to 745 - 2012
$60.00 AUD
MyHobbyStore Ltd. Orpington, Kent. 2012. Vol. 62, Nos. 734 to 745. Edited by Paul Freshney. Set of 12 issues for 968 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, plus 6 large folded plans (scale: 1/32), by Glynn Guest and James A. Pottinger. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.7 x 21.
68434 N/A MODEL BOATS - Volume 63, Nos. 734 to 757 - 2013
$60.00 AUD
MyHobbyStore Ltd. Orpington, Kent. 2013. Vol. 63, Nos. 746 to 757. Edited by Paul Freshney. Set of 12 issues for 960 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, plus 6 large folded plans (scale: 1/32), by Glynn Guest and James A. Pottinger. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.7 x 21.
68944 N/A SPEED AND TIDE TABLES FOR 1938
$20.00 AUD
Paisleys Limited / Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd. Glasgow. 1937. 1938 edition. (4), 272 PP with 1938 calendar, tide and distances tables..., plus 3 colour plates: "International Code of Signals", "Glasgow Harbour and Docks" and "Rothesay Dock". Cloth cover, gilt decoration and title faded. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Very good. Small format: 11 x 7.5.
20333 NANCE, R. Morton SAILING-SHIP MODELS, A Selection from European and American Collections with Introductory text by ..
$40.00 AUD
Halton & Company. London. 1949. Revised edition of the 1924 original. VI, 82 PP with 3 head-pieces, 1 tail-piece, 22 drawings in text, plus 128 pages with 120 b/w plates (109 full-page). Fp (in colour) with tissue guard: a Flemish Carrack (circa 1450). Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover and gilt title on front cover and spine. Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 29.3 x 22.5.
57001 NASH, Michael (editor) CAPTAIN ROBINSON : The Reminiscences of a Tasmanian Master Mariner. James Williams Robinson 1824-1906
$40.00 AUD
Blubber Head Press. Hobart. 2009. 1st edition limited to 500 numbered copies. X, 175, (3) PP with 20 b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 5 b/w and 11 colour illustrations. Fp: Portrait of Captain James William Robinson. Eps: Map of the South Pacific Ocean. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 24.8 x 17. 9780908528349
Bay-whaling in Tasmania then pelagic whaling. Sealing on Heard Island. Guano in Queensland. Trading in the Indian and the Pacific Oceans...
18058 NATKIEL, Richard & PRESTON, Antony ATLAS OF MARITIME HISTORY, The Weidenfeld...
$10.00 AUD
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. London. 1986. 1st Ed. 256 PP with b/w illustrations (paintings, photos...) and many coloured maps and plans. Half title-page: The cog of the Hanseatic League. Title-page: Magellan in the Straits bearing his name. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.6 x 22.5.
Naval battles, the explorers, the evolving patterns of trade and commerce throughout the world...
68762 NEUMANN, Peter & RUCKERT, Thomas (editors) SENTINELS OF THE SEA - The History and Future of German Surface Warships
$50.00 AUD
Koehler / Blohm+Voss. Hamburg. 1997. 1st English edition. 210, (6 credits), (8 acknowledgements) PP with b/w and colour illustrations (line drawings, plans, photos). Eps: Line drawings. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, dj. A near fine copy. Scarce. 29.3 x 23.5. 3782207106
Naval shipbuilding in Hamburg, Kiel and Emden... The "MEKO" design concept. "Meko" ships on the world's oceans (Argentina, Nigeria, Malaysia, Turkey, Portugal, Greece, Australia and New Zealand)...
68705 NORTHCOTE PARKINSON, C. (editor) THE TRADE WINDS - A Study of British Overseas Trade During the French Wars 1793-1815
$45.00 AUD
Geo. Allen & Unwin. London. 1948. 1st Ed. 336 PP with 1 b/w illustrations, 7 maps (4 on double page) & 7 tables, plus 11 b/w plates. Fp: Sir Nathaniel Dance. FEP: Maps of trades of: West Indies, Newfoundland & America, East Indies, African trade. REP: Country trade SW & NE Monsoon: East Indian Archipelago & West Indies. Cloth cover, dj (price clipped), top edge tinted. Dust jacket with a few chips and in a protective sleeve. Signature of previous owner at top of FFEP. Faint foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.2 x 15.
Seaports, shipowning, seamen. The trades: East India, West Indian, American, Newfoundland, slave trade & post office packets.
39797 ORIENT LINE THE LANDSMAN'S LEXICON
$10.00 AUD
Orient Line. London. c. 1950. 1st Ed.? 32 PP with 1 figure (nautical terms used in referring to various aspects of the ship). Soft cover. Staples removed. Pages 18 & 19 lightly soiled, o/wise near fine. Small format: 15.3 x 11.5.
Ships of the Past - Navigation - Nautical vocabulary, from Accommodation Ladder to Weigh Anchor.
67762 ORIENT LINE ORIENT LINE POSTCARDS OF THE SUEZ CANAL
$60.00 AUD
Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. London. c. 1920. 4 Post Cards in the "Oilfacsim" series. No. 23: "Port Said". Contained in original protective envelope. Envelope with signs of ageing and repaired tears. 10.3 x 15.
De Lesseps statue. Coaling at Port Said. Suez Canal Co.'s Offices. Suez Canal.
68320 ORIENT LINE LIST OF PASSENGERS - R.M.S. ORCADES, August 1949
$15.00 AUD
Orient Steam Navigation. Sydney. 1949. Booklet "List of Passengers and General Information". 20 PP, plus covers. 1 page List of Officers, 7 pages "List of Passengers" (with manuscript additions). 12 pages of Information with Badges of Rank at centrefold. Stapled card covers, title on front cover, staples. Near fine. 18.8 x 12.6.
68805 ORIENT LINE R. M. S. ORONSAY, 20,000 Tons
$35.00 AUD
Orient Line. London. c. 1925. Travel brochure. No pagination, 16 PP with 8 b/w illustrations (1 with Oronsay under steam , 1 of boat deck and 6 of accommodation). Soft cover, Crest and title on front cover, staples. Fine. 16.3 x 17.2.
Built 1925. Maiden voyage to Australia started 7 February 1925.
67363 P & O P & O - Baggage Labels
$10.00 AUD
P & O Line. London. 1965. Set of 8 Labels. Fine. Various size sand formats.
2 P & O Cruise (triangular shape) - 1 P&O Cabin Baggage - 2 Name labels "D", 3 P & O stickers.
67749 P&O S.S. ARCADIA - Luncheon Menu 27th April 1967
$5.00 AUD
On Board. 1967. Luncheon menu 27th April 1967. Fine. 25.4 x 18.
67950 P&O P&O: Australian Coastal and Trans-Tasman Services
$5.00 AUD
P & O Australia Ltd. Sydney. 1976. 2 folded flyers (February & December 1976). 2 folds each with sketch map, Fares and Sailings Lists (Sailings from Australia to New Zealand and Sailings from New Zealand to Australia) and 3 b/w photos (including Oriana). Very good. Folded format: 22 x 9.7.
68153 P&O s.s. "CARTHAGE" - Dinner Menu - LES SYLPHIDES
$30.00 AUD
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. On board. 1955. Folded "Dinner Menu", 23rd August 1955. Cover: LES SYLPHIDES, No. 9 of a series of 12 colour Paintings of Ballets by R.B. Sutcliffe, and details on Ballet. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.3.
Front cover: Les Sylphides produced at Théatre du Chatelet, Paris, June 2nd, 1909.
68154 P&O s.s. "CARTHAGE" - Dinner Menu - LE TRICORNE
$30.00 AUD
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. On board. 1955. Folded "Dinner Menu", 14th November 1955. Cover: LE TRICORNE, No. 10 of a series of 12 colour Paintings of Ballets by R.B. Sutcliffe, and details on Ballet. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.3.
Front cover: Le Tricorne produced at Alhambra Theatre , London, July 22nd, 1919.
68155 P&O s.s. "CARTHAGE" - Dinner Menu - LE BEAU DANUBE
$30.00 AUD
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company. On board. 1955. Folded "Dinner Menu", 16th November 1955. Cover: LE BEAU DANUBE, No. 11 of a series of 12 colour Paintings of Ballets by R.B. Sutcliffe, and details on Ballet. Fine. 21.5 x 14.3.
Front cover: Le Beau Danube produced at Theatre de Monte Carlo, April 15th 1933.
68849 P. & O. - ORIENT LINES PORTS OF CALL: BOMBAY
$10.00 AUD
P & O - Orient Lines. London. 1957. November 1957 edition. Folded sheet with 3 folds: 21.5 x 41.7. Recto: location map and description Bombay. Verso: 1 plan of Bombay Harbour. Near fine. Folded format: 21.5 x 13.8.
Description of the port.
68850 P. & O. - ORIENT LINES PORTS OF CALL: COLOMBO
$10.00 AUD
P & O - Orient Lines. London. 1957. November 1957 edition. Folded sheet with 3 folds: 21.5 x 41.7. Recto: location map and description Colombo. Verso: 1 plan of Colombo Harbour. Near fine. Folded format: 21.5 x 13.8.
Description of the port.
68532 PARKIN, Dean A MARITIME MISCELLANY - Volume 1: Whitby to Great Yarmouth
$10.00 AUD
Tyndale + Panda Publishing. Lowestoft, Suffolk. 1989. 1st Ed., with an introduction by Arthur G. Credland. 112 PP with b/w illustrations (1 set of plans, 1 facsimile of documents, 3 diagrams, paintings and photos). Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 25 x 20.3. 1870094115
68212 PEDLOW, Robert et al. THE SHIPS ATLAS
$15.00 AUD
Shipping Guides Ltd. Reigate, UK. 1994. 5th edition of the 1984 original. Preface of February 1994 by Robert Pedlow, Feargal Hogan, Andrew Hamilton & Ruth Knight. No pagination, 240 PP with 136 pages for 75 maps, plus inserts (in colour) and distance tables and 98 pages for "Index - Alphabetical by Port Name, etc; and including Islands, Seas, Rivers, Canals ... Hard cover, gilt decoration and title on front cover and spine. Stamps of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" / "Australian Maritime College" on title page, rear endpaper and outside edges. Repairs at head of spine and gutter of front hinge. Very good. 30.5 x 21.3.
36467 PHILBRICK, Nathaniel IN THE HEART OF THE SEA - The Epic True Story that Inspired MOBY DICK
$15.00 AUD
Flamingo / HarperCollins. London. 2000. Trade paperback edition. XVIII, 302 PP with 2 maps, 2 plans, 1 tail piece and 14 head pieces, plus 16 pages with 28 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Remainder mark at bottom edge and a small crease on front cover, otherwise o/wise fine. 23.3 x 15.3. 0002572125
The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged whale, far out in the Pacific, November 1820.
11475 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas REFLECTIONS IN THE SEA
$10.00 AUD
Nautical Publishing Co. London. 1968. 1st Ed. 116 PP, plus 16 b/w plates. Hard cover, dj (chipped). Very good. 22.2 x 14.5. 24559566X
A selection of the author's column published in Yachting Monthly between 1952 & 1967, accompanied by 16 beautiful photos.
38677 PHILLIPS-BIRT, Douglas SAILING YACHT DESIGN
$20.00 AUD
Adlard Coles Ltd. London. 1971 3rd impression of the 2nd edition of 1966 (1951 original). 332, (2 index) PP with over 100 figures & plans, plus 30 pages with 49 b/w plates. Fp: A model being tested in the Stavens Tank, Hoboken, USA. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Faint foxing spots on outside edges, spine of dust jacket sunned, signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine internally. 25.3 x 19.
Hull forms & types, the keel, stability, ballast, hull & rig, in relation to rating.
17949 PICKTHALL, Barry TO BEAT THE CLIPPER SHIPS - The Story of the Nedlloyd Spice Race
$15.00 AUD
Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1980. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w illust. (yacht profiles, maps, drawings, photos) and 24 colour photos. Hard cover, dj (rubbed). Very good. 30.5 x 22.7. 0851743943
The Nedlloyd spice race of 1980, re-enactment of the clipper races of the last century. Anjer (Sunda Strait) to the Channel. The fastest ever was in 1861 by the clipper ship Kelso which took 63 days.
68915 PIZZEY, Graham CHURCHILL ISLAND
$10.00 AUD
Victoria Conservation Trust. Melbourne. 1976. 1st Ed. No pagination, 16 PP with 12 drawings (4 duotone and 8 colour) by Robert Ingpen. A 2 pages information "Churchill Island", by Shire of Phillip Island and Department of Conservation, Forests & Lands (revised August 1988) loosely inserted. Pictorial soft covers with a light crease. Very good. 27.2 x 23.
68721 PLOWMAN, Peter ACROSS THE SEA TO WAR - Australian and New Zealand Troop Convoys from 1865 through two World Wars to Korea and Vietnam
$15.00 AUD
Rosenberg. Sydney. 2003. 1st Ed. 504 PP with 188 b/w photos. Fp: Moravian departs Woolloomooloo wharf on 17 January 1900. Card covers, pictorial front. Near fine. 22.5 x 15. 9781877058066
20503 REED'S REED'S SEAMANSHIP AND NAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE, compiled for Candidates preparing to pass the Examinations for Certificates of Competency as Mates and Masters
$40.00 AUD
Thomas Reed & Co. Sunderland, UK. c. 1950s. 28th edition. (6), VIII, 626, (6 adv.) PP with 179 figures (including 2 folded plates (Nos 134 & 135), plus 1 b/w plate and 1 folded plate (in colour). Fp: Tall ship under sail. Stiff cloth covers, faded spine. Stamp (in blind) of previous owner on front endpaper which has a small repaired tear. A very good complete copy. 18 x 12.
Includes answers to shipbuilding, stability, meteorology, Master's business, deviation of the compass, cargo work and ships maintenance and engineering knowledge for Masters and Mates.
51720 REPUBLICA ARGENTINA OPERACION OCEANOGRAFICA CUENCA - Resultados Preliminares
$10.00 AUD
Secretaria de Marina / Servicio de Hidrografia Naval. Buenos Aires. 1959. 1st Ed. Publication H. 607 limited to 600 copies. (4), 50, (44 estacion 340 - 362) PP with tables and figures, plus 1 folded map Operacion Cuenca. Soft cover. Spanish text. Near fine. 25.6 x 17.7.
Argentinian Research Vessel Capitan Canepa.
51724 REPUBLICA ARGENTINA OPERACION OCEANOGRAFICA MERIDIANO - Resultados Preliminares
$10.00 AUD
Secretaria de Marina/Servicio de Hidrografia Naval. Buenos Aires. 1959. 1st Ed. Publication H. 617, limited to 600 copies. 20, (54 estacion 324 - 337) PP with tables and figures, plus 1 folded map Operacion Meridiano. Soft cover. Spanish text. Very good. 25.6 x 17.7.
Argentinian Research Vessel: Capitan Canepa, on the 30° Longitude west.
51727 REPUBLICA ARGENTINA DUNAS GIGANTES EN EL GOLFO SAN MATIAS
$10.00 AUD
Secretaria de Marina / Servicio de Hidrografia Naval. Buenos Aires. 1961. 1st Ed. Publication H. 622, limited to 700 copies. (2), 4 PP, plus 5 plates (1 chart, 2 graphs, 2 b/x photos). Soft cover. Spanish text. Near fine. 25.6 x 17.7.
Under water dunes, Capitan Canepa.
30808 RICCIARDI, Lorenzo THE VOYAGE OF THE MIR-EL-LAH
$10.00 AUD
The Viking Press. New York. 1981. 1st US Ed. Forewxord by Bruce Chatwin. 256 PP with 2 diagrams, 2 maps and b/w & colour photos. Title spread: The Mir-el-Lah in Cosmoledo Lagoon. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise a fine copy. 24.6 x 17.5. 0670748315
The vanishing world of the dhows, from the Shatt Al Arab to East Africa then to the Seychelles and Comoro Islands.
19960 RICHARDS, Michael P. WORKHORSES IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS, A History of Marine Engineering in Australia
$15.00 AUD
Turton & Armstrong / Institute of Marine Engineers. Sydney. 1987. 1st Ed. XIV, 269 PP with 114 b/w illust. & 132 b/w figures. Pictorial soft covers with light wear and soiling and a little foxing on outside edges. Contents near fine. 23.7 x 17.2. 0908031327
From the side lever steam engines, the multiple expansion steam engines to the diesel engine, then the gas turbine.
68703 RIESENBERG, Felix CAPE HORN
$20.00 AUD
Readers Union. London. 1950. Reprint of the 1941 edition. (8), 240 PP with 1 map, plus 12 b/w plates. FEP: Drake's Course from the Strait of Magellan to Elizabeth Is. REP: Strait of Magellan, Tierra de Fuego and Cape Horn. Decorated cloth cover with a few light fleck spots on front, o/wise near fine. Small format: 19.7 x 12.
Sub-title: "The story of the Cape Horn regions from the days of the first discoverers through the glorious age of sail including the author's own experiences; wherein an important geographical discovery is made".
68981 ROBSON, B. L. WARSHIP DESIGN IN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - Some Design Aspects & A Look to the Future
$45.00 AUD
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Australian Branch, Canberra Section. Canberra. 1973. Technical Paper, 1st edition. (2), 85 PP with 2 tables and 31 figures on full page (artwork, drawings, graphs, line drawings, sketches ...). A 7 page "Discussion and Author's Reply" loosely inserted. Stiff covers, title on front cover, staples. Foxing spots on front cover and fore outside edges. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" at top of title page. Very good. 30 x 21.
Presented on 8th November 1973, at the Canberra Section.
68743 ROSIGNOLI, Guido BADGES AND INSIGNIA OF WORLD WAR II: Air Force - Naval - Marine
$5.00 AUD
Peerage Books. London. 1983. 1st Ed. as a combined volume of Air Force Badges and Insignia of WWII, and Naval and Marine Badges and Insignia of WWII. 363 PP with 6 bw, and 144 colour plates. Decorated hard cover. Stamps of University of Tasmania on endpapers, top outside edge and title page, library No. at foot of spine. No other marks and still a very good clean copy. 21.3 x 14.2. 0907408346
Over 2500 colour illustrations of badges, insignia, shoulder straps, cap tallies...
15193 ROWETT, Chris & BAXTER, Selina WORKING PORT
$10.00 AUD
Fremantle Arts Centre Press. Fremantle. 1997. 1st Ed. 152 PP with 113 colour photos. Fp: Bow of the Panama Pearl. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. Oblong: 21 x 24. 1863681884
Pictorial tribute to the Port of Fremantle for its 100th birthday. Reminiscences of people who used Fremantle as a port of departure or of entry. Daily life on the port: pilots, customs, wharfies, providores ... navies, and recreational activities.
30104 ROWSE, A. L. SIR RICHARD GRENVILLE OF THE 'REVENGE'
$10.00 AUD
Jonathan Cape. London. 1977. Reissue of the 1937 original. 367 PP with 1 map (Island of Flores, Azores). Cloth cover, dj. Occasional foxing, o/wise fine. 22.4 x 14. 0224013564
Legendary hero of Elizabethan warfare: Drake and Raleigh, the Armada, First Virginia voyage... Fight of the 'Revenge' off Flores Islands in the Azores..
16769 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 2002-2003
$10.00 AUD
Defence Publishing Service. Canberra. 2003. 1st Ed. Edited by Warrant Officer Greg STROUD & Lieutenant Natalie BOULTON. 100 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 29.7 x 21.
Australia's Naval Operations in the Persian Gulf in 2003 ...
68635 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY AUSTRALIA'S NAVY - 2005
$25.00 AUD
Royal Australian Navy. Canberra. 2006. 1st Ed. Edited by Commander Richard Donnelly & Lieutenant Commander Vanessa Power. (1 advertisement), 120 PP with colour illustrations (badges, crests, photos). Hard cover, illustrated front. Fine. 30.5 x 21.5.
Scuttlebutt Press. Melbourne. 2009. 1st Ed. Introduction by Dr. Michael McCarthy. Foreword by Garry Gentile. XVI, 159 PP with 1 map on double page and 57 b/w illustrations (sketch maps, facsimile of documents and photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 9780980590203
68724 SADLER, Samuel B. THE ART AND SCIENCE OF SAILMAKING
$60.00 AUD
Crosby Lockwood and Son. London. 1906. 2nd edition with an additional chapter, of the 1892 original. XII, 141, (3 advertisements) PP with tables, plus 24 plates with 25 figures. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine. Front endpaper with a crease, 2 small chips and name of a previous owner blocked out. Neat name of previous owner at top margin of preface. Contents near fine. Scarce. 21.7 x 17.
51476 SALA, Enrico RIGGING
$5.00 AUD
Adlard Coles. London. 1988. 1st English edition. 151 PP with b/w or colour illustrations. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 20.7 x 19.5. 0229118178
Fitting out, improving and maintaining yacht rigging.
49584 SAYERS, C. E. BY THESE WE FLOURISH. A History of Warrnambool
$15.00 AUD
William Heinemann. Melbourne. 1969. 1st Ed. (12), 190 PP, plus 28 pages with 56 b/w photos. Eps: Plan of township Warrnambool Bay. Illustrated hard cover, dust jacket tipped in. Ingleton bookplate on front endpaper. Very good. 23.5 x 15.5.
34144 SCHOFIELD, B. B. BRITISH SEA POWER - Naval Policy in the Twentieth Century
$15.00 AUD
B. T. Batsford. London. 1967. 1st Ed. 271 PP, plus 8 pages with 25 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj is a little rubbed around edges. A near fine copy. 22.8 x 15.
Aftermath of WWI, Naval conferences... Naval policy in the Nuclear Age.
52953 SELLA, Antoni BARCELONA MARITIME MUSEUM - Visitor Guide
$25.00 AUD
Museu Maritim. Barcelona. 2004. 1st Ed. 136 PP with 12 b/w and 123 colour photos and a museum bookmark. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.5 x 15.5. 8493220140
Contents: The Royal Shipyards, The Port of Barcelona, The Age of Galleys, Sailing during the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Age of Steam, Fishing, the Santa Eulàlia: a floating museum... Colour illustrations: 7 Ex-Votos, 4 Figureheads, 29 Models...
68770 SELLA, Antoni MUSEU MARITIM: The Great Adventure of the Sea - Guide for a Brief Visit
$20.00 AUD
Aldeasa / Museu Maritim of Barcelona. Barcelona. 1994. 1st English edition, translated by Tom Skipp. 80 PP with 9 b/w and 70 colour photos. Inside back cover: plan of the Museum. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.5 x 15.5. 9788480030571
68968 SIMS, Sir Alfred J. (editor) SYMPOSIUM ON GRP SHIP CONSTRUCTION - London, 24th October 1972
$30.00 AUD
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. London. 1973. 1st Ed. (2), 86 PP with tables and b/w illusrations (drawings, graphs, plans, sketch plans, photos ...). Card covers, illustrated front, title on spine and front cover. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page, o/wise fine. 29.7 x 21.
4 papers presented on 24th October 1972 on GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) construction. Design and build of the GRP Hull of HMS Wilton. Structural problems in the design of GRP ships. ...
61864 SKELTON, R. A. EXPLORERS' MAPS - Chapters in the Cartographic Record of Geographical Discovery
$75.00 AUD
Routledge and Kegan Paul. London. 1960. 2nd impression of the 1958 original. XII, 337 PP (glossy paper) with 219 figures (charts, maps, engravings & paintings, and 1 b/w photo). Fp (in colour): H.M.S. Racehorse in the ice north of Spitsbergen, 10 August 1773. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dedicatory note on front endpaper, dated 24 January 1966 and signed by the author. Near fine. 25.5 x 19.
68576 SOMMERVILLE, Donald & SCROGGY, Adam (editors) THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WORLD WAR I
$20.00 AUD
Citrus Media. Sydney. 2014. 1st edition. 260 PP with over 500 b/w and colour illustrations (battleplans, maps & photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27 x 21. 9781925141641
68859 SPROD, Dan (editor) VAN DIEMEN'S LAND REVEALED: Flinders and Bass and their circumnavigation of the Island in the colonial sloop Norfolk 1798-1799
$50.00 AUD
Blubber Head Press. Hobart. 2009. 1st edition limited to 750 copies. IX, 228, (1) PP, plus 12 pages with 22 b/w plates and 3 folded charts contained in a pocket pasted down on rear endpaper. Fp: Chart of Bass's Strait with portraits of Matthew Flinders and George Bass. Case-bound, cloth cover, gilt device on front board and gilt title on spine, dj. As new. 28 x 18.5. 9780908528356
68758 STEVENS, David (editor) THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
$60.00 AUD
Oxford University Press. Melbourne. 2001. 1st Ed. Volume III in The Australian Centenary History of Defence series. XVI, 336 PP with 3 cartoons, 5 organization charts, 6 maps, 20 category badges and 97 b/w photos, plus 11 foldouts with cut-away on the recto and 2 b/w photos on verso. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with 2 short closed tears near the spine (repaired). Near fine. 26 x 20. 0195541162
Foldouts for: Cerberus, AE2, Sydney, Sydney (II), Mildura, Arunta, Sydney (III), Supply. Sydney (IV), Collins & Huon (II).
68609 STREET, Lucie AN UNCOMMON SAILOR, A Portrait of Admiral Sir William Penn: English Naval Supremacy
$10.00 AUD
The Kensal Press. Bourne End, UK. 1986. 1st Ed. (2), VIII, 9-172 PP. Hard cover, dj. Renewed endpapers. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on front endpaper. Very good reading copy. 24 x 15.8. 0946041474
Witness in the English Civil War, his role in the Dutch Wars, action in the Spanish Main.
33692 SWEENEY, Christopher TRANSPORTED: IN PLACE OF DEATH - Convicts in Australia
$15.00 AUD
Macmillan. Melbourne. 1981. 1st Ed. XIV, 185 PP with 45 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Fine. 22 x 18.8. 0333337514
The offences, ... the voyage to Botany Bay. Arrival on the fatal shore...
21269 TAYLOR, A. Carey, WINKS, Robin W. & KUGLER, Richard C. THE OPENING OF THE PACIFIC, Image and Reality - Maritime Monographs and Reports No 2
$20.00 AUD
National Maritime Museum. London. 1971. 28 PP, plus 1 map on double page at centerfold. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.5 x 20.8.
3 papers read at a symposium held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich on 7th November 1970: Charles de Brosses, the man behind Cook - Getting to know the "beau sauvage" - The penetration of the Pacific by American whalemen in the 19th century.
22105 TAYLOR, James YACHTS ON CANVAS, Artists' Images of Yachts from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day
$35.00 AUD
Conway Maritime Press. London. 1998. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 14 bw and 131 colour illust. Title spread: Royal Forth Yacht Regatta, Granton, 25 July 1859. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 28.5. 0851777198
10472 TOGHILL, Jeff THE YACHTSMAN'S NAVIGATION MANUAL
$10.00 AUD
Reed. Sydney. 1976. Reprint of the 1975 original. 256 PP with b/w illust. (drawings, maps, sketches and photos). Hard cover, device (astrolabe) on front cover, dj. Donation plate and stamp of the "Devonport Maritime Museum and Historical Society" on front and rear endpapers. Previous owner's name on FFEP and title page, o/wise contents near fine. 25.2 x 18.5. 0589071653
44790 TOGHILL, Jeff SAILING
$10.00 AUD
Wattle Books. Sydney. 1983. 1st Australian edition. 479 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketches and photos). Title page: Yacht Hang Ten. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 26.8 x 19.5. 0730100030
16762 TREASE, Geoffrey SAMUEL PEPYS AND HIS WORLD
$15.00 AUD
Book Club Assoc. London. 1975. Reprint of the 1972 Thames & Hudson original. 128 PP with 147 b/w illustrations. Fp: Portrait of Samuel Pepys. Hard cover, dj. Very good. 23.8 x 18.5.
First-class administrator and one of the makers of the Royal Navy.
68620 TREGONNING, K. G. HOME PORT SINGAPORE - A History of Straits Steamship Company Limited 1890-1965
$120.00 AUD
O.U.P. / Straits Steamship Company Limited. Singapore. 1967. 1st Ed. XII, 321 PP with 3 maps, plus 1 map of Singapore Approaches, 1 folded map of Service Routes maintained in 1935, and 48 pages with 53 b/w plates (at rear of book). Fp: Ocean Building, Singapore. Eps: Certificate of Registry for Will o'the Wisp, 12th February, 1886. Cloth cover, dj. Both jacket and book are near fine and scarce in this condition. 25.5 x 16.5.
History of the shipping line and its home port: Singapore.
54178 VAN DYCK, Steve THE TALE OF WILLIAM WALL'S WHALE (in Australian Natural History - Volume 23, No. 8, 1991
$15.00 AUD
The Australian Museum. Sydney. 1991. Edited by Fiona DOIG & Georgina HICKEY. 585-664 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Folded poster: Small fish of Norfolk Island, loosely inserted. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.2 x 21.
Other articles include: Southern Australia's enigmatic Clingfishes, by Barry Hutchins... Emperor, King and Little Pig: the three Rats of Guadalcanal, by Tim Flannery. Frank Hurley Collection, by Ric Bolzan. ...
20418 WALSH, Dorothy (Editor) THE ADMIRAL'S WIFE, Mrs. Phillip Parker King: A Selection of Letters 1817-56
$50.00 AUD
Hawthorn Press. Melbourne. 1967. 1st Ed. (XII), 147 PP plus 12 pages with 16 b/w illust. Fp: Miniature of Mrs. Phillip Parker King, née Harriet Lethbridge. FEP: Genealogical tree The King Pedigree. REP: The Lethbridge Pedigree - Launceston Branch. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine & front cover, dj. (price clipped). Fine. 24.8 x 17.5.
49247 WARNER, Oliver COMMAND AT SEA, Great Fighting Admirals from Hawke to Nimitz
$5.00 AUD
St. Martin's Press. New York. 1976. Book Club edition. 221 PP plus 12 pages with 19 b/w illust. Hard cover, no dj.. Top of spine with a worn patch. Very good. 21.5 x 14.5.
Hawke, Howe, Nelson... Bougainville, Suffren... the greatest commander of all: Nimitz.
21014 WATTS, Anthony J. THE ROYAL NAVY: An Illustrated History
$15.00 AUD
Arms and Armour Press. London. 1994. 1st Ed. 256 PP with 10 tables, 36 plans & 249 b/w illust. Fp: Cruiser Lion. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing. Near fine. 25.3 x 19.5. 1854091247
From wooden sailing ships to nuclear-powered submarines.
68961 WELCH, Frank (editor) BICENTENNIAL NAVAL SALUTE - 200 YEARS OF AUSTRALIA & THE NAVY (in White Ensign, Volume 3, No. 4, 1987)
$10.00 AUD
Naval Association of Australia. Sydney. 1987. Special Bicentennial Supplement, Vol. 3, No. 4, December 1987. 88 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (Young Endeavour). Very good. 27.4 x 20.5.
37600 WHITEHILL, Walter Muir THE EAST INDIA MARINE SOCIETY AND THE PEABODY MUSEUM OF SALEM - A Sesquicentennial History
$40.00 AUD
Peabody Museum. Salem. 1949. 1st edition limited to 1500 copies. XVI, 243 PP, (3), plus 12 pages with 20 b/w illustrations. Title page: vignette with East India Marine Hall. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Pages mostly uncut. 1 letter to Col. Lawrence W. Jenkins of the Peabody Museum, and 3 flyers of the Peabody Museum (Circular of Information, Notes to contributors to The American Neptune, & Publications of the Peabody Museum of Salem) loosely inserted. Fine. 25.8 x 18.2.
68726 WHITING, John & BOTTOMLEY, Tom CHAPMAN'S LOG & OWNER'S MANUAL
$10.00 AUD
Hearst Books. New York. 1981. 1st Ed. 192 PP with tables and figures, with pages 108 to 181 for: Guest Register, Cruising Log, Radio/Telephone Log, Cruising recipes and Children Log, unused. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Stamp of the "Devonport Maritime Museum & Historical Society" on endpapers, o/wise in fine condition. 26 x 20.5. 0878518010
18731 WINTON, John AIR POWER AT SEA 1939-45
$15.00 AUD
Hutchinson of Australia. Melbourne. 1976. 1st Australian edition. 185, (2 index) PP with 12 drawings and 128 b/w photos. Title spread: Douglas SBD Dauntless on an auxiliary aircraft carrier in the Atlantic. FEP: Map of Europe and the Mediterranean sea. REP: Map of the Pacific war theatre. Hard cover, dj. Very good. 25.5 x 19. 0283983132
The influence of air power: successes and failures. The use of aircraft: torpedo strike, fighter defence over fleets and convoys, support to assault troups landing, mine-laying, air-sea rescue...
68622 WOODMAN, Richard VIEW FROM THE SEA
$20.00 AUD
Century. London. 1985. 1st Ed. 192 PP with 9 location maps, 12 head-pieces, 1 tail-piece and 71 illustrations by David Smith in text (18 b/w & 53 colour). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 26 x 19.5. 0712610243
The lighthouses and the work of Trinity House Service (lighthouses, light vessels and buoys) on the English coastline and the Channel Islands.
68997 YORK, Albert, F.R.A.S. THE CLOCK PARADOX, A Simplified Description of Time Dilatation for the Layman
$80.00 AUD
Author / Port Macquarie Astronomical Association. Port Macquarie, NSW. 1971. 1st edition, with a preamble "Man's Progress Through the Ages to Newton and Einstein". 48 PP with 10 figures by the author. Stapled card covers. Front illustrated with a clock, and back with a portrait of Professor Albert Einstein, author of the Theory of Relativity. Fine condition. Scarce. Oblong: 13.7 x 20.8.
68216 YOUNG, John A DICTIONARY OF SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY of the Second World War
$15.00 AUD
Patrick Stephens. Cambridge. 1975. 1st Ed. 192 PP with 27 b/w photos. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Pages 177 to 192 misbound. Sellotape marks on covers. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page. Very good. 22 x 14. 0850591856
