Maritime Books

Ship Models & Modelling and Modelling Mags/Periodicals

Last update: Sunday, 21 April 2024.

18814
BATHE, B. W.
SHIP MODELS - 1: From Earliest Times to 1700 AD
$10.00 AUD

HMSO. London. 1969. 2nd impression of 2nd edition of 1966. No. 1 in the Science Museum illustrated booklet series. No pagination, 48 pages with 20 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 14.8 x 14.8.

History of the sailing ship up to 1700 AD, based on ship models from the Science Museum.

21609
BATHE, B. W.
SHIP MODELS - 4: Foreign Small Craft
$15.00 AUD

HMSO. London. 1966. 1st Ed. No. 4 in the Science Museum illustrated booklets series. No pagination, 48 Pages with 20 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (lightly soiled). Very good. 14.8 x 14.8.

Norwegian Herring Boat... Gozo Boat... Kolek from Trengganu...

21961
BATHE, B. W.
SHIP MODELS - 2: Sailing Ships from 1700 AD
$10.00 AUD

HMSO. London. 1964. 1st Ed. No. 2 in the Science Museum illustrated booklet series. No pagination, 48 Pages with 20 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (slightly soiled). Very good. 14.8 x 14.8.

History of the sailing ship based on ship models from the Science Museum.

53420
BATT, Gordon (editor)
MARINE MODELLING - December 1989
$5.00 AUD

Traplet Publications. Malvern, Worcestershire. 1989. Issue, December 1989. 66 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.

Riverside Battleship: the Monitor in Vietnam, by Al Ross II. XSV Loyal Mediator... Marina Militaire 1989, Modern Italian Navy, by Kevin Holmes...

17681
BOWEN, Frank C.
FROM CARRACK TO CLIPPER. A Book of Sailing-Ship Models
$20.00 AUD

Halton & Co. London. 1948. 2nd edition of the 1927 original. VI, 74 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 3 colour plates & 66 b/w plates. Fp (in colour): An English 15th century ship by Cecil King. Cloth cover, spine sunned, dj (rubbed) and in a protetive sleeve. Slight ageing of paper around outside edges. Light foxing, not affecting plates and overall a very good clean copy. 25.4 x 18.5.

20540
BOWEN, Frank C.
FROM CARRACK TO CLIPPER. A Book of Sailing-Ship Models
$20.00 AUD

Halton & Truscott Smith. London. 1927. 1st Ed. VIII, 64 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 3 colour plates & 67 b/w plates followed by 7 pages of Principal Museums and other Institutions in Europe and America containing Ship-Models. Fp (in colour): An English 15th century ship by Cecil King. Cloth cover, spine sunned, repaired dj. (protected). Inscriptions on front endpaper. Ageing of paper around outside edges. Light foxing, mostly on prelims and last pages. Very good. 25.8 x 19.

14641
BOWEN, John (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - "A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models" - Volume IV (Nos.13-16)
$70.00 AUD

Conway Maritime Press. London. 1977. Four volumes bound together. (4), 416 PP. Near fine. 21.6 x 18.8. 0851771092

18389
BOWEN, John (Editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT 40 - A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models - Number 40
$15.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1982. Issue No. 40, June 1982. 72 PP with b/w illust. Pictorial card covers. Near fine. 24 x 18.5. 0851772315

Contents include: Eye of the Wind, Part 1, HMS Tartar (1755), An English Herring Buss of 1750, Early Swivel Guns, ...

18390
BOWEN, John (Editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT 41 - A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models - Number 41
$15.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1982. Issue No. 41, September 1982. 72 PP with b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. Rubbed patch on back cover, o/wise near fine. 24 x 18.5. 0851772323

Articles include: HMS Egmont, HM Dockyard Paddle Tug F orceful, The Prince Line Motorship Maltese Prince, Eye of the Wind, Part 2, ...

31347
BOWEN, John (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models - Number 23
$15.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1978. Issue No. 23, March 1978. 72 PP with b/w illust. Inside front cover: The trawler Atlantik II. Pictorial soft cover. Rubbed patch on front cover, o/wise very good. 24 x 18.5. 085177122X

Contents include: Shallow Draught Motor Mail Boat Manatee, 74 Gun Ship of the Line, Two Firth of Forth Fishing Vessels, ...

33810
BOWEN, John (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models - Number 22
$15.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1977. Issue No. 22, December 1977. 72 PP with b/w illust. Inside front cover: Miniature yacht by Donald McNarry. Pictorial card covers. Near fine. 24 x 18.5. 0851771211

Contents include: Blue Funnel Cargo Liner Machaon, Part 1, The Rigging of Stuart Royal Yachts, Jigs, Fixtures and Tools, Making Bow Fenders, ...

33811
BOWEN, John (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models - Number 26
$15.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1978. Issue No. 26, December 1978. 72 PP with b/w illust. Inside front cover: Schooner Mary Miller. Pictorial card covers. Near fine. 24 x 18.5. 0851771270

Contents include: North East Coast Sailing Cobles, Part 1, Ships That Served: The Clyde Paddle Steamer, HMS Crocodile, Schooner Modelling, Part 1, An Eighteenth Century Pirate Junk, ...

43481
BOWEN, John (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT 46 - A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models - Number 46
$15.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1983. Issue No. 46, December 1983. 72 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 24 x 18.5. 0851772641

Articles include: The paddle tug Eppleton Hall, RMS Lusitania, The Caliph, Commissioner Harrison's gunboat...

45179
BOWEN, John (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - "A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models" - Number 25
$15.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1978. Issue No. 25, September 1978. 72 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 24 x 18.5. 0851771262

Contents include: USS Katahdin, A Note on Naval Guns, The Offshore Supply Vessel Seaforth Jarl, Paints for Warship Camouflage, ...

47698
BOWEN, John (editor)
A SHIP MODELMAKER'S MANUAL
$20.00 AUD

Conway Maritime Press. Greenwich. 1982. 1st Ed. 192 PP with 343 figures (plans, diagrams, photos...). Fp: Scale ship models on the Round Pound in Kensington Gardens. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Near fine. 24.8 x 19. 0851772358

Hull construction, decking & fitting, masting & rigging...

72537
BOWEN, John (editor)
SCALE MODEL WARSHIPS
$40.00 AUD

Conway Maritime Press. Greenwich. 1978. 1st Ed. 192 PP with 120 plans & diagrams, and 150 b/w photos. Fp: Italian destroyer "Impavido". Hard cover, dj. Neat Ex Libris stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Ex library copy with stamp "State Library of Tasmania"on verso of title page and sellotape marks on covers, o/wise contents near fine. 24.5 x 18.5. 085177170X

For the beginner and less experienced model maker. Hull & superstructure, guns, radar, deck fittings...

17216
BOWEN, John (Edit.)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - A Quarterly Journal of Ships and Ship Models - Number 10
$15.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1974. December 1974. P.95-192 with b/w illust. Pictorial card covers. Near fine. 21.5 x 18.5. 851770827

Contents include: Steam Tug Seaway, HMS Spey: Warship Modelling in Plastic, Part 1, HMS General Wolfe, Sea going Galleys of the Pharaohs, ...

69406
BOWEN, John (editor)
SCALE MODEL SAILING SHIPS
$25.00 AUD

Conway. Greenwich. 1977. 1st Ed. 192 PP with 100 plans & diagrams, 150 photos in text. Fp: Model gathering. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Near fine. 24.5 x 19. 0851771114

Galleon, clipper, fore-and-aft rigged coaster. Hull construction, decking & fitting, masting & rigging.

39805
CAMM, F. J.
MODEL BOAT BUILDING
$15.00 AUD

George Newnes. London. 1942. 2nd edition of the 1940 original. 144 PP with 151 figures (plans, sketches and b/w photos). Cloth cover. Spine sunned, small (punch) hole close to the lower corner of the first 40 pages and front cover. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. War economy paper. Very good. Scarce. 19 x 12.8.

Contribution to the design, construction and principles of this hobby.

18551
CHAPELLE, Howard I.
THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER: Its Origin & Development
$20.00 AUD

Dover. New York. 1988. 1st soft cover edition of the 1930 original. XII, 192 PP, (16 publications) with 48 plans, plus 34 pages with 35 b/w plates. Fp: Baltimore Clipper Privateer Schooner. Soft covers, pictorial front. Edges of covers slightly rubbed. Faint foxing on outside edges. Book plate of previous owner on recto of frontispiece. Near fine. 23.3 x 16.5. 0486257657

42438
CHAPELLE, Howard I.
THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SAILING NAVY - The Ships and their Development
$50.00 AUD

Bonanza Books. New York. c. 1970. Reprint (H) of the 1949 original published by W. W. Norton. XXII, 558 PP with 155 text figures, plus 16 plates with half-tone reproduction and 64 pages with 32 double-page plans. Fp (in colour): Painting of President & Endymion. Hard cover with cloth spine, decorated front cover, dj a little rubbed. Foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 26 x 19.5.

Full story of the building of the U.S. sailing navy from colonial times to the last all-sail man-of-war, prior to the Civil War.

68207
CHAPELLE, Howard I.
THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS
$25.00 AUD

Bonanza Books. New York. c. 1950. 1st Bonanza reprint (I) of the 1935 original. XVII, (3), 400 PP with over 85 illustrations, plus 16 plates on double-page and 14 pages with 48 b/w photos or paintings. Cloth cover, decoration and title on front board, dj. Dust jacket chipped, rubbed and soiled. Discreet signature of previous owner on FFEP, o/wise contents near fine. 26 x 20.

Development of American ships, their design & construction, as well as the portrait of the men who built them.

75639
CHAPELLE, Howard I.
THE NATIONAL WATERCRAFT COLLECTION
$45.00 AUD

Smithsonian Institution. Washington. 1960 1st Ed. Bulletin 219, United States National Museum. XI, 327 PP, profusely illustrated with b/w photos, sketches & plans. Original decorated cloth covers. Near fine. 28.5 x 22.

Comprehensive detailed descriptions & illustrations of this fabulous collection in the National Museum with sections on merchant sail, steam & fishing craft.

74258
COKER, P. C.
BUILDING WARSHIP MODELS
$65.00 AUD

Coker Craft. / The R.L. Bryan Co. Charleston, S.C. 1974. 1st Ed. XII, 313 PP with over 800 figures (14 in colour, 5 plans on double page and b/w illustrations: line drawings, plans, sketches and photos). Title spread (in colour): French Battleship "Richelieu". FEP: Plans of the Russian Light Cruiser "Sverdlov".. REP: Details of USS Missouri and US Battleship Oregon, 1898. Cloth cover, decoration on front board , title on front cover and spine, dj Dust jacket with a few small chips/rubs, sellotape marks on flaps of dust jacket and endpapers, o/wise contents near fine. 31 x 23.5. 091443201X

51952
ELLIS, Chris (editor)
HOW TO GO ADVANCED PLASTIC MODELLING
$20.00 AUD

PSL / Patrick Stephens Limited. London. 1972. January 1972 reprint of the September 1970 original. 192 PP with b/w illustrations (62 diagrams and 74 photos). FEP: Avro Tutor. REP: Airspeed AS-6. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.2. 0850590523

62634
FOX SMITH, C.
SHIP MODELS
$30.00 AUD

Country Life. London. 1951. 1st Ed. 174 PP with 48 pages containing 78 b/w photos. Vignette on title-page. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, gilt device on spine, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with chips and small pieces missing. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 24 x 16.

Ship models in the ancient world. Ex-voto from churches and chapels. East Indiaman to clipper ship. Ships in bottles and other marine diversions such as scrimshaw...

71589
GREGOR, Hugh
ADVENTURE AT SEA - THE TREASURE SEEKERS
$20.00 AUD

Macmillan. London. 1974. 1st Ed. No. 1 in the "Adventure at Sea" collection. No pagination, 16 PP with b/w illustrations by Brian Roll and Terry Hand, plus 8 pages (stiff) for the pre-cut colour model of the Golden Hind. Inside front cover: Introduction by Peter Ridgway "Lone Atlantic Oarsman". Inside back cover: "How to build the model of Golden Hind.. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 29.7 x 21 333171225

Exploring the Unknown - Traders & Settlers ... Discovering a Southern World: Abel Tasman, William Dampier, Cook.

59519
GRIMWOOD, V. R.
AMERICAN SHIP MODELS AND HOW TO BUILD THEM
$20.00 AUD

Bonanza Books. New York. c. 1960. Reprint (E) of the 1942 original. Foreword by Howard I. Chapelle. 187 PP with 38 figures, plus 14 plates with plans on double page, and 8 plates with line drawings. Cloth cover, dj. Dedicatory note to previous owner on front endpaper. Faint foxing on outside edges. Very good. 26 x 19.5.

Accurate plans & drawings for constructing 12 authentic scale models of American sailing vessels.

66922
GRIMWOOD, V. R.
AMERICAN SHIP MODELS AND HOW TO BUILD THEM
$10.00 AUD

Dover. New York. 2003. Unabridged republication of 1942 original. 187 PP with 38 figures, plus 14 plates with plans on double page, and 8 plates with line drawings. Pictorial card cover has a few creases or rub marks. Two pages with old watermarks, 3 library stamps (on FFEP and bottom of title-page and on outside page edges). A very good working copy. 26 x 19.5. 0486426122

Half-hull and whole-hull models, 12 American sailing vessels, rigging, gear and furniture, tools and materials...

19794
HOBBS, Edward W.
HOW TO MAKE OLD-TIME SHIP MODELS
$15.00 AUD

Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1934. 2nd edition of the 1929 original. XXII, (2), 208 PP with 175 fig. in text (plans, photos & sketches), plus 4 illustrations in Preface and 2 of the 5 folding plates called for (Full size working drawings for a model of the Ark Royal & Details for a Waterline Model of a Carrack of the period 1450 AD). Fp: The Royal Albert. Cloth cover, title (silver lettering) on front cover and spine. Copy lacking 3 of the plates, o/wise good. 21.4 x 14.5.

19920
HOBBS, Edward W.
HOW TO MAKE OLD-TIME SHIP MODELS
$25.00 AUD

Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1968. Reprint of the 1962 revised edition (original of 1929). XXIII, 208 PP with 175 figures (plans, photos & sketches) and 4 illust. in preface, plus 5 large folding plates (Plate 4 in pocket at end of the book). Fp: The Royal Albert. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with a few chips and is in a protective sleeve. A very good clean copy. 21.2 x 14.3.

67604
HOBBS, Edward W.
HOW TO MAKE OLD-TIME SHIP MODELS
$10.00 AUD

Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1972. Revised edition of the 1929 original). XXIII, 208 PP with 175 figures (plans, photos & sketches) and 4 illustrations in preface. Fp: The Royal Albert. Cloth cover, title (silver lettering) on front cover and spine. Copy lacking the 5 folded plates called for, however, text contains much useful information. Very good. 21.2 x 14.3.

67605
HOBBS, Edward W.
HOW TO MAKE CLIPPER SHIP MODELS
$10.00 AUD

Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1960. 3rd reprint of the 1938 edition (1927 original). XVI, 216 PP with 206 figures (photos, plans & sketches). Fp: "Loch Torrens". Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Copy lacking the 6 plates called for, but text still contains very useful information. Very good. 21.2 x 14.3.

A practical manual dealing with every aspect of Clipper Ship modelling, from the simplest waterline types to fine scale models fit for exhibition purposes.

38432
HODGES, Peter
WARSHIP MODELLING
$15.00 AUD

PSL / Airfix. London. 1975. 1st Ed., Airfix magazine guide No. 7. 64 PP with 2 pages of sketch-drawings, 14 figures and 58 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 22.3 x 14.3. 0850592100

53418
JACKSON, Chris (editor)
MARINE MODELLING - Nos. 66, 67, 68 & 69
$20.00 AUD

Traplet Publications. Upton upon Severn. 1992. 4 issues, September to December 1992. 264 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.

Regulars (masthead, readers models, workshop, waterlines...) and features articles (Malvern Trader, 508 Cup Racer, YMS Minesweepers, HMS Lagos, HMS Inflexible, Hydrofoil Rapier...).

75481
LAUDER, J. P. & BIGGS, R. H.
SHIPS IN BOTTLES
$10.00 AUD

Percival Marshall. London. 1950. Reprint of the 1949 original. (8), 74, (2) PP with 45 figures, plus 10 pages with Fp and 8 b/w plates. Pictorial soft covers rubbed and reinforced at the gutter. Good working copy. 18.2 x 12.

46936
LAVERY, Brian
THE COLONIAL MERCHANTMAN SUSAN CONSTANT 1605
$40.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1988. 1st Ed. in the Anatomy of the Ship series. 120 PP with 6 pages containing 19 b/w photos & 60 pages of plans & drawings. Hard cover, dj. Fine. Oblong: 24.5 x 26. 085177489X

74612
LEITCH, Albert C.
MINIATURE BOAT BUILDING - The Construction of Working Models of Racing, Sail and Power Boats
$70.00 AUD

The Norman W. Henley Publishing Co. New York. 1928. 1st Ed. XII, 242, (32 catalogue) PP with 238 b/w figures, plus the large folded plate in pocket at rear of book. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Spine with lettering faded. Paper browning at edges, o/wise a very good copy. 23.4 x 15.6.

A concise and complete practical treatise for the amateur and professional mechanic ...

46354
LONGRIDGE, C. Nepean
THE ANATOMY OF NELSON 'S SHIPS
$50.00 AUD

Model and Allied Publications. London. 1961. Reprint of the 1955 edition revised by E. Bowness. XII, 284 PP with 183 line figures and 5 plans on full page, plus 7 plans (6 large folded) and 48 pages with 76 b/w plates. Cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine. Covers with minimal shelf wear. Names of previous owners on FFEP. Two of the plans have a repaired closed tear, otherwise a near fine copy. 25.2 x 19.

On HMS Victory: a treasure trove for the historian and the ship modeller.

52085
MAGOUN, F. Alexander
THE FRIGATE CONSTITUTION AND OTHER HISTORIC SHIPS & UNITED STATES FRIGATE "CONSTITUTION"
$20.00 AUD

Bonanza Books. New York. c. 1977. Bonanza reprint (a) of the 1928 original. XVIII, 155 PP with tables and 63 figures, plus 30 b/w plates & 16 plans on double-page. Plus a 24 pages booklet pasted down. Hard cover, cloth spine, dj. Dust jacket chipped and lightly rubbed. Foxing spots on outside edges. A good working copy. 28.5 x 21.3.

Booklet: United States Frigate Constitution A Brief Account on her History, together with data for model builders, published by Bureau of Construction and Repair, Navy Department, Washington, pasted down on front endpaper.

74419
MANSIR, A. Richard
HOW TO BUILD SHIP MODELS, A beginner's guide.
$25.00 AUD

Moonraker Publications / TAB Books. Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. 1983. Revised 6th printing of the 1979 original. 64 PP with drawings and 120 figures. Pictorial soft cover with light wear. Name label at top of title-page. Very good. 27.7 x 21.5. 0816800049

Principles of Naval Architecture. Anthony Deane's drafting procedures...

48705
MASTINI, Frank
SHIP MODELING SIMPLIFIED. Tips and Techniques for Model Construction from Kits
$15.00 AUD

International Marine. Camden, Maine. c. 2000. 8th printing of the 1990 original. X, (2), 161 PP with 3 illustrated tables and b/w illustrations (5 drawings, 25 photos and 65 figures). Italian-English dictionary of nautical terms between P.115 and 146. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23.3 x 18.8. 0877422729

53373
MATHESON, Donald H.
SOMETHING NEW IN MODEL BOAT BUILDING
$10.00 AUD

Hutchinson. London. c. 1950. Juvenile edition illustrated by Bernard Richardson. 80 PP with 50 b/w illustrations, plus 5 colour plates. Hard cover, illustrated front. Covers rubbed and corner worn. Spine missing. Foxing. Very good working copy. 25.2 x 18.5.

How to make out of the ordinary model boats with simple tools and materials.

74346
McNARRY, Donald
SHIPBUILDING IN MINIATURE
$35.00 AUD

Percival Marshall. London. 1955. 1st Edition. 158 (2 Index) PP with drawings and photographs by the author (30 figures and 40 b/w plates). Fp: The author. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price-clipped). Name and date of previous owner on FFEP. Dust jacket is chipped and repaired and in a protective sleeve. Contents near fine. A scarce first edition. 19 x 12.5.

Tools and accessories, materials, research, methods and cases. Constructional and other details of 14 models (Stirling Castle, Queen Elizabeth, Cutty Sark, Caronia, HMS Prince...).

17522
MUSCIANO, Walter A.
BUILDING AND OPERATING MODEL SHIPS
$15.00 AUD

Robert Hale & Co. London. 1976. 1st UK edition, revised from the 1965 original by R.G. Moulton. 190 PP with many b/w illustrations (plans, photos and sketches). Fp: The author's son Gary building the motor-powered speedboat described in chapter 3. Hard cover, dj (price-clipped). Small piece missing on top corner of dj, a little light foxing on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 070914859

Ship model building tools. Ship models in the marine industry...

18483
N/A
SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS, Volume I (1931-1932)
$30.00 AUD

Model & Allied Pub. London. 1977. Facsimile Ed. of Volume I (No.1-12), September, 1931 to August, 1932, first published by Percival Marshall Ltd. 384 PP with numerous b/w illust. (draw., photos, etc..) Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dust jacket. Near fine. 22 x 14. 0852425260

Bound copy of the first volume of this modellers' journal.

53421
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MODEL BOATS - Volume 35, No. 407
$5.00 AUD

Model Boats Magazine / Argus Specialist Publications. Hemel Hempstead. 1985. Vol. 35, No. 407, January 1985. Edited by John CUNDELL. 58 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.7 x 21.

The Norfolk Wherry, by Michael Booth... Victoria, a Thames Saloon Launch, by Basil Harley...

53422
N/A
MODEL BOATS - Volume 37, No. 439
$5.00 AUD

Model Boats Magazine / Argus Specialist Publications. Hemel Hempstead. 1987. Vol. 37, No. 439, September 1987. Edited by John CUNDELL. P.459--514 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.7 x 21.

NAVIGA, 4th World Championships for Static Ships (Rouen 1987), by David Sambrook & Michael Reading... American East Coast Paddle Steamer Hiawatha, by Paul Quinn... The Great Liners SS Miltiades of 1903, by Colin Bishop...

68427
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MODEL BOATS - Volume 32, No. 388
$5.00 AUD

Model & Allied Publications. Hemel Hempstead. 1983. Vol. 32, No. 388, June 1983. Edited by John Cundell. P.281-336 with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.2 x 20.

The Restoration of Waterlily, by Basil Harley... Battlecruisers of the Twenties: the cancelled Battlecruisers of Britain, America and Japan, by M.W. Williams.

68428
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MODEL BOATS - Volume 32, No. 389
$5.00 AUD

Model & Allied Publications. Hemel Hempstead. 1983. Vol. 32, No. 389, July 1983. Edited by John Cundell. P.337-392 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.2 x 20.

Steam Launch Miranda, by Basil Harley... Battlecruisers of the Twenties.

68429
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MODEL BOATS - Volume 32, No. 390
$5.00 AUD

Model & Allied Publications. Hemel Hempstead. 1983. Vol. 32, No. 390, August 1983. Edited by John Cundell. P.393-448 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25.2 x 20.

The Black Snake of the Channel, H.M.S. Warrior.

68430
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MODEL BOATS - Volume 61, Nos. 722 to 733 - 2011
$60.00 AUD

MyHobbyStore Ltd. Orpington, Kent. 2011. Vol. 61, Nos. 722-724, 726-733. Edited by Paul Freshney. Set of 11 issues for 924 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, plus 5 large folded plans (scale: 1/32), by Glynn Guest and James A. Pottinger. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.7 x 21.

Volume 61 lacking issue 725, for April 2011.

68431
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MODEL BOATS - A Celebration of Model Boating Special, Winter 2011
$10.00 AUD

MyHobbyStore Ltd. Orpington, Kent. 2011. Special Issue, Winter 2011. Edited by Paul Freshney. 100 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.7 x 21.

68432
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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.

68433
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MODEL BOATS - Special Edition "Materials & Techniques", Winter 2012
$10.00 AUD

MyHobbyStore Ltd. Orpington, Kent. 2012. Special Issue: Materials & Techniques, Winter 2012. Edited by Paul Freshney. 100 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.7 x 21.

Halvorsen 38ft Seaplane Tender of the RAAF, by John Parker and Alan Flack.

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.

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.

31828
NANCE, R. Morton
SAILING-SHIP MODELS - A Selection from European and American Collections with Introductory text by ..
$150.00 AUD

Halton and Truscott Smith. London. 1924. 1st limited and numbered edition (No. 689/1750). VIII, 80 PP with 3 head-pieces, 1 tail-piece and 22 drawings, plus 124 b/w plates with 139 illust. (9 of the plates with tissue guard). Coloured frontispiece: Flemish Carrack (circa 1450). Gilt decorated cloth cover, gilt title on front cover and spine, top edge gilt. Top and bottom of spine frayed, foxing on some non glossy paper plates, some pencil annotations at bottom of some plates. Ingleton book plate and review of the 2nd edition of 1949 on front endpaper. Scarce. Near fine. 32 x 26.

44271
NANCE, R. Morton
SAILING-SHIP MODELS - A Selection from European and American Collections with Introductory text by ..
$75.00 AUD

Halton and Truscott Smith. London. 1924. 1st limited edition of 1750 copies (unnumbered copy). VIII, 80 PP with 3 head-pieces, 1 tail-piece and 22 drawings, plus 124 b/w plates with 139 illustrations (9 of the plates with tissue guard). Fp (in colour): Flemish Carrack (circa 1450). Original gilt decorated cloth cover has light wear gilt title on front and spine, top edge gilt. Endpapers repaired at fold. Head and foot of spine repaired. Light foxing on some of the non glossy paper plates, and both endpapers and a little foxing on outside page edges. Still a nice copy of the scarce first edition. 32 x 26.

Contents include: The growth of the Ship-Modeller's Art, with drawings by the author, the Development of Square-Rigged Ships, Notes on the models illustrated (124).

52980
PHILPOTT, Bryan
MODELLING JET FIGHTERS
$10.00 AUD

Patrick Stephens Ltd & Airfix. London. 1976. 1st Ed. Airfix magazine guide 16. 64 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, sketch plans & photos). Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 22 x 14.3. 0850592313

53208
PURVES, Alec A.
FLAGS FOR SHIP MODELLERS AND MARINE ARTISTS
$10.00 AUD

Percival Marshall. London. 1950. 1st Ed. (8), 84, (1 errata) PP with 104 figures. Rebound copy retaining original front cover, clear plastic, spiral bound. Front cover rubbed. Name of previous owner. Signs of water damage, o/wise very good. 18.4 x 12.4.

Gives a brief history of flags at sea.

12053
PUTZ, George & SPECTRE, Peter H. (editors)
THE MARINER'S CATALOG, Volume 3
$5.00 AUD

National Fisherman & Int'l Marine. Camden, Maine. 1975. 1st Ed. 192 PP, profusely illustrated with photos, sketches, drawings, diagrams... Pictorial soft cover. Former owner's stamp at top of title page. Faint foxing. Very good. 27 x 21. 0877420580

Small craft, boatbuilding, models & modelling...

64584
PUTZ, George & SPECTRE, Peter H. (editors)
THE MARINER'S CATALOG, Volume 3
$10.00 AUD

National Fisherman & Int'l Marine. Camden, Maine. 1975. 1st Ed. 192 PP, profusely illustrated with photos, sketches, drawings, diagrams... Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27 x 21. 0877420580

Small craft, boatbuilding, models & modelling...

12054
PUTZ, George & SPECTRE, Peter H., & GETCHELL, David R. (editors)
THE MARINER'S CATALOG, Volume 2
$10.00 AUD

National Fisherman & Int'l Marine. Camden, Maine. 1975. 2nd Printing of the 1974 original. 192 PP, profusely illustrated with photos, sketches, drawings, diagrams, etc... Pictorial soft cover. Former owner's stamp at top of title page. Faint foxing. Very good. 27 x 21. 0877420467

Small boats for work or pleasure. Information on tools, boatbuilding,... information sources, boat models..

12055
PUTZ, Goerge & SPECTRE, Peter H. (editors)
THE MARINER'S CATALOG, Volume 5
$10.00 AUD

National Fisherman & Int'l Marine. Camden, Maine. 1977. 1st Ed. 192 PP, profusely illustrated with photos, sketches, drawings, diagrams, etc... Pictorial soft cover. Former owner's stamp on title page. Faint foxing. Very good. 27 x 21. 0877420939

Boatbuilding, books about the sea, fishing, diving & underwater.

64582
PUTZ, Goerge & SPECTRE, Peter H. (editors)
THE MARINER'S CATALOG, Volume 5
$10.00 AUD

National Fisherman & Int'l Marine. Camden, Maine. 1977. 1st Ed. 192 PP, profusely illustrated with photos, sketches, drawings, diagrams, etc... Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27 x 21. 0877420939

Boatbuilding, books about the sea, fishing, diving & underwater.

53428
REVELL, & STEDTFELD, Bob
HOW TO BUILD BETTER AIRPLANE MODELS
$5.00 AUD

Revell Inc. Venice, Ca. 1973. 1st Ed. No. 5 in the Revell Modeling Handbook series. 32 PP with 49 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover with a few small rubs, o/wise near fine. 21.4 x 13.6.

72443
ROBERTS, John
THE BATTLECRUISER HOOD
$60.00 AUD

Conway Maritime Press. London. 1982. 1st Ed., in the "Anatomy of the Ship" Series. 127 PP with 11 tables, 24 b/w photos and up to 300 perspective and 3-view drawings. Title spread: H.M.S. Hood. Hard cover, dj. Errata slip pasted down on verso of title page. Neat stamp of previous owner on FFEP and another signature at top corner of title-page. Paper ageing a little around edges, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. Oblong: 25 x 26. 0851772501

64113
ROBERTSON, Scott
HISTORIC MODEL SHIPS FROM SCRATCH
$30.00 AUD

Nexus Special Interests Ltd. London. 1998. 1st soft cover ed. IX, 127 PP plus plus 4 pages for Notes. Illustrations throughout (b/w and a few colour photos), line drawings, sketches, etc... Pictorial card covers. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 1854861875

51935
SCHLEICHER, Robert
THE MODELER'S MANUAL: Trains, Planes, Ships, Military Vehicles, Cars, Rockets
$25.00 AUD

Childon Books. Radnor, Pe. c. 1985. 2nd reprint of the 1981 original. VIII, 184 PP with 187 figures (drawings, plans, photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28 x 21.8. 0801969972

52219
SEAWAYS
SEAWAYS' SHIPS IN SCALE - Volume XI, Numbers 1 to 6
$50.00 AUD

Seaways Publishing. San Jose, Ca. 2000. 6 issues Edited by Jim Raines. 480 PP with b/w illustrations (plans, sketches and photos). Inside covers with 36 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.5.

53416
SHIP MODELS
MODEL SHIP BUILDER - Vol V - No. 25. Vol. V, October/November 1983.
$5.00 AUD

Phoenix Publications. Menomonee Falls, Wi. 1983. Anniversary edition, Edited by Jeffrey A. PHILLIPS. 80 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (rubbed). Good. 27.6 x 21.5.

Revenue Cutter Rattlesnake, by Albert Lheureux... Drawing ships on stamps, by Norman N. Rubin... Simple method for a Plank-on-Frame Model Ship Hull, by Morris Utnick...

60942
SHIP MODELS
Model Shipways Line of Scale: SHIP MODEL KITS & FITTINGS - Winter 1967
$10.00 AUD

Model Shipways. Bogota, New Jersey. 1967. Issue No. 21, Winter 1967. 44 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings & sketches, 18 Flags and 25 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21.5 x 14.2.

61940
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément de Documentation Maritime au Neptunia / Fascicules 32 to 35, 1955
$20.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1955. No. 32 (1er Trimestre 1955) to No. 35 (4ème trimestre 1955). 4 issues for a total of 108 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches and photos). Pictorial soft cover. 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61941
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément de Documentation Maritime au Neptunia / Fascicules 40 to 43, 1957
$20.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1957. No. 40 (1er Trimestre 1957) to No. 43 (4ème trimestre 1957). 4 issues for a total of 112 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches and photos), plus 2 cilour plates in No. 43. Pictorial soft cover. 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61942
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément de Documentation Maritime au Neptunia / Fascicules 44 to 47, 1958
$20.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1958. No. 44 (1er Trimestre 1958) to No. 43 (4ème trimestre 1958). 4 issues for a total of 112 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches and photos), plus 2 colour plates in No. 44. Pictorial soft cover. 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61943
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément Trimestriel de Documentation Maritime au Neptunia / Fascicules 64 to 67, 1958
$20.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1963. . No. 64 (1er Trimestre 1963) to No. 67 (4ème trimestre 1963). 4 issues for a total of 136 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches and photos), plus 2 colour plates in No. 44. Pictorial soft cover. 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61944
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément Trimestriel de Documentation Maritime au Neptunia / 1962
$10.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1962. Fascicules 60 to 63, 1962. No. 60 (1er Trimestre 1962) to No. 63 (4ème trimestre 1962). 4 issues for a total of 116 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Nos 60 and 63 without the central part "Répertoire des Navires de Guerre Francais". 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61947
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément Trimestriel de Documentation Maritime au Neptunia / 1960
$10.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1960. Fascicules 52 to 55, 1960. No. 52 (1er Trimestre 1960) to No. 55 (4ème trimestre 1960). 4 issues for a total of 80 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Issues without the central part "Répertoire des Navires de Guerre Francais". 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

Pirogues Oceaniennes by R.P. Jean Neyret - 52: Australie & Tasmanie / Nouvelle Caledonie. No. 53: Nouvelle-Caledonie . No. 54 & No. 55: Nouvelles Hebrides.

61948
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément Trimestriel de Documentation Maritime au Neptunia / 1959
$10.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1959. Fascicules 48 to 51, 1959. No. 48 (1er Trimestre 1959) to No. 55 (4ème trimestre 1959). 4 issues for a total of 60 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches and photos), plus 3 folded plates (No. 50: 2 of line drawings of a 18th century Frigate and Battleship Jean Bart. No. 51: 1 with cutaways of a freighter and a tanker). Pictorial soft cover. Issues without the central part "Répertoire des Navires de Guerre Francais". 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61983
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément de Modélisme Naval au Neptunia / 1949
$10.00 AUD

Association des Amis du Musée de la Marine. Paris. 1949. Fascicules VIII & IX, 1949. No. VIII (1er Trimestre 1949) to No. IX (2ème trimestre 1949). 2 issues for a total of 52 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing and sketches). Soft cover. 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61987
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément de Modélisme Naval au Neptunia / 1950
$10.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1950. Fascicules 12 & 13, 1950. No. 12 (1er trimetre 1950) & No. 13 (2ème trimestre 1950). 56 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing and sketches). Pictorial soft cover. 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61989
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément de Modélisme Naval au Neptunia / 1952
$10.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1952. Fascicules 22 & 23, 1952. No. 22 (3ème trimetre 1952) & No. 23 (4ème trimestre 1952). 44 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches and photos). Pictorial soft cover. 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61990
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément de Modélisme Naval au Neptunia / 1954
$10.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1954. Fascicules 30 & 31, 1954. No. 30 (3ème trimetre 1954) & No. 31 (4ème trimestre 1954). 48 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches). Pictorial soft cover. 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61991
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément de Modélisme Naval au Neptunia / 1956
$10.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1956. Fascicules 38 & 39, 1956. No. 38 (3ème trimetre 1956) & No. 39 (4ème trimestre 1956). 56 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches). Pictorial soft cover. 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

61992
SHIP MODELS
TRITON - Supplément Trimestriel de Documentation Maritime au Neptunia / 1961
$10.00 AUD

Association des Amis des Musées de la Marine. Paris. 1961. Fascicules 56 to 59, 1961. No. 56 (1er Trimestre 1961) to No. 59 (4ème trimestre 1961). 4 issues for a total of 128 PP with b/w illustrations (drawing, sketches and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Issues 56 & 57 without the central part "Répertoire des Navires de Guerre Francais". 2 punch holes close to the spine (not affecting text). Ageing of paper. French text. Very good. 27 x 21.

47692
SKWIOT, Miroslaw
NIEMIECKA ARTYLERIA OKRETOWA / GERMAN NAVAL ARTILLERY - Vol. 1
$20.00 AUD

AJ - Press. Gdansk, Poland. 2004. 1st Ed. Volume 1 in the Gunpower series. Naval Monograph No. 17. 112 PP with 20 tables, 4 badges in colour, 7 sketches & plans, 125 b/w photos, and around 70 artworks in colour. Inside front cover (in colour): Admiral Hipper, in the Deutsche Werke shipyard. Inside back cover: 3 artworks (in colour). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Polish and English text . 29.3 x 20.5. 8372371490

19434
SPRATT, H. P.
MERCHANT STEAMERS AND MOTOR-SHIPS - Part II: Descriptive Catalogue
$15.00 AUD

HMSO. London. 1949. 1st Ed. 152 PP, plus 14 pages with 13 b/w plates. Fp: T.S. Queen Elizabeth. Pictorial soft cover (lightly soiled). Occasional foxing. Near fine. 23.4 x 15.5.

Detailed description of the vessels present in the Science Museum Collection: passenger vessels, cargo vessels, oil tankers, power yachts,...

20930
SPRATT, H.P.
MERCHANT STEAMERS AND MOTOR-SHIPS, Handbook of the Collections Illustrating ... PART II, Descriptive Catalogue
$5.00 AUD

HMSO. London. c. 1968. Revised edition of the 1949 original. 154 PP plus 14 pages with 13 b/w photos. Fp: T.S. Queen Elizabeth. Soft covers a little soiled around edges, o/wise near fine. 24.4 x 15.2. 901805017

Detailed description of the vessels present in the Science Museum Collection: passenger vessels, cargo vessels, oil tankers, power yachts,...

31350
TUCKER Arthur L. (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - Volume II, Number 2
$25.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1973. Winter 1973. 117-216 PP with b/w illust. Fp: Bow decoration of the "Minautor". Pictorial boards. Near fine. 22 x 19.

Contents include: The schooner Halifax, HMS Dreadnought, An English ketch rigged sloop, Part 4, A Pepysian model, HMS Atalanta, Part 4, ...

31349
TUCKER, Arthur L. (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - Volume II, Number 1
$25.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1973. Autumn 1973. 116 PP with b/w illust. Fp: Stern of the "Naseby". Pictorial hard cover. Near fine. 22 x 19.

Ships that served the steam day yacht Skeandhu, Hms Atalanta, Part 3 (conclusion), The corvette Kromantse, Paddle steamer Milton Queen: a working model paddle steamer, ...

32536
TUCKER, Arthur L. (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - Volume 1, Number 2
$25.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1972. Winter 1972. 100-190 PP with b/w illust. Fp: La Guerrière. Pictorial boards. Near fine. 22 x 19.

Contents include: Building a 17th Century Dockyard Model, Modelling the German battleship 'Bismarck', Paddle tug "Reliant", An Early 19th Century Naval Cutter, Labour Saving Devices in Sail, ...

32609
TUCKER, Arthur L. (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - Volume 1, Number 4
$25.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1973. Summer 1973. 292-384, (5 Index) PP with b/w illust. Fp: Exhibition of models at the Royal Naval Museum, Somerset House. Pictorial boards. Near fine. 22 x 19.

Contents include: Paddle Tug "Reliant", Part 3 (conclusion), HMS 'Atalanta', 1775, Part 2, The Introduction of Steam into the Royal Navy, Part 4, ....

46473
TUCKER, Arthur L. (editor)
MODEL SHIPWRIGHT - Vol.1, Number 3
$25.00 AUD

Conway. London. 1973. Spring 1973. 195-286 PP with b/w illustrations. Fp: Sovereign of the Seas. Pictorial boards. Near fine. 22 x 19.

HMS Victory, Paddle Tug 'Reliant', Part 2, Braces and brace winches, HMS Atalanta 1775, Making rigging blocks and dead eyes, ....

59120
UNDERHILL, Harold A.
MASTING AND RIGGING - The Clipper Ship & Ocean Carrier
$40.00 AUD

Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1958. Reprint of the 1946 original. X, (2), 304 PP with 22 tables, 181 figures and 50 b/w plates, plus 1 large folded b/w plate (No. 51). Fp: Ship "Mount Stewart". Cloth cover, title in blind on front cover and gilt on spine. Signature of previous owner on FFEP. A very good clean copy. 24.8 x 18.5.

With authentic plans, working drawings and details of the nineteenth and twentieth century sailing ship.

75700
UNDERHILL, Harold A.
MASTING AND RIGGING, The Clipper Ship & Ocean Carrier
$25.00 AUD

Brown, Son & Ferguson. Glasgow. 1949. Reprint of the 1946 original. X, (2), 300 PP with 178 figures, 22 tables & 51 plates, plus folding plate No. 51) at end pf book. Fp: Ship "Mount Stewart" by the author. Cloth cover, title in blind on front, gilt title on a sunned and frayed spine along the hinges. Light foxing. Stamps of the State Library of Tasmania on FFEP and title-page, otherwise a very good clean copy. 24.5 x 18.2.

With authentic plans, working drawings and details of the nineteenth and twentieth century sailing ship.

18371
VERCOE, A. Guy
ENGLISH WARSHIPS IN THE DAYS OF SAIL, A Brief Historical Guide for Model Makers
$10.00 AUD

Percival Marshall. London. 1933. 1st Ed. 72, (4 adverts) PP, plus 24 b/w plates. Hard cover with pictorial pasted down on front board. Spine & back cover faded and a little marked. Stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Occasional foxing, o/wise a very good copy. 22.8 x 15.8.

35615
WARRING, R. H.
RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL BOATS
$10.00 AUD

Argus Books. London. 1981. 1st Ed. 124 PP with 52 b/w photos and over 75 figures. Pictorial card cover. Covers rubbed and creased, name of previous owner inside front cover. Good. 21 x 14.7. 0852425694

72442
WATTON, Ross
THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER VICTORIOUS
$120.00 AUD

Conway. London. 2004. Reprint of the 1991 1st Ed. in "The Anatomy of the Ship" series. 160 PP with 27 b/w photos, 6 tables & over 350 perspective and 3-view drawings. Fp: "Victorious" as she appeared in January 1965. Hard cover, dj (in a protective mylar sleeve). Names of previous owners at top of FFEP, o/wise a fine copy. Scarce. Oblong: 24.5 x 25.8. 0851775802

69318
WHITE, E. W.
BRITISH FISHING-BOATS AND COASTAL CRAFT - Historical Survey and Catalogue of the Collection
$10.00 AUD

H.M.S.O. London. 1973. Reprint. 110 PP with 1 location map for British ports & waterways, plus 38 plates with b/w photos. Card cover. Near fine. 24.5 x 15.5.

Survey based on the Ship-Model collection of the Science Museum.

20933
WINTER, Heinrich
DIE KOLUMBUSSCHIFFE VON 1492
$5.00 AUD

Verlag Delius, Klasing & Co. Bielefeld. 1980. 1st Ed. 67 PP with 36 figures and 12 plates. Title page: model of a ship from Catalogna. Fp: Santa Maria. (This copy lacks the 6 folded plans called for on title page). Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Very good. German text. 24.5 x 17.5. 3768802256

The ship used by Columbus in 1492.

72544
WOOLEY, David & CLARKE, William
WARSHIPS and Warship Modelling
$60.00 AUD

Naval Institute Press. Annapolis. 2006. 1st US edition. Foreword by Robert F. Sumrall. 176 PP (5 last pages blank for notes) with over 300 b/w illustrations (30 drawings, line drawings, sketch plans, plans and photos), plus 16 pages with 29 colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine (mint condition). 31 x 23.5. 9781591149286

18393
WRIGLEY, Toby
MODEL SHIPS, Navies in Miniature
$10.00 AUD

Orbis. London. 1973. 1st Ed., in the Leisure Library. 64 PP with 11 b/w silhouettes of ships and 109 colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Discreet stamp on lower corner of front endpaper, o/wise near fine. 30.5 x 23. 0856131598

Brief history of the ship followed by pictorial illustrations of miniature navies, from the outrigger to the passenger ship.

37593
WRIGLEY, Toby
MODEL SHIPS - Navies in Miniature
$10.00 AUD

Crescent Books. New York. 1973. 1st Ed., in the Color Treasury Library. 64 PP with 11 b/w silhouettes of ships and 109 colour photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 30.5 x 23. 0517119056

Brief history of the ship followed by pictorial illustrations of miniature navies, from the outrigger to the passenger ship.