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THE CONVICT SHIPS 1788-1868
Written by Charles Bateson.
Stock no. 1827627
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd.. 2nd 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. The strange and often macabre story of the ships which from 1788 to 1868 carried convicts from the British Isles to Australia. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w plates. xi and 421 pages including index. Slight fading to base of spine. Small knock to vertical edge of boards. Bookplate to front endpaper. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and marked, light wear to top of spine.

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BOATS OF THE WORLD: FROM THE STONE AGE TO MEDIEVAL TIMES
Written by Sean McGrail.
Stock no. 1327034
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st PB 2004. Very good condition.

A history of water transport as it has developed over millennia, from before 40,000 BC to the mid-second millennium AD. Cardwraps. 480 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0199271860. Covers edge rubbed. Large crease to front cover. Textblock is slightly grubby but contents are generally clean.

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SMALL BOAT IN SOUTHERN FRANCE
Written by Roger Pilkington. Illustrated by David Knight.
Stock no. 1827490
Published by MacMillan. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the ninth volume of the author's enterprising travels through the waterways of Europe. The author's boat Commodore surges swiftly down the Rhone towards the marshes of the Camargue and the Mediterranean. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Vertical edge of front board has tape from top to tail folded from front to front pastedown inside. Remains of a bookplate to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a minor nick to lower front edge of spine, a small glue stain to publisher name on spine else lovely. Musty odour present.

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PLEASURE STEAMERS
Written by Bernard Cox.
Stock no. 1827430
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715383337. Board corners lightly bumped, rear board scuffed. Contents clean.

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THAMES PLEASURE STEAMERS FROM 1945
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1827427
Published by Tempus Publishing Ltd. 1st 2001. Very good condition.

To a generation of Londoners, the trip aboard a paddle steamer to the seaside was a traditional and essential part of summer life. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752423517. Cover corners lightly worn, a few minor grubby marks to covers. Light finger marks to half-title page else contents clean.

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PADDLE STEAMERS (GLORY DAYS)
Written by David L. Williams.
Stock no. 1827410
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Glory Days Series. ISBN: 0711027722. 'This book was slightly damaged in transit and is now being sold at a bargain price' stamped in red to front endpaper. Cannot find any obvious damage! A very nice copy.

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PADDLE STEAMERS AT WAR 1939-1945
Written by Russell Plummer.
Stock no. 1827402
Published by GMS Enterprises. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Compiled and Edited by Russell Plummer. published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War Two, commemorates the part played in it by British paddle steamers and a tribute to the men who served aboard or were rescued by them. Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870384393. Covers lightly browned. Contents clean.

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MONSOON TRADERS: THE MARITIME WORLD OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
Written by H.V. Bowen; John McAleer; Robert J. Blyth.
Stock no. 1326799
Published by Scala Publishers. 1st 2011. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The maritime story of the East India Company is one of wealth, power and the pursuit of fortune but is also a story of conflict, conquest and piracy on the high seas. This book explores the Company's origins and its early encounters with Asia, as well as its rise to wealth and trading pre-eminence. Cream paper boards, silver title to spine. B/w pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 9781857596755. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a bit creased at edges.

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MARINE AIRCRAFT OF THE 1914-1918 WAR
Written by Heinz J. Nowarra; Bruce Robertson; Peter G. Cooksley.
Stock no. 1326653
Published by Harleyford Publications Limited. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth. Colour frontis. B/w photos. Fold-out line drawings of aircraft. Spine bumped. The wrapper has been covered and stuck down onto the books pastedowns using fablon, it is very slightly grubby.

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A HISTORY OF BRITISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Anrew Gladwell.
Stock no. 1326524
Published by Ian Allan Publishing. 1st 2014. Slightly better than very good condition.

A detailed history of one of Britain's most memorable maritime attractions. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9780711037427. Corners bumped. Contents fine.

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EDWARDIAN WORTHING
Written by Rob Blann.
Stock no. 1326522
Published by Rob Blann. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eventful era in a lifeboat town. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 194 pages. ISBN: 0951627716. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine and corners bumped, some small dents to cover edges. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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HEARTS OF STEEL
Written by Paul Wright. Illustrated by Paul Wright.
Stock no. 1326515
Published by Halstar. 1st 2009. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Warship Paintings of Paul Wright. Oblong format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781906690052. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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