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THE WELSH DOCKERS
Written by Philip J. Leng.
Stock no. 631025
Published by G.W. & A. Hesketh.
1st
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Cardwrap edition. ISBN: 0905777085.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- HISTORY
- POLITICS
- TRADE UNIONS
- MARITIME
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MANUEL DES MARINS OU EXPLICATION DES TERMES DE MARINE TOME I & II
Written by Bourde.
Stock no. 818625
1773.
Almost very good condition.
Sailors Handbook, explanation of the nautical terms. Two volumes bound as one. Calf leather binding, raised bands to spine, brown title label with gilt title to top of spine, gilt decoration between bands of spine. Marbled endpapers. Text in French. Leather boards marked, edges worn exposing board. Front and rear hinge pulled. Some annotation to verso of half-title page and index page. Text block a little marked. Some scattered foxing and margin marks as to be expected in a book almost 250 years old. A very nice copy of a scarce antiquarian book. Text in French.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
TRANSPORT HISTORY VOL 2 No. 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 817245
Published by David & Charles.
1969.
Fine condition.
Orange pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. Contains: THE RAILWAY TOWNS OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND; THE WAGGONETTES OF KINGSTON UPON HULL; THE WOLVERTON AQUADUCT A CASE STUDY IN CANAL ENGINEERING; JAMES ACLAND AND THE HUMBER FERRY MONOPOLIES.
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THE YOUNG SEA OFFICER'S SHEET ANCHOR
Written by Darcy Lever.
Stock no. 815466
Published by M. Carey & Sons.
1st USA
1819.
Good condition.
Or, a Hey to the Leading of Riggins, and to Practical Seamanship. With an appendix containing several figures illustrative of novelties and improvements in rigging. The First Philadelphia, From the Second London Edition. 1st US Edition. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Re-bound with new endpapers. Title page worn and repaired professionally with Japanese paper. It is possible that some of the prelims may be missing i.e. pages i to vi (first numbered page is vii). Plates to face page 7 and 18/19 missing else all other plates present. Damp staining to contents especially towards the end. Contents still quite readable. A good working copy. Reduced from £400.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- NAVIGATION
- SAILING
- TALL SHIPS
A SHIPMAN'S TALE
Written by T.W.E. Roche.
Stock no. 809308
Published by Town & Country Press.
1st
1971.
Very good condition.
Reminiscenes of ships of Devon from the 1920s to the time of publication (1971). Green cardwraps. B/w photos. Covers a little scuffed and slightly creased. Contents fine.
SHIPS AND SHIPPING
Written by J. Penry-Jones.
Stock no. 809306
Published by Burke.
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Burke Book of Ships and Shipping. For anyone interested in ships. Pale grey boards, black title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned else contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with slight loss to lower edge of rear panel.
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
Written by George Morey.
Stock no. 809199
Published by Frederick Muller Limited.
1st
1966.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
True Books series. The author discusses the formation of the Channel, its political and economic history to the 1960s. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations.
A BRIDGE TO THE SEVEN SEAS
Written by Dick Schaap.
Stock no. 808394
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited.
1st
1973.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A hundred years of the Holland America Line. Large square format. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0850591279.
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- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- COMPANY HISTORY
NAVAL ACTIONS OF THE WAR OF 1812
Written by James Barnes.
Stock no. 807554
Published by Cornmarket.
1st
1969.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A facsimile of the 1896 edition. B/w illustrations. American naval actions. ISBN: 0719120195.
WRECK AND RESCUE ON THE COAST OF DEVON
Written by Grahame Farr.
Stock no. 807517
Published by D. Bradford Barton.
1st
1968.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The story of the South Devon Lifeboats. B/w photos. Name label to front endpaper. Wrapper price-cut and slightly stained to rear.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- MARITIME
- SHIPWRECKS
- LIFEBOATS
THE CROSS OF SACRIFICE VOLUME IV
Written by S.D. Jarvis; D.B. Jarvis.
Stock no. 599047
Published by Roberts.
1st
1996.
As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Non-commissioned officers, men and women of the United Kingdom, Commonwealth and Empire who died in the service of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Flying Corp and the Royal Air Force 1914-1921. Including the Commonwealth Navies and Air Forces. Large format. ISBN: 1873058411.
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NARRATIVES OF TWO EXCURSIONS TO THE PORTS OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
Written by Charles Dupin.
Stock no. 597613
Published by Richard Phillips.
Very good condition.
In 1816, 1817 and 1818; Together With a Description of the Breakwater at Plymouth and Also of the Caledonian Canal. Translated from the French of Charles Dupin, Captain in the Corps of Naval Engineers and Member of the Institute of France. And Illustrated by Notes, Critical and Explanatory by the Translator. Two colour illustrations. Folding b/w plan. In modern light grey paperboards with gilt title to spine "Dupin Narratives". Undated but presumably c1818.