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THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM
Written by Edgar Allan Poe; Marilynne Robinson. Illustrated by David Lupton.
Stock no. 1825970
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2015. Very good condition.

Introduced by Marilynne Robinson. The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym, including shipwreck, mutiny, and cannibalism, before he is saved by the crew of the Jane Guy. Small format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine, with blocked design to front. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is marked and scuffed.

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THE OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MARITIME HISTORY (4 VOLUMES)
Written by John B. Hattendorf; et al.
Stock no. 1825866
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth with black title labels to spine and front cover; gilt titles. Volume 1 covers Actium, Battle of, Ex Voto; Volume 2: Factory Ship, Navies: Japan; Volume 3: Navies: Portugal, Shipyards; Volume 4 Siebe, Augustus, Zheng He, Index. ISBN: 9780195130751. Minor scuffing to gilt title affecting 'A' of 'Maritime' to front of volume 1, minor scuffing of gilt titles to spines. A few minor grubby marks to text blocks. Contents are clean.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE COASTAL COMMAND LOSSES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR VOLUME 1: AIRCRAFT AND CREW LOSSES 1939-1941
Written by Ross McNeill.
Stock no. 1825732
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

A record of Coastal Command's losses on a day-by-day basis, listing the units, the crews, aircraft types and service serial numbers, the unit code letters, and the circumstances behind each loss, where known. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1857801288. Crease to front cover top corner. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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HITLER'S U-BOAT WAR: THE HUNTED 1942-1945
Written by Clay Blair.
Stock no. 1825704
Published by Cassell & Co.. 2001. Almost very good condition.

The concluding volume in the set, covering 1942 to 1945 when the fortunes of the German navy were completely reversed, and it suffered perhaps the most devastating defeat of any of the German forces. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. A fat volume, 909 pages including index. ISBN: 0304352616. Spine creased and cocked - obviously read. Text block browned and has a few foxspots. A few foxspots to prelims.

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WORLD WAR II DATA BOOK: THE KRIEGSMARINE 1935-1945
Written by David Porter.
Stock no. 1825675
Published by Amber Books. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The essential facts, figures and statistics offering a complete picture of the German navy during World War II. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour maps & charts. ISBN: 9781907446085. A lovely copy with no significant faults.

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MERLIN'S MAN
Written by Lansdale Humphreys.
Stock no. 1825559
Published by P.M. Heaton Publishing. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Love, War and Adventure in the Life of a Welsh Seafarer (Richard Humphreys). Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 187200606X. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn else a lovely copy.

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THE PEARL ROAD: TALES OF TREASURE SHIPS
Written by Christophe Loviny.
Stock no. 1825302
Published by Asiatype, Inc.; Christophe Loviny. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The incredible story of the discovery of the Pandanan wreck in the Philippines, a 15th century merchant vessel loaded with 5,000 pieces of remarkable preserved, priceless ceramics. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour maps to endpapers and colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9719171901. A few marks to dustwrapper and some light scuffing. Else a very nice copy.

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THE JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ON HIS VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY VOLUME III, PART ONE
Written by J.C. Beaglehole.
Stock no. 1825206
Published by Ashgate; The Hakluyt Society. Very good condition.

The voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780 (Part B). Reprint of the Hakluyt Society in partnership with Ashgate, a print on demand company. Page numbers run from 251 to 718. Blue glazed boards. No publication date. ISBN: 9781472453259. Top of spine bumped. Baords lightly scuffed. Text block slightly grubby else contents clean.

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BREAK BULK AND CARGO MANAGEMENT (LLOYD'S PRACTICAL SHIPPING GUIDES)
Written by Mark Rowbotham.
Stock no. 1825187
Published by Informa Law From Routledge. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book covers the subjects of break bulk cargo, general cargo and project cargo, and how these cargoes are shipped. Written for legal practitioners, shipping managers, managers of project cargo, oil and gas companies, shipping professionals, charterers, shipbrokers, shippers and anybody else involved in ad hoc vessel chartering for the carriage of break bulk, general and project cargoes. Blue pictorial glazed boards. xii and 202 numbered pages including index. ISBN: 9781032188041. Boards very lightly scuffed. Contents fine.

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THE SITMAR LINERS PAST AND PRESENT
Written by Peter Plowman.
Stock no. 1825182
Published by Rosenberg. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Sitmar Liners written primarily from an Australian perspective, but also covers the general development of the company and its operations throughout the world. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. ISBN: 1877058254. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Minor grubby mark to half-title page (cannot be picked up by camera in photos). Else contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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THE SUPERYACHTS VOLUME TEN 19997
Written by Roger Lean-Vercoe.
Stock no. 1825162
Published by Edisea Limited. 1997. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Boat International Publication. Edited by Leon-Vercoe. The standard work of reference on the flourishing international industry that is designing and building these magnificent craft. Published annually. This is the Tenth volume. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed title to front. Colour photos. ISBN: 1898524602. Lower board corners lightly bumped. Top corner of front endpaper creased. A few damp spots but contents generally clean. Picotrial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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SHIPBOARD LITERARY CULTURES: READING, WRITING AND PERFORMING AT SEA
Written by Susann Liebich; Laurence Publicover.
Stock no. 1825148
Published by Palgrave Macmillan. 1st 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

Maritime Literature and Culture series. The essays collected within this volume ask how literary practices are shaped by the experience of being at sea. Edited by Liebich and Publicover. Matt blue pictorial boards. ISBN: 9783030853389. Lower corners of boards bumped. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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