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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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WEALTH FROM THE SEA
Written by Allan C. Crothall.
Stock no. 1825082
Published by Starr Line. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An astonishing history of top secret underwater operations - which combined big business with fantastic feats of seamanship and underwater engineering - this book reveals how more than 100,000 tons of non-ferrous metals (with a 1992 value exceeding £100,000,000) have been recovered from wrecks in depths of up to 1,000 feet of water. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 0952274701. Board corners lightly bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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YARROW AND COMPANY LIMITED: THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS
Written by Alastair Borthwick.
Stock no. 1825041
Published by Yarrow And Company. 1st 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the shipbuilding company 1865-1965. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. Spine & corners lightly rubbed. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is a little grubby and edge-worn.

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NARRATIVE OF THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND
Written by H.W. Fawcett; G.W.W. Hooper.
Stock no. 1825034
Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1st 1924. Good condition.

A collection of personal narratives largely based on notes made during the action, compiled by Lieutenants H.W. Fawcett and G.W.W. Hooper. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. 45 diagrams, some folding. A few minor marks to boards, edges of boards lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Endpapers browned and crinkled. Some hinges pulled. All diagrams present - diagram 22 bound in upside down. Some foxing to contents.

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THE BATTLESHIP
Written by Walter Wood. Illustrated by Frank H. Mason.
Stock no. 1825032
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1912. Good condition.

Being the Story of the Greatest Naval Weapon From the First Ship-of-the-Line to Present-Day Leviathans. Green pictorial boards, gilt titles. 8 tissue guarded colour plates plus numerous b/w engravings, plans and photographs. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly cocked. Board corners lightly rubbed. Front pictorial board is nice and bright. Joints cracked but binding tight. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.

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MARITIME ARKLOW
Written by F. Forde.
Stock no. 1324733
Published by The Glendale Press Ltd.. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 354 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0907606512. Spine and corners bumped. Top edge of textblock is a bit grubby. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

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