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Rescue By Sail & Oar Kipling, Ray 64 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; coloured card covers; mint copy; Tops Books; 1982 (A history of lifeboats of the U K before the days of engine power. Interesting old photographs.) GeM05133 $15.00

Salt-Water Palaces Drummond, Maldwin S 140 pages; black and white photographs; fine copy, near mint; Debrett; 1979. (The luxury of the private yacht particularly from the 1850s to 1910s is detailed with lovely photos and informative text.  A different era.) GeM31172 $30.00

Sea Breezes Magazines (We have a good selection of magazines from 1963 to 2010. All magazines are in fine condition and contain articles of then current and historical matters relating to the world shipping scene. Ask about individual copies.) GeM34242 Each $1.00

Sea Breezes anon bound copy of Volume 17 - issues 161 to 170 - April 1933 to January 1934 320 pages; black and white photographs; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; PSNC; (Good reading about maritime matters, particularly sail.) GeM35217 $30.00

Sea Sailing Simplified Russell, Captain P J 84 pages; black and white drawings; hard covers; worn but complete; Robert Ross; no publication date given. (A simple system of learning and using international code flags, Morse lamp and semaphore.) GeM09218 $8.00

Seamanship Time Life 176 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Time Life Books; 1976; 2nd printing, revised. (Covers all aspects of seamanship in small sail and motor boats.) GeM17206 $10.00

Ships – Life Science Library Lewis, Edward V and Others 200 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; drawings; hard covers; fine copy, near mint; Time Life; 1966. (A good account of all aspects of shipping.) GeM33210 $8.00

Ships And How They Sailed The Seven Seas Van Loon, Hendrick Willem 304 pages; drawings; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Harrap; 1935. (A maritime history from 5000BC to 1935 full of facts and irony telling what ‘life at sea’ really meant.) GeM25163 $15.00

Shipping Wonders Of The World Winchester, Clarence (Ed) In 2 volumes total – 1764 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; maps; coloured frontispiece; hard covers; average copy, some wear; Waverley Book; no publication date given, 1930s? (A complete work on all aspects of shipping throughout the world. Originally produced as weekly parts the volumes are the deluxe bound edition. Contains over 2000 illustrations.) GeM30178 The Lot $180.00

Ships Benson, Brian 48 pages; black and white and coloured drawings; plans; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Macdonald; 1971. (An account of the development of ships throughout the world from Egyptian times to 1970’s) GeM11158 $8.00

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Ships Monthly Magazines (We have a good selection of magazines from 1963 to 2010. All magazines are in fine condition and contain articles of then current and historical matters relating to the world shipping scene. Ask about individual copies.) GeM34243 Each $1.00

Ships and the Sea Haws, Duncan 240 pages; maps; coloured and black and white drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Hart Davies, MacGibbon; 1976. (A history of ships with excellent line drawings.  An ideal modelling book.) GeM17199 $15.00

The Art Of Nautical Illustration Leek, Michael E 192 pages; coloured and black and white paintings; card covers; mint copy; Eagle Editions; 2002. (A celebration of the work of marine artists from the 17th century to the 1960s. Brings the romance and drama of the sea to life.) GeM34260 $35.00

The Book Of The Sea De Selmcourt, Audrey (Ed) 376 pages; coloured drawings; original dust jacket; name or signature; fine copy, near mint; Eyre & Spottiswoode; 1961. (A history of the sea and shipping.) GeM20158 $12.00

The British Seafarer Mason, Michael; Greenhill, Basil and Graig, Robin 156 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Hutchinson / BBC / National Maritime Press; 1980. (Reminiscences of British seaman over a 300 year period. A lively account of life at sea and on shore.) GeM34262 $30.00

The Cradle Of The Deep Treves, Sir Frederick 380 pages; black and white photographs; map; name or signature; hard covers; average copy, some wear; John Murray; 1934; reprinted. (An account of a voyage to the West Indies of England in the 1830s.) GeM33213 $18.00

The Efficient Deck Hand Wright, C H 264 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; plans; card covers; average copy, some wear; James Laver; 1973. (A guide to Department of Trade and Industry’s examinations for efficient deck hand and able seamen – cover compasses, anchors, ropes and rope work, tackles, derrick, winches, hatches, hold, tanks and maintenance.) GeM11166 $22.00

The Golden Age Of Ocean Liners Server, Lee 80 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and paintings; mint copy; Todri; 1966. (An account of the glamour of travel on an ocean liner – well illustrated.) GeM33212 $10.00

The Great Antarctic Rescue Worsley, F A 190 pages; black and white photographs and map; paperback; Sphere Books; 1979; 2nd edition. (Shackleton’s boat journey – the 1914 expedition to Antarctica which ended in tragedy for the ship ‘Endurance’ when it became stuck in the ice. The author was captain of ‘Endurance’.) GeM09224 $10.00

The Hamlyn History Of Ships Ireland Bernard 192 pages; coloured and black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; Chancellor; 2000. (A well illustrated history of shipping up to the 1990s. An informative publication.) GeM34259 $12.00

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The Home Of The Blizzard Mawson, Sir Douglas 348 pages; maps; plans; torn original dust jacket otherwise average copy, some wear; Hodder & Stoughton; 1938. (Details of the author’s Antarctic explorations in 1911-1914 with the ship S. Y. Auuora.) GeM19257 $12.00

The Journal Of Commerce Annual Review – 1968 - Year of Revolution at Sea Hughes, T E (Ed) 376 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; adverts; card covers; worn but complete; Journal of Commerce and Shipping; 1968. (A series of articles on shipping, shipbuilding, ports and ship sales in 1968. A great source of information.) GeM23248 $15.00

The Longest Day June 6, 1944 Ryan, Cornelius 272 pages; black and white photographs; maps; hard covers; mint copy; Heron; 1987. (The story of the allied forces invasion of France that lead to the demise of Nazi Germany.) GeM31178 $18.00

The Luxury Yacht From Steam To Diesel Crabtree, Reginald 208 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; from an institutional library but fine copy, near mint; David and Charles; 1973. (Traces the varied and interesting developments of the luxury power yacht from the glamour of the Victorian and Edwardian era to the diesel yachts up to the 1970s – big toys for rich boys.) GeM34258 $15.00

The Luxury Yacht From Steam To Diesel Crabtree, Reginald 208 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; David and Charles; 1973. (Traces the varied and interesting developments of the luxury power yacht from the glamour of the Victorian and Edwardian era to the diesel yachts up to the 1970s - big toys for rich boys.) GeM35219 $32.00

The Lynmouth Lifeboat Loveless, John 30 pages; black and white photographs; card covers; mint copy; Lyndale Photographic; 1994. (A history of the lifeboat service in Lyndale in Southern England which operated from 1869 to 1944.) GeM23251 $10.00

The Marine Paintings Of Carl G. Evers Ballantine, Ian (Intro) 88 pages; pages not numbered; coloured drawings; card covers; mint copy; Peacock Press / Bantam Books; 1975. (A collection of 44 paintings relating to the American maritime scene covering sailing vessels, merchant marine and naval vessels.) GeM20152 $20.00

The Marine Paintings Of Chris Maynar Larkin, David 96 pages; coloured paintings; card covers; paint marked front cover otherwise average copy, some wear; Pa Books; 1976. (40 paintings of ships at sea, mainly fighting ships.  A delightful collection with the brief description of each painting.) GeM14136 $20.00

The Marine Paintings Of Chris Maynar Larkin, David 96 pages; coloured paintings; card covers; fine copy, near mint; Peacock Books; 1976. (40 paintings of ships at sea, mainly fighting ships.  A delightful collection with the brief description of each painting.) GeM35220 $20.00

The Merchant Service Today Howe, Leslie 160 pages; black and white photographs; folded map; torn original dust jacket otherwise average copy, some wear; Oxford; 1941 (Covers types and tonnages, propulsion, routes and cargos, navigation, loading, chartering, organisation, bunkering, insurance, building new tonnage and merchant service at war. A good general account.) GeM05132 $15.00

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The Modern World Book of Ships Blackman, Raymond 160 pages; black and white photographs; coloured drawings; hard cover; damaged spine otherwise average copy, some wear; Sampson Low, Marston & Co; no publication date given; early 1950’s. (A good general account of maritime operations in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Interesting photographs.) GeM16206 $10.00

The Narrow Seas Hargreaves, Reginald 518 pages; folded map; hard cover; average copy, some wear; Sidgwick & Jackson; 1959 (The English Channel - ‘the sea that is the wall of England’. A history of maritime activity in the Channel from earliest days to the 1940s.) GeM05131 $28.00

The Observer’s Book Of Ships Dodman, Frank E 192 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; black and white and coloured drawings; no original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Warne; 1958. (A complete pocket guide – describes all types of craft and design, ensigns, flags, signals, shipping companies and details of shipping colour schemes.) GeM30175 $12.00

The Observer’s Book Of Ships Dodman, Frank E 192 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; black and white and coloured drawings; torn original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Warne; 1960; 12th edition. (A complete pocket guide – describes all types of craft and design, ensigns, flags, signals, shipping companies and details of shipping colour schemes.) GeM31171 $12.00

The Observer’s Book Of Ships Dodman, Frank E 192 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; lists; fine copy, near mint; Frederick Warne; 1970; revised edition. (A complete pocket guide – describes all types of current craft and designs, ensigns, flags for merchant ships, fishing vessels, warships and sailing ships.) GeM13118 $18.00

The Oberver’s Book Of Ships Dodman, Frank E 192 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; black and white and coloured drawings; torn original dust jacket; fine copy, near mint; Warne; 1970; revised edition. (A complete pocket guide – describes all types of craft and design, ensigns, flags, signals, shipping companies and details of shipping colour schemes.) GeM33208 $12.00

The Observer’s Book Of Ships Dodman, Frank E 192 pages; black and white photographs; drawings; original dust jacket; lists; fine copy, near mint; Frederick Warne; 1975; revised and reprinted. (Plenty of information about merchandising, sailing, fishing and fighting vessels, flags and types of ships.) GeM13119 $15.00

The Silent World Cousteau, Captain J U 148 pages; black and white and coloured photographs; original dust jacket; (faded & torn); average copy, some wear; Hamish Hamilton; 1953; 2nd impression. (A story of undersea discovery and adventure that made Cousteau famous.) GeM09208 $15.00

The Voyage Of The Lucky Dragon Lapp, Ralph E 192 pages; black and white photographs; map; drawings; original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Muller; 1958. (The story of the Japanese fishing boat ‘Fukuryu Maru’ (Lucky Dragon) that was caught in the fall-out from the hydrogen bomb that was exploded on Bikini Atoll in March 1954. The outcome of the voyage had major consequences.) GeM33209 $12.00

The Weidenfeld Atlas Of Maritime History Natkiel, Richard and Preston, Antony 256 pages; black and white photographs and drawings; maps; original dust jacket; mint copy; Weidenfeld and Nicholson; 1986. (A history of commercial shipping and fighting ships from the ancient world to the 1980’s.) GeM11165 $20.00

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The Wonder Book Of Ships anon 224 pages; black and white photographs; coloured drawings; hard cover; fine copy, near mint; Ward Lock; 20th edition; no publication date given, early 1950s. (A good general account of shipping and maritime operations up to the mid 1950s. Interesting photographs.) GeM28191 $10.00

Tracks In The Sea Hearn, Chester G 278 pages; black and white photographs; map; drawings; original dust jacket; mint copy; McGraw-Hill; 2002. (Sub-titled ‘Matthew Fontaine Maury and the Mapping of the Oceans’, the story of American Matthew Maury who from 1842 to 1861 mapped ocean currents and wind systems throughout the world.) GeM22223 $38.00

Trans Anon 114 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; maps; drawings; hard covers; mint copy; Transpress; 1989. (A series of articles about ships, shipping and shipbuilding in Germany. German text.) GeM16201 $15.00

Voyages That Changed The World Aughton, Peter 208 pages; black and white photographs; maps; card covers; mint copy; Quereus; 2007. (27 chapters covering most of the world’s greatest voyages of discovery from early Phoenician seafarers to explorers of the ocean’s depths.) GeM32210 $25.00

World Work And Harbour Craft 1995 Baird, Neil (Ed) 60 pages; coloured photographs; drawings; plans; card covers; mint copy; Baird Publishing; 1995. (A review of pilot launches, oil spill recovery vessels and other support vessels delivered during 1995.) GeM16205 $15.00

Yachts And Their Recognition Coles, Adlard and Phillips-Brit, Douglas 128 pages; coloured and black and white photographs; drawings; adverts; no original dust jacket; average copy, some wear; Adlard Coles Ltd; 1953. (Describes the various types of yacht design in vogue in the 1950’s.) GeM16207 $15.00

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