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Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1975. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked orange cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Sunned dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. Unpaginated. pp. An historical photographic account of the British canal system which records the construction, operation and maintenance of the canals including their cargos and the people who worked them.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 9.75 x 7.75 inches.

Horncastle, Lincolnshire: Mortons Media Group Ltd, 2006. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 130pp. Beginning with a lengthy article on his father Marc, this study of Isambard Kingdom Brunel (who was cast in the same mould), gives a very well illustrated account of his life, his achievements - rail, ship, engineering, tunnels, bridges and more.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 11.75 x 8.25 inches.

London: Pitkin Pictorials, 1974. No marks or inscriptions. Very minor creasing to covers adjacent to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 24pp. Illustrated guide to the Royal Naval Museum and in particular the Nelson Collection and the Victory Collection. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 7 x 9 inches.

New Mills, Derbyshire: New Mills Local History Society, 1988. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked slightly sunned boards and no bumping to corners. 66pp. History of canals and in particular of the peak Forest Canal which links Ashton under Lyne with Dove Holes in the Peak District. Very scarce. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8.25 x 5.75 inches.

USA: Da Capo Press, 1989. Initials to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 303pp. A detailed account of the naval battles of the American Civil War, which, although there has been less coverage of them than of the land battles, were crucial factors in the outcome of the war.. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8.25 x 5.25 inches.

New York: Sheridan House, 1998. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 169pp. The author's account of his giving up his successful career inhis late fifties and sailing away on his boat Unlikely to a life that set him free beyond his wildest expectations. He tells the tale through humorous anecdotes and illustration, insighful observations and practical information - his unique sailing philosophy.. Soft Cover. Very Good (+). 9 x 6 inches.

Windermere: A. S. Clay, 1967. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright blue cloth boards, tiny mark to front, sunning to spine and no bumping to corners. Fold-out map of her travels in excellent condition at the rear. 71pp. An account of a woman traveller who in 1799 sailed from Portsmouth to Calcutta in the armed East Indiaman Charlton. The journals which were sent to her in India by her sister in Edinburgh have survived and they are reproduced here. They give an excellent account of life in the city at that time.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8.5 x 6 inches.

Hong Kong: Edinburgh Financial Publishing (Asia) Limited, 1997. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight rubbing to edges and minor traces of storage. 173pp. The history of the Royal Navy in Hong Kong over 156 years with full description and a photographic record of events in the territory and its surrounding seas through those years. Includes an appendix with details of the ships which have served in and around Hong Kong over 150 years plus a list of senior naval officers.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 9 x 12.5 Inches.

London: Conway Maritime Press, 1992. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with surface rubbing and minor creasing to upper edge. 208pp. Detailed study of modern merchant ships including cargo liners, refrigerated ships, container ships, oil tankers, chemical carriers, gas carriers, passenger ships, fishing vessels, modern tramp ships, bulk carriers, support vessels and more. Well illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 12 x 10 inches.

Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1972. Name/date to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. Slight creasing down spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and minor bumping to spine ends and two corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with rubbing to top of sunned spine. 427pp. An in-depth study of shipping, one of the most important and fast-growing industries of early modern England - in the 17th and 18th centuries. Second impression. Scarce in the UK.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8.75 x 5.75 inches.

London: BCA/Longman, 1972. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked blue cloth boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with minor traces of storage. 345pp. A well researched account of possibly the greatest engineer of the 19th century. It includes the conflict between Brunel and John Scott Russell over the Great Eastern which venture was directly responsible for Brunel's financial ruin and his early death at age of fifty-two.. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Very Good (+). 9 x 6 inches.

Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1972. Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor bump to spine foot and minor bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 254pp. An in-depth study of the history of Britain's canals, this issue concentrating on Yorkshire.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.75 x 5.75 inches.

London: Country Life Ltd, 1934. Inscription on front end paper. Clean very tight pages with unmarked boards, sunned upper and lower board edges, tanning to pages, a little foxing and no bumping to corners. Coloured frontispiece torn with tissue-guard re-attached to outer edge. All black & white illustrations present. Dust jacket not price clipped with small pieces missing from upper edge. Jacket now protected in fully-removable transparent sleeve. 187pp. About twenty individual reminiscences, experiences and yarns recounted in the frank and friendly mood appropriate to 'the watch below', all with the same inspiration of the love of ships and the spell of the sea. With sixteen full-page drawings and coloured frontispiece by well-known artist Donald Maxwell.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Donald Maxwell. 8.75 x 5.75 inches.

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1960. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly sunned spine, tanned page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with nicks to corners and sunning to spine. Jacket protected in fully-removable transparent sleeve. 599pp. A bilingual textbook in English and Chinese for local seamen in order to promote a high standard of skill, efficiency and confidence in the handling of mechanical craft based around Hong Kong. It covers, Rules of the Road, Ship Handling, Chart Navigation, Local Knowledge and Weather.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Very Good (+). 8.75 x 6 inches.

London: Temple Press, 1963. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small tears/chips to edges and rubbing to rear. 117pp. A practical guide for outboard motors of all kinds.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good (-). 7.5 x 5 inches.

Liverpool: Liverpool Nautical Research Society, 2007. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 75pp. Ten articles on Liverpool and its maritime heritage. Scarce.. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8.25 x 5.75 inches.

London: Folio Society, 1994. Book appears unread but neat owner label states 'read July 2002'. Book otherwise in fine condition. Slipcase in excellent condition. 268pp. The story of William Dampier, pirate, buccaneer, circumnavigator and the most remarkable seaman that England produced in the century and a half between Francis Drake and Captain Cook.. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 10.25 x 6.5 inches.

London: National Maritime Museum, 2006. Appears unread. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 256pp. An in-depth study of frigates in the Second World War, why the River-class became necessary, the key people involved in its design and the pressures and time constraints under which the plans were developed. With much personal insight into wartime ship construction from the author, who highlights the Hedgehog, depth charges and minesweeping gear and Asdic.. Soft Cover with Self-Wraps. Fine. 9 x 6.25 inches.

London: Folio Society, 2000. Book and slipcase in as new unread condition. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 254pp. Originally published in 1796, this account by the author tells of his sea service as a young man in the 1750s and 60s, during or just after the Seven Years War. His reason for telling his story was to earn some money to support himself, now disabled after his years at sea.. Hard Cover. As New. 9 x 6 inches.

Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press, 2009. No marks or inscriptions. Very slight creasing around rear fore-edge, none to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 118pp. An account of the Golden Era of British shipping when Britain still ruled the waves and passenger liners were criss-crossing the world. Covers such names as Windsor Castle, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Southern Cross, Oriana and Arcadia.. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 9 x 9.75 inches.