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Angus & Robertson, London. 1977. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover (16.5 x 24 cm), 214 pages. ISBN: 0207957584. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Blue boards with silver lettering along spine. Lightly bumped/rubbed. The dj is bumped, rubbed and chipped. Some small closed tears on rear. Soiled/spotting on rear cover, top corner. Light creasing along edges. Weight: 620g.

Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., Hutchinson Group (Australia) Pty. Ltd. First Edition 1980. Hardcover (19 x 25 cm), 192 pages, colour and b&w photographs and illustrations, with index. ISBN: 051702084X. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Blue boards with silver lettering along spine. Lightly bumped, soiled/faded at edges. Rolled/creased at head & foot of spine. Endpapers and pages are tanning, foxing. Tape residue on rear free endpaper. The dj is rolled/creased along edges with some light chipping noted. Tanning, foxing. The dj is now protected in an archival book cover (removable).

Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1961. ISBN: 0870210777. Hardcover (7.5 x 9.75 inches (19 x 25 cm)), 283 pages. Reprint - Eighth Impression 1981. The book is in Very Good condition. Green cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Lightly bumped/rubbed. Pages browning/foxing. Soiling (spots) on page fore edge. The dust jacket (dj) is in Good+ condition. It is bumped, rubbed and chipped. Small tears with chips (pieces) missing at head and foot of spine (corners) and at the upper corner of the front flap. There is noticeable creasing along edges, with rubbing and soiling noted along the crease of the rear flap fold. Some soiling, specifically a series of small specks on the front cover in the area of the title block. The dj is not clipped, although there is no price indicated. The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. Nelson's history has been written from every possible angle, but this is not so with his ships. In this book, Dr. Longridge was able… Leer más

Horwitz Publications, Hong Kong, 1977. Hardcover (16 x 25 cm), 272 pages. ISBN: 0725503858. The book is in Good condition. Slanted/cracked spine, cocked. Bumped and rubbed. Soiled/foxing, predominately along page edges. The dust jacket (dj) is in Fair condition. Tattered and torn. Faded. Chipped, torn, creased and soiled. This book attempts to bring the language of the sea into the vocabulary of everyone who enjoys boats and boating. More than 1,000 illustrations. The dj is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. Weight (before packaging): 680g.

1991 edition published by Amphion Press, Brisbane. Re-issued and Annotated by M.D. Cobcroft. âThis Edition Limited to 300 Copiesâ. Whaling Primitives Series Number Two. Hardcover (16 x 22 cm), iv, 164 pages. ISBN: 0867763043. Pictorial boards (no dust jacket, as issued). Very Good condition. First published circa 1860. Bumped, lightly rubbed. Rolled, creased at head & foot of spine. Three divots noted on front board at bottom edge/left corner. Pages tanning at edges. Faint pencil markings on front free page.

Horwitz Publications, Hong Kong, 1979. Hardcover (16 x 25 cm), 218 pages. ISBN: 0725505729. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Good condition. Full-bound red boards with white lettering on cover and along spine. Boards are bumped, rubbed. Rolled/creased at head & foot of spine and corners. Pages tanning/foxing. Worn to underlying boards (holes) at head of spine and along top edge. Rolled, creased. Slanted spine. Pages tanning/foxing. Previous owner's name written across top of front free page. The dj is bumped/scuffed, creased, chipped with and torn. Soiled, foxing. "The Cruising Boat' is aimed at improving a yachtsman's eye for design and his ability to assess and survey a boat from every angle regardless of type or the material from which it is built. And because is shows how a boat is put together, it would be of interest to anyone building their own. Just about everyone buys at least one boat during his lifetime. This book will better fit him for his search for a suitable… Leer más

Angus & Robertson, London - Sydney - Melbourne - Wellington. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (14 x 20 cm), 224 pages. The book is in Good condition. Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine. Bumped. Rolled at head/foot of spine. Pages/pastedowns tanning/foxing. Soiled on page edges. Bookstore sticker affixed to bottom edge of front pastedown. There is an inscription [in ink, dated 1957] on the top inside edge of the front endpaper. The dj is in Poor condition. Chipped, rubbed, tattered and torn. Some soiling. Pieces missing, most notably a large piece (approx 2x4 cm) missing from foot of spine. The front flap is clipped along bottom corner. The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. John Whelan joined the Royal Navy at the age of sixteen. In this biographical account he describes his early days in the Royal Navy, during the Spanish Civil War, during World War II, and until he retired from the Navy. Additional photographs, and/or answers to your… Leer más

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. First Edition, 2000. Hardcover (16 x 23.5cm), 244 pages. ISBN: 0471377902. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good+ condition. Lightly bumped. Tight binding, clean textblock. The dj is rubbed/scuffed. Some creasing noted primarily along edges. Two of the most advanced ships of the time. 129 handpicked men. A commander who had survived three previous Arctic trips. Lost without a trace. What happened. For a century and a half, the question of what happened to the Franklin Expedition - the worst disaster in the history of polar exploration - has remained a puzzle. Now, based on original research in British Admiralty records, the author re-creates the full story of the ill-fated expedition and reveals a frightening new explanation for one of the most enduring mysteries in the annals of exploration. Weight: 520g.

K.G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Sydney :: Melbourne. First published 1963. This is a Reprint Edition published June, 1973. ISBN: 855661453. The book is in Good condition. Full bound blue boards with gold lettering on cover and along spine. Bumped, rolled/creased at head & foot of spine and corners. Divot, bottom edge, front board. Pastedowns/pages are tanning/foxing. The dj is in Fair condition. Bumped, chipped, creased with some closed tears. Soiled, stained. Holes along flap folds. The dj is not price clipped. The dj is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. "This manual of navigation differs from others in two important ways: Firstly, it deals with the subject from the point of view of the small boat navigator. The extensive theory of navigation in ocean going ships is simplified to the practical needs of yachts or cruisers under the difficult conditions usually experienced in these craft. Secondly, it deals with navigation as applied to the… Leer más

Webb & Bower (Publishers) Limited, Exeter, Devon, 1980. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover (20 x 29 cm), not paginated., Colour sketches. ISBN: 0906671108. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound blue boards. Lightly bumped. Rolled, creased at head & foot of spine. Pages tanning. Personal inscription ('From Irvine & Elaine') at top of copyright page. The dj is rolled, creased along edges, chipped, with some small closed tears. The dj is now protected in an archival book cover (removable). "'The Royal Tour' is a facsimile of Petty Officer Harry Price's handwritten and illustrated account of the cruise of HMS Ophir in 1901, when the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary) toured almost the whole of the British Empire with the exception of India. They travelled via Gibraltar and Malta down the Red Sea to Colombo and Singapore, going on to Australia and New Zealand, across the Indian Ocean to South Africa via Mauritius and finally to Canada via St… Leer más

United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Md. 1940. Hardcover, (approx 9 x 12 inches (23 x 30 cm)), 280 pages. This is a REPRINT - November 1957. The book is in Good+ condition. Blue cloth boards with gold gilt decorative front board, and gold lettering/decorations along the spine. The boards are bumped/rubbed, most notably at the head & foot of the spine and the corners. Slight warp. Lightly frayed at bottom corner hinge of spine. Board edges lightly faded. The pages/pastedowns are browning/foxing. Previous owner's name & date stamped at bottom of front pastedown. The dust jacket (dj) is in Good condition. Browning/foxing. Bumped, rubbed, chipped. There are several small closed tears and chips (with small pieces missing). Some creases/wrinkles near edges. The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover. Richly illustrated with sketches (silhouettes) of all types of craft throughout the world, along with full definitions and descriptions of each. This… Leer más

Hodder & Stoughton, London, Sydney, Auckland, Toronto. Assumed First Edition. Copyright 1974 with no other date indicated. Hardcover (15 x 22 cm), 222 pages. ISBN: 034018518X. Full-bound red cloth boards with gold lettering along spine. Boat (contestants) diagrams on front and rear pastedowns/endpapers. Colour and black & white illustrations. Bumped. Rolled at head & foot of spine and corners. Some soiling/fading noted along board edges. Cracked, slanted spine. Tight binding, clean textblock. The dj is bumped, scuffed. Rolled, chipped at edges. The dj is tanning/yellowing. Some soiling noted along edges. Spine appears slightly faded. The dj is not price-clipped. Shows original price of £3.50 net in UK. The dj is about .5cm shorter than the boards it covers. "This is a book about one boat's part in an exciting ocean race, about the exhilaration of creaming along in the trade winds, the suspense of broaching in the Southern Ocean, the pride of… Leer más

Nautical Publishing Company Ltd., 1980. ISBN: 0245531882. Hardcover (approx 7.75 x 8.25 inches (20 x 21 cm)), 136 pages. The book is in Very Good condition. Blue/white (denim look) boards with silver letter along the spine. Lightly bumped/rubbed. Pages slightly browning/foxing. Slight slant to spine. The dust jacket (dj) is in Good condition. Bumped, chipped and rubbed. Two small tears (approx 1/2 inch) along folds. There is a sticker (Boating Book of the Year 1980 Award Winner) affixed to the front of the dj. The dj is price-clipped. Inscription (initials) on top corner of front flap. The dust jacket is protected in an archival (removable) book jacket cover.