Non-Fiction

A practical textbook designed both for senior senior school and professional bankers examinations. 

A photographic history tracing the origins of Vosper Thorneycroft on the Thames at Chiswick in the 1860's to present day Portsmouth.

"The beauty and mystery of the ships and the magic of the sea." An illustrated history of  British sailing craft.

An economic and social history of the fishing industry and the communities it supported.

A history of the ocean going salvage tug the Foundation Franklin and her hundreds of rescue missions along the eastern coasts of Canada, including throughout WWII.

An illustrated history of the vast fleets of sailing trawlers that once fished the North Sea and English Channel, and the men who worked on them.

An illustrated history of the huge fleets of sailing drifters that once fished around the British Isles, and the men who worked them.

A comprehensive history of steamships in the Pacific Ocean and their particular challenges operating in remote locations far from the assistance of a dockyard.

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PUBLISHERBrown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd, Glasgow.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to boards. Endpapers have remains of tape...

Published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Bibby Line, a history charting the fortunes of the family run Liverpool shipping company.

Still published to this day, a fascinating bound collection of the monthly magazine devoted to the worldwide shipping industry from 1948.

A comprehensive history of the first successful steamship line established after the Civil War.

A history and commemoration of the Queen Mary of the Cunard Line. From her launch in 1934 to her final berth in California.

A comprehensive listing and description of of vessels and shipping companies operating from Australia and New Zealand.

A comprehensive history to celebrate the centenary of the Furness Withy Group shipping line, founded in Hartlepool in 1891.

A history of the first yacht Britannia, built in 1893 towards the end of the Victorian era; and the thrilling racing that took place against similar contemporary yachts, often off Cowes.

A comprehensive history of smaller British steam cargo vessels, known as "Tramps." 

A comprehensive two volume illustrated history of British tramp steamers.