Sailing & Marine

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PUBLISHERRichard Tilling, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally a little worn at edges, corners bumped. Spine faded. Hinges a little weak but binding...

PUBLISHERLloyd's Register of Shipping, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general shelf wear and a few marks to boards. Bindings secure. Printed pages remain clear with few noticeable marks. Small previous owner's address stickers. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1969.
DESCRIPTIONA comprehensive dictionary with...

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

PUBLISHERAbbey Gate House, Mass. USA.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a little general shelf wear to edges, and some marking / discolouration.
DUST JACKETCreasing and some tearing at edges. Scuff marks and some discolouration. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITION1992.
DESCRIPTIONThe Life and...

A history of submarine warfare during WWI, in a French edition.

PUBLISHERSampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear and slight fading to edges of boards. Some browning to outer leaves and page edges, but text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETWorn at edges, with some tearing...

PUBLISHERThe Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, Toronto.
BINDINGDark green cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear around edges, with some scuffing and bumping to corners and ends of spine. Text and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETIn very poor condition, separated in to...

PUBLISHERThe New London County Historical Society, Connecticut.
BINDINGQuarter bound contrasting green cloth boards. Gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn especially at edges. General discolouration. Some browning mainly to outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1929. One...

A lavishly illustrated and detailed history published to mark the 500 year anniversary of Trinity House.

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

A history of the role of mercantile shipping during WWI.

A history, based on the unique experiences of individual seamen, of the role of the Merchants' Service during WWI.

PUBLISHERN. Israel, Amsterdam; and Da Capo Press, New York.
BINDINGWhite boards with blue title patches and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight shelf wear to very edges of boards. A little discolouration to white boards. Printed pages are clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out map intact and undamaged. Separate...

PUBLISHERHerbert Jenkins Limited, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Maps on endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and quite faded at edges, a few marks. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with tearing and creasing at...

PUBLISHERAlfred A. Knopf, New York.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear to edges of boards. Slight fading to spine and a few marks. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition, with tearing and creasing...

The official sailing instructions issued to all competitors in the five dinghy sailing classes contested at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. From the collection of late British Olympic Yachtsman Vernon Stratton.

PUBLISHERCharles Scribner's Sons, New York and London.
BINDINGIllustrated cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONProtected by it's slipcase, this book remains in good condition for age. Some wear, slight discolouration and a mark on spine. Binding secure. A little browning / foxing to block edges and outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages...

The story of the role the New Zealand Shipping Company's merchant vessels played during the six years of WWII, the largest maritime war the world had ever seen.