Sailing & Marine

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...

PUBLISHERLloyds Register of Shipping, London. Surveyor's Office, Southampton.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem, embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed, especially around spine. Some scratches. Hinges weakened but binding feels secure. The second supplement has been attached to the endpapers with tape (first...

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.

PUBLISHERChapman and Hall Limited, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design on spine. Small embossed motif on front. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition. Boards are generally scuffed and discoloured / faded, with splits along the spine. Ends of spine are damaged and cracked and frayed, corners bumped....

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.

PUBLISHERSeeley and Co. Limited, London.
BINDINGRusset cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear and a few marks commensurate with age. Front hinge partially split, but binding feels secure. Some browning and foxing mainly affecting outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages and images remain largely...