Sailing & Marine

A history of the ship modeller's art, with many examples from European and American collections.

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

Introduced and annotated by the novelist John Fowles. An historical collection of photographs of shipwrecks around the Isles of Scilly taken by four generations of the local Gibson family from the 1860's onwards.

A biography of the Elizabethan seafarer and privateer, known for his three voyages of exploration to the New World in search of the North East Passage.

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PUBLISHERSouth African Railways, Johannesburg.
BINDINGSoft covers with cloth tape over spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general wear and scuffing, some creasing to edges and frayed at...

In Italian. A history of sailing in the Olympic games from when it was first contested at the London games of 1908 (Racing off Ryde,) to Mexico in 1968. The chapters on each Games include the results in every class.

The history of the part Shell oil tankers and their crew played, and the losses they suffered, during WWII

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PUBLISHERPutnam & Co.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONGeneral shelf wear with some scuffing and fading to boards, particularly to edges. Spine discoloured. Some marks and...

An authoritative guide to the 1959 revision of the International Yacht Racing Rules.

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

A handbook on many practical sailors arts, from bends and hitches to decorative ropework, canvaswork and advice on  emergency repairs.

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.

An idiosyncratic description of the Royal Navy, with chapters on The Royal Marines, officers' wives and crime and punishment.

An idiosyncratic description of the Royal Navy, it's ranks, ships, organisation and customs. We also have volume two in stock.

An account of the sinking of the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst at Christmas 1943, to prevent attacks on Arctic convoys in the Barents Sea to the north of Norway.

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.

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PUBLISHERWarner Publicity Ltd, London.
BINDINGSoft cover.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are generally worn with some creasing and scuffing, especially at edges and spine. No tears. A few...