Sailing & Marine

PUBLISHERG.T. Foulis & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and faded, with some white paint spots. Hinges a little weak but binding feels secure. Uneven opened pages. Some browning and foxing throughout, although mostly affecting outer leaves. 
DUST JACKETIn very worn...

PUBLISHERTeredo Books, Sussex.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards. Illustrated endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have general shelf wear, with some scuffing and slight fading at edges. White residue marks on back cover where dust jacket has adhered. Foxing on block edges, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little...

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.

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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...

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

PUBLISHERLongman's, Green and Co. New York, London, Toronto.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with black title patches and corners, gilt lettering
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with some scuffing and bumped corners. Hinges a little weak, but binding secure. Slight browning to leaves, otherwise printed pages and images remain largely...

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

PUBLISHERSmith, Elder & Co. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, some scuff marks, corners bumped. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Opened pages are uneven and discoloured. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked....

PUBLISHERPercival Marshall & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONWhilst the boards are worn and faded, the text and images are preserved in good condition, clear with few noticeable marks. The folded plans remain intact and little handled. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONLimited reissue 1949 (first published...

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.

PUBLISHERThe Hakluyt Society, London.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and ship emblem.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, boards have a little general shelf wear to edges. Water stain at bottom of front cover, but no further damage from this. Text and images remain clear with few marks.
DUST...

A very handsome reproduction of Darwin's ground-breaking work.

PUBLISHERThe Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
BINDINGQuarter bound pale green boards with mid green cloth over spine.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. Text and images are clear an unmarked.
DUST JACKETA little wear and creasing at top of spine, otherwise in good condition.
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PUBLISHERThe Folio Society, London.
BINDINGIllustrated light blue cloth boards within a navy blue slipcase.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled. Text and images are clear and unmarked.
DUST JACKETSlipcase is well preserved with just a few slight signs of wear.
EDITION2015 Folio Society.
DESCRIPTIONA handsome edition...

PUBLISHERGeo. R. Reeve, The Model Press, Wymondham, Norfolk.
BINDINGTextured paper covered boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally rather worn at edges, corners bumped. Fading and a couple of tiny tears. Some faint foxing mostly affecting outer leaves, Text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.

The true story of how three airmen of the US Navy survived in a raft for 34 days after their scout bomber crashed in to the Pacific.

PUBLISHERMartin Secker, London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards, navy stain to top block edge, gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn with scuffing around edges, corners and ends of spine are bumped. Spine discoloured. Block edges and outer leaves are badly foxed, and most of the printed pages are...