Sailing & Marine

D. Phillips-Birt
£20.00

The Naval Architecture of Small Craft

Non-Fiction
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A practical guide to the application of naval architecture to smaller vessels.

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Geoffrey Marr
£15.00

The Queens and I

Non-Fiction
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PHOTOSPhotos can be provided to clarify the condition of a book before it is posted—contact the shop if this is something you require.
PUBLISHERAdlard Coles Limited, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn at very edges. Some fading and staining to blue endpapers, but printed pages...

Robert Trumball
£30.00

The Raft

Non-Fiction
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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.

Paul G. Halpern (Editor)
£20.00

The Royal Navy in the Mediterranean, 1915-1918

Non-Fiction
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A detailed history of the lesser known activities of the Royal Navy during WWI, in the Mediterranean area. One of a series by the publishers.

Westcott Abell
£25.00

The Shipwrights Trade

Non-Fiction
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An illustrated history of shipbuilding, from the earliest dugout canoes to the warships of WWII.

The British Petroleum Company Ltd.
£20.00

The Story of Hovercraft

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERPortsoken Press.
BINDINGRing bound paper boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONSome discolouration and marks to boards and block edges. Printed pages and images are clear but with some...

Patrick Leigh Fermor
£55.00

The Travellers Tree: A Journey through the Caribbean Islands

Non-Fiction
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A fascinating account of the renowned travel writers journey through islands of the Caribbean in the late 1940's. 

Captain F.J. Wylie (Editor)
£12.00

The Use of Radar at Sea

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERNaval Institute Press.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little shelf wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETSlight wear to edges, spine a little faded, a few scuff marks. 
EDITIONFifth revised edition 1978.
DESCRIPTIONThe standard...

Lowell Thomas
£15.00

The Wreck of the Dumaru: A Story of Cannibalism in an Open Boat

Non-Fiction
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The true story of the sinking of the Dumaru after a munitions explosion, and the harrowing struggle of the survivors adrift in the Pacific.

Owen Chase
£18.00

The Wreck of the Whaleship Essex

Non-Fiction
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A first hand narrative by the first mate of  the sinking of the Nantucket whaler Essex after being rammed by a sperm whale. The original was and Inspiration for Herman Melvilles Moby Dick. Edited for young readers, with prologue and epilogue, by Iola Haverstick and Betty Shepherd. 

Roger Duvoisin
£25.00

They Put out to Sea, The Story of the Map

Non-Fiction
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An entertaining history of maritime exploration and the mapping of the world, written to appeal to a younger readership.

Conor O'Brien
£80.00

Two Boys go Sailing

Children
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 PUBLISHERJ.M Dent & Sons Ltd, London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with brown lettering, blue and green illustration.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. A little general shelf wear, slight discolouration. Hinges a little weakened but binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
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Trevor Piper
£20.00

Vosper Thornycroft Built Warships

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

Kimio Miyayoka (Introduction)
£45.00

Voyage of a Century: Photo Collection of NYK Ships

Non-Fiction
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Published to commemorate the Japanese shipping line's Centenary. With descriptions and photographs of vessels operated through the years.

Alan Villiers
£25.00

Whalers of the Midnight Sun

Fiction
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PUBLISHERCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, London.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with blue lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, corners bumped. Some discolouration, staining and fading. Slight browning to leaves throughout, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
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G. Sambrooke Sturgess
£30.00

Yacht Racing: A Textbook of the Sport (Signed)

Non-Fiction
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An authoritative guide to yacht racing, revised following the adoption of the 1950 I.Y.R.U. rules.

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