STATE BARGES ON THE THAMES
Written by Anne Petrides. Illustrated by Brian Allderidge.
Stock no. 1830888
Published by Hugh Evelyn. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Very large oblong format. Unlike the architecture and furniture of the period, most of the ships and boats built between 1650 abnd 1850 have disappeared. Only two of the barges illustrated in this book have been preserved, both of them Royal barges and both small enough to be kept out of the water and under cover when not in use. The others - all examples of the great civic barges - are known to us only through models, drawings and descriptions. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour plates. 45 pages. Rubbing to vertical edge of front board. Boards clean. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears, a few small chips to edges, 2" closed tear to rear panel (no loss), price-label to front flap with price crossed out and pencil price added.

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHIPS
Written by Chris Marshall.
Stock no. 1830845
Published by Blitz Editions. 1st thus 1995. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history and specifications of over 1200 ships. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations of each ship described. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1856052885. Minor spotting to top edge of text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly browned and lightly scuffed.

THE WORLD'S LIGHTHOUSES BEFORE 1820
Written by D. Alan Stevenson.
Stock no. 1830765
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The purpose of this book is to record facts about seamarks and to arrange them in Sections, with some explanation, to show the transition from the wood fires of Antiquity to the reflector lights of 1819. Includes an account of the Eddystone Lighthouse. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and gilt crest to front board. xxiv and 310 pages including index. Top edge gilt. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block and endpapers. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is a little browned and grubby, small closed tear to top front edge of spine (no loss).

SHIP MODELS: THEIR PURPOSE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM 1650 TO THE PRESENT
Written by Brian Lavery; Simon Stephens.
Stock no. 1830763
Published by Zwemmer. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich houses one of the most celebrated collections of ship models in the world and its riches are presented here, from the magnificent Navy Board models of Samuel Pepy's day through replicas of frigates, steamships, clippers, battleships, cargo and passenger ships, to aircraft carriers and submarines. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0302006540. SIGNED by both authors. Boards clean. Light pencil erasure mark to blue front endpaper (small). Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby.

THE CRUISE OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP "CHALLENGER": VOYAGES OVER MANY SEAS, SCENES IN MANY LANDS
Written by W.J.J. Spry.
Stock no. 1208945
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 5th 1877. Very good condition.

Fifth edition. Full red leather, 5 raised bands and gilt title to spine. Elizabeth College Guernsey gilt crest to both boards. Marbled endpapers and text block. Fold-out map showing the journey of the Challenger. 11 b/w plates and text illustrations. xviii and 388 pages. Boards scuffed and worn at edges. Small chip to top rear edge of spine. Prize plate to front pastedown dated 1878. Front joint just starting to crack. Some foxing mainly to prelims else contents remarkably good for a book of this age!

THE LOST STORY OF THE OCEAN MONARCH: FIRE, FAMILY & FIDELITY
Written by Gill Hoffs.
Stock no. 1830534
Published by Pen & Sword History. 1st 2018. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Ocean Monarch was only a few hours out of Liverpool on August 24 1848 when a cabin passenger shouted "Fire!" and all hell broke loose. Bound for Boston with almost 400 people on board as well as cattle, the emigrant ship was soon ablaze. On the 170th anniversary of this devastating tragedy, Gill Hoffs reveals the probably cause of the fatal blaze and highlights the heroism of an anonymous black stewardess and the many sailors who came to the rescue, as well as the unpleasant actions of some of the "saviours" that day. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w photos. xii and 241 pages including index. ISBN: 9781526734396. A lovely copy.

TWELVE HUNDRED MILES FOR THIRTY SHILLINGS
Written by L.J. Paterson.
Stock no. 1830403
Published by Mainstream Publishing Company (Edinburgh) Ltd.. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cosatal Cruising from the Clyde. This book is based largely on a collection of ninety-year-old lantern slides, dramatically saved from destruction, giving an insight into those famous Clyde-built steamships, their passengers and teh ports and cities they called into. An unforgettable glimpse of an age which vanished with the First World War. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 127 pages. ISBN: 1851581979. A few tiny spots to boards. Pale browning to cream endpapers. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed.

WHITE FUNNEL MAGIC
Written by Nigel Coombes.
Stock no. 1830168
Published by Twelveheads Press. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Story of the Campbells Excursion Trade Steamers based at Bristol. Oblong format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. 120 pages. ISBN: 0906294347. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Boards lightly marked with tiny specks, base of spine shelf-rubbed. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and spine edge at front and rear, light scuffing, rubbing to top & tail of spine, small closed tear to lower corner of front flap (no loss).

'TRAVELS OF THE TRAMPS': TWENTY TRAMP FLEETS VOLUME II
Written by N.L. Middlemiss.
Stock no. 1830143
Published by Shield Publications Ltd. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

At one time the backbone of Britain, tramps were engaged in world-wide trading and the bringing in of essential raw materials for British industry and the exporting of coal. This book contains historical over-views of twenty of the largest and most interesting fleets. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 1871128064. Base of spine is lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine.

LINCOLN'S NAVY: THE SHIPS, MEN AND ORGANIZATION 1861-65
Written by Donald L. Canney.
Stock no. 1329969
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Companion volume to the highly acclaimed 'Nelson's Navy' and 'The Confederate Navy'. Large format. Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. 232 pages including index. ISBN: 0851776698. Minor fading to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has a scuff to both fold edges, rear panel is lightly browned and has previous bookseller's price label, lightly scuffed.

THE SHORT SUNDERLAND
Written by Chaz Bowyer.
Stock no. 1329960
Published by Aston Publications. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The complete story of one of the most famous of flying boats. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 0946627347. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly creased at spine ends.

THE BATTLECRUISER HOOD (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP)
Written by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1329959
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1989. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The battlecruiser Hood was the largest, fastest and one of the most handsome capital ships in the world. Early on in her career she was employed on several international assignments as a representative of the British Empire, and thus became one of the most recognisable symbols of the Royal Navy; her destruction by Bismarck in 1941 was received with shocked disbelief throughout the country. A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings. Oblong format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. 127 pages. ISBN: 0851772501. Third impression.