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POWERBOAT RACING ON THE CHESAPEAKE
Written by William W. Mowbray.
Stock no. 1609954
Published by Tidewater Publishers. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. 116 pages. ISBN: 0870334735.

THE PASSAGE MAKER'S MANUAL
Written by Bill Finnis.
Stock no. 1815235
Published by Waterline. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A book for the serious blue-water sailor - a book that has been written with the solid experience of a six-year circumnavigation and countless long distance offshore passages. Sound advice on the creation of a seaworthy and seakindly boat. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 174 pages including index. ISBN: 185310440X.

THE BEAGLE RECORD SELECTIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL PICTORIAL RECORDS AND WRITTEN ACCOUNTS OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE
Written by R.D. Keynes.
Stock no. 2123683
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Paperback reissue of the 1979 volume that gathered together an account of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world in 1831-36, taken from the letter of Darwin and Fitzroy, Darwin's diary, and the books about the voyage published by Darwin and Fitzroy in 1839. ISBN: 9780521338554.

BRITISH SHIPPING FLEETS VOLUME 2
Written by Roy Fenton; John Clarkson.
Stock no. 2123273
Published by Ships In Focus Publications. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 9781901703221. Minimal rubbing to corners.

THE SIZES AND LENGTHS OF RIGGINGS; AND THE HAYWARD-KENDAL PAMPHLET CONTROVERSY 1656
Written by Edward Hayward.
Stock no. 1813403
Published by Francis Edwards Ltd.. 1st thus 1967. Very good condition.

Limited Edition of 500 copies. Facsimile of 6 pamphlets. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Boards rubbed. Contents clean. 'Out of Series' written in pencil in copy number box.

OUR SEAMEN. AN APPEAL
Written by Samuel Plimsoll.
Stock no. 1813181
Published by Kenneth Mason. 1st thus 1979. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reproduced from the original edition of 1873. A reproduction of one of the most important maritime books ever published. Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to front. B/w illustrations. 89 pages plus illustrations to rear. ISBN: 0859371565. Green dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and slightly faded to spine.

FROM OCEAN LINER TO CRUISE SHIP
Written by Harley Crossley. Illustrated by Harley Crossley.
Stock no. 1608545
Published by Amberley. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Oblong format. The Marine Art of Harley Crossley. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781848689268.

IRISH PASSENGER STEAMSHIP SERVICES VOLUME 2 SOUTH OF IRELAND
Written by D.B. McNeill.
Stock no. 1607888
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0715352482. Some fading to spine. Wrapper is faded to spine and grubby to rear panel, with creasing and small edge tear.

GRUNO 1937-2002
Written by Jan Anderiesse; Leslie Spurling.
Stock no. 1811714
Published by Uitgeverij De Alk. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

The history of the N.V. Scheepvaartbedrijf "Gruno" and their associated ships. Dual language: English & Dutch. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 200 pages. ISBN: 9060132165. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

CROMMELIN'S THUNDERBIRDS AIR GROUP 12 STRIKES THE HEART OF JAPAN
Written by Roy W. Bruce; Charles R. Leonard. Illustrated by Roy W. Bruce.
Stock no. 2118443
Published by Naval Institute Press. Circa 1994. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black cloth spine, with silver title. Red boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1557505098.

SHIPWRECK
Written by James Norman Hall.
Stock no. 2117802
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The adventure of the author in 1933 when he sailed from Tahiti to Pitcairn. Some uneven fading and a little mottling to covers. Vertical creasing to some pages of prelims. Page browning with a little foxing. Wrapper is a bit grubby with some creasing and small nicks.

A HISTORY OF THE SHIP LETTERS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Alan W. Robertson.
Stock no. 2115920
Published by Pardy & Son Ltd.. Circa 1955. Almost very good condition.

An edition on Art Paper Limited to 600 copies. Large format. Blue cloth 'folders'. One volume contains sections A-D, next volume contains Section E (the catalogue) and third volume contains Supplement No. 4 (Section E, Part 4). Many b/w photos. SIGNED by author to Volume containing sections A-D. This is copy no. 353. Ex-lib. with some old library stamp marks etc. Covers have some uneven fading and a few marks. Foxing to outer page edges; some page browning.