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CROSS-CHANNEL AND COASTAL PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Frank Burtt.
Stock no. 1707573
Published by Richard Tilling. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Folding b/w scale diagrams. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Spine faded. Corners bumped.

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THE VOYAGE OF THE FROLIC
Written by Thomas N. Leyton.
Stock no. 1207255
Published by Stanford University Press. 1st 1997. Fine condition.

New England Merchants and the Opium Trade. Pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. 227 pages. ISBN: 0804738491. SIGNED by author.

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STEEL OF EMPIRE
Written by John Murray Gibbon.
Stock no. 1706736
Published by Rich & Cowan Ltd.. 1935. Fair condition.

The Romantic History of the candian pacific, the northwest passage of Today. Colour and b/w plates and b/w illustrations to text. Spine split and frayed to sides. Joints strengthened with tape.

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THE CALL OF THE SEA
Written by Steve Humphries.
Stock no. 2107382
Published by BBC Books. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. A unique record of Britain's maritime past. ISBN: 056338722X. Wrapper is price-cut with light edge-creasing and browning to spine.

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THE OCEAN ON A PLANK
Written by W.A. Doust.
Stock no. 2107235
Published by Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Remarkable Life of a Marine Salvage Engineer. B/w photos. ISBN: 0854220887. Wrapper is price-cut with browning/fading to spine.

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CLASSIC SCOTTISH PADDLE STEAMERS
Written by Alan J.S. Paterson.
Stock no. 1603323
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1982. Good condition.

A celebration of the high noon of the Scottish paddle steamer. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0715383353. Front endpaper missing. Corners bumped. Contents very good.

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LITTLE SHIP NAVIGATION
Written by M.J. Rantzen.
Stock no. 2107065
Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. A few marks to covers. Heavy bumping to a couple of corners. Page browning. Wrapper is edge-torn with some chips; a little loss and has marks.

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THE DOWNS FROM THE SEA
Written by David Hay; Joan Hay.
Stock no. 2107028
Published by Edward Stanford. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Langstone Harbour to the Pool of London. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0540009652. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned, with some fading.

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RESCUE AT SEA AN INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF LIFESAVING, COASTAL RESCUE CRAFT AND ORGANISATIONS
Written by Clayton Evans.
Stock no. 1601742
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. 296 pages. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0851779344. Corners bumped and rubbed with some surface loss. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge creased with a couple of small tears.

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THE HISTORY OF STEAM NAVIGATION
Written by John Kennedy.
Stock no. 1204672
Published by Charles Birchall. 3rd 1905. Very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, gilt titles. 4 double-page colour plates of shipping companies flags and funnels. Numerous b/w illustrations. xvii 359 pages vi pages of index xv pages of interesting adverts with b/w illustrations. Endpapers very lightly browned else contents fine. Spine faded. Cover edges slightly faded.

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OCEAN PICTURES
Written by Jane Hunter-Cox.
Stock no. 1803039
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Golden Age of Transatlantic Travel 1936-1959. Unique and unpublished photographs of royalty, celebrities and politicians including Noel Coward, Elizabeth Taylor, Winston Churchill, Clark Gable, Duke & Duchess of Windsor and many more. Oblong format. Blue boards, light blue title to spine. B/w photos throughout. 128 pages. ISBN: 0863502504. Edges rubbed, contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and slightly grubby.

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COAL CARRIAGE BY SEA
Written by Philip Rogers; John Strange; Brian Studd.
Stock no. 1601197
Published by Llp. 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. Glazed boards. B/w photos, maps, tables and diagrams. 286 pages including index. ISBN: 185978108X. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (possibly by one of the authors).

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