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FRANCIS FRITH'S PIERS
Written by Tim Mickleburgh.
Stock no. 569890
Published by Frith Book Company. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 1859372376.

BRITISH PLEASURE STEAMERS 1920-1939
Written by Geoffrey Grimshaw.
Stock no. 570493
Published by Richard Tilling. 1st 1945. Slightly better than good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.

TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LXVIII
Written by R.W. Dana.
Stock no. 900442
Published by Institution Of Naval Architects. 1926. Very good condition.

Large format, blue cloth. Folding b/w plans. Spine and corners bumped. A few small dents to cover edges. Spine slightly faded. Front and rear joints are reinforced. Foxing to textblock and endpapers lightly browned.

SHIPS NOW AND THEN
Written by Frank Knight.
Stock no. 666033
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0510163017. Some slight foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BRITISH NAVAL HISTORY
Written by G.E. Manwaring.
Stock no. 571940
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1930. Slightly better than good condition.

A biographical and historical guide to printed and manuscript sources. 163 pages. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good. Endpapers browned.

THE WRECK OF THE DUMARU
Written by Lowell Thomas. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
Stock no. 990209
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

A true story of cannibalism in an open boat. Blue cloth, white titles and vignette. 7 woodcuts by Kurt Wiese, 7 b/w photographs. 271 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Wrapper edge-chipped and grubby, slight loss to top of spine.

CORNELIUS SHIELDS ON SAILING
Written by Cornelius Shields.
Stock no. 655519
Published by Nicholas Kaye. 1st 1965. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An autobiography and a complete manual for the racing sailor. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 240 pages. B/w photos. Biro mark to front endpaper and front wrapper flap else contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-rubbed.