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THE LINE OF BATTLE: THE SAILING WARSHIP 1650-1840
Written by Robert Gardiner; Brian Lavery.
Stock no. 1829715
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1992.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Conway's History of the Ship. Limited Edition of 2000 numbered copies. Large format. Red boards, black cloth spine with gilt title. B/w illustrations. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 085177606X. A lovely copy!
COGS, CARAVELS AND GALLEONS: THE SAILING SHIP 1000-1650
Written by Robert Gardiner; et al.
Stock no. 1829714
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Conway's History of the Ship series. The history of the sailing ship 1000-1650. Large format. Navy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 188 pages including index. ISBN: 0851775608. A lovely copy!
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SAILING
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
HMS VICTORY
Written by Alan McGowan.
Illustrated by John McKay.
Stock no. 1329446
Published by Caxton Editions.
1st thus
2003.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Glazed illustrated boards. Construction, Career and Restoration. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 1840675322. A super copy (looks unread). Dustwrapper has very slight lifting of laminate at base of spine, otherwise is also fine.
SEAMANSHIP IN THE AGE OF SAIL
Written by John Harland.
Illustrated by Mark Myers.
Stock no. 1329385
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. An account of the shiphandling of the sailing man-of-war 1600 - 1860, based on contemporary resources. B/w illustrations. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0851771793. Small scuff mark to front board (must have occured during the binding process as the dustwrapper is not damaged by this). Contents look unread. Dustwraper has minimal rubbing to corners and a tiny tear to top edge of front panel.
THE MOTORBOAT AND YACHTING MANUAL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1329256
Published by Temple Press.
14th
1948.
Very good condition.
A practical handbook for all who are interested in Motor Boats of any type. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Numerous b/w photos and diagrams, including some which fold-out. 334+ pages. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Spine bumped. Foxing to contents.
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- SAILING
- BOAT BUILDING
THE LAST GRAIN RACE
Written by Eric Newby.
Stock no. 1829330
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Pale yellow pictorial boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w photos. This edition includes and introduction by the author extracted from his book Learning The Ropes. xix and 232 pages plus index. Spine lightly faded else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with just a few faint scuff marks.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MARITIME
- SAILING
- TALL SHIPS
THE LINE OF BATTLE: THE SAILING WARSHIP 1650-1840
Written by Robert Gardiner; Brian Lavery; et al.
Stock no. 1828189
Published by Conway Maritime Press.
1st
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Conway's History of the Ship. Large format. B/w illustrations. Pictorial card wraps. ISBN: 0851779549. Spine lightly faded. Prelims lightly crinkled. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SAILING
- TALL SHIPS
- MILITARY
- NAVY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- WARSHIP
LLOYD'S REGISTER OF YACHTS 1950
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827998
Published by Lloyds.
1950.
Very good condition.
Oblong format, green cloth, gilt titles. All edges green. 23 colour plates of Flags of Yacht Clubs and Sailing Clubs of 1950. A heavy volume. 956 pages plus 45 pages of adverts to rear. Boards mottled, fairly heavily but not awful. Some light foxing to prelims. Comes with the first and the second supplement to the 1950 edition (paperwraps with some foxing, creasing and edge-wear. All contained in original shipping box which is heavily browned and marked.
THE WINDFALL YACHTS: A LEGACY OF GOODWILL
Written by Michael Cudmore.
Stock no. 1827812
Published by Topsy Ii Publishing.
1st
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The story of a large fleet of ex German yachts mainly built in the 1930s and taken over by occupying forces in 1945. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780954254711. SIGNED by the author (with personal gift dedication) to title page. Couple of minor knocks to board edges. Rear board lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
THE COLONIAL CLIPPERS
Written by Basil Lubbock.
Stock no. 1827691
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd..
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
TNew Edition. The Emigrant Ships, The Wool Clippers, The Iron Clippers and The New Zealand Trade. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and plans. 384 pages includes index. Boards clean and bright. Text block just slightly browned & grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and has a few closed edge-tears (no loss).
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- SAILING
- TALL SHIPS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- AUSTRALIA
- NEW ZEALAND
THE SUPERYACHTS VOLUME TEN 19997
Written by Roger Lean-Vercoe.
Stock no. 1825162
Published by Edisea Limited.
1997.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Boat International Publication. Edited by Leon-Vercoe. The standard work of reference on the flourishing international industry that is designing and building these magnificent craft. Published annually. This is the Tenth volume. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed title to front. Colour photos. ISBN: 1898524602. Lower board corners lightly bumped. Top corner of front endpaper creased. A few damp spots but contents generally clean. Picotrial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
THROUGH THE AIR
Written by Michael Bratby; Peter Scott.
Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1323485
Published by Country Life.
1st
1941.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Adventures With Wild Fowl, and Small-Boat Sailing. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock and to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and a little browned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
- SAILING