SHIPBUILDING IN THE PORT OF BRISTOL
Written by Grahame Farr.
Stock no. 2137689
Published by National Maritime Museum. 1984. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Maritime Monographs and Reports No. 27 - 1977. Containing a list of the vessels known to have been built in the Port of Bristol, with an introduction, Notes on the builders, appendices, tables and a map. ISBN: 0905555058. Some light browning and a few grubby marks.

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THE BOOK OF BRITISH VICTORIES No. 1 - EXPLOITS ON THE SEA
Written by Sydney Walton.
Stock no. 1823578
Published by The Syndicate Publishing Co.. Circa 1914. Almost very good condition.

Title on front is: 1588 to 1914 Album-Atlas of British Victories on the Sea "Wooden Walls to Super-Dreadnoughts". Paper covered boards, Cloth spine. Maps of british victories from 1588 (Spanish Armada) to 1855 (wars with Russia). B/w photos and illustrations. 31 pages including inside rear cover. Boards discoloured, rubbed at edges. Two names in pencil to inside front cover 'Signatures of the Brave'. Binding is a little loose with small tear to rear gutter edge of spine. Contents lightly browned with minor foxing.

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A TREATISE ON NAVAL GUNNERY 1855
Written by Howard Douglas.
Stock no. 1823561
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st thus 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The only comprehensive English-language work on the armament of warships during the final period of the cast-iron smooth-bore gun - the main weapon of western fighting ships for nearly 450 years. First published in 1817 and expanded in the following decades. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0851772757. 1982 reprint of the fourth edition. Name & address in pencil to front endpaper. Text block slightly grubby. Red pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE SECRET HARBOUR
Written by Sam Smith. Illustrated by Sam Smith.
Stock no. 1322752
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

'A Very Nice Book about Boats Introducing the Crew Cats'. Nobody loves old boats - except the Crew Cats. They take them to the Secret Harbour where they are looked after and start their lives again... Oblong format. Blue pictorial boards, colour illustrations. ISBN: 0510225020. Spine slightly bumped, corners slightly rubbed. Small ink (blue biro) marks to first few pages else contents clean.

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THE LEXINGTON CLASS CARRIERS
Written by Robert C. Stern.
Stock no. 1823496
Published by Arms & Armour Press. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A studied account of a class of aircraft carrier as a weapons system. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 185409131X. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has previous bookseller's address label to front flap.

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TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LXII
Written by R.W. Dana.
Stock no. 2136444
Published by Institution Of Naval Architects. 1920. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded with a few chips and nicks at edges. Marks and some scuffing to covers. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. Both joints have been professionally reinforced.

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LOOKING FOR THE SILVER LINING: A BRITISH FAMILY'S SHIPOWNING CENTURY 1875-1975
Written by Martin Barraclough.
Stock no. 1823306
Published by Bound Biographies. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A fascinating story of British family ship-owning - the owners, the seafarers, the ships and their businesses. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine and publisher vignette to front. B/w and colour illustrations. xii and 351 pages. Blue ribbon page marker. Limited edition of 1000. ISBN: 9781905178285. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). This is copy 537 of 1000.

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HMS VICTORIOUS 1937-1969
Written by Neil McCart.
Stock no. 1322321
Published by Fan Publications. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the Royal Navy's most remarkable aircraft carrier from the laying of the first keelplates in 1937 to her decommissioning in 1967 and her departure to the breaker's yard in 1969. Each year of her operational service is covered together with memories from ex members of the ships company. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 1901225011. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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ERIK THE RED
Written by Donald Ridler.
Stock no. 1322315
Published by William Kimber. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Atlantic alone in a home-made boat. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 071830392X. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers and some foxing to textblock. White dustwrapper is grubby, browned to spine and edge rubbed.

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LAST OF THE PIRATES
Written by Bob Noakes.
Stock no. 1322311
Published by Paul Harris Publishing. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Saga of Everyday Life on Board Radio Caroline. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0862280923. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to endpapers, top corner tip of front free-endpaper very slightly creased. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased, some tiny white spots to front panel.

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GLOBAL COMMONS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA
Written by Keyuan Zou.
Stock no. 1322299
Published by Brill. 1st 2018. Very good condition.

Maritime Cooperation in East Asia series no. 5. Intellectual discussions on global marine commons containing six parts addressing the principle of the common heritage of mankind, freedoms of high seas, deep sea mining and international seabed etc. Glazed boards. 349 pages. ISBN: 9789004373327. Spine and corners bumped with some wear to lower corner of front cover.

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THE TRADE MAKERS: ELDER DEMPSTER IN WEST AFRICA 1852-1972
Written by P.N. Davies.
Stock no. 1823228
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The growth and changing fortunes of the Elder Dempster shipping company from its origins in the formation of the African Steam Ship Company in 1852 until the present day (1973). Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0043870031. Boards clean. Slight loss to lower corner margin of page 317/318 (printing error). Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge-worn.

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