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THE GATHERING WIND
Written by Gregory A. Freeman.
Stock no. 2133336
Published by The New American Library. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hurricane Sandy, The Sailing Ship Bounty, And a Courageous Rescue at Sea. White paperboards, grey spine with silver title. B/w plates. 288 pages. ISBN: 9780451465764. Spine slightly bumped. Wrapper slightly rubbed at edges. Black mark to lower edge of textblock not affecting contents which are fine.

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THE MUTINY ON H.M.S. BOUNTY
Written by Donald A. Maxton.
Stock no. 1819658
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc.. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

A guide to non-fiction, fiction, poetry, films, articles, and music. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780786430642.

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LINERS IN ART
Written by Kenneth Vard.
Stock no. 1819505
Published by Halsgrove. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Revised edition. A maritime art book devoted exclusively to paintings of great ocean liners of the 20th century. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine and gilt vignette to front. ISBN: 1841141186. Previous owner's small ownership label to front endpaper. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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SPECIAL EXCURSIONS WHITE FUNNELS VOLUME 2
Written by Chris Collard.
Stock no. 1819360
Published by Wheelhouse Books. 1st 1998. Fine condition.

The Story of Campbells Steamers 1919 - 1939. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953427501.

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NAVIES AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-1783
Written by Robert Gardiner.
Stock no. 1819325
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Chatham Pictorial Histories series. The crucial contribution of seapower to the struggle for American independence forms the theme for this volume. Large format. Turquoise cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 1861760175. Previous owner's small name label to front pastedown. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.

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LOST VOICES FROM THE TITANIC THE DEFINITIVE ORAL HISTORY
Written by Nick Barratt.
Stock no. 2132881
Published by Preface. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848091498. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.

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THE OPIUM CLIPPERS
Written by Basil Lubbock.
Stock no. 2132802
Published by Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd.. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

The romance and chronology of the opium trade, the opium war and the beautiful little ships that were the first trading craft with clipper lines. Blue cloth with gilt chinese characters on front cover, silver titles. B/w photos, illustrations and plans. Endpapers are maps. 392 pages includes index. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Spine darkened with slight loss of gilt to titles. Cover edges darkened. Pages lightly browned else contents clean.

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MUTINY AND ROMANCE IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Written by Sven Wahlroos.
Stock no. 2132529
Published by Salem House Publishers. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Companion to the Bounty Adventure. The full story, month by month, giving the background of the mutiny and the people involved. The author is the first professional psychologist to write on the subject. Cream paperboards, blue spine with silver titles. 497 pages includes index. ISBN: 0881623954. SIGNED by author with lengthy dedication on front endpaper. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Wrapper has dampstain to lower edge of rear panel.

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GREAT PASSENGER SHIPS OF THE WORLD VOLUME 2 1913-1923
Written by Arnold Kludas.
Stock no. 1318549
Published by Patrick Stephens. 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0850592429. Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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WHO KILLED SURCOUF?
Written by George Young.
Stock no. 1818289
Published by George Young. 3rd 1987. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Third Edition. The untold story of the occupation of the Islands of St. Pierre and Miguelon by Free French forces under General de Gaulle at the instigation of Winston Churchill, in defiance of the wishes of Canada and the USA. This was followed by the mysterious loss of the giant French Cruiser/Submarine Surcouf... Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. 103 pages. ISBN: 0920454062. SIGNED by the author with dedication to verso of front endpaper. Matching card dustwrapper slightly faded at spine.

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SOUTH WALES PORTS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1317968
Published by British Transport Commission. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth spine, black title. B/w pictorial boards. B/w photos. Photo on page 62 has slightly rubbed and colour has worn off onto facing page (which is title-page for the Plan section). Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and has a small piece of loss to top of spine.

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