Pp. [viii]+220, 8 plates; demy 8vo; blue papered boards, spine lettered in white; dust wrapper, lightly worn, edges slightly split; Rigby, Adelaide, 1967. First edition. *Six years aboard the Naracoopa, sailing off the Tasmanian coast. More
Pp. viii+240(last blank), title page vignette, numerous text illustrations (some full page), pictorial endpapers, text maps; tall cr. 4to; tiny damp stain near bottom edge of upper board dust wrapper, a trifle soiled; edges of leaves faintly marked, the last few leaves a trifle creased; Nelson, Melbourne, 1983. New one..... More
From Classical times to the coming of steam. Pp. xiv+102, frontispiece plus 25 plates (1 folding), text figures, bibliography, index; tall demy 8vo; blue papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, the fore-corners of boards a trifle bruised; top edge blue; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split..... More
A handbook for model-makers. Pp. xii+146, frontispiece, plus 4 photographic plates, numerous text figures on 11 folding double-sided sheets, folding spar & rigging plan on lower pastedown, index; demy 8vo; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper free endpaper..... More
Six Thousand Years of History. Pp. 212(including upper endpapers), 16 plates, numerous text figures, index; small demy 8vo; light blue/grey cloth, spine lettered and decorated in dark blue, a couple of tiny bruises to top edge of lower board; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and quite faded, edges a trifle rubbed;..... More
Pp. 128, frontispiece, numerous text illustrations, colour plates, index; oblong 4to; dust wrapper, edges lighted rubbed; A. H. & A. W. Reed Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1975. More
Pp. 160, frontispiece, numerous text illustrations, index; oblong 4to; navy papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, backstrip and part of back panel faded; outer leaves faintly offset; Reed, Sydney, 1980. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author (dated 1981) on the..... More
Pp. 119, frontispiece, numerous text illustrations, index; oblong 4to; dust wrapper, edges lighted rubbed; Reed, Sydney, 1982. More
Pp. 136, 4 coloured plates, black & white text illustrations (some full page) appendices, bibliography, index; oblong 4to; blue papered boards, spine lettered in orange; dust wrapper, the back panel faintly scuffed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; A. H. & A. W. Reed, Sydney, 1976. First edition. More
A re-assessment of their place in Elizabethan maritime expansion. Pp. [x]+190, 7 full page maps, index; demy 8vo; dark blue papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; top edges blue; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1967. First edition. *'Presents the voyages in a...... More
Edited by Denys Val Baker. Pp. xii+212(last blank); head of spine lightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle creased; free endpapers offset, the text block browned, a little light foxing; W. H. Allen, London, 1979. First edition. *'Twelve outstanding accounts of those who have first-hand experience of danger..... More
John I. Thornycroft Centenary 1964. Foreword by John W. Thornycroft. Pp. 264(last blank), 32 plates, appendix [list of Thornycroft-built ships and boats], index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, the laminate lifting slightly around backstrip; bookseller's stamp at foot of upper free..... More
A century of tall ships. With a Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales. With photographs by Frank William Beken, Alfred Keith Beken, Kenneth John Beken. Pp. 224, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (many full, some double page), endpaper plans; med. 4to; edges of boards a trifle..... More
Comprising an alphabetical directory of all types of craft past and present containing much discussion of the development of hulls and rigging, together with mention of some of the most outstanding warships and commercial vessels supplemented by a nautical glossary, bibliography and index. Written and illustrated by Graham Blackburn. Pp..... More
Pp. 230, coloured frontispiece, 16 black & white plates, supplementary notes, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, the backstrip slightly faded; David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1971. First edition. More
Edited by E. G. R. Taylor. Pp. xxxvi+464, frontispiece plus 9 plates, text figures, folding map, tables, bibliography, appendices, index; demy 8vo; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt and ruled in blind, the spine gilt faintly dulled, fore-corner a trifle bruised; uncut and partly unopened; tiny chip to top..... More
. Pp. 208, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (some full or double page), text maps, index; cr. 4to; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, bottom fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, top edge of front panel a trifle creased; British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1984. First edition..... More
Pp. 120, coloured frontispiece, text illustrations; cr. 4to; green cloth, lettered in gilt, lower edge lightly flecked and shelf worn; price-clipped dust wrapper, worn and a little soiled; bookseller's sticker on the upper pastedown; leaves a little browned; Country Life Limited, London, 1964. First edition. More
Pp. viii+220, cancel half-title page, text illustrations (several full page), index; tall demy 8vo; qr. navy art. leather, lettered and ruled in gilt, blue ship patterned papered boards; top edges blue; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip faded; Macdonald and Jane's, London, 1974. First U.K. edition thus..... More
80 Photographs mainly from the National Maritime Museum depicting British and North American Naval, Merchant and Special Purpose vessels of the period of transition from sail to steam. Selected, Introduced and Described by Rear Admiral P. W. Brock, CB DSO, a Trustee, and Basil Greenhill CMG, the Director of the..... More
Pp. [viii]+372 (last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, indices; demy 4to; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased, the back panel faintly soiled; inked ownership inscription at foot of last printed page, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1978. Second edition. *First published..... More
Pp. viii+172, appendices, bibliography, endpaper maps; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, the laminate slightly wrinkled, edges slightly worn; Marsh Walsh, Melbourne, 1975. First edition. *The author traces the voyages of exploration to the South Seas and to Australia, from Marco Polo, Da Gama and Tasman through to James Cook. More
Pp. xii+308(last blank), text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, notes, index; demy 8vo; pictorial laminated boards; dust wrapper; edges of leaves browned; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2004. First edition. *'The bizarre true story of the man who built a paddle-steamer fleet on the River Murray and of his spectacular fall from grace.'..... More
A Pictorial History. Pp. 80, illustrated in colour throughout (several full or double page), chronology, index; narrow roy. 4to; pictorial papered boards; dust wrapper, faintly creased; Todtri, New York, 1996. First edition. More
Seafarers and Sea Fighters of the Mediterranean in Ancient Times. Pp. xxii+286, 16 plates, 6 text figures (3 full page), 2 text maps (one full and one double page), endpaper maps, table of dates, selected bibliography, index; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, lower board faintly soiled; price-clipped..... More