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
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
Including Vessels wrecked en route to or from Australia, and some strandings. Volume One: 1622-1850. Pp. 268(last advertisement), text illustrations, endpaper map, indices; narrow cr. 4to; lower joint starting; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips at head of backstrip, the backstrip slightly damp..... 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
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. 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
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
The Loss of the Schomberg and Loch Ard. Pp. xiv+194, 8 plates, 1 full page map, appendices, index; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, with publisher's ISBN sticker on lower wrapper, corners a trifle rubbed; Burgewood Books,Melbourne, 1996. [Third edition]. *Signed by the author on the title page. First published (Angus &..... More
Introduction by J. R. L. Anderson. Pp. 352, 16 plates, 10 full or double page text illustrations (mostly maps), appendix, index; green cloth, spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle sprung and slightly marked, edges a trifle rubbed and lightly bruised; top edges grey; price-clipped..... More
A Sea Saga of the Sixties. Pp. 32(last colophon), title page vignette and text decorations by Allan Jordan; pictorial paper wrappers over card, stabbed & tied, edges slightly rubbed and browned; text block faintly browned, a couple of spots of foxing; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1945. First edition thus. *Adapted..... More
A narrative of 1868. With wood engravings by John Worsley. Pp. [vi]+x+106(last blank)+[2](colophon, verso blank), coloured frontispiece and 3 text illustrations (2 full page), plus pictorial head & tailpiece, the publisher's device at colophon printed in orange; cr. 4to; blue buckram, lettered & decorated in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed;..... More
Maritime Industry, Life and Language. Drawings: Jan Chivers. Cartoons: Paul Tonti-Filippini. Pp. xiv+100, text illustrations; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle rubbed;Lothian Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1984. First edition. *'A slice of Australian maritime history in the form of work terms, expressions, slang, and nicknames for people and..... More
Being the 1914-1915 diary of the Battle of the Falklands & its aftermath by Surgeon T. B. Dixon R.N.V.R. of H.M.S. Kent. Foreword by Admiral Sir John Bush. Pp. x+96, 8 plates, endpaper map, appendices (including ship diagrams), bibliography, index; dust wrapper, small splits top edge and flap fold of..... More
Pp. 222 (last blank), numerous text illustrations (some full page), double page map; small cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper; occasional slight soiling; Rigby, Adelaide, 1976. First edition. *Australian paddle steamers. More
An historical survey. Pp. 264, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full page), biographical notes, bibliography, index; demy 4to; black cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, boards flecked and slightly rubbed; top edges red; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled and scuffed; inked ownership inscription at foot of..... More
The story of a shipwreck. Pp. 20, illustrated; small cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed; occasional slight soiling; [Terang Express Print, Terang, Victoria], 1954. Third printing. *Poem about the famous Victorian shipwreck; first published in 1948. More
And Other Ghost Stories Of The Sea. Pp. vi+218, bibliography, appendix, index; blue cloth, lettered in white, bottom fore-corner of lower board a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips; free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; Geoffrey..... More
In three volumes. Pp. [vi]+334+[iv]+312+[iv]+339+[3](advertisements), engraved vignette title page each volume, one text illustration in Volume III, a few tables (one folding) in Volume II; f'cap. 12mo; nineteenth century half calf, spines numbered in gilt and with gilt lettered black leather title labels, marbled papered boards, slightly rubbed, edges and..... More
The European conquest of the oceans, 1450 to 1840. Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints, and manuscripts relating to maritime history from the John Carter Brown Library. Pp. xxii+204+[2](last colophon), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, indices; wide demy 4to; blue..... More
New Zealand's worst sea disaster. Pp. xvi+158(last blank), full page illustrations and map, appendices; dust wrapper, faintly soiled; inked ownership inscription at head of upper free endpaper, edges of leaves a trifle marked; Cassell New Zealand, [Auckland], 1975. *Originally published in 1968 as New Zealand's worst sea disaster: the wreck..... More
Pp. [vi]+146, 8 coloured plates, black & white pictorial double title page and text illustrations (some full page), endpaper maps, bibliography, index; cr. 4to; dust wrapper; a little light foxing; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1976. First edition. *History of the exploration of the Great Barrier Reef and the adjoining Torres Strait and..... More
. Pp. 336, illustrated in colour and black & white, text plus endpaper maps, select bibliography, index; med. 8vo; pictorial green cloth, lettered in gilt and decorated in brown, the boards slightly canted, edges lightly rubbed, with a couple of light bruises; top edges green; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed..... More
The Spanish Story. Pp. 256, frontispiece plus 12 plates, pictorial endpapers, sources, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, edges lightly browned, flaps foxed; endpapers and edges of leaves a little browned and foxed; Collins, London, 1981. First edition. *From the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine, with his Militaria book label..... More
(Part I). Admiralty Protections from impressment 1777-1811. (Part II). Aspects of the South Seas trade. (Part III). Illustrations edited by Ian H. Nicholson. Pp. xxiv+720(processed), text illustrations, text plus endpaper maps, indices; cr. 4to; gilt lettered navy cloth, a trifle scuffed; edges of leaves faintly soiled; The Australian Association for..... More