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
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
And other writings on navigation. Edited by E. G. R. Taylor. Pp. xxxvi+464, frontispiece plus 9 plates, text figures, folding map, tables, bibliography, appendices, index; 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... More
Pp. x+134(last blank), illustrated throughout; med. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, lightly worn and marked; ownership name and date on verso of upper wrapper; lower fore-corners of leaves slightly bruised; Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1987. First edition. More
Life aboard the last great ships. Conceived, compiled and designed by Michel Mohrt and Guy Feinstein. Pp. 272(last blank), illustrated throughout in black & white, pictorial endpapers, index of ship names; roy. 4to; dust wrapper, edges lightly browned, small chip and split in top edge of back panel; Thames &... 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 in 1974. 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
With pictorial research, layout, and design by Donald Walker and Robert L. Suggett Foreword by the Honourable R. J. Hamer, Premier of Victoria. Pp. 28, coloured pictorial central spread, black & white text illustrations and map; narrow med. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, edges lightly rubbed; Premier's Department, Melbourne, 1978... 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 & Robertson) in 1977. 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
in the presence of Their Majesties The King & Queen at the yard of John Brown & Co., Ltd. Clydebank Wednesday September 26, 1934. Pp. [32], illustrated; demy 4to; printed stiff paper wrappers; 7 C's Press, Riverside, Conn., n.d.[1990s?]. 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
report of the Marine Court, 1972 [cover title]. Foreword by Peter T. Eisele. Pp. 48 (including pictorial wrappers), text illustrations; demy 4to; 7 C's Press, Riverside, Conn., 1975. More
Pp. xvi+312, 24 plates, title page decoration, pictorial endpapers, appendices, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1995. First edition. 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
Pp. xii+226, 16 plates, index; med. 8vo; small bump to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper, slightly foxed, edges a trifle split; bottom fore-corner of terminal blank slightly creased, a little light foxing; Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1976. First edition. *With 3 unused shipping postcards loosely inserted. The story... 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. 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
(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
Pp. 262(last blank), frontispiece, plus 30 plates, appendices, index; green cloth, spine lettered in black, the boards sprung and faded at edges, spine faded and slightly foxed, bottom fore-corners a trifle bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, quite worn and slightly soiled, the edges faded and torn, with several tape repairs, the... More