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 about THERE WAS A SHIP
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 about AUSTRALIAN SHIPWRECKS
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 about BEKEN OF COWES
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 about A REGIMENT FOR THE SEA
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 about PICTURE HISTORY OF THE NORMANDIE
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 about BEAU VOYAGE
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 about BRITISH 19th CENTURY MARINE PAINTING
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 about LIKE AS THE WAVES
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 about AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES
A collection of memoirs, poems and paintings depicting life in the last commercial sailing ships. Pp. 48 plates (46 coloured or part-coloured), black & white text illustrations and decorations, coloured endpaper maps, glossary, bibliography, index; demy 4to; boards a trifle sprung, bottom edges slightly shelf worn; dust wrapper; Rosenberg, Sydney... More about WINDJAMMERS: The Final Story
Pp. 104, 2+62 folding plates; super roy. 4to; pictorial cloth; dust wrapper, edges light worn, with several splits from top edge; Adlard Coles Limited, London, 1972. Second impression. *Bicentennial edition (1971), being a facsimile of Architectura Navalis Mercatoria, first published in Stockholm in 1768, with selected extracts of the 19th... More about ARCHITECTURA NAVALIS MERCATORIA
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 about SETTLERS UNDER SAIL
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 about WRECKS & REPUTATIONS
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 about THE WRECK OF THE SERICA
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 about LAUNCH OF THE "QUEEN MARY"
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 about ON THE COAST
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 about THE ENEMY FOUGHT SPLENDIDLY
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 about RIVERBOATS AND RIVERMEN
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 about LOSS OF THE S.S. "SEAWISE UNIVERISTY":
An Historic Account of Claims of England to the Dominion of the British Seas, and of the Evolution of the Territorial Waters: with special reference to the Rights of Fishing and the Naval Salute. Pp. xxvi+800(last blank), frontispiece map, text illustrations, appendices, index; blue cloth, lettered and decorated in black..... More about THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEA
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 about THE RIDDLE OF THE TITANIC
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 about MARINE PAINTING
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 about LOCH ARD GORGE
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 about THE RETURN OF THE GREAT BRITAIN
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 about THE BOUNDLESS DEEP