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, with closed tear to top edge of front..... More
A guide to the historic shipwrecks at Port Phillip Heads. Pp. iv+84, coloured and black & white text and endpaper illustrations, appendix, glossary, references, index; broad oblong roy. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Heritage Council Victoria, Melbourne, 1997. First edition. 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
Pp. xxiv(advertisements and title page)+206+[2](advertisement, blank), text illustrations; oblong cr. 8vo; green boards, lettered and decorated in blue, worn, fore-corners bruised; ownership inscription on the upper free endpaper, leaves a little browned; Marine Press Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 1950. *A directory of shipping. More
Pp. xxxxviii(advertisements and title page)+384(endpapers included in pagination), list of shipowners, shipbuilders and repairers, engine builders and organisations (Australia, New Zealand and Islands), table of distances; obl. post 8vo; maroon boards, lettered, decorated and ruled in gilt, a little worn, fore-corners worn and bruised; edges of leaves browned; Marine Press..... More
Pp. 268, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, pictorial endpapers, index, printed on two different paper stocks; obl. post 4to; red & black boards; dust wrapper, lightly worn and marked, edges slightly worn and split, foxing on reverse; Crescent Books, New York, n.d.[1965?]. More
Pp. 64, coloured illustrated title page, coloured text illustrations (most full page), index, bibliography; oblong cr. 4to; pictorial laminated boards; Waterfront, Settle, North Yorkshire, 2001. 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. 256, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (some full and double page), index; super royal 4to; pictorial laminated boards, dust wrapper, edges slightly worn, small portion of front panel faded; Deans International Publishing, London, 1985. First edition. *From the first sailing ships to the 1980s. More
English and Croatian text. Pp. 232, coloured and black & white text illustrations (some full page), index; broad oblong cr. 4to; white boards, upper board lettered in black; dust wrapper, a trifle worn; Hrvatska Bratovstina, Zagreb, 2011. More
A freight study of commodity movements in the hinterlands of Melbourne, Geelong and Portland. Pp. x+50, 7 full page maps, tables (1 full page); demy 8vo; printed paper wrappers, stapled; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1964. First edition. 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. 152, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, appendix, index; demy 4to; pictorial laminated boards; dust wrapper, lightly soiled; Haynes, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, 1989. More
Pp. xiv+146, text illustrations, index to vessels, index to people; roy. 8vo: pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Navarine Publishing, Hobart, 1996. First edition. The Roebuck Series. More
Pp. 192, 34 plates, text illustrations; index; demy 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Roadmaster Publishing/Baggins Book Bazaar, Chatham, Kent, 1997. *First published 1949. 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. viii+118, frontispiece, full page text illustrations including maps, bibliography; small cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Gemcraft Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, 1985. First edition. *The story of the wreck of the Port au Prince in Tonga in 1806, and the Eliza in Fiji in 1808. More
The autobiography of a ferryman. Pp. xii+186(last blank), text illustrations (some full page), appendix, glossary; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, a trifle worn; Hesperian Press, Perth, 1996. First edition. More
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, glossary of Greek and Latin Nautical Terms, index; demy 8vo; maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, lower fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; dust..... More
Pp. 272, coloured and black & white illustrations, suggested reading, illustrations and sources, index; med. 4to; grey boards, lettered in gilt, lower edges lightly worn; dust wrapper, lightly browned, occasional small tears, edges worn and a trifle creased; Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1964. First edition. More
The ships and their development. Pp. xxii+[3]-558, coloured frontispiece, 16 black & white plates, numerous text figures & plans, appendix, index; cr. 4to; qr. beige cloth, navy papered boards, lettered and decorated in gilt & navy, small section of bottom edge frayed near lower fore-corner of upper board; price-clipped dust..... More
Its origin and development. Pp. xii+192, frontispiece, title page vignette, 20 plates, text illustrations, including plans, appendix, index; small demy 4to; qr. blue cloth, blue/green boards, spine lettered in gilt, edges a little worn; dust wrapper, edges a trifle worn and with several small closed tears, back panel creased; sticker..... More
The Romance of Steamdriven Paddleboats in Canada. Pp. 144, frontispiece and text illustrations (some full page), suggested reading, index of ships; obl. small demy 4to; navy boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, worn and scuffed, edges a little split and creased; NC Press Limited, Toronto, 1978. More