ANSCOMB, Charles. Submariner. Foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir Sydney Raw. L.: William Kimber, (1957). First Edition. Pp 203, including frontis. + [6] pp of plates. 8vo, black cloth. Anderson 25, Law 1108. "This is a great story of the sea and of the war below the surface; it is an enthralling picture of life in the confined, machinery-choked living space of an active service submarine [...]". -from the dust jacket. The official phrase for describinga submarine lost in battle was "Failed to return from patrol". Cox'n Ansco mb describes in detail the terrifying reality of this proce... View More...
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Manorial Research (Armada) Ltd. in association with Yale, 1988, ISBN:095132804
Seller ID: 62049
(Armada). Royal Armada : 400 Years. L.: Manorial Research (Armada) Ltd. in association with Yale and Valor PLC for the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, (1988). Pp 208. Illustrated with numerous b/w and/or colour photos, drawings, maps and facsimiles to text. 4to, illustrated card covers, magazine format, triple column. This publication was produced with the co-operation of the United Kingdom and Spain to celebrate the quartercentenary of one of the greatest naval battles of history. The Royal Armada features this, the National Maritime Museum's, largest exhibition ever. With the participat... View More...
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Atlantic Fisherman and Shipping Review, Sackville, NB, 1965,
Seller ID: 62070
[Atlantic Fisherman and Shipping Review]. The Atlantic Fisherman and Shipping Review, July 1965 . Sackville, NB: Atlantic Fisherman and Shipping Review, 1965. Pp. 18. Illustrated. Triple column. Large 8vo, illustrated stapledwhite and blue wraps. Articles include: "Modern German Ships in Port", "Co ast Guard Service Expansion is Greeted", "More Pressure on Fish Stocks is Seen Possible", and "Russian Fleet Activity Seen Posing No Danger". Rubbed, minor abrasion to head of front cover, else vg. For the issue. 8.00 View More...
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Atlantic Fisherman and Shipping Review, Sackville, NB, 1964,
Seller ID: 62071
[Atlantic Fisherman and Shipping Review]. The Atlantic Fisherman and Shipping Review, June 1964 . Sackville, NB: Atlantic Fisherman and Shipping Review, 1964. Pp. 16. Illustrated. Triple column. Large 8vo, illustrated stapledwhite and blue wraps. Articles include: "New Ferry Prince Nova Faces Busy 1964 Season", "Norwegian Whaling Ship Will Operate from N.S.", "Sees Boost for N.B. Boat-Building", and "Ferry Captain Has 300,000 Trip Record on Run". Rubbed, tea stain to front cover, else vg. For the issue. 10.00 View More...
BAILEY, Hiram P. Shanghaied Out of 'Frisco in the 'Nineties. With a Frontispiece by J. Spurling, 4 Drawings, and 2 Photographs. Boston: Charles E. Lauriat, [ca. 1925]. Pp 187, frontis., [6] leaves plates. 8vo, blue cloth, t.e.g. A British civil engineer's account of his unwilling passage in an American merchant sailing ship to Chile, Australia and back to San Francisco in the 1890s. Slightly rubbed, else vg. 100.00 View More...
BARKER, Pat. Dragon Boats : A Celebration. Vancouver : Raincoast Books, (1996). First Printing. Pp 121. Illustrated. 4to, black cloth. "Originating inthird-century B.C. China, dragon boat racing is one of the fastest-growing athletic events on the globe and is now being considered as a demonstratio n sport at both the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games." - from the dj. Fine in dj. 30.00 View More...
BAYNHAM, Henry. Men from the Dreadnoughts. L: Hutchinson, (1976). Pp 272 + frontis., 16 pages of plates. 8vo, black cloth. Following the author's Fromthe Lower Deck and Before the Mast, this book presents a ratings' eye view of life in the Royal Navy during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, to the end of the Great War. Name, else vg in nicked dj. 75.00 View More...
BAZHENOV, Georgi. "The Chief Mate Returns to Sea" . An article in Sputnik: Digest of the Soviet Press, February 1980, pp. 92-95. Helsinki, Finland: Yhteistyö, 1980. Pp. 174. Illustrated. Double column. Small 8vo, illustrated red and white wraps. Also of nautical interest:Georgi Pyasetsky's "Sea WallWithout Concrete" (pp. 27-29). Vg. For the issue. 5.00 View More...
BEKKER, Cajus. Flugzeugträger: Giganten der Meere. Oldenburg und Hamburg: Gerhard Stalling Verlag, (1962). Pp 80. Illustrated. Large 8vo, blue cloth. A German-language review of United States carrier operations in the Cold War period, with illustrations of carrier strategy and tactics, as well as ofeveryday life aboard. Vg in dj. 80.00 View More...
BERTIN, Johanna. Strange Events : Incredible Canadian Monsters, Curses, Ghosts, and Other Tales. (Canmore, AB: Altitude Publications Canada, Ltd., 2003). Pp. 143. 8vo, illustrated yellow card covers. A volume in the Amazing Stories series. Of nautical interest: Chapter 2: Water Serpents, Chapter 5: Ghosts, Poltergeists and Premonitions (section on the S.S. Faerie Queen, and Chapter 6: Mystery Ships. Vg. 6.50 View More...
(BIDDLE, James, Commodore). BARTLETT, Merrill L. "Commodore James Biddle and the First Naval Mission to Japan, 1845-1846." An article in The American Neptune: A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History, Vol.41, No.1, January 1981, pp.25-35. Also, James G. Neal's "The American Merchant Marine Library Association: The First Decade of Its Development, 1921-1930" (pp.5-24) ; Charles Dana Gibson's "History of the Swordfishery of the Northwestern Atlantic" (pp. 36-65, + 4 p of photos). Library stamp, else vg. For the issue. 8.00 View More...
BLORE, Trevor, Lieutenant-Commander. Commissioned Bargees : The Story of the Landing Craft. L: Hutchinson, [ca. 1946]. Pp 216. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth. Law 1088. A swaggering account of these indispensible but oft-overlooked craft in all their various permutations. The narrative proceeds mostlyin the form of first-hand observations of actions, from the raid on Dieppe to mopping up in Singapore and Sourabaya. Cloth rubbed and soiled, spine w orn, edges and eps specked, else vg. 85.00 View More...
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Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik, 1987, ISBN:9063221290
Seller ID: 39668
BOER, Tanja de, et al. Schip & Affiche : Hondered jaar Rederijreclame in Nederland. Tanja de Boer, Cassandra Bosters, Ed de Heer, Rudy Kousbroek, Wilmy Oosterwijk, Pim Reinders. (Rotterdam): Maritiem Museum Prins Hendrik, (1987). Pp (5),6-183,(1). Large 8vo, ill. card covers. Essays examining the popular culture of nineteenth and twentieth century ocean travel, chiefly through the advertising posters of liner companies which are related to both popular and high art of the period. In Dutch. Vg. 80.00 View More...
BOND, Geoffrey. Lakonia. L: Oldbourne, (1966). Pp 199, frontis., 4 pp plates. 8vo, blue cloth. A full account of the loss of the liner Lakonia to firein the Solent during a Christmas Cruise in 1963. Based chiefly on survivor reports and on the records of the Greek Line, to which the author had priv ileged access. Vg in rubbed dj. 75.00 View More...
(Boy Scouts of America). Seamanship. NY: Boy Scouts of America, (1925). Pp 62. Illustrated with drawings, technical diagrams and one photo. 8vo, illustrated stapled tan wraps. Merit Badge Series. This is a fairly comprehensive instruction book in seamanship that would assist a first class scout in obtaining a merit badge for Seamanship. Also included are (current for 1926)wage scales for merchant marine and naval personnel, steps in training to achieve particular ranks, and the benefits achieved in personal developmentby applying oneself to life at sea. This in itself makes for interesting r e... View More...
BRAITHWAITE, Max. The Commodore's Barge is Alongside. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, (1979). Pp. 191. 8vo, blue cloth. Spadoni and Donnelly 3038. This novel from the pen of the widely respected Canadian author, Max Braithwaite, is "a naval spoof that's awash with nautical nonsense." -from the dust jacket. Cocked, ow vg in lightly rubbed dj. 25.00 View More...
BREDER, Charles M., Jr. Field Book of Marine Fishes of the Atlantic Coast from Labrador to Texas. Being a Short Description of Their Characteristics and Habits with Keys for Their Identification. With 8 plates by W. S. Bronson and 403 other illustrations. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1948). Sixth Impression. Pp. 332 . Small 8vo, red cloth. Cocked, boards rubbed, fraying to edges, previous owner's name inked to front paste-down, penciled to ffep, bookplate, one incident of marking to text, else vg. 15.00 View More...
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Naval Institute, Annapolis, 1985, ISBN:0870213067
Seller ID: 30523
BROUWER, Norman J. International Register of Historic Ships. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, in association with the World Ship Trust, (1985). Pp 321. 4to, blue cloth. Vg in dj. Presentation copy, signed by Brouwer. 120.00 View More...
