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1960 Supplement to North Atlantic Seaway. 1st pr of suppl. in dj.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Stephenson and Sons, Prescot, Lancashire, 1960,

Seller ID: 76408

BONSOR, N.R.P. 1960 Supplement to North Atlantic Seaway . Prescot, Lancashire: Stephenson & Sons, June 1960. First Printing of the supplement. Pp. (2),643-692, + 2 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, limp blue cloth with no lettering to front or spine. An addendum to Bonsor's 1955 publication North Atlantic Seaway, with corrections (by page), providing up-to-date information on trans-Atlantic shipping (without having to republish a 600-page volume). Vg in rubbed, nicked, price-clipped dj. 30.00
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25 Years of World Shipping. First Edition

By: BETH, Hans Ludwig, Arnulf HADER, and Robert KAPPEL

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Fairplay Publications, London, 1984, ISBN:0905045610

Seller ID: 110041

BETH, Hans Ludwig, Arnulf HADER, and Robert KAPPEL. 25 Years of World Shipping. London : Fairplay Publications, (1984). First Edition. Pp [i]-x,1-205,(1). Illustrations, b&w photos, maps and tables in text. 8vo, illustrated olive cardcovers, white lettering to spine. The authors were at the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics. McConville and Rickaby, Shipping Busi ness and Maritime Economics: An Annotated International Bibliography 106. 'This unique study of modern merchant shipping covers the development of the world's most efficient transportation system during a period that has seen the ...
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50 ar till sjoss : En Skrift om Färjeleden Trelleborg-Sassnitz.

By: Liners - Sweden)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Tryckt hos Esselte AB, 1959,

Seller ID: 25754

(Liners - Sweden). 50 år till sjöss : En Skrift om Färjeleden Trelleborg-Sassnitz. (Stockholm : Tryckt hos Esselte AB, July 1959). Pp 32. 8vo, card covers. Vg. 10.00
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A Vision of Greatness : The History of Milford, 1790-1990. First Edition in dustjacket, Signed.

By: McKAY, K.D.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Brace Harvatt Associates / Gulf Oil Britain Limited, Haverfordwest, Dyfed, ISBN:0951521101 : 1989

Seller ID: 113973

ISBN-13: 9780951521106

McKAY, K.D., Wing-Commander, R.A.F., (Retd.). A Vision of Greatness : The History of Milford, 1790-1990. ( Haverfordwest, Dyfed) : Brace Harvatt Associates in association with Gulf Oil Britain Limited, (1989). First Edition. Pp (2),[iii]-xv,(3),[3]-397,(3). With maps and many b&w illustrations in the text. 8vo, black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Wing-Commander Kenneth D. McKay. Foreword. Part I. A Grand Design 1790-1809. 1. The Complex Mixture : The Proprietary Town - The British Connection - The Quaker Connection - The French Connection - The Way Ahead. 2. The Nantucketers : ...
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ABC of Coastal Passenger Ships, 1956. 1st pr.

By: LE FLEMING, H.M. Ian Allan ABC

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Ian Allan, London, 1956,

Seller ID: 76035

LE FLEMING, H.M. ABC of Coastal Passenger Ships, 1956 . London: Ian Allan, 1956. First UK Printing. Pp. [1]-56. Illustrated. Small 8vo, illustrated stapled brown, black and green card covers.A volume in the Ian Allan ABC series. Some light edge-nicking with minor rubbing to covers, else vg. 25.00
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Adventures, Blizzards, and Coastal Calamities. First Edition in dustjacket

By: SNOW, Edward Rowe SLOCUM, Joshua) DARLING, Grace ROWSON, Susanna

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Dodd, Mead, New York, 1978, ISBN:0396076343

Seller ID: 32026

SNOW, Edward Rowe. Adventures, Blizzards, and Coastal Calamities. New York : Dodd, Mead, (1978). First Printing. Pp 275 + 8 p of plates. 8vo, green cloth. Edward Rowe Snow (b. August 22, 1902 Winthrop, Massachusetts - d. April 10, 1982 Boston). Another selection of nautical prodigies and oddities selected and retold by the prolific Mr. Snow. This time including the fate ofthe Mary Celeste (pp.158-176), the appalling wreck of the White Star liner Atlantic near Halifax(pp.91-99; the history of Minot's Light (pp.57-77), J oshua Slocum (pp.100-110) and the loss of the Thomas W. Lawson (1907, pp.22...
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Alaska by Cruise Ship : The Complete Guide to the Alaska Cruise Experience.

By: VIPOND, Anne

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Ocean Cruise Guides, 1997,

Seller ID: 41149

VIPOND, Anne. Alaska by Cruise Ship : The Complete Guide to the Alaska Cruise Experience. Vancouver: Ocean Cruise Guides, (1997). Pp 355. 8vo, ill. card covers. A sensible guide treating the natural and cultural histories of the regions considered, along with the practical information expected of such books. Vg. 17.00
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Alaska By Cruise Ship : The Complete Guide to the Alaska Cruise Experience.1996 edition

By: VIPOND, Anne

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Alaska Cruise Guides, 1996,

Seller ID: 24992

VIPOND, Anne. Alaska By Cruise Ship : The Complete Guide to the Alaska Cruise Experience. Vancouver : Alaska Cruise Guides, (1996). Pp 360. Illustrated. 8vo, card covers. Fine. 15.00
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All in the Same Boat : The Humorists' Guide to the Ocean Cruise. pb.

By: WESCHLER, Robert, ed MAXTONE-GRAHAM, John, foreword. TWAIN, Mark. THURBER, James.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Robson Books, London, 1990, ISBN:086051594x

Seller ID: 41474

WESCHLER, Robert, ed. All in the Same Boat : The Humorists' Guide to the Ocean Cruise. Foreword by John Maxtone-Graham. (London): Robson Books, (1990). Pp 199. 8vo, ill. card covers. Brief, humorous reflections on the ocean passage by Mark Twain, James Thurber, Lewis Carroll, and Somerset Maugham, among many others. Very slightly rubbed, else vg. 10.00
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American Steamships on the Atlantic. in dj

By: RIDGELY-NEVITT, Cedric

Price: $70.00

Publisher: University of Delaware Press, Newark, 1981, ISBN:0874131405

Seller ID: 23077

RIDGELY-NEVITT, Cedric. American Steamships on the Atlantic. Drawings by the author. Newark : University of Delaware Press, (1981). Pp 385. 4to, blue cloth. "This well-researched work details the development of the American steamship during the years when hulls were built of wood and the largest andfastest examples were driven by paddle wheels. The period covered extends from Robert Fulton's day to the early 1970s when the last wooden-hulled craft sailed from New York for European ports. Information about the designersand builders of the steamships has been assembled here. Appendices to th...
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Anchor Line 1856 -1956 First Edition

By: McLELLAN, R. S

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Anchor Line Limited, Glasgow, 1956,

Seller ID: 107958

McLELLAN, R. S. Anchor Line 1856 -1956. Glasgow : Anchor Line Limited, 1956. Pp. (12),13-184. Illustrated with frontis, line drawings and 32 pp of plates. 8vo, black cloth, gilt to spine. Cohen, The Thames, 1580-1980: A General Bibliography, p.312. This is a history of the Scottish passanger and cargo shipping company, Anchor Line. It was established in 1856 when Thomas Henderson joined with the Handyside brothers, Nicol and Robert, to begin a service between Glasgow and New York. The book details the growth of the business over a period of one hundred years and comes complete with sketches or...
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And the Band Played On...

By: WARD, Christopher.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2011, ISBN:9781444707953

Seller ID: 97412

WARD, Christopher. And the Band Played On... (London) : Hodder & Stoughton,(2011). First Printing. Pp [i]-xiv,1-274,+ 16 pp plates. 8vo, illustrated pale yellow card covers. From the cover : “The Titanic violinist and the glovemaker; a true story of love, loss and betrayal.” "On 14th April 1912 theTitanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank. Fifteen hundred p assengers and crew lost their lives. As the order to abandon ship was given, the orchestra took their instruments on deck and continued to play. They were still playing when the ship went down. The violinist, 21 year-old J...
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Antwerp and Bremen with reference to the Projected Line of Mail Steamers between the United States and the Continent of Europe

By: DE BEAULIEU, Adolphe Le Hardy

Price: $125.00

Publisher: 1846,

Seller ID: 32676

(DE BEAULIEU, Adolphe Le Hardy). Antwerp and Bremen with reference to the Projected Line of Mail Steamers between the United States and the Continent of Europe. (Washington): [s.n.], (1846). Pp 26. 8vo, printed blue wraps. An extended argument favouring Antwerp as the terminus of an American transatlantic steamship service. Contents include: I. "Geographical and statistical sketch of Belgium", "1. Of Belgium in general", "2. Antwerp", "3. Comparison with other ports", "4. Transmission of correspondence"; II. "Commerce", "5. Commerce between B...
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Arrival of the Britannia : A Sermon delivered in the Federal Street Meeting-House in Boston July 19, 1840. 1930 reprint

By: GANNETT, Ezra S

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Joseph Dowe, Boston, 1930,

Seller ID: 29639

GANNETT, Ezra S. The Arrival of the Britannia : A Sermon delivered in the Federal Street Meeting-House in Boston July 19, 1840. Boston : Joseph Dowe, 1840. 1930 reprint of the Boston original. Pp 23. 8vo, printed wraps. A facsimile reproduction of a sermon preached to commemorate the commencement of Cunard's transatlantic liner service, printed and distributed by the Cunard Line in 1930. Spine cracked, one inch square missing from cover and page one, long tear to final page. 24.00
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Arrowroot and Ivory : How the Sea Gull, Built in Oakville, Sailed to South Africa and Came Home the Richer. An article in The Canadian Magazine, Vol. 74, No. 2, August, 1930

By: SNIDER, C.H.J.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Hugh C. MacLean Publications, Toronto , 1930,

Seller ID: 87840

SNIDER, C.H.J. “Arrowroot and Ivory : How the Sea Gull, Built in Oakville, Sailed to South Africa and Came Home the Richer.” An article in The Canadian Magazine, Vol. 74, No. 2, August, 1930, pp 14, 43 (with 2 illustrations).Toronto : Hugh C. MacLean Publications, 1930. Pp 1-48. Illustrated. Triple Column. 4to, colour illustrated stapled wrappers. Also, “The Most Palatial Liner Afloat – Is Canadian” [about the Empress of Britain] (p. 1, with one illustration). Covers rubbed, smudged, creased and marked with pencil, els e good. For the whole issue 15.00
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Atlantic Conquest: The Men and Ships of the Glorious Age of Steam.. 1st US in dj

By: TUTE, Warren

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Little, Brown , 1962,

Seller ID: 25010

TUTE, Warren. Atlantic Conquest : The Men and Ships of the Glorious Age of Steam. With Illustrations. Bos.: Little, Brown and Co., (1962). First US Printing. Pp 247. 8vo, red cloth. A few references to St.John's, Newfoundland, and many references to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in index. Cocked, name, elsevg in worn and chipped dj. 40.00
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Atlantic Kingdom : America's Contest with Cunard in the Age of Sail and Steam. First Edition in dust jacket

By: BUTLER, John A. CUNARD, Samuel

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Brassey's, Inc., Washington, D.C., 2001, : 2001

Seller ID: 80055

ISBN-13: 9781574883831

BUTLER, John A. Atlantic Kingdom : America's Contest with Cunard in the Age of Sail and Steam. Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, Inc., (2001). First Printing. "Printed in the United States of America". Pp (2),[i]-xx,[1]-280,(2). Illustrated. Index. 8vo (160 x 234 mm), maroon, textured paper-covered boards, with silver lettering to spine. With endpaper maps. John A. 'Jack" Butler (b. 1927, Cambridge, Mass. - d. December 9, 2017, Maryland) was living in Potomac, Maryland at the time of publication. Includes information on the challenge presented against Cunard superiority in the Atlantic,...
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Atlantic Liners 1925-70. 1st Bonanza in dj

By: EMMONS, Frederick

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Bonanza, 1977,

Seller ID: 15374

EMMONS, Frederick. The Atlantic Liners 1925-70. NY: Bonanza Books, (1972). First Bonanza Printing. Pp 160. 8vo, red cloth. "Frecderick Emmons sketchesthehistories of every ocean liner that sailed between the United States an d Europe in the years between 1925 and 1970. 'The Atlantic Liners' includesmore than 200 black-and-white line illustrations and biographical sketches of North Atlantic liners." - from the dust jacket. Vg in nicked dj. 25.00
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Attack on the Queen. 1st US in dj

By: HENRICK, Richard P.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Avon Books, 1998, ISBN:0380974223

Seller ID: 27150

HENRICK, Richard P. Attack on the Queen. NY: Avon Books, (April 1998). First Printing. Pp 368. 8vo, black cloth spine with red cloth boards. A thriller by the author of Crimson Tide. The plot centers on a G-7 meeting held on board the QE2, a renegade nuclear submarine, and the efforts of counter-terror experts to keep the twain from converging. Remainder mark to borrom edge, else vg in dj. 20.00
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Audel's Shipfitters Handy Book : A Practical Treatise on Steel Ship Building and Repairing for Loftsmen, Welders, Riveters, Anglesmiths, Flange Turners and all Ship Mechanics, with illustrations showing current practice.

By: NEWSTEAD, Ralph.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Theo. Audel & Co., Publishers, New York, 1948,

Seller ID: 106748

NEWSTEAD, Ralph. Audel's Shipfitters Handy Book : A Practical Treatise on Steel Ship Building and Repairing for Loftsmen, Welders, Riveters, Anglesmiths, Flange Turners and all Ship Mechanics, with illustrations showing current practice. New York : Theo. Audel & Co., Publishers, (1948). Second Printing. Pp (10),1-252,(4). Illustrated. 8vo, limp olive cloth, black letteringto front board and spine, all edges dyed red. Contents : Planning for Mode rn Ship Construction; Parts of a Steel Ship; Marine and Shipbuilding Terms;A Shipfitter's Duties; The Mold Loft; From the Loft Room to the Hull; Mens ...
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