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American Yachts and YachtingCOZZENS, Fred S. (and others)Cassell & Company, New York, 1888, hardback, VG, new and revised edition, navy blue cloth illustrated in silver, gilt and cream, gilt to spine, over 135 b/w illustrations. See photos which form part of the description. Boards rubbed at spine ends. Some tanning to free endpapers and page edges, scattering of foxing to prelims. No inscriptions, no loose pages, sound binding. YACHTING, HISTORIC YACHTS, STEAM YACHTING, SAILING, AMERICAN YACHTING 1886-1887, YACHTING HISTORY45791 ANTI Trans water hb 67 £71.50

A Boatbuilder's Story
MITCHELL, Percy of Portmellon
Kingston, Mevagissey, 1968, softback with stiff card wraps, GD+, b/w frontispiece in addition to b/w photographs, several maps and line diagrams, 167 pp.
Neat inscription to half-title page, no annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean, lightly tanned, small areas of foxing to front and rear pages, rubs to edges and corners. Wraps grubby in some areas, rubs and abrasions to edges and corners as well as to spine strip, bump to front fore-edge corner, front cover bowed gently upwards, published price on the back cover defaced.
TRANSPORT, WATER, BOATS, BUILDING OF, LEARNING TRADE, APPRENTICESHIP, BOAT YARDS, LAUNCHING VESSELS, TYPES OF BOAT, BOAT BUILDING DURING THE WAR YEARS
46680 TRANSPORT/WATER £16.50

Building Ships on the North East Coast (Part 2. c1914-c1980) A Labour of Love, Risk and PainClarke, J. F.189880050The Bewick Press, Whitley Bay, 1997, near fine / near fine, first edition hardback with wrapper. 516b pp. Illustrated in the text from b/w photographs and diagrams. Two additional pages of information pasted onto the front back inside endpapers. Gentle crease on jacket at head of spine otherwise in virtually pristine condition. Very heavy book - UK mainland delivery only. NORTH EAST, MARINE ENGINEERING, MARINE STEAM TURBINE, WARTIME ENGINEERING, MARINE LABOUR, NATIONALISATION.45768 hb 64 TRANS £96.50

Captain Cook's Endeavour (Anatomy of the Ship Series)MARQUARDT, Karl Heinz ISBN: 0851776418Conway Maritime Press, London, 1997, hardback with dust wrapper, Fine/near fine, boards orange/gilt, b/w frontispiece, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs and stunning technical drawings of internal and external aspects of the hull, 136pp.Boards clean and firm, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp.TRANSPORT, WATER, SHIPS, JAMES COOK, ENDEAVOUR, 18TH C, TECHNICAL DRAWINGS, INTERNAL & EXTERNAL HULL DESIGNS, FULLY ILLUSTRATED45355 hb 57 TRANSPORT/WATER £96.50

A Fighting Chance (The Companion Book Club Collector's De Luxe Edition)RIDGEWAY, Captain John & BLYTH, Sergeant ChayThe Companion Book Club, London, 1966, De Luxe Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, near fine/nf, boards red/gilt, includes nine appendices, illustrated endpapers with the 'Voyage of the English Rose III' in addition to ten b/w photographs, red edges, 223 pp.Boards clean and firm, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean and bright. Wrapper clean and crisp, gentle rubs to edges and corners, wrapper slightly marked on spine.TRANSPORT, HARDBACK, DE LUXE EDITION, WATER, SAILING, TRUE STORY, VOYAGE, THE ATLANTIC, ADVENTURE, EXPLORATION, ENGLISH ROSE III, RIDGEWAY AND BLYTH45563 hb 60 TRANSPORT/WATER/SAILING £21.50

Inshore Craft of Britain In the Days of Sail and Oar: vols. 1 & 2
MARCH, Edgar J.
ISBN: 9781861762641
Chatham Publishing, London, 2005, two volume set, hardbacks with dust wrappers and original slipcase, fine/fine, boards red/gilt, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs and detailed diagrams, 276 pp; 309 pp.
Boards clean and firm, no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wrappers clean and crisp. Slipcase a little edge worn with a few abrasions to corners and outer boards. Beautiful two volume set.
TRAVEL, WATER, MARITIME VESSELS, CRAFTS, SAIL, OAR, CONSTRUCTION, RIGS, HANDLING QUALITIES, FISHING GEAR, LIVES OF FISHERMEN
46597 TRAVEL/WATER £76.50

Medusa : The Shipwreck, The Scandal, The MasterpieceMILES, Jonathan ISBN: 9780224073035Jonathan Cape, London, 2007, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/vg, boards back/gilt, dark red endpapers, illustrated from 29 b/w photographs, two maps and one line drawing, 334 pp.Boards clean and firm, no inscription or annotations, sound square binding, pages clean, light abrasion on a couple of the pictures, lightly tanned. Wrapper clean and crisp with gentle rubs to edges, light foxing to some areas of the inside, original price (UK £17.99 CAN $45.95) not clipped.TRANSPORT, WATER, HISTORY, 19TH C., HISTORY, FRENCH SAILING SHIPS, THE MEDUSA, SHIP WRECK, MUTINY, SURVIVAL, THEODORE GERICAULT, ART, MASTERPIECE 44898 hb 26 TRANS/WATER £13.00

Sailing Directions For The South And West Coasts Of Ireland Norman Kean (edit.)9780955819926Irish Cruising Club Publications Ltd, 2008, hardback, VG+, 12th edition, laminated pictorial boards, illus in colour, 310 pp. Neat inscription. Pilotage, sailing, yachting, Ireland coastal waters.42395 TRANS water £119.50

Sailing Three Oceans: Building and Sailing Schooner AppledoreSmith. Herbert and Doris0892722614Down East Books, Camden, Maine, USA, 1988, signed 1st edition, hardback with wrapper VG/gd, 211pp, illustrated with 2 maps, 34 colour photographs and 98 b/w photographs, blue/gilt boards. Signed dedication on the title page from the author to two people who sailed with him on board Appledore III. Some staining on back board, clean pages. Dust jacket has open tear on back flap and small tear on top edge at the back, not price clipped. The story of the Smith family on their second global voyage.Sailing, Boatbuilding, Transport, Round the World voyage43223 TRANS/WATER £44.50

Shipbuilding in Stockton and ThornabyAlan BetteneyISBN: 9780954631900Tees Valley Heritage Group, Stockton-on-Tees, 2003, large format softback with stiff card wraps, NF, six appendices, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs, line drawings and tables, 96 pp.No inscription or annotations, binding sound, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp. Excellent condition.TRANSPORT, WATER, SHIPS, SHIP YARDS, SHIPBUILDING, NORTH EAST, STOCKTON & THORNABY, MANUFACTURERS, 1700'S TO 1930'S45522 hb 2 TRANSPORT/WATER £16.50

U-Boats Under the SwastikaMallmann Showell. J.P.Military Book Society, London, 1973, 1st edition, hardback with wrapper VG/vg-, 167 pp, illustrated with over 100 b/w photographs, maps, diagrams and tables detailing vessels and crew from the start of World War II to the surrender in 1945, red boards, illustrated end papers, not inscribed, pages clean - edges lightly tanned. Dust jacket has some slight tanning, not price clipped.German U-boats, Submarines, World War II, Battle of the Atlantic43015 TRANS/WATER £9.50

Waterways of Britain An Illustrated Guide to Britain's Best Waterways (Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides)MOSSE, Jonathan ISBN: 9780008195472Harpercollins Publishers, Glasgow, 2016, softback with stiff card wraps, 304 pp, VG, illustrated throughout from b/w and colour photographs and maps (see scans). Wraps illustrated (see scan), no inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp, label residue at the bottom of the front cover, light bumps to fore-edge corners. Lovely condition.TRANSPORT, INLAND WATERWAYS, CANALS, ROUTES, FLORA & FAUNA, HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT OF NETWORK44010 hb 22 TRANSPORT/WATERWAYS £21.50

White Lady II: Salvage and restoration of 1930 hydroplane speedboat
Windermere Nautical Trust Limited, Windermere, 1984, small, landscape format, softback with stiff card wraps, VG, illustrated throughout from b/w photographs, several technical drawings and one map, 16 pp. No inscription or annotations, sound tight binding, pages clean and bright. Wraps clean and crisp.
TRANSPORT, WATER, THE LAKES, WINDERMERE, HYDROPLANES, THE WHITE LADY II, SALVAGE, RESTORATION, CONSTRUCTION, MECHANICS, LOCATION MAP
HB 80 45984 TRANSPORT/WATER £8.00