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The Racing-Cruiser.
by Richard Henderson
Reilly & Lee Co., 1970. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A$12.29
The age of the Galley: Mediterranean Oared Vessels since pre-classical Times
by Gardiner, Robert
Conway Maritime Press 1992, limited ed. no. 694/2000, vg/fine owner book plate, 256 p. ill. b/w 30 cm ; This book charts the development from the earliest paleolithic craft to the classical trireme, as well as major sections on the development and use of galleys. Included are the topics of: paddled and oared ships before the iron age, the ancestry of the trireme, the trireme, Hellenistic oared warships, fleets of the early Roman Empire, late Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic galleys and fleets, Mediterranean...
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A$74.18
Tales from a Tin Can: The USS Dale from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
by Olson, Michael Keith
Zenith Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Near Fine ; Fine Jacket. 2007 Zenith Press. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Black and white maps and plates. 336 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and a small indented hole in the paper covering at the front edge of the spine....
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A$14.18
The Lexington Class Carriers
by Robert C. Stern
Book is in Very Good+ condition, with very light edgewear to cover, small oil mark on top edge corner of front flypaper. Pages otherwise clean and secure.
Dust jacket is in Very Good condition, with bit of edgewear to jacket, mostly at spine ends.
Dust jacket is in Very Good condition, with bit of edgewear to jacket, mostly at spine ends.
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A$86.69
Empress of Britain: Canadian Pacific's Greatest Ship
by Gordon Turner
Signed by author on half-title page. Book is in Fine condition, with no visible faults. Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with only fault and very small tear at top front edge corner. Pages clean and tight.
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A$141.85
THE AGE OF THE GALLEY : MEDITERRANEAN OARED VESSELS SINCE PRE-CLASSICAL TIMES (CONWAY'S HISTORY OF THE SHIP)
by Gardiner, Robert. (edited. )
Conway Maritime Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. Hardback; very good in creased dustjacket. ; Includes paddled and oared ships before the Iron Age, the ancestry of the Trireme 1200 - 525 BC, the Trireme, Hellenistic oared warships 399 - 31BC, fleets of the Early Roman Empire 31BC - AD324, Late Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Galleys and Fleets, Meditterranean Bireme galleys AD5-1300. Illustrated with b/w line drawings and photographs. ; 256 pages .
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A$31.41
The Pick of Peyton
by Mike Peyton
London: Nautical Books, 1985 Book. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. Clean, straight and tight..
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A$12.61
Cold War Submarines The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001
by Norman Polmar; K. J. Moore
Light shelfwear on both book and jacket.
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A$78.80
The Earliest Ships: the Evolution of Boats Into Ships (History of the Ship)
by Gardiner, Robert
London: Conway Maritime Press. New. 2004. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 143 pages. With decorated title, maps, tables & illustrations. ; Paperback; Researching back into prehistory and into the earliest evidence provided by archaeology, this volume explores the varied lines of development from the most primitive watercraft to the first real seagoing ships, from Northern Europe, through the Mediterranean to the Near and Far Easts. It traces the most primitive forms of boats - rafts, skin...
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A$27.49
Coastwise Craft (Field Study Books #8)
by Lethbridge, T.C
London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1952 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light green paper boards. Four pages of colour plates showing two boats each plate. 37 pp..
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A$23.64
Sailing Warships of the Us Navy
by Donald L. Canney
Book and dust jacket are in Near Fine condition. Book has two "I support VFW" stickers, one on front pastedown and second on front endpaper. Pages otherwise clean and tight.
Dust jacket has small scrape near the center top of jacket front, and one very small closed tear at bottom of jacket spine.
Dust jacket has small scrape near the center top of jacket front, and one very small closed tear at bottom of jacket spine.
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A$78.80
The Archaeology of Boats & Ships An Introduction
by Greenhill, Dr Basil with Morrison, Professor John
London: Conway Maritime Press. 1995. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Introduction by Professor Séan McGrail. 288 pages. Brings together all the archaeological knowledge on the world's boats and ships. It is an evaluation of all of the evidence on the evolution of boat and shipbuilding...
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A$40.00
THE BEST OF SAIL TRIM
by Mason, C. (Ed by) , Hild Marshall Dyson McKibbon Strawbridge Schoonmaker Stanton Colgate Cameron Etc
Sail Publications. AN. 1985. Softcover; 6th Printing. 0914814036 . As new condition. Contents include On The Main such as elements of draft and twist, Genoas & Jib such as clew position on small boats, the spinnaker, wind & sails, changing sail wherewithal such as the gear that shapes the sail, changing sail, etc. ; 6x9; 280 pages .
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A$12.61A$10.09
Warship Pictorial No. 25 - IJN Yamato Class Battleships
by Steve Wiper
Tucson, AZ: Classic Warships Publishing, 2004 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Near Fine- very light shelfwear to corners and spine ends.
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A$299.46
Tales of the Clipper Ships
by C. Fox Smith
Houghton Mifflin, 1926 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG- hardback in blue cloth in poor dj. Light rubbing to extremities, top-edge a bit dirty, p.o. signature, o/w clean and tight. DJ in tatters.
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A$31.52
Prisoner-Of-War Ship Models, 1775-1825
by Ewart C. Freeston
Naval Institute Press, 1973 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG/no jacket; slight fading to bottom edge; o/w clean & tight.
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A$31.52
Let's Try Sailing
by Toghill, Jeff
Terrey Hills, NSW: A. H. & A. W. Reed. 1978. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Gift inscription to top corner of front free endpaper [flyleaf]. 128 pages. Guide to sailing, including navigation, knots, capsizing and righting, sailing onto a mooring, rules of the road, weather etc. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all...
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A$25.00
The Plywood Boatbuilder
by Chapman, Charles F & Koelbel, Wm. H. (editors)
New York: Motor Boating, 1967 Book. Good. Hardcover. Good with heavily rubbed corners & spine ends; text clean & tight, but with some light sporadic age-tanning .
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A$63.04
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. COPPER RIVER & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
by Alaska Steamship Co
Seattle: Alaska Steamship Co., 1916. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 4 X 9" panels, opens to a 8 X 9" brochure with 16 pages, stapled, color covers, 2-colors inside. Includes a map, sailing schedule for March to October, 1916. Previous owner has made notations along margins about his experiences re the steamship line. Record # 359835
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A$63.04
Queen Mary
by James Steele
1995 Reprint. Book is in As New condition, with no visible faults. Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with very minor chips to front bottom edge corner, and rear spine corners. Now in Broadart dust jacket protector.
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A$94.57
USS New Ironsides in the Civil War
by William H. Roberts
Book is in Near Fine condition, with cover corners very lightly bumped.
Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with minimal edgewear.
Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with minimal edgewear.
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A$86.69
Canoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construction
by Moores, Ted
Firefly Books, 2001. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 2001 Firefly Books. Second printing of 2000 Revised and expanded edition. Oblong, 10.75 x 8.2 inches. Softcover. Black and white photographs and illustrations. 207 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Light diagonal crease on back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
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A$15.76
Down The Bay : The Story of the Excursion Boats of Port Phillip
by Fitchett,T.K
Melbourne: Rigby, 1975. Bumping and creasing to d/w. Red pen scribble on back of d/w. A small stain to front endpaper and cover page. . First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Damaged. Oblong 4to. Rare.
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A$75.00
Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
by Massie, Robert K
Random House, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good; Very Good Jacket. 2003 Random House. First Edition. First printing. Full number line on verso. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue paper-covered boards with dark blue paper-covered spine and gold spine lettering. Deckle fore edges. 865 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and some wrinkling near the head of the spine. Pages clean and...
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A$11.82
Build a Boat for Pleasure or Profit
by [Popular Mechanics]
Chicago: Popular Mechanics. 1941. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket. DJ has some small loss to edges, corners and spine ends - now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Small pieces of tape to endpapers where jacket was taped down. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. 192 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition (Presumed). Hardback.
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A$22.00
