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Ships & The Sea

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	BAARSLAG, KARL SOS Radio Rescues at Sea London, Methuen. 1937, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo. Publishers original black cloth with red SOS to front cover and red lettering to spine. Shelf wear to edge of cloth. Slight canter. Dustwrapper: clipped, ragged edges, holes along folds, loss to top and base of spine, hole in back cover, small loss along top edge of back cover, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, previous owners name and booksellers label to rear of front cover. Abrasion areas to paper on rear of front and back cover. Frontis: b/w photograph. 243pp including index, plus 11pp b/w photographs throughout text. Light foxing to a few pages otherwise pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book tells the story of the great sea disasters and rescues of the twentieth century, laying the greatest emphasis upon the part played by wireless operators. Good/Poor. AUD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.5 US$ 69.3 \| £UK 41.75 \| JP¥ 6123] Book number: 0005716 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	BASTOCK, JOHN Ships on the Australia Station Sydney, Child & Associates. 1988, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Pale blue endpapers, no inscriptions. 175pp. including index, plus 12pp colour plates, profusely illustrated with b/w plates and drawings throughout text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book provides the first completely illustrated listing of all the ships that served on the Australia Station. It begins with a brief outline of British and colonial naval activities in Australasian waters from the days of Australia's discovery to the advent of the Royal Australian Nay. This magnificent book with its many never before published photographs and drawings and its exhaustive technical detail, with be THE reference book on the subject and will also give pleasure to all those who might wish to relive colourful era, when the tranquil waters of Sydney's Farm Cove reflected the lofty masts and spars of those stately men-o'-war, the imperial ships that served on the Australian Station. Fine/Fine. AUD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 61.75 US$ 92.4 \| £UK 55.75 \| JP¥ 8164] Book number: 003746 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	HURD, ARCHIBALD The Triumph of the Tramp Ship London, Cassell. 1922, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo. Publishers original blue cloth with blind embossed illustration of steam liner to front cover. Gilt lettering to front cover and to spine. Cloth faded along edges, due to contact with dampness. White endpapers, previous owners name to front endpaper, light toning. 212pp including index, plus 4pp b/w photographs and 1 page line drawing. Toning of closed pages otherwise pages clean and bright in firm binding. In this volume the purpose has been to give the history, from the earliest dawn of civilization, of the tramp, or cargo carrying ship, which has been the conspicuous agent in making the resources of the world generally available to mankind. Very Good/No Jacket. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.75 US$ 36.96 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3266] Book number: 0005592 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	PLUMMER, RUSSELL Super - Ferries of Britain, Europe and Scandinavia Wellingborough, UK, Patrick Stephens Limited. 1988, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4t. Publishers original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, small closed tear to top of front cover, small crease to lamination to edge, now protected in Brodart. Pale blue endpapers, no inscriptions. Frontis: double page spread b/w photograph of the Koningin Beatrix. 144pp including index, maps and charts, profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, plus 8pp colour photographs throughout the text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. Matched in terms of size and standards of luxury only by the ocean liners of a bygone era, the modern 'super-ferries' are the new leviathans of passenger shipping. Turing a spotlight on these remarkable vessels as well as their operating companies, this fascinating survey of the super-ferry scene provides full details of each ship's construction, accommodation and passenger facilities. As giant vessels in the 20-30,000 ton class began to appear on crossings as short as the 75 minutes from Dover to Calais, the author provides a timely commentary on the many recent developments in ferry design, safety and operation. Including many familiar companies such as P&O, Silja and Viking Line amongst others, unique vessels such as the revolutionary Finnjet, the Falklands veteran Norland and the new buildings which will eclipse even today's flagships, this is a book to quicken the pulse of any maritime enthusiast, and one which will enlighten and inform along the way. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 0006492 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.

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	BAARSLAG, KARL SOS Radio Rescues at Sea London, Methuen. 1937, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo. Publishers original black cloth with red SOS to front cover and red lettering to spine. Shelf wear to edge of cloth. Slight canter. Dustwrapper: clipped, ragged edges, holes along folds, loss to top and base of spine, hole in back cover, small loss along top edge of back cover, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, previous owners name and booksellers label to rear of front cover. Abrasion areas to paper on rear of front and back cover. Frontis: b/w photograph. 243pp including index, plus 11pp b/w photographs throughout text. Light foxing to a few pages otherwise pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book tells the story of the great sea disasters and rescues of the twentieth century, laying the greatest emphasis upon the part played by wireless operators. Good/Poor. AUD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.5 US$ 69.3 \| £UK 41.75 \| JP¥ 6123] Book number: 0005716 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	BASTOCK, JOHN Ships on the Australia Station Sydney, Child & Associates. 1988, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original blue boards with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Pale blue endpapers, no inscriptions. 175pp. including index, plus 12pp colour plates, profusely illustrated with b/w plates and drawings throughout text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book provides the first completely illustrated listing of all the ships that served on the Australia Station. It begins with a brief outline of British and colonial naval activities in Australasian waters from the days of Australia's discovery to the advent of the Royal Australian Nay. This magnificent book with its many never before published photographs and drawings and its exhaustive technical detail, with be THE reference book on the subject and will also give pleasure to all those who might wish to relive colourful era, when the tranquil waters of Sydney's Farm Cove reflected the lofty masts and spars of those stately men-o'-war, the imperial ships that served on the Australian Station. Fine/Fine. AUD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 61.75 US$ 92.4 \| £UK 55.75 \| JP¥ 8164] Book number: 003746 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	HURD, ARCHIBALD The Triumph of the Tramp Ship London, Cassell. 1922, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo. Publishers original blue cloth with blind embossed illustration of steam liner to front cover. Gilt lettering to front cover and to spine. Cloth faded along edges, due to contact with dampness. White endpapers, previous owners name to front endpaper, light toning. 212pp including index, plus 4pp b/w photographs and 1 page line drawing. Toning of closed pages otherwise pages clean and bright in firm binding. In this volume the purpose has been to give the history, from the earliest dawn of civilization, of the tramp, or cargo carrying ship, which has been the conspicuous agent in making the resources of the world generally available to mankind. Very Good/No Jacket. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.75 US$ 36.96 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3266] Book number: 0005592 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	PLUMMER, RUSSELL Super - Ferries of Britain, Europe and Scandinavia Wellingborough, UK, Patrick Stephens Limited. 1988, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4t. Publishers original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, small closed tear to top of front cover, small crease to lamination to edge, now protected in Brodart. Pale blue endpapers, no inscriptions. Frontis: double page spread b/w photograph of the Koningin Beatrix. 144pp including index, maps and charts, profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, plus 8pp colour photographs throughout the text, pages clean and bright in firm binding. Matched in terms of size and standards of luxury only by the ocean liners of a bygone era, the modern 'super-ferries' are the new leviathans of passenger shipping. Turing a spotlight on these remarkable vessels as well as their operating companies, this fascinating survey of the super-ferry scene provides full details of each ship's construction, accommodation and passenger facilities. As giant vessels in the 20-30,000 ton class began to appear on crossings as short as the 75 minutes from Dover to Calais, the author provides a timely commentary on the many recent developments in ferry design, safety and operation. Including many familiar companies such as P&O, Silja and Viking Line amongst others, unique vessels such as the revolutionary Finnjet, the Falklands veteran Norland and the new buildings which will eclipse even today's flagships, this is a book to quicken the pulse of any maritime enthusiast, and one which will enlighten and inform along the way. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 0006492 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.