Bowen, Frank C.

Conquest of the Seas: The History and Adventure of Sea and Ships

New York, Travel , c1940. First edition. Hardcover. Oversize. 423 p. illus. Companion folded map w/ charts laid in. Very good condition/good.

Brookline Village BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 26493

Catalogue: Nautical

Keywords: Nautical Naval History Sailing Ships Nautical History

Bowen, Frank C.

The Flag of the Southern Cross, 1939-1945

London, Shaw, Saville & Albion, [1947?]. orig.boards. 22x14cm, 71,(12)pp.. 12pp photoplates.. Some light rubbing. VG.
¶ A history of the activities of the British shipping firm Shaw, Saville & Albion during World War Two.

Expatriate Bookshop of DenmarkProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS023687I

Keywords: British Shipping Industry, World War Two, Great Britain, Business History, Maritime, , , ,

BOWEN, Frank C.

From carrack to clipper: a book of sailing-ship models

Halton & Company , 1948. Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) . 2nd edition.Owner's name on front free end paper; binding tight; lettering on spine worn away Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS203323I

BOWEN Frank C.

From Carrack to Clipper. A Book of Sailing-Ship Models. NEAR FINE COPY

Halton & Truscott Smith,, 1927. 4to., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates, 67 plates in monochrome and illustrations in the text; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, blue top, a near fine copy. Witb the armorial bookplate of Lees of Bedford on front free endpaper.

Island BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 46802

Catalogue: Naval0

Keywords: naval, maritime, sail, frank bowen, ship models

BOWEN, FRANK C

From Carrack to Clipper: A Book of Sailing-Ship Models

London: Halton & Company Ltd, 1948. Revised edition. Blue hardback cloth cover. Gilt lettering. 260mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). vi, 74pp+ plates. 4 colour and 67 b/w plates; 13 text illustrations.. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 2352b

Catalogue: Model Making

Keywords: Model Making Sailing Ships

Bowen, Frank C.

From Carrack to Clipper

Gebonden, hardcover; 1948; Halton & Company Ltd., London UK; 74pp.; Zonder stofomslag; 74 pagina's gevolgd door een katern afbeeldingen; Engels

Klondyke BVProfessional seller

Book number: 049387

Catalogue: Hobby/Modelbouw

Keywords: Modelbouw

Bowen, Frank C.

The Golden Age of Sail _ Indiamen, Packets and Clipper Ships

London, Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd, 1925. Cloth/no dust jacket Quarto. Hardcover. blue cloth, gilt lettering and design, top edge gilt, no dust jacket, 86 + plates #537 of 1500 Almeric Hugh Paget bookplate on the front pastedown covers are lightly worn and scuffed corners bumped spine worn on the top and bottom edge Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Good .

San Francisco Book CompanyProfessional seller

Book number: 102120

Catalogue: Transportation

Keywords: Ships, Travel, Navy, Boats, Sailing

Frank C Bowen

History of the Canadian Pacific Line

London, Sampson Low, Marston, & Co. 1928. First edition. Cloth. A fascinating work of Canadian naval history by Frank C. Bowen. First and only edition of this work, dated via Jisc from a copy found at the British Library. A fascinating history of the Canadian Pacific Line pre-, during, and post- First World War. The Canadian Pacific was an important contributor to the Merchant Navy, providing ships to carry troops in both World Wars. Written by Frank C Bowen, author of naval histories. With numerous black and white photographic illustrations in text. Featuring numerous leaves of advertisements to front and rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, some damp mark to back strip and boards. Staining mark affecting inner gutter first few leaves, not affecting text but cockling leaves slightly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 846A33

Catalogue: Naval & Maritime

Keywords: cp ships canadian pacific line naval history canadian pacific line Not Stated

Bowen, Frank Charles

Men of the Wooden Walls

London, Staples Press, [1952]. Hardcover. 152 p. illus. 26 cm. Very good condition Original "Copyright reserved 1952" line blacked out by publisher.

Brookline Village BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 45662

Catalogue: Nautical

Keywords: Naval Biography Nautical Naval History Sailing Ships Nautical History

BOWEN, Frank C.

Men of the Wooden Walls

London, Staples Press, 1952. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 152pp. Color frontispiece, illustrations. Very good/very good. Minor chipping on rear of jacket. First edition. Colorful portraits and profiles of these significant seafarers, explorers and navy officers spanning 1000 years. .

Main Street Fine Books & ManuscriptsProfessional seller

Book number: 1464

Catalogue: Books

Keywords: TRANSPORTATION Nautical

BOWEN, Frank C.

Men of the wooden walls

Staples Press, 1952. Used - Good. Good hardback in Fair dust jacket First Edition. With B&W illustrations; wear to cloth at board corners, & at head & foot of spine; dust jacket worn at edges, with tears & some loss Photo:http://cibimages.blob.core.windows.net/img-1/stand_14894_jpg.jpg.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS239384I

BOWEN, FRANK C.

The sea - it's history & romance - Volume II : 1698 1783

London, Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd. First Edition. (ISBN: -) Decorative Cloth, 2L6. 284 pag - illustrated. Good.

von Meyenfeldt, Slaats & ZonenProfessional seller

Book number: 029324

Catalogue: Maritieme Geschiedenis - Maritime History

Bowen, Frank C.

The Sea. It's History & Romance. [Complete in 4 vols.].

London, Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd.n.d. (1924-1926), 4 vols., 1st ed., col./ b/w plates and ills. original uniform gilt cloth, all edges sprinkled red, quarto. = Nice set.

Fahrenheit 451Professional seller

Book number: #3069

Keywords: Maritieme geschiedenis geschiedenis

Bowen, Frank C.

The Sea: Its History and Romance. Volume III [1784-1814]

London, Halton & Truscott Smith, n.d. Later printing. Cloth. 289 pp. Illus. with color & b/w plates. 4to. A good+ copy with spine stained and worn at head and some loss at heel, otherwise clean within.

Kaaterskill BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 22922

Catalogue: Nautical

Keywords: , Nautical, Nautical History, Seafaring, Sea,

Frank C. Bowen

The Sea: Its History & Romance

London, Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd. 1924-1926. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated four volume set on the sea from researcher Frank Charles Bowen. Complete in four volumes. First edition. Volumes one and two are illustrated with a colour frontispiece, fourteen colour plates, and numerous black-and-white images. Volumes three and four are illustrated with a colour frontispiece, fifteen colour plates, and numerous black-and-white images. Collated complete. A detailed history of maritime activities and our understanding of the oceans. With volume one (to 1696) containing chapters on the discovery of Britain, the Norman Conquest, the French Wars, ships and seamen, early explorers, and the opening of the East. Volume two (1698-1783) containing chapters on the War of Spanish Succession, Privateers, pirates and smugglers, and trade and shipping. Volume three (1784-1814) containing chapters on the rise of Napoleon, the ships of the period, and sea lawbreakers. Volume four (1815-1875) containing chapters on the European navies, the Atlantic ferry, the spread of steam, policing the seas, and pleasure sailing. Written by Frank Charles Bowen, an English researcher of maritime history and writer who joined the Royal Naval Brigade in 1914 and fought in the Dardanelles in the First World War. From 1916 to the end of the war he worked in Naval Intelligence, his depth of nautical knowledge was considered to be vital for the war effort. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 954T25

Catalogue: Travel & Exploration

Keywords: Sea History Romance Bowen History None