1980 Tamiya Catalogue, Showcase Collection precise scale model kits, armour, aircraft, motorcycles, ships, auto racing classics

Original Wrappers, 4to. l Pages creased. Spine and some pages strenghted with sellotape. 32 p. Used copy.

Grimbergen BoekenProfessional seller

Book number: 91622

-

An Act for continuing the Premiums allowed to Ships employed in the Southern Whale Fishery.

London, 30/6/1808, decreto di Giorgio III° (Cap. CXXIV) 'per continuare a promuiovere la caccia alle balene nei Mari del Sud'. pp. 4 cm. 20 x 31, stemma reale.

Libreria PianiProfessional seller

Book number: 0-02167

Catalogue: Caccia alle balene

Keywords: (Caccia alle balene - Bando)

An Act for preventing Frauds and Abuses in the publick Revenues of Excise, Customs, Stamp Duties, Post-Office, and House-Money, relating to the Condition of Bonds taken from Masters of Ships: Anno duodecimo, Georgii II. Regis

c. 1739 5, . . Unbound. Extracted from a bound volume. Vg.. Act of Parliament. (pp. 459-464)..

Pemberley Natural History BooksProfessional seller

Book number: S29085

Catalogue: Other Subjects,Other Subjects

[JENNER (Thomas)]

Albert Durer Revived: Or, a Book of Drawing, Limning, Washing, or Colouring of Maps and Prints: and the art of painting, with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers. With directions how to lay and paint pictures upon glass. Or, The young-man's time well spent. In which he hath the ground-work to make him fit for doing any thing by hand, when he is able to draw well. By the use of this work, you may draw all parts of a man,... And directions for birds, beasts, landskps, ships, and the like. Moreover, grounds to lay silver or gold upon,... and how to varnish it when you have done. How also to diaper and shadow things, and to heighten them to stand off; to deepen them, and make them glister. In this book you have the necessary instruments for drawing, and the use of them, and how to make artificial pastiles to draw withal. and also directions how to draw with Indian-ink: wherein you have also Mr. Hollar's receipt for etching, with instructions how to use it. Very useful for all handicrafts, and ingenious gentlemen and youths. By Hammer and hand all arts do stand.

London: Printed for John Garrett, [1679.] Small folio (312 x 198 mm), [1], 21, [1] leaves, half-title with engraved portrait of Dürer on verso, 19 full-page engravings on rectos (6 partly coloured in amateur pink pencil) with text on numbered versos, publisher's advertisement on the verso of final leaf, text browned and lightly soiled, stitched as issued with half-title and publisher's advertisement as upper and lower covers, corners a little dog-eared, covers with light chipping to margins and just touching the border of the frontispiece. A rare early edition of a drawing manual which was first published by Thomas Jenner (1621-1672) in 1652 under the title 'A Book of Drawing', with a further edition appearing in 1666. On his death he was succeeded by the printseller John Garrett (1669-1718), who publisher further editions from whose shop "you may have choice of all sorts of large or small maps; coloured, or uncoloured, variety of Dutch and French prints, and prints done in Metzo-Tincto, very good Indian-ink to draw withal, and all sorts of the best copy-books, and Cocker's tutor to writing and arithmetick... and several sorts of coloured sashes to set before windows." All editions are rare and seldom appear in commerece, ESTC locating just a single complete copy of this edition at Harvard.

Forest BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 38755

Keywords: APPLIED ART DRAWING MANUAL TECHNOLOGY

The Ancient Ships of Pisa.

European Heritage Laboratory, 2000. Soft Cover. Well constructed book in folded card caovers of 139p well illustrated on heavy art paper. Describes the discovery, excavation and preservation of a fleet of ancient galleys discovered in Pisa, Italy. With their wider relevance described in English and Italian. With a relevant insert. See scans. . Very Good

Creaking Shelves BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 008233

Anno Regni Georgii II Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Tertio. At the Parliament Begun and Holden at Westminster, the Twenty Third Day of January, Anno Dom. 1727. An Act for Granting Liberty to Carry Rice from His Majesty's Province of Carolina in America, Directly to Any Part of Europe Southward of Cape Finisterre, in Ships Built in and Belonging to Great Britain, and Navigated According to Law

London, deceas'd, 1730. First Edition. [2], 559-564pp. Disbound. Lower corner of one leaf torn (not affecting text), light toning. ; Quarto. .

Parigi BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 23358

Catalogue: History

Keywords: NON-FICTION, GREAT BRITAIN, LAWS, ACTS OF PARLIAMENT, UNITED STATES, CAROLINA, RICE EXPORT, AMERICANA Antiquarian

[WHITE (John)]

Arts treasury: or, a profitable and pleasing invitation to the lovers of ingenuity. Contained in many extraordinary experiments, rarities, and curious inventions. In two parts. Part I. Containing the mystery of dying-cloths, silks stuffs, hair, feather, bone, horn, ivory, leather, &c. The manner of preparing colours... The art of drawing, limning, painting... Washing or colouring maps, or printed pictures, with sundry other things, &c. Part II. Containing the quality, generation and product of metals and minerals, natural and artificial; directions to harden or soften them for use... The mystery of beautifying writing with gold or silver... Weighing ships, extinguishing fire, blowing up houses or vessels under water, &c.

London: Printed for W. Whitwood; and Mrs. Feltham, 1688. First Edition, 12mo, (xii), 154 pp. including the initial license leaf, with the contemporary bookplate of John Trotter, Edinburgh Lawyer, clean tear in A4 (no loss), generally a little browned, contemporary sheep, a little worn, lower joint slightly tender. The first of at least nine editions of this popular little book of secrets. The last dozen pages comprise "A miscellany of rare and curious secrets not yet toucht upon," and "Another miscellany of rare and curious experiments, useful and profitable, and altogether pleasant." These include such tricks and illusions as "To cause water to ascend," "To carry a jug... sticking without anything, unto the palm of the hand," "To break a stick upon the rim of two glasses, and not break the glasses," "How to make water boil and sparkle," "To make Letters that will soon vanish," how to achieve a strike-out at nine-pins, and the way to find out "any number under 10, being thought upon." This seventeenth-century first edition is rare, all later editions were published in the eighteenth-century. Wing locates copies at BL, Durham, NYPL, Free Library, Folger and Yale, to which the ESTC adds Illinois. Toole-Stott adds the copies owned by Dr. Grossman and Harold Adrian Smith (the latter now at Brown University). A very good copy, with Trotter's contemporary purchase note on the endpaper: "Cost twelve pence from Rot. Allane Bookseller & binder in Edro. [i.e. Edinburgh] 10. Octo. 96." Trotter has added page numbers to the title-page to form a sort of table of contents. John White went on to publish "Hocus Pocus: or, a Rich Cabinet of Legerdemain...", c. 1710. Wing W1788; Toole-Stott 694; Hall 296.

Forest BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 27638

Keywords: CONJURING ANTIQUARIAN APPLIED ARTS

P and O

Brochure The New Zealand Shipping Company. The Passenger Ships 1873-1969

1969 New Zealand, softcover 18 pages, with photos of the passengerships, information of the ships and historical fleetlist. In very good condition

www.nautiek.nlProfessional seller

Book number: P25213

Catalogue: Maritime Ephemera/Old Maritime Brochures Int

n.a. ( Illustrations by Einar Ström )

The Brostrom Concern of Shipping Companies, and Their Ships

Uppsala, Sweden: Almquist & Wiksells., 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in fragile paper-over-boards with protective transparant paper wrappers., 52 Pages., Illustrated with b/w pictures of all their ships. Text is in english. fine company history of this Swedish shipping company; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; and full-color renderings; front end papers are route maps and rear end papers are full-color images of house flags and funnels. Axel Brostrom & Son*The Tirfing Steamship Company*The Ferm Steam¬ship Company * The Swedish Orient Line * The Swedish East Asiatic Company * The Swedish America Mexico Line * The Swedish America Line * The Motortank Company * The Halland Steamship Company The Albatross Company * The Gothenburg Towage And Salvage Company The Bunker Oil Company Ltd * The Brostrom Lines Agency Ltd Zeer goed.

De KantlijnProfessional seller

Book number: 69848

Catalogue: Gedenkboeken

Keywords: Rederijen

[CROOKSHANKS (John)]

The Conduct and Treatment of John Crookshanks, Esq; Late Commander of His Majesty's Ship the Lark; relating to his attempt to take the Glorioso, a Spanish Ship of war, in July 1747... with a Plan, shewing the positions of the Ships. Containing the Original Orders, Letters, and Papers, that passed in consequence of that affair, between Captain Crookshanks, Admiral Knowles, the Secretaries of the Admiralty, and others.

London: Printed for J. Scott, 1759. First edition, 8vo (200 x 115 mm), viii, 155, [1]pp., large engraved folding plan 'A view of the Lark and Warwick, when they came up with the Glorioso', later boards, leather spine label, a nice copy. In July 1747 the Lark, in company with the Warwick (60 guns), who near the Azores fell in with the Spanish ship Glorioso, homeward bound with treasure. The Warwick closed with the Glorioso and was badly damaged, while the Lark stood off.

Forest BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 39374

Keywords: MARITIME NAVAL SEAMANSHIP

Per Hoffman 306777

Conservation of Archeaological Ships and Boats. Personal Experiences

Archetype Pubns. Hardcover. Pp: 173. ISBN: 9781904982821. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

De SlegteProfessional seller

Book number: 3529637

Catalogue: Geschiedenis

Keywords: 9781904982821

[-]:

Dean's pop-up book of ships.

London: Dean & son, nd [c. 1970]. No edition stated (hardback). A pop-up book with three pop-ups and four pages of illustrations of ships. Original laminated boards. Some minor creasing of the final pop-up, light chafing of the laminate on the spine, else this copy is in very good condition.

Cornell Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 26657

Catalogue: 3

The Empire Ships. A Record of British- built and acquired Merchant Ships during the Second World War

Mitchell W.H., and L.A. Sawyer, 1990 London, bound with dustjacket 503 blz.., Chronologic by builder, with photographs and a index. All the details of all the ships.  The book covers a wide range of vessels, from cargo ships to tankers, and their contributions to convoys, invasions, and post-war repatriation efforts  ISBN 1850442754 In very good condition

www.nautiek.nlProfessional seller

Book number: P22261

Catalogue: Used Maritime Books/Merchant Marine Books

Epics of the Square-Rigged Ships. Autobiographies of sail

Domville-Fife, C.W. (editor) Seeley Service 1958. Hardcover, 272 pages. 18 illustrations. An excellent collection of first-hand accounts of life under sail. In very good condition

www.nautiek.nlProfessional seller

Book number: P4790

Catalogue: Used Maritime Books/Sail Books

FREDERIK HENDRIK.- PRINS VAN ORANJE NASSAU.- LS.- 1627

Fredrik Hendrik van Oranje, Prins van Oranje, Graaf van Nassau, Signed letter to the 'Staten van Utrecht' in which a request is made for a financial contribution of 'tien hondert dusent guldens' (1 million Dfl.) to be spent on expanding the fleet (consisting of 30 war ships) with 5 war-ships and 5 frigates.The expansion was deemed necessary in order to maintain the naval superiority held at that time, 'dat wij tot noch toe meester van der zee sijn geweest, de vijandt sich daervan meester soude maecken.'.

1627. Dated 16 [??] Februarii, 1627. Folio manuscript. [Meas. appr. 19.5 x 31 cm.]. 3 further folds into 9.5 x 9 cm letter size. 55 lines of text and 1 signature. (3, I (blank), I (address side) pp.). Secretarial Letter signed. Autograph signature Henry de Nassau. (Remains of red lacquer seal on address side.). (On paper watermarked w. coat of arms, 4 quarters, of which 2 with lions, 2 with banners. Initials 'CB', see Heawood, item 604, plate 93, for the year 1627). Frederik Hendrik van Oranje Nassau [1584 -1647], son of Willem I van Oranje and his 4th wife Louise de Coligny. Married to Amalia van Solms. Half brother of Stadhouder Maurits van Nassau, whom he succeeded as Stadhouder van Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel and 'kapitein- admiraal - generaal van de Unie' in 1625. Nicknamed the 'Stedendwinger' because of his many succesfull sieges against such cities as Den Bosch, Venlo, Roermond, Maastricht, Rijnberk, Breda etc.

Antiquariaat B.M.Israel B.V.Professional seller

Book number: 2555

Keywords: history autographs House Orange LAS Henri Marriott2019 ordnerBrk