GBL Books: Maritime
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BEKEN OF COWES SAILING SHIPS OF THE WORLD.
London. Reed's Nautical Books, 1992., Foreword by Prince of Wales. 3 generations of the Beken family have photographed sailing ships & yachts, starting in 1888 with 10 year old Frank, then his son Keith, & eventually his grandson Kenneth joined the family firm in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. 208 pages. Illustrated with beautiful photographs in colour and b. & w., taken around the world of over 100 sailing ships, along with a short description & specifications. (Some material already appeared in "A Century of Tall Ships" pub. Harrap 1985.) 12.5" x 9.75". Near fine except a tiny, hardly visible dent on front cover. Near fine d./w. except top edge slightly curling. Original 1994 bill for £32 enclosed ! A heavy book. 1992
-- Boeknummer: 2498
GBP 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.5]
Catalogus: Naval & Maritime History
Trefwoorden: ships sailing ships yachts Beken Cowes photography Tall Ships Isle of Wight
Exploring The Lusitania. Probing the Mysteries of the Sinking that Changed History.
London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson / Madison Press, 1995., In 1915, the Germans fired torpedos at the giant Cunard liner the "Lusitania", causing the death of 1,195 passengers. 227 pages, with lifelike paintings by Ken Marschall, many colour underwater photographs taken by Ballard, & also old black & white photographs taken at the time of the disaster. 11.25" x 8.75". Near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine d./w., not price clipped. (£20) ISBN 0297813145. 1995
Boeknummer: 1760
GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.25]
Catalogus: Maritime History
Trefwoorden: Cunard Lusitania W./W.1 shipwreck
THE GREAT AGE OF SAIL.
London. Patrick Stephens / Edita Lausanne,1967., Edited by Joseph Jobe, translated by Michael Kelly. Impressive book on sailing ships beautifully illustrated in colour and black & white, with photographs, paintings, prints, engravings, diagrams and drawings, some of them tipped in, some are double page & folded. 272 pages, 268 illustrations, of which 44 are in colour and 16 in 2 colours. 8 monographs of vessels with 31 pages of plans. 13¼" x 11½". Near fine in cream binding, no inscription or marks except bottom edge is slightly soiled from shelf wear. Dust jacket worn & torn on top & bottom edges, top edge is bumped & a tear down front is repaired on the inside with tape. Very heavy. 1967
Boeknummer: 2497
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5]
Catalogus: Maritime History
Trefwoorden: sailing ship boats tall ships sail maritime museum
TANKER FLEET. The War Story of the SHELL TANKERS and the Men who manned them.
London. Anglo-Saxon, 1948., First edtion, this book was designed by Paul Hogarth.125 pages. About 22 b. & w. photographs, and about 20 line drawings by Ronald Searle. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Paper covered stiff card cover is very good but slightly bowed. (This may disappear with time) No d./w. 24cm. X 17cm. 1948
Boeknummer: 8572
GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 14.75]
Catalogus: Maritime
Trefwoorden: tanker Shell oil tankers Eagle Oil company Tobruk Ronald Searle Paul Hogarth
THE SEA. It's History And Romance. Vols. 1-4 in 2 books.
London. Halton & Truscott Smith, no date., Very good set. 4 volumes in 2 books. Not dated, but probably published between 1930 & 1939. The first book contains volumes 1 & 2. Volume I has 295 pages, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, 15 colour plates, many in b./w., woodcuts and a folded map in colour. Vol. 2 has 278 pages, with frontispiece in colour, a folded sea chart of 1700, 12 plates in colour, & many in black & white. The 2nd book contains volumes 3 & 4. Volume 3 has 282 pages, volume 4 has 282 pages including bibliography & index. Both volumes are nicely rebound in dark green cloth with gilt lettering, but bottom corner of title page on vol. 1 is slightly, faintly dusty, or discoloured. 28cm. x 22cm. Heavy books. 1935
Boeknummer: 5899
GBP 22.50 [Appr.: EURO 26.25]
Catalogus: Naval / Maritime
Trefwoorden: sea navy naval ocean ships boats Nelson
THE GREAT DAYS OF CANALS.
London. Tiger Books, 1995., Reprint, first published 1989 by David & Charles. 224 pages, with about 21 colour and 100 b. & w. photographs, some of them are old, some are paintings or prints, & some are new. Near fine in illustrated laminated board cover, with near fine matching d./w. which isn't price clipped (£17.99) 11.25" x 8.75". ISBN 1855016958. 1995
Boeknummer: 3502
GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5]
Catalogus: Maritime
Trefwoorden: canals barges aquaducts bridges waterways navvies rivers engineers
TO SAIL NO MORE.
Liskeard, Cornwall. Maritime Books, 1997., Softback. Part I. The Reserve Fleet. ( The 2nd part hadn't been published when this book was issued) About the ships of the Royal Navy and auxiliary services, their service over the years, their end and final scrapping. 96 pages. 2 pages of text with 93 full page b./ w. photographs. Landscape format, 17.5cm. x 24.25cm. Near fine. ISBN 0907771645. 1997
Boeknummer: 2070
GBP 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25]
Catalogus: Maritime
Trefwoorden: Reserve Fleet Royal Navy ships scrap yards Portsmouth Malta
FERRIES FOREVER. A Closer Look at the Mersey Ferries Of Past & Present.
Liverpool. Merseyside County Council, 1984., Large size slim softback. 50 pages, with old prints, illustrations and photographs in colour and black & white on almost every page. 11.75" x 8.25". Very good, but cover slightly worn on edges & front corners faintly creased. 1984
Boeknummer: 2343
GBP 2.50 [Appr.: EURO 3]
Catalogus: Maritime
Trefwoorden: River Mersey Liverpool Birkenhead Ferries Seacombe
TRANSATLANTIC TRIUMPH & HEROIC FAILURE. The Story of the Galway Line.
Wilton, Cork. The Collins Press, 2002., Soft back. Preface by John de Courcy Ireland. History of an Irish Shipping Line which began in Galway, Ireland, in the late 1850's, but failed in 1864. 225 pages plus 2 pages at end of other titles from this press.18 b./w. photographs & illustrations.23.5cm. x 15.5cm Near fine, no marks, no inscription, but top front corner faintly creased. ISBN 190346420X. 2002
Boeknummer: 3152
GBP 3.50 [Appr.: EURO 4.25]
Catalogus: Maritime History / Naval History
Trefwoorden: Galway Ireland Irish shipping ships transatlantic
FRENCH WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II.
London. Ian Allan, 1978., Third impression. One of the 'Warship Series'. Describes the warships in detail, modifications & weapons they carried. Also a list of war losses 1939-45. 176 pages with over 100 b.& w. photographs. Near fine. Slightly worn d./w. with one ½" tear & one ¼" tear on the bottom front edge, o./w. near fine. 7½" x 5". SBN 7110 0153 7. 1978
Boeknummer: 1457
GBP 4.50 [Appr.: EURO 5.25]
Catalogus: Maritime History
Trefwoorden: warships French warships shipping battleships 2nd W./W..
Railway & Other Steamers.
Glasgow. Shipping Histories, 1948, Hardback. First edition. 340 pages, including 135 page section ' Fleet Lists'. 100 b./ w. photographs. Spine faded & back cover is faintly marked. Tips of top corners between pages 52 and 146 (approximately) are tinged pale brown. Hardly noticeable though. Photograph opposite p. 116 of P.S. "Normandy" is slightly torn away from hinge, mayby from book being bent back roughly. Otherwise in very good + condition. 8½" x 5½". 1948
Boeknummer: 1628
GBP 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 8.75]
Catalogus: Maritime History
Trefwoorden: steamers shipping companies shipping fleets railway steamers Boynt box 74 Daisy165
MERCHANT SHIPS Of The World In Colour.1910 -1929.
London. Blandford Press, 1975., Second impression. Written & illustrated by the author, Vice President of the World Ship Society. 215 pages. 10 page introduction, followed by 80 pages with 96 ships illustrated in colour, followed by 122 pages of text & descriptions. Near fine except for inscription in green ink. Near fine d./w. but price clipped. 7.75" x 5.25". ISBN 0713705698. 1975
Boeknummer: 2071
GBP 3.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5]
Catalogus: Maritime History
Trefwoorden: ships merchant navy shipping fleet Ist W./W.
THE COMMANDING SEA. Six Voyages of Discovery.
London. Book Club Associates, 1981., First published by the BBC, and Pelham Books, Clare Francis took part in the 6 films made by the BBC on different themes of the sea. This book accompanies the films of the voyages. The 6 voyages are 1. The Edge of the Unknown. 2. The World Encompassed. 3. Cargoes. 4. Seapower. 5. Harvest. 6. The Last Resource. 280 pages, including index. Well illustrated with colour & b./w. photographs, old prints, maps & documents. 29.5cm. x 22cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. near fine. 1981
Boeknummer: 4363
GBP 1.50 [Appr.: EURO 1.75]
Catalogus: Maritime / Travel
Trefwoorden: Clare Francis sea voyage discovery ocean maritime explorer pirate oil gas ship yacht boat galleon sailing
THE TALL SHIPS ARE SAILING. The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Races.
Newton Abbot. David & Charles, 1982., First edition. 191 pages including bibliography & index. Illustrated with a double page map of the route the tall ships took, and about 120 b./w. photographs. 25cm. x 17.5cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks, in near fine cloth cover. Near fine d./w. ISBN 0715380281 1982
Boeknummer: 6645
GBP 4.00 [Appr.: EURO 4.75]
Catalogus: Maritime / Naval
Trefwoorden: Cutty Sark tall ship sailing ship sailing windjammer clipper Sea cadet
THE SHOREGOER'S GUIDE TO WORLD PORTS.
London Maritime Press Ltd., 1963, Published in co-operation with the Seafarers' Educational Service. "A Guide to...168 ports throughout the world...to meet the needs of the voyager.. places of interest, restaurants, shops, sports facilities, entertainments, transport & sources of information... with clear street plans." 341 pages. Front endpaper illustrated with Mercator's map of the world, back e.p. has Mercator's map of Europe. Near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. is slightly grubby & has 3" x 2" tear back top edge, repaired on inside with tape, o./w. very good. 8.75" x 5.5". 1963
Boeknummer: 2785
GBP 2.50 [Appr.: EURO 3]
Catalogus: Maritime History
Trefwoorden: ports harbours docks ships seamen sailors
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