ATKINS, JEREMY.

A HUNDRED YEARS OF SAILING AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY.

Leamington Spa, Warks. Jeremy Atkins, 1984., The Centenary History of the Oxford University Yacht Club, 1884-1984." Sponsored by the Biggs Wall & Company, who also celebrated their centenary in 1984. 120 pages. 30 pages of b./w. photographs or drawings. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. No d./w. Navy blue cover is near fine except for small mark on front where a label once was. 20cm. x 19cm. ISBN 0950917907. 1984

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Sonstige Stichworte: yachts yacht club Oxford Oxford University

BAGLEY, LAURENCE.

GLENANS WEATHER FORECASTING. A Manual For Yachtsmen.

Newron Abbot. David & Charles, 1980., Reprint, first published 1976 in French, translated by James MacGibbon. 192 pages. With b./w. photographs, drawings, diagrams, charts & maps. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w. 19cm. x 12.5cm. ISBN 0715379119. 1980

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Sonstige Stichworte: weather forecast yachts atmosphere storm barometer Beaufort Scale sky cloud wind

BLANDFORD, PERCY

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SMALL BOATS. A history of oared, poled & paddled craft.

Bourne End. Spurbooks, 1974., Ex library. 130 pages. Frontispiece & 86 b./w. photographs. Front endpage has been removed, '25p' written on half-title, library & withdrawn stamps on title page, back end page has 2 small marks from tape, o./w. very good. D./w. priced £3., slightly worn corners & edges o./w. very good. 8.5" x 7.5" ISBN 0902875515. 1974

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Sonstige Stichworte: rowboat canoe punt corracle skiff dinghy barge clinker whaler lifeboat cutter scull randan wherry whiff trimaran

BOWEN, FRANK C.

FROM CARRACK TO CLIPPER. A Book of Sailing-Ship Models.

London. Halton & Truscott Smith, 1927., First edition. 64 pages of text followed by 67 pages of b./w. photographs of sailing-ship models, 7 pages at the end are a list of "Principal Museums & other institutions in Europe & America containing Ship-Models." 25cm. x 19.5cm. Contents are very good, clean, no inscription or marks, but first few pages are slightly foxed. Cover is good, but corners and edges are worn and the bottom of the spine has split on the backside. 1927

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Katalog: Antiques / Nautical History

Sonstige Stichworte: Carrack Clipper sailing-ship model

BOWKER, R. M. AND CHAMIER, JOHN.

A BOAT OF YOUR OWN.

London. Cassell, 1970., Third, revised, enlarged and reset edition. "A guide to selection, buying, building, maintenance, chartering of yachts, dinghies, & motor launches." 170 pages. Near fine, no marks or inscription. Near fine d./w., not price clipped ( £2.10.) 8.5" x 5.75". ISBN 030493660x. 1970

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Buchzahl: 6454

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Sonstige Stichworte: yachts dinghies motor launch boat sailing chartering sailboat

CHAPELLE, HOWARD I.

YACHT DESIGNING And PLANNING. Revised & Enlarged Edition.

London. George Allen & Unwin, 1972., For Yachtsmen, Students & Amateurs." First published in the U.S.A., this is the first G.B. edition. 373 pages including index, with many figures & drawings.Near fine cover, contents near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £6.95. 9.5" x 6.25". ISBN 0046230114. 1972

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Sonstige Stichworte: yacht design sailing boat yachtsmen sailors

DE MIREMONT, COMTE

PRACTICAL METHODS IN MODERN NAVIGATION For The Ready Solution of Daily Problems at Sea..

London. George Philip, 1905., First edition. Hardback. "A Handbook for the ready solution of Daily Problems at Sea." 107 pages. Frontispiece is "Flags Of The International Code of Signals" illustrated in colour. On 2 pages is "Points of the Compass and their Fractional Parts in Degrees." 22cm. x 14.5cm. 8vo. Navy blue cloth cover, with lettering in gilt, and a design of a sextant on front in bright gilt. Cover & contents near fine, no inscription or marks, but on the front side of spine there is a tiny bit of damage to the surface of the cover. It really is very tiny! Endpages are slightly foxed. Light brown d./w. is slightly soiled, worn & slightly torn in places on edges, has a 2cm. tear on both back top corners, & a small hole (2cm. x 2cm.) on front side edge of spine. 1905

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Buchzahl: 9176

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Sonstige Stichworte: Comte de Miremont sextant navigation astronamy longitude stars

DENHAM, H.M.

THE ADRIATIC. A Sea Guide to the Dalmation Coast & Islands, and Venice & Eastern Italy.

London. John Murray, 1977, Second edition, first published 1967, this is an entirely revised edition with a new chapter added. 259 pages.19 b./w. photographs on 11 pages. Plus over 100 b./w. maps, charts or drawings. Cover & contents near fine, no marks, but previous owner's name on front free endpage. Near fine d./w. but price clipped & John Murray price label for £12.00 added. 24cm. x 17cm. ISBN 0719533597. 1977

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Sonstige Stichworte: Adriatic Yugoslavia Venice Italy Albania Dalmatia Sibenik Kornat Budva Kotar Brindisi Ravenna

FAIRLEY, GORDON.

Minute By Minute. The Story of the Royal Yachting Association. (1875-1982)

Woking. Royal Yachting Association, 1983., Paperback. Foreword by the Duke of Edinburgh. 224 pages, including index. Contents in very good condition, no inscription or marks. Card cover is faintly marked, but its hardly noticeable. 1983

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Buchzahl: 7190

Katalog: Nautical

Sonstige Stichworte: yachts yachting Fastnet Royal Yachting Association

GLAZEBROOK, HENRY & SHELDRICK, NORMAN.(REVISED BY)

Anglesey & North Wales Coast Pilot.

London. Yachting Monthly, 1967, Second edition, & revised. Illustrated board cover. 64 pages, illustrated with 25 maps. 27.5cm. x 20cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks, but corners slightly bumped. Priced 12/6 on bottom of title page. No d./w 1967

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Sonstige Stichworte: yacht yachting Anglesy coast pilot North Wales Menai Strates Porthmadoc Bardsey Island Holyhead Llanddwyn The Swellies

GREENHILL, BASIL AND GIFFARD, ANN.

VICTORIAN And EDWARDIAN SHIPS & HARBOURS from old photographs.

London. B. T. Batsford, 1984., Reprint. 120 pages. 125 b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £8.95. 25.5cm. x 19cm. ISBN 0713410795. 1984

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Buchzahl: 8423

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Sonstige Stichworte: ship harbour navy sailing ship naval history

GREGOR, HUGH

THE S.S. GREAT BRITAIN.

London. Macmillan Press, 1971., Soft back. Foreword by the Duke of Edinburgh. 33 pages. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine stiff card cover. Illustrated in colour and b./w. with photographs, prints and maps. 29.75cm. x 21cm. 1971

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Sonstige Stichworte: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Bristol shipping sailing ship

KIRBY, PERCIVAL R.

THE TRUE STORY OF THE GROSVENOR, East Indiaman wrecked on the coast of South Africa.

Cape Town, South Africa. Oxford University Press, 1960., On 4th August 1782 the Grosvenor East Indiaman was wrecked on the coast of Pondoland, South Africa. The author became interested in her in 1944, when he read the journal of sailor Willam Habberley , & account of the trek overland by the survivors. 266 pages. 11 black & white photographs & prints. A sketch map, and a folding map at the end. Cover and contents near fine, no inscription or marks. D./w. slightly worn on corners & edges, o./w. very good, priced 30/- (£1.50) 22cm. x 14.5cm. 1960

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Buchzahl: 8060

Katalog: Maritime / Nautical / History

Sonstige Stichworte: Grosvenor East Indiaman Pondoland

LOCKETT, ALAN.

NORTH WESTERN SAIL.

Brimscall, Chorley, Lancs. Countryside Publications, 1978., Card cover. Includes chapters on the coast, pilots, shipbuilders, fishermen under sail, & casualties of Morecombe Bay. Over 100 old b./w. photographs. A map of coast from Blackpool to Whitehaven. 56 pages. Landscape format, 21cm. x 28.75cm. Sadly has a stain (4cm. x 1.5cm.) on all the pages on the right side edge, otherwise very good. Stiff card cover also stained on front side edge. ISBN 0861570022. 1978

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Katalog: Maritime / Nautical / Shipping

Sonstige Stichworte: ships boats sailboat Morecombe Bay

LONG, CAPTAIN E. JOHN. U.S. NAVAL RESERVE (RETIRED.).

Ocean Sciences.

Washinton, D.C. United States Naval Institute, 1964., Hardback. Preface by James H. Wakelin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research & Development. Contributions from 18 authors, on History of Oceanography; Military Oceanography; Weather & Climate at Sea; Oceanic Charts Maps & Computers; Polar Oceanography; Marine Biology; Atomic & other Wastes in the Sea; Underwater Research Vehicles; Marine geology; N.A.S.C.O.; Oceanography & Government; Fisheries & oceanography; Oceanograph's Future. 304 pages. Illustrated with drawings & diagrams. 27 cm. x 18 cm. Contents near fine, no inscription or marks. White cover is slightly soiled, and back is slightly rubbed, otherwise very good. 1964

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Buchzahl: 7171

Katalog: Nautical

Sonstige Stichworte: oceanography marine science weather climate charts fisheries sea