SCOTT, ROBERT FALCON

The Voyage of the "Discovery"

New York, NY: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1929. Cheap edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book is in mostly clean, bright condition but has some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904, known officially as the British National Antarctic Expedition, was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions since the voyage of James Clark Ross sixty years earlier (1839–1843). Organized on a large scale under a joint committee of the Royal Society and the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) , the new expedition carried out scientific research and geographical exploration in what was then largely an untouched continent. It launched the Antarctic careers of many who would become leading figures in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, including Robert Falcon Scott who led the expedition, Ernest Shackleton, Edward Wilson, Frank Wild, Tom Crean and William Lashly. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 50595

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: Ships & Sailing Robert F. Scott Robert Falcon Scott Travel & Exploration Antarctic Exploration

SHEWAN, ANDREW (INTRODUCTION BY DAVID R. MACGREGOR)

Great Days of Sail Reminiscences of a Tea Clipper Captain

London, England: Conway Maritime Press, 1996. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 085177699X. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 49096

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: 085177699X Ships & Sailing Andrew Shewan David R. Macgregor Clipper Ships Great Britain Ships

SKAGGS, JIMMY M.

Clipperton a History of the Island the World Forgot

New York, NY: Walker & Company, 1989. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802710905. B&W Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. There is some beginning wear to the top spine end. "It contains a - zone of death -, Jacques Cousteau has said. Admiral Richard E. Byrd investigated the site under orders from President Franklin D. Roosevelt (who visited there twice). Discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, it is owned by France but named for an English pirate. It is Clipperton island, one of the most obscure, isolated, and unpleasant places on earth." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 48977

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: 0802710905 Ships & Sailing Islands Island Life Geography Jimmy M. Skaggs Metaphysics Supernatural events Clipperton

SNYDER, GERALD S.

The Royal Oak Disaster

San Rafael, CA: Presidio Press, 1978. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in generally clean, bright condition, but has some light bumping, rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners. "On 14 October 1939, Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland, when she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-47. Of Royal Oak's complement of 1,234 men and boys, 835 were killed that night or died later of their wounds. The loss of the outdated ship—the first of five Royal Navy battleships and battlecruisers sunk in the Second World War—did little to affect the numerical superiority enjoyed by the British navy and its Allies, but it had a considerable effect on wartime morale. The raid made an immediate celebrity and war hero of the U-boat commander, Günther Prien, who became the first German submarine officer to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross." (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 49681

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: Ships & Sailing Gerald S. Snyder Maritime Accidents World War II Torpedos Maritime Disasters Sunken Ships Disasters

DE SOUZA, PHILIP

Seafaring and Civilisation Maritime Perspectives on World History

London, England: Profile Books, Inc, 2001. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1861973624. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 46209

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: 1861973624 Ships & Sailing Philip De Souza World History Civilization Building Seafaring Life

STICK, DAVID

Graveyard of the Atlantic Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1952. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has noticeable rubbing to the spine and flap joints. There are several edge nicks to the spine ends as well.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 40008

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: Ships & Sailing David Stick North Carolina Shipwrecks Ships & Sailing

COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY

San Francisco Bay to Antioch California Small-Craft Chart

Washington, D. C.: U. S. Department of Commerce, 1961. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Maps. This is a thin, oversized paperback book with a spiral binding at the top edge, and illustrated cardstock covers. The paperback is in Very Good- condition. The spiral binding has several spirals missing and the covers have a ripple by the top edge. There are three maps inside, and all three of the maps are in clean, bright condition. "In addition to water depths — including the shoreline — charts show the location of rocks, reefs, wrecks and other submerged obstructions, anchorages, channels, lighthouses, buoys, and even tide rips. The symbols and abbreviations for these features are often obvious but sometimes less so. All are illustrated and explained in NOS Chart No. 1: Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms, which isn't a chart at all, but a booklet. It used to cost about two bucks from the government, but today a hard copy, available only from a commercial vendor, will set you back about $10. Or you can download an electronic copy to your computer for free from NOAA. Either way, reading through Chart No. 1 will reveal new and useful details that charts often include." (from BoatUS). Very Good- .

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Book number: 45104

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: Ships & Sailing Coast And Geodetic Survey U. S. Deparment Of Commerce Small-craft San Francisco Bay Area Small Craft Charts Costal Surveys Boating

TALTY, STEPHAN

Empire of Blue Water Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign

New York, NY: Crown, 2007. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0307236609. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In 1671, Morgan and company attacked Panama City, landing on the Caribbean coast and traversing the isthmus and its jungles before they attacked the city, located on the Pacific coast. This event occurred after the signing of a peace treaty, and, to appease the Spanish, Morgan was arrested and summoned to London in 1672; the Welshman was popularly celebrated as a hero, no less, and soon regained the favour of the government and King Charles II. Morgan was then appointed a Knight Bachelor in November 1674 and returned to the Colony of Jamaica shortly thereafter to serve as the territory's Lieutenant Governor. He served on the Assembly of Jamaica until 1683; on three occasions, he acted as governor in the absence of the then-current post-holder." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 49236

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: 0307236609 Ships & Sailing Stephan Talty Biography Spanish Armada Pirates The Caribbean

THOMAS, DAVID

Royal Admirals 1327-1981

London, England: Andre Deutsch, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 023397427X. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 40583

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: 023397427X Ships & Sailing David Thomas Royal Navy Royal Navy Admirals English Naval History Ships & Sailing

WALKER, FRED M.

Song of the Clyde a History of Clyde Shipbuilding

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1985. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0393019489. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. There is some very beginning toning to the top edge of the front dust jacket panel. "Before the legions of the Roman Empire arrived in southern Scotland, the river and the area surrounding it had been settled by the Brythonic-speaking Damnonii tribe. It has been suggested that a Damnonii town called Cathures was located there and was the precursor to modern Glasgow. The Damnonii tribe originally distributed power among individual chiefdoms, but at some point before 500 AD the tribe politically unified and formed a centralised kingdom known as Strathclyde. None of the documentary or archaeological evidence from the period when the Roman legions arrived suggests that battles took place in the area. Therefore the Roman legions and Damnonii tribespeople are assumed to have been on good terms and to have co-operated by means of trade and the exchange of military information." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 42086

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: 0393019489 Ships & Sailing Fred M. Walker The River Clyde England Scotland

WILCOX, L. A.

Mr. Pepys' Navy

South Brunswick, NY: A. S. Barnes & Company, 1968. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by L. A. Wilcox. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There are a couple of small spots of light discoloration to the covers (one to the front, two to the rear). The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some light rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends and corners. "On the Navy Board, Pepys proved to be a more able and efficient worker than colleagues in higher positions. This often annoyed Pepys and provoked much harsh criticism in his diary. Among his colleagues were Admiral Sir William Penn, Sir George Carteret, Sir John Mennes and Sir William Batten. Pepys learned arithmetic from a private tutor and used models of ships to make up for his lack of first-hand nautical experience, and ultimately came to play a significant role in the board's activities. In September 1660, he was made a Justice of the Peace; on 15 February 1662, Pepys was admitted as a Younger Brother of Trinity House; and on 30 April, he received the freedom of Portsmouth. Through Sandwich, he was involved in the administration of the short-lived English colony at Tangier. He joined the Tangier committee in August 1662 when the colony was first founded and became its treasurer in 1665. In 1663, he independently negotiated a £3,000 contract for Norwegian masts, demonstrating the freedom of action that his superior abilities allowed. He was appointed to a commission of the royal fishery on 8 April 1664. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 45225

Catalogue: Ships & Sailing

Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition L. A. Wilcox Naval Adventures Naval History Samuel Pepys British Royal Navy