Aviation/Shipping

London: Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, 1995. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, top edge of spine very slightly bumped. xiv, 476pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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Kendal, England: World Ship Society, 1989. Book in fine condition, map on endpapers. Dustjacket in very good condition, 1" light crease near back top edge. 192pp, including index and pictorial index, and page of Flags and Funnels. With colour frontispiece, numerous and back-and-white photographs throughout the book. From d/j flap - " The World Ship Society, which was formed as the Ship News Club in 1947. The Society has extensive records relating to the naval and merchant ships of the last 150 years. 1989 marked the 800th anniversary of the port of Hamburg and the 118th anniversary of the foundation of one of Germany's most famous shipping companies - The Hamburg South America Line. The book gives a chronology of the main events affecting the company and the histories of the ships which it has owned and managed. There is an illustration of most of these ships and many of the photos come from the Hamburg-Sud archives, (there are 10 line drawings of the ships as their photos were lost in the 1962 flood) (12"h x 8½"w) (30.5cms x 21.5cms) approx.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Leo Cooper, 1998. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition. 166pp, including bibliography and index. With 18 black-and-white photographs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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David and Charles , 1974. Book in very good condition, very slightly bumped at bottom spine end. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly bumped at spine ends. Price clipped. 158pp, including Appendix - International Registration Prefixes for Civil Aircraft, Bibliography and Index. With 14 black-and-white photographs, and numerous illustrations throughout the book by Derek Kenshaw.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Boxtree,, 1996. Book in very good condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly bumped along top edge.185pp. With 15 illustrations. Air disasters are categorised by cause, be it the fault of the plane, the weather, maintenance, the pilot, or a combination of the four.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1934. Book in very good condition, navy blue boards and spine slightly faded in places, Page 46 have very tiny hole by bottom edge. Opposite page 58 the picture page and tissue covering it both has ½" tear at bottom edge . xix, 279pp, including index. With frontispiece, 61 illustrations, including 5 of which are double-page, 2 folding maps and 1 folding diagram. At the back of the book a pouch contains paper Viewing Spectacles for looking at an Anaglyph picture which is in the book. The story of the Everest Flight and the preparation that led up to it. With an account of the filming by Geoffrey Barkas. (9½"h x 6½"w) (24cms x 16cms) approx. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good.. more information

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London: Century, 1991. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly rubbed along back top edge. xiii, 242pp. With 26 black and white photographs, appendix and index. The author provides evidence from top US scientific, intelligence and military personnel to prove that recovered UFOs are being test flown, that alien bodies have been examined, and that contact has been established (taken from publishers write-up).. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Simon and Schuster, 1998. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in fine condition. 417pp. With 11 colour and 41 black-and-white illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. From d/j flap -" The extraordinary story of Jessop who was the son of a penniless Yorkshire mill girl, who went on to salvage over $100 million of Russian gold from the bottom of the Artic Ocean. The ten tons of gold had sunk with the warship HMS Edinburgh in World War Two. The story of untold riches against a backdrop of piracy, big business, government conspiracy, treachery and betrayal and even the alleged involvement of a leading member of the Royal family.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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Little, Brown, 1998. Book in very good condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, slightly bumped along top edge, and front bottom edge. xvi, 507pp. In September 1857 the steamer S.S. Central America, carrying five hundred passengers, many of them returning from the Gold Rush in California, sank in a hurricane off the Carolina coast. In 1989 Tommy Thompson sailed into Norfolk harbour with over ten tons of pioneer gold which they had recovered from the ill-fated streamer, after battling storms, technological challenges and intrusive salvagers. Eyewitnesses and survivor accounts are given of the initial disaster. .. First U.K. Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1981. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in fine condition. 147pp. With 31 illustrations. From d/j flap - " A nostalgic evocation of the great days of the Pensinsular and Oriental Line, which plied the steamship route to India and the East.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information

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London: George E. Harrap, 1969. Book in very good condition, bottom spine edge very slightly bumped, small bookseller's gold label inside front board. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends very slightly rubbed. Price clipped. With 24 black-and-white photographs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Abelard-Schuman, 1965. Book in very good condition, spine ends very slightly bumped, internally in fine condition. Dustjacket in good condition, four 1" closed tears at top edge, bottom and top edges slightly rubbed. Price clipped. 158pp. With 14 black-and-white photographs, 3 maps and 2 line drawings. The many schemes for a Channel tunnel are told. There are the stories of the first airplane flight by Bleriot, and the first crossing by hovercraft. An account of the first balloon crossing in 1765, and of the people who have succeeded in swimming the Channel. ,. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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U.K: David and Charles, 1979. Book in very good condition, spine ends very slightly faded. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine very slightly faded. With 41 black and white photographs, 11 diagrams, and index. The first part of the book sets the scene: the arena of natural forces - the sea and the weather. The second part is about team-work and physical well-being. The final section deals with handling ropes, compass error, coping with traffic and seamanship in harbour.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: William Kimber, 1976. Book in very good condition, very slight foxing on top and front edges, no foxing on pages. Dustjacket in very good condition, top edge very slightly bumped. 192pp. By combining his own encounters with the sea with graphic reconstructions of bygone adventures and disasters the author makes yesterday's events living experiences.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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Birkenhead, U.K: Countyvise, 1988. In very good condition, slight light crease on front cover, internally in fine condition. Previous owner's name and date on title page. 173pp. With 139 illustrations. Ships included Carintha, Caronia, Delius, Empress of Ireland, Ivernia, Lancastria, Mauretania, Orduna, and others. (8½"h x 6¼"w) (21cms x 15cms). There is also a Part I and Part II.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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Birkenhead, U.K: Countyvise, 1987. In very good condition, 6" crease going from front bottom edge to front edge, internally in fine condition. Previous owner's name and date on title page. 128pp. With 84 illustrations. Ships included Athenia, Beregaria, Britannic I, II, and III, Caledonia, Ceramic, Cilicia, Circassia, and Empresses Britain, Canada, Australia, France and Russia, and many others. (8½"h x 6¼"w) (21cms x 15cms). There is also a Part I and Part III.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information

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