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Lloyd's Register of Ships 1981-82
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London: Lloyds, 1981 Contents:- Publications issued by Lloyd's Register. Forword. Notes relative to this Register. Key to the Register of Ships (as an insert plastic card inserted into front pocket). Abbreviations used in the Register of Ships. Profiles illustrating decks, superstructures spaces, tanks. Government authorisation. Contractions of place names; REGISTER OF SHIPS. Buckram binding. Three Volumes 1. A-G. Red buckram 1816pp. Volume II H-O bound in black buckram, 1773pp. Volume III P-Z 1822pp. All in very good condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Around the World Submerged: The Voyage of the Triton
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1963 Stroy of a submarine voyage.. First U.K. Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Sailing Ships of the London River
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London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1930 Rebound in Strong Library binding. nd c.1930s.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Pelham Jones. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Life and Death of Whales
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1980 Second Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Wrecks & Reputations: The Loss of the Schomberg & Loch Ard
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Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1977 Accounts of the loss of two migrant ships in the Bass Strait, with much on the Black Ball Line and some mention of the famous Marco Polo of Saint John, New Brunswick.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Old East Indiamen
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London: Rich & Cowan Ltd., 1933 The merchantmen fleet of the Honourable East India Company. The men and their ships, life on board, the Indiaman's sailors, the Company's flag, the voyages, some of the fights against the Dutch, the French and pirates. Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Freight Flows and Spatial Aspects of the British Economy
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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1973 A study in freight flows in Great Britain to establish whether gravity model or linear programming approaches provide the most appropriate way of describing the existing spatial distribution of freight volumes and hence of predicting future flows, given possible shifts in population.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Pursuing the Whale: A Quarter Century of Whaling in the Arctic
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London: John Murray, 1926 Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Drake and the Tudor Navy with a History of the Rise of England as a Maritime Power
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London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1898 Two vols. rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Hashish
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Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1946 Account of travels and drug smuggling in the eastern Mediterranean sea. Some creasing to covers.. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information
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Shantymen and Shantyboys: Songs of the Sailor and Lumberman
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1951 Boards faded.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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The Schooner
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London: Arthur Barker, 1959 Account of a voyage through the South Pacific. Translated by Viola G. Garvin.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Last of the Sailing Coasters
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London: HMSO, 1982 First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Voyages & Discoveries in the South Seas 1792 to 1832
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Salem: Marine Research Society, 1924 One of the rare narratives of an American shipmaster Capt. Edmund Fanning. Sailed for the South Seas in May 1792 for seal skins then during the next 25 years made voyages to the Pacific and around the world. Discovered several hitherto unknown islands. Either commanded or acted as directive agent for almost 70 expeditions to the South Seas and China. Index. End-Paper Maps. Originally published in 1833, the First Edition is very seldom encountered. This is the first reprinting of this important account of the Pacific and Antarctic regions. A handsomely produced volume, it is however slightly marred by the omission of the last three chapters of the original work (these dealing with Fanning's recommendations for exploration towards the South Pole and the report of Pendleton's expedition) and by the incorrect bibliographical information, confusing Fanning's two books, which is given in the introduction, and was uncritically repeated by Ferguson who consequently omits the original edition of this work.. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Women Under Sail
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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1972 Letters and Journals concerning eight women travelling or working in sailing vessels between 1829 and 1949.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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All About Ships and Shipping: A Handbook of Popular Nautical Information, With Numerous Diagrams, Plans and Illustrations
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London: Faber & Faber, 1959 Tenth Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Whaling
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London: William Heinemann, 1924 Wherein are discussed the first whalemen of whom we have record; the growth of the European whaling industry, and of its offspring, the American whaling industry, primitive whaling among the savages of North America; the various manners and means of taking whales in all parts of the world and in all times of history; the extrodinary adventures and mishaps that have befallen whalemen the seas over; the the economic and social conditions that led to the rise of whaling and hastened its decline; and, in conclusion, the present state of the once flourishing and lucrative industry. Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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I Saw A Ship A'sailing
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London: HMSO, 1981 This is the story of the Ladye Doris, a Glasgow-built, steel-hulled, three-masted commercial sailing ship which plied the Cape Horn route to the Pacific and Australia at the beginning of this century. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Wilhelmshaven Revolt: A Chapter of the Revolutionary Movement in the German Navy 1918-19
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Huddersfield: Simian, 1975 Preface by Mat Kavanagh.. First Thus. Pamphlet. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates
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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1955 A General History of the Pirates has long been a classic of seafaring literature and was inspiration to both Robert Louis Stevenson and J.M. Barrie. Nothing is known about Captain Charles Johnson, and it is thought that the name may be assumed - there are even some who believe he may have been Daniel Defoe. All that can be stated with any certainty is that in 1724 a small octavo volume appeared that became so popular it grew through 4 editions over 2 years and is still famed today. Historians from both sides of the Atlantic have attested to the accuracy of the work's content. Popular work on piracy, attributed by several sources to the famous author Daniel Defoe (c.1661-1731). Rebound in strong library binding with leather spine.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Three Brothers at Havana 1762
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Salisbury: Michael Russell, 1981 An account of three brothers involved in the British siege and capture of Havana in 1762.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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The Life-Boat and Its Work
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London: Printed and Published for Royal National Life-Boat Institution by William Clowes and Sons, 1911 First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Pacific Steamers
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Glasgow: Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1927 Excellent account of the early days of steamship travel along the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, with a lengthy chapter on the establishment of passenger service between Sydney and San Francisco.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Rushton and his Times in American Canoeing
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Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1968 Illustrated.. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Shipping: A Survey of Historical Records
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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971 A list of all the major shipping companies in operation in the United Kingdom, with a brief history of the operations of each. Also includes as a list of museums, archives, and record offices, showing what shipping records are contained in the collections of each.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Death Raft: The Human Drama of the Medusa Shipwreck
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London: Souvenir Press, 1975 In 1816 the French frigate, Medusa, was shipwrecked off the West African coast with reports of mutiny and cannibalism, it became the shipwreck scandal of the century.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Indian Shipping: A History of the Sea-Borne Trade and Maritime Activity of the Indians from the Earliest Times
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Bombay: Orient Longman's, 1957 Contents: Introduction: 1. Isolation and intercourse. 2. Evidences. 3. Epochs. I. Hindu period: A. Indications of maritime activity in Indian literature and art: 1. Difect evidences from Sanskrit and Pali literature. 2. Direct evidences from Indian sculpture, painting and coins. 3. Indirect evidences: references and allusions to Indian maritime activity in Sanskrit and Pali literature. II. The history of Indian maritime activity: 1. The pre-Mauryan period. 2. The Maurya period. 3. The Andhra-Kushan period: intercourse with Rome. 4. The period of Hindu imperialism in Northern India under the Guptas and Harshavardhana--the foundation of a Greater India: intercourse with farther India. 5. The period of Hindu imperialism in Northern India (contd. ): the colonization of Java. 6. The period of Hindu imperialism in Northern India (contd. ): the maritime activity of the Bengalis. 7. The period of Hindu imperialism in Northern India (contd. ): the intercourse with China. 8. The period of Hindu imperialism in Northern India (contd. ): maritime activity on the West Coast. 9. The period of Hindu imperialism in Southern India: the rise of the Chalukyas and the Cholas--from the middle of the 7th century to the time of the Mahomedan conquests in Northern India. 10. Retrospect. II. Mahomedan period: 1. The Pre-Mogul period. 2. The Mogul period: the reign of Akbar. 3. The Mogul period (contd. ): from the reign of Akbar to that of Aurangzeb. 4. Later times. Conclusion. Index: 1. Subjects. 2. Proper names.. Second Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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A Whale for a Killing
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London: William Heinemann, 1973 An appeal for the end of whaling after the 'sport' hunting followed by the rescue of a fin whale trapped in a salt lake lagoon on the South Coast of Newfoundland.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Early Solent Steamers: A History of Local Steam Navigation
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Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973 First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Saga of the Steam Ship Great Britain
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London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1971 A full account of the design and construction of Brunel's Great Britain is followed by a history of he vessel's extensive service career and of her eventual return to Bristol in 1970.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Incidents of a Whaling Voyage to Which Are Added Observations on the Scenery, Manners and Customs, and Missionary Stations, of the Sandwich and Society Islands
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Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle, 1969 A reprint of the original 1841 edition by D. Appleton & Co. The first significant book about the whaling industry. Experiences, journal entries, and sketches by Olmsted during a whaling voyage that took him across the Atlantic to the Azores, to the South American coast, the Sandwich Islands, Tahiti, across the South Pacific and around the Horn to Brazil, and back home again almost a year and one half later.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Stories of Famous Shipwrecks
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London: Arthur Barker, 1974 First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailors
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1919 Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Sea Wolves: The Last Charge of the Calcutta Light Horse (Boarding Party)
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Twickenham: Euan Lloyd, 1980 This true story follows the exploits of a top secret British military mission to destroy Nazi radio ships in a neutral harbor during WWII. The daring plan is led by British Intelligence officers Col. Lewis Pugh (Gregory Peck) and Capt. Gavin Stewart (Roger Moore). Since the ships are in neutral territory, the British Military command, while encouraging the scheme, must deny any knowledge of it if it fails. Pugh and Stewart enlist the aid of retired officer Col. Bill Grice (David Niven) and some of his former soldiers. On the pretext of being on a fishing expedition, these seemingly drunken old men in civilian clothing must board and destroy 3 Nazi ships, whose radio transmissions have resulted in Nazi submarines sinking allied ships. While Stewart arranges a diversion on shore, Pugh and Grice carry out the dangerous raid on and destruction of the Nazi ships. Screenplay for a film released in 1980 starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore, David Niven, Trevor Howard, Barbara Kellerman, Patrick Macnee and Patrick Holt. This copy is from the archives of actor Patrick Holt and also includes a loose 1p call sheet and other ephemera with some chipping. A unique piece of British Film History.. First Edition. Typescript. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Seaports and Hinterlands
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London: Adam & Charles Black, 1938 Includes Hamburg on the Elbe. Rotterdam, Antwerp and the Rhine, Montreal and the St. Lawrence. Some fading to boards.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Blue Whale
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New York: Columbia University Press, 1971 First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Return of the Cutty Sark
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London: Methuen & Co., 1925 Rebound in strong library binding.. Third Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Merchant Ships 1949-50
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London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1950 Includes drawings and photos along with details of shipping companies, routes, house flags, and colours.This copy is from the library of the Portsmouth based naval historian and photographer James W. Goss with his ownership signature.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information
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Under the Red Ensign
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London: Faber & Faber, 1932 Rebound in strong library binding.. First Thus. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Future of the Sea-Based Deterrent
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Cambridge: The Mit Press, 1972 Papers of a symposium held in Racine, Wisconsin, Nov. 1972 organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences under the sponsorship of the Johnson Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.. First Edition. Cloth. New/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information
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Baleia!: Whale Hunters of the Azores
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London: The Bodley Head, 1968 First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Nelson's Battles
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London: B.T. Batsford, 1965 Horatio Nelson was the greatest naval commander of his age. In this masterly analysis of his fighting career, the acclaimed naval historian Oliver Warner examines every battle in which he participated, but concentrates on the three in which his command as an admiral was crucial. The first was the Battle of the Nile in which the bulk of Napoleon's fleet was brilliantly destroyed, so eliminating the risk to Britain's Indian possessions. In 1801 under Sir Hyde Parker he fought the Battle of Copenhagen, which ensured the supply of Scandinavian spars that kept the Royal Navy in fighting trim. Nelson's final battle at Trafalgar in which the French and Spanish fleets were shattered bore out the truth of the Earl St Vincent's earlier reply when asked if the French could invade England: 'I do not say that they cannot come, but I do say that they cannot come by sea'.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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Trafalgar
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London: B.T. Batsford, 1959 First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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The Vasa Venture
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Stockholm: Gebers, 1961 English edition of the Swedish original translated by Ian Dunlop.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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To Catch a Whale
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London: Geoffrey Bles, 1970 First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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British Lighthouses: Their History and Romance
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London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1913 Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information
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