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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 bal... 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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Swansea: UBS, 1978. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine slightly faded. xi, 253pp, including Sources and Index. With frontispiece and numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout the book. From its inception as the Oystermouth Manor of the Lordship of Gower onwards, the Mumbles story here has been traced to modern times and embraces historical events, the rise and decline of former industries, the influence of religious denominations, social changes and maritime affa... 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, technol... more information

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Sparkford, U.K: Patrick Stephens/Haynes , 1996. Book in fine condition, blue boards, with gilt lettering on spine. Dustjacket in very good condition, just a hint of rubbing at top spine edge and top corner edges. 183pp. With 149 black-and-white photographs in text. From d/j flap - "More than 1400 memorials are detailed. Each have a tale to tell - of Heroism, battles, discovery, fire, piracy, murder, mayhem. Many were built to commemorate lives lost in shipwrecks, or the lifeboat crews who fought to sa... 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 ... more information

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