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(London, Cassell, 1962). Original light blue cloth, pp. (xi) + 247, plates, map. .

(Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1962). 8vo; original blue boards, lettered in black on spine; pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. 176; plates. Dustwrapper edgeworn; pages somewhat browned; some foxing. Good condition. "Putting aside considerations of financial security, risking the loss of his legal practice, Archie Snyman bought a yacht ... a lovely boat he could ill afford ... he taught himself to navigate and sail, Senta, off the Natal coast and then with an inexperienced crew set off to cross the Atlantic. ... How they eventually managed to reach their destination makes a story that will enthrall all who love the sea." .

(London, Harrap, 1971). 8vo, original blue boards, pictorial dustwrapper somewhat rubbed and edgeworn, with remnants of sticker on front flap. Endpaper illustrations, pp. 192, incl. index, many black-and-white plates, with illustrations in text. A good copy. "Updated and containing an entirely new introduction, this reissue of an old favourite provides a colourful history of the sailing barges which plied the East Coast and of the men who owned and manned them." .

(London: The Batchworth Press, 1949). 8vo; original red ochre cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; dustwrapper; pp. 218, incl. index; plates. Dustwrapper slightly foxed; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; annotations to rear free endpaper and final blank; some marginalia and highlighting; some foxing. Good condition. "This study of the East India Company's Maritime Service is both timely and important. In our Commonwealth of Nations, which owes its creation and existence to the exercise of sea power, the study of naval and maritime history is strangely neglected. No full scale treatment, for example, of the rise and establishment of British naval supremacy in the Indian Ocean has yet been published. This volume, which fills one of the gaps in that story, is therefore the more to be welcomed." .

(London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1907). Crown 8vo; prize binding of full black calf, ornately tooled in gilt; marbled edges and endpapers; pp. (vi) + 309. Scattered, light foxing. Very good condition. The nine chapters are as follows: The Sea Cradle of the Reformation; John Hawkins and the African Slave Trade; Sir John Hawkins and Philip the Second; Drake's Voyage Round the World; Parties in the State; The Great Expedition to the West Indies; Attack on Cadiz; Sailing of the Armada; Defeat of the Armada. .

(Cape Town: Dr. J.F. Midgley, 1982) 0620060107. 8vo; original grey boards; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. (xvi) + 120; several photographs. Dustwrapper rubbed, partially sunned, and very slightly worn at extremities of spine panel; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; occasional minor fox spot. Very good condition. "This is a book mainly about ships which will not be seen anymore - old tramps which wound up on the scrapheap, fast freighters which were victims of wartime casualty, and others which were lost through shipwreck. Many were declared redundant. Since the demise of so many regular callers has created a great yearning among ship-lovers for a record of some of the great events of the past, this volume about cargo carrying vessels is of particular interest. The book is a successor to Salt in my Blood, and Ships that Pass, published by the same author in the 1970's and sold out in months. The author who spent nearly half a century as a maritime correspondent at the… Read More

(no place: Union-Castle Safmarine, 1970). Luncheon menus for 20th, 21st, 26th and 27th July, 1970. Each menu 216 x 165 mm; pp. [iv]. The antelope shown are the Reedbuck, the Waterbuck, the Klipspringer, and the Cape Bushbuck, with notes on the distribution and habits of each. Trace of fishmothing to inside of one menu, otherwise very good condition. .

(Cape Town: J. C. Robinson Publications, 1990) 0620116633. 210 x 150 mm; pictorial wrappers; pp. 80 + (iv); liberally illustrated. Very slightly rubbed; light browning to outermost leaves. Very good condition. "Handbook for Skippers on the South African Coast is for all who go down to the sea in ships - regardless of size and shape. It offers the elementary facts relating to the sea and small craft. Not only will yachtsmen and all boat handlers find this work of use, but also those who dive, fishermen and researchers will benefit from it. How many marine archaeologists know the craft of navigation and are thus able to pin-point with scientific accuracy where and at what depth their sites are located? This publication covers coastal navigation, international shapes, lights and sound signals as well as radio procedures, meteorology and tides relating to the South African coast. It will [not] only promote safety at sea but will also help boat handlers pass their skipper's exams as is now… Read More

(London, 1962). Wraps, pp. 98, maps. Bookplate of Jack Vincent on the inside of the upper wrap. .

(no place: [Union Castle Mail Steamship Company], 1925). 190 x 258 mm (190 x 129 mm, folded); pp. 4; title to first page, and lyrics to remaining three. A little creased and foxed. Good condition. By 1925, the Llanstephan Castle, which had been commissioned in 1914, was being used on the Around Africa service, her itinerary including Naples or Genoa, Suez, Aden, Mombasa, Tanga, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, Lourenco Marques, Durban and East London, Cape Town, and a homeward journey via West Africa. .

(Johannesburg: Roche Products, 1992). 4to; original green rexine, lettered in gilt on spine, and with pictorial onlay to upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper, housed in removable protector; pp. 69 + (iv); full-colour photographs; some line drawings; map. Fine condition. "The Lighthouses of Southern Africa is more than just a book about lighthouses, it tells a story of the rich maritime history of our shores, a history filled with tales of bravery, foolishness and sunken treasures. A record of the past and a tribute to those lights which shine brightly both to warn sailors of hidden dangers and to welcome them home." .

(Cape Town: Struik, 1985) 0869772171. 4to; original pictorial boards; no dustwrapper; pp. 176, incl. index; impressively illustrated, in monochrome and colour, including reproductions of contemporary photographs and artwork. Boards rather rubbed; lower board partially sunned; a little foxing to prelims. Good condition. "This is a magnificent pictorial record of our maritime history. The subject is well researched, the breadth of coverage impressive and the text very readable. … It is not only for the enthusiast but also for the uninitiated and indeed the scholar. Included are the great shipping enterprises and the fine ships which provided our passenger services and economic lifeline for so long. The country's maritime infrastructure is well documented - from the small, romantic and almost forgotten ports, to the magnificent harbours of today. The authors also cover our proud naval record and the many facets of our comparatively young merchant marine." - From the Foreword. .

(Cape Town: Struik, 1985) 0869772171. 4to; original pictorial boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 176, incl. index; impressively illustrated, in monochrome and colour, including reproductions of contemporary photographs and artwork. A little light foxing to endpapers and edges. Very good condition. "This is a magnificent pictorial record of our maritime history. The subject is well researched, the breadth of coverage impressive and the text very readable. … It is not only for the enthusiast but also for the uninitiated and indeed the scholar. Included are the great shipping enterprises and the fine ships which provided our passenger services and economic lifeline for so long. The country's maritime infrastructure is well documented - from the small, romantic and almost forgotten ports, to the magnificent harbours of today. The authors also cover our proud naval record and the many facets of our comparatively young merchant marine." - From the Foreword. .

(London: Ernest Benn, 1969) 510126081. 4to; original green boards, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 128, incl. index; monochrome illustrations; maps. Tape marks to rear free endpaper; occasional spotting. Very good condition. Volume 3 in the series 'A History of Seafaring'. " ... Richard Armstrong brings his history of seafaring to date with an account of the development of the carrying trade, dealing not only with the enormous expansion and fundamental changes that have taken place in ships and shipping over the last two hundred years, but also with the economic and political pressures that lay behind them. ... Richard Armstrong shows the growth of docks, marine insurance, and other essential facilities, as well as achievements of individual seafarers in a period when the ethos of their profession was changing beyond recognition. Illustrated with many pictures and maps." .

(Cape Town: Howard Timmins, 1972). 8vo; original blue boards; pictorial dustwrapper; decorative endpapers; pp. 138; plates. Dustwrapper very slightly rubbed, and a bit sunned on spine panel; top edge foxed, and occasional fox spot elsewhere. Very good condition. "Everything written in this book is as I saw it and is factual as far as I know. The book was written in tribute to Table Bay Harbour where I spent many happy hours covering the waterfront as a reporter. The Alfred dock was one hundred years only in 1969, the Victoria dock will be one hundred years in 1979 and the Duncan dock is now thirty years old. The book is comprised of happenings connected with shipping over six years and also incorporates my impressions and my thoughts during that time." .

(London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1959). 8vo; original blue cloth; pictorial dustwrapper somewhat creased, browned and edgeworn; endpaper maps; scattered foxing; pp. 190, incl. index. Fair condition. "The astonishing feat of the first atomic submarine and its voyage beneath the polar ice pack." .

(London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1950). 8vo; original black cloth, lettered in spine; pictorial dustwrapper; pp. x + 230, incl. index; plates; maps. Dustwrapper a little soiled and foxed; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; some foxing to edges and endpapers, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. '"No man ever commanded a fleet in better style than Lord St. Vincent; no man ever displayed better judgment in the selection of his officers; no man knew better how to enforce discipline; no man ever displayed greater promptitude in action, or made better use of the means placed at his disposal." John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent, was indeed one of our great seamen, and Admiral Sir William James, himself a seaman of considerable repute, has done full justice to his great predecessor in this his latest biography.' .

(Sävedalen: Warne Förlag, 2005) 9186425854. 4to; pictorial boards; pictorial dustwrapper, with [later?] lamination; pp. 127 + (i); liberally illustrated in full colour with period artwork and maps, plus photographs. Lamination partially lifting on dustwrapper's upper panel; light bump to bottom fore-corner of upper board. Very good condition. Bilingual text: Swedish and English. '"The Swedish ship Götheborg sails again" covers the marine-archaeological investigations of 1986-1992, the dream of a replica ship, the research and design process and the entire shipbuilding process 1995-2005, stage by stage until the launch, naming ceremony, sea trials, maiden voyage and departure for China. The book is a book of the sea and sailing. It describes what it was like to sail to China in the 1700s, and how a full-rigged ship is handled today. The book also contains a vibrant historical look back at the Swedish East India Company in the 18th century, trade with China, the… Read More

(Cambridge, The Hakluyt Society, 1963). Series II, Volume CXXI. Issued for 1961. 8vo; original blue cloth gilt; pp. xxxvi + 464, incl. index; tables; diagrams; monochrome plates, some folding. Spine gilt dull; fore-edge of upper board very slightly damp-stained; endpapers foxed; sporadic light foxing; pages unopened. Good to very good condition. "William Bourne, of Gravesend, by trade a gunner, was a successful writer of a new type of textbook. Neither a scholar nor of gentle birth, both of which were regarded as the prerequisites of authorship in the sixteenth century, when scientific books were expected to appear only in universities and to be read only by those fluent in Latin, Bourne nevertheless produced a whole series of technical manuals, written in English for the artisans and craftsmen of his own class. A Regiment for the Sea, which forms the core of the volume, is perhaps the earliest technical manual written by an Englishman. It is not simply his rules for navigation, for… Read More

(Cape Town: Fernwood Press, for Safmarine, 1996) 1874950113. 4to; original blue cloth, lettered in white on spine and upper cover; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; decorative endpapers; pp. 176, incl. index; liberally illustrated with photographs and artwork of personalities, ships and events associated with the firm's history. Fine condition. "This is a stirring tale of dedicated people who, in fifty short years, have built a shipping giant from nothing, other than an idea. The whole story is here: the good years and the not so good; the triumphs and the tragedies ... In these pages, you will read of the many ships and events that made Safmarine what it is today, a company to which every Safmariner can feel proud to belong." .