NAUTICAL from R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.

THE STORY OF THE LIFE-BOAT - 1958.
by various:
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- UK,slim 8vo original paper wraps,1st edn.
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UK,slim 8vo original stapled paper wraps,1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn,and absence of published price.Bright,clean paper covers: front cover a pale green with a colour pictorial illustration of a slip-way'ed life-boat and capitalised white-lettered title and black 1958 year date,rusted stapled spine,rear cover with a London shipping company (F.T. Everard & Sons,Limited advert with colour painting illustration of S.B. "VERONICA" crossing the… Read more Item Price
$15.15

The Galway Hookers - Working Sailboats of Galway Bay.
by SCOTT, RICHARD J.:
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- Used - FINE-.
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- No dw/dj - wraps as issued.
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- IRELAND,slim small 8vo wraps/softback,2nd edn.
- ISBN 10
- 090708558X
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$44.18
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IRELAND,slim small 8vo wraps/softback,2nd edn.[Stated Paperback Original,2nd Edn revised and reprinted.Its first edn was publisher earlier in 1983,by same publisher.Paperback/softback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/ title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB edn,but can be published at the same time as the HB edn,but paperback/softback originals are published prior to any… Read more Item Price
$44.18

FULL CIRCLE - MY LIFE AND JOURNEY.
by MacARTHUR**, ELLEN:
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- Used
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- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 89780718148630
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$12.62
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£20.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,subject's colour photographic portrait illustrated dw/dj,with b/w+gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj,minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing and some light superficial but minimal scoring/indents to dw/dj panels' - boards… Read more Item Price
$12.62

AND THE Band Played On. . .
by WARD, CHRISTOPHER:
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- Used - FINE.
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- FINE.
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- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.
- ISBN 10
- 1444707949
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$18.93
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2nd imp.[Complete number line 2.So,1st edn,2nd imp.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,matt,cream background with colour photographic montage'd/ illustrated dw/dj,with brown+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Both head+foot of dw/dj's spine/backstrip minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing,top rear board's corner minimally creased.Top +fore-edges bright and clean;… Read more Item Price
$18.93

PIRATE HUNTER: THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN WOODES ROGERS.**
by THOMAS**, GRAHAM A:
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- Used - FINE.
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- FINE.
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- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,rpt - 1st thus.
- ISBN 10
- 184415808X
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$25.23
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,rpt - 1st thus.[Originally published UK,2008 - same publisher (PEN & SWORD),but different imprint.This edn reprinted by PEN & SWORD MARITIME,an imprint of the same publisher,in 2009.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, matt,colour pictorial illustrated/design,with b/w+brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present - thought there is a… Read more Item Price
$25.23

Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew.
by DAVENPORT-HINES, RICHARD:
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- Used - FINE-.
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- No dw/dj - p/back as issued.
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- UK,12mo p/back 1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 000732166X
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$12.61
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UK,12mo p/back 1st edn.[UK,8vo hb+dw/dj,1st edn published 05/01/12, this p/back simultaneously(?) but certainly in the same year as the hardback edn.] FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from rear card cover - but the removal of a small adhesive (price/ bookseller?) label has partially and minimally,removed part of the printed border and underlying paper background - basically the… Read more Item Price
$12.61

THE QUEENS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC. [Author's facsimile SIGNED copy.]
by LACEY**, ROBERT:
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- Used - FINE.
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- FINE.
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- UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,facsimile SIGNED,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0283982241
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UK,slim Qrto hB+dw/dj,facsimile SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's bold,black felt-tip pen ink facsimile dedication+ initialled signature: 'to Sasha,my son. R.L (angled,forward oblique underscore)' to top corner of front free endpaper and no price-clip to dw/dj - lack of publisher's printed price - therefore believed to be an export edn,which precedes the UK trade issue.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated… Read more Item Price
$15.15

BLUE ANGELS AND WHALES - A RECORD OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES BELOW AND ABOVE WATER.
by GIBBINGS**, ROBERT:
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- Used - VG++.
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- No dw/dj.
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- UK,slim 8vo HB no dw/dj,1st edn thus.
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UK,slim 8vo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn thus.[First published/printed as a Pelican Special by Penguin Books,1938.A 2nd edn,revised and enlarged in 1946.This edn aTravel Book Club issue,so a 1st thus edn.] VG++.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original undecorated,plain bright green cloth boards with black printed letters to spine/backstrip and lightly foxed/spotted white sets of endpapers.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned but still fairly bright,clean with… Read more Item Price
$12.62

THE STRONG BROWN GOD: The Story of The Niger River.
by de GRAMONT, SANCHE:
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- Used - VG++.
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- VG+.
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- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$10.10
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Originally and first published by Hart-Davis, MacGibbon,London [1975].This example by arrangement with Granada Publishing Limited.] VG++/VG. Owner calligraphic b/w bookplate to frontpastedown and no publisher's price as a book club edition,so no clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around historical b/w illustration reproduction illustrated dw/dj with black lettering to… Read more Item Price
$10.10

ARMADA 1588-1988 - AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION TO COMMEMORATE THE SPANISH ARMADA. [THE OFFICIAL CATALOGUE.]
by M. J. Rodriguez-Salgado and the staff of the National Maritime Museum.:
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- Used - VG++.
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- No dw/dj,wraps - as issued.
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- UK,Qrto wraps,inscribed 1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0140103015
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$17.67
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UK,Qrto wraps,inscribed 1st edn.VG++.[Graded thus because of an accidental front, top corner tip's diagonal crease and some minor minimal, superficial scoring/indents to either card cover. Without these slght imperfections could be FINE+, as it is unread and without any reading creases to spine/backstrip and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips internally.] No owner inscrptn but a neat,… Read more Item Price
$17.67

PASSENGER STEAMERS OF THE RIVER TAMAR.
by KITTRIDGE, ALAN:
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- Used - Near FINE.
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- No dw/dj,wraps as issued.
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- UK,8vo wraps,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 090629410X
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UK,8vo wraps,1st edn.NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and an absence of any price.Bright,crisp,clean.generally sharp-cornered,non-rusted double-stapled,glossy,contemporary,sepia photograph (of paddle steamer ferry 'Brunel' heading for Weir Head with Calstock Viaduct in the background) illustrated front card cover with brown lettering,rear cover with brown+white paddle-steamer ferry illustration to cream background; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges… Read more Item Price
$12.62

TITANIC'S LAST SECRETS: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES of SHADOW DIVERS JOHN CHATTERTON and RICHIE KOHLER.
by MATSEN, BRAD:
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- Used - FINE.
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- FINE.
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- US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn
- ISBN 10
- 0446582050
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$17.66
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US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,b/w wrap-around,b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj with raised silver gilt and white ink lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges or corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - possibly an unread copy? Bright,clean,sharp-cornered,dark blue paper blind spine and grey paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver… Read more Item Price
$17.66

THE EPIC OF THE WANDERING SAILOR. [Author SIGNED copy.]
by WELLS, ALBERT GEORGE:
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- Used - FINE.
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- FINE.
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- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author inscribed/SIGNED,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0861162536
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$31.56
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,author inscribed/SIGNED,1st edn.UK,slim 8vo HB+ dw/dj,author inscribed+SIGNED,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj but inscribed by author: "Best Wishes Albert George Wells" to ffe.Bright,clean,glossy, laminated b/w illustrated upper wrap,b/w publisher's advert to rear wrap; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine… Read more Item Price
$31.56

The Defeat of James Stuart's Armada 1692.
by AUBREY, PHILIP:
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- Used - FINE+.
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- FINE.
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- UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0718511689
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$18.93
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UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,yellow+black pictorial illustrated dw/dj (detail of 'Fireships at La Hogue,by Adriaan
van Dienst - National Maritime Museum, London.) and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Spine/backstrip of dw/dj is inevitably,lightly sunned/ faded.Top edges coloured green,fore-edges crisp,bright,white and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound… Read more Item Price
$18.93

SHIPWRECKS.
by FOWLES**, JOHN - text by:
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- Used - FINE.
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- NFINE.
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- UK,slim,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0224010530
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UK,slim,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,b/w contemporary shipwreck(s) photographic illustrated dw/dj and white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread example? Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain dark blue… Read more Item Price
$31.56

LONDON ON THAMES: AN ENGLISH HERITAGE UPSTREAM - from Westminster to Windsor - (to say nothing of the bridges in between).
by DANIELL, TIMOTHY TYNDALE:
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- Used - Near MINT.
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- No dw/dj - wraps - as issued.
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- UK,small 8vo original wraps, 1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0951244809
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$12.62
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UK,small 8vo original wraps,1st edn.NMINT.No owner inscrptn - pristine and virtually as new - a really exceptional example.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork,by author, illustrated card covers,with black+reddish- brown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound -… Read more Item Price
$12.62

Gale Force 10: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ADMIRAL BEAUFORT - 1774-1857.
by COURTNEY, NICHOLAS:
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- Used - FINE.
- Jacket condition
- FINE.
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- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0747272107
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$18.92
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,ncrisp, clean,matt,pale blue background with colour illustrations illustrated d/wj,with black and reddish-brown lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edge and corners - no major nicks or tears present. Both head+foot of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minimally bumped with… Read more Item Price
$18.92

SEAMEN ALL.
by CHATTERTON**, E. KEBLE:
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- Used - VG.
- Jacket condition
- Minus dw/dj.
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- UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn - ex-public library..
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$22.72
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UK,8vo HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn - ex-public library.VG.No owner inscrptn,but a blue ink,"WITHDRAWN FROM PLYMOUTH LIBRARY SERVICES" rectangular stamp to ffe,and a blue+white MOUNT WISE NAVAL HISTORY LIBRARY - Plymouth Public Libraries bookplate pasted to front pastedown.Just above the bookplate,is a typewritten pasted paper label indicating that the book is part of a collection bequeathed to the R.N. Port Library, DEVONPORT,by… Read more Item Price
$22.72

The BEKEN File.**
by BEKEN**, KEITH:
- Condition
- Used - FINE.
- Jacket condition
- FINE.
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- UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0906781027
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, GBR
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$18.87
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UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour scenic photographic illustrated upper wrap with blue+red lettering,rear wrap white text,publisher's advert; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top edge sporadically foxed/spotted,but generally clean,fore-edge clean; contents bright, tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases… Read more Item Price
$18.87

Mrs.Fraser On The Fatal Shore.
by ALEXANDER, MICHAEL:
- Condition
- Used - FINE.
- Jacket condition
- FINE.
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- UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- ISBN 10
- 0718108159
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$18.93
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UK,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour+b/w illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Sharp-cornered,bright,crisp,clean,publisher's original, plain blue cloth boards… Read more Item Price
$18.93