Search Results: Maritime from Black Sheep Books

Norway: Gard. Soft cover. Very Good. Written in English and Norwegian. 1991 List of Vessels, List of Correspondents Including Guidance to Masters. Colourfully illustrated blue cover with white titling on spine and front. Light smudging on text block edges, otherwise this is a tight, clean copy. 319 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Ottawa, Canada: National Postal Museum, 1980. Limited/Numbered/Signed. . Hardcover. Very Good. 1980 Limited Edition, #4/250, signed by the second author. Book is an anomoly - it should be signed by the main author, according to the limitation page; this copy was not. It is from the library of the second author, who has signed it. Book deals with "the postal history of the transatlantic mails between Britain and Canada up to 1899." Blue cloth, silver titling on blue morocco leather spine, red end papers, colour frontispiece, signed by Kenneth Mackenzie on title page, black and white illustrations and a few colour plates, twelve maps at back, 411 pages. Book is in a slipcase, covered in blue cloth, with colour pastedown on front. Slip case has a bump on the spine-edge and a few spots where colour is slightly paler, otherwise this very handsome volume is in great condition. Book is overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for… Read More

Paris: Barry Rogliano Salles, 1988. Coil Binding. Good+. Book is a compilation of all refrigerated vesssels in the world, of 10000 cubic feet capacity and larger, built 1960 to 1988. Large illustrated red soft cover with a clear plastic protective cover, metal coil binding, 395 pages. Three bottom holes of front plastic cover torn, light shelf and edge wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall-Oblong

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1956. A Hard Cover. Good+/Fair. Subtitled: The History of Wm. Thomson & Co. of Leith and Edinburgh, and of the Ships owned and managed by them (1825 - 1955). This book tells the story of the birth, growth and health survival of one of the oldest shipping companies in the world in continuous private ownership. Red cloth with gilt titling on spine and decoration on front, red and white map on endpapers, black and white frontispiece and black and white illustrations throughout, 230 pages. Corners slightly bumped, corners and spine ends slightly worn, text block edge is darkened and has some small spots on leading edge. Dust jacket, which is not price-clipped, has some edge wear, a two-inch closed tear at front, 1.5 by 1 inch open tear on spine, and a one by three inch open tear at right front bottom corner. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees.… Read More

Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Pictorial green cloth with black titling, frontispiece, 252 pages plus 6 pages of publisher's advertising. Boards show light shelf wear and a few tiny spots of loss to back cover, age toning to text block. Rare dust jacket shows some shelf wear and chipping as well as a couple of closed tears and a small piece missing to top of spine.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1982. Hardcover. Good+ to Very Good-/Very Good-. A study of the Royal Mail Group. Green cloth with gilt titling on spine, green end papers, black and white frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs, 291 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, light shelf wear, a few small, pale smudges on cover, ephemera tipped in to front end papers, text is clean and tight. Dust jacket has sunned spine but is otherwise clean and bright. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Victoria, B.C.: Trafford Publishing, 2003. Soft cover. New/-. SIGNED by author. Stories of the author's trip "around the world by tramp freighter." Colourfully illustrated soft cover with black and white titling, illustrated with black and white photographs, 246 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Canada: Canada Steamship Lines Limited, 1917. Paper Covers. An magazine published monthly for the employees of The Canada Steamship Lines, Northern Navigation Co. and Quebec Steamship Co. Eleven of the first twelve issues are included here. Colourfully illustrated paper covers with black titling, staple binding, illustrated throughout with black and white plates. Three magazines have detached covers, six covers have partial splits at spine, and two are totally intact, covers have pale smudges and occasional stains or other marks, #10 has three holes punched along spine, two open tears along spine edge of back cover, #12 has two lengthwise creases, interiors appear to be clean. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc.. Hardcover. Very Good. Foreword by Captain Channing M. Zicker, U.S. Navy. The author has meticulously researched, documented, and described contacts between Navy ships and civilian vessels over a span of two centuries. Blue cloth with silver titling, 307 pages. Upper text block edge has some very pale smudges, otherwise this handsome book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Ottawa: National Historic Parks and Sites Branch Parks Canada Environment Canada, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good-. Brown covers with orange titling on front and spine, sepia-tone photograph on front, "Canada" in orange on back cover, several black and white in-text photographs, appendixes include details of Rideau Canal vessels, classified freight tonage, vessel builders, extensive endnotes, list of other books in "Canadian Historic Sites" series. Edges and corners slightly worn, some shelf wear, creases down spine, small crease at bottom front corner, pages clean and bright, tightly bound. 288 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Sydney, NS: Cape Breton Development Cor., 1979. 4th Edition. . Comb Binding. Very Good-/-. The Yachtman's Guide to the Bras D'Or Lakes Nova Scotia. Expanded fourth edition. White comb binding, illstrated front cover, white back cover, illustrated with line drawings, many navigational aids, some black and white photographs, 253 pages. Light age darkening to textblock edge, light shelf wear. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seattle, WA: Jay R. Benford. Third Edition. . Coil Binding. Good. Benford, Jay R.. A book of boat plans "for those who want something more than what is available in stock boats. The arrangements & layouts are designed for maximum usage & liveability for smaller than normal crews." Orange textured card covers with black titling, plastic coil binding, black and white illustrations throughout, book is unpaginated. Cover has some light creases, plastic coil binding is kinked and twisted near bottom, page edges have light foxing spots, owner's ink name stamp on cover and first page. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Greenwich, London: National Maritime Museum, 1975. Soft cover. Good to Very Good-. A four-volume set, listing 1505 ships made by William Denny & Brothers of Dumbarton, one of the "most interesting and important of British shipbuilding firms." This work is intended as an extended catalogue and guide to the material in the National Maritime Museum's Denny Collection. Four soft cover catalogues, each a different colour, black titling, black and white illustrations throughout, 1006 pages plus 100 pages of appendices, index, etc. Covers have shelf wear, light edge wear, spines are lightly sunned, text block edges slightly darkened, occasional pale marks or smudges on covers, Part I has a 3" closed tear to front cover at lower spine end, a small pale stain on lower front cover, pages 49 to 70 are detached and there are instances of underlining and marginalia to some of these detached pages, Parts I & II have occasions of cracked spine with associated lenghtwise creases to spine… Read More

Norfolk, England: Mallett and Bell Publications. Soft cover. Good+. A history of the Elder Dempster Lines fleet. Colourfully illustrated blue soft cover with blue titling on spine and front, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout, two-page black and white map at back, Cover has light edge wear, shelf wear, crease on lower corner of back cover, text block edge has some light smudges. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Croom Helm Ltd., 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/-. This work sets out to cover the employment of merchant seamen, principally from the perspective of a labour lawyer, but it necessarily includes a great deal of material that would not normally be found in books on labour law." Chapters include: Division and Organisation of Work; Regulation of Numbers Employed; Recruitment, Discrimination and Restrictions on Employment; Qualifications and Training; Collective Bargaining; Contract of Employment; Terms and Conditions of Employment; Law Relating to Seamen's Wages; Saftey, Health and Welfare; Discipline, Discharge and Dismissal. Black hard cover with gilt titling on spine, 658 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, upper and lower textblock edges have some pale discolouration, book is clean and tight. This book may be overweight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian… Read More

London: Fairplay Publications Ltd., 1983. Soft cover. Very Good-. Centenary issue of maritime periodical, Fairplay. Colourfully illustrated soft cover, black and white illustrations throughout, as well as a few in colour, 228 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, light shelf wear, sunned spine, book is clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London, England: Thomas Reed Industrial Prress Ltd.,, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Book contains the complete papers and discussions from the 4th International Tug Convention, and covers a wide range of subjects, including tug and barge design, towing methods, equipment, crew training, a twin-hulled vessel both for barge and tug, the use of a simulator, etc. Blue cloth without titling, black and white illustrations and diagrams throughout, as well as some colour advertisements, 300 pages. First end paper has some light ink residue. Dust jacket has light edge wear. This is a handsome book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Queensland: University of Queensland Press. Hardcover. Good+/Good. Against a background of significant historical and political events, From Derby Round to Burketown records the fascinating and lively history of the Australasian United Steam Navigation Co. Orange hard cover with white and blue titling on spine, blue end papers, black and white frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs, 682 pages. Tiny bookseller's plate inside back cover. Lower edges have wear, upper spine end has light wear, text block edges have some smudges, previous owner's blindstamp on end paper. Dust jacket has light edge wear, plastic protective layer has partially delaminated near edges. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions… Read More

1970. Coil Binding. Good+. Ten letters by P. R. Sandwell concerning cruising and racing in Scandinavian waters June to August, 1970. Grey card cover, red plastic coil binding, black and white maps. Plastic coil is cracked and broken, but still holding together, otherwise book is without flaws. 15 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Lititz, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Sutter House, 1975. Third Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. Gilpin "discusses the relative merits of power vs. sail, and the matter of size. He then describes an ideal shoal draft ketch based on the Prest-boat desing of Ralph M. Munroe. Blue cloth with white sailboat to front and whtie titling to spine, two fold-out sketch plans, black and white photographs, 64 pages. Some edge wear, gift inscription to ffep, light age darkening. Dust jacket showswater stains and some rippling to back as a result, light sunning to spine, some edge wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall