Search Results: Titles starting with P from Pengilly Books

Stroud, Glos: Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2006 History of this famous Scottish company.
Near fine condition
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New York: Arco Publishing Co., Inc, 1963 # 2 of Famous Aircraft Series.
With Scale drawing by Richard Groh.
Packed with photos, plans and drawings.
Very Good condition, with a couple of grubby marks

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Dallas, Texas: Morgan Aviation Books, 1963 # 1 of Famous Aircraft Series.
With Scale drawing by Richard Groh.
Packed with photos, plans and drawings.
Very Good condition, with a couple of grubby marks

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Cheltenham, Glos: Fan Publications, 1996 Famous British Liners - #6 of the series.
Rebuilding the Fleet.
VG+ copy.
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London: Hydrographic Office, 1900 PACIFIC ISLANDS VOL II


Sailing Directions for: FIJI, TONGA, SAMOA, UNION, PHOENIX, ELLICE,GILBERT, MARSHALL iSLANDS; NEW CALEDONIA, LOYALTY, NEW HEBRIDES, BANKS, TORRES, AND SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS.
Printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode and sold by J.D. Potter.
Bound in publishers orange cloth, gilt lettered, gilt stamp of General Assembly Library New Zealand to upper cover, ink stamp to title and labels on front pastedown (one stamped withdrawn).

The contents are complete, meeting collation: (xxx), 574pp with 3 folding maps.
Condition: A very good copy overall, all firmly bound, binding with some general light rubbing and marking, cloth of spine with some vertical crease marks: contents clean with light toning and just the odd minor spot or mark, institutional markings as noted above.

An Excellent Example of a Scarce Book.

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Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1950 A narrative of the ships lost where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean.This copy is dated 1950. Missing the dust jacket.
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1991 A Century of Maritime Photography 1850-1950.
Photographs of Pacific Coast Maritime History from the Archives of The San Francisco Maritime Historical Park.
VG+ Book and jacketPlease feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed on a case by case basis. *There will be an additional charge for shipping beyond the posted value due to the size and/or weight of this item.

Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press, 1981 An Illustrated History of Canadian Pacific Railway's Empress Liners on the Pacific Ocean.
The dramatic story of the Canadian Pacific's Empresses on the trans-Pacific service, from record-breaking runs and multi-million-dollar silk cargoes to typhoons and war service. "-from dust jacket. Contains over 400 illustrations, photographs, maps, timetables and scale drawings, together with detailed text, fleet lists, bibliography and index. Map endpapers. Color frontis.
Trace of wear to jacket extremities, else VG+ book and jacket.
Previous Owner's name on title page.
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Seattle, WA: Superior Publishing Co, 1969 The Pictorial History of the Great Windships of Yesteryear. Profusely illustrated. The author is an acknowledged expert and has written/produced numerous volumes on West Coast nautical matters.
Harder to find in the original edition.
Trace of wear to jacket spine extremities, else VG+ - book and jacket.
Very clean copy.
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London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1980 122 b/w illustrations and commentary on the paddle steamer and her history in England.
Book is near fine - jacket is VG+ with a trace of wrinkling at the extremities.
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Berkely, CA: Stanford University Press, 1960 6th Printing. Hinges are split and weakened - but holding. A little wear and bumping to head of spine.
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Seattle, WA: Superior Publishing Co, 1972 The story of British Columbia and Yukon Sternwheel Steamers. Well illustrated.
Stated First Edition
Corners slightly bumped. Spine of d/j is sunned and d/j shows minor wear.
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London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. First Edition . Original Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book tells the story of transport throughout the ages, from the Ark to the Aquitania, presented as a Pageant from the standpoint of the impresario. Transport is so intimately connected with the various aspects of modern life, and has become such a commonplace thing, that we seldom stop to consider what it is, how it arose, how it developed, or how it carried on. Very well illustrated with b/w photos. Period ads for publishers other books at rear. Not Dated but c1931 Publishers original blue/grey cloth with black letter titles to spine. SPine a little darkened, light shelf wear to extremities. Some mild foxing throughout - not affecting plates, end sheets are tanned, with book plate. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple… Read More

London: HMSO, 1981. Book. Very Good+. Pictorial Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Royal carriages at the National Railway Museum. From almost the earliest days of the fully mechanised railway, members of the British Royal Family have been inveterate train travellers - none more so than Queen Victoria. However, it was for her aunt, the Dowager Queen Adelaide, widow of William IV, that the first genuine royal saloon was provided. The preservation of this vehicle began a process, uninterrupted until the present day, that has conserved the principal railway saloons of all subsequent British monarchs and their families. It has resulted in the British National Railway Museum at York becoming the custodian of the largest, finest and most varied collection of royal railway vehicles anywhere in the world. Between Queen Adelaide's saloon and the 'modern' saloons of 1941 stand some ten other preserved vehicles of royal status or with royal associations, spanning a century of… Read More

Abergavenny, Gwent: P.M. Heaton Publishing, 1994 Well illustrated compact history of the line and its vessels.
Book & Jacket - As New
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Washington, D.C.: Pan American Union, 1913 What it is - What it means. Map is present at rear.
A little damp staining to the outer corner of the first few pages, some of which have small tears. Covers a little stained. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed on a case by case basis.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1965 Evolution of the Isthmian Crossing - Complete set of the 12 publications, contained in the deluxe slip case with leather labels.
Series of twelve folders [complete] issued by The Book Club of California to its members - as the Annual Keepsake - during 1965: 1-The Gold Rush Crossing, 2-The Panama Railroad, 3-The Tehuantepec Ship Railway, 4-The French Effort, 5-The Fleet in the Strait of Magellan, 1907, 6-Leading Figures of Panama Canal Construction, 7-Joseph Pennell and the Panama Canal, 8-The Cut-Looking Toward Culebra, 9-Panama Canal: Stategic Waterway of the Americas, 10-Around America, 11-The Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 12-The Kiss of the Oceans. 12 tipped-in plates (1 folding, 5 in color), plus a laid-in facsimile ticket.
A Nice Bright Copy. Quarter leather slip case with gilt labels. Lower label is rubbed, else case is VG+. Internally the folders are near fine.

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New Haven, CT: New Haven Colony Hitorical Society, 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This volume contains 12 separate papers; of note are: I - : The Diary of a Supercargo on the sailing ship "Neptune" on her voyage to the South Pacific and Canton; and X - The Captives of the Amistad. Bound in publishers brown cloth with titles to spine. Clean and tightly bound. Spine is faded (titles barely legibile) and a tiny gouge near the foot. Lower edge of front and rear boards heavily worn. Else remains in Very Good Condition. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases - please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed on a case by case basis. .

Boston: The Boston Athenaeum, 1929 Robert Charles Billings Fund Publications Number 8.
Hull was commander of the Mediterranean Station in the years 1838-1841
Blue ribbed cloth, gilt-stamped, with a trace of shelf wear top edge gilt. Illustrated.
A Very Nice Copy.
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Brighton: Teredo Books Ltd, 1978 The history of the Black Ball Line of Australian Packets, 1852-1871; of the men who founded the Company and guided its fortunes; of their ships and captains, some of whom were amongst the most famous in the annals of Maritime History....
Authors signature is tipped in..
Spine of jacket is lightly sunned, else VG+.Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed on a case by case basis.