NARBOROUGH JOHNAn Account Of Several Voyages To The South And North. Towards the Straights of Magaellan, the South Seas, the vast Tracks of Land beyond Hollandia Nova etc. illus.. 19 plates (many botanical or zoological), table and 2 folding maps. pub. Amsterdam / New York Nico Israel / Da Capo 1969, Facsimile Reprint of 1694 London Edition. Bib. Australiana # 62 bound in blue & cream simulated vellum 8vo. pp.XXXVI.196,207. Fine copy. Price: $150.00
NASH MICHAELCargo For The Colony The 1797 Wreck of the Merchant Ship Sydney Cove. illus. in colour and b/w, maps pub. Canberra Navarine Publishing or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.200. The Sydney Cove was wrecked off Preservation Island in the Furneaux Group of Bass Strait en route from China to Port Jackson in NSW. Sydney Cove sank in 1797 and was rediscovered in 1977. This account of the history and archaeology of the wreck is by the maritime archaeologist who directed an extensive research project at the site. Price: $45.00
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NAYLER G.A. Shipwrecks Along The Southern Coast. Diving for wrecks. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page, text maps. pub. Vic. nd.197-? pp.96. Fine. Price: $25.00
NAYLER GEOFF Wreck Of The Joseph H. Scammell. illus. with several plates, pub. Melb. nd.197-? or.illus. wps. 8vo. pp.32. Fine. Price: $20.00
NAYLER GEOFFWrecks And Relics. illus. with many plates some full page, pub. Melb. nd.197-? or. blue illus. card wps. cr.8vo. pp.64. Fine. Price: $25.00
NEALE RALPH P. Jolly Dogs Are We. The History of Yachting in Victoria 1838-1894. 12 full page col. plates map, text dgms., & b/w. plates some full page illus. e/papers pub. Melb. Landscape Pub. 1984 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.VIII.340. Fine copy. Price: $50.00
NEPEAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY-THE Presents ThePeninsula Story. Sorrento And Portsea-Yesterday. with 8 full page plates t/out. & 2 maps pub. Vic. nd.196-? illus.wps. 8vo. pp.64. Fine. Price: $20.00
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NESDALE IRISSpin Me a Dit! Tales of The Royal Australian Navy. with title page vign., e/paper illus.. text plates t/out., some full page plates; pub. Adel. by author Sept. 1984 1st ed. laminated boards d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.260. neat inscription. f/free e/paper, closed tear to d/w. else fine. Price: $55.00
NESDALE IRIS The Corvettes - Forgotten Ships of the Royal Australian Navy profusely illus. with plates throughout, pub. Adelaide, The Author, 1987 or. pictorial laminated boards, d/w. 8vo. pp.286 Produced in conjunction with The Royal Australian Navy Corvette Association, draws on official and anecdotal sources to bring to life the histories of the 60 Australian ships of the class who served with distinction in WW11 fine copy. Price:$95.00 Convert CurrencyParcel Costs
NEWCOMB RICHARD F.Abandon Ship! Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, flagship of the Fifth Fleet, 29th July 1945; (with the greatest loss of life of any ship in U.S. Navy history), foreword by author and glossary; with illustrated endpapers, showing map of sinking of "Indianapolis". pub. London, Constable, 1960 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.216 The dramatic story of the greatest single disaster in the history of the US navy - (CA-35)-a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1932, active throughout World War II and sunk by a Japanese sub after delivering atomic bomb components, just two weeks before the end of the war. The disaster was because at the time there was no procedure in the US navy for reporting ships overdue at their destination. Thus no-one knew the ship had been sunk until 4 days later when an aircraft chanced to pass over the scene & saw the men in the water. It raised many questions and resulted in the court martial of the Captain. Very good in the worn/torn d/w. Price: $30.00
NEWELL GORDON Pacific Steamboats. From Sidewheeler to Motor Ferry. A Vivid Pictorial History of the West Coast's Boats and Boatmen. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page from the Joe Williamson Marine Collection, title page vign. pub. U.S.A. Seattle Superior Pub. Co. 1958 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.200. Fine. Price: $80.00
NEWELL GORDONOcean Liners Of The 20th Century. profusely illus. with plates t/out. pub. N.Y. Bonanza Books 1963 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.192. Fine. Price: $30.00
NICHOLLS BOBBlueJackets & Boxers. Australia's naval expedition to the Boxer uprising. with e/paper illus. & many plates t/out. some full page index, bibliography, list of medals awarded, details of small arms and artillery, HMCS Protector armament details, personnel statistics, nominal roll; pub. Syd. Allen & Unwin 1986 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.164. Fine. Price: $50.00
NOBLE Captain J. Port Phillip: Pilots And Defences. History of the Port Phillip Pilot Service. illus. with 16 plates pub. Melb. 1973 1st.ed. or.cl. 8vo. pp.124. Fine. Price: $35.00
NOBLE Captain J. Port Phillip Panorama. A Maritime History. e/paper maps & 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. 1975 1st.ed. or.cl. 8vo. pp.170. Fine. Price: $40.00
NOBLE Captain JOHNThe Golden Age Of Sail Of Australia and New Zealand. profusely illus. with b/w. plates t/out. pub. Melb. Currey O'Neil 1985 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.IX.118. Fine. Price: $40.00
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NORDBOK A.B. Ed. by. The Lore Of Ships. Explains and Illustrates all of the significant components of sailing ships. profusely illus. with 1,550 drawings t/out. many full page & col. of diverse nautical details. pub. N.Y. Crescent Books 1975 or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.280. Fine. Price: $60.00
NORMAN L. Pioneer Shipping Of Tasmania, Whaling, Sealing, Piracy, Shipwrecks, etc.. In Early Tasmania. With a preface by the Hon.A.G.Ogilvie, K.C., Premier of Tasmania.illus. withnumerous b/w photographs and illustrations; index of vessels, index of names & landmarks, list of early inns, hotels, public houses; pub.Hobart J.Walch & Sons. n.d.[1938] 1st. ed. 8vo. pp.220; or.blue cl., gilt titling to upper board and spine; , coloured plate of sailing ship mounted to upper cover, Information concerning owners, crews, areas that were visited by the ships, their activities (as specified by the sub-title), shipbuilders, and more. The first chapter relates 'Some Tasmanian Sea Stories'. Old circulation lib. stamp (Sinbad Trading Co.) to f/free e/paper, short closed tear top of spine, else almost fine. Price: $250.00
NORMAN L. Sea Wolves And Bandits Sealing, Whaling, Smuggling and Piracy. Wild Men of Van Diemen's Land. Bushrangers and Bandits. With a chronology of curious and interesting facts relating to old Van Diemen's Land, and (from 1856) to Tasmania. with 1 portrait, plus 88 b/w illustrations one fold out; pub. Hobart J. Walch & Sons1946 1st. ed. original brown cloth with coloured title-panel laid down on front board (as issued, without dustwrapper) roy.8vo. pp.208. Clear plastic contact adhered to boards else fine. Price: $150.00
NORMAN L. Haunts Of The Blue Whale illus. with frontis. and numerous illus. Introduction by Don Norman, son of the late author. pub. Hobart O.B.M. Publishing 1978 or.cl. d/w. roy. 8vo. pp.XVI.156. Story of Tasmania's participation in the early whaling trade. Price: $55.00
NORTON PETERShip's Figureheads. illus. with frontis. & many plates t/out. some full page pub. Lond. David & Charles 1976 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.144. Fine. Price: $55.00
O'BRIEN Capt. Early Solent Steamers. A History of Local Steam Navigation. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. David Charles 1973 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.248. Fine. Price: $40.00
ODGERS GEORGEThe Royal Australian Navy. An Illustrated History. profusely illus. with photo plates many full page pub. N.S.W. Child & Henry 1982 or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.224. Fine. Price: $40.00
OHRELIUS BENGTWasa. The King's Ship. Translated by Maurice Mitchael. illus. with 32 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Cassell 1962 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.124. sunned to top of spine, d/w. torn otherwise v/good copy. Price: $30.00
OLIVER DOUGLASReturn To Tahiti. Bligh's Second Breadfruit Voyage. illus. with 22 full page col. plates t/out. several text plates & maps, pub. Melb. Miegunyah Press 1988 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.XXII.282. Fine. Price: $60.00
OLSEN HERB Painting The Marine Scene In Watercolor profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. sketches, drawings; pub. N.Y. Galahad Books 1967 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp. 128 Explains his ideas and methods used to achieve his effects, an instructions for students and reference for experienced painters. Price: $45.00
OMAN CAROLANelson. illus. with frontis. & 12 full page plates t/out. 2 text dgms. folding chart at rear pub. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton 1947 1st.ed. or. dk.blu.cl. roy.8vo. pp.XVI.734. v/good copy. Price: $75.00
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O'MAY HARRY Copiled by. Wooden Hookers Of Hobart Town. Whalers out of Vna Diemen's Land. pub. Tas. Govt. Printer nd.195-? or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.272. Fine. Price: $55.00
O'MAY HARRY Compiled by. Hobart River Craft. Sealers Of Bass Strait. illus. with 20 full page plates t/out. folding map at rear, pub. Tas. Govt. Printer nd.195-? 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.114,IV.32. fine. Price: $50.00
O'MAY HARRY Compiled by. Wrecks In Tasmanian Waters illus. with frontis. & 20 full page plates t/out. folding map at rear, pub. Tas. Govt. Printer nd.195-? 1st.ed. or. red cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.210.V.22. fine. Price: $65.00
O'MAY D.G. Song Of Steam. A Chronicle of Paddle Steamers and Screw Steamers in Tasmanian Waters 1832-1939. illus. with frontis. & 108 full page plates t/out. pub. Tas. Govt. Printer 1976 or.col.illus.bds. 8vo. pp.304. Fine. Price: $50.00
ORMOND RICHARD PETER KEMPThe Great Age Of Sail. Maritime Art and Photography. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page & col. pub. U.K. Phaidon Press 1986 or.cl. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.128. Fine. Price: $80.00 Convert CurrencyParcel Costs
PADFIELD PETER The Titanic And The Californian. Tells of the legal aspects and slander which effected the Captain of the Californian. illus. with diagrams, pub. Lond. Quality book Club Ed. 1965 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.318. d/w. chipped, two closed tears else very good copy. Price: $65.00 .
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PAGE MICHAELFitted For The Voyage. The Adelaide Steamship Company Limited 1875-1975. illus. with e/paper maps & numerous plates t/out. some full page pub. Adel. Rigby 1975 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.340. Fine. Price: $75.00
PARKIN RAYOut Of The Smoke. The story of a Sail. Sinking of H.M.A.S. Perth and aftermath. with e/paper maps frontis. & 24 reproduced dwgs. & maps some full page pub. Lond. Hogarth Press 1960 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.310.Very good copy. Price: $45.00
PARKINSON C. NORTHCOTE Trade In The Eastern Seas1793-1813 illus. with 8 full page plates t/out. folding map at end pub. Cambridge Uni. Press 1937 or.grn.cl. 8vo. pp.XIV.436. Very good clean copy. Price: $150.00
PARRY A.F.H.M.A.S. Yarra. The Story Of A Gallant Ship. illus. with frontis. pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1944 1st.ed. or.lt.blu.cl. 12mo. pp.224. The Yarra, sunk in the Sunda Strait, as told by one of the thirteen survivors. fine. Price: $125.00
PARSONS R.H.Paddle Steamers Of Australia. with the main contribution on Murray System Vessels by JOHN C. TOLLEY. illus. with 12 full page plates t/out. & 4 dwgs. pub. Adel. by author 1973 or. grey wps. tape to spine folio (tall) pp.IV.172 (typed manuscript). fine. Price: $150.00
PARSONS RONALDSail In The South. The Great Days of Sail around Australia and New Zealand. A selection from the A.D. Wards Collection of Shipping Photographs in the State Library of South Australia. profusely illus. with b/w. photo plates t/out. many full page pub. Adel. Rigby 1975 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.210. Fine. Price: $55.00
PARSONS RONALDThe Port Of Maryborough illus. with 1 folded map plus 12 pages with 21 b/w. plates; pub. Adelaide 1976 Author, stapled typescript or. pictorial stiff wrappers, 12mo. oblong, pp.118. Very good copy. Price: $25.00
PARSONS R.H. Ships Of The Inland Rivers. An outline history and details of all known paddle ships, barges and other vessels trading on the Murray-Darling system. illus. with text plates t/out. pub. S.A. Gould Books 1990 or.col. illus.wps. cr.4to. pp.152. Fine. Price: $40.00
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PASCO CRAWFORD A Roving Commission. Naval Reminiscences. with frontis. & 25 illus. one folding pub. Melb. George Robertson & Co. 1897 or.cl.glt. Anchor design on front cover in gilt. 8vo. pp.XX.291. Describing Beagle's voyage from Darwin down the West Coast. Describes loss of anchors, search for potable water and Stokes speared by Aborigines at Point Pierce. Recovery of a breech loader at Abrolhos. With reference to Port Essington, the ‘Beagle', 'Challenger', 'Bligh', and 'Stedcombe'. Almost fine copy, only a little shelf wear, clean and bright. Price: $2200.00 Convert CurrencyParcel Costs
PAINTER GWENDAIn The Wake Of The Coonawarra. The story of the River Murray paddle-wheeler M.V. Coonawarra and its links with the P.S. Murrumbidgee, P.S. Excelsior, and J.L. Roberts Barge. illus. with map & 32 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Lothian Pub. Co. 1970 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.48. Fine. Price: $30.00
PATTERSON J.E. Sea-Pie. Being some Minor Reminiscences, and Tales of Other Men. illus. title page, and two dwgs, by J. Gidley Withycombe pub. Lond. Max Goschen 1915 or.grn.cl. gilt.ltg. to f/board & spine pp.XVIII.340. sl. spotting to edges otherwise fine. Price: $70.00
PEARL CYRILRebel Down Under. When the `Shenandoah" Shook Melbourne. Story of the Confederate ship's visit in 1865. illus. with frontis. & 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Heinemann 1970 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.200. Fine. Price: $35.00
PEARL CYRIL The Dunera Scandal. Deported by mistake & internment in Australia. illus. with 27 plates pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1983 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.VI.234. Fine. Price: $35.00
PEARSE A.W. Windward Ho Windjammer Days. illus. with frontis & 12 full page plates t/out. pub. Syd. John Andrew 1932 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.186. Reminiscences of sailing in the 1860's 1870's; fine copy Price: $75.00
PENNSLVANIA U.S.S.The Long Cruise 1925. April 15, 1925 - September 26,1925 United States Ship Pennsylvania Flagship, Battleship Division Three, United States Fleet. Also Ships in company on Australian Cruise. profusely illus. with plates throughout, some full page, np. 1925 or. grey green wrappers, glt. ltg to front wrapper, 4to. pp.unpaginated (126) Photos of ships in Melbourne and street parade, schedule, also in Wellington NZ. fine copy. Price: $200.00
PERRYMAN JOHN and Brett Mitchell. Australia's Navy In Vietnam. Royal Australian Navy Operations 1965-72. illus. withmany photo plates t/out, some col. maps, pub. Sydney Topmill nd. c. 2001 or. card wrappers, (paperback), 4to. pp.96. Very fine. Price: $40.00
PETERSON MENDELThe Funnel Of Gold. The trials of the Spanish Treasure Fleets as they carried home the wealth of the New World, in the face of Privateers, Pirates and the Perils of the sea. with e/paper maps & many plates t/out. some full page pub. U.S.A. Little Brown & Co. 1975 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.XII.482. Fine. Price: $45.00
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PHILLIP ARTHUR The Voyage Of Governor Phillip ToBotany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island; compiled from Authentic Papers. which have been obtained from the several Departments, to which are added, The Journals of Lieut. Shortland, Watts, Ball, & Capt. Marshall with an Account of their New Discoveries. embellished with fifty five Copper Plates. The Maps and Charts (6 folding) taken from Actual Surveys of the Plans & views drawn on the Spot. originally pub. Lond. 1789 this facsimile ed. pub. S.A. 1968 The Libraries Board of South Australia from a copy held in the State Library of S.A. Australiana Facsimile Editions No.185. or. bds. lt. beige cf. to spine 4to. pp.XXII.298,LXXIV. fine copy. Price: $300.00
PHILLIP ARTHUR The Voyage Of Governor Phillip To BotanyBay. With contributions by other Officers of the First Fleet and Observations on Affairs of the Time by Lord Auckland. With Introduction and Annotations by James J. Auchmuty. illus. with frontis. embellished with fifty five Copper Plates. The Maps and Charts (6 folding) taken from Actual Surveys of the Plans & views drawn on the Spot. originally pub. Lond. 1789 this facsimile ed. pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1970 or.cl. dw. roy.8vo. pp.XXXIX.384. fine copy. Price: $115.00 Convert CurrencyParcel Costs
PHILLIP ARTHURThe Voyage Of Governor Phillip ToBotany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island; compiled from Authentic Papers. which have been obtained from the several Departments, to which are added, The Journals of Lieut. Shortland, Watts, Ball, & Capt. Marshall with an Account of their New Discoveries. embellished with fifty five Copper Plates. The Maps and Charts (6 folding) taken from Actual Surveys of the Plans & views drawn on the Spot. originally pub. Lond. 1789 this facsimile ed. pub. Melb. Georgian House for the Australiana Society 1950 or. full brown morocco t.e.g. gilt dec. spine, demy 4to. pp.XXII.298,LXXIV. Numbered limited edition of 1000 copies this being No. 101. fine copy. Price: $500.00
PHILLIPS C.E. LUCAS Cockleshell Heroes illus. with black/white photographs, sketches and a map. With a foreword by The Earl Mountbatten of Burma pub. London William Heinemann 1956. 2nd Imp or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.252 Account of the raid by ten Royal Marine Commandoes on the occupied town of Bordeaux using two-man canoes. Clear plastic adhered to d/w. otherwise very good copy. Price: $30.00
PHILLIPS C.E. LUCAS The Greatest Raid Of All Forward by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG. illus. with mapped endpapers 38 b/w. photographs 22 maps/dgms. pub. London: Heinemann, 1958 1st. ed. or. green cl. 8vo. pp.XVIII.288. This most daring raid, led by the first RN warship named HMS Campbelltown, was so successful and contained such heroism, that it resulted in the award of 5 Victoria Crosses and 80 other decorations for Gallantry. Brilliant assault on the battleship dock at St. Nazaire. A good copy. Price: $25.00
PHILLIPS PETER J.Redgum & Paddlewheels. Australia's Inland River Trade. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page, e/paper maps pub. Melb. Greenhouse Pub. 1980 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.172. Fine. Price: $50.00
PHILLIPS PETER J. River Boat Days. On the Murray, Darling, Murrumbidgee. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page, e/paper maps pub. Melb. Lansdowne Pub. 1974 or.cl. brn. & blk. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.132. Register of ships at rear. Fine. Price: $50.00
PHILLIPS VALMAI Romance Of Australian Lighthouses. illus. with many text plates t/out. of which 4 are in col. pub. Adel. Rigby 1977 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.221. Fine. Price: $65.00
PHILLIPS-BIRT DOUGLASThe History Of Yachting. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page & col. illus. e/papers pub. Lond. Elm Tree Books 1974 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.288. Fine. Price: $55.00
PLIMSOLL SAMUEL M.P. Our Seamen. An Appeal. Reproduced from the original ed. of 1873 and including families of sketches, dwg's., 26 full page photo plates t/out. maps. An important document revealing the scandal of overloading, shady over-insurance, deficient engines & bad stowage. pub. U.K. Kenneth Mason nd.198-? or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.108. Fine. Price: $55.00
PLOWMAN PETERPassenger Ships Of Australia & NewZealand. 2 vols. Vol.I. 1876-1912 Vol.II. 1913-1980. with col. e/papers & profusely illus. with plates t/out. mostly full page pub. Syd. Doubleday 1981 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. obl. pp.220 per vol. approx. fine. Price: $150.00
PLOWMAN PETEREmigrant Ships To Luxury Liners. Passenger ships to Australia and New Zealand 1945-1990. profusely illus. with b/w. text plates t/out. pub. Syd. New South Wales University Press 1992 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.296. v/fine. Price: $100.00
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PLOWMAN PETERThe Wheels Still Turn. A History of Australian Paddleboats. e/paper illus. & profusely illus. with plates t/out. 18 full page & col. pub. Syd. Kangaroo Press 1992 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.160. Fine. Price: $65.00
POLLOCK GEORGE The Jervis Bay illus. with frontis. & 6 full page b/w. plates t/out. bibliography. pub. London William Kimber 1958 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.206. The Jervis Bay and her captain Fogarty Fegen. The crew and her ship were involved in a hopeless and heroic fight with the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer which saved the convoy they were guarding from total annihilation. Fegen was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. Very good in the chipped d/w. (lacks piece at spine) name to f/free e/paper. Price: $95.00
POPE-HENNESSY JAMESSins Of The Fathers. A Study of the Atlantic Slave Traders 1441-1807. illus. with 10 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Weidenfield 7 Nicolson 1967 1st.ed. or. cl. d/w. 8vo. pp. 296. Fine. Price: $35.00
POWLING J. W.The Mahogany Ship A Survey Of The Evidence illus. with plans & maps pub. Warrnambool: Osburne Group. 2003 or. card wrappers, (paperback), 4to. pp.100. Three pages of handwritten and type notes loosely inserted. Fine. Price: $35.00
PRESTON RUPERTSeventeenth Century Marine Painters. Essential work of reference with the most significant marine artists of the age listed in alphabetical order, together with a short biographical account & many signatures. illus. with 47 full page plates t/out. pub. Eng. F. Lewis Pub. 1980 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.152. Fine. Price: $155.00
PRICE HARRY Petty Officer The Royal Tour 1901. Or the Cruise of H.M.S. Ophir, being a lower deck account of their Royal Highness, The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York's Voyage around the British Empire. Facsimile diary of Petty Officer's experiences on board. Includes visit and descriptions of Hobart, Adelaide, Freemantle & Perth. with col. illus. executed by the Harry Price pub. Eng. Webb & Bower 1980 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.192. Fine. Price: $40.00
RAWSON GEOFFREYBligh Of The `Bounty.' illus. with frontis. title page vign. folding map & 7 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Phillip Adam 1930 1st.ed. or.brn.cl. 8vo. pp.244. Fine. Price: $120.00
REES SIAN The Floating Brothel. the Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts. illus. with small map, several b/w illustrations and facsimiles in text, index, bibliography, appendix, footnotes, pub. New York Hyperion, 2002 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.236. Story of an extraordinary group of eighteenth century women and their voyage halfway around the world as they are transported to a penal colony in Australia's New South Wales. Material for the book comes from actual court documents, letters and journals. Fine. Price: $40.00
REID GORDONFrom Dusk Till Dawn. A History Of Australian Lighthouses. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & col. Includes bibliographical references pub. Melb. Macmillan 1988 or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.264. Fine. Price: $225.00
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RHYS LLOYD My Ship Is So Small. Story of little ships of the Royal Australian Navy.-The Naval Auxiliary Patrol. illus. with 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Georgian House 1946 or.cl. brn. grn. & white d/w. 8vo. pp.128.Very good copy. Price: $45.00
RICHARDSON ALEXANDER ARCHIBALD HURD Ed by. Brassey's Naval And Shipping Annual 1924. illus. with frontis. & 45 full page plates t/out., plates in the text, line dwgs., plans, 60 pages of silhouettes, advts. pub. Lond. William Clowes & Sons 1924 or.dk.blu.cl. glt.ltg. to spine roy.8vo. pp.XXX.678,50. tear to spine at top about 6 cms. (little frayed) else v/good. Price: $165.00 Convert CurrencyParcel Costs
RIDGWAY P. L. Ed. by. Minor Ports Of Australia. illus. with 10 full page plates t/out. 3 maps pub. Aust. Assoc. for Maritime History 1988 or. stiff crm.illus. card wps. pp.112. Fine. Price: $25.00
ROBERTS GLENYS Richard Knight's Treasure! The True Story of His Extraordinary Quest for Captain Kidd's Cache. illus. with full page plates pub. U.K. Viking Books 1986 1st.ed. or.grn.cl. 8vo. pp.198. Fine. Price: $35.00
ROBERTS ROWLAND G.Yeoman of SignalsAge Shall Not Weary Them. The story of H.M.A.S. Perth. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Perth nd.194-? or.cl. 8vo. pp.168. The complete story of the HMAS Perth, from the departure of the crew from Australia to join the ship at Portsmouth in 1939 to her end on 28th February, 1942. Very good clean copy. Price: $50.00
ROBERTSON TERENCE The Golden Horseshoe. Story of Otto Kretschmer the highest scoring U-boat 'ace' of the Second World War-" The Wolf of the Atlantic".illus. with frontis. &20 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Evans Brothers 1955 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.210. Fine. Price: $55.00
ROBSON JOHN Captain Cook's World - Maps of the Life and voyages of James Cook R. N. illus. with 128 maps, pub. Sydney. Random House. 2000 1st ed. or.cl. gilt title on spine, d/w. 4to. Oblong: pp.212 Atlas, chronology and biography of the life and voyages of this explorer. Fine copy. Price: $50.00
RODERICK COLINJohn Knatchbull. From Quarterdeck to Gallows. Including the narrative written by himself in Darlinghurst Gaol 23 Jan.-13 Feb. 1844 from the original Author's inscribed copy. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1963 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.278. Fine. Price: $45.00
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ROSKILL S.W. Captain. A Merchant Fleet In War 1939-1945 Alfred Holt & Co. illus. with e/paper maps, pub. Lond. 1962 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.348, includes lists of ships lost. Sl. chipped d/w. else fine. Price: $75.00
ROSS W.H. R.A.N. "Stormy Petrel." The Life Story of H.M.A.S. Sydney. illus. with 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Perth Paterson's Press nd.194-? or.cl. 12mo. pp.296. fine Price: $75.00
ROWLAND E.C. The Paddle Steamer Gem. Queen Of The Murray. with e/paper illus. & many text plates and one map pub. Melb. Mullaya Pub. 1976 card covers. 8vo. pp.X.52. fine. Price: $25.00
ROWLAND E.C. The Paddle Steamer Gem. Queen Of The Murray. with e/paper illus. & many text plates and one map pub. Melb. Mullaya Pub. 1976 or.brn.cl. 8vo. pp.X.52. fine, limited to 100 copies this copy unnumbered. Price: $75.00
RUHEN OLAF Minerva Reef. Experiences Of Seventeen Tongans wrecked on Minerva Reef south of Fiji who survived for one hundred & two days and finally encompassed their own rescue. with e/paper maps & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson 1963 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.200 list of class members (presentation prize) on f/free e/paper. Very good copy. Price: $35.00
RUHEN OLAFOpening The Oceans. illus. with 30 full page plates & map in pocket at rear pub. Syd. Nautical Press nd.197-? or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.210. Fine. Price: $40.00
RULE MARGARETThe Mary Rose. The Excavation and Raising of Henry VIII's Flagship. with illus. e/papers & profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page & col. pub. Lond. Maritime Press 1982 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.224. Fine. Price: $35.00
RUSSELL R. W. (Editor)Matthew Flinders: The Ifs Of History illus. with 1 map, 4 colour and 11 b/w plates. pub. Adelaide. 1979. Flinders University of South Australia 1st. ed. ; or. blue/white illus. boards, title page and front board: bronze statue of Matthew Flinders; 8vo. square, pp.2, II, 98. 9 papers presented at the Matthew Flinders Bicentenary Symposium, bicentenary of his birth. Matthew Flinders - The Man, by Dr. T.M. Perry. Flinders as cartographer, by Geoffrey C. Ingleton. Baudin and Flinders by Professor O.H.K. Spate. Fine copy. Price: $60.00
SALMOND ANNEThe Trial Of The Cannibal Dog. The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook's Encounters in the South Seas. illus. with 5 maps, 8 col. plates, 48 text illus., appendix, bibliography, notes, index; pub. Connecticut, Yale Uni. Press 2003 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XII.506. Captain Cook's voyages in the South Seas, focusing on the encounters between the explorers and the island peoples they "discovered." Very fine. Price: $55.00
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SANDRINGHAM Yacht Club. Inc. Port Phillip Yacht Club. 1903-1977. illus. with many photo plates t/out. pub. Melb. 1978 or.dk.blu.wps. 4to. pp.24. Fine. Price: $20.00
SCHAEFFER HEINZ U-Boat 977. illus. with e/ paper dgms. frontis. & 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. William Kimber 1952 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.208. sl. chipped d/w. else fine. Price: $30.00
SCHAUFFELEN OTMARGreat Sailing Ships. An illustrated encyclopaedia of 150 existing barks, barkentines, brigs, brigantines, frigates, schooners, and other large sailing vessels built since 1628. profusely illus. with plates, dgms. t/out. many full page pub. Lond. Adlard Coles Ltd. 1969 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.280. Fine. Price: $50.00
SCHILDER GUNTER Ed. by. Voyage To The Great South Land. Willem de Vlamingh 1696-1797. Translated by C. de Heer With folding frontis. & 24 full page plates t/out. e/paper maps, pub. Syd. Royal Aust. Historical Soc. 1985 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.X.260. Fine. Price: $85.00
SCOTT ERNEST Terre Napoleon. A History of French Exploration and Projects in Australia. illus. with frontis. 8 full page plates t/out. maps, one folding, pub. Lond. Methuen 1911 or. red cl. 8vo. pp.XX.296.Almost fine copy. Price: $200.00
SCOTT JAMES Sergeant of Marines) Remarks On A Passage To Botany Bay 1787-1792. A First Fleet Journal. illus. with frontis. pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson in assoc. with the Public Library of N.S.W. a William Dixson Foundation Pub. No.1. 1963 or.cl. d/w. sm.4to. pp.84. Fine. Price: $95.00
SEVERIN TIM The Brendan Voyage. A Leather Boat Tracks the Discovery of America by the Irish Sailor Saints. with 32 full page col. plates t/out. text illus. by Trondur Patursson some full page pub. Lond. McGraw Hill Books 1978 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp. IX.292. Fine. Price: $25.00
SHANKLAND PETERByron Of The Wager. Story of the wreck of the Wager a 40 gun English supply ship detailed to accompany a squadron searching for Spanish treasure ships in the Pacific in 1740. with e/paper illus. & 8 full page plates 2 maps pub. U.S.A. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan 1975 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.288. Fine. Price: $30.00
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SHELFORD CAPT. W.O.Subsunk. The Story of Submarine Escape. illus. with frontis. & 20 full page plates t/out. Lond. Harrap 1960 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.256. fine. Price: $40.00
SHERLOCK N.M. ("Lock") Prendergast Of The Silent Service illus. with cartoons by Lock, pub. Sydney, Johnson, 1941 or. light blue and white illus. wrappers, cr.4to. pp.50. Most of the drawings & stories appeared in the Sydney BULLETIN. Slightly chipped, lacks small piece to rear wrapper. Price: $35.00
SHERLOCK N.M. ("Lock") Prendergast Mark III Of The Silent Service illus. with cartoons by Lock, pub. Sydney, Johnson, 1943 or. light blue and white illus. wrappers, cr.4to. pp.50. Most of the drawings & stories appeared in the Sydney BULLETIN. Very fine copy . Price: $45.00
SHINEBERG DOROTHYThey Came For Sandalwood. A Study of the Sandalwood Trade in the South-West Pacific 1830-1865. illus. with frontis. & 12 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. M.U.P. 1967 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XIV.300. Fine. Price: $50.00
SHINEBERG DOROTHY Ed. The Trading Voyages Of AndrewCheyne 1841-1844. One of the earliest documents on the Western Pacific History. Series:No.3 with e/paper maps. 4 maps & 11 text illus. pub. Canberra A.N.U. Press 1971 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.352. Fine. Price: $65.00
`SHIPBUILDER THE' Ocean Liners Of The Past. The Cunard Express Liners Lusitania and Mauretania. illus. with plates, dgms. t/out. inc. 5 folding at rear pub. Lond. Patrick Stephens No.2 in a series of reprints from `The Shipbuilder.' 1970 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.216. Fine. Price: $150.00
SHIPS and Ship Models. Vol.I 1931-1932. A Magazine for all lovers of Ships and the Sea. illus. with plates dgms. t/out. pub. U.K. Model and Allied Pub. facsimile ed. 1977 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.384. Fine. Price: $65.00
SINKER WILLIAM By Reef And Shoal. illus. with frontis. 1 map and 6 line drawings; pub. London Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1907 11th thousand, or. red cloth boards cr.12mo. pp.64. Being an account of a voyage amongst the islands in the South Western Pacific. The author was the Commander of the Melanesian Mission's steamer "Southern Cross." Little damp stained to edge of cloth as are page edges. Price: $25.00
SJOVOLD THORLEIFThe Osberg Find. And the other Viking Ship finds. illus. with col. frontis. & many plates t/out. some full page, map & 2 dgms. pub. Oslo 1976 (English translation by Mary Fjeld) or.illus.wps. 4to. pp.84. Fine. Price: $20.00
SMEETON MILES `Because The Horn Is There.' with e/paper maps & 8 full page plates, 2 maps pub. Canada & Syd. Gray's Pub. 1971 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.170. Fine. Price: $35.00
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SMITH PETER C. Royal Navy Ships' Badges. with frontis. 2 full page plates & text illus. t/out. of badges pub. U.K. Balfour Books 1974 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.96. Fine. Price: $45.00
SMITH HERVEY GARRETTThe Marlinspike Sailor. Knots, splices, whippings, wormings, parcelling and a host of other useful techniques. illus. with text dwgs. t/out. pub. Melb. Wren Pub. 1973 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.162. Fine. Price: $45.00
SMITH NEWBOLD EDGARAmerican Naval Broadsides. Collection of Early Naval Prints (1745-1815) illus. with plates t/out. many full page & col. pub. U.S.A. Philadelphia Maritime Museum and Clarkson N. Potter Pub. 1974 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.XX.226. Fine. Price: $130.00
SMYTH DACRE Historic Ships Of Australia. A third book of paintings, poetry and prose. with 82 reproduced col. plates of paintings by author pub. Melb. 1982 full or.cl. d/w. 8vo.obl. pp. unnumbered (136). Fine. Price: $35.00
SPEAKER H.M.S. History of. illus. with b/w. plates t/out. some full page pub. Syd. The Pinnacle Press 1946? or.dk.blu.cl. 8vo. pp.32. bds. little flecked otherwise v/good copy. Price: $75.00
SPRATT H. PHILLIPTransatlantic Paddle Steamers. illus. with frontis. & 8 full page plates t/out. folding chart at rear, pub. Glasgow Brown Son & Ferguson Ltd. 1967 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.92. Fine. Price: $60.00
SPROD DAN (Editor) - The Tregurtha Log Relating the Adventurous Life of Capt. Edward Primrose Tregurther : The Napoleonic Wars, The East India Company's China Run, Whaling in the South Seas, Shipmaster to the Port Phillip District. illus. with e/paper maps, 8 plates and one map some col. tipped-in; pub. Tasmania, Blubber Head Press Sandy Bay 1980 Edition limited to 30 copies, 25 of which for sale, numbered and signed, bound in full red leather with gilt title and decoration, 4to. pp.166, fine copy. Copy # XXII of XXV. signedby Editor. Fine. Price: $400.00 Convert CurrencyParcel Costs
STANNARD BRUCE The Blue-Water Bushmen- The Colourful Story of Australia's Best and Boldest Boatmen profusely illus. with plates t/out. Illustrated endpapers. pub. Sydney. Angus & Robertson. 1981. 1st.ed. or. black cl. oblong 4to. pp.VIII.42 with 2 photos, plus 134 pages with 130 full-page b/w photos Photos of the open boats (Six-Footers, Canvas Dinghies, Twelve & Fourteen-Footers) and boatmen on Sydney Harbour, from 1880 to 1940. Sl. rubbed. Price: $85.00
STANNARD BRUCEBen Lexcen. The Man, The Keel, And The Cup. profusely illus. with plates & dgms. t/out. pub. Lond. Faber 1984 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. sm.4to. pp.150. Fine. Price: $35.00
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STEDMAN CHARLES ELLERY. The Civil War Sketchbook of Charles Ellery Steadman, Surgeon, United States Navy. profusely illus. t/out. pub. U.S.A. Presidio Press Calif. 1976 or.cl. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.218. Fine. Price: $125.00
STEPHENSEN P.R.Sydney Sails. The Story of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's First 100 years (1862-1962). illus. with col. frontis. & 55 full page plates t/out. some col. maps, pub. Sydney, Angus & Robertson 1962 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.XVI.272. Fine. Price: $50.00
STEVENSON JO No Case To Answer. Story of the collision between HMAS Melbourne and the US destroyer Evans. illus. with e/paper dgms. & 6 full page plates t/out. pub. Syd. Alpha Books 1971 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.208. Fine. Price: $40.00
STEWART ADRIAN The Battle Of Leyte Gulf. Story of the last of the great naval battles of World War II. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. pub. N.Y. Charles Scribner's & Sons 1979 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.224. Fine. Price: $25.00
STOCK RALPH The Cruise Of The Dream Ship. Sailing around the Pacific from England via. West Indies & Panama Canal. illus. with frontis. & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Heinemann 1935 or.grn.cl. 8vo. pp.272. Fine. Price: $35.00
STURROCK JOCK With paintings by BOB BOOTH Classic Racing Yachts In Australian Waters. with 20 full page plates and numerous text dgms. pub. Melb. Richmond Hill Press 1979 1st.ed. or. full calf. glt. to spine and raised bands on spine, elephant folio pp.172. With cloth folding clam box. Limited to 520 copies signed by author and artist of which 500 copies numbered were for sale this being copy no.69. Added: 3 signed and numbered prints of racing yachts. Two by B. Booth No's 7/75 and 42/75. One print by J. Sturrock No. 50/500. All fine. Price: $1500.00
SWANN BRUCE Defence 87 Down Under. The America's Cup-Australia 1987. with e/paper illus. frontis. & col. plates t/out. some full page pub. S. Aust. Samaria 1986 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.100. Fine. Price: $35.00
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SWEATMAN JOHN The Journals Of. Ed. by Jim Allen & Peter Corris. A Nineteenth Century Surveying Voyage in North Australia and Torres Strait. with frontis. 12 plates, 2 maps, & 4 figures pub. Qld. Uni. of Qld. Press 1977 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.XXXIII.208. Fine. Price: $95.00
SWINGLEHURST EDMUND Cook's Tours. The story of Popular Travel profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page & col. e/paper illus. pub. Lond. Blandford Press 1982 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.192. Fine. Price: $25.00
SYDNEY HARBOUR150 Anniversary Souvenir. An Illustrated Survey of Points of Scenic and Historical Interest Observed during the Tourist Harbour Trips. illus. with col. frontis. & many plates t/out., folding map at rear pub. Syd. & arranged by Sydney Ferries Ltd. nd.194-? or.wps. 8vo. pp.56. Fine. Price: $40.00
TALBOT-BOOTH E.C. Merchant Ships 1942. profusely illus. with over 900 half-tone illustrations, and 2400 line drawings of ships, and 700 line drawings of House Flags and 1500 line drawings of funnels for recognition. pub. London Sampson Low, Marston & Co 1942 1st ed. or.cl. oblong 4to; pp.1060. fine copy. Price: $300.00
TAYLOR JOAN du PLAT Ed. by. Marine Archaeology. illus. with 32 full page plates t/out. text dgms., maps. pub. Lond. Hutchinson (World Underwater Federation) 1965 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. pp.208. Fine. Price: $50.00
TAYLOR JAMESPrisoner Of The "Kormoran" W.A. Jones' Amazing experiences on the German Raider, "Kormoran" and as a Prisoner of War in Germany. illus. with frontis. & 4 full page plates t/out., facsimile programme. pub. Syd. Aust. Pub. or.cl. dw. 12mo. pp.318. The Australian freighter Mareeba and all her crew disappeared without trace in 1941 when bound for Calcutta via Malaya and Colombo. W. A. Jones, the only survivor yet to have reached home. The first of the prisoners from SS Mareeba, sunk by the German raider Kormoran early in 1941, to do so after being repatriated from a POW camp. It was the Kormoran which later sank the cruiser HMAS Sydney off Western Australia in an action in which both ships were lost, in the Indian ocean. In collaboration with James Taylor, narrated his extraordinary tale. Fine in the sl. chipped d/w. Price: $50.00
TAYLOR J.R.W. Gold From The Sea. Epic story of the recovery of "Niagara's" bullion. illus. with frontis. & 16 full page plates t/out. e/paper diagrams, pub. Syd. Australasian Pub. co. 1943 or. moss green cl. 8vo. pp.272. Very good copy. Price: $35.00
TAYLOR THOMAS E.Running The Blockade. A personal narrative of adventures risks, and escapes during the American civil war. illus. with frontis. & 2 maps one folding at rear pub. Lond. John Murray 1912 4th ed. or.red cl. 12mo. pp.XII.176,6 advts. sl. rubbed, good copy. Price: $65.00
TEMPLE RICHARD CARNAC Lieut.Col. Sir New Light On The Mysterious Tragedy Of The "Worcester" 1704-1705. An episode in the long struggle between England and Scotland for Union as Great Britain. illus. with frontis. & 8 full page plates t/out. 3 maps, pub. Lond. Ernest Benn Ltd. 1930 or. brown cl. roy.8vo. pp.492. A very good copy. Price: $85.00
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THOMPSON PAUL Ed. by. Close To The Wind. The early memoirs (1866-1879) of Admiral Sir William Creswell. illus. with e/paper maps, 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Heinemann 1965 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.X.210. almost fine copy in the chipped d/w. Price: $45.00
TOGHILL JEFFSydney Harbour Of Yesteryear illus. with b/w. plates dec. e/papers, numerous photographic illustrations of Sydney Harbour. pub. Sydney A.H. & A.W.Reed, 1982 or.cl. d/w. cr.4to. oblong pp.128. This is the first published book of his work, and it concentrates on his magnificent Harbourside glass plate photography owned by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Published in association with the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron most photographs depict recreational sailing before the First World War . Fine copy. Price: $40.00
TOGHILL JEFFGhost Ports Of Australia. profusely illus. with plates, maps, t/out. pub. Melb. Macmillan 1984 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.186. Fine copy. Price: $45.00
TUCKER FRANKThe Murray Rivers Paddle Steamers And Bullockies. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. A. E. Press 1985 1st ed. or. pictorial boards, cr.4to. pp.88. Fine copy. Price: $40.00
TUCKEY Lieut. JAMESMemoir Of A Chart Of Port Phillip Surveyed In October 1803 By Lieut. James Tuckey of His Majesty's Ship Calcutta. Ed. with an introduction and commentary by John Currey. illus. with 2 folding charts at rear. pub. Melb. The Colony Press 1987 1st.ed. or.hf.cf. mbld.bds. glt.ltg. to spine, cr.8vo. pp. (rough-trimmed) 130. This edition is numbered and limited to 225 copies, this being No.14. Fine. Price: $225.00
TUNSTALL-BEHRENS HILARY Pamir. A Voyage to Rio in a Four-Masted Barque. With a forward by Alan Villiers. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. dgm., map. pub. Lond. Routledge & Kegan Paul 1956 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XX.212. fine. Price: $40.00
UHL ROBERT Treasures In The Depths. Diving for treasure. The courageous exploits of three young brothers in deep-sea diving. illus. with 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Oldburne 1957 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.216. fine in sl. chipped d/w. Price: $35.00
UNDERHILL HAROLD A.Plank-On-Frame Models AndMasting & Rigging. vol.1. Scale hull construction illus. with frontis. 16 full page plates t/out. & numerous text dgms. t/out. pub. Glasgow Brown Son & Ferguson 1978 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.X.170. Fine. Price: $75.00
UNDERHILL HARLOD A. Sailing Ship Rigs & Rigging. illus. with dwgs. t/out. & authentic plans of Famous Vessels of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, some full page pub. Glasgow. Brown Son & Ferguson 1978 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.128. Fine. Price: $85.00
UNDERHILL HAROLD A. Masting & Rigging The ClipperShip & Ocean Carrier. With authentic plans, working drawings and details of the nineteenth and twentieth century sailing ship, some full page, frontis. & one fold-out. All plans. dwgs. and details by the Author. pub. Glasgow Brown Son & Ferguson 1979 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.XII.304. Fine. Price: $100.00
UREN MALCOLMSails On The Swan. The Royal Perth Yacht Club 1865-1965. illus. with frontis. & 21 full page plates t/out. pub. Perth Royal Perth Yacht Club 1966 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.152. Fine . Price: $65.00
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UREN MALCOLM Sailormen's Ghosts. The Abolhos Islands in Three Hundred Years of romance, history, and adventure. with e/paper illus. & 20 full page plates t/out. text illus. pub. Melb. Robertson & Mullens 1945 or.cl. 8vo. pp.256.Very good copy. Price: $35.00
USHERWOOD STEPHEN The Great Enterprise. The History of the Spanish Armada. As revealed in contemporary documents selected and ed. by author. illus. with col. frontis. & 22 full page plates t/out. some col. pub. Lond. Folio Society 1978 or.blu.cl. glt. to f/bd. and spine roy.8vo. pp.192. v/fine. Price: $35.00
VAN GAASBEEK RICHARD M.Wooden Boat And ShipBuilding. Fundamental Principles and Practical Methods Described in Detail. profusely illus. with plates, dgms. t/out. some full page pub. U.S.A. Chicago Frederick J. Drake & Co. 1941 or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.238. Fine. Price: $40.00
VAN POWELL NOWLAND The American Navies OfThe Revolutionary War. with descriptive notes by the artist. and illus. with 54 full page reproduced col. paintings by author. pub. N.Y. Putnam's & Sons 1974 or.cl. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.128. Fine. Price: $50.00
VEALE R.S. Commander Autobiographical Recollections Of A Naval Reserve Officer. Ed by CMDR John M. Wilkins RANR Ret'd. profusely illus. with plates t/out. maps, the majority from from Veale's personal collection. pub. author and editor or. laminated b/w. illus. boards 8vo. pp.158. 7 chapters related to Veale and the Royal Australian Navy and reserves. From 1900, WW1, WW2, post war. Limited edition of 100 numbered copies this being No.35. Fine. Price: $125.00
VERCO SIR JOSEPH Combing The Southern Seas. Adventures of Sir Joseph Verco while dredging for marine life in South Australian waters. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. 2 col. pub. Adel. Rigby 1935 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.174,24. Fine copy. Price: $90.00
VILLIERS A.J.Falmouth For Orders. The Story of the last Clipper Ship Race around Cape Horn. illus. with e/paper maps, frontis. & 48 photo plates pub. Lond. Geoffrey Bles 1930 or. light blue cl. 4to. pp.XXIV.232, spine little sunned, else good copy Price: $75.00
VILLIERS A.J.Falmouth For Orders. The Story of the last Clipper Ship Race around Cape Horn. illus. with e/paper maps, frontis. & 32 full page plates pub. Lond. Geoffrey Bles 1943 or.cl. d/w. 12mo. pp.XXII.258. fine. presentation copy signed by author. Price: $150.00
VILLIERS A.J. Voyage Of The `Parma.' The Great Grain Race of 1932 from Australia to Falmouth by way of Cape Horn. illus. with frontis. & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Geoffrey Bles 1947 or.blu.cl. 8vo. pp.XVI.232. associated clippings loosely inserted and adhered to r/e/paper. Price: $65.00
VILLIERS ALAN The Coral Sea. with e/paper maps, frontis. & 22 full page plates t/out. title page vign. & 2 maps pub. Lond. Museum Press 1949 or.grn.cl. 8vo. pp.292. sl. scuffed to spine else almost fine. Price: $55.00
VILLIERS ALAN The Set Of The Sails. The story of a Cape Horn Seaman. illus. with e/paper maps, frontis. & 22 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton 1952 or.grn.cl. 8vo. pp.248.Very good copy. Price: $45.00
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VILLIERS ALANCruise Of The Conrad. A Journal of a Voyage round the World undertaken and carried out in the Ship Joseph Conrad, 212 Tons, in the Years 1934, 1935, and 1936 by way of Good Hope, the South Seas, the East Indies, and Cape Horn. illus. with 18 full page plates t/out., maps pub. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton 1952 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.XIV.368 fine. Price: $55.00
VILLIERS ALANThe Quest Of The Schooner Argus. A Voyage to The Banks and Greenland. illus. with frontis. & 46 photo plates by author e/paper maps, pub. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton 1951 1st.ed. or.dk.blu.cl. 8vo. pp.256. boards sl. w/marked. Price: $55.00
VILLIERS ALAN The Cutty Sark. Last of a Glorious Era. illus. with 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton 1953 1st.ed. or.cl. pp.96. bds. sl. sunned & foxed otherwise good internally clean. Price: $40.00
VILLIERS ALAN The New Mayflower. By Her Captain Alan Villiers. illus. with title page vign. & many b/w. plates t/out. some full page pub. Lond. Brockhampton Press 1959 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.48. inscribed presentation copy signedby Alan Villiers. fine copy. Price: $100.00
VILLIERS ALAN (Compiler) Of Ships And Men. A Personal Anthology. with e/paper illus. & 30 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Newnes 1962 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.206. Fine. Price: $35.00
VILLIERS ALANWhalers Of The Midnight Sun. A story of modern whaling in the Antarctic. illus. with woodcuts by Charles Pont. Map on e/papers pub. Sydney, Angus & Robertson. 1964 Repr. 8vo. or.cl. d/w. pp.VIII,248. Fine copy. Price: $40.00
VILLIERS ALANCaptain Cook, The Seamen's Seaman. A study of the great discoverer. illus. with 4 full page plates t/out. text dwgs. by Adrian Small 3 maps, e/paper maps, pub. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton 1967 1st.ed. or.blu.cl. 8vo. pp.256. part of card adhered to f/free e/paper, inscription to title page otherwise fine. Price: $40.00
VILLIERS ALAN The War With Cape Horn. with title page vign. 40 full page plates facsimile documents, letters etc. dwgs. and maps by Adrian Small pub. Lond. Hodder & Stoughton 1971 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.338. Fine. Price: $55.00
VILLIERS ALAN Posted Missing. The story of ships Lost Without Trace in recent years. with e/paper maps, 16 full page plates t/out. & 1 map pub. N.Y. Charles Scribner's Sons 1974 or. blue cl. 8vo. pp.XXVI.310. Price: $45.00
VILLIERS ALAN Vanished Fleets. Sea Stories from Old Van Diemen's Land. with e/paper illus. frontis. & 20 full page plates, maps pub. Hobart Cat & Fiddle Press 1974 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.297. cuttings (picture) glued to inside f/free e/papers otherwise fine. Price: $60.00
VonRINTELEN Captain. The Dark Invader. Wartime Reminiscences of a German Naval Intelligence Office. preface by A.E.W. Mason. illus. with facsimile of letter written to author by Admiral Sir Reginald Hall, the Chief of the Naval Intelligence Division during the War. pub. London. 1934. Lovat Dickson. Cheap edition (July 1934) 1st. pub. 1933 or. black cl. yellow writing on the spine, 8vo. pp.298. The memoirs of a German spy captured by the British off Ramsgate. previous owner's name to f/free e/paper, title to spine little chipped/faded else minor shelf wear, v/good copy. Price: $35.00
VOYAGE Of Governor Phillip To Botany Bay. Contributions by other Officers of the First Fleet and Observations on Affairs of the Time by Lord Auckland. (Originally pub. in 1789 as the official account of the expedition to New South Wales and the founding of Australian Settlement.) illus. with frontis. title page vign. 54 plates & maps (7 folding) pub. Syd. Angus & Robertson in assoc. with The Royal Australian Historical Society 1970 or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.IL.384. ex.lib. copy worn d/w. Price: $65.00
WALDRON T.J. JAMES GLEESONThe Frogmen. The Story of the Wartime Underwater Operators. illus. with 8 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. Evans Brothers 1953 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.192. fine in the sl. chipped d/w. Price: $30.00
WALKER DONALDBeacons of Hope. An early history of Cape Otway and King Island lighthouses. profusely illus. with text plates t/out. pub. Vic. Neptune Press 1981 1st ed. or. col. illus. bds cr.4to. pp.150. Fine. Price: $75.00
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WALL DON Heroes At Sea. Identifies 1800 Australian Prisoners of War and Internees Lost at Sea in world War II. illus. with 28 full page plates t/out. text plates, maps. pub. Syd. 1991 or. stiff blu. illus. card wps. cr.4to. pp.VIII.192. fine. Price: $40.00
WALLACE ROBERTThe Secret Battle 1942-1944. The convoy battle off the East Coast of Australia during World War II. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page pub. Melb. Lamont Pub. 1995 or. col. illus. wrappers 4to. pp.96. Fine. Price: $35.00
WANNAN BILL Riverboat Stories Of Old Australiawith glossary; pub. Melbourne Sun Books 1978 or. card wrappers, (paperback), 8vo. pp.148. Contemporary stories of life on the Darling and Murray Rivers from the 1850's onwards, by 'Price Warung' (William Astley), Henry Lawson, E.J. Brady, and Will Lawson. Price: $20.00
WAR PICTURES By British Artists.No. I "War at Sea" illus. with 48 b/w. full page plates t/out. notes; pub. London, Oxford University Press 1942 1st.ed. or pictorial card covers, d/w. 12mo. pp.64. intro by Sir Herbert Richmond. Drawings and paintings by twelve artists, working under the direction of the Admiralty. Eleven of the plates are by Sir Muirhead Bone and seven by Eric Kennington the remainder by other famous war artists. Price: $35.00
WARDLE DAVIDMurray River Paddle Steamers (Ship Series: No. 51) Profusely illus. with b/w. photographic plates pub. Canberra Traction Publications 1970 original stiff stapled wrappers cr.8vo. oblong pp.32. Pictorial record of this unique river transport, with basic shipping dimensions and employment notes. previous owner's name to f/free e/paper, rubbed to lower shelf edge else v/good. Price: $20.00
WARDEN HERBERT W. Compiled & ed. by. In Praise Of Sailors. A Nautical Anthology of Art, Poetry, and Prose. illus. with dwgs. tipped col. photo plates of paintings t/out. many full page pub. N.Y. Abrams 1978 or.cl. d/w. 4to.obl. pp.300. Fine. Price: $150.00
WARNER OLIVER (ED.) An Account Of The Discovery OfTahiti. From the Journal of George Robertson Master of H.M.S. Dolphin. with wood eng. by Robert Gibblings pub. Lond. the Folio Society 1955 or.illus.cl. 8vo. pp.128. Fine. Price: $30.00
WARREN C.E.T. JAMES BENSON Above Us The Waves. story of Midget Submarines and Human Torpedoes. with e/paper maps & 22 full page plates t/out. pub. Lond. George Harrap 1954 or.cl. 8vo. pp.256. Fine. Price: $40.00
WARREN MARK D. The Cunard Turbine-Driven Quadruple-Screw Atlantic Liner "Mauretania" Authentically reproduced from a rare 1907 commemorative edition of 'Engineering' with additional new material. illus. with diagrams , lie drawings and photo plates t/out. pub. U.K. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1987 2nd Edition or.cl. d/w. Folio pp.unpaginated (117). Fine. Price: $100.00
WERE JONATHAN BINNSA Voyage From Plymouth ToMelbourne In The Shipboard and Early Melbourne Diary. with e/paper maps frontis. & 7 full page plates t/out. folding chart at rear pub. Melb. J.B. Were 1964 or.cl. 8vo. pp.XV.310. Fine. Price: $40.00
WERNER HERBERT A.Iron Coffins. A personal account of the German U-boat battles of World War II. with e/paper maps & 25 full page plates t/out. pub. N.Y. Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1969 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp. foredge rough-trimmed XII.364. Fine. Price: $35.00
WHALL D. HUGH The Southern Cross. Australia's 1974 challenge for the America's Cup. profusely illus. with b/w. plates t/out. some full page pub. U.S.A. Admiralty Pub. House Ltd. 1974 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.172. Fine. Price: $45.00
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WHALL W.B. Collected by. Sea Songs And Shanties. illus. with frontis. & 15 full page plates t/out. pub. U.K. Glasgow James Brown & Son 1929 or. limp grn. cl. 4to. pp.XIV.122. Fine. Price: $85.00
WHITE JOHN Surgeon-General in the First Fleet and the Settlement at Port Jackson. Journal Of A Voyage To New South Wales. With a Biographical Introduction by Rex Rienits. Edited by Alec. H. Chisholm. illus. with col. frontis. & 28 full page plates t/out. some col. pub. Syd. Angus 7 Robertson 1962 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.8vo. pp.XIV.282. fine copy. Price: $100.00
WHITING BRENDAN Ship Of Courage. The Epic Story of HMAS Perth and Her Crew. illus. with map e/papers, 8 full page plates t/out. map, index; pub. London Allen and Unwin, 1994 1st. ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.192. Very fine. Price: $65.00
WHYTE S.T Researched & Written.HMAS Warramunga's History 1942-1959. illus. with plates, diagrams, maps; (photocopied) throughout; pub. By author nd c.1990’s or.cl. roy.4to. pp.324. Fine. Price: $200.00
WILLIAMS DAVIDLiners In Battledress. Wartime Camouflage and Colour Schemes for Passenger Ships. illus. with b/w. text plates t/out. pub. Lond. 1989 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.160. Fine. Price: $65.00
WILLIAMS Captain Sir JOHN An autobiography. So Ends ThisDay. illus. with 32 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Globe Press 1981 1st ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.232. Fine. Price: $45.00
WILLIAMS PETER J. & RODERICK SERLE Wrecks Of PortPhilip. illus. with 24 full page plates t/out. pub. Melb. Maritime Historical Pub. 1964 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.94. Fine. Price: $35.00
WILLIAMS PETER J. RODERICK SERLEShipwrecks At Port Phillip Heads 1840-1963. illus. with 27 full page plates t/out. & 1 map pub. Melb. Maritime Hist. Productions 1963 1st.ed. or.cl. 8vo. pp.92. Fine. Price: $35.00
WILLIAMS PETER J. RODERICK SEARL Shipwrecks At Port Phillip Heads since 1840. profusely illus. with plates, maps t/out. pub. Melb. Maritime Historical Pub. 1967 or.illus. stiff card 8vo. pp.64. Fine. Price: $15.00
WILLIAMS R.Pioneering Pathways. 150 Years since the commencement of the River Trade 1853-2003 (and) Mannum' s 150th Anniversary 1854-2004. profusely illus. with plates t/out. some full page & 4 col. with maps, facsimiles & pict end-papers, pub. Vic. Mannum Heritage Centre, 2003 1st. ed. or. green papered boards, gilt titling to spine and gilt pictorial cover, pictorial d/w. cr.8vo. pp.IV.356. Very fine. Price: $45.00
WILLIAMSON Captain JAMESThe Clyde Passenger Steamer. Rise and Progress during the Nineteenth Century. From the `Comet' of 1812 to the `King Edward' of 1901. illus. with frontis. & many text plates t/out. pub. Glasgow James MacLehose and Sons 1904 or. grey blu.cl. cr.8vo. pp.XVI.282. fine. Price: $125.00
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WILMERDING JOHN A History Of American MarinePainting. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page & col. pub. U.S.A. The Peabody Museum of Salem, Massachusetts and Little Brown & Co. 1968 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.XXIV.280. With descriptions of over 75 painters and the various painterly traditions which have contributed to a distinct American school of marine painting. fine. Price: $175.00
WILMERDING JOHNRobert Salmon. Painter of Ships & Shore. illus. with title page vign. & many text plates t/out. 6 col. appendices, bibliography, index. pub. U.S.A. Peabody Museum of Salem & Boston Public Library 1971 or.cl. d/w. roy.4to. pp.XVI.124. "Robert Salmon followed the sea in his own way, using his talents as an artist to paint ships and coast and crowded harbors in the great age of sail. His seaman's eye, deft brushwork and devotion to truth in his paintings of ships and shipping combine with his admiration for the work of Turner and his interest in light and atmosphere". The definitive study of Salmon, with a catalog of his paintings, Fine. Price: $500.00
WINCHESTER CLARENCE Ed. by. Shipping Wonders Of TheWorld. profusely illus. with plates t/out. many full page pub. Lond. The Amalgamated Press nd.193-? 2 vols. Vol.I. or.blu.cl. Vol.II. or. maroon cl. glt.ltg. to spine pp.approx. Vol.I 1-836 Vol.II.837-1764 v/good set. Price: $200.00
WINGROVE GERALD A.The Techniques Of ShipModeling. illus. with many plates t/out. some full page & 4 col. pub. U.K. Model and Allied Pub. Ltd. 1974 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.134. Fine. Price: $45.00
WINTON JOHNHurrah For The Life Of A Sailor! Life on the lower-deck of the Royal Navy in the 19th century. illus. with plates t/out. some full page (paintings, photos, facsimiles of documents, medals) pub. Lond. Michael Joseph 1977 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.320. Sea ballads and music-hall songs, admirals' dispatches and memoirs, ships' logs and sailors' diaries, of sailors serving worldwide, from the poles to the tropics, on land and at sea. Fine. Price: $50.00
WORLEDGE G.R. Ed. by. Contact! HMAS Rushcutter and Australia's Submarine Hunters 1939-1946. illus. with frontis. & 16 full page plates t/out. pub. Syd., the Anti-Submarine Assoc. 2000 or. dark blue cl. cr.4to. pp,XX.490. Fine . Price: $100.00
WORSLEYF.A. Commander Under Sail In The Frozen North illus. with photographic plates and folding chart, black and blue photos tipped in, pub. Lond. Stanley Paul 1927 1st ed. or. blue cl. glt. ltg. to spine, glt. dec. of brigantine on front board; 8vo. pp.300, The British Arctic Expedition of 1925 in the brigantine, "Island". sl. foxing to edges, an ex, book club library, only one stamp, sl. rubbed, otherwise very good copy. Price: $250.00 .
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WORSLEY FRANK Commander. First Voyage In A Square-Rigged Ship. Commander Worsley accompanied Shackleton in the "Endurance" on his Antarctic Expedition. pub. Lond. Geoffrey Bles 1947 or. green cl. 8vo. pp.288. Fine. Price: $85.00
WOODLEY ARTHUR E.Western Port Ferries. Past and Present. profusely illus. with text plates t/out. pub. Melb. Hill of Content 1973 or. blu. & blk. illus. card wps. 8vo. pp.XIV.126. Fine. Fine. $35.00
WREN WILFRID J.Ports Of The Eastern Countries. development of harbours on the Coast of the Eastern counties from Boston in Lincolnshire to Rochford in Essex. illus. with numerous plates, maps t/out. some full page pub. U.K. Terence Dalton 1976 or.cl. d/w. 4to. pp.208. Fine. Price: $45.00
YOUNG EDWARDOne Of Our Submarines. with e/paper illus. & 22 full page plates t/out. charts, & text illus. pub. Lond. 1953 or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.322. fine in the chipped d/w. Price: $30.00
YOUNG JUHN M. Britain's Sea War. A Diary of Ship Losses 1939-1945. illus. with many text plates t/out. pub. U.K. Thorsons Pub. 1989 1st.ed. or.cl. d/w. 8vo. pp.288. v/fine Price: $55.00