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Liners : The Golden Age (The Hulton Getty Picture Collection)..
Fox, Robert, Konemann, 1999. 1st Edition. ISBN: 3829028628. 352 pages. 2.5Kg. Oblong format Red cloth boards Near MINT in a Near FINE slightly stretched d/w in clear protective sleeve. Illustrated with over 350 b/w photographs from the Hulton Getty collection, and text in English, German and French. Chronicles the great era of ocean liner travel from the close of the 19th century to the present.
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£20.00
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The Liners of Liverpool - Part 1 .
Whale, Derek M., Countryvise Limited, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 115 pages, 210g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to corners, FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Volume One only.
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Liners, Tankers and Merchant Ships.
Jackson, Robert, Grange Books, 2002. Reprint. ISBN: 1840134771. 320 pages. 600g. Pictorial laminated Boards FINE in a Near FINE d/w with small repaired tear to bottom front edge. Fully illustrated with colour drawings throughout. Details 300 of the worlds most diverse ships from ancient times to the present.
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London's Lost Route to Basingstoke: - The Story of the Basingstoke Canal .
P. A. L Vine, David & Charles, 1968. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715343041. 212 pages, 520g. Cream cloth boards with foxing to top of page block only, and previous owners name and date to free end-paper, Very Good in a GOOD only rubbed and worn d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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London's Lost Route to Midhurst: The Earl of Egremont's Navigation (Transport/Waterways).
P. A. L Vine, Sutton Publishing, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0750909684. 176 pages, 470g. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
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Lost Ships Of The West Country - A Guide To Forgotten Craft From Pole To Gloucester..
Langley. Martin. & Edwina Small., Stanford Maritime., 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0540074314. 160 pages. 630g. Green cloth boards FINE in a Very Good d/w with sunned spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs, drawings and maps with Ordnance Survey references. Describes in detail how they came to finish up where thy did and how to reach them today.
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The Luxury Yacht from Steam to Diesel.
Crabtree, R., David & Charles, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: 071536023X. 208 pages, 430g. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering, FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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£3.50
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Mail Liners of the World.
Cary, Alan, L., Sampson Low, . 1st Edition. ISBN: . N.D but c1935. 144 pages, 490g. Movue coloured boards faded to spine, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. No D/W. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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£5.00
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Mailboats to Lundy.
Newman Stanley, Channel Island & Lundy Auctions, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0951436341. 40 pages, 75g. Stapled soft card covers a little faded to spine, Very Good. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
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Marine Engines and Boating Mechanics.
Wright Dermot, David & Charles Plc, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0715359886. 245 pages, 550g. Blue cloth boards with light spotting to top of page block only, FINE in a FINE price-clipped d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings, the book is writen and illustrated with the ameteur in mind, dealing with every aspect of the inboard marine propulsion unit. .
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Maritime Fleetwood - A Photographic History. .
Horsley, Peter., Hutton Press Ltd., 1996. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1872167853. 142 pages, 640g. Card covers rather worn to top corner with contents tight and clean. Very Good. Illustrated with b/w and some colour photographs.
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A Maritime History Of Southampton In Picture Postcards..
Leonard. Alan. and Rodney Baker., Ensign Publications., 1989. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1854550322. 96 pages, 600g. Grey boards Very Good in a Very Good price-clipped d/w with 2 small repaired tears. Fully illustrated with over 180 postcards in colour and b/w.
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Merchant Fleets 24: Railway Steamers: Western and Southern Cos / French and Stena.
Haws, Duncan, TCL Publications, 1993. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946378215. 229 pages, 405g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w drawings.
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Merchant Fleets 25: Briain's Railway Steamers: Northwestern and Eastern Companies + Zeeland and Stena.
Haws, Duncan, TCL Publications, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946378223. 219 pages, 350g. Soft card covers with crease to rear bottom corner, Near FINE. Illustrated with b/w drawings.
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Merchant Fleets 44: P. & O. Lines.
Middlemiss, Norman, L., Shield Publications, 2004. New Edition. ISBN: 1871128250. 272 pages, 560g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to corners, FINE. Illustrated with b/w drawings and a few colour photographs.
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MERCHANT FLEETS IN PROFILE (4). The Ships of Hamburg America, Adler & Carr Lines.
Haws, Duncan, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0850593972. 208 pages. 500g. Blue cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w with slightly sunned sunned spine. Illustrated with scale 1:1800 drawings. Includes main events in the companies history, including fleet lists and detailed scaled drawings at 1:1800.
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£15.00
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Merchant Ship Design Since 1945.
Smith, B, Ian Allan LTD, 1984. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711013489. 128 pages. 540g. Black cloth boards Near MINT in a Near Near d/w with small repaired tear to top of spine. Each type of merchant vessel operating today is examined and discussed. Fully illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
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Merchant Ship Panorama.
Ransome-Wallis, P, Ian Allan Ltd, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711010579. 160 pages. 1.0Kg. Green cloth boards FINE in a Very Good price-clipped d/w with a scar to top of spine, in clear removable wrap. This is a record of some of the interesting ships photographed by the author during the last fifty years.
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Merchant Ships of the World in Colour, 1910-1929.
Laurence Dunn, Blandford Press, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0713705698. 215 pages, 370g. Black cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good d/w with slightly sun darkened spine. Illustrated with colour drawings.
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Midget Submarines of the Second World War.
Kemp, Paul, Caxton Editions, 2003. . ISBN: 1840675217. 125 pages. 1.15Kg. Pictorial laminated boards, Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. This book deals with each type of craft, including human torpedoes, submersibles, and true midget submarines. Includes plans and drawings by David J Hill.
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Minehunters, Patrol Boats and Logistics.
Busquets, Camil, Lema Publications, 1999. . ISBN: 8495323141. 96 pages. 530g. 4to. Pictorial card covers slightly edge-rubbed o/w FINE. Illustrated in colour throughout. A detailed analysis of every vessel used in mine warfare and modern naval replenishment systems.
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Motor Boating - A Motor Boat and Yachting Book .
McMullen, Alex , Fernhurst Books, 1993. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0906754895. 96 pages, 275g. Soft card covers a little rubbed to edges, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings. Covers all aspects of running a motor boat, including navigation radio registration etc.
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Narrow Boats at Work.
Ware, Michael E., Moorland Publishing, 1980. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0861900065. 144 pages, 635g. Green cloth boards with lean to spine, Very Good in a Very Good worn and faded d/w. SIGNED by author to title page. Illustrated with period b/w photographs.
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Navies of the Second World War - German Submarines Volume 2.
Lenton, H. T., Macdonald , 1968. 2nd Edition. ISBN: . 128 pages, 175g. (12mo) Black cloth boards a little faded, Very Good in a Very Good d/w with two small repaired tears. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
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The Navy At War 1945 (Wordsworth Military Library).
Stephen Roskill, Wordsworth Editions, 1998. Reprint. ISBN: 1853266973. 480 pages, 555g. Soft card covers a little creased to spine, Near FINE with the contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and maps.
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Nene Collage Using the Environment No.4 Northamptonshire Waterways, Stoke Burn..
Sherwood, Ken., Nene Collage, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 84 pages, 255g. Plastic comb bound card covers FINE. Illustrated with drawings in the text.
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New Towpath Book: Walkers' Guide to the Wey and Godalming Navigations.
Christopher Howkins, Christopher Howkins, 1992. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0950910554. 96 pages, 440g. Soft card covers FINE. SIGNED by the author to title page. Illustrated with drawings by the author.
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North Atlantic Panorama 1900 - 1976.
RANSOME-WALLIS P.:, Ian Allan LTD, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711006261. 192 pages, 1.06Kg. Green cloth boards with slight foxing to prelims. Very.Good in a Very Good d/w again with some internal foxing only. All the major transatlantic liners of the 20th Century described plus many smaller passenger ships, and illustrated with b/w photographs plus 4pp of coloured drawings.
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Ocean Ships.
Bert Moody, Ian Allan Ltd, 2000. 12th Edition. ISBN: 071102720X. 224 pages. 720g. Pictorial laminated boards, MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs. First published in 1964, this edition records all the major shipping fleets including general cargo, container and tanker fleets as well as passenger and cruise liners operating regularly between the U.K. and Northern Europe.
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Ocean Ships.
Bert Moody, Ian Allan Ltd, 1978. 6th Edition. ISBN: 071100855. 349 pages. 535g. Blue cloth boards Near FINE in a Very Good edge-rubbed d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. First published in 1964, this edition records all the major shipping fleets including general cargo, container and tanker fleets as well as passenger and cruise liners operating regularly between the U.K. and Northern Europe.
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OCEAN SHIPS - 13th (2004) EDITION.
David, Hornsby, Ian Allan Publishing, 2004. 13th Edition. ISBN: 0711030391. 224 pages. 720g. Pictorial laminated boards, MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs. First published in 1964, this edition records all the major shipping fleets including general cargo, container and tanker fleets as well as passenger and cruise liners operating regularly between the U.K. and Northern Europe.
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Ocean Ships - 1982.
Hornsby, David , Ian Allan LTD, 1982. New Edition. ISBN: 0711011508. 255 pages. 610g. Black cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Gives information on hundreds of passenger liners, cruise ships, and merchant ships that where in service at the time of publication.
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Ocean Ships - 1986 Edition.
Hornsby, David , Ian Allan LTD, 1986. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0711015023. 288 pages. 650g. Pictorial laminated Boards Near MINT. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Gives information on hundreds of passenger liners, cruise ships, and merchant ships that where in service at the time of publication.
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Ocean Travel - By Pitt & Scott The Ocean Travel Specialists.
, Pitt & Scott, 1968. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 33 pages. 60g. Stapled paper covers a little edge-rubbed, marked and creased, Near Very Good with contents and staples tight and clean. Contains various itinerary information on cruises on the Rhine, Norwegian coast, Africa, Canary Islands, Spain, including Voyages by Freighters, and car ferry, with an unused application form still in rear. A bit of history for your collection.
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P. S. Waverley - last in the World .
Coton, Richard., Paddle Steamer Preservation Society, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 15 pages, 40g. (8vo) Stapled soft car4d covers a little foxed, Very Good. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Paddle Steamers of the Alps.
Joe McKendrick, Ferry Publications, 2004. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1871947197. 48 pages, 115g. Stapled soft card covers (12mo) FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Paddle Steamers of the Thames (Archive Photographs: Images of England).
Box, Peter, Tempus Publishing , 2000. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0752417312. 128 pages, 315g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with archive photographs. The popularity of Thames paddle steamers as a means of transport began in the 1820s. They transported millions of holidaymakers along the river and to coastal resorts, initially transporting both cargo and passengers. By the 1860s these vessles were being supplanted by more modern, 'passenger-only' steamers.
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Passage to the New World: Packet Ships and Irish Famine Emigrants, 1845-1851.
Hollett, David, P.m.heaton Publishing, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1872006086. 232 pages. 550g. Green cloth boards with fading to top edge, FINE in a Very Good d/w internally stained to top and bottom edges. Illustrated with b/w drawings and engravings. Concentrates on the maritime aspect of the voyage from Ireland to Liverpool, as a result of the Great Potato Famine of 1845.
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Passenger Ships of the Irish Sea, 1919-1969.
Liddle, Laurence, Colourpoint Books, 1998. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1898392307. 152 pages, 440g. Card covers with crease to rear bottom corner, Near FINE. illustrated with b/w and colour photographs. Comprehensive coverage of every passenger ship that plied the irish sea routes between 1919 & 1969.
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Passenger Ships of the Orient Line.
McCart, Neil. , Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1987. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0850598915. 248 pages. 850g. Blue cloth boards Near MINT in a Near MINT d/w. Fully illustrated history of the Orient Line through the stories of the companys 31 passenger ships, with the full career of each vessel meticulously charted.
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Pennine waterway: A pictorial history of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Biddle, Gordon., Dalesman Books, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0852064276. 80 pages, 275g Card covers rubbed to corners Very Good. Illustrated with period b/w photographs and detailed line drawings of lock gates and associated gubbins.
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A Pictorial History of Canal Craft.
Peter L Smith, Batsford Ltd, 1979. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0713416378. 135 pages, 560g. Gray cloth boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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A Pictorial History of Canals.
D.D Gladwin, Batsford Ltd, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0713405546. 143 pages. 580g. FINE in near FINE d/w slightly `sunned' to spine. Fully illustrated with 193 b/w photographs and 14 drawings.
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A Pictorial History of the Sea War, 1939-1945.
Kemp, Paul, Arms and Armour Press, 1995. 1st Edition. ISBN: 1854092995. 192 pages. 1.0Kg. Fine in a Near FINE lightly edge-rubbed d/w. Fully illustrated with b/w contemporary photographs, bringing together images from international archives and personal collections to demonstrate the atmosphere experienced by the mariners involved.
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The Poole Ship of 1325.
Armstrong. John, Poole Maritime Trust, 1978. 1st Edition. ISBN: . 24 pages. 70g. Stapled card covers with small stain mark to front, Near FINE with contents and staples tight and clean. illustrated with b/w drawings.
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Power Yachts.
Mudie, Rosemary & Colin., Granada Publishing Limited, 1977. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0229986633. 286 pages, 1.5kg. Blue cloth boards a little faded, Very Good in a Very Good d/w with slightly faded spine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings.
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Priestley's Navigable Rivers and Canals, 1831.
Priestley, Joseph, David & Charles Reprints, 1969. Reprint. ISBN: 0715343955. 702 pages plus index. 1.15kg. Soft card covers with slight lean to spine and rubbed to corners and slightly sunned to front cover, Very Good with the contents tight and clean. This is a facsimile reprint of the original 1830 Edition. Priestly compiled this book as a guide for those working in the railway and the canal business, giving a short history of each undertaking, along with toll rates.
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Provident and the Story of the Brixham Smacks.
Corin, John, Tops'l Books, 1980. . ISBN: 9780906397046. 62 pages. 170g. Pictorial soft card covers with crease to front bottom corner and some edge wear o/w Very Good, with contents tight and clean. Illustrated with b/w photographs and line drawings.
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QE2 : A Ship for All Seasons.
Hutchings, David F., Kingfisher Productions, 1988. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0946184410. 68 pages, 275g. Card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings with some colour.
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The Queens Of The North Atlantic.
Lacey, Robert., Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0283979232. 125 pages. 680g. Black cloth boards Near FINE in Very Good d/w with some internal age browning. Illustrated with b/w and sepia-toned photographs. The stories of the great liners and their competitors on the North Atlantic run.
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