Marine

From Africa to the Arctic. A Year on the Destroyer HMS Beagle during WWII. NEAR FINE COPY SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece, and photographs and maps in the text; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE. Wartime service on a typically hard-worked B-Class destroyer. Includes West African convoys, Scharnhorst, Normandy, and Arctic convoys.

Steel Ships Their Construction & Maintenance. A Manual for Shipbuilders, Ship Superintendents, Students and Marine Engineers.

<br/> STATO: USATO, MOLTO BUONO.<br/> TITOLO: Steel Ships Their Construction & Maintenance. A Manual for Shipbuilders, Ship Superintendents, Students and Marine Engineers. <br/> AUTORE: Walton,Thomas.<br/> CURATORE: Sixth edition.<br/> EDITORE: Charles Griffin<br/> DATA ED.: 1920,<br/>

The History of the British U Class Submarine. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

8vo., First Edition, with 16 plates; black cloth, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first dedicated history of arguably the most famous British submarine class of WWII. Operating across the Mediterranean, primarily from Malta's Sliema Creek, many members of this class - UPHOLDER, URGE, UNBROKEN, URSULA, UNDAUNTED, UNIQUE - are now icons of the service. Already scarce, especially in this condition.

TITANIC. Latitudine 41° Nord.

Un volume (22 cm) di 198-(3) pagine, con 51 illustrazioni fuori testo. Tela editoriale con sovracoperta illustrata. Qualche usura ai margini della sovracoperta e lieve brunitura ai margini delle pagine, peraltro molto buono.

STARFISHES OF THE PHILIPPINE SEAS AND ADJACENT WATERS

G (no dj, tanned grey paper covers with very minor loss tail of spine and area of loss 2" x 1" head of spine, cover beginning to part from back hinge, blue pencil numerals top of front cover and spine, all pages clean and still uncut, binding of a few later hinges a little weak, unevenly cut page edges) large octavo 712pp. Bulletin 100 Volume 3. Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. A substantial and detailed work with 545pp text and 156 b/w plates.

In lotta per la libertÃ

Walter Ghetti In lotta per la libertà. , Mursia 1975, Rilegato. Le pagine sono ingiallite e il testo è stato sottolineato in matita rossa. La sovraccoperta è ombrata con piccoli tagli ai margini. Mediocre (Poor) . <br> <br> <br> 225<br>

Two Red Stripes. A Naval Surgeon at War. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

8vo., First Edition, with plates; red cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The author served on LONDON from 1941-1942. After a spell hunting German supply ships in the South Atlantic, she spent most of her time on the northern patrols and Arctic convoys. Enser, p.261; Law 1035.

Mio figlio sulla Galea 1769-1770

In-8 (Cm 23 x 15,5), pp. 195, legatura editoriale con sovraccoperta illustrata. A cura di Iselin Maria Gabrieli. 6 Illustrazioni nel testo, venti illustrazioni fuori testo a colori e in bianco nero. Collana I cento Viaggi, 11. OTTIMO

Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy

305 p., illus. Abridged and edited by Sidney Wallach. Hardcover Very good condition edge-worn

L'enigma della cassaforte - Romanzo

(Collana : I romanzi dell'enigma) Vol. della collana "I romanzi dell'enigma".

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Bound in brown leather. 9"w x 12 1/4"h. 128 pages. Ribbon bookmark and gilt edges. 46 pages of text with b & w illustrations, followed by full-page color plates faced on opposite page with description of each painting.

Enjoy Keeping Native Fishes

12mo [20 x 14 cm]; 32 pp, numerous colored illustrations from photos. original pictorial heavy paper wraps, very good+, clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Rather than tropical fishes, this work describes the collecting, maintenance of native aquarium, diseases, spawning, suitability, etc, of collecting native American fishes found in streams and lakes.

The Nelson Portraits. An Iconography of Horatio, Viscount Nelson. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece and numerous coloured and monochrome plates (many full-page) throughout; navy cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, ivory endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.

British Columbia Coast Names 1592-1906: To Which Are Added A Few Names in Adjacent United States Territory - Their Origin and History - With Map and Illustrations

546 pages. Black and white frontis of George Vancouver plus twenty black and white photographic reproductions. Author was well-equiped for this work. By disposition a student, he became greatly engrossed in his researches, and secured copies of all the old records of voyages to the coast of British Columbia and knew their contents intimately. His duties in command of the Quadra took him to every portion of the British Columbia coast, including a great many waters that were practically unsurveyed, and so he acquired a thorough knowledge not only of the charts in existence, but also of the unwritten lore of Indians and traders experienced in the intricacies of that most magnificent coast. Major damage and closed tears to pages 527-530 with two chunks missing from page 529. Fortunately all text remains and is legible. Once inch tear to interior of page 546. Map at page 547 removed. Back hinge open. Front hinge going. Prior owner's small initial rubber stamp upon front endpaper and bottom edge else unmarked. Average soiling. Moderate yellowing. Gilt lettering upon spine remains clearly legible. Above average wear to dark green cloth spine and boards. A good first edition reading copy of this comprehensive reference. Book

L'exposition de 1900. XV : Les grands palais du bord de l'eau. Forêts, chasses, pêches et cueillettes. La navigation de commerce. Le pavillon Schneider. Le port de navigation de plaisance... Palais des armées de terre et de mer et de l'hygiène. Les serres de l'horticulture et le palais des congrès.

Broché. 95 pages.

The Narvik Campaign. Translated from the Norwegian by Ewan Butler.

8vo., First English Edition, with 17 plates on 8 and a double-page map in the text; cloth, backstrip lettered in white, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition was published in Oslo in the previous year. Scarce, especially in this condition. Enser, p.281.

Magnetic Compass Deviation and Correction

xx, 160 pages. "A manual of the theory of the deviations and mechanical correction of magnetic compasses in ships." - subtitle. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper and writing on backside of dust jacket front flap, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book

1992 SEVILLE UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION. THEME PAVILION NAVIGATION.

Texto en ingles profusamente ilustrado.

BARCOS.

CATEDRA DE ALTA CULTURA NAVAL ARZOBISPO GELMIREZ. CONFERENCIAS DEL CURSO 1964-65.

CERTIFICADO DE MARINERO. PATRON DE TRAFICO INTERIOR (T). PATRON DE PESCA LOCAL (P). CONOCIMIENTOS.

CONVENIO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE LINEAS DE CARGA DE 1966 Y PROTOCOLO DE 1988.

Guerra Aeroterrestre (Folletos 1 y 2 ). Publicaciones nª 233 y 234 del Ministerio del Aire Ingles.

LA SARDINA, UN TESORO DE NUESTRA MAR.

Texto a dos columnas profusamente ilustrado.