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1995119301995. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company1995. First edition. Large format silver hardback silver lettering on the front cover and spine with Dj two small creases nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover both in near fine condition with a slipcase small nicks dents and scratch on the edges of the slipcase front of the slipcase is slightly yellow and faded in VGC plus . Illustrated with many colourb/w photosdrawings. Nice and clean pages as new. Foreword by Lord Sterling including his printed signature.168pp including Oriana's facts and figures. Price un-clipped. Please note: This is oversized and heavy book approx. 1.6 Kg. hardcover
199642091Alexandria VA: The Institute of Navigation 1996. First Edition. First Printing. good. 850 wraps illus. diagrams references index cover somewhat worn and soiled. The Institute of Navigation paperback
1845114410Bristol: Philip Rose Printer. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1845. Unknown. Pamphlet. Original 1845 Printed Broadside for the Bristol Steam Navigation Company. "Steam Communication between BRISTOL and CARMARTHEN for TENBY & CARMARTHEN". Broadside measuring 11.3" x 9" 28.5cm x 22. 7cm with text typography and an illustration of the STEAMSHIP 'Phoenix' in black. In very good plus condition with a few small marks light creasing where previously lightly folded and a few tiny pinpoints to the top left corner by the first 'S' of steam. Some old faded writing relating to a trip on the ship on the verso which shows through slightly to the left side on the front. This Broadside reads: "Steam communication Between Bristol and Carmarthen For Tenby & Carmarthen The Bristol Steam Navigation Company's Fast and Splendid Steam Ship PHOENIX Lieut . T. Jackson R. N. Commander" Is intended to Sail as follows with Passengers Goods Live Stock etc. affording a most desirable and speedy Communication between the various Places in the County of Carmarthen and the Metropolis via Bristol and the Great Western Railway; also with Manchester and the North via the Gloucester and Birmingham Railway. ". Under this are the Dates and Times and Fares - Cabin 17s ; Children under 12 years of age 9s 6d ; Servants 11s 6d . Deck 8s; Carriage 42s ; Pair Horse Phaeton 31s 6d. ; . Dog 3s ; etc. Notice. - The Proprietors. Will not be accountable for any Cabin Passengers Luggage. Etc. " This broadside provides an interesting and most attractive record of U. K. Maritime Railway and transport history. A wonderful historical ephemeral item in great condition. See Images ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Philip Rose, Printer, unknown
1390365034.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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1831350541Knight and Lacey London 1831-32. Card Covers. Very Good Condition. The Mechanics' Magazine issues from November 1831 to January 1832 contained an extensive report on steam navigation accidents documenting the findings of a Select Committee of the House of Commons. This committee was formed to investigate the frequent calamities occurring in steam-powered vessels and to propose solutions to prevent future disasters. The report primarily written by Colonel Sibthorpe the committee chairman ran to approximately 70 columns and covered : Detailed accounts of steamship accidents including causes and consequences ; Technical assessments of steam engine failures and structural weaknesses in vessels ; Safety recommendations including improved boiler designs and operational protocols ; and economic and legislative considerations discussing the impact of regulations on steam navigation. These discussions were crucial in shaping early maritime safety regulations influencing the development of safer steamship designs and operational standards. The Mechanics' Magazine played a vital role in disseminating these findings to engineers shipbuilders and policymakers. The collection consists of the following seven complete issues: No. 433 Nov 26th 1831 to No. 439 Jan 7th 1832. Genuine Original and Packed with Innovation! This weekly magazine isn't just a fragment of history it's a window into the cutting-edge advancements of the Victorian era! Since 1823 The Mechanics' Magazine has tackled revolutionary topics from printing presses to vapor baths hydrostatics and hydraulics. It dives into breakthrough safety measures preventing explosive contaminated air while exploring the mechanics of oxy-hydrogen blowpipes and self-laying rail carriages. Every page crackles with Victorian-era engineering brilliance capturing the relentless drive for invention that shaped the modern world! This is an exclusive standalone issue carefully separated from its original volume; authentic original and uniquely crafted. It is not a reprint or reproduction but a distinct piece in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13 x 21 cms. Category: Mechanics' Magazine; New Arrivals; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Knight and Lacey unknown
188217482New York: Leve & Alden's Publication Department 1882. Very good condition. Folding brochure with map of the St. Lawrence and Saguenay River and timetable with cover illustration of the river and with advertisement for Leve & Alden General Agents for the United States and list of ticket office locations. Yellow stock with black text. Descriptive text on points of interest along the route including Ha! Ha! Bay; with a Time Table commencing June 27 1882 "Until about September 10 1882" and listing departure times for the steamer "Saguenay" and "Union". With full page b&w map on the verso with the map of the Saguenay River at the top and below the map of the St. Lawrence "traversed by the Saguenay boats". The St. Lawrence route originates in Quebec and shows stops in Murray Bay Riviere du Loup and Tadousac. <br /> Lists Hon. Thomas McGreevy President Julien Chabot Manager and A. Gaboury Secretary of the Company. Folded 3 1/2 x 7 1/2". Unfolded 17 1/2 x 15". Very small area of loss at fold on lower map of St. Lawrence; short split at horizontal fold left edge o/w very good. Leve & Alden's Publication Department unknown
0265986613.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0266986730.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
190139096Geneva: Press of W. F. Humphrey n. d. ca 1901. 1901. NEW YORK. First edition. 8" x 20" sheet folded to 10 panels pictorial black and yellow pictorial wrappers illustrated map. One side dedicates two panels to Watkins Glen and the Glen Mountain House Hotel and how to get there two panels provide description of the Glen Mountain House and its history and one panel tells of the Geneva Mineral Lithia Water Spring og Geneva N. Y. its discovery and introduction to the public. The other side dedicates two panels to the steamer trip on Seneca Lake one panel promotes the Nester Hotel in Geneva and its rates of $2.00 t0 $3.00 per day with information on how to reach Seneca Lake. The remaining two panels are the front and rear covers. An old water stain is at the upper portion and affects each panel to some degree and a tiny nick to bottom edge of front panel else a good copy Press of W. F. Humphrey, n. d. (ca 1901). unknown
BN324090Segeln Schnelle Hilfe an Bord: Manöver · Navigation · Technik · Sicherheit Schwarzmeier Thomas <br/><br/>Segeln Schnelle Hilfe an Bord: Manöver · Navigation · Technik · Sicherheit Schwarzmeier Thomas Segeln Schnelle Hilfe an Bord: Manöver · Navigation · Technik · Sicherheit Schwarzmeier Thomas unknown
1913DEMO016711INew York: Dodd Mead 1913. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. photos color plates maps. Octavos dark green cloth. 443 376 pages <br/><br/>Dogged by difficulties and beaten to the pole by Amundsen by a month then their luck turned Scott's second and last expedition to the Antarctic was to explore the Ross Sea area and to reach the South Pole. bad. There were no survivors of the polar party. Vol.1 is the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott. Vol.2 is the Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific Work Undertaken by Dr. E.A. Wilson and the Surviving Members of the Expedition. Abundantly illustrated the maps and plates are quite well done and deserve to be appreciated in the freshness and colors of the original. Dodd, Mead hardcover
59127Neuchâtel Verlag Baconnière 1947 Auflage: 1. Leinen gebunden; blaue goldgeprägte Einbände / 3 Bände / Anz. Seiten: 278 35 144 / 225 x 305 cm / mit 35 ausfaltbaren Tafeln Schemata und Karten Bd. 2; 8 Schemata und 4 Karten 2 davon ausfaltbar Bd. 3 / Zustand: gut geringe bis leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Einbände gering fleckig Bd. 1 Bd. 3 fleckig Bd. 2 Rücken leicht gebräunt Schnitt mässig stockfleckig und etwas gebräunt Vorsatz bis Vortitel leicht fleckig Bd. 1 Mit Widmung des Direktors der Zellulosefabrik Attisholz sowie beiligendem Brief; Inhalt: Band 1: Technischer Generalbericht bearbeitet von Ing. H. Blattner Leiter der Studien Genfersee-Rhein: Allgemeines; Die Technischen Studien; Zusammenstellung der Gesamtkosten; Allgemeine Betrachtungen und Bemerkungen zu den technischen Ergebnissen der Projekte; Die technischen Schlussfolgerungen; Band 2: Tafelbeilagen; Band 3: Bericht über die volkswirtschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Beurteilung einer Schiffahrtsverbindung Genfersee-Rhein: Allgemeine Übersichtspläne; Projektabschnitt I Entreroches-Kanal; Projektabschnitt III Bielersee-Aaremündung in den Rhein; Graphische Fahrpläne Aarau - Aarwangen-Wynau - Bernerschachen - Beznau - Binnenschiffahrt - Brugg-Lauffohr - Eclépens-Orbe - Genfersee-Vufflens-la-Ville - Jura-Seen - Klein-Aarwangen - Klingnau - Olten-Gösgen - Orbe-Yverdon - Rüchlig - Rupperswil-Auenstein - Staustufen - Vufflens-la-Ville-Eclépens-Orbe - Wildegg-Brugg - Wynau-Olten Neuchâtel, Verlag Baconnière, 1947, Auflage: 1. unknown
0267919441.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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192442805Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Co 1924. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration pictorial dust jacket. xxvii 308pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece numerous full-page illustrations. Near fine/good plus. Jacket a bit edgeworn and lightly soiled with several small edge chips -- but complete and fairly attractive nonetheless. A tight attractive first of this edition following the 1887 true first edition described by Harold F. Smith: "One of the great packet commanders writes his autobiography giving a lively series of maritime adventures around the world." Very uncommon especially in a decent jacket. AMERICAN TRAVELLERS ABROAD S3. Charles E. Lauriat Co hardcover
1878z015738London: Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company/ George Russell and Co 1878. Very Good. Letter from George Russell on Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company letterhead to James M. Lincoln of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. New York. The letter details the chaos to company affairs caused by the Russo-Turkish war 1877-78. Measures 8.5 by 10.5 inches recto only. Very good. Light chipping to extremities stain to top corner light creasing. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company/ George Russell and Co unknown
65033KPM / Royal Packet Steam Navigation Company. Batavia. 1912. . Deluxe edition of January 1912. Edited by W. LORCK. LII adverts 244 PP followed by LIII-CXXI adverts and b/w and colour illustrations plus 1 b/w plate : portrait of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; 1 plate "Time Table 1912; 1 folded plate "Accommodation plan of KPM Steel Screw Steamer "Tasman" and 2 colour plates: painting by C. H. Hoyt "Middle Harbour Sydney from Mosman Heights and "Samples of Javanese Art Work." . Papered boards with a colour illustration on front board by Tindall cloth spine. Front cover with small pieices missing at corners of front edge. Spine has been reinforced crudely. The first few pages up to VIII are somewhat damaged at the gutters without loss and most of Page III/IV has been torn off. The guide was published on superior glossy paper thus conserving its clarity and brightness. A very good copy of quite a rare item. 25.3 x 15.5. KPM / Royal Packet Steam Navigation Company. Batavia. 1912. hardcover
1934155424Sydney Australia: Printed by John Sands Ltd. 1934. Staplebound. Good. 12 p. 24 cm. Stapled. Colour illustration on back and front. B&w photos within. <br/><br/>K.P.M. lists its head and branch offices throught the world illustrates its ships deck diagrams gives timetables general notes itineraries. Printed by John Sands Ltd. unknown
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