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196638722New York: The Macmillan Company 1966. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth with gilt lettering and emblem slipcase with color pictorial label. 207pp. Extensive illustrations most color maps pictorial endpapers. Fine/very good. Slipcase lightly edgeworn and sunned. A tighty and handsome first edition of this outstandingly illustrated gathering of primary source material. The Macmillan Company hardcover
192759226Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office Hydrographic Office U.S. Navy 1927-1928. Two vols. 8vo. 8 viii 424; 6 v 1 446 pp. With 4 large folding colour maps 1 double-sided elevation maps showing harbor entrances numerous photo plates. Beige publisher’s cloth black lettering front cover & spine darkening to spine fore-edges minor shelfwear dustsoiling still VG set. Third & Seventh editions revised & updated of these coast pilot guides to Central America and Mexico in the 1920’s. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions often drawing not only from Mexican and West Indies sources but also governmental publications in the Panama Canal sailing reports from U.S. Navy vessels and those from merchant ships. The first large map delineates not only the requisite coast pilots for sailing in American waters but also the charts to be ordered from the Hydrographic Office. Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, hardcover
1931030972Edinburgh: The Porpoise Press 1931. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. Eight Woodcuts By Freda Bone. 160 Pp. Sea Chanteys. Extensive Glossary At End. Fine Book No Wear Or Marks Gilt Bright In Fine As New Dj No Wear Or Fading At All Small Areas Of Faint Blue Offsetting To Spine And Front Panel Not Price-Clipped; Dj Was Preserved Separately From The Book. Exhibition Quality. <br/> <br/> The Porpoise Press hardcover
191119610Toronto: Niagara Navigation Company. Very Good. 1911. First Edition. Softcover. Water damage in the gutter at the bottom which does not show on the wraps. This brochure is both advertising and a timetable. As-is. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages . Niagara Navigation Company paperback
192059237Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office Hydrographic Office U.S. Navy 1920-1940. Five vols. 8vo. vi 638; v 1 287 1; 8 390 pp.; 1; 2 17 1 leaves. With 5 large folding colour maps numerous plates showing elevations. Three volumes uniformly bound in blue publisher’s buckram gilt lettering front cover & spine darkening to spines fore-edges minor shelfwear dustsoiling slightly shaken Supplements in self-printed softcovers edgewear toning to fore-edges minor chipping still VG- set. Third editions revised & updated of vols. I & II second edition of vol. II and 1st editions of both scarce Supplements of these coast pilot guides to British Columbia including lower Alaska and upper Washington in the years between the World Wars. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions often drawing not only from Brazilian Argentine and British coast pilots as well as sailing reports from U.S. Navy vessels and those from merchant ships. The first large map delineates the requisite coast pilots for sailing in B.C. waters and charts to be ordered from the Hydrographic Office while the second maps depict the sailing routes to Asia the Soviet Union and the Arctic across the Pacific. Both editions of Vol. II are offered here with the expanded 3rd edition featuring nearly double the material and extra map of the 2nd. Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, paperback
192659234Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office Hydrographic Office U.S. Navy 1926; 1930. Two vols. 8vo.viii 478 pp.; 1 22; 1 leaves. With 1 large folding colour map. First vol. in tan publisher’s buckram black lettering front cover & spine minor soiling spotting fore-edges of covers darkening to spine very slight uniform interior toning; 2nd. vol. w/ self-printed softcovers toning to fore-edges minor chipping still VG set. Second edition stated of vol. I and 1st edition of Supplement. These uncommon coast pilot guides to Eastern Mediterranean waters the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov draw upon British Royal Navy Ottoman Empire & Turkish coast pilots Russian & U.S. Navy reports. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions. The maps outlines the available charts for the designated areas surrounding the Black Sea as well as detailing those for the extensive set of the Mediterranean Sea. Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, paperback
192059233Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office Hydrographic Office U.S. Navy 1920-1930. Seven vols. 8vo. 4 365 1; 584; v 1 4 447 1 pp.; 2 22; 1; 2 57 1; 1 36 2 leaves. With 3 large folding colour maps numerous photo plates elevation views. Three uniformly bound in blue publisher’s buckram gilt lettering stamped on front covers & spines edgewear dustsoiling very slight uniform toning bowing to covers on vol. III some scuffing supplements all w/ self-printed softcovers edgewear rippling toning to fore-edges some predation still a G set w/ maps in bright condition. First editions stated of these uncommon coast pilot guides to Australian waters drawing upon British Royal Navy coast pilots Australian and U.S. Navy reports. Prior to modern GPS systems and satellite navigation these regularly updated and revised navigation handbooks provided key sailing instructions. The maps outlines the available charts for the designated areas surrounding Australia as well as those for the East Indies Pilot. First editions of these Hydrographic Office pilots are quite scarce and seldom seen with the supplements. Government Printing Office, Hydrographic Office, U.S. Navy, paperback
196747805Stockholm Sundbyberg: Lo edita Le Comité Nordique d'Organisation Imp. Solna Tryckeri Sundbyberg 1967.- 414 p.: Ilustraciones fotográficas entre el texto; 4º 232 x 185 cm: Buena impresión sobre papel satinado de excelente calidad; Texto en francés;Tela Ed. lomo dorado y plancha dorada en la tapa anterior. Excelente estado. MARINA PIRATAS CORSARIOS BUCANEROS Livre en français Le Comité Nordique d'Organisation hardcover
195447806Rome Roma: Edita el Secrètariat Général du Congrès Imp. du Sénat du dt. J. Bardi 1954.- XCV 450 pp.: Al principio in frontis 4 láminas con los retratos fotográficos de los responsables del Congreso siguen diversas ilustraciones entre el texto muchas a toda plana y dos mapas plegados; 4º 248 x 183 cm; Papel satinado; Texto en francés; Tela Ed. lomo dorado yplancha dorada en la tapa anterior. Mínimo desperfecto en la base del lomo. Por lo demás en muy buen estado. MARINA PIRATAS CORSARIOS BUCANEROS Livre en français Secrètariat Général du Congrès hardcover
193937919London: HMSO 1939. First Thus Printing. fair. 446 & 275 2-vol. set illus. some color diagrams maps index errata slip boards weak worn soiled and some edge tears. Ink notations and pencil erasures on front endpapers some page discoloration. This is an important snapshot of naval navigation practice at the eve of the Second World War. HMSO hardcover
193793014London: Riddle Smith & Duffus Ltd. 1937. 1st ed. octavo. pp.47 some light foxing to orig. wraps otherwise near fine condition. 1st edition. Riddle, Smith & Duffus Ltd paperback
193469120Privately printed. 1934/1935. Collection of ephemera from P&O cruises. comprising 6 slim pamphlets: 4 x P&O Menus 2 x P&O list of Passengers with coloured covers. Occasional dirty mark to covers and contents with dates written in biro to upper margin of list of passngers o/w an attractive set. VG. unknown
