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A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599
by Shapiro, James
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A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599, Shapiro, James. Published by HarperCollins, 2005. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 429pp., illustrated, index, preface, prologue, biographical essay. Quarter brown over brown boards, mapped endpapers. Volume is in fine, unread condition; jacket has very light shelf wear. Item Price
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The Way of a Ship: A Square-rigger Voyage in the Last days of Sail
by Lundy, Derek
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The Way of a Ship: A Square-rigger Voyage in the Last days of Sail. Lundy, Derek. Published by Alfred A. Knopf Canada, Toronto, 2002. First Edition. Signed by author. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 449pp., maps, diagrams. In fine, unread condition.
Derek Lundy's ancestor, Benjamin Lundy, crossed oceans under sail in the late nineteenth century. In The Way of a Ship,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Racers and Rovers; 100 Years of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
by James P. Delgado
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Racers and Rovers; 100 Years of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, James P. Delgado. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 2003. Limited Edition of 53 copies, this being copy no. 40. Signed to title page by both author and Commodore John Dew.Navy blue leather boards with gilt titles; patterned endpapers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"., 212pp. with index; illustrated throughout… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Map That Changed the World
by Winchester, Simon
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The Map That Changed the World, Winchester, Simon. Published by , Harper Collins, New York, 2001. First Edition, First printing. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 329 pp., bibliography, glossary, photographs and illustrations. Beige boards with gilt spine titles. This first issue dustjacket becomes a fold-out of am 1815 facsimile map titled Delineations of the Strata of England and Wales, with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Robert Ballard's Lusitania
by Robert Ballard & Spencer Dunmore
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Robert Ballard's Lusitania, Robert Ballard & Spencer Dunmore. Published by Edison: Chartwell Books, 2007. Ken Marschall (illustrator). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 288pp., illustrated throughout. Volume is in fine condition; jacket has tiny closed tear top right corner and light shelf wear. Item Price
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The Northwest Coast: British Navigation, Trade, and Discoveries to 1812
by Gough, Barry M.
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The Northwest Coast: British Navigation, Trade, and Discoveries to 1812, Gough, Barry M. Published by the University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver BC 1992. First Edition. 266pp. with black and white illustrations and maps; endnotes, bibliography and index.. Blue boards with silver spine titles. Volume is in fine condition; very light shelf wear to jacket. Item Price
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Manual of Seamanship for Boys and Seamen of the Royal Navy
by Cecil H. Fox
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Manual of Seamanship for Boys and Seamen of the Royal Navy, 1904, Cecil H. Fox. Published by Algrove Publishing, Ottawa, 2003. Card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 311pp. illustrated throughout with diagrams etc. In fine, unread condition with very light shelf wear to covers. Item Price
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Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga
by William W. Fitzhugh, Elizabeth Ward
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Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga, William W. Fitzhugh, Elizabeth Ward. Published by Smithsonian Books, Washington, DC., 2000. First Edition. Smithsonian Institute letter laid in, introducing the book and providing background information on the Viking Exhibition. Illustrated card covers. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., 432pp. color photographs, drawings, maps etc. In fine condition. Item Price
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Around the World in a Dugout Canoe: The Untold Story of Captain John Voss and the Tilikum
by MacFarlane, John; Salmon, Lynn J.
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Around the World in a Dugout Canoe: The Untold Story of Captain John Voss and the Tilikum, MacFarlane, John; Salmon, Lynn J. Published by Harbour Publishing, Pender Harbour, British Columbia, 2020. First Edition. 268pp., illustrated. In fine, unread condition and housed in a fine, unclipped jacket.
Anticipating fame and wealth, Captain John Voss set out from Victoria, BC, in 1901, seeking… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War
by Massie, Robert K.,
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Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War, Massie, Robert K., Random House, New York, 1991. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 1007 pages including illustrations, photographs and maps. Burgundy quarter-cloth over brown boards with gilt spine titles and mapped endpapers. Light shelf wear to jacket; volume is in fine, unread condition.
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The Second Narrows Bridge, North Vancouver, British Columbia: Official Opening, November 7, 1925
by Second Narrows Bridge Opening Celebration Committee
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The Second Narrows Bridge, North Vancouver, British Columbia: Official Opening, November 7, 1925. Second Narrows Bridge Opening Celebration Committee, North Vancouver, B.C., 1925. Designed and printed by Rose, Cowan & Latta Limited, Vancouver, B.C. Stapled illustrated card covers. Oblong 8vo up to 9½" tall. 32pp. with photographs. In very nice condition with a tiny hole to front cover,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Captain Cook
by Alistair MacLean
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Captain Cook, Alistair MacLean. Published by Doubleday & Company, 1972. First American Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall.,192pp. with colour frontispiece, colour and black and white photographs, maps, illustrations, epilogue, index. Green cloth boards with mapped endpapers. Illustration on dustjacket is by artist John Webber who accompanied Cook on his final voyage. Very light fading and small bump… Read more about this item Item Price
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Titanic: The Last Night of a Small Town
by John Welshman
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Titanic: The Last Night of a Small Town, John Welshman. Published by Oxford University Press, 2012. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 324pp. Illustrated with a section of photographs. Purple boards with silver spine titles. Grey endpapers. Light wear to unclipped jacket, volume is in unmarked, unread condition. Item Price
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The Royal Navy and the Northwest Coast of North America 1810-1914
by Barry M. Gough
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The Royal Navy and the Northwest Coast of North America 1810-1914: A Study of British Maritime Ascendancy, Barry M. Gough. Published by University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 1971. First edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 294pp., 45 plates, 7 maps, appendix, bibliography, index. Navy blue boards with silver titles. Volume is in fine, unmarked condition; dustjacket has rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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Skookum Tugs: British Columbia's Working Tugboats
by Peter A. Robson; Betty Keller
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Skookum Tugs: British Columbia's Working Tugboats, Peter A. Robson; Betty Keller; Douglas, Robb (illustrator). Published by Harbour Publishing Co., Canada, 2002. First Edition. 4to up to 12" tall; 144 pp., illustrated throughout. Blue boards with gilt titles, photographic endpapers. Neatly penned inscription to versus of free endpaper and otherwise volume and dustjacket are in fine condition. Item Price
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Larson, Erik
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Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Larson, Erik. Published by Crown Publishers, New York, 2015. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 430pp. with index, bibliography and chapter notes. Black boards with gilt titles, mapped endpapers. Volume has a small remainder dot tail outer edge and is otherwise in fine, unread condition; unclipped dustjacket has light scuffing.
The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Roger Fry: A Biography
by Virginia Woolf
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Roger Fry: A Biography, Virginia Woolf, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1976. Card covers. 303pp. with index and black and white photographs. In fine condition without marks, folds etc. First published in 1940 by The Hogarth Press, this is the last book Virginia Woolf saw into print before her death. This was Woolf's first true attempt at biography, and was… Read more about this item Item Price
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High Boats: A Century of Salmon Remembered
by Norris, Pat Wastell
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High Boats: A Century of Salmon Remembered. Norris, Pat Wastell. Published by Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, British Columbia, 2003. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 232pp., illustrated. Volume and unclipped jacket both in fine condition without marks, tears, folds etc. "… an affectionate history of the West coast fishery -- the boats, canneries and characters that shaped this part… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fishing for a Living
by Haig-Brown, Alan
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Fishing for a Living, Haig-Brown, Alan. Published by Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, British Columbia, 1993. First Edition. 4to up to 12" tall; 200pp, index, illustrated with black and white photos, charts etc. Volume and unclipped jacket both in fine condition without marks, tears, folds etc..
On the West Coast, catching fish is a way of life, celebrated in these writings,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The RA Expeditions
by Heyerdahl, Thor
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The RA Expeditions, Heyerdahl, Thor. Published by Doubleday & Company, New York, 1971. Book Club Edition. Translated by Patricia Crampton. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 341pp. with color photographs. Dark green cloth boards with gilt titles; mapped endpapers. Contents are in fine condition without markings, tears or folds; light rubbing to board edges. Unclipped dustjacket has ruffling to edges… Read more about this item Item Price
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