Maritime / Naval from Blacket Books

Edinburgh: Forth Ports plc in Association with John Donald Publishers Ltd. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Softback. Nd [1994?]. A very good copy. Smallish inscription on half title. Pp.ix,468. Illustrations. Maps. Described as "a scholarly but eminently readable history.

Caedmon of Whitby, 2004. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardback. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. Pp.xi,115. Illustrated. Map end-papers. Includes colour facsimile of the Bell Rock Lighthouse Signal Book 1812. Tipped-in Addendum.

Edinburgh: Birlinn Ltd, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Hardback. A fine copy but for a gift inscription on the front free end-paper. Fine dustwrapper. Pp.xvi,381. Numerous illustrations. Maps and charts. Described as indispensable to divers wishing to explore wrecks in the area covered "but it will also appeal to anyone who loves the sea and ships,… Read more about this item

Alethea Press, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardback. A near fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper. The wrapper is complete and untorn but shows a little creasing. A clean copy without ownership inscription or foxing. Pp.[vi],232. Numerous black and white illustrations. Map front end-papers. The book gives the main facts and histories of as… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Jackson Son and Company for the Donaldson Line Ltd., 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and with the Company's flag on the upper board. Top edge gilt. Privately printed for the Company in an edition of 1000 copies. Gift inscription on… Read more about this item

Glasgow: James Munro & Company Limited, 1920. Fourth Edition . Hardcover. Good. Hardback. A good copy in red cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. Faded stamp of previous owner (or original bookseller?) on front free end-paper otherwise a clean copy internally. Pp.259 + 30pp Appendix. Illustrated. "It is particularly gfratifying to the author to… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1962. First USA Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardback. A very good copy in a good dustwrapper which has a few edge tears. There are a few neat ink side-lined comments generally pointing to/correcting errors in the book. 334 pages. Map end-papers. Folding map at rear. Barton was a leading Scottish 16th… Read more about this item

Stonehaven: Privately Published. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Softback. Nd. c.1985? A very good copy. Pp.[vi],121. Five photographs + illustrated front cover. Consists of "articles relating to incidents connected with the sea [wrecks, lifeboat rescues etc.] in the area from the North Esk to Stonehaven" with some additional information from the compiler. The book was sold… Read more about this item

Lerwick: Shetland ex-Whalers Association, 2015. Soft cover. Very Good. First softback edition. 4to. A near fine copy. Pp.xvi,184. Over 200 illustrations with some in colour. "The main part of the book draws extensively on the knowledge of the last Shetland whalers, and their memories of their whaling days as young men in the South Atlantic.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1917. First Edition in Book Form . Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback. A very good copy in navy cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and upper board. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. 144 pages. Frontispiece and 32 illustrations including tipped-in colour plates. This was originally a monthly journal printed on HMS… Read more about this item

London: J. Morphew, 1708. Third Edition, Improv'd . Full-Leather. Good. Hardback. 12mo. A near very good copy in a full calf binding with four raised bands on spine. Paper title label on spine. Bookplate of John Sneyd of Bishton, Staffordshire and with the signature of F.C. Sneyd.. Some browning to early and late pages. Unpaginated but c.300 pages… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1920. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. Hardback. Dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. Boards rather badly flecked. Internally a good copy. Stamp of "Instructor Officer H.M.S. Jufair" on front free end-paper and rear fixed end-paper + small ownership inscription. Pp.xvii,442. Addenda and corrigenda slip tipped-in. Lacks separate map volume. Covers the first… Read more about this item

London: Rich & Cowan, 1933. Second Impression . Hardcover. Good. A good copy in reddish-brown cloth. Pencil mark to spine. A clean vg copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. Pp.xv,271 + 1pp. Frontispiece and 22 illustrations. The author's experiences in the British Navy in the first 20 years of the 20th century in torpedo boats… Read more about this item

Everton, Sandy: Alethea Press, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. . A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper which is complete and untorn and which is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. A clean copy with no ownership inscription or other internal marking. 232 pages. Numerous black and white illustrations. A county by… Read more about this item

London: Blond & Briggs, 1978. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. A good plus copy. In a good, price-clipped, dustwrapper which shows some edge wear and tear. Gift inscription on front free end-paper. 399 pages. Plates. A biography of a daring naval commander.

Gourock: Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd, 2001. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. A near fine copy. No ownership inscription or other internal marking. 189 pages. Map end-papers. Numerous illustrations with many in colour. Published to mark the 150th anniversary of the company which was to become Caledonain MacBrayneLtd.

London: Hutchinson & Co., 1933. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine and decorated in gilt on the upper board. No ownership inscription. Some light edge and end-paper foxing. Pp.xix,298. 102 illustrations. 2 maps. Includes a chronological list of the ships of rthe… Read more about this item

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1913. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. A good plus copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and lettered and decorated in gilt on the upper board. Spine a little marked towards the foot. Top edge gilt. Ownership inscription on front fixed end-paper. Lacks blank front free end-paper. Pp.xiv,333 +16pp… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. A good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt. Fading to spine but lettering clear. Lacks dustwrapper. Some spotting to end-papers but otherwise a decent copy internally. Pp.viii,185. 16 plates. 2 maps. An account of the author's 10,000 miles voyage in the yacht "Mischief" to Patagonia and his traverse… Read more about this item

London: Hollis & Carter, 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in silver. Lacks dustwrapper. A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. 167 pages. Illustrations. Charts. This is the story of the loss of the author's boat "Mischief" and of the first two voyages of its… Read more about this item