Search Results: Maritime from Cornish Books

London: Alexander Moring, 1934. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. A Handbook of popular Nautical Information, with numerous Plans, Diagrams & Illustrations." Well illustrated with Colour Plates of Flags and Ships and many B&W illustrations Including a Fold Out Drawing of a Liner. Blue cloth cover with picture of Signal flags and 3 Ships on front, and a Ship & Wave design on spine. Black Lettering on front and Red on spine. Front endpapers illustrated with a Map of Britain showing Lighthouses & Lightships. 543 pages, 440g. Edge wear and a little light soiling to cloth. Hinges sound but binding is cracked between ffep and half-title page. Text block firm. Name written in top margin of ffep. No other inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Very interesting reference, packed with detail. Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall

Quercus. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Packed withuseful information including an A-Z of Sea Slang. 384 p.pages, 670g, 8 1/4" tall. No inscriptions.

London: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd, 1927. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Fascinating account of the chivalry amongst Seaman aiding each other against their common enemy, the unruly elements. Includes 18th Century Privateers, the Battle of Jutland and Submarines. Dark Blue cloth cover with dull gilt lettering on spine. 238 p. pages, 630g, 8 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Some spots of browning on several pages and page edges.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1969. Hardcover. Near Very Good/Good. Expert Account of ther most famous of the Clipper shipes. Illustrated with B&W photos. Introduction by Prince Philip. 96 p.pages, 390g, 8 3/4" tall. Some browning to endpapers and small patch of browning at top left corner of preliminary pages. No inscriptions except old penciled price. Jacket has some edge wear and a few scrapes on the back.

London: Cassell, 1958. Beautifully written account of the men who manned the last of the big Sailing Ships. Also his adventures in a big Schooner, an adsventurous voyage in a Yacht and adventures in many seas. Illustrated with B&W Photos. SIGNED by the Author, Alec hurst, under his gift inscription to Captain Mellonie. No other inscriptions except old penciled price. 272 pages, 600g, 8 1/2" Tall. Some fading to cloth. Edge wear and chipping to jacket. Unclipped, price 30/-. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. First Edition.. Cloth. Good/Good. Book.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. Exciting Travel Book about the adventures of a young man sailing around the World in a tiny Ketch-Rigged Yacht. over 42 months. Includes Headhunters, Cannibals, a Moslem Ritual Dance and a Tahitan Man-Friday. Illlustrated with B&W Photos. Light Blue cloth cover with Darker Blue Lettering to spine and Compass Design on front. 318 Pages, 450g, 7 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions, nice, clean copy. Jacket has very slight edge wear. Not clipped. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Book.

London: Williams and Norgate Limited, 1932. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Divided into 23 Chapters, including "The Fleet", "Navigation", "Hydrograph", "Gunnery" & Features of a Ship. Appendix 1, has French Navy Ranks and Appendix 2 has Signals from the Battle of Jutland. Black cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 284 Pages, 620g, 8 5/8" Tall. Nice Presentation Labels "S.A.T.S. General Botha", dated 1932, pasted to front Endpapers. Cloth worn at tipos of corners, lower fore edges and top of spine. HInges sound, Binding Firm and Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. His own Unique account of the Rond the World Voyage of 1966. Illustrated with Colour and B&W Photographs, Line Illustrations and Maps. 269 Pages, 720g, 9" Tall. Some edge wear to top & bottom of dustjacket and a small closed tear at the back repaired with tape. Not price clipped Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Fascinating 3 Volume Biography of the Expert Adviser to the British Government in World War I, relied upon by Asquith and Lloyd George. Very well researched. Captain Roskill had the free use of Hankey's Diary and Papers taken with him into retirement. ALL FIRST EDITIONS. Cloth covers with bright gilt lettering on spines. Vol. I, 672 p.pages, 1970. Vol. II, 608 p.pages, 1972. Vol. III, 688 p.pages, 1974. 9 1/2" Tall, 3 Kilos.No inscriptions except a small inscription on ffep of vol. II that has been whited out. Jackets unclipped. Vol. III has 2 small closed tears (1/2" long) on top edge and Vol. I has one at bottom edge.Set weighs over 3 Kilos packed so shipping outside UK will be extra.

Lymington: Nautical Publishing Company Ltd, 1974. Exciting account of Major Tilman's 3 Arctic Voyages around Greenland. Illustrated with some B&W Photos. 142 pages, 360g, 8 3/4" Tall. A little light foxing to endpapers. No inscriptions. Jacket has slight edge wear and browning on inner flaps. Clipped. ( More books by H.W. Tilman available, I'm happy to offer a discount on 2 or more. ) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Book.

Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire: Morgan's Technical Books Ltd, 1985. Soft cover. Very Good. 4th Edition. A self-teaching programmed book. Foreword by The Captain of H.M.S. Dryad. 232 Pages.Illustrated with many B&W Charts, drawings etc and Some Colour Charts. Pages in very nice, clean condition. Previous owner's name to endpaper. Very slight wear to cover corners. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Todtri, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Very Good. With 124 Full Colour Illstrations including a double page spread of "The Shipwreck" by Turner. 127 Pages. No inscriptions. Tiny corner tear and small crease to top of jacket. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a litle extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

London: His Majety's Stationery office, 1932. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Packed with technical information. Complete with large Fold-Out Plate "The Boatswain's Call" at the back. Dark Blue cloth cover with blind stamped title to front. 8 1/2" Tall. 446 pages + adverts. Spine cloth protected with clear tape. Hinges sound and text block firm . No inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: His Majety's Stationery office, 1939. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Packed with technical information. Complete with large Fold-Out Plate "The Bosun's Call" at the back. Dark Blue cloth cover with blind stamped title to front. 8 1/2" Tall. Spine missing and replaced with tape. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

London: The Bodley Head, 1948. Practical & Expert Reference foe beginner and experienced yachtsmen. Includes The First craft, Handling, Inland Cruising, Signals and much more. Includes Fold-Out Colour Flag Chart. Illustrated with B&W Photos. Light Blue cloth cover with White lettering to front and spine. 256 Pages, 400g, 8 3/4" Tall. Slight tobacco odour. No inscriptions except old penciled price on endpaper. Jacket has some edge wear, a few very small edge tears (1/4" long) and 2 tiny pieces missing at top corners of spine. Not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Book.

New edition. Vol. II includes the Dogger Bank action and the loss of the Lusitania. Mainly concerned with the Dardanelles Campaign. This volume goes up to the entry of Italy into the War in 1915 and the Resignations of Winston Churchill and Lord Fisher.All Plans removed from front and rear pockets and also from the main text.XI preliminary pages, main text 448 p.pages. 9" tall, 760g.Some closed tears to cloth down sides of spine. Hinges cracked and reinforced with white hinge tape. Gift inscription on ffep dated 1934. No other inscriptions. A few spots of marginal foxing on a few pages.

London: John Murray, 1916. Decorative Cloth. Near Good/No Jacket. With Frontispiece and Map. Frontispiece is a B&W Picture of the Tall Ship "Royalshire" under full sail. After contents is a Deck Plan and a fold-out Plate of the ship with a Key. Fold-Out Map of Cape Horn at the back. 375 Pages. Green cloth cover with blind stamped decoration. Spine faded. 2 holes have pierced the book near the centre (see photo) 2 holes pierce the first 17 pages and then just one pierces the others up to page 222. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph, 1963. Complete set of 54 large Cards each featuring a famous Ship. Colour profile illustration of each Ship, with a scale beneath. Specifications and brief History below. Series begins with No. 1, Empress of Britain and concludes with No. 54, Pretoria. Other Ships include the Titanic, Lusitania, Queen Mary, Mauretania, Oceanic, Washington,Lafayette, Leonardo Da Vinci, America, Aquitania, France, Oriente & Imperator. In the original 3 Black Plastic Folders, the cards protected in clear plastic pockets. Gilt Title to fronts of folder. 11 1/4" Tall. Cards are 10" x 8". Set weighs 2.2 Kilos. Very nice, clean condition. Only a very occasional small spot of light browning. Set weighs 2.2 Kilos, so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. PVC. Near Fine. Book.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935. Well Illustrated with B &W Photos, Maps & Diagrams. Blue cloth cover with impressed White Title and Linear Border on front. Most of the white is missing from lettering on spine but the impression is very clear. Top page edges Blue. 388 Pages, 1.1 Kilos, 9 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions except penciled bookseller ref. Protected in removable clear plastic wrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Book.

Glasgow: Brown Son and Ferguson Ltd, Nautical Publishers, 1945. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. WITH AUTHENTIC PLANS OF FAMOUS VESSELS OF THE 19th & 20th CENTURIES. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS BY THE AUTHOR. 128 Pages. Illustrated throughout with many B&W Drawings. Highly detailed book. Slight wear to some cover edges and slightly bumped corners. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall