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The Trafalgar Companion: A Guide To History's Most Famous Sea Battle And The Life Of Admiral Lord Nelson
by Mark Adlin
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- 2009
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- Hardcover
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- 9781845130183
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Aurum Press, Great Britain, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Clive Farmer. The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on October 21, 1805, off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast, between the combined fleets of Spain and France and the Royal Navy. The last great sea action of the period, it established British naval supremacy… Read more about this item Item Price
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Jack Loney's Maritime Australia: Short Tales of Ships and Men
by Jack Loney
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- Used - Good Condition
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- Softcover
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- 9780868951041
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Jack Loney, Australia. Softcover. Good Condition. 127 pages. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Maritime; History; Australian::Australian History. ISBN: 0868951048. ISBN/EAN: 9780868951041. Inventory No: 269069.. 9780868951041 Item Price
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Fatal Storm: The 54th Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race
by Rob Mundle
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- 1999
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- Softcover
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- 9780732264352
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HarperCollins, Australia, 1999. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Inscribed by Author. the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is one of the world's major sporting events. In 1998, it became one of the world's major sporting disasters. Six sailors tragically perished and numerous yachts sank or were badly damaged. the subsequent search and rescue operation was one… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cousteau's Papua New Guinea Journey
by Jean-Michel Cousteau and Mose Richards
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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- 9780864381033
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The Cousteau Society / Harry N. Abrahms, New York, 1989. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. In 1988, the Cousteau Society set out to explore the rich aquatic and land environments and the diverse cultures of the eastern half of the large Pacific island of New Guinea. 224 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Maritime;… Read more about this item Item Price
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In The Heart of the Sea
by Nathaniel Philbrick
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- Used - Good Condition
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- 2007
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- Softcover
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- 9780007790234
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HarperPerennial, Great Britain, 2007. Softcover. Good Condition. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex is a book by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick about the loss of the whaler Essex in the Pacific Ocean in 1820. 301 pages. Tanning to pages. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mystery of the Ancient Seafarers: Early Maritime Civilizations
by Robert D. Ballard with Toni Eugene
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- Very Good
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9780792258452
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National Geographic, Washington DC, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. In a beautiful volume featuring more than 170 maps and photographs, Mystery of the Ancient Seafarers follows the latest pursuits of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert D. Ballard as he searches for clues to the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean. 256 pages. Fully Illustrated. Quantity Available:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Maritime England: The Nation's Heritage
by Michael Shea
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- Used - Good Condition
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- Good
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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- 9780600368038
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Country Life Books, 1981. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Traces the history of England's involvement with the sea, looks at Viking raids, pirates, the Royal Navy, yachting, and shipbuilding, and discusses the natural heritage of Britain's coast 208 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Maritime; Ships & The Sea; Nautical::Ships. ISBN: 0600368033. ISBN/EAN: 9780600368038.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Return to Midway
by Robert D. Ballard and Rick Archbold
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- 1999
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- Hardcover (Imitation Leather)
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- 9780792276562
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National Geographic, Washington, DC, 1999. Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Very Good Condition. Dr Robert Ballard's challenge for this work was to discover and photograph the ships sunk in the Battle of Midway, one of the most dramatic engagements of the Pacific War. Blue leatherette with gilt lettering to front and spine. Indentation to front cover. 191… Read more about this item Item Price
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Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions
by Cynthia Barrett
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- As New
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- 2019
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- Softcover
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- 9781493042272
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Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut, 2019. Softcover. As New. The origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and phrases are anchored in our seafaring past. Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions is an entertaining compilation revealing the maritime roots of common English expressions 180 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lighthouses
by Philip Plisson [Photographs]; Francis Dreyer [Text]
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- 9780810959637
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Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York, 2005. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Daniel Dufour. Stunning photographs by avid lighthouse photographer Philip Plisson bring these fascinating structures to life Illustrator: Daniel Dufour. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Architecture; United States; Architecture; Maritime. ISBN: 0810959631. ISBN/EAN: 9780810959637. Inventory No: 265263.. 9780810959637 … Read more about this item Item Price
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Graveyards of the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Bikini Atoll
by Robert D. ballard with Michael Hamilton Morgan
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- As New
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 9780792263661
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National Geographic, Washington, 2001. Hardcover. As New/As New. Published in the 60th anniversary year of the infamous bombing of Pearl Harbor, Graveyards of the Pacific is Dr. Robert Ballard's compelling survey of the major WWII Pacific battlefields and graveyards including Midway, Guadalcanal, and Truk Lagoon. This authoritative overview of the Pacific war begins with a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Straits: Beyond the Myth of Magellan
by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
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- As New
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- 2022
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- Softcover
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- 9781526632074
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Bloomsbury Publishing, Australia, 2022. Softcover. As New. For centuries, Ferdinand Magellan has been celebrated as a hero: a noble adventurer who circumnavigated the globe in an extraordinary feat of human bravery; a paragon of daring and chivalry.Now historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto draws on extensive and meticulous research to conduct a dazzling investigation into Magellan's life, his… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Search for the Sydney: How Australia's Greatest Maritime Mystery Was Solved
by David l. Mearns
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2009
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- Hardcover
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- 9780732288891
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HarperCollins, Australia, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. How Australia's greatest maritime mystery was solved'We just found Sydney. We've got it. It's absolutely crystal clear. She's sitting upright in a small debris field. there's no doubt about it. the Prime Minister or anybody else can announce it. We have found HMAS Sydney.'tHE FULL… Read more about this item Item Price
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Shipwrecks: Disasters of the Deep Seas
by Nigel Cawthorne
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- 2005
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- Softcover
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- 9781841932927
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Select Editions, Great Britain, 2005. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Ships have been overwhelmed by huge waves, consumed by fires, broken apart, sunk by storms and driven onto uncharted rocks. They have collided with icebergs or other ships, been sunk by enemy torpedoes or gunfire, or run aground on unlit coastlines at night. Boilers have exploded.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Titanic & Her Sisters - Olympic & Britannic
by tom McCluskie, Michael Sharpe, Leo Marriott
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1998
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- Hardcover (Printed Boards)
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- 9780947163501
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PRC Publishing, London, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. A definitive account of three beautiful ships, Titanic, Olympic & Britannic. 512 pages. Fully Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Maritime; Ships & The Sea; Nautical::Ships. ISBN: 0947163506. ISBN/EAN: 9780947163501. Inventory No: 259424. . 9780947163501… Read more about this item Item Price
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Another World: Colours, Textiles and Patterns of the Deep
by Dos Winkel
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- Very Good
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
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- 9781864701456
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Images Publishing, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. A spectacular book of of underwater macrophotography by Dos Winkel. Foreword by Jean-Michel Cousteau. 240 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Photography; Photography; Maritime. ISBN: 1864701455. ISBN/EAN: 9781864701456. Inventory No: 259354.. 9781864701456 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra… Read more about this item Item Price
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Adventures in Ocean Exploration : From the Discovery of the Titanic to the Search for Noah's Flood
by Robert D. Ballard with Malcolm McConnell
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2001
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- Hardcover
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- 9780792279921
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National Geographic, Washington, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. In an era when satellite photographs chart even the most remote landmasses in astonishing detail, we often think of the world as being mostly explored, but in fact the vast majority of our planet lies unrevealed beneath the ocean. In this watery wilderness, an… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ships and the Sea: A Chronological Review
by Duncan Hawes
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- Used - Good Condition
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- Good
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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- 9780907486923
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Chancellor Press, London, 1985. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Surveys the development of ship design and construction, navigation, military, merchant, and commercial sea-practice, and maritime law, from the fifth millennium B.C. to the present Small tear on inside binding. 240 pages. Inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos.… Read more about this item Item Price
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In The Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired Moby Dick
by Nathaniel Philbrick
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- 2015
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- Softcover
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- 9780008126834
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William Collins, Australia, 2015. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Film Tie-In The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century - and inspiration for `Moby-Dick' - reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Tradition and Progress: 125 Years Blohm+Voss
by Hans Jurgen Witthoft
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- As New
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- First Edition
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- 2002
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- Hardcover
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- 9783782208581
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Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbh, Hamburg, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. No other shipyard is so well known as Blohm & Voss founded in 1877 to build iron steamships. They built the largest passenger ships in the world and battle cruisers of the German Imperial Navy. Post WWII their building of fast mono hull ships… Read more about this item Item Price
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