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Nautical [009656] . Skindiving in Australia and New Zealand Vol 5 No 4 May 1975. Victoria: Australian Sports Publications, 1979. Magazine. Vintage Australian diving mag, published when diving was free! Interesting. Great Australian diving stries, inc sharks ... $15.00
[007806] . Manual of Seamanship Vol 1 1951. London: His Majestys Stationery Office, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 290 pp with index, illus and diags. No jacket. Binding is good. Previous owner's name inside. Covers rubbed and lettering faded. Text clean. An invaluable nautical reference. $30.00
[008870] . Skindiving in Australia and New Zealand Vol 9 No 4 May 1979. Victoria: Australian Sports Publications, 1979. Magazine. Vintage Australian diving mag, publsihed when diving was free! Interesting. Great WA diving stories inc Abrolhos. Some pen marks inside. $15.00
[002964] . Outboard Motors Under 30 Horsepower. Chilton's Repair and Tune-up Guide. Philadelphia: Chilton Book Co, 1973. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair Ex-library. Worn and marked 223 pp. Outboard repair manual. Numerous illus and diags. $20.00
[009659] . Sport Diving Number 45 August/September 1994. Australia: Barry Andrewather, 1994. Magazine. Great diving mag. Email for details of contents. $15.00
[009658] . Sport Diving Number 68 June/July 1998. Australia: Barry Andrewather, 1998. Magazine. Great diving mag. Email for details of contents. $15.00
[009657] . Sport Diving Number 94 October/November 2002. Australia: Barry Andrewather, 2002. Magazine. Great diving mag. Email for details of contents. $15.00
[010171] . The Cross Across the Pacific Report of Conference of Missionary Leaders Held at Morpeth NSW from February 23rd to 28th 1948. Australia: The National Missionary Councils of Australia and New Zealand, 1948. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Stapled. Fair 60 pp. Report on the state of Pacific Island missions and missionaries. Card covers. map on back cover. Corners missing on front and back covers. Interesting Pacific reference. $50.00
[001177] . Hardy's Angler's Guide and Catalogue. Alnwick, England: Hardy Bros, 1954. Original Wraps. Good Good, in paper wraps. Includes price list. 211 pp. Bottom corner bumped. Binding good. Corners lightly thumbed and a bit grubby. $100.00
[010238] . Sea Stories True Stories from Parade Magazine. Australia: Southdown Press, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stapled. Good True sea stories from Parade magazine. Great cover art is unattributes but may be a Stanley Pitt. 2/- price on cover. Some light silverfish nibbles. 68 pp of great sea yarns, inc illus. $40.00
[008513] . Naval Historical Review Volume 20 No 2 1999. Australia: Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc, 2001. Magazine. Good Email for details of contents. Contact Warrigal Press if you are looking for a particular naval/nautical topic. $6.00
[001040] . Manual of Seamanship 1937. London: His Majestys Stationery Office, 1939. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 457 pp with index, illus and diags. Some advert at ends. No jacket. Spine has ben cracked along one side and reglued. Binding is good. Previous owner's name inside. Covers rubbed. Edges chipped and worn. Corners bumped. Text and clean. $25.00
[009709] . The Small War Corvettes: The 39 Through Fremantle. Perth: Wa Newspaper, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stapled. Oblong 8vo. 95 pp. B/w illus. The RAN's WW2 corvette fleet. Good copy. $20.00
[006270] . Maritime Life and Traditions No 12 September 2001. United Kingdom: Wooden Boat Publications, 2001. Magazine. Nautical magazine. Authoritative. $10.00
[006269] . Australian Amatuer Boatbuilder No 46 June 2004. Queensland ,Australia: P&G Lynch and Assoc, 2004. Magazine. Good magazine in good condition. $8.00
[005924] . Australian Seaspray August 9 1974. NSW, Australia: IPC Business Press, 1974. Magazine. Boating magazine $7.00
[005923] . Australian Seacraft August 1976. NSW, Australia: Kenmure Press, 1973. Magazine. Boating magazine $7.00
[005922] . Australian Seacraft October 1973. NSW, Australia: Kenmure Press, 1973. Magazine. Boating magazine $7.00
[008510] . Naval Historical Review Volume 22 No 2 2001. Australia: Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc, 2001. Magazine. Good Email for details of contents. Contact Warrigal Press if you are looking for a particular naval/nautical topic. $6.00
[006584] . Wooden Boat. The Magazine for Wooden Boat Owners, Builders and Designers MayJune 1990 No 94. USA: 1990. `. Magazine. Magazine in good condition. $15.00
[006271] . Maritime Life and Traditions No 8. United Kingdom: Wooden Boat Publications, 2000. Magazine. Nautical magazine. Authoritative. $10.00
[008511] . Naval Historical Review Volume 19 No 3 1998. Australia: Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc, 1998. Magazine. Good Email for details of contents. Contact Warrigal Press if you are looking for a particular naval/nautical topic. $6.00
[006272] . Maritime Life and Traditions No 5. United Kingdom: Wooden Boat Publications, 2000. Magazine. Nautical magazine. Authoritative. $10.00
[008266] . The Marine Observers Handbook . London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1963. Eigth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Published by the meteorologcal office. MO 522.148 pp. Index. Illus. Tables. Nautical publication describing the elements of weather, tides, sea colouration etc. Valuable nautical or meteorological reference. Light wear. Good copy. $35.00
[008512] . Naval Historical Review Volume 22 No 4 2001. Australia: Naval Historical Society of Australia Inc, 2001. Magazine. Good Email for details of contents. Contact Warrigal Press if you are looking for a particular naval/nautical topic. $6.00
[005921] . Australian Seacraft June 1975. NSW, Australia: Kenmure Press, 1975. Magazine. Boating magazine $7.00
[007097] Abbott, R Tucker. Seashells of South East Asia. Singapore: Graham Brash, 1994. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Very Good 145 pp descriptions of sea shells. Numerous colour plates. In very good condition. $25.00
[002671] Alliston. Eleanor. Escape to an Island. London: Heinemann, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket lightly worn, protected with clear wrap. Price clipped. Covers and binding good. pages clean. Light foxing along edges.184 pp. Maps at ends. A family settles on Three Hummock Island off Tasmania. $15.00
[006161] Alsar, Vital. La Balsa to Australia. Sydney: Book Club Associates, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Reading copy only. First page has been removed. $5.50
[002863] Anderson, Robert. Heard at the Helm. ill. Chesterton, Ray. London: Stanley Paul, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A humorous look at the sailing lark. Price clipped jacket is rubbed, chipped and clipped. A few marks. Binding good. Text clean. Inscription inside. Includes a contribution from Douglas Reeman. $10.00
[009175] Arrow, Neill. Painted Ocean. ill. Julia Faithful. Christchurch: The Caxton Press, 1962. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Sailing across the Pacific. 174 pp. Illus. jacket is chipped and worn and has a few marks on front. Jacket spine sunned. Binding good. Text clean. $25.00
[000556] Bagley, Desmond. The Golden Keel. London: Readers Book Club, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A Desmond Bagley classic. A ship with a solid gold keel! 254pp. Jacket has some small tears and pieces missing. Chipped. Book exchange stamp inside. Edges browning. $7.00
[007056] Bakker, Iet. SOS Varen!. Amsterdam: Van Holkema & Warendorf, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 208 pp. In German ? Dutch? B/w illus. Appears to be a story of shipwrecks and rescue boats. Covers worn. Spine sunned. Scarce. $60.00
[004713] Balint, Emery. Shipyards of Early Sydney [ in Heritage Australia ]. Australia: Australian Council of National Trusts, 1985. Large Format. Pictorial Card. Good Article in Heritage Australia. Summer 1985 edition. Pages 21-25 with 1 b/w and 6 colour illus. Slight wrinkling of last few ages of mag. Also inc article on Freo Roundhouse. $12.00
[000624] Ballard, Robert, D.. The Lost Ships of Guadacanal. London: Weidenfield & Nicolson/Madison Press, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific. This book has been written and compiled by Ballard who also wrote The Discovery of the Titanic and The Discovery of the Bismark. 228 pp of history, bw and colour photos, maps and illustrations covering the battle for Guadacanal and the search for the ships sunk nearby. An incredible history. This is a large format book in very good condition. $30.00
[002172] Barnes, D.J. Perspectives on Coral Reefs. Australia: The Australian Institute of Marine Science, 1983. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Jacket lightly worn. Else very good. Clean, tight and bright. $20.00
[010339] Barr, Hugh. MacGibbon's Pictorial Drawing Book for Marine Engineers. Glasgow: James Munroe and Co, 1965. Seventh Edition. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 285 pp of marine engineering drawings. Covers worn. Some damage to back cover, text not affected. Previous owner's name inside. $25.00
[006037] Barry, Paul. The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond. Sydney: Bantam Books, 1990. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of how we made this man a hero and how he fell from grace. 292 pp. Some b/w illus. An expose. Jacket has light wear and a few marks. Binding good, text clean. Near very good. $18.00
[003083] Barry, Paul. The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond. Sydney: Bantam Books, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of how we made this man a hero and how he fell from grace. 292 pp. Some b/w illus. An expose. Jacket is chipped and worn with some small tears on edges. Binding good, text clean. $18.00
[007372] Bartimeus. A Tall Ship on Other Naval Occasions. London: Cassell, 1918. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Poor Covers worn and marked. Binding cracked. Still intact, but only just! $8.80
[007724] Barton, A F. Those Who Serve. London: Trojan, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair the story of life and battle on British subs during the war in Europe. Worn paperback. Book exchange stamps inside. $6.60
[000466] Bassett, Jan. Wrecked. NSW, Australia: Little Ark, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. 96pp of mysteries and disasters at sea. True stories. Numerous maps and illustrations. In very good condition. $7.00
[001180] Bates, Vernon. Tackle Making for Anglers. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1953. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A well illustrated manual for anglers describing rod making, fishing tackle, fly making etc. Line illus. Spine sunned. Binding good and text clean. $12.00
[004504] Bathe, B W. Ship Models. No3 British Small Craft. Great Britain: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1969. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A Science Museum illustrated booklet. Approx 40 pp. Colour illus and info on models of British small craft. Good condition. A few marks $9.50
[004505] Bathe, B W. Ship Models 2 Sailing Ships from 1700 AD. Great Britain: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1969. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A Science Museum illustrated booklet. Approx 40pp. Colour illus and info on models of sailing ships Good condition. A few marks $7.50
[005849] Beach, Edward L. Submarine!. London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Submarine warfare in WW2. Covers worn and marked. Cloth along side of spine splitting. A fair copy. $10.00
[004524] Bechervaise, John. The Far South. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex lib. Jacket protected and is good. Usual library marks. Author was a leader of 3 Antarctic Research Expeditions. 103 pp. Index. B/w illus. $15.00
[008173] Bedfors, Eric . Scum o' the Seas. Sydney: Currawong, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Stiff Card. Good / No Jacket. Stiffcard (very) with cloth reinforcement on spine. Wear at top and bottom of spine. A few marks on covers and edges. Circa 1940s. $12.00
[000900] Beesley, Patrick. Room 40. British Naval Intelligence 1914-18. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1982. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 338 pp. The story of British naval intelligence in the Great War with special reference to the sinking of the Lusitania. Jacket lightly rubbed. A good copy. Pages beginning to brown with age. $12.00
[000671] Beilby, Dick. Perth Diveguide. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1981. First Australian. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 111pp of dive sites around metro Western Australia. Boat dives, shore dives etc. Includes maps, b/w and colour photos. Very light watermark on a few pages. Edges chipped. $7.00
[010265] Beilby, Dick. Perth Diveguide. Carlisle, Western Australia.: Hesperian Press, 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 128pp of dive sites around metro Western Australia. Boat dives, shore dives etc. Includes maps, b/w and colour photos. Light wear. $10.00
[002373] Bell, Robert.W And Lockerbie, D.Bruce. In Peril on the Sea. England: Inter Varsity Press, 1990. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Torpedoes, starvation, sharks ... how nineteen people suvived a naval attack. 288 pp. paperback. Covers worn. Rolled. Some fold marks. Binding good. $15.00
[010116] Benchley, Peter. The Deep. London: Andre Deutsch, 1976. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Near very good copy. Gift inscription inside. $14.00
[005073] Bengtsson, Frans. The Long Ships. London: Fontana, 1956. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A tale of Viking days. PB. Covers worn. Light damage to spine. PON inside. Binding cracked. $10.00
[000849] Bennett, W R. Angels Zero. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Aviation/nautical pulp fiction. "The German battleships had to be stopped." 130pp. Binding coming loose. Light damage to spine. Price marks on cover. $25.00
[002755] Bestic, A.A. Kicking Canvas. London: Evans Brothers, 1959. Cadet Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The author's first voyage as an apprentice on the sailing ship Denbigh Castle in 1908. 192 pp. Some b/w illus. Cadet edition. Jacket rubbed. Binding good. Covers and text clean. A nice copy. $12.00
[008502] Bisset, James. Tramps and Ladies My Early Years in Steamers. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1960. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 315 pp. Some b/w plates. On board steamers on the Atlantic. Maps at ends. Covers worn and lettering on spine faded. A few marks. Binding good. $12.00
[000261] Blackburn, Julia. The White Men. New York, USA: Times Books, 1979. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. The first response of aboriginal peoples to the white man. Foreword by Dr Edmund Carpenter. 192pp with numerous photographs. A unique look at the reaction of aboriginal people on their first encounters with white men in Australasia, North America and Africa.The dust jacket is only slightly rubbed. Very slight bump to corners. $25.00
[006473] Blandford, P W. Knots and Splices. New York: Arco Publishers Ltd, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair 78 pp of knots and splices. Valuable reference with numerous diags. Fair copy. Worn $6.60
[003735] Blewitt, Mary. Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen. New York: John De Graff, 1967. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Help for amatuer yachtsmen find their position out of sight of land without formal study of the science of navigation. 94 pp. Tables and diags. Jacket is lightly worn, chipped and clipped. Binding good. Tex clean. $12.00
[002516] Bligh, William. The Mutiny on Board HMS Bounty. New York: Airmont, 1965. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A complete and unabridged copy of the classic. Paperback. Lightly chipped. No roll. $7.00
[004161] Blond, Georges. The Great Whale Game. London: Viking Press, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Poor Described as a " tremendously exciting story of the world's greatest adventure..." whaling. This is a scarce whaling book. 255 pp. Some b/w illus. Translated from French by James Cleugh. Paperback. The covers are worn and damaged. Damage to spine. A poor copy, but scarce and interesting. The author "...takes us back to the heroic age of "Moby Dick" and aboard the sailing ships and tiny whaling boats from which men fought the leviathan of the sea. Then he describes the huge whaling factory ships of to-day, triumphs of engineering skill and sources of vast profit for their owners, but still prisons of horror for their crews. And strangest of all in this strange , cold , brutal world of the Antarctic are the fierce and terrible battles among the whales themselves." A very interesting whaling book. Email for a scan if required. $50.00
[005919] Bodeker, Philip and Mulgrave, Andy. Sandgroper's Guide to Better Fishing. Western Australia: Hysport Agencies, Eighth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The definitive guide for amatuer fisherman on the Western Australian coast.128 pp of rigs, tips etc. A great book from a respected angling writer. In good condition. $7.00
[001291] Bodeker, Philip and Mulgrave, Andy. Sandgroper's Guide to Better Fishing. Western Australia: Hysport Agencies, Tenth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good The definitive guide for amatuer fisherman on the Western Australian coast.128 pp of rigs, tips etc. A great book from a repsected angling writer. In very good condition. $8.00
[007055] Bradford, Ernle. The Mighty Hood. London: Coronet, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The life and death of the Royal Navy's proudest ship. Worn paperback. A few marks and some foxing. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[000982] Bramham, Ken. Handyman Afloat and Ashore. London: Adlard Coles, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 192 pp. Numerous b/w illus and diags. Jacket price clipped. Previous owner's name inside. A very tidy copy. $10.00
[004595] Brennand, Frank. Sink the Bismark. Australia: Horwitz, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good The story of the sinking of the Bismark. Horwitz/Four Square edition. Covers worn. pages browning A square copy. $15.00
[000714] Brennecke, Jochen. The Hunters and the Hunted. London: Corgi, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 383pp with illus. The story of the U Boat War in WW2. Paperback in worn condition. Illus are loose. Covers worn. A reading copy. $5.00
[004000] Brett , Bernard. History of World Seapower. London: Dean International, 1985. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. From the first sailing ships to the present day. Large book. Numerous illus. 256 pp. Index. $15.00
[003194] Bricker, Charles. A History of Cartography: 2500 Years of Maps and Mapmakers. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Contains fourteen facsimile maps (ten in colour). Four double paged map reproductions in black and white, 336 illustrations, 276pp including index. Publisher's laminate peeling off jacket. Very large format. An invaluable reference to maps and map-making. Email for more information. $300.00
[004786] Brookes, Ewart. Proud Waters. London: Jarrolds, 1954. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 359pp. The story of British minesweepers in WW2. Black cloth. Lettering on spine is faded. Binding starting to loosen, still intact. Text clean. Book slightly out of shape. First page has been torn out. $8.00
[001044] Brookes, Ewart. Proud Waters. London: Jarrolds, 1954. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 359pp. The story of British minesweepers in WW2. Black cloth. Lettering on spine is faded. Binding good, text clean. $12.00
[001251] Brookes, Ewart. Proud Waters. London: Jarrolds, 1954. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 359pp. The story of British minesweepers in WW2. Black cloth. Lettering on spine is faded. Binding starting to loosen, still intact. Text clean. $10.00
[005999] Brookes, Ewart. Proud Waters. London: Jarrolds, 1954. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. 359pp. The story of British minesweepers in WW2. Black cloth. Lettering on spine is faded. Binding good, text clean. Jacket is chipped and worn with substantial losses at top and bottom of spine but is worth preserving and is now protected. $13.00
[000877] Brown, H H. Rule of the Road Manual.. Glasgow: Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good The Rule of the Road at Sea. Illustrated by Coloued Diagrams. 171 pp. Pictorial board covers with red taped spine. Covers rubbed. Binding good and text clean. $12.00
[008171] Brown, Jamieson. Destroyers Will Rendezvous. London: Jarrolds, 1959. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers have light wear and a few marks. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside. $20.00
[008759] Brown, Jamieson. Harpoon. London: Jarrolds, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Reading copy. First page blank page has been removed. Whaling noverl, based on Albany Western Australia. $10.00
[004831] Brown, Peter Lancaster. Coast of Coral and Pearl. London: Robert Hale, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 208 pp history of the WA coast. Numerous illus. Index. In good condition. $20.00
[009467] Brown, Ross. Western Australian Cruising. Fremantle, Western Australia: Fremantle Sailing Club, 1997. First Edition. Large Format. Pictorial Card. Very Good 166 pp. Valuable reference for sailors on the WA coast. Shows access to ports, anchorages etc. Numerous maps and illus. A good copy, and scarce. A worthy inclusion in a touring yachtsman's library. $55.00
[001826] Bryant, Arthur. Samuel Pepys. London: Collins, 1949. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and has a few small tears and some losses at extremities. Covers good. Lettering on spine faded. Binding good. A very nice copy. $10.00
[000592] Bryant, Arthur. Samuel Pepys. The Man in the Making. London: The Reprint Society, 1949. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of the man who developed the rule and order for the British Admiralty.416pp.Covers rubbed, corners bumped. Ex library stamps inside and on cover. Text and binding are good. $10.00
[010314] Bullen, Frank T. Stories of Deep Sea Fish. ill. Thomas Carreras. London: The Boy's Own Paper Office, First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 194 pp , b/w plates. Written for older children , interesting book on deep sea fish with plates. More interesting than it sounds ! Cloth covers worn at extremities. $20.00
[002461] Bulmer, Kenneth. Sea Wolf 2 Shark North. London: Severin House, 1979. First British Hardcover Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex-library. Usual markings. Jacket was protected and is chipped and lightly worn. $12.00
[003796] Bulmer, Kenneth. Sea Wolf 6 Shark Raid. London: Severn House, 1981. First British Hardcover Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex-library. Usual markings. Jacket is protected. $35.00
[004248] Burchell, David. The Bells of Sunda Strait. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Diving on the HMAS Perth. Binding good. Text clean. Jacket has been laminated. 135 pp. Numerous colour and b/w illus. $14.00
[007373] Burgess, F H. A Dictionary of Sailing. London: Penguin, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A dictionary of nautical terms. Light wear. $8.80
[002948] Burgess, J.Tom. Knots and Splices. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Very Good Revised and rewritten by J.Irving. A handbook for seafarers, travellers and all who use cordage. 122 pp. Numerous illus. Very light wear. $10.00
[000691] Burrows, Denys. Clipper Ship. ill. Wade, Graham. Sydney: The Educational Press, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. The main characters of this story came from the ABC children's hour serial Tall Ships. Green covers with gilt lettering on spine. Corners bumped. Tidy copy. $7.00
[001372] Burrows, Denys. Clipper Ship. ill. Wade, Graham. Sydney: Paul Hamlyn, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The main characters of this story came from the ABC children's hour serial Tall Ships. One of the Paul Hamlyn Action Series books. Jacket has minor chipping. Binding good, text clean. $10.00
[004579] Bush, Eric Wheler. Bless Our Ship. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. Ex-lib. Appears to have been rebound. Plastic covered. Tape stains. Some library marks $20.00
[008757] Byron, Kenneth W. Treasure Ships and Tropic Isles. Victoria: Gemcraft, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair Reading/ research copy. Worn and and marked. 117 pp. Shipwrecks and treasue in Tonga. $10.00
[003788] Caldwell , John. Desperate Voyage. London: Victor Gollancz, 1950. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. A voyage across the Pacific. Reading copy only. Covers worn. Pages repaired. Marked. Intact but looks like its been across the Pacific a few times! $8.00
[010328] Caldwell, Norman. Fangs of the Sea. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1939. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good In collaboration with Norman Ellis. 309 pp. Early shark fishing in Australia. Covers worn and marked. Binding starting to slacken. Spine sunned. Interesting title $28.00
[006209] Callison, Brian. Trapp's War. London: Fontana, 1976. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers lightly worn. Minimal roll. Binding good. Slightly out of shape from previous bad storage. $5.50
[002266] Callison, Brian. Trapp's War. London: Fontana, 1986. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers lightly worn. Minimal roll. Binding good. A nice tidy copy. $6.00
[006295] Callison, Brian. A Plague of Sailors. London: Fontana, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers lightly worn. Rolled $5.00
[003246] Callison, Brian. A Thunder of Crude. London: Fontana, 1987. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Paperback. Covers worn. Slight roll. Edeworn. $5.00
[002273] Callison, Brian. A Plague of Sailors. London: Fontana, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers lightly worn. Minimal roll. Binding good. A nice tidy copy. $6.00
[006294] Callison, Brian. The Judas Ship. London: Fontana, 1979. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Paperback. Covers lightly worn and have a few fold marks. Minimal roll. Binding good.Some foxing on first page. $5.50
[002344] Callison, Brian. The Dawn Attack. London: Fontana, 1979. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers lightly worn. Slight roll. Binding good. Book exchange stamp inside. $5.00
[000363] Campbell, Gordon. My Mystery Ships. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1929. 1929 Cheaper Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Story of the Royal Navy decoy ships that were used to destroy U Boats.300pp. Illustrated. Binding becoming loose inside cover. No jacket. Cloth. Marked edges. $20.00
[000364] Campbell, Gordon. My Mystery Ships. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Story of the Royal Navy decoy ships that were used to destroy U Boats.319pp. Illustrated. Binding becoming loose inside cover. First page loose. No jacket. Cloth. Marked edges. Covers marked. $10.00
[010286] Campbell, Reginald. Cruiser in Action. London: Cassell, 1940. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. From the author of Gunroom Mess. Scarce book, and even scarcer with a dust jacket. Jacket has some damp marks. Book not affected. Jacket chipped and worn. Covers clean and bright. Some light foxing along edges and first few pages. Good copy. $125.00
[000496] Carlin, Ben. Half-Safe. London: Andre Deutsch, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. The unusual story of an Atlantic crossing in a jeep! Numerous illustrations and maps. No jacket. Covers chippd and rubbed. Spine faded. previous owner's name inside. 279pp. $12.00
[001294] Carson, Rachel. The Sea Around Us. ill. Howe, Katherine. London: Staples Press Ltd, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 230pp of "strange and exciting story of the sea". No jacket, spine and edges sunned. Text clean. Binding good. $10.00
[000497] Carson, Rachel. The Sea Around Us. ill. Howe, Katherine. London: Staples Press Ltd, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 230pp of "strange and exciting story of the sea". Previous owner's name inside and penned along page edges. A series of related and interesting news articles have been pasted onto last few pages of the book. Jacket is chipped and rubbed with a few small pieces missing on edges.Price clipped. $15.00
[004474] Casebrook, A R. Model Boat Radio Control. Watford: Model Aeronautical Press Ltd, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 108 pp of vintage radio control boat information. Numerous diags, illus, plans etc. Rolled and worn. $10.00
[004809] Casson, Lionel. The Ancient Mariners. London: Victor Gollancz, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. From the dim beginnings of sea-conquest to the great maritime empires of antiquity. 286 pp. Numerous maps and illus. Lightly bumped. Jacket is chipped and worn. Clipped. A few tears. Covers clean. Binding good. $10.00
[001425] Chester, Alan. The Cygnet Adventure. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1984. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Historical fiction based on the journeys of Dampier. Jacket and book very good. $15.00
[001278] Clare, Patricia. The Struggle for the Great Barrier Reef. London: Collins, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and some tears, price clipped. Covers good. Text clean. Binding good. 224 pp. Some colour illus. $11.00
[003104] Cole, Mervyn. The America's Cup Cartoon Collection. Perth, Western Australia: A Kara Inernational Publication, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A great collection of colour and b/w cartoons gloating over Australia's victory in the America's Cup in 1983. Described as an "...important volume of cartoons ... the only complete collection that surrounds the America's Cup 1983 and Australia II's win. A historical reference of the yacht race of the century - which also united a nation... includes 19 full colour cartoons by Paul Rigby." Jacket has light wear. Near very good. Slight mark inside front cover where perhaps a nameplate has been removed. Great nostalgia destined to become a great collector's item! $25.00
[003691] Collenette, Eric J. The Talsiman Deception. London: Inner Circle, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Jacket and book very good. Near fine. Jacket now protected. Wartime naval fiction. $70.00
[007973] Colliver, Joan. Mac. Esperance's Man of the Sea. Esperance, Western Australia: First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Circa 1995. The story of local Esperance fisherman and legend Don Mackenzie. 87 pp. Paperback in good condition. Covers rubbed. $12.00
[001236] Colliver, Joan. Mac. Esperance's Man of the Sea. Esperance, Western Australia: First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Circa 1995. The story of local Esperance fisherman and legend Don Mackenzie. 87 pp. paperback in good condition. Price label on back cover. Circa 1995. $12.00
[000779] Conrad, Joseph. Typhoon and Amy Foster. ill. n/a. London: J.M.Dent and Sons Ltd, 1951. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Good clean copy. 142pp. Silver lettering on cover and spine. A few marks on cover. Previous owner's name and gift inscription in front cover. $8.00
[007850] Conti, Anita. Deep Sea Saga. London: William Kimber and Co, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex Lib. Fair Reading copy of this deep sea fishing classic. 182 pp. B/w illus. Ex lib. Very worn. large piece missing out of first blank page. Reading copy only. $10.00
[002610] Conway, Barbara. The Piracy Business. Great Britain: Hamlyn, 1981. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 160 pp. Index. Fraud on the high seas. Paperback. Light wear to covers. A nice "square" copy. $10.00
[009465] Cooley, Leland Frederick. The Run for Home. London: W H Allen, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Green cloth covers are lightly wrn, gilt lettering on spine is bright. Corners nudged. Good copy. This is a tale of a single voyage of a tramp steamer ... $15.00
[005551] Cooper, Bryan. The Battle of the Torpedo Boats. London: Pan, 1972. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 335 pp. Stories from torpedo boats. Fair copy only. Binding cracked at illus. Index. Ex-book exchange. $5.50
[006198] Cooper, Bryan. The Battle of the Torpedo Boats. London: Pan, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 335 pp. Stories from torpedo boats. Good copy. Slight roll. A few marks. $7.50
[002805] Cortesi, Lawrence. The Battle of the Bismarck Sea. London: New English Library, 1980. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the defeat of the Japanese at the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Paperback. Light wear. Small "remainder" cut along top edge. Remnants of price label on cover. No roll. Remnants of a label on back cover. $9.00
[000002] Cousteau, J.Y. The Silent World. London: The Reprint Society Ltd, 1954. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Previous owner's name inside. Numerous black and white and colour photos. Shelf wear to jacket and minor chipping around edges. $10.00
[007814] Crofts, Freeman Wills. Mystery I the Channel. Sydney: Invincible Press, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair A vinatage nautical/ mystery novel. Card covers. Worn. Some damage to spine. Extensive foxing. Undated. 50s? $10.00
[009273] Cropp, Ben. This Rugged Coast. Australia: Rigby, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn. Binding good. 227 pp. Illus. Maps. Diving adventures around Australia. $15.00
[000103] Cropp, Ben. Australian Skindivers Handbook. Adelaide, Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. 256 pp diving handbook wih numerous photos and illustrations. Some marks but overall very good. $10.00
[010268] Cropp, Ben. Australian Skindivers Handbook. Adelaide, Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good / No Jacket. 256 pp diving handbook wih numerous photos and illustrations. Some marks but overall good. $10.00
[004777] D'Albas, Andrieu. Death of a Navy. Great Britain: Panther, 1959. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The annihilation of the Japanese fleet. This book deals with the great naval battles of the Pacific theatre of World war 2, recalling the early Japanese successes, their stubbornly contested defence, and the final disaster, when the mounting power of the USA proved too much for the Imperial navy. Vintage Panther paperback in near very good condition. Panther price label on front cover. "Square" copy. Light wear. $10.00
[000623] D'Alpuget, Lou. Successful Sailing. ill. Earl, Jack. Australia: Thomas Nelson, 1970. Hard Cover. Good 80 pp.From beginner to expert in 40 lessons. Numerous illustrations and photographs. Some rubbing to pictorial board covers. $15.00
[003594] D'Alpuget, Lou. Yachting in Australia. From Colonial Skiffs to America's Cup Defence. Australia: Collins, 1986. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A comprehensive coverage of Australian yachting. 423 pp. Large format. Maps at ends. Numerous illus. Jacket and book slightly edgeworn. $25.00
[000357] D'Ombrain, Athel. Fish Tales. Adeaide, Australia: Seal Books, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / . 178pp with numerous b/w illustrations. Amazing fishing tales from around Australia. Paperback. A few minor fold marks on cover. $7.00
[009540] Daley, Robert. Treasure The Story of the Most Successful and Most Tragic Treasure Hunt of Modern Times. New York: Random House, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. The story of the search for the Atocha by Mel Fisher. Worn ex lib copy. Free end paper has been removed. Great adventue story, true! $10.00
[000649] Dana, Richard Henry. Two Years Before The Mast. USA: Mimosa Books, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good 252pp. A nautical classic. Paperback. Binding is very tight and apart from minor chipping is in very good condition. Edited, with an introduction by Russel.B.Nye. $8.00
[003902] Daniel , Donald C. Anti-Submarine Warfare and Superpower Strategic Stability. London: MacMillan, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / Fair. A strategic study. Ex library with ususal wear. First page has been removed. 222 pages. Index. $35.00
[001464] Danielsson, Bengt and Danielesson, Marie Therese. Poisoned Reign. Australia: Penguin, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good French nuclear colonialism in the Pacific. Paperback in VG condition. Previous owner's name and penned annotation inside front cover. $10.00
[008749] Davison, Frank Dalby. Caribbean Interlude. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1946. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers clean and bright. Light wear at extremities. Inscription inside (Previous owner had a pastoral Station in the WA outback). In good condition. $25.00
[002847] Day, Wentworth. Coastal Adventure. London: George G. Harrap and Co Ltd, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn, tears and some losses but is worth preserving. Price clipped. Covers have a few light marks. Binding good. Text clean. Edges marked. A nice copy. PON inside. $25.00
[007816] De La Croix, Robert. A History of Piracy. New York: Manor Books, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The world's watery kingdon trembled under their reign! Worn paperback. Pen mark on front cover. $5.50
[005134] Deas, Walter. Seashells of Australia. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, 1976. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good 30 pp of colour illus of Australian seashells. Plus information. Covers lightly worn. $8.50
[009126] Delamr-Morgan, Edward. Power-Boat Cruising. London: Stanley Paul, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 222 pp. Illus. Diags. Comprehensive look at power boats. Of interest to designers, rebuilders etc. Jacket is clipped and worn and has tears and losses. Good copy. $22.00
[000538] Dickson, Rod. They Kept This State Afloat. Carlise, Western Australia: Hesperian Press, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Shipbuilders, Boatbuilders and Shipwrights of Western Australia 1829-1929. Details of over 300 boatbuilders illustrated by 200 photos, letters and documents. Very good condition. No jacket used. Pictorial cover. $55.00
[000495] Diole, Philippe. The Undersea Adventure. London: Readers Union, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Translated by Alan Ross. 183pp with illustrations. Stories of pionerring diving. No jacket. Previous owner's embossed stamp inside cover. Good condition. $12.00
[010312] Divine, A D. Navies in Exile. London: John Murray, 1944. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Clipped jacket has light losses at extremities. Good copy. $20.00
[000648] Doak, Wade. The Cliff Dwellers. Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton, 1979. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 1st edition of the updated 1971 book, Beneath New Zealand Seas.Sub titled "An Undersea Community". 80pp. 50 plates with 55 colour photos B/w illustrations. Jacket has a small tear on top RH corner. Some light rubbing and mionor chipping $12.00
[003650] Dobson, Christopher. The Cruellest Night. London: Arrow, 1980. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair An incredible story of heroism and disaster at sea. Nearly 7000 people perished when the Wilhelm Gustloff sank. Fair copy only. Worn and rolled. Numerous fold marks. 223 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. $10.00
[009731] Dodd, Graeme R. The Skindivers Underwater World. South Australia: Fin-Sport Publications, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair Vintage Australian diving book. 91 pp. Worn covers and some damage to spine. Inc b/w illus. $20.00
[006425] Dodson, Kenneth. Stranger to the Shore. London: Angus and Roberston, 1957. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and lightly worn. A few small tears on corners and edges. Light losses. A tidy copy. From the author of Away All Boats. 255 pp. Email for a scan. $9.90
[000539] Dodson, Kenneth. Away All Boats. London: Angus and Roberston, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. The intimate and heroic life of an attack transport, USS Belinda in the Pacific in WW2. No jacket. Cover is loose of frontis. Previous owner's name inside. A good reading copy. $8.00
[004044] Dodson, Kenneth. Stranger to the Shore. London: Angus and Roberston, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and lightly worn. A few small tears on corners and edges. A very nice copy. From the author of Away All Boats. 255 pp. Email for a scan. $10.00
[000557] Dodson, Kenneth. Away All Boats. London: Angus and Roberston, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. The intimate and heroic life of an attack transport, USS Belinda in the Pacific in WW2. No jacket. Cover is loose of frontis. Spine is coming away from covers. Spine faded $6.00
[002422] Doorly, Gerald.S. In the Wake. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1936. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good / No Jacket. Corners bumped. Binding good. Text clean. 311 pp. Illus. Great nautical yarns. PON inside. $20.00
[007341] Douglas, Norman & Ngaire. Pacific Islands Yearbook. ill. 17th Edition. Fiji: Fiji Times, 1994. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 17th edition. 767 pp. Inc map inserted at rear. Jacket is chipped and worn with a tear on front cover. Light losses. $55.00
[000184] Drake-Brockman. Voyage to Disaster. London: Angus and Roberston, 1982. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Australian classic reprint. 318pp story of the wreck of the Batavia. Book and dustjacket in good condition. $50.00
[008125] Drake-Brockman, Henrietta. The Wicked and the Fair. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1957. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A near very good copy without a dust jacket.Text clean. Maps at ends. Fiction based on fact about the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $30.00
[001790] Drake-Brockman, Henrietta. The Wicked and the Fair. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1957. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Fair. Gift inscription by the author on title page. PON inside. Light spine wear. Binding good. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses at extremities and at top and bottom of spine. Jacket now protected. Text clean. Maps at ends. Fiction based on fact about the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $80.00
[000304] Drewe, Robert. Fortune. Australia: Picador, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. 253pp page fiction with a disturbing closeness to fact. Soft cover, well worn. Ex-book exchange copy. Some stamps and marks inside. $8.00
[006630] Drummond, John . D. H M U-Boat. London: Tattoo, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A German U Boat was captured in WW2and used by the Royal navy. This is the true story. Covers have light wear. 181 pp. $8.80
[003428] Drummond, John . D. H M U-Boat. London: Tattoo, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A German U Boat was captured in WW2and used by the Royal navy. This is the true story. Covers rubbed and chipped. Light roll. Ex-book exchange. Some stamps etc. 181 pp. $8.00
[009528] Duff, Douglas V. Sea Pie. London: John Long, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Buccaneers, saints, heores, men-of-war crews, merchant adventirers, sea-wolves and the ordinary sailor are featured here. 192 pp. Index. Frontis. Some b/w illus. Great sea stories. Jacket is chipped and worn and has a few tears and some light losses. $30.00
[007060] Duncan, F M and L T. Wonders of the Shore. London: Henry Frowde, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair Vintage seashore book. probably 1920. 79 pp. Some colour plates, b/w illus and drawings. Previous owner's name inside. Covers chipped and worn wth some marks. $20.00
[004862] Dutton, Geoffrey. Queen Emma of the South Seas. South Australia: Griffin Press, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn. Covers clean and bright. Remnants of a book plate inside. $15.00
[003451] Duxbury, Ken. Dingy Sailing. London: Sphere, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A very handy guide to dingy sailing. Paperback in good condition. 176 pp inc numerous illus. $8.00
[002398] Earl, G.E And Main, F.L. Munro's Navigation. Glasgow: James Munro and Co, 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Imitation leather covers worn and some marks. Binding cracked inside front cover but still firm. Some damp marks along edges and in back cover but no intrusion into text. Envelope pasted inside front cover contains an aid for the navigator. Pages clean. A valuable navigational text. 420 pp. Numerous diags and tables. $30.00
[003690] Edwards, Bernard. Salvo! Epic Naval Gun Actions. London: Cassell, 1999. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Cassell Military Classics Edition. Covers lightly worn. A few corner fold marks on covers. 192 pp. Index. Some b/w illus $12.00
[006265] Edwards, Hugh. Islands of Angry Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 207pp. Australian divers probes a three hundred year old mystery. This is a paperback edition of the Western Australian classic written by one of the great local adventure/nautical shipwreck writers who is destined to become a very collectible author. Good condition , slight roll. $8.50
[001792] Edwards, Hugh. Gods and Little Fishes. London: Peter Davies, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Stories of diving and shipwrecks along the Western Australian coast by a well known local diver/author. Covers sunned in places. Binding good, text clean. Numerous b/w illus. $25.00
[006029] Edwards, Hugh. Islands of Angry Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 207pp. Australian divers probes a three hundred year old mystery. This is a paperback edition of the Western Australian classic written by one of the great local adventure/nautical shipwreck writers who is destined to become a very collectible author. Near very good condition. $9.00
[000958] Edwards, Hugh. Islands of Angry Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1998. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 207pp. Australia divers probes a three hundred year old mystery. Covers have been protected with contact $7.00
[001203] Edwards, Hugh. Islands of Angry Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. By Co-Discoverer of the Wreck of the Batavia. Very Good 207pp. Australian divers probes a three hundred year old mystery. Very good condition. Signed by Max Cramer, co-discoverer of the 1629 wreck of the Batavia off the Western Australian coast. $9.00
[009160] Edwards, Hugh. The Wreck on the Half Moon Reef. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1970. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Good / Good. The story of the wreck of the Zeewyk from the author of Islands of Angry Ghosts. More nautical mayhem at the Abrolhos Islands. 193pp with index and illus. Signed and inscribed by author inside. Jacket worn and slightly wrinkled. Chipping around edges of jacket. Binding and text good. A few marks. $30.00
[005034] Edwards, Hugh. Port of Pearls. Aust: Rigby Ltd, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The history of Broome and pearling. 196 pp. B/w illus. Near very good condition. A very nice copy of a classic Australian book. $20.00
[003799] Edwards, Hugh. Islands of Angry Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1969. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. . Good 207pp. Australian divers probes a three hundred year old mystery. This is an early paperback edition of the Western Australian classic written by one of the great local adventure/nautical shipwreck writers who is destined to become a very collectible author. Covers chipped and worn. What a ripper yarn! $9.00
[000876] Edwards, Hugh. The Wreck on the Half Moon Reef. London: Angus and Roberston, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A West Australian Classic Edition. Previouse owner's name and gift inscription inside. Softcover. Corners bumped. Covers rubbed. Binding tight. Text clean. 188pp with index. $7.50
[005346] Estensen, Miriam. Discovery. The Quest for the Great South Land. New York: St Martins Press, 1999. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The compelling and interesting story of the discovery of Australia by ancient mariners. 286 pp. Some maps and illus. Binding slightly cracked at frontis. Good copy. $12.00
[003987] Evans , David C. The Japanese Navy in World War II. USA: United States Naval Institute, 1986. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Japanese Naval officers discuss their navy in action WW2. Illustrated. Index. 568 pp. A valuable and authoitative text for naval historians. This copy is near very good. Slight jacket wear. Small tear on rear jacket. Book is very clean. Came from a nautical collection. $50.00
[002308] Evans, E.R.G.R. South with Scott. London: Collins Clear Type Press, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn. Gilt lettering on spine bright. Light wear to top and bottom of spine. Binding cracked but still intact and strong. Text clean. Maps at ends. 317 pp. Gift label inside front cover. One of the library of classic series. $20.00
[002764] Everitt, Don. The K Boats. London: New English Library, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly worn and marked. Edges chipped. Very slight roll. pages browning. A nice "square" copy. The amazing story of Britain's steam submarines. 142 pp. Inc some diags, maps. $12.00
[002254] Fane, F.D. The Naked Warriors. London: Allan Wingate, 1957. First Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. Ex-libray with usual wear and markings. No jacket. 22 pp with numerous b/w illus. $20.00
[001787] Feldt, Eric. The Coast Watchers. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of Australia's invisible army in the Pacific War. 292pp. Paperback. Covers rubbed. Text and binding good. $10.00
[005717] Feldt, Eric. The Coast Watchers. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The story of Australia's invisible army in the Pacific War. 292pp. Paperback. Covers damaged. A reading copy only. $5.00
[010260] Fell, W R. The Sea Our Shield. London: Corgi, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The story of the human torpedo and the midget submarine in World War 2. 254 pp. Index. Worn paperback. Previous owner's name inside. $8.80
[002248] Ferdon, Edwin. One Man's Log. London: Allen and Unwin, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. The personal account of a member of Thor Heyerdahl's expedition to Easter Island. Ex-library. Usual markings. Jacket clipped and covered. "Boan's Book Club" paste in inside. 198 pp. Some b/w illus. $18.00
[003216] Fiene-Severns, Pauline. Tropical Seashells. Indonesia: Periplus, 1998. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good A Periplus Nature Guide. Tropical seashells. 64 pp. Index. Numerous colour illus. Very good condition. $8.00
[002570] Finlay, M.H. By Launch to the Indonesian Islands. London: Pickering and Inglis Ltd, 1954. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 139 pp. No jacket. Binding good. Covers lightly worn. Some b/w illus. PON inside. Interesting story of a missionary travelling by launch through the Indonesian islands. $12.00
[000301] Fisher, James. The Wonderful World of the Sea. London: Macdonald and Co, 1970. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. 96 pp with numerous illustrations. Ex library, hardcover with protective plastic cover. Numerous library stamps inside. In good condition. $8.00
[000288] Fitzpatrick, Wendy and Mike. Dinghy Racing. Australia: Rigby, 1978. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Cover. Good / No Jacket. Large format. 159pp. Numerous photos and diags. No jacket. Good condition $8.00
[009257] Flanagan, G T H. Marine Boilers. Great Britain: Heinemann, 1990. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex Lib. Fair 120 pp. Numerous illus and diags. Marine boilers reference book. Ex lib. Reading/research copy only. Usual wear. $22.50
[010115] Foreman, Russell. Long Pig. London: Heinemann, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / Fair. Fiction based on fact. The wreck of the survivors of the Argo on Fiji in 1800. Cannabilism, head hunters, survivors etc. Ex-library. All the usual marks and wear. Jacket has been laminated. $10.00
[005776] Forester, C S. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower. London: Michael Joseph, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Tidy copy of this Hornblower classic. Jakcet is clipped and lightly chipped with a few short tears. Near very good, $12.00
[008420] Forester, C S. Hornblower and the Atropos. London: Readers Book Club, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers are worn and marked. No jacket. Previous owner's name inside. Book club edition. $10.00
[009035] Forester, C S. The Ship A Close Up of a Modern Naval Action. London: Penguin, 1950. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Worn copy. Some damage to spine. $5.50
[000859] Forester, C.S. Hornblower Goes to Sea. ill. Whittam, Geoffrey. England: Puffin, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good One of the Hornblower classics. Tidy softcover edition.188pp. $5.00
[002568] Forester, C.S. Hunting the Bismark. London: Michael Joseph, 1959. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. No jacket. Covers worn, spine sunned. Light fraying at top and bottom of spine. Binding good. Pages browning with age. A first edition. $25.00
[003838] Forester, C.S. Brown on Resolution. London: Mayflower, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Worn with some cover creases. Rolled. PON inside. $12.00
[002926] Forester, C.S. Hornblower Goes to Sea. ill. Whittam, Geoffrey. England: Puffin, 1985. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good One of the Hornblower classics. Tidy softcover edition.188pp. $5.00
[000858] Forester, C.S. The Age of Fighting Sail. London: The New English Library, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 223pp. A few maps and illus. The story of the battles between the US Navy and the British fleet in 1812. Softcover. Binding good. A few fold marks on covers. $5.00
[000764] Forester, C.S. Captain Hornblower R.N.. London: Book Club Associates, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good / Good. 572pp. Comprises of three stories, 'Hornblower and the Atropos', 'The Happy Return' and 'A Ship of the Line'. A good clean copy. First page price clipped. $10.00
[005008] Forester, C.S. Lieutenant Hornblower. London: Michael Joseph, 1952. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn. Now protected. Binding good. Gift inscription inside. $18.00
[002066] Fox, Uffa. According to Uffa. London: Newnes, 1965. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 174pp. Numerous b/w plates and illus. How to handle sail boats. Jacket is clipped and chipped with some losses at extremities. Binding good. $25.00
[009783] Frame, Tom. Garden Island. Australia: Kangaroo Press, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good The story of the Garden Island naval base in NSW. 240 pp. Index. illus. Very good copy. $20.00
[004004] Freeleagus , L G. Aarooogah!!. ill. Freeleagus , L G. Queensland ,Australia: Freeleagus , L G, 1988. First Edition. Large Format. Signed by Author. Very Good A limited edition collection of submarine cartoons produced for the Australian Submarine Squadron Reunion, 23 September 1988. Autographed by Freeleagus. Large format. Number 344. Imitation leather with gilt lettering. Light bump at top corner. $100.00
[003066] Frey, Hank. Camera Below. New York: Association Press, 1973. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good Described as the complete guide to the art and science of underwater photography. Sometimes old advice is good advice! An interesting manual containing numerous illus and diags. Covers are lightly worn. 225 pp. Numerous b/w illus and diags. PON inside. $20.00
[004208] Fry, Peter. Bluewater Australians. Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1987. Large Format. Pictorial Card. Good The Australian experience in ocean sailing. 126 pp. Numerous b/w illus. Card covers have been laminated. Clean , tidy copy. $10.00
[010261] Fullerton, Alexander. The Thunder and the Flame. London: Peter Davies, 1973. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. Ex lib. Plastic covered. Usual marks etc. But not heavily worn. $15.00
[005762] Fullerton, Alexander. All the Drowning Seas. London: Pan, . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The sixth in the Everard Chronicle. Paperback. Edgeworn. $6.00
[000237] Gann, Ernest K.. Twilight for the Gods. London: Readers Book Club, 1959. Readers Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. "A marvellously human tale about a decaying sailing ship, her master , crew and passengers." 272pp. Dust jacket rubbed, chipped and minor tears. Cover good though spine title ink is lifting. $10.00
[000967] Gann, Ernest K.. Twilight for the Gods. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A marvellously human tale about a decaying sailing ship, her master , crew and passengers." 255pp. Dust jacket rubbed. Very minor chips and tears. A nice copy. $8.00
[007439] Gann, Ernest. K.. The Trouble With Lazy Ethel. London: Readers Book Club, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 281pp. Covers worn. A few marks. Bumped. $5.50
[004729] Gardner, A C . Navigation. Great Britain: The English Universities Press , 1964. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. One of the Teach Yourself Books. Jacket is worn with some losses and tears. Binding good. PON inside. $10.00
[000158] Garrett, Charles. Treasue Recovery From Sand and Sea. Dallas, Texas: Ram Publishing Co, 1990. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / . 466pp. How to find and recover treasure from the sea and surf. Softcover.Very good condition. Only slight marks to edges. $20.00
[000021] Gavin, Catherine.. The Devil in the Harbour. Sydney, Australia.: Readers Book Club, 1969. Readers Book Club Edition No 179. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Very Good. The Devil in the Harbour is based on the actual events of the battle of Jutand in 1916. This copy is in good condition with only a few small chips out of the dust jacket and a small tear on the spine. The previous owner's name is inside. $10.00
[005412] Gavshon, Arthur. The Sinking of the Belgrano. London: New English Library, 1984. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The act of war that finally killed off all hopes of peace. 238 pp. Illus. Index. Worn and rolled with some marks. $6.00
[001367] Gawain, Elizabeth. The Dolphin's Gift. Sydney: Boobook Publication, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A unique Australian dolphin story. Covers rubbed. Light damage to top of spine. Binding good. Illus. $10.00
[002454] Geer, Andrew. Sea Chase. London: Collins, 1950. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn, spine faded. Bumped. Binding good. text clean. Insc inside. $10.00
[004887] Gibson, Owen. Full Ahead. Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Scarce Australian naval pulp fiction. Covers worn. Some insect damage. $10.00
[003784] Gibson, Owen. The Lonely War. Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Binding good. Covers worn and the colour on the spine has lifted. Cover features a Japanese soldier abpout to bayonet a prone figure with a "woman in danger" looking on. Scarce Australian military pulp fiction. $20.00
[004888] Gibson, Owen. Battleground - the Deeps. Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Scarce Australian naval pulp fiction. Covers worn. A few fold marks. Slight roll. Good. $10.00
[002845] Gibson, Owen. Full Ahead. Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Binding good, text clean. Covers worn and there is some damage where a label has been removed. Rolled. Book exchange stamps inside. Scarce Australian naval pulp fiction. $15.00
[003773] Gibson, Owen. Traitor Aboard. Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Binding good, text clean. Covers worn. Rolled.PON inside. Scarce Australian naval pulp fiction. $20.00
[002996] Gibson, Owen. Captives of Kumakai. Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Binding good. Covers worn and there are some tears on the bottom of the first few pages. Scarce Australian naval pulp fiction. $15.00
[000398] Gibson, Walter. The Boat. London: Star Books, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / . The story of the survivors of the Dutch ship "Rosenboom" which was torpedoed on the way to Ceylon. Out of 135 survivors in one lifeboat only 4 survived. paperback, Covers rubbed and chipped. pages browning with age. A few marks. Faded book exchange stamp inside.A scarce copy. $6.00
[010170] Gillett, Keith. The Great Barrier Reef and Adjacent Isles. Australia: The Coral Press, 1959. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Good. 195 pp. Numerous illus, colour and b/w. maps etc. Some tape stains inside covers. Inscribed by the author. Jacket is chipped and wrn with short tears and a few light losses. $20.00
[008419] Godard, Philippe. Reflections of New Caledonia. Noumea: Noovelles Editions Francaises D'Oceanie, 1979. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Large format, oblong. 376 pp. Numerous illus, b/w and clour and drawings. Comprehensive photographic look at New Caledonia. Velour covered covers. Jacket has light wear. In presentation slip case. Both slip case and front edge have been bumped. Amazing! $32.00
[001159] Gordon, Captain Oliver. Fight it Out. London: Kimber, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The epic story of HMS Exeter's struggle against overwhelming odds, told by her Captain. A scarce title. Paperback, pages browning with age. Closed tear on cover. Front cover starting to come loose from tight binding. Covers worn. Edges chipped. $25.00
[001172] Gordon, Richard. Doctor at Sea. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A rough copy of this classic, but it bears the collectble HP hallmark. Binding poor. Covers grubby and worn. Damage to top and bottom of spine. $6.00
[000697] Gordon, Richard. Doctor at Sea. London: Michael Joeph, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 219pp. Price clipped jacket, rubbed, minor chipping and a few marks. Covers good. Previous owner's name inside. $8.00
[001609] Grant, Bruce. The Boat People. London, Great Britain: Penguin, 1979. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers worn and marked. Light roll. Previous owner's name inside. 225 pp. An "Age" investigation. $8.00
[008222] Grattan, F J H. An Introduction to Samoan Custom. Western Samoa: Apia, 1948. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. In May 1942, shortly after arrival of American forces in the Territiry, the Department of Samoan Affairs was asked to prepare notes on the elementary Samoan custom for the information of United Sates personnel ... This is not a modern reprint, this is a very scarce second impression of the original edition. 189 pp. Written by the secretary of Samoan Affairs in Western Samoa. Covers have light wear. Corners bumped. Binding good.. Previous owner's name inside and gift inscription. Maps at ends. A good copy. Email for additional details. A valauable reference. $650.00
[009268] Gray, Dulcie. Centralized and Automatic Control in Ships. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1966. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. / Good. 244 pp. Numerous illus and diags. Worn and marked copy. $16.00
[004499] Gray, Edwyn A. The Killing Time. The German U-Boats 1914-1918. London: Pan, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Fair Illustrated history of WW1 U-Boats. 244 pp. Index. Sme b/w illus. Ex-book exchange. Stamp on cover. Worn. A reading/research copy. $6.00
[002972] Gray, William.B. Creatures of the Sea. London: Frederick Muller, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Written by captain William Gray, Diector of Collections and Exhibitions at Miami Seaquarium. Full of interesting information about the capture and transport of sea creatures for aquariums. Interesting photos of unusual sea creatures. A very "different" nautical book. Jacket is chipped , clipped and worn with some tears and small losses. Binding good. Text clean. 187 pp. Some b/w plates. $18.00
[002567] Green, John. The First Enemy. London: Arthur Barker, 1958. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A Dragon Book edition (No 21). Covers lightly worn and edges chipped. Light damage to spine. Pre decimel penned price on cover. Bumped. Binding good. $10.00
[001863] Grey, J R. World's End. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Blue coth covers lightly worn. Binding good. Text browning with age. Some b/w illus of life in the South Seas in the 1940s. $15.00
[002492] Grey, Zane. Shark. The Killer of the Deep.. New York: Belmont Tower Books, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 221pp paperback. Some chips and marks on cover. Fold mark on cover and remnants of old price label. Cover binding cracked and the cover is almost separate from the book. Small piece at top of back cover missing. Illustrated. Zane Grey's tales of man eating sharks. Book exchange stamps inside. $8.00
[001366] Grierson, John. Sir Hubert Wilkins. Enigma of Exploration. London: Robert Hale, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An amazing story of an unsung adventurer. Illustrated with maps. 224 pp. Jacket chipped and a few small pieces missing. Now protected. Covers, text and binding all good. A very nice copy. $35.00
[001128] Grimble, Arthur. A Pattern of Islands. London: John Murray, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Book and covers in good condition. Some tape marks inside. Jacket is chipped and rubbed with numerous tears and some small pieces missing. Previous owner's name inside. $14.00
[004550] Groser, John. Atlantic Venture. London: Ward Lock, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The Observer Singlehanded Transtlantic Race. 160 pp. Illus, maps, index. Jacket lightly worn. One small 2 cm tear along spine edge. Binding good . Text clean. Ocean yacht racing. $18.00
[004916] Gunn, John. Barrier Reef By Trimaran. Sydney: Collins, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Gunn builds a 35 foot trimaran and sails the Great barrier Reef. 192 pp. Some b/w illus.Binding gopod. Jacket is worn and has a few small tears. Clean copy. $12.00
[009032] Haas, Hans. We Come from the Sea. London: Jarrolds, 1958. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. Writings of pioneer of underwater photography and marine biology. Award plate pasted inside. Tape stains. Some damp marks. $10.00
[006160] Hampshire, A Cecil. Undercover Sailors. London: William Kimber and Co, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 208 pp. Index illus. Special marine operations units of WW2. Jacket is chipped and worn with a few short tears. Clipped. Binding good. Text clean. $35.00
[004272] Hann, Donald. PT Mission. London: Horwitz Publications, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The Kelly Gang PT boat was to be a lone killer, striking by surprise at the most valued Japanese targets. Covers worn and marked. Rolled. Browning. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. Horwitz No 26 $25.00
[009482] Hann, Donald. Dangerous Mission. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The Japanese fleet lay waiting, destined for the initial invasion of Australia. Naval pulp fiction. Covers rubbed and chipped. Slight roll. Fold marks on covers. Binding good. $18.00
[004745] Hann, Donald. We'll All be Killed. London: Horwitz Publications, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The Kelly gang was to ride the sea again!. Covers lightly worn and marked. Rolled. Browning. Spine slightly damaged. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. Horwitz PB 127. Some foxing inside covers. First page has corner cut off. $22.00
[004273] Hann, Donald. PT Mission. London: Horwitz Publications, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The Kelly Gang PT boat was to be a lone killer, striking by surprise at the most valued Japanese targets. Covers lightly worn and marked. Rolled. Browning. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. Horwitz No 26. A nice copy. $32.00
[004746] Hann, Donald. Battleship Decoy. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good PTK was trapped into attacking the Jap battleship. Covers lightly rubbed and a few fold marks. Pen marks on cover and inside on first page. Ex book exchange. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. $20.00
[001150] Hann, Donald. PTK. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good How could the Kelly Gang succeed in their mission ... a lone PT boat against the enemy's most powerful ships. Old penned price on cover. Ex book exchange (stamp inside). Covers lightly rubbed and a few fold marks. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. $25.00
[001151] Hann, Donald. PTK. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair How could the Kelly Gang succeed in their mission ... a lone PT boat against the enemy's most powerful ships. Old penned price on cover. Ex bookexchange (sticker on back cover). Covers rubbed and a few fold marks. Corners bumped. Some damage to spine. Edges grubby. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. $25.00
[004274] Hann, Donald. We'll All be Killed. London: Horwitz Publications, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The kelly gang was to ride the sea again!. Covers lightly worn and marked. Rolled. Browning. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. Horwitz PB 127. Some foxing inside covers. Old penned price inside. $32.00
[004744] Hann, Donald. We'll All be Killed. London: Horwitz Publications, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The Kelly gang was to ride the sea again!. Covers lightly worn and marked. Rolled. Browning. Spine damaged. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. Horwitz PB 127. Some foxing inside covers. Old penned price inside. $22.00
[007917] Hann, Donald. The Deserters. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1964. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A very scarce copy of the expose novel of life in wartime Sydney. "A startling and authentic storu of wartime Sydney when the American "invasion" turned Kings Cross into a passion pit of vice and Blackmarketeering. Worn paperback. Book exchange remainder pen mark on front cover. Rolled and worn. Pages browning with age. $40.00
[004280] Hann, Donald. Battleship Decoy. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good PTK was trapped into attacking the Jap battleship. Covers lightly rubbed and a few fold marks. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. Nice copy. $25.00
[008873] Hann, Donald. Battleship Decoy. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good PTK was trapped into attacking the Jap battleship. Covers lightly rubbed and a few fold marks. Slight roll. Previous owner's name inside. Good copy. $22.00
[002023] Hann, Donald. Dangerous Mission. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The Japanese fleet lay waiting, destined for the initial invasion of Australia. Naval pulp fiction. Covers rubbed and chipped. Fold marks on covers. Binding good. $18.00
[006123] Hann, Donald. Battleship Decoy. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good PTK was trapped into attacking the Jap battleship. Covers lightly rubbed and a few fold marks. Slight roll. $22.00
[000609] Hansen, P.G & Aaree, Bent. First Steps in Small Boat Sailing. London: Adlard Coles, 1975. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. An Optimist Book. Essential guide for new sailors. Translated from Danish by Lillian Fuller. Numerous illus and diags.73pp. Jacket and book are good. $8.00
[002283] Hanson, Neil. The Custom of the Sea. London: Corgi, 2000. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. 478 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. In good condition. $12.00
[005135] Harand, Joseph. The Coastal Cruising Handbook. London: Hollis and Carter, 1980. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good Approx 150 pp of valauble diags and info re sailing and cruising. navigation, anchoring, return to harbour, moorings, knots etc. In good condition. $20.00
[001919] Harling, Robert. The Enormous Shadow. London: Great Pan, 1958. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Slight roll. Small penned price on cover. Chipped. Edges browning. $8.00
[002513] Harris, John. The Sea Shall Not Have Them. London: The Companion Book Club, 1956. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. "... the epic story of the Air-sea rescue Service as it operated in WW2." 288pp. Hardcover. Numerous photos. No jacket. Some spotting along edges. Spine slightly sunned. $7.00
[000048] Harris, John. Getaway. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1956. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 229pp. South Pacific fiction from the author of "The Sea Shall Not Have Them." Some chips on the dust jacket. Tear on front right hand corner of dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside. Red cloth with gilt titles. $16.00
[007448] Harris, John. The Sea Shall Not Have Them. London: Readers Book Club, 1956. Readers Book Club Edition 198. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. "... the epic story of the Air-sea rescue Service as it operated in WW2." 289pp. Hardcover. Numerous photos. Dust jacket has numerous tears and some small pieces missing. Covers are clean and bright. $10.00
[001946] Harris, John. The Sea Shall Not Have Them. London: The Sheridan Book Company, 1994. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good In very good condition. Appears to be unread. $6.50
[000068] Harris, John. The Sea Shall Not Have Them. London: Readers Book Club, 1956. Readers Book Club Edition 198. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Poor. "... the epic story of the Air-sea rescue Service as it operated in WW2." 289pp. Hardcover. Numerous photos. Dust jacket has numerous tears and some small pieces missing. Slight damage to title on book spine. $10.00
[010263] Harris, John. The Sea Shall Not Have Them. Australia: Horwitz, 1961. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. "... the epic story of the Air-sea rescue Service as it operated in WW2." 289pp. Scarce Horwitz edition. Worn copy, marked, wrinkled spine. $18.00
[001362] Harris, John. The Sea Shall Not Have Them. London: Readers Book Club, 1956. Readers Book Club Edition 198. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. "... the epic story of the Air-sea rescue Service as it operated in WW2." 289pp. Hardcover. Numerous photos. Spine sunned. Binding tight. Text clean. $7.50
[005670] Harris, L M. An Introduction to Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations. Tulsa: Petroleum Publishing Co, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Good. A text book for floating drilling operations. 272 pp. Illus. Jacket slightly wrinkled and book not quite square from bad storage. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[001377] Hartog, Jan De. The Captain. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1967. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. It appears the first page has been removed. Page price clipped. Jacket worn and chipped with small pieces missing. Binding good. text clean. $10.00
[001482] Hartog, Jan De. Captain Jan. Melbourne: Herald Sun Readers Book Club, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and a few small tears. Binding good. Text clean. Spine sunned. $9.00
[004586] Harvey, Jack. Beyond the River's Mouth. London: Cassell, 1956. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses. Covers good with bright lettering on spine. Binding is good. Some foxing, especially along edges. $9.00
[001252] Harvey, Jack. Salt in Our Wounds. London: Cassell and Co, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. No jacket Gift insc inside. Some spotting.first few pages. Edges spotted. A few marks on covers. Lettering on spine faded. Bumped. $12.00
[002101] Harvey, Jack. Beyond the River's Mouth. London: Cassell, 1956. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses. Covers good with bright lettering on spine. Binding is cracked inside front cover but still firm. Some foxing, especially along edges. PON inside. $10.00
[005897] Hass, Hans. Men and Sharks. London: Jarrolds, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Spine and back cover has a few dents and scratches. 232 pp. Numerous b/w illus. A very early story of man's diving experiences, especially with sharks. $12.00
[002185] Hass, Hans. Conquest of the Underwater World. Australia: Landsdowne, 1975. First Australian. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and a few small tears around edges. Covers clean. Binding good. Text clean. 102 illus. 407 pp. A history of underwater exploration. $30.00
[005620] Hays, David. My Old Man and the Sea. Australia: Anchor Books, 1996. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good A father and son sail around Cape Horn. Destined to be a nautical classic. 223 pp. In very good condition. $8.00
[010107] Hayter, Adrian. Sheila in the Wind. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. A story of a lone voyage. Maps at ends. illus. Taped repair at frontis. $10.00
[006588] Headland, A R. Adventures Afloat. ill. Wal Paget. London: The London Missionary Society, 1929. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 155 pp of stories of nautical missionaries. This is an interesting copy as it has a presentation plate inside ... Presented to ( owner's name ) by the London Missionary Society for collecting the sum of 9/7 for the New Year Offering for Ships, signed by D C Campbell the Hon General Secretary of the WA Auxilary of the London Missionary Society. (Stamp) and includes a list of the Society's fleet . E.g John Williams, Steamer, headquarters Sydney, Tar, Motor Launch in North India, Ainaui, Motor Launch on the shore of Papua. etc. Worn copy with some b/w illus. Frontis has a tear, top edge of spine faded. An interesting piece of nautical and missionary history. The book is for older children. $26.00
[001720] Helm, Thomas. Shark! Killer of the Sea. London: Robert Hale, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 190 pp. Some b/w plates and illus. No jacket. A few tape marks inside. Bumped. Binding good, text clean. $15.00
[006372] Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and The Sea. London: Johnathon Cape, 1969. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Blue cover with jacket. 127pp. Jacket was covered with plastic and now removed. Some residual tape and tape marks nside. External jacket is clean and bright. A nice copy. $8.80
[002281] Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and The Sea. London: Johnathon Cape, 1969. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. Blue cover with jacket. 127pp. Ex school library stamp inside. Corners bumped. Jacket is chipped and has a few closed tears. Some tape marks inside. $7.00
[009547] Henderson, James. A. Marooned. Perth, Western Australia: St George Books, 1985. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the wreck of the Vergulde Draeck and the abandonment and escape from the Southland of Abraham Leeman in 1658. Paperback. Pictorial covers.218pp. Maps and illus. Previous owner's name inside. Slight roll. Book shop label on free end paper. $20.00
[008458] Henderson, James. A. Marooned. Perth, Western Australia: St George Books, 1985. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the wreck of the Vergulde Draeck and the abandonment and escape from the Southland of Abraham Leeman in 1658. Paperback. Pictorial covers.218pp. Maps and illus. Previous owner's name and inscription inside. $22.00
[000521] Henderson, James. A. Phantoms of the Tryall. Perth, Western Australia: St George Books, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. New / . The dramatic story of the discovery of Australia's earliest shipwreck, the author's view of the activities of Alan Robinson who became known as "the gelignite buccaneer" and the evolution of legislation created to protect historic shipwrecks in Australia. 192pp including maps and illustrations. $20.00
[009172] Herbert, Tom. Self Steering. England: Amatuer Yacht Research Society, 1974. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. Designs for self steering apparatus for yachts. Numerous diags. Ex lib. 167 pp. $22.00
[010208] Herne, Eric. The Haunted Islands. London: Robert Hale, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. Ex lib copy. Large part of title page removed. Reading/research copy only. $12.00
[004432] Heyerdahl, Thor. Fatu-Hiva Back to Nature. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has been laminated over. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. $18.00
[000226] Heyerdahl, Thor. The Kon-Tiki Expedition. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1954. 21st Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 235pp sea classic. 18 pages of illustrations. Hardcover, no jacket, edges soiled, slight skew, previous owner's name inside. Some marks. $10.00
[000608] Heyerdahl, Thor. The Ra Expeditions. London: Book Club Associates, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 383pp story of the Ra expedition.Colour and b/w illustrations. Jacket in good condition, some chipping around edges. $12.00
[000471] Heyerdahl, Thor. The Ra Expeditions. London: Allen and Unwin, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / Good. 334pp story of the Ra expedition. Jacket in good condition. Main body of text is coming loose from covers. Clean text but the condition makes it a good reading copy only. $10.00
[000738] Heyerdahl, Thor. The Kon-Tiki Expedition. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1951. 16th Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 235pp sea classic. 18 pages of illustrations. Hardcover. Wrapper is price clipped, chipped and small pieces missing. Edges lightly spotted. $10.00
[001982] Higgins, Jack. Storm Warning. London: Collins, 1976. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Jacket and book very good. Clean and bright. $15.00
[004507] Hilder, Brett. Navigator in the South Seas. Australia: Seal Books, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A ship's captain and navigator in the South Seas. Numerous illus. Seal edition. In good condition. $10.00
[002759] Hilder, Brett. Whaling at Norfolk Island (Article in Walkabout Magazine). Australia: Australian National Travel Association, 1958. First Edition. Large Format. Saddlestitched. Good 4 pp article in Walkabout magazine 1 Sep 1956. Inc 4 b/w photographs whaling activities. Magazine in good condition. Inc other great Australiana stories. $15.00
[006005] Hill, J R. Maritime Strategy for Medium Powers. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Naval strategy text written by Rear Admiral J.R Hill, 247 pp. Index. Bookplate inside. (Ex naval Commander) One grubby mark on edge of last few pages. Else good. $30.00
[005430] Hill, Proter. The War Chest. London: Souvenir Press, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is near very good. Pages starting to brown with age. Nautical fiction. $12.00
[004325] Hinton, Alan. Guide to Shells of Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby: Robert Brown and Associates, First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Contains 68 colour plates illustrating over 1450 individual shells representing 950 distinct species. Colour photographs by the author. 68 pp plus index. Jacket is lightly chipped and worn. Covers clean. A few light marks inside. By the author of Guide to Australian Shells. $28.00
[005358] Hoare, John. Tumult in the Clouds. London: Michael Joseph, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / Good. A story of the Fleet Air Arm. 208 pp. Index. Ex-lib with usual wear. $15.00
[006624] Hoehling, A A and M. The Last Voyage of the Lusitania. London: Pan, 1959. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Illus edition. 188 pp. Pages browning with age. Square copy. $7.70
[002075] Hohnson, Les. She Was the "Amity" Brig. Albany, Western Australia: Town of Albany, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good 33pp with 18 b/w illus and 1 b/w photo. On Christmas Day 1826 the Amity brought the first settlers to King George Sound in WA. Pictorial card covers lightly rubbed. Stapled. Gift insc inside. $10.00
[000840] Holt, Leyden. Murder at Sea. London: Curtis Books, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Nautical pulp fiction from 1954. "Why did the Navy despatch MTB 147?" 159 pp. Avery interesting story. The book is saddlestitched and the cover is coming loose. $5.00
[002119] Hopkins, Paul. Australian Seacraft Guide to Faster Sailing. Australia: Australian Seacraft, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Good A complete manual on racing, tuning, handling, tactics and techniques from the writers of Australian Seacraft. 192 pp. Numerous illus and diags. A very handy manual on saling. Pages browning and a few marks. $10.00
[009530] Horn, Alfred Aloysius. The Life and Works of Alfred Aloysius Horn an Old Visiter. London: Jonathon Cape, 1928. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Imitation marbled covers are worn with some damage at top and bottom of spine. Previous owner's name (1928) inside. Worn copy. No 1. The Ivory Coast in the earlies. Frontis. 320 pp. Of African interest. $40.00
[004250] Hornell, James. Water Transport: Origins and Early Evolutions. Great Britain: David and Charles, 1970. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. / Good. A new impression of the 1946 edtion. Follows the development of water craft from the earliest times down to the days of the sailing ship. A recognised authoritative text.Inc 87 photographs and 69 figures in text. 304 pages plus plates. Index. Near very good condition. $65.00
[006526] Horsley, David. The Ocean Their Grave. London: Digit, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 158 pp. Scarce title. Corvettes on convoy escort. Worn, rolled. Some damage to spine. Email for a scan. Undated. Circa late 50s. White ink mark inside. Flying Angel Club stamp inside. $20.00
[004653] Housby, Trebor. Boat Fishing. London: Pan, 1974. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 223 pp. Interesting boat fishing book. Worn paperback. Interesting. $10.00
[008874] Howard, Edward. Rattlin the Reefer. Australia: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1947. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Card. Good Orange cardboard covers. Binding good. A few marks. $10.00
[007903] Howard-Williams, Jeremy. Racing Dingy Sails. Great Britain: Adlard Coles, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 131 pp. Illus, diags, tables. Complete guide to the design and manufacture of dingy sails. Jacket is chipped, clipped and worn. Binding good. Text clean. Previous owner's name inside. $14.00
[000741] Howarth, Patrick. How Men are Rescued From The Sea. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1961. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Fair. 131pp. Dramatic accounts of sea rescues in Great Britain, the techniques used and the development of the rescue services. A very interesting book with 8 b/w illus. Ex-library and hence numerous marks where sleeves etc have been removed and some stamp marks. The copy is a bit grubby and the spine binding has been repaired inside back and front cover. A scarce title. $8.00
[000129] Howell, William. White Cliffs to Coral Reef. London, Great Britain: Readers Book Club, 1958. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 224 pages of classic sea adventure. Dust jacket has some chipping. Back of dust jacket rubbed. $15.00
[003000] Howell, William. White Cliffs to Coral Reef. London, Great Britain: Readers Book Club, 1958. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 224 pages of classic sea adventure. Dust jacket is lightlry worn. A very nice copy. Some maps and b/w illus. Across the Atlantic and Pacific in a 24 ft gaff cutter. $16.00
[004050] Hoyt, Edwin. P. Submarines at War. New York: Jove Books, 1992. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The silent battles beneath the waves. Commemorating 50 years since the outbreak of WW2. 316 pp. Some b/w illus. Paperback. Light wear. $6.00
[002885] Hoyt, Edwin.P. The Elusive Seagull. Great Britain: Tandem, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the German minelayer Moewe in WW1. Paperback. Covers chipped and worn. Remainder cut along bottom edge. Tape or label mark on cover. Binding good. $14.00
[009156] Hoyts, Sherman. Yankee Yachtsman. Southampton: Robert Ross & Co, 1950. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 198 pp. B/w illus. Jacket is chipped and wrn. Soem tape stains inside. Gift insc. Good copy. Vintage ocean racing book. $25.00
[009539] Hudson, Kenneth. The Book of Shipwrecks. London: MacMillan, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good 170 pp. Illus. Index. Listing 100s of world wide shipwrecks. Includes maps and illus. Ex lib copy, appears to have been rebound. Good research copy. $15.00
[002893] Hughes, Robert. A Jerk on One End. ill. McLean, Andrew. London: The Harvill Press, 2000. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Only light wear. PON inside. Near very good. Reflections of a mediocre fisherman. $6.00
[008319] Hugo, Victor. Toilers of the Sea. London: Thomas Nelson, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Red cloth covers are worn. Gilt lettering on spine still bright. No date Inscription inside says 1955. Good copy. $10.00
[000640] Hungerford, Roger (ed). Angler's Omnibus. Australia: Budget Books, 17th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. 101 chapters of Australian fishing tips. 534 pp with numerous illustrations and diagrams. Everthing an Austrlain fisherman needs to know! Previous owner's name has been penned over inside. $10.00
[007301] Hutchins, Barry. The Fishes of Rottnest Island. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Card covers are worn, binding good. Text clean.103 pp. Numerous colour plates. Valuable reference. Line illus of various species. Mark on back cover. $16.00
[001510] Hutton, J, Bernard. Frogman Extraordinary. London: Ace, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The truth about commander Crabb. The famous frogman who vanished on an underwater spy mission. Cover has a few fold marks. Old penned price on cover. Edges worn. Binding good. pages browning. $10.00
[004589] Idriess, Ion. Forty Fathoms Deep. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1942. Tenth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers and spine worn and frayed with cloth split away from spine. A good reading copy or collection filler. Bumped. PON inside. Maps at ends. 343 pp. Text clean but browning with age. Binding good. B/w plates. Pearl divers and sea rovers in Australian seas. $12.00
[007459] Idriess, Ion. Forty Fathoms Deep. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1950. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn at extremities. Binding cracked at title page. Spine worn. Maps at ends. 278 pp. Text clean but browning with age. Binding good. B/w plates. Bumped. Pearl divers and sea rovers in Australian seas. $16.00
[008112] Idriess, Ion. Forty Fathoms Deep. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1941. Ninth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers have light wear. Maps at ends. 343 pp. B/w plates. Pearl divers and sea rovers in Australian seas. A very nice copy. $20.00
[002581] Innes, Hammond. Sea and Islands. New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1967. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. This is Hammond Innes's own story of two years he spent cruising in his yacht The Mary Deare. Jacket is lightly chipped, especially at top of spine. Binding good. pages bright and clean. $12.00
[000439] Innes, Hammond. Atlantic Fury. London: Readers Book Club, 1963. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 270pp. Readers Book Club edition with no jacket. Small piece missing from first page where previous owner's name has been removed. Spine faded. $5.00
[000014] Innes, Hammond. Sea and Islands. New South Wales: The Companion Book Club, 1967. Collectors Deluxe Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. This is Hammond Innes's own story of two years he spent cruising in his yacht The Mary Deare. There are numerous maps and photos, colour and b/w in this edition.This book, with dust jacket, is in very good condition with hardly a blemish. The previous owner's name is inside. $10.00
[000547] Innes, Hammond. The Mary Deare. London: Collins, 1956. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 256pp. A Hammond Innes classic. Jacket in good condition. Some browning around the edges from age and a small piece missing from the top of the spine. Previous owner has covered their name with black ink pen inside. A hand written date is still legible. $8.00
[000473] Innes, Hammond. North Star. London: Book Club Associates, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 286pp Innes classic. Some chipping to wrapper and small pieces missing along edges and corners. Wrapper rubbed. Covers good and text clean. $7.00
[003607] Irvine, Lucy . Castaway. New York: Random House, 1983. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good / Fair. Lucy Irvine answered a classified ad for a "wife" and went to live on a tropical island in the Coral Sea north of Australia. This is her story of the adventure! 289 pp. Some colour plates. jacket is chipped and worn and has some tears. Binding good. $8.50
[001267] Ivens, T.C. Still Water Fly-Fishing. London: Andre Deutsch, 1961. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and rubbed. Minor tears and a small piece missing on front.Clipped. Covers good, bumped, binding good. Text clean.173 pp. Inc b/w illus and diags. $15.00
[001844] Jackson, Gainor, W. The Australian Beach and Boating Book. Australia: Cassell, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Good Great Australian beach nostalgia! Covers fishing, swimming, surfing, sailing etc.Softcover with pictorial wrapper with some tape inside. PON inside. Numerous diags and illus. $12.00
[008180] Jacobs, W W. Cargoes. Boston: International Pocket Library, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Fair Covers worn. Slight roll. A few marks inside. $10.00
[002673] Jagose, Annamarie. Slow Water. Australia: Vintage, 2003. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Only light wear. PON inside. A very nice copy. $25.00
[006142] James, Naomi. At One with the Sea. London: Arrow, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 28 year old James sails arond the world alone in 1977. 192 pp. Paperback. B/w illus. Good condition. $5.50
[003898] Janes, Gene. Code Named Moloch. Sydney, Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 1960s Australian pulp . Light spiebn damage. Some fold marks. 128 pp. Pages browning. Scarce nautical pulp from an Australian writer. Light coffee cup ring on cover. Email for a scan. $25.00
[002085] Janes, Gene. The Naked Waters. Sydney, Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 1960s Australian pulp . Damage to spine. Some fold marks. 128 pp. Pages browning. Scarce nautical pulp from an Australian writer. $25.00
[006418] Jenkins, Dave. The Dinghy-Owner's Handbook. London: Hollis & Carter, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / Fair. 283 pp. A practical handbook for yachtsmen. Illus. Ex lb with usual wear. $8.80
[002270] Jenkins, Geoffrey. A Ravel of Waters. London: Fontana, 1982. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers clean and bright with only light chipping. Binding good. Text clean. Light roll. $6.00
[004181] Jenkins, Geoffrey. Hunter Killer. London: Fontana, 1979. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Binding good. Text clean.Slight roll and light wear. $5.00
[002322] Jenkins, Geoffrey. The Unripe Gold. London: Fontana, 1984. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers clean and bright with only light chipping. Binding good. Text clean. Light roll. $6.00
[004193] Jenkins, Geoffrey. A Bridge of Magpies. London: Collins, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses at extremities. Clipped. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $8.00
[002264] Jenkins, Geoffrey. A Grue of Ice. London: Fontana, 1974. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers have been protected, now removed. Light tape marks inside covers. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. Fold mark on one corner of cover. $6.00
[006219] Jenkins, Geoffrey. Fireprint. London: Fontana, 1984. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Binding good. Text clean. Light wear. Slight roll. PON inside. $6.00
[006264] Jenkins, Geoffrey. A Twist of Sand. London: Fontana, 1981. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Paperback. Covers worn and have a few fold marks. Edges browning. $5.50
[002527] Jenkins, Geoffrey. Scend of the Sea. London: Fontana, 1973. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers good. Binding good. Text clean. Light roll. $6.00
[006007] Jenkins, Geoffrey. The River of Diamonds. London: Collins, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses at extremities. Binding good. Text clean. Has a "Club" stamp inside and penned number but no library marks $10.00
[002265] Jenkins, Geoffrey. Hunter Killer. London: Fontana, 1975. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Binding good. Text clean. Book exchange stamp inside. $6.00
[002269] Jenkins, Geoffrey. Scend of the Sea. London: Fontana, 1973. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers have been protected, now removed. Binding good. Text clean. Light roll. $6.00
[002323] Jenkins, Geoffrey. In Harm's Way. London: Fontana, 1987. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers clean and bright with only light chipping. Binding good. Text clean. $6.00
[005142] Jenkins, Geoffrey. The Watering Place of Good Peace. London: Fontana, 1979. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Binding good. Text clean. Light wear. $6.00
[002660] Jenkins, Geoffrey. The Watering Place of Good Peace. London: Fontana, 1980. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Binding good. Text clean. Light wear. $6.00
[006770] Jenkins, Geoffrey. The River of Diamonds. London: Fontana, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Worn paperback. Rolled. Binding good. $5.50
[004049] Jennings, C.O. An Ocean Without Shore. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1957. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good Two men make a voyage of escape lasting 127 days, combating storm and exposure, famine and solitude. Two men escape from Singapoe in a small boat in WW2, This is the story written by one of the men. paperback. 190 pp. A few diags and illus. Edges browning. Slight roll. A vintage paperback. $10.00
[003037] Jerome, Jerome.K. Three Men on the Bummel. London: J.M.Dent and Sons, 1950. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Cloth covers worn. Spine sunned. Bumped. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. 192 pp. $15.00
[003029] Jerome, Jerome.K. Three Men in a Boat. ill. Floethe, Richard. Toronto: Reginald Saunders, 1946. First Canadian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Cloth covers lightly worn. Spine sunned. Binding cracked slightly inside front covers. Text clean. $15.00
[000044] Jessop, Keith. Goldfinder. London, Great Britain: Pocket Books, 1999. Mass Market Paperback. As New 420pp. paperback. The story of the salvage expert responsible for the recovery of over $100 million of Russian gold from a sunken navy vessel. $10.00
[001775] Johnston, George, H. Grey Gladiator. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1941. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket has rear flap missing, rest of jacket intact with some tears and losses but is worth preserving. Gift inscription inside. White ink mark covering old price on first blank page. Good copy of this scarce nautical title written before the loss of the Sydney. $50.00
[007904] Jones, Colin. Rigid Inflatable Boats. England: Waterline, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Valuable guide to rigid inbflaable boats, designs, fitting out, accessories etc. Jacket has light shelf wear. Near very good. Numerous illus. $24.00
[005082] Jordan, Humfrey. Tide is Still Flowing. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1952. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Yellow jacket edition. Covers worn. previous owner's name on front of cover. $5.00
[000864] Jordan, Humfrey. The Commander Shall .... Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1940. Eighth Australian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Binding becoming loose. A reading copy only 282 pp $45.00
[005400] Jordan, Humfrey. No One Way. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1955. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Authentic story of life at sea in the merchant service. Jacket is chipped, clipped and worn. Some losses and tears. Previous owner's name inside. $15.00
[000747] Jordan, Humfrey. Spoiling for Mischief. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1958. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 223PP. Previous owner's name inside. Wrapper is rubbed and minor chips and some marks. A few marks inside. $8.00
[002555] Jordan, Humfrey. Tide is Still Flowing. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket chipped and worn, with some losses and tears. Email for a scan. Covers good, binding good. Some foxing along edges. Small white in mark covering old price? on first blank page. $20.00
[004824] Joubert, Philip. Birds and Fishes. The Story of Coastal Command. London: Hutchinson, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Coastal air force stories. 224 pp. Numerous b/w illus. Index. Jacket is chipped and worn. Covers clean. Binding good. $20.00
[000984] Kemp, P.K. Fleet Air Arm. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 232 pp. The story of the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy. Inc b/w illus. A tidy copy. Text clean, binding good. Spine faded. $12.00
[000841] Kendall, McDonald. The Wreck Detectives. London: Harrap, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex-library hence usual marks and wear. 392 pages. Numerous illus, photos and diags. Shipwreck hunting around the British Isle. Case studies of the discovery of 13 wrecks plus other valuable information about wrecks. $20.00
[006529] Kennedy, Ludovic. Pursuit. The Sinking of the Bismark. London: Fontana, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the pursuit and sinking of the Bismark. B/w illus. Paperback. Slight roll. Previous owner's name inside. $6.60
[009476] Kennedy, Ludovic. Pursuit. The Sinking of the Bismark. London: Book Club Associates, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of the pursuit and sinking of the Bismark. B/w illus. Previous owner's name inside. Light wear. $10.00
[006608] Kent, Alexander. Passage to Mutiny. London: Book Club Associates, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn, has some tears and some light losses. Jacket fair only. Book in good condition. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[005600] Kent, Alexander. Success to the Brave / Cross of St George. London: Arrow, 1993. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Two Kent (Reeman) classics in one book. Paperback with light wear. $10.00
[000911] King, William. The Stick and the Stars. London: Arrow Books, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A gripping story of 15 years service in submarines. Softcover. Covers rubbed and worn. Fold marks. Corners bumped. 192 pp. $5.00
[003191] Kneale, Matthew. English Passengers. United Kingdom: Penguin, 2000. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly worn, light roll, bumped. Winner of the 2000 Whitbread Book of the year. $10.00
[000079] Knox, David. Mark Richards A Surfing Legend. New South Wales, Australia: Angus and Robertson, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. The authorised biography of one of Australia's greatest surfers.178pp including numerous colour and b/w photographs of the legend in action. This book is in very good condition. $15.00
[009078] Knox, David. Mark Richards A Surfing Legend. New South Wales, Australia: Angus and Robertson, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The authorised biography of one of Australia's greatest surfers.178pp including numerous colour and b/w photographs of the legend in action. jacket has light edgewear. good clean copy. $15.00
[005432] Krauss, Bruno. Seawolf Skark Africa. London: Sphere, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Men of Hitler's U-Boats on deadly and devastating missions. Near very good condition. Paperback. $8.00
[002247] L'Herminier, J. Casabianca. London: Frederick Muller, 1953. Second Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The secret mission of a famous submarine. Jacket is chipped and clipped. Some small losses at extremities and a a few scratch marks on rear. (Email for a scan). Covers good. Text clean. PON inside. 243 pp. Some b/w plates. $30.00
[001467] Langdon, Robert. Island of Love. London: Cassell, 1959. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The history of Tahiti. Inc b/w plates. 268 pp. Previous owner's name inside. A few light marks on covers. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[001175] Lansing, Alfred. Endurance. New York: The Adventure Library, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quarter Cloth. Very Good 274pp. Colour map endpapers, b/w illus title page. Gilt title on spine. Very good $25.00
[008017] Larn, Richard. Cornish Shipwrecks. London: Pan Books, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good One of the David &Charles Series. Illus. 254 pp. B/w illus. Paperback. Light wear. pages browning. $10.00
[005893] Latham, Robert. The Illustrated Pepys. London: Book Club Associates, 1978. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Extracts from the diary with illus. Colour and b/w . Index. 240 pp. $15.00
[002751] Le Fleming, H.M. Warships of World War 1. No 2 Cruisers. London: Ian Allen Ltd, First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good Small format, 72 pp publication with stiff card covers. Staples. Mark on cover where a label has been removed. Details and pictures of evolution of the cruiser including British and German ships. Cover is HMS Shannon in 1915. Over 60 other pics of cruisers. Part of a series of books. A very nice copy and of great value to WW1 naval historians, model makes or naval enthusiasts. Email for additional details if required. $34.50
[009125] Le Toumelin, Jaques-Yves. Kurun Around the World. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. First English Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The author built a boat and sailed around the world 1949-1952. 300 pp. Illus.Maps. Jacket is clipped, chipped and wrn. Previous owner's name inside. Good copy. $20.00
[005791] Leasor, James. The Sea Wolves. London: Corgi, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A reading copy only. $5.00
[007047] Lederer, William J. Ensign O'Toole and Me. London: Cassell, 1958. First UK. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn with small tape marks and tears at top and bottom of spine. Covers good. Text clean. Previous owner's name inside. $22.50
[006150] Lewers, Dick. Fishing Knots and Rigs for Salt and Freshwater. NSW, Australia: Reed, 1990. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A valuable reference for fishermen. Contains diags of rigs and knots. 64 pp. $8.00
[004616] Lewis, C Tyrrell. Teach Yourself Sailing. London: The English Universites Press, 1956. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn with some very small losses and small tears Binding good. Text clean. Numerous illus and diags. valuable sailing text. $10.00
[005898] Lewis, David. Voyage to the Ice. Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2001. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. The Antarctic Expedition of Solo. 144 pp inc colour and b/w illus, maps etc. Scratch and slight loss on back of jacket. Binding good. Text clean. $12.00
[005865] Lewis, David. Ice Bird. Great Britain: Fontana, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The first single-handed voyage to Antarctia. PB in good condition. $10.00
[003714] Ley, Charles David. Portuguese Voyages 1498 - 1663. London: J.M.Dent and Sons, 1947. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Stories of Portuguese exploration. Covers lightly marked. Gilt lettering on spine. Short tear on first balak page. Binding good. Text clean. Edges browning. $12.00
[002222] Lind, L.J. Escape from Crete. Sydney: Australasian Publishing Co, First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers rubbed. Binding good. PON inside. 100 pp. With map and illustrations. Being the personal narrative of a POW on the island of Crete and his escape by submarine to Alexandria. $20.00
[001805] Lindsay, J Murray. By the Wind. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Good. Jacket is worn and chipped, some fold marks. Covers good. Bright lettering on spine. Text clean. 238 pp. Numerous illus. Signed by the author. A very nice copy. $30.00
[007472] Lindsay, J Murray. By the Wind. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is worn and chipped, some fold marks. Covers good. Bright lettering on spine. Text clean. 238 pp. Numerous illus. Title page is missing. $12.00
[007736] Llewellyn, Sam. Gurney's Revenge. London: Arlington Books, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. A historical/ nautical novel. In very good condition. $20.00
[009129] Long, Dwoght. Sailing All Seas in the "idle hour". London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn. Cloth frayed at end of spine. 317 pp. Sailing the Pacific. Illus. $12.00
[007177] Long, E Laurie. The Galley of St John. London: Ward Lock, 1943. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / Fair. One of the E Laurie Long Sea Stories series. jacket is chipped and worn with large losses along spine. A few marks on covers. Old penned price inside. First blank page has been anme clipped and there is a scissor cut on the second page. $20.00
[002301] Lott, Arnold.S. Brave Ship Brave Men. New York: Dale, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Cover worn and has some light damage. Binding good. Text clean. Browning with age. $7.00
[000389] Lucas Phillips, C.E.. The Greatest Raid of All. London: Readers Book Club, 1960. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 288pp with numerous maps diags and illus. Dust jacket is worn and chipped with small pieces missing. The dock at St Nazaire is attacked by 600 elite commandos in a stunning raid. $12.00
[004054] Lund , Paul and Ludlam , Harry. Out Sweeps. London: New English Library, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The exploits of minesweepers in Worl War II. Paperback. 222 pp. Remainder cut across top edge. Edges browning. $6.00
[003175] Maas, Peter. The Terrible Hours. USA: Harper-Collins, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. The man behind the greatest submarine rescue in history. Very good condition. $20.00
[001328] MacDonnell, J E. Gimme the Boats. London: Constable, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers lightly dusted, spine has silver lettering on blue cloth. Small insc inside. Binding slightly cracked inside. Text clean. $9.00
[001153] MacDonnell, J E. Brood of the Eagle. London: Horwitz Publications, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Second edition of this classic Australian nautical/military pulp fiction. Binding good. Slight spine roll. Fold marks on cover (along spine). $20.00
[001152] MacDonnell, J E. Hunter Killer. London: Horwitz Publications, . First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Australian nautical pulp fiction. Covers rubbed and worn. A few fold marks. Small piece missing from bottom corner. Spine rolled and worn. Fold marks. $10.00
[001156] MacDonnell, J E. The Recommend. London: Horwitz Publications, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers rubbed and worn. Edges chipped. Corners bumped. Fold marks. Grubby. Pages browning. Previous owner's initials and other marks inside. Spine worn. $15.00
[001743] MacDonnell, J E. Damn the Torpedoes. Australia: Horwitz, 1979. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 112 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Clean, tight and bright. A very nice copy. $10.00
[009885] MacDonnell, J E. Court Martial. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 133 in the Classic series. Binding good. Near very good copy. $10.00
[001155] MacDonnell, J E. The Killers. Ausralia: Horwitz, 1982. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers rubbed, edges chipped. Some spine roll. Previous owner's name inside. Slightly out of shape. $8.00
[001122] MacDonnell, J E. The Gun. London: Horwitz Publications, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Small closed tear to rear cover. Edges of spine worns. Edges chipped. Some fold marks. Spine rolled. Ex book exchange. $18.00
[001167] MacDonnell, J E. Battle Line. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 33 in the classic series. Previous owner's name inside. Binding good. Covers worn. $15.00
[001113] MacDonnell, J E. The Gunner. Leicester, England: Horwitz Publications, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good B-Gun fired, and fired and fired again ... You can almost smell the cordite in this classic Australian pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has a few fold marks and the spine is rolled. Some damage to lower spine. Grubby marks on edges. $18.00
[008628] MacDonnell, J E. Commander Brady. London: Constable, 1956. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. A scarce hardcoer edition in the JE Mac series. First edition. Jacket is chipped . clipped and worn and has some long tears. Worth preserving. Pages browning with age. Previous owner's name inside. $22.00
[004944] MacDonnell, J E. The Gunner. Leicester, England: Horwitz Publications, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good B-Gun fired, and fired and fired again ... You can almost smell the cordite in this classic Australian pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has a few fold marks and the spine is rolled. Spine is worn. Binding good. $12.00
[002557] MacDonnell, J E. The Hammer of God. Australia: Horwitz, 1968. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Naval pulp. Covers chipped and rubbed. Light pen marks on front. Fold marks on covers. Some damage to spine and binding. Fair. $8.00
[002286] MacDonnell, J E. Battle Line. Australia: Horwitz, 1981. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good J.E.MacDonnell Collectors' Series no 31.Covers worn. Light wear at spine extremities and small tear along spine at top of front cover ( I cm ). Fold marks. Pages browning. $8.00
[004941] MacDonnell, J E. The First Lieutenant. Australia: Horwitz, 1962. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Light roll. Covers rubbed and worn. Binding good. Pages browning. Light damage at spine extremities. No 42 $9.00
[001735] MacDonnell, J E. Clear for Action. Australia: Horwitz, 1982. Collector's Series. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 36 of the collector's series. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition.Covers rubbed. Binding good. Book exchange price label on cover and stamps inside. $10.00
[010104] MacDonnell, J E. Court Martial. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers worn, rolled. Penned price on front cover. Bowling club ? stamp inside. $7.00
[001173] MacDonnell, J E. The Secret Weapon. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 16 in the collector's series. Covers lightly rubbed. Binding good $12.00
[001730] MacDonnell, J E. The Duel. Australia: Horwitz, 1983. Collectors Series. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 64 In the J.E.MacDonnell Collector's Series. Clean, tight and bright. A very nice copy. $10.00
[001736] MacDonnell, J E. The Gun. Australia: Horwitz, 1982. Collector's Series. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 50 of the collector's series. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition.Covers lightly rubbed. Binding good. $10.00
[001733] MacDonnell, J E. The Secret Weapon. Australia: Horwitz, 1981. Collectors Series. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 16 In the J.E.MacDonnell Collector's Series. Clean, tight and bright. Reading note written inside. $10.00
[001740] MacDonnell, J.E. First Command. Australia: Horwitz, 1980. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 114 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Clean, tight and bright. Label remant on cover. $10.00
[004260] MacDonnell, J.E. Escort Ship. London: Horwitz Publications, 1960. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Australian nautical pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has a few marks and light damage including a few small nibbles from the bottom edge and the spine is rolled. Some damage to lower and upper spine. $12.00
[004261] MacDonnell, J.E. The Invisibles. Australia: Horwitz Publications, 1988. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A Mark Hood espionage novel. Readers fold on front cover. Binding good. Book exchange stamp inside. $15.00
[003903] MacDonnell, J.E. Broadsides!. Australia: Horwitz Publications, 1965. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 162 pp. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition. Light roll. PON inside. $10.00
[001760] MacDonnell, J.E. The Ordeal. Australia: Horwitz, 1965. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Fair Covers laminated. Worn, rolled, fold marks. Edges browning. Fair copy only. $7.00
[004170] MacDonnell, J.E. First Command. Australia: Horwitz, 1980. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 114 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. A few fold marks and a bump to the spine. Rolled. $8.00
[003905] MacDonnell, J.E. The Iron Claw. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers worn. Light roll. Binding good. Penned price on cover. Rolled. Remnants of old label on cover. Book exchange stamps inside. Some wear to top and bottom of spine. $8.00
[006124] MacDonnell, J.E. Stand By to Ram. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1957. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Very early first edition from the great Australian nautical/naval writer. Covers are worn and the spine has some damage, but a valuable addition for JEMac first edition collectors. $18.00
[004443] MacDonnell, J.E. Breaking Point. Australia: Horwitz, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly worn. Readers crease down spine. Slight roll. Ist paperback printing. $9.50
[004271] MacDonnell, J.E. Frogman. Australia: Horwitz, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Second printing of this classic Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition. Covers rubbed. Some damage to the spine. Browning. $14.00
[001751] MacDonnell, J.E. Brood of the Eagle. Australia: Horwitz, 1971. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 20 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Light roll. Covers worn. pen mark on cover. pages browning. Light damage to spine. $10.00
[003904] MacDonnell, J.E. Standoff. London: Horwitz Publications, 1977. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A J.E.Macdonnell nautical pulp fiction. The cover has some fold marks and there is slight spine roll. Edges chipped. Damage to base of spine. $10.00
[006197] MacDonnell, J.E. Bilgewater. Australia: Horwitz Publications, 1980. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 175 pp. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition. Reprint of the 1958 edition. Cartoon cover. Small pen mark on cover. Described as an hilarious expose of Navy life. Ex book exchange. Stamps and prices inside. $12.00
[006199] MacDonnell, J.E. Killer Ship. London: Horwitz Publications, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Light wear. Slight roll. Short tear along front cover edge of spine at front. $10.00
[004169] MacDonnell, J.E. Battle Fire. London: Horwitz Publications, 1961. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Classic Australian nautical pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Light wear. Slight roll. Binding good. $9.00
[008216] MacDonnell, J.E. The Big Hunt. Australia: Horwitz, 1978. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Classic 99 . Covers very worn. Rolled. $5.50
[004168] MacDonnell, J.E. Battle Line. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Classic Australian nautical pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has some wear and the book is lightly rolled. Binding good. Spine is sunned/worn with lettering hard to read. $9.00
[003906] MacDonnell, J.E. Valiant Mission. Australia: Horwitz, 1977. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair No 86 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Rolled. Covers worn and marked. Waer at base of spine. $8.00
[003908] MacDonnell, J.E. Battle Hymn. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1970. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Fair copy only. Damage at base of spine. Binding cracked. marked. $7.00
[003909] MacDonnell, J.E. Full Fathom Five. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1968. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Fair copy only. Damage at base of spine. Binding cracked. Marked. Rolled. Ex-book exchange. $7.00
[003914] MacDonnell, J.E. Mutiny. Australia: Horwitz, 1980. Collector's Series. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 9 of the collector's series. 173 pp. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition. Covers rubbed. Binding good. $10.00
[003916] MacDonnell, J.E. The Ordeal. Australia: Horwitz, 1961. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Good First edition. Worn, rolled, fold marks. Edges of covers insect nibbled. but OK. Edges browning. $10.00
[003919] MacDonnell, J.E. The Brave Men. Australia: Horwitz, 1972. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Light roll. Covers rubbed and there are the remants of a price label on front. Book exchange stamps inside. Binding good. PON and pen mark on first page. $10.00
[008251] MacDonnell, J.E. The Secret Weapon. Australia: Horwitz, 1961. Second Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair PB No 15. Second edition.Covers wor, rolled. Damage to spine. Fair copy only. Binding cracked and some loose pages. $6.60
[002789] MacDonnell, J.E. Battle Line. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Classic Australian nautical pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has a few fold marks, other marks and some penned numbers. First few pages have some tears and fold marks The spine is rolled. Some damage to top and bottom of spine. Grubby marks on edges. $7.00
[002852] MacDonnell, J.E. The Secret Weapon. Australia: Horwitz, 1961. Second Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good PB No 15. Second edition. Covers lightly worn. Slight roll. Some wear at top of spine. $12.00
[002937] MacDonnell, J.E. Killer Ship. London: Horwitz Publications, 1960. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers rubbed and worn. Edges chipped. Corners bumped. Fold marks. Grubby. Pages browning. Spine worn. Rolled. $15.00
[002938] MacDonnell, J.E. Sainsbury V.C.. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Some loss at base of spine. Edges chipped. Some fold marks. Spine rolled. Small tear on page 6. $15.00
[001741] MacDonnell, J.E. Battle Line. Australia: Horwitz, 1962. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good J.E.MacDonnell Classic No 33.Covers worn. Light wear at spine extremities. Fold marks. Pages browning. $10.00
[004471] MacDonnell, J.E. Hunter Killer. Australia: Horwitz, 1977. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Good No 91 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Rolled. Worn. Fold marks on spine ans some light damage at base. A few library stamps inside. $6.00
[001744] MacDonnell, J.E. The Big Hunt. Australia: Horwitz, 1969. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A factual/fictional story about the hunt for the Bismark. Fold marks on covers. Rolled. Worn. Small pen mark on cover. Browning with age. $10.00
[004449] MacDonnell, J.E. U-Boat. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 35 in the collector's series. Covers lightly rubbed. Binding good. Mark and light damage where a price label has been removed from front cover. $12.00
[001747] MacDonnell, J.E. The Verge of Hell. Australia: Horwitz, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Fold marks on covers and spine. Rolled. Worn. Browning with age. $7.00
[001759] MacDonnell, J.E. The Gunner. Australia: Horwitz, 1971. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 18 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Covers worn, rolled, fold marks. Edges browning. $10.00
[002788] MacDonnell, J.E. Flashpoint. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Classic Australian nautical pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has a few fold marks and other marks. The spine is rolled. Some damage to lower spine. Grubby marks on edges. $8.00
[001749] MacDonnell, J.E. Combat Assignment. Australia: Horwitz, 1977. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Good No 76 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Rolled. Worn.Binding tender. Pages browning. Number penned inside and some library stamp marks. $8.00
[002737] MacDonnell, J.E. The Jaws of Hell. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1982. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 58 in the collector's series. Covers lightly rubbed. Binding good $10.00
[004880] MacDonnell, J.E. Flashpoint. London: Horwitz Publications, 1983. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Classic Australian nautical pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has a few fold marks and other marks. No 60 in the Collectors Series. $9.00
[001758] MacDonnell, J.E. The Gun. Australia: Horwitz, 1963. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Rolled. Worn. Fold marks on spine and covers. Light damage to spine. Ex-book exchange stamp inside. $10.00
[004444] MacDonnell, J.E. Big Bill the Bastard. Australia: Horwitz, 1980. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 134 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Slight roll. $9.00
[001752] MacDonnell, J.E. The Brave Men. Australia: Horwitz, 1972. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Light roll. Covers lightly rubbed. Binding good. $12.00
[001755] MacDonnell, J.E. Torrent of Fire. Australia: Horwitz, 1971. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Light roll. Covers lightly rubbed. Some fold marks. Binding good. Chipped. Edges browning. $12.00
[002742] MacDonnell, J.E. Bilgewater. Australia: Horwitz Publications, 1973. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 175 pp. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition. Has a "dent" along RHS edge where it has been tied with string. Else good. Reprint of the 1958 edition. Cartoon cover. Described a an hilarious expose of Navy life. $14.00
[001745] MacDonnell, J.E. Chain of Violence. Australia: Horwitz, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Fold marks on covers and spine. Rolled. Worn. Browning with age. Damage to top and bottom of spine. Binding cracked. $7.00
[004446] MacDonnell, J.E. Mutiny. Australia: Horwitz, 1980. Collector's Series. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No 9 of the collector's series. 173 pp. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition. Covers rubbed. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside back cover. Mark on front cover where a label has been removed. $9.00
[001190] MacDougall, Philip. Phantoms of the High Seas. Ausralia: Reed, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Maritime mysteries. Book and jacket very good. 190 pp. B/w illus. $18.00
[008469] Machardy, Charles. Send Down a Dove. London: The Book Club, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn and has a few marks. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[001483] Macinnes, C. M. Give Me Two Ships. ill. Hardy Wilfred. London: Odhams Press, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A very colourful jacket is slightly wrinkled from dampness but there is no water damage or staining. Old penned price inside. Binding good. Text clean. $25.00
[009300] Macintyre, Donald. Jutland. London: Pan Books, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The mightiest naval battle of all time. Illustrated. In near very good condition. Square copy. $9.90
[010331] Mackenzie, Roderick. Shadow Off the Coast. London: World Distributors, . 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A whole army had to be supplied in the teeth of the Nazi U -Boat menace. Worn paperback. Reading copy only. Scarce. Ex lib copy. $15.00
[004001] MacLean , Anne. Fighting Ships of World Wars One and Two. London: Peerage Books, 1976. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Large format illustrated book covering WW1 and 2 fighting ships. 255 pp. Numerous illus. Index. Near very good condition. $25.00
[004858] MacLean, Meta. The Singing Ship. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1941. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. The true story of children evacuated to Australia by ship in WW2. Covers worn but clean. Binding cracked. Text clean. PON inside. $25.00
[003275] MacQuarrie, Hector. Vouza and the Solomon Islands. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oblong Quarto. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. A story of the Solomon Islands. Map. B/w illus. Interesting! Ex-library but only has light wear. Covers frayed slightly at extremities. A nice copy. $20.00
[004057] Maguire, Joseph B. The Sea My Surgery. London: The Quality Book Club, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The adventures of a ship's doctor in peace and war. Jacket is chipped and worn, has a few small tears and minor losses. Tape repair inside jacket. Covers clean. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside back cover. $10.00
[009901] Mahan, A T. The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812 Volume 1. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Co, 1893. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / No Jacket. Written by the President of the United States Naval War College. 380p. Volume 1 of a 2 Volume set. Ex library copy. Spine has been cloth rebound with penned lettering on spine. A better than reading copy. Some marks and wear. Valuable vintage reference. $50.00
[002198] Marbury, Mary Orvis. Favorite Flies and Their Histories. Boston: Charles T.Branford Co, 1955. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Believed to be published by Charles T.Branford, Boston as a reproduction of the 1892 first edition. However their is a Phoenix House Ltd, London label pasted over the publisher's name inside. Branford is named on the spine. 522 pp. 32 coloured plates of flies, 6 engravings of narural insects and eight reproductions of photographs. This is a very nice copy. Green cloth covers are worn and lettering faded on spine. Binding is starting to slacken slightly but is still firm. Text is clean and bright. A scarce and valuable title. Scans of the book are available by email and a full condition report by request. $170.00
[000477] Marchant, Leslie, R.. An Island Unto Itself. $30.00
[000524] Marchant, Prof.L.R. An Island Unto Itself. Carlise, Western Australia: Hesperian Press, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. New / . 208pp comprehensive account of Dampier's scientific explorations in New Holland written by a well known academic. Numerous illustrations and diags. The author also carried out numerous trips to follow in the famous explorer's wake. $25.00
[000525] Marchant, Prof.L.R. An Island Unto Itself. Carlise, Western Australia: Hesperian Press, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. New / . 208pp comprehensive account of Dampier's scientific explorations in New Holland written by a well known academic. Numerous illustrations and diags. The author also carried out numerous trips to follow in the famous explorer's wake. $25.00
[000183] Marin-marie. Wind Aloft, Wind Alow. London, Great Britain: Peter Davies, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 322pp. Single handed across the Atlantic under sail and under power. jacket has some chips and small pices missing. Corners bumped. $25.00
[008411] Marriott, John . Disaster at Sea. London: Arrow, 1989. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The Amoco Cadiz disaster. paperback. Worn copy. $8.80
[002282] Marryat, Captain. Mr Midshipman Easy. London: P.R.Gawthorn, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket. Red covers bright and clean with bright gilt lettering. Binding good. Pages clean. A very nice copy. $10.00
[001954] Marryat, Captain. Mr Midshipman Easy. London: Fireside Books, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Abridged edition for children. Jacket chipped and worn with some tears and losses. Pages browning with age. Circa 1955. $10.00
[005985] Mars, Alastair. Deep Escape. London: Horwitz, 1960. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Poor Nautical pulp by the British submarine wartime ace. Rolled, worn, damage to spine. Email for a scan. $10.00
[001302] Mars, Alastair. Court Martial. London: Frederick Muller, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is tatty with pices missing. Covers good. Gilt lettering on spine bright but worn. Small damp mark at base inside front cover but goes no further into the book. Edges browning. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside cover. $10.00
[004740] Mars, Alastair. Deep Escape. London: Horwitz, 1965. Third Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Nautical pulp by the British submarine wartime ace. Great pulp cover art. Binding good. Slight roll. Spine worn. $30.00
[004741] Mars, Alastair. Deep Escape. London: Horwitz, 1960. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Nautical pulp by the British submarine wartime ace. Great pulp cover art. Binding good. Spine wrinkled slightly. Pen mark across publisher's price on front cover. $36.00
[001804] Mars, Alastair. Unbroken. London: Frederick Muller, 1953. Fifth Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of a submarine.224 pp. Map at front. Lettering on spine faded. Submarine diag at end. B/w illus at frontis. Binding good, text clean. Written by one of the world's most famous sub mariners. $10.00
[004277] Mars, Alastair. Deep Escape. London: Horwitz, 1962. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Nautical pulp by the British submarine wartime ace. Great pulp cover art. Binding good. Slight roll. Spine worn. A few pen marks on front cover (small crosses. Email for a scan) $28.00
[004278] Mars, Alastair. Submarine Attack. London: Horwitz, 1961. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Nautical pulp by the British submarine wartime ace. Great pulp cover art. Binding good. Slight roll. Spine worn. $32.00
[004279] Mars, Alastair. Mediterranean Wolfpack. London: Horwitz, 1962. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Nautical pulp by the British submarine wartime ace. Great pulp cover art. Binding good. Slight roll. Spine worn. A few pen marks on front cover (small crosses. Email for a scan) $32.00
[002348] Marsh, John and Anson, Lyman. Skeleton Coast. London: Pan, 1961. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Harrowing account of war-time disaster on earth's most desolate shore. Great pan paperback with illus. Binding tender. Pages browning. Covers marked and spine lightly damaged. A good reading copy. Some light insect damage. 221 pp. 4 pp b/w illus. $8.00
[000435] Marx, Robert. Sunken Treasure. How To Find It. Texas: Ram Publishing Co, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / . 400pp text for treasure hunters from one of the world's greatest. Numerous colour photos and diags. Spanish galleons, pirate treasure ... it is all here. Some page corners have been folded. Corner of cover has been folded. Book is a good clean copy with tight binding. A few chips and some rubbing to the card cover $30.00
[004081] Matkin, R.B. Scuba Diver. The Path to Underwater Adventure. London: Macdonald, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A vintage diving manual Includes salvage , technical info etc. In good condition. Jacket chipped. Binding good. $20.00
[001495] Maynard, Kenneth. Lieutenant Lamb. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Remants of a label at base of jacket spine. Book exchange stamp inside. Else good. Clean and binding good. $12.00
[006600] McCarthy, R H. Canoeing. Londf: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, 1951. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Second edition. From the author of "Camping". 175 pp. Numerous illus and diags. Vintage book dealing with canoeing, mainly in the UK but interesting info for all. Sometimes old info is the best info, authoritative text. Previous owner's name inside. $20.00
[000961] McCormick, Donald. Islands For Sale. Great Britain: Peter Garnett Ltd, 1950. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 133 pp. Would you like to live on your own island? A guide for island home hunters. Includes some photos and maps at ends. The cover is tayy and has small peieces missing. Book is good. Small piece missing at bottom of first page where a label has been removed. $10.00
[000541] McCunn, Ruthanne Lum. Sole Survivor. New York: Scholastic Inc, 1990. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / . Poon Lim survived the sinking of the Benlomond in WW2 and lived on a raft for 113 days. He holds the Guniness World Record for survival. 261 pp with illus and maps. Softcover. Some corners have been turned including top and bottom corners on front cover. $5.00
[002047] McCutchan, Philip. Convoy East. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / Fair. Ex-library, reading copy only. Worn and marked. $8.00
[001664] McCutchan, Philip. Halfhyde Goes to War. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex-library with all the usual paste ins, markings etc. Jacket covered by plastic. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[009782] McCutchan, Philip. Halfhyde and the Fleet Review. New York: St Martins Press, 1991. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses at extremities and a few marks. Gift inscription inside. A few marks on edges. $15.00
[004816] McDonald, Stuart. Island Interlude. Sydney: Deaton and Spencer, 1938. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / No Jacket. A story of Australian/Pacific Islands. SIGNED BY AUTHOR! Covers worn. Binding good. Edges browning. First edition. A great collector's item. $60.00
[010313] McGuire, Paul. The Price of the Admiralty. Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press, . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Light wear at cover extremities. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[000533] McGuire, Paul. Westward the Course. Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press, 1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 411pp with numerous b/w illus. The story of the the new world of Oceania. This an quite unique history of southeast asia, Australia, New Zealand and islands of the Pacific first written prior to Pearl Harbour and later updated. Covers are good. The jacket is chipped and rubbed and a section is missing along the top at the back. Over all it is a good, clean copy. $12.00
[008366] McIlwain, John. Cutty Sark. London: Pitkin, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A Pitkin guide to the Cutty Sark. 22 pp with glossy colour illus and details of the history of the ship. Near very good condition. $10.00
[000228] McKee, Alexander. Death Raft. Great Britain: Fontana, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. 268pp softcover with some b/w photos. The tragic story of the wreck of the frigate Medusa in 1816. "An hour by hour nightmare of mutiny, death and cannibalism as 150 men struggled to survive." Covers chipped and rubbed. Pages browning with age. Corners bumped. $8.00
[004679] McKee, Alexander. Black Saturday. London: New English Library, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The tragedy of the Royal Oak. PB. 173 pp. Light wear. Browning with age. $7.00
[000658] McKeon, G.Y.. Life on the Australian Seashore. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Jacaranda Press, 1966. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Colour frontis. 24 b/w plates. Price clipped d/w. Some minor chipping and small tears to d/w. Covers good. Clean copy. $15.00
[002791] McKie, Ronald. Proud Echo. The Great Last Battle of HMAS Perth. Sydney: Pacific Book, . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Poor Covers marked and worn. Taped repair to spine. Covers worn and marked. Title page missing. Rest of text intact. A reading copy only. 150 pp. The sinking of HMAS Perth and the American heavy cruiser Houston by the Japanese in 1942. PON inside. $5.00
[009475] McKie, Ronald. Proud Echo. The Great Last Battle of HMAS Perth. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn. Binding starting to slacken. The sinking of HMAS Perth and the American heavy cruiser Houston by the Japanese in 1942. Inscription inside. $12.00
[004645] McNarry, Donald. Shipbuilding in Miniature. London: Percival Marshall, 1955. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A valuable guide to building ship's models with drawings and photographs by the author. 158 pp plus index. Chapters on tools, materials, research, methods, cases and various models. A very nice modelling bood. Blue cloth. Light wear. Binding good. $20.00
[000563] Meade, James. That Wild Surge. London: Anthony Gibbs and Phillips, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half-Leather. Good / No Jacket. An intimant novel of the Fiji islanders adapting to "civlisation". 256pp. Lettering on spine faded. Previous owner's name inside. Good condition. $10.00
[001286] Melville, Herman. Moby Dick. London: Dean and Son, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Undated hard cover version of the sea classic. Jacket has a few tears and chips missing. Rubbed. Red cover with black lettering on spine . Edges browning. 248pp. $10.00
[001160] Metzler, Jost. The Laughing Cow. London: William Kimber and Co, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A U Boat Captain's story.217 pp. Sectional view of U60 at ends.b/w illus. Corners bumped, edges worn. Covers rubbed and a few marks. Top and bottom of spine lightly frayed. Binding good. $45.00
[001218] Mew, Fred. Back of the Wight. Newport: The Country Press, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Good 116 pp. 11th impression. Yarns of wrecks and smuggling around the Isle of wight. Dates and details of shipwrecks. Amazing b/x illus. Covers good. Text clean. Binding cracking in middle of book but still intact. No spine roll. $30.00
[005283] Michener, James. Tales of the South Pacific. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn with some tears and marks and has tape along spine and edges. Covered. Binding good. Text clean. $20.00
[002481] Michener, James. Tales of the South Pacific. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn and gilt lettering faded. First blank page has been removed. Binding cracked. Pages browning. No one can tell yarns like this ... An all time classic. $8.00
[003899] Miller , Anne. Out of the Blue. Southampton: Ashford Press, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The true story of Anne Miller's voyage across the Atlantic in a 27 foot boat. 170 pp. Some illus. Light wear. Near very good condition. $40.00
[001533] Milton, Giles. Nathaniels Nutmeg. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Jacket has been laminated (nicely). Previous owner's name has been white inked over. Binding good, text clean. A nice copy. $25.00
[008298] Ministry of Defence. Naval Ratings Handbook. United Kingdom: Ministry of Defence, 1964. Revised Eition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. BR 1938. 239 pp plus plates. Illus. Index. A handbook for naval ratings. Good copy. Previous owner's name penned along pages edge. $30.00
[001596] Mitford, William. Lovely She Goes. Great Britain: Sphere, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback in good condition. Binding good. Great nautical yarn $9.00
[009132] Mitford, William. Lovely She Goes. London: Michael Joseph, 1969. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. A story of Arctic trawling. 192 pp. Fold out map. Illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. $12.00
[000246] Monkman, Noel. Escape to Adventure. Sydeny, Australia.: Angus and Roberston, 1967. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / . "Nole Monkman escaped from the routine of city life into adventure among the wonders of nature, studying and filming wildlife - from huge man eating crocodiles, to microscopic sea creatures - in the bush, in rivers, lakes and ponds, and under the sea around the Great Barrier Reef." 182pp with 10pp b/w photos. Softcover, rubbed and chipped. Binding is tight. Previous owner's name inside. $8.00
[001870] Monkman, Noel. Escape to Adventure. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. "Nole Monkman escaped from the routine of city life into adventure among the wonders of nature, studying and filming wildlife - from huge man eating crocodiles, to microscopic sea creatures - in the bush, in rivers, lakes and ponds, and under the sea around the Great Barrier Reef." 182pp with 10pp b/w photos. Jacket rubbed and chipped with light losses at extremities. Binding is tight. Some tape marks inside on jacket. Round label on spine. $10.00
[003837] Monsarrat, Nicholas. Three Corvettes. London: Panther, 1964. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Light wear. Very slight roll. A nice "square" copy. Browning with age. $8.00
[002414] Monsarrat, Nicholas. The Cruel Sea. London: Cassell and Co, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 416pp. Classic story of convoy work in WW2. Cloth hard cover with covers rubbed and soiled. Previous owner's name inside. Reading copy. $7.00
[000187] Monsarrat, Nicholas. The Master Mariner. Book 1 Running Proud. London, Great Britain: Book Club Associates, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 524pp . A classic sea story. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. $22.00
[002925] Monsarrat, Nicholas. Three Corvettes. London: Mayflower, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Light wear. very slight roll. A nice "square" copy. $7.00
[001989] Monsarrat, Nicholas. The Ship That Died of Shame. London: Great Pan, 1964. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers worn and chipped, a few fold and roll marks. Pages browning with age. Edges browning.Light wear at spine extremities. Classic nautical fiction from the author of The Cruel Sea $6.00
[004151] Monsarrat, Nicholas. The Ship That Died of Shame. London: Great Pan, 1964. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good paperback in very good condition. Close to appearing unread. Classic nautical fiction from the author of The Cruel Sea. $7.00
[004003] Moore , John. Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. London: Bracken Books, 1990. Reprint. Large Format. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Large format illustrated book covering WW1 fighting ships. 320 pp. Numerous illus. Index. Near very good condition. Authoritative text. Over 1000 illus. $50.00
[000232] Moore, Donald. All of One Company. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1957. Quality Book Club Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. "This is a first hand., authentic novel of ordinary men at war - based on the fortunes of a Russina bound convoy, at the height of the Boat threat." Dust jacket is chipped, numerous tears, small pieces missing and is marked. Covers in good condition. Top corner bumped. Pages browning. A few spots inside front cover. Cover is blue cloth with yellow and gold lettering on spine. $15.00
[008097] Moore, John E. Jane's Pocket Book of Major Warships. London: Jane'a, 1973. First Edition. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Oblong shape. 279 pp. Index. Identification illus. Jacket is worn. Binding good. $11.00
[000257] Moorehead, Alan. The Fatal Impact. London: Penguin, 2000. Classic Penguin Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / . An account of the invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840."During those years Western civilisation came up against primevil innocence in Tahiti, Australia and the Antarctic and good intentions were to lead to disaster, corruption and annihilation. Ironically in each case, it was the humane Captain Cook who was to cause the fatal impact." 230pp softcover in good condition. Only minor chipping and rubbing. $10.00
[000345] Moorehead, Alan. The Fatal Impact. London: Penguin, 1976. Classic Penguin Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair An account of the invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840."During those years Western civilisation came up against primevil innocence in Tahiti, Australia and the Antarctic and good intentions were to lead to disaster, corruption and annihilation. Ironically in each case, it was the humane Captain Cook who was to cause th fatal impact." 283pp softcover in fair condition. Fold marks on covers. Corners bumped. $7.00
[000186] Morgan, Robin and Whitaker, Brian. Rainbow Warrior. London, Great Britain: Arrow Books, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 302pp paperback. A Sunday Times Insight team expose of the French attempt to sink Greenpeace. Some marks to covers and edges. $9.00
[000072] Morrison, Hugh and Sinclair, Steve. International Scuba Diver. The Essentials of Scuba Theory. Perth, Western Australia.: Lion Fish Publications, 1989. Fourth Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good / No Jacket. A leading scuba diving text in Australia. Numerous photos and diagrams. Previous owner's name inside. Some chipping on cover. Bottom right hand corner has been folded but is barely noticeable. A tidy copy. $10.00
[002942] Mowat, Farley. The Grey Seas Under. London: Pan, 1978. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The true adventures of the deep sea salvage men in peace and war. Paperback. White ink inside covering old prices. Covers worn with a few light marks and folds. Binding good. A nice square copy. $14.00
[003856] Munton , R. Refrigeration at Sea. London: Mclaren and Sons, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A technical handbook for refrigeration at sea. Covers installation etc. Numerous illus and diags. 207 pp. Index. Jacket is chipped along top edge. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $18.00
[006944] Murchie, Guy. Song of the Sky. London: Secker and Warburg, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 456 pp of interesting info about the sky. Illus by author. Index. No jacket. Spine sunned. Covers worn. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[009151] Murphy, Robert Cushman. Logbook for Grace. London: Robert Hale, 1948. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. The story of one of the last Yankee square rigged blubber hunters. 290 pp. jacket is in tattered condition but is worth preserving. Some tape stains inside. $40.00
[000589] Newcomb, Richard.F.. Abandon Ship. London: Corgi and Bantam Australia, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the USS Indianapolis disaster.. Softcover. Covers rubbed and chipped. Pen marks inside back cover. $5.00
[004923] Newman, Charles. The Spirit of Wharf House. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1961. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / Good. Ex lib. Jacket is good and protected by plastic. Tape stais. Usual lib marks. the story of Robert Campbell. $20.00
[007276] Nightingale, Geoffrey. Dingy Ownership Mainly for the Non-Racing Man. London: Adlard Coles, 1964. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has been covered with plastic. Some tape stains inside. 180 pp. Index . Illus. Comprehensive look at dinghy sailing. Previous owner's name inside. $15.00
[001821] Nordhoff, Charles and Hall, James Norman. Mutiny!. London: Chapman and Hall, 1933. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn. Spine faded. PON inside. Edges browning. Binding tender. Some foxing. $16.00
[003988] Norgrove , Ross. Cruising Rigs and Rigging. London: Granada, 1983. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 322 pp text of the various types of rigs and rigging. Numerous illus and diags. Book near very good. $20.00
[006779] O'Connor, Tom. Death of a Cruise Ship. New Zealand: Cape Catley, 1999. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good The mystery of the Mikhail Lermontov. 200 pp. Illus. Some colour. Near very good condition. Modern shipwreck on the NZ coast. $18.00
[007430] Oakeley, John D A. Winning the Boat, the Crew and the Race. London: Nautical Publishing Co, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 205 pp plus appendices. Jacket is chipped and worn. Binding good. Text clean. Previous owner's name inside. A sailor's guide to winning. $20.00
[001181] Oattes, H.A. Loch Trout. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A story about trout fishing in the lochs of United Kingdom. A guide with numerous b/w photos and illus. Spine sunned. Binding good. Text clean. 142 pp. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[009127] Ogilvy, C Stanley. Successful Yacht Racing. London: Peter Davies, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 192 pp. Numerous b/w illus and diags. yacht racing by an expert. No jacket. Good condition. $20.00
[002397] Oliver, Douyglas.L. The Pacific Islands. New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1961. Second Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Revised edition. Paperback. Lightly chipped and worn. 436 pp. Binding good. Pages clean. $8.00
[002605] Packer, Joy. Deep as the Sea. London: Corgi, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good No roll. Binding good. Fold marks on corner of front cover and first few pages. PON inside. The biography of Admiral Bertie Packer written by his wife. $5.00
[005198] Parker, Tony. Lighthouse. London: Hutchinson, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has light wear. Near very good condition. $15.00
[002790] Paton, James. The Story of John G.Paton. His Work Among South Sea Cannibals. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good This is an undated vintage paperback. The true story of a missionary's thirty years among South Seas Cannibals. 126 pp. Covers worn light damage at base of spine. Fold mark on cover. A very nice copy. $10.00
[000102] Pethick, John. An Introduction to Coastal Geomorphology. London, Great Britain: Edward Arnold, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. "This is an introduction to waves and tidally dominated landforms, including beaches, cliffs, dunes, estuaries, mudflates and salt marshes."260 pp. Numerous photos and diagrams. $10.00
[003900] Pocock , R F. Nuclear Ship Propulsion. London: Ian Allen Ltd, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex Royal Australian Naval College library. 176 pp. Index. Illus. Covers protected. Usual library markings and wear. $15.00
[001606] Poolman, Kenneth. The Kelly. London: William Kimber and Co, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers and spine worn. Light fraying at top of spine. Previous owner's name inside. A few grubby marks. $12.00
[000792] Pope, Dudley. The Battle of the River Plate. London: Pan Books, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 220pp with index and 16pp b/w illus. Softcover. Good condition. $8.00
[002268] Pope, Dudley. Ramage and the Freebooters. London: Fontana, 1988. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good 350 pp. Softcover. Very good condition. $7.00
[007450] Pope, Dudley. Ramage and the Drumbeat. London: Corgi, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 255 pp. Slight roll. Covers worn. Edges browning. $7.70
[005378] Preston, Anthony. Aircraft Carriers. USA: Bison Books Ltd, 1982. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 64 pp. Index illus. The evolution of the aircraft carrier. In good condition. Index. Numerous b/w and colour illus. $10.00
[000056] Price, Willard. Journey By Junk. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 223pp voyage through the inland sea of Japan. Numerous illustrations. No dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside. Lettering on spine faded. $15.00
[009135] Proctor, Ian. Sailing Wind and Current. London: Adlard Coles, 1953. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Dealing with wind and currents when sailing. Good copy. Illus. No jacket. $12.00
[008402] Quilici, Folco. The Blue Continent. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Diving under the Red Sea, and pioneers of diving. 26 clour photos and 35 in b/w. Covers worn. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[000974] Rackl, Hanns Wolf. Diving Into the Past. Archaeology Under Water. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Translated by R.J.Floyd. 292pp with numerous b/w illus and diags. Stories of underwater exploration. Jacket has minor tears and is price clipped. Covers are pictorial boards. Marks along bottom edges. Previous owner's name and gift inscription inside. $15.00
[008229] Raffa, Joseph. The Happy Children. Perth, Western Australia: Artlook Books, 1984. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of an Italian fisherman and his family in pre war Fremantle. In English and Italian. Jacket has light wear. Near very good copy. $16.00
[004578] Ransome, Arthur. Coot Club. Lod: Jonathon Cape, 1944. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers lightly worn. Gilt lettering on spine. Green cloth. Inscription inside. Binding good. $15.00
[008186] Rantzen, M J. Little Ship astro-Navigation. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1969. Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 166 pp. Inc navgation tables. Jacket is clipped and worn and has a few tears at top of spine. Else good. $10.00
[009148] Rantzen, M J. Little Ship Astro-Navigation. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Second Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Valuable ref written by an instructor in in astro-navigation. 160 pp. Numerous illus, tables and diags. Jacket is worn and has large losses. Previous owner's name inside. $40.00
[004327] Rawson, Geoffrey. Sea Prelude. London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. Jacket has large losses. Covers have some adjacent sun marks. Binding good. Text clean. $14.00
[002048] Rayner, D.A. Escort. Great Britain: Futura, 1974. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. Covers curled and rolled. Fold mark across front cover. Pages browning. Paperback. $6.00
[003031] Rebikoff, Dimitri . A Guide to Underwater Photography. New York: Greenburg, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A vintage guide to underwater photography. One of The Modern Camera Guide Series. 113 pp. Sometimes old advice is good advice! An interesting manual containing numerous illus and diags. Covers are worn and there is some damage to spine but binding is good and text is clean. $20.00
[003459] Reeman, Douglas. The Destroyers. Great Britain: Book Club Associates, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. The story of eight detroyers which were destined for the wreckers yard but pressed into active service in WW2. 288pp. Clean copy. $10.00
[001828] Reeman, Douglas. The Destroyers. Great Britain: Book Club Associates, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The story of eight detroyers which were destined for the wreckers yard but pressed into active service in WW2.288pp. Dust jacket chipped and rubbed and some light losses. $12.00
[001948] Reeman, Douglas. Strike from the Sea. London: Book Club Associates, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Jacket has minor chipping and wear. Close to very good. Binding and text very good. A very clean copy. $18.00
[000558] Reeman, Douglas. The Destroyers. Great Britain: Book Club Associates, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The story of eight detroyers which were destined for the wreckers yard but pressed into active service in WW2.288pp. Dust jacket chipped and rubbed. Book has a slight lean. $10.00
[007457] Reeman, Douglas. The Greatest Enemy. London: Arrow, 1974. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers chipped and worn. fair copy. $5.00
[004522] Reeman, Douglas. The First t Land. London: Hutchinson, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Sequel to The Badge of Glory. Jacket has light wear. Near very good. $15.00
[001953] Reeman, Douglas. The White Guns. London: Pan, 1990. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Light chipping and a few light reading folds. Almost appears to be unread. Scarce in paperback. $15.00
[004252] Reeman, Douglas. Surface with Daring. London: Book Club Associates, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has light wear and a faint mark. Close to very good. Binding and text very good. A very clean copy. $14.00
[002156] Reeman, Douglas. A Prayer for the Ship. London: Arrow, 1960. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers chipped and worn with numerous fold marks. Light damage at bootom of spine. Rolled. Corner missing on rear cover. PON on rear cover. $5.00
[004253] Reeman, Douglas. Sunset. London: Book Club Associates, 1994. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Very Good. A very clean copy. Previous owner's name inside. $14.00
[004825] Reinelt, W H. The Loss of the Orion. Mallacoota: By Author, 1980. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 16 pp booklet on the loss of the Orion. In good condition. $14.00
[000828] Rennie, Frank. Fighter Cover. London: Horwitz, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good "Two Hurricanes against the Germans - but they had to protect the bombers at all costs." Military pulp fiction by Frank Rennie. Previous owner's name inside.130pp. Covers chipped and rubbed. Binding good. Spine starting to lean. $25.00
[001028] Reynolds, Quentin. Officially Dead. London: Cassell and Co, 1946. First Australian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of Commander C.D.Smith, naval officer captured by the Japanese in Shanghai at the beginning of WW2. Cloth covers sun faded but clean. Previous owner's name inside. pages browning with age. Binding good. $12.00
[000650] Richards, Alun. Barque Whisper. Great Britain: Penguin, 1982. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good 221pp. Second in the trilogy that began with Ennal's Point. $7.50
[002142] Ridgway, John and Blyth, Chay. A Fighting Chance. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1966. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Story of two men who rowed from America to Ireland in a 20ft boat in 1966. Numerous illustrations. jacket has some light silverfish damage along inside edges, not visible from outside the book. Else very good. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[000050] Ridgway, John and Blyth, Chay. A Fighting Chance. Sydney, Australia.: Readers Book Club, 1968. Book Club Edition No 172. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 225 pp story of two men who rowed from America to Ireland in a 20ft boat in 1966. Numerous illustrations. The previous owner's name is on the inside of the front cover. Some chips and tears to edges of dust jacket. $10.00
[002745] Rivette, Marc. The Incident. London: Cassell, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is clipped and chipped aith some wear marks. Email for a scan. Covers clean, silver lettering on spine bright. Binding good. Text clean. Light foxing inside covers and long edges. The story of the survivors of a torpedo attack struggling to survive. $14.00
[008273] Rivette, Mark. The Incident. London: Digit, 1957. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Vintage paperback. Edgeworn. Light damage to base of spine. Pages browning. Slight roll.Good copy. $6.60
[006191] Robert, Derek. Look at Me Now. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A book of travel in Australia and the islands of the South Pacific. One map. Jacket is chipped and worn. A few marks inside. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside. $16.00
[000100] Roberts, Dai and Wells, Fred. Seashells of Southwestern Australia. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good This book contains 46 colour plates illustrating 223 of the common marine molluscs of south western Australia. 90pp. Soft cover.Some rubbing to cover. $10.00
[001902] Roberts, Kenneth. Boon Island. London: Collins, 1956. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has a few small tears at extremities. Covers bright, blue cloth, bright gilt lettering on spine. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. $9.00
[002107] Roberts, Morley. The Lords of the Fo'c'sle. London: Newnes, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft Cover. Fair One of the scarce Newnes Novels seven penny series. The covers are worn and marked and there is damage to the spine. Email for a scan. A scarce copy of this nautical fiction. $40.00
[006255] Robertson, Dougal. Survive the Savage Sea. London: Book Club Associates, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An amazing story of survival at sea. Covers lightly rubbed and chipped. $10.00
[002320] Robertson, Dougal. Survive the Savage Sea. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An amazing story of survival at sea. Covers lightly rubbed and chipped.Binding good. Pages have a few marks. $12.00
[005141] Robertson, Dougal. Survive the Savage Sea. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An amazing story of survival at sea. Covers lightly rubbed and chipped. A few tears and light losses. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[004339] Robertson, Terence. Night Raider of the Atlantic. USA: Ballantine, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Good The remarkable true story of Hitler's most ruthless and destructive U-boat commander. pPaperback . 192 pp. Some b/w illus. light waer. Remainder mark on bottom edge. $8.00
[001809] Robertson, Terence. The Golden Horseshoe. London: Evans Brothers, 1955. First Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Preface by Admiral Creasy. Jacket worn, creases, chipped and some losses. Covers good. Binding cracking at frontis. Numerous b/w illus. $15.00
[003839] Robertson, Terence. The Ship with Two Captains. London: Four Square Books, 1966. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. Amazing true drama in a war submarine. Some b/w illus. Covers worn. Spine damaged. Rolled. A good reading copy. 206 pp. $8.00
[003434] Robertson, Terence. Channel Dash. London: The Quality Book Club, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The story of the breakout of the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau from Brest in WW2. Jacket is lightly worn and now protected. Tape stains inside covers from old plastic covering which has been removed and replaced. Edges browning. Else good. 208 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. PON inside. $22.50
[002420] Robertson, Terence. Walker R.N. London: Pan, 1958. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. Britain's ace U Boat killer. Great Pan edition illustrated. 205 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers worn. Spine damaged. Rolled. A good reading copy. $6.00
[000077] Robinson, Patrick. Born To Win. New South Wales, Australia: Corgi and Bantam Australia, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 385pp. "Born to Win is the stirring, darmatic account of John Bertrand's lifetime obesession with ..." the America's Cup. This is Bertrand's own version as told to Patrick Robinson. Dust jacket has a tape repair to top of spine and chips and small tears. Previous owner's name has been covered by white ink inside front cover. $10.00
[000163] Robinson, William Albert. To The Great Southern Sea. London, Great Britain: Peter Davies, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Few chips along spine of dust jacket. and on edges. But in very good condition. 223pp. "A man, a ship and the greatest adventure of their lives - the eleven month, 15000 mile true oddysey of the brigatine Varua and her renowned master." $40.00
[000744] Rolt, L.T.C. From Sea to Sea. London: Allen Lane, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. 198pp. The story of the Canal du Midi constructed in 1666 to cut across sothern France from the westward flowing Garonne at Toulous to the port of Sete to provide an inland route from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. An amazing feat of engineering for its time. Numerous photos and diags. Ex Seafarers Education Service Library hence the usual marks. However the book is generally clean. White ink mark on title page. Blank page inside rear cover has been torn, possibly to remove a previous owner's name. Plastic covered. $20.00
[001789] Ronan, Tom. The Pearling Master. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1967. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Good Paperback. Spine laminated. Usual library labels. Binding good. $7.00
[001459] Rose, Sir Alec. My Lively Lady. London: Pan, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers grubby and worn. Light damage where a price label has been removed. Pages browning with age. Some b/w illus. Old price penned inside. $5.00
[002782] Ross, Frank. Goldship. London: Book Club Associates, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Jacket and covers very good. Clean and bright. A very nice copy. $18.00
[000500] Roughley, T.C. Wonders of the Great Barrier Reef. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1943. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 282 pp with 52 colour plates. No jacket. Covers chipped and frayed. Rubbed and faded. Previous owner's name inside. A clean copy. $20.00
[002375] Ruhen, Olaf. Minerva Reef. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / Good. Ex-library with usual wear. Jacket covered. Arkon edition. 100 pp. Line drawings and some b/w plates. $8.00
[000491] Ruhen, Olaf. Harpoon in My Hand. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. 183 pp with numerous illustrations The story of whaling in Tonga by small boat. Ex Red Cross library and has some stamps and a paste in sheet on the rear jacket under a protective plastic cover. A few marks inside and edges browning. A good tidy copy. $15.00
[002529] Ruhen, Olaf. Minerva Reef. ill. Seale , Clem. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 200 pp. Maps at ends. Cover worn and bumped. PON inside has been penned over. Binding good. Text clean. $8.00
[000042] Ruhen, Olaf (ed). South Pacific Adventure. Melbourne, Australia.: Sun Books, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 224pp of stories of sailing adventures in the South Pacific. Softcover. Previous owner's name inside. $8.80
[007032] Sabatini, Rafael. The Sea Hawk. London: Arrow, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A nautical classic. Light wear. Foxing on first few pages. Binding good. Square copy. $7.70
[001455] Sanders, Dorothy Lucie. The Randy. The Story of a Mystery Ship. Sydney: Australasian Publishing Co, 1948. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Fair. Signed by author. Previous owners name inside. Jacket has large losses and is clipped but worth preserving. Sun marks at top and bottom of spine. text clean. Binding good. $20.00
[002842] Satherley, David. Private Navy. London: Corgi, 1960. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Against frightening odds, they launched a daring attack into the heart of enemy territory. Vintage paperback. Covers chipped and worn. Cover binding is tenuous. Rolled. Pages browning with age. $5.00
[004886] Savage, Mark. Operation Red Sting. Australia: Calvert, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Scarce nautical pulp from a top Australian war correspondent. Ex book exchange copy. Marked. Rolled. Worn. $25.00
[006943] Savant, C J. Principles of Inertial Navigation. New York: Mcgraw-hill, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Described as the first book devoted entirely to inertial navigation covering most of the unclassified material available on the subject. 254 pp. Numerous illus, diags and tables. Index. jacket is chipped and worn with some tears and losses. Previous owner's name inside. Good copy. $30.00
[007690] Schmitt, Hugh. Sextant, Sea and Solitude. Perth, Western Australia: St George Books, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Hugh Schmitt's account of the record-breaking triple circumnavigation, non-stop and alone by Jon Sanders. In near very good condition. $20.00
[008401] Schmitt, Hugh. Sextant, Sea and Solitude. Perth, Western Australia: St George Books, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Hugh Schmitt's account of the record-breaking triple circumnavigation, non-stop and alone by Jon Sanders.jacket is worn and has a few creases. $16.00
[007811] Schmitt, Hugh. Sextant, Sea and Solitude. Perth, Western Australia: St George Books, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Hugh Schmitt's account of the record-breaking triple circumnavigation, non-stop and alone by Jon Sanders. In near very good condition. Gift inscription inside. $20.00
[010287] Scholes, Arthur. Seventh Continent. London: Travel Book Club, 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Saga of Australasian exploration in Antarctica 1895-1950. 226 pp. Illus. Index. pages browning with age. Jacket is chipped and worn with sort tears and some light losses. Binding good. $15.00
[004207] Schumacher, F Carl. Bridge of No Return. New York: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The ordeal of the USS Pablo. No jacket. Covers clean. Binding good. Text clean. A very tidy copy. $20.00
[007417] Scott, J M. Sea-Wyf and Biscuit. Melbourne: William Heinemann, 1957. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses, tears and a few marks but is well worth preserving. Gift inscription inside. Became a movie "Sea Wife". $10.00
[010276] Sea-Wrack. Random Soundings. London: Rich & Cowan, First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A volume of sea stories and sketches written by a Lt Commander in the RAN. Undated. Circa forties. War economy standard paper. Scarce in jacket. Jacket is chipped and worn with losses at extremities, $50.00
[008035] Seligman, Adrian. The Voyage of the Cap Pilar. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1947. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 320 pp. Maps. Some b/w illus. Covers worn. Light silverfish damage along bottom of first few pages. $12.00
[009150] Shalimar. From the Log-book of Memory. ill. Frank H Mason. London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1950. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. A nautical tale. Illus. Jacket has large losses. Covers clean, a few tape stains inside. Good copy. $30.00
[009693] Sharpe, Alan. Shark Down Under. Australia: The Book Company, 1993. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 167 pp. Some illus. Shark attacks in Australia. Worn copy. $10.00
[000507] Shebar, Sharon Sigmond. Whaling For Glory. ill. Frame, Paul. New York: Julian Messner, 1978. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. 1978 hardcover, no jacket. Xlib, with xlib markings etc. 92 pp with illus. Juvenile literature. Contains good description of whaling methods and equiment used. Covers marked. $7.00
[000980] Shields, Cornelius. Racing with Cornelius Shields and the Masters. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1974. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Guest chapters by Ted Hood, Olin Stephens, Robert Allan Jr, Buddy Melges etc.352 pp. Numerous b/w illus and diags. Jacket as small pieces missing and is rubbed. Faded mark on top of cover spine. Text clean. $15.00
[002364] Shore, H.N. Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways. London: The Nautilus Library, 1929. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and worn with some tears and light losses. Spine sunned. Covers clean. Binding good and text clean. A nice copy. $35.00
[001516] Silvester, Bill. The Down Under Scuba Diver. Australia: Bill Silvester, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A handbook for Australian scuba divers. 128 pp. Numerous illus and diags. Small print with lots of valuable information from wreck finding to commercial diving. Pen mark on cover. Bumped. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[004150] Simpson, Colin. Lusitania. London: Penguin, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Magazine. Very Good The Lusitania is torpedoed by a German U Boat. It was carrying neutral citizens, or was it ... ? Paperback. 295 pp. Index. Appears unread. A very good copy. $6.00
[000153] Simpson, Colin. Islands of Men. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Roberston, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. 248pp. Ex- library and therefore contains library markings etc. Dust jacket protected by contact. $10.00
[006202] Simpson, Colin. Come Away, Pearler. ill. Simpson, Claire. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Heavily based on facts. The story of pearlers and the sea on the northern coast of Australia. No jacket. Binding cracked inside front cover. part of jacket pasted on first page. Previous owner's name inside. $8.80
[000485] Simpson, Colin. Come Away, Pearler. ill. Simpson, Claire. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Heavily based on facts. The story of pearlers and the sea on the northern coast of Australia. No jacket. Some spots in text and covers are marked. Edges browning. Previous owner's name inside. Book has a slight lean. $8.00
[001899] Slocum, Joshua. Sailing Alone Around the World. London: The Reprint Society, 1949. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped. Binding is good and text clean. PON inside. A very tidy copy of this nautical classic. $18.00
[000959] Snowden, Rita, F. Safety Last!. London: The Epworth Press, 1946. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Stirring tales of the Pacific. 204 pp. War economy paper. Some b/w illus. Spine and edges sunned. A tidy copy. $10.00
[002553] Southall, Ivan. They Shall Not Pass Unseen. Sydney: Pacific Book, 1966. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers marked and worn. Light damage to spine. Old book exchange stamp on cover. Binding tenuous on title pages. Else OK. Old penned number on rear cover. A good reading copy. $10.00
[001862] Sperry, Armstrong. Danger to the Wind. London: The Bodley Head, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. Jacket has around one third missing on front, clipped, sunned. Covers good. Binding tight. Old price penned inside. $7.00
[005348] Sperry, Armstrong. Danger to the Wind. London: The Bodley Head, 1952. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. Ex-lib copy. Some damage where paste ins have been removed. Jacket covered with plastic. fair copy only. $7.00
[009174] Steavenson, Robin. When Dinghies Delight. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 159 pp. Illus. Index. Sailing dinghies. Jacket is chipped, worn, has marks and light losses. Previous owner's named penned over inside. $15.00
[009164] Stephenson, Ralph. Small Boats and Big Seas. London: Paul Elek, 1978. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. A hundred years of yachting. Great sailing stories from the world's best sailing writers. Emails for details. Illus. $15.00
[004918] Stevenson, Mrs Robert Louis. The Cruise of the Janet Nichol Among the South Seas Islands. Sydney: University of NSW Press, 2004. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Mrs Stevenson's diary. A new edition edited by Roslyn Jolly. Nicely presented with illus. Very good. $20.00
[007868] Stewart, W.K.. Brown's Signalling. Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Card. Good / No Jacket. How to Learn the International Code of Signals. All methods of signalling explained.. Pictorial card cover with cloth spine. Colour plates. Previous owner's name inside front (RNZAF). 229pp. In near very good condition. $35.00
[003446] Stodart, Eleanor and Slater, Ederic. Seashores of Australia. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1977. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A book dealing with the amazing variety of life in the tidal zones of Australia's seashore. 63 pp. Numerous colour and b/w illus. Binding good. Text clean. Jacket has a few small tears. $12.00
[001182] Stoker, Hugh. The Modern Sea Angler. ill. Stoker, Hugh. London: Robert Hale, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 222 pp. Illus with half tones and line drawings by the author. Slight fold mark along spine. Text and edges clean. Binding good $10.00
[001123] Stone, Andrew,L. The Decks Ran Red. London: Horwitz Publications, 1959. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The true story of the doomed freighter, the Berwind. Became a movie. Binding is poor with some tape in middle. Out of shape. Damage to spine. Pulp fiction style. $15.00
[000445] Strong, L.A.G. Flying Angel. London: Methuan, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 189pp history of the Flying Angel club. No jacket. Blue cloth covers have some rub marks on edges. Some spots on edges. $12.00
[004899] Strutton, Bill. The Secret Invaders. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The beach recon units story. Combined Operations Pilotage parties. Jacket is chipped and clipped. Now protected. Covers clean and bright. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside. 287 pp. $30.00
[010453] Stubbington, Colin. Blood Deep. Bath: Firecrest, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has small tear on back corner. Near very good condition. U Boat novel. $20.00
[005094] Stubbs, Ches. I Remember. The Memoirs of a Whaling Skipper. Australia: Author, First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Signed by Author. Fair Memoirs of a Western Australian whaling skipper. Undated. 128 pp. Covers worn and marked. Fold marks. B/w illus and some diags. Scarce. $15.00
[002499] Subercaseaux, Benjamin. Jemmy Button. London: W.H.Allen, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair Ex-library. First blank page removed. Unrelated material pasted on cover. Cloth covers worn and lettering on spine faded. A reading copy. Old prices white inked over inside. $10.00
[000745] Taffrail. The Jade Lizard. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1951. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 256pp. Described as the true to life and exciting story of a naval officer and men operating in the Agean and the Greek girl who saved their lives. Spine and covers sunned. A few marks $7.00
[009880] Taffrail. Mystery at Milford Haven. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn. A few marks. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside. Good copy. $40.00
[000899] Taffrail. Swept Channels. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1938. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. An account of the work of the minesweepers in the Great War. 358pp. Numerous b/w illustrations. No jacket. Light fraying on top and bottom of spine. Binding good. $20.00
[007813] Taffrail. Dover-Ostend. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 251 pp vintage paperback in good condition. $10.00
[004811] Taffrail. Chenies. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1948. Third Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A novel of the Royal Navy. Jacket is chipped and worn with a few short tears and some losses. Now protected. Bumped. Binding good. Text clean. $20.00
[003003] Taffrail. The Navy in Action. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Navy stories from Taffrail. Includes the last cruise of the Admiral Graf Spee, the Altmark, Battle of the Fiords, Dunkirk, Scapa Flow etc. 224 pp. 4 maps. Covers worn and bumped. First blank page has ben removed. Pen marks inside front cover. Foxing inside front cover. Binding good. $12.00
[004830] Taylor, Maurice. Island Hopping Through the Indonesian Archipeligo. London: Wilton House Gentry, 1976. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 256 pp of information for travellers to Indonesia. Jacket is covered with plastic. Previous owner's name inside. $12.00
[007692] Taylor, Norman G. Model Power Boats. London: Cassell and Co, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 224 pp. Index. Numerous illus. Covers worn and marked. Some foxing inside covers. Interesting and valable reference for model boat builders. Email for details of contents. $20.00
[000853] Taylor, Sir Gordon. Bird of the Islands. Australia: Cassell and Co, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The story of a flying boat in the south seas. P284pp. 12pp b/w illus. Minor rubbing and chipping to jacket. A few small tears. $12.00
[000660] Telfer, Ross. How to Sail Small Boats. Sydney: Murray Book Distributors, 1971. Second Edition. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 160 pp with numerous diags, illus and b/w photos. A few marks inside covers. Old penned price inside. $8.00
[005778] Thomson, George Alcolm. Sir Frances Drake. London: Book Club Associates, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 348 bio of Drake. Some bw illus. Pages browning with age. White inked over name inside. Book shop stamp inside. Corners bumped. Binding good. $14.00
[006251] Tiira, Ensio. Raft of Despair. London: Hutchinson, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has light wear and is price clipped. jacket has a few marks. Covers clean. Light foxing along edges. Binding ood. An incredible story of courage and endurance. Some llus. $25.00
[006921] Toghill, Jeff. Jeff Toghill's Guides to the Australian Coastline 1 East Coast. Australia: New Australian Library, 1985. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Card. Good 130 pp guide to bays, anchorages etc on the East coast of Australia. Inc maps and illus. Invaluable for sailors. In near very good condition. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[001001] Toghill, Jeff. The Yachtsman's Navigation Manual. Sydney: Reed, 1977. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 255pp. Numerous diags, illus and tables. A very nice copy. Minor chipping on edges of jacket and covers. $14.00
[001240] Tredree, H.L. Blackwater. London: The Quality Book Club, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A true story of rescue at sea. Covers and jacket good. Jacket has minor chipping. Previous owner's name inside. Binding good. A very nice copy. Small white ink mark inside covering old price. $18.00
[004587] Tregaskis, Richard. All About President Kennedy's Wartime Adventure. London: W.H.Allen, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Book owner's plate pasted inside. Binding good. Text clean. 139 pp. Index. Some b/w plates. PT 109 story. $10.00
[005998] Trevor, Elleston. Gale Force. Melbourne: William Heinemann, 1956. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A nautical novel. Part of jacket pasted on front of cover. Spine sunned. Binding good. $8.00
[002374] Trew, Anthony. Two Hours to Darkness. Great Britain: Fontana, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly worn. Slight roll. Binding good. Clean. A "square" copy. $5.00
[004205] Trew, Anthony. Kleber's Convoy. Great Britain: Fontana, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly worn. Slight roll. Binding good. Clean. A "square" copy. $6.00
[002274] Trew, Anthony. The Zhukov Briefing. London: Fontana, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Covers lightly chipped. Pages browning. Paperback. A nice "square" copy. $6.00
[002086] Trew, Anthony. The Moonraker Mutiny. London: Fontana, 1973. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly chipped. Pages browning. Light reader's folds on spine. paperback. $6.00
[006208] Trew, Anthony. Two Hours to Darkness. London: Fontana, 1979. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers and edges worn. Paperback. Rolled. $5.50
[006321] Trew, Anthony. The White Schooner. London: Fontana, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers worn. Square copy. $5.50
[001810] Trew, Anthony. Two Hours to Darkness. London: Collins, 1963. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket worn, creases, chipped and some losses. Covers good. Text clean. $10.00
[010347] Turner, James h. The Gilt Dragon Incident. Perth: Paterson Brokensha, 1963. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 234 pp. maps at ends, The story of the Gilt Dragon, wrecked on the WA coast. Written prior to its discovery. Top of pages have been damp affected. No staining or stuck together pages, some wrinkling. Binding good. Quite scarce. $45.00
[001002] Turner, Ted and Jobson, Gary. The Racing Edge. New York: Simon and Shuster, 1979. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Sailing philosophies and tactics of the America's Cup skipper and his tactician. 191 pp. Numerous diags and illus. A laminated jacket showing some marks underneath. Price clipped. Binding and text are very good. $20.00
[002477] Tyler, W.H. Flight of Diamonds. Carlisle, Western Australia.: Hesperian Press, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good The story of Broome's war and the Carnot Bay diamonds. 126 pp. Numerous ills and diags. Very good. $30.00
[009229] Unwin, Rayner. The Defeat of John Hawkins. London: Readers Union, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A bio of his third slaving voyage. Jacket is chipped and worn and has light losses. A good copy. $10.00
[009841] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1945. Sixth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The Abrolhos islands in three hundred years of romance, history and adventure. Maps at ends. 253 pp. Numerous b/w plates. This is a very good copy without a jacket. Covers clean and bright. Binding is good, text clean. This is an Australian classic which tells the stories of lost Dutch sailors shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast prior to settlement, and the story of the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $22.00
[000069] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne,Australia: Robertson & Mullens Ltd, Sixth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Poor / No Jacket. Stories of shipwrecks and legends on the Western Australian coast. 50 illustrations. 256pp. This is a good reader's copy. No dustjacket. The binding is still tight but there is light staining throughout which does not interfere with the text. The previous owners have written dedications after the title page. $12.00
[004684] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Covers worn. Bottom corner bumped. Binding good. A classic story of Western Australian shipwrecks. $7.00
[001764] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1940. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The Abrolhos islands in three hundred years of romance, history and adventure. Maps at ends. 253 pp. Numerous b/w plates. Covers worn. A few light pen marks on spine. Cloth on spine is slightly split and is faryed at extremities. PON inside. Binding is good, text clean. This is an Australian classic which tells the stories of lost Dutch sailors shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast prior to settlement, and the story of the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $18.00
[008299] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1945. Sixth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The Abrolhos islands in three hundred years of romance, history and adventure. Maps at ends. 253 pp. Numerous b/w plates. This is a very good copy without a jacket. Covers clean and bright. Binding is good, text clean. This is an Australian classic which tells the stories of lost Dutch sailors shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast prior to settlement, and the story of the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $22.00
[001765] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / No Jacket. The Abrolhos islands in three hundred years of romance, history and adventure. Maps at ends. 253 pp plus index. Numerous b/w plates. Covers worn. Ex-library reading copy. Numerous marks inside. Taped library binding on spine and corners. Library stamps and marks. Black ink on edges. A worn copy which is still intact.This is an Australian classic which tells the stories of lost Dutch sailors shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast prior to settlement, and the story of the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $10.00
[006328] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good A classic story of the WA shipwrecks. 253 pp. Illus. Reprint of an early edition. Card covers, slight bump to one corner. $7.70
[000300] Van Der Post, Laurens. The Hunter and the Whale. London: Readers Book Club, 1969. Readers Book Club Edition 185. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 288pp. Very tidy copy. A few very small tears on dust jacket. $10.00
[000012] Van Der Post, Laurens. The Hunter and the Whale. London: Readers Book Club, 1969. Readers Book Club Edition 185. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 288pp. Very tidy copy. A few very small tears on dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[009227] Van Loon, Hendrick Willem. The Story of the Pacific. London: George G. Harrop and Co, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good / No Jacket. Great stories of the Pacific, maps at ends. Iluss. Covers worn. Spine faded. Good copy, and interesting. $18.00
[008124] Veedam, Voldemar. Sailing to Freedom. London: Phoenix House, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. With 7 photos and a map. Covers worn and marked. Lettering on spine faded. Old price penned over inside. $10.00
[004884] Velikovsky, Immanuel. Peoples of the Sea. Ages in Chaos Volume IV. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1977. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Part 4 of the controversial series. No jacket. Light wear on spine. Binding good. Text clean. $18.00
[000238] Verne, Jules. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea. Leicester, England: Galley Press, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. The Golden Heritage Series copy of the classic. 288pp with dust jacket in good condition. One minor tear left hand corner. $10.00
[002876] Villiers, Alan. Whalers of the Midnight Sun. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1949. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A story of modern whaling in the antarctic. Illustrated with 10 woodcuts by Charles Pont. 248 pp. Maps at ends. No jacket. Covers lightly marked. Spine sunned but lettering is bright and clear. Binding good. $12.00
[003595] Villiers, Alan. Whalers of the Midnight Sun. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1964. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A story of modern whaling in the antarctic. Illustrated with 10 woodcuts by Charles Pont. 248 pp. Maps at ends. Chipped and worn jacket now protected. Binding good. $18.00
[002753] Villiers, Alan. Sons of Sinbad. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the Arab seamen of the Indian Ocean written by one of the great sea writers who travelled on a deep sea dhow on the east coast of Africa. Revised and carrying a new preface which tells of the historical importance of Villier's work. Contains 50 phots and some maps. Covers lightly worn and chipped on edges. Bottom corner has been bumped and there is a few adjacent fold marks on the cover. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[002171] Villiers, Alan. By Way of Cape Horn. Victoria, Australia: Ibex, 1996. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. The peril and the toil of the ways of sail. Reprint. In very good condition. $25.00
[004286] Walker, Allan S. Medical Services Of the R.A.N. And R.A.A.F. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1961. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. One of the Australia in the War of 1939-1945 medical series. 574 pp. Index. Numerous b/w illus and maps.Jjacket has light wear and some minor silverfish damage along edges. Binding good. Text clean. A very good copy. $30.00
[004320] Wallenius, K M. The Men's Sea. London: Staples Press Ltd, 1955. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Translated from the Finnish. First Great Britain edition. No jacket. Covers have a few marks. Gilt lettering on spine fading. Binding good. Text clean. A good copy. $10.00
[000735] Warner, Oliver. A Portrait of Lord Nelson. London: The Reprint Society, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 331 pp with index, b/w illus, maps. Minor chipping and a few marks to wrapper. Otherwise a good copy. $18.00
[003608] Warner, William. W. Distant Water. The Fate of the North Atlantic Fisherman. Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. As described by the title, a story of North Atlantic fishermen. 338 pp. Maps at ends. No jacket. Book slightly out of shape. Binding good. A few marks. $10.00
[003424] Warren, C.E.T And Benson, Warren. Above Us the Waves. London: Horwitz, 1962. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Light card covers are lightly worn.. Binding good, text clean.Slight roll.. The maginificent story of human torpedoes and midget submarines. $12.00
[006507] Warren, C.E.T And Benson, Warren. Above Us the Waves. London: Horwitz, 1962. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Light card covers are lightly worn and mared. Binding cracked. Browning with age.. The maginificent story of human torpedoes and midget submarines. $7.70
[009079] Warren, Mark. Mark Warren's Atlas of Australian Surfing. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1992. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Where and how to surf over 1000 waves around Australia. 350 Colour photographs, over 50 maps and illus. Near very good condition. Short tear on front of jacket. $25.00
[010282] Waters, Sydney D. Pamir the Story of a Sailing Ship. New Zealand: A H and A W Reed, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair 46 pp. Voyages of the Pamir, tall ship. Inc list of crewmen. Illus. Jacket has been pasted onto covers (by publisher?). Front of jacket has silverfish damage. Scarce book. Internaly good. Penned over previous owner's name inside. $44.00
[002453] Webb, Walter Freeman. Handbook for Shell Collectors. Wellesley Hills, Mass: Lee Publications, 1960. 16th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Handbook illustrating and describing over 2000 species. 264 pp. Index. Plates, illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. First blank page has been removed. $12.00
[005064] Wedlick, Lance. Streamside Guide. Australia: Wedneil Publications, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Trout stream insects and thier imitations. 128 pp. Inc b/w illus. maps. Publisher's laminate lifting on covers. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[000966] Werner, Herbert.A. Iron Coffins. London: Pan Books, 1972. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good An epic and chilling description of the fearful havoc wrought by one U Boat commander onthe Atlantic convoys. Some b/w illus. 342 pp. paperback. Covers worn. Binding good. Book exchange stamp inside rear cover. $5.00
[006339] Whall, Hugh D. The Southern Cross. Maryland, USA.: Admiralty Publishing House, 1974. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Australia's 1974 challenge for America's Cup. 172 pp. Numerous illus. Jacket has light wear. A small mark on edges. Nice copy. $18.00
[002822] White, James Dillon. Kelso. Captain of Marine No 2. London: New English Library, 1976. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers, edges and corners all worn. Some fold marks on covers. Pages browning. Ex-book exchange. Numerous stamps inside. A fair reading copy only. Scarce. $8.00
[006415] White, Robb. Secret Sea. USA: Scholastic, 1975. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Close hauled adventure in search for sunken gold. Great cover of a diver in an old style diving suit. Paperback. Square copy. Worn. $5.50
[009307] Whittaker, Paul. Patanela is Missing. Sydney: Bantam, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Card. Good Australia's greatest sea mystery. Good copy, has light wear. $12.00
[006386] Williamson, J A. Sir Francis Drake. London: Collins, 1966. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Good / Good. One of the Makers of History series. Ex-lib. Jacket chipped and worn. Some marks. $10.00
[008909] Willis, Melvin D C. Boatbuilding and Repairing with Fiberglass. Maine: International Marine Publishing Co, 1972. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex Lib. Fair / Fair. 178 pp instrcutional manual on fiberglass boat uilding. Ex lib. Usual wear and markings. Fair condition. Valuable ref. $22.00
[003006] Willis, William. The Epic Voyage of the Seven Little Sisters. London: The Companion Book Club, 1957. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. A 6700 mile voyage alone across the Pacific. Some b/w illus. Covers worn. A crease down the spine. Binding good. A better than reading copy. PON inside. $7.00
[001179] Willock, Colin. The Anglers Encyclopaedia. London: Odhams Press, 1960. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 240 pp. Gilt lettering on spine. Edges grubby. $10.00
[001699] Wilson, B.R And Gillett, K. Australian Shells. Sydney: A.H & A.W Reed, 1974. Revised Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Ilustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods from Australian waters. Large format. Numerous coloured illus. Covers/jacket have been laminated (nicely). Text is clean. Binding good. A very nice copy. 168pp. Index. $30.00
[000490] Wilson, Erle. Adams of the Bounty. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1958. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. The author says," This is the first full account that has challenged the popular belief that Fletcher Christian was the prime mover in the mutiny on the Bounty and that he was driven to that act by Bligh's brutality."Ex Australian Red Cross library and has a library sheet pasted on frontis. Part of the jacket has been glued inside the front cover and on back of cover. Covers protected by plastic. Cover has an attractive gilt picture of the bounty. Book is in good condition. $15.00
[002046] Wilson, John. Canoeing Down the Rhone. London: Chapman and Hall, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 157 pp with 7 maps at ends. PON inside. Jacket is chipped and rubbed with light losses. Spine sunned. Some damage where a label has been removed from front of jacket. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Bumped at top of spine. Binding good. Text clean. A nice tidy copy. $20.00
[007943] Wingate, John. Seawaymen. London: New English Library, 1980. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers edgworn and have a few marks. Square copy. Pages browning with age. $5.50
[007698] Winn, Godfrey. P.Q.17. London: Hutchinson, 1948. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 256 pp. Story of convoys during WW2. No illus. Universal Book Club edition. Bumped. Pages browning with age. Edgeworn. Binding good. $22.00
[001365] Winton, John. We Joined The Navy. London: Readers Book Club, 1960. Readers Book Club Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Fiction. Story of naval cadets who start their training. Humour. 255pp. Hardcover, Dust jacket is chipped with some tears. Remnants of a price label on jacket.. Covers in good condition. Slight lean. Previous owner's name inside. $6.50
[004045] Winton, John. One of Our Warships. London: Michael Joseph, 1975. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Naval fiction. Jacket and book in good condition. A very good copy. Email for a scan. $10.00
[000305] Winton, John. We Joined The Navy. London: Readers Book Club, 1960. Readers Book Club Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Fiction. Story of naval cadets who start their training. Humour. 255pp. Hardcover, Dust jacket is chipped with some tears and large section missing from front. Covers in good condition. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[002695] Wise, Terence. Polar Exploration. London: Almark Publishing, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / No Jacket. Ex-library . Usual marks. First page clipped. 167 pp. Glossary, diags, illus. A reading copy of this valuable text. $12.00
[010239] Woodburn, M Kathleen. Backwash of Empire. Melbourne: Georgian House, 1944. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Life in New Hebridies. 223 pp. Illus. Maps at ends. Jacket is tatty. Good copy. $15.00
[009881] Woodcock, Percy. Sunken Treasure. ill. Savile Lumley. London: Thomas Nelson, . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 250 pp. Frontis. Light wear. Near very good without a jacket. Good copy. Undated. $14.00
[000535] Woodcock, Percy. Cruising for the Novice. London: Frederick Muller Lt, 1947. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 96pp handbook on sailing for the novice. Large piece of jacket is missing from the rear and a small piece near spine at front. Text is clean and binding is good. $8.00
[003752] Woodman, Richard. An Eye of the Fleet. London: Sphere, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good One of the Nathaniel Drinkwater series. Light wear. Near very good. Paperback. $7.00
[009536] Woodward, David. The Tirpitz. London: Kimber, 1955. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 190 pp. Some b/w illus. Fair cop, worn, some damage and browning wth age. OK for research or reading. $5.50
[004566] Workman, James. The Captain from Goondiwindi. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The riotous story behind the scuttling of the crack German battle ship Graf Spee... (perhaps!) Australian pulp humour. Great cover! Covers rubbed, slight roll and have a few fold marks. Pages browning. A few grubby marks. $15.00
[000492] Wouk, Herman. The "Caine" Mutiny. London: Johnathon Cape, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. 479pp. A WW2 naval classic. Previous owner's name inside cover. No jacket. Edges of spine frayed. A few marks inside. A good reading copy. $8.00
[001985] Wouk, Herman. The "Caine" Mutiny. London: Johnathon Cape, 1953. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 479pp. A WW2 naval classic. Jacket chipped and clipped. A few small tears. Light loss at top of spine. Covers bright and clean. Binding good. $16.00
[009798] Wright, John. Dead Reckoning Navigation. London: Adlard Coles, 1972. Third Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and worn. A few marks inside. 164 pp. Diags, illus, tables. $15.00
[002357] Wynnum, John. No Boats to Burn. London: Horwitz, 1963. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Against appalling odds the inexperienced little corvette took on its first enemy action. Nautical pulp fiction set on the north west coast of Western Australia during WW2. Covers worn. Slight roll. Pages browning. Previous owner's initials inside and book shop stamps. Binding good. Great Aussie pulp! $25.00
[003865] Wynnum, John. You Shouldn't Have Joined. London: Horwitz, 1960. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The author's rollicking account of the Royal Australian Navy in Eastern ports - and deep waters! Nautical pulp fiction. Covers worn. Slight roll. Pages browning. Previous owner's name inside. Binding good. Great Aussie pulp! $25.00
[005398] Wynnum, John. Down the Hatch. London: Horwitz, 1962. Second Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Riotous, ribald, uproarious adventures of the Royal Australian Navy. Nautical pulp. Covers worn. Slight roll. Pages browning. Spine worn. $20.00
[004275] Wynnum, John. I See No Signal or Disabled Seamen. Australia: Horwitz Publications, 1961. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Back teeth awash ... . Covers lightly worn and marked. Slight roll. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. Date stamp inside. Great pulp cover art! $32.00
[000637] Yerby, Frank. The Golden Hawk. Melbourne: William Heinemann Ltd, 1949. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 322pp. Map of the Carribean inside covers. Spine beginning to loosen inside front cover. Top and bottom of spine beginning to fray. $6.00
[004068] Young, Terrence. One of Our Submarines. London: Pan, 1968. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. The first classic by a British submarine captain in war. Ilustrated. Covers worn. Book exchange label on cover. Rolled. 270 pp. Edges browning. $6.00
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