Tall Ships Royal Navy History 7 Editions 730 Pg THE MARINER’S MIRROR 1990 - 1991
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7485946 | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Subject: History | Type: Book |
| Language: English | Sub-Subject: Ships |
| Origin: English | Binding: Softcover, Wraps |
To best view pictures in greater detail, do not forget the ZOOM function on your computer, as well as Ebay services. We provide sufficient pictures for you to best judge the suitability of an item for your needs. We use quality Australia Post packaging for safe, protective delivery. Now to this fine, special item: Today I’m listing several different, very collectable vintage ‘TALL SHIPS’ Books. Each is used, VGC or better, but the condition of each is described for you ...separately, as well as pictures being included to further that purpose, in order to give you an idea of the format and agreeability of the writing and presentation. Many are FIRST EDITIONS Each is for sale SEPARATELY. THIS sale is for the item below that is*described in GREEN text*described in the TITLE of this listing*Shown in the pictures. But, for your convenience, I am including details of each of the items here. Multiple purchases can be combined for postage, to your advantage, so such purchasers may care to await a later invoice. (else excess postage payment will be refunded). Should other items be of interest, please go to ‘View Seller’s Other Items’ in the panel at the top right of this listing. However, items that cannot be found will have already been purchased.Thank you. Details can best be found in the pictures. Please view as advised above. Please remember that THIS sale is for the item described IN GREEN below, in the listing TITLE, and in the PICTURES. Here are the listings for today : 1:TITLE: THE OPIUM CLIPPERSAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown, Sons and Ferguson, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1933 First EditionSTRUCTURE: Majestically decorated Silk-On-Board Hardcover with PAGES: 392CONDITION: EC+; minor light foxing on title page, as viewed, else not far from original condition.PRICE: $175.00 unless on sale. 2:TITLE: ARCTIC WHALERSAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown, Sons and Ferguson, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1937 First EditionSTRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 483CONDITION: EC+!PRICE: $175.00 unless on sale. 3:TITLE: The DOWN EASTERS; AMERICAN DEEPWATER SAILING SHIPS 1869-1929AUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown, Sons and Ferguson, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1929 First EditionSTRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 285CONDITION: Gift inscription within, else EC ImmaculatePRICE: $295.00 unless on sale. 4:TITLE: THE NITRATE CLIPPERSAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown, Sons and Ferguson, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1932 First Edition STRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with dustjacket and with Gilt titlingPAGES: 159CONDITION: BOOK: Some trivial foxing PRE-title page, else EC. DUSTJACKET still has 25/- price triangle.PRICE: $99.95 unless on sale. 5:TITLE: THE NITRATE CLIPPERSAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown, Sons and Ferguson, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1953STRUCTURE: Linen-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 159CONDITION: Near MintPRICE: $54.95 unless on sale. 6:TITLE: THE CHINA CLIPPERSAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown, Sons and Ferguson, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1925STRUCTURE: Linen-On-Board Hardcover PAGES: 388 pages + 34 page appendix + Fold-outCONDITION: VGC+ overall BUT with some foxing to title page & vicins; Gift inscription within.PRICE: $125.00 unless on sale. 7:TITLE: The BLACKWALL FRIGATESAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown & Sons, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1924 First EditionSTRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 332CONDITION: Front cover lightly patch pigment (as viewed). Gift inscription neatly inscribed within.Else VGC+.PRICE: $150.00 unless on sale. 8:TITLE: The LOG of the CUTTY SARKAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1928 3rd Edition (first published 1924)STRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 422CONDITION: GC; Sound, sight & clean. BUT a rectangle has been cut from the first blank page immediately within. Else VGCPRICE: $99.95 unless on sale. 9:TITLE: The WESTERN OCEAN PACKETSAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown & Sons, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1925 (probable first edition)STRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 155CONDITION: Neat gift inscription inscribed within; some fading to outer spine. Else EC.PRICE: $149.95 unless on sale. 10:TITLE: The COLONIAL CLIPPERSAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown & Son, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1921STRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 433CONDITION: Neat Gift inscription within, inserted on ‘The Aberdeen Line’ notelet. Some wear to outer cover, as viewed. In entirely sound, very respectable condition.PRICE: $89.95 unless on sale. 11:TITLE: THE LAST of the WINDJAMMERS Volumes 1 & 2AUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown, Glasgow.Years of Publication: Volume 1: 2nd Edition, 1927.Volume 2: First Edition, 1929 STRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 518 and 443 pages respectively.CONDITION: Both have neat gift inscription. Volume 1 VGC+/EC. Volume 2 EC+!PRICE: $325.00 unless on sale. 12:TITLE: COOLIE SHIPS and OIL SAILERSAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Brown, Glasgow.Year of Publication: 1935 First EditionSTRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 180CONDITION: Minor foxing PRE-title page, else EC.PRICE: $125.00 unless on sale. 13:TITLE: The ROMANCE of the CLIPPER SHIPSAUTHOR: Basil LubbockPUBLISHER: Hennel Locke LtdYear of Publication: 1958STRUCTURE: Linen-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 160CONDITION: Some fading to front cover, as viewed; neat gift inscription within.PRICE: $44.95 unless on sale. 14:TITLE: WRINKLES in PRACTICAL NAVIGATIONAUTHOR: Captain LECKYPUBLISHER: G. Philip & SonYear of Publication: 1903STRUCTURE: Tooled Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 809CONDITION: Some foxing immediately within; some wear at outer edges of hardcover, as viewed (not too bad). An entirely sound, pleasing, very respectable copy.PRICE: $149.95 unless on sale. 15:TITLE: WRINKLES in PRACTICAL NAVIGATIONAUTHOR: Captain LECKYPUBLISHER: G. Philip & SonYear of Publication: 1920STRUCTURE: Tooled Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 809CONDITION: Neat gift inscription immediately within. Outer front cover has a few marks, as viewed.PRICE: $119.95 unless on sale. 16:TITLE: SAILING SHIPS and PADDLE WHEELS Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, AustraliaAUTHOR: J. C. BullPUBLISHER: The AuthorYear of Publication: 1974 First EditionSTRUCTURE: Hardcover with DustjacketPAGES: 230CONDITION: EC+!PRICE: $34.95 unless on sale. 17:TITLE: AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIPS Past & PresentAUTHOR: Dickson GregoryPUBLISHER: Year of Publication: 1928 First EditionSTRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board decorated Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 260CONDITION: Owner’s name neatly inscribed within. Otherwise GC+, at least. PRICE: $299.95 unless on sale. 18:TITLE: DEVONPORT WARSHIPS Built Since 1860AUTHOR: Lt Cmdr K. V. BurnsPUBLISHER: Maritime Books, CornwallYear of Publication: 1981STRUCTURE: SoftcoverPAGES: 112CONDITION: Near ECPRICE: $11.95 unless on sale. 19:TITLE: DEEPWATER SAILAUTHOR: Harold UnderhillPUBLISHER: Brown, Son & Ferguson, GlasgowYear of Publication: 1955STRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with dustjacket and with Gilt titlingPAGES: WOW! 302 pages of text followed by 97 separate plates; these are either FULL-PAGE or, in very roughly (my estimate) half of the cases, large MULTI-FOLD-OUT plans.CONDITION: Book EC+, dustjacket decent, as viewedPRICE: $195.00 unless on sale. 20: TITLE: THE AUSTRALIA STATION: Royal Navy in SW Pacific 1821-1913AUTHOR: John BachPUBLISHER: NSW University PressYear of Publication: 1986STRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with DustjacketPAGES: 260CONDITION: Near NewPRICE: $59.95 unless on sale. 21:TITLE: SAIL in the SOUTH Australia & New Zealand C19thAUTHOR: Ronald ParsonsPUBLISHER: RigbyYear of Publication: 1980STRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 209CONDITION: book & dustjacket both EC+PRICE: $44.95 unless on sale. 22:TITLE: 2-Volume Set PASSENGER SHIPS of Australia & New Zealand 1876-1980AUTHOR: Peter PlowmanPUBLISHER: Conway Maritime GreenwichYear of Publication (both): 1981 First EditionsSTRUCTURE: Linen-On-Board Hardcovers PAGES: 224 and 220 pages respectively.CONDITION: Both EC+PRICE: $49.95 unless on sale. 23:TITLE: LLOYDS MARITIME ATLAS 1983AUTHOR: PUBLISHER: lloydsYear of Publication: 1983STRUCTURE: Mock ‘gilt on leather’ Hardcover PAGES: 22 pages of maps plus an un-numbered (maybe 40?) pages of text.CONDITION: As NewPRICE: $44.95 unless on sale. 24:TITLE: QUICKSEE Ship Owner’s & Brokers DESK ATLASAUTHOR: Ernest J. QuickPUBLISHER: Ernest J. QuickYear of Publication: 7th Edition; no year given. (but an 11th Edition was dated 1931, so presumably mid-1920s)STRUCTURE: Mock ‘leather & gilt’ hardcover.PAGES: 447 pages, being 32 pages of text, 256 pages of maps, 159 pages of index-text!CONDITION: GC+. Entirely sound & solid. Some loss of burgundy colour at parts of cover edges, but this is not structural. Otherwise VGC.A rare find.[no other copy found for sale, worldwide]PRICE: $225.00 unless on sale. 25:TITLE: SHIP-MASTERS BUSINESS COMPANION Hints to Young ShipmastersAUTHOR: J. W. AndersonPUBLISHER: James Brown & Son, GlasgowYear of Publication: 1905STRUCTURE: Decorated Silk-On-Board Hardcover PAGES: 99CONDITION: Gift inscription neatly inscribed within. Book in sound, respectable used condition. A rare find. Includes 2 fold-outs.PRICE: $195.00 unless on sale. 26:TITLE: The SAILOR’S SEA-BOOKAUTHOR: James Greenwood & W. H. RosserPUBLISHER: Crosby, Lockwood & SonYear of Publication: 1901.STRUCTURE: Decorated Silk-On-Board Hardcover PAGES: 208 + flags + a further 48 pages of advertising that are dated 1901.CONDITION: GC+PRICE: $149.95 unless on sale. 27:TITLE: The DANGER ANGLE and OFF-SHORE DISTANCE TABLESAUTHOR: Captain LECKYPUBLISHER: George Philip & Son, Fleet StreetYear of Publication: 1898STRUCTURE: Tooled and Gilt Hardcover PAGES: 158CONDITION: Owner’s name neatly inscribed within, else EC+PRICE: $59.95 unless on sale. 28:TITLE: SHIPPING WONDERS of the WORLD Volumes 1 & 2 AUTHOR: Clarence WinchesterPUBLISHER: Amalgamated PressYear of Publication: Not stated. Perhaps 1940s?STRUCTURE: Silk-On-Board Hardcover with Gilt titlingPAGES: 1764; [weight of parcel 7kg / 15lb approx!]CONDITION: Volume 1 has repair to top of spine, else VGC. Volume 2 VGCPRICE: $49.95 unless on sale. 29:TITLE: MUTINY!! Aboard N.M. Armed Transport BOUNTYAUTHOR: R.M. Bowker & Capt. William Bligh, R.N.PUBLISHER: Bowker & Bertram, Old Bosham, SussexYear of Publication: 1978STRUCTURE: Hardcover with dustjacketPAGES: 387CONDITION: Book Near New beneath EC dustjacketPRICE: $11.95 unless on sale. 30:TITLE: ARTHUR PHILLIP The VOYAGE to BOTANY BAYAUTHOR: Arthur PhillipPUBLISHER: HutchinsonYear of Publication: 1982STRUCTURE: Hardcover with dustjacketPAGES: 372 pages, being 298 pages of text plus 44 pages of appendices. Also FOLD-OUTSCONDITION: EC+ FAITHFUL REPRODUCTION of the 1789 original!PRICE: $125.00 unless on sale. 31:TITLE: 7 editions THE MARINER’S MIRROR 1990-1991PUBLISHER: Society for the Nautical Research Maritime Museum.Years of Publication: Feb 1990 – August 1991 (7 consecutive quarterly issues, ONE postage cost!).STRUCTURE: SoftcoversPAGES: 730 in totalCONDITION: Near NewPRICE: $34.95 unless on sale. 32:TITLE: HMVS CERBERUS. Battleship to BreakwaterAUTHOR: R. J. HerdPUBLISHER: Sandringham HistoricalYear of Publication: 1988 First EditionSTRUCTURE: softcoverPAGES: 24CONDITION: EC+; a rare find!PRICE: $26.95 unless on sale. And, for a bit of fun: 33:3 collectable Shipping BOOKMARKS includes TITANIC.James Brown circa 1900Brown, Son & Ferguson circa 1925Titanic 1998CONDITION: All crisp, EC. PRICE: $24.95 34: NAVIGATOR'S Parallel Ruler. Boxwood. W. H. Marling, 117, Moorgate, London.In entirely sound, very respectable condition.The underside has no markings and is EC. The upper edges (top) is marked in degrees (angles); the lower edge has bearings SW/NE, N/S, NW/SE.Length 46 cm (18")Please see pictures for further details. I have literally Thousands of other books listed. Combined postage welcome, to your advantage; you may care to await amended invoice if so, else we will promptly refund your overpayment. [Unless this purchase is a fragile item] . . . . . please do not request home pickup, as refusal may offend. Our postage costs are ‘Stamps + $2.00 for quality packaging’ this is likely to be cheaper than petrol, in most cases! BUYERS PLEASE NOTE, also, that it is expected that PAYMENT is made within FIVE DAYS unless an arrangement has been made with us prior to purchase. If NO CONTACT has been made in this time, in fairness to other Ebay users, Ebay will be notified that you have defaulted. Please DO NOT purchase if you cannot meet these fair and simple requirements. Should an unforseen difficulty arise, then PLEASE LET US KNOW. We are very understanding. But, of course, we are not mind, readers. Thank you for your interest.
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