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Instructions Relating to His Majesty's Service at Sea by His Majesty's Order in Council - 1825

by His Majesty's Order in Council

Instructions Relating to His Majesty's Service at Sea by His Majesty's Order in Council - 1825

Instructions Relating to His Majesty's Service at Sea

by His Majesty's Order in Council

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1825 By the Commissioners for Executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c. WHEREAS we have thought fit, in pursuance of the Authority vested in us by His Majesty's Order in Council, of the 23rd June, 1824, to establish the INSTRUCTIONS contained in this Book, for His Majesty's Service at Sea; You are hereby required and directed strictly to conform yourself thereto, and to take care that the several Officers, under your command, pay the most strict attention and obedience to same. Given under our hands, 1st December, 1825, MELVILLE, WM.JOHNSTONE HOPE, G.COCKBURN, G.CLERK, W.R.K.DOUGLAS. To the respective Flag Officers, Captains, Commanders, and Officers Commanding His Majesty's Ships and Vessels. By Command of their Lordships, J.W.CROKER. This book is a mine of information about the duties and responsibilities of those in the British Navy in the early 19th century, and includes sections on Fitting and Refitting, Stores and Provisions, Books and Accounts, Discipline, Pilotage, and Sick Quarters. Each section has numerous appendices, many of which are large fold out sheets. Other than some random foxing this book is in very good condition throughout and has recently been rebacked withthe original spine overlaid.
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A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River

A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River

by Cumberland, Barlow

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Toronto: Musson [1913]. (Hardcover) 198pp. Very good plus. Stamped beige cloth with gilt lettering. Frontispiece, index, photographs, drawings. The book is in practically new condition with only some of the pages having been opened. This is a very scarce book on Canadian transportation. Locale: Niagara River. (Transportation, Steamships).
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Britain's Sea Soldiers - a Record of the Royal Marines During the War 1914-1919.
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Britain's Sea Soldiers - a Record of the Royal Marines During the War 1914-1919.

by General Sir H.E.Blumberg

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Devonport: Swiss & Co., 1927. "With the commencement of the War the Corps took up at once the traditional role, which it has performed in every war for the last three hundred years, and for which indeed it had been originally raised in 1664, that is to say the reinforcement of the personnel of the Royal Navy." A highly detailed account and a 'mine' of information. 492pp with halftone plates and plans in black and white line. Seven folding maps in colour enclosed in a pocket to lower paste down. Covers slightly soiled and corners lightly rubbed otherwise very good throughout. . Single Volume Edition. Buckram Spine Cloth Boards. Very Good. 280x220mm.
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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MARINE SALVAGE HEAVY HOISTING
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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MARINE SALVAGE HEAVY HOISTING

by Hardy, George F. Consulting Engineer

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New York, New London Ct.: Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation. Very Good+. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean grey cloth with gilt titles on spine and front cover. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with numerous B/W photographs. Since 1860 Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation and its predecessor companies have rendered salvage service to all kinds of floating property. Also includes a boxed double-deck of playing cards with Merritt-Chapman logo. Merritt-Chapman has been associated with marine salvage and floating derrick operations. Nautical; B/W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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A Ship of the Line
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A Ship of the Line

by C. S. Forester

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A genuine and VERY RARE single volume first edition of the second book in Forester's famed Hornblower series published in April 1938, well before the bundled volume: Ship of the Line/Flying Colours.The front title page of the dust jacket has been cut and glued onto the inside (page 2) of the hardcover. Binding is tight, slightly slanted, with cream-coloured inside binding pages. Very clean, slightly tanned pages with light foxing to textblock exteriors. Two light pencil-marked annotations on pages 75 and 239. Unattached giftcard inserted dated Dec. 1938.
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The Spanish Story of the Armada and Other Essays
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The Spanish Story of the Armada and Other Essays

by Froude, James Anthony

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London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1892. SCARCE in the First Edition and in a fine contemporary binding. Handsomely bound in half calf over marbled boards, the back with five raised bands and richly gilt, page edges marbled to match boards, the binding unsigned. Armorial bookplate and 1892 Christmas gift bookplate of Henley front paste down. Near Fine, tiny rubs at top corners, end pages only are lightly foxed, interior quite clean and fresh. . First Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River

A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River

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Toronto: Musson [1913]. (Hardcover) 198pp. Very good plus. Stamped beige cloth with gilt lettering. Frontispiece, index, photographs, drawings. The book is in practically new condition with only some of the pages having been opened. This is a very scarce book on Canadian transportation. Locale: Niagara River. (Transportation, Steamships).
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Britain's Sea Soldiers - a Record of the Royal Marines During the War 1914-1919.
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Britain's Sea Soldiers - a Record of the Royal Marines During the War 1914-1919.

by General Sir H.E.Blumberg

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Devonport: Swiss & Co., 1927. "With the commencement of the War the Corps took up at once the traditional role, which it has performed in every war for the last three hundred years, and for which indeed it had been originally raised in 1664, that is to say the reinforcement of the personnel of the Royal Navy." A highly detailed account and a 'mine' of information. 492pp with halftone plates and plans in black and white line. Seven folding maps in colour enclosed in a pocket to lower paste down. Covers slightly soiled and corners lightly rubbed otherwise very good throughout. . Single Volume Edition. Buckram Spine Cloth Boards. Very Good. 280x220mm.
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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MARINE SALVAGE HEAVY HOISTING
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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MARINE SALVAGE HEAVY HOISTING

by Hardy, George F. Consulting Engineer

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New York, New London Ct.: Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation. Very Good+. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean grey cloth with gilt titles on spine and front cover. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Illustrated with numerous B/W photographs. Since 1860 Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation and its predecessor companies have rendered salvage service to all kinds of floating property. Also includes a boxed double-deck of playing cards with Merritt-Chapman logo. Merritt-Chapman has been associated with marine salvage and floating derrick operations. Nautical; B/W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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A Ship of the Line
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A Ship of the Line

by C. S. Forester

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A genuine and VERY RARE single volume first edition of the second book in Forester's famed Hornblower series published in April 1938, well before the bundled volume: Ship of the Line/Flying Colours.The front title page of the dust jacket has been cut and glued onto the inside (page 2) of the hardcover. Binding is tight, slightly slanted, with cream-coloured inside binding pages. Very clean, slightly tanned pages with light foxing to textblock exteriors. Two light pencil-marked annotations on pages 75 and 239. Unattached giftcard inserted dated Dec. 1938.
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The Spanish Story of the Armada and Other Essays
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The Spanish Story of the Armada and Other Essays

by Froude, James Anthony

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London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1892. SCARCE in the First Edition and in a fine contemporary binding. Handsomely bound in half calf over marbled boards, the back with five raised bands and richly gilt, page edges marbled to match boards, the binding unsigned. Armorial bookplate and 1892 Christmas gift bookplate of Henley front paste down. Near Fine, tiny rubs at top corners, end pages only are lightly foxed, interior quite clean and fresh. . First Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Adventures on Land and Sea with CD
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Adventures on Land and Sea with CD

by Richardson, Stephen

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Solid binding, clean interiors free of any markings. Light shelwear to bottom corner. tiny crease on the edge of page 115. Includes a CD rom of photos. 169 pages. Nonfiction. Sailing. Mountaineering. 0.25" X 7" X 10" 0.7cm X 18cm X 25.5cm Author describes three different adventures he went on: trekking in Nepal on a path along Annapurna in 1981, sailing a small catamaran along the New England Coast in 1983, and as crew on a replicate of James Cook's square rigged sailing ship Endeavor from Bermuda to the West Indies in 1998. There are black and white photos illustrating the text and a CD containing additional bonus photos of the voyages.
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The Sky and the Forest
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The Sky and the Forest

by Forester, C.S

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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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The Polynesian Triangle

The Polynesian Triangle

by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert

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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Pirates of the Southern Coast

Pirates of the Southern Coast

by Clunies & Roberts

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Lighthouse Publications, 2002. Oversize Paperback. FINE. As new- gift quality! 24 pages of factual information on Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, "Black Sam" Bellamy, "Calico Jack" Rackham, Charles Vane, Mary Read ann Anne Bonny illustrated with fine art and photos of artifacts on high quality, glossy paper. 0.9
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The Bone People
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The Bone People

by Hulme, Keri

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Hulme, Keri: The Bone People. Louisiana State University Press, A tale of New Zealand. Stated United States First Edition, 1985. 450 pages, indexed. WINNER OF THE PEGASUS PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND THE BOOKER PRIZE. Used. Very Good/Very Good unclipped original $17.95 dust jacket. Summary: "The Bone People, first published in 1984 by Spiral, New Zealand. About this book: The Bone People is an unusual story of love. It is unusual in the telling, the subject matter, and the form of love that the story depicts. This is in no way a romance; it is filled with violence, fear, and twisted emotions. At the story's core, however, are three people who struggle very hard to figure out what love is and how to find it. Hulme won New Zealand's Pegasus Prize for Literature (1984) for The Bone People. Then the book went on to win the prestigious Booker Prize (1985).
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S.S. ILE DE FRANCE -- the Rue de la Paix of the Atlantic
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S.S. ILE DE FRANCE -- "the Rue de la Paix of the Atlantic

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NY: French Line, 1949. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. Very Good. 20pp; illustrated throughout from photographs and full-color watercolor drawings by Richard Lindner. The text sets the scene as the Ship leaves New York harbor: "You are aboard the Ile de France--a completely rebuilt Ile de France." Described are: the Versailles Suite, the Chantilly Suite, the Cafe de Paris; First Class and Cabin Class dining and smoking rooms; theatre; reading room; gymnasium; tourist class salon, smoking room and bar. A 24-inch centerspread from a Lindner painting shows the Ile de France in full color. 12" x 8.25" Originally launched in 1927, the S.S. Ile de France was converted to a troopship in 1941. In 1947, the ship was returned to France, rebuilt, and launched on her second maiden voyage in 1949. This brochure celebrates the post-war, transatlantic Ile de France.
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor

by Brooks, Walter R

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Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.
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The Country Of The Pointed Firs

The Country Of The Pointed Firs

by Jewett, Sarah Orne

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Jewett, Sarah Orne: The Country Of the Pointed Firs .Franklin Watts, ca 1986, A Keith Jennison Book. Large-Print Edition. RARE/SCARCE. EXLIB. VG Condition/ VG clear plastic dj. 8 ¾ x 11 3/8. 247 pages. Please see stock photo. Our copy is not stamped discard on the front cover and includes the RARE original white and green dust jacket for this edition. "A classic of American fiction, memorializing the traditions, manners and dialect of Maine coast natives at the turn of the 20th century. In luminous evocations of their lives, Maine-born Jewett created startlingly real portraits of individual New Englanders, and a warm, humorous, and compassionate vision of New England Character."
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Mail and Passenger Streamships of the Nineteenth Century; The Macpherson Collection with...
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Mail and Passenger Streamships of the Nineteenth Century; The Macpherson Collection with Iconographical and Historical Notes

by Parker, Captain H. and Bowen, Frank C

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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xxvii, 324pp, 16 color illustrations, 170 black and white illustrations. Tan buckram, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, rough-cut edges. Cover is clean and unworn, endpapers lightly foxed, a very occasional spot in margins, contents are overall very clean and sound, binding is tight, some pages still unopened. A very nice copy of a handsome publication. Dust jacket is heavily soiled, chipped and missing a large piece from rear panel.
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Pacific Ocean - Fiji Islands to Samoa Islands
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Pacific Ocean - Fiji Islands to Samoa Islands

by W.J.L. Wharton

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Interesting vintage nautical map of the Pacific Ocean, from Fiji Island in the east to Samoan Island in the west. The map also shows Tonga and a few other islands in the South Pacific.Printed in London by Admiralty and under the supervision of the British Royal Navy. Size: 104 x 71 cmCondition: Lines of folding, some wrinkles, in very good condition overall.
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