Maritime History from Chris Phillips

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited., 1927. Limited Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Donald Maxwell. A first edition, thus, of the large paper copy of Kipling's nautical verse illustrated with Donald Maxwell's usual effortless skill. Published in an edition of 500 copies signed by Kipling.Internally in very good condition,… Read more about this item

New York: The Viking Press, 1978. 1st U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A finely bound presentation copy from the publisher of the first American edition of the author's biography of the great naval commander. Loosely inserted is the business card of Alan D. Williams, the editorial director and vice… Read more about this item

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Donald Maxwell. A unique copy of this account of the motor launch patrols during the first world war with particular reference to the Zeebrugge - Ostend raids, Well illustrated by the author's brother. An association copy… Read more about this item

Boston Massachusetts: Privately Published by Thomas W. Lawson, 1902. Numbered, limited edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A very good copy of this classic history of the World Famous yachting race. Appears to have been recased, with new endpapers in Quarter binding with marbelled boards and leather spine with title label… Read more about this item

1787. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Two Parliamentary Acts relating to the rebuilding of the Pier at Margate and other improvements to the town. An act of parliament, dated 1787, to rebuild the Pier of Margate together with other measures to include the setting of rates for Porters, Chairmen, Carters and… Read more about this item

Trustees of Ramsgare Harbour, 1792. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This is a four page publication, from the acting trustees of Ramsgate Harbour, that summarises the development of the harbour, with John Smeatons assistance, and seeks support for amendments to the appropriate acts of parliament in order to complete it. The… Read more about this item

Bristol: J. W.Arrowsmith Ltd., 1930. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo format - 11" tall. The detailed, illustrated, study of the shipping history of Bristol. Published in a numbered edition of 100 copies - this out of series. Generally in very good condition with rubbing to hinges. Ex libris Geoffrey Callender the naval historian and first… Read more about this item

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 1920. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Edmund Dulac. A book on the subject of the Pearl (unsurprisingly) illustrated with 10 coloured plates by Edmund Dulac. Quarter bound with grey boards and white cloth spine, TEG. The top board is decorated with a maritime theme… Read more about this item

London: The Argonaut Press, 1932. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo format - 11" tall. Internally very good in dusty quarter vellum binding - one of 775 copies printed on Japon Vellum. Cloth binding wrinkled close to vellum spine, as usual. The 12th publication of this Private Press dedicated to reprinting the older works on voyages… Read more about this item

Arbroath: Arbroath Herald. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - 6" X 4. A day by day passenger's detailed account of a 111 day voyage, via Cape Horn, between San Francisco and Liverpool. "Red Lichties" is the name given to people born in Arbroath - so called because Arbroath Harbour was the only harbour to have red lights. The… Read more about this item

Washington U.S.A.: Government printing Office, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo format - 11" tall. The definitive reference to all lighthouses, lights and fog signals on the Eastern seaboard of the United States, corrected to June 30 1902. The essential guide book for all mariners. Very good in contemporary blue cloth complete with plates of many light-stations and… Read more about this item

London: Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd.. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Volume 1 (only) of 4, in original trade cloth but with a presentation inscription, dated Christmas 1925, from "Uncle Frank" to his niece, Barbara, on ffep. Generally in very good condition, although a little rubbed and slightly shaken… Read more about this item