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ARCHITECTURA NAVALIS MERCATORIA A Facsimile of the Classic Eighteenth Century Treatise on Shipbuilding
by Fredrik Henrik Af Chapman
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (-)
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780229974917
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€187.90
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London: Adlard Coles Limited, 1979. (UK) fourth impression of this edition which first appeared in 1971. The book was first published in Sweden in 1768. No markings, a small bump to the lower edge of back cover, just breaking the cloth, thus Very Good in Very Good (-) dust jacket with some rubbing to the top… Read more about this item Item Price
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WOODEN BOAT DESIGNS Classic Danish Boats Measured and Described
by Nielsen, Christian
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (-)
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1980
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780684164328
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Burnaby, British Columbia, CAN
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€111.80
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1980. (USA) 1st printing of first American edition. No markings, the lower cover corner tips are bumped. otherwsie Very Good in unclipped Very Good (-) dust jacket. Hardcover, 162pp, line drawings of boars, B&W photos. Nielsen was a Danish boat designer and shipbuilder, who was asked by the Danish Maritime Museum at Kronborg Castle at… Read more about this item Item Price
€111.80
TRACKS ON THE WATER My Life in Yacht Design (Inscribed copy)
by Harris, Robert
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2008
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- Paperback
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- 9781897518816
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€45.09
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Victoria BC: First Choice Books, 2008. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR: " Hello B----/ Here at last is a copy of my book with all best wishes/ Bob/ Oct 22, '11", the previous owner has written " Died May 2014) to the title page, no other markings, Fine. Wraps, 167pp, some colour photos… Read more about this item Item Price
€45.09
Sailors and Sin
by Wallis, Robert
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Lacking the Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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€18.78
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NY: Vantage Press, 1969. (USA) Stated 1st edition, No markings, a touch of rubbing to spine extremities and to cover corner tips, Very Good used copy; lacking the dustjacket Red cloth, 183pp, 4 small B&W photos showing the attack against a Uboat by the HMCS Skeena, July 31, 1942. It is difficult to classify this book. It seems to… Read more about this item Item Price
€18.78
SHIPWRECKERS (SHIP WRECKERS)
by Gudzowaty, Tomasz
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2005
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9788389438300
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- 1
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€27.24
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Poland: Yours Photography, 2005. (POL) Stated 1st edition, Owner's inscription and date to half title, no other markings, otherwsie Fine in Very Good dust jacket with light rubbing to panels of DJ. Black cloth, no page numbers about 50 B&W full page photos of del=relict ships and ship workers with pages of text in English, French, German and Polish. These… Read more about this item Item Price
€27.24
SCRUTTON ON CHARTERPARTIES AND BILLS OF LADING 17th Edition
by McNair, Sir William Lennox; Mocatta, Sir Alan Abraham; Mustill, Michael J.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- 17th
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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€40.39
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London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1964. (UK) 17th edition 1964. Owner's name to inside front cover, no other markings, Very Good; no dustjacket. Leatherbound hardcover, in brown leather, xcvi, 599pp, index. This is a book on commercial shipping law with case studies.Sir Thomas Edward Scrutton ( 1856 -1934) was an English barrister, judge, and legal writer. He was born in… Read more about this item Item Price
€40.39
Master in Sail
by Learmont, Captain James S.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Lacking the Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd
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- 1954
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- Hardcover
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€45.10
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London: Percival Marshall, 1954. (UK) 2nd revised edition (1954) no markings, Very Good; lacking the dust jacket. Green cloth, map endpapers, 228pp, index, colour frontis, B&W plates. Learmont, a master mariner, writes of his ocean voyages on teh Brenhilda and the Brenda in 1904 and 1905 respectively and givess a vivid description of commercil sialing life of that time. (1.7… Read more about this item Item Price
€45.10
THE BILLIONAIRE AND THE MECHANIC How Larry Ellison and a Car Mechanic Teamed Up to Wim Sailing's Greatest Race, the America's Cup (Inscribed copy)
by Guthrie, Julian; Ellison, Larry; Bajurin, Norbert
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2013
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780802121356
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- 1
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€36.64
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NY: Grove Press, 2013. (USA) 1sst printing. INSCRIBED BY Norbert Bajurin to the half-title: "W----/Enjoy the book /"The Mechanic"/ Norbert Bajurin"; INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the title page: "W---/ Here's to great stories, San Francisco, and innovation/ Best, JG", no other markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 323pp, colour photos. A Forbes Best Book of the… Read more about this item Item Price
€36.64
THE QUEEN OF THE NORTH DIASTER the Captain's Story
by Henthorne, Colin
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 2016
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- Paperback
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- 9781550177619
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€12.17
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Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2016. (CAD) 2nd printing Owner's name to corner of half title, no other markings, a touch of waviness just to the lower corners of the first few leaves, small creases to conres o back cover, thus Good used copy. Wraps, 210pp, index, colour photos; B&W illus. This is the captain's story of the sinking… Read more about this item Item Price
€12.17
UNDER 60 TONS
by Dennison, Reave J.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2022
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- Hardcover
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Burnaby, British Columbia, CAN
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€61.07
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Canada: The Author, 2022. (CAD) SIGNED BY PHOTOGRAPHER with a notation "69/100" indicating copy 69 in an edition of 100, no other marking, but scuff marks to the back cover (which is balck cloth) looking like faint whitish chalk lines but they don't rub off, thus Very Good; no dust jacket as published. Black cloth covers, unpaginated {about 96pp];… Read more about this item Item Price
€61.07
A Race for Real Sailors: The Bluenose and the International Fishermen's Cup, 1920-1938
by McLaren, Keith
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2006
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781553651611
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€27.24
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2006. (CAD) 1st printing. No Markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 250pp, index, monochrome photos. From the Dj: On October 22, 1921, the American fishing schooner Elsie, just arrived from Gloucester, Massachusetts, lined up in Halifax Harbour beside a new, untested schooner from Lunenburg, ready to race over a 40-mile ocean course. The Elsie's skipper… Read more about this item Item Price
€27.24
Visions of the Wild: A Voyage by Kayak Around Vancouver Island (Inscribed copy)
by Coffey, Maria; Goering, Dag
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine (-)
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2001
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550172645
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Burnaby, British Columbia, CAN
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€40.35
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Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2001. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. INSCRIBED BY AUTHORS: "To D----/ happy adventures! / Maria Coffey/ Dag Goering", no other markings, Fine in about Fine dust jacket. Includes handwritten note signed Maria (Coffey) laid into the book. Boards, 182pp. Colour photos. The authors are a writer/ photographer married couple who live on an… Read more about this item Item Price
€40.35
Against Wind and Weather: The History of Towboating in British Columbia
by Drushka, Ken
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1981
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780888943279
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€22.54
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1981. (CAD) First Edition No markings, Fine in Very Good Dust jacket with a small faint spot to the base of the spine panel, visible only from the verso (back side) . Boards, illus endpapers, 258pp, index. B&W historic photos. Drushka lives in Campbel River (2.9 JM HOZ… Read more about this item Item Price
€22.54
The Sea Chaplains, a History of the Chaplains of the Royal Navy
by Taylor, Gordon
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st
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- 1978
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780902280564
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- 1
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€22.54
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Oxford: Oxford Illustrated Press, 1978. (UK) Prssumed 1st edition. There is an inscription to the inside end paper from one Chaplain to "the missions + seamen of Vancouver", no other markings, about Fine in price-clipped Near Fne dust jacket. Blue cloth, xx, 603pp, index, colour frontis., B&Willus and photos. This is a readable history of the service… Read more about this item Item Price
€22.54
Atlantic Ocean: The Illustrated History of the Ocean That Changed the World
by Sandler, Martin W.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2008
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781402747243
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- 1
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Burnaby, British Columbia, CAN
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€24.04
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NY / London: Sterling Epicure, 2008. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, corner of the title page is creased otherwsie Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Boards, 468pp,index, mostly colour illustrations throughout. A heavy boook. (4.9 JM HOQ 103/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Item Price
€24.04
The Pacific Princesses: An Illustrated History of Canadian Pacific Railway's Princess Fleet on the Northwest Coast
by Turner, Robert D.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1977
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780919462045
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€22.45
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Victoria BC: Sono Nis Press, 1977. (CAD) 2nd printing. Ownership label to inside back cover, there is anote adhered to the end paper indicating the names of ships the previous owner had sailed on, pages clean, Very Good in Good dust jacket with several minor edge faults. Blue cloth, 252pp, index. Colour frontis, many B&W… Read more about this item Item Price
€22.45
Racers and Rovers: 100 Years of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (Signed copy)
by Delgado, James P.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 2003
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550549881
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€37.49
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2003. (CAD) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, and signed by Commodore John Dew to the title page, "41/ 53" written in pen to the title page which may indicate that his copy is number 41of an edition of 53,no other markings Fine in Fine dust jacket. Navy leather with gold titles, printed end papers,… Read more about this item Item Price
€37.49
Westcoasters: The Boats That Built British Columbia (Inscribed copy)
by Henry, Tom
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1998
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781550171907
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€23.44
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Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 1998. (CAD) INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the title page: booksale stamp to the bottom edge of pages, no other markings, thus Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Blue boards, 192pp, index. B&W photos of ships. This is a martimie history of BC told through the stries of the boats ans ships that plied… Read more about this item Item Price
€23.44
PERSONALITY SHIPS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Signed copy)
by GREENE, Ruth
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1969
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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€18.60
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Vancouver BC: Marine Tapestry Publications, 1969. (CAD) First Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the title page, Ownerhsip label and ower's inscripion to the end paper as well,no othe rmarkings, there are some fint tape residue marks to the end paper from a homemade dust jacket protector, otherwise Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket in myla sleeve.… Read more about this item Item Price
€18.60
J'ai Du Bon Tabac (Parisian Night Dinner Aboard S.S. Matsonia Enroute San Francisco to Honolulu, Friday, December 15, 1961)
by Campagnie Generale Transtlantique (French Line)
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1961
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- Paperback
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€16.43
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Paris: Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, 1961. (FR) This items consists of 4 separate illustrated dinner menus aboad the S.S.Matsonia (captaib C.G. Wertz, commanding) en route from San Francisco to Honolulu, December 12, 13, 14 and 15, 1961. The Roarin' twenties Dinner (Dec 12) has a colour reproduction of a watercolor of San Francisco (Home port of the Matson ships) by artist… Read more about this item Item Price
€16.43