Nautical & Maritime from Thomas Rare Books

London: William Kimber, 1987. 254pp. Photo illus. d.j. A fine fine unclipped copywith no inscriptions, bookplates or marks. A lovely copy. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

London: National Maritime Museum, 2004. 255pp. Selected from Waterline Collection at the National Maritime Museum, Colour illus. d.j. Illus. throughout.. 1st hardback edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 4to.

London: JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LIMITED, 1927. xiim 182pp. Frontis and 13 colour plates. B/w full page plates throughout. Pub. green clothm gilt. A fine unfaded cloth copy with blind stamped titles to the top front corner and gilt titles to the spine. A trifle rubbed at the head and foot of the spine. No inscriptionsm fading or marks.… Read more about this item

London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan, 1776. - AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION OF HIS MAJESTY'S MARINE FORCES WHILE ON SHORE 1776 [Mutiny Act ]'MUTINY ACT'. 255-283pp; Cap.VII. 'Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, and Hiberniae, Vicesimo. Decimo Secto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the First Day of December, Anno Dom. 1774 in the fifteenth year of… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1931. 328pp. Fully illustrated with 68 pages of lates. 1st published in 1931 Some light foxing to the first few leavesand rear index. Printed on thick paper with a lovly black illus. cloth binding, gilt titles to the spine.. 1st Edition. hardcover. Fine/No d.j.. large 8vo.

London: National Maritime Museum, 1995. 256pp.White d.j. with fine full colour ship model illus. 153 bw and colour plates and figures. The National Maritime Museum, London model collection.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Large 4to.

London: Jarrold & Sons, 1900. 298pp, [vi pp reviews and pub. ads.] Frontis plate, and plates and vignettes to the text. Illus. front board. Light tan cloth boards with a wherry boat in full sail. A trifle grubbly to the rear board but a lovly tight and clean text block.. 4th and Revised Edition. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.

London: Orient Line, 1939. [16pp] Oringal paper wrappers ptinted in green headings and black text.19x13cms. A rare passenger list from just before the ourbreak of World War 2. The Captain was N.Savage and the voyage sailed from Tilbury [London] on June 24th 1939. [RMS Orford was a passenger liner built in 1928 for the Orient Steam Navigation Company at… Read more about this item

London: Hurst and Blackett, Ltd., 1936. 319pp. rubbed and worn blue boards, but contents fine. 55 black and white photographic illustrations and 3 maps: Synopsis : The story of the naval operations in the Mediterranean, Adriatic, and Aegean Seas 1914 -- 1918, A good reading copy. 1st Edition. Hardback. V.g.. large 8vo.

London: Peter Davies, 1940. xvi, 467pp.index and appendix.Publishers roysal blue cloth, gilt titles. Illus. end-papers. A lovely hardback copy in tight and clean condition. All plates present. Spine a trifle toned. Deviation compass device loosely enclosed [original] and steamship turning calculater also preset. Folding cahrts present. Sold as complete.. 1st edition. Hardback. Fine/No d.j.. large 8vo.

London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd., 1940. 256pp, [iv index]. 31 full page photographs. Blue original gilt titled cloth. Owners name and label.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine/No d.j.. 8vo.

London: Penguin Books, 1952. 32pp, 16 colour plates by Arthur Smith. Fine clean and fresh copy. A lovely book and scarce to find in such great conditon. The green patterned d.j. spine is a trifle toned and minor rubbing to the foot but no marks or clipping to the d.j. Matching green hardback boards. King Penguin No 65. Not price-clipped… Read more about this item

Salem, Massachusetts: Marine Research Society, 1925. xix, 150pp. With an introduction by Capt Ernest H. Pentecost. In five parts with plates. (1) Alphabetical Explanation of the Terms and Phrases used in Rigging. (2) Directions for the Performing of Operations Incidental to Rigging, and for Preparing it on Shore. (3) Progressive Method of Rigging Ships. (4) Description of Reeving the… Read more about this item

New Jersey , USA: Castle Books, 1981. 463pp. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. A fine copy in a fine d.j. [Several other issues of this 15 volume set are also available nos 1,2,10 please email]. Reprint. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

London: Cassell and Company Ltd/ Seafarers Library, 1928. xlvi introduction, 320pp. Pub. brown buckram, gilt. Lacking the plain front free end-paper otherwise complete and a fine copy with 8 half-tone plates. . 1st Seafarers Library Edition. Hardback. Fine/No d.j.. 8vo.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1894. xix, [i], 276pp. Ilustrated By the Author. Turquoise green cloth gilt. Frontis. photograph portrait of the author. A sailing aoutobiography 24 plates and illus. A nice copy of a scarce sailing autobiography. Engraved bookplate of John Shipley Elis. . 1st Ediiton. Hardback. Fine. 8vo.

Uk: The Nelson Society, 1982. Vols 1-5 of the privately pub. Nelson Dispatch Volume 1 Part One - Volume 5 Part 12. Complete run of the fifty 60 issues. The Dispatches were first pub. in January 1982 and this complete bound run up to the end of the fifth volume.. A collector has had this rare complete run bound in… Read more about this item

London: The Gieves and The Arlington Galleries, 1924. 66pp. 242 items listed. 27 full page plates. Before the creation of the National Maritime Museum private collections exhibited their acquistions in private commercial galleries sometimes for sale or exhibition. March and April 1924. Paper wrappers and text block printed on glossy quality paper. Near fine. 1st edition. paperback. V.g.. small 4to.… Read more about this item

London: B. Williams, 60 Paternoster Row, 1875. ND c 1875. 5pp. Rear cover pub. ads,34x25.5cms Drawn by Alfred Concanen. Colour litho cover. P/N 2900.. 1st edition. printed wrappers. Fine. Folio.

London: Orient Line, 1906. A Rare and Original poster published by The Orient-Royal Mail Line c1906. Laid on the original card with the string hole brass buttons still intact. A chromolithographic print with nice colours and a striking portrait of a young woman dominating the image as she looks out to sea as an Orient Line steamer sets off/arrives at… Read more about this item