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Nicholls's Concise Guide To the Ministry Of Transport Navigation Examinations All Grades Volume 1
by Charles H Brown
Atlantic Islands Madeira, the Azores, and The Cape Verdes In Seventeenth-C Entury Commerce and Navigation
by T Bentley Duncan
Sailing Directions For the Southeast Coast Of Africa 1936
by Issued Under the Authority Of Secretary Of the United States Navy
Navigation Books & Ephemera
Journeying with Aviators in New Zealand
by Roy Sinclair
Personal accounts of aviation in New Zealand, illustrated with b+w photos.
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NZ$25.00
Lost Paradise -- The Exploration of the Pacific
by Ian Cameron
1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 248 pages with referential appendices, biblio & index, in a larger format illus with plates [coloured & b&w]. Tight, bright & clean but for sm light stain on top closed edge, gilt spine-titles on unrubbed vg chocolate cloth, and in a good dw with just one sm closed tear & sl curling top edge only. The stories of voyages by Polynesians, Spaniards, Dutch, British & French, cascading into Pacific waters for 2 millenia, are collated in this attractive...
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NZ$30.00
Pictorial History of The Great Eastern Steam-Ship
by Anonymous
London: W.H. Smith and Son, [1859/1860] . Cloth. Very Good. 16.5" by 12". Not Stated. A very scarce, beautifully illustrated history of the construction of the SS Great Eastern, the largest ship ever built at the time of her launch. A richly illustrated construction history of the largest ship in the world, the Great Eastern, a 211 meter long sailing steamer designed by the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, with a capacity for carrying 4,000 passengers from England to Australia without...
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NZ$1,905.90NZ$1,715.31
A Nautical Description of the Gulf of Mexico and Bay of Honduras, and of the Islands of Porto Rico, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, &c
by Imary, James
London: James Imray and Son, 1856. xii, 294 pp. vii, 102 pp. Octavo. Two volumes in one. Blue soft cover binding. The binding shows signs of wear and has a chip out of the spine. Edges are trimmed and somewhat dust soiled. There is staining throughout. The book is in fair condition given its age. This title may be of interest to anyone interested in the nautical history of Texas as it includes scarce information about its navigation from the Gulf of Mexico. Andrew David, Lieutenant Commander of the...
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NZ$747.84
Le Ve'ritable Art de Naviguer par Le Quartier de Reduction, avec lequel on peut reduire les Courses des Vaisseaux en mer ; & enrichi de plusieures raretes qui n'ont pas encore ete decourvertes .... Revu, corrige & augmente. DERNIERE EDITION
by S. Aubin, Sier G. Blondel [ Blondel Saint-Aubin, Guillaume ]
Havre de Grace: Chez P. J. D. G. Faure, Imprimeur de la Marine & de la Ville, Grande Rue S. Michel, 1768. Vellum. Very Good. [2], [1]-61, 66-67, 64-65, 62-63, 68-69, 74-75, 72-73, 70-71, 76-172 pages. 8vo, full sheet imposition. Apparently complete but with signature E printed incorrectly. We think the outer form was correct, but the inner form containing pages 2, 15, 14, 3, 6, 11, 10 and 7 was rotated 180 degrees in the press so that page 6 and page 2 were "swapped", pages 11 and 15 swapped, pages 10...
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NZ$280.86
Australia Pilot. Volume I South Coast of Australia from Cape Leeuwin to Green Point. Sixth Edition.
by Russell, Commander T.C
Somerset, UK: Hydrographer of the Navy. 1973. Folio Size [21x30cm approx]. Very Good condition - Navy Blue Cloth Covers. Several light marks to the covers . Black & white illustrations and several coloured charts. 136 pages. . 6th Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$44.50
![Manuscript on paper, title written on upper wrapper "Hyoryunin Tokusaburo oyobi juyonin" (final character illegible) ["Shipwrecked Tokusaburo & His 14 Crew Members"]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/899/342/1405342899.0.b.jpg)
Manuscript on paper, title written on upper wrapper "Hyoryunin Tokusaburo oyobi juyonin" (final character illegible) ["Shipwrecked Tokusaburo & His 14 Crew Members"]
by JAPAN & THE PHILIPPINES
42 folding leaves. 8vo (234 x 170 mm.), orig. wrappers (upper wrapper a little dampstained), orig. stitching. [Japan: from third to last page]: "19 April 1860." An engrossing manuscript account of the Japanese ship Koshiomaru and its crew, which, due to a violent storm, drifted far off course and ran aground on Catanduanes, a Philippine island. The crew was rescued and aided by an indigenous tribe. To our knowledge, this fascinating episode is unknown to Western scholarship. Due to Japan's former...
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NZ$7,659.90
Nga Waka Maori - Maori Canoes
by Anne Nelson
Illustrated Guide to the Waka, Maori Canoes illustrated with b&w and col photos.
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NZ$50.00
The Cambridge Ely and King's Lynn Road The Great Fenland Highway
by Charles G. Harper
London : Chapman and Hall , 1902. First edition. Cloth. Good. 9" by 5.5". Charles G. Harper. A bright first edition copy of The Cambridge Ely and King's Road, richly illustrated. Charles George Harper was an English author and illustrator who wrote many self-illustrated travel books such as The Cambridge Ely and King's Lynn, The Brighton Road, The Portsmouth Road and The Bath Road. This copy is a smart first edition of detailing The Cambridge Ely and King's Lynn Road and The Great Fenland...
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NZ$127.77
Exhibition card: Stanley Brouwn: my steps in Milan (opens 4 May 1971)
by (BROUWN, Stanley)
Printed on one side. Card. Milan: Françoise Lambert, 1971. Invitation card for Brouwn's first solo show with Françoise Lambert, the artist's second solo exhibition in Italy. In fine condition. ❧ Harry Ruhé, ed., stanley brouwn: a chronology (2nd ed.: 2005). Sophie Richard, Unconcealed: The International Network of Conceptual Artists 1967-77, Dealers, Exhibitions and Public Collections (2010), p. 369.
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NZ$510.66
Practical Hints to Scientific Travellers
by ed. H. A. Brouwer
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1925-7. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". Not Stated. An excellent little set of Brouwer's guide to travelling for scientific purposes, illustrated and including folding plates. The second, revised edition. Covering all manner of exciting regions, such as the Philippines, the Netherlands, East Indies, Antarctica, Venezuela, Egypt, Angola, Eastern Congo, North Manchuria, Outer Manchuria and Austrian Littoral, and many more besides. This work informs scientific...
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NZ$543.02NZ$488.72
Weather Charts and Storm Warnings
by Robert H Scott
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1887. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A third edition work on weather and storm prediction. With three plates, and numerous figures in the text. With publisher's advertisements to the rear. An interesting work and informative work. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with just some light rubbing to the extremities. Ink signature to front blank. internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just some spotting to the first few...
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NZ$117.12
The Thames Highway
by Fred S. Thacker
Newton Abbot : David & Charles , 1968. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated . Complete collection of two volumes concerning the navigation of the Thames by Fred S. Thacker. Fred S. Thacker's standard history of the navigation of the Thames complete in two volumes. New impressions of this work with new introductions by Charles Hadfield and Lionel Munk, first thus. A photolithographic reprint from the original text of 1914-20. Two volumes: General History, dealing with water...
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NZ$127.77
Maori Place Names of Canterbury
by Herries Beattie
Re-bound with red boards and gilt lettering to spine Few dog-eared pages front bottom right of text body. Penned name on contents page. Generally very good clean copy.
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NZ$47.50
The Gentleman's Magellan.
by Peter Mulgrew
Good condition but tear to dust jacket and some foxing within.
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NZ$15.00
Narrative of the Proceedings Relative to the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea
by HARRISON, John
London: Printed for the author, and sold by Mr. Sandby, 1765. Harrison, John. A Narrative of the Proceedings Relative to the Discovery of the Longitude at Sea; by Mr. John Harrison's Time-Keeper; Subsequent to Those Published in the Year 1763. London. Printed for the author, and sold by Mr. Sandby, 1765. First edition. Small octavo (6 7/8 x 4 9/16 inches; 175 x 115 mm). [2], 18 pp. Bound without half-title and final blank. Engraved initial and headpiece on page [1]. We could only find four copies of...
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NZ$127,665.00
New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1970
by C.W.N. Ingram
A History of New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1970, Illustrated with b+w photo plates.
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NZ$30.00
The Kon-Tiki Man. Thor Heyerdahl
by Ralling, Christopher
BBC Books. 1990. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs and black and white drawings. 335 pages. The full story of this extraordinary twentieth adventurer, explorer, scientist and anthropologist. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$16.69
Imray Yachting Chart: Y16 Rivers Stour and Orwell
by author n/a
Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, 1977. new metric edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/n/a. Map with corrections to 1978; this fold-out coloured map gives navigational details for the Rivers Stour & Orwell in Suffolk n/a.. Item Type: Map. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Ships & the Sea; East Anglia; Suffolk; Navigation; England; Reference. Inventory No: 3114. .
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NZ$10.65
The Voyage of the Investigator 1801-1803 Commander Matthew Flinders, R.N.
by Austin, K.A
Adelaide: Rigby Limited. 1964. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates and Maps. 222 pages. Austin tells of the explorations and adventures of "the great Denominater", Matthew Flinders, the first to circumnavigate Australia. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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NZ$24.48
The Hastings Road and The "Happy Springs of Tunbridge"
by Charles G. Harper
London: Chapman & Hall, 1906. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Charles G. Harper. A smart first edition of this illustrated topographical guide to the Hastings Road. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seventeen plates, and many in-text figures. Collated complete. A topographical guide to the Hastings Road for the motorist, cyclist, and pedestrian. With historical commentary and points of interest from London Bridge, through Polhill, Sevenoaks, and Lamberhurst, to...
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NZ$138.42
Dunedin From The Air
by V.C. Browne
Good, sound copy of a highly collectable booklet with b+w photographs.
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NZ$82.50
Moore's Navigation Improved; Being the Theory and Practice of Finding the Latitude, the Longitude, and the Variation of the Compass, by the Fixed Stars and Planets. To Which is Prefixed, the Description and Use of the New Celestial Planisphere
by Thomas Kerigan
London: Baldwin and Cradock, 1835. Leather. Very Good. 9.5" by 6". None. The scarce second edition of this important improvement upon the navigational charts of Moore, by Thomas Kerigan. The second edition of this scarce work.An improvement on the tables of John Henry Moore, innovative tables for converting lunar observations. In this work, Thomas Kerigan improves upon the tables, working off Moore's and updating them over sixty years after Moore's original tables were published in 1772.An important...
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NZ$905.04NZ$814.53
The New Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of Navigation; Containing the Different Methods of Working the Lunar Observations, and all the Requisite Tables used with the Nautical Almanack, in Determining the Latitude and Longitude, and Keeping a Complete Reckoning at Sea: Illustrated by Proper Rules and Examples; the Whole Exemplified in a Journal, kept from England to the Island of Teneriffe
by Moore, John Hamilton
London: J. Crowder, 1803. viii, 309 pp. Octavo. Fifteenth edition, enlarged and illustrated with copper plates. Very attractive marbled leather binding. Gilt lettering and lines in a red label on the spine. Trimmed edges. Edges somewhat dust soiled. Inscription in blue ink on the front free end paper. Previous owner's bookplate on the front paste down. Printed on mould made paper. Minimal foxing and staining inside the volume. Features a fine engraved portrait of the author as frontispiece....
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NZ$997.12
