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Nautical
[000002] Cousteau, J Y. The Silent World. London: The Reprint Society Ltd, 1954. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Previous owner's name inside. Numerous black and white and colour photos. Shelf wear to jacket and minor chipping around edges. $10.00
[000012] Van Der Post, Laurens. The Hunter and the Whale. London: Readers Book Club, 1969. Readers Book Club Edition 185. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 288pp. Very tidy copy. A few very small tears on dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[000014] Innes, Hammond. Sea and Islands. New South Wales: The Companion Book Club, 1967. Collectors Deluxe Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. This is Hammond Innes's own story of two years he spent cruising in his yacht The Mary Deare. There are numerous maps and photos, colour and b/w in this edition.This book, with dust jacket, is in very good condition with hardly a blemish. The previous owner's name is inside. $10.00
[000021] Gavin, Catherine. The Devil in the Harbour. Sydney, Australia.: Readers Book Club, 1969. Readers Book Club Edition No 179. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Very Good. The Devil in the Harbour is based on the actual events of the battle of Jutand in 1916. This copy is in good condition with only a few small chips out of the dust jacket and a small tear on the spine. The previous owner's name is inside. $10.00
[000042] Ruhen, Olaf (ed). South Pacific Adventure. Melbourne, Australia.: Sun Books, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 224pp of stories of sailing adventures in the South Pacific. Softcover. Previous owner's name inside. $8.80
[000044] Jessop, Keith. Goldfinder. London, Great Britain: Pocket Books, 1999. Mass Market Paperback. As New ISBN: 0 671 01048 4. 420pp. paperback. The story of the salvage expert responsible for the recovery of over $100 million of Russian gold from a sunken navy vessel. $10.00
[000048] Harris, John. Getaway. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1956. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 229pp. South Pacific fiction from the author of "The Sea Shall Not Have Them." Some chips on the dust jacket. Tear on front right hand corner of dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside. Red cloth with gilt titles. $16.00
[000050] Ridgway, John and Blyth, Chay. A Fighting Chance. Sydney, Australia.: Readers Book Club, 1968. Book Club Edition No 172. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 225 pp story of two men who rowed from America to Ireland in a 20ft boat in 1966. Numerous illustrations. The previous owner's name is on the inside of the front cover. Some chips and tears to edges of dust jacket. $10.00
[000056] Price, Willard. Journey By Junk. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 223pp voyage through the inland sea of Japan. Numerous illustrations. No dust jacket. Previous owner's name inside. Lettering on spine faded. $15.00
[000068] Harris, John. The Sea Shall Not Have Them. London: Readers Book Club, 1956. Readers Book Club Edition 198. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Poor. "... the epic story of the Air-sea rescue Service as it operated in WW2." 289pp. Hardcover. Numerous photos. Dust jacket has numerous tears and some small pieces missing. Slight damage to title on book spine. $10.00
[000069] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne,Australia: Robertson & Mullens Ltd, Sixth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Poor / No Jacket. Stories of shipwrecks and legends on the Western Australian coast. 50 illustrations. 256pp. This is a good reader's copy. No dustjacket. The binding is still tight but there is light staining throughout which does not interfere with the text. The previous owners have written dedications after the title page. $12.00
[000072] Morrison, Hugh and Sinclair, Steve. International Scuba Diver. The Essentials of Scuba Theory. Perth, Western Australia.: Lion Fish Publications, 1989. Fourth Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 949665 01 0. A leading scuba diving text in Australia. Numerous photos and diagrams. Previous owner's name inside. Some chipping on cover. Bottom right hand corner has been folded but is barely noticeable. A tidy copy. $10.00
[000077] Robinson, Patrick. Born To Win. New South Wales, Australia: Corgi and Bantam Australia, 1985. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 553 05118 0. 385pp. "Born to Win is the stirring, darmatic account of John Bertrand's lifetime obesession with ..." the America's Cup. This is Bertrand's own version as told to Patrick Robinson. Dust jacket has a tape repair to top of spine and chips and small tears. Previous owner's name has been covered by white ink inside front cover. $10.00
[000079] Knox, David. Mark Richards A Surfing Legend. New South Wales, Australia: Angus and Robertson, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 027 174 89 x. The authorised biography of one of Australia's greatest surfers.178pp including numerous colour and b/w photographs of the legend in action. This book is in very good condition. $15.00
[000100] Roberts, Dai and Wells, Fred. Seashells of Southwestern Australia. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1981. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 908469 15 2. This book contains 46 colour plates illustrating 223 of the common marine molluscs of south western Australia. 90pp. Soft cover.Some rubbing to cover. $10.00
[000102] Pethick, John. An Introduction to Coastal Geomorphology. London, Great Britain: Edward Arnold, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 7131 6391 7. "This is an introduction to waves and tidally dominated landforms, including beaches, cliffs, dunes, estuaries, mudflates and salt marshes."260 pp. Numerous photos and diagrams. $10.00
[000103] Cropp, Ben. Australian Skindivers Handbook. Adelaide, Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1974. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 7270 0481. 256 pp diving handbook wih numerous photos and illustrations. Some marks but overall very good. $10.00
[000129] Howell, William. White Cliffs to Coral Reef. London, Great Britain: Readers Book Club, 1958. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 224 pages of classic sea adventure. Dust jacket has some chipping. Back of dust jacket rubbed. $15.00
[000153] Simpson, Colin. Islands of Men. Sydney, Australia.: Angus and Roberston, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. 248pp. Ex- library and therefore contains library markings etc. Dust jacket protected by contact. $10.00
[000163] Robinson, William Albert. To The Great Southern Sea. London, Great Britain: Peter Davies, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Few chips along spine of dust jacket. and on edges. But in very good condition. 223pp. "A man, a ship and the greatest adventure of their lives - the eleven month, 15000 mile true oddysey of the brigatine Varua and her renowned master." $40.00
[000183] Marin-marie. Wind Aloft, Wind Alow. London, Great Britain: Peter Davies, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 322pp. Single handed across the Atlantic under sail and under power. jacket has some chips and small pices missing. Corners bumped. $25.00
[000184] Drake-Brockman. Voyage to Disaster. London: Angus and Roberston, 1982. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Australian classic reprint. 318pp story of the wreck of the Batavia. Book and dustjacket in good condition. $50.00
[000186] Morgan, Robin and Whitaker, Brian. Rainbow Warrior. London, Great Britain: Arrow Books, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 09 947720 3. 302pp paperback. A Sunday Times Insight team expose of the French attempt to sink Greenpeace. Some marks to covers and edges. $9.00
[000187] Monsarrat, Nicholas. The Master Mariner. Book 1 Running Proud. London, Great Britain: Book Club Associates, 1979. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. 524pp . A classic sea story. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. $22.00
[000226] Heyerdahl, Thor. The Kon-Tiki Expedition. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1954. 21st Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 235pp sea classic. 18 pages of illustrations. Hardcover, no jacket, edges soiled, slight skew, previous owner's name inside. Some marks. $10.00
[000228] McKee, Alexander. Death Raft. Great Britain: Fontana, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. 268pp softcover with some b/w photos. The tragic story of the wreck of the frigate Medusa in 1816. "An hour by hour nightmare of mutiny, death and cannibalism as 150 men struggled to survive." Covers chipped and rubbed. Pages browning with age. Corners bumped. $8.00
[000232] Moore, Donald. All of One Company. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1957. Quality Book Club Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. "This is a first hand., authentic novel of ordinary men at war - based on the fortunes of a Russina bound convoy, at the height of the Boat threat." Dust jacket is chipped, numerous tears, small pieces missing and is marked. Covers in good condition. Top corner bumped. Pages browning. A few spots inside front cover. Cover is blue cloth with yellow and gold lettering on spine. $15.00
[000237] Gann, Ernest K.. Twilight for the Gods. London: Readers Book Club, 1959. Readers Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. "A marvellously human tale about a decaying sailing ship, her master , crew and passengers." 272pp. Dust jacket rubbed, chipped and minor tears. Cover good though spine title ink is lifting. $10.00
[000238] Verne, Jules. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea. Leicester, England: Galley Press, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0 86136 658 1. The Golden Heritage Series copy of the classic. 288pp with dust jacket in good condition. One minor tear left hand corner. $10.00
[000246] Monkman, Noel. Escape to Adventure. Sydeny, Australia.: Angus and Roberston, 1967. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good "Nole Monkman escaped from the routine of city life into adventure among the wonders of nature, studying and filming wildlife - from huge man eating crocodiles, to microscopic sea creatures - in the bush, in rivers, lakes and ponds, and under the sea around the Great Barrier Reef." 182pp with 10pp b/w photos. Softcover, rubbed and chipped. Binding is tight. Previous owner's name inside. $8.00
[000257] Moorehead, Alan. The Fatal Impact. London: Penguin, 2000. Classic Penguin Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good An account of the invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840."During those years Western civilisation came up against primevil innocence in Tahiti, Australia and the Antarctic and good intentions were to lead to disaster, corruption and annihilation. Ironically in each case, it was the humane Captain Cook who was to cause the fatal impact." 230pp softcover in good condition. Only minor chipping and rubbing. $10.00
[000288] Fitzpatrick, Wendy and Mike. Dinghy Racing. Australia: Rigby, 1978. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Cover. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 7270 0680 0. Large format. 159pp. Numerous photos and diags. No jacket. Good condition $8.00
[000300] Van Der Post, Laurens. The Hunter and the Whale. London: Readers Book Club, 1969. Readers Book Club Edition 185. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 288pp. Very tidy copy. A few very small tears on dust jacket. $10.00
[000301] Fisher, James. The Wonderful World of the Sea. London: Macdonald and Co, 1970. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. 96 pp with numerous illustrations. Ex library, hardcover with protective plastic cover. Numerous library stamps inside. In good condition. $8.00
[000304] Drewe, Robert. Fortune. Australia: Picador, 1987. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 330 27061 3. 253pp page fiction with a disturbing closeness to fact. Soft cover, well worn. Ex-book exchange copy. Some stamps and marks inside. $8.00
[000305] Winton, John. We Joined The Navy. London: Readers Book Club, 1960. Readers Book Club Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Fiction. Story of naval cadets who start their training. Humour. 255pp. Hardcover, Dust jacket is chipped with some tears and large section missing from front. Covers in good condition. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[000345] Moorehead, Alan. The Fatal Impact. London: Penguin, 1976. Classic Penguin Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: 0 1400 2773 4. An account of the invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840."During those years Western civilisation came up against primevil innocence in Tahiti, Australia and the Antarctic and good intentions were to lead to disaster, corruption and annihilation. Ironically in each case, it was the humane Captain Cook who was to cause th fatal impact." 283pp softcover in fair condition. Fold marks on covers. Corners bumped. $7.00
[000357] D'Ombrain, Athel. Fish Tales. Adeaide, Australia: Seal Books, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7270 0399 2. 178pp with numerous b/w illustrations. Amazing fishing tales from around Australia. Paperback. A few minor fold marks on cover. $7.00
[000363] Campbell, Gordon. My Mystery Ships. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1929. 1929 Cheaper Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Story of the Royal Navy decoy ships that were used to destroy U Boats.300pp. Illustrated. Binding becoming loose inside cover. No jacket. Cloth. Marked edges. $20.00
[000364] Campbell, Gordon. My Mystery Ships. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Story of the Royal Navy decoy ships that were used to destroy U Boats.319pp. Illustrated. Binding becoming loose inside cover. First page loose. No jacket. Cloth. Marked edges. Covers marked. $10.00
[000398] Gibson, Walter. The Boat. London: Star Books, 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: 0 352 01061 4. The story of the survivors of the Dutch ship "Rosenboom" which was torpedoed on the way to Ceylon. Out of 135 survivors in one lifeboat only 4 survived. paperback, Covers rubbed and chipped. pages browning with age. A few marks. Faded book exchange stamp inside.A scarce copy. $6.00
[000439] Innes, Hammond. Atlantic Fury. London: Readers Book Club, 1963. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 270pp. Readers Book Club edition with no jacket. Small piece missing from first page where previous owner's name has been removed. Spine faded. $5.00
[000445] Strong, L.A.G. Flying Angel. London: Methuan, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 189pp history of the Flying Angel club. No jacket. Blue cloth covers have some rub marks on edges. Some spots on edges. $12.00
[000466] Bassett, Jan. Wrecked. NSW, Australia: Little Ark, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 1 86448 089 0. 96pp of mysteries and disasters at sea. True stories. Numerous maps and illustrations. In very good condition. $7.00
[000471] Heyerdahl, Thor. The Ra Expeditions. London: Allen and Unwin, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / Good. 334pp story of the Ra expedition. Jacket in good condition. Main body of text is coming loose from covers. Clean text but the condition makes it a good reading copy only. $10.00
[000473] Innes, Hammond. North Star. London: Book Club Associates, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 286pp Innes classic. Some chipping to wrapper and small pieces missing along edges and corners. Wrapper rubbed. Covers good and text clean. $7.00
[000477] Marchant, Leslie R. An Island Unto Itself. Carlise, Western Australia: Hesperian Press, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. Fine ISBN: 0 85905 120 X. William Dampier and New Holland. 208pp with numerous maps and illustrations. A comprehensive account of William Dampier's exploration of New Holland. Pictorial card cover. Fine condition. Signed by author $30.00
[000485] Simpson, Colin. Come Away, Pearler. ill. Simpson, Claire. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1952. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Heavily based on facts. The story of pearlers and the sea on the northern coast of Australia. No jacket. Some spots in text and covers are marked. Edges browning. Previous owner's name inside. Book has a slight lean. $8.00
[000490] Wilson, Erle. Adams of the Bounty. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1958. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. The author says," This is the first full account that has challenged the popular belief that Fletcher Christian was the prime mover in the mutiny on the Bounty and that he was driven to that act by Bligh's brutality."Ex Australian Red Cross library and has a library sheet pasted on frontis. Part of the jacket has been glued inside the front cover and on back of cover. Covers protected by plastic. Cover has an attractive gilt picture of the bounty. Book is in good condition. $15.00
[000491] Ruhen, Olaf. Harpoon in My Hand. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. 183 pp with numerous illustrations The story of whaling in Tonga by small boat. Ex Red Cross library and has some stamps and a paste in sheet on the rear jacket under a protective plastic cover. A few marks inside and edges browning. A good tidy copy. $15.00
[000492] Wouk, Herman. The "Caine" Mutiny. London: Johnathon Cape, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. ISBN: Nautical. 479pp. A WW2 naval classic. Previous owner's name inside cover. No jacket. Edges of spine frayed. A few marks inside. A good reading copy. $8.00
[000495] Diole, Philippe. The Undersea Adventure. London: Readers Union, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Translated by Alan Ross. 183pp with illustrations. Stories of pionerring diving. No jacket. Previous owner's embossed stamp inside cover. Good condition. $12.00
[000497] Carson, Rachel. The Sea Around Us. ill. Howe, Katherine. London: Staples Press Ltd, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 230pp of "strange and exciting story of the sea". Previous owner's name inside and penned along page edges. A series of related and interesting news articles have been pasted onto last few pages of the book. Jacket is chipped and rubbed with a few small pieces missing on edges.Price clipped. $15.00
[000500] Roughley, T.C. Wonders of the Great Barrier Reef. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1943. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 282 pp with 52 colour plates. No jacket. Covers chipped and frayed. Rubbed and faded. Previous owner's name inside. A clean copy. $20.00
[000507] Shebar, Sharon Sigmond. Whaling For Glory. ill. Frame, Paul. New York: Julian Messner, 1978. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 671 32917 0. 1978 hardcover, no jacket. Xlib, with xlib markings etc. 92 pp with illus. Juvenile literature. Contains good description of whaling methods and equiment used. Covers marked. $7.00
[000521] Henderson, James. A. Phantoms of the Tryall.
Perth, Western Australia: St George Books, 1993. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. New ISBN: 0 86778 053 3. The dramatic story of the discovery of Australia's earliest shipwreck, the author's view of the activities of Alan Robinson who became known as "the gelignite buccaneer" and the evolution of legislation created to protect historic shipwrecks in Australia. 192pp including maps and illustrations. $20.00
[000524] Marchant, Leslie R. An Island Unto Itself. Carlise, Western Australia: Hesperian Press, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. New ISBN: 0 85905 120 x. 208pp comprehensive account of Dampier's scientific explorations in New Holland written by a well known academic. Numerous illustrations and diags. The author also carried out numerous trips to follow in the famous explorer's wake. $25.00
[000525] Marchant, Leslie R. An Island Unto Itself. Carlise, Western Australia: Hesperian Press, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Signed by Author. New ISBN: 0 85905 120 x. 208pp comprehensive account of Dampier's scientific explorations in New Holland written by a well known academic. Numerous illustrations and diags. The author also carried out numerous trips to follow in the famous explorer's wake. $25.00
[000533] McGuire, Paul. Westward the Course. Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press, 1946. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 411pp with numerous b/w illus. The story of the the new world of Oceania. This an quite unique history of southeast asia, Australia, New Zealand and islands of the Pacific first written prior to Pearl Harbour and later updated. Covers are good. The jacket is chipped and rubbed and a section is missing along the top at the back. Over all it is a good, clean copy. $12.00
[000535] Woodcock, Percy. Cruising for the Novice. London: Frederick Muller Lt, 1947. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 96pp handbook on sailing for the novice. Large piece of jacket is missing from the rear and a small piece near spine at front. Text is clean and binding is good. $8.00
[000538] Dickson, Rod. They Kept This State Afloat. Carlise, Western Australia: Hesperian Press, 1998. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0 85905 2 141. Shipbuilders, Boatbuilders and Shipwrights of Western Australia 1829-1929. Details of over 300 boatbuilders illustrated by 200 photos, letters and documents. Very good condition. No jacket used. Pictorial cover. $55.00
[000539] Dodson, Kenneth. Away All Boats. London: Angus and Roberston, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. The intimate and heroic life of an attack transport, USS Belinda in the Pacific in WW2. No jacket. Cover is loose of frontis. Previous owner's name inside. A good reading copy. $8.00
[000547] Innes, Hammond. The Mary Deare. London: Collins, 1956. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 256pp. A Hammond Innes classic. Jacket in good condition. Some browning around the edges from age and a small piece missing from the top of the spine. Previous owner has covered their name with black ink pen inside. A hand written date is still legible. $8.00
[000557] Dodson, Kenneth. Away All Boats. London: Angus and Roberston, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. The intimate and heroic life of an attack transport, USS Belinda in the Pacific in WW2. No jacket. Cover is loose of frontis. Spine is coming away from covers. Spine faded $6.00
[000558] Reeman, Douglas. The Destroyers. Great Britain: Book Club Associates, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The story of eight detroyers which were destined for the wreckers yard but pressed into active service in WW2.288pp. Dust jacket chipped and rubbed. Book has a slight lean. $10.00
[000563] Meade, James. That Wild Surge. London: Anthony Gibbs and Phillips, 1961. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Half-Leather. Good / No Jacket. An intimant novel of the Fiji islanders adapting to "civlisation". 256pp. Lettering on spine faded. Previous owner's name inside. Good condition. $10.00
[000589] Newcomb, Richard.F.. Abandon Ship. London: Corgi and Bantam Australia, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 552 10476 0. The story of the USS Indianapolis disaster.. Softcover. Covers rubbed and chipped. Pen marks inside back cover. $5.00
[000592] Bryant, Arthur. Samuel Pepys. The Man in the Making. London: The Reprint Society, 1949. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of the man who developed the rule and order for the British Admiralty.416pp.Covers rubbed, corners bumped. Ex library stamps inside and on cover. Text and binding are good. $10.00
[000608] Heyerdahl, Thor. The Ra Expeditions. London: Book Club Associates, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 383pp story of the Ra expedition.Colour and b/w illustrations. Jacket in good condition, some chipping around edges. $12.00
[000609] Hansen, P.G & Aaree, Bent. First Steps in Small Boat Sailing. London: Adlard Coles, 1975. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 229 115550 0. An Optimist Book. Essential guide for new sailors. Translated from Danish by Lillian Fuller. Numerous illus and diags.73pp. Jacket and book are good. $8.00
[000623] D'Alpuget, Lou. Successful Sailing. ill. Earl, Jack. Australia: Thomas Nelson, 1970. Hard Cover. Good 80 pp.From beginner to expert in 40 lessons. Numerous illustrations and photographs. Some rubbing to pictorial board covers. $15.00
[000624] Ballard, Robert, D.. The Lost Ships of Guadacanal. London: Weidenfield & Nicolson/Madison Press, 1995. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 297 81305 6. Exploring the Ghost Fleet of the South Pacific. This book has been written and compiled by Ballard who also wrote The Discovery of the Titanic and The Discovery of the Bismark. 228 pp of history, bw and colour photos, maps and illustrations covering the battle for Guadacanal and the search for the ships sunk nearby. An incredible history. This is a large format book in very good condition. $30.00
[000637] Yerby, Frank. The Golden Hawk. Melbourne: William Heinemann Ltd, 1949. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 322pp. Map of the Carribean inside covers. Spine beginning to loosen inside front cover. Top and bottom of spine beginning to fray. $6.00
[000640] Hungerford, Roger (ed). Angler's Omnibus. Australia: Budget Books, 17th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 086801 027 8. 101 chapters of Australian fishing tips. 534 pp with numerous illustrations and diagrams. Everthing an Austrlain fisherman needs to know! Previous owner's name has been penned over inside. $10.00
[000648] Doak, Wade. The Cliff Dwellers. Auckland: Hodder and Stoughton, 1979. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 340 24553 0. 1st edition of the updated 1971 book, Beneath New Zealand Seas.Sub titled "An Undersea Community". 80pp. 50 plates with 55 colour photos B/w illustrations. Jacket has a small tear on top RH corner. Some light rubbing and mionor chipping $12.00
[000649] Dana, Richard Henry. Two Years Before The Mast. USA: Mimosa Books, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good 252pp. A nautical classic. Paperback. Binding is very tight and apart from minor chipping is in very good condition. Edited, with an introduction by Russel.B.Nye. $8.00
[000650] Richards, Alun. Barque Whisper. Great Britain: Penguin, 1982. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 14 80 5441 3. 221pp. Second in the trilogy that began with Ennal's Point. $7.50
[000660] Telfer, Ross. How to Sail Small Boats. Sydney: Murray Book Distributors, 1971. Second Edition. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 160 pp with numerous diags, illus and b/w photos. A few marks inside covers. Old penned price inside. $8.00
[000671] Beilby, Dick. Perth Diveguide. Perth, Western Australia: Creative Research, 1981. First Australian. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 908469 16 0. 111pp of dive sites around metro Western Australia. Boat dives, shore dives etc. Includes maps, b/w and colour photos. Very light watermark on a few pages. Edges chipped. $7.00
[000691] Burrows, Denys. Clipper Ship. ill. Wade, Graham. Sydney: The Educational Press, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. The main characters of this story came from the ABC children's hour serial Tall Ships. Green covers with gilt lettering on spine. Corners bumped. Tidy copy. $7.00
[000697] Gordon, Richard. Doctor at Sea. London: Michael Joeph, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 219pp. Price clipped jacket, rubbed, minor chipping and a few marks. Covers good. Previous owner's name inside. $8.00
[000714] Brennecke, Jochen. The Hunters and the Hunted. London: Corgi, 1960. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 383pp with illus. The story of the U Boat War in WW2. Paperback in worn condition. Illus are loose. Covers worn. A reading copy. $5.00
[000735] Warner, Oliver. A Portrait of Lord Nelson. London: The Reprint Society, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 331 pp with index, b/w illus, maps. Minor chipping and a few marks to wrapper. Otherwise a good copy. $18.00
[000738] Heyerdahl, Thor. The Kon-Tiki Expedition. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1951. 16th Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. 235pp sea classic. 18 pages of illustrations. Hardcover. Wrapper is price clipped, chipped and small pieces missing. Edges lightly spotted. $10.00
[000741] Howarth, Patrick. How Men are Rescued From The Sea. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1961. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Fair. 131pp. Dramatic accounts of sea rescues in Great Britain, the techniques used and the development of the rescue services. A very interesting book with 8 b/w illus. Ex-library and hence numerous marks where sleeves etc have been removed and some stamp marks. The copy is a bit grubby and the spine binding has been repaired inside back and front cover. A scarce title. $8.00
[000744] Rolt, L.T.C. From Sea to Sea. London: Allen Lane, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7139 04712. 198pp. The story of the Canal du Midi constructed in 1666 to cut across sothern France from the westward flowing Garonne at Toulous to the port of Sete to provide an inland route from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. An amazing feat of engineering for its time. Numerous photos and diags. Ex Seafarers Education Service Library hence the usual marks. However the book is generally clean. White ink mark on title page. Blank page inside rear cover has been torn, possibly to remove a previous owner's name. Plastic covered. $20.00
[000745] Taffrail. The Jade Lizard. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1951. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. 256pp. Described as the true to life and exciting story of a naval officer and men operating in the Agean and the Greek girl who saved their lives. Spine and covers sunned. A few marks $7.00
[000747] Jordan, Humfrey. Spoiling for Mischief. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1958. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 223PP. Previous owner's name inside. Wrapper is rubbed and minor chips and some marks. A few marks inside. $8.00
[000764] Forester, C.S. Captain Hornblower R.N.. London: Book Club Associates, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good / Good. 572pp. Comprises of three stories, 'Hornblower and the Atropos', 'The Happy Return' and 'A Ship of the Line'. A good clean copy. First page price clipped. $10.00
[000779] Conrad, Joseph. Typhoon and Amy Foster. ill. n/a. London: J.M.Dent and Sons Ltd, 1951. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Good clean copy. 142pp. Silver lettering on cover and spine. A few marks on cover. Previous owner's name and gift inscription in front cover. $8.00
[000792] Pope, Dudley. The Battle of the River Plate. London: Pan Books, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 330 24020x. 220pp with index and 16pp b/w illus. Softcover. Good condition. $8.00
[000828] Rennie, Frank. Fighter Cover. London: Horwitz, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good "Two Hurricanes against the Germans - but they had to protect the bombers at all costs." Military pulp fiction by Frank Rennie. Previous owner's name inside.130pp. Covers chipped and rubbed. Binding good. Spine starting to lean. $25.00
[000840] Holt, Leyden. Murder at Sea. London: Curtis Books, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Nautical pulp fiction from 1954. "Why did the Navy despatch MTB 147?" 159 pp. Avery interesting story. The book is saddlestitched and the cover is coming loose. $5.00
[000849] Bennett, W R. Angels Zero. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Aviation/nautical pulp fiction. "The German battleships had to be stopped." 130pp. Binding coming loose. Light damage to spine. Price marks on cover. $25.00
[000853] Taylor, Sir Gordon. Bird of the Islands. Australia: Cassell and Co, 1964. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The story of a flying boat in the south seas. P284pp. 12pp b/w illus. Minor rubbing and chipping to jacket. A few small tears. $12.00
[000864] Jordan, Humfrey. The Commander Shall .... Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1940. Eighth Australian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Binding becoming loose. A reading copy only 282 pp $45.00
[000876] Edwards, Hugh. The Wreck on the Half Moon Reef. London: Angus and Roberston, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 207 14259 9. A West Australian Classic Edition. Previouse owner's name and gift inscription inside. Softcover. Corners bumped. Covers rubbed. Binding tight. Text clean. 188pp with index. $7.50
[000877] Brown, H H. Rule of the Road Manual.. Glasgow: Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1976. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good The Rule of the Road at Sea. Illustrated by Coloued Diagrams. 171 pp. Pictorial board covers with red taped spine. Covers rubbed. Binding good and text clean. $12.00
[000911] King, William. The Stick and the Stars. London: Arrow Books, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A gripping story of 15 years service in submarines. Softcover. Covers rubbed and worn. Fold marks. Corners bumped. 192 pp. $5.00
[000958] Edwards, Hugh. Islands of Angry Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1998. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0207163170. 207pp. Australia divers probes a three hundred year old mystery. Covers have been protected with contact $7.00
[000959] Snowden, Rita, F. Safety Last!. London: The Epworth Press, 1946. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Stirring tales of the Pacific. 204 pp. War economy paper. Some b/w illus. Spine and edges sunned. A tidy copy. $10.00
[000961] McCormick, Donald. Islands For Sale. Great Britain: Peter Garnett Ltd, 1950. First Edition. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 133 pp. Would you like to live on your own island? A guide for island home hunters. Includes some photos and maps at ends. The cover is tayy and has small peieces missing. Book is good. Small piece missing at bottom of first page where a label has been removed. $10.00
[000966] Werner, Herbert.A. Iron Coffins. London: Pan Books, 1972. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 330 02890 1. An epic and chilling description of the fearful havoc wrought by one U Boat commander onthe Atlantic convoys. Some b/w illus. 342 pp. paperback. Covers worn. Binding good. Book exchange stamp inside rear cover. $5.00
[000967] Gann, Ernest K.. Twilight for the Gods. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A marvellously human tale about a decaying sailing ship, her master , crew and passengers." 255pp. Dust jacket rubbed. Very minor chips and tears. A nice copy. $8.00
[000980] Shields, Cornelius. Racing with Cornelius Shields and the Masters. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1974. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0 13 750224 9. Guest chapters by Ted Hood, Olin Stephens, Robert Allan Jr, Buddy Melges etc.352 pp. Numerous b/w illus and diags. Jacket as small pieces missing and is rubbed. Faded mark on top of cover spine. Text clean. $15.00
[000982] Bramham, Ken. Handyman Afloat and Ashore. London: Adlard Coles, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 192 pp. Numerous b/w illus and diags. Jacket price clipped. Previous owner's name inside. A very tidy copy. $10.00
[000984] Kemp, P.K. Fleet Air Arm. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 232 pp. The story of the Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy. Inc b/w illus. A tidy copy. Text clean, binding good. Spine faded. $12.00
[001001] Toghill, Jeff. The Yachtsman's Navigation Manual. Sydney: Reed, 1977. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 589 07 165 3. 255pp. Numerous diags, illus and tables. A very nice copy. Minor chipping on edges of jacket and covers. $14.00
[001002] Turner, Ted and Jobson, Gary. The Racing Edge. New York: Simon and Shuster, 1979. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 671 24419 1. Sailing philosophies and tactics of the America's Cup skipper and his tactician. 191 pp. Numerous diags and illus. A laminated jacket showing some marks underneath. Price clipped. Binding and text are very good. $20.00
[001028] Reynolds, Quentin. Officially Dead. London: Cassell and Co, 1946. First Australian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of Commander C.D.Smith, naval officer captured by the Japanese in Shanghai at the beginning of WW2. Cloth covers sun faded but clean. Previous owner's name inside. pages browning with age. Binding good. $12.00
[001040] . Manual of Seamanship 1937. London: His Majestys Stationery Office, 1939. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 457 pp with index, illus and diags. Some advert at ends. No jacket. Spine has ben cracked along one side and reglued. Binding is good. Previous owner's name inside. Covers rubbed. Edges chipped and worn. Corners bumped. Text and clean. $25.00
[001044] Brookes, Ewart. Proud Waters. London: Jarrolds, 1954. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 359pp. The story of British minesweepers in WW2. Black cloth. Lettering on spine is faded. Binding good, text clean. $12.00
[001113] MacDonnell, J E. The Gunner. Leicester, England: Horwitz Publications, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good B-Gun fired, and fired and fired again ... You can almost smell the cordite in this classic Australian pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has a few fold marks and the spine is rolled. Some damage to lower spine. Grubby marks on edges. $18.00
[001122] MacDonnell, J E. The Gun. London: Horwitz Publications, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Small closed tear to rear cover. Edges of spine worns. Edges chipped. Some fold marks. Spine rolled. Ex book exchange. $18.00
[001123] Stone, Andrew,L.
The Decks Ran Red. London: Horwitz Publications, 1959. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair The true story of the doomed freighter, the Berwind. Became a movie. Binding is poor with some tape in middle. Out of shape. Damage to spine. Pulp fiction style. $15.00
[001128] Grimble, Arthur. A Pattern of Islands. London: John Murray, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Book and covers in good condition. Some tape marks inside. Jacket is chipped and rubbed with numerous tears and some small pieces missing. Previous owner's name inside. $14.00
[001150] Hann, Donald. PTK. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good How could the Kelly Gang succeed in their mission ... a lone PT boat against the enemy's most powerful ships. Old penned price on cover. Ex book exchange (stamp inside). Covers lightly rubbed and a few fold marks. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. $25.00
[001151] Hann, Donald. PTK. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair How could the Kelly Gang succeed in their mission ... a lone PT boat against the enemy's most powerful ships. Old penned price on cover. Ex bookexchange (sticker on back cover). Covers rubbed and a few fold marks. Corners bumped. Some damage to spine. Edges grubby. Scarce Australian nautical pulp fiction. $25.00
[001152] MacDonnell, J E. Hunter Killer. London: Horwitz Publications, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Australian nautical pulp fiction. Covers rubbed and worn. A few fold marks. Small piece missing from bottom corner. Spine rolled and worn. Fold marks. $10.00
[001153] MacDonnell, J E. Brood of the Eagle. London: Horwitz Publications, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Second edition of this classic Australian nautical/military pulp fiction. Binding good. Slight spine roll. Fold marks on cover (along spine). $20.00
[001155] MacDonnell, J E. The Killers. Ausralia: Horwitz, 1982. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers rubbed, edges chipped. Some spine roll. Previous owner's name inside. Slightly out of shape. $8.00
[001156] MacDonnell, J E. The Recommend. London: Horwitz Publications, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers rubbed and worn. Edges chipped. Corners bumped. Fold marks. Grubby. Pages browning. Previous owner's initials and other marks inside. Spine worn. $15.00
[001160] Metzler, Jost. The Laughing Cow. London: William Kimber and Co, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A U Boat Captain's story. Good copy. $45.00
[001167] MacDonnell, J E. Battle Line. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1962. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7255 0211 8. No 33 in the classic series. Previous owner's name inside. Binding good. Covers worn. $15.00
[001172] Gordon, Richard. Doctor at Sea. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair A rough copy of this classic, but it bears the collectble HP hallmark. Binding poor. Covers grubby and worn. Damage to top and bottom of spine. $6.00
[001173] MacDonnell, J E. The Secret Weapon. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 07255 1044 7. No 16 in the collector's series. Covers lightly rubbed. Binding good $12.00
[001175] Lansing, Alfred. Endurance. New York: The Adventure Library, 1994. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quarter Cloth. Very Good ISBN: 1 885283 00 8. 274pp. Colour map endpapers, b/w illus title page. Gilt title on spine. Very good $25.00
[001177] . Hardy's Angler's Guide and Catalogue. Alnwick, England: Hardy Bros, 1954. Original Wraps. Good Good, in paper wraps. Includes price list. 211 pp. Bottom corner bumped. Binding good. Corners lightly thumbed and a bit grubby. $100.00
[001179] Willock, Colin. The Anglers Encyclopaedia. London: Odhams Press, 1960. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 240 pp. Gilt lettering on spine. Edges grubby. $10.00
[001180] Bates, Vernon. Tackle Making for Anglers. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1953. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A well illustrated manual for anglers describing rod making, fishing tackle, fly making etc. Line illus. Spine sunned. Binding good and text clean. $12.00
[001181] Oattes, H.A. Loch Trout. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A story about trout fishing in the lochs of United Kingdom. A guide with numerous b/w photos and illus. Spine sunned. Binding good. Text clean. 142 pp. Previous owner's name inside. $10.00
[001182] Stoker, Hugh. The Modern Sea Angler. ill. Stoker, Hugh. London: Robert Hale, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 222 pp. Illus with half tones and line drawings by the author. Slight fold mark along spine. Text and edges clean. Binding good $10.00
[001190] MacDougall, Philip. Phantoms of the High Seas. Ausralia: Reed, 1991. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0 7301 0313 7. Maritime mysteries. Book and jacket very good. 190 pp. B/w illus. $18.00
[001203] Edwards, Hugh. Islands of Angry Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1975. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. By Co-Discoverer of the Wreck of the Batavia. Very Good ISBN: 0 207 12669 0. 207pp. Australian divers probes a three hundred year old mystery. Very good condition. Signed by Max Cramer, co-discoverer of the 1629 wreck of the Batavia off the Western Australian coast. $9.00
[001218] Mew, Fred. Back of the Wight. Newport: The Country Press, 1986. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Good ISBN: 0 9510379 4 3. 116 pp. 11th impression. Yarns of wrecks and smuggling around the Isle of wight. Dates and details of shipwrecks. Amazing b/x illus. Covers good. Text clean. Binding cracking in middle of book but still intact. No spine roll. $30.00
[001236] Colliver, Joan. Mac. Esperance's Man of the Sea. Esperance, Western Australia: First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Circa 1995. The story of local Esperance fisherman and legend Don Mackenzie. 87 pp. paperback in good condition. Price label on back cover. Circa 1995. $12.00
[001240] Tredree, H.L. Blackwater. London: The Quality Book Club, 1958. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A true story of rescue at sea. Covers and jacket good. Jacket has minor chipping. Previous owner's name inside. Binding good. A very nice copy. Small white ink mark inside covering old price. $18.00
[001251] Brookes, Ewart. Proud Waters. London: Jarrolds, 1954. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 359pp. The story of British minesweepers in WW2. Black cloth. Lettering on spine is faded. Binding starting to loosen, still intact. Text clean. $10.00
[001252] Harvey, Jack. Salt in Our Wounds. London: Cassell and Co, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. No jacket. Gift insc inside. Some spotting first few pages. Edges spotted. A few marks on covers. Lettering on spine faded. Bumped. $12.00
[001267] Ivens, T.C. Still Water Fly-Fishing. London: Andre Deutsch, 1961. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and rubbed. Minor tears and a small piece missing on front.Clipped. Covers good, bumped, binding good. Text clean.173 pp. Inc b/w illus and diags. $15.00
[001278] Clare, Patricia. The Struggle for the Great Barrier Reef. London: Collins, 1971. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. ISBN: 0 00 211794 0. Jacket is chipped and some tears, price clipped. Covers good. Text clean. Binding good. 224 pp. Some colour illus. $11.00
[001291] Bodeker, Philip and Mulgrave, Andy. Sandgroper's Guide to Better Fishing. Western Australia: Hysport Agencies, Tenth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 9 780646 227634. The definitive guide for amatuer fisherman on the Western Australian coast.128 pp of rigs, tips etc. A great book from a repsected angling writer. In very good condition. $8.00
[001294] Carson, Rachel. The Sea Around Us. ill. Howe, Katherine. London: Staples Press Ltd, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 230pp of "strange and exciting story of the sea". No jacket, spine and edges sunned. Text clean. Binding good. $10.00
[001302] Mars, Alastair. Court Martial. London: Frederick Muller, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is tatty with pices missing. Covers good. Gilt lettering on spine bright but worn. Small damp mark at base inside front cover but goes no further into the book. Edges browning. Binding good. Previous owner's name inside cover. $10.00
[001328] MacDonnell, J E. Gimme the Boats. London: Constable, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers lightly dusted, spine has silver lettering on blue cloth. Small insc inside. Binding slightly cracked inside. Text clean. $9.00
[001362] Harris, John. The Sea Shall Not Have Them. London: Readers Book Club, 1956. Readers Book Club Edition 198. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. "... the epic story of the Air-sea rescue Service as it operated in WW2." 289pp. Hardcover. Numerous photos. Spine sunned. Binding tight. Text clean. $7.50
[001365] Winton, John. We Joined The Navy. London: Readers Book Club, 1960. Readers Book Club Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Fiction. Story of naval cadets who start their training. Humour. 255pp. Hardcover, Dust jacket is chipped with some tears. Remnants of a price label on jacket.. Covers in good condition. Slight lean. Previous owner's name inside. $6.50
[001366] Grierson, John. Sir Hubert Wilkins. Enigma of Exploration. London: Robert Hale, 1960. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An amazing story of an unsung adventurer. Illustrated with maps. 224 pp. Jacket chipped and a few small pieces missing. Now protected. Covers, text and binding all good. A very nice copy. $35.00
[001367] Gawain, Elizabeth. The Dolphin's Gift. Sydney: Boobook Publication, 1981. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 908121 07 5. A unique Australian dolphin story. Covers rubbed. Light damage to top of spine. Binding good. Illus. $10.00
[001372] Burrows, Denys. Clipper Ship. ill. Wade, Graham. Sydney: Paul Hamlyn, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 600 07213 4. The main characters of this story came from the ABC children's hour serial Tall Ships. One of the Paul Hamlyn Action Series books. Jacket has minor chipping. Binding good, text clean. $10.00
[001377] Hartog, Jan De. The Captain. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1967. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. It appears the first page has been removed. Page price clipped. Jacket worn and chipped with small pieces missing. Binding good. text clean. $10.00
[001425] Chester, Alan. The Cygnet Adventure. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1984. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0812 8758. Historical fiction based on the journeys of Dampier. Jacket and book very good. $15.00
[001455] Sanders, Dorothy Lucie. The Randy. The Story of a Mystery Ship. Sydney: Australasian Publishing Co, 1948. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Fair. Signed by author. Previous owners name inside. Jacket has large losses and is clipped but worth preserving. Sun marks at top and bottom of spine. text clean. Binding good. $20.00
[001459] Rose, Sir Alec. My Lively Lady. London: Pan, 1968. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers grubby and worn. Light damage where a price label has been removed. Pages browning with age. Some b/w illus. Old price penned inside. $5.00
[001464] Danielsson, Bengt and Danielesson, Marie Therese. Poisoned Reign. Australia: Penguin, 1986. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0 14 008130 5. French nuclear colonialism in the Pacific. Paperback in VG condition. Previous owner's name and penned annotation inside front cover. $10.00
[001467] Langdon, Robert. Island of Love. London: Cassell, 1959. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The history of Tahiti. Inc b/w plates. 268 pp. Previous owner's name inside. A few light marks on covers. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[001482] Hartog, Jan De. Captain Jan. Melbourne: Herald Sun Readers Book Club, 1954. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and a few small tears. Binding good. Text clean. Spine sunned. $9.00
[001483] Macinnes, C. M. Give Me Two Ships. ill. Hardy Wilfred. London: Odhams Press, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A very colourful jacket is slightly wrinkled from dampness but there is no water damage or staining. Old penned price inside. Binding good. Text clean. $25.00
[001495] Maynard, Kenneth. Lieutenant Lamb. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1984. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 297 78515x. Remants of a label at base of jacket spine. Book exchange stamp inside. Else good. Clean and binding good. $12.00
[001516] Silvester, Bill. The Down Under Scuba Diver. Australia: Bill Silvester, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A handbook for Australian scuba divers. 128 pp. Numerous illus and diags. Small print with lots of valuable information from wreck finding to commercial diving. Pen mark on cover. Bumped. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[001533] Milton, Giles. Nathaniels Nutmeg. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 340 69675 3. Jacket has been laminated (nicely). Previous owner's name has been white inked over. Binding good, text clean. A nice copy. $25.00
[001596] Mitford, William. Lovely She Goes. Great Britain: Sphere, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7221 6126 3. Paperback in good condition. Binding good. Great nautical yarn $9.00
[001606] Poolman, Kenneth. The Kelly. London: William Kimber and Co, 1954. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers and spine worn. Light fraying at top of spine. Previous owner's name inside. A few grubby marks. $12.00
[001609] Grant, Bruce. The Boat People. London, Great Britain: Penguin, 1979. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: 0 14 005531 2. Covers worn and marked. Light roll. Previous owner's name inside. 225 pp. An "Age" investigation. $8.00
[001664] McCutchan, Philip. Halfhyde Goes to War. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 297 78931 7. Ex-library with all the usual paste ins, markings etc. Jacket covered by plastic. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[001699] Wilson, B R And Gillett, K. Australian Shells. Sydney: A.H & A.W Reed, 1974. Revised Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Ilustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods from Australian waters. Large format. Numerous coloured illus. Covers/jacket have been laminated (nicely). Text is clean. Binding good. A very nice copy. 168pp. Index. $20.00
[001720] Helm, Thomas. Shark! Killer of the Sea. London: Robert Hale, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 190 pp. Some b/w plates and illus. No jacket. A few tape marks inside. Bumped. Binding good, text clean. $15.00
[001730] MacDonnell, J E. The Duel. Australia: Horwitz, 1983. Collectors Series. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0725514264. No 64 In the J.E.MacDonnell Collector's Series. Clean, tight and bright. A very nice copy. $10.00
[001733] MacDonnell, J E. The Secret Weapon. Australia: Horwitz, 1981. Collectors Series. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0725510447. No 16 In the J.E.MacDonnell Collector's Series. Clean, tight and bright. Reading note written inside. $10.00
[001735] MacDonnell, J E. Clear for Action. Australia: Horwitz, 1982. Collector's Series. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7255 1150 8. No 36 of the collector's series. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition.Covers rubbed. Binding good. Book exchange price label on cover and stamps inside. $10.00
[001740] MacDonnell, J E. First Command. Australia: Horwitz, 1980. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 725503467. No 114 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Clean, tight and bright. Label remant on cover. $10.00
[001741] MacDonnell, J E. Battle Line. Australia: Horwitz, 1962. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 725502118. J.E.MacDonnell Classic No 33.Covers worn. Light wear at spine extremities. Fold marks. Pages browning. $10.00
[001743] MacDonnell, J E. Damn the Torpedoes. Australia: Horwitz, 1979. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 725505613. No 112 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Clean, tight and bright. A very nice copy. $10.00
[001744] MacDonnell, J E. The Big Hunt. Australia: Horwitz, 1969. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 725502118. A factual/fictional story about the hunt for the Bismark. Fold marks on covers. Rolled. Worn. Small pen mark on cover. Browning with age. $10.00
[001745] MacDonnell, J E. Chain of Violence. Australia: Horwitz, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 725501545. Fold marks on covers and spine. Rolled. Worn. Browning with age. Damage to top and bottom of spine. Binding cracked. $7.00
[001751] MacDonnell, J E. Brood of the Eagle. Australia: Horwitz, 1971. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 725503467. No 20 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Light roll. Covers worn. pen mark on cover. pages browning. Light damage to spine. $10.00
[001752] MacDonnell, J E. The Brave Men. Australia: Horwitz, 1972. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 725500530. Light roll. Covers lightly rubbed. Binding good. $12.00
[001758] MacDonnell, J E. The Gun. Australia: Horwitz, 1963. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Rolled. Worn. Fold marks on spine and covers. Light damage to spine. Ex-book exchange stamp inside. $10.00
[001759] MacDonnell, J E. The Gunner. Australia: Horwitz, 1971. Classic Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 725501154. No 18 in the J.E.MacDonnell Classic series. Covers worn, rolled, fold marks. Edges browning. $10.00
[001764] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1940. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The Abrolhos islands in three hundred years of romance, history and adventure. Maps at ends. 253 pp. Numerous b/w plates. Covers worn. A few light pen marks on spine. Cloth on spine is slightly split and is faryed at extremities. PON inside. Binding is good, text clean. This is an Australian classic which tells the stories of lost Dutch sailors shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast prior to settlement, and the story of the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $18.00
[001765] Uren, Malcolm. Sailormen's Ghosts. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / No Jacket. The Abrolhos islands in three hundred years of romance, history and adventure. Maps at ends. 253 pp plus index. Numerous b/w plates. Covers worn. Ex-library reading copy. Numerous marks inside. Taped library binding on spine and corners. Library stamps and marks. Black ink on edges. A worn copy which is still intact.This is an Australian classic which tells the stories of lost Dutch sailors shipwrecked on the Western Australian coast prior to settlement, and the story of the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $10.00
[001775] Johnston, George, H. Grey Gladiator. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1941. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket has rear flap missing, rest of jacket intact with some tears and losses but is worth preserving. Gift inscription inside. White ink mark covering old price on first blank page. Good copy of this scarce nautical title written before the loss of the Sydney. $50.00
[001787] Feldt, Eric. The Coast Watchers. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of Australia's invisible army in the Pacific War. 292pp. Paperback. Covers rubbed. Text and binding good. $10.00
[001790] Drake-Brockman, Henrietta. The Wicked and the Fair. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1957. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Fair. Gift inscription by the author on title page. PON inside. Light spine wear. Binding good. Jacket is chipped and worn with some losses at extremities and at top and bottom of spine. Jacket now protected. Text clean. Maps at ends. Fiction based on fact about the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos Islands. $80.00
[001792] Edwards, Hugh. Gods and Little Fishes. London: Peter Davies, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Stories of diving and shipwrecks along the Western Australian coast by a well known local diver/author. Covers sunned in places. Binding good, text clean. Numerous b/w illus. $25.00
[001804] Mars, Alastair. Unbroken. London: Frederick Muller, 1953. Fifth Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. The story of a submarine.224 pp. Map at front. Lettering on spine faded. Submarine diag at end. B/w illus at frontis. Binding good, text clean. Written by one of the world's most famous sub mariners. $10.00
[001805] Lindsay, J Murray. By the Wind. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, 1962. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Signed by Author. Good / Good. Jacket is worn and chipped, some fold marks. Covers good. Bright lettering on spine. Text clean. 238 pp. Numerous illus. Signed by the author. A very nice copy. $30.00
[001809] Robertson, Terence. The Golden Horseshoe. London: Evans Brothers, 1955. First Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Preface by Admiral Creasy. Jacket worn, creases, chipped and some losses. Covers good. Binding cracking at frontis. Numerous b/w illus. $15.00
[001810] Trew, Anthony. Two Hours to Darkness. London: Collins, 1963. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket worn, creases, chipped and some losses. Covers good. Text clean. $10.00
[001821] Nordhoff, Charles and Hall, James Norman. Mutiny!. London: Chapman and Hall, 1933. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn. Spine faded. PON inside. Edges browning. Binding tender. Some foxing. $16.00
[001828] Reeman, Douglas. The Destroyers. Great Britain: Book Club Associates, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. The story of eight detroyers which were destined for the wreckers yard but pressed into active service in WW2.288pp. Dust jacket chipped and rubbed and some light losses. $12.00
[001862] Sperry, Armstrong. Danger to the Wind. London: The Bodley Head, 1961. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Poor. Jacket has around one third missing on front, clipped, sunned. Covers good. Binding tight. Old price penned inside. $7.00
[001863] Grey, J R. World's End. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Blue coth covers lightly worn. Binding good. Text browning with age. Some b/w illus of life in the South Seas in the 1940s. $15.00
[001870] Monkman, Noel. Escape to Adventure. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1956. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. "Nole Monkman escaped from the routine of city life into adventure among the wonders of nature, studying and filming wildlife - from huge man eating crocodiles, to microscopic sea creatures - in the bush, in rivers, lakes and ponds, and under the sea around the Great Barrier Reef." 182pp with 10pp b/w photos. Jacket rubbed and chipped with light losses at extremities. Binding is tight. Some tape marks inside on jacket. Round label on spine. $10.00
[001899] Slocum, Joshua. Sailing Alone Around the World. London: The Reprint Society, 1949. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is chipped. Binding is good and text clean. PON inside. A very tidy copy of this nautical classic. $18.00
[001902] Roberts, Kenneth. Boon Island. London: Collins, 1956. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket has a few small tears at extremities. Covers bright, blue cloth, bright gilt lettering on spine. Binding good. Text clean. A very nice copy. $9.00
[001919] Harling, Robert. The Enormous Shadow. London: Great Pan, 1958. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Slight roll. Small penned price on cover. Chipped. Edges browning. $8.00
[001948] Reeman, Douglas. Strike from the Sea. London: Book Club Associates, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Jacket has minor chipping and wear. Close to very good. Binding and text very good. A very clean copy. $18.00
[001953] Reeman, Douglas. The White Guns. London: Pan, 1990. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Light chipping and a few light reading folds. Almost appears to be unread. Scarce in paperback. $15.00
[001954] Marryat, Captain. Mr Midshipman Easy. London: Fireside Books, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Abridged edition for children. Jacket chipped and worn with some tears and losses. Pages browning with age. Circa 1955. $10.00
[001982] Higgins, Jack. Storm Warning. London: Collins, 1976. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Jacket and book very good. Clean and bright. $15.00
[001985] Wouk, Herman. The "Caine" Mutiny. London: Johnathon Cape, 1953. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 479pp. A WW2 naval classic. Jacket chipped and clipped. A few small tears. Light loss at top of spine. Covers bright and clean. Binding good. $16.00
[001989] Monsarrat, Nicholas. The Ship That Died of Shame. London: Great Pan, 1964. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers worn and chipped, a few fold and roll marks. Pages browning with age. Edges browning.Light wear at spine extremities. Classic nautical fiction from the author of The Cruel Sea $6.00
[002023] Hann, Donald. Dangerous Mission. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The Japanese fleet lay waiting, destined for the initial invasion of Australia. Naval pulp fiction. Covers rubbed and chipped. Fold marks on covers. Binding good. $18.00
[002046] Wilson, John. Canoeing Down the Rhone. London: Chapman and Hall, 1957. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. 157 pp with 7 maps at ends. PON inside. Jacket is chipped and rubbed with light losses. Spine sunned. Some damage where a label has been removed from front of jacket. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering. Bumped at top of spine. Binding good. Text clean. A nice tidy copy. $20.00
[002047] McCutchan, Philip. Convoy East. London: Weidenfield and Nicolson, 1989. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / Fair. ISBN: 0 297 79526 0. Ex-library, reading copy only. Worn and marked. $8.00
[002048] Rayner, D.A. Escort. Great Britain: Futura, 1974. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 0 8600 7016 6. Covers curled and rolled. Fold mark across front cover. Pages browning. Paperback. $6.00
[002066] Fox, Uffa. According to Uffa. London: Newnes, 1965. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. 174pp. Numerous b/w plates and illus. How to handle sail boats. Jacket is clipped and chipped with some losses at extremities. Binding good. $25.00
[002075] Hohnson, Les. She Was the "Amity" Brig. Albany, Western Australia: Town of Albany, First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good ISBN: 909994 72 2. 33pp with 18 b/w illus and 1 b/w photo. On Christmas Day 1826 the Amity brought the first settlers to King George Sound in WA. Pictorial card covers lightly rubbed. Stapled. Gift insc inside. $10.00
[002086] Trew, Anthony. The Moonraker Mutiny. London: Fontana, 1973. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly chipped. Pages browning. Light reader's folds on spine. paperback. $6.00
[002107] Roberts, Morley. The Lords of the Fo'c'sle. London: Newnes, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft Cover. Fair One of the scarce Newnes Novels seven penny series. The covers are worn and marked and there is damage to the spine. Email for a scan. A scarce copy of this nautical fiction. $40.00
[002119] Hopkins, Paul. Australian Seacraft Guide to Faster Sailing. Australia: Australian Seacraft, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Good A complete manual on racing, tuning, handling, tactics and techniques from the writers of Australian Seacraft. 192 pp. Numerous illus and diags. A very handy manual on saling. Pages browning and a few marks. $10.00
[002142] Ridgway, John and Blyth, Chay. A Fighting Chance. London: Paul Hamlyn, 1966. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Story of two men who rowed from America to Ireland in a 20ft boat in 1966. Numerous illustrations. jacket has some light silverfish damage along inside edges, not visible from outside the book. Else very good. Binding good. Text clean. $10.00
[002172] Barnes, D.J. Perspectives on Coral Reefs. Australia: The Australian Institute of Marine Science, 1983. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. ISBN: 0 642 895 6. Jacket lightly worn. Else very good. Clean, tight and bright. $20.00
[002185] Hass, Hans. Conquest of the Underwater World. Australia: Landsdowne, 1975. First Australian. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7018 0359 2. Jacket is chipped and a few small tears around edges. Covers clean. Binding good. Text clean. 102 illus. 407 pp. A history of underwater exploration. $30.00
[002198] Marbury, Mary Orvis. Favorite Flies and Their Histories. Boston: Charles T.Branford Co, 1955. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Believed to be published by Charles T.Branford, Boston as a reproduction of the 1892 first edition. However their is a Phoenix House Ltd, London label pasted over the publisher's name inside. Branford is named on the spine. 522 pp. 32 coloured plates of flies, 6 engravings of narural insects and eight reproductions of photographs. This is a very nice copy. Green cloth covers are worn and lettering faded on spine. Binding is starting to slacken slightly but is still firm. Text is clean and bright. A scarce and valuable title. Scans of the book are available by email and a full condition report by request. $170.00
[002247] L'Herminier, J. Casabianca. London: Frederick Muller, 1953. Second Impression. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The secret mission of a famous submarine. Jacket is chipped and clipped. Some small losses at extremities and a a few scratch marks on rear. (Email for a scan). Covers good. Text clean. PON inside. 243 pp. Some b/w plates. $30.00
[002248] Ferdon, Edwin. One Man's Log. London: Allen and Unwin, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. The personal account of a member of Thor Heyerdahl's expedition to Easter Island. Ex-library. Usual markings. Jacket clipped and covered. "Boan's Book Club" paste in inside. 198 pp. Some b/w illus. $18.00
[002250] Bickers, Richard Townshend. Torpedo Attack. London: Robert Hale, 1987. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good ISBN: 0 7090 2747 8. Ex-library copy. Usual stamps etc. Hard cover.Jacket is chipped and lightly rubbed. Binding is good. Text is clean apart from library markings. Rare military fiction from a very popular author. Book exchange stamp inside rear cover. $45.00
[002254] Fane, F.D. The Naked Warriors. London: Allan Wingate, 1957. First Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. Ex-libray with usual wear and markings. No jacket. 22 pp with numerous b/w illus. $20.00
[002264] Jenkins, Geoffrey. A Grue of Ice. London: Fontana, 1974. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers have been protected, now removed. Light tape marks inside covers. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. Fold mark on one corner of cover. $6.00
[002265] Jenkins, Geoffrey. Hunter Killer. London: Fontana, 1975. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Binding good. Text clean. Book exchange stamp inside. $6.00
[002266] Callison, Brian. Trapp's War. London: Fontana, 1986. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers lightly worn. Minimal roll. Binding good. A nice tidy copy. $6.00
[002269] Jenkins, Geoffrey. Scend of the Sea. London: Fontana, 1973. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 00 613171 9. Paperback. Covers have been protected, now removed. Binding good. Text clean. Light roll. $6.00
[002270] Jenkins, Geoffrey. A Ravel of Waters. London: Fontana, 1982. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0006164900. Paperback. Covers clean and bright with only light chipping. Binding good. Text clean. Light roll. $6.00
[002273] Callison, Brian. A Plague of Sailors. London: Fontana, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers lightly worn. Minimal roll. Binding good. A nice tidy copy. $6.00
[002274] Trew, Anthony. The Zhukov Briefing. London: Fontana, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 006150098. Covers lightly chipped. Pages browning. Paperback. A nice "square" copy. $6.00
[002281] Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and The Sea. London: Johnathon Cape, 1969. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. ISBN: 224 60278 0. Blue cover with jacket. 127pp. Ex school library stamp inside. Corners bumped. Jacket is chipped and has a few closed tears. Some tape marks inside. $7.00
[002282] Marryat, Captain. Mr Midshipman Easy. London: P.R.Gawthorn, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket. Red covers bright and clean with bright gilt lettering. Binding good. Pages clean. A very nice copy. $10.00
[002283] Hanson, Neil. The Custom of the Sea. London: Corgi, 2000. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0552147605. Paperback. 478 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. In good condition. $12.00
[002286] MacDonnell, J E. Battle Line. Australia: Horwitz, 1981. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0725511311. J.E.MacDonnell Collectors' Series no 31.Covers worn. Light wear at spine extremities and small tear along spine at top of front cover ( I cm ). Fold marks. Pages browning. $8.00
[002301] Lott, Arnold.S. Brave Ship Brave Men. New York: Dale, 1978. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0895590204. Cover worn and has some light damage. Binding good. Text clean. Browning with age. $7.00
[002308] Evans, E.R.G.R. South with Scott. London: Collins Clear Type Press, 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn. Gilt lettering on spine bright. Light wear to top and bottom of spine. Binding cracked but still intact and strong. Text clean. Maps at ends. 317 pp. Gift label inside front cover. One of the library of classic series. $20.00
[002320] Robertson, Dougal. Survive the Savage Sea. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. An amazing story of survival at sea. Covers lightly rubbed and chipped.Binding good. Pages have a few marks. $12.00
[002322] Jenkins, Geoffrey. The Unripe Gold. London: Fontana, 1984. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0006168825. Paperback. Covers clean and bright with only light chipping. Binding good. Text clean. Light roll. $6.00
[002323] Jenkins, Geoffrey. In Harm's Way. London: Fontana, 1987. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0006174736. Paperback. Covers clean and bright with only light chipping. Binding good. Text clean. $6.00
[002344] Callison, Brian. The Dawn Attack. London: Fontana, 1979. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0006143377. Paperback. Covers lightly worn. Slight roll. Binding good. Book exchange stamp inside. $5.00
[002348] Marsh, John and Anson, Lyman. Skeleton Coast. London: Pan, 1961. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Harrowing account of war-time disaster on earth's most desolate shore. Great pan paperback with illus. Binding tender. Pages browning. Covers marked and spine lightly damaged. A good reading copy. Some light insect damage. 221 pp. 4 pp b/w illus. $8.00
[002357] Wynnum, John. No Boats to Burn. London: Horwitz, 1963. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Against appalling odds the inexperienced little corvette took on its first enemy action. Nautical pulp fiction set on the north west coast of Western Australia during WW2. Covers worn. Slight roll. Pages browning. Previous owner's initials inside and book shop stamps. Binding good. Great Aussie pulp! $25.00
[002364] Shore, H.N. Smuggling Days and Smuggling Ways. London: The Nautilus Library, 1929. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket chipped and worn with some tears and light losses. Spine sunned. Covers clean. Binding good and text clean. A nice copy. $35.00
[002373] Bell, Robert.W And Lockerbie, D.Bruce. In Peril on the Sea. England: Inter Varsity Press, 1990. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: 0 851108563. Torpedoes, starvation, sharks ... how nineteen people suvived a naval attack. 288 pp. paperback. Covers worn. Rolled. Some fold marks. Binding good. $15.00
[002374] Trew, Anthony. Two Hours to Darkness. Great Britain: Fontana, 1963. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly worn. Slight roll. Binding good. Clean. A "square" copy. $5.00
[002375] Ruhen, Olaf. Minerva Reef. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / Good. ISBN: 0207128472. Ex-library with usual wear. Jacket covered. Arkon edition. 100 pp. Line drawings and some b/w plates. $8.00
[002397] Oliver, Douyglas.L. The Pacific Islands. New York: The American Museum of Natural History, 1961. Second Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Revised edition. Paperback. Lightly chipped and worn. 436 pp. Binding good. Pages clean. $8.00
[002398] Earl, G.E And Main, F.L. Munro's Navigation. Glasgow: James Munro and Co, 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Imitation leather covers worn and some marks. Binding cracked inside front cover but still firm. Some damp marks along edges and in back cover but no intrusion into text. Envelope pasted inside front cover contains an aid for the navigator. Pages clean. A valuable navigational text. 420 pp. Numerous diags and tables. $30.00
[002414] Monsarrat, Nicholas. The Cruel Sea. London: Cassell and Co, 1953. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. 416pp. Classic story of convoy work in WW2. Cloth hard cover with covers rubbed and soiled. Previous owner's name inside. Reading copy. $7.00
[002420] Robertson, Terence. Walker R.N. London: Pan, 1958. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair / No Jacket. Britain's ace U Boat killer. Great Pan edition illustrated. 205 pp. Some b/w illus. Covers worn. Spine damaged. Rolled. A good reading copy. $6.00
[002422] Doorly, Gerald S. In the Wake. Melbourne: Robertson and Mullens, 1936. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good / No Jacket. Corners bumped. Binding good. Text clean. 311 pp. Illus. Great nautical yarns. PON inside. $20.00
[002453] Webb, Walter Freeman. Handbook for Shell Collectors. Wellesley Hills, Mass: Lee Publications, 1960. 16th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Handbook illustrating and describing over 2000 species. 264 pp. Index. Plates, illus. Jacket is chipped and worn. First blank page has been removed. $14.00
[002454] Geer, Andrew. Sea Chase. London: Collins, 1950. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Covers worn, spine faded. Bumped. Binding good. text clean. Insc inside. $10.00
[002461] Bulmer, Kenneth. Sea Wolf 2 Shark North. London: Severin House, 1979. First British Hardcover Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7278 0514 2. Ex-library. Usual markings. Jacket was protected and is chipped and lightly worn. $12.00
[002477] Tyler, W.H. Flight of Diamonds. Carlisle, Western Australia.: Hesperian Press, 1987. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0 85905 105 6. The story of Broome's war and the Carnot Bay diamonds. 126 pp. Numerous ills and diags. Very good. $30.00
[002481] Michener, James. Tales of the South Pacific. Sydney: Dymocks Book Arcade, 1954. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Covers worn and gilt lettering faded. First blank page has been removed. Binding cracked. Pages browning. No one can tell yarns like this ... An all time classic. $8.00
[002492] Grey, Zane. Shark. The Killer of the Deep.. New York: Belmont Tower Books, 1977. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 221pp paperback. Some chips and marks on cover. Fold mark on cover and remnants of old price label. Cover binding cracked and the cover is almost separate from the book. Small piece at top of back cover missing. Illustrated. Zane Grey's tales of man eating sharks. Book exchange stamps inside. $8.00
[002499] Subercaseaux, Benjamin. Jemmy Button. London: W.H.Allen, 1955. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair Ex-library. First blank page removed. Unrelated material pasted on cover. Cloth covers worn and lettering on spine faded. A reading copy. Old prices white inked over inside. $10.00
[002513] Harris, John. The Sea Shall Not Have Them. London: The Companion Book Club, 1956. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. "... the epic story of the Air-sea rescue Service as it operated in WW2." 288pp. Hardcover. Numerous photos. No jacket. Some spotting along edges. Spine slightly sunned. $7.00
[002516] Bligh, William. The Mutiny on Board HMS Bounty. New York: Airmont, 1965. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A complete and unabridged copy of the classic. Paperback. Lightly chipped. No roll. $7.00
[002527] Jenkins, Geoffrey. Scend of the Sea. London: Fontana, 1973. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Covers good. Binding good. Text clean. Light roll. $6.00
[002529] Ruhen, Olaf. Minerva Reef. ill. Seale , Clem. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1963. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. ISBN: 0207128472. 200 pp. Maps at ends. Cover worn and bumped. PON inside has been penned over. Binding good. Text clean. $8.00
[002555] Jordan, Humfrey. Tide is Still Flowing. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket chipped and worn, with some losses and tears. Email for a scan. Covers good, binding good. Some foxing along edges. Small white in mark covering old price? on first blank page. $20.00
[002557] MacDonnell, J E. The Hammer of God. Australia: Horwitz, 1968. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Naval pulp. Covers chipped and rubbed. Light pen marks on front. Fold marks on covers. Some damage to spine and binding. Fair. $8.00
[002567] Green, John. The First Enemy. London: Arthur Barker, 1958. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A Dragon Book edition (No 21). Covers lightly worn and edges chipped. Light damage to spine. Pre decimel penned price on cover. Bumped. Binding good. $10.00
[002570] Finlay, M.H. By Launch to the Indonesian Islands. London: Pickering and Inglis Ltd, 1954. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. 139 pp. No jacket. Binding good. Covers lightly worn. Some b/w illus. PON inside. Interesting story of a missionary travelling by launch through the Indonesian islands. $12.00
[002581] Innes, Hammond. Sea and Islands. New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1967. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. This is Hammond Innes's own story of two years he spent cruising in his yacht The Mary Deare. Jacket is lightly chipped, especially at top of spine. Binding good. pages bright and clean. $12.00
[002605] Packer, Joy. Deep as the Sea. London: Corgi, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0552104884. No roll. Binding good. Fold marks on corner of front cover and first few pages. PON inside. The biography of Admiral Bertie Packer written by his wife. $5.00
[002610] Conway, Barbara. The Piracy Business. Great Britain: Hamlyn, 1981. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 06000204286. 160 pp. Index. Fraud on the high seas. Paperback. Light wear to covers. A nice "square" copy. $10.00
[002660] Jenkins, Geoffrey. The Watering Place of Good Peace. London: Fontana, 1980. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Binding good. Text clean. Light wear. $6.00
[002671] Alliston. Eleanor. Escape to an Island. London: Heinemann, 1966. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket lightly worn, protected with clear wrap. Price clipped. Covers and binding good. pages clean. Light foxing along edges.184 pp. Maps at ends. A family settles on Three Hummock Island off Tasmania. $15.00
[002673] Jagose, Annamarie. Slow Water. Australia: Vintage, 2003. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 1740512413. Only light wear. PON inside. A very nice copy. $25.00
[002695] Wise, Terence. Polar Exploration. London: Almark Publishing, 1973. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / No Jacket. ISBN: 085524146. Ex-library . Usual marks. First page clipped. 167 pp. Glossary, diags, illus. A reading copy of this valuable text. $12.00
[002737] MacDonnell, J E. The Jaws of Hell. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1982. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0725513519. No 58 in the collector's series. Covers lightly rubbed. Binding good $10.00
[002742] MacDonnell, J E. Bilgewater. Australia: Horwitz Publications, 1973. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 175 pp. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition. Has a "dent" along RHS edge where it has been tied with string. Else good. Reprint of the 1958 edition. Cartoon cover. Described as an hilarious expose of Navy life. $14.00
[002745] Rivette, Marc. The Incident. London: Cassell, 1958. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Jacket is clipped and chipped aith some wear marks. Email for a scan. Covers clean, silver lettering on spine bright. Binding good. Text clean. Light foxing inside covers and long edges. The story of the survivors of a torpedo attack struggling to survive. $14.00
[002751] Le Fleming, H.M. Warships of World War 1. No 2 Cruisers. London: Ian Allen Ltd, First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Saddlestitched. Good Small format, 72 pp publication with stiff card covers. Staples. Mark on cover where a label has been removed. Details and pictures of evolution of the cruiser including British and German ships. Cover is HMS Shannon in 1915. Over 60 other pics of cruisers. Part of a series of books. A very nice copy and of great value to WW1 naval historians, model makes or naval enthusiasts. Email for additional details if required. $34.50
[002753] Villiers, Alan. Sons of Sinbad. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the Arab seamen of the Indian Ocean written by one of the great sea writers who travelled on a deep sea dhow on the east coast of Africa. Revised and carrying a new preface which tells of the historical importance of Villier's work. Contains 50 phots and some maps. Covers lightly worn and chipped on edges. Bottom corner has been bumped and there is a few adjacent fold marks on the cover. Binding good. Text clean. $15.00
[002755] Bestic, A.A. Kicking Canvas. London: Evans Brothers, 1959. Cadet Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. The author's first voyage as an apprentice on the sailing ship Denbigh Castle in 1908. 192 pp. Some b/w illus. Cadet edition. Jacket rubbed. Binding good. Covers and text clean. A nice copy. $12.00
[002759] Hilder, Brett. Whaling at Norfolk Island (Article in Walkabout Magazine). Australia: Australian National Travel Association, 1958. First Edition. Large Format. Saddlestitched. Good 4 pp article in Walkabout magazine 1 Sep 1956. Inc 4 b/w photographs whaling activities. Magazine in good condition. Inc other great Australiana stories. $15.00
[002764] Everitt, Don. The K Boats. London: New English Library, 1973. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 450009890. Covers lightly worn and marked. Edges chipped. Very slight roll. pages browning. A nice "square" copy. The amazing story of Britain's steam submarines. 142 pp. Inc some diags, maps. $12.00
[002782] Ross, Frank. Goldship. London: Book Club Associates, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. Jacket and covers very good. Clean and bright. A very nice copy. $18.00
[002788] MacDonnell, J E. Flashpoint. London: Horwitz Publications, 1965. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Classic Australian nautical pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has a few fold marks and other marks. The spine is rolled. Some damage to lower spine. Grubby marks on edges. $8.00
[002789] MacDonnell, J E. Battle Line. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Classic Australian nautical pulp fiction from the pen of J.E. MacDonnell. Front cover has a few fold marks, other marks and some penned numbers. First few pages have some tears and fold marks The spine is rolled. Some damage to top and bottom of spine. Grubby marks on edges. $7.00
[002790] Paton, James. The Story of John G.Paton. His Work Among South Sea Cannibals. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good This is an undated vintage paperback. The true story of a missionary's thirty years among South Seas Cannibals. 126 pp. Covers worn light damage at base of spine. Fold mark on cover. A very nice copy. $10.00
[002791] McKie, Ronald. Proud Echo. The Great Last Battle of HMAS Perth. Sydney: Pacific Books, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Poor Covers marked and worn. Taped repair to spine. Covers worn and marked. Title page missing. Rest of text intact. A reading copy only. 150 pp. The sinking of HMAS Perth and the American heavy cruiser Houston by the Japanese in 1942. PON inside. $5.00
[002805] Cortesi, Lawrence. The Battle of the Bismarck Sea. London: New English Library, 1980. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the defeat of the Japanese at the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Paperback. Light wear. Small "remainder" cut along top edge. Remnants of price label on cover. No roll. Remnants of a label on back cover. $9.00
[002822] White, James Dillon. Kelso. Captain of Marine No 2. London: New English Library, 1976. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers, edges and corners all worn. Some fold marks on covers. Pages browning. Ex-book exchange. Numerous stamps inside. A fair reading copy only. Scarce. $8.00
[002842] Satherley, David. Private Navy. London: Corgi, 1960. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Against frightening odds, they launched a daring attack into the heart of enemy territory. Vintage paperback. Covers chipped and worn. Cover binding is tenuous. Rolled. Pages browning with age. $5.00
[002845] Gibson, Owen. Full Ahead. Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Binding good, text clean. Covers worn and there is some damage where a label has been removed. Rolled. Book exchange stamps inside. Scarce Australian naval pulp fiction. $20.00
[002847] Day, Wentworth. Coastal Adventure. London: George G. Harrap and Co Ltd, 1949. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Fair. Jacket is chipped and worn, tears and some losses but is worth preserving. Price clipped. Covers have a few light marks. Binding good. Text clean. Edges marked. A nice copy. PON inside. $25.00
[002852] MacDonnell, J E. The Secret Weapon. Australia: Horwitz, 1961. Second Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good PB No 15. Second edition. Covers lightly worn. Slight roll. Some wear at top of spine. $12.00
[002863] Anderson, Robert. Heard at the Helm. ill. Chesterton, Ray. London: Stanley Paul, 1968. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A humorous look at the sailing lark. Price clipped jacket is rubbed, chipped and clipped. A few marks. Binding good. Text clean. Inscription inside. Includes a contribution from Douglas Reeman. $10.00
[002876] Villiers, Alan. Whalers of the Midnight Sun. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1949. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. A story of modern whaling in the antarctic. Illustrated with 10 woodcuts by Charles Pont. 248 pp. Maps at ends. No jacket. Covers lightly marked. Spine sunned but lettering is bright and clear. Binding good. $12.00
[002885] Hoyt, Edwin.P. The Elusive Seagull. Great Britain: Tandem, 1970. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The story of the German minelayer Moewe in WW1. Paperback. Covers chipped and worn. Remainder cut along bottom edge. Tape or label mark on cover. Binding good. $14.00
[002893] Hughes, Robert. A Jerk on One End. ill. McLean, Andrew. London: The Harvill Press, 2000. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 1860467776. Only light wear. PON inside. Near very good. Reflections of a mediocre fisherman. $6.00
[002926] Forester, C.S. Hornblower Goes to Sea. ill. Whittam, Geoffrey. England: Puffin, 1985. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good One of the Hornblower classics. Tidy softcover edition.188pp. $5.00
[002937] MacDonnell, J E. Killer Ship. London: Horwitz Publications, 1960. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Covers rubbed and worn. Edges chipped. Corners bumped. Fold marks. Grubby. Pages browning. Spine worn. Rolled. $15.00
[002938] MacDonnell, J E. Sainsbury V.C.. London: Horwitz Publications, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Some loss at base of spine. Edges chipped. Some fold marks. Spine rolled. Small tear on page 6. $15.00
[002964] . Outboard Motors Under 30 Horsepower. Chilton's Repair and Tune-up Guide. Philadelphia: Chilton Book Co, 1973. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Fair Ex-library. Worn and marked 223 pp. Outboard repair manual. Numerous illus and diags. $20.00
[002972] Gray, William.B. Creatures of the Sea. London: Frederick Muller, 1962. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Written by captain William Gray, Diector of Collections and Exhibitions at Miami Seaquarium. Full of interesting information about the capture and transport of sea creatures for aquariums. Interesting photos of unusual sea creatures. A very "different" nautical book. Jacket is chipped , clipped and worn with some tears and small losses. Binding good. Text clean. 187 pp. Some b/w plates. $18.00
[002996] Gibson, Owen. Captives of Kumakai. Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Binding good. Covers worn and there are some tears on the bottom of the first few pages. Scarce Australian naval pulp fiction. $20.00
[003000] Howell, William. White Cliffs to Coral Reef. London, Great Britain: Readers Book Club, 1958. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / Good. 224 pages of classic sea adventure. Dust jacket is lightlry worn. A very nice copy. Some maps and b/w illus. Across the Atlantic and Pacific in a 24 ft gaff cutter. $16.00
[003003] Taffrail. The Navy in Action. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1940. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. Navy stories from Taffrail. Includes the last cruise of the Admiral Graf Spee, the Altmark, Battle of the Fiords, Dunkirk, Scapa Flow etc. 224 pp. 4 maps. Covers worn and bumped. First blank page has ben removed. Pen marks inside front cover. Foxing inside front cover. Binding good. $12.00
[003037] Jerome, Jerome.K. Three Men on the Bummel. London: J.M.Dent and Sons, 1950. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / No Jacket. Cloth covers worn. Spine sunned. Bumped. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. 192 pp. $15.00
[003066] Frey, Hank. Camera Below. New York: Association Press, 1973. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good Described as the complete guide to the art and science of underwater photography. Sometimes old advice is good advice! An interesting manual containing numerous illus and diags. Covers are lightly worn. 225 pp. Numerous b/w illus and diags. PON inside. $20.00
[003083] Barry, Paul. The Rise and Fall of Alan Bond. Sydney: Bantam Books, 1990. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 1 86359 001 3. The story of how we made this man a hero and how he fell from grace. 292 pp. Some b/w illus. An expose. Jacket is chipped and worn with some small tears on edges. Binding good, text clean. $18.00
[003104] Cole, Mervyn. The America's Cup Cartoon Collection. Perth, Western Australia: A Kara Inernational Publication, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 909213 06 2. A great collection of colour and b/w cartoons gloating over Australia's victory in the America's Cup in 1983. Described as an "...important volume of cartoons ... the only complete collection that surrounds the America's Cup 1983 and Australia II's win. A historical reference of the yacht race of the century - which also united a nation... includes 19 full colour cartoons by Paul Rigby." Jacket has light wear. Near very good. Slight mark inside front cover where perhaps a nameplate has been removed. Great nostalgia destined to become a great collector's item! $25.00
[003175] Maas, Peter. The Terrible Hours. USA: Harper-Collins, 1999. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. The man behind the greatest submarine rescue in history. Very good condition. $20.00
[003191] Kneale, Matthew. English Passengers. United Kingdom: Penguin, 2000. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Covers lightly worn, light roll, bumped. Winner of the 2000 Whitbread Book of the year. $10.00
[003194] Bricker, Charles. A History of Cartography: 2500 Years of Maps and Mapmakers. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969. First Edition. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Fair. Contains fourteen facsimile maps (ten in colour). Four double paged map reproductions in black and white, 336 illustrations, 276pp including index. Publisher's laminate peeling off jacket. Very large format. An invaluable reference to maps and map-making. Email for more information. $300.00
[003216] Fiene-Severns, Pauline. Tropical Seashells. Indonesia: Periplus, 1998. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN: 9625931759. A Periplus Nature Guide. Tropical seashells. 64 pp. Index. Numerous colour illus. Very good condition. $8.00
[003246] Callison, Brian. A Thunder of Crude. London: Fontana, 1987. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair ISBN: 0006174906. Paperback. Covers worn. Slight roll. Edeworn. $5.00
[003275] MacQuarrie, Hector. Vouza and the Solomon Islands. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1946. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oblong Quarto. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. A story of the Solomon Islands. Map. B/w illus. Interesting! Ex-library but only has light wear. Covers frayed slightly at extremities. A nice copy. $20.00
[003424] Warren, C.E.T And Benson, Warren. Above Us the Waves. London: Horwitz, 1962. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Light card covers are lightly worn.. Binding good, text clean.Slight roll.. The maginificent story of human torpedoes and midget submarines. $12.00
[003446] Stodart, Eleanor and Slater, Ederic. Seashores of Australia. Australia: Rigby Ltd, 1977. First Edition. Large Format. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A book dealing with the amazing variety of life in the tidal zones of Australia's seashore. 63 pp. Numerous colour and b/w illus. Binding good. Text clean. Jacket has a few small tears. $12.00
[003451] Duxbury, Ken. Dingy Sailing. London: Sphere, 1972. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good A very handy guide to dingy sailing. Paperback in good condition. 176 pp inc numerous illus. $8.00
[003459] Reeman, Douglas. The Destroyers. Great Britain: Book Club Associates, 1975. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. The story of eight detroyers which were destined for the wreckers yard but pressed into active service in WW2. 288pp. Clean copy. $10.00
[003594] D'Alpuget, Lou. Yachting in Australia. From Colonial Skiffs to America's Cup Defence. Australia: Collins, 1986. Large Format. Hard Cover. Good / Good. A comprehensive coverage of Australian yachting. 423 pp. Large format. Maps at ends. Numerous illus. Jacket and book slightly edgeworn. $25.00
[003595] Villiers, Alan. Whalers of the Midnight Sun. Sydney: Angus and Roberston, 1964. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A story of modern whaling in the antarctic. Illustrated with 10 woodcuts by Charles Pont. 248 pp. Maps at ends. Chipped and worn jacket now protected. Binding good. $18.00
[003607] Irvine, Lucy . Castaway. New York: Random House, 1983. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Good / Fair. Lucy Irvine answered a classified ad for a "wife" and went to live on a tropical island in the Coral Sea north of Australia. This is her story of the adventure! 289 pp. Some colour plates. jacket is chipped and worn and has some tears. Binding good. $8.50
[003608] Warner, William. W. Distant Water. The Fate of the North Atlantic Fisherman. Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1983. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. As described by the title, a story of North Atlantic fishermen. 338 pp. Maps at ends. No jacket. Book slightly out of shape. Binding good. A few marks. $10.00
[003650] Dobson, Christopher. The Cruellest Night. London: Arrow, 1980. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair An incredible story of heroism and disaster at sea. Nearly 7000 people perished when the Wilhelm Gustloff sank. Fair copy only. Worn and rolled. Numerous fold marks. 223 pp. Index. Some b/w illus. $10.00
[003690] Edwards, Bernard. Salvo! Epic Naval Gun Actions. London: Cassell, 1999. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0304351717. Cassell Military Classics Edition. Covers lightly worn. A few corner fold marks on covers. 192 pp. Index. Some b/w illus $12.00
[003691] Collenette, Eric J. The Talsiman Deception. London: Inner Circle, 1992. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 1 85018 092 x. Jacket and book very good. Near fine. Jacket now protected. Wartime naval fiction. $70.00
[003735] Blewitt, Mary. Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen. New York: John De Graff, 1967. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. Help for amatuer yachtsmen find their position out of sight of land without formal study of the science of navigation. 94 pp. Tables and diags. Jacket is lightly worn, chipped and clipped. Binding good. Tex clean. $12.00
[003752] Woodman, Richard. An Eye of the Fleet. London: Sphere, 1981. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good One of the Nathaniel Drinkwater series. Light wear. Near very good. Paperback. $7.00
[003773] Gibson, Owen. Traitor Aboard. Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Binding good, text clean. Covers worn. Rolled.PON inside. Scarce Australian naval pulp fiction. $20.00
[003788] Caldwell , John. Desperate Voyage. London: Victor Gollancz, 1950. Second Impression. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Fair / No Jacket. A voyage across the Pacific. Reading copy only. Covers worn. Pages repaired. Marked. Intact but looks like its been across the Pacific a few times! $8.00
[003796] Bulmer, Kenneth. Sea Wolf 6 Shark Raid. London: Severn House, 1981. First British Hardcover Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. ISBN: 0 7278 0766 8. Ex-library. Usual markings. Jacket is protected. $35.00
[003799] Edwards, Hugh. Islands of Angry Ghosts. Australia: Angus and Roberston, 1969. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 207pp. Australian divers probes a three hundred year old mystery. This is an early paperback edition of the Western Australian classic written by one of the great local adventure/nautical shipwreck writers who is destined to become a very collectible author. Covers chipped and worn. What a ripper yarn! $9.00
[003837] Monsarrat, Nicholas. Three Corvettes. London: Panther, 1964. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Light wear. Very slight roll. A nice "square" copy. Browning with age. $8.00
[003838] Forester, C.S. Brown on Resolution. London: Mayflower, 1977. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good Paperback. Worn with some cover creases. Rolled. PON inside. $12.00
[003856] Munton , R. Refrigeration at Sea. London: Mclaren and Sons, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. A technical handbook for refrigeration at sea. Covers installation etc. Numerous illus and diags. 207 pp. Index. Jacket is chipped along top edge. Binding good. Text clean. PON inside. $18.00
[003865] Wynnum, John. You Shouldn't Have Joined. London: Horwitz, 1960. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good The author's rollicking account of the Royal Australian Navy in Eastern ports - and deep waters! Nautical pulp fiction. Covers worn. Slight roll. Pages browning. Previous owner's name inside. Binding good. Great Aussie pulp! $25.00
[003898] Janes, Gene. Code Named Moloch. Sydney, Australia: Calvert Publishing Co, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair 1960s Australian pulp . Light spiebn damage. Some fold marks. 128 pp. Pages browning. Scarce nautical pulp from an Australian writer. Light coffee cup ring on cover. Email for a scan. $25.00
[003899] Miller , Anne. Out of the Blue. Southampton: Ashford Press, 1988. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Good / Good. ISBN: 1852530642. The true story of Anne Miller's voyage across the Atlantic in a 27 foot boat. 170 pp. Some illus. Light wear. Near very good condition. $40.00
[003900] Pocock , R F. Nuclear Ship Propulsion. London: Ian Allen Ltd, 1970. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Ex Royal Australian Naval College library. 176 pp. Index. Illus. Covers protected. Usual library markings and wear. $15.00
[003902] Daniel , Donald C. Anti-Submarine Warfare and Superpower Strategic Stability. London: MacMillan, 1986. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Ex-Library. Fair / Fair. A strategic study. Ex library with ususal wear. First page has been removed. 222 pages. Index. $35.00
[003903] MacDonnell, J E. Broadsides!. Australia: Horwitz Publications, 1965. Second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good 162 pp. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition. Light roll. PON inside. $10.00
[003904] MacDonnell, J E. Standoff. London: Horwitz Publications, 1977. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7255 0366 1. A J.E.Macdonnell nautical pulp fiction. The cover has some fold marks and there is slight spine roll. Edges chipped. Damage to base of spine. $10.00
[003909] MacDonnell, J E. Full Fathom Five. Sydney: Horwitz Publications, 1968. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Fair Fair copy only. Damage at base of spine. Binding cracked. Marked. Rolled. Ex-book exchange. $7.00
[003914] MacDonnell, J E. Mutiny. Australia: Horwitz, 1980. Collector's Series. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 7255 1041 2. No 9 of the collector's series. 173 pp. Australian naval pulp. In very tidy condition. Covers rubbed. Binding good. $10.00
[003916] MacDonnell, J E. The Ordeal. Australia: Horwitz, 1961. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Ex-Library. Good First edition. Worn, rolled, fold marks. Edges of covers insect nibbled. but OK. Edges browning. $10.00
[003919] MacDonnell, J E. The Brave Men. Australia: Horwitz, 1972. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback. Good ISBN: 0 725500530. Light roll. Covers rubbed and there are the remnants of a price label on front. Book exchange stamps inside. Binding good. PON and pen mark on first page. $10.00
[003987] Evans , David C. The Japanese Navy in World War II. USA: United States Naval Institute, 1986. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Cloth. Very Good / Good. Japanese Naval officers discuss their navy in action WW2. Illustrated. Index. 568 pp. A valuable and authoitative text for naval historians. This copy is near very good. Slight jacket wear. Small te