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[HURSTALE021929] Hurst, Alex. & others - THE MEDLEY OF MAST AND SAIL, a camera record. volume 2. Teredo Books, 1981. ppxxii 467. ISBN 0903662076 . light foxing to the fore-edge, otherwise a very good copy in the dust-jacket.
a magnificent collection of over 500 photographic illustrations of vanished sailing craft, great and small. with comment and descriptions by Alex. Hurst & others. 004
[ALSTONCA000281] Alston, Captain RN - CAPTAIN ALSTON'S SEAMANSHIP. Griffin & Co., 1902. 4th edition, revised and enlarged by Capt. T.P.Walker. pplxiv 539. illustrated. good clean copy in the original blue cloth gilt, just a little worn and rubbed.
a standard, and very comprehensive, manual of the period; first published in 1859, and very much concentrating on seamanship under sail. primarily written for use by Royal Navy personnel, but also including 'Instructions for Officers of the Merchant Navy'. 004
[ANDERSON017610] Anderson, R.C. - THE RIGGING OF SHIPS IN THE DAYS OF THE SPRITSAIL TOPMAST 1600-1720. Conway Maritime Press, 1982. ppxiv 278 + 19 plates. ISBN 0851772722 .
a reprint of the 1927 work - one of the great classics of nautical research and the first modern analytical work to tackle the problems of rigging in the 17th century. very good copy in the dust-jacket - faded on the spine. 004
[ANDERSON022253] Anderson, R.C. - THE RIGGING OF SHIPS IN THE DAYS OF THE SPRITSAIL TOPMAST 1600-1720. Salem, Maritime Research Society, 1927. 1st edition. ppxiv 278 + 19 plates. good clean copy in the original cloth.
one of the great classics of nautical research and the first modern analytical work to tackle the problems of rigging in the 17th century. 004
[APOLLONI022489] Apollonio, Spencer - THE LAST OF THE CAPE HORNERS. firsthand account from the final days of the commercial tall ships. Brassey's, 2000. 327 pages. illustrated. ISBN 157488283X . fine copy in the dust-jacket.
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[BASSETTW001997] Bassett, Wilbur - WANDER-SHIPS,. folk stories of the sea, with notes upon their origin. Chicago, 1917. 136 pages. frontispiece.
a nice bright copy of this attractive book. 004
[BEKEN003375] Beken - BEKEN OF COWES - a century of tall ships. Harrap, 1985. 32x24cm. pp224
a fine collection of full-page coloured photographs illustrating one hundred sailing ships of the 20th century, taken by Frank, Alfred and Kenneth Beken. with details and descriptive text by Kenneth Beken. good copy in a slightly torn dust-wrapper. 004. 609
[BEKEN022384] Beken - BEKEN OF COWES - a century of tall ships. Harrap, 1985. large format [32x24cm]. pp224. ISBN 0245542485 . very good copy in the dust-jacket.
a fine collection of full-page coloured photographs illustrating one hundred sailing ships of the 20th century, taken by Frank, Alfred and Kenneth Beken. with details and descriptive text by Kenneth Beken. 004
[BENHAMHE001785] Benham, Hervey - ONCE UPON A TIDE. Harrap, 1955. 1st edition. 240 pages. illustrated.
study of the ships and seamen of the English east coast in the 17th and 18th centuries. very nice copy in the dust-wrapper. 004 805
[BENHAMHE016765] Benham, Hervey - ONCE UPON A TIDE. Harrap, 1955. 1st edition. 240 pages. illustrated.
study of the ships and seamen of the English east coast in the 17th and 18th centuries. slight wear, but a good copy in a adhesive protected dust-jacket. 004
[BENNETTJ022263] Bennett, Jenny - SAILING RIGS, an illustrated guide. Chatham, 2005. landscape format. 96 pages. ISBN 1861762437 . fine copy in the dust-jacket.
a very useful explanatory guide, well illustrated with photos and drawings. 004
[BéQUIGNO022479] Béquignon & Rozen - LA 'BELLE POULE' et L'ÉTOILE. Paris, Association pour le développement et la diffusion de l'information militaire, 1995. large format [29x24cm]. 88 pages. ISBN 2907341316 . fine copy in the dust-jacket.
a well produced book on the French sail training topsail schooners 'Belle Poule' and 'Étoile'. extensively illustrated in colour and tone and with a loosely inserted folding plan. 004
[BOUQUETM006348] Bouquet, Michael - SOUTH EASTERN SAIL. David & Charles, 1972. 112 pages. ISBN 0715355929 . very good copy in the dust-jacket.
a fine photographic evocation of the sailing craft from the Medway to the Solent from 1840 to 1940. 004
[BROCK&GR001301] Brock & Greenhill - STEAM AND SAIL: IN BRITAIN AND NORTH AMERICA. David & Charles, 1973. pp112.
80 annotated photographs, mainly from the National Maritime Museum, illustrating the transitional period from sail to steam. a good copy, in the dust-wrapper. 004 702
[CAMPBELL017194] Campbell, George F. - CHINA TEA CLIPPERS. Adlard Coles, 1985 (reprint). 28x22cm, pp160. ISBN 022911525X .
a classic work, well illustrated with plans and from engravings, etc. very good copy in the dust-wrapper. 004
[CAMPBELL010683] Campbell, Neil - SHADOW AND SUN. Allen & Unwin, 1949 (2nd imp.). 334 pages. 17 illustrations.
an Irish seafarer's career under sail in the first three decades of the last century, including service on the sailing ships 'Arctic Stream' and 'Elginshire'. very good copy in a the dust-jacket. 004
[CARRCOOK000784] Carr, Cookson & Others - THE MEDLEY OF MAST AND SAIL, a camera record. Teredo Books, 1976-81. 2 volumes. ppxxii 330, xxii 467. very good set in the dust-jackets. that of volume two just slightly worn.
a magnificent collection of over 900 photographic illustrations of vanished sailing craft, great and small. with comment and descriptions by Frank Carr, Alex. Hurst & others. although volume 2 of this work is fairly common, it is increasingly difficult to find complete sets. 004
[CARRFRAN009236] Carr, Frank G.G. - VANISHING CRAFT, British coastal types in the last days of sail. Country Life, 1934. large format [28x22cm]. ppxi 106. blue cloth binding a little dicoloured at the outer edge. light foxing and a small stain to fore-edge. a little foxing to the preliminary and end pages, but generally a good clean and bright copy.
Thames Estuary craft. Open Beach Boats. Luggers of the North & West. Deep Sea Fishermen. Sailing Coasters. a fine book, illustrated with twenty tinted plates from drawings by Frank Mason. 004
[CARSEROB002943] Carse, Robert - THE TWILIGHT OF SAILING SHIPS. Harrap, 1965. large format. 206 pages. well illustrated. good copy in the dust-jacket.
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[CHAPELLE002329] Chapelle, Howard I. - THE SEARCH FOR SPEED UNDER SAIL, 1700-1855. Allen & Unwin, 1968. 26x22cm. ppxviii 453
an important work on the development of the fast sailing ship, using a new method of comparing the speed of sailing vessels built at different dates and of different dimensions. well illustrated with detailed plans, views, etc. good copy of the original UK edition in a very slightly ragged dust-wrapper. 004 805
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