ANON.

The Docks of the Great Western Railway (G.W.R.).

[First Edition]. London, G.W.R. Docks Office, July 1931. 19 x 13 cm. 51 Pages incl. 17 B&W photographs, followed by 12 large folded coloured maps. Losely inserted folded ‘Map of G.W.R. System’ in paper pouch (see images). Original decorated paperback with stiff paper covers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped, some fraying to paper covers, now in protective plastic cover. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Internally clean and complete with all maps.

Bennet, Tom.

Shipwrecks Around Wales. Volume 2.

First Edition. Newport, Happy Fish, 1992. 19 x 26 cm. 112 pages, including maps, illustrations, photographs, index and bibliography. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

Bratby, Michael / Scott, Peter.

Through the Air. Adventures with Wild Fowl and Small-boat Sailing.

First Edition. London, Country Life, 1941. 24 x 18 cm. 127 pages. Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Peter Scott, including 20 original drawings in blue ink, of which one is a full page drawing. All drawings are signed or initialed. Blue Morrocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London. Gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to binding. Minor material losses to lower front board. Internally dust dulled and foxed. Text block clean. Inscribed by Michael Bratby ‘To the Field Marshal’. 20 original drawings by Peter Scott.

Clark, Roy.

The Longshoremen.

First Edition. Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1974. 21 x 14 cm. 201 pages. Illustrated. Original dark red cloth with gilt title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled and browned. Dust jacket price clipped with minor shelf wear, now in archival jacket). Internally clean.

Cook, Captain James / Kearsley, G. (Editor).

An Abridgment of Captain Cook’s Last Voyage, performed in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere by Order of His Majesty. Extracted from the Quarto Edition, in Three Volumes.

The Seventh Edition. One Volume. London, Printed for C. and G. Kearsley, 1794. 17 x 10 cm. xxiv, 442 pages plus 14 pages Index and two pages of publishers list. With seven full page engraved plates. Full calf. Contemporary boards, later rebacked in a matching style with new leather spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Age darkened throughout. Occassional mild foxing. lacks front free end paper, folded plate and map. Name of previous owner neatly inscribed on title page. A few nicks, dog ears and closed tears. Internally clean. A nice little book with some striking illustrations of Polar Bear (‘White Bear’), Shooting Sea Horses, Manner of Travelling in Kamchatka and others.

Irish Cruising Club.

Sailing Directions for the South and West Coasts of Ireland. Compiled by members of the club. With a foreword by Robin Knox-Johnston.

Sixth Edition. Dublin, Irish Cruising Club, 1983. 18 x 25.5cm. 303 pages, with map supplement in pocket to rear. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar wrapper. Boards and text in excellent condition. Some signs of wear to dustjacket with minor paper loss to edges and a tear to rear flap.

Lethbridge, T.C.

Herdsmen & Hermits. Celtic Seafarers in the Northern Seas.

First Edition. Cambridge, Bowes & Bowes, 1950. 18 x 12 cm. xix, 146 pages. Illustrated throughout in B&W. Original green cloth with title on spine. In original decorated dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear. Dust jacket age darkened and foxed with short closed tear to rear and minor paper loss to top of spine. Now protected in archival jacket. Internally bright and clean.

Pope, Dudley.

The Black Ship.

First U.S. Edition. Philadelphia / New York, J. B. Lippincott Co., 1964. 15cm x 22cm. 365 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket. Deckle edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear to dustjacket. Dust jacket dust dulled and with two small stains to front (see image).

Various.

The Daily Mirror – Reproductions of the Issues following the Titanic Disaster. April 16, 17, 18 & 20 (x2). Numbers 2645, 2646, 2647 & 2649 (x 2).

Facsimile of the original newspapers published right after the Titanic sank. No publishing info. 37 x 29.5 cm. Each copy contains eight pages in Tabloid Format. With B&W Photos. Very good condition.