Adams, John.

A Voyage to South America. Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns and Provinces, &c. on that Extensive Continent: Undertaken, by Command of the King of Spain, by Don Geoge Juan and Don Antonio De Ulloa, Captains of the Spanish Navy, Fellows of the Royal Society of London, Members of the Royal Academy at Paris, &c. &c. Translated from the original Spanish; with Notes and Observations; and an Account of the Brazils. By John Adams, Esq. of Waltham Abbey; who resided several Years in those Parts.

The Fourth Edition. Volume 2 ONLY! London, Printed for John Stockdale, R. Faulder et al, 1806. 20 x 13 cm. Title Page, (2) [TOC], 419 pages plus 14 pages Index. Two folding engraved Plates. New (2021) green cloth with gilt title on spine. Hard cover. New binding and end papers. Internally age darkened, but clean. An excellent reading copy.

Anderson, William R. / Blair, Clay.

Nautilus 90 North. Foreword by Admiral G.B.H. Fawkes.

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1959. 14cm x 21cm. 190 pages. With maps and photographs. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition.

Anon.

Sotheby’s. The Wardington Library Sales Catalogues. Complete Set. Important Atlases and Geographies [Two Volumes] / Bibles / Incunabula and the Wardington Hours.

Four Volume Set. London, Sotheby’s, 2005 – 2006. 28 x 22 cm. 344 pages / 368 pages / 282 pages / 124 pages. All volumes illustrated throughout. Aution results for one of the auctions losely inserted. Uniform red cloth with gilt titles on front boards and spine. See images. Illustrated end papers. Fine condition. Minor shelf wear. Edges dust dulled. A very nice set.

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.

Bligh, Lieutenant William.

A Narrative of the Mutiny, On Board His Majesty’s Ship Bounty; and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship’s Boat, from Tofoa, on of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. Written by Lieutenant William Bligh.

Scarce and early pirated edition. Dublin, Printed for L. White, P. Byrne, J. Moore, J. Jones, B. Dornin, Grueber and M’Allister. W. Jones, and R. White. 1790. 22 x 13.5 cm. vii, (1), 144 pages. [[A]4, B8-K8]. Watermarked Paper. Contemporary cloth. Rough cut edges. Condition: Binding seriously rubbed, bumped, (damp) stained and faded (see images). Front joint open at the top of spine. Front free end paper and large part of half title page missing. Large part (c. 80%) of leaf D8 (pages 47 & 48) missing (a facsimile page printed on archival photo paper is losely inserted). Top section of the book damp stained. Edges dust dulled. Some minor nicks, tears & creases). Name of previous owner in colour pencil on ‘Advertisement’ page. Otherwise internally clean. The book would benefit greatly from rebinding. Despite its faults it remains a fascinating copy and a terrific read.

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.

Hamilton Moore, John.

The New Practical Navigator; Being A Complete Epitome of Navigation: To which is added, all the Tables Requisite for Determining the Latitude and Longitude at Sea…

The Seventeenth Edition. Greatly Enlarged and Improved. London, Printed for Johnson, Richardson et al, 1807. 21 x 13 cm. xvi, 328 pages plus Tables. With a Frontispiece and ten Plates. New (2021) dark blue half cloth over matching marbled boards. New end papers. Gilt title and decorations. Internally age darkened and mildly foxed in places. Edges age darkened. Some of the plates with some paper losses to front edge, but not affecting actual images.

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.