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Smoke And Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories
'A bracing new history of the global opium trade . . . Ghosh's tentacular history embraces opium's entanglement with furniture, architecture, gardens and its role in modern wars . ....
The Wind is Free: A History of The Royal Geelong Yacht Club 1859-1988
$30.00 AUD
Author: Jack ChampBinding: HardbackPublished: The Royal Geelong Yacht Club, Geelong VIC, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Wind Is Free: A History Of The Royal Geelong Yacht Club...
Riverboats And Rivermen
$15.00 AUD
Author: William Drage; Michael PageBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby LimitedCondition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRiverboats And Rivermen chronicles the fascinating history of river transportation, detailing the iconic vessels and the intrepid individuals...
Fifty Ships that Changed the Course of History: A Nautical History of
From the Stone Age to the present day, no technology has had a more profound impact on mankind than watercraft. Boats and ships made possible the settlement and conquest of...
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy was a principal instrument of British power, and the critical factor in national defence, for several centuries. It was a unique institution that worked its way deep...
Wrecked On A Reef; Or, Twenty Months In The Auckland Isles: A True Story Of Shipwreck, Adventure, And Suffering.
$60.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: T. Nelson and Sons, 1896Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping narrative Wrecked On A Reef; Or, Twenty...
Pictorial History Of Ships
$25.00 AUD
Author: J H Martin & Geoffrey BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: Octopus, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the fascinating evolution of seafaring vessels, from ancient rafts to...
The Titanic Expeditions: Diving To The Queen Of The Deep 1985-2010
$150.00 AUD
Author: Eugene NesmeyanovBinding: HardbackPublished: The History Press, 2018Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: small chips on binding left corner near spineA gripping chronicle of the daring deep-sea missions that...
Titanic: An Illustrated History
$15.00 AUD
Author: Don LynchBinding: PaperbackPublished: Madison Press Book, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTitanic: An Illustrated History chronicles the complete saga of the...
Australian Shipwrecks: Including Vessels Wrecked En Route To Or From Australia, And Some Strandings Volume One: 1622-1850
$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles BatesonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Reed, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive historical account, Australian Shipwrecks: Including Vessels Wrecked En Route To...
AUSTRALIAN SHIPWRECKS. Volume 3: 1871 to 1900. (SIGNED)
$35.00 AUD
Author: Jack LoneyBinding: HardbackPublished: List Publishing, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Number 697 of 1500 copies. This authoritative historical account chronicles the maritime...
Australian Shipwrecks Volume 2: 1851 To 1871
$20.00 AUD
Author: Jack LoneyBinding: HardbackPublished: REED, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAustralian Shipwrecks Volume 2: 1851 To 1871 chronicles a tumultuous period in maritime history, detailing the numerous vessels...
The Tall Ships 1986
$12.00 AUD
Author: Cy and Pat LIBERMANBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Middle Atlantic Press. Wilmington, Delaware, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
The Theory And Practice Of Seamanship: Revised Metric Edition
$15.00 AUD
Author: G. L. DantonBinding: HardbackPublished: Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1974Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor markings on content pages. -
The Seafarers
$15.00 AUD
Author: William Stuart LongBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markings-
Captain Bligh & Mr Christian: The Men And The Mutiny
$20.00 AUD
Author: Richard HoughBinding: HardbackPublished: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the dramatic events surrounding the infamous mutiny on...
Workers And Workplace In The Preindustrial City: Shipbuilders Of The Venetian Arsenal
$50.00 AUD
Author: Robert C. DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: minor wear of edges of external cloth cover; marks on plastic cover; signed...
Fleeting Encounters: Pictures & Chronicles Of The First Fleet
$30.00 AUD
Author: Peter EmmettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Museum of Sydney, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor wear on external cover; pages in good conditionThis...
Riverboats And Rivermen
$12.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: -, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest
The story of how three individuals conquered the plague of the sea. A lively recounting of how three determined individuals overcame the constraints of 18th century thinking to solve the...
Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest
The story of how three individuals conquered the plague of the sea. A lively recounting of how three determined individuals overcame the constraints of 18th century thinking to solve the...
Mr Bligh's Bad Language: Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty
Captain Bligh and the mutiny on the Bounty have become proverbial in their capacity to evoke the extravagant and violent abuse of power. But William Bligh was one of the...
Save Our Souls: The True Story of a Castaway Family, Treachery, and
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of The Taking of Jemima Boone , the unbelievable true story of a real-life Swiss Family Robinson (and their dog) who faced sharks, shipwreck,...
The Band That Played on: The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians
$12.00 AUD
"They kept it up to the very end. Only the engulfing ocean had power to drown them into silence. The band was playing 'Nearer, My God, to Thee.' I could...
The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models
A technical history of the ship from 1600 to 1850 through models, with informative illustrations and text, by the author of Warships of the Napoleonic Era. The National Maritime Museum...
Ships of Splendour: Passenger Liners in Colour
The great passenger liners of the twentieth century make for iconic images of maritime history and design. This beautiful, full-colour book presents the development of passenger ships across the twentieth...
X3 to X54: The History of the British Midget Submarine
Revealing the Midget Class Submarines from X-Class to Stickleback. The X Class submarines were conceived during WW2, small craft of around 51ft (16m) long, designed to be towed by a...
Story Of Gippsland Shipping: Discoveries Of The Early Navigators, Lakes Steamers, Coastal Windjammers, Shipwrecks And Famous Captains
$20.00 AUD
Author: J. C. Bull & Peter J. WilliamsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Published by the authors, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn...
1434: The Year A Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed To Italy And Ignited The Renaissance
$12.00 AUD
Author: Gavin MenziesBinding: PaperbackPublished: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling work of historical non-fiction argues for a radical reinterpretation of...
The Journal Of Edward Spain: Merchant Seaman And Sometimes Warrant Officer In The Royal Navy Describing The Conditions Of Life At Sea During The American Revolution And The Wars With France (SIGNED)
$175.00 AUD
Author: Richard StaffordBinding: HardbackPublished: THE ST. MARK'S PRESS, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Number 65 of 104 copies. This compelling historical account...
The Journal Of Philip Gidley King: Lieutenant, R.N. 1787-1790
$40.00 AUD
Author: Philip Gidley KingBinding: HardbackPublished: Fidlon and Ryan., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed pages, minor marks and chipping to DJ.This compelling...
London's Docks
$15.00 AUD
Author: John PudneyBinding: PaperbackPublished: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJohn Pudney's London's Docks presents a comprehensive historical account of...
Matthew Flinders' Narrative Of Tom Thumb's Cruise To Canoe Rivulet
$15.00 AUD
Author: Matthew FlindersBinding: HardbackPublished: SOUTH EASTERN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical narrative, Matthew Flinders' Narrative Of Tom Thumb's Cruise To Canoe Rivulet, recounts the intrepid...
Lord Cochrane: Seaman-Radical-Liberator; A Life Of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, 10Th Earl Of Dundonald
$40.00 AUD
Author: Christopher LloydBinding: HardbackPublished: LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Thomas Cochrane, a legendary...
The Post-Captain; Or, The Wooden Walls Well Manned Comprehending A View Of Naval Society And Manners
$60.00 AUD
Author: John DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: THE SCHOLARTIS PRESS, 1928Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical narrative The Post-Captain; Or, The Wooden Walls Well Manned Comprehending A View Of Naval...
Endeavour: The Ship and the Attitude that Changed the World
$20.00 AUD
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. An inventive biography of one of the most famous ships of all time - an alluring combination of history, adventure and science. 'HISTORY BOOK OF THE...
Fast Swimming Fish Kurrewa: Frank And John Livingston: From Larrikin Sheep Farmers To Sydney-Hobart Winners And America's Cup Campaigners
$12.00 AUD
Author: Rod MeyninkBinding: PaperbackPublished: Wild & Moolley, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction narrative chronicles the extraordinary journey of two...
Low Head To Launceston: The Earliest Reports Of Port Dalrymple And The Tamar
$30.00 AUD
Author: C.C. MacknightBinding: PaperbackPublished: HISTORICAL SURVEY OF NORTHERN TASMANIA, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, marks on bottom on blockLow Head To...
Trade And Dominion: The European Oversea Empires In The Eighteenth Century
$50.00 AUD
Author: J. H. ParryBinding: HardbackPublished: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Discoloured top-edge due to tanning, some slight...
Fleeting Encounters: Pictures & Chronicles Of The First Fleet
$30.00 AUD
Author: Peter EmmettBinding: PaperbackPublished: Historic Houses, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFleeting Encounters: Pictures & Chronicles Of The First Fleet presents a...
Maritime England
$15.00 AUD
Author: Michael SheaBinding: HardbackPublished: Country Life Books in association with the English Tourist Board, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles...
From Maui To Cook: The Discovery And Settlement Of The Pacific
$15.00 AUD
Author: David LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, Sydney, 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsFrom Maui To Cook: The Discovery And Settlement Of The Pacific chronicles the...
Ferries On The Yarra
$30.00 AUD
Author: Colin JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Greenhouse Publications. Melbourne, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFerries On The Yarra by Colin Jones chronicles the fascinating maritime history of Melbourne's iconic waterway. This...
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of World Sailing
$20.00 AUD
Author: David PellyBinding: HardbackPublished: GOLDEN PRESS, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Illustrated Encyclopedia Of World Sailing presents a comprehensive overview of maritime history and the art of...
Highways Of Water: How Shipping On The Lakes Shaped Gippsland (SIGNED)
$40.00 AUD
Author: Peter SynanBinding: PaperbackPublished: LANDMARK PRESS, 1989Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account, Highways Of Water: How Shipping On...
The Australian Presence In The Pacific: Burns Philp 1914-1946
$30.00 AUD
Author: K. Buckley & K. KlugmanBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, The Australian Presence In The Pacific: Burns...
Picturesque Atlas of Australasia (Three-Volume Set)
$600.00 AUD
Author: Hon. Andrew GarranBinding: HardbackPublished: Bank of New South Wales. Sydney, 1886Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Large...