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The Channel: The Remarkable Men and Women Who Made It the Most Fascinating Waterway in the World
A bulwark against invasion, a conduit for exchange and a challenge to be conquered, the English Channel has always been many things to many people. Today it's the busiest shipping...
The Wager
Author: David Grann Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 From the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of...
Operation Crusader: Tank Warfare in the Desert, Tobruk 1941
Author: Hermann BuschlebFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 228mm, 128 pagesPublished: Casemate Publishers, United States, 2019First English translation of a Geman account of Operation Crusader. The port of Tobruk, Libya, was besieged...
A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History
Author: Edward Wilson-Lee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMES...
A Short History of Seafaring
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The Buccaneer Explorer: William Dampier's Voyages
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Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans
Author: Helen M. Rozwadowski Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 264 Vast Expanses is a cultural, environmental and geopolitical history that examines the relationship between humans and oceans, reaching back across...
Dutch Discoveries Of Australia: Shipwrecks, Treasures & Early Voyages Off The West Coast
$20.00 AUD
Author: Sigmond, J P & L H Zuiderbaanbinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1979Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the early Dutch voyages to Australia from...
Sea Fever: A Seaside Companion: from buoys and bowlines to selkies and setting sail
Author: Meg Clothier Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'What a fun book! Reading Sea Fever is enticing and intriguing, like watching floating treasure bob past your nose.' - Tristram...
Nature's Argonaut: Daniel Solander 1733-1782
$30.00 AUD
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Fastnet Force 10
$15.00 AUD
Author: John Rousmanierebinding: HardbackPublished: Nautical Publishing Co., 1980Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsFastnet Force 10 provides a detailed account of the tragic storm during the...
Craft and Craftsmen of Australian Fishing 1870-1970 An Illustrated Oral History
$40.00 AUD
Author: Garry KerrBinding: HardbackPublished: Self-published, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a detailed examination of the craft and craftsmanship involved in Australian fishing from 1870...
Waterfront Sydney 1860-1920
$30.00 AUD
Author: Graeme Aplin, John StoreyBinding: SoftbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, 1991Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed exploration of the waterfront area of Sydney from...
Adventurous Boat Voyages
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Author: Robert RichardsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson & Sons, 1886Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerAdventurous Boat Voyages takes readers on thrilling journeys across various waterways, exploring the...
Pandora An Archaeological Perspective
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Author: Peter GesnerBinding: SoftbackPublished: Queensland Museum, 1991Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an archaeological perspective on the myth of Pandora, exploring the historical and cultural...
Captains Contentious: The Dysfunctional Sons of the Brine
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Limeys
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The Rag Tag Fleet: The unknown story of the Australian men and boats that helped win the war in the Pacific
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
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FACE TO FACE OCEAN PORTRAITS
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Racers of the Deep: The Yankee Clippers and Bluenose Clippers on the Australian Run 1852-1869
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Visual Encyclopedia of Ships
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Author: David RossBinding: SoftbackPublished: Amber Books, 2013, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive visual encyclopedia explores the history and technology of ships, featuring detailed illustrations and...
Where Fate Calls: The HMAS Voyager Tragedy
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Author: T. R. FrameBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1992Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book recounts the tragic events surrounding the HMAS Voyager, exploring the...
Captain William Bligh - An Illustrated History
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Author: Philip Weate & Caroline GrahamBinding: HardbackPublished: Paul Hamlyn, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis illustrated history provides an in-depth look at Captain William Bligh's life and adventures. It...
The Mystery of AE1: Australia's Lost Submarine and Crew
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Author: Kathryn SpurlingBinding: SoftbackPublished: Missing Pages Books, 2014Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book details the findings of experts examining the mystery of AE1, Australia's first submarine...
The Great Sea War
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Author: E. B. Potter and Chester W. NimitzBinding: HardbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, 1960, First US Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe Great Sea War chronicles the naval actions during...
Great South Land
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The Sea Hunters
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A History of the Royal Navy: World War I
World War I is one of the iconic conflicts of the modern era. For many years the war at sea has been largely overlooked; yet, at the outbreak of that...
She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea
Author: Joan Druett
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 304
Tells the stories of women sea captains, pirates, and ship owners from the sixth century B.C. to the nineteenth century.
Ship Decoration 1630-1780
This book is a detailed comparative study of the decorative work - figurehead, topside ornamentation and stern gallery design - carried by the ships of the major maritime states of...
Adventure in Depth
$15.00 AUD
Author: Bill Kingbinding: HardbackPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1975Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsAdventure in Depth is a captivating exploration of nautical themes and adventures,...
Lodestone and Evening Star
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Author: Ian CameronBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1965Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsLodestone and Evening Star by Ian Cameron is a captivating tale that explores themes of...
A Short Account of a Voyage Round the Globe in H.M.S. Calcutta, 1803-1804
$15.00 AUD
Author: Nicholas PateshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Queensberry Hill Press, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a detailed account of the voyage of H.M.S. Calcutta, which...
Of Frigates and Fillies
$20.00 AUD
Author: Charles PoynderBinding: HardbackPublished: Nautical Publications, 1994Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed look into the history of the Royal Navy and the design of...
Mutiny!! Aboard H.M. Armed Transport 'Bounty' in 1789
$20.00 AUD
Author: R.M. Bowker & Lt. William BlighBinding: HardbackPublished: Bowker and Bertram, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the infamous mutiny aboard the HMS Bounty, led by...
The Thresher Disaster
$20.00 AUD
Author: John BentleyBinding: HardbackPublished: New English Library, 1975Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Thresher Disaster recounts the tragic sinking of the USS Thresher, a nuclear-powered submarine,...
Abandon Ship!
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Author: Richard WoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Guild, 1985Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markings- A commentary of life at sea 1940-45 touching upon the human element & the author's personal...
The Navy and Its Chaplains in the Days of Sail
$20.00 AUD
Author: Waldo E. L. SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Ryerson Press, 1961Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the history of the U.S. Navy's chaplains during the days of...
The Cutty Sark: Last of a Glorious Era
$20.00 AUD
Author: Alan VilliersBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1971, Seventh Impression Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book chronicles the history and adventures of the Cutty Sark, one of...
Fifty Years Too Soon
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Author: Captain A. DonaldsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1948Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markings- Reminiscences of fifty-one years spent at sea. From 1894, embarking at 14 years...
Sea Bird (SIGNED)
$25.00 AUD
Author: Rozelle RaynesBinding: HardbackPublished: Springwood Books, 1979Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionSea Bird is a compelling narrative that captures the essence of adventure on the Thames, where...
Postscript to Voyager: The Melbourne - Voyager Collision
$25.00 AUD
Author: Hickling, Vice-Admiral HaroldBinding: HardbackPublished: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1969Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book recounts the harrowing details of the HMAS Voyager and HMAS...
Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas
$25.00 AUD
Author: Peter FreuchenBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 1957, Ninth PrintingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis vintage hardback book, titled 'Peter Freuchen's Book of the Seven Seas,' draws...
A Sea-Dog of Devon: A Life of Sir John Hawkins
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Author: R.A.J. WallingBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell and company, 1907, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book chronicles the life of Sir John Hawkins, a naval commander and...
Behind the Picture: HMS. Rattlesnake's Australia-New Guinea Cruise, 1846 to 1850
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Author: Marnie BassettBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1966Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis book narrates the voyage of HMS Rattlesnake, commanded by Captain Owen Stanley, during the...
H. M. S. Ulysses
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Author: Alistair MacLeanBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, December 1955, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsH.M.S. Ulysses is an entertaining tale of the horrors of the Arctic convoys to...
Once Is Enough
$90.00 AUD
Author: Miles SmeetonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsOnce Is Enough is an account of Miles Smeeton's experiences aboard the...