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Portuguese Voyages: 1498-1663
$25.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some tears on jacket but still structural, Binding fine. Pages intact and...
Lone Sailor
$35.00 AUD
Edition: ReprintedCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear on top right fold of jacket, otherwise fineEmbark on an extraordinary maritime...
The Secret Discovery Of Australia: Portuguese Ventures 200 Years Before Captain Cook
$50.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA bold work of revisionist history, The Secret Discovery of Australia: Portuguese Ventures 200 Years Before Captain Cook...
American Small Sailing Craft: Their Design, Development, And Construction
$45.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slightly faded on spine. Small stains on top of block, pages otherwise crisp and whiteThis authoritative...
Behind The Picture: H.M.S. Rattlesnake's Australia New Guinea Cruise 1846 To 1850
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on block, some staining on pages. On Jacket wear mainly on jacket folds. This...
The Cruise Of The Kate
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA spirited work of Victorian adventure and nautical memoir, The Cruise of the Kate...
Captain Bligh And Mr Christian: The Men And The Mutiny
$25.00 AUD
Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA gripping work of narrative history, Captain Bligh and Mister Christian: The Men and the Mutiny chronicles one...
The Sketchbook Of Hms Endeavour
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe Sketchbook Of Hms Endeavour presents a unique visual and historical record of Captain Cook's legendary first voyage of discovery....
The Voyages Of Matthew Flinders
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account chronicles the extraordinary expeditions of Matthew Flinders, the intrepid navigator who meticulously charted the Australian coastline....
Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markings"Magellan and the First Circumnavigation of the World" is a history that chronicles the audacious and brutal 1519 expedition that first...
Beneath Southern Seas: The Silent Service
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ with some surface wear and minor loss. "Beneath Southern Seas: The Silent Service"...
The Vanished Fleet: Australian Coastal Passenger Ships 1910-1960
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual signs of aging on jacket, otherwise pages crisp and cleanA richly detailed work of maritime history, The Vanished...
Java La Grande: The Portuguese Discovery Of Australia
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA bold work of historical revisionism, Java La Grande: The Portuguese Discovery of Australia argues that Portuguese navigators, not the...
Ships Through The Ages
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: One tear on jacket spine. A richly illustrated work of maritime history, Ships Through...
The Life Of Vice-Admiral William Bligh: R.N., F.R.S. (SIGNED)
$300.00 AUD
Edition: Revised EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: From the library of G. & N. Ingleton. Inscribed by the author to...
Into the Deep: A Memoir From the Man Who Found Titanic
The legendary explorer of Titanic and Lusitania looks back on his life behind his famous exploits and unveils a major new discovery on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of...
Sir Francis Drake
Four hundred years after his death, Sir Francis Drake remains one of the most legendary figures of history. His career is one of the most colourful on record. The most...
VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN COOK
Captain James Cook is probably the most famous explorer of all time, and not without good reason. The three Pacific voyages of discovery he made between 1768 and 1779 set...
Drake: The Life and Legend of an Elizabethan Hero
A masterly re-evaluation of a self-made Elizabethan hero, and a fascinating re-creation of the man and his era. Sir Francis Drake: pirate, explorer and Protestant zealot, a man princely in...
Supremacy at Sea: Task Force 58 and the Central Pacific Victory
The gripping account of the U.S. Navy's fast carrier force-and how its Central Pacific campaign in 1944 marked the achievement of American naval supremacy Task Force 58 was World War...
Francis Drake: The Lives of a Hero
This biography presents Drake through the accounts of friends and enemies on both the national and personal level. From his family's fierce love of Protestantism, and their early poverty which...
Ship Models: Illustrated With 48 Pages Of Photographs
$50.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsShip Models presents a comprehensive guide to the intricate world of miniature seafaring vessels. This authoritative volume details the historical...
The Defeat Of John Hawkins: A Biography Of His Third Slaving Voyage
$20.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account, The Defeat Of John Hawkins, chronicles the...
Poor Souls, They Perished: The Cataraqui Australia's Worst Shipwreck
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the tragic sinking of the Cataraqui, detailing the devastating maritime disaster that claimed hundreds of lives...
The High Seas: Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean
THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER 'A comprehensive investigation of the staggering damage we have done to the world's oceans and its life forms' Observer 'A vital, fascinating, deeply researched exploration of...
"Titanic" Voices: Memories from the Fateful Voyage
The RMS Titanic was supposedly unsinkable, but in the early hours of 15 April 1912 this newest flagship of the White Star Line sank with great loss of life. Titanic...
The River Trade: Wool And Steamers
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the vital role of river trade in shaping regional economies....
Shipwreck
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageShipwreck by John Fowles and The Gibsons of Scilly chronicles the dramatic and often...
Desperate Voyage
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Small rip on jacket spine, foxing on jacketThis gripping memoir recounts a young man's audacious solo...
Out Of Halifax: A Collection Of Sea Pictures
$200.00 AUD
Edition: Limited Numbered & Signed EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: No. 332-c of 950 copies. Foxed boards. Light bumping on corners. Binding remains tight. Clean photographs....
Navigators And Shipwrecks: Australia's Heritage In Stamps
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Stamps included. Christine Hogarth’s Navigators and Shipwrecks: Australia’s Heritage in Stamps presents a...
The Great Liners: P & O Orient Ships On The Australian Trade
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThe historical account The Great Liners: P & O Orient Ships On The Australian Trade chronicles the golden age of...
The High Seas: Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean
THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER 'A comprehensive investigation of the staggering damage we have done to the world's oceans and its life forms' Observer 'A vital, fascinating, deeply researched exploration of...
Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England's Deliverance in 1588
The definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised Selected by Foreign Affairs as one of the Best Books of 2023 "Will surely become the definitive account."-Stephen...
Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World
The story of the sixteenth-century's epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific Spices drove the early modern world economy,...
Out Of The Smoke: The Story Of A Sail (SIGNED
$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Spine worn and discoloured. Mild bumping on corners...
The Last Grain Race
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis maritime memoir presents Newby’s firsthand account of signing on to a Finnish sailing ship in the 1930s, chronicling the...
The South Sea Shilling: Voyages Of Captain Cook, R.N.
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good , ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Stain on top of block, does not bleed into pagesThis historical account chronicles the extraordinary...
The First Fleet: The Convict Voyage That Founded Australia 1787-88
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light tanning on foxing on FEPThis compelling historical account chronicles the arduous journey of The First Fleet, detailing...
Tsushima: Grave Of A Floating City
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsTsushima: Grave Of A Floating City chronicles the harrowing naval engagement that reshaped early 20th-century warfare. This gripping historical account...
The Wreck Of The Amsterdam
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the dramatic loss of the Dutch East Indiaman The Amsterdam off the English coast in...
A History Of Ships And Seafaring
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsA History Of Ships And Seafaring: Vol. 2 chronicles the intricate evolution of maritime vessels and the daring exploits of...
A Voyage To Terra Australis; Undertaken For The Purpose Of Completing The Discovery Of That Vast Country, And Prosecuted In The Years 1801, 1802, And 1803... (Three-Volume Set)
$600.00 AUD
Edition: Libraries Board of South Australia facsimile editionCondition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Complete set with 20 b/w...
Extractive Capitalism: How Commodities and Cronyism Drive the Global
Whether it's pumping oil, mining resources or shipping commodities across oceans, the global economy runs on extraction. Promises of frictionless trade and lucrative speculation are the hallmarks of our era,...
1434: The Year a Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the
In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that...
Volume 1 Of Russia And The South Pacific, 1696-1840: The Russians And Australia
$35.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, Volume One Of Russia And The South Pacific 1696-1840: The Russians And Australia, chronicles the often-overlooked...
Captain Cook And The South Pacific
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Yellowed Markings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Captain Cook And The South Pacific, chronicles the intrepid voyages of Captain...