Ships from Books & Bygones

London: Warne, 1958. Book. Good. Hardback. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. over 100 types described 236 illustrations.

New York: Grand Central Pub, 1989. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 238 pages, no inscriptions.

R. M. S. Parima: Royal Mail Lines, 1959. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a single sheet of illustrated card - depicting the Guild Chapel - folding-out to 9 x 13 inches. Typewritten text. Breakfast - Rice Crispies, Corn Flakes, Broiled Kippered Herrings... Lunch - Roast Turkey, Chipolata.... Cold Buffet Tea -… Read more about this item

Wick: Camps Bookshop Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 232 pages. Fishing has always played a major part in the history and economy of Scotland, a fact that is true today as it has been for hundreds of years..

Princes Risborough: Shire Publications, 1989. Book. Good. Paperback. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 96 pages. This book, with over a hundred photographs and other illustrations is more than a chronicle of the ships that sailed the east coast between 1860 and 1935. Front cover depicts YH89 Lydia Eva - my great grandfather was skipper of YH6… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1956. Book. Good Reading Copy. Buckram. First Edition. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. 256 pages. Presented by Carreras Limited manufacturers of Piccadilly Number One cigarettes, which could explain the burn mark to the front cover - contents clean and complete. Colour frontispiece of International Code of Signals..

Truro: Tor Mark Press, 1975. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8.5"; 47pp; illustrated card covers; illustrated; very good copy;.

London: B.T. Batsford, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The author gives detailed information on the basic construction of model sailing ships of the square rigger variety, with emphasis on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries..

London: Penguin, 1987. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 7.25 x 9.75"; 232 pages; large format paperback; fully illustrated; good;.

London: Chatham Publishing, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Discovery was built for Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition of 1901-04 and was launched one hundred years ago, in 1901, at Dundee. She had many roles before her final voyage back to Dundee in 1986, and this book tells the story of… Read more about this item

London: Blackie Book. Illus. by Padday, C.M.. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Name in red ink in to free end paper and dated 1930. illustration at page 272 detached..

London: Viking, 1987. Book. Good. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 5.5 x 8.5"; 272 pages; blue boards, black cloth spine with gilt title, top edge dusty; dustwrapper; g/g; illustrated; illustrated endpapers;.

London: Salamander Books, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. In emulation of Chay Blyth's epic journey, this race is the toughest in the yachting world, a triumph of teamwork and the human values of application, determination, courage and sheer guts over the much more powerful forces of nature. Well-illustrated… Read more about this item

London: Apple Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 9 x 12"; 96pp; blue cloth with silver; dustwrapper; fully illustrated; former owners name label neatly to free front end paper; very good copy;.