Nautical & Maritime from Diversity Books, IOBA

Portarlington, Victoria, Australia: Marine History Publications, 1989. v, + 106pp. B/white halftone illustrations throughout, several maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, faint tanning to edges. Illustrated card wrapper very good, inside covers mildly edge-tanned. Written by amateur marine historian, author Jack Kenneth Loney, 1925-1999. Numerous contents include: Foreword. Wreckers. Smugglers. Pirates. Other Major Crimes at Sea. Grisly… Read more about this item

London: Salamander Books , 1997. 160pp. Colour photographic illustrations throughout by Mark Pepper (offical race photographer). Colour illustrated course map endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated French-fold dustjacket mildly surface indented, several tiny spots to reverse (inner) surface. From the front flap: " . . . … Read more about this item

Australia: Desmond S. Williams, 1984. viii, 100pp. B/white photographic illustrations, and maps. Fold-out b/white T.S.S. Coramba general arrangement plan. Book clean, square. Spine firm, light bump to head. Author signature to title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has minor edgewear, soft reading crease. This edition limited to 1000 copies. The history and disappearance of the… Read more about this item

Newtown, Victoria, Australia: Neptune Press, 1982. 85pp. B/white map, and halftone illustrations throughout. Book clean. Spine firm (in-production binding glue beading visible along spine/half-title page junction. Previous owners details to half-title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-illustrated card wrapper has minor surface scuffs, tiny corner bumps, small pen mark to upper foredge corner of rear panel, mild edge… Read more about this item

London: Andre Deutsch, 1967. 242pp., plus 1 x 8 page b/white illustrated section. Blue/white map printed endpapers. Book clean, square. Spine firm, bright gilt title there-on. Plain tan boards undamaged. Leaves clean, crisp and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge nicked, small black felt pen mark to front flap (over original price), and the previous owner has applied neat… Read more about this item

Silverwater, NSW, Australia: Topmill Pty. Ltd. No publication date (2011). 96pp. Intext, b/white halftone plate illustrations (archival sources) throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped, with a blind indentation and tiny puncture on rear wrap. Textblock unmarked. This interesting book is Volume 1, Revised Edition, a pictorial history of Australian Navy destroyers .… Read more about this item

London: Conway Maritime Press, 2005. xi, + 514pp. Three unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections. Book clean. Several soft reading creases over mildly canted, and lightly bumped, spine. Colour-art illustrated (adaption of a 1938 Canadian Pacific poster) card wrapper nominally bumped only. Textblock unmarked. Meticulous research by naval historian and author Richard Woodman (b.1944) has produced 'The History of the… Read more about this item

Kings Langley, Herts., U.K.: Argus Books/Model and Allied Publications, 1976. xiv, + 99pp., plus (iii). B/white illustrations throughout: halftone plate frontispiece and like, unpaginated plates (including a double-page spread), plus intext line-drawings. Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain green boards slightly sunned on head. Textblock unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket very good. Enhanced with many… Read more about this item

Marlborough, Wiltshire, U.K.: The Crowood Press, 2002. 192pp., unpaginated colour-plate section. Intext b/white photographic halftone plates throughout (various sources). Book clean and square. Bright gilt title over firm spine. Plain black boards nominally splayed, with a blind indentation on front board. Textblock pristine. Colour-illustrated dustjacket mildly edgeworn, with a short closed tear plus a blind indentation (as front board).… Read more about this item

Camden, ME, 04843, U.S.A.: International Marine (McGraw Hill), 2001. xvi, + 494pp., intext, halftone and line-drawn illustrations (Christine Erikson) and tables throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper mildly bumped on foredge corners, else undamaged. Textblock lightly bumped on foredge corners, else unmarked. Hundreds of instructional illustrations fully enhance this how-to guide for designing, making, repairing… Read more about this item

London: PRC Publishing, 2003. 127pp., intext halftone plate illustrations throughout, mostly full colour. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Gloss, illustrated boards undamaged. Textblock clean and unmarked. Like-illustrated (as boards) dustjacket has a sunned strip adjacent to spine area of front panel, light edgewear only. This interesting book features lighthouses from various places around the world. They all have one… Read more about this item

London: Chatham Publishing, 2001. 224pp., b/white art and photographic illustrations, and ship's plans. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards lightly bumped on foredges, else undamaged. Leaves clean and unmarked. Art-illustrated ('USS North Carolina', oil painting by Cammillieri) dustjacket sunned on spine (title clearly legible) and narrow adjacent strip of front panel, negligible edge creasing, tiny… Read more about this item

London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 1993. ix, + 183pp., plus 2 x 4 page colour photographically-illustrated sections. Two page b/white map. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards very lightly bumped on lower foredge corners. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. Successful environmental engineer and single-handed ocean racer Vivien Cherry was the sole woman amongst the… Read more about this item

Camberwell, VIC, Australia: Viking/Penguin, 2003. 284pp., b/white illustrations and maps. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain blue boards lightly bumped. Leaves clean, very lightly tanned on textblock edge. Illustrated dustjacket mildly edge-creased at head of spine. From the jacket flap: "This is both a history and a detective story; it is about class, wilful ignorance and ludicrous… Read more about this item

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Robertsbridge Ltd. And Fairfax Magazine, 1987. 221pp., colour photographic, plus colour and b/white historic art illustrations. Book clean, square. Spine firm, white title there-on. Blue boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. " . . .a highly readable, well-illustrated record of a unique occasion in our national history. It also pays tribute to the courage… Read more about this item

London: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2010. vi, + 202pp., plus 2 x 8 page colour photographically-illustrated sections, b/white illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated card wrapper negligibly surface scuffed only. "How to get the most out of the inland cruising lifestyle . . . Attractive for financial, environmental or lifestyle reasons, living afloat on the inland canals,… Read more about this item

London: Bounty Books, 2005. 376pp., plus 2 x 8 page b/white photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, light bump to foot. Gloss illustrated boards very good. Leaves clean. Like-illustrated dustjacket negligibly edgeworn, mildly indentations, and two small areas of surface abrasion to rear flap fold. "John Parker tracks the Navy's metamorphosis with dramatic first-person testimonies from those involved in… Read more about this item

London: Conway Maritime Press, 2010. 448pp., plus 2 x 8 page, b/white photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, silver title there-on. Plain red boards mildly bumped on one lower foredge corner. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket negligibly edge-creased only. "With its focus on the human aspects of carrier life and naval aviation, this wide-ranging anthology will appeal to veterans and… Read more about this item

Hampshire, England: Monch (UK), 1985. 148pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Item clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated soft card cover negligibly surface scuffed only. 'Naval Forces' was published six times a year, this edition #5 for 1985. Contents include: Editorial (Sir James Eberle), Three Oceans, Three Challenges: The Future of Canada's Maritime Forces, Towards a European Navy, Naval… Read more about this item

Hampshire, England: Monch (UK), 1986. 124pp., colour and b/white photographic illustrations throughout. Item clean. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Illustrated soft card cover has a soft corner crease to front panel. 'Naval Forces' was published six times a year, this edition #3 for 1986. Contents include: Editorial (Sir James Eberle), The US Bases in the Philippines, The Spanish Navy after the… Read more about this item