History from Naval Marine Archive

Macmillan of Canada in collaboration with the National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada, Toronto, 1983, : xx, 489 p. ill. b/w, col. chart on end papers, includes index, 26 cm. Very good - owner's name on liner, good+ dust jacket tanned and slight soiling on front. War of 1812, topics covered, declaration of … Read more about this item

University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1968. first edition, : 240 p. ill. b/w, maps, 24 cm. includes index. very good - a little fading of dark blue liners and discreet previous owner's name; dj faded on edges and minor chipping. A study of Canada's defence policy and the geographical factors and the British and French attitudes… Read more about this item

Tome 1: Amsterdam: David Martin, 1707. First edition. French. Hardcover. Folio, iii, 397 p. (pag. rh only; therefore 16, 794 p.). This first volume of La Sainte Bible qui contient le Vieux et Le Nouveau Testament, commonly called Mortier's Bible, after the name of the printer, is in a good… Read more about this item

Champlain Society, Toronto, two volume set, limited edition, includes index. Very good. Volume1. 1898-1900 and volume 2. 1901-1904.Correspondence on the issues with which Minto, Governor-General of Canada, was directly involved; as complete a picture as possible of both the issues and the functions of the G.G., 1898-1904. Heavy will require extra postage.

Champlain Society in co-operation with the government of Ontario, Toronto, 1996, first edition. xvi, 303 p. : ill. b/w, plate and foldout maps ; 25 cm, includes index. Very good. The Upper Country : aspiration and possession -- Major explorers of the Upper Country -- The French on Hudson Bay.

University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2000, first edition, x, 495 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.b/w, maps, ports. includes bibliography and index. Fine/fine. One of the great untold Canadian military stories revolves around the eastern seaport of Sydney, Nova Scotia. Guardian of the Gulf offers a vivid and long overdue account of Sydney harbour's role, and the importance of… Read more about this item

University of Toronto Press in co-operation with the Dept. of National Defence and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply and Services Canada, 1986. signed, first edition. xix, 797 p. Illustrated b/w with fold out maps, col. maps on liners, includes index and notes. very good, minor foxing top pages, minor water stain on inside bottom dj. This is the second… Read more about this item

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1921 first edition, 3rd imprint, xiv, 400 p., [48 ] leaves of plates : ill. b/w plates with tissue on frontispiece. Includes index and bibliography. Good, edges have some wear, spine - title worn and front board loss of some ink - title, maps on end papers. Coast and sea; The Colonial background; Revolution and … Read more about this item

Hutchinson & Co. 1934, first ed. 265 p. plus bw plates with 48 illus. of naval flying arm and later planes setting records. Describes the fleet air arm activities in the far east and the Mediterranean. Ex lib, no dj. boards have been plastified, frontispiece and endpiece missing, lib. stamp throughout, binding tight. A rare edition.

Her Magesty's Stationery Office, 1980. 1st. very good. From ocean paddlers to the passenger liner, this book traces the development of the passenger steamship. This is the sixth in a series of 10 books on the development of the ship

Her Magesty's Stationery Office, 1981. 1st. very good. Dealing with primitive ships and boats from around the world from prehistoric to modern boats. This is the first in a series of 10 books on the development of the ship

Her Magesty's Stationery Office, 1980. 1st. very good. The golden age of sail last little more than 100 years, but it was a major factor in commercial trade around the world. This is the last in a series of 10 books on the development of the ship.