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BAILEY, HIRAM P - Shanghaied Out of 'Frisco in the Nineties
London, Heath Cranton. 1925, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A voyage on a four-masted barque across San Francisco Bay via Mexico, Chile, Australia and Fiji. A lively tale full of high jinx, a mutiny, the many rogues etc. CONDITION Brown bds (lightly faded, unworn) 187 pages with 9 illus. Bright and crisp copy with light foxing to ends and edges. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 40.00USD [Appr.: EURO 34.75 | £UK 30.5 | JP¥ 6168] Booknumber: 15033
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USD 40.00USD [Appr.: EURO 34.75 | £UK 30.5 | JP¥ 6168] Booknumber: 15033
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HETHERINGTON, ROY M - New Zealand's Worst Sea Disaster : The Wreck of the Orpheus
Auckland, New Zealand, Self Published. 1968, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HMS Orpheus was a Jason-class Royal Navy corvette that served as the flagship of the Australian squadron. Orpheus sank off the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand (near Whatipu) on 7 February 1863: 189 crew out of the ship's complement of 259 died in the disaster, making it the worst maritime tragedy to occur in New Zealand waters. CONDITION Blue bds with bright Gilt title, Signed by Author with a personal dedication to Margaret and Ron, Pp xix [1] 140 with b/w photo illus, Mosly very nice and bright internally, bds have slight fade strips to edges, top front cnr faintly bumped. DJ in aceatate cover, has tear at spine ends, chips to spine head, a little stained to interior. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author.
USD 36.00USD [Appr.: EURO 31.25 | £UK 27.5 | JP¥ 5551] Booknumber: 16221
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USD 36.00USD [Appr.: EURO 31.25 | £UK 27.5 | JP¥ 5551] Booknumber: 16221
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HAWKINS, CLIFFORD - Log of the Huia
New Zealand, Collins. 1973, Re-Issue. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Revised and Enlarged Ed. The history of the Kauri built topsail schooner Huia from its launch in 1894 to its loss in New Caledonia in 1951. She sailed as a cargo carrier until 1951, around the shores of New Zealand, across the Tasman, and the Pacific. CONDITION 147 pages with b/w photography, plans and maps. Nice clean copy, apart from gift inscription to revese of front end page. DJ is toned top edge and faded to spine, small nick at spine heel o/w very nice. Very Good/Very Good.
USD 25.00USD [Appr.: EURO 21.75 | £UK 19.25 | JP¥ 3855] Booknumber: 16798
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USD 25.00USD [Appr.: EURO 21.75 | £UK 19.25 | JP¥ 3855] Booknumber: 16798
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VOSS, CAPTAIN J C (JOHN CLAUS), MARTYR, WESTON (INTRO) - The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss
London, United Kingdom, Martin Hopkinson & Co. 1926, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 1111111111) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Originally published in Japan 1913. A German-Canadian sailor best known for sailing around the world in a modified dug-out canoe he named Tilikum. His voyage was undertaken between 1901 and 1904 , his experiences on the New Zealand Coast and in Invercargill, Lyttelton, Christchurch, Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Nelson, Napier, Gisbourne, Auckland etc. CONDITION Blue bds with bright gilt title, map liners, pp xvi 326 with 15 half tone photo plates, maps and plans. Lightly rubbed to spine ends and tips, name on title page light scattered foxing though mostly crisp and bright copy. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 40.00USD [Appr.: EURO 34.75 | £UK 30.5 | JP¥ 6168] Booknumber: 17097
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USD 40.00USD [Appr.: EURO 34.75 | £UK 30.5 | JP¥ 6168] Booknumber: 17097
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CHICHESTER, FRANCIS - Gipsy Moth Circles the World
London, United Kingdom, Hodder & Stoughton. 1967, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, Large 8vo. Blue bds with crisp Silver title, ppxvi 269 with 39 colour and b/w photo illus, 5 line illus and 7 maps. Fresh unworn copy is named to front pastedown mostly obscured by DJ flap, tight and clean interior. Original DJ is lightly rubbed to edges and starting to yellow. Overweight. Near Fine/Very Good.
USD 22.00USD [Appr.: EURO 19.25 | £UK 16.75 | JP¥ 3392] Booknumber: 10411
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USD 22.00USD [Appr.: EURO 19.25 | £UK 16.75 | JP¥ 3392] Booknumber: 10411
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CARTER, RONALD - Little Ships : New Zealand's Yatching Fleet
Wellington, New Zealand, A.H. & A.W.Reed. 1947, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 1111111111) Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Frommherz, Max (photography). Revised and enlarged to include events to 1946, plus yacht designs and sail plans. Also includes inserted booklet "Flags of the Empire" 1914, and inserted Newspaper article about the burned New Golden Hind.CONDITION Green cloth bds with Black title (unworn, cnrs sharp) colour frontis, Pp 359 with bw photo plates. Very crisp copy with some atmospheric toning, mostly very bright. DJ has some tears and chips. Near Fine/Very Good.
USD 34.00USD [Appr.: EURO 29.5 | £UK 26 | JP¥ 5243] Booknumber: 17104
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USD 34.00USD [Appr.: EURO 29.5 | £UK 26 | JP¥ 5243] Booknumber: 17104
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Total: USD 197USD [Appr.: EURO 170.75 | £UK 150 | JP¥ 30378]
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