‎Marine‎

‎[1920s transatlantic ocean liner: TSS Transylvania (1925), cruise ship with the Anchor Line, requisi tioned by the Royal Navy in‎

‎1920s transatlantic ocean liner: RMS Transylvania cruise ship with the Anchor Line. Long Typed Letter from ‘Alex’ to his parents written en route from Glasgow to New York with account and diagrams of a sea rescue and postcard of the liner.‎

‎Letter from 'S. S. Transylvania' en route from Glasgow to New York 24 26 and 29 November 1928. Postcard undated but contemporaneous. TSS Transylvania the prefix stands for ‘Twin Screw Steamship’ was built in Glasgow for the Anchor Line and launched in 1925. She had three funnels but two were redundant only serving to render the ship more attractive to prospective passengers. In 1940 she requisitioned by the Royal Navy and the following year she was torpedoed by the Germans sinking with the loss of 36 lives. The letter is 13pp 12mo; with neat single-space typing on thirteen leaves. It contains three line diagrams and on a separate 12mo leaf is an ink drawing with captions titled ‘As the Herrewich sic appeared when we last saw her’. Also present is a sepia postcard of ‘T.S.S. TRANSYLVANIA’. The letter and diagram are in fair condition aged and worn but with text clear and entire. The postcard is good with light aging. Signed in type ‘Alex.’ With manuscript diagrams and salutation to ‘Dear Mother and Father’. A well written missive the use of catch-words implies a good education beginning: ‘It is surprising that now more than five days after leaving Glasgow we should be only about 1000 miles from home. The explanation is probably well known to you all: but although you will have had newspaper accounts of the great storm and of the wreck we stood by I’m quite sure that some amplifications in the form of our personal experiences will be both welcome and of interest. In the first place let me hasten to assure you that none of us came to any harm. In the main we are all well. Mary has not been able to be out of bed much so far but on the other hand she has been free from sickness - which is a very remarkable thing considering our experiences.’ After news of ‘Anne’ and ‘Virginia’ ‘Mary’ and ‘Aunt Mima’ are also referred to he reports that they ‘arrived at Moville about midnight on Monday and spent a great night in Lough Foyle. At 10.00 o’clock next morning the Londonderry tender came alongside and we took 350 passengers and their baggage on board - making the total passenger compliment about 1100. There are about 25 in the first class.’ He finds the Transylvania ‘a splendid ship for watching the sea from. The forward extension of B. deck in front of the bridge is very clear of truck and there are no boats on it as there are on the others’. The account of the journey continues followed by a seven-page account of the storm and rescue beginning: ‘In the evening of Tuesday it was apparent that the sea was rising higher and higher as was the wind: and through the night it was obvious that something unusual in the way of weather was blowing up. / Now I’ve thought previously that we have been in Atlantic storms before. Two years ago on the “Cameronia†was a bad time: and one day last year the “Caledonia†was thrown about considerably: but our in pencil ‘my’ farthest stretch of imagination - even my wildest fears - have never pictured anyting so in pencil ‘as’ tremendous as we awoke in pencil ‘the situation’ to on Wednesday morning.’ He gives a vivid description of the ship ‘riding out the storm magnificently’ as he is caught by ‘plants flowerpots chairs and so on’: ‘The second and third class passengers were locked in and battened down for about two days. The stern of the ship was almost completely under water and the hatchways to the steward’s quarters were stove in during the night and all the stewards woke up to find themselves invaded by a foot or two of water.’ The storm subsides and she comes across the wreck of a ‘large German tramp’ he calls the ‘Herrenwich’ ‘a poignant and pathetic spectacle; and more so was the view we had of the hapless crew clinging to what was left on the bare decks. We gradually got the story bit by bit as it filtered through the bridge where it was picked up I suppose by signals. A great wave had landed on the “Herrenwich†and had stove in the hatch of No. 3 hold on the forward well deck. This hold was full of water and the restraining bulkheads were bulging. The captain sent out his S. O. S. and immediately there - after another sea came on board and carried off bodily the bridge the wireless the wireless room and all the boats save one which was stove in. The captain and a quartermaster were swept overboard with the bidge and were lost immediately.’ He describes ‘a masterly exposition magnificently executed of the tactics of sea rescue. It was obviously impossible to go right up to the ship but sometimes we were not more than 100 yards away and communication by megaphone was possible. It was equally impossible for us simply to take up a position on the nether side and so act as a breakwater. The manoeuvre which was carried out time after time therefore was to circle the wreck as quickly as possible and to drift past her on the weather side and so give her a certain degree of intermittent protection. This meant that twice in every circuit the captain had to bring the “Transylvania†broadside on to the seas and every time this happened there came the sickening sense of going over on our beam ends - as I believe many less seaworthy and splendid ships would have done. And each time of course until everything was secured anything movable was thrown about in the wildest way. Oil was poured on the water with each circuit and the difference it made was wonderful.’ The seven-page account of the storm and rescue ends with the information that ‘the bridge is 62 feet from the waterline and when we were in the trough 19 out of every 20 waves were seen to be on a level with or higher than the bridge’. It reflects: ‘I’ve often told myself that I wanted to experience a real Atlantic storm. Now I have experienced it. I’d like it again but never again would I like to take Mary and the children into it.’ The letter finishes with two two-page updates from 26 and 29 November the last beginning with the information that the ship has ‘passed Nantucket light ship and may therefore expect to reach quarantine to-night’. See Image. Letter from 'S. S. Transylvania' (en route from Glasgow to New York), 24, 26 and 29 November 1928. Postcard undated, but contemp unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 25434

‎[1st Royal Australian Navy Bridging Train]‎

‎A collection of vintage photographs taken on active service - including at Gallipoli - by Warrant Officer later Lieutenant Edward James Shalless a member of the 1st Royal Australian Navy Bridging Train‎

‎This very small and relatively unknown unit formed in February 1915 was diverted to Gallipoli and put under the control of the British Army. On 7 August during the August Offensive the Bridging Train went ashore at Suvla Bay and built a number of essential piers. The unit remained at Gallipoli until the final evacuation on 18 December; it was based in Egypt throughout 1916 before being disbanded in early 1917. WO Shalless joined the 4th Pioneer Battalion in March 1916. These 54 images 47 of them captioned in detail some printed ephemera and a hand-made Xmas card from 'My Dug Out Suvla Bay Gallipoli 17-11-15' sent home to his wife and son are a very rare record of the activities of the 1st RANBT. <p>The bulk of the images are presented on 33 contemporary postcard-format prints on stiff card stock the other three are slightly smaller prints on thinner stock; 18 of the prints each contain images of two original snapshots. From Gallipoli there are 11 single prints and one double print and all 13 images captioned; from Egypt and voyage over there are seven single prints and 17 double prints 34 of the 41 images are captioned. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 107814

‎[[MADAGASCAR. LAVAUDEN L.].-‎

‎Instruction générale sur les reboisements.-‎

‎Service des Eaux et Forêts de la Colonie de Madagascar et Dépendances. Tananarive. Pitot. 1931. Plaquette in-8 (154 x 215mm) broché, couverture imprimée, 27 pages, 3 figures hors texte. Assez bon état.‎

‎L. Lavauden était le Conservateur des Eaux et Forêts de Madagascar.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-13158

‎[ACADEMIE de MARINE].-‎

‎Académie de Marine. COMMUNICATIONS et MEMOIRES. Année académique 1999-2000 N°1 (octobre-décembre 1999).‎

‎Paris, in 8° broché, 127 pages ; illustrations et figures.‎

‎...................... Photos sur demande ...................‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 77648

‎[Actualité de l'Histoire]‎

‎ACTUALITE de l'HISTOIRE - Dossier - Octobre 2001‎

‎Une revue de 144 pages, format 150 x 230 mm, illustrée, brochée couverture couleurs, Actualité de l'Histoire, bon état‎

‎Au sommaire : Dossier "Marins français et grandes batailles navales" : Duquesne, Tourville, Duguay-Trouin, Suffren, Surcouf‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : LFA-126717983

‎[ADMINISTRATION]‎

‎Observations faites au comité de marine sur l'administration de la marine et des classes. au sujet d'un projet suggéré à ce comité. Par un membre des amis de la constitution de Marseille‎

‎S.l.n.d. (1789) in-8, 11 pp., en feuilles. Qqs rousseurs et mouillures.‎

‎Roquincourt (Thierry), Bibliographie française sur la marine et les colonies, 1789-1815, 4004. - - VENTE PAR CORRESPONDANCE UNIQUEMENT - LIEN DE PAIEMENT, NOUS CONSULTER.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 161884

‎[AFGHANISTAN et ETATS HIMALAYENS].-‎

‎Tour du Monde, Revue mensuelle dirigée par Laurent Froissart.-‎

‎Paris. Tallandier et Nelson Doubleday. N°44, Octobre 1963. In-8 (ca 138 x 210mm) broché, couverture illustrée couleurs sur les 2 plats, XII pages sur papier jaune (Actualités-Voyages) et 64 pages consacrées à l'AFGHANISTAN, nombreuses illustrations en noir et images couleurs collées dans le texte. Bel exemplaire, complet.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-56

‎[AFGHANISTAN].-‎

‎Revue trimestrielle artistique, littéraire, historique et culturelle.-‎

‎Direction Générale des Publications. AFMA. Kaboul. 1946. Première Année complète. 4 fascicules in -8 (ca 170 x 265mm) brochés, couvertures imprimées, 54, 52, 48 et 50 pages, nombreuses illustrations hors texte. Qq.notes manuscrites. Couvertures un peu insolées sinon bon état. Rares.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-52

‎[AFGHANISTAN].-‎

‎Revue trimestrielle artistique, littéraire, historique et culturelle.-‎

‎Direction Générale des Publications. AFMA. Kaboul. 1948. 3° Année, 2°, 3° et 4° trimestres. 3 fascicules in-8 (ca 170 x 265mm) brochés, couvertures imprimées et illustrées, 77, 62, et 56 pages, illustrations hors texte. Qq.notes manuscrites. Textes en français et en anglais. Couvertures un peu insolées sinon bon état. Rares.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-54

‎[African-Americana – US Navy – Cold War] Synigal, Edgar‎

‎Photographs of Eddie “Saxman†Synigal’s US Navy Tour of Asia Showing Equator Crossing Ceremonies Musical Performances and Other Aspects of Naval Life Abroad‎

‎Mainly Asia and Oceania 1950. Photo album measuring 10 ½ x 14 ½ inches containing approximately 160 photographs; photos are mainly 4 x 5 inches and smaller with several 8 x 10 inch photos. Album covers completely detached pages with damage to edges fair; many photographs stapled in some with damage very good minus. Overall very good minus. A photo album likely belonging to Edgar “Saxman†Synigal Jr. 1937–2017. Synigal’s draft registration lists his occupation as “delivery boy†for Weidies’ Drug Store in New Orleans; he would go on to lead B.B. King’s band1 and has recording credits with artists including Bobby Womack Branford Marsalis and Jimmy McCracklin. This photo album dates from the 1950s and its identified locations are Hong Kong Kwajalein Atoll Japan Guam Formosa Taiwan the Philippines Singapore Australia and New Zealand.<br /> <br /> Many photographs show the naval rituals surrounding the crossing of the equator. Naval equator-crossing ceremonies—often called “Crossing the Line†rites—date back centuries in European seafaring and mark a sailor’s first passage across the Equator transforming them from a “pollywog†into a “shellback†under the theatrical authority of King Neptune and his court. This often includes rough initiations: being doused with seawater crawling through messy or humiliating setups mock “shaving†with crude tools or being tossed into pools. <br /> <br /> The local women comprise another recurring subject especially in Japan Taiwan the Philippines Hong Kong New Zealand and Australia where the women—and other local youths—are pictured hanging out on the docks and on the ship with one shot of a concert aboard the ship based on a captioned photograph Synigal was likely aboard the USS Bremerton. The young women are pictured on city streets and in clubs with the Navy men with some more formal portraits.<br /> <br /> Several shots show Synigal playing saxophone with a Navy band; in one he sits behind the nametag “Frank†and in another “Ron†though a manuscript caption on the recto of the latter identifies him as “Saxman Synigalâ€. Other subjects include the “Centennial Celebration of the Opening of Japanâ€; “Hometown Friends†which shows young African American people posing outside presumably in New Orleans; “Boot Camp Buddiesâ€; and several interesting shots of Singapore city streets including one of a man in a songkok fez wrapping a snake around the shoulders of a man in Navy uniform.<br /> <br /> Of interest to historians of the Navy during the Cold War especially relations between Navy men and local women in Asia.<br /> <br /> 1 Leonard Feather “Show Affirms That B.B. King Reigns†The Los Angeles Times February 21 1985. unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : Cat309

‎[AFRIQUE - ZAMBEZE] KUNTZ (Marthe).‎

‎Contes et Légendes PAR Marthe Kuntz, missionnaire au Zambèze.‎

‎Paris, Missions évangéliques, 1928. In-8 carré de 96 pages, 46 illustrations. Toile ROUGE. Nombreux tampons de Radio France et ORTF. Couvertures conservées.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 18494

‎[AFRIQUE DU NORD] SHAW (Thomas).‎

‎Voyages de M. Shaw,.M.D. dans plusieurs provinces de la Barbarie et du Levant, contenant des observations géographiques, physiques, philologiques,... sur les royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis, sur la Syrie, l'Égypte et l'Arabie Pétrée, Extraits de plusieurs auteurs anciens, et autres pieces qui servent de preuves & d'éclaircissemens à cet ouvrage. Avec des cartes et des figures. Traduits de l'anglois,...‎

‎La Haye, J. Neaume, 1743. Deux tomes en un volume in-4, orné de 12 cartes dont 9 dépliantes et 21 planches dont 5 dépliantes, nombreuses figures ou inscriptions épigraphiques dans le texte (quelques pliures de planches renforcées). Veau brun d'époque, dos à nerfs orné, coiffe supérieure manquante, mors supérieur fendu.‎

‎Première et seule édition française en partie originale. Intéressante relation contenant des observations géographiques, physiques, philologiques sur les royaumes d'Alger et de Tunis, sur la Syrie, l'Egypte et l'Arabie Pétrèz. Ouvrage estimé et un des plus importants sur lAfrique du Nord (Chadenat).‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 17519

‎[AFRIQUE du NORD].-‎

‎L'Action Africaine. 1°Année. N°2.‎

‎Algérie. Tunisie. Maroc. Directeur Louis Robin. Paris. Février. 1912. In-4 (229 x 289mm) broché, couverture illustrée (portrait de mauresque), 18 pages, nombreuses publicités en particulier de la Cie Générale Transatlantique et des chemins de Fer P.-L.-M. (transport d'automobiles par bateaux avec belle photo), portrait hors texte de M. Lutaud, Gouverneur de l'Algérie, vue panoramique d'Alger sur double page, carte de la Télégraphie sans fil dans le bassin occidental de la Méditerranée, avec 2 pages sur le sujet, etc. Exemplaire de luxe en bel état.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-60

‎[AFRIQUE DU SUD].-‎

‎Cape Town and the picturesque peninsula.-‎

‎Printed and published by the Cape Times Limited. Cape Town. s.d. (vers 1920?) Gd in-8 br. à l'italienne, couverture illustrée couleurs lgt abîmée, 32 photos la plupart à pleine page, imprimées en bistre ou en gris-bleu.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-64

‎[AFRIQUE DU SUD].-‎

‎The South and East African Year Book and Guide for 1919.-‎

‎With 24 couloured maps, plans and diagrams. London. Samler Brown. 1919. (26°éd.) In-8 cartonnage éditeur, L, 773pp. 26 et 98pp de pub. Grande carte couleur de l'Afrique en début de livre. Exemplaire lgt débroché, un peu fatigué.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-66

‎[AFRIQUE-DU-SUD] DUPONT (Henry).‎

‎Les Mines d'Or d'Afrique du Sud.‎

‎Paris, Lemaire et Dupont, 1890. In-8 de xxiii+357 pages, bien complet de ses 6 cartes. Demi-chagrin rouge d'époque, dos à nerfs, coiffe supérieure recollée. Nombreux tampons de Radio France et ORTF.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 18507

‎[AFRIQUE] DIGU'EN (Abou).‎

‎Mon voyage au Soudan Tchadien.‎

‎Paris, Editions Pierre Roger, s.d. (1929). In-8 de 295 pages. Avec 8 planches hors-texte et 1 carte. De la Collection "Voyages de jadis et d'aujourd'hui". Bon état intérieur. Toile rouge, couvertures conservées.. Nombreux tampons de Radio France et ORTF.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 18509

‎[AFRIQUE] FOA (Edouard).‎

‎A travers l'Afrique centrale - Du Cap au lac Nyassa.‎

‎Paris, Plon-Nourrit et Cie, 1901. In-12 de 382 pages. Ouvrage accompagné de 16 gravures (photographies de l'auteur) et d'une carte (dépliante). Troisième édition. Très bon état intérieur. Toile rouge, couvertures conservées.. Nombreux tampons de Radio France et ORTF.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 18495

‎[AFRIQUE] HACHISUKA (Masauji).‎

‎Le Sahara. Le Climat du Sahara et de l'Arabie. Les Conditions de la vie animale dans les déserts.‎

‎Paris, Sté d'Editions Géographiques, 1932. In-4 de 167 pages, illustrations. Bon état. Toile rouge, couvertures. Nombreux tampons de Radio France et ORTF.‎

‎Première partie de cette étude.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 19051

‎[AFRIQUE] MENIAUD Jacques.‎

‎Haut Sénégal- Niger (Soudan Français) : Deuxième Série : Géographie Économique.‎

‎Paris, Émile Larose, 1912. Deux volumes in-8 de (2)ff., IV -396 pp. ; (2)ff. - 305 pp., (2)ff. Avec 96 planches hors-texte comprenant 192 illustrations photographiques et 12 cartes en couleurs. Quelques rousseurs marginales et accrocs en marge de quelques planches. Broché, dos cassés avec manque de papier, salissures et accrocs aux plats.‎

‎Séries D'études Publiées Sous la Direction de M. Le Gouverneur Clozel. Peu d'ouvrages de géographie économique donnent aussi nettement la sensation de l'influence que le milieu physique exerce sur la vie humaine. Les photographies offrent une précieuse documentation non seulement pour l'étude des races animales mais aussi pour la compréhension du paysage végétal et de l'activité économique. Une des parties les plus originales et les plus approfondies du livre de Mr Meniaud est celle qui à trait à la faune sauvage (TI. p. 181- 244) et à l'élevage ( T. II, p 1-164). Il y a là d'excellents renseignements sur cet exemple typique de Raubwirtschaft que constitue la chasse à outrance de l'éléphant, de l'autruche, de l'aigrette, du marabout. S'inspirant de la réglementation très sévère établie en 1901-1909 dans la Northern Nigeria par "The Wild Animals Birds and Fish Preservation Proclamation", Mr Meniaud propose toute une série de mesures destinées à protéger efficacement les malheureux oiseaux au plumage trop recherché. (Le Soudan français, Henri Busson, Annales de Géographie, Année 1913 ).‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 16946

‎[AFRIQUE] VIGNERAS (Sylvain).‎

‎Une Mission française en Abyssinie.‎

‎Paris, Armand Colin et Cie, 1897. In-12 de XIV et 225 pages et 8 de catalogue du libraire. Illustré de 60 gravures d'après des photographies de l'auteur, sous serpente. Très bon état intérieur. Toile rouge, couvertures conservées. Nombreux tampons de Radio France et ORTF.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 18511

‎[AFRIQUE].-‎

‎Carte Ecclésiastique de l'Afrique au 1/12000000e par le R. P. Meillorat de la Congrégation du St Esprit et du Sacré Coeur de Marie.-‎

‎Supplément du Journal des Missions Catholiques. Paris. Imp. Lemercier. 1892. Grande feuille de ca 740 x 900 mm, pliée en 16, carte de ca 690 x 720 mm. Carte de l'Evêché de San Iago dans un tout petit cartouche (120 x 50 mm). A gauche de la carte, tableau des Archevêchés, Evêchés, Vicariats et Préfectures Apostoliques, au dessus de ce tableau Etat du Catholicisme en Afrique d'après l'ouvrage Orbis Terrarum Catholicus de R.P. Werner S. J. Réparations au dos aux croisements des pliures mais bon exemplaire, tiré en noir et souligné de rouge et d'orangé.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-14350

‎[AFRIQUE].-‎

‎Université Francophone d'Eté. Rochefort et la Mer. 12 : A la DECOUVERTE de l'AFRIQUE NOIRE par les MARINS FRANCAIS (XVe - XIXe siècle).‎

‎2007 Jonzac, Université d'Eté, 1998, in 8° broché, 74 pages ; couverture illustrée.‎

‎Etienne Taillemite, P.-M. Niaussat, Michel Vergé-Franceschi et Patrick Villiers présentent ici un texte. ...................... Photos sur demande ...................‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 77761

‎[AGRICULTURE. ITALIE].-‎

‎La Réforme Agraire dans la Pouille, la Lucanie et le Molise.-‎

‎Bari. Laterza. 1961. In-8 br.124pp. 4 cartes dépliantes h.-t. et ill. photo in et h.-t.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-86

‎[ALASKA].-‎

‎Tour du Monde, Revue mensuelle dirigée par Laurent Froissart.-‎

‎Paris. Tallandier et Nelson Doubleday. N°38, Avril 1963. In-8 (ca 138 x 210mm) broché, couverture illustrée couleurs sur les 2 plats, XII pages sur papier jaune (Actualités-Voyages) et 64 pages consacrée à l'ALASKA, nombreuses illustrations en noir et images couleurs collées dans le texte. Bel exemplaire, complet.‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : ORD-128