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Cavanagh, Deborah
Marine Animals and the Inuit / Waters - Journal of the Vancouver Aquarium, Volume 10, 1987
36 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Contents: Marine Mammals - a cultural and economic resource for the future; The origin of the Narwhal - a myth; Hunting stories from Hall Beach; Starvation at Koluktoo Bay; Stalking Netsiq on the sea ice; Sound under the ice; Arctic marine mammals. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Lynch, Thomas; Hanington, Daniel; et al
Canada's Navy - A Special Edition of Wings Magazine
194 pages. Features: Jimmy Hibbard's War; The Last Corvette; Maintenance of the Sea Kings; A Typical CP-140 Aurora Mission; Fast Dive with OJIBWA; Esquimalt Base Development; and dozens more. Unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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Lynch, Thomas; Kealy, J.D.; et al
Canada's Navy - A Special Edition of Wings Magazine, Canada's Navy Annual, Issue 2, 1987/1988
130 pages. Features: The Saguenay Incident; Women at Sea; Dockyard Modernization; Submarines for Canada; Halifax Class Report; and many more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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Lunch, Thomas; Donaldson, Richard L.; Et al
Canada's Navy - A Special Edition of Wings Newsmagazine, Canada's Navy Annual, Issue 3, 1988/1989
146 pages. Features: Fraser's 30th birthday; Adios, Labrador - Canada's only white ensign icebreaker retires; Huron goes west; Salvage of Sea King 12409; Tribal class update and modernization program; Canada opts for nuclear-propelled submarines; and many more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
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Campbell, R.R.: Editor
Rare and Engangered Fishes and Marine Mammals of Canada: COSEWIC Fish and Marine Mammal Subcommittee Status Reports: IV, 1988
Pages 81-398. Includes 25 articles with title such as: Status of the Aurora Trout; Status of the Squanga Whitefish; Status of the redside Dace; Status of the Sea Mink; Status of the Stellar Sea Lion; Status of the Fin Whale; and many more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
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Gallery, Rear Admiral Daniel V.
Twenty (20) Million Tons Under the Sea: The Submarine War in the Atlantic and the Daring Capture of U-505
344 pages. Bibliography. Black and white photographic plates. "For Captain (now Admiral) Gallery and his hask force the capture of the U-505 was an exultant climax to the long and dangerous battle against the deadly effectiveness of the German U-boats. The capture was accomplished only after months of careful planning and under the most hazardous condition." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. (Bibliographic reference: Enser pg. 429) Book
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Muir, Alexander; et al
Songs of Canada: Sheet Music for Piano and Voice
16 pages. Ad inside front cover suggests a printing date circa 1901. Songs include: The Maple Leaf Forever; Upon the Heights at Queenston; Rule Britannia; Red, White and Blue - The Army and the Navy For Ever; May God Preserve Thee Canada; Dear Canada, To Thee; The Beaver. Unmarked. Above-average wear. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this vintage piece of Canadiana. Book
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Scott, Robert C. (Signed); Dorey, George (Introduction)
My Captain Oliver: A Story of Two Missionaries on the British Columbia Coast
Signed and inscribed by author atop map of the west coast on first leaf. xiv, 200 pages. Black and white photographic plates. The story of Captain William Oliver, as told by the man who replaced this pioneer of the Marine Work of the Methodist Church on the B.C. coast. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
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West, Christopher
Canada and Sea Power
172 pages. Index. 188 x 130 mm. Written just prior to the outbreak of WWI, the Introduction states "New forces are gathering in international affairs, and the suggestions and facts of this book are presented in the hope that they may lead fellow-Canadians to a closer study and a better understanding of these forces." Moderate wear to publisher's red cloth. Paper spine label chipped but legible. Binding intact. Bookseller's stamp upon front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. A sound vintage copy. [Spadoni & Donnelly 102] Book
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Nagel, C.F. Jr.; Hoglund, G.O.; Chilton, R.; Benton, B.; LeBer, R.; Holt, F.A.; Klemin, A.; Pillard, M.; Green, E.; Dyer, H. Jr.
Aviation Engineering (Magazine), With Which is Consolidated Aircraft Servicing - The Technical Journal of the Aeronautical Industry, February (Feb.) 1931 - The Privateer Amphibian / Making the Navy Type Cable Splice
50 pages. Features: Thompson Valve ad commemorates the round the world trip of Mears and Collyer in 1928; Design and Construction of Aluminum Alloy Floats - article with photo of Keystone Commuter; Air-Cooled Cylinder Head Design; The Privateer Amphibian - A Low Wing Pusher Monoplane; Wind Tunnel Testts on Airplane Wheel Cowlings; Improvement and Economy in Carburetor Control; Vortex Theory and the Tapered Wing (part II); Effectiveness and Balance of Horizontal Control Surface; The Month's best from the Foreign Press; Assembly Instructions of the Fairchild Cabin Monoplane 71; Method of Making the Navy Type Cable Splice; How to Design and Build and Aircraft Finishing Room; Airplane and Engine Repair Cost Accounting; Puti It Up to Parker; How Fast Do They Fly?; New Products; Nice ad inside back cover Detroit's Hotel Fort Shelby; many more nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Klemin, Alex.; Niven, A.; Webb, L.; Friedrich, W.; Ross, L.; Smithowski, J.
Aviation Engineering (Magazine), With Which is Consolidated Aircraft Servicing - The Technical Journal of the Aeronautical Industry, March (Mar.) 1931 - The Merrill Movable Wing Stagger Decalage Biplane
50 pages. Features: Thompson Valve ad commemorates the first refueling endurance flight in history by Maj. Carl Spatz, Capt. Ira Eaker, Lieut. Elwood R. Quesada, Lieut. Harry A. Halverson and Staff Sgt. Roy Hooe, of the U.S. Army Air Corps; The Merrill Movable Wing Stagger Decalage Biplane; A Technical Description of the Continental Model A70 Second Series Engine; Propeller Materials and Airplane Safety; My Observations at the French Aero Show - with photo of the Dornier Do-S flying boat and the S.E.C.M. two-engined bomber; The Curtiss-Wright Junior and its Characteristics; The Month's Best from the Foreign Press - Junkers F.13 Disaster caused by Buffeting; Tips on Designing an Airplane; Reviews - with photo of Grover Loening at the controls of U.S. Navy submarine seaplane; Weights of Aluminum Alloy Floats and Hulls; Radio Shielding for Pratt and Whitney Engines; Servicing the Aerol Strut; Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Aluminum Structural Parts; Airplane and Engine Repair Cost Accounting (part II); Servicing Problems; No Smoking; New Products; Nice ad for Detroit's Hotel Fort Shelby inside back cover; Back cover Packard-Diesel ad boasts of 9/10 of a cent per mile operating cost on 12,000 mile flight; many more nostalgic ads. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Shipway, Ann; Philp, Peter, Sandon, John; et al
Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide Magazine, September (Sept.) 2000 - Samuel Owen (1768-1857)
64 pages. Features: Rise of the Painted Dial Clock; The Clocks Market; Paris Beckons - preparing for the XXe Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris; The Beauty of Boxes; Victorian Relief-Moulded Jugs; The Marine Watercolours of Samuel Owen (1768-1857); Georgian Stick Barometers; many great ads; and much more. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
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Philp, Peter, Shipway, Ann; Sandon, John; et al
Antique Dealer and Collectors Guide Magazine, September (Sept.) 2001 - Pocket Barometers / Porcelain Satyr Mugs
64 pages. Features: Artist James Paterson (1854-1932) is commemorated near Dumfries; Woven Masterpieces - Somerset firm, John Boyd Textiles has been producing horsehair fabrics since 1837 in the same manner as those used by Chippendale and other great furniture makers; Foreign Fields - furniture opportunities for the more modest collector; Warts and All - Toby Jugs; The Pocket Aneroid Barometer; Quirky Derby Satyr Mugs - not all Derby porcelain is elegant and sophisticated; Hooded Wall Clocks - comparatively rare today; The Bourbon-Hanby Antiques Centre; Langfords Marine Antiques - an accidental success; Market Report - Anglo-Indian furniture; Boom for Illustrations - strength in demand for 20th century illustrations; and much more. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
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Cram, Geo. F.
1889 Color Bar Graphs Comparing the Wealth, National Debt, Money Circulation, Commerce, and Army/Navy Size of the Nations of the World
Outer dimensions: 10.75" x 14.5". A fascinating and informative graphical presentation of the vital economic statistics of the world's nations in 1889. Offers a stunning contrast to the economic power displayed today by the nations of Asia. Suitable for mounting on the wall of any far-sighted investment professional. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Richardson, Clark; McCullough, John W.S.; Schisgall, Oscar; Cowan, James; et al
Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, November (Nov.) 15, 1937 - Motor Shows in Toronto and Montreal / N.H.L. President Frank Calder
Features: Sensational colour-photo ad for red International crawlers inside front cover; Secret Reef (fiction); The Facts about "Infantile Paralysis" - Panic, Publicity and "Polio" - article with photo of patients in iron lungs; Man of Action (fiction); Informative four-page photo feature illustrates all the jobs created by Canada's auto industry; A Show is Built - Canada's National Motor Show in Toronto, and J.L. Stewart, its mastermind; The Red Lake (Ontario) Marines - Gread photo-illustrated article explains how freight is delivered to this isolated mining community by marine railway and winter tractor; The Fur Masters (fiction); Seal Hunter - Captain Abraham Kean brought a million pelts from the Arctic icefields; Frank Calder - Hockey's Biggest Asset; Just So, Jitsu (fiction); Nice half-page illustrated ad for the Honderich Furniture Co. of Milverton, Ontario; Wonderful two-colour, two-page ad for the 1938 Chevrolet (yellow); Excellent two-colour, one-page ad for the 1938 Oldsmobile (red); Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) ad features champion cocker spaniel 'Max', owned by Mrs. Paul Armstrong of Montreal; Crossword completed in pencil. Please note: this copy missing pages 1-6, 33-44, and 53-54. Covers and pages 71-76 loose but present. Above-average wear. A worthy copy of this incomplete but hard-to-find issue. Book
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Michael Burns
McDonnell Douglas F-4K and F-4M Phantom II (Osprey Air Combat)
200 pages. Index. "The first book devoted to the anglicized versions of the American McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - the F-4K and F-4M (Designated FG.1 and FGR.2 respectively by the British Services). A very significant book which reveals a wealth of new information about the most expensive Phantoms ever built." - dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A nice copy. Book
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Dorling, Taprell (Taffrail)
Swept Channels - Being an Account of the Work of the Minesweepers in the Great War
388 pages. Index. Short bibliography. Numerous black and white photographic plates. Maps. Diagrams. "During WWI the Germans laid 43,636 mines in all parts of the world, though principally in the North Sea round about the British Isles. The bulk of the minesweeping fell upon Britain. At one period one minesweeper was lost for every two mines swept up, while each time a sweeper was sunk half her crew were killed or drowned. In all, we lost 214 Minesweepers during the four years and three months that the war lasted." - Introduction. Above-average wear. Backstrip loose but present. Hinges intact. Dust jacket not included. A worthy reading copy. Bibliographic reference: Enser p.223. Book
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Adrienne Aikins
Open Ocean - Creating Marine Models for Musem Exhibition
v, 109 pages. Glossary. Index. Black and white illustrations. "In this manual, the techniques used to create the 32 different species in the Open Ocean exhibit have been presented in 10 groups, ranging from the simplest to the most complex. These techniques can be adapted for many uses such as reproducing archaeological artifacts as well as biological specimens." - Preface. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. A nice copy. Book
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W. Denne
Magnetic Compass Deviation and Correction
xx, 160 pages. "A manual of the theory of the deviations and mechanical correction of magnetic compasses in ships." - subtitle. Prior owner's details atop front free endpaper and writing on backside of dust jacket front flap, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
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Jamieson, Eric; Goddard, Joan M.; Harris, E.A.; Fryer, Harold; Stevenson, John
Canadian West Magazine - The Pioneer Years: January (Jan.) /February (Feb.) /March (Mar.) 1992, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Collector's #27) - Union Bay, B.C. Cover Illustration
46 pages. Abundantly illustrated with colour and black and white archival photos. Features: Bill Maximick - Profile of a Western Artist - one of British Columbia's most respected marine artists; When Whales Were Fair Game - Between 1910 and 1943 Rose Harbour and other whaling stations whaled the Pacific; Amur, Danube & Tees - Three Pioneer West Coast Steamers that carried gold-seekers to the Klondike; Blue-Coated Mounties - The Alberta Provincial Police; Klondike Joe Boyle. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
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Hutchings, Ozzie; Paterson, T.W.; McGeachie, Pixie; Whalen, Dwight
Canada West Magazine, Fall 1977, Volume 7, Number 3: Coalmont - Blakeburn
40 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Features: The Weaker Sex - Anna Ullman at Hazelton, B.C.; British Columbia's Greatest Marine Disaster - the foundering of the Canadian Pacific liner Princess Sophia in Lynn Canal in 1818 took 343 lives; The Case of the Stolen Church - St. Peter's Anglican of Windermere, B.C.; The B.C. Boomtown Phenomenon - most of them have now disappeared altogether; Coalmont-Blakeburn - Coal Dust Twins; The Copper Hoard of the Pewabic - the steamship Pewabic carried more than a hundred persons to a watery grave in Lake Huron; North to the Klondike - David Doig of Victoria headed north to service gold miners; Brief bio and photo of polio-stricken author Harold Fryer; Brother XII (Twelve) - a B.C. Character (one-page article); and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
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Stevens, David; Reeve, John
Sea Power Ashore and In the Air
320 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "Leading historians look back over more than one hundred years to show how navies have often made a critical difference to the fighting ashore and the contest for mastery in the air. Topics treated in detail include: The naval air war over Galipoli, Japan's joint operation in China in 1895, Air defence of naval and amphibious forces in the Falklands, Australian naval pilots and air mobile helicopter operations in Vietnam, German Navy land campaigns of WWII, THe US Navy in the capture of Okinawa, Submarine operations in the Arctic, Naval peacekeeping in Somalia, Maritime blockades in Post-War China, and many others. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. An excellent copy. Book
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Stanyukovich, Konstantin; Williams, Allan Moray [Translator]
Man Overboard! - Stories of 19th Century Russian Naval Life
175 pages. Index. Text in English. Translated from the Russian. Stanyukovich (1844-1903) was "an officer in the Tsarist navy for many years and wrote from first-hand experience of life on board a Russian man-of-war." - dust jacket. Bookplate upon front free endpaper. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Brilliant silver lettering to backstrip. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy. Book
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Seymour, The Right Hon. Sir Edward H.[Hobart] (1840-1929)
My Naval Career and Travels
xvi, 429 pages. Index. Frontis portrait of author plus eight black and white plates illustrating ships. Seymour was a Royal Navy officer who rose to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet. He saw action in the Crimean War, the Battle of Canton, The Battle of Taku Forts, the Battle of Cixi, and the Boxer Rebellion. This copy belonged to Casper Swinley (1898-1983) of the Royal Navy. His bookplate is affixed to verso of front free endpaper. In addition, his handwritten note affixed to recto of front free endpaper states he carried Admiral Seymour's medals at his funeral on March 7th, 1929. Presentation plate inside front board indicates Captain Swinley donated this copy to a library, thus it bears the markings of a military library. Narrow opening in binding at frontispiece. Back hinge mostly open. A worthy association copy of this informative naval autobiography. Book
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T.P. Stopford
Admiralty Ships Badges: Original Patterns 1919-1994, Complete in Two Volumes
[4], vi, 237, XIV; [4], V, 248, X pages. Bibliography. Illustrated in colour. Printed upon glossy stock. "Official badges of ships, shore establishments, naval air stations and fleet support units of the Royal Navy, together with a number of badges for ships transferred to Commonwealth and foreign navies." - subtitle. Addendum laid inside back board of Vol. II. Armorial bookplate on verso of front free endpaper of each volume otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jackets now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A nice set. Book
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George E. Buker
Swamp Sailors: Riverine Warfare in the Everglades, 1835-1842
152 pages. Bibliography. Index. Illustrated in black and white. Map endpapers. A "dramatic account of the second Seminole War, enhanced by an awesome setting, which will engage and enlighten both the scholar of naval history and the armchair sailor." - dust jacket. Armorial bookplate on verso of front free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket preserved in mylar. A quality copy. Book
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Robin E. Sheret [Signed]
Smoke, Ash and Steam : The Marine Steam Engine / How Marine Steam Engines Worked on Oceans, Lakes and Rivers
Signed, without inscription, by author upon title page. VI, 144. aIX pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Profusely illustrated with black and white diagrams and reproductions of photos. "A unique book that for the first time describes the development of the marine steam engine. In this second edition paddle wheels and propellers are also discussed. More engines are covered, more photos are included, and all previous illustrations have been redone with new ones added." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
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Blatherwick, Jim; et al - 60th Anniversary History Committee
HMCS Discovery - 60 Years on Deadmans Island 1943 to 2003
Approx. 140 pages. Black and white illustrations and reproductions of archival photos. "This 60th Anniversary book is not just about HMCS Discovery. As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the unit, established on Deadman's Island in Stanley Park, our focus is on the people who have worked and served on this island. Besides the members of the HMCS Discovery, there have been many others who have called Deadman's Island their home. This book includes the extended naval family and others who have used this Island in Vancouver." - Foreword. Faint cup ring on front cover. Prior owner's name atop title page otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Milky Way Pictorial [Magazine] No. 223, 1976
90 pages. Loaded with wonderful color and black and white photos. Features: The Big Boss - Part II, He or She, Fur Fashion photos in colour, Kao Pao Shu colour foldout photo, Golden Horse Prize Giving Ceremony, Fu Shing and Chen Nei, Chin Han and Shaw Chel Yin, Sylvia Chang and Chin Chuan, Yuen Hua, Wang Yu, Tsui Tai Ching, Liu Man Ching, Liu Wei Bun, Does Fang Yin's husband commit adultery?, Chang Cheh is not a good proprietor, Lisa Wang, The Hunter The Butterfly The Crocodile, Valley of Butterfly, Shaolin Death Squads, The Navy Storm Troop, Ingrid Bergman, and much more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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Multiple Contributors
The Milky Way Pictorial [Magazine] No. 224, 1976
90 pages. Loaded with wonderful color and black and white photos. Features: Tien Niu and Liu Man Ching; The Navy Storm Troop, Fashion photos, Chin Han, Dana (sexy one-page photo), Foldout colour photo of Shih Sze; Love conflict involving Chen Chen, Chin Hsiang, Lin, Chen Chen and Liu Chia Chong; Liu Chia Chong; Wang Yu; Hsu Che Chang and Hsu Feng; What Does Lin Fung Chew Need?; The Rise of a "Cold Blooded Killer" - Chen Wei Min; Who Really Understands Shang-Kuan Ling Fung; Taipei 1977; Love, Tomorrow; Super Dragon; The Greatest Plot; The Blazing Temple; The Forest of Love; Lady Killer, The Dragon Lives Again; The Cliff of Tiger; Sophia Loren - photos and article; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Book
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The [British] War Office
Coast Artillery Training Vol. [Volume] I [1 / One]
Originally printed in 1938 in Britain, this copy reprinted with permission in Canada in 1940 with amendments Nos. 1 and 2. Quite a detailed treatise with chapters entitled: Organization of a Coast Fortress in Peace; Responsibility for Training; Annual Training; Charts and Maps; Range-Finders and Other Instruments; Misc. Instruments; Laying; Ballistics; Gunnery Calculations; Gunnery Calculations - Automatic Sights; Range Tables and Initial Corrections; Calibration; Battery Drill and Fire Discipline; Instructions for Training and Examination in Range-Finding; Instructions for Training Examination in x, 224 pages. Plotting Room Duties; Instructions for Training and Examination in Laying; Instructions for Training and Examination in Telephony; Instructions for the Examination for Skill-At-Arms Badges for Gunnery; plus appendices on probability and the slide rule. Several fold-outs. Black and white diagrams. Unmarked with average wear. Binding tight. A sound copy of this vintage WWII reference. Book
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Department of National Defence, Canada
The Canadian Navy List, Corrected to 30th June, 1944
521 pages. The Canadian Navy List was published every two months. Contents include: Alphabetical list of officers, Obituary, Rank and Command, Relative rank of officers of Navy, Army and Air Force, Removals, Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Canadian Navy, Sea Cadet Corps affiliated with the R.C.N.V.R., Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service. Military library markings upon title page. Heavy wear and tape repairs to blue card covers which have been re-affixed backwards. A worthy copy of this important WWII Canadian naval reference. Book
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Marder, Arthur J.
From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow - The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904-1919, Volume I, The Road to War, 1904-1914
xxii, 459 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Footnotes. Index. This copy is a 1966 reprint of the 1961 first edition. "The story, well known it its outlines, has been filled in with fascinating detail obtained from many collections of unpublished official papers. The author has also made good use of the personal papers left by participants, and has had the full co-operation of the Admiralty, and the result is a book of first-rate importance for its factual authority." - dust jacket. "The book flows, from page to entrancing page, an utterly fascinating record of a period of deep and significant naval interest. This is history as it should be written." - The Navy. Book very clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Average wear to dust jacket which shows a bit of peeling from backstrip and is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. ENSER p.310. Book
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Smith, Waldo E.L.; Dyer, Vice-Admiral K.L. [Foreword]
The Navy Chaplain And His Parish
x, 264 pages. Index. Black and white photos. Footnotes. Printed upon glossy stock. "In these glimpses of the chaplaincy at work since 1815 in the Royal Navy, and latterly in the Royal Canadian Navy, we have confirmed for us the quiet, gallant and Christian part played by our padres amongst those that 'go down to the sea in ships and do business in great waters'". - Foreword. Moderate wear to book and dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Prior owner's name and date inside front board otherwise clean and unmarked.. Binding sound. A quality copy. Cooke [v3] p.66. Book
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Wells, R.E.
The Stranding of S.S. Uzbekistan U.S.S.R. on the West Coast of Vancouver Island
[8], 120 pages. Appendices. Black and white reproductions of maps and photos. "An account of a maritime mishap [involving a Russian freighter] which occurred during the Second World War. Details of this incident have never been fully published, chiefly because they were subject to wartime secrecy restrictions. This account, the result of extensive research using both official and personal sources and the author's personal familiarity with the incident, will, after 30 years, inform readers of the correct circumstances and what really happened." - Introduction. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Tight and square. A high-quality copy. Edwards & Lort 3969. Book
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Tift, LaVerne E.; McIver, DeWitt C. Jr. [Foreword]
Valiant in Flight: A Book of Remembrance
[10], 169 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. Discusses "The Navigators", American sailors trained to step in when a Navy chaplain was required but unavailable during WWII. "Now, after more than five years of intensive research, some of the action that resulted through their prayers and examples has been documented here [by one of their own]." - Foreword. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. A quality copy. Book
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Charles L Scrivner
The Empire Express: The story of the U.S. Navy PV Squadrons' Aerial Strikes Against the Japanese Kuriles during WW II (Historical Aviation Album Series)
56 pages. Many diagrams and black and white reproductions of archival photos. Presents the story of the Empire Express, US Navy squadrons based out of Casco field on Attu to strike the northern end of the Japanese Empire during WWII. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Please note: Binding glue has brittled with age, allowing title page through page 14 to become loose in one chunk. A worthy reference copy of this interesting WWII history. Book
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Haycock, Kenneth John; Vassilopoulos, Peter: Editor
The History of the RCMP Marine Services
335 pages. List of sources. Printed upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with black and white and colour photos. "Until the rise of the modern Canadian Navy and the Coast Guard services, the RCMP provided the primary maritime federal representation on the Canadian coast and inland waters of Canada. Many of these vessels were impressive ocean-going ships that featured modern (for that era) armaments, dedicated RCMP Marine Division crew and a complex mandate to serve the interests of Canada. These vessels served in the high Arctic, on the great Lakes, on all three oceans and on virtually all the navigable inland waterss of Canada. The total number of vessels employed within the RCMP from the establishment of the Force until modern times exceeded two hundred. This work chronicles the complete history of the RCMP Marine services." - dust jacket. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A high quality copy. Oblong 30 x 23cm. 1.7kg. Book
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Knego, Peter
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: December 1999
52 pages. Features: Vintage Passenger Ships of the World - Part 5; A Week to Remember; The Galley Stove - Peter Adams recounts an experience with an old coal-fired galley stove; "Killoran"; Royal Australian Navy's Farewell to Steam; Revival of the Port of Dunball on the river Parrett near Bridgwater; Caribbean Pioneers - The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.; "Pride of Bilbao"; and much more. Centerfold photo of tall ships holding by one staple. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Sparrow, Alan; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: September 1997
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of P&O Cruise Liner Canberra; On the Waterfront; Under Sail; A-Z of Sail 'Daylight'; RFA 'O1' Class Tankers; Ships Library; European Ferry Commentary; Panama Canal Ship Safari; SS Canberra - an illustrated history; The Merchant Navy Association - a brief history of this organization founded in 1989; Naval Review; Voyage Report - A Rum Crossing - Maurice B. Glover describes his wartime experiences in the Ellerman and Papayanni Line cargo ship ss Flaminian; A-Z of Liners - No. 7 Giulio Cesare; Ports of Call; Ships Mail; and more. Centrefold holding by one staple. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Fry, Roger; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: June 1997
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of paddly wheeler Waverley; The World's Navies - Argentina, Brazil and Chile; The Heritage of the 'Implacable' - Robert Forsythe reviews maritime preservation projects of recent years; Ports of Call; Voyage Report - Cruising Italian Style - Anthony Nicholas describes a Round Britain cruise in the Costa Allegra; A Captain and his Ship - David Neill and the paddle steamer Waverley; South African Naval Review - photofeature; Gibraltar Shipping; Cruise Ship Review; Memories of the Cardiff Queen - recalled by Captain George Gunn; The British & Irish [B&I] Steam Packet Company History - Part 2, 1965-1995; Ferry Fleets Update; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Fry, Roger; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: February 1997
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of Shell coastal tanker Amoria; The World's Navies - Italy; Clan Line ('Scots Navy') 'Standards'; Ports of Call; Cruise Ship Review; Freighters and Reefers in Focus - photofeature; Coastal and Short-Sea Commentary; 'Weapon' and 'Daring' Class Destroyers - Roger Fry reviews two important classes of post-war Royal Navy destroyers; Voyage Report - The Search for the "Olivebank"; Ferry Fleets Update; Ferry Focus - Aretousa; and more. Photo of cruise ship clipped from lower corner of page 25. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Newall, Peter; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: December 1996
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Queen Elizabeth II; On the Waterfront; The SD 14 - Thirty Years On; The World's Navies - Denmark, Norway, and Sweden; Under Sail - 'Archibald Russell'; Illuminated Liners - photofeature; The Cunard Heritage Trail; Voyage report - Voyage to West Africa aboard the Accra; Dean Quarry Stone Trade; Cruise Ship Review; Shipping of the Scheldt - photofeature; Ferry Fleets Update; Ferry Focus - SeaCat Scotland versus Stena Voyager versus Jetliner; Ports of Call; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Knego, Peter; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: November 1996
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of self-unloading 'Laker' Algorail; On the Waterfront; European Ferry Commentary; New Ship News; A Captain and his Ship - Silvestro Gentiluomo and the Italia Prima; A-Z of Liners, No. 2 - Boissevain; Naval Review; US Ship Safari; St. Lawrence Seaway - Part 2 - Its Construction and its Use and its Future; Voyage report - A Stormy Passage by Steam Tug to South Africa aboard the twin-screw J.D. White; Submarines in Exile - Roger Fry Tracks Down the Royal Navy submarines operating away from UK waters between 1945-70; Ports of Call; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Needham, Dennis; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: April 1996
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of motor vessel Quality Carrier; On the Waterfront; Ferry Focus - HSS Stena Explorer, the world's first high-speed super ferry; Ferry Fleets Update; A Commission of Contrasts - in 1960 John V. Gibson was drafted to the 'Loch' class frigate HMS Loch Alvie prior to her deployment to the Persian Gulf - via the Arctic Ocean!; Cruise Ship Review; Coasters on the Trent - photofeature; The Port of Plymouth - article with colour photos; The World's Navies - Germany; A Century of London Tugs - photofeature; Ports of Call; Voyage Report - 'Baltic Eagle' to the Baltic; New Ship News; Fantastic colour photo inside back cover of the Stena Explorer at sea; and more. Center page holding by one staple. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Macdonald, Mike; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: February 1996
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of train ferry Nord pas-de-Calais; Ships of 1966 - photofeature; Farewell to the Train Ferry - P.J. Cone reviews the long history of the cross-Channel train ferry services which recently bowed out to the Channel Tunnel; The World's Navies - The Netherlands; 'Waterborne Freight in the UK'; Ferry Fleets Update; Ferry Focus - Peptunia and Poseidonia; Classic Liners at Southampton - colour photofeature; Cruise Ship Review; The Ships That Dunston Built - a short history of a Humber shipyard; SAS Somerset - the history of the boom defence vessel preserved as a floating exhibit at Cape Town; 'The Tale from the Nab' - recollections of a Southampton pilot, by A.R. Howard of his historic North-west Passage journey aboard the Russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov; Voyage Report - North-west Passage with the Russians, by Captain P.R.M. Toomey; One-page colour photo of the APL Japan; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Payne, Stephen; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: August 1995
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMAS Sydney; On the Waterfront; Ferry Focus - Isle of Innisfree; Ferry Fleets Update; The Darling of the Dutch - The Career of the Nieuw Amsterdam, Part 1; Ports of Call; My 'Hexhamshire Lass' - Douglas Laybourne describes his 'friendship' with the hopper/dredger that he first encountered in the Tyne, rediscovered in the Solent and finally traced to a Southampton breaker's yard; The World's Navies - Australia and New Zealand; Ships Pictorial; Cruise Ship Review; Role played by the British Pacific Fleet during the last months of the war against Japan; New Ship News; Voyage Report - 'Golden Harvest' Home, by Captain Sandy Kinghorn; August Ferry Movements at Portsmouth; A Captain and his Ship - James Read and the Hoverspeed Great Britain; Large colour photo of the Isle of Innisfree; and more. Centrefold holding by one staple. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Scrace, Barry; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: June 1995
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of bulk carrier Yeoman Bank; On the Waterfront; The Kiel Canal - 100 years old; Cruise Ship Review; P&O flagship Oriana - first impressions; The 'Berengaria' - Neil McCart reviews the career of Cunard's first 'Queen of the North Atlantic'; The World's Navies - France; Ships Pictorial; Glensanda-Grain Stone Trade; Ports of Call; Warships as Film Stars - Jon Wise reveals which ships played the star roles in a number of well-known naval films; Voyage report - Beyond the 80th Parallel - Fred Thompson describes a cruise aboard the Nordstjernen; Ferry Focus - SuperFast I and SuperFast II; Ferry Fleets Update; Captain Poul Erik Nielsen of Scandinavian Seaways; A Captain and his Ship - Gian Maria Faggioni and the Italian destroyer Luigi Durand de la Penne; Large colour photo of the Yeoman Burn inside back cover; and more. Puncture througn entire magazine with no loss and tape repairs to cover, otherwise average wear. A worthy reference copy. Book
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Cullen, Philip J.; Et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: May 1995
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of HMS Invincible; On the Waterfront; Prison Ship Altmark - R. Cudbertson recalls four months' captivity aboard an infamous German prison ship - Ships at War 1939-1945; The Black Raider - Philip J. Cullen reviews the remarkable exploits of the German auxiliary cruiser HK 'Orion' - Ships at War 1939-1945; 'HMS Warspite's' Last Battles - Ships at War 1939-1945; European Ferry Commentary; Ships Pictorial; Fifty Years On - Major-General Edward Fursdon reports on recent development in the Royal Navy which remains operationally deployed 50 years after the end of WWII; The Clan Line's Freezer Trio of 1936 - part 2; Voyage Report - The Holland Explorer - Keith Goss samples a Stena Line mini-cruise to the Netherlands; Ports of Call; Naval Review; Large colour photo of Jahre Viking inside back cover; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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Waters, Conrad; et al
Ships Monthly - The International Magazine for Shiplovers Ashore and Afloat: April 1995
52 pages. Features: Cover photo of the Royal Viking Queen; On the Waterfront; New Ship News; Clan Line's 'Freezer' Trio of 1936 (part 1); The Belgian Navy; Cruise Ship Review; P&O and Princess Cruises colour Pictorial - including cutaway drawing of the Oriana; The Port of Grimsby - Part 2; Voyage report - Coaster Cruise - Bernard McCall describes an eventful voyage in the German motor vessel Walter Hammann; Forty Years of North Sea Crossings - Robert Spark recalls five decades of travel aboard DFDS ships past and present; Anglo American Oil Tankers - photofeature; Ferry Fleets Update; Ferry Focus - The'Baltic Stars'; Ports of Call; Large colour photo of the Annuity inside back cover; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
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