Ships & shipping: general interest books

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Square Rig Sunset: A Complete Directory of Four and Five Masted Ships 1870-1940

Square Rig Sunset: A Complete Directory of Four and...

Author: David Clement
ISBN: 9781861762313
Format: Hardback
$129.38

By the end of the nineteenth century, though the steamer had proved herself in terms of speed and reliability, there...  Read More >>

Cargo Work: For Maritime Operations

Cargo Work: For Maritime Operations

Author: David J House
ISBN: 9780080457390
Format: Electronic book text
$182.03

Previously published as Kemp & Young's Cargo Work, this new edition has been fully revised and expanded to comprehensively...  Read More >>

Local Knowledge: A Skipper's Reference -- Tacoma to Ketchikan

Local Knowledge: A Skipper's Reference -- Tacoma to...

Author: Kevin Monahan
ISBN: 9781932310115
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival

Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival

Author: Dean King
ISBN: 9780316159357
Format: Paperback
$39.57

A crucial, forgotten chapter of American history--immortalized in a survivor's firsthand account that became one...  Read More >>

The Picture History of the Andrea Doria

The Picture History of the Andrea Doria

Author: William H. Miller, Jr.
ISBN: 9780486439280
Format: Paperback
$50.03

Scores of rare photographs recall one of the most graceful, fast, and luxuriously outfitted ships of the 20th century....  Read More >>

Six Gems of Forgotten Civil War History

Six Gems of Forgotten Civil War History

Author: Frank W Sweet
ISBN: 9780939479023
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Historian reenactor Sweet presents six Civil War tales: The Minstrel Show, The Longstreet Controversy, America:...  Read More >>

Steam Packet 175: The Official Anniversary Book of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company

Steam Packet 175: The Official Anniversary Book of the...

Author: Miles Cowsill ,  John Hendy
ISBN: 9781871947779
Format: Hardback
$55.63

Celebrating the 175th anniversary of this oldest ferry company in the world, this title provides its history with...  Read More >>

Cargo Work: For Maritime Operations

Cargo Work: For Maritime Operations

Author: D J House
ISBN: 9786610629244
Format: Electronic book text
$269.02

Previously published as Kemp and Young's Cargo Work, this new edition has been fully revised and expanded to comprehensively...  Read More >>

The New England Steamship Company: Long Island Sound Night Boats in the Twentieth Century

The New England Steamship Company: Long Island Sound...

Author: Edwin L. Dunbaugh
ISBN: 9780813027920
Format: Hardback
$158.27

Overnight steamboats between New York and ports in southern New England reached its zenith in the early years of...  Read More >>

Weather at Sea

Weather at Sea

Author: David Houghton
ISBN: 9781904475163
Format: Paperback
$52.67

This book explains clearly the basic principles that govern the weather. The concepts have been made easy to understand,...  Read More >>

Hand, Reef And Steer: Traditional Sailing Skills for Classic Boats

Hand, Reef And Steer: Traditional Sailing Skills for...

Author: Tom Cunliffe
ISBN: 9781574092035
Format: Paperback
$65.87

A handbook on sailing classic boats by the 'guru of gaff-rig sailors', replete with illustrations and clear descriptions...  Read More >>

Yacht Interiors

Yacht Interiors

Author: DAAB Press
ISBN: 9783937718095
Format: Hardback
$100.19

about 40 projects in the following categories: private yachts: sailboats and motoryachts- commercial yacht: sailboats...  Read More >>

SAILOR'S WORD BOOK

SAILOR'S WORD BOOK

Author: W. H. Smyth
ISBN: 9780851779720
Format: Paperback
$52.67

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Mariner's Launch

Mariner's Launch

Author: Dr. Raymond Solly
ISBN: 9781904445036
Format: Paperback
$43.96

First in trilogy - development of a career in the golden age of international shipping  Read More >>

Titanic: An Illustrated History

Titanic: An Illustrated History

Author: Don Lynch
ISBN: 9780785819721
Format: Hardback
$65.97

Experience what it was like to sail on history’s most famous ship through dozens of accurate colour paintings by...  Read More >>

Solent - Creeks, Craft and Cargoes

Solent - Creeks, Craft and Cargoes

Author: Michael Langley
ISBN: 9781904474524
Format: Hardback
$51.62

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RMS Queen Mary: Transatlantic Masterpiece

RMS Queen Mary: Transatlantic Masterpiece

Author: Janette McCutcheon
ISBN: 9780752429984
Format: Paperback
$51.72

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Understanding Boat Diesel Engines

Understanding Boat Diesel Engines

Author: John C. Payne
ISBN: 9781574092004
Format: Paperback
$36.83

This volume offers a comprehensive coverage of marine diesel engine parts and what they do, checklists for regular...  Read More >>

Understanding Boat Corrosion, Lightning Protection And Interference

Understanding Boat Corrosion, Lightning Protection And...

Author: John C. Payne
ISBN: 9781574091991
Format: Paperback
$36.83

Covers problems with metal corrosion on the hull and fastenings, lightning hazards and protection and electrical...  Read More >>

Nelson And Other Naval Studies

Nelson And Other Naval Studies

Author: James R. Thursfield
ISBN: 9781417967186
Format: Paperback
$97.55

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Caledonian Canal and the Great Glen

Caledonian Canal and the Great Glen

Author:
ISBN: 9780863511752
Format: Sheet map
$12.81

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Lancaster Canal

Lancaster Canal

Author:
ISBN: 9780863511745
Format: Sheet map
$12.81

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Basingstoke Canal and the Wey Navigations

Basingstoke Canal and the Wey Navigations

Author:
ISBN: 9780863511769
Format: Sheet map
$11.64

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Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal with the River Severn and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal with the River...

Author:
ISBN: 9780863511776
Format: Sheet map
$12.81

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Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album: Photographic Memories

Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album: Photographic...

Author: Clive Hardy
ISBN: 9781859376225
Format: Paperback
$38.81

Approximately 150 photographs from the Francis Frith Collection with a maritime theme dating from around 1860 to...  Read More >>

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