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Penguin Books, 2005. Softcover. Very Good Condition. From the first wreck in 1622 off Western Australia to the tragedy of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Evan McHugh captures all the drama of Australia's maritime history. There are swashbuckling mutineers, violent storms, uncharted reefs, enemy warships, as well as ripping yarns about Dutchmen and… Ler mais sobre este item

Jack Loney, Australia. Softcover. Good Condition. 127 pages. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Maritime; History; Australian::Australian History. ISBN: 0868951048. ISBN/EAN: 9780868951041. Inventory No: 269069.. 9780868951041

HarperCollins, Australia, 1999. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Inscribed by Author. the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is one of the world's major sporting events. In 1998, it became one of the world's major sporting disasters. Six sailors tragically perished and numerous yachts sank or were badly damaged. the subsequent search and rescue operation was one… Ler mais sobre este item

The Cousteau Society / Harry N. Abrahms, New York, 1989. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. In 1988, the Cousteau Society set out to explore the rich aquatic and land environments and the diverse cultures of the eastern half of the large Pacific island of New Guinea. 224 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Maritime;… Ler mais sobre este item

HarperPerennial, Great Britain, 2007. Softcover. Good Condition. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex is a book by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick about the loss of the whaler Essex in the Pacific Ocean in 1820. 301 pages. Tanning to pages. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category:… Ler mais sobre este item

National Geographic, Washington DC, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. In a beautiful volume featuring more than 170 maps and photographs, Mystery of the Ancient Seafarers follows the latest pursuits of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert D. Ballard as he searches for clues to the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean. 256 pages. Fully Illustrated. Quantity Available:… Ler mais sobre este item

Country Life Books, 1981. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Traces the history of England's involvement with the sea, looks at Viking raids, pirates, the Royal Navy, yachting, and shipbuilding, and discusses the natural heritage of Britain's coast 208 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Maritime; Ships & The Sea; Nautical::Ships. ISBN: 0600368033. ISBN/EAN: 9780600368038.… Ler mais sobre este item

National Geographic, Washington, DC, 1999. Hardcover (Imitation Leather). Very Good Condition. Dr Robert Ballard's challenge for this work was to discover and photograph the ships sunk in the Battle of Midway, one of the most dramatic engagements of the Pacific War. Blue leatherette with gilt lettering to front and spine. Indentation to front cover. 191… Ler mais sobre este item

Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut, 2019. Softcover. As New. The origins of a remarkable number of everyday words and phrases are anchored in our seafaring past. Three Sheets to the Wind: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions is an entertaining compilation revealing the maritime roots of common English expressions 180 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight:… Ler mais sobre este item

Harry N. Abrams Inc, New York, 2005. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Daniel Dufour. Stunning photographs by avid lighthouse photographer Philip Plisson bring these fascinating structures to life Illustrator: Daniel Dufour. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Architecture; United States; Architecture; Maritime. ISBN: 0810959631. ISBN/EAN: 9780810959637. Inventory No: 265263.. 9780810959637 … Ler mais sobre este item

National Geographic, Washington, 2001. Hardcover. As New/As New. Published in the 60th anniversary year of the infamous bombing of Pearl Harbor, Graveyards of the Pacific is Dr. Robert Ballard's compelling survey of the major WWII Pacific battlefields and graveyards including Midway, Guadalcanal, and Truk Lagoon. This authoritative overview of the Pacific war begins with a… Ler mais sobre este item

Bloomsbury Publishing, Australia, 2022. Softcover. As New. For centuries, Ferdinand Magellan has been celebrated as a hero: a noble adventurer who circumnavigated the globe in an extraordinary feat of human bravery; a paragon of daring and chivalry.Now historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto draws on extensive and meticulous research to conduct a dazzling investigation into Magellan's life, his… Ler mais sobre este item

HarperCollins, Australia, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. How Australia's greatest maritime mystery was solved'We just found Sydney. We've got it. It's absolutely crystal clear. She's sitting upright in a small debris field. there's no doubt about it. the Prime Minister or anybody else can announce it. We have found HMAS Sydney.'tHE FULL… Ler mais sobre este item

Select Editions, Great Britain, 2005. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Ships have been overwhelmed by huge waves, consumed by fires, broken apart, sunk by storms and driven onto uncharted rocks. They have collided with icebergs or other ships, been sunk by enemy torpedoes or gunfire, or run aground on unlit coastlines at night. Boilers have exploded.… Ler mais sobre este item

PRC Publishing, London, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. A definitive account of three beautiful ships, Titanic, Olympic & Britannic. 512 pages. Fully Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Maritime; Ships & The Sea; Nautical::Ships. ISBN: 0947163506. ISBN/EAN: 9780947163501. Inventory No: 259424. . 9780947163501… Ler mais sobre este item

Images Publishing, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. A spectacular book of of underwater macrophotography by Dos Winkel. Foreword by Jean-Michel Cousteau. 240 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Photography; Photography; Maritime. ISBN: 1864701455. ISBN/EAN: 9781864701456. Inventory No: 259354.. 9781864701456 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra… Ler mais sobre este item

National Geographic, Washington, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. In an era when satellite photographs chart even the most remote landmasses in astonishing detail, we often think of the world as being mostly explored, but in fact the vast majority of our planet lies unrevealed beneath the ocean. In this watery wilderness, an… Ler mais sobre este item

Chancellor Press, London, 1985. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Surveys the development of ship design and construction, navigation, military, merchant, and commercial sea-practice, and maritime law, from the fifth millennium B.C. to the present Small tear on inside binding. 240 pages. Inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos.… Ler mais sobre este item

William Collins, Australia, 2015. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Film Tie-In The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century - and inspiration for `Moby-Dick' - reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and… Ler mais sobre este item

Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbh, Hamburg, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. No other shipyard is so well known as Blohm & Voss founded in 1877 to build iron steamships. They built the largest passenger ships in the world and battle cruisers of the German Imperial Navy. Post WWII their building of fast mono hull ships… Ler mais sobre este item