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Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed The World

By: ADKINS, Roy

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A., Viking Press: 2005

Seller ID: 044407

ISBN: 0670034487

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

On October 21, 1805, as Britain's Royal Navy under the command of Horatio Nelson clashed with Napoleon's forces in an epic sea battle off the coast of Spain, the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Though the cost was high--and Nelson himself was killed--the British victory prevented Napoleon from invading Britain and paved the way for the eventual defeat of the French emperor. First published under the title: 'Trafalgar: the biography of a battle'. London : Little, Brown, 2004. xxiii, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. A bright, clean, fresh copy in a similar, unclipped dustjacket - 'as new'. Weig...
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S. S. President McKinley, Voyage 5, Farewell; April 9, 1927

By: ADMIRAL ORIENTAL LINE

Price: $20.00

Publisher: At Sea, Admiral Oriental Line. S. S. President McKinley: 1927

Seller ID: 856

Binding: Stapled Sheets

Condition: Fine

Published on-board the S. S. President McKinley nearing the end of a Voyage from Seattle to Yokohama, Japan. The S. S. President McKinleywas launched in 1921 - 14,123 grt, 535 ft long. Eight leaves, printed on one side of thr page only. Typewritten then mechanically produced. World News - Shipboard News - Who's On Board - Debarkation procedures. Some illustrations. Bright, clean and unmarked. Nover folded. Unpacked weight, 45g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. Images available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations.
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Dangerous Goods

By: AEBY, Dr. Jules

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Antwerp, Editions Lloyd Anversois: 1938

Seller ID: 21187

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: About VG

Trilingual - English, French & German - guide to 'dangerous goods' for shippers, packers, stowage etc. 559pp, index. Inside is bright and clean. Old signature to title page. Strong hinges, sound binding. Minor wear to blue cloth and light surface soiling. Solid, sound copy. Heavy book weighing 1.62kg.
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Affleck's List of Sternwheelers Plying the Inland Waters of British Columbia, 1858-1980

By: AFFLECK, Edward L.

Price: $29.50

Publisher: Vancouver, B. C., Alexander Nicolls Press: 1992

Seller ID: 051361

ISBN: 0920034063

Binding: Stapled Wrappers

Condition: Fine

Comprehensive list of Sternwheelers in British Columbia. Published in 1992. Size - 17.5 by 21.5 cm. 51pp. A very bright, clean and unmarked copy in a tight, stapled binding. Weight, 86g. Ships via inexpensive Lettermail within North America.
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Lake Superior to the Sea: An Inland Water Voyage on the Great Lakes and Far-Famed St. Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers

By: AGASSIZ, Garnault

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Montreal, Canada Steamship Lines; Passenger Dept.:

Seller ID: 13374

Binding: Re-bound in Cloth

Condition: Very Good & Better

Inland water voyage on the Great Lakes and far-famed St. Lawrence and Saguenay rivers. Undated - circa 1914-1920. Softcover Guidebook professionally re-bound in grey cloth using the main parts of the original, pictorial paper wrappers. New endpapers. 96pp, photo illustrated, no advertising. Internal text bloc is in Fine condition - bright, clean and unmarked. New binding is very tight. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations
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Fearnley & Eger, 1869-1969

By: AGUTTER, Rodney; MORCK, Bjorn

Price: $9.50

Publisher: U. K., World Ship Society: 1968

Seller ID: 049184

ISBN: 0950004413

Binding: Stapled Card Wrappers

Condition: Near Fine

HIstory of a British Shipping Company. 58 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Includes index. OCLC Number: 2434526. Bright, clean and unmarked with a tight, stapled binding. Weight, 129g, lettermailable.
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H. M. S. Virago in the Pacific 1851-1855

By: AKRIGG, G. P.; AKRIGG, H. B.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Sono Nis Press: 1992

Seller ID: 33376

ISBN: 1550390309

Binding: Cloth Boards, Gilt Titles

Condition: Fine

Based on the journals and reminiscences of five of the ship's officers and men of H. M. S. Virago. A fascinating view of life aboard a British naval vessel in the mid-nineteenth century. 209pp, illustrated, charts. Very bright, clean copy. Unmarked except for one of the author's signatures to the tp - Helen B. Akrigg. Dustjacket is unclipped and shows only slight wear. 'Near new' appearance. Weight, 460g.
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Alaska Schedules, 1940

By: ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.

Price: $17.50

Publisher: USA, Alaska Steamship Co.: 1940

Seller ID: 044259

Binding: Wrappers

Condition: VG+

Alaska Steamship Co Schedule for 1940 - Routes, Connections, Maps, Ship photos etrc. Folded size - 4" by 9". Unfolds to 8" by 9", 12pp, tabbed indexes, illustrated. Bright, clean and undamaged. Slight wear only. See scan. Weight, 25g.
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The Endurance: Shakleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

By: ALEXANDER, Caroline

Price: $14.00

Publisher: New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1999

Seller ID: 041082

ISBN: 0375404031

Binding: Cloth Spine, Paper Boards

Condition: As New

An exciting account of Shakleton's Antarctic expedition in 1914 and their epic struggle to survive. Accompanied with fabulous photographs by Frank Hurley. 212pp, b&w photo illustrated. Bright, clean and unmarked, still fresh. Unclipped dustjacket shows some light creasing alnog the bottom edge of the front panel. Almost 'as new'. Unpacked weight, 922g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Canadian GST included. Images always available.
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Color Lithographed Poster style Postcard for the Allan Line's RMS Tunisian

By: ALLAN LINE

Price: $30.00

Publisher: UK, Allan Line:

Seller ID: 051678

Condition: Near Fine

Beautiful color, lithographed postcard in the poster style. Advertising the Allan Line from Liverpool, London and Glasgow to Canada, United States and River Plate. Shown is the RMS Tunisian next to a Battleship. Looks as if it portrays a Naval Review. The art-work is an early example of the art of Norman Wilkinson. The unused reverse is headed 'Universal Postal Union' and allows only for the address. This dates the postcard as an early, undivided back, possible pre-1904, perhaps 1902 [Coronation Naval Review].
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Programme in Aid of the Liverpool -Seamen's Orphanage; R.M.S. Tunisian

By: ALLAN LINE

Price: $9.50

Publisher: UK, Allan Line: 1903

Seller ID: 054457

Condition: Good

Programme for an evening of Entertainment on board the Allan Line's Ocxean Liner, RMS Tunisian [10,576 tons]. In 1903 the ship was on the Liverpool-Montreal run. Sheet foled once to form 4 pages. Front panelconsists of an eleaborate drawing in the Art Nouveau style. Pages 2 & 3 contain the Program for the Entertainment. The rear panel, page 4 has an illustration of the Seamen's Orphan Institution in Liverpool and considerable text describing that Institution. The Program has folds, ink notes to the rear panel and a little edge wear in the form of short edge tears. We ship from both Canada...
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Bill of Charges; Luggage Shipped on the RMS Tunisian, 1903

By: ALLAN LINE

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Liverpool, Allan Line: 1903

Seller ID: 054458

Binding: Single Sheet

Condition: Good

Bill of Charges, or Invoice, for 2 items of Luggage carried on board the RMS Tunisian on a voyage from Montreal to Liverpool. Attractive printed; details in ink. Old folds; nibble to top right corner tip. We ship from both Canada and the United States with very competitive rates. Weight, Inexpensive Lettermail rates may apply. Image available.
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Two Aerial Photos of Waterfront /Docks in North Vancouver Dates 1960 and 1961

By: ALLEN, George - Aerial Photos Ltd.

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Vamcouve, B.C., Gerge Allen Aerial Photos Ltd.: 1960

Seller ID: 22735

Condition: Fine / VG+

Two photos dated a few months apart - Sept 26, 1960 & March 2, 1961 - showing what appears to be newly reclaimed waterfront land in North Vancouver. A ship is loading [?] lumber in a small area of the newly created land. The 1961 photo is asolid Fine - bright, clean and sharp. The 1960 photo has a couple of chips to the lower margin - no affecting the image. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations
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Three Photographs of Terminal Dock in Vancouver, Unloading Volkswagen Autos; 1971

By: ALLEN, George - Aerial Photos Ltd.

Price: $27.50

Publisher: Vamcouver, BC, George Allen Aerial Photos Ltd.: 1971

Seller ID: 22736

Condition: Fine

Three profesional photographs by the George Allen Aeril Photo Co., 4609 Man St., Vancouver. All are dated in 1971. They show the unloading of Volkswagen Beatles and Mini-Busses at the Terminal Dock. All photos in Fine condition, stamped/dated on the back. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations
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Wolfgang Luth: Der Erfolgreichste U-Boot-Kommandant Des Zweiten Weltkrieges

By: ALMAN, Karl

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Friedberg, Podzun-Pallas: 1988

Seller ID: 16406

ISBN: 3-7909-0341-8

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

An account of the career of Germany's most successful U Boat commander during the Second World War. German language text. 288pp, photo illustrated. Bright, clean, unmarked copy with a sound binding and a similar dustjacket. Weight, 590g..
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American President Lines Brochure: Fares and Regulations, 1951, Hawaii Fare Folder No. 7

By: AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES

Price: $8.00

Publisher: San Francisco, American President Lines: 1951

Seller ID: 051676

Binding: Wrappers

Condition: Very Good

Hawaii Fare Folder No. 7 - Hawaii - San Francisco, Transpacific, Intercoastal, Round the World. Issues May 1, 1951. Folded size - 4" by 9". Unfolds to 24" by 9", printed both sides. Light dampstain affects lower 1/3, but is nearly invisible. Weight, 14g. Inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail rates may apply to most locations, Canada, the U. S. A. and International.
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Anchor-Donaldson Liner, TSS Athenia, Postcard

By: ANCHOR-DONALDSON LINE

Price: $5.00

Publisher: UK, Anchor-Donaldson Line:

Seller ID: 052612

Condition: Near Fine

The 'Athenia' was launched in 1923 for the UK to Canada route. 13,465 tons. She was the first British ship sank in World War II - 1939. Divided back postcard. Unused on verso. Undated, circa 1930s. Ships via in expensive Canada Post Lettermail.
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Anchor-Donaldson Liner, TSS Athenia, Concert Programme, 1933

By: ANCHOR-DONALDSON LINE

Price: $2.00

Publisher: UK, Anchor-Donaldson Line: 1933

Seller ID: 053881

Binding: Folded Sheet

Condition: Good

The 'Athenia' was launched in 1923 for the UK to Canada route. 13,465 tons. She was the first British ship sank in World War II - 1939. This is a Concert Programme, 3rd Class Lounge, from onboard the Athenia in 1933. Centre fold is re-inforced with acid-free tape Ships via in expensive Canada Post Lettermail.
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Carebeka 1939-1983: History & Fleet List

By: ANDERIESSE J.H.; KRUIDHOF E.A.; OOSTMEIJER J.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: UK, World Ship Society: 1996

Seller ID: 1516

ISBN: 0905617789

Binding: Cloth

Condition: As New

An account of the Dutch shipping company, Carebeka and its ships. Very detailed List of Ships with photographs. Text in Dutch and English. 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Bright, clean and unmarked blth book and dustjacket - 'as new'. Weight, 761g.
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Gruno: 1937-2002

By: ANDERIESSE, Jan; SPURLING, Leslie

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Netherlands, Uitgeverij/De Alk: 2003

Seller ID: 1518

ISBN: 9060132165

Binding: Laminated Pictorial Boards

Condition: As New

History of a Dutch Shipping Company anmd its ships, 1937-2002. 200 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 31 cm. Text in Dutch and English. An 'as new' copy, no signs of use. Weight, 1.171kg.
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