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SHACKLETON. - Hugh Robert MILL. The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1923. First edition, 8vo (220 x 138mm.) (Spotti...

SOUTH GEORGIA. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Volume L. Part IV. Session 1914-15 [including 'Geological Observations in South Geo...

SOUTH POLAR TIMES. - [Ernest Henry SHACKLETON et al. (editors)]. South Polar Times. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1907-1914. Limited editions, vols...

TAYLOR, Griffith. With Scott: The Silver Lining. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1916. First U.K. edition, 8vo (235 x 158mm.) Frontispiece, 43 uncolou...

THE ANTARCTIC PILOT. The Antarctic Pilot. Comprising the Coasts of Antarctica and all Islands Southward of the Usual Route of Vessels… first editi...

THE BAYARD. Log of the 'Bayard' from London to Bombay… for private circulation. Oundle [Northamptonshire]: printed by Alfred King, [n.d. but circa...

THE POLAR RECORD. - The Scott Polar Research Institute (publishers). The Polar Record [A Journal of Arctic and Antarctic Research]. Cambridge: 193...

TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 Scientific Reports. Cambridge: Trans-Antarctic Association & British Antarctic Surv...

WHALES & WHALING. - Erich DAUTERT. Big Game in Antarctica. [Bristol:] Arrowsmith, 1937. 8vo (214 x 134mm.) Uncoloured frontispiece, numerous uncol...

WHALING. - A.J. VILLIERS. Whaling in the Frozen South, Being the Story of the 1923-24 Norwegian Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic. London: Hurst...

WHALING. - Arthur Conan DOYLE. 'Dangerous Work' Diary of an Antarctic Adventure… edited by Jon Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower. London: The British ...

WHALING. - Ian B. HART. Whaling in the Falkland Islands Dependencies 1904-1931, a History of Shore and Bay-Based Whaling in the Antarctic. Newton ...

WHALING. - John H. HARLAND. Catchers and Corvettes, The Steam Whalecatcher in Peace and War 1860-1960. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot Publications, 19...

WILD, Frank. Shackleton's Last Voyage. The Story of the Quest. London, New York, etc.: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1923. Second edition, 8vo (232 x ...

BLUE DRAGON. - C.C. LYNAM. The Log of the 'Blue Dragon' 1892-1904… second edition, revised and enlarged. London: Frank Sidgwick, 1908. 8vo (241 x ...

BLUE DRAGON. - Jim PITTS. The Log of the Blue Dragon III. Northampton: J.W. Pitts, 2000. First edition, 8vo (243 x 157mm.) Numerous illustrations....

BOUQUET, A. Pilote des Côtes Ouest de France… Tome Premier, partie comprise entre Penmarc'h et la Loire. Paris: Adolphe Lainé, 1869. First edition...

[BRASSEY, Thomas Allnutt.] Journal of a Voyage through the Western Isles of Scotland and along the Coast of Norway, in the Yacht 'Cymba', in the S...

BRASSEY, [Thomas Allnutt]. The 'Sunbeam', R.Y.S. Voyages and Experiences in Many Waters, Naval Reserves and Other Matters. London: John Murray, 19...

BRASSEY, Lady [Annie]. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months… third edition. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1878. ...

BRASSEY, Lady [Annie]. In the Trades, the Tropics, & the Roaring Forties… 14,000 Miles in the 'Sunbeam' in 1883. London: Longmans, Green, & Co., ...

CANALS & CRUISING. - Herbert SMITH. Through the Kennet and Avon Canal by Motor Boat. London: George Roberts, 1929. First edition, 8vo (187 x 122mm...

CANOEING. - Warington BADEN-POWELL. Canoe Travelling: Log of a Cruise on the Baltic, and Practical Hints on Building and Fitting Canoes. London: S...

CLARK, Wallace. Sailing Round Russia, The Story of Miles Clark's Unique Voyage. [N.p.:] Wallace Clark Booksales, [n.d.] First edition, 8vo (211 x ...

CLYDE CRUISING CLUB. Clyde Cruising Club Journal 1910. [N.p.: n.d. but circa 1910.] 8vo (186 x 121mm.) 16 uncoloured plates, 32pp. advertisements ...

COLES, K. Adlard. Mary Anne Among 10,000 Islands Cruising in the Finnish Archipelago. London: H.F. & G. Witherby, Ltd., 1938. First edition, 8vo (...

COLLINS, Greenvile. Great-Britain's Coasting Pilot. In Two Parts. Being a New and Exact Survey of the Sea-Coast of England and Scotland. Prestwood...

COOKE, Francis B. Yacht Racing for Amateurs… illustrated second edition. London: The Yachting World, 1911. 8vo (213 x 133mm.) Frontispiece, 8 fold...

[COOPER, William]. Yarns for Green Hands: a Treatise on Practical Yachtsmanship by Vanderdecken. London: Hunt & Co., 1860. First edition, 8vo (199...

COWPER, Frank. Sailing Tours: The Yachtsman's Guide to the Cruising Waters of the English Coast. London: L. Upcott Gill, [n.d. but circa 1892-1896...

COZZENS, Fred. Yachts and Yachting, with over one hundred and ten illustrations. New York: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1887. Edition de luxe, limi...

CRUISING. - G. Christopher DAVIES. Cruising in the Netherlands, A Handbook to certain of the Rivers and Canals of Holland, Friesland, and the Nort...

CRUISING. The Cruiser, a Quarterly Magazine of Cruising Tales and Adventures [vols. I-III]. London: The Rudder Publishing Co., 1906-1908. 3 vols.,...

DAY, Thomas Fleming. On Yachts and Yacht Handling. New York & London: The Rudder Publishing Company, 1901. First edition, 8vo (150 x 116mm.) Front...

DILKE, Fisher. Observer on Ranger, During the races for the America's cup 1937. London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1938. First edition, 4to (276 x 2...

DU BATY, Raymond Rallier. 15,000 Miles in a Ketch. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, [n.d. but circa 1914.] 8vo (184 x 120mm.) Portrait frontispiece, ...

FICTION, SAILING. - W.H. MURRAY. Maelstrom. London: Secker & Warburg, 1962. First edition, 8vo (184 x 120mm.) (Light browning, occasional minor sp...

FISHING. - [Humphry DAVY.] Salmonia: or Days of Fly Fishing… by an Angler. London: John Murray, 1828. 8vo (170 x 100mm.) 3 plates. (Browning and s...

FOLKARD, Henry Coleman. The Sailing Boat, a Treatise on Sailing Boats and Small Yachts… fifth edition. London: Edward Stanford, 1901. 4to (285 x 2...

FOX, Uffa. Racing, Cruising and Design. London: Peter Davies, 1948. 8vo (271 x 200mm.) Numerous illustrations. (Browning and some spotting.) Origi...

HAMERTON, Philip Gilbert. The Saône, A Summer Voyage. London: Seeley & Co., 1887. Limited edition of 275 copies, this number 218, 4to (285 x 210mm...

HAMERTON, Philip Gilbert. The Unknown River. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. 4to (275 x 179mm.) Engraved vignette to title-page, title printed in ...

HARVEY, J.R. Sailing Orders. London: Alexander Maclehose & Co., 1935. First edition, 8vo (247 x 180mm.) Uncoloured photographic frontispiece, 15 u...

HUGHES, Robert Edgar. Two Summer Cruises with the Baltic Fleet, in 1854-5. Being the Log of the 'Pet' Yacht, 8 Tons, R.T.Y.C. London: Smith, Elder...

HUNT'S YACHTING MAGAZINE. - William KNIGHT (editor). Hunt's Yachting Magazine. London: Hunt and Son, August 1852-December 1855. Vols. I-IV only, 8...

HUTCHINSON, Horace. A Saga of the 'Sunbeam'. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1911. First edition, 8vo (218 x 138mm.) Photogravure portrait fronti...

ILLINGWORTH, [John Holden.] Offshore, Ocean Racing, Fast Cruising, Modern Yacht Handling and Equipment. Southampton: Adlard Coles Ltd., [n.d. but ...

[INGLIS, John]. A Yachtsman's Holidays or Cruising in the West Highlands, by the 'Governor'. London: Pickering & Co., 1879. First edition, 8vo (19...

INWARDS, James. Cruise of the Ringleader. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1870. First edition, 8vo (186 x 121mm.) Frontispiece. (Light browning, ...

IRVING, John. The Kings' Britannia, the Story of a Great Ship. London: Seeley Service & Co. Ltd., [n.d.] 8vo (247 x 153mm.) Frontispiece, 23 plate...

KUNHARDT, C.P. Small Yachts. Their Design and Construction Exemplified by the Ruling of Modern Practice. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Ri...

KUNHARDT, C.P. Steam Yachts and Launches; their Machinery and Management. New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 1887. First edition, 8vo (21...

LECKY, S.T.S. 'Wrinkles' in Practical Navigation… revised and enlarged edition. London: George Philip & Son, 1891. 8vo (240 x 149mm.) Numerous pla...

MCMULLEN, R.T. Orion, or How I Came to Sail Alone in a 19-Ton Yacht. London: Charles Wilson, 1878. First edition, 8vo (181 x 118mm.) Engraved fron...

MIDDLETON, E. The Cruise of 'The Kate', being a Single-handed Voyage in a Small Yacht, around England, made in the Year 1869!… second edition. Bro...

NAVIGATION & LAW OF THE SEA. - H.B. GOODWIN. Problems in Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, proposed in the examinations for rank of Lieutenant, h...

NAVIGATION, SCOTLAND. - Henry C. OTTER. Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland, Part I. Hebrides or Western Isles. London: printed for ...

NAVIGATION. - Adlard COLES. The Creeks of the Isle of Wight. London: The Yachtsman Publishing Co., Ltd., 1928. 8vo (223 x 143mm.) Photographic ill...

NAVIGATION. - Darcy Butterworth KITCHIN. The Solent Chart Book with Sailing Directions for all Rivers and Harbours between Selsea and Portland. Lo...

NAVIGATION. - Henry RAPER. The Practice of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy… seventeenth edition. London: J.D. Potter, 1886. 8vo (234 x 140mm.) (...

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