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SCOTLAND'S LEADING MARITIME, NAVAL & YACHTING BOOKDEALER

Based in sunny Scotland, McLaren Books has positioned itself as one of the foremost UK book dealers in rare, out-of-print and secondhand maritime books and other material (printed & manuscript) covering every aspect of nautical history; 

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Featured Collection -- new additions

The Colonial Merchantman "Susan Constant", 1605
The Colonial Merchantman "Susan Constant", 1605 — £20
The Clyde, The Columba, The Royal Route

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The Clyde, The Columba, The Royal Route — £12.50
The 24-Gun Frigate "Pandora", 1779 [Anatomy of the Ship series]

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The 24-Gun Frigate "Pandora", 1779 [Anatomy of the Ship series] — £45
The Voyage of the Beagle

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The Voyage of the Beagle — £12
Book of the Anchor Line
Book of the Anchor Line — £75
A Link of Empire, or 70 years of British Shipping
A Link of Empire, or 70 years of British Shipping — £75
Brown's Ten Fathom Chart of the Firth of Clyde and the Western Islands of Scotland.

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Brown's Ten Fathom Chart of the Firth of Clyde and the Western Islands of Scotland. — £12.50
West Coast Ballads, and other pieces

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West Coast Ballads, and other pieces — £25
Clyde Lighthouses

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Clyde Lighthouses — £15
From Dalmuir to Garroch Head, the story of the sludge disposal ships on the Clyde
From Dalmuir to Garroch Head, the story of the sludge disposal ships on the Clyde — £9
Observer's Directory of Royal Naval Submarines 1901-1982
Observer's Directory of Royal Naval Submarines 1901-1982 — £9
Speed Bonny Boat

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Speed Bonny Boat — £5
A Star to Steer her by

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A Star to Steer her by — £5
Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812
Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 — £90
Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder
Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder — £120
Notes on Dunoon and neighbourhood
Notes on Dunoon and neighbourhood — £45
Tweed's Guide to Glasgow and the Clyde
Tweed's Guide to Glasgow and the Clyde — £30
Under Sail in the Frozen North
Under Sail in the Frozen North — £175
Titanic and Other Ships. First Edition
Titanic and Other Ships. First Edition — £3,500
Empresses of the Atlantic
Empresses of the Atlantic — £75
Under the Pole Star, the Oxford University Arctic Expedition, 1935-36
Under the Pole Star, the Oxford University Arctic Expedition, 1935-36 — £120
The Native Steam-Boat Companion
The Native Steam-Boat Companion — £75
From Three Yachts, a cruiser's outlook
From Three Yachts, a cruiser's outlook — £75
Captains of Industry. illustrated with authentic portraits
Captains of Industry. illustrated with authentic portraits — £45
The Last of Our Luggers and the Men Who Sailed them
The Last of Our Luggers and the Men Who Sailed them — £135
Reminiscences of the Glasgow Custom-House, Trade of Clyde, Steamers, etc.
Reminiscences of the Glasgow Custom-House, Trade of Clyde, Steamers, etc. — £60
The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss
The Venturesome Voyages of Captain Voss — £45
Last Days of Sail on the West Coast - San Francisco Harbor
Last Days of Sail on the West Coast - San Francisco Harbor — £35
Days at the Coast
Days at the Coast — £1,175
Sailorman
Sailorman — £45
Hawkie, the Autobiography of a Gangrel
Hawkie, the Autobiography of a Gangrel — £45
Souvenir of Complimentary Dinner given by the Yarrow Staff, to their Chief
Souvenir of Complimentary Dinner given by the Yarrow Staff, to their Chief — £265
The Naval Cutter 'Alert', 1777
The Naval Cutter 'Alert', 1777 — £75
Memoirs of a Seafaring Life
Memoirs of a Seafaring Life — £7.50
The 32-Gun Frigate "Essex" [1799 American frigate]
The 32-Gun Frigate "Essex" [1799 American frigate] — £25
American Yachts and Yachting. with over one hundred and ten illustrations
American Yachts and Yachting. with over one hundred and ten illustrations — £75
Harland & Wolff & Ltd., shipbuilders and engineers
Harland & Wolff & Ltd., shipbuilders and engineers — £225
A Short History of the Port of Belfast
A Short History of the Port of Belfast — £60
K.B. & D.A.'s Yachting Holiday from the log sent to W.Ralston
K.B. & D.A.'s Yachting Holiday from the log sent to W.Ralston — £35
History of the Barry Railway Company, 1884-1921
History of the Barry Railway Company, 1884-1921 — £165
Dunoon and the Coasts of Clyde. Official Guide
Dunoon and the Coasts of Clyde. Official Guide — £38
Flying Colours. First Edition.
Flying Colours. First Edition. — £1,200
The Improvement of the River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow, 1873-1914
The Improvement of the River Clyde and Harbour of Glasgow, 1873-1914 — £39.50
Rise and Progress of the City Line
Rise and Progress of the City Line — £25
The Gateway to the Polynia
The Gateway to the Polynia — £545
The Rigger's Guide and Seaman's Assistant
The Rigger's Guide and Seaman's Assistant — £45
Harbour of Glasgow
Harbour of Glasgow — £65
A Ship of the Line. First Edition.
A Ship of the Line. First Edition. — £575
A Jaunt in a Junk. a ten days' cruise in Indian seas.
A Jaunt in a Junk. a ten days' cruise in Indian seas. — £250
MacLure & MacDonald's series of Illustrated Guides to the Western Highlands of Scotland.
MacLure & MacDonald's series of Illustrated Guides to the Western Highlands of Scotland. — £225