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£95.00
American Lobster, a study of its habits and development
Herrick, Francis Hobart
Washington, Government Printing Office, 1895.
the definitive 19th century work on the natural history of the American lobster, based on five years research on New England seaboard
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£65.00
Oysters and other Shell Fish
Report of the Fishmongers’ Company, London. December 1902 to June 1909
London, Waterlow Bros. & Layton Ltd., 1909.
an important regional report on the state of the UK’s oyster and shell fisheries in the early 20th century.
issued for private circulation only
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£375.00
Great Barrier Reef of Australia; its products and potentialities
containing – an account, with copious coloured and photographic illustrations (the latter here produced for the first time), of the corals and coral reefs, pearl and pearl-shell, beche-de-mer, other fishing industries, and the marine fauna of the Australian Great Barrier Region.
Saville-Kent, W.
London, W.H. Allen, 1893.
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£12.50
Visit of H.M. Fleet to the Clyde July 18th to 28th [1947]
cruises around the warships by L.N.E.R. steamers.
two 25x16cm printed handbills. fine condition.
one advertising sailings from Craigendoran, Helensburgh, Dunoon and Kirn piers.
the other steamer connections to Craigendoran pier.
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£10.00
Clyde Coast via Craigendoran
[LNER] train and steamer services 16th June to 13th September 1947
25x16cm 8 page booklet. fine condition
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£95.00
William H. Webb: Shipbuilder
Dunbaugh, Edwin L. & Thomas, William duBarry
New York, Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, 1989.
a fine book on the life and work of one of the greatest American shipbuilders of the 19th century, both in sail and steam.
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£48.00
Lakers: volume 1 / The Lakers: volume 2
Hirsimaki, Eric
Mileposts Publishing Company, 1987 & 1988.
a fine collection of colour photos of Great Lakes ships, with explanatory notes to each photo.
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£45.00
Bergenske, byen og selskapet
Bakka, Dag
Seagull Publishing, 1993.
a well illustrated history of the Bergen Steamship Company, 1851-1988. Norwegian text, with English summary at the end.
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£75.00
Catalogue of Seals and Whales in the British Museum
2nd edition.
Gray, John Edward
London, printed by order of the trustees, 1866.