Boats / Marine / Shipping

1957. 1st edition. The author gives us the histories of some of the famous cases that carried the newflash "Sabotage is suspected" - the burning, on her maiden voyage, of the French liner L'Atlantique

1969. The story of New Zealand's greatest maritime disaster in Wellington harbour in April 1968.

1969. 1st edition. The story of New Zealand's greatest maritime disaster in Wellington harbour in April 1968.

1999. Recounts the background to the event and the consequences of the sinking of the Mikhail Lermontov in 1986 under highly questionable circumstances.

1963. 1st edition. This book describes catamarans, their characteristics and design.

2002. A collection of stories celebrating nautical New Zealanders, their boats and their stories.

1968. The formal investigation into the TEV Wahine maritime disaster in April 1968 at Wellington.

1985. 1st edition. This is the earliest recorded voyage by Western man, one of our most ancient and captivating sagas.

1970. In the autumn of 1968, Donald Crowhurst set sail from England to participate in the first single-handed nonstop around-the-world sailboat race.

1978. 1st edition. A story of New Zealand's last trading coasters serving an isolated community between 1913-1927.

1944. A collection of stories on salvage operations of famous wrecks written by a salvage diver who worked on the sunken German high seas fleet in the Scapa Flow.

1970. A record of the 25 years of the Compagnie Maritime Belge since the end of World War II.

1938. 1st edition. Includes a book of the 'Bounty' and selections from William Bligh's writings by George Mackaness.

1953. At the height of the Second World War, A Seaman’s Pocketbook was issued to all ratings on board ships of the Royal Navy.

1915. A novel based on the authors experiences on ships.

1958. Written for the benefit of all men in all Branches of the Royal Navy and issued to each rating when he joins.

Undated. A practical guide to the 'Ashcroft' method of building, rowing, sailing and motor boats.

1961. Contains all the instructions relative to visual and sound signalling of the International Code of Signals.

1909. An explanation of the stability, trim, construction, tonnage, and freeboard of ships, together with a fully worked out set of the usual ship calculations from drawings.

1947. 1st edition. An illuminating account of a young man's service as an extra man aboard a light vessel in the early months of World War II, guarding the world's most dangerous sandbank: the Goodwin

1968. Vintage handbook for boating safety compiled by officers of the Marine Department, New Zealand.

1955. 1st edition. Lord Stanley's experiences in sailing a number of different crafts to Irish and Scottish waters, to the Baltic, to France and Spain.

1903. This is the intriguing story of how the electric telegraph cable was laid across the floor of the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Ireland after multiple failed attempts.

Undated. A detailed record of the war service of the men and ships of the Shaw Savill and Albion Line Ltd.

1935. A record of square-rigged sailing ships still at sea, and of those lost since the Great War.

1957. 1st edition. Describes the sea's vengeance - a collection of true stories about hurricanes, floods, shipwrecks, storms at sea, disasters, strandings, ships in trouble in the Arctic and in the

1957. History of the Tai-Mo-Shan that was built in 1933 to take five Royal Navy officers on a voyage from Hong Kong.

1955. The Mariners Library - No. 31. A wonderfully straightforward account of a seriously demanding passage to windward across the north Atlantic in Vertue XXXV, by a crew of only two men.

1990. 1st edition. The author looks at the sea in its many moods and at the varied disasters and adventures that result.

1961. 1st edition. This book tells the story of the author's pursuit of establishing a shark-fishing business in the Seychelles.

1937. An informative guide for yachtsmen in the care of their craft.

1979. Vintage guide to nautical / maritime cruising around the Marlborough Sounds and Tasman Bay regions of New Zealand.

1991. 1st edition. One in a series of reference books of famous merchant fleets, past and present.

1997. Annual summary of all maritime accidents in New Zealand during 1995-1996.

1973. Limited edition. Comprehensive history of the the Banks Peninsula Cruising Club, based within Lyttleton Harbour near Christchurch.

1939 + 1941. Vintage mariners handbooks in a two volume set.

1909 to 1940. Printed solely for the information of Merchants, Shipowners, Underwriters and others. SCARCE WORLDWIDE.

1909. Steamers, Sailing Vessels + Appendix. SCARCE WORLDWIDE.

1939. The register which is printed solely for the information of Merchants, Shipowners, Underwriters and others. SCARCE WORLDWIDE.

1930. Volume 1 - Steamers and Motorships. SCARCE WORLDWIDE.

1923. Volume 1 + Appendix SCARCE WORLDWIDE

1951. First published since 1951, Lloyd’s Maritime Atlas is the oldest and most respected atlas in the shipping industry.

2002. The story of the Kursk submarine disaster and the recovery of the vessel from the Barents Sea floor.

2014. For everyone who wants to begin their own boating career or who wants to add to their knowledge.

1948. Vintage handbook and guide for amateur boat builders.

1961. SIGNED. Vintage book on sailing around in New Zealand's north east coast.

1984. The sixth edition of this record of the shipwrecks around New Zealand to brings it up current to 1960.

1961. The third edition of this record of the shipwrecks around New Zealand to brings it up current to 1960.

1936. New Zealand Shipwrecks contains many epic accounts of disasters in which courage, endurance and self-sacrifice were particularly evident.

1967. 1st edition. The story of the Tasman Shipping Line, an independent locally owned and run outfit that successfully traded frozen goods across the Tasman.

1988. A guide to the north-east coast of New Zealand and anchorages from the North Cape to East Cape.

1965. 1st edition. With no sailing experience, single handed in 1961, Francis Brenton crossed the ocean first time from Tenerife to Haiti.

1954. One of the best historical novels ever written, this engaging saga of Viking adventure in 10th century northern Europe.

1956. 1st edition. The story of the salvage tug Turmoil involved in many deep-sea tows and rescue jobs from the end of World War Two until she was broken up in 1986.

1954. 1st edition. This is a story of travel by an observant author, with vivid descriptions of the Mediterranean, in this solo voyage and with very meagre resources.

1952. 1st edition. A detailed account of the author's second single-handed crossing of the Atlantic, this time crossing eastward, and with a stowaway on board.

1965. Written for the benefit of all men in all Branches of the Royal Navy and issued to each rating when he joins.

1955. 1st edition. The story of Jean Filloux who took 13 months to cross the Atlantic from Bordeaux to New York in his 47-foot catamaran with the rig of a Chinese junk.

1995. A guide book to The Mary Rose exhibition in London.

2005. Signed by author. A pictorial account of whales, whale watching, dolphins, boats, fish and great Norfolk coastal scenery.

1998. Biography of John Baylay.

1976. 1st edition. Side elevations and colour illustration by Mike Willoughby, of the sail training ships of the world.

1994. 1st edition. A Senior steward recalls the history, scams and rip-offs on the Cook Strait ferries.

1960. 1st edition. A practical vintage manual of handling sailing boats.

1975. Written for the benefit of all men in all Branches of the Royal Navy and issued to each rating when he joins.

1983. A limited edition of the 13 original rolls of James Cook's service in Whitby ships between the years 1747 and 1755.

1979. The New Zealand Nautical Almanac is revised and republished annually, by the Marine Division - Ministry of Transport - Wellington.

1975. 1st edition. An account of the run-down of the North Atlantic passenger ships and the accompanying movements of other Cunard ships since the war ended in 1945.

1991. Chart 5011, edition 1. 1991. Provides a reference to the many symbols and abbreviations found on British Admiralty and international charts.

1975. Maritime journal published by The Shiplovers' Society of Victoria.

1997. 1st edition. The second volume of Nets, Lines and Pots presents more episodes from the story of commercial fishing in New Zealand.

1959. Translated from the French edition first published 1957. Jacques-Yves le Toumelin had no sooner returned home from his first long voyage around the globe, then he started planning the second, a

1966. 1st edition. The story of the pioneer steamers that traded around the New Zealand coast and visited the shores from overseas during the period 1840-1861.

1965. 1st edition. The story of a lone voyage under sail from England via Panama to the authors home in New Zealand.

1965. 1st edition. A comprehensive review of constructional boat building materials published for the home boat builder.

1954. A complete and practical guide for the enthusiast who wishes to get afloat in a small or medium-sized power craft.

1954. 1st edition. Jacques-Yves le Toumelin tells the story of how he built his sailboat Kurun and, in 1948, set out to circumnavigate the globe.

1945. Narratives of Monsieur Marin-Marie's two single-handed Atlantic Crossings, under sail in the Winnibelle, and under power in the Arielle.

1924. An account of the author's voyage around the world in the Amaryllis.

1946. A practical vintage book on yachting.

1949. 1st edition. A book for boat-campers and lovers of the river Thames.

1979. 1st edition. The story of the wreck of the SS Wiltshire on Great Barrier Island on May 31, 1922, and the subsequent rescue of her officers and men.

2004. Those who require to look into specific areas of nautical history will find this handy well-indexed guide an invaluable tool.

1964. 1st edition. An authoritative, highly illustrated review of the bygone ships built at one particular port.

1953. 1st edition. This book contains a factual, historical, critical and accurately researched record of all the voyages that have been made in small craft across the North Atlantic.

1965. 1st edition. This volume tells of ships which have sailed into oblivion, of ghostly derelicts and haunted vessels - mysteries to which an answer has never been found.

1958. A vintage handbook for the operation of lifeboats.

1982. A vintage guidebook written for all small boat owners that venture out to sea.

1955. 1st edition. Hanson W. Baldwin recounts true sea stories of mutiny, mystery, wreck, and battle from 1816-1945.

1956. 1st edition. This book is written for those taking part in the sport of small boat sailing, giving step-by-step instruction, showing how to begin and learn to sail a small boat as quickly and as

1967. 1st edition. The remarkable and romantic history of New Zealand's oldest shipping company - the Anchor Shipping and Foundary Company - from the formative period of the 1860s right through to the

1981. A collection of exquisite photographs in which four generations of one remarkable Cornish family record poignant moments of maritime disaster along the most treacherous coast in the world.

1994. 1st edition. More than 2300 ships have met their end off the New Zealand coast since 1795.

1954. 1st edition. Compiled by notes collected during many years' service in a training ship by the author, for helping those preparing for a sea career.

1961. In 1946, at the age of 44, Doctor Pye retired from medicine to concentrate on sailing full time.

1962. 1st edition. On August 14, 1829, the brig Cyprus, carrying a group of convicts to a penal settlement, was sheltering in Recherche Bay on the southeast coast of Van Dieman's Land, now Tasmania.

1969. 1st edition. Somewhere deep in the North Atlantic lies the Titanic.

1950. The Mariners Library - No. 9. In 1934, Commander Graham set off single-handed from Galmouth in EMANUEL, a tiny seven-ton cutter, on a voyage to Labrador.

1977. 1st edition. Records the heyday of the coastal steamers, when the little ships of the Northern Steam Ship Company carried passengers and cargo to isolated settlements scattered around the small

1958. A ship, the DUNEDIN STAR, ran aground at the Skeleton Coast of then South West Africa in 1942.

1958. 1st edition. Chronicles the adventures of Ernle Bradford and his wife as they travel through Europe and the Mediterranean.

1954. The Mariners Library - No. 24. Riveting tale of a 1,500-mile voyage on a 21-foot sailboat in 1867, undertaken in response to a "Boat Exhibition" and regatta staged by Napoleon III to encourage t

2018. An authoritative salute to Captain James Cook and his intrepid crews.

1976. Vintage maritime chart catalogue and index including symbols and abbreviations used on New Zealand charts published by the Royal New Zealand Navy.

1960. This is the second volume in Sir James Bisset's memoirs.

1969. 1st edition. A True Account of M. de Surville’s Expedition to New Zealand and the Unknown South Seas 1769-70.

1989. Vintage guide to nautical / maritime cruising around central New Zealand.

1985. 1st edition. How did a woman become the virtual commander of the training Ship 'Mercury,' an all-male establishment, in the society of 1908 when women were still menial, domestic or decorative?

1985. 1st edition. An account of the Deborah and her coastal "knocking about", the people on board, and the sights they saw - a glimpse of life along the east coast of the Middle Island in 1844.

1971. 1st edition. An official history of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron during the period 1871 to 1971.

1963. Vintage maritime navigation handbook.

1977. 1st edition. Nigel Tangye recreates, from the records of the time, the events leading up to the wrecks of four vessels on the rocks of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, in the 19th century.

When Alfred and Philip Holt conceived the founding of The Ocean Steam Ship Company they saw this as the greatest adventure of their lives and because the "Odyssey" was for them the finest adventure ev

1989. A history of the Blue Funnel Line, one of the most individual and distinctive shipping companies in the world, showing the various classes of ships in service between 1865 and 1966.

1991. 1st edition. The history of an extraordinary shipping enterprise initiated by someone whom the Times of 1899 described as a genius.

1969. 1st edition. Signed by author. The romantic and adventurous story of the sea surveyors of New Zealand's coastline and coastal waters from Tasman and Cook to the Royal New Zealand Navy men of the

1950. A graphic essay telling - mainly by means of pictures, charts and maps - the story of mankind's struggle to overcome the obstacles of the sea.

1948. West Coast of England pilot contains a description of the Coast of Great Britain from the Scilly isles to the Mull of Galloway, including the Isle of Man.

1957. Travel Book Club edition in English translation by F.H. Lyon, this is the story of a Danish sailor's audacious scheme to circumnavigate the world in a two-masted schooner.

1947. Adrian Seligman served before the mast in square rigged ships and came home to find his grandfather had left him some money - enough to buy a three-masted barquentine.

1895. Alfred E. Watson's second volume of "The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes: Yachting".

1996. 1st edition. The true story of a Swedish-born New Zealander who made his 23 year dream a reality and in February 1991, at the age of 63, left Tauranga, New Zealand on his 51-foot cutter Tuatara/

1959. The author, one of England's great boat designers, describes the craft of sailing boats and how to handle them - the hard constructional facts and the unique cross between skill and art that mak

1953. 1st edition. The Danish Galathea Expedition of 1950-52 made oceanographic history; it proved that it was possible for life to exist at the bottom of the famous Philippine Trench, and for the fir

1965. 1st edition. The Voyager incident occurred on the night of 10 February 1964, when the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne collided with the destroyer HMAS Voyager off Jervis Bay NSW.

1951. The Mariners Library - No.18. A collection of the seagoing writings of Hilaire Belloc, assembled by W. N. Roughead.

1974. Vintage yachting rule book.

1948. The author recounts his experiences of having undertaken, with his wife Isabel, a sailing holiday from the UK, through France and on to Greece in 1946.

1936. 1st edition. An autobiography by Captain Gerald Doorly, one of the great Antarctic Mariners.

1952. The story of a mortally crippled ship, torpedoed with ghastly loss of life, being brought back to port by the courage of her captain and crew.

1960. 1st edition. Provides a detailed account of Admiral Anson's career, famous voyage, life at sea, and rise to power within the British Admiralty.

1938. This book is a comprehensive guide to building yachts for beginners.

1979. 1st edition. This book captures for the first time the highlights of the very best writing on New Zealand yachting through the years.

1986. 1st edition. The story of a great New Zealand enterprise.

1950. Originally published in 1928. An account of the authors adventures in three different yachts, the Kelpie, Saoirse and Ilen.

1990. 1st edition. Signed by authors. This is the story of the challenge mounted by Peter Blake for the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race, with an all-New Zealand crew relentlessly racing the big

1961. 1st edition. Vintage book on motor boats and yachting.

1943. 1st edition. The epic nonfiction tale of the recovery of 8 tons of gold (half a billion dollars in today's money) from the SS Niagara, that was hit by a Nazi Sea Mine whilst in transit off the c

1923. Story of a farmer convict that attempts to avenge himself on the sea captain who kidnapped his wife and daughter and framed him for murder.

1969. Signed by author. The centennial history of the Marine Department in New Zealand, recalling the hardships and dangers experienced by the early settlers who sailed dangerous coastlines without th

1982. 1st edition. This is the dramatic account of what many people dismissed as one man's folly - taking on the world's best sailors and yachts in the toughest race in the world, the 1982 Whitbread R

1982. 1st edition. A pictorial record of Union Company and its steamships from Maori of 1868 to Seaway Queen of 1964.

1971. 1st edition. Alone in a small yacht, Chay Blyth was the first to sail non-stop around the world 'uphill' against winds and current.

1954. 1st edition. For centuries boats had been built as strongly as possible to withstand the enormous power of the sea.

1979. 1st edition. The story of how Bill, winner of the 1974 Trans-tasman single handed race, New Plymouth to Mooloolaba, Queensland, had started in the 1978 race but had gone missing.

1977. 1st edition. Commander Gerald Forsberg, descended from a long line of seafarers, has had extensive experience of marine salvage and its associated disciplines during his service in both the Merc

1987. 1st edition. The America's cup attracted the finest yachts in the world to Freemantle, Western Australia-the prize, a silver ewer with an intrinsic value of just $800.

1970. 1st edition. Sir Robin was the first to sail single handed and non-stop around the world between 14 June 1968 and 22 April 1969.

1958. 1st edition. This is a personal story of a great and memorable occasion.

1970. 1st edition. Jack West, with years of cruising experience behind him, has gone out and made sense of boatbuilder's offerings to present a book that tells boat owners of all types what they need

1965. Kodoku is the true story of a young Japanese sailor whose fascination with the art of sailing led him on a solo trans-Pacific journey.

1950. The story of the Cape Horn region, from the days of the first discoverers through the glorious age of sail, including the author's own experiences; wherein an important geographical discovery is

1964. 1st edition. Biography of Peter Mander, a New Zealand sailor and boat builder, who won the gold medal in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.

1955. 1st edition. Two French Naval officers tell of their trials and final success in the building of the Bathyscaphe deep sea submersible and of its adventures and discoveries.

1956. 1st edition. The autobiography from the first woman to sail across the Atlantic - this is Ann Davison's account of her record-setting solo Atlantic voyage.

1951. 1st edition. An Account of a Voyage in the Sloop Serica.

1944. 1st edition. Details New Zealand’s yachting fleet from the earliest recorded events to the year 1940.

1985. Vintage maritime chart catalogue and index including symbols and abbreviations used on New Zealand charts.

1977. 1st edition. The story of the rise and fall of the ocean liner and its final capitulation to the airplane.

1997. Annual summary of all maritime accidents in New Zealand during 1995-1996.

1950. Novel that follows the life of a Royal Navy light cruiser for a single action, including a detailed analysis of many of the men on board and the contribution they made.

1978. Looks at the significant wrecks and events from the earliest Dutch losses on the Western Australian coast to such recent tragedies as the foundering of the Wahine.

1974. 1st edition. A comprehensive look at wind and it's effects on sailing boats.

1974. This seafaring history is precise, wide in its scope, thought-provoking, and as readable as the best of adventure stories.

1973. 1st edition. Based on the original papers of Captain Philip Saumarez on board HMS Centurion, Lord Anson's flagship during his circumnavigation 1740-44.

1965. Port information for Timaru Harbour, New Zealand

1968. Annual maritime journal published by The Shiplovers' Society of Victoria.

1978. 1st edition. The story of the Commonwealth Government Shipping Line, that came into existence to serve the Australian transport needs during World War I.

1975. An important statistical, historical and pictorial reference source for shipping enthusiasts, historians and marine engineers.

1951. A narrative of famous sailing ships through the ages and the courageous men who sailed, fought or raced them across the seas.

1998. 1st edition. A book on the proceedings of a conference held at the New Zealand National Maritime Museum between 12th - 14th September 1997.

1933. 1st edition. A photographic guide to the types of vessels which compose British mercantile marine.

1997. A collection of 23 previously unpublished articles - including photographs - from Sea Breezes Magazine.

1985. A history of one of Britain's most successful, family owned tramp shipping companies.

2002. Australian shipping history, the story of this Australian shipping line before it was taken over by BI in 1913.

Undated. Brief history of the historic steam tug named after one of Auckland's founding fathers.

1959. Informational booklet on shipping including dock plans and funnels.

1960. 1st edition. Informational booklet featuring details of ships on the Clyde.

1981. 1st edition. A history of shipping in Corio Bay, Geelong - the western arm of Port Phillip in Victoria which ranks as one of the major ports of Australia.

1971. 1st edition. The first of an important series of surveys undertaken by the Business Archives Council, in this case in collaboration with the National Maritime Museum.

2018. 1st edition. For the first time this book collates the details of many of these unsuccessful voyages in terms of how the ships came to grief and fate of the passengers and crew.

1982. 1st edition. Prize-winning essays submitted to The Marine Society annual essay competition. A selection of 27 essays, relating to the seaman's world.

1980. 1st edition. A personal record by the author of the more interesting merchant ships which, during the last 50 years, he has visited, photographed and some in which he has sailed.

1924. The Mariners Library - No. 17. Offers a glimpse into the sea-faring lifestyle of times past with an authentic account of a life lived at sea.

1953. 1st edition. A fascinating study of the pirates of the 17th and 18th centuries examines the lives and deeds of Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Anne Bonney, and others.

1987. Signed limited edition 865 of 1000 copies.

1950. 1st edition. Making a bid from the Japanese in Singapore, Captain Jennings and one companion alone decided to set out to sail from Sumatra to Australia in a small open boat.

1957. 1st edition. Frank Evans, aged 29 has sailed in all kinds of boats from tankers to college eights, and is now engaged in research on the results of the Petula Atlantic crossing.

1953. 1st edition. The story of Dr. Bombard's 65-day solitary Atlantic crossing in a collapsible life raft.

1932. A collection of epic salvage and diving episodes, mainly from the early years of the 20th century.

1947. 1st edition. The Huia was a New Zealand topsail schooner launched at Aratapu, Northland in 1894 that plied the Tasman and the Pacific for over 50 years.

1947. New edition. The Huia was a New Zealand topsail schooner launched at Aratapu, Northland in 1894 that plied the Tasman and the Pacific for over 50 years.

1947. The Huia was a New Zealand topsail schooner launched at Aratapu, Northland in 1894 that plied the Tasman and the Pacific for over 50 years.

1965. covers such important topics as Wind, Waves, Boat Design, Shortening Sail, Storm Gear, Sea Anchors, etc.

1942. Primarily written to meet the needs of engineers and navigators serving in the Merchant Navy.

1968. This famous set of mathematical tables was first published in 1803.

1956. 1st edition. All the developments in yacht racing including in design, sails, rigs, materials, rules and techniques.

1953. 1st edition. The author's had written other books on his experiences and incidents in the British merchant navy.

2000. One of the great scientific and archaeological feats of our time has been finally to cast light on the 'eternal darkness' of the deep sea.

1982. 1st edition. The brig HMS Osprey was completed at Portsmouth in 1844. Two years later she was wrecked at Herekino on the north west coast of the North Island on NZ.

1997. 1st edition. SIGNED. The 1991 voyage of a square rigged ship, the Soren Larsen, from Sydney to Liverpool.

1939. 1st edition. New Zealand maritime history, the story of the trading scows of New Zealand. SCARCE.

1976. Remembering the Titanic disaster.

1978. 1st edition. Traces the history of yachting in NZ from 1948 onwards.

1968. 1st edition. Shipping history.

1976. Remembering the Titanic disaster.

1961. 1st edition. An interesting history of cross-Atlantic voyages from Samuel Cunard's "Britannia" into the twentieth century.

2009. The wreck in 1866 of the General Grant in the desolate sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands is one of the world's great nautical mysteries.

1960. A journal of New Zealand marine news from 1960.

1962. A journal of New Zealand marine news from 1962.

1961. A journal of New Zealand marine news from 1961.

1975. 1st edition. Complete vintage guide to yachting and boating in New Zealand.

1983. This new 464 page book by Jeff Toghill explains the art of sailing right from the basics through to the complexities of navigation and skilled seamanship.

1969. New Zealand maritime history of passenger ships, information and historical fleet list and tonnages.

1967. From shipbrokers to sailing vessels, powered vessels and vessels managed by the British Government.

1993. 1st edition. New Zealand maritime history.

1987. 1st edition. This history of the Union Steam Ship Company (USSCo) was published to record the centennial of the line, which was founded in Dunedin 1875.

1989. For about 115 years the Union Steam Ship Company has dominated the New Zealand shipping scene.

1967. 1st edition. Vintage book on marine engine maintenance.

1979. 1st edition. Two voyages in the Corea are described in the autobiography of Capt.Thomas Garry Fraser, a Harrington-born seaman.

1987. Examines the current state of 12-meter yacht racing, looks at how crews prepare for the America's Cup, and describes the most prominent racers.

1974. Vintage owners workshop manual for Evinrude outboard engines.

1975. 1st edition. Vintage owners workshop manual for Evinrude outboard engines.

1998. An illustrated history of Nelson's navy using the character of Horatio Hornblower as our guide.

1975. Alphabetical list of the Ships and vessels belonging to Witehaven, Workington, Maryport, Harrington, Carlisle with their description, register tonnage, where, when and by whom built etc.

1952. About ships, shipbuilding, crewing, insuring, engines and everything else about pre-war ships.

1976. Published annually by the Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, Australia.

1973. Vintage boating handbook.

1968. Historical fleet list with details and history of the ships being a list of ships owned by the Union Steam Ship Company of NZ. SCARCE.

1979. Vintage technical and reference handbook for Chrysler outboard motors 1966-1979.

1980. Published annually by the Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, Australia.

1979. Published annually by the Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, Australia.

1973. Published annually by the Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, Australia.

1924. 1st edition. A scarce publication about The Clan Line during WWI.

1976. A well-researched and authoritative study of how to make model four-masted barques.

1907 (114yo) 1st edition. The World of Federal-Houlder-Shire Lines: Great Britain, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

1993. 1st edition. Covers the ships of the New Zealand Shipping Co., and the Federal Steam Navigation Co.

1981. This volume covers the period 1876-1912. A very comprehensive coverage of these vessels providing information on many notable ships.

2009. The St. Lawrence Seaway was considered one of the world's greatest engineering achievements when it opened in 1959.

1928. New edition. Author's first book although this story first appeared 'Yachting World', in serial form. as well as also influential in creating the 'Fastnet' race in Bermuda.

1942. Overview of the basics on Sailing.

1964. A collection of pen portraits of some Australasian shipmasters who have traveled between Australia and New Zealand

1977. 1st edition. Vintage book on power boating including everything you need to know about owning and using a power boat.

1960. 1st edition. Vintage sailing handbook on the 1959 racing rules, racing technique and tactic.

1975. Vintage boating guide.

1976. 1st edition. How to fulfil a dream and sail on and if you are capable also work a tall ship whatever your age or ability.

1981. Illustrates in nostalgic detail, some of the tall ships that traded in New Zealand waters during the 19th and 20th centuries.

1991. Details New Zealand women in sailing 1920 - 1990.

1979. 1st edition. History and principle of marine salvage, salvage companies, wartime salvage tugs.

2009. History of British coastal and other cargo ships.

1887 (133yo). 1st edition. Rare book on maritime history.

1997. 1st edition. An illustrated collection of true stories from the islands of the Pacific.

1978. 1st edition. A representative and balanced selection of true small boat sailing adventures as a living commentary on the hundred or so years of yachting's existence.

1975. Vintage shipping and maritime magazine from The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. Combined hardbound edition of the 12x monthly magazines published during in 1975.

1983. Vintage shipping and maritime magazine from The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. Combined hardbound edition of the 12x monthly magazines published during in 1983.

1988. Vintage shipping and maritime magazine from The Journal of Commerce and Shipping Telegraph Ltd. Combined hardbound edition of the 12x monthly magazines published during in 1988.

1971. Vintage book on marine navigation.

1988. 1st edition. Listing of all New Zealand ships, including hopper barges, tugs, pleasure craft and naval vessels over 150 gross tonnes as at May 1988.

1999. This is a book about people, about sailing, and about all manner of sea craft, and it's about adventure.

1950. Containing nautical maps, information with plans about the principle ports of New Zealand.

1911. (112 yo). Containing nautical maps, information with plans about the principle ports of New Zealand. SCARCE.

1982. 1st edition. The artist / author sought out ships - wrecks or fully or partly preserved to paint.

1987. 1st edition. The ULCC Amoco Cadiz stranding is but one of the many fascinating maritime disasters in this book.

1978. Vintage book on sailing.

1968. 1st edition. Handbook on sailing, racing and maintenance for catamaran owners with chapters on cruising and maintenance.

1970. 1st edition. The latest developments under the water in all its aspects-economic, military, scientific.

1959. A fascinating drama of how a supposedly unsinkable ship ended up at the bottom of the sea.

1972. Text in Russian. Covers history, diving technology, tools and equipment, and an interesting and common-sense section on the future - up to the year 2000.

1900 (120yo). Rare and collectable vintage boating book.

1964. The Ancient World; War on the Seas; Sail and Steam and more.

1971. Sailing / maritime enthusiasts book.

1950. 1st edition. Maritime History traces development through the most important vessels of the period 1818-1938.

Circa 1950. Immaculate collectable marine enthusiasts book.

1944. A treasure trove of early maritime history with 300 illustrations. Nice maritime collectors book.

Published 1973.

1974. 1st edition. Seafaring life - ships - adventure and adventurers.

2000. Over 60 eyewitness accounts of tragedy, error and survival on the high seas.

1953. Martine history and reference

1992. 1st edition. Comprehensive history of Shell's British tanker fleets, from the first diminutive tankers to the giant ULCCs of the modern era.

1948. 1st edition. Vintage book on sailing.

1916. ​​​​​​​Collection of documents & reports, from newspapers & many other sources concerning many aspects of the sinking of the liner.

1957. Vintage book on motor yachting.

1952. 1st edition. Discovery on the 5th December 1872 by the crew of the "Dei Gratia", of the "Mary Celeste" abandoned 300 miles from Gibraltar.

1953. 1st edition. An account of Brunel's ship the SS Great Eastern iron steamship.

1999. 1st edition. This book tells the story of fast light boats in New Zealand: of those designers, builders, sailors, boats, and clubs.

1970. 1st edition. Vintage book on boating.

1981. 1st edition. This story is an accident, the result of wandering down an interesting and irresistible byway.

1942. Vintage book on maritime history including types & tonnage, propulsion, trade routes, navigation, etc.

1974. 2x Vintage boat guides.