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  • Solo to Sydney [From London in a Single Engine Aircraft] – Francis Chichester.

    This edition published by Conway Maritime Press, Greenwich in 1982. Octavo, 208 pages, loads of illustrations, map, table of flight times / distance per sector. Very good condition, excuse the gift inscription front ends.

    This book was originally published in 1930 immediately after Chichester had flown solo from London to Sydney in a single engine aircraft.

    A thoroughly readable account and twenty-three sectors leads to a lot of adventure and colour along the way.

    Francis Chichester in the air before the sea …

    $30.00

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  • Original 19thC Watercolour – Australian Squadron, HMS Opal off the New Hebrides [Vanuatu] 1886 – D. F. Gillett

    Original 19thC Watercolour – Australian Squadron, HMS Opal off the New Hebrides [Vanuatu] 1886 – D. F. Gillett

    D.F. Gillett was an active British naïve marine artist in the late 19th early 20th Century. This painting is of an event in 1888, and we take that to be the year of the painting.

    A nice size, 38cm by 22cm in frame 65cm by 88cm. the wooden frame of unusual and pleasing design. The painting in very good condition, strong colours no fading or foxing.

    HMS Opal was an Emerald Class Corvette. Despite having steam power, she was fully rigged Barque. Built in Sunderland, England in 1875 she made her way to the Australian fleet and served between 1885-1890, mainly in the Pacific.

    Price $890.00 framed as in image

    A rare subject, HMS Opal in the Pacific off the New Hebrides [Vanuatu].

    $890.00

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  • Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum – Brewington

    Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum – Brewington

    First edition of a monumental piece work. One of 750 numbered copies this being numbered 383.

    Published by the Museum, Salem, Massachusetts in 1968. Large thick octavo, 530 pages with close to 2,000 plates, many large and in colour. Weighs 3.2 kgs so not a bedtime read. A postage supplement at cost will be required for this heavy item.

    The Peabody Museum at Salem houses one of the world’s largest collections of marine art … includes many Chinese artists as well as the leading western names. Includes views from the great era of discovery as well as naval encounters, whaling etc. Very good condition. A previous owner has made a couple of neat additions in the end paper including a simple but charming Chinese junk … a needlework item.

    Super marine art reference – hours of nautical pleasure.

    $80.00

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  • Charles Robbins RN (1782-1805) – Elynor Olijnyk

    Charles Robbins RN (1782-1805) – Elynor Olijnyk

    First edition, self published, classy book by the author a descendant of Charles Robbins.

    Octavo. Pictorial covers (no dust jacket issued), 91 pages, end paper charts, illustrated, unusual layout, quality production, fine copy.

    Robbins joined the navy at twelve-year old and spent the rest of his life at sea. By the early 1800’s he had worked his way up to exploratory service around the Australian waters. In the Cutter Integrity he discovered the Hunter Group of islands in the Bass Strait off the North-West of Tasmania – Robbins Island is named after him. This was all done before Flinders and Flinders likely upscaled Robbins’ charts.

    Much more can be said of his achievements – in 1805 still in command of the Integrity he got involved in war with the Spanish – captured a couple of Galleons – went to South America and was never seen again.

    Robbins made a contribution a great story told.
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    $35.00

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  • Small Boats and Big Seas [A Hundred Years of Yachting – Edited by Ralph Stephenson

    Small Boats and Big Seas [A Hundred Years of Yachting – Edited by Ralph Stephenson

    First edition published by Oxford University Press, Melbourne in 1978.

    Octavo, 189 pages, nicely illustrated, a pretty good copy in a nice dust jacket.

    Numerous small boat accounts by well known names from the early days – Slocum, Vanderdecken, Knight etc to the mid period – Jack London, Fox, Villiers and Richards to more modern times with Moitessier, Tetley, Whitaker etc …

    Wonderful collection of salty water adventurers.

    $25.00

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  • The Travels of Marco Polo – Manuel Komroff

    The Travels of Marco Polo – Manuel Komroff

    Our favourite edition of the Travels of Marco Polo edited and introduction by Manuel Komroff.

    Published by Garden City, New York, a first in this form 1930. Large royal octavo, xxxii, 370 pages including the index. Embossed black cloth covered boards with gilt titles and design to spine. Dust jacket complete but protected in unremovable protection. Top edge stained blue as required. Illustrated by Witold Gordon with 32 full page coloured designs. A little age and a few spots – still a very worthy copy.

    The work leans on two earlier translations by British orientalists. First, that of William Marsden (1754-1836) published in 1818 … importantly Komroff identifies a missing part of this work. Secondly, that of Yule (1820-1889) published by Murray in 1871 elements of which Komroff provides important revisions.

    After an excellent 32 page introduction the work follows the traditional plan … Prologue … Book I – Account of Regions Visited or Heard of On the Journey from the Lessor Armenia to the Court of the Great Khan at Shangtu; Book II – Account of the Great Kublai Khan, His Capital, Court and Government. Also, of Cities and Provenances Visited on Journeys Westward and Southward; Book III – Japan and Archipelago, Southern India, and the Coasts and Islands of the Indian Sea; Book IV – The Wars Among the Tartar Princes and Some Account of the Northern Countries. Index etc

    New York born, Manuel Komroff (1890-1974) was a multi-talented writer and translator. He spent time in Russia during the Russian Revolution. The illustrator, Witold Gordon (1885-1968) was born at Warsaw and after emigrating to New York became a recognised artist. At the time of this book he was commissioned to do the murals at the Radio City Music Hall and in 1939 completed a 6,000 square foot mural for the New York World Fair. The works in this book are considered his finest examples of his modernist aesthetic style.

    Marco Polo – The Best Travels – Nicely Illustrated.

    $90.00

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