The shipbuilder (13 Ergebnisse)

Oversized Hardback. Zustand: Good - Cash. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed with some creasing. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. Secure pages, solid binding. General shelf and use wear to the dust jacket. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good.

4to. 164pp. Numerous b/w illustrations, some folding. Original boards in dustwrapper. A very good copy. . First Edition .

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. This extremely rare, antiquarian, First Edition, British history, boats and steamships book, entitled The Canadian Pacific Quadruple-Screw Atlantic Liner & Pleasure-Cruising Steamship: Empress of Britain - Britain's Largest Post-War Steamship is written by The Shipbuilder & Marine Engine-Builder, and is the Souvenir Number edition.Published in 1931 by The Shipbuilder Press in London, this First Edition, hardback book is in good condition overall, with the pages being in good condition, with moderate ageing spots on some pages within the book, and minor wear, marks and creases on the blue clothbound hardcover and spine of the book. This book requires an additional courier charge of £8.50. …

Hardcover. Zustand: gut. 1970. Ocean Liners of the Past: Cunard Express Liners 'Lusitania' and 'Mauretania' No. 2 In englischer Sprache. pages.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged, with strip of tape from mount adhering to the blank second leaf of the bifolium. Folded once. The recipient ('Dear Sir') is not named. Signed 'J. Scott. Russell'. Apparently responding to a request for an autograph from an invalid, he begins by stating that he is 'sorry to hear' of the recipient's 'prolonged suffering', but that he is 'glad to learn that you occupy your inforced in [sic] thinking more about others than about yourself'. He ends by expressing pleasure in complying with the recipient's request.…

Thirteen pages, octavo, and fold-out 'PLATE XXI' (eight and a half inches by twenty-two and a half wide), with nine illustrations, headed 'THE DRAWING OFFICE BY MR. ARCHIBALD DENNY.', by Robert Gardner & Co., Engineering Lithographers, Glasgow. Unbound and stapled. Good, on aged and lightly foxed paper. Original pink printed wraps detached, chipped and with minor loss. PRESENTATION COPY, with front wrap (which has minor offsetting in ink) headed in pencil 'With the Authors Compts'. Ownership inscription of 'H. J. Young | Nov: '95' at head of first page.…

Zustand: Very Good. First special edition hard back binding in publisher's original full green leather covers, gilt title, author lettering and four Viking ships to the spine. 8vo. 10'' x 7''. Contains 248 + 1 printed pages of text. This special, private edition is a set in Excelsior type, 10 point with 2 point leading, and printed on 2-sided coated wood free art-paper. Translated into English by Katherine John. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. The photographs are mainly from the collections of the Archaeological Museum, Oslo University. The engravings from A/S Cloke, Oslo. Presentation inscription to Sir Amos Lowrey Ayre from Th. Ring Amundsen (Director of Moss Verft - nicknamed Værven - shipyard in Jeløya, Moss, Norway) to the front free end paper. 'Best wishes to Sir Amos Lowrey Ayre from Th. Ring Amundsen, December 1951.' Small chip to the top of the spine, couple of small marks to the rear board and in Very Good clean and sound condition. From the private library of A. E. Bird - Mystole House, Chartham, Kent, with his smart illustrated bookplate inside. Member of the P.B.F.A. NORWAY & NORWEGIAN.…

Zustand: Good. Later printing of the original silver print. 20 x 24cm. Matted. .Title, signature and "Beken of Cowes" no. 55471/10 in white ink.King George V and Queen Mary often sailed aboard the famous royal racing cutter Britannia. The legendary marine photography firm Beken of Cowes captured iconic images of the King at the helm and the royal family enjoying the Solent during Cowes Week.Built in 1893 for the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII).Scuttled in 1936 after the death of King George V, as he wished for the vessel to follow him.From the collection of Frederick Ruffner, the founder of Gale Research, Detroit.…

Zustand: Good. Later printing of the original silver print. 20 x 24cm. Framed and matted with ink Title, "Group on Yacht," signature and "Beken of Cowes" no. 15395 in white ink. During 1930, the Royal Yacht Squadron sat at the heart of elite British yachting during the concluding year of Sir Thomas Lipton's historic America's Cup challenges, highlighted by the debut of his revolutionary J-class yacht, Shamrock V.On August 8, 1930, the Royal Yacht Squadron hosted events during its annual Cowes regatta season in Cowes, Isle of Wight, overlapping with an era famous for great J-class yacht developments and historic British challenges for the America's Cup.Full title from the archives of Beken.From the collection of Frederick Ruffner, the founder of Gale Research, Detroit.…

See the two men's entries in the Oxford DNB. For the context, see the 1863 pamphlet 'Clare versus the Queen', in the slug to which John Clare (1820-1885) is described as 'THE KING OF METAL SHIP BUILDERS'. 3pp, 12mo. Bifolium. In fair condition, lightly aged and worn, with folds. Docketed 'Fitzhardinge / Lord -'. Signed 'Fitzhardinge' (sic). In a difficult hand. Begins: 'My Dear Romaine / I have to appear as a Witness on behalf of the Admiralty in the case of "Clare's Petition of Right to the Queen" in which I am suitor.' He denies the claim that he has 'infringed Patents' with regard to 'Gun Boats', 'and I do not even remember having ever seen the Man or any body on his behalf'. He asks Romaine to help him refresh his memory with regard to communications 'in which my name appears either at White Hall or Somerset House': 'at present I am prepared to swear total ignorance of the Man and his Gun Boats'. He ends by giving an address to which Romaine should write if 'any thing can be traced to me'.…

One page, folio, bifolium, edges marked, fold marks, some staining, small hole (seal removed), text clear and complete. Addressed to "Mrs Ross | Rochester", "On HM Service". Text: "We sent you last evening, by the Coach, a plan for fitting the orlop of a 74 Gunship, to which We desire you will conform in fitting His Majesty's Ships Vigo and Stirling Castle, acknowledging the receipt of it. | We are | Your affectionate Friends | [SIGNED] [undeciphered name], H. Legge | E Bouverie." Note: Mary Ross (Wikipedia): "Mary Ross [.] was an English shipbuilder. She is known as the successful shipbuilder of the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. She was married to Charles Ross (d. 1808) of Rochester and took over his company after his death." See image.…