Ships and boats: general interest

This book is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of installing miniature steam engines in model vehicles.

This vintage book is a complete and accessible guide to boat construction, with full instructions for designing and building punts, skiffs, canoes, sailing boats, and more.

This volume contains a collection of classic articles on sailing yachts, with information on subjects including flags, nautical etiquette, maintaining yachts, equipment, and many other related aspects.

A memoir of growing up in pre-World War II Wales and developing a love of sailing and adventure, by the author of The Incredible Voyage.

This narrative is not, nor does it purport to be one of general navigation upon Lake Ontario, but solely of the vessels and steamers which plyed during its century to the ports of the Niagara River, and particularly of the rise of the Niagara Navigation Co.

The sailor-author navigates his famous yacht, Outward Leg, across the rivers of Europe in this travel memoir that’s “vintage Tristan Jones” (Publishers Weekly).

This volume contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of designing and building motor boats, with information on equipment, methods, common problems, materials, where to begin, installing motors, and much more.

In 1914, as Europe braces for an unfathomably deadly war, explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets sail for Antarctica to do the impossible: traverse the continent.

In 1845, British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) embarked on his third and final expedition into the Canadian Arctic to force the Northwest Passage.

This vintage book is an illustrated manual for motor boat, launch and yacht owners; operators of marine gasoline engines, and amateur boat-builders.

An intriguing history and one not to be missed.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

For 1930s Britain, the Queen Mary was a symbol of hope.

This vintage book offers a glimpse into the sea-faring lifestyle of times past with an authentic account of a life lived at sea.

In the Lena Delta is a compelling narrative of The Jeannette Expedition to the Arctic, 1879-1881.

This book is a collection of classic articles on building yachts and motor boats, dealing with design, repairs and maintenance, equipment, materials, and many other related aspects.

Now that lighthouse automation has been completed, what of the service and dedication to duty that was unfailingly provided by keepers, their associates and their families?

A Book of Famous Ships By Smith, C.

Originally published in 1930, this is a wonderfully detailed look at the history of the Sailing Ship in the nineteenth century.

This vintage book is a detailed guide to boating, with information on design and construction, history, boating as a profession and for sport, training, rowing clubs, and many other related aspects.

This vintage book is a detailed treatise on the history and development of wooden ships from the earliest times to the twentieth century.

Simon Hall's second book is set in the mid-1970s during the closing years of the golden age of British shipping, when cargo carriage at sea saw radical change and the romance of being at sea in old-style cargo ships came to an end.

This is a thought-provoking work, capturing the march of time which overtook the maritime world in the last quarter of the 20th century.

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer who served in wars against the United States and Napoleonic France.

"e;The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims - And Its Place in Life Today"e; is a 1911 account of the events and forces that prompted the famed landing in Plymouth of the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620.

A guide to places to visit, history and wildlife along the Liverpool, Wirral and Cheshire shores of the Mersey EstuaryStretching for around thirty miles to the coast, the Mersey Estuary is perhaps best known for Liverpool s spectacular waterfront and the Mersey Ferry.

For 1930s Britain, the Queen Mary was a symbol of hope.

The author of The Incredible Voyage sets out on a “simply tremendous” and death-defying adventure sailing through the Arctic Ocean (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

On October 25, 1836, the sidewheel steamer Royal Tar caught fire in Maines Penobscot Bay.

A tale of two tugboats brimming with adventure, mishap and intrigue.

Captain Heinrich Paasch was the first to recognize the complexity and variety in marine vocabulary and technical terminology and the inherent need for a cohesive classification of nautical terms.

This entertaining and informative book will be of practical benefit to all who discover the historic Union Canal and the Forth & Clyde Canal, whether walking, cycling, boating or visiting the Falkirk Wheel or the Kelpies.

For a hundred years excursion paddle steamers gave all the social classes the opportunity to enjoy a cruise on the briny from ports, resorts and piers around the UK.

This book will appeal to anyone who enjoys small boat cruising, or anyone considering taking up the sport.

'Port of Southampton' is the story of the Hampshire port from Roman times to the present day, illustrated by a colelction of images showing everything from seaman's strikes to shipwrecks, the Titanic and Queen Mary, as well as the other famous ocean liners that have called at the port since the 1840s.

The Broads Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Norfolk.

The 1960s were the last decade of what might be called the traditional London docks scene.

A major new history of the disaster that weaves into the narrative the first-hand accounts of those who survived.

The story of the Titanic is now well known.

The quest for the Water Speed Record is one of the most dangerous, least forgiving and most unheralded of endeavours.

Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history.

This timeless classic is an exciting true story of survival against all odds.

Two survivors' accounts of the sinking of the Titanic.

With over two-thirds of the globe covered by water, the ability to navigate safely and quickly across the oceans has been crucial throughout human history.