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[ATRATO004974] "Atrato" - STEAM SHIP "ATRATO". ordered, by The House of Commons, to printed, 31 March 1873, . 2 volumes in 1. 33x21cm. disbound. ppiv 108, 20.
the steamship "Atrato" was an Australian emigrant ship that sailed from Plymouth in September 1872, but was forced to return to port after suffering serious damage to her screw and shaft. These parliamentary returns contains all the reports received by the Board of Trade relative to the incident, together with subsequent correspondence and reports relating to the proper size of screw shafts in steamers. includes much correspondence with the firm of James Watt & Co. who had built the screw propulsion machinery for the ship, following her conversion from paddle steamer in 1872. good clean copy. 013 018 805
[ADMIRALT018947] Admiralty - EXPLANATORY NOTES AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO 'DEFENCE OF SHIPPING MEMORANDUM No.10'. [B.R. 1805A] . Admiralty, 1949. folio [33x21cm].
7 pages of text and 29 plates showing the suggested arrangement for gun mountings, gunners' accommodation, etc. for cargo ships being built in the immediate post-war years, so that they could rapidly be converted into D.E.M.S. [Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships] in the event of a future major emergency. 013
[ALLINGTO000389] Allington & Greenhill - The First Atlantic Liners, seamanship in the age of paddle wheel, sail and screw. Conway, 1997. 27x27cm. pp167. ISBN 085177668X .
the first study to deal with the problems of handling the early steamships at sea, largely based on original, unpublished logs. fine copy in the dust-jacket. 006 013 808
[ATLANTIC017516] Atlantic Mail Contracts - REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON MAIL CONTRACTS; TOGETHER WITH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE, MINUTES OF EVIDENCE, AND APPENDIX. ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 23 March 1869. folio [32x21cm]. disbound. ppxviii 196 + 29-page Index to the Report.
the Select Committee was appointed to enquire into the Contracts entered into by the Postmaster General with Messrs. Cunard & Co. and Mr. William Inman, for the conveyance of mails from Britain to the United States. in addition to the Report and Index, there are fourteen other related parliamentary papers from the late 1860's and early 1870's. disbound, but in good clean cindition. 013 018 1001
[AUSTRALI018526] Australian Mail Service - PARLIAMENTARY PAPER - Returns "of the Dates of Arrival and Departure of the Steamers employed by the Peninsular and Orient Company. while performing the Australian Mail Service, showing how often and to what extent the vessels failed to forward thw mails in regular course", "and of the Dates of Arrival and Departure of the several steamers of the Peninsular and Orient Company employed by them on the Mail Service for the past two years, showing the rates of speed of each voyage" . Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 28 August 1857. folio [32x21cm]. disbound. pp41.
together with three further House of Commons Returns relating to the Australian Mail Service from 1857, 1858 and 1860. good clean copies disbound from a large volume. 013 018 * 812
[BAILLIEC001308] Baillie, Capt. D.G.O. - A SEA AFFAIR. Hutchinson, 1957. pp290. illustrated. good clean copy without the dust-jacket.
autobiography of the Commodore of the P & O line. 013
[BEHRENDA016611] Behrend, Arthur - PORTRAIT OF A FAMILY FIRM, Bahr, Behrend & Co., 1793-1945. Liverpool, 1970. 215 pages. illustrated.
history of the Liverpool ship-broking and merchant banking firm. very good copy in the dust-jacket 013 808
[BERNHARD011171] Bernhardt, Gaston De [compiled and edited by] - HANDBOOK OF TREATIES, etc. RELATING TO COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND FOREIGN POWERS. wholly or partly in force on July 1, 1907 [with supplement]. HMSO, 1908. ppxxii 1192 (over 1200 pages in all).
a wealth of source information on trade and navigation in the first decade of the 10th century. clean ex-library copy in a strong green cloth binding 013 711
[BIAGIFOL018434] Biagi, Folon & Roiter - SHIPS' LOG. privately published by Andrea Merzario, 1985. large landscape format [24x33cm]. 76 pages.
a very 'arty' celebration of the 150 year history of the Italian shipping company Andrea Merzario, recounting a voyage in the container ship 'Comandant Revelllo'. fully illustrated in colour from paintings and photographs. English text, translated from the Italian. fine copy in the dust-jacket, just slightly nicked. 013
[BLUNTJOS004279] Blunt, Joseph - THE SHIPMASTER'S ASSISTANT, AND COMMERCIAL DIGEST. containing information useful to merchants, owners, and masters of ships...... MacDonald & Jane's, 1974. ppxii 672. ISBN 0356047644. very good copy.
a facsimile reprint of the 1837 work, containing a wealth of practical information for the shipmaster of the early 19th century. 013
[BOARDOFT020915] Board of Trade - INSTRUCTIONS AS TO THE SURVEY OF PASSENGER STEAMSHIPS. volume 2 - Standard Diagrams of Floodable Lengths, etc. . HMSO, 1928. folio format Board of Trade publication containing title-page and 27 folding plates. covers a bit worn and dust-soiled.
013 * 905
[BONEDAVI000824] Bone, David W. - MERCHANTMAN REARMED. Chatto & Windus, 1949. ppxx 332. illustrated with drawings by Muirhead Bone
Sir David Bone's story of his world war two career, largely relating to convoy and troop carrying operations. good copy in a slightly torn dust-wrapper. 013 702
[BONSORNR000984] Bonsor, N.R.P. - SOUTH ATLANTIC SEAWAY. Brookside Publications, 1983. 547 pages. illustrated. ISBN 0905824067 .
an authoritative illustrated history of the passenger lines and liners from Europe to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. fine copy in the dust-wrapper. 013
[BONSORNR004158] Bonsor, N.R.P. - NORTH ATLANTIC SEAWAY. an illustrated history of the passenger services linking the old world with the new. David & Charles, 1975-80. 5 volumes. illustrated with photos and drawings. very good set in the dust-jackets.
the complete work - a very comprehensive history of Atlantic passenger services. 013
[BONSORNR008876] Bonsor, N.R.P. - NORTH ATLANTIC SEAWAY,. an illustrated history of the passenger services linking the old world with the new. T. Stephenson & Sons, 1955. 671 pages. illustrated with photos and drawings.
the original one volume edition. binding a bit worn and rubbed. internally clean . 013 808
[BONSORNR015961] Bonsor, N.R.P. - NORTH ATLANTIC SEAWAY,. an illustrated history of the passenger services linking the old world with the new. T. Stephenson & Sons, 1955. 671 pages + the 52 page 1960 supplement. illustrated with photos and drawings.
the original one volume edition. very good copy in the dust-wrapper, with some wear and edge tears. 013
[BRADLEEF021242] Bradlee, Francis B.C. - SOME ACCOUNT OF STEAM NAVIGATION IN NEW ENGLAND. Salem, the Essex Institute, 1920. ppviii 153. 31 illustrations.
a scarce work on the development of steamboat services on the coastal and inland waters of New England, from the 'Massachusetts' of 1816 through to the early years of the 20th century. a little wear and marking, but a good copy in the original black cloth. 013 098
[BRAYNARD001903] Braynard, Frank O. - FAMOUS AMERICAN SHIPS,. being an historical sketch of the United States as told through its maritime life. Hastings House, 1978. revised and enlarged edition. 253 pages. illustrated by the author. ISBN 0803823770 .
with presentation inscription from the author. good clean copy without the dust-jacket. 013
[BRITISH&017600] British & Foreign Sailors' Society - THE CHART & COMPASS, official organ of the British & Foreign Sailors' Society. volume 1, new series [volume 31], January - December 1909. . London, 1909. ppiv 210. illustrated with photos.
binding lightly soiled, but a good copy in the original cloth gilt. 013
[BRITISHV022215] British Vessels - Registering - AN ACT FOR THE REGISTERING OF BRITISH VESSELS. [28th August 1833]. London, printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1833. small foliio [30x19cm]. 22 pages. disbound and now contained in thin card covers.
the previous major Act of Parliament relating to the registering of British ships had been in 1826, with various amendments passed in the following years. this substantial act brings together all the amendments and consolidates them into one Act, which came into force on 1st September 1833. 013 018 1001 *
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