Short List Number 86 - Gaston Renard

Transcription

Short List Number 86 - Gaston Renard
GASTON RENARD Pty. Ltd.
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 1030,
Ivanhoe, Melbourne,
Victoria, 3079, Australia.
Established 1945
(A.C.N. 005 928 503)
ABN: 68 893 979 543
www.GastonRenard.com
Electronic communications:
Telephone: +61 (0)3 9459 5040
FAX: +61 (0)3 9459 6787
E-mail: [email protected]
Short List No. 86 - 2013.
Shipbuilding and Naval Architecture.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
1 Abell, Sir Westcott. THE SHIPWRIGHT’S TRADE. Pp.
220(last blank); 30 plates, 56 text figures, note, index; original papered
boards, (a couple of ink underlines and a few pencilled notes); original
papered boards; a very good copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway
Maritime Press; (1981). ***First published in 1948. Includes an
A$40.00
interesting historical survey. #32175
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
2 [Adair, Jamie & Gillmer, Thomas C. CONSTRUCTION AND
STABILITY OF NAVAL SHIPS]. Cr. 4to; pp. 196(last blank);
numerous figures; plain titled wrappers, (a few marks). No Imprint
[Annapolis, MD; Naval Institute Press; 1953?]. ***An early facsimile
of chapters 2-14 of this work, here re-paginated at foot of each page (the
A$20.00
original was numbered in sections only). #32169
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
3 Admiralty: NAVAL MARINE ENGINEERING PRACTICE.
Volume I. Cr. 4to, First Edition, Second Impression; pp. xii, 298, [2]
(blank); 1 coloured plate, 179 figures, 2 appendices, index; original
cloth; a very good copy. London; Her Majesty’s Stationery Office;
A$40.00
1959 (1963). #32443
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
4 Biles, Sir John Harvard. THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
OF SHIPS. Vol. II.--Stability, Resistance, Propulsion, and Oscillations
of Ships. With 316 Illustrations, including 4 Folding Plates. Second
Edition, Revised. 2nd Edition; pp. [ii], x, 428; 4 folding plates, 316
figures, index; original cloth (slightly flecked; spine faded); a very
good copy. London; Charles Griffin and Company, Limited; 1923.
A$65.00
***Volume II only, complete in itself. #32174
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
5 Boden, Cecil E. B. BODEN’S BOATBUILDING DESIGNS
BOOK. 4to, Fifth Edition; pp. 64; numerous illustrations & figures;
original stiff wrappers. [Sydney; The Rascals Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.;
1968]. #32450
A$25.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
6 Boudriot, Jean. THE SEVENTY-FOUR GUN SHIP. A Practical
Treatise on the Art of Naval Architecture. English Translation by
David H. Roberts. 4 vols., roy. 4to, First Edition in English; Volume
I, Hull Construction, pp. 166, [2](blank); 16 plates (13 folding), 106
figures, vocabulary of nautical terms, index; Volume II, Fitting Out
the Hull, pp. 214(last blank); 26 plates (double-page & folding), 108
figures (a few coloured), vocabulary of nautical terms; Volume III,
pp. 280; 13 plates (double-page & folding, 2 coloured), 135 figures,
26 tables, vocabulary of nautical terms, index; Volume IV, Manning
- Shiphandling, pp. 394, [2](blank); 17 plates (15 double-page &
coloured, 2 folding), 165 figures, a few other illustrations, 30 tables,
bibliography & sources; original cloth; a fine set in dustwrappers.
Paris; Published by Jean Boudriot, Collection Archeologie Navale
Francaise; 1986-86-87-88. ***A truly marvellous and monumental
work, covering every aspect of the construction and working of the ship,
including the uniforms and duties of the crew, superbly illustrated. The
English translation includes revisions and corrections to the original
A$650.00
French edition. #27789
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
7 Brown, D. K.; Assistant Director of Naval Construction. A
CENTURY OF NAVAL CONSTRUCTION. The History of the
Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. 1883-1983. Foreword by HRH
The Duke of Edinburgh. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 384; several
illustrations, notes, glossary, index; original papered boards; a nice
copy in clipped dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press;
A$75.00
(1983). #32177
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
8 Brown, D. K. BEFORE THE IRONCLAD. Development of
Ship Design, Propulsion and Armament in the Royal Navy, 181560. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. [vi], 218(last blank); numerous
illustrations, a few tables, 14 appendices, references, general index, ship
index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London);
A$95.00
Conway Maritime Press; (1990). #27947
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
9 Brown, D. K.; RCNC. PADDLE WARSHIPS. The Earliest Steam
Powered Fighting Ships 1815-1850. Illustrated with draughts from
the collections of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Square
4to, First Edition; pp. 94, [2](blank); numerous fine illustrations &
diagrams, 45 tables, notes, sources, index; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1993).
A$65.00
***Conway’s Ship Types. #27983
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
2013.
10 Bugler, Arthur. H.M.S. VICTORY. Building, restoration & repair. [By] Arthur Bugler, O.B.E. Late Constructor H.
M. Dockyard, Portsmouth and with the approval of The Victory Advisory Technical Committee. 4to, First Edition; pp.
xx, 382, [2](blank); coloured frontispiece, 56 b/w. plates, 43 drawings (of which 15 are in 17 large folding sheets in separate
folding case), several tables, glossary, 38 appendices, index; original buckram; (endpapers slightly marked; otherwise a fine set
in slightly worn laminated dustwrappers); very scarce. London; Her Majesty’s Stationery Office [for] Ministry of Defence
(Navy); 1966. ***A complete, well-illustrated survey of Nelson’s ship: an important highly sought-after work. #58465
A$575.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
11[Carter, Craig J. M.; Editor, later C. H. Milsom, later Capt. A.
C. Douglas]. SEA BREEZES. A Digest of Ships and the Sea. A
collection of 17 issues comprising Nos. 255, 295, 417, 436, 439, 440,
464, 469, 470, 475, 482, 487 [Carter], 488, 489, 496 [Milsom], 609,
610 [Douglas]. 17 issues, cr. & demy 8vo; each issue approx. 64 pp.
with very numerous illustrations, including many full-page & some
coloured; original pictorial wrappers; very good copies. [Liverpool
(later Braddan, Isle of Man)]; Sea Breezes; 1967-1996. #32909
A$45.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
12 Chapelle, Howard I. BOATBUILDING. A Complete Handbook
of Wooden Boat Construction. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 624;
186 figures, index; original cloth; (new front endpaper; some minor
soiling); a very good copy. New York; W. W. Norton & Company.
A$65.00
Inc., Publishers; (1941). #31946
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
13 Chapelle, Howard I. THE SEARCH FOR SPEED UNDER
SAIL. Cr. 4to, U.K. Edition, New Impression; pp. xviii, 454(last
blank); 136 plates (16 double-page), 34 illustrations & photos in text,
appendix, index; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper.
(London); Conway Maritime Press; (1983). ***First published in 1967.
A$85.00
#20744
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
14 Corlett, Ewan. THE IRON SHIP. The Story of Brunel’s ss Great
Britain. 4to, Second Edition; pp. 224; numerous illustrations, notes,
bibliography, 8 appendices, index; original papered boards; a fine
copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1990).
***Revised from the first edition published in 1975. #32458 A$75.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
15 Edwards, Captain Kenneth; Anderson, Roderick; Cookson,
Richard. THE FOUR-MASTED BARQUE LAWHILL. Anatomy
of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 128; very numerous
photos. & detailed drawings, extensive appendices, select bibliography;
original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London);
Conway Maritime Press; (1996). ***”A complete anatomy of the ship in
words, photographs and drawings, accurate, visually exciting and totally
comprehensive, offering ship buffs, historians and modelmakers a novel
insight into the technicalities of each ship type covered”. #23990
A$75.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
16 Fincham, John, Esq.; Late Master Shipwright of Her Majesty’s
Dockyard, Portsmouth. A TREATISE ON MASTING SHIPS
& MAST MAKING. Explaining their principles and practical
operations, the mode of forming and combining made-masts, etc., etc.,
etc. Roy. 8vo, Facsimile Edition; pp. xx, 364(last blank); numerous
figures on 4 plates, numerous tables, glossary; original papered boards;
a fine copy in clipped dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime
Press; (1982). ***Facsimile of the third, enlarged edition of 1854; first
A$50.00
published in 1829. #31940
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
17 Goodwin, Peter. THE 20-GUN SHIP BLANDFORD. Anatomy
of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 120(last blank); very
numerous photos. & detailed drawings; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1988).
***”A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings,
accurate, visually exciting and totally comprehensive, offering ship buffs,
historians and modelmakers a novel insight into the technicalities of each
A$70.00
ship type covered”. #24016
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
18 Goodwin, Peter. THE BOMB VESSAL GRANADO 1742.
Anatomy of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 128(last 3
blank); very numerous photos. & detailed drawings, appendices;
original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London);
Conway Maritime Press; (1989). ***”A complete anatomy of the ship in
words, photographs and drawings, accurate, visually exciting and totally
comprehensive, offering ship buffs, historians and modelmakers a novel
insight into the technicalities of each ship type covered”. #24065
A$75.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
19 Goodwin, Peter. THE NAVAL CUTTER ALERT 1777.
Anatomy of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 126, [2](blank);
very numerous photos. & detailed drawings; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1991).
***”A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings,
accurate, visually exciting and totally comprehensive, offering ship buffs,
historians and modelmakers a novel insight into the technicalities of each
A$70.00
ship type covered”. #23997
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
20 Griffiths, Denis. BRUNEL’S ‘GREAT WESTERN’. Small square
4to, First Edition; pp. 160; 55 figures, 7 appendices, references, index;
original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. Wellingborough;
Patrick Stephens; (1985). #32251
A$50.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
21 Harris, Daniel G. F H CHAPMAN. The First Naval Architect
and his Work. 4to, First Edition; pp. 256(last blank); numerous
illustrations, sources, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1989).
A$80.00
#32447
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
22(Hartley, R. T.). BOAT BUILDING WITH HARTLEY. 4to,
Third Edition; pp. 128; numerous illustrations & diagrams; original
wrappers (a litle worn). (Takapuna North; Boughtwood Printing
House; 1967). #32454
A$25.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
23 Haws, Duncan. SHIPS AND THE SEA. A Chronological
Review. Large square 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp. 240; numerous
coloured and b/w. maps, illustrations & diagrams, bibliography, index;
original papered boards; (pp. 6-7 a little marked); a very good copy in
dustwrapper. [London]; Hart Davis, MacGibbon; [1976]. #64091
A$50.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
24 Kemp, [ John F.] & Young, P[eter]. SHIP STABILITY NOTES
& EXAMPLES. 2nd Edition, Fourth Impression; pp. 128; several
figures, index; original wrappers. London; Stanford Maritime; 1977.
#32173
A$20.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
25 Kirsch, Peter. THE GALLEON. The Great Ships of the Armada
Era. 4to, First Edition in English; pp. [vi], 214; 6 plans, over 100
figures, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; original papered boards;
a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press;
A$95.00
(1990). #30444
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
26 Lavery, Brian; Edited and introduced by. DEANE’S DOCTRINE
OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, 1670. Roy. 4to, First Edition;
pp. 128; numerous illustrations, figures & tables, appendix; original
papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway
A$65.00
Maritime Press; (1981). #32286
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
27 Lavery, Brian. THE COLONIAL MERCHANTMAN SUSAN
CONSTANT 1605. Anatomy of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First Edition;
pp. 120; very numerous photos. & detailed drawings; original papered
boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime
Press; (1988). ***”A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs
and drawings, accurate, visually exciting and totally comprehensive,
offering ship buffs, historians and modelmakers a novel insight into the
A$70.00
technicalities of each ship type covered”. #24057
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
28 Lavery, Brian. NELSON’S NAVY. The Ships, Men and
Organisation 1793-1815. Foreword by Patrick O’Brian. Roy. 4to,
First Edition; pp. 352; several maps, very numerous illustrations &
figures, 5 appendices, sources, index; original papered boards; a fine
copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1989). ***A
wonderfully detailed and comprehensive work, thoroughly documented.
A$175.00
#39878
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
29 Lavery, Brian. THE 74-GUN SHIP BELLONA. Anatomy of
the Ship. Oblong 4to, First Edition, Second Impression; pp. 120; very
numerous photos. & detailed drawings; original papered boards; a fine
copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1989).
***”A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings,
accurate, visually exciting and totally comprehensive, offering ship buffs,
historians and modelmakers a novel insight into the technicalities of each
A$65.00
ship type covered”. First published 1985. #24053
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
30 Lavery, Brian. BUILDING THE WOODEN WALLS. The
Design and Construction of the 74-Gun Ship Valiant. 4to, First U.S.
Edition; pp. 206, [2](blank); numerous illustrations & diagrams,
notes, chronology, bibliography, index; original papered boards; a fine
copy in dustwrapper. (Annapolis, Maryland); Naval Institute Press;
A$75.00
(1991). #27783
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
31 Lawhill: STEEL SAILING SHIP LAWHILL. No. 112. An archive
of photocopied material relating to the construction of the ship, together
with stability data compiled by N. W. Cormack. 4to; pp. 90 leaves,
including 7 folding; numerous plans & diagrams; contained in plastic
A$35.00
folder. [No Place; No Publisher; c. 1993]. #21691
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
32 Lloyd’s Register of Shipping: RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
STEEL SHIPS. Roy. 4to; pp. [xx], 490; a few figures, very numerous
tables; original cloth, gilt; a very good copy. London; Lloyd’s; 1953.
A$45.00
***40-page Notice No. 2018 loosely inserted. #32346
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
33 Longridge, C. Nepean. THE ANATOMY OF NELSON’S
SHIPS. Drawings designed by E. Bowness and executed by G. F.
Campbell. Folding plans designed & executed by G. F. Campbell. 4to;
Revised Edition (by E. Bowness), Eleventh Impression, U.S. Issue; pp.
xii, 284(last blank); 6 folding & 6 full-page plans, 77 full-page & halfpage plates, 183 text illustrations, index; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. Annapolis, Maryland; Naval Institute Press;
A$65.00
(1989). #9367
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
34 McCluskie, Tom. SHIPS. From the Archives of Harland &
Wolff the Builders of the Titanic. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp.
160; numerous coloured illustrations; original slick pictorial papered
boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); PRC; (1998). #32253
A$50.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
35 MacGregor, David R.
MERCHANT SAILING SHIPS
1850-1875. Heyday of Sail. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 256; 313
illustrations & plans, including drawings & diagrams by the Author
or from contemporary sources, 6 appendices, references, sources,
index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London);
Conway Maritime Press and Lloyd’s of London Press; (1984).
A$85.00
#21314
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
36 McKay, John. THE 100-GUN SHIP VICTORY. Anatomy of
the Ship. Oblong 4to, First U.S. Edition; pp. 120(last blank); very
numerous photos. & detailed drawings; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (Annapolis); Naval Institute Press; (1987).
***”A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings,
accurate, visually exciting and totally comprehensive, offering ship buffs,
historians and modelmakers a novel insight into the technicalities of each
ship type covered”. Nelson’s ship “Victory”, made famous by the Battle
of Trafalgar, had a long and distinguished career both before and after.
A$85.00
#24011
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
37 McKay, John. THE ARMED TRANSPORT BOUNTY.
Anatomy of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 120; very
numerous photos. & detailed drawings, chronology; original papered
boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime
Press; (1989). ***”A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs
and drawings, accurate, visually exciting and totally comprehensive,
offering ship buffs, historians and modelmakers a novel insight into the
A$85.00
technicalities of each ship type covered”. #24096
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
38 McKay, John & Coleman, Ron. THE 24-GUN FRIGATE
PANDORA 1779. Anatomy of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First
Edition; pp. 128; very numerous photos. & detailed drawings, select
bibliography; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
(London); Conway Maritime Press; (1992). ***”A complete anatomy
of the ship in words, photographs and drawings, accurate, visually exciting
and totally comprehensive, offering ship buffs, historians and modelmakers
a novel insight into the technicalities of each ship type covered”. HMS
Pandora was the vessel sent to capture the Bounty mutineers, but she was
wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef, with the loss of 31 of the crew and four
A$85.00
mutineers. #24097
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
39 McKee, Eric; Caird Research Fellow National Maritime Museum
October 1973 to June 1978. WORKING BOATS OF BRITAIN.
Their Shape and Purpose. Introduction by Dr Basil Greenhill,
Director, National Maritime Museum. Med. 4to, First Edition, Second
Impression; pp. 256; 181 figures, 7 appendices, glossary, references,
index; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper. (London);
Conway Maritime Press in association with the National Maritime
A$75.00
Museum; (1988). ***First published 1983. #32279
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
40 Magoun, F. Alexander. THE FRIGATE CONSTITUTION
AND OTHER HISTORIC SHIPS. Med. 4to, Facsimile Edition;
pp. [ii], xviii, 160(last 5 blank); 30 plates, 16 double-page plans,
chronological table, index; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. New
York; Dover Publications, Inc.; (1987). ***First published in 1928.
A$35.00
#32267
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
41 Martin, J. H. THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SHIPS.
Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 128; index; numerous coloured & b/w.
illustrations; original papered boards; a nice copy in dustwrapper.
(London); Cathay Books; (1979). ***Including voyages of discovery.
A$25.00
#30430
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
42 Newton, R. N.
PRACTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF
WARSHIPS. With Diagrams and Two Half-Tone Plates. Roy. 8vo,
First Edition; pp. xvi, 318, [2](blank); 2 plates, numerous diagrams (1
folding), index; original cloth (soiled); a very good ex-library copy with
several small stamps. London; Longmans, Green and Co.; (1941).
A$30.00
#32413
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
43 Paine, Daniel: THE JOURNAL OF DANIEL PAINE 17941797: Together with Documents Illustrating the Beginning of
Government Boat-Building and Timber-gathering in New South
Wales, 1795-1805. Edited by Dr. R. J. B. Knight and Dr. Alan Frost. Cr.
4to, First Edition; pp. [ii], xxx, 110(last 3 blank); 4 plates, appendices,
Biographical Register, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in
dustwrapper. Sydney; Library of Australian History; 1983. #5116
A$45.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
44 Pastor, Xavier. THE SHIPS OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.
Santa Maria, Nina, Pinta. Anatomy of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First
Edition; pp. 118, [2](blank); very numerous photos. & detailed
drawings, bibliography; original papered boards; a fine copy in
dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1992). ***”A
complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings,
accurate, visually exciting and totally comprehensive, offering ship buffs,
historians and modelmakers a novel insight into the technicalities of each
A$75.00
ship type covered”. #24066
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
45[Patterson, Brian and Coad, Jonathan]. PORTSMOUTH
HISTORIC DOCKYARD. Roy. 8vo; pp. [32](including wrappers);
numerous coloured illustrations; original wrappers. [Portsmouth;
Published for the Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust by Pitkin
A$10.00
Pictorials; 1992]. #32456
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
46 Plimsoll, Samuel; M.P. OUR SEAMEN. An Appeal. Med. 4to,
Facsimile Edition; pp. [ii]-viii, 90, [2](blank); numerous plates; original
papered boards; a fine copy in very slightly scratched dustwrapper.
(Havant, Hampshire; Kenneth Mason); N.D. [c. 1975]. ***A facsimile
of the First Edition of 1873; one of the most important books on maritime
A$65.00
matters ever published. #32281
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
47 Pursey, H. J.; Extra Master.
MERCHANT SHIP
CONSTRUCTION. Especially written for the Merchant Navy. Cr.
4to, Second Edition, Second Impression; pp. xiv, 222(last blank); 83
plates, index; original cloth (a little worn); a very good copy. Glasgow;
A$35.00
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd.; (1955). #16921
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
48 Shipbuilding: NORTH EAST COAST INSTITUTION OF
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS. Transactions. Edited by the
Secretary. Vol. LI. Part 7. May-June, 1935. Roy. 8vo; pp. xxviii, [321]370, [2], [D83]-D136, xxix-xxx(adv.); several figures & illustrations,
several tables (2 large & folding); original wrappers; a nice copy.
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne; Published by the Institution; 1935. ***With
a paper by Robert F. Hand on “Ocean Transportation of Petroleum in
Bulk”, another on Ship Collisions by H. E. J. Camps, and interesting
discussions in the later section on ship vibration, and fatigue in modern
A$30.00
engine design. #31953
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
2013.
49 Steel, David. THE ELEMENTS AND PRACTICE OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. Illustrated with a series of
thirty-eight large draughts and numerous smaller engravings by David Steel and with a foreword by Dr. Alan McGowan,
Head of the Department of Ships National Maritime Museum Greenwich England. 4to, Facsimile Edition; Volume I, text
[ONLY], pp. [xvi], xvi, 440(last blank), [1], 27, ff. LVIII(tables), pp. lix-lxxvi, [2](adv.); 9 plates (2 folding), several figures,
many tables; original cloth; a fine copy in slipcase. London; Sim Comfort Associates; 1977. ***First published in 1805; this
edition is limited to 500 numbered copies. Lacking the volume of large plates. #32462
A$250.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
2013.
50 Steel, David. THE ELEMENTS AND PRACTICE OF RIGGING AND SEAMANSHIP. Illustrated with a series of
ninety-five plates and numerous smaller engravings by David Steel and with a foreword by Dr. Alan McGowan, Head of the
Department of Ships National Maritime Museum Greenwich England. 2 vols., 4to, Facsimile Edition; Vol. I, pp. [x], xviii,
208, 208*-211*, 209-242; 64 plates (4 folding), a few tables (1 folding); Vol. II, pp. [4], [243*]-260*, [243]-426(last blank),
[4], 152(tables, last 5 blank); 26 plates (1 folding) plus 2 movable diagrams, numerous tables; original cloth; a fine set in
slipcases. London; Sim Comfort Associates; 1978. ***First published in 1794; this edition is limited to 500 numbered copies.
#32459
A$550.00
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
51[Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. of Hong Kong Ltd.; The].
FIFTY YEARS OF SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIRING IN
THE FAR EAST. 4to, First Edition; pp. 172; numerous illustrations
& a few diagrams; original cloth, gilt; a fine ex-library copy, with
a single stamp on title-page & markings on rear endpaper only.
London; Published by Technical Advertising Service; N.D. [1954].
A$70.00
***Attractively produced. #32309
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
52 Takakjian, Portia. THE 32-GUN FRIGATE ESSEX. Anatomy
of the Ship. Oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 128(last blank); very
numerous photos. & detailed drawings; original papered boards; a
fine copy in dustwrapper. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1990).
***”A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings,
accurate, visually exciting and totally comprehensive, offering ship buffs,
historians and modelmakers a novel insight into the technicalities of each
A$70.00
ship type covered”. #24018
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
53 Thearle, Samuel J[ames] P[ope]. NAVAL ARCHITECTURE:
a Treatise on Laying Off and Building Wood, Iron, and Composite
Ships. Cr. 8vo; pp. 380, [4](adv.); 39 figures, index; original cloth
(worn; small piece torn from title-page). London and Glasgow;
William Collins, Sons, & Co., Limited; N.D. [c. 1890]. ***Collins
Advanced Science Series. Text volume only; a separate volume of plates
A$25.00
was also published. #53000
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
54 Thomas, P. N. BRITISH OCEAN TRAMPS. 2 vols., 4to, First
Edition; Volume 1, Builders and Cargoes, pp. [ii], 158; numerous
coloured & b/w. illustrations & diagrams, several tables, index of ships
& index of shipowners and builders; Vol. II, pp. [ii], 182; numerous
coloured & b/w. illustrations & diagrams, appendix, bibliography,
index to ships & index of shipowners, managers & builders; original
vinyl (upper corner to Vol. I slightly bumped); a fine set in dustwrappers.
(Wolverhampton); Waine Research Publications; (1992). ***A very
A$120.00
detailed and informative work. #29675
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
55 Underhill, Harold A. DEEP-WATER SAIL. Cr. 4to, First
Edition; pp. xxxii, 304(last blank); illust. endpapers, 101 photographic
illustrations on 61 plates, 100 ship plans (27 folding or double-page),
index; original cloth; (light pencilled inscription of approbation on
back of frontis & a few light pencilled notes in margins); a fine copy
in very slightly torn dustwrapper; very scarce. Glasgow; Brown,
Son & Ferguson, Ltd., Nautical Publishers; (1952). ***A wonderful
A$220.00
compendium of sailing-ship design and history. #16100
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
56 Underhill, Harold A. SAIL TRAINING AND CADET SHIPS.
With Illustrations and Plans. Cr. 4to, First Edition, Second Impression;
pp. xvi, 374(last blank); illust. endpapers, 123 photographic illustrations
on 61 plates, 45 folding ship plans, 2 appendices, index; original cloth;
a fine copy in dustwrapper; scarce. Glasgow; Brown, Son & Ferguson,
Ltd., Nautical Publishers; (1973). ***Another wonderful compendium
A$135.00
of sailing-ship design and history. #20435
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
57 Underhill, Harold A. SAILING SHIP RIGS AND RIGGING.
With authentic plans of famous vessels of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. With illustrations and plans by the Author. Cr. 4to, Second
Edition, Fifth Impression; pp. x, 128[i.e. 130](pagination a little
irregular); numerous illustrations, figures & plans, glossary, appendix,
index; original cloth; a nice copy in dustwrapper; scarce. Glasgow;
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., Nautical Publishers; (1978). #24121
A$60.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
58 Underhill, Harold A. PLANK-ON-FRAME MODELS and
Scale Masting and Rigging. 2 vols., cr. 4to, First Edition; Volume I,
Scale Hull Construction, With Plans and Sketches by the Author,
Ninth Impression; pp. x, 158(last blank); 17 photo. plates, several text
figures, 7 full-page plans, 2 appendices, index; Volume II, Mastmaking
and Rigging, Sailing Models and Power Craft Hulls, With Plans and
Sketches by the Author, Seventh Impression; pp. x, 148, [2](blank);
15 photo. plates, several text figures, 5 full-page plans, 2 appendices,
index; original cloth; a nice set in dustwrappers; scarce. Glasgow;
Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., Nautical Publishers; (1985). #24137
A$125.00
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
59 Walton, Thomas. KNOW YOUR OWN SHIP: A Simple
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). Specially arranged for the use of ships’
officers, superintendents, engineers, draughtsmen, and others. Revised
by John King. Twenty-second edition. With Numerous Illustrations.
Cr. 8vo, 22nd Edition; pp. [ii], xxii, 392; 145 figures (including 2
folding), several tables, 2 appendices, index; original cloth; a very
good copy. London; Charles Griffin and Company, Limited; 1924.
A$45.00
#31937
2013.
Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books
Short List Number 86
60 White, David. THE FRIGATE DIANA. Anatomy of the Ship.
Oblong 4to, First U.S. Edition; pp. 120; very numerous photos. &
detailed drawings; original papered boards; a fine copy in dustwrapper.
(Annapolis); Naval Institute Press; (1987). ***”A complete anatomy of
the ship in words, photographs and drawings, accurate, visually exciting
and totally comprehensive, offering ship buffs, historians and modelmakers
a novel insight into the technicalities of each ship type covered”. #24001
A$70.00
2013.
GASTON RENARD Pty. Ltd.
Postal Address:
P.O. Box 1030,
Ivanhoe, Melbourne,
Victoria, 3079, Australia.
Established 1945
(A.C.N. 005 928 503)
ABN: 68 893 979 543
www.GastonRenard.com
Electronic communications:
Telephone: +61 (0)3 9459 5040
FAX: +61 (0)3 9459 6787
E-mail: [email protected]
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS:
This is our eighty-sixth short list. We hope you find something of interest.
We intend to produce many more in future on a variety of subjects and we would prefer where possible to send these by email as PDF file
attachments or links to files on our Website . This has the obvious advantage of reducing costs and enhancing the speed of delivery and
the email/PDF versions will also be enhanced with colour illustrations. A fully illustrated version of this list in pdf format is available on
our website or will be emailed on request. Likewise we encourage you to send orders by email, fax or telephone.
If you would like to receive future lists please indicate your interests by email (preferred) or by using the form below by fax or post. If you
would like to receive ALL lists (email only) please let us know also. If for any reason you do not wish to receive any more of these lists,
also please let us know and we will cease and desist.
We have experimented with a number of forms for emailing orders to us but many security systems now prevent such links from working
correctly so we suggest simply emailing us at: [email protected] and copying and pasting the entries of the items you want
from the list above. If you encounter any difficulties, please let us know! For orders by fax or by post please use the Order Form at end.
Some previous short lists (available on request):
Short List No. 85
Short List No. 84
Short List No. 83
Short List No. 82
Short List No. 81
Short List No. 80
Short List No. 79
Short List No. 78
Short List No. 77
Captain James Cook and associates. Africa. Queensland. Shipping. World War I. Royalty and a few items of Heraldry. The First Fleet and Early Settlement of Australia. Naval History. Voyages. 40 items.
58 items.
60 items.
56 items.
59 items.
46 items.
84 items.
84 items.
82 items.
Some previous short lists (continued):
Short List No. 76
Short List No. 75
Short List No. 74
Short List No. 73
Short List No. 72
Short List No. 71
Short List No. 70
Short List No. 69
Short List No. 68
Short List No. 67
Short List No. 66
Short List No. 65
Short List No. 64
Short List No. 63
Short List No. 62
Short List No. 61
Short List No. 60
Short List No. 59
Short List No. 58
Short List No. 57.
Short List No. 56.
Short List No. 55
Short List No. 54
Short List No. 53
Short List No. 52
Short List No. 51
Short List No. 50
Short List No. 49
Short List No. 48
Hodge-Podge. Victoria. World War II. Australian Literature. Ship Modelling, with a few books on Nelson and his Ships. New South Wales. Shipwrecks and Sea Disasters. Natural History. South Australia. World War I Naval History. The Pacific Region. Sailing Ships. World War II. Australiana. Australian Land Exploration Part 3. Books and Printing.
Sailing, Navigation, Small Boat Voyages.
Australian Land Exploration Part 2. Discovery of Australia (Part 3). Antarctica.
Victoria.
Australian Land Exploration (Part 1). Discovery of Australia (Part 2). First Fleet & Early Settlement. Anthropology. Discovery of Australia (Part 1). Western Australia and South Australia.
Military, Naval, Shipping, etc.
Australiana Miscellany.
98 items.
88 items.
84 items.
74 items.
48 items.
83 items.
55 items.
73 items.
78 items.
54 items.
73 items.
71 items.
73 items.
50 items.
49 items.
64 items.
48 items.
42 items.
49 items.
70 items.
59 items.
37 items.
52 items.
45 items.
61 items.
51 items.
53 items.
57 items.
67 items.
FAX/POST ORDER FORM
TO:
GASTON RENARD - BOOKS AUSTRALASIA - Fine and Rare Books
P.O. BOX 1030, IVANHOE, MELBOURNE, 3079, AUSTRALIA.
Telephone: (03) 9459 5040 FAX: (03) 9459 6787
Email: [email protected]
PLEASE SUPPLY FROM LIST No: 86 - Shipbuilding and Naval Architecture.
(Our invoice, included in the parcel, will show the total amount of your purchase).
Item
# Number
Author / Title
Price
DATE _______________
Name
[Block Letters]:
_____________________________
_______________________________________________
ADDRESS: ______________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Telephone: ____________________________________
Fax: __________________________________________
Email: ________________________________________
[ ]
Please post to me at the address given opposite.
[ ]
My cheque, incl. postage, for $ _______
[ ]
Please charge my MASTERCARD or VISA or AMEX:
is enclosed.
Signature: ___________________ Expiry Date:____
Account Number:[ ]
Please record my interest in the following subjects and send me any relevant Short Lists:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________