Auction for 4 hard covers, all very good condition

1. Fighting Sail. Three Hundred Years of Warfare at Sea. Oliver Warner. Foreword: Earl Mountbatten. 1979. Book Club, London

Wars from 15th & 16th century Galleys on the Mediterranean to the days of the first steamships Spanish Armada; Dutch; England; France Detailed drawings & repros of paintings showing ships; people; battles; destruction, with informative text

192pp; b/w & col photos; maps; index; bibliography; illust epps; v/large book D/jkt, v/good

1. Tall Ships & Great Captains. A Narrative of famous sailing ships through the ages & the courageous men who sailed, fought or raced them across the seas. ABC Whipple. Illust G A Little. (1951) 1961. Gollancz, London

Changes in the construction of sailing ships over the ages Descriptions of 10 great ships: Nina; Victory; the slaver, Amistad; the America, first winner of the Americas' Cup; etc

216pp; b/w illusts; index; bibliography; prelims & closed page edges foxed; inside clean and tidy D/jkt; good; sl/wear; sunning

1. Sail the Surviving Tradition. Robert Simper. 1984 1st ed. Conway Maritime Press, London

Detailed information about traditional ships and working vessels from the golden age of sail. Many photos of ships Restoration of old ships. Races & Rallies Lists of existing ships, dates & Organisations re traditional vessels

161pp; b/w photos; illust epps D/jkt; very good

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