1. Houghton, Philip.

Land from the Masthead. A circumnavigation of New Zealand in the wake of Captain Cook.

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1968. 22,5 cm x 15 cm. 224 pages. With many black-and-white illustrations throughout the book. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only slightly foxed.

2. Krauß, Joseph / Stein, Walter.

Wetter und Meereskunde für Seefahrer.

Vierte Auflage. Berlin / Göttingen / Heidelberg, Springer – Verlag, 1958. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. VII, 206 pages. Several black and white maps, diagrams, charts and tables throughout. Original Hardcover. Debossed gilt lettering on cover and spine. Cloth covers with cloth sleeve inside rear cover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Internal pages slightly discoloured. Some annotations throughout in both pencil and ink pen. Ephemera loosley insert into rear envelope as maps, sea and weather charts etc.

3. Lawrence, Mary Chipman.

The Captain’s Best Mate – The Journal of Mary Chipman Lawrence on the Whaler ‘Addison’ 1856-1860. Edited by Stanton Garner.

Hanover and London Published by Brown University Press by University Press of New England. 1986. 15 cm x 23 cm. XXI, 311 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with a reproduction of the Title Page of Mary Lawrence’s journal and a further four black-and-white photographs . Nine maps drawn by Sam H. Bryan, Marblehead, Massachusetts. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

4. Rousmaniere, John.

After the Storm: True Stories of Disaster and Recovery at Sea.

Maine / New York, International Marine / McGraw-Hill, 2004. 15 x 23cm. 338 pages, with black and white photographs. Original softcover. Good condition with some signs of wear to spine and edges. Some underlining and text annotations.

5. Winton, John.

Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor. Life on the lower-deck of the Victorian Navy.

London, Michael Joseph, 1977. 24 cm x 16 cm. 320 pages. With many black-and-white illustrations throughout the book. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.