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Short List No. 60 - 2012.

Sailing, Navigation, and Small Boat Voyages.

2 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books Short List Number 60 2012.

1 Admiralty: MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP. Volume I [and II, of three]. 2 vols., roy. 8vo, First Edition (in this form); Vol. I, pp. viii, 290, [2](blank); 10 col. plates (1 folding), 1 b/w. plate, 235 text figs., index; Vol. II, pp. xiv, 854; 21 col. plates, nearly 400 figs., several tables, glossary & 3 other appendices, index; original cloth (spine to Vol. II, faded); very good copies. London; Her Majesty’s Stationery Office; 1951-52. ***A further volume was issued in 1954. #9381 A$120.00


2 Admiralty: A SEAMAN’S POCKETBOOK. Cr. 8vo; pp. viii, 136; 5 col. plates (incl. 4 of flags), 73 figs., index; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Her Majesty’s Stationery Office; 1952 Reprinted 1958. ***Superseding the 1943 edition, and incorporating amendments to date [1958]. #56517 A$35.00


3 Admiralty Chart: Australia - South Coast. Victoria. PORT PHILLIP. Surveyed by Commander Henry Cox, R.N. Assisted by Thos. Bourchier, Master, J. G. Bolton, Master’s Asst. R.N. & Mr. P. H. McHugh 1864. The West Channel by Navgt. Lieut. H. J. Stanley, R.N. 1868. Corrections in the South & West Channels by Staff Comr. H. J. Stanley, R.N., 1874. Large folding chart, in 2 sheets, each 780 x 650 mm. approx., dissected and mounted on linen and enclosed in cloth folding cases (the cases a little worn); drawn by R. C. Carrington, minor corrections to April 1887, large corrections to December 1875; in very good condition; scarce. London; Published at the Admiralty; 1865 [1887]. #59666 A$450.00


4 Alexander, Caroline. THE BOUNTY. The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty. Med. 8vo, First U.K. Edition; pp. xx, 492(last blank); 4 double-page maps, 8 col. & 32 b/w. plates, sources, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a nice copy in d/w. (London); HarperCollins Publishers; (2003). #18300 A$60.00


5 Alsar, Vital, with, Lopez, Enrique Hank. LA BALSA TO AUSTRALIA. The Longest Raft Voyage in History. Book Club Edn.; pp. 224(last 5 blank); double-page map, 16 plates; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. Sydney; Book Club Associates; (1974). ***Ecuador to Mooloolaba. #20233 A$25.00


6 Antarctic: THE ANTARCTIC PILOT. Comprising the Coasts of Antarctica and all islands southward of the usual route of vessels. Second Edition, 1948. Med. 8vo, 2nd Edn.; pp. [ii](Notice, on pink paper, recto blank), xlii, 370, [2](adv., verso blank); preceding Page [1] is a pink slip headed “Important” - 10 lines, verso blank) and following page ii is a leaf headed “Caution”, verso blank; 3 folding & 1 full-page charts, 50 plates, several text illusts., appendix, index; original blue cloth, lettered in yellow (spine very slightly worn); a very good copy; very scarce. London; Hydrographic Department, Admiralty; 1948. [with] Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners issued during 1958, 1959, 1960 & 1961 relating to the Antarctic Pilot Second Edition, 1948 and not included in Supplement No. 5, 1958. Pp. 8(last blank); original wrappers. Together, 2 vols. London; Hydrographic Department, Admiralty; 1948-62. ***Spence 43; Renard 39 (variant binding). #43019 A$550.00


7 Antarctica: SUPPLEMENT No. 4-1967 RELATING TO THE ANTARCTIC PILOT, Third Edition, 1961. Corrected to 22nd August, 1967. Whenever reference is made to the Pilot, this Supplement must be consulted [cover title]. Med. 8vo; pp. 64(last 3 blank); 3 folding charts; original wrappers (foxed). London; Hydrographic Department; 1967. #22702 A$65.00


8 Antarctica: THE ANTARCTIC PILOT. Comprising the Coasts of Antarctica and all Islands Southward of the usual Route of Vessels. Fourth Edition, 1974. [Prepared by Captain G. A. French]. Med. 4to, 4th Edn.; pp. xviii, 336, [2]; 4 col. & numerous b/w. full-page charts, 1 col. plate, 63 b/w. plates, numerous full-page & other text illusts., index; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine & front board (very slightly marked; some very faint foxing); a very good copy; scarce. [with] SUPPLEMENT No. 1-1976 TO THE ANTARCTIC PILOT, Fourth Edition, 1974, corrected to 20th February 1976. Med. 4to, pp. [iv], 6; col. chart, 4 illusts.; stapled as issued. London; Hydrographer of the [Royal] Navy, 1974-76. ***Not in Spence; Renard 41. #18204 A$320.00


9 Barrow, Sir John. THE MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY. Edited by Gavin Kennedy. Roy. 8vo, Illustrated Edition; pp. 208; 7 col. plates (1 double-page), about 80 b/w. illusts. (many full-page), & incl. several maps, 3-page reading list, index; original cloth; (name stamp on half-title); a very good copy in worn d/w. Boston; David R. Godine; (1980). ***A useful edition with facsimiles of interesting documents, paintings and contemporary title-pages. #9269 A$110.00


10 Bennett, D. C. T. THE COMPLETE AIR NAVIGATOR. Covering the Syllabus for the Flight Air Navigator’s Licence. Sixth Edition. Pp. xx, 444; col. plate, 181 figs., several tables, 6 appendices, index; original cloth; a fine copy in worn d/w. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Son, Ltd.; (1954). #16055 A$65.00


11 Blewitt, Mary. CELESTIAL NAVIGATION FOR YACHTSMEN. With 26 diagrams and graphs. Third Edition. A “Yachting World” Publication. Cr. 8vo, 3rd Edn.; pp. 64; 26 figs., notes; navigation card loosely inserted; original waterproof cloth, cut flush; a very good copy. London; Iliffe & Sons, Ltd.; (1955). ***First published in 1950. #22941 A$25.00


12 Bligh, William: THE VOYAGE OF THE BOUNTY’S LAUNCH, as related in William Bligh’s Despatch to the Admiralty and the Journal of John Fryer with an Introduction by Owen Rutter and wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings. Printed & made in Great Britain by The Golden Cockerel Press 1934. F’cap folio, First Edition; pp. 88(last blank); 9 wood-engravings, original red-brown & cream canvas; top edge gilt, others uncut; (a little fox-spotting of cream canvas, as often; upper corner slightly bumped; internally fine & clean); scarce. [London]; The Golden Cockerel Press; 1934. ***Edition limited to 300 numbered copies printed on Arnold’s All Rag Paper. Du Rietz 1121. With an example of the original prospectus loosely inserted. #2109 A$1450.00


13 Bligh, William: BLIGH’S VOYAGE IN THE RESOURCE, from Coupang to Batavia, together with the Log of His subsequent Passage to England in the Dutch Packet Vlydt, and his Remarks on Morrison’s Journal. The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. All printed for the first time from the Manuscripts in the Mitchell Library of New South Wales, with an Introduction and Notes by Owen Rutter & Engravings on Wood by Peter Barker-Mill. F’cap folio, First Edition; pp. [ii](blank), 166(last 5 blank); 5 wood-engravings; original blue & cream linen; fore & lower edges uncut; (slight foxing of edges & endpapers); a very good copy; scarce. [London]; The Golden Cockerel Press; 1937. ***Edition limited to 350 numbered copies on Van Gelder paper. Du Rietz 1126. With an example of the original prospectus loosely inserted. #2110 A$1450.00


14 Bligh, William, & Christian, Edward: BLIGH’S NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY ON BOARD H.M. SHIP BOUNTY, and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the crew in the Ship’s Boat from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. Written by William Bligh. Illustrated with Charts. (1790). [with] MINUTES OF THE COURT-MARTIAL held at Portsmouth August 12, 1792, on Ten Persons charged with Mutiny of Board His Majesty’s Ship Bounty with an APPENDIX containing a full account of the real Causes and Circumstances of that unhappy transaction, the most material of which have hitherto been withheld from the public. [By Edward Christian], (1794). [with] BLIGH’S ANSWER TO CERTAIN ASSERTIONS contained in The Appendix to a Pamphlet entitled Minutes of the Proceedings on the Court-Martial held at Portsmourth, August 12, 1792 [etc.], by Captain William Bligh. (1794). [with] EDWARD CHRISTIAN’S SHORT REPLY to Captain William Bligh’s Answer. (1795). Demy 4to, exact Facsimile Edition of the above four items (in 1 vol.); pp. [iv], iv, 88, [2](blank); folding plan of the Bounty’s launch & 3 charts (2 folding); pp. [iv], 80(last blank), [2](blank); pp. [ii], 32(last blank), [2](blank); pp. 12(last blank); original full blue morocco of the primary issue, gilt-decorated spine, top edge gilt; a fine copy in the original “Plastalon” protective wrapper (this a little shrunk as always), and together with the printed slip of explanatory material on this volume (and its wrapper) and other publications of the Society (this now very seldom found); scarce, especially with the “Plastalon” wrapper. Melbourne; Georgian House, for The Australiana Society; (1952). ***The second and last facsimile under the Australiana Society imprint. The edition was limited to 1000 numbered copies, and is a reproduction of the highest quality. Only a few copies were issued in this primary binding and bear low numbers in Indian ink (this being number 8). The last three items in this collection are exceedingly rare in the original, and very seldom occur for sale. [Refer Ferguson 71, 175, 176, and 218]. Du Rietz 124. #2108 A$650.00


15 Bligh, William: THE BLIGH NOTEBOOK. “Rough account - Lieutenant Wm Bligh’s voyage in the Bounty’s Launch from the ship to Tofua & from thence to Timor” 28 April to 14 June 1789. With a draft list of the Bounty Mutineers. Transcription and Facsimile Edited by by John Bach. Roy. 8vo; pp. [ii], xiv, 336; col. portrait frontis., double-page col. plate of Bligh & the others being set adrift from the colour engraving by Robert Dodd, folding draught of the Bounty’s launch, folding chart, double-page view of Kupang, 1 double-page & 7 full-page plates (incl. 1 col.), 116-page facsimile of the notebook account, transcription, numerous other illusts., bibliog., list of mutineers, etc.; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. (Sydney); Allen & Unwin, in association with National Library of Australia; (1987). #17168 A$65.00


16 Bourne, William; of Gravesend, a Gunner (c. 1535-1582). A REGIMENT FOR THE SEA and other Writings on Navigation. Edited by E. R. G. Taylor. First Modern Edition; pp. xxxvi, 464; 16 plates (incl. 1 folding & several full-page charts), several text illusts., reproductions of early title-pages, tables, etc., 3 appendices, bibliog., index; original cloth; a very good copy in worn & slightly defective d/w. Cambridge; Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press; 1963. ***Originally published in 1574. The work was perhaps “the earliest technical manual written by an Englishman”. Hakluyt Society Second Series, No. 121. #41124 A$75.00


17 Bowden, K. M. CAPTAIN JAMES KELLY OF HOBART TOWN. First Edition; pp. xii, 128(last 2 blank); 2 full-page & 1 other maps, 7 plates (1 double-page), 4 appendices, notes, bibliog.; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn d/w. (Parkville); Melbourne University Press; (1964). #9084 A$65.00


18 Brown, F. G. AIR NAVIGATION. Based on Principles and methods applicable also to Sea Navigation. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [ii], xviii, 374, [2](blank); numerous figs., several tables, refs., index; original cloth (small corner cut from endpaper); a very good copy in defective d/w. Sydney; Angus & Robertson Ltd; 1940. #38572 A$75.00


19 Carr, Frank G. G. THE EPIC VOYAGE OF SIR FRANCIS CHICHESTER. F’cap 4to, First Edition; pp. 24; 3 maps, several illusts.; original wrappers (foxing throughout). [London; Pitkin Pictorials; 1967]. #64399 A$12.00


20 Chichester, Francis. THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY. First Edition; pp. 352; 16 plates, 9 full-page maps, double-page chart, 2 plans, appendix, index; original cloth; (inscriptions on endpaper; boards a little warped); a very good copy in worn d/w. London; Hodder & Stoughton; (1964). ***Autobiography. #9306 A$30.00


21 Coles, K. Adlard. HEAVY WEATHER SAILING. Super roy. 8vo, U.S. Edition, 5th Impr.; pp. 304; 23 plates, numerous maps, charts & diag., 6 appendices, index; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. Tuckahoe, New York; John De Graff, Inc.; (1972). #33185 A$75.00


22 Cooke, Francis B. CRUISING HINTS. Sixth Edition, revised with 168 figures and 15 folding plates. Illustrations in the text by Archie White. 6th Edn.; pp. 480; frontis. & 1 plate, 15 folding boat plans at end, 168 figs., glossary, index; original cloth; a nice copy in worn d/w. London; Edward Arnold & Co; (1948). ***First published in 1904. Includes selection of a yacht, equipment, domestic economy, maintenance, seamanship, etc. #30429 A$65.00


23 Cordingly, David; Editor. CAPT. JAMES COOK. Navigator. The achievements of Captain James Cook as a seaman, navigator and surveyor. 4to, Second Edition; pp. 112; many numerous col. & b/w. illusts. & maps, bibliog.; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. London; Published by the National Maritime Museum in association with Campbell Publishing, Sydney; (1990). #18369 A$45.00


24 Curry, Dr. Manfred. YACHT RACING. The Aerodynamics of Sails and Racing Tactics. Revised and Enlarged Fifth Edition. From the German of Robert W. Atkinson and Charles H. Curry, Ph. D. Cr. 4to, 6th Edn.; pp. [ii], xii, 298; numerous illusts. & diags., U.K. distributors slip at front; original cloth (spine faded); a very good copy. New York; Charles Scribner’s Sons; (1949). ***First published in English in 1928, 5th edition 1948, reprinted 1949. #38545 A$45.00


25 Danielsson, Bengt. WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BOUNTY. Translated from the Swedish by Alan Tapsell. Second Edition; pp. 224(last colophon); portrait of Bligh by Dance (new to this edition), double-page chart of the Pacific, showing the “Bounty’s” route, the track of Bligh’s epic voyage in the open boat, and the mutineers’ route to Pitcairn, text map of Tahiti & 1 full-page plan of the “Bounty”; original papered boards; a nice copy in d/w.; scarce. London; George Allen & Unwin Ltd; (1963). ***In addition to the other changes noted above, the Epilogue (at least) has been rewritten, and the entire text is reset. #16581 A$75.00


26 Dixon, Conrad. BASIC ASTRO-NAVIGATION. First Edition; pp. 120(last blank); 57 figs. incl. 3 plates, glossary; original slick boards; a nice copy. (London); Adlard Coles Limited; (1968). #56552 A$20.00


27 Fox, Uffa. HANDLING SAILING BOATS ACCORDING TO UFFA. First Edition; pp. 174, [2](blank); 2 double-page, 2 full-page & 1 text maps, 2 double-page & 20 full-page plates, 15 full-page sail plans & lines, 4 text figs.; original papered boards; a very good copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Newnes; (1960). #15945 A$35.00


28 Hilder, Brett; Written and illustrated by. NAVIGATOR IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [vi], 232, [2](blank); endpaper maps, very numerous illusts. by the Author (some full-page), index; original papered boards; a nice copy in worn d/w. London; Percival Marshall & Co.; 1961. ***Including an account of the eruption at Rabaul, adventures during WW II, etc. #8235 A$65.00


29 Hordern, Marsden. KING OF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. The Works of Phillip Parker King in the Mermaid and Bathurst 1817-1822. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xxii, 446(last 3 blank); 9 folding maps in rear pocket, 7 full-page maps & 36 plates (17 col.), 6 text illusts., 3 appendices, notes, bibliog., conversion scales, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in slightly faded d/w. (Carlton South); The Miegunyah Press; (1997). ***Phillip Parker King was responsible for charting most of the north-west coast of Australia, including Exmouth Gulf, Port Essington and the Alligator, Liverpool and Prince Regent rivers. He was also responsible for surveying Macquarie Harbour in Van Diemen’s Land, and the dangerous waters inside the Great Barrier Reef as far as Torres Strait. Yet despite these achievements, he has never achieved the fame or credit undoubtedly due him. Number 16 in the second Miegunyah series and a fine addition to this excellent series. Edition of 1500 copies. #49820 A$250.00


30 Howard-Williams, Jeremy. SAILS. First Edition; pp. 400; 32 plates, very numerous figs., several tables, 11 appendices, index; original papered boards; a very good copy in slightly worn d/w. (London); Adlard Coles Limited; 1967. ***Everything one needs to know: from the blurb: This is the first really comprehensive book on the subject of sails, amply and exhaustively analysed. #38585 A$65.00


31 Jackson, Gainor W. THE NEW ZEALAND BEACH AND BOATING BOOK. Written and illustrated by Gainor W. Jackson. First Edition; pp. viii, 120; numerous illusts., index; original papered boards; a nice copy in worn d/w. Auckland; Cassell; (1962). #25306 A$30.00


32 Knight, E. F. SMALL-BOAT SAILING. An Explanation of the Management of Small Yachts, Half-decked and Open Sailing-boats of various Rigs; Sailing on Sea and on River; Cruising, etc. With drawings by H. Warington Smyth. Cr. 8vo, First Edition, 13th Impr.; pp. xii, 246, 246a-b, 247-304; 71 figs. (incl. folding plate), a few other text illusts., index; original cloth; a fine copy in d/w. London; John Murray; (1948). #56527 A$45.00


33 Lansing, Alfred. ENDURANCE. Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage. First Edition, Book Club Issue; pp. viii, 284; endpaper maps, 12 plates; original two-tone cloth-grained papered boards, three-quarter dark blue, spine lettered in silver & one quarter light blue; a very good copy in torn pictorial d/w. by William Steinel. New York; McGraw-Hill, Book Company, Inc.; (1959). ***Spence 680; Renard 866. In common with most copies we have seen, the dustwrapper states “Book of the Month Club Selection”, while the title verso states “First Edition”. Some copies were issued in dark blue papered boards only. #8298 A$85.00


34 Maritime Services Board of New South Wales, The. SAILING DIRECTIONS. New South Wales Coast. Seventh Edition. Med. 8vo; pp. 296(last blank); several charts & other illusts. (some col..), index; original cloth (slightly bumped); a fine copy. [Sydney]; Maritime Services Board of New South Wales; 1963. #38571 A$45.00


35 Poncet, Sally & Jerome. SOUTHERN OCEAN CRUISING HANDBOOK. First Edition; pp. 60; numerous text maps; original stiff colour-illustrated wrappers; a fine copy. (Beaver Island, Falkland Islands); Sally & Jerome Poncet, Yacht Damien II; (1991). #42879 A$50.00


36 Porter, James. WARRI OF THE WIND. First Edition; pp. [viii], 104(last 2 blank); endpaper map, several illusts. (a couple full-page), glossary; a very good copy in d/w. (Sydney); Cassell Australia; (1977). ***The story of Warri the catamaran and its voyages through New Guinea waters ( for children). #59039 A$10.00


37 Rantzen, M. J. LITTLE SHIP NAVIGATION (Coastal). Illustrated by M. A. Moffat. Cr. 8vo, 2nd Impr.; pp. 196; 7 plates, 52 figs., folding table, 7 appendices, index; original papered boards; a nice copy. London; Herbert Jenkins Limited; (1956). ***With interesting plates of compasses, sextants and other navigational equipment. #50306 A$35.00


38 Robinson, Bill; Editor. THE SCIENCE OF SAILING. F’cap 4to, 2nd Edn.; pp. x, 214(last 2 blank); numerous illusts. & figs.; original cloth; (some minor soiling); a very good copy. London; Macmillan & Co Ltd; 1962. #14176 A$35.00


39 Ross, Bob; Editor. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND COMPLETE BOOK OF BOATING. New Zealand consultant editor: John Mallitte. 4to, First Edition; pp. 544(last blank); 32 col. plates, numerous text illusts. & figs., glossary, 4 appendices, index; original papered boards; a fine copy. Sydney; Paul Hamlyn; (1972). ***Text printed throughout in blue and black. #38592 A$75.00


40 Rule of the Road: REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA. These rules came into force on 1st January, 1954. Cr. 8vo, First Edition; pp. 20(last blank); original wrappers; a very good copy. Glasgow; Brown, Son & Ferguson, Limited; 1954. #56519 A$20.00


41 Saturday Magazine: THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE: Volume XIII ( July to December, 1838) to Volume XIV ( January to June, 1839). Comprising all the weekly issues for the two volumes, and also all the additional monthly Supplements, being numbers 386-449. Impl. 8vo, 2 vols. in 1, First Edition; pp. 4(title-page and index), 256; 4(title-page and index), 256; each issue or supplement comprising 8 pages, with several woodcut illusts. (some full-page); contemporary half calf with marbled sides; a very good copy. London; John William Parker, for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; 1838-39. ***The journal contains numerous well-illustrated items of geographical, scientific and natural history interest, these two volumes including articles on Astronomy and Navigation, amongst many others. #52308 A$100.00


42 Schilder, Gunter. AUSTRALIA UNVEILED. The Share of the Dutch navigators in the discovery of Australia. Translated from the German by Olaf Richter. [Part One -- History. Part Two -- The Maps]. Cr. 4to, First Edition in English; pp. xii, 424; 44 plates (mostly maps), 61 text illusts. incl. many maps; plus 88 full-page maps in second part of work; bibliog., 3 indices; original cloth; a very good copy in worn d/w. Amsterdam; Theatrum Orbis Terrarum; 1976. ***From the library of Brigadier Lawrence Fitzgerald, author of Java La Grande, with his pencilled notes and lines in margins. #57615 A$350.00


43 Severin, Tim. THE CHINA VOYAGE. Across the Pacific by Bamboo Raft. Med. 8vo, First U.S. Edition; pp. [x], 326(last 9 blank); map, 16 col. plates, numerous text illusts.; original quarter cloth; a fine copy in d/w. Reading, Massachusetts; Addison-Wesley Publishing Company; (1995). #63286 A$45.00


44 Sharp, Andrew. THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. First Edition; pp. [ii], xiv, 260(last colophon only); 10 maps & plates, bibliog., index; original cloth; a fine copy in worn d/w. Oxford; at the Clarendon Press; 1960. ***An important and highly useful book divided into 122 sections describing the discovery of different island groups and the work of the various navigators, including of course much on James Cook, William Bligh and the Bounty mutineers, Edward Edwards, etc. #9299 A$350.00


45 Sotheby & Co.: THE CELEBRATED LIBRARY OF BOIES PENROSE ESQ FSA FRGS. Removed from Barbados Hill, Devon, Pennsylvania. The First Portion: Travel & Exploration, Navigation and Trade, A - L. The Second Portion: Travel & Exploration, Navigation and Trade, M - Z, Fourteen Geographical Manuscripts, English & Continental Books of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries. 2 vols., cr. 4to; Vol. I, pp. [ii], 110; 6 b/w. plates, numerous full-page illusts.; Vol. II, pp. 164; folding col. frontis., 10 b/w. plates (2 folding), numerous illusts. (1 folding); original papered boards; (some foxing); a very good set. London; Sotheby & Co.; 1971. ***With lists of prices realised loosely inserted. Two major sales held on 7 June and 9 November 1971 containing many rare and important early travel narratives with numerous title-pages illustrated. #38604 A$135.00


46 Toghill, J. E. MANUAL OF YACHT NAVIGATION. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 172; numerous figs., maps & tables (some col.); original papered boards; a very good copy in slightly defective d/w. Sydney; The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd.; (1963). #38577 A$75.00


47 Victoria: SAILING DIRECTIONS. Victoria including Bass Strait. 1970. All bearings are True. Roy. 8vo; pp. 746(last blank); 8 folding maps & diags. (mostly col.), 5 appendices, index; original cloth; a fine copy. [Melbourne]; Published by Order of the Ports and Harbors Division--Department of Public Works; 1970. #47186 A$75.00


48 [Victorian Yachting Council]. HINTS TO YACHTSMEN concerning Port Phillip Entrance and The Victorian Coast. First Edition; pp. 8; full-page map (on inside wrapper, with a duplicate on separate sheet loosely inserted); original wrappers; a very good copy; scarce. Middle Brighton; The Victorian Yachting Council; N.D. [c. 1948]. #45127 A$50.00

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