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DESCRIPTION -- This is a book entitled The Ben Line by George Blake which covers the history of the merchant fleet between 1825 and 1955. There are over 200 pages of stories and details of the fleet and some great photographs and published in 1956 and is still in an excellent condition. Now out of print (click on the picture for an open view of the book).
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- The origins of the Ben Line shipping company started in 1839 with the completion of the sailing ship CARRARA for William and Alexander Thomson to import marble from Italy. In 1847 Alexander Thomson retired from the partnership and William Thomson & Company, Leith was founded. The main trade at this time was coal to Canada, returning with cargoes of timber. In 1859 the first voyage to Singapore, China and Japan took place and eventually the Far East became the company's major trade route. Routes were extended to the Baltic and Mediterranean, and the Canadian timber trade ceased in the mid-1880's.
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DESCRIPTION -- Superb book entitled A Tale of Two Ports - London and Southampton by John Hovey with nearly 200 pages of great history and photographs, and is in an excellent as new condition.(click on the picture to see an open view of the book).
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CONDITION -- Good
HISTORY -- Matime Books
NOTES -- Due to very large increases in postage costs to America, the price shown will cover large items but may take up to but not more than 42 days to receive from despatch. If items are wanted sooner a price on request can be given. Many other different types of books and booklets are also available from Travellers in Time and are on the website. If you cannot find what you are looking for please contact us with your interest at sales@travellersintime.net.
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DESCRIPTION --Very early and facinating book from 1942 entitled 'Browns Knots and Spices by a Captain Jutsum which is in a fair condition but being very old and used (click on the picture for an open view of the book).
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CONDITION -- Fair
HISTORY -- Maritime Books
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DESCRIPTION -- Book by M.P. Cocker entitled Observer’s Directory of Royal Naval Submarines 1901-1982 which is in an excellent condition. It has over 120 pages and some great photos and produced in 1982 over 40 years ago (click on the picture to see an open view of the book).
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- A square-rigged ship has sails that are raised and lowered with a horizontal spar. As the name implies, square-rigged sails have four corners; the sails on modern fore-and-aft rigged ships are triangular. While the operation of a traditional three-masted square-rigger requires the management of hundreds of ropes and lines, the basic elements of navigating one of these ships are fairly easy to understand.
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DESCRIPTION -- This is a great book by Anthony Burton entitled The Rise and Fall of british Shipbuilding and has ove 270 pages and is a great read and in an excellent condition.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- Maritime Books.
NOTES -- Due to very large increases in postage costs to America, the price shown will cover large items but may take up to but not more than 42 days to receive from despatch. If items are wanted sooner a price on request can be given. If you cannot find the particular type of maritime items you are looking for on the Travellers in Time website please contact us with your interest at sales@travellersintime.net.
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DESCRIPTION -- This is a world renowned book from 1982 and is entitled 'The Story of the Mary Rose' and it is in an excellent condition and a rare find. The book contains over 200 pages and covers the history of the famous ship and is a great read and is written by Ernle Bradford and is now beleived to be out of print and not available (click on the picture for an open view of the book).
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- As many of us know the Mary Rose, was an English warship commissioned during Henry VIII ’s reign that often served as the flagship of the fleet. It was built in Portsmouth, England, between 1509 and 1511 and served in the Royal Navy until it was sunk in 1545. The wreck was raised in 1982 and later put on display.
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DESCRIPTION -- The mass evacuation of many troops from the beaches of Dunkirk is a moment in history that is constantly talked about, but who were the 100’s of small boats that were part of the evacuation. This book covers those vessels and who skippered them. A great read about famous people on a special day during WW2 (click on the picture to see an open view of the book).
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- Maritime Books
NOTES -- Due to very large increases in postage costs to America, the price shown will cover large items but may take up to but not more than 42 days to receive from despatch. If items are wanted sooner a price on request can be given. Travellers in Time continually list many unusual items on the website so if more information is wanted on any item, please contact us anytime via our email address sales@travellersintime.net for any maritime enquiries.
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DESCRIPTION -- This book is entitled ‘How to survive the TITANIC or The sinking of J. Bruce Ismay, and covers the story of the sinking of the ship and the involvement in the White Star Line company of J. Bruce Ismay. A great read and a fascinating concept of possibility and now out of print.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- Maritime Books
NOTES -- Many different and varied maritime shipping lines and groups are covered on the Travellers in Time website, so please email us at sales@travellersintime.net to ask for more information about any items you see listed for sale.
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DESCRIPTION -- Superb book from 1986 which covers 100’s of detailed marine drawings of many famous ships. The book is by Alastair Macfarlane (1902-1962) and is now out of print. A great item that covers so many vessels of time gone by and is in an excellent condition (click on the picture to see an open view of the book).
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- Maritime Books
NOTES -- Many other different maritime items are also available from Travellers in Time and are available on the website, so if you cannot find what you are looking for please contact us with details of what you are interested in at sales@travellersintime.net.
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DESCRIPTION -- Fantstic rare and early book entitled 'The Liners: History of the North Atlantic Crossing' and was written by the seagoing historian Terry Coleman, and has over 2030 pages and is a great source of information and now out of print.
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- Maritime Books
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