Serendipity

Creative design in wall hangings. Weaving patterns based on primitive and medieval art

BLUMENAU, LILI · 1967

€9.50 ($10.47 | £7.93 | ¥1,672)

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1967 (1st ed.); 4to (26.5cm), x+213pp., 177 black-white and a few colour photographs, index, hardcover w. price-clipped dustjacket. Dj. slightly worn at top spine, else a v. good copy. Rare in NL.

Twente. Country of fields and factories

BUURSINK, JOHAN, KEES VAN BARNEVELD, GER DEKKERS AND FRANS C.D. POPKEN · 1960

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

Meppel: A. Roelofs van Goor [ca. 1960]; 4to (28cm), 32+140pp., 138 black-white and 2 colour photographs, grey cloth w. dustjacket. Dj. misses a chip of 3.5x5cm, spine worn, stamps on first free endpaper and title page, internally a v. good copy. Rare. ¶ l Introduction by Johan...

De duinen voorbij

WARZéE, PHILIPPE · 2008

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

Brussel: Uitg. Bernard Gilson, 2008; 4to (25cm), 172(+4)pp., kleurenafbeeldingen, gebrocheerd. Z. schaars! ¶ l Vijfentwintig parallelle evocaties over de kust tussen Westkapelle en Duinkerke.

Erste Biennale der deutschen Tapisserie

BAYERISCHE AKADEMIE DER SCHöNEN KüNSTE · 1978

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

München: Bayerische Akademie der schönen Künste, 1978; 8vo (24cm), 208pp., black-white and colour illustrations, paper. Good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l Catalogue with 90 presentations of German artists and their work. Texts in German.

Rugs & wall hangings. Period designs and contemporary techniques

SCOBEY, JOAN · 1974

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

New York: The Dial Press, 1974; 4to (28.5cm), xii+244pp., black-white and colour photographs, linedrawings, index, bibliography, sources of supplies, cloth w. non price-clipped dustjacket. Spine of dj. somewhat discoloured, otherwise a very good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l The book ...

Vorlagen für Stickereien (IV. Serie)

D.M.C., BIBLIOTHEK · 0

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Mulhouse: Editions Th. de Dillmont, no date; oblong 8vo (20cm), (4+)20(+4)pp., 20 colour plates, advertisements, stapled paper w. decorated front cover. Front cover loose, used copy, still good.

Whaling in the frozen south. Being the story of the 1923-24 Norwegian whaling expedition to the Antartic

VILLIERS, A.J. · 1931

€22.50 ($24.80 | £18.77 | ¥3,960)

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Co. Publishers, 1931 (2nd ed.); 8vo (22.5cm), 302pp., frontispiece photographic portait, black-white photographs, blue cloth w. (faded) gilt lettering on spine. No dustjacket. Good copy. Rare! ¶ l The author was the Australian Press Corresponden...

Ships in early Irish history

BLACKWELL, MEIKE · 1992

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Whilegat, Co. Clare: Ballinakella Press, 1992; 8vo (22cm), vii+65pp., black-white illustrations, glossary, index. Hardback w. illustrated front. Vague stamp on front cover (not ex-library). Good copy. Rare in NL.

West coast steamers

DUCKWORTH, CHRISTIAN, AND GRAHAM LANGMUIR · 1966

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Prescot, Lancs.: T. Stephenson, 1966 (3rd. ed.); 8vo (22cm), x+206pp., 96 black-white photographs, tables, general and ship's indexes, plastified blue cloth. No dustjacket. Scarce.

Encyclopedia of pleasure boating. The complete illustrated guide to motorboating and yachting

LIEBERS, ARTHUR · 1961

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

New York: A.S. Barnes/London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1961; 4to (25cm), 395pp., black-white drawings an photographs, glossary, index, green cloth w. not price-clipped dustjacket. Dj. misses several small chips, otherwise a v. good copy. Rare in NL.

Katastrophen auf See. Die grossen Seenotfälle und aufopfernden Rettungstaten unseres Jahrhunderts

MIELKE, OTTO · 1957

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Oldenburg/Hamburg: Gerhard Stalling Verlag, 1957; 8vo (21.5cm), 238(+2)pp., 6 drawings, 26 black-white photographs, grey cloth. No dustjacket. Ex libris on first free endpaper, endpapers have sighns of removed cellotape. A used but good copy. Rare! ¶ l Text in German.

The wonderful story of the sea

HARDY, A.C. · 1950

€8.50 ($9.37 | £7.09 | ¥1,496)

London: Odhams Press, 1950; 4to (25cm), 384pp., black-white illustrations, index, blue cloth w. gilt title. Ex libris on fisrt free endpaper, spine somewhat discoloured but a v. good copy. Scarce in NL. ¶ l A general overview with an accent on British maritime history.

De slag bij Kijkduin. Herdenkingstentoonstelling in het Helders Marinemuseum 14 juni - 30 september 1973

[VERKUYL, J.H.M.] · 1973

€8.50 ($9.37 | £7.09 | ¥1,496)

Den Helder: Marine-voorlichtingsdienst, 1973; 8vo (24cm), [28pp.], zwart-wit afbeeldingen. geniet in kartonnen omslag. Goed exemplaar. Schaars! ¶ l Tweede deel van de titel is de omslagtitel. Conservator van deze tentoonstelling was drs. Ph.M. Bosscher. Catalogus bij de tentoo...

Scheepswerktuigkunde voor stuurlieden

VELLINGA, TJ.H. · 1940

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,520)

Groningen/Batavia: P. Noordhoff, 1940-41; 2 delen, 4to (25cm), (iv+)237, (iv+)160pp., 207+117 figuren (zwart-wit foto's en tekeningen), deel 1 linnen gebonden, deel 2 half linnen gebonden. Gebruikte maar alleszins nog goede exemplaren. Schaars. ¶ l Deel 1 5e druk, deel 2 3e dr...

Das Haithabuschiff. Vorläufiger Bericht über das im Jahre 1953 im Haddebyer Noor entdeckte Schiffswrack

CRUMLIN-PEDERSEN, OLE · 1969

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Neumünster: Karl Wachholtz Verlag, 1969; 4to (25cm), 38pp., drawings, black-white photographs, endnotes, bibliography, paper cover. Cover somewhat damaged by removed cellotape but in all a good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l Berichte über die Ausgrabungen in Haithabu. Bericht 3. In Ger...

Whaler's eye

ASH, CHRISTOPHER · 1962

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

New York: MacMillan, 1962 (1st ed.); 4to (25.5cm), x+245pp., black-white photographs, index, grey cloth w. coloured lettering on front cover and spine. No dustjacket. Scarce in NL. ¶ l Impressive photography.

Anstriche und Tarnstriche der deutschen Kriegsmarine

JUNG, DIETER, ARNO ABENDROTH, NORBERT KELLING · 1977

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

München: Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 1977; 8vo (24cm), 144pp., more than 200 black-white and colour illustrations, softcover. Title page loose, otherwise v. good copy. ¶ l This book in German - with captions in English - is on German war ships in camouflage colours.

The book of the sea

SELINCOURT, AUBREY DE · 1961

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1961 (1st ed.); 8vo (20.5cm), xxv+376pp., colour illustrations, index of authors, pictoral endpapers, blue cloth w. gilt spine, dustjacket not price clipped. Ex libris opposite of title page. V. good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l \"[C]ontains an immense va...

Glossary of shipbuilding and outfitting terms

EDDINGTON, WALTER J. · 1943

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

New York: Cornell Maritime Press, 1943; sm8vo (19cm), xii+435pp., drawings, tables, index, green cloth (no dustjacket). Name and year on first free endpaper, otherwise v. good copy. Scarce!

Know your own ship: a simple explanation of the stability, trim, construction, tonnage, and freeboard of ships, together with fully worked out set of the usual ship calculations (from drawings), specially arranged for the use of ships' officers, superintendents, engineers, draughtsmen, and others

WALTON, THOMAS, AND JOHN KING · 1920

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

London: Charles Griffin, 1920 (19th ed.); 8vo (20cm), xxii+392pp., 144 drawings (1 folded), tables, diagrams, 2 appendices, index, dark blue cloth w. gilt lettering of the spine. V. good copy. ¶ l Volume in the Griffin's Nautical Series. Appendix B has 6 pages of test question...