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Ships in the Coral
Seller: BOP Books, Tauranga, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Photos, Art, Maps (illustrator). 1st. The waters of the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea were pivotal to the development of the nothernmost areas of Queensland, with shipping being the only practical form of exploration and transport until relatively modern times. However, ancient seafarers from Asia had previous experience of this perilous and often hostile environment, as had the earliest of the European colonial navigators from Portugal. Spain and Holland. It was not until 1770 when Cook explored the coast, almost losing his ship Endeavour when it grounded on the Barrier Reef, that detrailed records and mapping began. In this fine nautical history Holthouse takes the story of the area up to the1970s, recording many of the more notable of the estimated 1000 shipwrecks that occured in the Reef, Coral Sea and Torres Straits. Early seafarers, faced not only the extremes of weather that caused many a shipwreck but also hostile natives who took an additional toll of those who survived the loss of their ships, as well as exposure, starvation and other privations. In 23 chapters the author recalls not only shipwrecks and other tragedies but stories of the pearl divers, traders, explorers, adventurers, survivors and the sailors who supplied the settlers, miners and traders along the northern Queensland and the Cape York coasts and Torres Straint. Bligh's epic small boat voyage after the Bounty mutiny and of heroic deeds of endurance and courage by shipwreck victims are among the episodes recounted. There are many tragic aspects too in what is an engrossing history of these island-dotted tropical northern waters and those who sailed them. First edition from Macmillan of 1975, 146 pages including bibliography and index. eight colour plates, photos and art, b/w illustrrations throughout, some full page, with map title page and e/paper maps. Green hard covers with silver spine titles are VG+ with light wear corners and spine base, ink gift inscription upper corner on title page, otherwise internally excellent. Wrap-round colour art DJ is VG with tape repaired tear top front at flap fold. Seller Inventory # 004833
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Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very Good, hardcover. Generally clean, bright and tight. Dustjacket very good 146 pages. Seller Inventory # 56004
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0333210530I3N00
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Ships in the Coral
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The Macmillan Company of Australia, South Melbourne, 1976
ISBN 10: 0333210530
ISBN 13: 9780333210536
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Seller: Lawrence Jones Books, Ashmore, QLD, Australia
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 146 pages, 8 pages of colour plates, b/w ills throughout, bibliography, index, end-paper maps. Green cloth in jacket. Spine a bit faded, minor foxing to page edges, prev owner name partially whited out on half-title page. The story of the Great Barrier Reef and the adjoining Torres Strait and Coral Sea. Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 053660
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Ships in the Coral
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Macmillan, 1976
ISBN 10: 0333210530
ISBN 13: 9780333210536
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Seller: masted books, Gilberton, SA, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with only minor scuffing wear along the edges and at corners, spine is solid with light bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout, both hinges strong, small crack top front hinge has no impact on binding whatsoever. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. Dust Jacket: only minor scuffing on surface and wear along edges, no significant tears or tape repairs, has been price-clipped. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks. Seller Inventory # 008895
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Ships in the Coral.
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Macmillan Company, Melbourne., 1976
ISBN 10: 0333210530
ISBN 13: 9780333210536
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Seller: Peter Moore Bookseller, (Est. 1970. PBFA, BCSA), Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. pp.(vi)+146. 26cm. Colour photographic plates. Black and white illustrations in the text. Maps. Map extending over title and facing page. End paper maps. Bibliography. Index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Slight wear to lower edge. A good clean copy. The ships that came to grief on the Great Barrier Reef. Seller Inventory # 23214
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SHIPS IN THE CORAL.
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Macmillan,, Australia, 1976
ISBN 10: 0333210530
ISBN 13: 9780333210536
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Seller: Nicola Wagner, Aptos, CA, U.S.A.
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4to. pp 146. Very good + in very good + dust wrapper. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Seller Inventory # 62664
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SHIPS IN THE CORAL.
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Macmillan, Melbourne, 1976
ISBN 10: 0333210530
ISBN 13: 9780333210536
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Seller: Black Stump Books And Collectables, Skipton, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Bound in original olive cloth with white title. Printed map endpapers. 156 pages includes index. Illustrated. Jacket spine slightly faded, otherwise complete bright and now protected. A very nice tight straight clean 1st edition. Scan available. Seller Inventory # 003577
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Ships in the Coral Holthouse, H.
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. 1976 edition. Light wear to extremities,scuffs along edges of boards/spine ends, small tears top rear of jacket. Gentle fading along spine of jacket. Minor tanning, mainly to text block edge. Seller Inventory # 134969-5
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SHIPS IN THE CORAL
Published by
The Macmillan Co of Australia, Melbourne and Sydney, 1976
ISBN 10: 0333210530
ISBN 13: 9780333210536
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Seller: COOK AND BAKERS BOOKS, PARKSVILLE, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black & White Photos & Maps (illustrator). Dust jacket has small repair top of the spine edge, text is very clean and well bound. 8 X 10.5" 146 pages, published 1976. The story of the Great Barrier Reef, and the adjoining Tores Strait and Coral Sea, is studded with spetacular disaster, colourful figures, myth and mystery. Hector Holthouse's narrative abouds with bizarre tales and stories of the coral reefs and islands and the discovery and exploration of Australia. Seller Inventory # 55989
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