Captain Walsh (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: VG. 5pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged copy of The Annual Register, 1802. Apparently excerpted from the first author's, History Of The British Expedition To Egypt, with additional description by Walsh. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Very scarce.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 10.75 X 7.75 X 0.20 inches; 60 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Coasting Sailorman by Albert Bagshaw and Richard Walsh Summary: Coasting Sailorman is a nautical memoir/travel narrative in which the authors recount life aboard small sailing vessels working along the coast likely the British coast, given the authors' backgrounds. The book typically follows: ? Day-to-day life of a working sailorman, including handling small craft in varied weather, maintaining gear, and dealing with unpredictable seas. ? Coasting voyages, often from port to port, describing harbours, shore towns, and the characters encountered along the way. ? Sailing challenges, such as tides, shoals, storms, and navigating without modern instrumentation. ? Portraits of the seafaring community fishermen, harbour workers, and fellow sailors captured with a mix of humour, realism, and admiration. ? Reflections on seamanship, the fading age of traditional sail, and the rugged independence of those who make their living on coastal waters. The tone is generally informal, anecdotal, and affectionate toward traditional sailing, focusing more on lived experience than grand adventure. Authors: Albert Bagshaw and Richard Walsh Publisher: Chaffcutter Books on behalf of the Society for Sailing Barge Research. Year Published: 1998 Edition: 1st Edition Dimensions: 28cm x 21cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: 095324220x Notes: SKU: VSS / 257 / H / 6840 / 5198 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks Book condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks Binding: Intact Pages: 180 pages.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. Limited Edition. Hardback in jacket 1998. Number 428 of a limited 1st edition of 500. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket is complete & is not torn. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref F78 A first hand account of life and trade aboard Thames sailing barges between the years 1915 and 1945 -------------- Limited edition.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good.

Printed on one side of a piece of vellum, 19 x 20 cm. With two government stamps but lacking the Archbishop's seal. Copy of grant of administration to Walsh's daughter Philis, the estate being sworn under three hundred pounds. Mention made of Walsh's two other daughters, Katharine and Margaret. Ostensibly written on behalf of the Archbishop of Canterbury by George Gostling, James Townley and Robert Dodwell, Deputy Registers.

Classic First Edition Quarto Hardback. Bound in rubbed comtemporary tan calf. Superbly illustrated and complete with hand coloured plates, maps and fold-out engravings. Title (with signature at head) , Subscriber's list, (xviipps.) list of plates (ii pps.), 261pps. + Appendix 145pps. Some mild foxing / water stains in places but a not unattractive contemporary copy. (Abbey Travel 266 ; Blackmer collection 1767).