Macintyre Julian (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. This copy feels unread. The Discovery of Australian History presents the lives and work of ten of our early historians who pioneered the academic discipline of Australian history. The path was not an easy one. The times and the institutions were conservative, resistant to change and new direction. The consequences for a number of these historians were tragic. As we approach the centenary of federation, this book reminds us that we are part of the continuum of history. Our present concern with establishing a new identity is reflected in the struggles of the historians presented here. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 256 p. ; ill. (some col.) ; 26 x 32 cm. Notes; Illus. on lining papers. bibl. p. 255. Contents; Introduction / Uffa Fox -- From the caravel to the clipper / Captain Donald Macintyre -- The adventure of sail -- A beautiful strait -- Sixteenth-century navigation -- Plunder in the Pacific -- Sir Richard versus Don Beltran -- North to China -- Barents' last voyage -- A wonderful voyage -- Surgery at sea -- The Sovereign of the Seas -- An ordinary voyage -- Worms of several sots -- Caress and humor them -- A naval hero -- Blackbeard the pirate -- The scurvy -- The loss of the Wager -- Landing on Tahiti -- Scenes from Cook's voyages -- Naval tactics -- Documents of Trafalgar -- The Constitution versus the Guerriere -- Before the mast -- Homeward bound round the Horn -- Whaling -- China clippers -- smashed wheels, shifting ballast, weed and barnacles -- Merchant schooners -- Initiation -- Glossary -- The spars and rigging of a ship -- A ship's sails -- The frame of a ship -- types of sailing ship -- Dictionary of sea terms.Subjects; Seafaring life. Sailing ships History. Seafaring life ; Sources. Sailing ships. Seafaring life. Genre; Illustrated. 2 Kg. …

First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 256 p. ; ill. (some col.) ; 26 x 32 cm. Notes; Illus. on lining papers. bibl. p. 255. Contents; Introduction / Uffa Fox -- From the caravel to the clipper / Captain Donald Macintyre -- The adventure of sail -- A beautiful strait -- Sixteenth-century navigation -- Plunder in the Pacific -- Sir Richard versus Don Beltran -- North to China -- Barents' last voyage -- A wonderful voyage -- Surgery at sea -- The Sovereign of the Seas -- An ordinary voyage -- Worms of several sots -- Caress and humor them -- A naval hero -- Blackbeard the pirate -- The scurvy -- The loss of the Wager -- Landing on Tahiti -- Scenes from Cook's voyages -- Naval tactics -- Documents of Trafalgar -- The Constitution versus the Guerriere -- Before the mast -- Homeward bound round the Horn -- Whaling -- China clippers -- smashed wheels, shifting ballast, weed and barnacles -- Merchant schooners -- Initiation -- Glossary -- The spars and rigging of a ship -- A ship's sails -- The frame of a ship -- types of sailing ship -- Dictionary of sea terms.Subjects; Seafaring life. Sailing ships History. Seafaring life ; Sources. Sailing ships. Seafaring life. Genre; Illustrated. 2 Kg. …

8vo (21.5x14cm), paperback, x + 219pp. Very good condition. Mild wear only. Pictures available on request.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers As New octavo ix + 219pp., notes, index, Owners' bookplate on front end paper & light tape-marks o/w 'a very good copy.