150 Years of The Maltese Cross 1840-1990150 Years of The Maltese Cross 1840-1990:The Story of Tyne, Blyth and Wear Tug Companies.By John H.Proud. Published by Tyne & Wear Tugs Ltd., South Shields, 1993. First edition.264 pages. Very good condition hardback with dust jacket(dust jacket shows some signs of wear).History of  past and present tug owners that operated on and around the rivers Tyne, Blyth and Wear on Britain's northeast coast from 1840 to 1990. Whether by liquidation, takeover, absorption or acquisition over the years, those companies have come to form what is the present day Lawson-Battery Tugs Ltd.  This book is a valuable reference, filling in a gap in the maritime history of the north-east of England. £45.00 (+ postage: £6.00) Steam Casters & Short Sea Traders.Steam Casters & Short Sea Traders.By Charles V.Waine.Published by Waine Research Publications, 1985. Second edition. 158 pages. Very good condition hardback with dust jacket.Building steam & repairing coasters, The engine room, Early steam coasters, Clyde Puffers, Short raised quarter deck coasters, Long raised quarter deck coasters, Larger coasters with long raised quarter decks, Engines amidships, Big engines-aft Colliers, Coastal tankers, Owners & trades. £30.00 (+ postage: £4.00) Survey of Mercantile Houseflags and Funnels.Survey of Mercantile Houseflags and Funnels.By J.L.Loughran.Published by Waine Research Publications, 1979.First edition. 133 pages.Very good condition hardback with dust jacket. £45.00 (+ postage: £4.00) The Steam Collier Fleets.The Steam Collier Fleets.By J.a.Macrae & C.v.Waine.Published by Waine Research Publications, 1990.First edition. 226 pages.Very good condition hardback with dust jacket. £30.00 (+ postage: £5.00) Island LifelineIsland LifelineBy Chappell, Connery.Published by T. Stephenson, Merseyside, 1980. First edition. 173 pages. Good condition hardback with dust jacket(dust jacket complete, but has some tears at edges).A history of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Ltd, 1830 - 1980. £15.00 (+ postage: £3.50) The Passage Makers.The Passage Makers.By Michael K.Stammers.Published by Teredo Books, Brighton, 1978. First edition, 1978.Signed by Author. 508 pages. Very good condition hardback with dust jacket.The history of the Black Ball Line of Australian Packets, 1852-1871; of the men who founded the Company and guided its fortunes; of their ships and captains etc. £50.00 (+ postage: £6.00) Ships and memories.Ships and memories.By Bill Adams.Published by Teredo Books, Brighton, UK, 1975.449 pages. Very good condition hardback with dust jacket.The story of the years Adams spent in the four-masted barque Silberhorn as told in his book Ships and Women, which is reproduced in full, plus other memories and reflections from his Letters. £30.00 (+ postage: £6.00) The Maritime Photographs of Francis Frith.The Maritime Photographs of Francis Frith.By W.J.West.Published by Waterfront Publications, 1993. First edition.144 pages. Good condition hardback with dust jacket. £15.00 (+ postage: £5.00) Donaldson Line of GlasgowDonaldson Line of Glasgow.By P. J.Telford.Published by The World Ship Society, Kendal, England, 1989. 128 pages. Very good condition hardback with dust jacket.History of  Glasgow shipping company. £65.00 (+ postage: £3.00) North East Sail: Berwick to Kig's Lynn.North East Sail: Berwick to Kig's Lynn.By Robert Simper.Published by David & Charles, Newton Abbott UK, 1975. First Edition. Good condition hardback with dust jacket (minor tear to top corner of dust jacket).Photographic history covers the period from the 1850s, through the golden age of sail at the end of the 19th century until it's extinction after World war 1. £12.00 (+ postage: £3.00) Bizarre Ships of the Nineteenth Century.Bizarre Ships of the Nineteenth Century.By John Guthrie.Published by Hutchinson Scientific and Technical, 1970. First Edition. 212 Pages (In the Hutchinson Library of Ships and Shipping series). Good condition hardback with dust jacket (some minor wear to dust jacket)."Parallel with the evolution of the conventional steamship, however, a number of odd craft were developed by intelligent and energetic laymen with a view to improving on the efficiency and the stability of the professionally designed ships. Thus some vessels were built by railroad engineers in the shape of a cigar, others by a Russian admiral in the shape of a pancake. Cross-channel vessels were launched with twin hulls, while another, designed by a steel magnate, contained a swinging saloon for the comfort of the passengers. Ships were built with sections joined together, others floated above the surface on wheels. More conventional steamers, though still odd, such as the Americam River boats and the early Monitors of the American Civil War, are described, together with the early submarines, and the amazing Portuguese offshore fishing boats." £40.00 (+ postage: £4.00) South Eastern Sail: Medway to the Solent 1840-1940South Eastern Sail: the Medway to the Solent 1840-1940.By Michael Bouquet.Published by David & Charles, Newton Abbott, 1972. First edition.112 pages. Good condition hardback with dust jacket 'Covers the Kentish Ports, the ships of Rye, the Hastings traders and the colliers which unloaded on the open beaches of Sussex. The Newhaven and Lewes sailing ships, particularly those of the Bull Line and the Shoreham deepwater traders are recorded and illustrated'. £10.00 (+ postage: £3.50) Liner: Fifty Years of Passenger Ship Photographs.Liner: Fifty Years of Passenger Ship Photographs.By William H.Miller.Published by PSL, UK, 1986. Good condition hardback with dust jacket.Jacket and pages clean, no inscriptions.160 pages of history text, technical detals and numerous black and white photos with descriptions.Overal book size 280mm x 210mm. £9.99 (+ postage: £4.00) Cruise Ships: An Evolution In Design.Cruise Ships: An Evolution In Design.By Philip Dawson. Published by Conway, UK, 2000. First edition.Very good condition hardback with dust jacket. Jacket and pages very clean, no inscriptions.271 pages with numerous b&w and some colour photographs and line drawings.Overal book size 285mm x 225mm.''Since the earliest commercial cruises offered in the 1840s cruise ships have changed beyond recognition and evolved into one of the world's most sophisticated, specialised, complex, and expensive types of vessel. This astonishing development is the subject of this book''. £39.99 (+ postage: £6.00) Ferries of the British Isles & Northern Europe.Ferries of the British Isles & Northern Europe.Compiled by Nick Widdows. Published by Ferry Publications, UK, 1998. First edition.Very good condition small paperback.Cover and pages very clean, no inscriptions.184 pages with numerous colour photographs.Overal book size 210mm x 150mm.''Gives details of all car ferries in service at date, plying the wide variety of routes from Great Britain and Ireland. Covers British, Irish and foreign-owned vessels''. £7.99 (+ postage: £2.00)