Duffy, Michael, Ed. (Alessandra Nibbi, Derek Howse, Peter Fenton, Conrad Dixon, William Philpott, Ian Buxton, R.J. Hunter, John C. Appleby, Sidney Brown, Ray Gambell, Betty Nelson Curryer, K.D. McBride, Austin Farrar.) Listings

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	1 Duffy, Michael, ed. (Alessandra Nibbi, Derek Howse, Peter Fenton, Conrad Dixon, William Philpott, Ian Buxton, R.J. Hunter, John C. Appleby, Sidney Brown, Ray Gambell, Betty Nelson Curryer, K.D. McBride, Austin Farrar.) THE MARINER'S MIRROR. THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR NAUTICAL RESEARCH. VOL. 79 NO. 1. FEBRUARY 1993. Society for Nautical Research, Portsmouth, 1993.  128 pp, 9 1/2" H, soft cover. B&w illustrations. Contents include: Stone Anchors: The Evidence Re-assessed; Some Early Tidal Diagrams; The Navigator as Natural Historian; To Walk the Quarterdeck: The Naval Career of David Ewan Bartholomew; 'One Ha d to Stiffen One's Upper Lip': The Royal Navy and the Battle of Puerto Plata, 1904; The Development of the Merchant Ship 1880-1990; Scotland and the Atlantic: the Voyage of the 'Jonet' of Leith, December 1611; A Guinea Venture, c.1657: a note o n t h e early English slave trade; Was James Bartley swallowed by a whale?; From Monte Video to Troy: W.L. Byers, Victorian manufacturer and shipowner; 1914 - Task Forces that never were; Devon Seine Net Boats in 1934, etc. Interior - small so f t cr e as e at top corner of last half of pages, soft wrinkle at fore-edge of last few pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edge wrinkling, small soft corner creases on rear cover, small bump at top of s pi ne. Ver y Goo d  Price: 10.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	2 Conrad, Peter C. TRAINING FOR VICTORY: THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN IN THE WEST. Western Producer Prairie Books, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1989, first printing.  102 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0888333021 B&w photographs. "For many in the three prairie provinces, whose experiences are highlighted in this book, the war effort was as close as the local air training stations. T owns and cities vied for the honour of hosting a school, runways were constructed, housing built, and local residents provided support and services. Communities organized hostess clubs for air force personnel; in turn, airmen and airwomen partic i p a ted in local sports events and carnivals. There were air force bands and dramatic societies to provide entertainment and for towns feeling the loss of young recruits to the war, the air training schools stepped in to provide extra manpower at h ar ve st time. Despite occasional friction between the townsfolk and their temporary guests, people pulled together in a time of need. (This book) documents their efforts in words and pictures." Light wear and wrinkling at bottom of spine. Du st jac ket has light rubbing, minor dge wrinkling, slight fading on spine and at top of rear panel. Very Good/Very Good  Price: 25.00 USD Add to Shopping Cart