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SCOTLAND'S LEADING MARITIME, NAVAL & YACHTING BOOKDEALER

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Based in sunny Scotland, McLaren Books has positioned itself as one of the foremost UK book dealers in rare, out-of-print and secondhand maritime books and other material (printed & manuscript) covering every aspect of nautical history; 

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Featured Collection -- new additions

Ranger to Rainbow, the J Class Yachts
Ranger to Rainbow, the J Class Yachts — £15
The Colonial Merchantman "Susan Constant", 1605
The Colonial Merchantman "Susan Constant", 1605 — £20
Gypsy Moth Circles the World. Limited Edition
Gypsy Moth Circles the World. Limited Edition — £275
The Ships that Saved an Army

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The Ships that Saved an Army — £28
Vickers-Armstrongs (Shipbuilders Ltd.) - Palmers Hebburn New Dry Dock

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Vickers-Armstrongs (Shipbuilders Ltd.) - Palmers Hebburn New Dry Dock — £20
From Dalmuir to Garroch Head, the story of the sludge disposal ships on the Clyde
From Dalmuir to Garroch Head, the story of the sludge disposal ships on the Clyde — £9
Observer's Directory of Royal Naval Submarines 1901-1982
Observer's Directory of Royal Naval Submarines 1901-1982 — £9
Union-Castle Chronicle 1853-1953

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Union-Castle Chronicle 1853-1953 — £20
The America's Cup 1851-1983

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The America's Cup 1851-1983 — £10
19th century bill of lading for a cargo bound for Ampanan from Singapore

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19th century bill of lading for a cargo bound for Ampanan from Singapore — £30
The Commission of H.M.S.Talbot 1901-1904
The Commission of H.M.S.Talbot 1901-1904 — £120
The Commission of H.M.S.Implacable, Mediterranean Station 1901-1904
The Commission of H.M.S.Implacable, Mediterranean Station 1901-1904 — £90
The Early Christian Monuments of Iona
The Early Christian Monuments of Iona — £5
The Commission of H.M.S. Royal Arthur, Flag Ship, Australian Station. 1901-1904
The Commission of H.M.S. Royal Arthur, Flag Ship, Australian Station. 1901-1904 — £90
Cassell's Pictorial Guide to the Clyde
Cassell's Pictorial Guide to the Clyde — £45
Account of the Excavation of the Roman Station of Camelon, near Falkirk, Stirlingshire
Account of the Excavation of the Roman Station of Camelon, near Falkirk, Stirlingshire — £15
Report on the Stone Circles of the North-East of Scotland, Inverurie District
Report on the Stone Circles of the North-East of Scotland, Inverurie District — £15
Guide-Book to the Cumbraes, Firth of Clyde
Guide-Book to the Cumbraes, Firth of Clyde — £75
The Commission of H.M.S. Renown, 1900-1904
The Commission of H.M.S. Renown, 1900-1904 — £90
A List of Travels, Tours, Journeys, Voyages, Cruises, Excursions, Wanderings, Rambles, Visits, etc. relating to Scotland
A List of Travels, Tours, Journeys, Voyages, Cruises, Excursions, Wanderings, Rambles, Visits, etc. relating to Scotland — £0
The Life of Henry Bell
The Life of Henry Bell — £75
The Statistical Account of Edinburghshire
The Statistical Account of Edinburghshire — £75
The Happy Return. First Edition.
The Happy Return. First Edition. — £235
In Danger's Hour
In Danger's Hour — £20
Dixon Kemp's Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing and Yacht Architecture
Dixon Kemp's Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing and Yacht Architecture — £385
A Pair of Rovers, a tale of the sea
A Pair of Rovers, a tale of the sea — £165
Clyde River Steamers of the Last Fifty Years - limited edition
Clyde River Steamers of the Last Fifty Years - limited edition — £150
A Yellow Admiral Remembers
A Yellow Admiral Remembers — £75
Three Vagabonds in Friesland with a Yacht & a Camera
Three Vagabonds in Friesland with a Yacht & a Camera — £75
The Lonely Sea and the Sky. signed leather bound edition
The Lonely Sea and the Sky. signed leather bound edition — £125
My Lively Lady [Limited Edition]
My Lively Lady [Limited Edition] — £85
Historical Sketches of Greenock [volume II]
Historical Sketches of Greenock [volume II] — £75
The Barque 'Magellan'. a story of the French deep-sea sailors
The Barque 'Magellan'. a story of the French deep-sea sailors — £25
Sketches from Glasgow
Sketches from Glasgow — £20
Archaeology, Education, Medical, & Charitable Institutions of Glasgow
Archaeology, Education, Medical, & Charitable Institutions of Glasgow — £20
Clyde Steamers at a Glance
Clyde Steamers at a Glance — £10
Ships & Men 1899-1949
Ships & Men 1899-1949 — £9
Views in Renfrewshire, with historical and descriptive notes
Views in Renfrewshire, with historical and descriptive notes — £175
Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to the County of Renfrew - Parish of Lochwinnoch
Archaeological and Historical Collections relating to the County of Renfrew - Parish of Lochwinnoch — £95
The Book of Kells
The Book of Kells — £45
Annals of the Andersonian Naturalists' Society — £25
Paisley Abbey. its history, architecture & art
Paisley Abbey. its history, architecture & art — £25
Bathymetrical Survey of the Scottish Fresh-Water Lochs......volume one
Bathymetrical Survey of the Scottish Fresh-Water Lochs......volume one — £48
Kilmacolm, a parish history
Kilmacolm, a parish history — £45
Vindicatrix, the story of a ship with three names, many lives, and several roles, finally as a training school for 70,000 boys
Vindicatrix, the story of a ship with three names, many lives, and several roles, finally as a training school for 70,000 boys — £25
Glen Line Ships - Launch Memorabilia
Glen Line Ships - Launch Memorabilia — £65
William Wells, Master Mariner 1815-1880
William Wells, Master Mariner 1815-1880 — £15
History of the Canadian Pacific Line
History of the Canadian Pacific Line — £65
The Island of Rodriguez, a British colony in the Mascarenhas group
The Island of Rodriguez, a British colony in the Mascarenhas group — £45
Whalers and Whaling
Whalers and Whaling — £20