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SCOTLAND'S LEADING MARITIME, NAVAL & YACHTING BOOKDEALER

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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The Colonial Merchantman "Susan Constant", 1605

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The Colonial Merchantman "Susan Constant", 1605 — £20
Book of the Anchor Line

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Book of the Anchor Line — £75
A Link of Empire, or 70 years of British Shipping

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A Link of Empire, or 70 years of British Shipping — £75
Glasgow Past and Present

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Glasgow Past and Present — £75
British Ocean Tramps

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British Ocean Tramps — £85
Port of London Authority - Opening of the Authority's New Building, Tower Hill

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Port of London Authority - Opening of the Authority's New Building, Tower Hill — £12
From Dalmuir to Garroch Head, the story of the sludge disposal ships on the Clyde

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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

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Observer's Directory of Royal Naval Submarines 1901-1982 — £9
The Classic Boat Index , January 1987 - December 2006. numbers 1 -222

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The Classic Boat Index , January 1987 - December 2006. numbers 1 -222 — £10
Royal Navy Submarine 1945 to 1973 (A-Class, HMS Alliance) - owners' workshop manual

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Royal Navy Submarine 1945 to 1973 (A-Class, HMS Alliance) - owners' workshop manual — £15
Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812

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Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 — £90
Blue Funnel Legend

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Blue Funnel Legend — £28
The Sources of the Nile, explorers' maps 1856-1891

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The Sources of the Nile, explorers' maps 1856-1891 — £85
Early Maps of the British Isles A.D.1000 - A.D.1579

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Early Maps of the British Isles A.D.1000 - A.D.1579 — £65
Royal Yacht Club Signal Book ca.1831

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Royal Yacht Club Signal Book — £475
Sutherland - Tours by 'Motor Mail'

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Sutherland - Tours by 'Motor Mail' — £15
Through Northern Seas: a trip to the land of the midnight sun

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Through Northern Seas: a trip to the land of the midnight sun — £350
Fifty-Fifth Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, for the year 1936

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Fifty-Fifth Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, for the year 1936 — £15
Fifty-Fourth Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, for the year 1935

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Fifty-Fourth Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, for the year 1935 — £15
Fifty-Third Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland,

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Fifty-Third Annual Report of the Fishery Board for Scotland, — £15
The Solway Firth: the laws affecting its Salmon Fisheries.

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The Solway Firth: the laws affecting its Salmon Fisheries. — £65
Fodinæ Regales

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Fodinæ Regales — £2,450
Comoediae

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Comoediae — £185
Cattle Ships

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Cattle Ships — £75
Wildfowl & Waders, nature & sport in the coastlands

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Wildfowl & Waders, nature & sport in the coastlands — £75
The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope

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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope — £95
His Majesty's Ships the 'Romney' and 'Sensible'

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His Majesty's Ships the 'Romney' and 'Sensible' — £120
The Tailor of Gloucester - unrecorded variant First Edition

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The Tailor of Gloucester - unrecorded variant First Edition — £7,500
The Flowering Plants of Great Britain

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The Flowering Plants of Great Britain — £345
A Chronological History of the Origin and Development of Steam Navigation

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A Chronological History of the Origin and Development of Steam Navigation — £75
'Profile' automobiles / motors / cars. bound volume

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'Profile' automobiles / motors / cars. bound volume — £75
Memoir, Descriptive and Explanatory,to accompany the charts of the Northern Atlantic Ocean

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Memoir, Descriptive and Explanatory,to accompany the charts of the Northern Atlantic Ocean — £175
Victorian Railways

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Victorian Railways — £75
Views in Renfrewshire, with historical and descriptive notes

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Views in Renfrewshire, with historical and descriptive notes — £125
Our Iron-Clad Ships

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Our Iron-Clad Ships — £225
Report from the Select Committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

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Report from the Select Committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution — £195
A LIST OF THE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL NAVY

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A LIST OF THE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL NAVY — £90
Mail and Passenger Steamships of the 19th Century

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Mail and Passenger Steamships of the 19th Century — £120
Fishermen and Fishing Ways

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Fishermen and Fishing Ways — £38
Empresses of the Atlantic

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Empresses of the Atlantic — £65
Highland Route.no.II - Oban to Staffa, Iona, by the Sound of Mull and Tobermory

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Highland Route.no.II - Oban to Staffa, Iona, by the Sound of Mull and Tobermory — £45
Visit the Romantic Western Isles and lone St.Kilda

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Visit the Romantic Western Isles and lone St.Kilda — £25
Pollock's Dictionary of the Clyde, from Tinto to Ailsa Craig

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Pollock's Dictionary of the Clyde, from Tinto to Ailsa Craig — £65
Sylvan's Pictorial Handbook of the Clyde and its watering-places

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Sylvan's Pictorial Handbook of the Clyde and its watering-places — £75
The Solent and the Southern Waters

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The Solent and the Southern Waters — £45
Arran, an illustrated guide to the island

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Arran, an illustrated guide to the island — £9
Sailing Barges. 1st edition.

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Sailing Barges. 1st edition. — £90
History of the Cunard Steamship Company

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History of the Cunard Steamship Company — £250
History of the Cunard Steamship Company

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History of the Cunard Steamship Company — £325
Windmills and Waterways, the log of a summer cruise through Holland

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Windmills and Waterways, the log of a summer cruise through Holland — £45
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