In a message dated 12/10/2009 23:56:07 GMT Daylight Time, mme_n_carmichael@yahoo.ca writes: Myself, I have never seen a copy of that book, but a kind member of The Mariner's List sent me that information a few years ago. I'm in Canada and according to [worldcat.org], there are no copies in libraries closer to me than Newcastle. If ever it is reprinted, I'll be one of the first to buy as I expect there are probably close to 200 ships of family interest in it. Adi: Buy it by all means but don't expect it to be within the "usual" range of new book prices. I don't have the details to hand but I do know that unless you are an institution of some kind you could well find the cost prohibitive. Of course, if you are a member of the NDFHS you could request a reading from the copy in their Bolbec Hall library, via the "research request" form issued occasionally with the NDFHS Journal. Apart from that monumental list of Tyne registered shipping, Dick Keyes also produced a much slimmer - and cheaper - volume "Sailing Ships of the Aln and Coquet". As many of those had Tyne connections, through being sold on to Tyne owners, for instance, it could be useful and certainly anyone would find it of immense interest as it includes a lot of local historical background. Crew are not mentioned, though some of the Captains are. It is mainly about the owners and the career of the ship, including its final fate. Neil Richardson's microfiche of (a) owners and (b) Masters of ships registered on the Tyne and in other local ports such as Blyth and Sunderland has no background, just the lists, but might also be a cheaper alternative to Dick Keyes' book. Geoff Nicholson Geoff Nicholson