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By: ADLER, Peter
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Wezäta Idé, 1977,:
Seller ID: 42869
ADLER, Peter. The Swedish Challenge America's Cup 1977. (Göteborg, Sweden: Wezäta Idé), [1977]. Pp 93. Square 8vo, ill. boards. Toy 1559. An illustrated volume promoting the Swedish challenge for the America's Cup in 1977, including an overview of Swedish culture and industry, of the country's marine heritage, of the America's Cup races, and a glimpse of the challenger herself, Sverige, under construction. Slightly rubbed, else vg. 50.00 View more info
By: Amateur Yacht Research Society (A.Y.R.S.) Publication No. 48) MORWOOD, John
Price: $14.00
Publisher: Amateur Yacht Research Society, Hythe, Kent, 1967,:
Seller ID: 71493
(Amateur Yacht Research Society Publication No. 48). Yacht Electrics. Hythe, Kent: Amateur Yacht Research Society, 1964. First Printing. Pp. [1]-63,(1).. Illustrated. 8vo, self-wraps. Includes John Morwood's "Yacht Ventilation" (pp.25-34); M. Montague-Jones' "Some Modifications to a Nugget Trimaran". Light wear, else vg. 14.00 View more info
By: AMSTER, Shirley.
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Coward-McCann, 1967,:
Seller ID: 26906
AMSTER, Shirley. The Complete Book of Family Boating. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and charts. NY: Coward-McCann, (1967). Pp 221. 8vo, blue cloth. Toy 1790, Morris & Howland p.4. The author, a journalist with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, provides a broad introduction to recreational boatingdirected specifically towards families with children. Vg in dj. 20.00 View more info
By: ARMS, Myron
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Doubleday, 1999, ISBN:0385492693:
Seller ID: 42758
ARMS, Myron. Cathedral of the World : Sailing Notes for a Blue Planet. NY: Doubleday, (1999). Pp 171. 8vo, blue spine with blue boards. "The curved lines of a sailing ship resemble the inverted dome of a great cathedral, surrounded not by soot-covered buildings and crowded streets but by a vast liquid wilderness. This physical and symbolic connection is at the thematic heart of Cathedral of the World, a collection of essays in which writer and professional small-boat sailor Myron Arms sets out on a journey both physicaland spiritual, seeking to explore what he calls 'the primal spaces' and... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Toronto, Alfred A. Knopf Canada: 2006
Seller ID: 116617
ISBN: 0676976042
BADAMI, Anita Rau. Can You Hear the Nightbird Call? (Toronto) : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, (2006). First Printing. Pp. (14),[3]-412,(7). 8vo (162 x 235 mm), black cloth, with gilt lettering to spine. Anita Rau Badami (b. September 24, 1961, Rourkela, Odisha, India) emigrated to Canada in 1991. She was educated at the University of Madras and Sophia Polytechnic in Bombay, and the University of Calgary. Ms. Badama was selected as Jury Chair for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and received the Marian Engel Award for a female writer in mid-career. "Anita Rau Badami's ne... View more info
Price: $17.00
Publisher: Halifax, NS, Nimbus Publishing: 2018
Seller ID: 116675
ISBN: 1771086688
BALLARD, Joseph M. A. Historic House Names of Nova Scotia. (Halifax, NS) : Nimbus Publishing, (2018). First Edition. Pp (6),1-162, with 102 b&w photos and illustrations. 8vo (165 x 235 mm), photo-illustrated cardcovers with white lettering to front and spine. In the Images of Our Past series. Joseph 'Joe' M. A. Ballard (b. 1971) was living near Truro at the time of publication. "Mount Uniacke, Acacia Grove, Winckworth, Saint's Rest, Spruce Tree Cottage. Ever wonder how Nova Scotia houses got their names? The better-known names are largely connect... View more info
By: BARRON, Neil
Price: $50.00
Seller ID: 116626
ISBN: 1591581710
BARRON, Neil. Anatomy of Wonder : A Critical Guide to Science Fiction. Fifth Edition. Westport, Connecticut and London : Libraries Unlimited, A Member of the Greenwood Publishing Group, (2004). First Printing. Pp (4),v-xix,(3),3-995,(1). Thick 8vo (163 x 240 mm), illustrated paper-covered boards, with white lettering to spine. Richard Neil Barron (b. March 23, 1934, Hollywood, California - d. September 5, 2010, in Las Vegas) was a science fiction bibliographer and scholar. The fifth and last edition. “This authoratative resource has been updated and... View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Dodd, Mead, 1969,:
Seller ID: 34896
BAVIER, Robert N., Jr. Sailing to Win. Completely Revised. With 24 photographs and numerous line drawings. N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1969. Pp 223 + 16 p of plates. Large 8vo, blue cloth. Toy 4033, Morris & Howland p.12. Vg in dj. 20.00 View more info
Price: $30.00
Publisher: 1958,:
Seller ID: 49729
BAVIER, Robert N., Jr. Sailing to Win. With 24 photographs and numerous line drawings. N.Y.: Dodd, Mead, 1947. First Edition. Pp 167. Illustrated. Lg 8vo, blue cloth. Toy 4033, Morris & Howland p.12. Name, else vg in torn, rubbed, price-clipped dj. 30.00 View more info
By: BAVIER, Robert N., Jr. ROSENFELD, Morris, photos HOPF, John, photos SCOTT, Peter, foreword
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Dodd, Mead , 1966,:
Seller ID: 14141
BAVIER, Robert N., Jr. A View from the Cockpit : Winning the America's Cup.Illustrated with photographs [by] Morris Rosenfeld & Sons, John Hopf [and] George Silk. (Foreword by Peter Scott). N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Co., (1966). Pp (165). 4to, blue cloth. Toy 1563, Morris & Howland p.12. Dusty, else vg. 2 5.00 View more info
By: BEATTIE, John
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Sheridan House, 1999,:
Seller ID: 52667
BEATTIE, John. Breath of Angels. (Dobbs Ferry, NY): Sheridan House, (1999).Second Printing. Pp 269. 8vo, ill. card covers. The author's account of hi s cruises in the 35-foot sloop Warrior Queen in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and along the coasts of South America, including his life-altering rescue of a man adrift and dying at sea. Vg. 15.00 View more info
Price: $80.00
Publisher: Robert Ross & Co., Southampton, 1952,:
Seller ID: 20060
BEKEN, Frank & Keith. The Beauty of Sail : a new volume by [...]. Commentary by John Scott Hughes. (Southampton) : Robert Ross & Co., (1952). Pp 97 plates. 4to, blue cloth. Toy 0297. Vg in dj. 80.00 View more info
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By: BEKEN, Frank and Keith CHAMIER, John. GLIKSMAN, Alain. BARRAULT, Jean-Michael.
Price: $250.00
Publisher: Cassell, 1966,:
Seller ID: 33129
BEKEN, Frank and Keith. Beken of Cowes 1 1897-1914. Photographs by Frank and Keith Beken; text by John Chamier. Foreword by Alain Gliksman. With an historical introduction and colour plates from the Macpherson Collection in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. L: Cassell, (1966). Pp 184.4to, pale blue cloth. [with] BEKEN, Frank and Keith. Beken of Cowes 2 1919 -1939 : With the 12-Metres and the America's Cup and One Designs and the Metre Boats. Photographs by Frank and Keith Beken; text by Alain Gliksman in Collaboration with John Chamier and Jean-Michael Barrault. With an historic... View more info
By: BLEWITT, Mary
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Stanford Maritime, London, 1973, ISBN:0540009636:
Seller ID: 70533
BLEWITT, Mary. Navigation for Yachtsmen . L.: Edward Stanford, (1973). First Printing of Third Edition. Pp. 101. 8vo, illustrated orange card covered boards. Toy 2592. The definitive yachtsman's guide to navigation. Chapters:Equipment; Planning and Preparation; At Sea; Strategy; Reaching Your Desti nation; Going Foreign. Vg. 15.00 View more info
By: BOC Challenge)
Price: $10.00
Publisher: 1986,:
Seller ID: 62634
(BOC Challenge). Official Tuna Marine Brochure: BOC Challenge Around Alone 1986-87. [South Africa]: Tuna Marine, 1986. Pp [28]. Illustrated with colour photos to text and center pages fold out map. 4to, illustrated stapled card covers. Tuna Marine sponsored South African John Martin and his yacht, Tuna Marine, in the BOC Challenge, 1986-87. This publication not only celebrates John's victory on the first leg of the Challenge but gives an up date on his yachting background, the difficulties one would faced in such a raceand a quick review of other competitors and their yachts. A folding map of ... View more info
By: BORTHWICK, J.S
Price: $15.00
Publisher: St. Martin's, 1990,:
Seller ID: 29444
BORTHWICK, J.S. Bodies of Water : a murder mystery. NY: St. Martin's, (1990). Pp 287. 8vo, blue cloth. A mystery novel set on a luxury sailing yacht cruising the coast of Maine with a crew that will be familiar to lovers of the genre. Vg in rubbed dj. 15.00 View more info
By: BOTTOMLEY, Tom
Price: $12.00
Publisher: Hearst Marine, 1988, ISBN:0688077544:
Seller ID: 29737
BOTTOMLEY, Tom. Boatman's Handbook. NY: Hearst Marine Books, (1988). First Printing of Second Revised Edition. Pp 320. 8vo, red card covers. Toy 1813,Morris & Howland p.19. A reference guide for recreational boaters, power a nd sail. Vg. 12.00 View more info
By: BOWKER, R.M. and John CHAMIER CHAMIER, John
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Cassell, 1970,:
Seller ID: 25991
BOWKER, R.M. and John CHAMIER. A Boat of Your Own : An enlarged and completely revised edition of this standard guide to the selection, buying, building, maintenance and chartering of yachts, dinghies, and motor launches. L.:Cassell, (1970). Third (revised and reset) Edition. Pp 170. Illustrated. 8 vo, blue cloth. Toy 4431. Vg in dj. 25.00 View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Down East Magazine, 1966,: 1966
Seller ID: 18842
ISBN: 0892720298
BRACE, Gerald Warner. Between Wind and Water. With illustrations by the author. Camden, Maine : Down East Magazine, n.d. (copyright 1966). Pp 219. 8vo, white art-illustrated cardcovers. Toy 133, Morris & Howland p.20. Reprint of the Norton edition of 1966. A discursive book on things nautical in the state of Maine. Chapters : 1. The Coast; 2. People; 3. The Ways of Life; 4. Talk; 5. Summer Folk; 6. Boats; 7. Wind and Weather; 8. Sailing; 9. The Good Sailor; 10. Cruising; 11. Fog; View more info
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Kids Can Press, 1989,:
Seller ID: 38838
BRADFORD, Karleen. Windward Island. Toronto: Kids Can Press, (1989). Pp 145. 8vo, ill. card covers. A novel for younger readers concerning a pre-pubescent love triangle played out on an island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Rubbed, nick to tail of spine, inkstamp, else vg. 5.00 View more info
