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By: JENNINGS, Gary. National Geographic 145:1 ABELL, Sam. (Photographs by) MACPHEE, John.
Price: $8.00
Publisher: National Geographic , 1974,:
Seller ID: 55615
JENNINGS, Gary. "Newfoundland Trusts in the Sea". Photographs by Sam Abell.An article that appears in the National Geographic Magazine, Volume 145, N o. 1 January 1974. Pp 112-141. Illustrated. Also includes: John McPhee's "The People of New Jersey's Pine Barrens". Photographs by William R. Curtsinger. Pp 52-77. Illustrated. Ink stamp to cover, rubbed, ow very good. For the issue. 8.00 View more info
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Collins, 1989, ISBN:0001961357:
Seller ID: 56789
JENSEN, Antony, Dr., and Dr. Stephen Bolt. Underwater Dive. Illustrated by Paul Johnson; edited by Moria Butterfield. L.: Collins, 1989. Profusely illustrated with colour drawings to text. 8vo, Illustrated card covers. World Explorer series. Facts on marine life, equipment, dangers, and survival areall supported by brightly coloured illustrations that are sure to attract the interest of younger readers. Covers rubbed, ow vg. 5.00 View more info
By: JONES, W.H.S.
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Jarrolds, London, 1969,:
Seller ID: 20322
JONES, W.H.S. All Hands Aloft! (L.) : Jarrolds, (1969). First Printing. Pp 255. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth. "In All Hands Aloft! Captain Jones tellsthe story of a later voyage under sail - a voyage which took him twice rou nd the Horn before it ended in disaster." - from the dj. Light foxing to edges, else vg in lightly edgeworn dj. 50.00 View more info
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Hakluyt Society, 1966,:
Seller ID: 19313
KELLY, Celsus., (ed.). La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo. In Two Volumes. L.: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the Cambridge University Press, 1966. Pp 271, frontis. with 8 plates, 4 maps (1 fldg.), and 4 tables ( 2 fldg.); 273-446, with 4 plates. 8vo, blue cloth, with gilt to front and spine. The Hakluyt Society, Second Series: Nos.126,127. With Index. Vg.in dj. 75.00 View more info
By: KNIGHT, Frank JOBSON, Patrick
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Macmillan, 1956,:
Seller ID: 21259
KNIGHT, Captain Frank. The Bluenose Pirate: A Story for Boys and Girls. Illustrated by Patrick Jobson. L.: Macmillan, 1956. Pp (6),1-[258]. 8vo, blue cloth. "The Bluenose Pirate is a thrilling yarn of ships in the days of sail, when in addition to the many natural hazards of travelling the seven seas there was still the ever-present risk of an encounter with a vessel flying under the Skull and Cross-bones!" - from the dj. Although some parts of the story set in Halifax and Liverpool, Nova Scotia, this story has nothing to do with the schooner Bluenose. Spotting/fading to spine, else vg... View more info
By: LEACOCK, Stephen and Leslie ROBERTS ROBERTS, Leslie
Price: $70.00
Publisher: Alvah M. Beatty Publications, 1944,:
Seller ID: 28117
LEACOCK, Stephen and Leslie ROBERTS. Canada's War at Sea. Two volumes boundas one . Volume I. Canada and the Sea by Stephen Leacock. Volume II. Canad a and the War at Sea by Leslie Roberts. Montreal: Alvah M. Beatty Publications (1943) Limited, 1944. First Edition. Vol. I - pp. 63 + [3] pp index; Vol. II - pp 155, followed by [98] pp. of ads. Illustrated. Double column. 4to, navy cloth, gilt lettering to front and spine. Law 1494, Spadoni B31. Worn, fraying to top and bottom edges, binding loose, spine faded, ex-library, with label to lower spine, all accompanying inkstamps to title page, endp... View more info
By: LEICHHARDT, F.W. Ludwig Hakluyt Society 2nd Series: Nos.133/134/135 AUROUSSEAU, M.
Price: $100.00
Publisher: Hakluyt Society, 1968,:
Seller ID: 19315
LEICHHARDT, F.W. Ludwig. The Letters of F.W. Ludwig Leichhardt Collected and Newly Translated by m. Aurousseau. In Three Volumes. L.: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the Cambridge University Press, 1968. Pp 423, port frontis. and 4 maps; 427-819, 4 maps (1 fldg.); 821-1174, 2 maps. 8vo, blue cloth, with gilt to front and spine. The Hakluyt Society, Second Series: Nos.133,134,135. With Appendices, Bibliography and Index. Vg in price-clipped djs (tears to spine ends). the set for 100.00 View more info
By: LEWIS, David & Mimi GEORGE GEORGE, Mimi.
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Norton, 1988, ISBN:0-393-02487-3:
Seller ID: 55482
LEWIS, David & Mimi GEORGE. Icebound in Antarctica. NY: W.W. Norton, (1988). Pp 242, [16] pp plates. 8vo, blue cloth spine with dark blue paper covered boards. Dr. David Lewis, explorer and researcher, sailed to Antarctica inwinter with five other people to become intentionally icebound. The object of their trip was to do scientific research on various aspects of this fra gile environment. Yet another factor for observation presented it's self: human behavior responding to the pressures of isolation in a harsh and dangerous climate. Cocked, ow vg in rubbed dj. 25.00 View more info
By: Liverpool]
Price: $70.00
Publisher: Modern Transport, London, 1928,:
Seller ID: 56757
[Liverpool]. The Port of Liverpool : Transport on Mersey-side : A reprint of special articles, appearing in the enlarged issue of Modern Transport dated May 12, and published in connection with the Seventh Annual Congress of the Institute of Transport, May 17-19, 1928. L.: Modern Transport, 1928. Pp. 44. Illustrated. Quadruple column. Oblong 8vo, printed stapled olive cardcovers. Reprinted from Modern Transport, May 12, 1928. Includes maps and b lack and white panoramic photographs of the Liverpool waterfront. Rubbed, two small damp spots to front cover, minor creasing, two small chips to rear... View more info
By: LONDON, Jack. MARTIN, Fletcher. GILLIGAN, Edmund (Introduction by).
Price: $60.00
Publisher: Easton press, 1979,:
Seller ID: 56755
LONDON, Jack. The Sea-Wolf. Illustrations by Fletcher Martin. Introduction by Edmund Gilligan. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, (1979). Collector's Edition. Pp 354, including colour frontis., drawings to text + [14] leaves of colour plates. Large 8vo, gilt decorative red leather, raised bans on spine, aeg, silk ribbon marker, silk endpapers, bookplate laid in. The classic tale of Captain Wolf Larsen and the Ghost, the fastest schooner in the sealing fleet. Very good. 60.00 View more info
By: LUMBY, E.W.R.,(ed.) Navy Records Society Vol.115
Price: $45.00
Publisher: Navy Records Society, 1970,:
Seller ID: 19221
LUMBY, E.W.R. Policy and Operations in the Mediterranean, 1912-1914. L.: Navy Records Society, 1970. Pp 481, port frontis.+ 3 fldg charts. 8vo, blue cloth, with gilt to front and spine. Publications of the Navy Records Society Vol. 115. With indices. Vg. 45.00 View more info
By: MacLENNAN, Hugh DE VISSER, John
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Macmillan, 1974,:
Seller ID: 20818
MacLENNAN, Hugh. Rivers of Canada. With the camera of John de Visser. Tor.:Macmillan of Canada, (1974). Pp (6),7-270,(2). Illustrated. 4to, blue clot h. The Saint John River (pp.93-101); The Miramichi (pp.102-108); Streams ofNova Scotia (pp.110-116). Name, else fine in dj. 35.00 View more info
By: MAGRIS, Claudio CREAGH, Patrick, trans.
Price: $14.00
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux,, 1990, ISBN:0374522456:
Seller ID: 56899
MAGRIS, Claudio. Danube : [ cover adds... A Journey Through the Landscape, History, and Culture of Central Europe]. Translated from the Italian by Patrick Creagh. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1990). Second Printing. Pp 416. Illustrated with [2] pp map to text. 8vo, ill. card covers. An inexpensive edition of this acclaimed poetic and riverine travelogue through middle Europe. Rubbed, previous owner's label to ffep, sticker remainder to rear cover, remainder mark to lower edge, else vg. 14.00 View more info
By: MALLOY, Christine Corning. LEIGHTON, Aaron.
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2003, ISBN:0-8119-3489-1:
Seller ID: 55735
MALLOY, Christine Corning. The Blue Whale. Illustrations by Aaron Leighton.San Francisco: Chronicle Books, in association with the American Museum of Natural History; 2003. First Edition. Pp [6] accordion panels, and [8] pp of text. 8vo, illustrated card covered boards in case. Beautifully illustrated, creatively bound, full of fascinating facts, this book would make a wonderful gift for any child interested in the Blue Whale. It would also makeand excellent learning tool for parents who are unaware of the close proxi mity of this magnificent creature to extinction. Very good in case. 10.00 View more info
By: McEVOY, Bernard
Price: $120.00
Publisher: Briggs, 1902,:
Seller ID: 57679
McEVOY, Bernard. From the Great Lakes to the Wide West: Impressions of a Tour between Toronto and the Pacific. Toronto: William Briggs, 1902. Pp 288. Illustrated. 8vo, illus. blue cloth. Originally published serially in the Toronto Mail and Empire, this cross-Canada travel account is especially notable for its description of the naval facilities at Esquimault. Vg. 120.00 View more info
By: McMILLAN, A. Stewart. LAFFERTY, Joan F.
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Royal Alfred Merchant Seaman's Society, 1965,:
Seller ID: 56911
McMILLAN, A. Stewart. The Royal Alfred Story. Edited by Joan F. Lafferty. (L.: Royal Alfred Merchant Seaman's Society, 1965). Pp 140. Illustrated withphotos to text. 8vo, illustrated cloth covered boards, . "The Royal Alfred Story is the history of the Society from 1865 - 1965." This organization g rew out of a need to protect seafarers from inhuman and unsafe conditions on board British merchant vessels in the nineteenth century. Over the years it's mandate expanded to include provision for social services for aged or disabled sailors and/or their families if found to be in need. Soli... View more info
By: MORISON, Samuel Eliot BRYANT, Samuel Hanks
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1965,:
Seller ID: 57823
MORISON, Samuel Eliot. Spring Tides. Drawings by Samuel Hanks Bryant. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1965). First Printing. Pp 80. 8vo, blue cloth. Toy 0222, Morris & Howland p.96. A personal, reflective book from Admiral Morison, alternating accounts of cruises along the coast of Maine and among the Greek Isles with ruminations on maritime myth and folklore. Namestamp, else vg in rubbed, edgeworn dj. 30.00 View more info
By: MOYSE-BARTLETT, H. CABOT, John and Sebastian GILBERT, Humphrey
Price: $80.00
Publisher: Harrap, 1937,:
Seller ID: 18704
MOYSE-BARTLETT, H. A History of the Merchant Navy. L.: George G. Harrap & Co., (1937). First Printing. Pp (4),5-[303],(1),frontis + 30 plates. 8vo, navy cloth. With bibliography and index. References to Newfoundland, Labrador, the Cabots and Humphrey Gilbert. Some wear to spine ends and corners, name, else vg. 50.00 View more info
By: Nautical) LABAREE, Benjamin) GARDNER, John) FRANK, Stuart M.
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1977,:
Seller ID: 57674
(Nautical). The Log of Mystic Seaport, Vol. 29, No. 2, July 1977. (Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport Museum), 1977. Pp. 34-64. Illustrated. Double column. 8vo, grey ill. card covers. Includes: Benjamin W. Labaree's "The Seaport as Entrepôt"; John Gardner's "Boats and Ships in One New England Seaport"; Stuart M. Frank's "The Seamen's Friend". Price inked to front, else vg. 8.00 View more info
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1982,:
Seller ID: 57673
(Nautical). The Log of Mystic Seaport, Vol. 34, No. 1 Spring 1982. (Mystic,CT: Mystic Seaport Museum), 1982. Pp. 32. Illustrated. Double column. 8vo, blue ill. card covers. Includes: Wick York's "The Architecture of the U.S. Life-Saving Stations"; "Wreck of the Jason"; "Historic Ships Afloat: The C . A. Taylor". Price inked to front, spine and top edges sunned, else vg. 8.00 View more info
