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All the World's Fighting Fleets. 1st US in dj.

By: TALBOT-BOOTH, E.C., Pay-Lieut. Commander

Price: $90.00

Publisher: D. Appleton-Century, New York, 1937,:

Seller ID: 76735

TALBOT-BOOTH, E.C., Pay-Lieut. Commander. All the World's Fighting Fleets. Compiled, edited and drawn by Pay-Lieut. Commander E.C. Talbot-Booth. New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1937. First American Printing. Pp. [i]-xviii,1-694, + 6 p. of colour plates and 4 folding diagrams. Illustrated. Small oblong 8vo, navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A handy, illustrated recognition guide to all the world's naval vessels, compiled just prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. Includes several pencilled notations to text, mentioning the fates of many of the vessels described herein. Vg in...
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Northern Steamboats. 1st Cdn in dj. signed

By: TATLEY, Richard

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Boston Mills, 1996,:

Seller ID: 58451

TATLEY, Richard. Northern Steamboats : Timiskaming, Nipissing & Abitibi. (Erin, Ont.) : Boston Mills Press, (1996). Pp 240. Illustrated. 4to, orange cloth. Contents : Steamboating on Lake Nipissing (1881-1961); Steamboats andLumbering; Steamboats and Settlement; Steamboats and Mining; Steamboats an d Tourism; Steamboats and the Pulp and Paper Industry. Gift inscription, else vg in dj. Signed by the author. 40.00
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Modern Practice of Shipbuilding in Iron and Steel : Volume 1, Text

By: THEARLE, Samuel J.P.

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Collins, London, 1902,:

Seller ID: 73051

THEARLE, Samuel J.P. The Modern Practice of Shipbuilding in Iron and Steel : Volume 1, Text . London: Collins, (1902). Third edition, revised and enlarged. Pp. [1]-256. 8vo, blue cloth with bevelled boards, gilt decoration tofront, gilt lettering to front and spine. An extensive treatise detailing the process of iron and steel shipbuilding in the late-nineteenth century. The second volume in this series, which is not included in this lot, contains the plates. Cocked, outer hinges and spine ends worn, corners frayed, name, else vg. Volume one only. 80.00
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Fast and Able : Life Stories of Great Gloucester Fishing Vessels..

By: THOMAS, Gordon W. KENYON, Paul B., ed.

Price: $32.50

Publisher: Historic Ships Associates, Gloucester, 1968,:

Seller ID: 28310

THOMAS, Gordon W. Fast and Able : Life Stories of Great Gloucester Fishing Vessels. Edited by Paul B. Kenyon. Gloucester, MA : Historic Ships Associates, 1968. Pp (6),7-98. Illustrated. Double column. 8vo, ringbound card covers. An early edition of this North Atlantic classic, which includes the stories of such famed schooners as the Gertrude L. Thibeaud, Esperanto, and the ill-fated Columbia, all contenders in the International Fishermen's Races. The rest: Admiral Dewey, Alice M. Jacobs, Annie M. Parker, A. Piatt Andrew, Arethusa, Arthur James, Atalanta, Benjamin A. Smith, Catherine, Caviare,...
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Last Navigator : A Young Man, an Acient Mariner, The Secrets of the Sea.. 1st pbk.

By: THOMAS, Steve

Price: $12.00

Publisher: International Marine, 1997, ISBN:0070645744:

Seller ID: 49228

THOMAS, Steve. The Last Navigator : A Young Man, an Acient Mariner, The Secrets of the Sea. Camden, Maine: International Marine, (1997). First Printing. Pp 307. 8vo, illustrated card covers. Toy 2586. "Mau Piailug, one of thelast surviving palu, belongs to a dying breed of navigators who used only natural signs - stars, waves, birds - to guide their sailing canoes across thousands of miles of open ocean. Thomas and Piailug voyage together on thefrail ship of human memory in an attempt to preserve for future generation s an ancient, mysterious, and beautiful kinship with the sea before it i...
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South Coast Pleasure Steamers. 1st in dj.

By: THORNTON, E.C.B.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: T. Stephenson & Sons, Prescot, Lancashire, 1962,:

Seller ID: 76088

THORNTON, E.C.B. South Coast Pleasure Steamers . Prescot, Lancashire: T. Stephenson & Sons, 1962. First UK Printing. Pp. [i]-xi,(1),[1]-180, frontis.,+ 16 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering to spin e. Contents: 1. Early Days; 2. From the Opening of the New Bournemouth Pier; 3. Portsmouth and Lymington Steamers; 4. South Devon Steamers; 5. Sussex Steamers up to 1900; 6. The Great Competition; 7. Sussex Steamers, 1901-04;8. From the End of the Great Competition until 1914; 9. The First World Wa r; 10. Between the Wars: Bournemouth, Southampton and Weymouth; 11. [ibid.]...
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British Shipping. 2d ed in dj.

By: THORNTON, R.H English Institutions series.

Price: $70.00

Publisher: Cambridge, 1959,:

Seller ID: 39032

THORNTON, R.H. British Shipping. Second Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1959. Pp 273, [16] pp plates. 8vo, green cloth. In the EnglishInstitutions series. "The book begins with a historical survey of the merc antile marine, from the coming of steam to the present day. Special attention is given to the major developments since 1946, the effects of the war and the cold war, and the increasing competition of air traffic. ...Mr Thornton provides a vigorous description of the political, commercial and domestic problems which shipowners have to overcome, the different types of sh...
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Lost Ships : An Adventure in Undersea Archaeology. 2nd in chipped dj

By: THROCKMORTON, Peter

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Little Brown, 1964,:

Seller ID: 49236

THROCKMORTON, Peter. The Lost Ships : An Adventure in Undersea Archaeology.Boston: Little Brown, (1964). Second printing. Pp 260, map frontis + [32] pp of plates. 8vo, black cloth with top edge dyed blue. "We were in fact attempting something that had not been done before, archaeological excavationconducted under water according to land standards." So writes Peter Throck morton about one of the most remarkable adventures recounted in recent years: the quest for and raising of the oldest ship ever discovered, a trading vessel sunk in fifteen fathoms of water off the Turkish coast more t...
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Lighthouses : A Fact-Filled Coloring Book. pbk.

By: TIGER, Caroline Start Exploring series) EPSTEIN, Len

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Running Press, Philadelphia, PA, 2002, ISBN:076241233x:

Seller ID: 72355

TIGER, Caroline. Lighthouses : A Fact-Filled Coloring Book . Illustrated byLen Epstein. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press, (2002). Pp. [1]-128, + 1 fol ding poster at front. Illustrated. 4to, illustrated white card covers. A volume in the Start Exploring series. Vg. 9.00
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Tod's Arithmetical Guide for Marine Engineers, containing all the latest questions as given at the Board of Trade examinations for First and Second Class Engineers Certificates of Competency. 4th.

By: TOD, John

Price: $30.00

Publisher: James Brown & Son, Glasgow, 1911,:

Seller ID: 71380

TOD, John. Tod's Arithmetical Guide for Marine Engineers, containing all the latest questions as given at the Board of Trade examinations for First and Second Class Engineers Certificates of Competency . With simple solutions. Fully explained and illustrated. Glasgow: James Brown & Son, (1911). Fourth Edition, revised and brought up-to-date. Pp. [1]-450,(2). Illustrated. 8vo, red cloth with crude grey spine. Moderately rubbed and damp-spotted, crude spine repairs, edgeworn, first few leaves loose but present, occasionalmarginalia, else g. 30.00
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Kayaks in the Wilderness : Middlefork of the Salmon

By: TUTHILL, Arthur H. Appalachia, June 15, 1973, number 156 SCHWEIKER, Roioli

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, 1973,:

Seller ID: 71966

TUTHILL, Arthur H. "Kayaks in the Wilderness : Middlefork of the Salmon" . An article in Appalachia, New Series, Volume 39, number 8, June 15, 1973, magazine number 156, pp. 37-52. Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club, 1973. Pp.[1]-215,(1), + 46 p. of ads. Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated blue wraps with white spine. Also of nautical interest: Roioli Schweiker's "Georgian Bay". Spine ends nicked, rubbed, faint cover creasing, else vg. For the issue. 7 .50
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Performance Kayaking. pbk.

By: U'REN, Stephen B.

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, PA, 1990, ISBN:0811722996:

Seller ID: 71612

U'REN, Stephen B. Performance Kayaking . Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, (1990). Pp. [i]-viii,1-184. Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated card covers with purple spine. Cassell 1948 for 1996 edition. Light wear to corners and spineends, name, else vg. 12.50
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Tidal Harmonic Constants : Atlantic Ocean, including Arctic and Antarctic Regions

By: U.S. Department of Commerce

Price: $70.00

Publisher: U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, 1942,:

Seller ID: 71328

U.S. Department of Commerce. Tidal Harmonic Constants : Atlantic Ocean, including Arctic and Antarctic Regions . Washington: U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1942. Pp. [1]-137,(5). Large 8vo, stapled printed self wraps. Includes information on tides around Newfoundland, Labrador, the St. Lawrence, &c., &c. Lightly rubbed, faint cover creasing, else vg. 70.00
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Introduction to SONAR

By: U.S. Navy] Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Training Course, NAVPERS 10130-A)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Navy Training Publications Center, Washington, 1963,:

Seller ID: 72409

[U.S. Navy]. Introduction to SONAR . Washington: Navy Training PublicationsCenter, 1963. Second Edition. Pp. i-vi,1-162. Illustrated. Double column. Large 8vo, illustrated blue card covers. Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Training Course, NAVPERS 10130-A. Rubbed, outer hinges worn, else vg. 20.00
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Scheepsarcheologie : Scheepsopgravingen in Nederland en elders in de wereld. in dj.

By: van der HEIDE, G.D.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Strengholt, Naarden, 1974, ISBN:9060101820:

Seller ID: 71764

van der HEIDE, G.D. Scheepsarcheologie : Scheepsopgravingen in Nederland enelders in de wereld . (Naarden): Strengholt, (1974). Pp. [1]-507,(5). Illu strated. 8vo, dark blue cloth with metallic lettering to spine. A volume onthe excavation of ship-burials in the Netherlands and abroad. Text in Dutc h. Contents: 1. Groeiende belangstelling voor de oude scheepsbouw, 2. Wat er in de twintigste eeuw aan scheepsarcheologischen scheepsbouwhistoric onderzoek is gedaan, 3. Onderwateronderzoekingen in Europa, 4. De scheepvaart van de Zuiderzee, 5. Sedimentatie-onderzoek en opgravingsmethoden, 6. Dateri...
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Watersports Safety and Emergency First Aid: A Handbook for Boaters, Anglers, Kayakers, River Runners, and Surfriders

By: VAN TILBURG, Christopher

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Falcon, Guilford, Connecticut, 2002, ISBN:076272353X:

Seller ID: 71096

VAN TILBURG, Christopher. Watersports Safety and Emergency First Aid: A Handbook for Boaters, Anglers, Kayakers, River Runners, and Surfriders. Guilford, CT: Falcon, (2002). First printing. Pp. 81. Illustrated. Small 8vo, illustrated card covers with yellow spine. A Falcon Guide. "[...]written by anavid outdoorsman and specialist in emergency medicine, provides clear inst ructions and advice on emergency procedures, injuries, and survival gear." - from the rear cover. Vg. 6.50
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Coral Sea. US in dj

By: VILLIERS, Alan

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Whittlesey House, New York, 1949,:

Seller ID: 51406

VILLIERS, Alan. The Coral Sea. NY: Whittlesey House, (1949). First AmericanPrinting. Pp. [i]-v,(1),[1]-310,(2). Map endpapers. 8vo, navy blue cloth w ith gilt lettering to spine. Contents: 1. The Coral Sea; 2. The IndustriousPolyp; 3. The Peoples of the Coral Sea; 4. The Native Navigators; 5. The P ortuguese; 6. The Spaniards; 7. The Colony at Santa Cruz; 8. The Quest of Queiros; 9. Luis Vaz de Torres; 10. The Hollanders; 11. William Dampier, Buccaneer; 12-13. The English; 14. The French; 15. The Nineteenth Century; 16.Five Knots in a Palm Frond; 17. Shipwreck and Boat Voyages; 18. The Sandal ...
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Bounty Ships of France : The Story of the French Cape Horn Sailing Ships. 1st UK in dj

By: VILLIERS, Alan & Henri PICARD PICARD, Henri

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Patrick Stephens, London, 1972, ISBN:0850591023:

Seller ID: 26130

VILLIERS, Alan & Henri PICARD. The Bounty Ships of France : The Story of the French Cape Horn Sailing Ships. L.: Patrick Stephens Ltd., (1972). First UK Edition. Pp (7),8-240. Illustrated. Lg 8vo, blue cloth. 'The French Parliament and people subsidised the great sailing-ships of the Merchant Marinebecause they believed in them as a national asset. The Bounty Ships of Fra nce tells for the first time in English the story of these beautiful ships which were such a distinctive feature of the French Merchant Marine between1870 and 1920. They were called "bounty ships" because of the milea...
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Cruise of the Kronprinz Wilhelm. later US pr. in dj. signed, with TLS.

By: von NIEZYCHOWSKI, Alfred McLEAN, Walter, foreword LUCKNER, Count, intro.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Doubleday, Doran , Garden City, NY, 1931,:

Seller ID: 77694

von NIEZYCHOWSKI, Count Alfred (Niezy). The Cruise of the Kronprinz Wilhelm. Foreword by Rear-Admiral Walter McLean, U.S.N. Introduction by Count Luckner. Illustrations from photographs. Garden City : Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1931. Later Printing. Pp. (6),vii-xiv,(4),[1]-304, frontis., + 14 leaves of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth with black decoration and lettering to front and spine. Light wear to spine ends, some leaves browned as a result of proximity to newspaper clippings, else vg in spine-browned, nicked, tape-repair, unclipped dj. Signed with "Sincerely yours" inscript...
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Know Your Own Ship : A Simple Explanation of the Stability, Trim, Construction, Tonnage, and Freeboard of Ships, together with a Fully Worked Out Set of the Usual Ship Calculations (from drawings). 6th ed.

By: WALTON, Thomas Charles Griffin and Company's Nautical Series)

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Charles Griffin and Co., London, 1901,:

Seller ID: 72833

WALTON, Thomas. Know Your Own Ship : A Simple Explanation of the Stability,Trim, Construction, Tonnage, and Freeboard of Ships, together with a Fully Worked Out Set of the Usual Ship Calculations (from drawings). Specially a rranged for the Use of Ships' Officers, Superintendents, Engineers, Draughtsmen, and others. With numerous illustrations. London: Charles Griffin and Company, Limited, 1901. Sixth Edition, Revised. Pp. [i]-xvi,[1]-336, + 1 folding chart. Illustrated. 8vo, pebbled blue cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. A volume in the Charles Griffin and Company Nautical Series....
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