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World's Greatest Ship: Volume 1: The Story of the Leviathan. signed in dj.

By: BRAYNARD, Frank O.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: South Street Seaport Museum, New York, 1972,:

Seller ID: 72919

BRAYNARD, Frank O. "The World's Greatest Ship" : Volume 1 : The Story of the Leviathan . (New York: South Street Seaport Museum, 1972). Pp. [1]-288. Illustrated. Endpapers are an illustrated plan of the ship. 4to, maroon cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. One of two thousand copies. The first volume in an ambitious series chronicling the life of the American super-liner (German-built as the SS Vaterland, but seized by the Americans during the First World War). It was the largest American commercial vessel until the SS United States was completed in 1952, holding the distinct...
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Swamp Sailors in the Second Seminole War. pbk.

By: BUKER, George E.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1997, ISBN:0813015146:

Seller ID: 72855

BUKER, George E. Swamp Sailors in the Second Seminole War . Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, (1997). Pp. (8),1-152. Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated purple card covers. "Buker describes how junior officers outshone their commanders" in the Second Seminole War, stemming from the implementation of the Indian Removal Act in 1830, as well as the "novel strategies" implemented by these up-and-coming naval minds, "including joint combat operations and maneuvers desigend specificially for a riverine environment". - from the rear cover. Vg. 15.00
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Hermon Carey Bumpus, Yankee Naturalist. First Edition in dustjacket

By: BUMPUS, Hermon C., Jr.

Price: $22.00

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1947,: 1947

Seller ID: 21995

BUMPUS, Hermon Carey, Jr. Hermon Carey Bumpus, Yankee Naturalist. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, (1947). First Edition. Pp (8),3-141,(1) + portriat frontispiece + plates. 8vo, red cloth, gilt lettering to spine.

Hermon Carey Bumpus (b. May 5, 1862, Buckfield, Maine – d. June 21, 1943, Pasadena, Ca) was a noted American biologist, museum director, and the fifth president of Tufts College (later Tufts University).

Chapter 3 : Woods Hole (pp.25-34) - deals with his work as director of the Marine Biological Laboratory there.

Chapters : <...
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U-boats at War : German Submariners in Action, 1939-1945. 1st US in dj.

By: BUSCH, Harald WILSON, L.P.R., trans.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York, 1955,:

Seller ID: 76877

BUSCH, Harald. U-boats at War : German Submariners in Action, 1939-1945. Translated from the German by L.P.R. Wilson. New York: Ballantine Books, (1955). First American Printing. Pp. [i]-xii,1-176,(4). 8vo, red cloth with blue lettering to spine. Anderson 169. "This book is about the German U-boats and the men who lived, fought and died in them. Over 39,000 officers and men served in the German submarine fleet -- all but 7,000 of them found an ocean grave." - from the dj. With plenty of information regarding fighting patrols from the men who served on the u-boats. Vg in lightly rubbed,...
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Royal Mail : A Centenary History of the Royal Mail Line 1839-1939. 2nd pr in lesser dj.

By: BUSHELL, T.A Royal Mail Line.

Price: $185.00

Publisher: Trade and Travel Publications Ltd., London, 1939,:

Seller ID: 77965

BUSHELL, T.A. "Royal Mail" : A Centenary History of the Royal Mail Line 1839-1939. London: Trade and Travel Publications, [1939]. Second Impression. Pp. (6),v-xvi,1-270,(4), col. frontis. (with tissue guard), [28] leaves plates, 1 map. Large 8vo, blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, gilt device to front, t.e.g. Cohen, The Thames, 1580-1980: A General Bibliography, p.307. Ahandsome corporate history of this pioneering and far-flung line. Contents include: "Early Steam Navigation"; "James MacQueen and a Royal Charter"; " Building a Fleet"; "Fitting Out"; &...
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The Great Pacific War : A History of the American-Japanese Campaign of 1931-33. Second American Edition, black cloth in dustjacket

By: BYWATER, Hector

Price: $300.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1932,: 1932

Seller ID: 76219

BYWATER, Hector C. The Great Pacific War : A History of the American-Japanese Campaign of 1931-33. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1932. Second American Edition. Pp. (6),vii-ix,(3),[1]-321,(3). 8vo, blue cloth cover with orange-red lettering to spine and orange red rising sun illustration to front cover. With map end-papers at front.

Hector Charles Bywater (b. October 21, 1884 in London – d. August 16- 17 (?), 1940 in London, possibly murdered) was a British journalist and military writer.

"In his 1921 book Sea-Power in the Pacific : A Study of the Amer...
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Samson Splicing Manual for 2-in-1 Braided Ropes

By: Canada Ropes, Ltd.)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Canada Ropes, Ltd., Richmond, BC, 1966,:

Seller ID: 72417

(Canada Ropes, Ltd.). Samson Splicing Manual for 2-in-1 Braided Ropes . Richmond, BC: Canada Ropes Ltd., 1966. Pp. 1-36. Illustrated. 8vo, stapled printed white and blue card covers. Name sticker to front, else vg. 10.00
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Shape Book : Profiles, Tables and Data for Rolled Products : Shapes, Plates, Bars and Rails

By: Carnegie Steel Company)

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Carnegie Steel Company, Pittsburgh, PA, 1923,:

Seller ID: 71379

(Carnegie Steel Company). Shape Book : Profiles, Tables and Data for RolledProducts : Shapes, Plates, Bars and Rails . Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Steel Company, (1923). Pp. [1]-346,(2). Illustrated. 8vo, limp green cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine, a.e.g. Rubbed, covers creased, intermittent pencilled omissions throughout, name, else g. 10.00
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Windjammer Cooking. signed pbk.

By: CARSTARPHEN, Dee

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Pen and Ink Press, Wicomico Church, VA, 1989, ISBN:0960754431:

Seller ID: 72824

CARSTARPHEN, Dee. Windjammer Cooking . Flavored with Sea Salt and Wood Smoke. [Memories of a Sea Cook, Recipes, A Portfolio of Down East Windjammers].Wicomico Church, VA: Pen and Ink Press, (1989). Second Printing. Originall y published in 1979 as "Windjammer World". Pp. (4),1-158,(2). Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated white card covers with black lettering to spine. A survey of cooking and recipes aboard Maine-based windjammers. Vg. Signed by the author on the bottom edge of the title page. 25.00
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Sailing Fanatic : Timeless Reflections on Water, Wind and Wave

By: CASWELL, Christopher, ed.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Lyons Press, Guilford, CT, 2006, ISBN:1592289943:

Seller ID: 72508

CASWELL, Christopher, ed. The Sailing Fanatic : Timeless Reflections on Water, Wind and Wave. Edited with an introduction by Christopher Caswell. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, (2006). Pp. [i]-xii,[1]-422,(6). Small 8vo, illustrated white card covers. A collection of quotations and words of wisdom from famous sailors and nautical writers. Vg. 9.00
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Fishing Fleets of New England. in dj

By: CHASE, Mary Ellen North Star Books 28

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1961,:

Seller ID: 40221

CHASE, Mary Ellen. The Fishing Fleets of New England. Illustrated with photographs and prints. Bos.: Houghton Mifflin, 1961. Pp (12),[10]-180,(2). 8vo, gray cloth. North Star Books 28. Contents : The First Fishermen from Europe; Early New England Fishermen; Fishermen and Early American Trade; The Ways and Methods of Fishing; The Dangers in a Fisherman's Life; Periods of Growth and Decline; Our Fishing Fleets Today. Vg in rubbed, nicked, price-clipped dj. 30.00
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Lady with a Spear. book club ed. in dj

By: CLARK, Eugenie

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York, 1953,:

Seller ID: 72344

CLARK, Eugenie. Lady with a Spear. NY: Harper & Brothers, (1953). Book ClubEdition. Pp 243 including numerous b/w figures, colored map to front and r ear end papers + 16 pp of photographs. 8vo, turquoise cloth spine with yellow boards. "A personal memoir by a young scientist who has found delight and adventure exploring the tropical waters of three oceans in search of rareand bizarre fish." - from the dust jacket Rubbed, else vg in poor worn dj. 15.00
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Atlantic Pilot Atlas : Including the Caribbean and Mediterranean. 4th ed.

By: CLARKE, James

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical, London, 2006, ISBN:0713675675:

Seller ID: 72377

CLARKE, James. Atlantic Pilot Atlas : Including the Caribbean and Mediterranean . [Cover adds: Pilot charts and regional weather conditions for the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, and Mediterranean]. London: AdlardColes Nautical, (2006). Fourth Edition. Pp. (4),1-76. Illustrated with cha rts. Large oblong 8vo, spiral binding in illustrated blue card covers. A very handy, precise reference atlas for Atlantic sailing vessels, depicting currents and expected weather conditions in and around the entire coastline of the Atlantic. Light corner bumping, else vg. 65.00
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Good Old Days of Shipping

By: COATES, W.H., Lieut. SOMES, Joseph) General Screw Steamship Company Black Ball Line

Price: $350.00

Publisher: Times of India , 1900,:

Seller ID: 38426

COATES, W.H., Lieut., R.N.R. The Good Old Days of Shipping. Bombay : "Printed and Published at the Times of India Press", 1900. First Edition. Pp 140,frontis.+ 1 plate leaf. Small 8vo, dark blue cloth. Chapters : 1. The Pion eers to the East; 2. The Honourable "John Company"; 3. The Fate of Old "John Company's" Ships; 4. The Last of the Old East Indiamen; 5. Green's "Blackwall" Line; 6. T. and W. Smith of Newcastle; 7. Some Notes on Early Steam Navigation; 8. Joseph Somes; 9. The General Screw Steamship Company; 10. Duncan Dunbar; 11. The European and Australian...
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Curmudgeon Afloat : An Honest - Although Salty - Look at Things the Way theAuthor Sees Them. pbk.

By: CONROY, Hal

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Naef Publishing, Port Credit, ON, 1987, ISBN:0969165226:

Seller ID: 72670

CONROY, Hal. Curmudgeon Afloat : An Honest - Although Salty - Look at Things the Way the Author Sees Them . Port Credit, ON: Naef Publishing, [November 1987]. Pp. [1]-95,(1). 8vo, illustrated red card covers. "During his longand eventful career, Hal Conroy has been a mate in the British merchant na vy, and also served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He has been editor of several weekly newspapers, publisher of a boating magazine, and a columnist for the Kingston Whig-Standard." - from the rear cover. Vg.25.00
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None but the Valiant. 1st US no dj

By: COOK, Graeme

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Taplinger, 1973,:

Seller ID: 71709

COOK, Graeme. None but the Valiant : Exciting True War Stories in the Air and at Sea. N.Y.: Taplinger Publishing Co., (1973). First US Printing. Pp 325. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth. Part II (pp.163-325) : 1. Submarine Patrol; 2. The Imposters; 3. The Charioteers; 4. U-Boat Attack; 5. The Ships ThatWouldn't Die; 6. The Battle of Narvik; 7. Raiders at Large; 8. Raid on St Nazaire; 9. The Giant Killers; 10. The Sailors Wore Wings. Bibliography forPart II. Vg. 15.00
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Life of Captain James Cook. US in dj. ex-library

By: COOK, James). BEAGLEHOLE, J.C. BEAGLEHOLE, J.C.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1974, ISBN:0804708487:

Seller ID: 71553

(COOK, James). BEAGLEHOLE, J.C. The Life of Captain James Cook. Stanford : Stanford University Press, (1974). Pp (4),v-xi,(1),1-760, colour port.frontis.+ 43 pp.plates + fldg map. Text maps. 8vo, navy cloth. O'Dea 5194. Chapter IV: Newfoundland (pp.60-98). Library discard stamp, else vg in browned and edgeworn dj. 50.00
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Two Admirals

By: COOPER, James Fenimore

Price: $15.00

Publisher: A.L. Burt, 0,:

Seller ID: 28936

COOPER, James Fenimore. The Two Admirals. NY: A.L. Burt, (n.d.). Pp 532. Frontis. 8vo, maroon ribbed cloth, t.e.g. The Home Library Edition. Cooper's 1842 novel of the pre-Revolutionary War Royal Navy. Very slightly rubbed, else vg. 15.00
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Michele Felice Corne, 1752-1845 : Versatile Neapolitan Painter of Salem, Boston and Newport

By: CORNE, Michele Felice SMITH, Philip Chadwick Foster, foreword LITTLE, Nina Fletcher, intro. CORNE, Michele Felice

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, MA, 1972,:

Seller ID: 72819

CORNÈ, Michele Felice. Michele Felice Cornè, 1752-1845 : Versatile Neapolitan Painter of Salem, Boston and Newport . Foreword and notes by Philip Chadwick Foster Smith. Introduction by Nina Fletcher Little. Salem, MA: PeabodyMuseum of Salem, 1972. Pp. [i]-xiv,(2),[1]-44. Illustrsated. 4to, illustra sted blue and cream card covers. A catalogue of an exhibition of the nautical-related painted works of the Italian-American artist. Vg. 28.00
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Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia. First Edition in dustjacket

By: CREIGHTON, Helen ROBINS, John D., preface KNOWLES, Reginald

Price: $275.00

Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1932,: 1932

Seller ID: 54282

CREIGHTON, Helen. Songs and Ballads from Nova Scotia. Toronto & Vancouver : J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, (1932). First Edition. Pp (8),vii-xxii,1-334,(2) + frontispiece. Large 8vo (198 x 255 mm), elaborate pictorial cloth designed by Reginald L. Knowles, (also end-papers and the jacket).

The copyright page is dated 1932, although some copies have had the date changed by pen to 1933.

Mary Helen Creighton, C.M. (b. September 5, 1899, Dartmouth - d. December 12, 1989, Dartmouth).

Watters p. 51, Laugher p. 124.

Preface by John D. Robins.

Th...
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