Category: 68

Naval History of the United States. 2 vols.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Peter Feneloh Collier, New York, 1890,

Seller ID: 76403

ABBOT, Willis J. The Naval History of the United States . IN TWO VOLUMES. New York: Peter Feneloh Collier, (1890). Pp. [i]-xii,(10),1-434; (2),435-867,(1), including frontis. and plates. Illustrated. Large 8vo, blue cloth with pressed lettering to spine. This two volume chronicle of the history of the American Navy is broken down into five parts: 1. Blue Jackets of '76; 2.Blue Jackets of 1812; 3. Blue Jackets of '61; 4. Blue Jackets in Time of P eace; 5. The Naval War with Spain. Inner hinges cracked and tender, spine lettering faded, edgeworn, else vg. For the set. 25.00
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Ports '88 : Guide to the Ports and Shipping Services of Associated British Ports

By: Associated British Ports

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Charter International Publications, in association with Associated British Ports, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 1988,

Seller ID: 74669

Associated British Ports. Ports '88 : Guide to the Ports and Shipping Services of Associated British Ports . Kings Lynn, Norfolk: Charter International Publications, in association with Associated British Ports, 1988. Pp. 1-156. Illustrated. Double column. Large 8vo, illustrated blue card covers. Includes sections on Humber ports, Southampton, South Wales ports, other smaller prots (Ayr, Troon, Barrow, Silloth, Fleetwood, Garston, King's Lynn, Lowestoft and Plymouth), and liner services. Vg. 15.00
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The Galley Handbook. First American Edition

By: BAILEY, Maralyn PEYTON, Mike

Price: $20.00

Publisher: David McKay, New York, 1978 : 1978

Seller ID: 70469

ISBN-13: 9780679508335

BAILEY, Maralyn. The Galley Handbook. Illustrated by Mike Peyton. New York : David McKay Company Inc., (1978). First American Edition. "Printed in Great Britain". Pp (2),[1]-124,(2). Illustrated. Double column. Oblong 8vo (195 x 138 mm), white wire bound within white illustrated cloth-covered boards, with gilt lettering to front, with no lettering to spine. Toy 3686. Maralyn Bailey, née Harrison (b. April 24, 1941, Nottingham, England - d. 2002) was the wife of yachtsman Maurice Bailey. Mike Peyton (b. January 20, 1921, County Durham, England – d. January 25, 2017) yachtsman and c...
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Running Her Easting Down : A documentary of the development and history of the British tea clippers culminating with the building of the Cutty Sark. US in dj

By: BAKER, William F.

Price: $42.00

Publisher: Caxton Printers, 1974,

Seller ID: 16040

BAKER, William F. Running Her Easting Down : A documentary of the development and history of the British tea clippers culminating with the building ofthe Cutty Sark. Caldwell, Idaho : Caxton Printers, 1974. Pp 170. Illustrat ed. Maps. 4to, blue cloth. Vg in top-edge spotted, nicked dj. 42.00
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The Amazing Adventures of Captain Bob Bartlett. First Edition

By: BARTLETT, Bob, Captain). BROWNE, Susan Chalker BROWNE, Susan Chalker D'SOUZA, Mel

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Tuckamore Books, St. John's, NF, 2002 : 2002

Seller ID: 71093

ISBN-13: 9781894294539

(BARTLETT, Bob, Captain). BROWNE, Susan Chalker. The Amazing Adventures of Captain Bob Bartlett. Illustrated by Mel D'Souza. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: Tuckamore Books, 2002. First Edition. "Printed in Canada by: Robinson-Blackmore Printing & Publishing". Pp. (6),1-32,(2). Illustrated. 8vo (151 x 227 mm) , art-illustrated glossy pale blue card covers, with red lettering to spine. With small b&w photos of Browne & D'Souza and a colour photo of Hawthorne Cottage on the rear cover Robert Abram Bartlett (b. August 15, 1875, Brigus, Newfoundland – d. April 28, 1946, New York City)....
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Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors In all Lands and at allTimes.

By: BASSETT, Fletcher S.

Price: $950.00

Publisher: Belford, Clarke & Co., Chicago and New York, 1885,

Seller ID: 80570

BASSETT, Fletcher S. Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors Inall Lands and at all Times. Chicago and New York : Belford, Clarke & Co., 1885. First Edition. Pp (2),[1]-505,(5), frontis. Text Illustrations. Index. 8vo, red cloth, black and gilt illustration and lettering to front board and spine floral decorated endpapers. Table of Contents : Preface. I. The Sea-Dangers: Rocks, Water-spouts and Whirlpools, Tides, Moon and Weather, Winds and Wind-Gods. II. Te Gods, Saints and Demons of the Sea: Nick and DavyJones, The Virgin. III. Wind-Makers and Storm-Raisers: Witches, Weather-wi s...
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Sailing Directions for the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence. Volume I. Being a result of a survey made by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Third Edition.

By: BAYFIELD, Henry Wolsey.

Price: $300.00

Publisher: Printed for the Hydrographic Office, by W. Clowes & Sons, London , 1846,

Seller ID: 80758

BAYFIELD, Henry Wolsey. Sailing Directions for the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence. Volume I. Being a result of a survey made by order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Third Edition. London : Printed for the Hydrographic Office, by W. Clowes & Sons, Stamford Street, MDCCCXLVI [1846]. Pp (2),[i]-viii,[1]-336,(2). Index. 8vo, original blue wrappers. Lacking half of spine, spine and covers chipped, covers and first and last few leaves partly detached, covers rubbed and smudges, names, else good to very good. Volume I only. As is. 300.00
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Yachts in Colour. 1st UK in dj,

By: BEKEN, A.K.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Batsford, 1960,

Seller ID: 75821

BEKEN, A.K. Yachts in Colour. L: Batsford, (1960). Pp 70. 8vo, blue cloth. Toy 0300. Sailing barges, racing dinghies, worn deep water cruisers, elegant yachts; photographs in full colour by A.K. Beken. A bit musty with some soiled spotting to boards, else vg in nicked, unclipped dj. 40.00
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South Seas. 1st no dj.

By: BERNATZIK, Hugo Adolf OGILVIE, Vivian, trans.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Henry Holt, New York, 1935,

Seller ID: 75050

BERNATZIK, Hugo Adolf. South Seas . Translated from the German by Vivian Ogilvie. New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1935). First American Printing. Pp. (2),[i]-xiv,[1]-167,(1), frontis., + 80 p. of black and white plates and1 map leaf at rear. Copiously illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lette ring and decoration to front and spine. The author's account of his voyage into the South Seas of the Pacific, and his visiting of the natives of the Solomon Islands and New Guinea, as well as Bali. Contents: I: The Solomon Islands: The Great Mother Turtle; On Restless Earth; The German Tribal Pries...
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Spirit of the Whale. in dj.

By: BILLINGHURST, Jane, ed

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Raincoast Books, 2000, ISBN:1551923653

Seller ID: 38226

BILLINGHURST, Jane, ed. The Spirit of the Whale : Legend, History, Conservation. Vancouver: Raincoast Books, (2000). First Printing. Pp 135. 4to, ill.boards. "A collection of narratives and images, The Spirit of the Whale ta kes a comprehensive look at the whale and the changing ways humans have viewed and interacted with whales throughout history." -from the dj. Vg in dj.25.00
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Handbook : Small Boats : A Practical Guide to Everything the Pleasure-Boat Skipper Needs to Know. paperback original.

By: BLESER, Richard K.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Macfadden-Bartell, New York, 1964,

Seller ID: 75789

BLESER, Richard K. Handbook : Small Boats : A Practical Guide to Everythingthe Pleasure-Boat Skipper Needs to Know . (New York): Macfadden-Bartell, ( 1964). Third printing paperback original. Pp. [1]-127,(1). Illustrated. Small 8vo, illustrated blue card covers with black spine, all edges dyed maroon. Mass market paperback. Lightly rubbed, small damp stain to bottom right rear corner, name verso cover, else vg. 6.00
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Landfall at Sunset : The life of a Contented Sailor. signed in dj.

By: BONE, David

Price: $70.00

Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co., London, 1955,

Seller ID: 28176

BONE, David. Landfall at Sunset : The life of a Contented Sailor. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., (1955). First Printing. Pp. [i]-ix,(3),13-222,(2), port. frontis., + 14 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. "In his youth as a brassbounder apprentice he scrambled aloft to fist frozen canvas in a blinding gale off Cape Horn; fifty years later, seamanship meant twirling with his fingertips the magic knobs of a radar screen in the powerheated wheelhouse of a great ocean liner. The author communicates his wonder at the astounding years of sea change in which ...
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Classic Coasters: A Celebration of Short-Sea Shipping

By: BOOT, Paul FENTON, Roy

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Ships in Focus Publications, Preston, 1997, ISBN:0952117983

Seller ID: 76242

BOOT, Paul. Classic Coasters: A Celebration of Short-Sea Shipping. Preston:Ships in Focus Publications, 1997. Pp. [1]-64. Illustrated with colour pho tographs. Oblong 8vo, illustrated card covered boards. Photographs and textabout "classic coasters," which the authors define as "pre- and post-war s teamers and motorships which look to us how small ships ought to look[...]We have fallen back on the accepted understanding of a coaster as a ship small enough to enter a wide variety of ports and harbours, but capable of comfortably crossing unsheltered waters such as the Irish, North a...
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Under Tops'ls and Tents. US no dj

By: BRADY, Cyrus Townsend

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Scribner's, 1918,

Seller ID: 74788

BRADY, Cyrus Townsend. Under Tops'ls and Tents. N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918. Pp 252. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth. In the Patriotic Novels andStories series. The author is one of the few men in the United States who have served both in the Army and the Navy. Covers heavilly rubbed, name, foxing to endpapers, else vg. 20.00
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Fifty Famous Liners 3. US in dj.

By: BRAYNARD, Frank O. MILLER, William H.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Norton, New York, 1988, ISBN:0393025519

Seller ID: 79869

BRAYNARD, Frank O. & William H. MILLER. Fifty Famous Liners 3. New York: W.W. Norton, (1988). First US Edition. Pp. 233. Illustrated. 4to, blue cloth.A third compendium of fifty great ocean liners. Light shelfwear, else vg i n unclipped dj. 35.00
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Wilton, 1854-1929 : Vifenzeventif Jaar Geschiedenis van Wilton's Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf

By: BRUSSE, M.J.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Wilton's Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf Uitgegeven door W.L. & J. Brusse's Uitgeversmaatschaapij, Rotterdam, 1929,

Seller ID: 75583

BRUSSE, M.J. Wilton, 1854-1929 : Vifenzeventif Jaar Geschiedenis van Wilton's Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf . Rotterdam: Wilton's Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf Uitgegeven door W.L. & J. Brusse's Uitgeversmaatschaapij, 1929. Pp. (8),1-226,(2), + 128 p. of plates. Copiously illustrated. Decorated endpapers. Large 8vo, brown cloth with gilt decoration to front and gilt lettering to spine. With occasional tipped-in slips. Text in Dutch. Sticker and minor wear to spine, stamp and tag to second blank, else vg. 60.00
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Damn the Garbage, Full Speed Ahead : A Handbook on the Joys and Sorrows of Pleasure Boating. in dj.

By: BUNKER, Moss, Captain BURGESS, Karen

Price: $15.00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York, 1973, ISBN:0070070350

Seller ID: 75423

BUNKER, Moss, Captain. Damn the Garbage, Full Speed Ahead : A Handbook on the Joys and Sorrows of Pleasure Boating . Cartoons by Karen Burgess. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973. Pp. (12),[1]-149,(7). Illustrated. 8vo, red cloth with black lettering to spine. Gift inscription to half-title, else vg in nicked, flap-creased dj. 15.00
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Manual of Modern Navigation : Being a review of the Modern Principles and Practice of Astronomical Position-finding at Sea, non-mathematically treated. Also a list of all formulae, etc., commonly used in practical navigation,and various other notes...

By: BURTON, S.M.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Brown, Son, & Ferguson, Glasgow, 1943,

Seller ID: 75894

BURTON, S.M. A Manual of Modern Navigation : Being a review of the Modern Principles and Practice of Astronomical Position-finding at Sea, non-mathematically treated. Also a list of all formulae, etc., commonly used in practical navigation, and various other notes bearing on the subject . Glasgow: Brown, Son and Ferguson, (1943). Second printing of the Second Edition. Pp. [i]-viii,1-120. Illustrated. 8vo, maroon cloth with gilt lettering to frontand spine. Spine sunned with light wear to ends, inking to front pastedown , else vg. 15.00
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White : Last Days in the Antarctic Journeys of Scott and Mawson, 1911-1913.in dj.

By: CAESAR, Adrian SCOTT, Robert Falcon) MAWSON, Douglas)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Macmillan, London, 2001, ISBN:0333905725

Seller ID: 74961

CAESAR, Adrian. The White : Last Days in the Antarctic Journeys of Scott and Mawson, 1911-1913 . (London): Macmillan, (2001). Pp. (8),1-287,(9). 8vo, blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. Vg in unclipped dj. 20.00
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No Earthly Command . 1st UK in dj

By: CALDER-MARSHALL, Arthur. WOODS, Alexander Riall Wadham, Rev.)

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957,

Seller ID: 30646

CALDER-MARSHALL, Arthur. No Earthly Command : Being an enquiry into the life of Vice-Admiral the Reverend Alexander Riall Wadham Woods D.S.O.and bar of whom it was said that during the Battle of Jutland while Signals Officer to the Admiral of the Grand Fleet, Sir John Jellicoe, he received an 'interposed message' telling him to serve God. L.: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. Pp.255, portrait frontis. 8vo, maroon cloth. Vg in slightly nicked, price-clipped dj. 45.00
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Category: 68