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Merrickville, Jewel of the Rideau : A History and Guide. 1st edition

By: TURNER, Larry.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Petherwin Heritage, Ottawa, 1995, ISBN:0969938101:

Seller ID: 79425

TURNER, Larry. Merrickville, Jewel of the Rideau : A History and Guide. (Ottawa) : Petherwin Heritage, (1995). First Edition. Pp [1]-159,(1). Illustrated. Maps. Index. 8vo, illustrated white card covers, red, black and green lettering. “The Merricks were at the centre of an inland settlement little more than a rough clearing before the Rideau Canal opened in 1832. Built todefend a British empire in the north against an American destiny to the so uth, the canal quickly found the convenience and unity of trade and commerce. The canal became a corridor and a gateway to the hinterland. Most of t...
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Start to Win. in dj.

By: TWINAME, Eric

Price: $17.50

Publisher: W. W. Norton adn Company, Inc., New York, 1974, ISBN:0393031586:

Seller ID: 65855

TWINAME, Eric. Start to Win. NY: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., (1974). Pp. [8],(1)-231,[1]. Illustrated. Large 8vo, dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Toy 4164. Focusing on the little intangibles to improve one'sseamanship, this volume teaches yacht racers how to improve their finishin g positions from mid-pack to challenging for victory, by highlighting the little things that champion helmsmen do that gives them the advantage. Top edge spotted, else vg in corner-clipped dj. 17.50
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Blockade : Runners and Raiders

By: U.S. Civil War] SEMMES, Raphael) Time-Life

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Time-Life Books, 1985,:

Seller ID: 40951

[U.S. Civil War]. The Blockade : Runners and Raiders. By the Editors of Time-Life Books. Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, (1985). Fourth Printing. Pp. 176. 4to, patterned grey cloth with pict. panel to front. Vol. 3. in the The Civil War series As usual, a well-illustrated volume. Contents include:"The Year of Makeshift Navies"; "Encounter at Hampton Roads"; "A Game of H are and Hounds"; "Fighting the Secret War"; "The Depredations of Captain Semmes". Vg. 20.00
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Naval Phraseology in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German

By: U.S. Naval Academy, Dept. of Languages]

Price: $30.00

Publisher: United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, 1937,:

Seller ID: 77693

[U.S. Naval Academy, Dept. of Languages]. Naval Phraseology in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German . Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy, 1937. Pp. (12),[1]-221,(11). Large 8vo, blue ribbed cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Soiling to top and bottom edges of boards (as well as the fore-edge of the rear board, and in a couple of spots to spine),minor fraying to spine ends, top edge spotted, else vg. 30.00
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Product Potential For Atlantic Mackerel – An Industrial Survey

By: UEBEL, Wolfgang.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Fisheries Development Division, Fisheries and Habitat Management, Newfoundland Region, St. John's, 1978,:

Seller ID: 79928

UEBEL, Wolfgang. The Product Potential For Atlantic Mackerel – An Industrial Survey. St. John's :Fisheries Development Division, Fisheries and HabitatManagement, Newfoundland Region, August 1978. Pp [i]-vi,1-38. 4to, black s pine, orange and white card covers. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 1708. Ex-library (library sticker, inkstamps, rearpouch), else very good. 20.00
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Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area ofthe South-East Pacific and its Supplementary Agreements.

By: United Nations Environment Programme

Price: $15.00

Publisher: United Nations, New York, 1984,:

Seller ID: 80676

(United Nations Environment Programme). Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Area of the South-East Pacific and its Supplementary Agreements. New York : United Nations, 1984. Pp [i]-iii,(1),1-37,(3). 8vo, blue stapled card covers. Very good. 15.00
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Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region / Protocol concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region

By: United Nations Environment Programme

Price: $15.00

Publisher: United Nations, New York, 1983,:

Seller ID: 80677

(United Nations Environment Programme). Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region / Protocol concerning Co-operation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region. New York : United Nations, 1983. Pp [i]-iii,(1),1-25,(3). 8vo, blue stapled card covers. Very good. 15.00
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Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the MarineEnvironment from Pollution / Protocol concerning Regional Co-operation in Combating Pollution by Oil and oher Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency

By: United Nations Environment Programme

Price: $15.00

Publisher: United Nations, New York, 1983,:

Seller ID: 80678

(United Nations Environment Programme). Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution / Protocol concerning Regional Co-operation in Combating Pollution by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency. New York : United Nations, 1983. Pp [i]-iii,(1),1-27,(1). 8vo, blue stapled card covers. Very good. 15.00
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United States Naval Institute Proceedings Vol. 62 No. 401, Juky, 1936

By: United States Navy McKAY, Donald)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: 1936,:

Seller ID: 80495

(United States Navy). United States Naval Institute Proceedings Vol. 62 No.401, Juky, 1936. Menasha, WI: United States Naval Institute, 1936. Pp [i]- xiii,936-1082,(4),1-28(ads.). Illustrated. Double column. 8vo, off-white ill. card covers. Articles of interest: Lieutenant Ernest M. Eller's "Courage Is Not Enough" (943-955); Waldron Kintzing Post's "The Case of Captain Lawrence" (pp. 969-974); Robert Barry's "What of the Auxiliaries?" (pp. 983-990); Lieutanent Harold A. McCormick's "Japanese Merchant Marine History" (pp. 1007-1018); Commodore E.S. Clarke's "...
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Wolf's Head : Writing Lake Superior. PROOF.

By: UNWIN, Peter

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Viking Canada, Toronto, 2003,:

Seller ID: 69411

UNWIN, Peter. The Wolf's Head : Writing Lake Superior . (Toronto): Viking Canada, (2003). Uncorrected and Unpublished Proof. Pp. [i]-xviii,1-244,(2). Illustrated. 8vo, illustrated white card covers. A collection of anecdotes dealing with the history and people in and around Lake Superior, including "the coming of the Jesuits, the rise and fall of the world's most celebrated silver mine, the astonishing removal of the Ontonagon Boulder, German prisoners of World War II who hand fed black bears fom the confines of their prison camp, and, of course, the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald." ...
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Jubilee Memorial : W.P.A. van Lammeren 1930-1970

By: van LAMMEREN, W.P.A.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Netherlands Ship Model Basin, Wageningen, The Netherlands , 1970,:

Seller ID: 79938

van LAMMEREN, W.P.A. Jubilee Memorial : W.P.A. van Lammeren 1930-1970. Wageningen, The Netherlands : Netherlands Ship Model Basin, 1970. Pp [1]-244. Illustrated. 4to, blue cloth, silver lettering to front board and spine. A jubilee memorial in commemoration of Prof. Dr. W.P.A. Van Lemmeren's activities during 40 years in the field of ship hydrodynamics. Forewords and prefaces in Dutch. The 47 papers submitted are in English, and consist of short technical notes of around 1200 words and 3 diagrams, divided into the following sections : Resistance; Propulsion; Cavitation; Performance; Seakeeping...
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Theoretische Scheepsbouwkunde. Met medewerking van J. Molenaar.

By: VRIJLANDT, W.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: De Technische Boekhandel - H. Stam / En Techn. Boekhandel G. Van Herwijnen & Zn, Amsterdam / Dordrecht, 1943,:

Seller ID: 79971

VRIJLANDT, W. Theoretische Scheepsbouwkunde. Met medewerking van J. Molenaar. Amsterdam : “De Technische Boekhandel” H. Stam / Dordrecht : En Techn. Boekhandel G. Van Herwijnen & Zn, (1943). Pp(4),[1]-148. Illustrated with figures. 4to, blue cloth, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Beknopte Uitgaven Op Scheepsbouwkundig Gebied, Deel 1. Spine very worn, edges worn, inner hinges cracked/broken,else good to very good. 15.00
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Ladies, the Gwich'in, and the Rat : Travels on the Athabasca, Mackenzie, Rat, Porcupine, and Yukon Rivers in 1926.

By: VYVYAN, Clara.

Price: $22.00

Publisher: University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, 1998, ISBN:0888643020: 1998

Seller ID: 79449

ISBN: 0888643020

VYVYAN, Clara. The Ladies, the Gwich'in, and the Rat : Travels on the Athabasca, Mackenzie, Rat, Porcupine, and Yukon Rivers in 1926. Edited and Introduced by I.S. MacLaren and Lisa N. LaFramboise. Foreword by Pamela Morse. (Edmonton, Alberta) : The University of Alberta Press, (1998). First Printing. Pp [i]-l,(4),[1]-311,(1). Illustrated in colour and black-and-white. Maps. Index. Square 8vo, illustrated card covers, french flaps. “In 1926, Clara Coltman Rogers and Gwendolen Dorrien Smith paddled alone down the Porcupine River west of the continental divide toward the Gwic...
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In the Wake of the Wind-Ships. Cdn in browned dj.

By: WALLACE, Frederick William

Price: $140.00

Publisher: Musson, 1927,:

Seller ID: 77632

WALLACE, Frederick William. In the Wake of the Wind-Ships : Notes, Records and Biographies Pertaining to the Square-Rigged Merchant Marine of British North America. Illustrated by Photographs and Drawings. Tor.: The Musson Book Company, Limited, (1927). Printed in Great Britain. Pp (6),vii-xii,1-282,(2),frontis + 60 pp.plates. Map endpapers. 8vo, green cloth, with embossedship on front board. Watters p.902, Rhodenizer p.653. Slight spine roll, e lse vg in spine-chipped, browned, edge-nicked dj. 140.00
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In the Wake of the Wind-Ships. US in dj

By: WALLACE, Frederick William

Price: $130.00

Publisher: George Sully, New York, 1927,:

Seller ID: 77652

WALLACE, Frederick William. In the Wake of the Wind-Ships : Notes, Records and Biographies Pertaining to the Square-Rigged Merchant Marine of British North America. Illustrated by Photographs and Drawings. N.Y.: George Sully & Company, (1927). First American Printing. Printed in Great Britain. Pp (6),vii-xii,1-282,(2),frontis + 60 pp.plates. Map endpapers. 8vo, green cloth, with embossed ship on front board and gilt lettering to spine. Watters p.902, Rhodenizer p.653. Inner hinges cracked, faint stain to upper right corner of front board, else vg in lightly rubbed, spine-browned, price-clipped...
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Duncan's Way. in dj.

By: WALLACE, Ian

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre, Toronto, 2000, ISBN:0888993889:

Seller ID: 77299

WALLACE, Ian. Duncan's Way . Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, (2000). Pp. (32).Unpaginated. Illustrated. Oblong 8vo, illustrated pale blue card covered b oards in like jacket. A short tale for children about a family of fishermenin Newfoundland. Vg in spine-nicked dj. 10.00
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Hurricanes : What You Need To Know. pbk.

By: Weather]

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Goose Lane Editions, Fredericton, NB, 2006, ISBN:0864924534:

Seller ID: 70448

[Weather]. Hurricanes : What You Need To Know. (Fredericton, NB): Goose Lane Editions, (2006). Pp. [1]-143,(1). Illustrated. Small 8vo, illustrated blue card covers with red spine. Focuses on the science of hurricanes, what the numbers used in hurricane desc riptions (particularly in regards to the force of the storm) mean, forcasting, tracking and reporting of storms, home, family and animal safety, as well as prudent planning-for-hurricane tips. Vg. 10.00
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Challenge of Ice : Real Life Stories of Polar Explorers

By: WEBB, Robert N. KOHN, Arnie

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Whitman, Racine, WI, 1963,:

Seller ID: 77528

WEBB, Robert N. Challenge of Ice : Real Life Stories of Polar Explorers. Illustrations by Arnie Kohn. Racine, WI: Whitman, (1963). Pp. (4),9-212. 8vo,illustrated blue card covered boards, all edges dyed navy blue. Contents: 1. The Challenge of the Unknown; 2. The Long, Long Search; 3. The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition; 4. On Top of the World; 5. Eleven Miles to Life; 6. From North Pole to South; 7. The Voyage of the Italia; 8. Crash in the Antarctic; 9. Nautilus Ninety North; 10. Up Through the Ice!; 11. City Under Ice.Hinges tender, else vg. 7.00
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Ship Painter's Handbook, with useful information for the general painter and decorator. 5th ed in dj.

By: WELCH, George S.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Brown, Son, & Ferguson, Glasgow, 1955,:

Seller ID: 77295

WELCH, George S. The Ship Painter's Handbook, with useful information for the general painter and decorator. Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, (1955). Later printing of the fifth edition. Pp. (8),[1]-183,(1). Illustrated. Small8vo, grey cloth spine with printed tan paper covered boards, black letteri ng to spine. Name, edge stamps, else vg in nicked, dampstained dj. 40.00
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Exercises in Coastal Navigation. 5th pr

By: WHITE, G.W.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Stanford Maritime, London, 1974,:

Seller ID: 80076

WHITE, G.W. Exercises in Coastal Navigation. London : Stanford Maritime, (1974). Fifth Printing. Pp [1]-64,+ 3 folding charts in rear pocket. 8vo, illustrated card covers. A Kandy Paperback. Contents : 1. The Position, Course and Distance. 2. Fixing the Position. 3. Effect of Current and Wind. 4. Plotting the Boat's Track. 5. Miscellaneous Exercises. Rubbed, tear to bottom inch of spine, else very good. 10.00
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