Publisher:
Holly Press, Hockessin, DE, 1977, : 1977
Seller ID: 76981
ALBURY, Haziel L. Man-O-War : My Island Home : A History of an Outer Abaco Island. Drawings by Nancy Sawin. (Hockessin, Delaware) : Holly Press, (1977). Pp 167. First Edition."Printed in the United States of America by Cowan Printing Incorporated, Bridgeton, New Jersey". Illustrated with maps and diagrams to endpapers, b&w photos and drawings to text. 8vo (158 x 231 mm), blue cloth, with silver lettering to spine, with silver lettering and illustration to front.
Haziel Lavern Albury (b. November 16, 1924, Man-O-War Cay - d. 2005). There is a b&w photo of him on the rear jacket flap.
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Publisher:
Penguin Books, New York, 2004, ISBN:0142004693
Seller ID: 69738
ALEXANDER, Caroline. The Bounty : The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty. (NY): Penguin Books, (2004). First Paperback Printing. Pp. (18),1-491,(3), + 40 p. of plates. 8vo, illustrated blue card covers. A new volume on the mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against William Bligh's Bounty, and the marooning of the mutineers on Pitcairn Island. Vg. 15.00 View More...
Publisher:
American Bureau of Shipping, Paramus, NJ , 1989,
Seller ID: 79984
(American Bureau of Shipping). Guide for Building and Classing Fishing Vessels. May 1989. Paramus, NJ : American Bureau of Shipping, 1989. Various paginations. 4to, light blue card covers, printed in dark blue. Waterstaining and damp-wrinkling to bottom half, else good. As is. 15.00 View More...
Publisher:
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA , 1996,
Seller ID: 79438
(American Neptune). The American Neptune : A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History and Arts, Volume 56, No. 1, Winter, 1996. Salem, MA : Peabody EssexMuseum, 1996. Pp (3),4-82,(2). Illustrated. 4to, illustrated blue glossy c ard covers. Contents : The Riddle of the Portland : Lost in the South Pacific – 1802 (Shirley Hughes). Guarding the New Granadan Coasts : Dilemmas of the Spanish Coast Guard in the Early Bourbon Period (Lance Grahn). Daniel French and the Western Steamboat Engine (Alfred R. Maass). Return of the Wolf Packs: The Battle for ON 113, 23-31 July 1942 (Robert C. Fisher). Very go... View More...
Publisher:
Chilton Book Co., Radnor, PA, 1974, ISBN:0801961505
Seller ID: 77102
ANGIER, Bradford. The Freighter-Travel Manual. Illustrations by Vera Angier. Radnor, PA : Chilton Book Co., (1974). Pp. [i]-x,(2),[1]-248,(4). Illustrated. 8vo, decorated white card covers. Abrasion to upper right front corner, previous owner's name, else vg. 12.50 View More...
ARNESEN, Liv and Ann BANCROFT, with Cheryl DAHLE. No Horizon Is So Far : Two Women and Their Extraordinary Journey Across Antarctica. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, (2004). Pp [1]-365,(3). Illustrated. 8 vo, illustratedglossy grey paper covered boards. “At age 45 and 47, two former schooltea chers undertook and extraordinary journey: They set out to become the firstwomen to cross the continent of Antarctica on foot.” - from the back cover . This is the Large Print edition. Very good. 15.00 View More...
(Association des Etudes Internationales). L'Entreprise Oceanique. ACTA (12-14 mai 1982). Paris : Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique, (1984). Pp [1]-260. Illustrated. Maps. 8vo, blue and white card covers. Proceedings of a conference on oceanic issues held at Tunis in 1982. Text in French.Very good. 50.00 View More...
Publisher:
Association Technique Maritime et Aéronautique, Paris , 1965,
Seller ID: 80578
(Association Technique Maritime et Aéronautique). Bulletin de l' Association Technique Maritime et Aéronautique. No. 65. Session de 1965. Paris : Association Technique Maritime et Aéronautique, 1965. Pp [1]-628,+ numerous plates. 4to, maroon cloth, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Contents :“Contribution à l'étude schématique des trajectoires semi-balistiques à gr ande portée” par P. Contensou (pp.55-79); “Essais d'engrenages réducteurs marins” par C. Bulte et J. Segui (pp. 81-11); “Mesures de contraintes effectuées au bassin d'essai sur les pales d'un modèle d'hélice d'un pétrolier de... View More...
Publisher:
Association Technique Maritime et Aéronautique, Paris , 1979,
Seller ID: 80391
(Association Technique Maritime et Aéronautique). Bulletin de l' Association Technique Maritime et Aéronautique. No. 79. Session de 1979. Paris : Association Technique Maritime et Aéronautique, 1979. Pp [1]-518,(2). Illustrated. 4 to, maroon cloth, gilt lettering to front board and spine. Contents : “La Marine Nationale et la fin du siècle” par L'Amiral Lannuzel (pp. 61-72); “Variantes du calcul des vagues d'accompagnement d'un navire” par Robert G. Legendre (pp. 73-89); “Calcul de la résistance de vagues des navires par une méthode de singularités” par P. Guevel, J.-C. Daubisse, J.-P. Cordon... View More...
AVERY, Harold. In Days of Danger: A Tale of the Threatened French Invasion.London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [n.d.]. Pp. [1]-396,(4). Illustrated with 3 colour plates + frontispiece. 8vo, decorated grey cloth covers. Colour plate at pg. 21 missing, ex library stamps to front pastedown and ffep, frontinner hinge cracked, sticker to spine, light wear to corners of pages, wea r to extremities of covers, light soiling to covers, else vg. 35.00 View More...
BAIRD, Patrick D. The Polar World . (L.): Longmans, (1964). First UK Printing. Pp. [i]-xvi,1-328, + 16 p. of plates. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. A volume in the Geographies for Advanced Study series. A regional breakdown of arctic and antarctic exploration, with information of the people and natural history of the two extremes of the Earth. Vg in nicked, priced-clipped dj. 30.00 View More...
BALLARD, Robert D., with Malcolm McCONNELL. Explorations : My Quest for Adventure and Discovery Under the Sea. (London) : Phoenix Giant, (1996). Pp (8),[1]-407,(1),+ 48 pp. colour photographs. 8 vo, illustrated card covers. Cover title : Explorations : An Autobiography. Very good. 12.00 View More...
BARDACH, John E., John H. RYTHER, and William O. McLARNEY. Aquaculture : The Farming and Husbandry of Freshwater and Marine Organisms. New York : Wiley-Interscience, (copyright 1972). First Printing. Pp [i]-xii,(2),1-868,(2).Illustrated. 8vo, light blue cloth, blue and green lettering to spine. Na me penned to top edge and endpaper, else very good in worn and torn dustjacket. 20.00 View More...
BARDACH, John E., John H. RYTHER, and William O. McLARNEY. Aquaculture : The Farming and Husbandry of Freshwater and Marine Organisms. New York : Wiley-Interscience, (copyright 1972). Fifth Printing. Pp [i]-xii,(2),1-868,(2).Illustrated. 8vo, blue and grey card covers. Some edgewear, else very goo d. 15.00 View More...
“BARTIMEUS” Under Sealed Orders : A Naval Adventure. London and Glasgow : Collins, (1953). Pp [1]-256. 8vo, blue cloth, silver lettering to spine, topedge dyed blue. A juvenile novel. Brown staining to bottom edge of cloth , foxing to fore-edge, gift inscription, else very good. 10.00 View More...
BARWICK, Dee Danner. The Sea : A Photographic Voyage. With writings by JohnKennedy, Thor Heyerdahl, Sir Francis Chichester, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Ja cques Cousteau, Rachel Carson and Others. Selected by Dee Danner Barwick. (Kansas City, MO): Hallmark Crown Editions, (1971). Pp. (64). Unpaginated. Illustrated in colour. Square 8vo, blue cloth with silver lettering to spine. A collection of poems and quotations relating to the sea, supplemented byserene colour photography of seaside settings. Vg in price-clipped dj. 9.0 0 View More...
BATES, Marston and Donald P. ABBOTT. Ifaluk : Portrait of a Coral Island. London : Museum Press Limited, (1959). First Edition. Pp [1]-287,(1),+ 5 coloured plates + 10 pp. black-and-white illustrations. 8vo, green cloth, silver lettering to spine. “Ifaluk is a small atoll in the Caroline group of islands in the South Pacific.” - from the dj. Name, else very good in chippeddustjacket. 25.00 View More...
BAVIER, Robert N., Jr. Faster Sailing : New Developments in Yacht Racing. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1954. Pp. [i]-x,[1]-165,(1). Illustrated. Large 8vo, blue cloth with pressed device to front and gilt lettering to spine. Spine ends worn, else vg. 14.00 View More...
BAVIER, Robert N., Jr. Faster Sailing : New Developments in Yacht Racing. [Dj adds.: Design, Sails, Rigs, Materials, Rules and Techniques]. With an introduction, addendum and footnotes by Ian Proctor. L.: Nicholas Kaye, (1956). First UK Printing. Pp. [1]-196. Illustrated. 8vo, blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Toy 4031. Vg in chipped, creased dj. 15.00 View More...
Publisher:
Random House, New York, 1978, ISBN:039446852x
Seller ID: 77145
BEISER, Arthur. The Sailor's World. Photography by Stanley Rosenfeld. NY: Random House, (1978). First Random House Edition. Pp. 251. Illustrated. 4to,blue cloth. Toy 1798, Morris & Howland p.13. Vg in nicked, price-clipped d j. 18.00 View More...
