Category: 71

Wooden Ship. in dj.

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1978, ISBN:0395264499

Seller ID: 81762

ADKINS, Jan. Wooden Ship. Written, designed and illustrated by Jan Adkins. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. Pp. [1]-47,(1). Illustrated. Large 8vo, black cloth. A chronicle of the construction of the fictional whaleship Ulysses in New Bedford, with line-drawings of the process by the author. Vg in nicked, price-clipped dj. 12.50
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Admiralty Manual of Navigation. Vol.I, in dj

By: Admiralty)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: HMSO, 1970,

Seller ID: 81838

(Admiralty). Admiralty Manual of Navigation. Volume I, B.R. 45(1). L.: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1970. Revised to 1964. Pp 510. 8vo, navy cloth. Vg in lightly nicked dj. 30.00
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Admiralty Navigation Manual, Volume I, 1938. 1943 repr.

By: Admiralty]

Price: $30.00

Publisher: HMSO, London, 1943,

Seller ID: 82658

[Admiralty]. Admiralty Navigation Manual, Volume I, 1938 . London: HMSO, 1943. Second Printing. Pp. [i]-ix,(1),1-446, frontis., numbered plates (some of which are folding). 8vo, blue cloth with gilt decoration to front and gilt lettering to front and spine. B.R. 45. Bumping to spine ends, nicking toedges of a couple of the folding charts at rear, else vg. 30.00
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The Call of the Sea : A Prose Anthology

By: AFLALO, F.G. (comp.).

Price: $15.00

Publisher: E.P. Dutton, New York , : 1907

Seller ID: 82563

AFLALO, F.G., (comp.). The Call of the Sea : A Prose Anthology. New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., 1907. Pp [i]-xx,[1]-236. 12mo (4 x 6½ inches), gilt decorated blue cloth, gilt lettering to front and spine, all edges gilt, colour illustrated endpapers. Frederick George Aflalo (1870 - 1918), a British zoologist and author. Divided into sections : I. The Ancients and the Sea. II. The Character of the Sea. III. Scenery. IV. Night and Day. V. Weather. VI. Ships and Sea Travel. VII. Life in the Sea. VIII. Sea Fights. Slight wear to spine edges, contemporary name, a few pen marks, else very good. ...
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Sea Transport : Operation and Economics. 3rd pbk.

By: ALDERTON, Patrick M.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Thomas Reed Publications Limited, London and Sunderland, 1984, ISBN:0900335939

Seller ID: 88167

ALDERTON, Patrick M. Sea Transport : Operation and Economics. London and Sunderland : Thomas Reed Publications Limited, (1984). Third Edition. Pp. (6),[1]-276,(6). Illustrated in black and white. Index. 8vo, illustrated blue card covers with black lettering to spine. Contents : 1. The Ship. 2. Typesof Ships. 3. Trends in Ship Type, Size and Speed. 4. Propulsion. 5. The Cr ew. 6. Navigation or Moving the Ship Economically from A-B. 7. Freight Rates and Demand; 8. World Tonnage, Its Growth and Development. 9. Operating Ships; 10. The Costs in Sea Transport Operation; 11. Chartering. 12. Cargoes....
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Sail of the Century : America's Cup '87.

By: ALEXANDER, Stuart, Tim JEFFERY, Adrian MORGAN, Chris FREER, Barry PICKTHALLEASTLAND, Jonathan

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Sheridan House, Dobbs Ferry, NY, 1987, ISBN:0911378723

Seller ID: 81866

ALEXANDER, Stuart, Tim JEFFERY, Adrian MORGAN, Chris FREER, Barry PICKTHALL, and Jonathan EASTLAND. Sail of the Century : America's Cup '87. (Dobbs Ferry, NY) : Sheridan House, (1987). First American Edition. Pp [1]-128,+ 8 pp plates. 8Vo, illustrated black card covers. Remainder mark to bottom edge, else very good. 10.00
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American Neptune : A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History. Volume 44, No. 4, Fall 1984

By: American Neptune CLOWSE, Converse D. BAINBRIDGE, William LOCKHART, Paul D

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, MA , 1984,

Seller ID: 81715

(American Neptune). The American Neptune : A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History, Volume XLIV, No. 4, Fall 1984. Salem, MA : Peabody Museum of Salem, 1984. Pp (2),[219]-288. Illustrated. Double Column. 4to, illustrated red,white and blue striped card covers. Contents : Shipowning and Shipbuilding in Colonial South Carolina: An Overview (Converse D. Clowse). William Bain bridge : A Journal from City of Washington to Pensacola on USS Hornet; Return on USS John Adams and by Stagecoach from Savannah, Georgia to Petersburg, Virginia, October-December 1825 (George F. Pearce). The Confederate Naval...
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American Neptune : A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History. Volume 44, No. 3, Summer 1984

By: American Neptune DULL, Jonathan R. BATTICK, John R. DONOVAN, Kenneth

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, MA , 1984,

Seller ID: 81714

(American Neptune). The American Neptune : A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History, Volume XLIV, No. 3, Summer 1984. Salem, MA : Peabody Museum of Salem, 1984. Pp (2),[147]-214. Illustrated. Double Column. 4to, illustrated red, white and blue striped card covers. Contents : The Searsport 'Thirty-six': Seafaring Wives of a Maine Community in 1880 (John R. Battick). Scurvy and Anson's Voyage Around the World: 1740-1744. An Analysis of the Royal Navy's Worst Outbreak (Eleanora C. Gordon). Was the Continental Navy a Mistake? (Jonathan R. Dull). The Navy's Battle Doctrine in the War of 1812 (James ...
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American Neptune : A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History. Volume 44, No. 1, Winter 1984

By: American Neptune SMITH, Gaddis WEBB, Robert L SYRETT, David

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, MA , 1984,

Seller ID: 81712

(American Neptune). The American Neptune : A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History, Volume XLIV, No. 1, Winter 1984. Salem, MA : Peabody Museum of Salem, 1984. Pp [1]-72. Illustrated. Double Column. 4to, illustrated red, white and blue striped card covers. Contents : Agricultural Roots of Maritime History (Gaddis Smith). Invented Too Late: The Introduction of Steam to the Arctic Whaling Fleet (Robert L. Webb). The Adventures of Two Women Whalers (Suzanne J. Stark). Contingency Planning and the Defeat of the Spanish Armada (Ronald Pollitt). The Hairy Ape Reconsidered: The American Merchant Seam...
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Tall Ships Pacific : The Official Souvenir Book and Program

By: American Sail Training Association

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Rand McNally, Chicago, 1978,

Seller ID: 82872

(American Sail Training Association). Tall Ships Pacific : The Official Souvenir Book and Program. An official publication of the American Sail Training Association. Chicago : Rand McNally, (1978). Pp [1]-80. Illustrated. Triple Column. 4to, illustrated blue card covers. Contents : Captain Cook – A Modest Methodical , Remarkable Man. Sail Training and the Tall Ships Races.The Tall Ships. Class B Vessels and the Sea Experience. Handicapping Tall Ships and Small Ships. Tall Ships Pacific Maps and Schedules. The Heritage of Tall Ships in the Pacific. Three Centuries of Sailing Ships. Very good. 8...
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Arctic: Journal of the Arctic Institute of North America Vol 27. No 1 March1974

By: Arctic BARR, William SVERDRUP, Otto ANDERSSON, Malte

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Arctic Institute of North America, 1974,

Seller ID: 81746

(Arctic). Arctic: Journal of the Arctic Institute of North America, Volume 26, No. 3, March 1974. Pp [177]-268. Includes: William Barr's "Otto Sverdrup to the Rescue of the Russian Navy" (pp.2-14); A.J. Macaulay and D.A. Boag's "Waterfowl Harvest by Slave Indians in Northern Alberta" (pp.15-26); A. Tamuly's "Dispersal of Tritium in Southern Ocean Waters" (pp.27-40); Stanley A. Temple's "Winter Food Habits of Ravens on the Arctic Slopes of Alaska"(pp.41-46); R.I. Verrall, J.H. Ganton and A.R. Milne's "An Ice Drift Measu rement in Western Parry Channel" (p...
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Pilot of Arctic Canada. [In Three Volumes].

By: Arctic Pilot

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Queen's Printer, Ottawa, 1959,

Seller ID: 81848

(Arctic Pilot). Pilot of Arctic Canada. [In Three Volumes]. First Edition. Issued by Canadian Hydrographic Service, Surveys and Mapping Branch, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys. Ottawa : Queen's Printer, 1959-1961. Pp [i]-xxiv,1-183,(1),+ 10 leaves of charts (some folding); [i]-xi,(1),1-434,(2),+ 1 folding chart; [i]-x,1-370,+ 2 folding plates + folding map in rear pocket. Vol. I has errata slip tipped in opposite title page. 8vo, white cloth, Vol. I lettered in blue, Vol. II lettered in green, Vol. III lettered in red. SHIPPING CHARGES WILL BE HIGHER THAN USUAL DUE TO ITS HEAVY WEIGH...
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Shoulder To Shoulder : 32nd National Convention, Halifax, August 25-30-1974.

By: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada, Ottawa, 1974,

Seller ID: 82024

(Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada). Shoulder To Shoulder : 32nd National Convention, Halifax, August 25-30-1974. (Ottawa : Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada, 1974). Pp [1]-224,+ 4 page Convention Agenda. 4to,illustrated stapled card covers. Includes Honour Rolls and lists of sponso rs, but mostly advertisements. Covers creased, else very good. 30.00
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Junior Skipper's Handbook : A Guide to Sailing for Boys and Girls.

By: BALDWIN, Arthur H.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Random House, New York , 1940,

Seller ID: 81724

BALDWIN, Arthur H. Junior Skipper's Handbook : A Guide to Sailing for Boys and Girls. Written and Illustrated by Arthur H. Baldwin. New York : Random House, (1940). Second Printing. Pp (8),[1]-102,(2). Illustrated. Small 8vo,blue cloth, black lettering to spine. Toy 2029. Contents : 1. General Appr oach to Sailing. 2. How Does a Sailboat Sail? 3. How to Get There by Sail. 4. Under Way. 5. Ground Tackle and Mooring Gear. 6. All Shipshape. 7. Your Nautical Dictionary. Cocked, edgeworn, else very good. 20.00
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First Flag of the Canadian Merchant Marine. - An article in The Canadian Historical Review, Vol. 47, No. 2, June 1966

By: BALDWIN, J.R. ROBIN, Martin SHIELDS, R.A.M. UPTON, L.F.S.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Canadian Historical Review, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1966,

Seller ID: 82709

BALDWIN, J.R. "The First Flag of the Canadian Merchant Marine." An article in The Canadian Historical Review, Vol. XLVII, No. 2, June 1966, pp 136-145. Toronto: Canadian Historical Review, University of Toronto Press, 1966. Pp (2),101-199,(3). 8vo, printed red and white card covers. Also includes: "Registration, Conscription, and Independent Labour Politics, 1916–1917" by Martin Robin (pp 101-118); "Imperial Policy and the Ripon Circular of 1895"by R..A.M. Shields (pp 119-135); "The London Diary of William Smith, 1803– 1804" by L.F.S. Upton (pp 146-155). Very go...
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Forty-Eight Days Adrift. Pbk reprint

By: BARBOUR, Job Kean Canada's Atlantic Folklore Folklife 08 GRENFELL, Wilfred T., foreword

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Breakwater, 1981,

Seller ID: 71028

BARBOUR, Job [Kean]. Forty-Eight Days Adrift : The Voyage of the "Neptune II" from Newfoundland to Scotland. (St.John's): Breakwater, (1983). Pp (12),1-220, (including port.frontis.) + 12 leaves of plates. 8vo, yellowtrade paperback. O'Dea 2050 for 1932 ed., DNLB p.13. Barbour (1898-1986) of Newtown, Bonavista Bay, was "master of the Neptune II when she was blown off course while en route to Newtown from St.John's. The Neptune II eventually made landfall in Britain [...]" - DNLB. No.8 in Canada's Atlantic Folklore-Folklife Series. The foreword by Walter Wood in the 1932 edition...
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Hurricats. in dj.

By: BARKER, Ralph

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Pelham, London, 1978,

Seller ID: 33450

BARKER, Ralph. The Hurricats. London Pelham Books, (1978). First Edition. Pp (12),[1]-207,(5) + 12 pages of photos. 8vo, black cloth. Law 1220. An account of the expendable, catapult-launched Hurricane fighters employed by Britain in the earlier stages of the Battle of the Atlantic. Chapters: 1. TheScourge of the Atlantic; 2. Frustration and Failure; 3. Bob Everett and HM S Maplin; 4. Catapult Ships under Fire; 5. Unhappy Landings; 6. A Launchingin Mid-Ocean; 7. Winter in the North Atlantic; 8. Convoys to Russia - PQ 1 5; 9. Two in one Day - PQ 16 and QP 12; 10. Convoy HG 84 and the 36th Escor...
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Marine Photography of Peter Barlow. no dj.

By: BARLOW, Peter

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Motor Boat and Sailing Books, New York, 1973, ISBN:091099014x

Seller ID: 82091

BARLOW, Peter. The Marine Photography of Peter Barlow. Edited by John R. Whiting. NY: Motor Boating and Sailing Books, (1973). Pp. (6),7-173,(3, index). Illustrated. Large 8vo, white cloth with gilt decoration to front and gilt lettering to spine. A collection of photographs of sailing vessels, madeby the Connecticut-born photographer and artist. Light spotting to boards, name stamp, else vg. 18.00
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Champions under Sail. : 25 Years of New Zealand Yachting Greats in dj.

By: BECHT, Richard TAYLOR, Digby)

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Hodder Moa Beckett, Auckland, N.Z, 1995,

Seller ID: 29807

BECHT, Richard. Champions under Sail: 25 Years of New Zealand Yachting Greats. (Auckland, N.Z.): Hodder Moa Beckett, (1995). Pp 191. Illustrated. 8vo,blue cloth. "[T]races the careers of Chris Bouzaid, Peter Blake, Russell C outts, Grant Dalton, Chris Dickson, Bruce Farr, Barbara Kendall, Bruce Kendall, Rex Sellers and Chris Timms, and Digby Taylor." -from the dj. Vg in dj. 60.00
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Dictionar Maritim Englez-Roman

By: BEZIRIS, Anton, Constantin POPA, Gheorghe SCURTU, and Andrei BANTAS (eds.).

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Editura Technica, Bucuresti / Bucharest, 1982,

Seller ID: 82867

BEZIRIS, Anton, Constantin POPA, Gheorghe SCURTU, and Andrei BANTAS (eds.).Dictionar Maritim Englez-Roman. Bucuresti : Editura Technica, (1982). Pp [ 1]-613,(3). 8vo, dark blue cloth, light blue lettering to front board and spine. An English to Romanian nautical dictionary. Very good. 25.00
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Category: 71