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America's Lighthouses - Their Illustrated History Since 1716 by: Holland, Jr., Francis Ross

Brattleboro, VT, Stephen Greene Press, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Black & white illust. 226 pages + index. Dust jacket torn, chipped, worn. Record # 62052
Price: $12.00 

 

Vasa Venture, The by: Widding, Lars

Hardcover. Stockholm, Gebers, Unknown, n.d., Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, The story of a Swedish Man-Of-War ship launched in 1628. Black & white illust. by Magnus Gerne. 100 pages. Paper covered boards. Record # 63689
Price: $12.00 

 

Yankee Ship Sailing Cards - Vol III by: Forbes, Allan and Ralph M. Eastman

Paperback. Boston, State Street Trust, 1st wraps, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, a collection of advertising cards for 1800's clipper ships reproduced in color, 2 previous vols published in 1948 & 49. Light bump to top right corner, otherwise very good. Record # 106398
Price: $12.00 

 

Caribbean as Columbus Saw It, The by: Elliot, Samuel and Mauricio and Obregon

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown & Company, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 252 pages. Color map end papers. Profusely illustrated throughout text. Nice copy. Record # 219963
Price: $12.00 

 

Wanderer of Liverpool, The by: Masefield, John

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan Company, 1st US, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 139 pages. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Browning on edges of front and back end papers. Fold out blueprint of the ship. Nice copy. Record # 219964
Price: $12.00 

 

Mutiny Afloat - A Dramatized Record of Some Famous Sea Mutinies by: Armstrong, Warren

London, Frederick Muller, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 204 pages. Browning to front and back endpapers. No dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 501098
Price: $12.00 

 

Whaler's Eye by: Ash, Christopher

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover. 136 pages. Contains some black & white photography. Some discoloration to endpapers. Dust jacket with edgewear, chipping, soiling Record # 503709
Price: $12.00 

 

Black Night Off Finisterre: The Tragic Tale of an Early British Ironclad by: Hawkey, Arthur

Hardcover. Annapolis, Maryland, Naval Institute Press, 1st, 1999, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages.12 black and white diagrams and photographs. Definitive account of the sinking of the HMS Captain. Contains information suppressed at the court martial of the 18 survivors. Appendix 1,2,3. Record # 512280
Price: $12.00 

 

East Coast Sail: Working Sail 1850-1970 by: Simpler, Robert

Hardcover. London, David and Charles, 1st, 1972, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 112 pages. This book provides a photographic record along with local accounts by sailors of fishing and merchant vessels of England. Previous owner's bookplate inside. Light foxing to the prelim page. Record # 512294
Price: $12.00 

 

Tall Voyagers, The by: Rankin, Claire

Hardcover. Los Angeles, Ward Ritchie Press, 1st, 1965, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 224 pages.Real stories told by real sailors. Good tight copy. Record # 512299
Price: $12.00 

 

History of Lyle Shipping Company Limited 1827 - 1966: The Firm and the Fleet by: Crowdy, Michael

Softcover. Kendal, England, World Ship Society, 1st, 1966, Dust Jacket: None, 44 pages. Black and white plates throughout. Record # 512335
Price: $12.00 

 

Ben Line - Fleet List and Short History by: Somner, Graeme

Softcover. Edinburgh, Scotland, W. M Thomas Company, 1st, 1967, Dust Jacket: None, 60 pages. From shipbrokers to sailing vessels, powered vessels and vessels managed by the British Government. Black and white map of Scotland. Record # 512336
Price: $12.00 

 

Wilhelmsen Fleet, The: for Speed and Service- 1861-1961 by: Bland, A.L. and Michael Crowdy

Softcover. Kendal, England, World Ship Society, 1st, 1961, Dust Jacket: None, 75 pages. Black and white photographs along with ships' histories. Record # 512337
Price: $12.00 

 

The Conquest of the North Atlantic by: Marcus, C. J.

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st US, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 244 pages, historical accounts of early explorations of the North Atlantic. Dust jacket slightly worn, previous owner's embossed stamp on title page; overall book is in clean, tight condition. Record # 603840
Price: $12.00 

 

Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia by: Evans, Cerinda W.

Softcover. Newport News, VA, The Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation, 1st, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 77 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. Some fading to cover, previous owner's embossed stamp to title page; overall, a tight, clean copy. Record # 603847
Price: $12.00 

 

A Seafaring Legacy: The Photographs, Diaries, Letters and Memorabilia of a Maine Sea Captain and His Wife 1859-1908 by: Freehand, Julianna

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 210 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations, gilt lettering on spine, color illustrated dust jacket. Slight wear to dust jacket, otherwise book is in excellent condition. Record # 603865
Price: $12.00 

 

Nova Scotia, To - The Sunrise Province of Canada by: Longstreth, T. Morris

Hardcover. New York, D. Appleton, 1st, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 290 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Previous owners signature on title page. Library stamp on top edge. Covers worn. Record # 603900
Price: $12.00 

 

Fearnley & Eger: 1869-1969 by: Agutter, Rodney

Softcover. England, World Ship Society, 1st, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 57 pages, informative pamphlet on the history of the Fearnley & Eger shipping firm. Full page frontispiece of ship, b&w photographs throughout, color illustration on cover. Record # 603954
Price: $12.00 

 

The Annual Dog Watch: No. 24 by: NA

Softcover. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, 1st, 1967, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 136 pages, b&w illustrations and advertisements, color cover with duotone photograph. Light wear to cover, bent corners of front cover; still, a tight and neat copy. Record # 603959
Price: $12.00 

 

The Annual Dog Watch: No. 13 by: NA

Softcover. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Shiplovers' Society of Australia, 1st, 1956, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 144 pages, b&w illustrations and advertisements, illustrated cover. Wear to cover with some smudges, small horizontal tear to spine; still, a neat and tight copy. Record # 603960
Price: $12.00 

 

Problems of Ship Management and Operation 1870 - 1900 by: Hasslof, Dr. Olof

Paperback. London, National Maritime Museum, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 29 pages. Magazine format. Clean, tight copy. Record # 604281
Price: $12.00 

 

Atlas of Maritime History by: Lloyd, Christopher

New York, Arco Publishing Co., 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 144 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, color maps, very clean, tight copy. Record # 801298
Price: $12.00 

 

Ships of the Past by: Davis, Charles

Hardcover. New York , Bonanza Books, reprint, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 170 pages. Reprint of 1929 edition. B/W photographs and illustrations. Cover faded, dust jacket scuffed. Record # 802160
Price: $12.00 

 

Great War at Sea 1914-1918, The by: Hough, Richard

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 353 pages. Bookseller's stamp on title page. Clean. Dust jacket scuffed, front cover slightly warped. Record # 802172
Price: $12.00 

 

Twilight of the Sailing Ships, The by: Carse, Robert

Hardcover. New York , Grosset and Dunlap , 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 206 pages. Color and B/W photographs. Dust jacket soiled and torn with price sticker on back cover. Pages clean. Includes ephemera from previous owner. Record # 802174
Price: $12.00 

 

Discovery of the Bismarck by: Ballard, Robert, Illust. by: Ken Marschall

Hardcover. New York, Warner/Madison Press Book, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 231 pages. Co-written with Rick Archbald. Color Illustrations by Ken Marschall. Introduction by Ludovic Kennedy. Dust jacket scuffed. Record # 802186
Price: $12.00 

 

Man & The Sea by: Banbury, Philip

Hardcover. London, Adlard Coles Ltd., 1st, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 269 pages. B/W photographs. Dust jacket somewhat soiled. Record # 802208
Price: $12.00 

 

Voyaging: Fifty Years on the Seven Seas in Sail by: Holmes, James William

Hardcover. New York , Dodd, Mead & Company, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 207 pages. Illustrated with 20 full-color paintings by the author. Dust jacket lightly soiled. Record # 802209
Price: $12.00 

 

Cornish Shipwrecks: Vol. 2 , The North Coast by: Cartel, Clive

Hardcover. New York , Taplinger Publishing Company, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 236 pages. B/W photographs. Dust jacket worn on top edge. Record # 802219
Price: $12.00 

 

Great Days of Sail, The by: Shewan, Andrew

Hardcover. Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, 2nd, 1973, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 240 pages. B/W photographs. Dust jacket wrinkled and lightly soiled. Record # 802221
Price: $12.00 

 

Soviet Oceans Development by: v/a

Softcover. Washington D.C., US GPO, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 646 pages. Fading to spine, some light foxing to paper edges, previous owner's embossed stamp to first page. Record # 802288
Price: $12.00 

 

American Ship Models: And How to Build them by: Grimwood, V.R.

Hardcover. New York, Bonanza Books, reprint, ND, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 187 Pages including index. Illustrated with B&W diagrams. Includes glossary of terms and appendices. Previous owner's sticker on front fly leaf. Some discoloring and wear of cover, top edge, and spine. Record # 802296
Price: $12.00 

 

Wooden Shipbuilding & Small Craft Preservation by: National Trust for Historic Preservation

Softcover. Washington DC, Preservation Press, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 100 pages. illustrated with b&w photographs. Slight wear to covers. Illustration on the front and rear end papers. Record # 802299
Price: $12.00 

 

Down-Easter: Building a Model of the Benjamin F. Packard by: Bragdon, Roger Weare

Hardcover. Manchester, ME, Falmouth Publishing House, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 110 pages. Previous owner's bookplate on front fly leaf. B/W illustrations. Previous bookseller's invoice in back of book. Dust jacket taped and worn. Record # 802303
Price: $12.00 

 

Men Who Dared the Sea: The Ocean Adventures of the Ancient Mariners by: Soule, Gardner

Hardcover. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 262 pages. B/W illustrations. Previous owner's stamp on title page. Dust jacket edges curled. Cover sound and clean. Record # 802306
Price: $12.00 

 

There Go the Ships by: Smale, Rudolph

Hardcover. Caldwell, ID, Caxton Printers, 1st, 1940, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 312 pages. B/W photographs. Previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover. Previous owner's stamp on title page. End papers foxed on edges. Cover soiled, pages clean. Record # 802307
Price: $12.00 

 

Land Ho! by: Robertson, Morgan

Hardcover. Freeport, NY, Books for Libraries Press, reprint, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 321 pages. B/W illustration on frontispiece. Decorated end papers. Brown cloth covers with white lettering on spine. Very clean. Record # 802653
Price: $12.00 

 

Build a Simple Dinghy by: Nicolson, Ian

Softcover. London, Adlard Coles, Ltd., 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 100 pages. Co-written with Alasdair Reynolds. B/W photographs and drawings. Minor scuffing on covers otherwise very clean. Record # 802708
Price: $12.00 

 

Fibreglass Boats: Fitting Out Maintenance and Repairs by: du Plessis, Hugo

Hardcover. London, Adlard Coles, reprint, 1976, Dust Jacket: Good, 331 pages. B/W photographs. Pages and covers are clean but show foxing. Dust jacket slightly worn and faded. Overall good condition. Record # 802833
Price: $12.00 

 

Himself and I by: Leitch, Mary Sinton

Hardcover. New York, Fine Editions Press, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 246 pages. Very good dust jacket has some water spotting to front. Record # 804128
Price: $12.00