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Wanderer of Liverpool, The


Masefield, John

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan Company, 1st Edition, 1930, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 139 pages. Color frontispiece illustration of the ship, 38 b/w illustrations (plates), plans of the ship. Four sets of plans bound in (3 of them are large and fold-out style: mid-ship section, main deck plan, sail plan). Tanning to pages and edges from age. Binding tight, spine straight. Cover boards bound in green cloth, gilt title on spine and front cover board. Some fading to covers, especially to spine (see image). History of the ship, long poem by Masefield who was poet laureate.

Record # 32244


Price: $25.00 

 

Warrior Queens - The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II


Butler, Daniel Allen

Hardcover. Mechanicsburg, Stackpole Books, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 191 pages. Hardcover. 8 pages of black & white photographs. Light rubbing to dust jacket. Clean, unmarked pages.

Record # 613681


Price: $13.00 

 

Western River Steamboat, The


Kane, Adam I.

Softcover. College Station, Tex., TAMU Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 188 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.

Record # 457123


Price: $15.00 

 

William G. Muller - Paintings of the Steamer Era Around the Port of New York


Smith Gallery

Softcover. New York, Smith Gallery, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 16 pages. Illustrated with full color and black & white examples of works by William G. Muller. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 610025


Price: $30.00 

 

Wind and Tide in Yacht Racing


Calahan, Harold Augustin/John B. Trevor

Hardcover. New York, Harcourt Brace , 1st, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 145 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs, charts, and maps. Includes calculator in envelope pocket on inside back cover. Minor foxing to cloth covers. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 607633


Price: $18.00 

Wolf, The: How One German Raider Terrorized the Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of WWIGuilliatt, Richard
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Wolf, The: How One German Raider Terrorized the Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of WWI


Guilliatt, Richard

Hardcover. New York, Free Press, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 400 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 469934


Price: $13.00 

WOODEN SHIP :  The Art, History and Revival of Wooden BoatbuildingLarkin, David & Peter H. Spectre
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WOODEN SHIP : The Art, History and Revival of Wooden Boatbuilding


Larkin, David & Peter H. Spectre

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 269 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket with slight creasing to lower front cover. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 459901


Price: $38.00 

 

Wooden Shipbuilding and Small Craft Preservation


Preservation Press

Softcover. Washington DC, The Preservation Press, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wrap-arouind picture on tan tinted background soft cover with white lettering cover. Cover inner endpapers of covers pictorial. Sound and unmarked. 100 pages. Fourteen wooden ship/boat related articles presented at the Symposium on the American wooden Shipbuilding, Bath Maine April 30 thru May 2, 1978.

Record # 411474


Price: $13.00 

 

Wooden Walls in Action


Bowen, Frank C.

Hardcover. London, Halton & Co, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 144 pages. B&w and color illustrations. Light edgewear to dust jacket in brodart; Chipping along bottom edge. A clean, tight copy.

Record # 851941


Price: $15.00 

 

Yachting's Book of Plans: A Selection of Recent Plans of Sail and Power Boats from the Pages of Yachting Magazine


N/A

Softcover. New York, Yachting Publishing Corporation, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages, with plans and photographs throughout. Minor corner and edge wear and fade, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Record # 853942


Price: $12.00 

 

Young Sea Officer's Street Anchor, or, a Key to the Landing of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship, The.


Lever, Esq., Darcy

Hardcover. New York , Edward W. Sweetman Co., reprint, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 124 pages. Tan cloth cover, some wear to edges and corners. Top edge colored purple. Inside is bright and clean, with b&w illustrations, maps and diagrams throughout. Reproduced by the photolithographic process from the Second Edition of 1819. A nice, tight copy.

Record # 853012


Price: $20.00 

A Journey to Alaska by: Teichmann, EmilEditor: Teichmann, OskarForward by: Gruening, Ernest

A Journey to Alaska by: Teichmann, Emil Editor: Teichmann, Oskar Forward by: Gruening, Ernest

Hardcover. NY, Argosy - Antiquarian Ltd., 2nd pr., 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 272 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers with gilt text and Alaskan state are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. The top edge of the pages are colored black. Limited edition, only 750 copies of this type were printed. This book is Emil Teichmann's diary, chronicling his journey to Alaska in the late 1860s to establish a firm hold on the fur trading industry for his employer. Clean copy. Record # 33784
Price: $50.00 

Aero-Hydrodynamics of Sailing by: Marchaj, C. A.

Aero-Hydrodynamics of Sailing by: Marchaj, C. A.

Hardcover. Camden, ME, International Marine Publishing, Revised and Expanded, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 743 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear with light bumping to the corners, but is still in good condition overall. Gray cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book is the international classic work of reference for anyone wishing to understand the factors governing the performance of a sailing boat. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's short inscription is present on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34351
Price: $50.00 

American Neptune, Pictorial Supplement 1 by: NA

American Neptune, Pictorial Supplement 1 by: NA

Softcover. Salem MA, Peabody Museum, 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages, Currier and Ives Clipper Ship prints, b&w photographs of clippers, and paintings of clippers throughout, all in b&w. Record # 900339
Price: $12.00 

Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats by: Gardner, John

Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats by: Gardner, John

Hardcover. Camden, ME, International Marine, Ragged Mountain Press, Commemorative Edition, 5th Pr., 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 536 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has mild age wear, with creasing to the edges and light scuffing. Blue cloth covers have lightly bumped corners. Interior pages are clean and bright despite light foxing to the page edges. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. In this book you'll find all the plans, measurements, and directions a reader needs to build any of 47 beautiful small boats for oar, sail, or motor, including dories, peapods, Whitehalls, Rangeley boats, wherries, Sea Bright skiffs, and more. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34551
Price: $34.00 

Bygone Burlington: A Bicentennial Barrage of Battles, Boats, Buildings & Beings by: NA

Bygone Burlington: A Bicentennial Barrage of Battles, Boats, Buildings & Beings by: NA

Softcover. Burlington, VT, Burlington Bicentennial Committee, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 74 pages, softcover. Illustrated in b&w. Light soiling to front and back covers, otherwise very good condition. Record # 510420
Price: $12.00 

Charleston's Maritime Heritage, 1670-1865: An Illustrated History [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coker III, P. C.
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Charleston's Maritime Heritage, 1670-1865: An Illustrated History [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coker III, P. C.Charleston's Maritime Heritage, 1670-1865: An Illustrated History [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coker III, P. C.

Charleston's Maritime Heritage, 1670-1865: An Illustrated History [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coker III, P. C.

Hardcover. Charleston, SC, CokerCraft Press, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 314 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some edge wear and rubbing. Blue cloth covers with silver titles are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book presents a maritime history of Charleston. Author's inscription to the previous owner on the title page reads, "Sept. 24, 1993, With Best Wishes, P. C. Coker." This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34508
Price: $50.00 

Discovery in the North Atlantic by: Sharp, J. J.

Discovery in the North Atlantic by: Sharp, J. J.

Softcover. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nimbus Publishing, Ltd., 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 138 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W maps and illustrations throughout. This book is an account of the explorations in the North Atlantic between the 6th and 17th centuries. It offers fresh and provocative insights into this dangerous undertaking by several adventurers. Clean copy. Record # 34407
Price: $12.00 

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

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 

Floating Harpsichord, The: One Sailors Log and Manuals for Solo-Sailing and Solo-Medicine  by: Strykers, Peter H.

Floating Harpsichord, The: One Sailors Log and Manuals for Solo-Sailing and Solo-Medicine by: Strykers, Peter H.

Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 294 pages. Very good pictorial dust jacket. Record # 804300
Price: $12.00 

 

Hulls and Hulks in the Tide of Time: The Life and Work of John A. Noble by: Urban, Erin

Hardcover. NY, The John A. Noble Collection, Publishers, 1st, 1993, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 268 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some light edge wear and rubbing, but is still in good condition overall. Black cloth cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. In this book, Noble's lithographs, paintings, and rowboat drawings narrate the end of an era, a story of exquisite pathos. The focus is tight; each image relies on metaphor to raise it beyond the merely illustrative quality that typically characterizes marine art. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. An ex-library sticker is present on the dust jacket's spine, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34521
Price: $35.00 

Illustrated Guide to Wood Strip Canoe Building by: Leuven, Susan Van

Illustrated Guide to Wood Strip Canoe Building by: Leuven, Susan Van

Hardcover. Atglen, PA, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1st, 1998, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 160 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography throughout. This book is a comprehensive, step-by-step manual designed for novice and experienced builders to construct high-quality, lightweight cedar strip canoes. Contains marbled end papers. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. The previous owner highlighted a few lines of text within, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34527
Price: $22.00 

In Danger At Sea: Adventures of a New England Fishing Family by: Cottle, Samuel S.

In Danger At Sea: Adventures of a New England Fishing Family by: Cottle, Samuel S.

Hardcover. Camden ME, Down East Books, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor edge wear, covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This is a book written about commercial fishing, by a commercial fisherman. Here is Sam Cottle's firsthand account of his life at sea, from the terror of a vessel sinking in the middle of the night, to the excitement of dragging up an unexploded depth charge. Learn to appreciate the ultimate satisfaction that comes with an honest day's haul alongside colorful characters who played a role in shaping Sam's life and seafaring career. Clean copy. Record # 33907
Price: $14.00 

Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey From Burlington Bay to the Hudson River by: Cohn, Arthur B.

Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey From Burlington Bay to the Hudson River by: Cohn, Arthur B.

Hardcover. Basin Harbor, VT, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 187 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition due to light edge wear and a few minor blemishes. Blue cloth covers with gilt text are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography and illustrations throughout. This book draws on a wealth of historical documentation and images to tell the nearly forgotten story of Lake Champlain's sailing canal boats. Clean copy. Record # 34451
Price: $20.00 


  
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