New York City: Gallery Books, 1988. Hard Cover. 4to. 92 pp. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped and worn. Light yellowing to covers of dj. Book is lightly rolled. Pages very clean, binding tight. Many illustrations throughout. "This book is a gold mine of facts and rare photographs about the.....
New York: William N. Brady, 1863. Cloth. 8vo. 400 pp. Water stains and foxing throughout. Previous owner's stamp on f.p.d. Previous owner's signature on title page and previous page. Pencil notations on page 400. Written for the use of the Naval and Merchant Service of the United States as a......
Tuckahoe, NY: John de Graff, 1966. Cloth. 144 pp. 4to. Cloth in dustjacket. Wear and light foxing to jacket, sunning to spine, joints and upper edges, light bumping to corners and spine head, a few small tears to edges. Minor shelfwear to book, bowed. Light foxing to ep's and scattered.....
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 599 pp., 8vo. Quarter-cloth hardcover in dj. First edition. Great historic ships/liners such as the Mauretania, Kronprinzessin, Olympic, Lusitania, Queens Elizabeth & Mary, & others. Illustrated w/ b&w photos & drawings. Binding sturdy. Textblock clean & crisp. Light shelfwear to dj.
New York: Random House, 1987. Cloth in Slipcase. 8vo. 344 pp. Account of a sailing expedition through the Pacific. With photos. # 117 of 553.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901. Cloth. 2 volumes, 328 + 379 pp. 8vo. Cloth. Shelfwear and light scuffing. Bumping to spine ends and slightly to corners. Lightly soiled. Rough cut textblocks foxed, top edge gilt. Light to moderate foxing to interiors. Vol Iightly rolled and lightly bowed. Hinge split.....
Woodland Hills, CA: Windsor, 1979. Hardcover. 302 pp., 4to. Hardcover in dj. Cock-full of b&w photos & drawings. Slight cocking to spine but binding very sturdy. Textblock clean & crisp. Light scuffing/shelfwear to dj.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1903. Cloth. 8vo. 363 pp. Cloth. Volume 2 only. Rebacked with new ep's. Light foxing and soiling to endpages. Wear and scuffing, soiling to cloth. Sunning to spine. Bumping to board corners. Yellowed textblock, top edge gilt.
London: Richard Phillips, 1807. Leather. 12mo. 490 pp. + folding map, 6 pp. & 36 pp. publisher's catalogues. Spine split in three vertically, joints cracked, front cover loose. Covers worn, leather scraped. Spine shaken. Owner's bookplate (1 x 3 1/2" slip with printed name F. B. Vinton) fpd. Pencil notes.....
Mystic, CT: The Marine Historical Association, 1957. Paperback. 8vo, 199 pp. Paperback. Cover bumped and slightly torn at spine foot, small tear at spine head. Bumping/fold to lower right corner. Dampstaining to spine.
Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Co., 1923. Cloth. 8vo (oblong). 125 pp. In very good condition. Light rubbing to spine ends and corners, foxing to textblock, endpapers, and first approx 10 pgs of text. Very light foxing throughout text, light sunning to spine and text margins, text somewhat age-discolored. 1" tear.....
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1924. First edition. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo. 275 pp.Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, light rubbing along dj edges. First edition. With illustrations from drawings by the author. From the library of Clifford W. Ashley, initialed on ffep by Clifford W......
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1912. First edition. Cloth. 347 pp. 8vo (large). Cloth. First edition. Lightl scuffed, edgeworn. Bumping to sp. ends and corners. Tiny damp stain to front board. Foxing to textblock, t.e.g., sm. damp stains to bottom edge. Lightly shaken. Browning and light foxing to eps. Illustrated with many.....
London and New York: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd; Dodd, Mead and Company, 1928. Cloth. 179 pp. 4to. Cloth. Shelfwear and soiling to boards, damp stains to front cover. Bumping to spine ends and corners, fraying to spine head cloth. Sunning to spine, joints and front upper edge. Rough.....
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1909. First UK edition. Cloth. 360 pp. 8vo (large). Cloth. First UK edition. Lightly scuffed. Edgeworn. Sl. board exposure to fore corners. Bumping to sp. ends. Light foxing and browning to textblock. T.e.g. Folding maps at rear. Illustrated with many plates.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1920. First edition. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo. 225 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, lLight rubbing and spotty soil to dj cover and edges. Otherwise book is in great condition. From the Library of C. Ashley, Initialed By Clifford Ashley. First edition.....
London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1919. Cloth. 241 pp., 8vo. Cloth. Spine cocked, lightly sunned; laminate warping. Pen mark to ffep w/ book description tipped-in. Book lightly shaken but binding stable & pgs clean.
London: Arms and Armour, 1986. Hardcover. 752 pp. Folio. Hardcover in dustjacket. Shelfwear to jacket, bumping to spine ends and edges, some chips and small tears to edges, sunning to spine. Edge wear to book. Slight soiling to text block. Bookplate to fpd.
New York: Carlton Press, 1965. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo. 205 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped, light rubbing along dj edges. Otherwise book is in excellent condition. Signed by the author.
Camden, ME: International Marine, 1985. Hardcover. 294 pp. 4to. Hardcover in dustjacket. Shelfwear and minor scuffing to jacket, sunning to spine and joints, sunning to almost half of rear panel, scratching to spine, upper edges bumped lightly. Light edge wear to book, light bumping to spine ends. Soiling to textblock.....
New York: World Traveler Magazine, 1921. Pamphlet. 100 pp. 12mo. Stapled booklet. Shelfwear and soiling. Bumping w/ chipping along spine. Cover detached but present. Light soiling to some pages. Lots of interesting travel advertisments from the time. Two color plates; Flags and Funnels of Transatlantic Steamship Lines and National Flags.....
Providence, RI: The Steamship Historical Society of America, 1997. Cloth. 128 pp. 4to. Cloth in dj. Dj in excellent condition, aside from very slight shelfwear. Book in fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
New York: Motor Boat Publishing Co, 1928. Paperback. 2 vol, 109 + 123 pp. Volumes II and IV of 7 volumes. Shelfwear and light soiling. Chip to vol II rear cover corner, crease to vol IV last page corner. Vol IV disbound with glue remaining to spine. Spine of vol.....
Vancouver: Historian Publishers, 1968. Paperback. 4to. Stapled wraps. Light shelfwear and scuffing to wraps. Interior clean. Illustrated throughout.
Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute, 1961. Cloth. 4to. 672pp., Off-white Cloth hardcover in dustjacket. 5" tear to rear dustjacket panel, with chipping to dj along spine ends. Foreword by Chester W. Nimitz, llustrated with 69 pictures of the men and their ships, as well as with ten sets of.....
