Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown & Co, 1968. Cloth. Unpaginated, oblong 8vo. Cloth hardcover in dj. Inscribed by photograper Norman Fortier. Illustrated w/ b&w photos. "This is a book to delight both yachtsmen & landsmen, a unique book about American sailing." Sunning discoloration to boards & spine top & bottom.....
London: David & Charles, 1973. Hard Cover. 8vo. 150 pp. Jacket soiled and scuffed on back, wrinkled across top front. A guide to rowing and boating in canals across the world.
New York: Motor Boating, 1909. Paperback. 16mo. 104 pp. Wear to edges, covers rubbed, tearing to spine ends, creasing to covers, some staining. Some light finger-soil to some pages. How to choose a boat, necessary equipment, operation of the motor, navigation rules and requirements, etc.
Garden City: The Natural History Press, 1970. First edition. Cloth. 498 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dustjacket. First edition. Shelfwear to jacket, lt bumping to corners and spine ends, 1" tear to front joint at foot, 2" tear to front folded edge. Edge wear to boards, light bumping to spine ends.....
Columbus, OH: Long's College Book Co., 1951. Cloth. 749 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dj. Scuffing, lt soil and edgewear to dj, bumping to sp. ends and corners w/ sm. tears and chips, 2" tear to rear folded edge "repaired" w/ scotch tape, sm. ink notation to front flap crossed out.....
Bangkok: White Orchid Press, 1995. Reprint. Paperback. 49 pp., 4to. Paperback. Reprint of 1853 edition. Light rubbing to covers w/ price sticker to back cover; slight edgewear w/ slight sunning to spine. Binding tight; pgs clean & crisp.
New York: William Farquhar Payson, 1931. Cloth. 126 pp. 4to. Cloth. Shelfwear and soiling to boards, bumping to spine ends. Previous owner's gift inscription to ffep. Signed and inscribed by author on half title page. Foxing to fep's and title page. Tissue paper torn and foxed. signed and inscribed.
New York: Nautical Quarterly, 1977. Wraps in slipcase. Small 4to. 112 pp. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped, hinges of slipcase torn and front and rear covers of slipcase re detached, slight foxing to last page. Interior of book is fresh and clean.
Barre, MA: Barre Gazette, 1962. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 250 pp. Light yellow staining on cover and spine, light wear to spine ends. Dj edge is chjpped and has 3 1/2 '' closed tear to front hinge and spine, browned. Dj has tape reinforcements to front folded edge and front.....
Salem, MA: Marine Research Society, 1928. Cloth. 8vo. 377 pp. + 28 b/w plates. Spine ends and corners are bumped and rubbed, rubbing to spine, light soil to cloth, former owners name and inscription to ffep.
USA: 1974. Cloth. 4to. 288pp. Cover corners lightly bumped at head; slight yellowing to pages. Light edgewear; light rubbing & light soiling to dj. The amazing story of a POW's mother. Illustrated. Signed to half title page "Greetings to June Croke A wonderful evening with your club! Cordially yours, Eleanor.....
Newport: Naval War College, 1984. Quarter Cloth. 8vo. 354 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped, light rubbing and knicks to spine ends and dj cover edges. Signed by all three authors.
San Diego: Sea Fever Gear Publications, 2003. Paperback. Unpaginated, 4to. Spiral-bound paperback. A cruising guide. Including the Canal de la Robine & the Canal du Rhone a Sete. Illustrated w/ b&w photos & art. Advertisement print-outs laid in. Cover spine. Plastic spiral intact. Textblock clean & crisp.
London: Edward Stanford Limited, 1970. Cloth. 253 pp, 8vo. Cloth in dj. Lightly shelfworn, toning and lt soiling to textblock. Lt soil to eps and few beg pgs, sm. brown stain to lower corner of approx. 6 pgs. Text clean. Dj shelfworn, sunning to spine and edges, lt soil to.....
Burlington, VT: Lake Champlain Transportation Co., 1972. Paperback. 32 pp. 4to. Stapled booklet. Shelfwear, light soiling. Illustrated. In 2 parts, part I is "Two Centuries of Ferry Boating", part II is "The Epic Struggle for the Gateway to the Country."
Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith Co., 1926. First edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. 390 pp. Some spotting and staining on covers with corners lightly bumped. Slightly shaken spine is worn and sunned with very small tears to head of spine. Top edge and fore edge somewhat browned. Very small tear to front hinge.with a......
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1981. Cloth. 8vo. 473 pp. Spine bumped, light pale spotting to edges of spine. Edges foxed. Covers sl. bowed. Owner's ink signature on ffep. Black and white photo reference: rigs and ships from around the world.
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1997. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 228 pp. Slight creasing to bottom of back cover. Story of men lost at sea during a massive storm off the coast of Nova Scotia.
London: The Macmillan Company/ Collier-Macmillan Ltd, 1970. First edition. Cloth. 260 pp, 8vo. Cloth in dj. First edtiion. Shelfworn, light dust-soil to top edge, bookplate and erased heavy pencil note to ffep. Interior otherwise clean. Dj edgeworn, w/ chipping to spine head, scuffed, top edges lightly sunned.
Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1986. Hard Cover. 5 volumes, approx 215 pp each. 4to. Hardcover in dustjacket. Volumes 1-5 of 6. Shelfwear and light scuffing to jackets, bumping to some ends, a few little tears to corners. Shelfwear to boards. Volume 5 has 2 small but heavy bumps to back bottom.....
East Hartford: Tide-Mark Press, 1996. Cloth. oblong 4to. 170pp. Illustrated dj front cover. Very light rubbing to dj spine ends and cover corners. Light soiling to dj corners. Very light rubbing to book spine foot and corners. Slightly bowed. Pages glossy. Many photos.
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 346 pp., 4to. Hardcover. First edition. Signed by author. A maritime history. Illustrated w/ b&w art. Some very light sunning & bowing to boards. Binding sturdy. Textblock clean & crisp. Signed by author.
New York: Bonanza Books, 1931. Cloth. 4to. 346 pp. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped and worn. Light browning to covers of dj. Light wear to edges of dj. Pages very nice and clean. Binding very tight. "The beauty and drama of sail in American from colonial times on- sea.....
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., 1978. Hardcover. 97 pp., 4to. Hardcover. Organized by the Institute for Environmental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania & the United Kingdom Diving Medical Advisory Committee. Light shelfwear to boards; "discard" stamp to front board (& ffep). Slight cocking to spine but binding very sturdy. Some light.....
Quebec: Les Editions La Boussole, 1993. Paperback. 143 pp, 8vo. Paperback. Lightly shelfworn, lt sunning to spine and edges. Interior clean and bright, binding tight.
