Captains of the Shoals.
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.
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Five Sisters.
London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1977. Cloth. 208 pp. 8vo. In very good condition. Light rubbing to lower edges, light browning and minor soiling to textblock, slight age discoloration to text. Faint odor of mustiness. Ex-library stamp to copyright, otherwise no other library markings. Interior clean. Very light soiling to dj.....
The First Steamboat Voyage on the Western Waters.
Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1871. Wraps. Skinny 8vo. 32 pp. Foxing, rubbing and light soiling to covers. Brown spotty soiling to covers and spine. Spine ends split at corners, bumped. Spine ends and back bottom cover corner chipped. Rough cut text block. Inside covers and first and last page soiled.....
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Pathfinder of the Seas.
Annapolis: The United States Naval Institute, 1927. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 264 pp. Light rubbing to spine ends, edges, and fore corners. Light bumping to spine head. Covers lightly rubbed. Text block lightly soiled. Part of front cover soiled. Endpapers illustrated with nautical maps. Interior clean. Binding tight. Spine slightly.....
Waterways of the United States: Rivers, Harbors, Lakes, Canals.
New York: National Association of River and Harbor Contractors, 1961. Pictorial Cloth. 4to. 132 pp. Spine and edges shelfworn. Rear cover sl. scratched. Inkstamp on fpd, light soil to ffep; library stamp on p. 5. Rfep sl. scarred. Supplement pocket on rpd empty. Color maps of canals; b/w photos and.....
Skipper's Challenge: Seamanship and Small Boat Handling.
Jackson, NH: Penchant Publishing, 1998. Paperback. 8vo. 306 pp. Light wear to edges, light rubbing. The Nauti-Bender 900, question and answer. 900 nautical puzzlers.
Navigation Simplified or, The Seamen's Assistant and Self-Instructor.
Mobile, AL: C.E. MacArthur, 1901. Cloth. 76 pp. 12mo. Floppy cloth, with marbled endpapers. Shelfwear and light damp stains to covers, rubbing to edges, most of spine cloth missing, chipped and torn at head. Page edges soiled, previous owner's name signed neatly to fep. "Especially adapted as a Hand-Book and.....
Vikings' Wake:; Cruising Through Southern Scandinavian Waters
London, Toronto, New York, Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, n.d. Hardcover. 239 pp., 4to. Hardcover in dj. Pine odor. Light edgewear w/ mild rubbing to boards & creasing to joints. Book lightly shaken but binding sturdy & pgs clean w/ b&w maps, drawings & photos throughout. Mild shelfwear to dj;.....
The Search for the Breadalbane.
London: David & Charles, 1985. Hardcover. 191 pp. 8vo. Hardcover in dustjacket. Light edgewear to dj, bumping to upper corners and lightly to head. Book in great condition, minor wear to edges. Illustrated with b/w photos.
The Atlantic Ferry:; Its Ships, Men, and Working
New York: Macmillan, 1892. Hardcover. 304 pp., 12mo. Hardcover. W/ folding plates, illustrations, diagrams, & plans. Light shelfwear to boards & spine. Binding very sturdy. Sticker residue to pds; remains of library sticker to fpd. Some faint soiling scattered to otherwise clean & crisp textblock.
The U.S.S. Yankee On The Cuban Blockade 1898.
New York: Members of the Yankee's Crew, 1928. First edition. Cloth. 4to. 194 pp. Some stains and marks on cover. Ex-library markings are book-plates on f.p.d., stamp on page 194 and card pocket and notations on r.f.e.p. Call number on spine. Sunned. Coming loose along casing. First edition copy #157.....
From Submarine Bells to Sonar:; Submarine Signal Company (1901 - 1946)
Avon, CT: Strong Books, 2003. Paperback. 71 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Illustrated w/ b&w plates. Light shelfwear to covers & spine; sticker to rear cover, sm light soiling to front cover top edge. Binding tight. Textblock quite clean.
From Submarine Bells to Sonar:; Submarine Signal Company (1901 - 1946)
Avon, CT: Strong Books, 2003. Second Printing. Paperback. 71 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Second printing. Illustrated w/ b&w plates. Light shelfwear to covers & spine; sticker to rear cover, crease to bottom fore corner. Binding tight. Some faint soiling to textblock edges, po pen signature to title pg, otherwise interior quite.....
Looking Around:; A Short History of Submarine Periscopes
Southington, CT: Strong Books, 2002. Paperback. 62 pp., 8vo. Paperback. Illustrated w/ b&w plates. Light shelfwear to covers & spine. Binding tight. Po pen date & signature to title pg, otherwise textblock quite clean.
Fifty Years Back of the Wight.
Newport, RI: The County Press, 1933. Paperback. 116 pp. 8vo. Paperback. Edgeworn and lightly soiled. Heavy sunning to spine, lighter sunning to joints. Bumping to spine ends w/ chipping, 1/2" L-shaped tear to foot. Approx 2 x 2" piece missing from front bottom corner. Creasing to top corner. Foxing to.....
Have Served:; The National Cargo Bureau's First Quarter-Century
New York: National Cargo Bureau, Inc., 1977. Cloth. 197 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dustjacket. Wear and soiling to jacket, bumping and chipping to spine ends and corners, small tear to front lower edge, foxing to front fore edge. Minor edge wear to book. Interior clean.
The Queen Who Never Reigned.
New York: South Street Seaport Museum, 1973. Soft Cover. 8vo. Unpaginated - approx. 15 pgs. Reprint from Mitchell's "America Spreads Her Sails," issued on the occasion of the 6th annual James Monroe Luncheon. Author's signature to copyright pg. Very light rubbing to covers and spine. Interior clean and crisp.
Glory of the Seas:; The American Maritime Library: Volume 1
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1970. Limited edition. Hardcover. 303 pp, 8vo. Quarter-cloth in slipcase. Limited edition numbered 172 of 500, signed by author. Faint foxing to boards, textblock edges (more to top edge), and scattered pages. Slightest rubbing to spine ends. Book sl. shaken but still firmly attached, binding.....
The Development of Sail-Plan in Northern Europe.
Pangbourne: Nautical College. Cloth. 8vo. 24 pp + blank pages at rear. Wear to corners and spine ends. Author's copy with notes laid in. With illustrations.
Jane's Fighting Ships 1983-1984.
London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1983. Cloth. 779 pp. Folio. Cloth in dj. Scuffing and edgewear to dj, bumping to sp. ends and corners, 1 1/4" tear to sp. foot, 3/4" tear to front lower corner, front flap corners clipped, sl. foxing to flaps. Damp spotting and scuffing to book, bumping.....
Glass Plates & Wooden Boats:; The Yachting Photography of Willard B. Jackson At Marblehead, 1898-1937
Beverly, MA: Commonwealth Editions, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. 192 pp., oblong 4to. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Signed by author. Lights helfwear to spine ends. Po pen name w/ date to title pg, otherwise textblock clean & crisp. Newspaper clippings & po PEM mail order slip laid in. Some very.....
101 Sea Stories:; Those Tales Marines, Sailors and Others Love to Tell
Indianapolis: Almar, 2001. Hardcover. 336 pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Shelfwear. Interior clean and tight. Inscribed by author. inscribed.
Harbor, 1854-1955:; A Century of Photographs of the Port of Baltimore
Baltimore: The Peale Museum, 1955. Paperback. 24 pp. 8vo (oblong). Stapled booklet. Very slight edge wear. Illustrated with b/w photos. Publication number eleven of The Peale Museum Historical Series.
The Master Mate and Pilot; Vol 1, July 1938, No. 3.
Washington, D.C. National Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots of America, 1938. Paperback. 16 pp. 4to. Stapled magazine. Worn and soiled. Spine rubbed w/ some peeling paper, ends bumped. Sticker to front cover. Some creasing to covers and page corners. Soiling to edges of some pages.
The Sailor's Magazine; Vol. 28; April, 1853; No. 8.
New York: American Seamen's Friend Society, 1853. Paperback. Numbered 225-256. 8vo. Booklet. Shelfwear to covers and spine, dogearing to corners, chips to spine ends, soiling to covers. Small creases near spine. A few little chips/holes to bottom edge of back cover. Foxing to pages.