New York: Viking, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. 238 pp. 8vo. Hardcover in dustjacket. First edition. Bumping to dj spine head, autographed copy sticker to front panel. Slight soiling to boards, bumping to spine ends. Signed by author. signed.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1926. First edition. Hardcover. 305 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. "The flavour of the sea & old sailing ships is recalled in his sprightly description of the carefree , busy life of the training ship, amusing anecdotes of his mates, memories of.....
North American Dinghy Association, 1935. Cloth. 43 pp., 16mo. Cloth. Place of publication uncertain. Textblock shaken from binding, repaired as poss. by seller. Boards slightly rubbed w/ few very faint soil marks. Creasing to joints w/ light sunning to spine. Textblock clean.
New York: Macmillan, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 242 pp. 8vo. Quarter cloth in dj. First edition. Dj lightly scuffed, lt bumping to corners and sp. head. Bumping to book sp. head, sl. wear to foot. Illustrated with 2 series of b/w plates.
Cincinnati: Rickey, Mallory and Co., 1861. First edition. Cloth. 280 pp, 8vo. Embossed cloth. First edition. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed; signifincant chipping to spine head; 2.5" split to front joint. Spine cocked, sunned; dampstaining/soiling to boards. Soiling to fpd; foxing to rear eps; ffep missing. Dampstaining to.....
Deal and Sandwich: T.F. Pain & Sons, 1929. Cloth. 8vo. 174 pp. Wear to corners and spine ends, corners bumped, light mildewing, mildew smell. Former owner's inscription to ffep. History and description of the last of the English luggers and the men who sailed them.
Brooklyn, NY: Finnish Newspaper Co., Inc., 1962. Soft Cover. 12mo. 180 pp. Worn but clean copy. Creasing, damp-staining and light sunning to covers, approx. 1" missing from spine ends, two small tears to edges. Very light browning/foxing to textblock and endpapers, creasing to corners of rfep. Damp-stain from front cover.....
London: Sutton Publishing, 1996. Cloth. 8vo. 305 pp. Former owners name to fpd. Otherwise book is in excellent, crisp and clean condition.
New Bedford, MA: Peirce & Kilburn Corporation, 1938. Wraps. 6 x 9". 32 pp. Light soil and corner wear to wraps. Boatyard publicity booklet. Color graphics with b/w photo of tall ship rigging on front cover, International Flag Signals on back cover. Summer racing schedule, tide charts, repairs, construction, radio.....
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2010. First edition. Cloth. 131 pp., 12mo. Green cloth hardcover in dj. First edition. Very light flexing & shelfwear to boards. Light shelfwear, cocking & shaking to spine but binding tight. Textblock clean & crisp. Very light scuffing & shelfwear to dj.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. Cloth. 675 pp., 8vo. Cloth hardcover. Vol I only. Boards rubbed bare in spots, sl. bumped, gilt spine bright. Foxing to edges & throughout interior of textblock. Browning to eps. Frontispiece: color folding map of voyage route, VG condition. Vol. I: The West and South.....
New York: Abbeville Press, 1983. Hard Cover. 12 x 15. 143 pp. A magnificent collection of the finest and most beautiful charts and maps ranging from some early examples, painted and drawn on parchment, to 18th century hand-colored copperplate engravings. Maps are accompanied by detaled vignettes and explanations. Owner's seal.....
New York: Viking, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 256 pp. 8vo. Hardcover in dustjacket. First edition. Shelfwear to jacket. Minor shelfwear to book. Interior tight and clean. Illustrated with photographs, some in color but most in black and white. Photographs by Mirella Ricciardi. Foreword by Bruce Chatwin.
Augusta: Kennebec Journal Print Shop, 1943. Cloth. 148 pp. 4to. Cloth. Scuffed, few lt scratches and sm. ink notation to rear board. Edgeworn. Bumping to sp. ends. Lighlty bowed. Top edge soiled. Ep's and few pg edges lightly foxed. P.o.'s ink signature to ffep. Creasing to corner of pg 118.....
Augusta: Kennebec Print Shop, 1941. First edition. Cloth. 141 pp. 4to. Cloth. Shelfwear and scuffing, light soiling. Bumping to spine ends. Foxing to endpapers and title pages, brown tape marks to fep's. Small pictorial sticker and gift inscription to ffep.
Edinburgh: John Donald, 2000. Paperback. 385 pp., 8vo. Paperback. The epic story of how the Clyde river was adapted to be suitable for shipping; an engineering marvel of the Industrial Revolution. Illustrated w/ b&w photos & line drawings. Very light shelfwear to covers; creasing to spine. Some faint soiling to.....
Salem, MA: The American Neptune Incorporated15, 1964. Paperback. 17 pp. 4to (small). Stapled booklet. Light shelfwear to covers, yellowing to edges and spine. Top edge slightly curled. Reprinted from the American Neptune Vol. XXIV, No. 3, 1964.
Lunenburg, VT: Northeast-Kingdom, circa 1995. Hardcover. 270 pp., 8vo. Hardcover. New England Narratives Series. As originally published in 1817 now reprinted (in facsimile) w/ an intro by Francis Brown. Boards fine. Binding tight. Textblock clean & crisp.
US: International Marine, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 163 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. Boards fine. Bump to bottom spine edge. Binding very sturdy. Textblock clean and crisp. Illustrated w/ b&w diagrams and a few b&w photographs scattered throughout. Very light shelfwear to dj.
Westminster, MD: J. William Eckenrode, 1953. Hard Cover. 66 pp + approx. 100 pgs of illustrations. 4to, quarter cloth. Minor shelfwear, previous seller's small bookplate to rpd. Otherwise a clean, snug copy. Dj chipped at spine ends and top edges, spine sunned, spotting to back panel. Includes 308 b&w illustrations.....
Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport Museum Stores, Inc., 1986. Paperback. 71 pp., 4to. Paperback. "A new history of the yacht America based on the exhibit held at Mystic Seaport Museum, November 198 through March 1987, cosponsored by the New York Yacht Club." Illustrated w/ historical art & photos. Light rubbing to.....
Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport, 2006. First edition. Cloth. 165 pp, 4to. Cloth in dj. Slight bumping to edges; very slight bowing to boards. Interior clean, crisp, and bright. Binding sturdy. Light shelfwear to dj; overall crisp & sturdy w/ no tears. Book richly illustrated w/ many b&w photographs.
Boston: Charles E. Lauriat, 1924. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 299 pp. Cloth worn to boards at corners, beginning to fray at ends of spine. Previous owner's name on front paste-down endpaper. Frontispiece portrait and black and white plates of significant ships and people in Runciman's life.
New York: Hastings House Publishers, 1955. Hardcover. 240 pp, 4to. Quarter cloth in dj. Signed by Ray Samuel to the ffep. Light bumping to spine ends and corners, minor soil to eps. Otherwise clean, binding tight. Dj edgeworn and lightly scuffed, with three approx 1" tears to the top and.....
Vermilion, OH: Great Lakes Historical Society, 1978. Stapled Booklet. 8vo. 172 pp. Summer 1978. Spine lightly sunned, spine and edges lightly worn. Minimal soiling to cover edges. Light foxing to top edge. Interior clean and tight. Includes several black and white photographs.
