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.....
New York and London: Whittlesey House/McGraw-Hill, 1940. First edition. Cloth. 322 pp., lg. 8vo. Cloth. First edition. Musty odor. Mild edgewear. Binding sturdy & pgs clean.
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.
Cincinnati: Greene Line Steamers, 1965. Soft Cover. 8vo. Unpaginated - approx 40 pp. Published circa 1965. In great condition. Light rubbing to spine and corners. Interior clean and crisp, binding tight. History of "The Delta Queen" steamboat and Green Line Steamers, Inc. Painting of boat end w/ paddlewheel to front.....
Cincinnati: Greene Line Steamers, 1965. Soft Cover. 8vo. Unpaginated - approx 40 pp. Published circa 1965. Light rubbing to all edges, light bumping to spine ends and corners, very light soiling to covers. Damp-staining along fore-edge of first and last 4-5 pgs. Interior otherwise clean. History of "The Delta Queen".....
London, United Kingdom: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Limited, 1989. First edition. Hard Cover. 8vo. 210 pp. Story of author's adventures sailing around the world in a home-built boat, with foreword by Sir Geraint Evans. DJ edgeworn with small closed tears at bottom spine end and corners. Pages yellowed.
London: Cornmarket Press, 1969. Cloth. 291 pp. 12mo. Cloth in dustjacket. Facsimile. Shelfwear and light soiling to dj, bumping to spine ends and corners w/ small tears and chips. Light edgewear, slight scuffing to book, light bumping to spine ends.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. 238 pp., 8vo. Hardcover in dj. First edition. Illustrated w/ b&w; photos & drawings. Shipwrecks, sharks, explosions, hauntings & more. Light shelfwear to boards & spine ends. Binding sturdy. Light foxing to textblock top edge. Textblock clean & crisp. Light.....
New York: Dodd Mead, 1965. First edition. Cloth. 268 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dj. First edition. Foxing, lt soil, edgewear to dj, sm. brown stain to spine, bumping to sp. ends and corners w/ sm. chips, price clipped. Edgewear and lt bowing to book, lt bumping to sp. ends, lt.....
New York: Dodd Mead, 1970. First edition. Cloth. 272 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dustjacket. First edition. Edgewear, soiling and light foxing to dj, bumping to spine ends and corners w/ chips/tears, sunning to spine. Light rubbing to book edges, bumping to spine ends. P.o.'s ink inscription to ep. Illustrated with.....
New York: Dodd Mead, 1970. Cloth. 272 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dj. Light scuffing, lt soil to dj, edgeworn, bumping w/ chipping to sp. ends and corners, spine sunned, price clipped. Light bumping to book sp. ends, lt wear to corners. Light foxing to eps, darker foxing to textblock, foxing.....
Boston: Yankee Publishing Co, 1946. First edition. Cloth. 413 pp. 8vo. Cloth in dustjacket. First edition. Soiling and heavy wear to dj w/ bumping and tears/chips to edges, few large pieces of paper missing, rear joint repaired by p.o. w/ scotch tape, front flap awkwardly clipped. Scuffing and edgewear to.....
