Fore-and-Afters.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. Introduction by C.F. Adams. 64 plates. 4to, linen. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. Very good. More
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The Cruising Club of America
New York: CCA, 1955. With b/w photos and some color illustrations throughout. 253 pages. Short 8vo, semi-rigid black boards with gilt seal. [New York]: CCA, 1955. A very good(+) copy with a touch of spotting to boards, foxing to preliminaries. More
Histoire Abregee des Coquillages de Mer, de Leurs Moeurs, et de Leurs Amours.
Versailles: D. Pierres, 1796. 21 sepia engravings, small 4to, original marbled boards (rubbed), brown leather spine label, half title and title page have been repaired (not affecting the text). Versilles: D. Pierres, 1796. Very good (+). Nissen 2B1, 995. More
Admiral Richard Wainwright and the United States Fleet
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1962. Illus. 4to, original blue cloth, ex-lib with usual markings. Washington: (Government Printing Office), 1962. More
Greyhounds of the Sea: The Story of the American Clipper Ship.
New York: Halcyon, 1930. Frontispiece and 43 other plates, including 8 in color; many ship plans. 592pp. 4to, original blue cloth, uncut edges, t.e.g. New York: Halcyon House, 1930. First Edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Greyhounds of the Sea; The Story of the American Clipper Ship.
117 illus. 592pp. 4to, cloth; (cloth spotted). N.Y.: Halcyon House, n.d. More
The Battle of Leyte Gulf; 23-26 October, 1944.
New York: Harper, 1994. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w., corners of boards lightly bumped. (New York): HarperCollins, (1994). Very good. More
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea or Historical Narratives of the Most Noted Calamities and Providential Deliverances, Which Have Resulted from Maritime Enterprise: with a Sketch of Various Expedients for Preserving the Lives of Mariners.
Edinburgh: Constable and Co., 1812. Illustrated with 2 folding plates (N & S Hemispheres). 3 volumes. xx, 418; [iv], 516; [iv], 516 pages. 8vo, handsomely bound in contemporary 3/4 black calf with ornate gilt-decorated spines, marbled page edges.. Edinburgh: Constable & Co, 1812. A very good(+) copy. More
The Navy and the Nation; War-Time Addresses
New York: George H. Doran, 1919. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: George H. Doran, (1919). More
Roads into the Future
Baarn: Tirion, 1995. Many color Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (Baarn): Tirion, (1995). Very good The future development of air, land, and sea transportation in the next 100 years. More
The Built-up Ship Model.
Salem: Marine Research Society, 1933. 37 plates plus text illustrations. 8vo, blue cloth. Salem: Marine Research Society, 1933. First Edition. Very good. Inscribed by the author on the fly-leaf. More
The Liner: Retrospective & Renaissance
New York: Norton, 2005. Filled with both color and black-and-white photographs. 256 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w.; barcode label on rear cover of dust wrapper. New York: W. W. Norton, (2005). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Steamboat Days.
illus., Frontis. in color. 436pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Frederick Stokes, 1925. vg. More
Maritime Prints by the Dutch Masters.
London: Gordon Fraser, 1980. With 290 black & white illustrations, one folding, most in actual size. Square 4to, black cloth, d.w. London: Gordon Fraser, 1980. Fine. Translated from the Dutch and published in cooperation with the printroom of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. More
Sailing Ships: Prints by the Dutch Masters from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century.
New York: Viking, 1980. 250 black & white illustrations. 284 pages, square 4to, cloth, d.w.; New York: The Viking Press, 1980. Near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Waters of the New World; Houston to Nantucket
New York: Atheneum, 1961. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 green cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1961. Very good. More
La Marina en la Isla de Cuba; Estudio para el Resguardo de Sus Costas.
Madrid: Minuesa De Los Rios, 1895. 82 pages (evenly browned). Slim tall 8vo, 1/2 modern red morocco, original wrappers bound in. Madrid: Minuesa De Los Rios, 1895. Near Fine. More
Das Dampfschiff.
Zittau: Vogt, 1838. Eine Sammlung merkwurdiger Erzahlungen, Charactere und Begebenheiten aus verschiedenen Zeiten. 12 charming lithographic plates (one with 2 tears) and 12 woodcut illustrations above each chapter. 192 pages, age toned, small square 8vo, original blue boards with handwritten paper labels on the spine & front cover (rubbed) . Zittau: G.B. Vogt, 1838. First Edition. Scarce. Very good. A periodical on steamships published between 1829 - 1846 as a monthly journal. Overall age browning. More
Degrauw, Aymar & Co.'s Catalogue 1927; Marine Hardware and Ship Chandlers
New York: Degrauw Aymar and Company, 1927. Illustrated. 159 pages. 8vo., green cloth; covers lightly stained. New York: Degrauw. Aymar and Co., 1927. A very good copy. More
Lost Warships; An Archaeological Tour of War at Sea
New York: Checkmark Books, 2001. 69 color and 142 b/w Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. (New York): Checkmark Books, (2001). More
The Eastern Mediterranean; A Sea-Guide to its Coasts and Islands.
London: John Murray, 1964. Illustrated with b/w photos and maps. 186 pages. 8vo, blue cloth. (London): John Murray, (1964). A very good(-) copy, light sunning to spine with foxing to bottom outer edge. More
Mr. Bligh's Bad Language; Passion, Power and Theatre on the Bounty.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Illus. 445pp. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1992). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
The Tall Ships Pass.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. 96 photographic illustrations and drawings. Introduction by Basil Lubbock. Small 4to, blue cloth, ex-libris. London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. Very good(+). More
The Tall Ships Pass.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. Introduction by Basil Lubbock. 96 photographic illustrations and drawings. 415 pages, 4to, blue cloth; some foxing and toning to page edges, endpapers and title page. London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. A very good copy. More
The Atlantic Cable
Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1959. Many b/w Illus., color folding map. 96pp. 4to, pr. wrs., spine lightly rubbed and toned. Norwalk: Burndy Library, 1959. Very good. More