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By: Garner, John
Price: $45.00 USD
Publisher: London, Fishing News (Books) Ltd.: 1962
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 007408
Condition: Very Good
Original dark blue cloth on boards. No writing and no damage. Mesh Size, Net Making Machines, Loom Planning, Shaping Netting, Hanging Netting, Seine Net Patterns, Trawls, Pound Nets, Surround Nets, Appendix, Dictionary of Fishing Gear and Terminology, and Commercial Announcements. 40 diagrams plus Appendix and Charts. 95 pp. plus ads. View more info
By: Goodwin, Peter
Price: $20.00 USD
Publisher: UK, Jarrold Publishing: 2005
Seller ID: 011881
Condition: Very Good
24-page colour booklet of Nelson's Victory. Several color photos. Trafalgar. View more info
Price: $25.00 USD
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown and Company: 1933
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 003446
Condition: Very Good
Original grey cloth with green lettering and portrait on boards. Unclipped DJ worn all round, with some taped repairs inside. Signed by previous owner and by author on recto of First Free Endpaper. Facs. signature of author under front. photo. A believe-it-or-not autobiographical account of a 14-year-old's first voyage in a tramp steamer of the British Merchant Marine. Great inspiration for your teenaged couch potato! Will he believe it ? 316 pp. View more info
Price: $20.00 USD
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and Company: 1934
Edition: First
Seller ID: 009446
Condition: Good to Very Good
Dark blue cloth lettered in yellow. Follows the popular The Half Deck, which he wrote in 1933. The Monarch, under Capt. McFarlane, leaves the Firth of Clyde for Africa, the Barbadoes, New Orleans, and back. War is declared while in Africa, and the ship tries to outrun a sub ! DJ flap glued to first free endpaper. Evidence of library card removal and #1206 in ink. 286 pp. View more info
By: Grant, Gordon
Price: $60.00 USD
Publisher: New York, William Farquhar Payson: 1931
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012297
Condition: Good
Sketches made at sea aboard The Star of Alaska, 64 of them. Foreword by C. Fox Smith. DJ has been taped inside and has damage to the head of the spine. 127 pp. View more info
By: Gribbins, Joseph
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: New York, Michael Friedman Publishing Group: 1991
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 011203
ISBN: 0-8021-1404-0
Condition: Good Plus
Black cloth on boards. Page after page of wooden boats in various shapes and sizes. Reminds me of my visits to the antique wooden boat show in Clayton, New York. 127 pp. View more info
Price: $20.00 USD
Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1948
Seller ID: 012807
Condition: Very Good
Red cloth on boards. The author is known for his work as a submarine commander and author. No reference was found to this book. 281 pp. View more info
By: Hanson, Neil
Price: $20.00 USD
Publisher: N.Y., John Wiley and Sons: 1999
Edition: First - Number Line Ends with 1.
Seller ID: 000624
Condition: As New
Original black boards with pictorial DJ. A shocking true tale of shipwreck, murder, and the last taboo. 315 pp. View more info
Price: $60.00 USD
Publisher: Fredericton, N. B., Quaco/Springhill Press: 1997
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 010985
ISBN: 0-9682579-0-9
Condition: Near Fine
Colour cover paperback. A history of the town's first 100 years, of which information is hard to come by. Very few copies found. 162 pp. View more info
By: Hiscock, Eric C.
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: London, Oxford University Press: 1966
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 007451
Condition: Very Good
Original blue cloth on boards. A 32,000 mile journey around the world. Several photos. 275 pp. including index. View more info
By: Hughes, Alison
Price: $20.00 USD
Publisher: Fredericton, N.B., Goose Lane Editions Ltd.: 2002
Inscription: Inscribed and Signed By Author
Seller ID: 003296
ISBN: 0-86492-340-6
Condition: Very Good
Original colour photo trade paperback. Author is a photojournalist in outdoor sports. One chapter is devoted to each of the four Atlantic Provinces, with a fifth on Trip Planning and Cooking. No writing or damage. 141 pp. with index. View more info
Price: $35.00 USD
Publisher: London, Country Life Ltd.: 1934
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 002492
Condition: Good Plus
Original sea-green cloth with white waves on boards. DJ not price-clipped, but rolled and chipped along head, with small piece missing. Small nick head of cover. Edges browned but interior clean and undamaged. Another by one of the best-known English writer/sailors. 187 pp. View more info
Price: $18.00 USD
Publisher: London, Museum Press: 1953
Edition: First (First Published in 1953)
Seller ID: 004560
Condition: Good Plus to Very Good
Original blue-grey cloth on boards. DJ edgeworn. 220 pp. View more info
Price: $15.00 USD
Publisher: London, Edward Arnold & Co.: 1946
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012541
Condition: Good Plus
"It is what it is," a glossary of terms in use on ships of the Royal Navy. Laid in is a relevant clipping. Previous owner's name. 193 pp. Ink spill bottom of rear cover. View more info
By: Jarman, Colin and Beavis, Bill
Price: $35.00 USD
Publisher: London, Adlard Coles/ Wm. Collins: 1985
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 011690
ISBN: 0-229-11777-5
Condition: Very Good
124-page softcover full of photos and drawings. Polyester, polypropylene, nylon, Terylene, sisal, and percentage of retained strength in various knots. View more info
Price: $35.00 USD
Publisher: N.Y., Duell, Sloan and Pearce: 1958
Edition: First Edition Stated
Seller ID: 008208
Condition: Very Good
Original bright red cloth on boards. Price-clipped DJ nicked at foot and worn head and foot. The Lutine bell is a part of the history of Lloyd's shipping industry. The bell is rung once to mark a ship which is lost, and twice for a safe arrival. The story concerns a Greek ship, the Amphitrite, overloaded with ore and heading out from Norstad into the Norwegian Sea. The American crew is already mutinous from various causes, and their anger is brought to bear on Mavros, the captain. 215 pp. View more info
By: Kennedy, Paul M.
Price: $20.00 USD
Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1976
Edition: First Edition ( Number Line Begins in 1)
Seller ID: 011686
ISBN: 0-684-14609-6
Condition: Very Good
Tan cloth on boards. As early as 1580 Britain had the most powerful navy going, due to a variety of factors. Not the least of these was her geographical location, which afforded protection from aggresive neighbours. This author emphasizes the supportive effect of her general economic strength as well as many additional factors. 405 pp. with index. No writing or damage. View more info
Price: $30.00 USD
Publisher: New York, D. Van Nostrand Company: 1917
Edition: Seventh Edition
Seller ID: 011101
Condition: Very Good
Blue cloth on boards. No writing except previous owner's name. Inch tear in top of rear joint. 160 full-page plates. Hull and fittings of a ship. Rope work. Block-and-tackle. Compass, log, and lead. Ground tackle. Anchors. Steering. Piloting. Heavy weather. Towing. Appendix. 712 pp. with index. Heavy book will need extra postage. View more info
Price: $30.00 USD
Publisher: Montreal, Editorial Associates Limited: 1945
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012347
Condition: Good Plus
Large, multi-coloured hardcover. All about larger passenger or cruise ships. Explains the various personnel and their tasks. Some local history, too, as the ship's names are given, and the statue in honor of Madeleine de Vercheres is described. Visit Quebec City, ride in a caleche, see the Manoir Richelieu, and learn to sing 'Alouette'. There are some crayon scribbles on the inside covers, but all text is easily readable. 29 pp. View more info
By: Kolltveit, Bard and Maxtone-Graham, John
Price: $24.00 USD
Publisher: Miami, FL, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 009834
Condition: Very Good
A large, heavy book in excellent condition. "There is something about a ship," according to the Foreword of this enticing volume. Two marine historians collaborate in describing this popular cruise line from its beginning until 1995. Intriguing details among the pages are a ship's doctor who refused to shave off his beard but was hired regardless, and adding another ship to the line by cutting one in two and adding a centre section. 253 pp. plus two-page catalog of titles. Postage will be more than the default amount, which is for a much smaller, normal book. View more info