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HMS Victory

By: Goodwin, Peter

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: UK, Jarrold Publishing: 2005

Seller ID: 011881

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

24-page colour booklet of Nelson's Victory. Several color photos. Trafalgar.
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The Half Deck; The Story of My First Two Years at Sea (Signed)

By: Grant, Capt. George H.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown and Company: 1933

Seller ID: 003446

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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Consigned to Davy Jones; My Third Voyage in the Half Deck of a British Tramp Steamer

By: Grant, Captain George H.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and Company: 1934

Seller ID: 009446

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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Sail Ho ! Windjammer Sketches Alow and Aloft

By: Grant, Gordon

Price: $60.00 USD

Publisher: New York, William Farquhar Payson: 1931

Seller ID: 012297

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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Wooden Boats; From Sculls to Yachts

By: Gribbins, Joseph

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Michael Friedman Publishing Group: 1991

Seller ID: 011203

ISBN: 0-8021-1404-0

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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The Greatest Fool; The Story of Stephen Hawkins

By: Hackforth-Jones, Gilbert

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1948

Seller ID: 012807

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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The Custom of the Sea

By: Hanson, Neil

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., John Wiley and Sons: 1999

Seller ID: 000624

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: As New

Original black boards with pictorial DJ. A shocking true tale of shipwreck, murder, and the last taboo. 315 pp.
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Quaco-St. Martins; A Brief History 1784-1884

By: Hebb, Rev. Ross N.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Fredericton, N. B., Quaco/Springhill Press: 1997

Seller ID: 010985

ISBN: 0-9682579-0-9

Binding: Soft Cover

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.
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Around the World in Wanderer III

By: Hiscock, Eric C.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Oxford University Press: 1966

Seller ID: 007451

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original blue cloth on boards. A 32,000 mile journey around the world. Several photos. 275 pp. including index.
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Paddling in Paradise; Sea Kayaking Adventures in Atlantic Canada (Signed)

By: Hughes, Alison

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Fredericton, N.B., Goose Lane Editions Ltd.: 2002

Seller ID: 003296

ISBN: 0-86492-340-6

Binding: Trade Paperback

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.
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Told in the Watch Below

By: Hughes, John Scott

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: London, Country Life Ltd.: 1934

Seller ID: 002492

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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Come and Sail (The Sporting Scene)

By: Hughes, John Scott

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: London, Museum Press: 1953

Seller ID: 004560

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

Original blue-grey cloth on boards. DJ edgeworn. 220 pp.
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Royal Navalese; A Glossary of Forecastle and Quarterdeck Words and Phrases

By: Irving, Commander John

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Edward Arnold & Co.: 1946

Seller ID: 012541

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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Modern Rope Seamanship; Synthetic and Natural Fibres

By: Jarman, Colin and Beavis, Bill

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: London, Adlard Coles/ Wm. Collins: 1985

Seller ID: 011690

ISBN: 0-229-11777-5

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

124-page softcover full of photos and drawings. Polyester, polypropylene, nylon, Terylene, sisal, and percentage of retained strength in various knots.
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Strike the Lutine Bell

By: Johnson, Victor H.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Duell, Sloan and Pearce: 1958

Seller ID: 008208

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery

By: Kennedy, Paul M.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1976

Seller ID: 011686

ISBN: 0-684-14609-6

Binding: Hard Cover.

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.
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Modern Seamanship

By: Knight, Austin M.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: New York, D. Van Nostrand Company: 1917

Seller ID: 011101

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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The Children's Book of the Saguenay

By: Knott, Leonard L.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, Editorial Associates Limited: 1945

Seller ID: 012347

Binding: Hard Cover

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.
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War at Sea in the Age of Sail 1650-1850

By: Lambert, Andrew

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Cassell & Co: 2000

Seller ID: 007533

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original pictorial laminated boards. Unclipped DJ duplicates cover. Gift note. One of the best-illustrated books I've seen ! General Editor, John Keegan. Organized into ten parts chronologically. ISBN 0-304-35246-2. 224 pp.
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Brave Ships of England and America

By: Leeming, Joseph

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Nelson: 1941

Seller ID: 000552

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Very Good

Original dark blue cloth on boards, no DJ. Inscription. Begins with the story of the first British "navy" under King Edward III, and ends with the sinking of the Bismarck. 333 pp. of sea stories, mainly battles, but also stories of discovery and travel.
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