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...
124-page softcover full of photos and drawings. Polyester, polypropylene, nylon, Terylene, sisal, and percentage of retained strength in various knots. View More...
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...
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...
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. View More...
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. View More...
The author has given many well-described illustrations, which should help even a novice develop his skills to his satisfaction. Very light cover and edge soil. 103 pp. View More...
Softcover book of 86 pp. explains the purpose of Endeavour's original task as well as the construction of her replica. Laid in are two postcards of the ship and two brochures showing stops on her North American voyage. No writing or damage. View More...
White softcover showing Barque Joseph Cunard. First published in 1960 as No. 10 in the Historical Studies Series of the New Brunswick Museum, Saint John. Biographical sketch of Miss Manny from the Dictionary of Miramichi Biography. Index of Persons and Business Partnerships. 80 pp. plus 9-page Alphabetical Listing of Vessels. View More...
Red paper boards. DJ has three small edge tears. Three men in a boat were all that were left after they ate the cabin boy. Two tins of turnips were long gone. It happened in 1884. 158 pp. with index. View More...
Softcover booklet of 32 pp. Many colour photos. Launched 29 December, 1860. Ended active service 31 May, 1883. Restored and returned to Portsmouth 16 June, 1987. View More...
Original dark blue cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ has one short top edge tear (repaired). No writing. Large format, heavy book will need extra postage. An international survey of Skimmer technology for military and civil application. Yes, you can buy your Exocet all-weather, anti-ship missiles here ! How about "A Magic Carpet for Modern Persia; For Strike and Off-shore Interception with Surface-to-surface Weapon Systems" ? My first exposure to blatant advertising for military purposes. Air cushion vehicles, Air cushion vehicle operators, Heavy load carrying systems, Air cushion landing sys... View More...
Blue cloth on boards. DJ nearly complete, but badly torn and heavily taped. Letter to John Earle, of Chelsea, VT., from Richard C. Newick (1926-2013), a builder of multihull boats, compares the VALS and NATIVE designs (laid in). Newick reports he has just started sketching a 40-42 foot boat of the NATIVE design for an Italian client, with an extra 4 feet added just abaft the main cabin. Newick is referred to twice in Acknowledgements and 3 times in the Index. This book is an obvious effort to report accurately on current construction of multihills. There are 104 photographs and drawings, with... View More...
Original dark blue cloth on boards. In two books: In a Wooden Battleship, and Whaling. Book is sound and clean. DJ has served well, but shows overall wear. Edited by the author's grandson from three books into this one. Over 220 pp. on Whaling. 401 pp. Heavy book will need extra postage. View More...
Original black cloth on boards. Chart of English Channel laid in. Tables, tables, and more tables. 522 pp. plus Longitude and Latitude Section (101 pp.). Minor edge foxing. Previous owner's name blacked out. Please inquire for postage. View More...
Original blue cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. No writing or damage. A look back to the good old days of salmon fishing in British Columbia. ISBN 1-55017-289-1. 232 pp. View More...
Original illustrated cover trade paperback. ISBN 0-07-077872-8. I found the drawings which show the steps in building a ship especially interesting. One of the classics of Maritime history. 199 pp. View More...
Original blue cloth on boards. Copper coloured dustjacket with black lettering and illustration of ship in a storm. Designed, printed, and bound in England by Hazell Watson and Viney Limited, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. A few tiny tears at edges of dustjacket. This book appears to me to be of high quality of design and execution, a permanent record of the wooden ships of Cape Breton in the 19th Century. 197 pp. with index. View More...
Original grey cloth with blue ship and lettering on boards. The story of the three-and four-masted cargo schooners of Atlantic Canada, 1859-1929. This book is large and heavy, and will require extra postage. View More...
Original green blindstamped cloth on flexible card. Part I only. Binding of foldout plates at rear is loosening, and Plate C of the original six is missing. In 21 parts on 132 pp. plus plates. Recto and verso covers are identical except for pastedown title plate, and wraparound spine belies the theory that this particular volume was ever bound with others. Intact except for Plate C, with only previous owner's name and light corner tip wear as faults. View More...
