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Price: $35.00
Publisher: London, Country Life Ltd.: 1934
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 002492
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
Publisher: London, Museum Press: 1953
Edition: First (First Published in 1953)
Seller ID: 004560
Original blue-grey cloth on boards. DJ edgeworn. 220 pp. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: London, Edward Arnold & Co.: 1946
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012541
"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
Publisher: London, Adlard Coles/ Wm. Collins: 1985
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 011690
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: $15.00
Publisher: Fredericton, N.B., Goose Lane Editions: 1994
Seller ID: 012386
Large format softcover. No writing or damage. An experienced Atlantic sailor becomes intrigued by the number of non-existant islands appearing on ancient maps. 232 pp. View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: N.Y., Duell, Sloan and Pearce: 1958
Edition: First Edition Stated
Seller ID: 008208
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... View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company: 1929
Seller ID: 006920
Original black cloth on boards. Cover spotted. No writing. On December 4, 1872, the brig Mary Celeste was found abandoned about 600 miles west of Portugal. A long-standing mystery as to what happened is held up to the light, and eventually explained in this interesting book. 240 pp. View more info
By: Kennedy, Paul M.
Price: $20.00
Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1976
Edition: First Edition ( Number Line Begins in 1)
Seller ID: 011686
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
Publisher: New York, D. Van Nostrand Company: 1917
Edition: Seventh Edition
Seller ID: 011101
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
Publisher: Montreal, Editorial Associates Limited: 1945
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 012347
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
Publisher: Miami, FL, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 009834
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 cata... View more info
By: Lambert, Andrew
Price: $15.00
Publisher: London, Cassell & Co: 2000
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 007533
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 info
By: Leeming, Joseph
Price: $15.00
Publisher: N.Y., Nelson: 1941
Seller ID: 000552
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 info
By: Lucas, Bill
Price: $22.00
Publisher: Green Bay, WI, Self-published: 1982
Edition: First Printing Stated
Seller ID: 009826
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 info
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Sydney, NSW, Australia, Angus & Robertson: 1997
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 011882
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 info
By: MacBeath, Dr. George and Taylor, Capt. Donald F.
Price: $25.00
Publisher: St. Stephen, N.B., Print'N Press Ltd.: 1982
Edition: First ( No Additional printings)
Seller ID: 012604
Colour cover paperback. No writing or damage. Many photos of steamers on the St. John River. Map inside back cover shows stops. Credit goes to Capt. C.C. Taylor for collecting relevant facts. 176 pp. plus map of stops along the river. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Saint John, N.B. Museum: 1960
Seller ID: 012079
Illustrated cover booklet of 13 pp. describes the fleet of Jacob V. Troop, who moved from Granville Ferry, N.S. to Saint John in 1840. In 1847 he purchased a half-interest in Kate, a sixty-ton schooner, with the West Indies trade in mind. Later the same year he bought the first of a number of smaller brigantines. In 1864 he bought the Bessie Parker, built at Tynemouth Creek. The firm owned 96 vessels over the years. Laid in is a letter regarding an attempt to borrow pai... View more info
By: Manny, Louise
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Saint John, N.B., Miramichi Books: 2000
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 011115
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 info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Enderby, Leicester, Blitz Editions: 1995
Edition: Reprint.
Seller ID: 011728
Glossy, illustrated paper on boards. DJ has tiny crimp at head of spine. Ships are arranged by name in alphabetical order, with colour drawing proportional to ship's size. There are five ships to a page, which allows a two-inch-deep description for each ship. Over 1200 ships from around the world described. 288 pp. with index. Heavy book will need extra postage. View more info
Price: $40.00
Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co.: 1876
Edition: First
Seller ID: 006109
Originally bound in 3/4 leather on marbled boards with marbled endpapers. NOW missing rear board, with front board present but separated. Interior clean and complete. 416 pp. including index. View more info
