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How to Build Historical Bottled Ships

By: Lucas, Bill

Price: $22.00 USD

Publisher: Green Bay, WI, Self-published: 1982

Seller ID: 009826

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

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.
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His Majesty's Bark Endeavour: The Story of the Ship and Her People

By: Macarthur, Antonia

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: Sydney, NSW, Australia, Angus & Robertson: 1997

Seller ID: 011882

ISBN: 0-207-19180-8

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

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.
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The Little Boats; Inshore Fishing Craft of Atlantic Canada

By: MacKean, Ray and Percival, Robert

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Fredericton, N.B, Brunswick Press: 1979

Seller ID: 013171

ISBN: 0-88790-104-2

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus

Original illustrated softcover. Cover worn at edges and corners. A down-to-earth description and portrayal of the boats everybody knows from their childhood in the Maritimes. Many drawings by various artists and a few photos. 110 pp.
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Ships of Miramichi

By: Manny, Louise

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Saint John, N.B., Miramichi Books: 2000

Seller ID: 013208

ISBN: 0-920332-10-2

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine

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.
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The History of Lloyd's and of Marine Insurance in Great Britain, Etc.

By: Martin, Frederick

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co.: 1876

Seller ID: 006109

Condition: Disbound

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.
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Blood on the Sea

By: McCormick, Donald

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Frederick Muller Limited: 1962

Seller ID: 012470

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

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.
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The Port of Saint John Volume I: From Confederation to Nationalization, 1867-1927

By: McGahan, Elizabeth W.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Saint John, N.B., National Harbours Board: 1982

Seller ID: 010351

ISBN: 0-660-11053-9

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

Original blue card covers. A hefty and well-documented volume of the port's history. 333 pp.
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HMS Warrior; Britain's First and Last Iron-Hulled Warship

By: McIlwain, John

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Andover, Hampshire, Jarrold Publishing: 2005

Seller ID: 011880

ISBN: 0-85372-537-3

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

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.
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Around in "The Glory"; Chronicle of the 42nd Voyage Around Cape Horn

By: McLaughlin, Daniel Carlton

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Grand Manan Island, N.B., Grand Manan Museum: 1994

Seller ID: 011084

ISBN: 1-895825-04-0

Binding: Soft Cover, Stapled

Condition: Very Good

White softcover showing sailing ship. The author's account of his first, and his father's 42nd, trip around Cape Horn. 47 pp.
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Jane's Surface Skimmers; Hovercraft and Hydrofoils

By: McLeavy, Roy (Ed.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., McGraw-Hill Book Company: 1972

Seller ID: 005945

ISBN: 07 032164 7

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

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 lan...
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Multihull Seamanship

By: McMullen, Michael

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: New York, David McKay Company, Inc,: 1976

Seller ID: 011121

ISBN: 0-679-50622-5

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

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...
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Charterparties and Bills of Lading

By: McNair, Sir William Lennox/ Mocatta, Alan A.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: London, Sweet & Maxwell, Limited: 1955

Seller ID: 009560

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Black cloth on boards. Green spine label. Bill of sale and three flyers laid in. Previous owner's name. Contracts, Bills of Lading, Liability, Voyage, Unloading, Demurrage, Freight, Lien, Damages, Jurisdiction, and Appendices. Heavy book will need extra postage. 658 pp.
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Famous Harbors of the World

By: Moran, Eugene F.(Sr.)

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Random House: 1953

Seller ID: 000254

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good

Original grey-green cloth with white lettering and black cover design, no DJ. Hinges stiff from gluing, but seem secure. One signature misaligned originally, but not serious. Colourful pictorial EPs. 99 pp. with index.
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Wake of the Great Sealers

By: Mowat, Farley

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, Ltd.: 1973

Seller ID: 011825

ISBN: 0-7710-1527-5

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Grey cloth on boards. DJ has a few very small edge nicks. By the time you've read to Page 8, you'll vow with Aunt Gerti Hann, "...I was barn in Swains Tickle, and that's the place they'll lay me down." 157 pp.
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In Yankee Windjammers (Two Books in One)

By: Nordhoff, Charles

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: N.Y., Dodd, Mead, and Company: 1940

Seller ID: 009032

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

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.
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Norie's Nautical Tables; with Explanations of Their Use; New Revised Edition

By: Norie, J. W.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson, Ltd.: 1954

Seller ID: 002738

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good Plus

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.
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A Complete Epitome of Practical Navigation

By: Norie, J. W.

Price: $120.00 USD

Publisher: London, Charles Wilson: 1872

Seller ID: 011537

Binding: Full Leather

Condition: Very Good

Tan calf on sturdy boards. Previous owner's name. Exceptionally good condition overall, with only one issue worthy of negative comment - the front joint shows a hairline crack in the leather. Internally, pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked. Binding is sound. 344 pp. plus 44 pp. Instructions on Use of Tables, plus 359 pp. of Tables. Large, heavy book will need extra postage.
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William Dampier, Buccaneer Explorer

By: Norris, Gerald (Ed.)

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: London, Folio Society: 1994

Seller ID: 008026

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Original illustrated gold cloth on boards. No writing or damage. William Dampier, born in 1651 in Somerset, was an all-round sailor, privateer, and researcher. He was the first Englishman to map parts of Australia and New Zealand, and to sail around the world three times. His descriptions of flora and fauna are colourful and numerous. Reading this book could be compared to an extended cruise of several continents. 268 pp. with index.
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High Boats; A Century of Salmon Remembered

By: Norris, Pat Wastell

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Madeira Park, B.C., Harbour Publishing: 2003

Seller ID: 007630

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

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.
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Cape Breton Ships and Men

By: Parker, John P.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Ltd.: 1980

Seller ID: 007111

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good Plus to Very Good

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.
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