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Black Ivory

by Collins, Norman

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Toronto: Collins, 1948. 305pp. Being the life story of Ralph Rudd, his early adventures, perils and misfortunes on land and sea, including sundry close encounters with high-jacking, mutiny and violence off the African Slave Coast. Blue boards with gilt to spine, small book sellers sticker to ffep. DJ illustration by Charles Andres. DJ has some loss to bottom of spine, closed tear to front panel, and edge wear.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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Blue Water Dwelling

by Jordan, Humfrey

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London: Hodder And Stoughton, 1949. 319 pp.Jacket drawn by C.E. Turner. The Seeker was a lucky ship. She gave hope, freedom and adventure to those who sailed her. Book has some light spotting to eps and outside edges. DJ light edge wear.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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Chronicle Of The Calypso, Clipper.  A Story Of Conflict and Courage On The High Seas
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Chronicle Of The Calypso, Clipper. A Story Of Conflict and Courage On The High Seas

by Jennings, John

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Boston/Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1955. 295 pp. A novel of the golden days of the California trade, of the great ocean race around Cape Horn, of the clipper ships, and the men and women who sailed them. . Map eps showing the course of the clippers. Pictorial price-clipped dust jacket by Harry Schaare. Edge-wear to extremities of dust jacket.... "dappled" colour loss to front panel where sticker had been removed. This copy remains clean and bright.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus.
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Chronicle Of The Calypso, Clipper.  A Story Of Conflict and Courage On The High Seas

Chronicle Of The Calypso, Clipper. A Story Of Conflict and Courage On The High Seas

by Jennings, John

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Boston/Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1955. 295 pp. A novel of the golden days of the California trade, of the great ocean race around Cape Horn, of the clipper ships, and the men and women who sailed them. Light beige boards with blue lettering. Map eps . Pictorial DJ designed by Harry Schaare. Edge-wear to extremities of dust jacket.... "dappled" colour loss to front panel where sticker had been removed. This copy remains clean and bright.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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The Far Lands

by Hall, James Norman

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Boston,: Little, Brown and Company, 1950. 325 pp Jacket painting by Nicholas Mordvinoff. The Heroic people who settled the South Sea Isles before history was written left a legend of their wanderings out of which Hall has woven a novel of beauty and enchantment. Very minor wear to spine ends. DJ price-clipped with very minor edge wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Great Sea Stories

by French, Joseph Lewis (Edited By)

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New York: Brentanos Publishers (c.1925) 'Second Series' Edition. A new volume of Sea Stories culled from the masterpieces of the literature of the sea. Some of the distinguished authors represtented are: Sir Walter Raleigh, James Fenmore Cooper, Herman Melville, William Clark Russell, R.L. Stevenson, John Masefield, Victor Hugo, and Pierre Loti. Pictorial two-page spread illustrated endpapers by Paul Spener Johst. Several stories have tail piece illustrations by the same illustrator. Blue-green cloth boards.... blue title print to front board and spine. Well illustrated dust jacket. Name to ffep. Text and exterior edges of book show toning. Great sea story reading with stories selected by the anthologist of "Great Pirate Stories"... Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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Hornblower and The Hotspur

Hornblower and The Hotspur

by Forester, C.S

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London: Michael Joseph, 1962. C.S. Forester's last novel in the Hornblower run. It fills the last gap in the Hornblower stories. Well illustrated wrap-around dust jacket by David Cobb. Minor bubbling to rear endpaper. Price-clipped dust jacket. A tight, square desirable copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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The Hunter And The Whale

by Van Der Post, Laurens

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Toronto/Vancouver: Clarke,Irwin & Company, 1967. 318 pp. . Jacket by Frances Baruch. This is the story of a South African boy,Peter, whose developing relationship with the Captain and crew of the whaling ship Kurt Hansen, the fury and beauty of the chase are the leading motifs in Laurens Van der Post's finest novel. His knowledge of whaling is remarkable. DJ is price intact. A Very Nice Copy!.. 1st Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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The King's Coat.  Introducing Midshipman Alan Lewrie

The King's Coat. Introducing Midshipman Alan Lewrie

by Lambdin, Dewey

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ISBN 13
9781556111426
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1556111428
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New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1989. A novel of adventure and self-discovery, of breathtaking sea battles and awakening maturity. It introduces Midshipman Alan Lewrie on his premier voyage..... and sees him off to a brilliant career at the height of the American Revolution. Map endpapers, untrimmed foredge. Name to ffep. Upper foredge shows rough cut and soil to a few leaf edges. Remainder mark to top edge. The book remains tight and bright. Price-clipped well- illustrated jacket. Jacket design painting by Richard Hess. A most respectable copy!. First Edition Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine.
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Saltwater Summer

Saltwater Summer

by Haig-Brown, Roderick. Illustrated By John Worsley

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London: Collins, 1962. The same two characters that appeared in 'Starbuck Valley' once again are here by the same author. This book is of a summer's fishing in the 'Mallard'. Don and Tubby have to make enough money for the boat, so they go north.... up the coast of British Columbia. Many difficulties and a dramatic rescue during a storm at sea are to be experienced. Once again Roderick Haig-Brown (a man of many gifts.... a fisherman, a hunter, and naturalist) shows his sensitive understanding of the mind of a boy approaching man-hood. His book gives us robust characterisation, dry humour and the authentic taste of the sea. A list of illustrations provided. These illustrations and the illustrated dust jacket are by John Worsley. An ex-library copy. This early reprint remains firm and complete.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good Plus.
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Santorini

by MacLean, Alistair

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1st. American Ed. Stated
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New York: Doubleday & Co., 1987. 245 pp. MacLean is back- with an explosive saga of nuclear catastrophe on the high seas! Illustrated jacket by Stanislaw Fernandes. Book spine slight slant. DJ very minor flaking at spine end and corner tips. Free of any detracting inscriptions or previous owners signatures. Very clean bright copy.. 1st. American Ed. Stated. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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The Sea Chest. Stories of Adventure At Sea

by Knight, Captain Frank

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New York: Platt & Munk, 1964. 207 pp. 10 wonderful full-page b/w illustrations by William riley. Foreword by Harvey Swados. Wrap-around pictorial dust jacket. Here are great tales of the Spanish Main, of Naval heroes, pirates, raiders, modern smugglers and of a rollicking crew of cadets aboard a modern merchant ship. DJ has short closed tears and minor edge-wear. Price-clipped, original book mark still attached to inside front flap. A very nice copy!. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by William Riley.
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Sea Scout and Savage: Adventure Among The Cannibals of the Soloman Islands

Sea Scout and Savage: Adventure Among The Cannibals of the Soloman Islands

by Leighton, Robert

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London: Ward, Lock & Co Limited N.D. Full page frontispiece. Thirty chapters of adventures among the cannibals of the Soloman Islands. Well illustrated front board. A nice, clean book. A story for younger readers.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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The Taking Of The Gry. A Novel Of Brave Men At Sea

by Masefield, John

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New York: The MacMillan Company, 1967. 193 pp This gripping, entertaining story tells of a revolution in the tiny republic of Santa Ana on the Spanish Main, and details the foolhardy, desperate attempt of two men to "kidnap" an ammunition ship, The Gry, from a harbour held by their enemies. Illustrated Dj designed by Richard Smith. Jacket has price intact, closed tear to bottom of rear panel and a one inch piece missing from top of rear panel.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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To The Walls Of Cartagena

To The Walls Of Cartagena

by Dwight, Allan (Pen Name for Turner Allan Taylor and Lois Cole Taylor)

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Williamsburg/New York: Colonial Williamsburg, . Distrubuted By Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc, 1967. To The Walls of Cartagena.... Illustrated by Leonard Vosburgh. This is the story of Greg Shelby's valient service as a Virginia soldier of the King in "The War of Jenkins Ear" and of his secret mission for his friend Jason Pollok, a merchant of Williamsburg. It is also a story of spies and scoundrels, of buccaneers and booty, of legendary lost treasure, and of courage, resolution, and loyalty of Greg to his King, his friends and his family. Two-page map spread.... The Plan of the Harbour, Town and Several Forts of Cartagena. Each of the thirteen chapters contain one full-page illustration by Leonard Vosburgh who is known to be a fine illustrator of historical and period subjects whose work is imaginative, exciting and historically accurate in every detail. The well- illustrated dust jacket carries his initials. Front board show three ships stamped in light blue. Initials of previous… Read More
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The Trail Of The Serpent

The Trail Of The Serpent

by De Hartog, Jan

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9780060390181
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New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1983. The author is at his best in this story of the Dutch East Indies during World War II. "The Trail of the Serpent" transports us back to early 1942, when Japanese forces overran the Dutch colonial empire, thus ending three centuries of rule in Indonesia. Blue cloth boards, gilt print to spine. No signs of previous ownership. Price-intact dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon. A bright clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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