Search Results: Sailing from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

Photographic Image. Very Good. Hardcover. A lovelyL photo album recalling Lena Bland Currie's 1951 cruise to Hawaii. The album measures approx. 10"x7" with 35 captioned snapshots. The larger photos are 6.5"x8.5". Included are postcards, clippings and additional ephemera. The final leaf of the album contains the obituary for Lena Bland Currie in 1966. An album in very good collectible condition.

Boston: Collins, 1879. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed By Douglas Frazar. 1st Edition. Practical Boat Sailing A Concise And Simple Treatise 1879 Inscribed 1st edition. Occasional lightly penciled underlining. Hinges sound but pastedowns are 'starting'..

Print. Very Good. No Binding. Agustín Berlinguero de la Marca Gallego (2) ROYAL SPANISH NAVAL ETCHINGS of the 18th Century Two Color-Engravings of Spanish Naval Ships, printed in 1932 -- from the originals of c.1790 (NMM PU 7333 Royal Museums Greenwich, England). 'Navio De Linea Espanol'-- Spanish Ship of the Line, bow view, running downwind and firing a salute. From a series of 10 plates illustrating the classes of ships in the Royal Navy of Spain, circa 1790s. 'Lancha Canonera Espanola Con Canon de Grueso Calibre'-- Spanish Cannon Boat with heavy gauge cannon, mounted on starboard side, seen with a fresh wind. From a series of 10 plates illustrating the classes of the ships in the Royal Navy of Spain, circa 1790s. Engraved by artist Agustín Berlinguero de la Marca Gallego (1750-1810). Etchings engravers-- Rodríguez and Gascó. The artwork is lovely, bright, clean and sharp-- in very nice collectible condition. Approx. size of each is 7.8" x… Read More

Wash. DC: National Geographic Kids, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. dramatic and beautifully painted pop-up compendium of sea creatures. From crabs to seahorses to hammerhead sharks to octopi to corals, the animals in this volume literally jump off the page at you. Every spread surprises with a fishy friend coming up for air and multiple pull tabs which allow kids to learn more about their fascinating behavior.1st ed. 2008. Signed- JERRY PINKNEY, renown artist/illustrator of children's books. Jerry Pinkney brings the underwater world to mysterious life with his detailed drawings & vivid color palette. (6) full-pg. pop-ups: Anemones/ giant kelp/ goosefish/ coral reef/ hammerhead shark/ squid & octopus. Additional pull-tabs & hidden flaps. Very good, collectible condition. 9.25" x 9"..