Search Results: Maritime History from GlobalAcademics

South Carolina: Sandlapper , 1992. Detailed rare text describes the Hunley's design, construction, engineers and operations; including accurate accounts of the two tragic sinkings during training which drowned a majority of its crewmen. 114 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1991. Detailed volume includes recent advances in non-linear equasions for ship motions and ship hydrodynamics, small scale dynamics of cavitation inception, development and implementation of multipoint, free-surface measurements, modeling of solitons in Kelvin wakes, Navier-Stokes solutions for propellers, reconnection phenomena for vortex interactions with the free surface, and the inclusion of the hull boundary layer in the predictions of hull flows. 832 pgs. Illustrated. Gilt front cover & spine. Corners slightly bumped. Heavy Item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Annapolis,Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1994. Classic updated maritime reference text contains detailed sections on collision regulations and international conformity, lawful lights, head-on encounters in open waters, overtaking and crossing situation in open waters, maritime collision law, law in fog, etc. 400 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name blacked out on top outer edge. Very minimal shelfwear.. Seventh Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Text presents a framework for marine regionalism in North-East Asia, formulating a policy for marine environmental protection and fisheries management, including proposed detailed designs for such regimes. 329 pgs. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, U.K.: Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd., 1923. Classic text well researched by the author, includes authenticated historical accounts of the various Q-ships' operations, battles, and their commanders and crew during WWI. Over 60 rare illustrations including phtographs, diagrams, charts, etc. 276 pgs. Frontispiece of the Q-sailing ship "Mitchell". Gilt spine and front cover. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Minor foxing; some rubbing to corners and edges. . Second Impression. Original Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Council on Wave Research & Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers , 1955. Text is divided into 4 parts with detailed chapters in each: Theory, Measurement, and Prediction of Wave Motion; Theory of Ship Motion on a Seaway; Laboratory Equipment for Model Tests; and Model and Prototype Observations on Ship Motion. 509 pgs. Illustrated. Label inside front cover, numbers inked on lower spine, pocket on inside back cover. Minor shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

London, U.K.: D.Van Nostrand Co. Ltd., 1958. Extraordinary detailed account of the author's post WWII cruising trip through Danish, Swedish, Baltic and North Sea waters, including pilotage notes at the end of each chapter. Lavishly illustrated by the author including 21 black and white photographs, and over 30 drawings and charts. 239 pgs. Photo-frontispiece. Price clipped dustjacket; in mylar. Small closed tear lower edge of rear d.j. near spine. Very minor shelfwear. Scarce.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.