Search Results: Ships & Boats from Twin City Antiquarian Books

Minneapolis: Control Data Publishing, 1981 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue boards with gilt decoration, blue cloth spine with gilt titles, endpaper maps, color frontispiece, 224 pp, 16 ff b & w photo plates, appendix, glossary. Gift inscription on ffep. DJ has a 2-cm chip to rop of rear panel, rubbed corners; in Brodart archival cover. Minnesota school teacher Gerry Spiess, following a life-long dream, designed and built his 10-foot wood & fiberglass sailboat Yankee Girt and sailed it across the Atlantic Ocean from Norfolk to Falmouth. This is the story of the boat and the voyage. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG+/VG. 23½ X 16 cm.

Washington, D. C: United States Government Printing Office, 1961 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, faint spotting to front board near top edge, owner's signature (epidemiologist Leonard M. Schuman) rubber-stamped on ffep. Gives apparent positions of the sun, moon and planets for each hour of the year (i.e., 1963), and other astronomical data of use to navigators. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 12 oz.). . VG/No dj. 26 X 18½ cm.

Toronto: Irwin Publishing, 1985 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black cloth, foil titles on spine, endpaper maps, xvi, 264 pp, numerous b & w photos and facsimile documents, bibliography, index. Slight wear to tail of spine, gift inscription on preliminary blank. DJ in Brodart archival cover. "...fifteen whalemen, mostly from British ports, relate their own dramatic experiences in the Eastern Arctic between 1824 and 1917. Their tales take on epic proportions as they describe being hemmed in by pack ice and forced to winter over; tension between crew members; six months spent drifting on an ice floe; outbreaks of scurvy, desertion and even cannibalism; attempts to establish settlements--and even play cricket--in the grim Arctic environment." Shipping weight 4 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/Fine. 25 X 26½ cm (oblong).

Ormond Beach, FL: Privately Printed, 1953 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Published by George A. Zabriskie, The Doldrums. 750 copies printed by the George Grady Press, New York, December 1953. Dark green cloth with gilt titles and decoration on spine, decorative endpapers, 24, [3] pp, 3 photographs. Just a hint of wear to tail of spine. Pale green DJ has a few smudges and traces of owner's name on front panel, is rubbed and creased at joints, and faded on spine and near edges; in Brodart archival cover. Short story about an argument between shipmates and its consequences, copyright 1907 by Scribner's. Shipping weight 12 oz.. Limited. . Fine/Very Good. 20½ X 14 cm.

Tuscaloosa & London: The University of Alabama Press, 1987 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Burnt orange cloth, black titles on spine, 209, [1] pp, 7 ff b & w plates, notes, bibliography, index. Tail of spine slightly rubbed, else fine. DJ has small tear & creasing to tail of spine, else fine; in Brodart archival cover. To the text of the original 1965 edition, this edition adds a new introduction and revised bibliography by the author. According to the DJ, this book is "the story of the exploits of a few Confederate ships that did millions of dollars' worth of damage to the great United States merchant marine fleet during the Civil War. The Florida and the ships she outfitted caused such an uproar with their daring raids against American shipping that the Union navy finally had to use desperate measures to capture them." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ed. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm.

South Brunswick & New York: A. S. Barnes & Co., 1973 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Bound for A. S. Barnes from British sheets (UK edition was by Kaye & Ward, London). Blue cloth-textured boards, gilt titles on spine, 159 pp, many drawings & 140 b & w photos. Boards fading near edges, else fine. DJ has light soil & some rubbing to extremities; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). First US Edition. . Near Fine/VG+. 25 X 16½ cm.

New York: Pantheon Books, 2004 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Beige boards, copper titles on spine, endpaper maps, [vii], 291, [1] pp. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Pollack's journey is much longer than the Portuguese portion of the Douro River. It begins with his childhood dream to build an unsinkable boat made of cork, continues to his adult project to collect enough wine corks to float himself, three companions, and their gear, and after much problem solving a grueling process of construction culminates in the trip to Portugal. John Pollack is a professional writer, having served as a speechwriter for Congressman David Bonier (D-Mich) and President Bill Clinton. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 8 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 19 X 13½ cm.

Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full blue cloth, foil titles on spine, 332 pp, profusely illustrated with photos & drawings. Extremities rubbed, top edge foxed, owner's name on fpd and gift inscription on half-title. DJ has small surface chips at corners & spine ends; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 3rd ptg. . VG/VG. 24 X 18½ cm.

Washington, D. C: U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office, 1964 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full red cloth, black titles on front board & spine, 226 pp. Spine & boards lightly sunned, else fine. The 1964 reprint leaves the main tables unchanged, but there are some differences in text and minor tables. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. Reprint. . Near Fine/No dj. 26½ X 19½ cm.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue cloth, gold titles on front board & spine, top edge dyed blue, pictorial endpapers, 401 pp. Spine & edges slightly sunned, titles on spine somewhat dull. Two memoirs of life at sea by the grandfather of the co-author of "Mutiny on the Bounty." Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . Near Fine/No dj. 22 X 15 cm.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1988 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue boards, grey cloth spine with blue titles, [ix], 214 pp, 4 ff b & w photo plates, index. Faint staining to fore-edge & bump to top rear corner. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Lake Superior, the largest lake in North America, can be a dangerous place in bad weather. The author spent three months sailing the lake in his self-built 20-foot boat and paying calls upon its shores and islands. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Good/Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York: Bell Publishing Company, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red cloth, perfect bound, xiii, 360 pp, 11 plates not in pagination. First printing of the undated Bell reprint of the 1969 Charles E. Tuttle reprint of the 1841 D. Appleton & Co. original. Spine cocked, head & tail of spine worn, a bit of edge wear at corners, and brittle spine cracked at pp 73-4. DJ somewhat browned; worn, chipped and torn about edges, but with all text and pictures intact; and and fairly bright; in Brodart archival cover. Despite the physical failings of this reprint, it is worthy of attention as "the last word on whaling" before Moby Dick. Olmsted was a young Yale graduate who was advised to travel to improve his poor health. Unexpectedly for someone of his class, he chose to travel on a whaling vessel, took careful notes, learned how to draw in order to record his visual impressions, and wrote this book about the experience. Shipping weight… Read More

Les Éditions du Temps, 1961 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Perfect-bound in textured and laminated pictorial boards, 104, [1] pp, 6 plates, many illustrations in text. The perfect (i.e. glued) binding is brittle, otherwise fine. DJ shows a little rubbing at extremities; in Brodart archival cover. This French-language book on the launch of the France was issued about six months before the planned maiden voyage of that ship, billed as "the world's longest passenger liner." A smokestack-shaped bookmark is laid in. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 4 oz.). . Near Fine/Near Fine. 18½ X 16 cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black cloth with blind-stamped monogram and decoration on front board, top edge dyed yellow, 242, [4] pp. Gift inscription on front paste-down. Canadian sailor on a run-down American ship sailing to the Caribbean. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 8 oz.). First US Edition. . Fine/No dj. 21 X 14 cm.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth with foil titles, printed on coated paper, xxiv, 345 pp; numerous illustrations. Faintly musty, top edge a bit dusty. DJ rubbed at extremities, a few small tears (up to 1 cm), lightly soiled; in Brodart archival cover. Learning to Sail is aimed at the "landlubber," according to the foreword. "It begins at the beginning, and gives just enough information to enable anyone to take out a small boat and bring her back in safety." Contents: selection of a boat; mooring; vocabulary; preliminary warnings; useful knots; bending and hoisting sail; reefing; theory of sailing; before the wind; sailing to windward; reaching; making and clearing a dock or mooring; helmsmanship; ballast and trim; seventeen ways to get into trouble; seventeen or more ways to get out of trouble; capsizing; what to do in a thunderstorm; sailing in a tideway; laying to; waves; coastwise… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth with foil titles, xiii, 286 pp; 61 illustrations incl. 9 ff b & w plates. Small frayed spot at head of spine, extremities rubbed, top edge dusty, bookplate. How to cruise along the coast while living aboard: philosophy; requisites of a cruiser; rigging; the yawl and ketch; the schooner; the sloop and cutter; the auxiliary motor; lights; food and cooking; water; sleep; plumbing; equipment; fire prevention; keeping dry; navigation; the dinghy problem; anchoring; evening chores; cruising outside; etiquette; night sailing; companions; racing; the organized cruise; routine; seamanship.. First Edition. . G+/No dj. 20 X 14 cm.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1971 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Lilac cloth, blue titles on spine, xiii, 338 pp, hundreds of b & w illustrations, glossary, brief bibliography, index. Front endpapers seem to have been damaged during manufacturing (paste-down has 2 cm tear and is creased top to bottom, free endpaper has similar crease & a scratch), else very good, corners lightly bumped and cloth sunned near top & bottom edges. DJ has a 3 cm chip to front panel, another on front flap, a few tears of 1 to 5 cm, and is covered with adhesive plastic. This is a comprehensive, popular-level history of the Mississippi River and its tributaries as a means of transportation from the early days of colonization to modern barge traffic. It includes a paragraph or two on the history of just about every city of at least modest size on the navigable portions of the rivers, and chapters on river boats, packet lines, riverboat life, disaster on the river… Read More

Washington, D. C: United States Government Printing Office, 1959 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Beige wraps, sewn through folds, xiv, 269 pp. Covers & edges lightly soiled & worn, faintly musty. In addition to the Mississippi River and its tributaries, lists aids to navigation on the Red River and the Illinois Waterway. Corrected to January 1, 1959.. Wraps. VG/No dj. 26 X 20 cm.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Later printing of US edition; first published in England by Hodder & Stoughton as Sheila in the Wind. Green cloth, gilt device on front board and titles on spine, endpaper maps, frontis. portrait, [viii], 319 pp, map, 3 ff photos not paginated, index. A couple of small spots on boards, else fine. DJ has a 2" tear at top of front panel at joint, smaller closed tears to 1 cm, moderate edge wear, price clipped, but still bright with minimal rubbing; in Brodart archival cover. From DJ: "Adrian Hayter sailed alone from England to New Zealand, stopping at war-torn outposts, corrupt backwaters and havens of primitive beauty, meeting people of many countries--in comradeship, in violence or in idyllic love. His six-year voyage was fraught with hardships and danger as well as extraordinary inward experience." The map shows his route along the Mediterranean coast of… Read More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth, black titles, blind & gilt decoration, grey dec. endpapers, cloth-reinforced hinges, 276 pp, index. Slightly scuffed, loose rear free endpaper tipped in (this is not a major flaw since the book was manufactured with the endpapers split along the hinge and free endpapers tipped in; this provided the extra strength and flexibility needed for this large and heavy book). DJ complete and unfaded but rather beat up about the edges; in Brodart archival cover. Contents consist mainly of hand-lithographed line drawings of various details of ships, mostly sailing ships but some details of steamships and power boats are included. The text provides background and explanation for the illustrations; the captions make the book a pictorial dictionary. Contributors: Bengt Kihlberg (chief editor), Curt Sture Görman (supervisor of graphic design), Per Nielsen (director of… Read More