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Mystic Seaport: the Age of Sail
by Colby, Jean Poindexter
Hastings House, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good ; Good Jacket. 1970 Hastings House. The Famous Museum Series. No edition stated. No additional printings listed. Hardcover has red-orange cloth-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering and decorations. Black & white photographs by Louis S. Martel; maps and illustrations by Joshua Tolford. 96 pages. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket...
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£6.48
Wanderer of Liverpool
by John Masefield
MacMillan, 1930 Book. Good. Hardcover. Good/VPoor (in brodart).
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£8.10
The Pick of Peyton
by Mike Peyton
London: Nautical Books, 1985 Book. Very Good. Illustrated Boards. Clean, straight and tight..
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£6.48
The Age of the Galley - Mediterranian Oared Vessels Since Pre-Classical Times ( Conway's History of the Ship )
by Gardiner, Robert
London: Conway Maritime Press 1995. 4to.Limited Edition. 256 pp, illustrated no 57/2000 limited edition. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 0851776345 . Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1995.
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£25.00
Tales from a Tin Can: The USS Dale from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
by Olson, Michael Keith
Zenith Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Near Fine ; Fine Jacket. 2007 Zenith Press. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has blue textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Black and white maps and plates. 336 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. Book is in excellent condition with only a hint of shelf wear at the spine ends and a small indented hole in the paper covering at the front edge of the spine....
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£7.29
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. COPPER RIVER & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY
by Alaska Steamship Co
Seattle: Alaska Steamship Co., 1916. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 4 X 9" panels, opens to a 8 X 9" brochure with 16 pages, stapled, color covers, 2-colors inside. Includes a map, sailing schedule for March to October, 1916. Previous owner has made notations along margins about his experiences re the steamship line. Record # 359835
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£32.38
![The megayacht century ;: The significant vessels, cornerstone events & unforgettable people of the past 100 years / [from the editors of Showboats international]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/722/804/1264804722.0.b.jpg)
The megayacht century ;: The significant vessels, cornerstone events & unforgettable people of the past 100 years / [from the editors of Showboats international]
by Showboat Magazine (editors)
Not a blemish. This is a softcover book in a hard slipcase. A collector's copy. There are 192 pages. Beautifully illustrated throughout.
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£28.33
The Archaeology of Boats & Ships An Introduction
by Greenhill, Dr Basil with Morrison, Professor John
London: Conway Maritime Press. 1995. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Introduction by Professor Séan McGrail. 288 pages. Brings together all the archaeological knowledge on the world's boats and ships. It is an evaluation of all of the evidence on the evolution of boat and shipbuilding...
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£21.15
The Racing-Cruiser
by Henderson, Richard
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1970. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First edition in clean original jacket, SIGNED by Ted Kennedy (Edward M. Kennedy). (This book was purchased from a gentleman who regularly saied with Kennedy, and whose wife worked in Senator Kennedy's senatorial and presidential campaigns.) Book size: 9" x 11-1/2"). Clean blue-gray cloth boards with silver...
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£121.42
The Great Iron Ship
by James Dugan
Book is in Good+ condition, with light page-tanning, and light edgewear. Dust jacket is in Fair condition, with several open tears around jacket edges, ~2" closed tear from bottom of jacket front towards the center.
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£28.33
Forgotten Empress: The Empress of Ireland Story
by David Zeni
Book is in Fine condition, with no visible faults. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition, with bit of creasing to front bottom edge corner and a bit of wear to top edge corners, one very small tear near rear top edge corner.
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£32.38
The Dream Boats. The beautiful People on Their Beautiful Yachts
by Holmes, Nancy
London: Elek Books. 1977. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 191 pages. A peep at life aboard some of the most luxurious private yachts ever built and sailed including the Onassis's, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Marjorie Post etc. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£7.93
Two Yachts, Two Voyages
by Hiscock, Eric
London: Adlard Coles. 1984. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs, charts and plans. 167 pages. The story of the author and his wife's journey in their steel ketch 'Wanderer IV' from New Zealand to the West Coast of Canada; the planning and building of their replacement yacht, 'Wanderer V ' and her maiden voyage. Robust,...
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£18.50
Model Ship Builder: World's Largest Model Ships & Boats Magazine Vol. III Nos. 15-18 and Vol. IV Nos. 19-20 19
by PHILLIPS, Jeffrey A. [editor]
Cedarburg: Phoenix Publications, 1982. First. Stapled paperback. Good.. Collection of 6 stapled magazines. Good/Good-. All issues with some wear to edges and corners; rubbing/wear/darkening to covers; some soiling to covers; some creasing to covers; some cross creasing to spine; some light wear around staples; some small paper remnants from protective shipping cover at staples; some soiling to page edges; page edges yellowed; shipping label to former owner pasted to back covers. Number 15 and 18 with...
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£28.33
The Great Iron Ship
by James Dugan
Harper & Brothers, 1953. Book of the month club. Good. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Book is clean w/ bumping to corners and spine ends.
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£12.14
THE BEST OF SAIL TRIM
by Mason, C. (Ed by) , Hild Marshall Dyson McKibbon Strawbridge Schoonmaker Stanton Colgate Cameron Etc
Sail Publications. AN. 1985. Softcover; 6th Printing. 0914814036 . As new condition. Contents include On The Main such as elements of draft and twist, Genoas & Jib such as clew position on small boats, the spinnaker, wind & sails, changing sail wherewithal such as the gear that shapes the sail, changing sail, etc. ; 6x9; 280 pages .
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£6.48£5.18
Riverboats and Rivermen
by Drage, William and Michael Page
Adelaide: Rigby, 1976. Minor shelf wear; rubbing to d/w and slight bumping to edges, a tiny rip to spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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£18.50
Canoecraft: An Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construction
by Moores, Ted
Firefly Books, 2001. Softcover. Very Good. Very Good. 2001 Firefly Books. Second printing of 2000 Revised and expanded edition. Oblong, 10.75 x 8.2 inches. Softcover. Black and white photographs and illustrations. 207 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Light diagonal crease on back cover. Pages clean and unmarked. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
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£8.10
![Barche Tradizionali della Laguna Veneta [Translation: Traditional Boats of the Venetian Lagoon]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/385/157/1567157385.0.b.jpg)
Barche Tradizionali della Laguna Veneta [Translation: Traditional Boats of the Venetian Lagoon]
by Bonifacio, Andrea; Caniato, Giovanni (Editors)
Venice, Italy: Marco Polo System and the Arzna Association. Near Fine. 2013. Softcover. This fascinating book depicts numerous examples with accompanying history of the boats which have plied the Venice Lagoon since the earliest times. The text is entirely in Italian, and it does not appear that a translation of this title exists. There are articles on a variety of topics and the illustrations, drawings and photos that accompany them are fascinating. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book...
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£56.62
Down The Bay : The Story of the Excursion Boats of Port Phillip
by Fitchett,T.K
Melbourne: Rigby, 1975. Bumping and creasing to d/w. Red pen scribble on back of d/w. A small stain to front endpaper and cover page. . First Edition, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Damaged. Oblong 4to. Rare.
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£39.65
The Golden Century Classic Motor Yachts, 1830-1930
by MacTaggart, Ross
New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2001. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. 296 pages. A history and celebration of the great motor yachts, the men and women who commissioned them and the designers and builders who created them. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£29.08
Sailing Warships of the Us Navy
by Donald L. Canney
Book and dust jacket are in Near Fine condition. Book has two "I support VFW" stickers, one on front pastedown and second on front endpaper. Pages otherwise clean and tight.
Dust jacket has small scrape near the center top of jacket front, and one very small closed tear at bottom of jacket spine.
Dust jacket has small scrape near the center top of jacket front, and one very small closed tear at bottom of jacket spine.
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£40.48
The China Clippers
by Basil Lubbock
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd, Nautical Publishers, 1973 Book. Illus. by Yerkes, Lane. Very Good. Hardcover. VG - would be NF, save that book has been bound upside down (i.e. covers are upside down, no doubt unnoticed due to dust jacket being correctly oriented) text is clean and tight, boards show light rubbing to corners/spine ends; DJ is rubbed on rear, apparently from being shelved next to a blue book.
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£28.33
Cold War Submarines The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001
by Norman Polmar; K. J. Moore
Light shelfwear on both book and jacket.
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£40.48
Dawn Will Always Break (Ex Tenebris Lux)
by Allan Lansley Waller
Sparrow's Nest, Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom: The Royal Navy Patrol Service Association, 1997 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. gift inscription on tp; stapled covers lightly creased; o/w clean, tight copy.
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£21.86
