Search Results: Titles starting with A from Maiden Voyage Booksellers

Boston: Grand Encampment of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 1870. Half-Leather. Very Good. 460 pp; 2 volumes in one; summations of the assemblies; 4 line drawings; including etching as frontispiece on 1871 volume; marbled end papers; some rubbing to corners and beginning of splitting on spine; hinges fine, binding tight.

Binghamton, NY: Edgar S. Barney, 1929. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 206 pp; privately published by the author, in a limited edition of 400 copies; to commemorate a tour of travel agents through England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and France in September and October of 1928; several b & w photos and illustrations; inscribed by the author to Dr. Henry A. Young; in red leatherette boards with gilt stamping; dj has small piece missing from top edge of front panel, to foot of spine and has !" closed tear to top edge of rear panel.

NY: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good. 148 pp; examination of the pitfalls of the theater, cards and dancing from conservative Christian viewpoint; end papers slightly browned; lacks dj; has name of previous owner written in pencil.

New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1962. Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 459 pp; sheds new life on various aspects of biblical life that have reshaped the study of the Old Testament, moving the Bible out of the isolation of centuries into the mainstream of world history. This book has been produced in Israel where scholars gain a closer understanding and clearer insight into the ways of thinking of the ancient Hebrews; with 100's of full-color and b & w photos and line drawings. Includes orignal slip-case with very minor signs of wear and minor chips to top 2 corners at extreme edges; bears gift inscription to former owner on 1st blank page and dj has been price-clipped.

Washington D.C.: Department of the Navy, 1974. Hardcover. Contains photographs.

New York: Random House, 1970. Hardcover. b & w/very good. 256 pp; a hstorical record that traces the development of sails, rigging and hull design, form the caravel, carrackand galleon to the clipper ship epoch, to the great steel-hulled four and five-masted barques and barquentines; profusely illustrated with b & w photos and illustrations plus 44 full-page, full-color plates; illustrated end papers.

Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1995.

New York: The world Railway Publishing Company, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. 70 pp; highly detailed examination illustrating and explaining the workings of the air brake as they functioned on railways in the late 1800's and early 1900's; profusely illustrsted with highly detailed line drawings; fold-outs etc.; published without a dj in red boards; some minor soiling to boards; spine partially faded; has bookplate of former owner on rear paste-down.

Stockholm, Sweden: Waldemarsudde, 1990. Hardcover. As New/fine. 101 pp; magnificent collection of the Swedish speaking, Finnish painter, Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) which is now housed in the former personal residence of Prince Eugen (1865-1947) in Waldemarsudde, Sweden; 66 full-color reproductions against striking, bronze background with a full-page of descriptive text opposite; (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN SWEDISH).

Tryckeri, Sweden: Mariehamm, 1978. Hardcover. As New. 291 pp; portraits of Aland sailing ships; the Aland Islands being an autonomous, Swedish speaking region of Finland (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN SWEDISH); has a 3 page Introduction in English which does give a good overview of the book; profusely illustrated with b & w photos and 16 pages of full-color reproductins; published without a dj in gold-stamped, red, cloth boards.

London, UK: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1922. Hardcover. Very Good +. 326 pp; well-written and thorough overview of shipping pioneer, Albert Ballin; fold-out is in"As New" condition; has bookplate of former owner on front paste-down; and has 2 ink stamps from same; one on title page and one on last page of index and remains of sticker to lower area of spine; lacks dj.

Barcelona: Editions del Mall, 1978. Hardcover. As New/as new. 222 pp; over 50 full-color plates with poetry on each featured on opposite page; index (TEST IS ENTIREL;Y IN SPANISH), dj has orignal clear plastic cover.

New York, NY: Van Rees Press, 1962.

New York, NY: Arco Publishing Company, Inc, 1977. Paperback. as new. 64 pp; comprehensive overview of Allied submarines during World War II; profusley illustrated with superb b & w phtots, charts, tables etc. Classes are arranged in chronological order and technical data is arranged so that the reader can trace the development of a particular class of submarine from each individual country. In b & w photo wraps.

Towanda, NY: Clark Craft Boat Co.

New York, NY: Edward W. Sweetman Company, 1970. Paperback. Very Good. 60 pp; staple-bound booklet; excellent guide for the beginning and amateur ship model builder; covers plastic kits, wooden models, all parts of ships and rigging; profusely illustrated with detailed line drawings; includes loose, has bookplate of former owner pasted to inside of front cover; lacks the laid in folded plans for a Brig; (SOLD AS IS); in b & w photo wraps;.

Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 80 pp; with 90 full-color photos; this volume leads the reader on a stunning visual tour of North America's most historicsal, intriguing and pictguresque lighthouses.

Salem, MA: The American Neptune, 1964. Paperback. Very Good +. 32 pp; selection of sixty oil paintings, water colors and drawings; each with fine b & w reproduction with caption; in illustrated wraps.

Salem, MA: Marine Research Society, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. has bookplate of previous owner on front paste down, lacks dj, slight wear to boards.

Newarkm DE: University of Delaware Press, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Emmons, Frederick E.. 184 pp; comprehensive look at six specific geographical areas of shipping around the world i.e. North Atlantic, Pacific, South America, Africa, etc.; with details of each steamship line that operated in that area; lists a total of seventy-four lines; some under two or three names; with hundred's of detailed profile drawings of various vessels written about.