Maritime

LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY HENRY CULVER! Numbered 611 of only 750 in existence. Includes a print signed by artist Gordon Grant. Some foxing on first few pages, especially tissue guard. Interior is otherwise clean and very attractive. Boards are good: mild wear on edges and corners, chipping at spine extremities. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

Florida: Best Publishing Co.. Near Fine. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0941332799 . Clean glossy pictorial paper covered boards. Text's interior is tight, clean & intact. Color & B/W photograph illustrations. Contents: First salvage operation; Arctic Conveys of WWII; Search for the Edinburgh; Striking gold; History of the Conception; Atmospheres of pressure; Helium; Salvage documents. Edited by Andy Nordhoff and Jim Joiner. Text and layout by Dawna Argenbright. Nautical; Color & B/W ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 198 pages .

London: Hutchinson Benham, 1978. Quite a few small tears to the edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor wear to spine ends and corners of green cloth-covered boards, the book smells faintly of being kept in a shed, also the covers are bowed. Otherwise, still a good clean tight copy of this not-very-common hard-cover book. Deals largely with the work of the Dutch marine salvage company Smit International. 270pp, 7 colour and 31 b&w illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: H. G. Leisenring's Steam House. Very Good. 1867. First Edition. Soft Cover. Peach colored paper covers with black titles. Interior of booklet is tight, clean & intact. United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Co. Includes a history of the formation of the joint companies monopoly. First Joint Report. New Jersey Canals ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 24 pages .

Albany, N. Y.: State of New York. Very Good. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Complete in two volumes, part 1 . Text and tables; part 2. Maps and profiles. PART ONE ONLY. Clean black cloth with gilt decorated spine. Interior of text is tight, clean and intact. (i-x) 1020pp. Illustrated with 5 fold-out plans, 2 of which are mended with Document repair tape at folds. Plus numerous tables and index.. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Prior owner ink stamp first & last pages. New York Canals ; Tables, fold out plates; Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 1020 pages .

The Amalgamated Press, London, 1936. Good. First Edition Set of the original 55 parts. 1764 pages including an index with original colour pictorial covers, each of a different ship. Engraved portrait of Queen Mary is missing from issue 1. Numerous colour plates and illustrations. Paper covers with yellow and white lettering, '7d weekly' on front. Final issue contains the index.Note: This collection is heavy at 5kg. Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery. Issue 1 marked by tape, slight scuffed and torn covers. Some marking and slight tears to the edges of some pages, with slight occasional rubbing to corners, otherwise bright, contents clean and tight.

1922. 1922 Larchmont Yacht Club CONSTITUTION, BY-LAWS, RACING RULES, ETC LARCHMONT YACHT CLUB 1922 Larchmont, NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1922 212pp Frontis photograph of yacht "Bluejacket", color plates of flags, 2 black and white photographs of yachts, lists of members, addenda sheet of new members sm 8vo Bound in pale yellow sailcloth, stamped in black This copy belonged to Larchmont Yach Club Member 291 Huston Wyeth; he has written his name in black ink: "H Wyeth/Yacht Boomerang IV" on the spine of the book Minimal soiling on covers, fine hardcover.

First edition, hardcover, 1879, Washington. Large heavy book has been professionally recased using original boards and spine, new endpapers. Paginates complete with all images and maps (13 European, 8 Inuit). Large folding map in rear pocket backed with linen, two panels with marbled paper over linen. Frontis portrait is heavy brittle stock and looks to have been reattached. Excellent interior with no ownership markings, no foxing, all images bright. Binding is sound. Boards show moderate patina, stains, etc but gilt remains bright. Old spine laid down over matching cloth looks rough but is not fragile. Arctic Biblio 6486. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: Hall did not survive his 3rd voyage so Nourse sorted through Hall's voluminous notes and artifacts to produce this report. Contains some high quality images on plates and is packed with interesting images embedded in text.

Hardcover Cloth 156 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 1988. Nice white boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. A book on the building and embellishment, the rigging and armaments of the Vasa, the Swedish warship that sank on her maiden voyage in Stockholm harbor in 1628. The book includes comparative studies of Danish, English and Dutch shipbuilding methods of the time.

Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. 2023. Quarto Size [approx 21x28cm]. Mint copy in a Mint Dustjacket. A New Copy. Dustjacket protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Colour plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 300 pages. Despite Bligh’s Bounty journal being widely regarded as the most important of all of the primary documents related to the famous mutiny, the relationship between the official version of the journal (at The National Archives in London) and Bligh’s private version (at the Mitchell Library in Sydney) has never been thoroughly investigated. That surprising omission has now been comprehensively rectified with the publication of The Bounty and beyond, a meticulous comparison of the two versions of the journal by John A. Fish. Numerous surprising and important differences are revealed, particularly those relating to food and drink, and Bligh’s relationships with his officers and… Read More

Signed and inscribed by Henry Beetle Hough, an icon on the Vineyard. There are some small chips on the unclipped dust jacket and some light foxing, but no other issues. This is a special copy. Price includes shipping within the U.S.

1871. Inscribed by the Author Latrobe, John H.B. [1803-1891]. A Lost Chapter in the History of the Steamboat. Baltimore: [Printed by John Murphy, Printer to the Maryland Historical Society], 1871. 44 pp. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in printed wrappers. Light soiling and edgewear to wrappers, a few chips to spine, presentation inscription "Joseph Patterson Esq with the very sincere regards of The Author" to head of front wrapper. Light toning to interior, light soiling to a few leaves, pp. 41-42 misbound after pp. 43-44. $150. * Only edition. A discussion of the controversy surrounding the invention of the steamboat. Nicholas J. Roosevelt had partnered with Robert Fulton and Robert R. Livingston to design, build and introduce the first steamboats to American waterways. In 1815, he claimed that he had already obtained a patent as the inventor of vertical wheels and prepared a lawsuit to seek protection; he later abandoned the suit due to the expense.

Condition: New. Extremely well preseved book that was kept in storage. No signs of wear on the book. Small wrinkle noted along the top of the back dust cover. Please see photos.
This is a very detailed and unique book with hundreds of B&W, and some color photos of naval vessels used during the time period of 1914 - 1945. It showcases a full array of patterns with narrative about each ship/pattern. Camoflage schemes used by the US Navy & British Allies and those of enemy Navies - German, Italian, and Japanese are featured in this all encompassing book.
This book is known as the most comprehensive study of the subject to date and a copy of it is in the Library of Congress.
Naval camouflage at sea was not intended to 'hide' ships, and an in-depth commentary explains the theory and development of visual deception, and the different ways in which it was intended to work at sea.
The core of the book is a listing of all the major patterns and schemes, with their colors, characteristics and function. Wherever… Read More

Los ciclones obra de divulgacion cientifica por el ingeniero A rodriguez sanchez primera edicion habana cuba 1939.estudio cientifico-historico sobbre los ciclones y huracanes libro muy raro,[out of print],coleccionable publicado en la habana cuba en 1939.

original bound volume. Topics include ; iron light houses, leaky ships, loss of the great liverpool, mercenary service, greek pirates, floating wrecks, ortons life bouy,swedish taariff, widow od muckle rock, wreck of the cataraqui, remarks on the navigation of the river min, experiments with shot on iron steamers, gun cotton sketch on it discovery, English in Borneo, on the dip of the horizon, plutos hurricane, booms blockades and steam funnels......And hundredsof interesting educational, entertaining and amusing articles. Many with diagrams. good general index. Births deaths and marriages..appointments, active lists of admirals,, retired admirals on retired pay, active list of captains. A very useful research tool or entertaining in its own right.