Konecky & Konecky, 1993. BRADDELEY, Jon. NAUTICAL ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES. [NY: Konecky & Konecky, 1993]. Small quarto, cloth in dust jacket; 160 pages. First Edition. Fine in fine d/j. $15.00 [Postage may be extra]. More
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. CLARK, Arthur H. THE HISTORY OF YACHTING 1600-1815. With 96 Illustrations. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1904]. Small quarto, cloth & boards stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation from Clark on the front endpaper: "To Edmond Picton. With kind regards, from Arthur H. Clark. New York..... More
Fordham University Press, 1964. COLLINS, John L. NEVER OFF PAY: THE STORY OF THE INDEPENDENT TANKER UNION 1937-1962. NY: Fordham University Press, [1964]. Tall 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 339 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation from Collins on the front pastedown: "To James Gorringe. Dear Jim- Hope you find..... More
Privately Printed, 1948. CROWNINSHIELD, F.B. THE LOG OF CLEOPATRA'S BARGE II: 1928-1942. Boston: Privately Printed, 1948. Quarto, red morocco & marbled boards with paper title block to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, teg. Limited Edition, apparently to 500 copies. The logbook of the schooner yacht Cleopatra's Barge II- originally..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, [1925]. Illustrated, Including Fold-Out Plates. First Edition. Signed presentation from Cunningham on the front endpaper, to well-known ports designer Roy S. MacElwee: “To Dr. Roy S. MacElwee with kind regards and high appreciation on his contributions to the technical literature of ports. Brysson Cunningham. 8 July..... More
Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., [1997]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed inscription from Millvina Dean on the title page: "With best wishes from Millvina Dean. the youngest Titanic survivor. Jan. 1st, 1999." Eliza Gladys "Millvina" Dean [1912– 2009) was a British civil servant, cartographer, and was the last living survivor of..... More
Stanley Paul, 1985. DEAR, Ian. THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON 1815-1985. Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke Of Edinburgh. London: Stanley Paul, [1985]. Small 4to., blue cloth in dust jacket; 208 pages. First Edition. Fine (contents clean & tight) in like d/j. $50.00. More
Corner House Publishers, 1976. ESQUEMELING, John. THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA. Williamstown, Massachusetts: Corner House Publishers, 1976. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket, 480 pages. Reprint Edition. Very Good (contents clean & tight); few tears & small nicks (little rubbing) d/j. $20.00. More
Donning, 1978. FRYE, John. THE MEN ALL SINGING: THE STORY OF MENHADEN FISHING. Illustrated. Norfolk/Virginia Beach: Donning, [1979]. Tall 8vo., green faux-leather in dust jacket; 242 pages. Near fine (contents clean & tight; ink name of former New Jersey Assemblyman James M. "Chippy Coleman Jr. on the front endpaper); little..... More
Naval Institute Press, 1996. GARDINER, Robert. NAVIES AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-1783. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, [1996]. Large quarto., boards in dust jacket, 192 pages. First Edition. Fine in fine d/j. $45.00. More
Andrew Mowbray, 1993. GILKERSON, William. BOARDERS AWAY II: FIREARMS OF THE AGE OF FIGHTING SAIL. Lincoln, RI: Andrew Mowbray, Inc., 1993. Large quarto., cloth stamped in gilt in dust jacket, 331 pages. First Edition. Fine in fine d/j. $325.00 [Postage may be extra]. More
1945. GILLIGAN, Edmund. VOYAGE OF THE GOLDEN HIND. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, [circa 1945]. Small 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. This is a fictional account of Captain John Bannon, who sailed in the Golden Hind- one of the last sailing trawlers- as doryman to help..... More
William Morrow & Co., 1942. GRANT, Gordon. GRANT, Gordon. THE SECRET VOYAGE. NY: William Morrow & Co., 1942. 8vo., pictorial blue cloth in dust jacket; 64 pages. First Edition. An uncommon war-time book in the Morrow Books for Young People series. Signed presentation from Grant, in dark pencil, on the..... More
Canada: The Boston Mills Press, 1999. Photography by Timothy C. Du Vernet. Reprint Edition. 8vo., green cloth in dust jacket; 157 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); minor wear (two tiny holes punched front flap) d/j. More
Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing Company, 1982. First Edition. 8vo; black boards in dust jacket; 206 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); moderate wear d/j. More
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. HILLS, George E. THE SAILING RULES IN YACHT RACING. Interpreted And Applied In Official Protest of Yachting Tribunals of Final Jurisdiction. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. Small 8vo., cloth. Revised Edition. Signed presentation from Hills to Jan S. Merle-Smith Esq. on the front endpaper, dated June..... More
Sheridan House, 1987. HOARE, Karen; [Editor]. YACHT PORTRAITS. The Best Of Contemporary Marine Art. [Dobbs Ferry, NY]: Sheridan House, [1987]. Small folio; dark-blue cloth in dust jacket; 159 pages. First Edition. Near fine in an equally nice d/j. $50.00. More
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. HOBBS, Edward W. SAILING SHIPS AT A GLANCE. Introduction by L.G. Carr Laughton. With 150 Illustrations by the Author. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1926]. 8vo., gilt-stamped black cloth in dust jacket. 221 pages. First Edition. Very Good (contents clean & tight, ink name on front endpaper..... More
The Century Co., 1920. HURLEY, Edward N. THE NEW MERCHANT MARINE. NY: The Century Co., 1920. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in gilt. First Edition. Signed presentation by Hurley on front endpaper: "To John Ward Ambury, with the sincere regards of Edward N. Hurley. July 1922." Also with a typed letter..... More
The Greenwich Workshop Press, 2003. JINISHIAN, J. Russell. BOUND FOR BLUE WATER. Contemporary American Marine Art. [Seymour, Ct.]: The Greenwich Workshop Press, [2003]. Oblong small quarto: green cloth in dust jacket, in the original box; 184 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Jinishian on the title page: "For..... More
The Greystone Press, 1940. KISSNER, J. FOLDBOAT HOLIDAYS. NY: The Greystone Press, [1940]. 8vo., green cloth stamped in yellow. First Edition. Very Goo. $12.50. More
The Wellfleet Press, 1991. LEEK, Michael E. THE ART OF NAUTICAL ILLUSTRATION: A VISUAL TRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CLASSIC MARINE ILLUSTRATORS. [Secaucus, NJ]: The Wellfleet Press, [1991]. Large quarto., boards in dust jacket, 192 pages. First Edition. Fine in fine d/j. $15.00 [Postage may be extra]. More
Charles E. Lauriat, 1927. LUBBOCK, Basil. THE LAST OF THE WINDJAMMERS. Volume One: Parts I & II. Two Volumes. With Illustrations And Plans. Boston: Charles E. Lauriat, 1927. Small quartos: embossed blue cloth, stamped in gilt, top edges gilt. First Edition (so stated). Signed presentation from Lubbock on the verso..... More
NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1918. Illustrated with diagrams, photographs & fold-out plates. First Edition, third printing. Signed presentation from MacElwee to his daughter on the front endpaper: "To my faithful and dutiful daughter Sarah [illegible name] with my affection from Pop. Washington, DC 1919." Roy S. MacElwee was a planner..... More
1978. MANN, Zane B. FAIR WINDS AND FAR PLACES. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Dillon Press, [1978]. Small 4to., teal cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Near Fine; minor wear & few small tears d/j. $10.00. More
