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| 51. | Clarke, Thurston. SEARCHING FOR CRUSOE. NY. (2001) b/w plates. viii, 342 pp. “Journey among the last real islands.” VG $20 |
| 52. | Claveras, Augustin Palau-Dulcet. BIBLIOTECA MARITIMA ESPANOLA. Barcelona. 1995. 2 vols. xxxv, 671; 801 pp. Reprinting of the bibliography of Spanish maritime literature compiled by Navarette and first published in 1851, with modern notes, index, etc. Text in Spanish. VG, dj. 2 vols. $100 |
| 53. | Cochran, Hamilton. BLOCKADE RUNNERS OF THE CONFEDERACY. Indianapolis. (1958). b/w plates. 350 pp. This account is a real page-turner. First edition. VG, dj. $25 |
| 54. | Coles, Alard. SAILING YEARS. (Clinton Corners, NY.) 1981. b/w plates, charts. xi, 212 pp. Autobiography of this yachtsman who has become the acknowledged authority on heavy weather sailing. First Edition. VG, dj. $30 |
| 55. | Cooke, Francis B. WEEK-END YACHTING. Lon. (1933) b/w plates, lines. 255 pp. With yachting glossary and ten folding plans of yachts at back. Scarce. First ed. VG, worn dj. $75 |
| 56. | Cooper, James Fenimore NAVAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Phila. 1840 b/w maps 2 vol. xii,438; 417 pp. Second edition of this classic, “with corrections,” published the year after the first edition. Bound in worn calf. Ex-lib, with blind stamp on title page and card pocket on back blank. 2 vols. $125 |
| 57. | Course, A. G. THE DEEP SEA TRAMP. Barre, MA. 1963. b/w plates. ix, 230 pp. Old salt’s fond recollection of the tramp steamer days. Many specific ships figure in these anecdotes. Endpapers foxed, else VG, in sunned dj. $40 |
| 58. | Cowper, Frank. YACHTING AND CRUISING FOR AMATEURS. Lon. 1912. b/w plates, charts. (4), 166 pp. “A good introduction to pre-modern yachting.” - Toy 1841. First ed. With illustrated ads. VG $50 |
| 59. | Cram, W. Bartlett. PICTURE HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND PASSENGER VESSELS. (Hampden Highlands, ME. 1980.) b/w plates. 4to. x, 414 pp. Great passenger steamers of New England. Hundreds of photos. First Edition. VG, dj with light wear. $50 |
| 60. | Culler, R.D. BOATS, OARS, AND ROWING. Camden, ME (1978) b/w plates, plans. 149 pp. A bible of recreational rowing, much in demand. VG in dj. $50 |
| 61. | Culler, R.D. SKIFFS AND SCHOONERS. Camden, ME. (1974) b/w plates. 4to. 199 pp. Includes a chapter on the famous Spray. First Ed. INSCRIBED BY CULLER. VG, dj. $100 |
| 62. | Davidson, A.S. MARINE ART & LIVERPOOL. (Wolverhampton, ENG. 1986) 4to. Color and b/w plates. 171 pp. “Painters, places & flag codes.” With listings of Watson’s and Marryat’s codes and vessels. Out of print and hard to find. Fine in dj. $125 |
| 63. | Davidson-Houston, J. V. THE PIRACY OF THE NANCHANG. Lon. (1961). 144 pp. Piracy of British-owned cargo vessel in Chinese waters in the 1930s. VG in dj. $20 |
| 64. | De Santis, Marie. NEPTUNE’S APPRENTICE. (Novato, CA. 1984). b/w photos. 219 pp. “Adventures of a Commercial Fisherwoman.” Move over, Linda Greenlaw. VG, dj. $25 |
| 65. | Dear, Ian. ENTERPRISE TO ENDEAVOUR. J-CLASS YACHTS. NY. (1977) b/w plates. 4to. 160 pp. Excellent picture history of this dramatic and graceful class, with intelligent historical commentary. Morris & Howland p. 43. VG, dj. $50 |
| 66. | Debenham, Frank. ANTARCTICA. NY. 1961. b/w plates. 264 pp. Concise history of exploration and discovery of this continent. First ed. Endpaper map clipped, owner’s name stamped on page edges, else VG, dj. $15 |
| 67. | Decker, Robert Owen. WHALING INDUSTRY OF NEW LONDON. York, PA. (1973) b/w plates. 202 pp. Narrative history plus lists of vessels and whaling agents. Limited to 500 copies. VG $50 |
| 68. | Delbos, Leon. NAUTICAL TERMS IN IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH AND FRENCH AND ENGLISH. Lon. 1896. b/w ill. 12mo. xi, 296 pp. Illustration of tide signals in French harbors. Cover wear, some tanning. $50 |
| 69. | Dow, George Francis and John Henry Edwards. THE PIRATES OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. Salem. 1923. b/w plates. xxii, 394 pp. Publication #2 of the Marine Research Society. Begins with a tracing of English pirates and goes on to case histories of about 20 famous New England pirates. Howes D-437. Gosse p. 32. VG $125 |
| 70. | Du Cane, Peter. HIGH-SPEED SMALL CRAFT. Cambridge, MD n.d. b/w plates. ix, 278 pp. Author designed Campbell’s “Bluebird”, covered here, as are torpedo boats. A scarce and important text. American printing of the British first edition. VG, chipped dj. $75 |
| 71. | Dunbaugh, Edwin L. and William duBarry Thomas. WILLIAM H. WEBB: SHIPBUILDER. Glen Cove, NY. 1989. b/w plates, lines, some folding. 4to. xiv, 240 pp. Detailed study of the greatest shipbuilder of the 19th century. With list and description of vessels. Fine in dj. $75 |
| 72. | Duncan, Roger. FRIENDSHIP SLOOPS. Camden, ME. (1985) b/w plates. 4to. xiv, 194 pp. History and description of this popular vessel type, with list of all known Friendship sloops. VG-Fine in dj. $75 |
| 73. | Eaddy, P.A. ‘NEATH SWAYING SPARS. (Christchurch, NZ.) n.d. (ca. 1939) b/w photos. 223 pp. “The story of the trading scows of New Zealand.” These flat bottomed, gaff rigged coasting vessels evolved from utilitarian tubs to beautiful boats. VG in pictorial boards. $65 |
| 74. | Ephemera. COLLECTION OF 9 SAILOR’S LETTERS, 1833-1878. 18 pp. total. Topics include marriage, sailing conditions, debts (including a judgment of $75 for selling tainted mackerel), freights, ports (Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans, Barnstable), and injuries sustained - (“I was struck on the head & stomach by lightening 4 hours after knocked down twice by the main gaft and nearly killed...”) An interesting variety of voices and experiences. $100 |
| 75. | Eskew, Garnett Laidlaw. THE PAGEANT OF THE PACKETS. NY. (1929) b/w plates. xiv, 314 pp. American river steamboating. First ed. VG $20 |
| 76. | (Essex Institute) OLD TIME SHIPS OF SALEM. Salem, MA. 1922. Color, b/w plates. 86 pp. Histories of about 45 Salem vessels of the 18th and 19th centuries, illustrated with full page color reproductions of ship portraits by the brothers Roux, Corné, Ropes, Stone and others. VG $50 |
| 77. | Esterly, Diana Eames. EARLY ONE-DESIGN SAILBOATS. NY. (1979) b/w plates, lines. 4to. ix, 132 pp. “Grand old classes still active after half a century and more.” Including Barnegat Bay Sneak, Box, Beetle Cat and various Herreshoff creations. First ed. VG, dj. $40 |
| 78. | Fall, V.G. THE SEA AND THE FOREST. (Melbourne. 1972) b/w plates. xiv, 213 pp. “History of the port of Rockingham, Western Australia.” Bookplate from a seaman’s library. VG, dj. $50 |
| 79. | Falt, Clarence M. WHARF AND FLEET. Bos. 1902. b/w plates. xiv, 117 pp. Authentic photos from the Gloucester waterfront ca. 1900, and plenty of pretty bad poetry by Mr. Falt. What redeems this book is the author’s frequent use of footnotes to define nautical terms or bits of slang which otherwise would have been lost over the years. Thus we can learn how a trip of fish are washed or what a “gibbit boot” is. A Very Good copy. $40 |
| 80. | Farmer, Weston. FROM MY OLD BOAT SHOP. Camden, ME. (1979) xii, 356 pp. “One-lung engines, fantail launches, & other marine delights.” VG, dj. $75 |
| 81. | Fay, Charles Edey. MARY CELESTE. Salem. 1942. 261 pp. The Mary Celeste is certainly the best known mystery ship, and this is the book that made her so. She was discovered adrift and abandoned, unscratched. This is a reissue of the large, limited edition, containing more information than the smaller and more common trade edition. VG in slipcase. $ |
| 82. | Fayle, Ernest. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORLD’S SHIPPING INDUSTRY. Lon. (1934) b/w plates. 320 pp. Compact and balanced summary of the growth of world shipping from pre-historic times to the age of steam. Second edition. VG $50 |
| 83. | Filloux, Jean. THE CROSSING OF THE COPULA. NY. 1954. b/w plates. 216 pp. Atlantic crossing on a junk-rigged catamaran. Quirky. First ed. VG, chipped dj. $20 |
| 84. | Forester, C.S. HUNTING THE BISMARCK. Lon. (1959) b/w charts. 109 pp. The creator of the Hornblower series chronicles the destruction of Hitler’s greatest battleship. First ed. VG, dj. $30 |
| 85. | Forester, C. S. THE AGE OF FIGHTING SAIL. NY. (1956.) 284 pp. First Edition of Forester’s classic on the naval war of 1812. VG, sunned dj. $40 |
| 86. | Freestone, Ewart. PRISONER OF WAR SHIP MODELS. 1775-1825. (Hampshire, UK 1973). Color and b/w plates. 4to, xv, 174 pp. Thorough study of prisoners’ conditions, types of models, with many photographic illustrations. VG, dj. $75 |
| 87. | Gardner, G. Peabody. TURKISH DELIGHT. Salem, MA. 1964. b/w plates. 64 pp. Cruise along the coast of Turkey, and companion volume to the author’s recollection of his Down East cruises. VG, dj. $20 |
| 88. | Gardner, John. BUILDING CLASSIC SMALL CRAFT. Camden, ME. (1977, 1984). b/w illus. 4to. 2 vol. 300; 241 pp. These two volumes comprise a veritable encyclopedia of classic wooden boat designs, construction techniques, history of evolution of designs and specialized tools and methods. Front endpapers clipped, else VG, dj. $100 |
| 89. | Garland, Joseph E. BOSTON’S GOLD COAST. Bos. (1981) b/w plates. xiv, 336 pp. History of the fabulous North Shore from 1890 to 1829. First edition. VG in dj. $25 |
| 90. | Garland Joseph E. BOSTON’S NORTH SHORE. Bos. (1978) b/w plates. xvi, 409 pp. First volume of Garland’s North Shore history, this one covering the years 1823-1890. First ed. VG in dj. $30 |
| 91. | Garland, Joseph E. DOWN TO THE SEA. Bos. (1983) b/w plates. vix, 224 pp. Well produced and illustrated history of the fishing schooners of Gloucester. First edition. Inscribed by Garland and signed by Sterling Hayden, who wrote the introduction. VG, dj. $50 |
| 92. | Gilkerson, William. THE SHIPS OF JOHN PAUL JONES. Annapolis. 1987. Color and b/w plates, illus. Oblong 4to. 83 pp. Much scholarship went into recreating, via Gilkerson’s paintings, Jones’ ships and the seamen of that era. First Edition. VG, dj. $50 |
| 93. | Gorges, Raymond. THE STORY OF A FAMILY THROUGH ELEVEN CENTURIES. Bos. 1944. Color frontis, b/w plates. 4to. xxiv, 289 pp. History of the famous family of Maine founders. A sumptuous production. With genealogies and pedigrees. VG $50 |
| 94. | Gould, R. T. CAPTAIN COOK. (Lon., 1978). b/w frontis. 128 pp. Reprint of the 1935 biography, with a new introduction. VG, dj. $25 |
| 95. | Graumont, Raoul and John Hensel. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF KNOTS AND FANCY ROPE WORK. Cambridge, MD. 1958. b/w plates. 4to. xvi, 690 pp. Along with Ashley, the major work. VG in chipped dj. $50 |
| 96. | Gray, Edward. WILLIAM GRAY OF SALEM, MERCHANT. Bos. 1914. b/w plates. viii, 124 pp. Good view of Salem mercantile activity from the Revolution through the War of 1812. With lists of letters of marque and merchant ships owned by Gray. First edition, #416 in a limited edition of 500. VG in chipped slipcase. $75 |
| 97. | Gribbins, Joe. THE WOODEN BOAT. (NY. 1996) Color plates. Sq. 4to. 128 pp. Poetic evocation in color photos and words of the timeless beauty of wooden boats, by the late head of publications at Mystic Seaport. VG, dj. $20 |
| 98. | Harris, Daniel G. F.H. CHAPMAN. THE FIRST NAVAL ARCHITECT AND HIS WORK. (Annapolis, 1989) b/w plates. Fine in dj. $40 |
| 99. | Hearn, Chester G. GEORGE WASHINGTON’S SCHOONERS. Annapolis, MD. (1995) b/w ills., maps. 285 pp. Washington’s fleet of 8 fast and lightly armed vessels intended to harass British shipping during the Revolution. Fine in dj. $25 |
| 100. | Heckstall-Smith, B. YACHT RACING. Lon. 1923. b/w ills. folding plate. 205 pp. Folding plate has lines for 6 meter yacht. First ed. of a much-reprinted and widely respected text. Toy 4081. Light wear. VG $45 |