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| 101. | (Cheever, Rev. Henry T.) THE WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS; OR, THE WHALEMAN’S ADVENTURES... NY. 1850. b/w plates. xiii, 314 pp. plus ads. “Whaling off New Zealand, the Rio de la Plata, and in Arctic waters. The history of whaling is also included, as is the peculiar vocabulary of whalemen.” — Hill p. 51. Forster 21. Jenkins p. 89. Ex-lib, with ownership whale stamp of whaling expert W.H. Tripp. Cover wear. $40 |
| 102. | (Cheever, Rev. Henry T.) THE WHALE AND HIS CAPTORS; OR, THE WHALEMAN’S ADVENTURES... NY. 1850. b/w plates. xiii, 314 pp. plus ads. Ex-lib, quite worn. $20 |
| 103. | Chichester, Francis. ALONE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. NY. (1944).1961. b/w plates. 238 pp. Gypsy Moth III and F.C. 1st American ed. VG in dj. $15 |
| 104. | Chichester, Francis. THE ROMANTIC CHALLENGE. NY. (1972) b/w plates. 255 pp. he’s off again! this time at age 69. 1st Am. ed. VG, worn dj. $15 |
| 105. | Child, Heather. DECORATIVE MAPS. NY. 1956. Duotone and b/w plates. 96 pp. Blend of commercial and antiquarian. VG $30 |
| 106. | Christie, Manson & Wood. A SELECTION FROM THE SCOTT LIBRARY AND OTHER BOOKS OF NAVIGATION AND MARINE SCIENCE. Lon. 1974. Color and b/w ills. 161 pp. 523 items described and many pictured in this famous 1974 auction of books on naval architecture and navigation. With prices realized. The bibliographical descriptions and annotations are most helpful. wraps, VG $40 |
| 107. | Church, Albert Cook and James B. Connolly. AMERICAN FISHERMAN. NY. (1940) b/w plates. 192 pp. First edition of the great pictorial work on the North Atlantic Commercial fisheries in the days of sail. VG, chipped dj. $30 |
| 108. | (City of Boston) A TESTIMONIAL TO CHARLES J. PAINE AND EDWARD BURGESS... FOR THEIR SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE OF THE AMERICA'S CUP. Bos. 1887. b/w gravure plates. 159 pp. First edition of an essential America's Cup book. Rulon-Miller Checklist, 5. Inner hinges repaired, some cover wear. $50 |
| 109. | Clark, Admont G. THEY BUILT CLIPPER SHIPS IN THEIR BACK YARD. Yarmouthport, MA (1963) b/w plates. 32 pp. Eight Cape Cod-built clipper ships, their masters, and the Shivericks, their builders. VG, wraps, with owner’s note on front cover. $20 |
| 110. | Clark, Arthur H. THE CLIPPER SHIP ERA. NY. 1911. b/w plates, illus. 404 pp. “An epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders and crews. 1843-1869.” VG $30 |
| 111. | Clark, William Bell (editor). NAVAL DOCUMENTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. VOLS. 2-8. Wash. Various dates. b/w ills. Various paginations. First 8 volumes in this set, spanning the years 1774-1777. An essential source of primary documents. VG 8 vols. $150 |
| 112. | Cobb, David A. NEW HAMPSHIRE MAPS TO 1900. Hanover, NH. 1981. b/w frontis. xv, 106 pp. An annotated checklist with over 500 entries. Many indices. Wraps, VG. $20 |
| 113. | Coggeshall, George R. ENCOUNTER AT LAT. 0 Sharon, MA. 1971. b/w frontis. Unpaginated. (8 pp.) Reprints one of the few journal entries exant of crossing the line ceremonies. $15 |
| 114. | Cole, Jean. TRIMARAN AGAINST THE TRADES. NY. 1969. b/w plates. 187 pp. Early female trimaran pioneer. VG, dj. $15 |
| 115. | Coles, K. Alard. HEAVY WEATHER SAILING. Tuckahoe, NY. (1972) b/w plates. 304 pp. Standard work on the subject. VG, dj. $15 |
| 116. | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. SHIPFITTING PRACTICE. Wash. 1943. b/w plates, ills. 254 pp. Training manual for steel shipbuilding during WW II. Spiral bound wraps. VG $25 |
| 117. | Conneau, Captain Theophilus. A SLAVER’S LOG BOOK, OR 20 YEARS’ RESIDENCE IN AFRICA. Englewood Cliffs, NJ. (1976) 370 pp. A complete transcription of the manuscript which was the basis for Branzt Mayer’s “Captain Canot”. VG, dj. $30 |
| 118. | Connolly, James B. OUT OF GLOUCESTER. NY. 1902. b/w plates. 276 pp. Short story collection by the old master. Few cover spots but VG. $40 |
| 119. | Cook, John A. PURSUING THE WHALE. NY. 1926. b/w frontis. 344 pp. “Narrative of whaling voyages in Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas after bowhead and sperm whales, with useful material on handling of the catch.” VG. $35 |
| 120. | Coontz, Robert E. FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE SEA. Phila. 1930. b/w plates. 483 pp. In his career from 1885 to 1928, Coontz served as Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy and Governor of Guam, commanded the battleship Georgia and a division of Atlantic Fleet battleships, was appointed Chiel of Naval Operations and finally Commander-In-Chief of the U.S. Fleet. Second printing. Contemporary newspaper clippings tipped in. VG. $25 |
| 121. | Corbett, Scott. THE SEA FOX. NY. (1956) vi, 244 pp. Adventures of Cape Cod’s most colorful rum runner - Manny Zora. VG, dj. $30 |
| 122. | Cordingly, David. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF MARITIME DESIGN. NY. (1998) b/w plates. 4to. 192 pp. Cleverly conceived compendium of maritime design motifs. VG, dj. $25 |
| 123. | Corlett, Ewan. THE IRON SHIP. NY. (1974.) b/w plates, ills. 253 pp. History and significance of Brunel’s Great Britain, the first modern iron, screw-driven ship. VG, dj $30 |
| 124. | Craig, Hardin, Jr. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES DEALING WITH MILITARY, NAVAL AND MARITIME AFFAIRS. Houston, 1971. 4to. (3) 134, xiii pp. Helpful and interesting annotations. Wraps. Good. $50 |
| 125. | Crane, Clinton. CLINTON CRANE’S YACHTING MEMORIES. NY. (1952) b/w plates. x, 216 pp. “Crane participated in most of the important yachting activities of his time.”—Toy 155. SIGNED BY CRANE. VG, chipped dj. $35 |
| 126. | Culler, R.D. SKIFFS AND SCHOONERS. Camden, ME. (1974) b/w plates. 4to. 199 pp. Includes a chapter on the famous "Spray". Newspaper item on Culler pasted to endpaper. First Ed. VG, dj. $50 |
| 127. | Culver, Henry B. THE BOOK OF OLD SHIPS. Garden City, NY. (1935) Color frontis. b/w plates. 4to. xxiv, 306 pp. A general chronological arrangement with about 65 vessel types discussed and illustrated. $15 |
| 128. | Cutler, Carl C. GREYHOUNDS OF THE SEA. NY. 1930. b/w plates. 4to. xxvii, 592pp. Still one of the major works on clipper ships. First ed. Minor cover wear, VG $25 |
| 129. | Cutler, Carl C. GREYHOUNDS OF THE SEA. NY. 1930. b/w plates. 4to. xxvii, 592pp. Reprint ed. with 500 sailing records added. Fine in dj. $20 |
| 130. | Daggett, John Tobey. IT BEGAN WITH A WHALE—MEMORIES OF CEDAR TREE NECK, MARTHA’S VINEYARD. n.p. n.d. b/w plates, ills. 113 pp. More-interesting-than-most history of an ordinary Vineyard family. Much local history. Wraps, VG. $20 |
| 131. | Daniel, Hawthorne. THE CLIPPER SHIP. NY. 1928. b/w plates. 277 pp. VG. $20 |
| 132. | Davin, Tom (ed.). THE RUDDER TREASURY. NY. (1953). b/w. 349 pp. A companion for lovers of small craft. VG, lightly worn dj. $15 |
| 133. | Davis, Charles. THE BUILT-UP SHIP MODEL. Salem. 1933. b/w plates, fldg. plans. 206 pp. "Good on built-up techniques"—McDonald 370. Publication #25 of the Marine Research Society. VG in torn dj. $20 |
| 134. | Davis, Charles G. SHIP MODELS: HOW TO BUILD THEM. Salem, MA. 1925. b/w plates, ills. xii, 139 pp. First edition. “With plans for Sea Witch in a 'reconstruction' by Davis, the conjectural deck layout of which has served to influence many other clipper plans.”—McDonald 367. VG in chipped dj. $30 |
| 135. | Davis, Charles G. SHIPPING AND CRAFT IN SILHOUETTE. Salem. 1929. b/w ills. 8 pp. plus 102 ills. Marine Research Soc. Publication. VG, dj. $25 |
| 136. | Davis, Charles G. SHIPS OF THE PAST. NY. (1929) b/w ills., plates. 4to. 170 pp. Bonanza reprint. Block Island Boats, fishing schooners, Baltimore Clipper, packet ship, and frigates. Also masts and spars of U.S. naval vessels and list of plans of ships. VG, dj. $20 |
| 137. | Davis, Charles G. THE SHIP MODEL BUILDER’S ASSISTANT. Salem, 1926. b/w plates, ills. vi, 275 pp. “Perhaps the best longer introductory manual still on all techniques...” —McDonald 368. Light cover wear, VG $25 |
| 138. | Davis, Charles G. THE WAYS OF THE SEA. NY. 1930. b/w line ills. 185 pp. Useful descriptions of seldom-considered aspects of life at sea with continual reference to actual vessels and historical events. A must for every good reference collection. Light cover spotting, VG $100 |
| 139. | Day, A. Grove. ADVENTURERS OF THE PACIFIC. NY. (1969). b/w plates. xiii, 303 pp. Intro by Day’s old pal and collaborator, James Michener. Pacific characters from Dampier and Dillon to Ned Kelly. First ed. About Fine in dj. $40 |
| 140. | Day, Cyrus Lawrence. THE ART OF KNOTTING AND SPLICING. (Annapolis. 1955) b/w plates. 4to. xiii, 224 pp. Expanded version of Day’s earlier book Sailor’s Knots, with improved illustrations and excellent bibliography. 2nd ed. VG, dj. $25 |
| 141. | de Kerchove, René. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DICTIONARY. NY. (1956) b/w fldg plates, line ills. 946 pp. An encyclopedic dictionary of useful maritime terms and phrases, together with equivalents in French and German. VG, dj. $40 |
| 142. | Dearborn, H.A.S. THE LIFE OF WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE, ESQ. Princeton. 1931. b/w plates. xvii, 218 pp. Rediscovered manuscript written in 1816. VG $25 |
| 143. | Defoe, Daniel. THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. NY. 1859. b/w plates. xv, 492 pp. Old American edition of Defoe’s classic, with illustrations by Grandville. Cover wear, Good cond. $30 |
| 144. | Dillon, Richard H. SHANGHAIING DAYS. NY. (1961) 351 pp. 19th century hell ships, bucko mates and dangerous ports of call from San Francisco to Shanhai. VG, worn dj. $25 |
| 145. | Dodge, Ernest S. WHALING OFF TAHITI. Paris. (1971) b/w plates. 31 pp. Lively and visual. Wraps. VG $15 |
| 146. | Dodge, George. A WHALING VOYAGE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ITS INCIDENTS. Fairfield, WA. 30 pp. A 19th century narrative reprinted and edited by historian and author Kenneth R. Martin. #123 of a limited edition of 500 copies published by Ye Galleon Press. VG $25 |
| 147. | Doeringer, Peter B. THE NEW ENGLAND FISHING ECONOMY. Amherst, MA. 1986. viii, 143 pp. “Jobs, income, kinship.” A review copy with revierwer’s slip laid in. VG, dj. $40 |
| 148. | Dorset, Phyllis Flanders. HISTORIC SHIPS AFLOAT. NY. (1967). b/w photos. 167 pp. “Your guide to 33 American ships you can see- from Massachusetts to Hawaii.” VG, dj. $25 |
| 149. | Driscoll, Charles B. DOUBLOONS. THE STORY OF BURIED TREASURE. NY. (1930) duotone frontis. b/w ills. x, 319 pp. Author digs up old pirate stories and comments on their likelihood. An interesting variation. VG $25 |
| 150. | Drummond, Maldwin. SALT-WATER PALACES. NY. (1979) b/w plates. Sq. 4to. 140 pp. Luxury yachts of the Victorian era. Descriptions and photos. VG, chipped dj. $25 |
| 151. | Dugan, James. THE GREAT IRON SHIP. NY. (1953). b/w photos. 272 pp. The Great Eastern. First Edition. VG, dj. $20 |
| 152. | 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 |
| 153. | Duncan, Francis. RICKOVER AND THE NUCLEAR NAVY. Annapolis. (1990). b/w plates. xxvii, 374 pp. “The Discipline of Technology.” An in-depth history of the program. VG, dj. $20 |
| 154. | Duncan, Roger F. EASTWARD. Camden, ME (1976) b/w plates, lines. 210 pp. “A Maine cruise in a Friendship sloop.” VG, chipped dj. $20 |
| 155. | Eaddy, P.A. HULL DOWN Lon. (1955) b/w photos. 212 pp. Deep water merchant sailing out of of New Zealand. VG, dj $25 |
| 156. | Earle, Walter K. SCRIMSHAW. FOLK ART OF THE WHALERS. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. (1957). b/w illus. 36 pp. VG in wraps. $15 |
| 157. | Eliot, B.E. and P.R. Ward. MOTOR CRAFT ENCYCLOPEDIA. Cleveland, 1910. b/w plates, ills. 12mo. 156, (13) pp. “The Standard Handbook on Boats and Engines” with folding troubleshooting chart, Grey maine engine guarantee card, lists of vendors, and funky perriod ads at back. 2nd ed. Some wear. Good. $75 |
| 158. | Ellam, Patrick and Colin Mudie. SOPRANINO NY (1953) b/w plates, ills. 288 pp. Ocean racing small boats - a 19-foot sloop. Toy 520. 1st ed. VG in worn dj. $20 |
| 159. | Ellsberg, Commander Edward. HELL ON ICE. NY. 1938. x, 421 pp. Saga of the Jeanette’s polar expedition. 1st ed. Some cover wear, Good copy. $25 |
| 160. | Emmerson, Jno. C. Jr. THE STEAMBOAT COMES TO NORFOLK HARBOR. Portsmouth, VA. 1949. b/w plates. 455 pp. Covers the years 1815-1825. With additional material on steamboats in NC waters. Wraps, VG $25 |
| 161. | Ephemera. ANNOTATED GROUP OF TALL SHIP PHOTOS. 5 photo prints, 5x7 and 4x5, of rigging and details of Joseph Conrad, fully annotated on back, taken by 1st mate A.G. Chapman, 1936. 3 photo prints, one 5x7 and 2 4x5, of Louis Theriault, apparently taken off New Zealand coast. With explanatory card and letter from Chapman in Australia, 1974. Lot of 8 photos $35 |
| 162. | Ephemera. COLLECTIONS OF AMERICAS CUP PROGRAMS, 1962, 1974, 1987 AND 1994. All magazine format, VG. $25 |
| 163. | Ephemera. FLYER FOR “SPORT WHALING” Three-fold 8x10 sheet shows man throwing harpoon, dead belugas, and boats heading out on Hudson Bay from Churchill, Manitoba. $65 per day got you a guide, canoe, motor, harpoon and rifle. Limit was one whale a day or two per season. License cost $20. Those were the days, eh? $25 |
| 164. | Ephemera. FOUR ALAN VILLIERS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ARTICLES AND TWO SIGNED LECTURE TICKETS, 1969. In looseleaf binder. VG $25 |
| 165. | Ephemera. ILLUSTRATED BILLHEAD, CRAGIN & SHELDONS. 1/2 sheet blue paper. Boat builders and dealers in New London and Newport advertizing “Ship’s, long, yawl, whale and surf” boats. Illustration at top of 3 boats in still water. Bill for repairing lap strake canoe accomplished in manuscript. $15 |
| 166. | Ephemera. JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION. 1607 - 1907. Silk kerchief 16 inches square has the above wording and portrait of John Smith surrounded by 50 national flags in full color. VG. $75 |
| 167. | Ephemera. NOTEBOOK AND CALENDAR CELEBRATING U.S.S. SOUTH DAKOTA. 1946. n.d. b/w ills. A nice piece of naval ephemera from the WW II era. The calendar section features about 25 pages of photos celebrating South Dakota's (launched 1941) role in the war, including her bombardment of the Japanese mainland. The calendar features humorous cartoons of naval life. Opposite the calendar is a pad of blank note paper. Both are bound into a folding 9x12 binder with a mermaid insignia embossed on the front. $25 |
| 168. | Eschricht, Reinhardt and Lilljeborg. RECENT MEMOIRS ON THE CETACEA. Lon. 1866. b/w plates. 4to. viii, 312 pp. Contains the first English appearances of the articles “On the Greenland Right Whale,” “On the Species of Orca Inhabiting the Northern Seas” “On Pseudorca Crassidens” and “Synopsis of the Cetaceous Mammalia of Scandinavia.” Ex-library, mostly unopened, but some water staining. Covers quite worn. Ugly, but text is complete and in good shape.” $50 |
| 169. | Essex Institute. OLD-TIME SHIPS OF SALEM Salem 1922 Color, b/w plates VG in wraps $25 |
| 170. | (Evers, Carl). THE MARINE PAINTINGS OF CARL G. EVERS. NY. (1975) Color plates. Oblong 4to. Unpaginated. Reproductions of work by this contemporary marine artists, with an introduction by Ian Ballantine. Wraps, VG $20 |
| 171. | Fairfax, John & Sylvia Cook. OARS ACROSS THE PACIFIC. NY. (1972) b/w plates. 255 pp. Yup. They rowed. First Am. ed. VG in dj. $15 |
| 172. | Fast, Howard. GOETHALS AND THE PANAMA CANAL. NY. (1963) b/w plates, ills. 230 pp. Non-fiction work by noted novelist. VG $15 |
| 173. | Fenger, Frederic. ALONE IN THE CARIBBEAN. Bellmont, MA. 1958. b/w plates. 353 pp. Reprint ed. of this classic. Fenger cruised around the lesser Antilles in A 17' sailing canoe. Spine rubbed. $15 |
| 174. | Fite, Emerson D. and Archibald Freeman. A BOOK OF OLD MAPS. NY. 1969. b/w plates. Folio. xii, 299 pp. “Delineating American history from the earliest days down to the close of the Revolutionary War.” Reprint of 1926 work. VG, dj $50 |
| 175. | Fitzgibbon, Theodora. A TASTE OF THE SEA. NY. (1977) b/w plates. Oblong 8vo. 105 pp. Marvellous! - Vintage photos with historical annotations lead to appropriate recipies. VG, dj. $40 |
| 176. | Fonda, Douglas. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY NANTUCKET WHALING. (Nantucket. 1969) 30 pp. Doug Fonda was a great gatherer of whaling logs and artifacts, since dispersed in several auctions. This constitutes his literary remains, with a personable 8 line inscription. Wraps. VG $20 |
| 177. | Fordham, Sir H.G. STUDIES IN CARTO-BIBLIOGRAPHY. Oxford, UK. 1914. b/w frontis. vii, 180 pp. Primarily English and European road books. 1st ed. VG $60 |
| 178. | Forester, C.S. THE INDOMITABLE HORNBLOWER Bos. n.d. 640 pp. Commodore Hornblower, Lord Hornblower and Adm H. in the West Indies. All together in one package. VG, dj. $20 |
| 179. | Fox, Uffa. UFFA FOX’S SECOND BOOK. NY. 1935. b/w plates, lines. 4to. xii, 376 pp. Toy 1861. Light water stain in upper right corner, else VG $100 |
| 180. | Francis Edwards Co. OLD MAPS OF THE WORLD. Lon. n.d. Color and b/w plates. 141 pp. A Francis Edwards catalog. No date but “New Series number three.” Useful reference. Rebound in cloth. VG $35 |
| 181. | Franzen, Anders. THE WARSHIP VASA Stockholm. (1961) b/w plates. 4to. 83 pp. Deep diving and marine archaeology in Stockholm. Salvage and restoration of a 17th century Swedish warship. 2nd ed. enlarged. VG, worn dj. $25 |
| 182. | Frost, John. OUR FLAG ON THE OCEAN. NY 1877. b/w engraved ills. xiv, 479 pp. Pictorial history of the Navy. Later edition of an old standard with lots of fun wood engraved illustrations. VG $20 |
| 183. | G.K. Hall Co. BIBLIOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO MAPS AND ATLASES. 1995. NY. (1996) 4to. v, 804 pp. Tens of thousands of listings, with sources, by this company specializing in providing information to libraries. In print at $395. This copy, VG-Fine, $150 |
| 184. | George, Wilma. ANIMALS AND MAPS. Berkeley. (1969) b/w plates. 235 pp. Wonderful book on the animals that have decorated maps down through the ages. VG, dj. $45 |
| 185. | Gibbs, Jim. DISASTER LOG OF SHIPS. (Seattle, WA 1971) b/w plates. 4to. 176 pp. 100 years of Pacific coast shipwrecks. 1st ed. VG, dj. $35 |
| 186. | Gilder, Rodman. THE BATTERY. Bos. 1936. xiii, 304 pp. “Adventurers, artists, statesmen, grafters, songsters, mariners, pirates, guzzlers, Indians, thieves, stuffed-shirts, turn-coats, millionaires, inventors, poets, heroes, soldiers, harlots, burghers, martyrs, and murderers who played their parts during full four centuries on Manhattan Island's tip.” #17 in a limited ed. of 228, signed by Gilder. Spine top chipped else Ve in slipcase. $100 |
| 187. | Gilkerson, William. THE SCRIMSHANDER. San Francisco. (1978). b/w ills. 116 pp. Good history of this art form. Inscribed. VG, wraps. $30 |
| 188. | Gilkerson, William. THE SCRIMSHANDER. San Francisco. (1978). b/w ills. 116 pp. Good history of this art form. Inscribed. VG, dj. $40 |
| 189. | Gilpin, Vincent. THE GOOD LITTLE SHIP. Narberth, PA (1961) b/w plates, fldg. plans. 64 pp. Gilpin’cs concept of an ideal yacht. Toy 4745. This first ed is scarce. VG, dj. $45 |
| 190. | Goell, Blanche I. TRAMPING ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD. Marthas Vineyard. 1925. b/w frontispiece chart. 15 pp. Walks of a bygone day. Wraps, VG. $15 |
| 191. | Gohm, Douglas. ANTIQUE MAPS. (Lon. 1972) Color, b/w plates. 4to. 128 pp. Europe, Americas, West Indies, Australasia, Africa and the Orient. VG, dj. $25 |
| 192. | Goldsmith-Carter, George. SAILORS... Lon. (1966) Color and b/w plates. 4to. 152 pp. Pictorial history of sailors of various eras, with historical background. VG, dj. $20 |
| 193. | Gonzales, Ellice B. STORMS, SHIPS & SURFMEN. (NY. 1982) b/w plates. 160 pp. “The life-savers of Fire Island” Seems to be out of print. Wraps, VG $50 |
| 194. | Goss, John. THE MAPMAKER’S ART. n.p. (1993) Color b/w plates. Folio. 376 pp. Lavishly produced history of cartography, with color reproductions and folding plates. VG, dj. $75 |
| 195. | Gough, Barry M. THE ROYAL NAVY AND THE NORTHWEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, 1810-1914. Vancouver. (1974) b/w plates. xvi, 294 pp. With extensive bibliography. 1st ed. VG, dj. $30 |
| 196. | Graham, Robin Lee. DOVE. NY. (1972) b/w plates. 199 pp. Coming of age tale of a 16 year old who sails around the world in his 24-foot sloop. Made quite a splash in the seventies. First ed. VG, dj. $15 |
| 197. | Grant, Gordon. SKETCHBOOK. NY. (1960) b/w plates. Unpaginated. Over 200 of Grant’s previously unpublished sketches, mostly marine and of maritime characters, are reproduced here. First ed. VG in dj. $35 |
| 198. | Grant, Gordon. THE STORY OF THE SHIP. (Springfield, MA. 1931) color, b/w ills. 4to. 49 pp. A McLoughlin juvenile, and a nice example of Grant’s work as an illustrator, with large, clear, b/w and color illustrations of ships from all eras. Crack starting at title page, else VG in repaired dj. $30 |
| 199. | Gray, Alan. SAILMAKING SIMPLIFIED. NY. 1949. b/w ills. 134 pp. plus plates. Well illustrated. VG, dj $20 |
| 200. | Gray, Alan. YACHT ETIQUETTE. NY. (1939) Color frontis., b/w plates. 12mo. 70 pp. “Colors, salutes, courtesies, ceremonies and yacht routine” in the world before the War. Color signal flag plate as frontis. VG $15 |