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| 501. | Story, Dana. HAIL COLUMBIA! Gloucester. 1985. b/w plates. 175 pp. Classic work on the birth and death of the great schooner. Much on wooden shipbuilding. Our reprint edition, limited to 1000 copies, and now out of print. VG, dusty dj. $25 |
| 502. | Story, Dana and John M. Clayton. THE BUILDING OF A WOODEN SHIP. Barre, MA. 1971. b/w plates. Sq. 4to. Unpaginated (about 100 pp.) Photos document the building of several vessels in the Story yard in Essex, Mass. First Edition, VG in dj. $50 |
| 503. | Strong, Charles S. THE STORY OF AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS. NY. (1957) b/w ills. 4to. vi, 151 pp. Very rudimentary survey notable for its line illustrations by Gordon Grant and H. B. Vestal. VG, dj. $20 |
| 504. | Sucher, Harry V. SIMPLIFIED BOATBUILDING. THE FLAT-BOTTOM BOAT. NY. (1973.) b/w ills. 416 pp. Forward by Chapelle. 1st ed. VG, dj. $25 |
| 505. | Szarkowski, John and Richard Benson. A MARITIME ALBUM. Newport News, VA. (1997) b/w plates. 4to. 245 pp. “100 photographs and their stories.” Szarkowski was curator of photographs at the Museum of Modern Art. A Fine copy of the first edition in dj., signed by both authors. $50 |
| 506. | Taliaferro, Henry G. CARTOGRAPHIC SOURCES IN THE ROSENBERG LIBRARY. College Sta. TX (1988) Color frontis., b/w plates. xiii, 234 pp. Catalog of the great Texas collection. VG, dj. $30 |
| 507. | Taylor, C.R.H. A PACIFIC BIBLIOGRAPHY. Wellington, NZ. 1951. b/w frontis. folding map. xxix, 492 pp. One of the standard bibliographies. 10,000 or so entries. VG, dj. $35 |
| 508. | Taylor, E.G.R. THE HAVEN-FINDING ART. Lon. (1958) b/w plates. xii, 295 pp. Well written and concise history of navigation from Odysseus to Captain Cook. Few spots on front cover else VG in dj. $50 |
| 509. | Taylor, William (editor). ON & OFF SOUNDINGS. NY. (1951) b/w frontis plate, ills/ xii, 520 pp. Crusing stories and article, collected from “Yachting Magazine”. 1st ed. VG, chipped dj $15 |
| 510. | Thomas, Lowell. THE SEA DEVIL’S FO’C’SLE. Garden City, NY. 1929. b/w plates. xi, 300 pp. The legendary Count Luckner, up close and personal. Some cover soiling. $15 |
| 511. | Thompson, Ellery. COME ABOARD THE DRAGGERS. Stoningnton, CT. 1958. b/w plates. 119 pp. Authentic, if hammy, recollections of a Connecticut dragger captain. 1st ed. VG, dj $25 |
| 512. | Thorndike, Joseph J. (ed.) MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP NY. (1980) Color and b/w ills. 4to. 352 pp. Well illustrated compendium of sunken treasure, salvage, lost ships, sea monsters, shipwrecks, etc. VG, dj. $35 |
| 513. | Tod, Giles M.S. THE LAST SAIL DOWN EAST. Barre, MA. 1965 b/w plates. xii, 281 pp. Tod’s sought-after book about the last days of commercial sail in New England. Vessel histories arranged by type. VG, dj. $30 |
| 514. | Todd, John and W. B. Whall. PRACTICAL SEAMANSHIP FOR USE IN THE MERCHANT SERVICE. Lon. 1919. b/w fldg. and color plates. xviii, 442 pp. Seventh edition of this important work. Profusely illustrated. Some wear, still a Good copy. $50 |
| 515. | Tooley, R.V. COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO MAPS OF THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AND SOUTHERN AFRICA. (Lon. 1969.) Color and b/w plates. xvi, 132 pp. plus 100 plates, All the highlights, with learned notes. Scarce 1st ed. VG, dj. $125 |
| 516. | Tooley, R.V. TOOLEY’S HANDBOOK FOR MAP COLLECTORS. Chi. 1985. b/w plates. 144 pp. A subject index of facts about maps by world authority. VG $25 |
| 517. | Toronto Public Library. MAP COLLECTION OF THE PUBLIC REFERENCE LIBRARY OF THE CITY OF TORONTO... Toronto. 1923. 111 pp. Arranged by area and chronology. Thousands of items. Wraps, VG. $35 |
| 518. | Treasury Department. TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL LIST OF MERCHANT VESSELS... FOR... 1892. Wash. 1892 Color ills., b/w plates. lvi, 449 pp. This edition has color plates of flags and signals and b/w wood engravings of vessels and rigs. Minor cover wear. $75 |
| 519. | True, Frederick. THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. Wash. 1904. 4to. 332 pp. plus 50 plates. As well as being a thorough natural history, this work contains chapters on the history of whaling. Original wrappers very chipped and worn. Text good. $50 |
| 520. | Turner, Harry B. NANTUCKET ARGUMENT SETTLERS. n.p. (1946) b/w plates. 175, (1) pp. “A complete history of Nantucket in condensed form.” Wraps, VG $30 |
| 521. | Tyacke, Sarah. LONDON MAP-SELLERS. 1660-1720. Tring, Hertfordshire. 1978. b/w plates. xxviii, 160 pp. With biographical notes on map sellers. 1st ed. VG $50 |
| 522. | Tyler, David Budlong. THE BAY & RIVER DELAWARE. Cambridge, MD. 1955. b/w plates. 4to. vii, 244 pp. Excellently illustrated history of this great waterway. First ed. VG, dj $30 |
| 523. | U.S. Congress. OWNERS AND CREWS OF CERTAIN AMERICAN WHALING VESSELS... Wash. 1890. 15 pp. Bill for monetary aid to the five whaleships that rescued their fellows from Arctic ice in a famous incident 20 years before. Tope edge waterstained. $15 |
| 524. | U.S. Congress. PROTECT VESSELS - WHALE FISHERIES.... A REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY UP THE SUBJECT OF THE PROTECTION OF AMERICAN VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE WHALE FISHERIES. DECEMBER 31, 1839. Wash. 1839. 14 pp. With a list of penalized whaleships and petitioners for redress. Removed form larger volume. $25 |
| 525. | U.S. Congress. SHIP CHANDLER PRICE... Wash. 1850. 8 pp. Bill for indemnification of this whaleship which resuced the survivors of the famous Columbia incident in the Pacific in 1846. Removed from larger volume. $15 |
| 526. | U.S. Navy. THE BLUEJACKET’S MANUAL. Annapolis, 1940. color and b/w plates, some fldg. 784 pp. WW II vintage copies are scarce. VG $25 |
| 527. | U.S. Navy. UNITED STATES FRIGATE “CONSTITUTION.” Wash. 1932. b/w plates, lines, folding plates. 4to. 15 pp. plus plates. “A brief account of her history, together with data for model builders.” Details of construction and restorations. Folding plans in back pocket. Wraps, spine taped, else VG $30 |
| 528. | U.S. Senate. ...THE DESCRIPTION OF PAPERS DEEMED NECESSARY TO BE PROVIDED BY LAW FOR THE USE OF PROTECTION OF AMERICAN VESSELS ENGAGED IN THE WHALE FISHERIES. Wash. 1839. 16 pp. With list of whaleships. Removed from larger volume. $25 |
| 529. | Underhill, Harold A. DEEP-WATER SAIL. Glasgow. (1952). b/w plates, fldg. plans. 4to. xxix, 302 pp. plus plates. Development of wooden deep water vessels in the 19th and 20th centuries in Britain, from little fore-and-afters to full rigged ships. Well illustrated, with photo plates and detailed folding plans. 1st ed. VG $50 |
| 530. | Underhill, Harold A. SAILING SHIP RIGS AND RIGGING. Glasgow. (1950). b/w line ills. x, 128 pp. “Authentic plans of famous vessels....” One cover spot, VG $35 |
| 531. | Unwin, Rayner. THE DEFEAT OF JOHN HAWKINS. NY. (1960). b/w plates. 319 pp. “A biography of his third slaving voyage.” VG $20 |
| 532. | Van Gaasbeek, Richard M. WOODEN BOAT AND SHIP BUILDING. Chi. (1941.) b/w plates. 238 pp. Woodworking operations well illustrated photographically, for both small and large wooden vessels. VG in worn dj. $35 |
| 533. | Vaughan Roger. TED TURNER. Bos. (1978) b/w plates. xviii, 230 pp. Back when Turner was Capt. Outrageous, a player in the America’s Cup scene. VG, chipped dj. $20 |
| 534. | Vaughan, Roger. THE GRAND GESTURE. Bos. (1975). b/w plates. 298 pp. Ted Turner, Mariner, and the America’s Cup. VG, dj. $20 |
| 535. | Versteeg, W.K. SCHEEPSMODELLEN. 1700-1900... Antwerp. 1947. b/w plates. Oblong folio. 120 pp. 56 full folio sheet plans of naval, working and pleasure craft of two centuries. Text in Dutch, but an excellent resource. Wraps, spine chipped else VG $50 |
| 536. | Villiers, Alan. THE WAR WITH CAPE HORN. NY. (1971). b/w plates. xxiv, 338 pp. Complete account of the struggles of square riggers in the 19th and 20th centuries with Cape Horn. 1st ed. VG-Fine, dj. $30 |
| 537. | Villiers, Alan. THE WAY OF A SHIP. NY. (1953). b/w photos, line illus. xiv, 429 pp. Development of the ocean going sailing ship, handling and sailors. VG $30 |
| 538. | Villiers, Alan. VANISHED FLEETS. Garden City, NY. (1931) b/w plates viii, 297pp. “Ships and men of old Van Dieman’s Land.” Some wear, Good. $20 |
| 539. | Villiers, Alan J. THE MAKING OF A SAILOR. NY. 1938. b/w plates. 45 pp. text plus 191 pp. photos. “Photographic story of school ships under sail.” Specifically the beautiful little Joseph Conrad. VG in worn dj. $30 |
| 540. | Villiers, Alan & Picard, Henri. THE BOUNTY SHIPS OF FRANCE. THE STORY OF CAPE HORN SAILING SHIPS. NY. (1972) b/w plates. 240 pp. Villiers relates his own experience, as well as explaining the background to this fifty-year (1870-1920) adventure. Picard gives thumbnail histories of dozens of these subsidized vessels. First edition. VG, dj. $25 |
| 541. | Walder, David. NELSON. NY. 1978. b/w plates. xxi, 537 pp. Detailed biography re-examines Nelson’s character, the Hamilton affair, and the elements that distinguished Nelson from other admirals. VG, chipped dj. $20 |
| 542. | Wallace, Frederick William. UNDER SAIL IN THE LAST OF THE CLIPPERS. Bos. (1936). b/w plates. x, 251 pp. Wallace’s narrative of his Atlantic passage on the iron clipper Grand Duchess from the diary he kept during his trip. This fact and Wallace’s experienced eye account for the fresh and absolutely accurate sense of detail that pervades the narrative. First ed. VG. $125 |
| 543. | Warner, William W. BEAUTIFUL SWIMMERS. Bos. (1976) b/w ills. 304 pp. Bestselling account of watermen, crabs amd the Chesapeake Bay. Lovely writing. VG, dj. $15 |
| 544. | Warren, Gordon H. FOUNTAIN OF DISCONTENT. Bos. 1981. b/w plates. xiv, 301 pp. “The Trent Affair and Freedom of the Seas.” 1st. ed. VG, dj. $20 |
| 545. | Warren, Roland L. MARY COFFIN STARBUCK AND THE EARLY HISTORY OF NANTUCKET. Andover, NY (1987) b/w map. 286 pp. Story of one of Nantucket’s great women. Small press, scarce. Wraps, some spotting, Good. $20 |
| 546. | Wasson, George S. SAILING DAYS ON THE PENOBSCOT. NY. (1949) b/w plates. 246 pp. Reprint of the scarce 1932 edition. Good $40 |
| 547. | Waterloo, Stanley. STORY OF A STRANGE CAREER. NY. 1902. xii, 362 pp. Purports to be the life of a career criminal who spent much of his life at sea - whaling merchant and naval service. Good. $15 |
| 548. | Werner, Herbert A. IRON COFFINS. NY. (1969). b/w. 364 pp. “A personal account of the German U-Boat battles of World War II.” 1st ed. VG, dj. $20 |
| 549. | Westlawn School of Home Study. BOAT DESIGN COURSE. BOOK IX. CONTSTRUCTION. Montville, NJ. (1932) b/w ills. 32 pp. Illustrated guide to the basics. VG $20 |
| 550. | Whales Research Institute. THE SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. NO. 39. Tokyo. 1988. b/w plates. 157, xv, viii pp. Nine articles on grey, minke, sperm, pilot whales, and seal in Loch Ness. Wraps. VG $20 |
| 551. | Whidden, Captain John D. OCEAN LIFE IN THE OLD SAILING DAYS. NY. 1916. b/w plates. xvi, 314 pp. Life under sail by an orphan who worked his way up to captain. Some cover wear. Good. $20 |
| 552. | Whipple, A. B. C. YANKEE WHALERS IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Garden City, NY. 1954. b/w. 304 pp. An account of the adventures of whalemen. VG. $15 |
| 553. | Whitehead, John Hurt III. THE WATERMEN OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. (Richmond, VA. 1979). Color photos. 4to. unpaginated. Photographs and words of the fishermen of Chesapeake Bay. Signed First Edition. VG. $25 |
| 554. | Whitehill, Walter Muir. ALLAN FORBES 1874-1955. (Bos. 1955) b/w plates. 12mo. 32 pp. Memorial to guiding light behind State St. Trust’s great maritime collection and series of publications. VG $20 |
| 555. | Whitehill, Walter Muir. FIFTY-FOUR SHIP PORTRAITS AT THE PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM. Searsport, ME. 1963 b/w plates. Unpaginated. Paintings, description and commentary. VG in wrappers. $15 |
| 556. | Wilbur, C. Keith. PICTURE BOOK OF THE REVOLUTION’S PRIVATEERS. (Harrisburg, PA. 1973) b/w line ills. 4to. 96 pp. Line drawn and hand lettered. Informative and fun. With information on where to find relics illustrated in this book. VG, dj. $20 |
| 557. | Wilford, John Noble. THE MYSTERIOUS HISTORY OF COLUMBUS. NY. 1991. b/w. xii, 315 pp. “The Man, the Myth, the Legacy." 1st ed. VG, dj. $20 |
| 558. | Wilkes, Captain W. Harry. NOTES ON THE PRACTICAL DUTIES OF SHIPMASTERS. Lon. 1911. folding b/w plates. 12mo. 119 pp. VG $20 |
| 559. | Williams, Glyndwr and Alan Frost. TERRA AUSTRALIS. TO AUSTRALIA. Melbourne. (1988) Color, b/w plates. 4to. xvii, 242 pp. How Europeans visualized Australia from the earliest times until the mid 1800s. 1st ed. Fine in dj. $65 |
| 560. | Williams, Guy R. THE WORLD OF MODEL SHIPS AND BOATS. NY. (1971) Color, b/w plates. 255 pp. Thorough survey of models, from the 17th century on. VG, dj. $30 |
| 561. | Willson, Capt. Russell. WATCH OFFICER’S GUIDE. Annapolis. 1941. Color, b/w plates, illls. 319 pp. How to run a ship. Color flag and pennant plates. VG $25 |
| 562. | Wilmerding, John. AMERICAN LIGHT. Wash. (1980) b/w and color plates. Oblong 4to. 330 pp. “The luminist movement, 1850-1875. Paintings, drawings, photographs.” Marine scenes played a large part in the luminist movement. Pictorial wraps. VG $30 |
| 563. | Winslow, Helen. THE FOLK ART OF THE AMERICAN WHALEMAN. Nantucket. 1955. b/w frontis. 10 pp. Pamphlet published by the Nantucket Historical Assn. VG. $15 |
| 564. | Witney, Dudley. THE LIGHTHOUSE. Bos. (1975) Color and b/w plates. 4to. 255 pp. History and background followed by selected lighthouses from Newfoundland to the southern coast. Heavily visual. VG, dj. $25 |
| 565. | Witthoft, Hans Jurgen. HAPAG-LLOYD. (Hamburg.) (1974.) b/w plates. 176 pp. History of Hapag-Lloyd cargo services. “Over a century of German shipping in pictures.” English-German text. VG, dj. $30 |
| 566. | Wolfe, Reese. YANKEE SHIPS. NY (1933) b/w plates. xiv, 287 pp. An informal history of the American Merchant Marine. 1st ed. VG worn dj. $15 |
| 567. | Wolff, Werner. ISLAND OF DEATH. NY. (1948) b/w frontis, tipped in, plates and ills. 228 pp. plus XX plates. “A new key to Easter Island’s culture through an ethno-psychological study.” Getting scarce. VG in dj. $45 |
| 568. | Wood, G. Arnold. THE VOYAGE OF THE ENDEAVOUR. Melbourne. 1926. b/w plates. 12mo. 116 pp. Aussie professor’s recapitulation of Cook’s voyage. Ex-lib, wraps bound in. $15 |
| 569. | Woodward, David. ART AND CARTOGRAPHY. Chi. (1987) Color and b/w plates. 4to. xvi, 249 pp. Six historical essays linking art and cartography. Well illustrated. VG, dj. $70 |
| 570. | Woodward, David. (ed.) FIVE CENTURIES OF MAP PRINTING. Chi. (1975) Color frontis., b/w plates. 4to. xi, 177 pp. Series of lectures given at the Newberry Library. VG, dj. $30 |
| 571. | Wrigley,Toby. MODEL SHIPS. NAVIES IN MINIATURE. (Lon. 1973). color photos. 4to. 64 pp. Well presented color plates of 1:100 and 1:500 models and dioramas. VG. $20 |
| 572. | Ziegler, Philip. MOUNTBATTEN. NY. 1985. 784 pp. Biography of one of the three Supreme Allied Commanders of WW II. VG, dj. $15 |