item number |
To order, email tenpound@shore.net |
| 351. | Ware, John D. and Robert R. Rea. GEORGE GAULD. SURVEYOR AND CARTOGRAPHER OF THE GULF COAST. Gainesville, FL. (1982) b/w plates. xx, 251 pp. Gauld arrived on the Gulf Coast in 1764 and was the first man to accurately charts its waters. VG, dj. $45 |
| 352. | Warner, Oliver. THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE. NY. 1961. b/w plates. 184 pp. History of the first major sea battle of the Revolution in which the English Lord Howe achieved tactical success over the French. Howe's actions were second-guessed and the controversy is covered here. Good history. First American edition.Tears and fade to dj else VG $25 |
| 353. | Warren, Mrs. Jane S. THE MORNING STAR: HISTORY OF THE CHILDREN’S MISSIONARY VESSEL, AND OF THE MARQUESAN AND MICRONESIAN MISSIONS. Boston. 1890. b/w ills. 309 pp + ads. Worn, Good. With 2 certificates of ownership in the Morning Star laid in. $15 |
| 354. | Watts, Anthony J. JAPANESE WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II. NY. 1967. b/w ill. 399 pp. Binding loose, but and boards clean. VG $15 |
| 355. | Wead, Frank. GALES, ICE AND MEN. NY. 1937. Color frontis. b/w ills. xiii, 272 pp. A biography of the steam barkentine "Bear." Scarce first ed. Light sunning, VG $45 |
| 356. | Wedge, F.J.N. BROWN’S FLAGS AND FUNNELS OF BRITISH STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Glasgow. 1929. Color plates. Oblong 8vo. Unpaginated, 37 plates. Over 700 flags and funnels, with alphabetical list of company, address, flag number and page. Top of spine has 3/8” tear, else. VG $75 |
| 357. | Wedge, F.J.N. BROWN’S FLAGS AND FUNNELS OF BRITISH STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Glasgow 1951 color plates Oblong 8vo. Unpaginated, 48 plates. Over 700 flags and funnels, with alphabetical list of company, address, flag number and page. VG $65 |
| 358. | West, Capt. Ellsworth Luce. CAPTAIN'S PAPERS. A LOG OF WHALING AND OTHER SEA EXPERIENCES. Barre, MA 1965. b/w plates. viii, 172 pp. Late 19th and early 20th centuries. First ed. Greeting card glued to f.e.p. else VG, dj. $25 |
| 359. | Wigmore, Lionel. THE JAPANESE THRUST, AUSTRALIA INT HE WAR OF 1929-1945. Canberra. (1968) b/w ills. 715 pp. Minor wear to dj, else VG $30 |
| 360. | Williams, Lloyd Haynes. PIRATES OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA. Dietz Press. Richmond. 1937. b/w plates. vii, 139 pp. History of pirates along the coast of colonial Virginia from the late 1600s, including Davis, Wafer, James, Guittar, Blackbeard and other birds of passage from the wild Caribbean. First edition, scarce. VG $65 |
| 361. | Wilmerding, John. A HISTORY OF AMERICAN MARINE PAINTING. Bos. (1968) b/w and color plates. xxiii, 279 pp. VG copy of the first edition of this important work in dj. $100 |
| 362. | Wilson, Edward. BLOW HIGH, BLOW LOW. n.p. (1941) duotone ills. Unpaginated. Lyrics to 7 chanties illustrated in Wilson's distinctive style. This was Number Five in the Series of American Artists Gift Books. Fine in color dj. (also by Wilson) $25 |
| 363. | Woods, Sir Henry F. SPUNYARN FROM THE STRANDS OF A SAILOR’S LIFE AFLOAT AND ASHORE, FORTY-SEVEN YEARS UNDER THE ENSIGNS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND TURKEY. London. 1924. b/w plates. 2 vols. 301;296 pp. Minor sunning, soiling, wear, Good-VG $25 |
| 364. | Worcester, G.R.G. NOTES ON THE CROOKED-BOW AND CROOKED-STERN JUNKS OF SZECHWAN. Shanghai. 1941. 4to. b/w ills., plates, some folding. 4to. 82 pp. Concise and well-illustrated treatise on two types of junks. According to the preface, the little-known "crooked-bow" type is thought to have functioned in its present form for 1700 years. Worcester was a river inspector in China, and is an acknowledged expert on these vessel types. This work is quite scarce. A VG copy, with complimentary card of the Inspector General of Customs (who also wrote the preface for this book) tipped in. $175 |
| 365. | Worth, Claude. YACHT NAVIGATION AND VOYAGING. NY. 1927. b/w ills. 256 pp. A classic text. Minor cover wear, light foxing throughout. VG $15 |
| 366. | Wroth, Lawrence C. SOME AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART OF NAVIGATION. 1519-1802. JCB Library. Providence, RI. 1947. b/w plates. 40 pp. Serious discussion of American sailing directions and texts on navigation up to Bowditch, by a respected authority. A Fine, copy in original wrappers. $65 |
| 367. | Wylie, Philip. THE BEST OF CRUNCH AND DES. NY. (1948, i.e. 1954) viii, 404 pp. Wylie collects the best 21 magazine stories of his two heroes, Florida charter boat skippers. VG in attractive dj. $40 |
| 368. | Young, Florence S. H. PEARLS FROM THE PACIFIC. Lon. ca. 1925. b/w plates, ills, map. 256 pp. A missionary lady's adventures, with some interesting information on the Solomon Islands amidst the religion. VG $30 |
| 369. | Young, Peter (ed). ATLAS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. NY. (1974). b/w plates, partially colored maps. 4to. 288 pp. Cartography by Richard Natkiel. VG, dj. $20 |
| 370. | zu Mondfeld, Wolfram. HISTORIC SHIP MODELS. Sterling. NY. (1986) b/w plates, lines, plans. 352 pp. Reprinted from the German edition. A wealth of technical details, thoroughly illustrated. VG, dj. $45 |