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| 51. | Burstyn, Harold L. AT THE SIGN OF THE QUADRANT. Marine Hist. Assn. Mystic, CT. 1957. b/w plates. 119 pp. Biography and bibliography of Edmund March Blunt. Still an important reference. Wraps, VG. $25 |
| 52. | Busch, Fritz-Otto. HOLOCAUST AT SEA. NY. (1956) b/w plates. 182 pp. Loving biography of this giant German battleship. Edgewear and light soil ,else VG. $15 |
| 53. | Byrd, Richard. LITTLE AMERICA. NY. 1930. b/w ills. 1st ed. Sunned, minor soil, front hinge starting. $25 |
| 54. | Byrd, Richard LITTLE AMERICA NY 1930 b/w ills 1st ed. Sunned, minor soil, front hinge starting. Signed $75 |
| 55. | Bywater, Hector C. SEA-POWER IN THE PACIFIC. Houghton Mifflin. Bos. 1921. Fldg. charts. 334 pp. Analysis of Japanese power in the Pacific by the author of "The Great Pacific War", a legendary book that predicted Pearl Harbor. Second impression, VG $65 |
| 56. | Carrick, Robert W. THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICA'S CUP RACES. NY. (1964). b/w, color plates. 4to, 194 pp. Good survey. Edgewear,soil and rubbing to dj, else VG $25 |
| 57. | Carrick, Robert W. and Stanley Z. Rosenfeld (eds.). DEFENDING THE AMERICA'S CUP, AS TOLD BY THE MEN WHO DID IT. NY. 1969. b/w photos. 4to. xv, 189 pp. The story of the Intrepid's triumph over Australia's Dame Pattie. VG. $25 |
| 58. | Casey, Robert J. BATTLE BELOW: THE WAR OF THE SUBMARINES NY. 1945. b/w plates. Ex-lib.Light wear and soil, else VG $15 |
| 59. | Chafe, L.G. CHAFE'S SEALING BOOK. St., Johns, NF 1923. b/w plates. 4to. 105 pp. Early xerox copy of rare work on the Newfoundland seal fishery from the earliest days to 1923. The photos have barely reproduced. The text is clean. Bound in Blue boards. $25 |
| 60. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS. NY. b/w plates. 4to. xvii, 400 pp. Reprint edition of Chapelle's important work. Chipped and torn dj, else VG. $20 |
| 61. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SAILING NAVY. NY. (1949) Color frontis. b/w plates, lines. xxii, 558 pp. Reprint edition of an important and still useful book. Minor wear, else VG. $20 |
| 62. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE SEARCH FOR SPEED UNDER SAIL 1700-1855. NY. (1967) b/w plans, lines, some fldg. 4to. xviii, 543 pp. Close analysis of plans of 103 American built sailing vessels provides an illustrated history of the progress of American marine architecture. Nice copy of the reprint ed, in dj. $35 |
| 63. | Chapman, Fredrik Henrick. ARCHITECTURA NAVALIS MERCATORIA. NY. (1971) b/w fldg plates. 102 pp. plus plates. "A facsimile of the classic eighteenth century treatise on shipbuilding." With 52 large folding plates. VG, dj. $75 |
| 64. | Charles, Roland W. TROOPSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II. Wash. (1947) b/w plates. ix, 374 pp. Vessel histories and portraits with wartime records. Scarce. First edition. Light fade to bds else VG $75 |
| 65. | Chatterton, E. Keble. KING’S CUTTERS AND SMUGGLERS. 1700-1855. London. 1912. color, b/w ills. 424 pp. Study of the vessels brought to life by Marryat and other authors. With appendices including lists of vessels, dimensions, detailed specifications for a cutter. First edition. Spine end and corner wear. Some foxing, VG. $25 |
| 66. | Chatterton, E. Keble. OLD SHIP PRINTS. London. (1965) color & b/w plates. 182 pp. "Galleys, carracks, merchantmen and men-of-war, clippers, fore-and-afters, yachts, are all presented as they appeared to contemporary masters" from the Macpherson collection. With Chatterton’s learned commentary, not only on naval and maritime matters, but on printmaking as well. Reprint of this useful work. Spine and bds edge sunned. VG. $35. A slightly better copy, $40 |
| 67. | Chatterton, E. Keble. ROMANCE OF THE SHIP. Seeley. Lon. 1911. b/w plates. xvi-313 pp. "The story of her origin and evolution." Good clean copy in a handsome prize binding by Bumpus, full crimson calf with raised bands and gilt spine decorations. $75 |
| 68. | Chichester, Sir Francis. GIPSY MOTH CIRCLES THE WORLD. NY. 1967. color, b/w ills. Some wear to jacket else VG. $10 |
| 69. | City Chambers. Glasgow. CELEBRATION OF CENTENARY OF LAUNCH OF STEAMER "COMET" BUILT FOR HENRY BELL. Glasgow. 1912. Color cover, duotone maps, b/w plates. 128 pp. This must have been quite a do. The centenary was the occasion for a celebration by the city of Glasgow of its long history of shipbuilding. Dozens of firms participated, and they even has a sort of Edwardian "Tall Ships" festival, featuring a variety of military and merchant steamships rather than sailing ships. This book includes much history, and many documentary photos, as well a 4 folding maps of the Clyde and surrounding waters. VG in original decorated boards, with color cover (it must have been issued in both states) bound in. $75 |
| 70. | Clark, Arthur H. THE CLIPPER SHIP ERA. NY. (1910) b/w plates, ills. 404 pp. "An epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders and crews. 1843-1869." First ed of a Classic book. Spine ends worn. Soil,fade and edgewear to bds. Else VG $20 |
| 71. | Cocchia, Aldo (tr. M. Gwyer). THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED. Annapolis (1958) b/w plates 180 pp. First and Second World War sea-battles in which Cocchia took part in the Italian Navy. Light wear to dj, else VG $25 |
| 72. | Coggins, Jack. SHIPS AND SEAMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. (Harrisburg, PA 1969) b/w ills. 4to. 224 pp. Vessels, crews, weapons, gear, naval tactics, and actions of the War for Independence. VG, dj. $20 |
| 73. | Colcord, Joanna Carter. SEA LANGUAGE COMES ASHORE. NY. (1945) b/w ills. ix, 213 pp. A dictionary of sea terms that have swallowed the anchor and come ashore into the common parlance. From the obvious to such surprises as "overwhelm" or "slant". Interesting. First edition. Light soil and spine end wear. VG $20 |
| 74. | Connolly, James B. THE DEEP SEA'S TOLL. NY. 1905. b/w plates. 315 pp. First edition. Minor wear. Good $30 |
| 75. | Corbett, Julian S. and Henry Newbolt. HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR. BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. NAVAL OPERATIONS. NY. 1920. b/w ills, maps. 3 vol. various paginations. The first three volumes of the definitive history of naval operations in WW I by two of the great scholars of that era. A very difficult set to find complete and intact. Some spotting and varying degrees of wear to various volumes, overall Good or better condition. 3 vols only $150 |
| 76. | Couling, David. STEAM YACHTS. Annapolis. (1980) b/w plates. 120 pp. First edition. "As a period in yachting and social history, the steam yacht ... merits this ... record." VG in dj. $20 |
| 77. | Courtemanche, Regis A. NO NEED OF GLORY, THE BRITISH NAVY IN AMERICAN WATERS 1860-1864 Annapolis. (1977) b/w ills. 104 pp. VG $25 |
| 78. | Crosley, Joseph W. THE BOOK OF NAVY SONGS. Garden City, NY. 1926. b/w plates, illus. ix, 200 pp. Historical songs and ballads, wardroom songs, shanties, songs of landing parties, Academy songs. With index of titles and music. VG in torn dj. $65. Another copy, no dj, some cover wear. $40 |
| 79. | Culver, Henry B. CONTEMPORARY SCALE MODELS OF VESSELS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY... NY. (1926) Sepia toned photo plates. xiv, 48 (ie 96) pp. "Being a collection of illustrations of authentic productions of the model maker's art of that period, gathered from many sources, together with brief descriptions and identifications thereof where possible." Unnumbered copy in a limited edition of 1000 copies. McDonald 474. VG in edgeworn and torn dj with large piece missing from rear panel. $85 |
| 80. | Cutler, Carl C. GREYHOUNDS OF THE SEA. NY. 1930. b/w plates. 4to. xxvii, 592 pp. Still one of the major works on clipper ships. A very nice copy. First ed. VG $45. Another copy with minor fade and edge wear. (We have 2 other copies, cheaper in somewhat worse condition) This copy $40 |
| 81. | d'Albas, Andrieu. DEATH OF A NAVY, JAPANESE NAVAL ACTION IN WORLD WAR II. NY. 1957. b/w plates. 362 pp. dj worn, else VG. $15 |
| 82. | Dana, Richard H. THE SEAMAN'S FRIEND. Thomas Groom. Bos. 1873. b/w plates. viii, 225 pp. "Thirteenth edition - revised and corrected" of this popular work which stayed in print through much of the 19th century. It was based on Dana's own experiences at sea, and was meant to inform mariners about the basics of rigging and seamanship, commercial practices and maritime law. With a dictionary of sea terms and 4 plates, with accompanying lists of parts of a ship, etc. Minor wear, but VG $125 |
| 83. | Davis, Charles G. SHIPS OF THE PAST. 1929. b/w ills., plates. 4to. 170 pp. plus plans. Vessel types examined are 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. 12 double page plans. This is #52 in the limited edition of 97 copies. It contains an extra gravure plate of the fishing schooner Helen B. Thomas. Some rubbing and edgewear to bds else VG $60 |
| 84. | Davis, William C. DUEL BETWEEN THE FIRST IRONCLADS. NY. (1975) b/w. ills. 201 pp. VG $20 |
| 85. | De Beaudean, Raoul. CAPTAIN OF THE ILE, HIGH ADVENTURES WITH A FAMOUS AND HEROIC SEA CAPTAIN. NY. (1960) 230 pp. Tattered and soiled dj, Good $10 |
| 86. | de Beaulieu, Madam Malle. THE MODERN CRUSOE. A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF A FRENCH CABIN BOY, WHO WAS SHIPWRECKED ON AN UNINHABITED ISLAND. Bos. 1827. b/w frontis. 12mo. iv, 217 pp. First American edition of a French romance subsequently translated into English for the London market. Fairly scarce, American Imprints, 29612 locating only 2 copies. Some cover wear. $175 |
| 87. | Dean, Harry. THE PEDRO GORINO. Bos. 1929. xvi, 262 pp. Purports to be the autobiography of a "negro sea-captain in Africa and on the seven seas in his attempt to found an Ethiopian Empire." Claims to be a descendant of Paul Carse. You decide. VG $15 |
| 88. | Dodd, Edward H. GREAT DIPPER TO SOUTHERN CROSS. London n.d. (1930’s) b/w plates. Detailed account of a voyage from New London to Australia 1928-29. Spine fade, slight lean else VG $20 |
| 89. | Domville-fife, Charles W. SUBMARINE WARFARE OF TO-DAY, HOW THE SUBMARINE MENACE WAS MET AND VANQUISHED... London, n.d. (c.1920) b/w ills. 304 pp. Spine sunned, else VG $20 |
| 90. | Donovan, Frank. THE ODYSSEY OF THE ESSEX. NY. (1969) v, 215 pp. This is the U.S. frigate under Porter's command in the War of 1812, and its fascinating Pacific cruise, not the whale ship. First ed. Some wear to dj else VG $25 |
| 91. | Douglas, George B. SHIP MODEL BOOK. NY. (1926) b/w plates. 4to. 47 pp. "With a special set of full-sized paper patterns for the famous ship Benj. F. Packard, a chapter on American clipper ships and the lines and plans of a New Bedford Whaler." Second edition. Some soil and fade to bds, else VG. $45 |
| 92. | Douglas, Major A.J.A. and P.H. Johnson. THE SOUTH SEAS OF TODAY. Lon. (1926) b/w plates and charts. xiv, 295 pp. Cruise of a three masted barkentine, 191 feet loa, through the Galapagos, Cocos, Marquesas, Tahiti, Moorea and Easter Island among other islands. "Gives an account of the voyage as an adventure... It was hoped that a moving picture made during the trip would pay expenses... It did not." - Toy 713. First ed. of a scarce account. VG $65 |
| 93. | Dow, George Francis. THE SAILING SHIPS OF NEW ENGLAND. SERIES THREE. Salem, MA. 1928. b/w plates. 4to. 45 pp. plus 556-770 plates. Essay on "Shipbuilding in Massachusetts" 215 New England sailing vessels are pictured in the plate section.Tape repaired, faded dj, else Good $30 |
| 94. | Drago, Harry Sinclair. THE STEAMBOATERS. NY. (1967) b/w plates. x, 269 pp. "From the early side-wheelers to the big packets." Reprint ed. dj worn, else VG. $10 |
| 95. | Drake, John H. THIRTY-TWO YEARS OF THE LIFE OF AN ADVENTURER. Colyer. NY. 1847 12mo. iv, 122 pp. Profligate New York boy finds religion and goes to sea. Life aboard a merchantman in the Caribbean and South American trade, as well as first-hand info on low life in New York City and Long Island circa. 1830. Not in Smith. Original cloth binding, backstrip rather chipped. $75 |
| 96. | Drechsel, Edwin NORDDEUTCHER LLOYD BREMEN 1857-1970 , HISTORY-FLEET-MAILS (2VOLS) Vancouver, B.C. 1994;1995 b/w plates, ills 2 4to vols. 472;678 pp Vol. 2 shows a light stain, else VG $150 |
| 97. | Duckworth, S.G. SHIP JOINERY... NY. 1924. b/w plates. 215 pp. "The woodwork fittings of a modern steel vessel." But the techniques and styles predate steel construction. Sections on tools and techniques, as well as highly detailed (and illustrated) chapters on quarters, skylights, bulkheads, ladders and stairs, dining saloon, pantry, etc. An invaluable source. VG $125 |
| 98. | Dugan, James. THE GREAT MUTINY. NY (1965) 511 pp. British Naval Mutiny of 1797. Worn dj, else VG. $15 |
| 99. | Dunn, Lawrence. THE WORLD’S TANKERS. London, (1956) b/w ills. Minor wear and fading, else VG $20 |
| 100. | Ellis, C. Hamilton. SHIPS. A PICTORIAL HISTORY FROM NOAH’S ARK TO THE U.S.S. UNITED STATES. NY (1974) color frontis, b/w ills. 4to, unpaginated, 406 ills. VG in dj. $15 |