LST 325: Workhorse of the Waves & Evansville's War Machine 1942-45.
Indiana: Evensville Courier & Press, 2005. Hardcover. Octavo. 8" x 10.5" 128pp. An excellent copy with lots of photos. A Near Fine copy. More
Ships & Seas
Report of the Secretary of the Navy in Relation to Armored Vessels.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. 607pp. Bound in green boards. Previous owners' names and bookplate on endpapers. Scuffing to the edges of the boards. Gutters cracked. More
Stationary Power; The Journal of the International Stationary Steam Engine Society. N9. 12
England: International Stationary Steam Engine Society. 1999. Wraps. Oversize softcover. 85pp. More
USS Eldorado (AGC-11) 1955 Far Eastern Cruise.
Tokyo, Japan: Daito Art Printing Company, 1955. Hardcover. 30 x 21.5 cm. Unpaginated ~ 80ppBlue boards in dust jacket. Some rubbing to edges of boards. Jacket shows some soiling and edgewear. Hawaii, Japan,, crew roster. Many black and white photographs. Laid in is a certificate "Sacred Order of the Golden..... More
The Construction of al Hashemi II : A Voyage Through the History of Wooden Ships - A Concise History of Kuwait - the Art of Making Traditional Vessels.
Abdul Husain Mohammed Rafie Marafie, 2002. Hard Cover. Quarto. 409pp Illustrated. A very nice copy in dust jacket. Some creasing to jacket. Light rubbing to bottom edges of boards. In a brodart protective wrapper. More
The Invergordon Mutiny. A narrative history of the last great mutiny in the Royal Navy and how it forced Britain off the Gold Standard in 1931.
London, Boston and Henley: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 182pp. Blue boards in price clipped dust jacket. More
The Fleet Submarine in the U. S. Navy; A Design and Construction History
London and Melbourne: Arms and Armour Press, 1979. Hardcover. 22.5 x 26.5 cm. Oblong. 290pp. Blue cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Photographs, fold-out diagram. A bit of edgewear to the jacket. More
Admiral Steven Van DerHaghen's Voyage to the East Indies.
James Ford Bell Museum, 1997. Limited edition. Hardcover. Green boards 114pp This is copy #60 of a total edition of 500 copies and is signed by the author. More
U.S.S. Seattle During the War.
Brooklyn, N.Y. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1919. Hardcover. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 190pp. Photographs. Bound in navy blue cloth, gilt lettering and design to cover. Scuffing to head and tail of spine. More
Upbound Downbound; The Story of the Soo Locks
Allegan Forest: Priscilla Press, 2005. Paperback. 28 x 21.5 cm. Quarto. 80pp. Signed by both authors on the title page. More
History of the Great War. Volume 1: The Merchant Navy.
New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1921. Hardcover. VOLUME ONE. Blue cloth. 473pp. Three folded maps in pocket in rear of book.. Foxing to fore-edges. Binding tight. Some light rubbing at head and tail of spine. More
Jean Laffite, Gentleman Rover.
New Orleans, LA: Harmanson, 1952. Wraps. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 291pp. Bibliography, index. Bound in illustrated wrappers. Gift inscription. Frontispiece is detached but present. Illustrated with maps, facsimiles, portraits. Some chipping to covers. More
Large Slow Target: A History of the LST 3 volume set.
Toledo, Ohio: United States LST Association / Taylor Publishing Company, Carrollton, Texas, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Consists of volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the 4 volume set. 31 x 23.5 cm. Bound in blue boards with silver lettering and emblems. Vol I: 232pp (1986), vol II: 284pp (1989), vol..... More
Large Slow Target: A History of the Landing Ships (LSTs) and the Men Who Sailed on Them Volume II.
Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publshing Company, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Volume 2 only. 31 x 23.5 cm. Quarto. 284pp. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Extensively illustrated with photographs. One corner bumped. More
The Log of the "Cutty Sark"
Glasgow: Browm, Son & Ferguson, 1960. Second Printing. Hardcover. 25 x 18.5 cm. 332pp. Extensively illustrated, fold-out chart. Blue cloth in dust jacket. Some toning and a small clsoed tear to the jacket. Stamp on front free endpaper. More
The Steam Navy of the United States; A History of the Growth of the Steam Vessel of War in the U.S. Navy, and of the Naval Engineer Corps
Pittsburgh, PA: Warren & Co. Publishers, 1896. First edition. Hardcover. 24 x 16.5 cm. Thick octavo. xv 953pp. Bound in blue cloth gilt lettering and cover design. Extensively illustration with portraits, diagrams, photos of ships, plans, including some fold-outs. There is some tape residue to the fixed endpapers where a...... More
Drums of the Birkenhead.
Larson Publication, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 21.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 190pp. Red cloth in dust jacket. Corners are bumped. There are several closed tears to the back of the jacket. More
The Real Runabouts III.
Lake Mills, Iowa: Graphic Publishing Co. Inc, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. 28.5 x 22 cm. Quarto. 330pp. Grey boards in dust jacket. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper and dated 10/19/62. Over 1100 new photos, charts and diagrams. Some edge rubbing to jacket. More
Yachts; Designs, and Much Miscellaneous Information
New York, New York: Poseldon Publishing Co. Hardcover. 31 x 23 cm. Quarto. Green cloth in dust jacket. Previous owner's address stamp inside front cover. Dust jacket has some edge wear. More
The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Year 1783 to 1836 complete in two volumes.
London: Henry Colburn, 1837. New Edition. Full Leather. Two volume set. 23 x 14 cm. Octavos. xxiv 640pp, 728pp. Bound in brown leather, gilt spine design, leather spine labels. Marble foredges and endpapers. Originally published in 5 volumes, done in 1825 is the "New and Greatly Improved Edition", done in..... More
The Peabody Museum Collection of Navigating Instruments.
Salem, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum / Ten Pound Island / Maurizio Martino Publisher, 1996. Hardcover. 26.5 x 18.5 cm. Royal octavo. 154pp. 56 plates. Bound in black cloth. This reprint of the 1963 edition limited to 300 copies. More
The 74-Gun Ship BELLONA; Complete with 1/96 Scale Fold-Out Plan
Conway Maritime Press, 2006. revised edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. (25cm x 25cm) 120pp. A very nice copy in dust jacket. Anatomy of the Ship. More
The Shipe of the Line Volume I: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650-1850 and Volume II: Design, Construction and Fittings.
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983. Hardcover. Two volume set. 30 x 25 cm. Quarto. 224pg and 189pg. There is some yellowing to the jackets and page edges. Extensively illustrated. More
The Viking Ships; Their Ancestry and Evolution
New York: Twayne Publishers Inc., 1971. Hardcover. 27 x 21.5 cm. Quarto. 192pp. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Index. Green cloth in price cliped dust jacket. Some light edgewear to jacket. More
The Lure of the Little Ships.
New York: Privately Printed, 1927. Hard Cover. octavo. #98/300 copies. Hardcover in tissue dust jacket. More