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Saint John, N.B.: Miramichi Books, 2000 Book. Illus. by Photos. Near Fine. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. White softcover showing Barque Joseph Cunard. First published in 1960 as No. 10 in the Historical Studies Series of the New Brunswick Museum, Saint John. Biographical sketch of Miss Manny from the Dictionary of Miramichi Biography. Index… Ler mais sobre este item

Wolfville, N.S.: Self-published, 1976 Book. Illus. by Map and Photo. Very Good Minus. Soft cover. First Printing Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Orange illustrated paperback. Top corner of front cover abraded. Bottom corners of pages 223-229 and back cover creased. Copies of this book are getting harder to find, and it's the only one of its… Ler mais sobre este item

Aylesbury and Slough: Hazell Watson and Viney Ltd., 1961 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original grey cloth with blue ship and lettering on boards. Previous owner's name. Blue, white, and grey dustjacket has blue and black lettering, edge and corner wear, and a small hole near… Ler mais sobre este item

Saint John, N.B.: Trinity Publishing, 2008 Book. Illus. by Photos. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original red and white illustrated softcover. Small stained areas at top and bottom corners of cover at spine edge. Some corner wear to pages. An informative look at an essential part of local history… Ler mais sobre este item

Fredericton, N. B.: Quaco/Springhill Press, 1997 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good Plus. Soft cover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pictorial card covers with painting of sailing ship on cover. A history of the town's first 100 years, of which information is hard to come by. Scarce. 162 pp..

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2002 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red paper boards backed in navy cloth with white lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacket features painted portrait of the subject as well as a photo of a ship. Remnants of price tag on back. … Ler mais sobre este item

Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus, 1999 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings; Some Colour. Very Good. Original Cloth. First Not Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth. Pictorial DJ has impressions on back caused by someone using the book as a writing surface. Clever use of EPs by copies of ship's articles and Captain Kenney's deposition. … Ler mais sobre este item

Toronto, ON: George J. McLeod, Ltd.(Distributor), 1967 Book. Illus. by Plates and Line Drawings By Samuel F. Manning. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth on boards. Copper coloured dustjacket with black lettering and illustration of ship in a storm. Designed, printed, and bound in England by Hazell Watson… Ler mais sobre este item

Fredericton, N.B.: Brunswick Press, 1982 Book. Illus. by Various Artists. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8 1/2" x 11" Oblong. Blue cloth on boards. Wonderful colour drawings add interest to the descriptive text to tell the story of this long-past industry of the Maritimes. Official numbers, measurements, and weights are shown in addition to details of construction… Ler mais sobre este item

Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1995 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First - No Additional Printings. 5 1/2 x 8 Inches. Dark green pictorial softcover with photo on the front, and white lettering. Mark where price tag was removed, and tiny crease in top right corner of cover. Slight wear at… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1948 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Red cloth on boards. The author is known for his work as a submarine commander and author. No reference was found to this book. 281 pp..

London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1962 Book. Illus. by Drawings and Document. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red paper boards. DJ has three small edge tears. Three men in a boat were all that were left after they ate the cabin boy. Two tins of turnips were long gone. It happened in 1884. 158… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: William Farquhar Payson, 1931 Book. Illus. by Gordon Grant. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Sketches made at sea aboard The Star of Alaska, 64 of them. Foreword by C. Fox Smith. DJ has been taped inside and has damage to the head of the spine. 127 pp..

New York: Dodd, Mead, and Co., 1954 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Beige cloth on boards. No writing. DJ chipped all around and torn along fold. "This is the story, mostly in pictures, of a voyage round Cape Horn in a mighty nitrates barque, a famous four-master, from Hamburg out to Chile and… Ler mais sobre este item

Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada, 1919 Book. Illus. by Photos. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition (No Additional Printings. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue and white cloth on boards. A no-nonsense presentation directed toward young people of the development of the British sea power. 301 pp..

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2012 Book. Illus. by Portraits and Drawings. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colour cover paperback. No writing or damage. Philadelphia. Flogging. 333 pp..

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1997 Book. Illus. by Dennis Adams. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover book of 86 pp. explains the purpose of Endeavour's original task as well as the construction of her replica. Laid in are two postcards of the ship and two brochures showing stops on her North… Ler mais sobre este item

London/ Annapolis: Conway Maritime Press/Naval Institute Press, 1986 Book. Near Fine. Hard Cover.. First Edition (No Additional Printings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth on boards. No writing or damage. Nicholas Pocock was an experienced sailor who could paint. He was commander of at least three different ships; Betsey, Minerva, and Lloyd. A section of eight colour… Ler mais sobre este item

Andover, Hampshire: Jarrold Publishing, 2005 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Reprint.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover booklet of 32 pp. Many colour photos. Launched 29 December, 1860. Ended active service 31 May, 1883. Restored and returned to Portsmouth 16 June, 1987..

UK: Jarrold Publishing, 2005 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 24-page colour booklet of Nelson's Victory. Several color photos. Trafalgar..