Transportation: Nautical from The Owl at the Bridge

[Newport, RI, Wooden Boat Apprenticeship, 1982]. Hard Cover. [2], 67 p., illus., 23 x 28.5 cm. Produced by the Wooden Boat Apprenticeship of the South County Museum to support efforts to preserve traditional small boat skills. Stock# 40,248. Good+, ex-library (which had the paper covers mounted on boards).

New York, Meredith Press [1967]. Hard Cover. 179 p. illus., facsims., plans, ports. 26 cm. Includes a copy of a critical review from The Atlantic Neptune. From the library of Stuart C. Sherman, whaling scholar. Stock# 45,246. Vg / dj good, small tear at top.

NY, Scribner's, 1906. Hard Cover. xxiii, 407 pages, 867 text figures, 17 plates (incl. front.); 27 cm. "With an ethnological introduction" by Alred C. Haddon." A classic in the field of anthropological research.  "Mother of String Figures" for enthusiasts who carry a loop of string in their shirt pockets. Very good copy/no dj. Stock#OB110.

Halcyon House, NY [Blue Ribbon Books, NY, 1930].. Hard Cover. xxvii, 592 p., index, diagrams, charts, tables, illustrations throughout incl. color plates, endpaper map; 27 cm. Foreword by Charles Francis Adams. 117 Illustrations: Original Duotones, Color Plates, Half Tones, and Reproductions of Pen and Ink Drawings Prepared with Special Reference to the text. Contents include Fast Ships & the… Ler mais sobre este item

Cypress House, Fort Bragg, Calif. [1993]. Hard Cover. xvii, [3], 297 p., photos, facsimiles, endpaper maps. Friz began his career on German sailing ships, became a US citizen, and skippered transports in the Pacific during WWII. Dj; fine. Stock#22312.

New Bedford, Free Public Library, [1951]. Hard Cover. 1 p.l., 9 leaves, 28.5 cm. Mimeographed typescript. An index to the whaling ship logs on microfilm at the New Bedford Free Public Library. Stock# 44,780. Vg in boards.

American Neptune Inc., Salem, Mass. [Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland], 1946. 'A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History.' Contents include (January) An American Commander in the Argentine Navy; The 'Europa's' Misfortunes; The Dismal Swamp Canal Part III; Wartime Canoe Building in the Marshall Islands; Double Gaff Rigs; (April) Bonaparte Toscan and the Cuban Pirates; Articles of Agreement for the Galley 'Conqueror', 1779;… Ler mais sobre este item

NY: Dover, 1988. Soft Cover. Six sheets, four postcards per sheet; 30.5 cm. Ships include Titanic, Queen Mary, Ile de France, Normandie, Andrea Doria, Leonardo da Vinci plus 18 others in handsome photographs. ISBN (10): 0486258696. Stock#L-338. Vg / soft cover.

American Neptune Inc., Salem, Mass. [Anthoensen Press/Meriden Gravure], 1949. Periodical. Includes Bright Light on 'Flying Cloud' v. 'Andrew Jackson'; Bark 'Vernon'; Arab Dhows of Eastern Arabia; A Sea of Troubles. Voyage of 'Bonetta', 1718; Evolution of the Chesapeake Clipper-Schooner [&] Yachting in Chesapeake Bay, 1676-1783; Design of American Frigates of the Revolution and Joshua Humphreys; Last Days of Coasting… Ler mais sobre este item

Princeton, NJ, Van Nostrand, 1959.. Hard Cover. xii, 208 p. illus., folding map, 26 cm. Based on research and one month's cruise aboard yacht Renegade . The book designed by Eugene V. Connett. Stock# 30,738. Vg/ dj good, soiled, has a few small tears.

American Neptune, Salem, Mass., 1959 [Anthoensen / Meriden]. Periodical. Includes Mark Tiddeman's Chart of New York Harbour; Second 'Chesapeake' Affair; American Clipper Ship Prints by the Curriers; Columbus Landed on Watlings Island; Misadventures of a Maine Slaver; Schooner 'William Jewell', 1853-1947; Photographs [clipper ships, 1855- 1910]; First Word from 'Kearsarge'; Footnote to the Loss of 'Arctic'; Four American Cross-Staves;… Ler mais sobre este item

Tudor Publishing, NY ['Fourth Printing, November, 1929, c1922']. Hard Cover. xii, 314 p.; 21.5 cm. First published 1922. Excerpts; includes Scott, The Piccaroon; Esquemeling, The Capture of Panama, 1671, & Morgan at Puerto Bello, & Francis Lolonois, the Slave Who Became a Pirate King; Cooper, The Malay Proas; Purchas, The Wonderful Fight of the 'Exchange' of Bristol with… Ler mais sobre este item

First Edition. Hardcover; x pages, 1 leaf, 216 pages, illustrations, endpaper map; 22 cm. "Edited by Leslie Dalrymple Stair, illustrated by Paul Quinn." Account of a 16-month whaling voyage to Hudson Bay when the author was 23 years old. Fair; spots on covers / no dj. Stock#102286/h.

Alan Sutton, Gloucester/ St. Martin's Press, NY [1990]. Hard Cover. xi p., [8] plates, [1], 71 p., 29.5 cm. Endpaper diagrams. 'A vast number of books have been produced by survivors, crew and many others since 1912. All of these have leant heavily upon this report, the one fully documented, factual account of the disaster. …The result… Ler mais sobre este item

American Neptune Inc., Salem, Mass., 1950 [Anthoensen Press/Meriden Gravure]. Periodical. Includes First Permanent English Settlers off Jamestown; Iron Sea Elephants; Massachusetts Deserters who went to Sea during the American Revolution; Earliest American Voyages to Australia; Elizabeth Islands Jingle; Journal of Ship 'Empress of China', Parts 1-3; Bark 'Star of India'; A Hundred Years of the Pacific Mail; Boston Smuggling;… Ler mais sobre este item

Providence, R.I. : Providence Journal, c1976. Hard Cover. [40] p. : photos. (6 col.) ; 23 x 30 cm. The local newspaper, The Providence Journal-Bulletin, assined 16 photographers who shot thousands of images of the Bicentennial tourist event. A number have been selected for this commemoration. Stock# 43,445. Vg / mo dj.

Haessner Publishing [Newfoundland, NJ, 1978]. Revised edition. 'Examines the lively world of catamaran racing... discussions on regattas, boat equipment, tuning and sail shaping, race preparation, starting tactics, windward & leeward tactics, crewing, racing in light & heavy airs, boat safety, psychology & success secrets by each Hobie Cat world and national champion to date.' Soft Cover. 152 pages,… Ler mais sobre este item

Greenwich, Conn., New York Graphic Society [ c1971]. Hard Cover. 52 p., 47 b/w illus., 16 color plates; 34.5 cm. Covers the races from 1851 to 1970. Includes 11 color plates of the yachts with specifications, winners, times and details of the races. Stock#LL007. Vg / dj good+.

Garden City, NY, Halcyon House [1942]. Hard Cover. xxviii p., 1 leaf, 156 p., 1 leaf, color frontispiece, illus., plates (part color), group portrait; 24 cm. With "a preface to the pictures by Zephaniah W. Pease." "Contains "the account of my whaling voyage in the bark Sunbeam, originally published in Harper's Magazine some twenty years ago under the title… Ler mais sobre este item

Roma: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Libreria dello Stato, 1996. Hard Cover. 309 pages, many text illustrations & diagrams, two folding leaves of plates (1 color); 32 cm. Volume VII of Nuova Raccolta Colombiana (English). First published 1993 in Italian with title: Le navi di Cristoforo Colombo. At head of title: Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Assets. National… Ler mais sobre este item