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New York: Lee Furman, 1938. Book. Illus. by Charles Rosner, Illustrator. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. New York: Lee Furman, 1938. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good+. Charles Rosner, Illustrator. Clean blue cloth boards with black lettering and decoration on cover and spine. Tiny bump to lower front board edge; no fraying or wear, corners are sharp. Fading along front and rear spine gutter. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean beautifully illustrated endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 311 pgs. with illustrations by Charles Rosner, maps by author. Clean unfaded color illustrated dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight corner wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Records of such castaways as the Wager longboat, Hercules lifeboat, Jeanette's gig, and many others, with the thrilling adventures of their survivors. Beautiful color frontis illustration, plus black & white illustrations throughout. 8vo. Fiction..

Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing Co., 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing Co., 1979. First Edition . Fine/Very Good+. Very clean unworn book in clean original dust jacket. Orange cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean blank endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with great photos and detailed drawings. 239 pages with index. Dust jacket is clean, has very slight edge wear and a few short closed edge tears..

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1899. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Authorized Edition.. Beautiful decorated American trade binding. Clean green cloth boards with black, yellow and green pictoral decoration on cover - scene of five men on a small boat at sea; unchipped stamped gold lettering on cover and spine. No fraying or fading. Binding is tight, hinges are sound. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Black and white illustrations, fold-out map in fine condition. 379 pages..

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, published April, 1907. Decorated American trade binding - cover decoration by Thomas Watson Ball. Clean green cloth boards with decorated cover (sailing ship against gold sky, blind-stamped sea surging into wave), gold lettering on cover and spine. Tiny spot of wear to one corner tip; light surface wear to spine corners. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean decorated endpapers (sea horse design); no names, writing or marks. 344 pp..

New York: Charles Scribner, 1914. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First American Edition, First printing.. New York: Charles Scribner, 1914. First American Edition, First printing. Good+/no dust jacket. First American edition, published October, 1914. Clean red buckram cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on cover and spine. Tiny spots of wear to corner tips. Wonderful diary of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson (Fanny V. de G. Stevenson) as she and her husband traveled in the South Seas and encountered many challenges. Book is solid and clean, but has cracking to rear hinge which has been repaired. Pages and edges are clean - no previous owner markings. Illustrated with excellent photographs throughout. Preface by the author. 189 pages. A scarce book..

New York: Dodd Mead & Co., 1972. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 2nd Printing.. New York: Dodd Mead & Co., 1972. 2nd Printing. Very Good+/Very Good. 603 pgs. VG+ in VG DJ - new archival quality mylar cover Very clean and tight dark blue book. No names or writing inside. Maps on endpapers. 8vo. Ships & Sailing..

New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 1983. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 1983. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean hardcover book and dust jacket. Clean gray boards with red buckram cloth spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, pages are clean. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 292 pages with index. Dust jacket is clean, has shallow chip at top spine edge, one short closed edge tear at base of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Chock full of information of preparing to ruise, sailing technique, coastal navigation, heavy-weather seamanship, tying up and anchoring, maintenance, the social side of sailing, and so much more..

Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, 1929. Book. Illus. by N. C. Wyeth, . Very Good. Hardcover. Stated First Edition decorated American trade binding with 11 full page color illustrations by N. C. Wyeth, Charles Hargens, Frank E. Schoonover and more blue chip illustrators. Black and white drawings by Richard H. Rodgers, Clayton E. Jenkins, and others. Black silk cloth boards with blue, gold and green decoration on cover (ships at sea), gold lettering on cover and spine. Scratch to front board; two small spots of wear at top spine edge, slight dulling to spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Decorated endpapers; small previous owner name on front and rear of front free endpaper. Pages and edges are clean. 506 pages. A beautiful book..

Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean pale blue boards with yellow cloth spine, blue lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Previous owner name on front fixed endpaper. 209 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with one very small (1/4" or less) closed edge tear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Grief stricken by the deaths of his mother and sister, Kris refuses to help his father search for sunken Spanish treasure ship the Concepcion, until he realizes that his dreams hold the vital clue the treasure-seekers need..

Lynn, Massachusetts: Jackson & Phillips, 1959. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Lynn, Massachusetts: Jackson & Phillips, 1959. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Clean gray cloth boards with slight browning at top and bottom edge of spine. Red lettering on cover and spine. Surface wear at top edge of spine, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 304 pgs. Clean dustjacket has edge chipping, short closed edge tears, slight fading to spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A novel set in the year 1803 in the seaport of Salem, Massachusetts. 8vo. Ships & Sailing..

Yale University Press, 1925. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very clean hardcover book (stated second printing) with no bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean rust brown cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper - no other marks. All pages are clean - nice frontispiece portrait of the skipper. Foreword by Ralph D. Paine. 111 pages..

Greystone Books, 2018. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Printing, with complete number line on copyright page, in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean white boards with black lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean unmarked endpapers. Amazing illustrations in color and black & white, maps. 334 pages with index. Clean bright dust jacket is unworn, unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Dillon Press, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Dillon Press, 1978. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Clean turquoise cloth boards with blue lettering and decoration on cover, blue lettering on spine. Hint of fading to edges. No fraying. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean. Small previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of front free endpaper. 272 pgs. with index. Illustrated with color photographs. Clean dustjacket has edge wear and short closed edge tears, price clip to upper corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Author leaves behind life as a Minneapolis investment banker and sets out on a three-year cruise aboard "Serenity" a forty-five-foot sloop. 6-1/2" x 9-1/2". Sailing..

New York: Dutton, 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Dutton, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in clean unclipped jacket. Very clean pale blue boards with white cloth spine, gold and red lettering on spine. No bumping, soiling or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 227 pp. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: G. Howard Watt, 1923. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: G. Howard Watt, 1923. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/no dust jacket . First Edition. Very clean greenish-black cloth boards with red lettering and image of sailing ship on cover, red lettering on spine. No fading or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with blank endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 335 pages..

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1980. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1980. Stated First American Edition. Fine/Near Fine. Stated First American Edition in clean dust jacket. Very clean unfaded blue cloth boards with metallic lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean blank endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 191 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, price clip to upper corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

Boston: L. C. Page, 1924. Book. Illus. by Frank T. Merrill, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. Famous Sea Stories Edition.. Lovely decorated American trade binding from this publisher's "Library of Famous Sea Stories." Blue pebbled cloth boards with gold, ivory and black scene of three sailing ships at top portion of front board, black stamped lettering; gold lettering and black and gold seahorse/seashell decoration on spine. No wear to lettering or decorations. Very slight hint of surface wear to spine corners, no fraying. A few very tiny white spots to cover at lower right corner. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Etched frontispiece illustration by Frank T. Merrill, with tissue guard. 540 pages..

New York: MacMillan, 1957. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First printing.. New York: MacMillan, 1957. Stated First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing (stated "First Printing" on copyright page). Clean unfaded turquoise blue cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. Hint of slightest surface wear to corners; no bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 246 pgs. Clean dustjacket has small corner clips to front inside flap, but publisher's price is still intact (3.50). Tiny chips to top and bottom spine corners, very slight edge wear. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A spare and beautifully told story of the mortal agony of a British merchant vessel 200 miles off Land's End. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Fiction..

Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Peregrine Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Stated First printing.. Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Peregrine Press, 1990. Stated First Printing. Stated First Printing. Clean paperback. Very slight wear to edges, no creasing or curling. Illustrated with drawings by Nancy Scherer. 80 pages. Recipes include appetizers, soups, main courses, a chinese course, picnics, sauces and gourmet desserts - all delicious but designed to be cooked on a simple burner or hotplate and can be prepared in thirty minutes or less..

New York/London: Harper & Brothers, 1927. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York/London: Harper & Brothers, 1927. Stated First Edition. Near Fine/No Dustjacket. Stated First Edition. Very clean black cloth boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine (unchipped). No fraying or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Red illustrated endpapers are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. Pages and edges are clean and bright. 283 pgs. Illustrated with woodcuts..