1st edition hardcover in black cloth boards has a nibbled upper tip of frt board and DJ, now in new mylar and shows well. Upper tip of fep clipped, initial B stamped on following pg tip. 121 pp of informative advice and safety tips for beginner and experienced alike. Well illust in b/w photos. Includes: Living in the Quiet Other World, Designs and Uses, Canoes and Kayaks - How and of What They're Built, Boats - A Detailed Look at the Market, Paddles, Poles and Other Means of Locomotion, Flotation Gear and Helmets, Other Useful Accessories, Shopping for Used Boats and Equipment, App... View More...
Possible First English Edition in funky blue/cream 'tweedy' cloth covered boards with a royal blue cloth backstrip with gilt titles. Patterned endpapers are age-toned and carry one black latin Ex-Libris Bristow stamp on the celery green decorative endpapers with white ships wheels scatttered all over and The English Scene in grass green printed at head of fep and frt pastedown. This appears to be a personal volume. There are no other markings whatsoever. The cream colored 249 pp text is tight, crisp and unmarked save for moderate age toning. Original un-dlipped (and un-priced) age-toned ta... View More...
1st edition exlib w/pocket and all pp present. Lovely HB in cream cloth boards with copper gilt illustration on cover, rust cloth spine. No rub through, negligible wear from storage. Unclipped DJ in mylar taped to pastedns, displays beautifully w/out tears or soil. Gorgeous woodcut illustrations throughout. 40 pp. Surveys the whaling industry, ranging from hunting in colonial America to modern whaling regulations and conservation efforts. View More...
1st edition hardcover showing light surface wear on dj, book fine. Story of the author's voyage on a Norwegian tramp steamer. It is a record of the impact that brutal experience made on an articulate romantic young man. 210 pp. View More...
1st edition hardcover in green cloth boards w/brown picture of boy & his dog in a submarine. White lettering on front board and backstrip. Very light color loss to still sharp tips, bumped lightly brushed spine ends. Internally as new save for stamp: Title 1 Project 7 on frt pastedown. 44 p. illustrated in color w/word list in rear. Appears unread. View More...
1st edition hardcover in navy blue cloth boards with bright gilt titles, spine cloth slightly sunned. Author sig and address on rear paste down. 142 pp crisp and unmarked. Laws relating to jurisdiction over crimes committed abroad or on the high seas. View More...
1st edition in blue buckram cloth boards with gilt titles. Edges of book and spine soiled, spine title remains legible. 317 pages including74 pp list of members and 70 pg glossy index of sailing ships photographed in b/w. Mapped endpps, no dj. Not exlib. View More...
1st edition hardcover. Author's presentation copy, signed: "To John Roman, Safe Boating, Lew Hackler" on illust front end paper. Lightly bumped tips and 1/2" closed tear at foot of title page, else as new. 32 pp. This book contains "Adventures of Cap'n Bob and Matey; illustrates over 300 boating terms; [has an] easy-to-understand glossary; more than 40 types of boats; 75 safety and navigation items; 38 types of flags, sails & canvas; and 32 lines, ropes, chains & wires. View More...
1st edition hardcover in red leatherette boards with gilt titles and club seal on frt board. 7" x 10", 239 pp. Illust with photos, b/w mapped endpapers. Lovely collectible hardcover in near fine condition with one faint rub mark on frt bd. More than suitable for gift giving or the collectors shelf. Chapters include: The Story 1889-1077 A Whale of a Tale/ Homeport - A Touch of Harbor History/ Sailors Ahoy - How It All Began/ Underweight - The Years in the Wooden Clubhouse Before the Fire 1897-1919/ Full Rigged - Where We Were and How We Got There 1929/ Listening to Leeward - The Depression an... View More...
1st edition exlib in glossy illustrated paper covered boards and matching unclipped dj. Book in Very Good condition with sharp tips and spine ends. All pages present, unsoiled, no blemishes. No pocket or evidence of ever having one. 32 pp. Thirteen poems that characterize the different kinds of boats that sail down a busy river. View More...
1st edition paperback with very light rubs on tips of colorful covers, internally crisp and clean. Illust in b/w. The first adventure for children of Remus the narrowboat of England. 19 pp. View More...
1st edition hardcover in cream paper covered boards with teal cloth backstrip. Exlib hardcover with sharp tips and spine ends. Pocket and all pgs present. Unclipped dj displays well. 256 pp. Discusses upkeep of the belowdecks systems of boats, listing the necessary tools and explaining how to maintain and repair engines, diesel fuel systems, batteries, filters, pumps, steering, and stoves and heaters. View More...
1st US edition hardcover (1860). 359 pp. Frt board half detached, tips and spine ends rubbed w/boards showing. Text browned, tissue guarded frontis present. Former owner's name on endpps. View More...
Straight and clean 1st edition hardcover with letter A on copywrite page. Light blue linen cloth with navy lettered spine shows bumped spine ends but tips remain sharp. Mapped endpps. Not exlib, no names, tears or soil in the 423 pg text. Original unclipped, unpriced dj is in good shape with small bits of loss at spine ends, still displays well in new mylar. Easily readable tale includes a complete drawing of all living whales [appendix E]. A history, from time immemorial man has pursued the whale. This is the story of the peoples who have engaged in that pursuit - its historical, cu... View More...
Brilliant sharp, square 1st edition hardcover in orange cloth with black title on lightly sunned backstrip. Spine ends lightly bumped but not rubbed. 274 pp unmarked, no tears or soil. Touch of soil on edge of page block, else fine. 16 stories & 19 b/w illustrations. Gift quality. View More...
First edition paperback in illustrated beige card covers showing negligible wear at tips, 300 pp text is crisp and unmarked. No names, not exlib, book is slightly cocked. Includes a myriad of poems under several chapter headings which are as follows: Sounds of the Sea, Man and the Sea, Tales of the Sea, The Laughter of the Waves, Legends of the Sea, The Sea as a Metaphor, Notes, Acknowledgements, Index to Authors, Poems and First Lines. View More...
1st edition glossy illustrated hardcover is as new. 34 pp text crisp and unmarked A true story of a teacher selected to go on a NOAA research vessel, and the things she learned about and shared with her students. View More...
1st edition paperback with very light surface color loss from storage, internally as new. Brilliant, uncreased, well illustrated paperback. SRA Library Vol 71. How does a submarine "see" underwater? What is life like aboad one of these modern ships? What sort of men make up the crew? How are they selected and trained? View More...
1st edition hardcover in grey textured paper covered boards with navy titles. Backstrip ever so slightly sunned, foot of spine bumped, all else as new. No names, tears, soil or damage. 54 pp sewn-in text is crisp and unmarked. Illustrated by the author in line drawings and sketches in b/w. 80 poems plus a final page of notes that is uncut at edges. More than suitable for gift giving. View More...
