Category: Nautical

The author has portrayed, candidly and faithfully, the scenes of the Passing Show of life. Dedicated to his wife, shipmate and friend: "Shadow and sun, so too our lives are made; but think how great the sun, how small the shade." 17 plates. Foxing on free end papers, front and rear, and upper edges of all pages are tanned. Upper rear edge of backstrip is torn down about an inch; top edge dusty. ; B&W Plates; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 332 pages; 21039 View more info

Piloting, Seamanship and Small Boat Handling, Chapmans Piloting Edition

By: Chapman, Charles F

Price: ~~$14.00~~ $11.90

Publisher: Motor Boating Sailing Bks: 1975

Edition: 51st; 3rd Printing

Seller ID: 30673

Contents, in part: nautical terms; equipment for boats; anchoring; the skipper; seamanship; safety afloat; weather; navigation aids; flag etiquette; electronic equipment; signaling; charts. Appendixes, index. This 1975 revision is authored by Elbert S. Maloney, William Koelbel, John Wilde, and Gardner Emmons. Laid in are remnants of the DJ: rear panel including the flap, front flap with top corner of front of DJ attached. Remainder of front panel is missing. Front endpap... View more info

The Complete Book Of Maritime Design

By: Cordingly, David (Introduction by)

Price: ~~$14.00~~ $11.90

Publisher: NY, Gramercy: 1998

Seller ID: 25826

B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 192 pages; 25826 View more info

SUCCESSFUL CELESTIAL NAVIGATION

By: Dunlap, G. D.

Price: ~~$24.00~~ $20.40

Publisher: Camden, ME, International Marine Publishing: 1977

Seller ID: 17926

This is a self-contained manual for learning to navigate by celestial bodies. It makes understanding navigation simple and straightforward. ; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 152 pages; 17926pta. View more info

Uses Of The Seas

By: Gullion, Edmund A. , Ed.

Price: ~~$38.00~~ $32.30

Publisher: Prentice-Hall: 1968

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 13273

A protein harvest from the seas. Oil wells 285 feet underwater. Entire submarine cities. A fantastic vehicle that gathers minerals from the ocean floor. These and other technological marvels could easily start a new era of thoughtless imperialism. As President Lyndon Johnson has warned, "We must be careful to avoid a race to grab and hold the lands under the high seas." The contributors to this volume agree, and urge that the United States explore in advance the ... View more info

The Wanderer Of Liverpool,

By: Masefield, John

Price: ~~$12.50~~ $10.63

Publisher: NY, The Macmillan Co: 1930

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 22124

Fold-out cutaways, photos, drawings, poetry ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 139 pages; 22124 View more info

Yachting, A Turn Of The Century Treasury

By: Meisel, Tony (Ed. )

Price: ~~$11.45~~ $9.73

Publisher: Secaucus, NJ, Castle: 1987

Seller ID: 19581

From its beginnings in the 18th century, yachting has been perceived as a sport for the wealthy. And, except for the eccentric who sailed for personal gain or challenge in a small boat, most pleasure boating in the 19th century was devoted to racing under a variety of rules or rather grand cruising from harbor to harbor in comfort and safety. There were exceptions to this, of course: Commodore Vanderbilt's grand tour of Europe replete with servants, marble vanities, even... View more info

Seraffyn's European Adventure

By: Pardey, Lin and Larry

Price: ~~$15.50~~ $13.18

Publisher: NY, W. W. Norton & Company: 1979

Edition: 1st Edition

Seller ID: 17935

Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 311 pages; 17935 View more info

A Guide To Marine Photography

By: Smyth, Pete

Price: ~~$15.60~~ $13.26

Publisher: Norton: 1974

Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing

Seller ID: 11749

DJ torn upper front and lower rear, clipped bottom corner of flap (price in upper corner) . Boards lightly soiled at edges. ; 4to - 11" to 13" tall; 144 pages; 11749 View more info