Bowen, Dana Thomas

Lore of the Lakes: Told in Story and Pictures

Daytona Beach, Florida, Published by the author, 1940. 4th printing. Hardcover. 314p. illus. good condition .

Brookline Village BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 005205

Keywords: Nautical Americana Great Lakes Merchant Marine

Bowen, Dana Thomas,

Lore of the Lakes: told in story & picture.

Cleveland, OH, Freshwater Press, (1989). 12th ptg. Fine in VG DJ. DJ label on back & back flap creased.

Crabtree's Collection Old BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS011062I

Catalogue: Navigation

BOWEN, Dana Thomas

Lore of the Lakes Told in Story and Picture

Cleveland, Freshwater Press, 1989. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 314pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Fine/fine. Tight, quite handsome 12th printing of this popular 1940 account of Great Lakes maritime tales. .

Main Street Fine Books & ManuscriptsProfessional seller

Book number: 38221

Catalogue: Books

Keywords: GREAT LAKES Illinois & Midwest Nautical

Dana Thomas Bowen

Lore of the Lakes - Told in Story and Picture

Lachine:Quebec, R.E. Publishing, 1969. Ninth Printing. Hardcover. pp.314 with index of ships. b/w photos and illustrations. The tales of the sturdy lake vessels from the earliest explorer and fur trader to the latest streamlined steamer. clean tight copy d/j 1/4" tear front lower near spine hinge small tears to top spine 3/4" tear top back near corner else minuscule edge and corner wear Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Fine/Near Fine.

Judith Patton BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 010376

Catalogue: CANADA, EXPLORERS, SAILING/BOATING

BOWEN, DANA THOMAS

Lore of the Lakes Told in Story and Picture

Cleveland: Freshwater Press, 1976. Eleventh Printing; Hardcover. B & W ; 6 X 9 1/4"; xv, 313 pages; Hard cover is green cloth with black lettering on spine. Light rubbing, scuffing to boards. DJ has sunning, scuffing, shelf wear and edge wear, missing a 1 1/2 x 1/2" piece from top, in front. ; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w pictures. 'Thrilling true stories of Great Lakes ships fill this 320-page volume. Highlights of events in Great Lakes history are told in the beginning chapter capsulizing great moments of adventure on the Inland Seas. This is followed by true tales of bygone and later ships of the lakes fleets, combining romance and industry to tell the saga of commercial shipping. Here are the tales of the sturdy lake vessels from the earliest explorer and fur trader to the more modern lake steamer. This book is "all boat" from cover to cover and includes nearly one hundred photographs. This expansive collection of pictures is a rare assemblage. Appeal is enhanced in this volume by a list of the Great Lakes major ship disasters, tables of sailing distances between various lake ports, sailing times for a normal transit, a nautical scale and a thorough index to the more than three hundred and fifty ships mentioned in the book.' Index.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

Pegasus BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 14670

Keywords: Sailing; Nautical History; Boats; Great Lakes History; Marine History; Shipping; Boats; Shipping History; Transportation History; Education American History Geography Reference Government/Economics/Law/Politics Michigan/Detroit/Great Lakes Transportation

Bowen, Dana Thomas,

Memories of the Lakes told in story and picture.

Cleveland, OH, Freshwater Press, (1978). 5th ptg. VG in VG DJ. A scrapbook of past outstanding incidents of the Great Lakes with pictorial section of old ships from early schooners to. palatial sidewheel passenger steamers. DJ sl edge wear.

Crabtree's Collection Old BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS039906I

Catalogue: Navigation

BOWEN, DANA THOMAS

Memories of the Lakes

Daytona Beach FL: Dana Thomas Bowen, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by B&W Plates. DJ scuffed, soiled and heavily chipped with short tears ; DJ in Mylar, unclipped. A tight solid book. ; 292 pages; The ships which served on the Great Lakes are the center of attention in Mr. Bowen's book, a follow-up to 'Lore of the Lakes'. 64 pages of B&W glossy plates, photos, reproductions of handbills and advertisements. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

Ainsworth BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 10982

Catalogue: Maritime

Keywords: Great Lakes Steamships Schooners MARITIME

Dana Thomas Bowen

Shipwrecks of the Lakes, Told In Story and Pictures

R E Publishing, Luchine, Quebec, 1969. First Edition, Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Clean blue covers with silver decoration and lettering on the front and the spine, sound binding, clean pages and map end-papers. No dust-jacket. A small adhesive label on the lower edge of the reverse of the rear end-paper with the previous owner's collection reference.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 75021061055. ISBN: 0113000480

Bailgate Books LtdProfessional seller

Book number: 75021061055

Catalogue: naval, naval history, maritime, ships, boats

Keywords: BZDB4 naval, naval history, maritime, ships, boats; Canada; USA & Canada. Dana Thomas Bowen Shipwrecks of the Lakes, Told In Story and Pictures USA & Canada