Lloyd's Calendar 1929

London: Lloyd's, 1928. Hardcover. Illustrated by Maps. Some bumping of flexible boards, spotting of front end papers, spine faded ; 3 fold-out maps and many maritime product ads ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 845 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 10735

Catalogue: Maritime

Keywords: Shipping Marine Ships MARITIME

Nautical Mind Reference Book of Nautical Titles

Toronto, ON: Nautical Mind Marine Booksellers, 1989. Softcover. Some scuffing and light wear to card covers ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 111 pages; This may be an outdated catalogue but it contains the titles of many books essential for a nautical life. Undated but appears to be late 1980's.. Very Good .

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Book number: 12110

Catalogue: Maritime::Bibliographical

Keywords: MARITIME Sailing Yachts Charts Marine MARITIME

ALTOBELLO, PETER DAVID

Lakers : Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes

Montreal: Eden Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550450026. Illustrated by Sepia tone drawings. Dust jacket spine faded, some edge wear, tear base of spine, crease down front flap. Only light wear to book.; A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; 0.7 x 11.8 x 9 Inches; 128 pages; Artist, Altobello created this book to "record an historic era in shipbuilding; a time when fine craftmanship and aesthetic consideration of Great Lakes ships... With these 64 richly textured drawings, Altobello has managed to seize and record the essence of each of these Great Lakes freighters." The featured boats are the S.S. Elmglen built in 1909; the S.S. Outarde built in 1927 and the S.S. August Ziering built in 1917.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 15346

Catalogue: Maritime::Ontario

Keywords: 1550450026 Steamships Lakers MARITIME

ANFOSSI, J. LEO

Ships That No Longer Go Down to the Sea

Escondido,CA: Leisure Publications, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0965082202. Signed by Author; Bump top back corner, otherwise unread. ; A bright solid, book. ; Trade PB; B&W Illustrations; 153 pages; Inscribed by author on front end paper. This book looks at the many ships that reside in maritime museums in North America and England. Each listing is accompanied by a photo and a brief history and list of specifications. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 8335

Catalogue: Maritime::History

Keywords: 0965082202 MARITIME Ships Naval MARITIME

BAWLF, SAMUEL

The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577

New York: Walker & Co, 2003. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802714056. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, short tear bottom edge back of DJ. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 400 pages; "On September 26, 1580, Francis Drake sailed his ship, the Golden Hinde, into Plymouth Harbor on the southwest coast of England. He had long been given up for lost, and rumors quickly circulated about where he had been on his three-year round-the-world voyage, and about the plunder he had brought home to fill Queen Elizabeth's treasury. However, a veil of secrecy was immediately imposed on the expedition: Drake's journals and charts were impounded, and his men were forbidden, on pain of death, to divulge where they had been-especially during the summer of 1579, when they had dropped from sight in the North Pacific.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21197

Catalogue: Exploration::Maritime

Keywords: 0802714056 Queen Elizabeth I Exploration Golden Hinde francis drake

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 .

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Book number: 10982

Catalogue: Maritime

Keywords: Great Lakes Steamships Schooners MARITIME

BUSCH, BRITON COOPER

Master of Desolation the Reminiscences of Capt. Joseph J. Fuller

Mystic CT: Mystic Seaport Museum Inc, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0913372218. DJ shows light shelf wear, scuffing. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Stated First edition ; American Maritime Library #9; 9.2 X 6.3 X 1.2 inches; 349 pages; A memoir by Connecticut whaling captain, Joseph J. Fuller (1839-1920) , who was shipwrecked on the South Arctic Desolation Islands and specialized in hunting sea elephants for their oil.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 19645

Catalogue: Maritime

Keywords: 0913372218 Whaling MARITIME Biographies & Memoirs

BUTLER, DANIEL ALLEN

Unsinkable the Full Story of Rms Titanic

Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1998. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 081171814X. DJ and boards show some shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Signed by the author on the title page. Oddly, the price appears on the back of the DJ ; 9.3 X 6.4 X 1.2 inches; 292 pages; "Just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the ocean liner Titanic struck an iceberg. Less than three hours later, she lay at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, having taken with her more than 1,500 of the roughly 2,200 people on board. Even now, a century later, no other ship in history has attracted so much attention, stirred up such powerful emotion, or accumulated as many legends. “Unsinkable” provides a fresh look at the Titanic's incredible story. Following the great ship from her conception to her fateful collision to the ambitious attempts to salvage her right up to the present day, Daniel Allen Butler draws on thirty years of research to explore the tragedy and its aftermath in remarkable depth and detail. The result is a must-read for anyone interested in the Titanic.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20736

Catalogue: Maritime::Titanic

Keywords: 081171814X titanic MARITIME

CHATTERTON, E. KEBLE

English Seamen and the Colonization of America,

London: Harbour Publishing, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to blue cloth covered boards, some foxing ; A tight solid book, hinges intact; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 326 pages. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 10806

Catalogue: Maritime::History

Keywords: North America Exploration History EXPLORATION MARITIME

COATES, KEN S. ; MORRISON, WILLIAM

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia Taking the North Down with Her

Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0195407849. Card covers show very light shelf wear, previous owner's name on half-title page. ; A bright, solid book.; 8.4 X 5.5 X 0.7 inches; 216 pages; "On October 23, 1918, the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run of the season to Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. A storm rose and at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but the storm worsened and they were forced to take shelter themselves. By the following morning, the Princess Sophia had sunk to the bottom of the Lynn Canal, taking all of its passengers--a significant cross-section of the population of the Yukon and Alaska--with it. This volume examines the impact of this loss on a society that, with the end of the gold rush, was already in decline." blurb on back cover. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20627

Catalogue: Maritime::West Coast

Keywords: 0195407849 Princess Sophia sinking Steamship MARITIME

COBB F.R.G.S., JAMES F.

Martin the Skipper; a Tale for Boys and Seafaring Folk

London: Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co, circa 1880. Hardcover. Green cloth covered decorative boards with gilt stamped designs front and spine show light wear, one quarter inch tear head of spine. Foxing to page edges, front hinge started but solid, Initials in ink on FFEP ; A bright solid, book ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 403 + ads pages; The book is undated but appears to be pre-1900. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 10778

Catalogue: Fiction::Maritime

Keywords: MARITIME FICTION Marine

COLLARD, EDGAR ANDREW

Passage to the Sea

Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385251688. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, illustrated with B&W and colour photographs ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 432 pages; "The first full account of the biggest inland shipping company in the world. It recalls the Great White Fleet--the palatial passenger ships that provided summer tours of the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence, and the Saguenay, and the splendid summer resort hotels at Murray Bay and Tadoussac. It notes the tragedies too, including the burning of the Noronic in the Toronto harbour.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21447

Catalogue: Maritime::Canada

Keywords: 0385251688 Steamship

COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES & ROBERT WELSCH

Voyages of Discovery

Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1993. Reprint. Softcover. ISBN: 0897333160. Only slight wear to card covers; A bright, solid book.; 8 X 5.02 X 1.18 inches; 505 pages; "Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research. On each voyage he kept a log of scenes and adventures. Cook's reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 16927

Catalogue: Exploration::Maritime

Keywords: 0897333160 Cook, James hawaii polynesia Exploration EXPLORATION MARITIME

COX, DOUG

S.S. Sicamous Queen of Okanagan Lake

Penticton, BC: Skookum Publications, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0919773109. Minor creasing of stapled wraps. ; A bright, solid book. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 96 pages; "SS Sicamous is a large five decked sternwheeler commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and built by the Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company for Okanagan Lake service between the fruit communities of Penticton, and other towns of Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia. Launched in 1914, Sicamous ran for many years connecting rail lines and areas. The vessel operated until 1937 and is currently beached as a part of a heritage shipyard operated by the S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society in Penticton. The vessel today is operated both as a museum and events and banquet facility." (Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19288

Catalogue: Maritime::British Columbia

Keywords: 0919773109 Okanagan lake sternwheelers sicamous

COX, DOUG

S.S. Sicamous Queen of Okanagan Lake

Penticton, BC: Skookum Publications, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0919773109. Minor creasing of stapled wraps. ; A bright, solid book, stapled wraps, B&W photos ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 96 pages; "SS Sicamous is a large five decked sternwheeler commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and built by the Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company for Okanagan Lake service between the fruit communities of Penticton, and other towns of Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia. Launched in 1914, Sicamous ran for many years connecting rail lines and areas. The vessel operated until 1937 and is currently beached as a part of a heritage shipyard operated by the S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society in Penticton. The vessel today is operated both as a museum and events and banquet facility." (Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20509

Catalogue: Maritime::British Columbia

Keywords: 0919773109 Okanagan lake sternwheelers paddlewheelers sicamous