Dutton, Commander Benjamin,

Navigation and Nautical Astronomy.

Annapolis, MD, U.S. Naval Institute, 1943. 8th edition. G Hardback. A textbook on Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, prepared for the Instruction of Midshipment at the US Naval Academy.

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Book number: BOOKS057367I

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WoodenBoat Magazine Editors,

Wooden Boat: an appreciation of the craft.

Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley Pub Co, (1982). VG in G DJ. Best essays, articles, and photos from the WoodenBoat Magazine. Basic boatbuilding skills, from choosing harvesting lumber to. handling botabuilding tools, painting and varnishing, how a 1920s runabout can be built for today, how to rig a peapod for sailing, how good fits and fair lines make for solid and beautiful planking. One inch tear at top of DJ.

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Book number: BOOKS053249I

Catalogue: Navigation

Ellis, C. Hamilton,

Ships: a pictorial history from Noah's ark to the U.S.S. United States.

NY, Peebles Press, (1974). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ.

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Book number: BOOKS007829I

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Ellsberg, Commander Edward,

Hell on Ice: The sage of the "Jeannette".

NY, Dodd Mead, 1938. 1st ed. VG. Edge wear, some ink spots on cover. Owner's name fep.

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Book number: BOOKS001313I

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Ellsberg, Edward, Commander,

Hell on Ice: the saga of the "Jeannette".

NY, Dodd Mead, 1938. 1st ed. VG.

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Book number: BOOKS003874I

Catalogue: Navigation

Evans, Robley D.,

A Sailor's Log: recollections of forty years of naval life.

NY, Appleton, 1901. G. Green binding, gilt & black decoration, gilt lettering. Edge wear.

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Book number: BOOKS039903I

Catalogue: Navigation

Farson, Robert H.,

Twelve Men Down: Massachusetts sea rescues.

Yarmouth Port, MA, Cape Cod istorical Pubs, (2000). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. Rescues near the coast by men who rowed small boats into mountainous waves often in bitterly cold weather because people. were in danger. Many did not come back. Laid in articles on the War of 1812.

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Book number: BOOKS046423I

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Fay, Charles Edey,

Mary Celeste: the odysssey of an abandoned ship.

Salem, Peabody Museum, 1942. G ex-library. A small seaworthy American half-brig found wandering ghostlike, without master or crew, between the Azores & the Portugal coast. Blue binding, gilt lettering. Edge wear, binding browned at edges, library markings.

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Book number: BOOKS035367I

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Fisher, Dr. Gordon L.,

Guideboat Paddles: an Adirondack treasure.

Wilmington, DE, Aztec, (2008). VG lg sz PB. A way of life in the late 1800s, who used these paddles: guides and sportsmen, even Victorian ladies. How to make one with. step-by-step instructions from start to finish. Richly illustrated with over 60 color and b/w photos, tables, diagrams to help the reader understand the history of these magnificent paddles as well as how to make one. "So often guideboat enthusiasts focus on the boats themselves and pay little attention to the way in which they were propelled.Fisher helps us appreciate the guideboat paddle as it should be appreciated - both as an integral part of guideboat use and as a work of art." Signed by author.

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Book number: BOOKS043987I

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Fisher, Dr. Gordon L.,

Tale of an Historic Adirondack Guideboat and How to Build One.

np, Aztec, (2006). VG lg sz PB. Romantic story of a classic guideboat, how it was passed down through the family fromorigian owners of Great Camp Santanoni,. then step-by-step process for building a replica of this guideboat using traditional methods and materials. Signed by author.

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Book number: BOOKS039724I

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Fleet, Vice-dmiral H. L., C.B.E.,

My Life, and a Few Yarns.

London, George Allen & Unwin, (1922). 1st ptg. G. Foxing on fore-edges & beginning & ending pages, wear to spine ends (splitting at top) & edges, owner inscription ft endpaper. Royla blue binding, black lettering & decoration.

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Book number: BOOKS038695I

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Flexner, James Thomas, new foreword,

Steamboats Come True: American inventors in action.

Boston, Little Brown, (1978). Revised. VG in VG DJ. Meditation, myth-debunking, celebratory account of first American invention of world-shattering importance. DJ price. clipped & sl browned toward edges.

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Book number: BOOKS035839I

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Forbes, Allan & Ralph M. Eastman,

Other Yankee Ship Sailing Cards: presenting more reproductions of colorful cards announcing shp sailing to California & other.

Boston, MA, State Street Trust Co, (1949). VG PB. Pacific ports in the days when the California Gold Rush led to the development of fast sailing clippers & able & courageous men. to sail them. Corner creases, binding sl soiled & scrape.

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Book number: BOOKS034250I

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Forbes, Allan, edited by Ralph M. Eastman,

Whale Ships and Whaling Scenes as portrayed by Benjamin Russell.

Boston, MA, Second Bank State St. Trust, 1955. VG PB. Edge wear, tanned toward edges.

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Book number: BOOKS031051I

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Forbes, Allan & Ralph M. Eastman,

Yankee Ship Sailing Cards: presenting reproductions of some of the colorful cards announcing ship sailings etc....

Boston, State Street Trust Co, (1948). G PB.in the days when Boston ships and Boston men were known in every port of the 7 seas. Corner creases, sl fading at edges.

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Book number: BOOKS048796I

Catalogue: Navigation