MARITIME from Ainsworth Books

Vancouver BC: Cordillera Books. Very Good+. 2003. Second Edition. Paperback. 1895590248 . Card covers show very light shelf wear, corner curl.; A bright, solid book. B&W photos throughout ; Trade PB; West Coast Maritime Series #1; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 186 pages; ""Boomsticks & Towlines" is the first book in a planned… Read more about this item

Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing. Very Good+. 1993. Paperback. 1895811023 . Only slight wear ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages; "William Moore (5 June 1825 – 29 March 1909) was a steamship captain, businessman, miner and explorer in British Columbia and Alaska. During most of British Columbia's gold rushes Moore could… Read more about this item

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Very Good+. 2016. First Edition. Softcover. 1550177613 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages; "Few recent events in British Columbia have seized the public mind like the 2006 sinking of the BC Ferries passenger vessel Queen of the North.… Read more about this item

Don Mills, ON: Longmans Canada Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, closed tear bottom spine edge, DJ is sun-faded on spine. ; A tight solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages; "A journal written during a voyage… Read more about this item

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 1550171119 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, rippling on bottom page edges, not affecting text. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. B&W photos and maps ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13"… Read more about this item

Sidney, BC: Whitecap Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. Anniversary Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. 1770500375 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped, map endpapers, B&W photos throughout; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 271 pages; This Canadian classic tells the story of Muriel Wylie Blanchet who was left widowed… Read more about this item

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. BOMC. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Book Club Edition; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 443 pages; This book, originally published in 1959, has been reprinted in 1988 in honor… Read more about this item

New York: Harpercollins. Very Good+. 2005. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. 0060753617 . Card covers show light shelf wear, minor scuffing.; A tight solid book..; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 317 pages; " the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets in October 1805, and uses it to examine our… Read more about this item

Bristol: Petmac Publications. Very Good+. 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Signed by Author; Card covers show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Signed by the author on title page. ; Trade PB; 187 pages; The personal account of a British seaman who served during the Battle of the Atlantic, rising to the rank of Commander… Read more about this item

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0771096526 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Brodart, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 384 pages; "Franklin's lost expedition was a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John… Read more about this item

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0870217704 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, a touching gift inscription from one shipmate to another on front pastedown. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. On the front pastedown the previous owner… Read more about this item

Boston: Back Bay Books. Near Fine. 2003. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0316738670 . Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book in near-fine condition. B&W illustrations ; Trade PB; 5.5 X 1 X 8 inches; 308 pages; "Drawing on an eyewitness account that was lost for over 150 years, Gibson recounts the 1824 mutiny, one of the… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 2007. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0195325400 . Card covers show light shelf wear, corner curl. Previous owner's name on title page ; A bright, solid book. A scholarly book with source notes, bibliography, index and appendices. B&W illustrations ; Trade PB; 9.2 X 0.66 X 6.61 inches; 239 pages; "When… Read more about this item

Vancouver BC: Mitchell Press Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, front board is lightly bowed. DJ has short tear lower edge with some attendant creasing. spine faded ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W and sepia tone … Read more about this item

Brentwood Bay BC: Elworthy Island Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 0973731206 . Signed by Author; DJ and boards show light shelf wear, DJ has short tears along top edge. Small spot of soil on front panel of dustjacket ; Signed by the author on the title page. A bright, solid book.… Read more about this item

London UK: Canadian Pacific. Very Good+. 1968. Revised Edition. Stapled wraps. Covers show light shelf wear, light soiling. A couple of stains on front fly leaf ; A tight solid book. Errata slip stapled in ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 106 pages .

Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 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… Read more about this item

Toronto: Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 1990. First Edition. Softcover. 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… Read more about this item

Vancouver BC: The Marine Retirees Association. Very Good. 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show light shelf wear. 1" repaired tear top of front cover near spine. ; A bright, solid book. Card covers have french flaps, wraparound art on the cover is a reproduction of the mural in the Boilermakers Hall in Vancouver, extending across… Read more about this item

Delta, BC: Pacific Marine Publishing. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 0919317472 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, FFEP is creased, repaired closed 1" tear bottom edge of front panel of dustjacket.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W and colour illustrations ; 11.9 X… Read more about this item