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Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1995. First American Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 256 pp. Includes bibliography, glossary and index. Illustrated with numerous black and white reproductions of paintings, plans, models and photographs. The second title in the 12 volume series, Conway's History of the Ship. The ship may be the most influential invention in human history. Conway's History of the Ship is the first comprehensive and authoritative account of this technological and cultural phenomenon. An unprecedented line-up of over one hundred leading maritime historians and specialists from around the world was assembled to ensure that the work is informative, authoritative and fully international in outlook. Oversize book: overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

New York: The Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. [8], 136 pp. Maroon cloth, titles gilt, marbled endpapers. With bibliography, notes, b&w and color photos.

Bath, Maine: Apprenticeshop of the Bath Marine Museum, 1975. First Edition . Paper Wrappers. Near Fine. Dorothy Lee. 16 pp. Illustrated with black and white sketches and photographs. Entries from a modern apprentice's journal alternate with a discussion of the history and importance of apprenticeship to boatbuilding. Faint mark from sticker residue on back, else Fine

NY: Stokes, 1893. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. x,152 pp. Decorative gray cloth, with image of a sailing canoe stamped in black on front board, title in gilt and black. With numerous text illustrations, b&w photos and diagrams. With index. This edition is scarce. Brooklin [Maine] Library Association stamp on front pastedown, light traces of pocket on rear paste-down, small shelf number in ink on spine. Occasional foxng, else VG. Presents well. Brooklin calls itself the Boat Building Capitol of the World and is the home of the WoodenBoat School, among other boat building enterprises.

Concord, Massachussets: Charles S. Morgan, 1968. Second Edition . Paper Wrappers. Very Good+. 45 pp. Illustrated in black and white with a painting of the Sarah C. Ropes by the author, sketches by Allen Beechel and Andrew J. Nesdall, plus photographs. Account of Laurence's trip from Newport News to Portland, Maine on the four master Sarah C. Ropes, and his return trip on the Alicia B. Crosby. The author was a passenger, not a sailor. This reprint of the 1950 edition was published for the Bath Marine Museum, in Bath, Maine. Both schooners were Bath-built. VG+

New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1995. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 282pp. Mottled blue paper-covered boards, blue cloth spine with gilt title. Bottom corners very slightly bumped.

Mystic, CT: Marine Historical Association, 1970. First Edition . Pictorial Paper Wrappers. Very Good. John Lapresle. 43, [1] pp. Includes glossary and bibliography. Lepresle's llustrations include line drawings of deadeye styles and drawings illustrating the manufacturing processes. Light soil overall, with top corners creased.

Bath, Maine: Maine Maritime Museum, 1990. First Edition . Pictorial Paper Wrappers. Very Good+. 11pp. plus 3 page list of ships. An exhibition checklist. Color cover, with black and white illustrations and bibliography. List of ships built by and/or owned by Edward O'Brien 1823-1882 gives the year built, name, rig, tonnage, measurements and notes of who vessel was built for, and/or eventual fate of the ship.

Wells, Maine: Harding Publishing Company, 1987. Facsimile Reprint . Cloth. As New/No Jacket, as Issued. xii, 406 pp. A facsimile of the 1887 edition with a new introduction by William B. Jordan, Jr. and a new index compiled by Paul D'Alessandro. Smith's recollections of the history, people, and resort life of Biddeford Pool, Maine, and the surrounding area with much on the fishing industry, including chapters on Cape Ann, Gloucester and Monhegan Island. Numerous photographs.

Rockland, Maine: Self Published, 1984. First Edition, Limited . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. viii, 183 pp. Stated First Edition. Hand numbered limitation statement signed by author on ffep. Well illustrated in black and white photographs of vessels, shipyard activities, launches and documents. Of particular interest are two chapters about Navy construction at Camden Shipbuilding and Marine Railway Co. in World War II. The author worked in the company's bookkeeping office during the war years, which gave her a unique perspective. Dyer has written 7 books on Camden History. Green cloth with gilt titles. Pictorial endpapers consist of D.S. Osborn map of Camden in 1856 at front and Roe & Colby 1875 map at back. Crisp dustjacket with price intact, 1/8" void on spine edge and minor soil on edges. NF/VG

2009. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 189 pp. + 15 pp. of local ads. Quarto. With numerous photographs, and with map. Chapters include: Early History of Jonesboro, Early Shipbuilding, with list of ships built from 1816-1887, Jonesboro Quarries, Lumbering, Stores & Businesses, etc. Includes Verified Facts, Legends, Tall Tales and Outright Lies. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Brooklin, Maine: WoodenBoat Publications, 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 281 pp. Inscribed by one of the authors, Ruth Hill, to a boat builder who taught at Wooden Boat School. Includes black and white photos, diagrams and step by step instructions of his building process. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

St. John's, NF: Breakwater Books Ltd, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG+. vii, 184 pp. Oblong. The history of Atlantic Canadian marine services that have linked the island provinces with the mainland. Nearly 300 illustrations including 8 color plates. Includes two "Ellsworth American" newspaper articles inserted by the previous owner telling of the last voyage of the Bluenose Ferry out of Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Also included are 3 brochures of ferries: the Caribou, the Princess of Acadia, and the Joseph and Clara Smallwood. Near Fine in VG+ dust jacket with some color fading else Fine. Oversize: Overseas and Canadian customers please request a shipping quote; the book will ship at cost.

Rockland, Maine: Island Institute, 1984. First Edition . Paper Wraps. GVG. 64 pp. First issue of the annual journal of the Island Institute. Front cover foxed along borders, with previous owner's name and small closed tear at top.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Hardcover. Very Good. A collection of seven reports to the House of Representatives relating to the construction, maintenance, expenditure, location and other matters relating to lighthouses from March 19, 1842 to Jan 19, 1844. Bound in maroon pigskin, spine title gilt. 124, 111, 9, 25, 33, 67, 131 pp. Numerous tables including information on number of lamps lit up, tube glasses, wicks, buff-skins, number & names of floating lights, color of the lighthouse or "any peculiarity in its appearance by day", height of building, year erected, etc. Documents include an Act to Erect a Lighthouse at Flynn's Knoll, N.Y. and Rebuild a Lighthouse at Brandywine Shoal, Delaware Bay, which includes a large folding plate: "Sketch of a Screw Pile Lighthouse." Other reports include "Light-House Establishment in France," with 12 tables, including 3 folding, and "Condition of the Light-houses on the Eastern Coast."… Read More

Seattle: Salisbury Press, Superior Publishing, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. 192 pp with Appendix: The Fleet, Index, Index of ships. Attractive blue covers with gilt title on front and spine. Slight curve to covers, faint musty odor; dustjacket is rubbed at edges.

New York: E P Dutton and Company, 1906. Hardcover. Good. vi, 347 pp. Red cloth stamped in black and white on spine with lighthouse, and on front panel: a dramatic scene of men in a small boat. With frontispiece and 7 plates. Includes a seven page appendix of extracts from official lighthouse reports. Light/moderate wear to extremities, but some of the white stamping has rubbed off. With previous owner's name on front pastedown, page 33-34 loose. Binding is tight. GVG

17 Battery Place, NY: Lloyd's Register, 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 685, [1] pp, +16 pp. (advertising). May 15, 1937 addenda laid in. 65 color plates of yacht ensigns, burgees of yacht clubs, and private signals of yachtsmen. Includes alphabetical list of yachts, yacht club information, list of owners and list of late names of yachts. White sailcloth binding, yellowed on spine, with light soil over all. Oversize book: overseas customers please request a shipping quote, or anticipate a request for additional postage; the book will ship at cost.

Boston: Meador Publishing Company, 1940. First Edition . Hardcover. GVG. 216 pp. including miscellaneous notes and references. Green cloth, title gilt. With 3 maps, one folding; 15 b&w plates; 1 illustration. Spine slant and cupped front board with just a touch of wear at spine edges; still a clean, tight copy.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1981. First American Edition . Maroon Cloth. Fine/VG+. 168 pp. Portrays the career of each of the 14 opulent four-funnel passenger liners during the Golden Age of ocean travel beginning in 1897 (including the Titanic). Many black and white photographs of these ocean liners including 4 full pages of color plates. Fine in VG+ dust jacket.