Search Results: Nautical Books from Old Saratoga Books

NY: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, small stain to top center of . front endpapers.. 1886. Hardcover. Green decorative cloth. vi, 194 pp. Biography of Admiral Robert Blake (1598-1657), the British naval commander and "Father of the Royal Navy". ; English Worthies; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

NY: Atlantic Monthly Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Printing. Hardcover. 0871137321 . Blue cloth. Black and white and color photographs, black and white and color illustrations, acknowledgments, credits, and index. Chronicles the sinking and recovery of the United States Mail Steamship Central America, The Ship of Gold. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 191 pages .

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good. 1999. First American Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 155750041X . Black and white photos and illustrations, acknowledgments, appendix, bibliography, and index. Features information on types, usage, construction, materials, and styles. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages .

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket; Usual library markings, fold-out map edges . foxed.. 1921. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth. 35 fold-out maps. Tables, figures, maps, fold-out maps, and index. A solid copy with all fold-outs and maps present and in good condition. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 147 pages .

NY: The Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket price-clipped, toned, and tattered.. 1968. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0571085962 . Navy cloth binding. Many illustrations, including many in color. Index. An overview of art associated with ships and sea travel from a variety of eras and cultures. Beautifully and plentifully illustrated. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 292 pages .

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket rear panel worn.. 1975. First Printing. Hardcover. 0819540854 . Gray paper quarter-bound in blue cloth. vii, 263pp. Black and white frontispiece portrait photo, black and white illustrations, bibliography, notes, and index. Eight of Albion's colleagues and former students have contributed broadly based interpretive essays on aspects of Atlantic maritime history with a bibliography of Albion's writings by Joan Bentinck-Smith and ship drawings by William A. Baker. (from the jacket flaps) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport Museum Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Covers slightly curled.. 1986. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0913372420 . Notes, photos, illustrations. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 96 pages .

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1936. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. xiv, 571pp. Blue cloth titled in gilt. Appendixes, bibliography, index, maps, photos. Historical account of the 1916 naval Battle of Jutland. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. 0870210181 . Reprint of this title originally published as Graf Spee: The Life and Death of a Raider, in the U. S. In 1957. Index, appendices, photos. The story of the Allies' hunt for the German battleship Graf Spee until the Battle of the River Plate off the Uruguay coast in 1939. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 219 pages .

College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0890965161 . xx. 141pp. Introduction by John Reilly. Foreword by Wilson E. Dolman III, Orion Knox, and Sue Winton Moss. Slate blue cloth binding. Many photos by the author. Number 45 in the Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University. Index, glossary, suggestions for further reading. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 141 pages .

West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing. Very Good; Sticker remnant on front free endpaper.. 1989. Softcover. 0887401848 . Many photos and illustrations. A volume in the Naval Arsenal series. Overview of the construction and military service of the German battleship Tirpitz. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 48 pages .

NY: Military Book Club. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn.. 1998. Reprint. Hardcover. 0851777732 . Photos, bibliography. Glossy illustrated boards. Profile of the German battleship, The Tirpitz, which was scuttled in November 1944.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 56 pages .

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Owner signature on half-title, . bookplate shadow on front free endpaper.. 1982. Hardcover. 0870219162 . Many illustrations and photos. "A portrait of the first generation of dreadnought battleships, including the super-dreadnoughts and battlecruisers" (from front jacket flap). ; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 96 pages .

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870210238 . Navy cloth binding. xi, 404pp, index. Photos, illustrations, notes, sources. Detailed history of the American Battleship Arizona, which served from 1914 until its destruction in Pearl Harbor. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Cambridge, MD: Cornell Maritime Press. Good in Good dust jacket; Boards worn, edges foxed, jacket tattered, owner . name on front free endpaper.. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Map endpapers, many illustrations and photos, index. History, geography, navigation, and industries along the Delaware River and Bay from 17th century to the 20th century. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 244 pages .

Marlborough, UK: The White Horse Bookshop. Very Good; Lightly toned, price sticker on front cover.. 1979. Third Edition. Softcover. Stapled softcover. Black and white illustrations, black and white photos, map. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 46 pages .

NY: Barnes and Noble. Very Good. 2002. Reprint. Softcover. 0760734178 . Photos, many illustrations and cutaways, index, appendix. Profile of the German battleship, The Bismarck, which was sunk by the British Royal Navy during World War II. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 96 pages .

Cambridge, MD: Cornell Maritime Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket toned and tattered, price-clipped.. 1958. Second Edition. Hardcover. 0870330098 . Photos, plans, illustrations. A comprehensive, well-illustrated guide for the backyard boat builder. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 224 pages .

Camden, ME: International Marine Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.. 1993. Hardcover. Illustrations by the author. viii, 280 pp, index, glossary, photos. A comprehensive how-to guide for the amateur or small-scale boat builder from basic aluminum fabrication and welding techniques to forming panels using explosives (!) and installing engines. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn.. 1936. Hardcover. Yellow cloth spine with Art Moderne color illustrated paper-covered boards. Many black and white photos. A vintage children's social studies book introducing information about all kinds of boats. ; Picture Scripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 24 pages .