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New York: Mcgraw Hill. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Thus. 3-ring binder. Fine copy in like jacket. 199 pages. Illustrated with maps. Authors photo on the back cover. In 1984, Nicholas Coleridge emulated Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg did in "Around the world in 80 days." Coleridge proceeded to circumnavigate the globe by rail, steamer, rickshaw, taxi, dhow, elephant, and camel, and never by air. Fogg's trip, taking 78 days. He wrote this book titled Around the World in 78 Days capturing his travels and adventures. Note, some reviewers found Coleridge's observations an interesting look into the world of 1984. ; 8vo .
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Around the World in 78 Days
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Around the World Alone
by Colas, Alain & J.K. Bernard
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Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0812052196 . dj has edge wear. The book is clean map of journey, photos throughout plus color photo section. ; 9.10 X 6.10 X 1.30 inches; 220 pp pages .
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Artificial Waterways of the World
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New York: Macmillan. Very Good. 1914. Revised. Hardcover. New Revised and Enlarged Edition, November, 1914. (Janurary, 1909). Pp. xi, [3] 1-171, [6] four pages of which "contain advertisments of few of the Macmillan boos on kindred subjects." Illustrated. Contents: Foreword; The World's Canals; The Canal System of New York: (in brief) Inception, Develpment, 1867-1909, Competition, Improvements, Relation of Canals and Railways; The Panama Canal; Other Great American Canals; The Waterways Question and Conservation of Our Resources; Department of Internal Navigation. Appendix: Bibliography; Index. Some beginning seperation of text block (noted at pages 138) otherwise with solid binding. Short edge tear on the frontispiece. Very minor end and corner tip wear. Overall a handsome, solid copy. ; 8vo .
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Australian Seashores: A guide for the beach-lover, the naturalist, the shore fisherman and the student
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Sydney & London: Angus and Robertson. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. Second printing (1962). xii, 372 pages. Color frontispiece. Illustrated throughout with line drawn figures and 99 black and white plates. Mustard yellow cloth with bumped ends and corners; shelf wear. Foxing on all edges but not involving text. The dust jacket is edge worn with chips and tears; the back fold is detached but laid in. The dust jacket is now in an archival clear cover. ; 8vo .
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The Bounty: the True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
by Alexander, Caroline
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New York, New York: Viking Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 067003133x . 491 pp, indexed well illustrated w photos and maps. Light soil and rub on edges, DJ corner snagged and lightly scuffed. Alexander's work is destined to become the definitive, enthralling history of a great seafaring adventure. (Publishers Weekly) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Commodore Hornblower
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Boston: Little Brown and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. 384 pp. (Lacking the "First Edition" designation) Blue cloth over board, title in gilt. Original dust jacket, design by N.C. Wyeth; two significant spine end chips as well as corner tips and repaired front cover tear. Name written in ink on pastedown; shelf wear; discoloration on front board (light). Otherwise a tight, straight copy without markings. ; 8vo .
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Doctor Kane of the Arctic Seas
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Temple University Press,U.S.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0877220220 . Hardcover in white boards in Fine unmarked in Fine jacket with Protective cover. ; 9.60 X 6.70 X 1 inches; 319 pp pages .
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Essentials of Seamanship for Cruising
by Watney, John
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New Jersey: Chartwell Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0890093385 . Clean bright copy. ; First /first, VG+ 168 pages indexed, illustrated throughout this book starts with the basics and then gives a stage-by-stage introduction to the essential skills that it is necessary to acquire before becoming a competent crew member, let alone skipper of a boat. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .
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Ghost Ship: A Cape Cod Story
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New York: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 1416935142 . Beautufully illustrated by Wendell Minor. "In her first book for children Clark tells a story of mystery and adventure that will transport readers to a time and place beyond their imagination. Coupled with Wendell Minor's inspired paintings Ghost Ship will make a time long ago very real indeed." Publisher Blurb. ; Paula Wiseman Books; 10.10 X 9.80 X 0.40 inches; 40 pages .
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The Golden Age of Sail
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New York, New York: Smithmark Pub. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0765197774 . Clean bright copy. ; Pictorial HC, 80 pages - indexed, 90 beautiful illustrations covering over 150 years of Maritime history, describing the courageous explorers and villainous pirates of the high seas, the powerful commanders, battles, and innovations in design. Fine in NF jacket with very light edge wear and light corner wear. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .
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Handbook of Knots
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Cambridge, Maryland: Cornell Maritime Press. Very Good. 1945. Softcover. 0870330306 . Latter printing. Green & cream cover. 428 Knots illustrated on 47 plates. Clean text, tight binding. 194 pages, indexed. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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High Seas: Stories of Battle and Adventure from the Age of Sail
by Willis, Clint
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Thunder's Mouth Press. Very Good. 2002. Softcover. 1560254343 . Paperback. Condition: VG Remainder: Includes fourteen of the best stories of typhoons, pirates, naval battles, press gangs, mutinies, cannons, wooden legs and sailing ships. ; 8vo ; 381 pp pages .
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John Paul Jones: Commemoration at Annapolis April 24, 1906
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Washington (DC): Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1907. Hardcover. Presumed First Edition, first printing. Blue cloth with gilt title block and lettering. Decorative endpapers with gilt floral pattern. 10.5" X 7". 210 pages. Double frontispiece with original tissue guard. Thirty-six illustrations, some in color, with original tissue guards. Of some interest are the newspaper articles laid in dated 1953 on the subject of John Paul Jones and the: mystery of the "missing months," the history of the American Flag; and a newspaper photograph and caption of Jones' official residence. Worn edges and corners; former owners name written inside otherwise a clean, straight copy. .
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The Man Who Refused to Die
by Wynne, Barry
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New York: Paperback Library. Fine. 1966. First Thus. Softcover. #52-569. First printing. FINE with a nick at the head of the spine. 64 days adrift in the South Seas. "An astonishing true story of heroism and human endurance" Publisher Weekly .
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Maverick Sea Fare
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Miami, FL: Pen and Ink Press. Very Good. 1982. Softcover. Stiff card, perfect binding. 53 +[5 illustrated blanks for notes]. Heavily illustrated throughout by the author. A fun adventurous book, part journal-sketch book and part a collection of recipes created, and used during Carstarphen's travels through the Caribbean. She writes "This book wants to share some of the ideas and information discovered during years of sailing through the islands. And hopes to give a small taste and feeling of the real way to experience this special part of the world, from the deck of a sailing vessel." Recipes are scattered throughout the book without typical order supporting the journal-sketchbook style. Recipes are both in narrative and standard form. Take for example "Fresh Fruit Cup" which gives suggestions for various available fruits layered with shredded coconut and raw sugar. Examples of standard form recipes: E.J.'s West Indian Coconut Bread; Guava-Banana Pie;…
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Picture History of New England Passenger Vessels
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Burntcoat corporation. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. First Edition. VG/VG in bright blue paper covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine and with illustrated end papers. In Clear protective cover, measuring 11 by 8 1/2 inches. ; 8vo ; 414 pp pages .
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Pieter Holm and His Tobacco Box Marine Historical Association, No. 24, April, 1953
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Literary Licensing, LLC. Very Good. 2013. Softcover. 1258781816 . A descriptive account of a sailor's method of determining the speed of a ship at sea in the mid-1700s.; 9.02 X 5.98 X 0.05 inches; 24 pp pages .
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Pirates: Fact & Fiction
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New York: Cross River Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. As new. Beautiful gift quality book in a clear, removable cover. 128 pages. Illustrated throughout. Easy to read. A history of pirates traces piracy from the Elizabethan era to the nineteenth century and examines the harsh realities of everyday life, the truth about famous real-life pirates, walking the plank, and buried treasure.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .
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Practicle Invertebrate Anatomy
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London: Macmillan & Company , Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Second Edition. Hardcover. Pp xiv, 483. Index. Illustrated. St. Martin salesman card laid in, "With the compliments of...". Dust jacket is edge worn with two large chips, one at the spine head and one on the back flap; it is now in a clear, protective (removable) cover. A clean tighly bound copy. ; 8vo .
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The Price of Admiralty The Evolution of Naval Warfare
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The Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0670814164 . Hardcover in white boards w black cloth spine, in Very Good unmarked in Very Good jacket. ""Keegan illuminates the history of naval conflict as it has evolved from Nelson's day until our own, offering a brilliant dissection of four landmark sea battles, each featuring a different form of warship." ; 9.60 X 6.40 X 1.20 inches; 292 pp pages .
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