Skyhorse Publishing. Near Fine. 2008. Softcover. 9781602392243 . MASS MARKET PAPERBACK in Near Fine condition " The Complete Book of Fishing Knots, Leaders, and Lines teaches anglers the best way to tie reliable, workable knots. " ; 7.40 X 4.96 X 0.55 inches; 208 pp pages .
D. R. Godine. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0879233435 . First Edition Hardcover in green cloth boards in VG unmarked in VG jacket with Protective cover. " In April 1789, her crew mutinied near the Friendly Islands and set the commander, William Bligh, and several companions adrift on the ocean in an open boat. The mutineers took Tahitian wives and settled on an uninhabited and virtually unknown island where twenty years later one survivor and many of their descendents were discovered. Bligh, himself, safely navigated his boat-load of starving shipmates thousands of miles across the ocean to Timor. " ; 9.70 X 6.60 X 0.80 inches; 208 pp pages .
Iowa State Pr. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813814456 . First Edition Hardcover in white cloth boards Very Good unmarked in Very Good jacket. Edge wear and small tares ; 9.10 X 6.30 X 1.20 inches; 249 pp pages .
Wiley. Fine. 2001. Softcover. 9780471399773 . Trade paperback in Fine condition ; 8.43 X 5.85 X 0.73 inches; 336 pp pages .
Yale University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9780300056372 . First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in white boards in Fine unmarked in Fine jacket with Protective cover. " Philip C. Van Buskirk enlisted in the US Marines in 1846 at the age of 12, and from 1851 he recorded his experiences and thoughts in a diary. The author of this book draws on the diaries of Van Buskirk to paint a picture of life in 19th-century America. " ; 9.55 X 6.50 X 0.90 inches; 238 pp pages .
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 .
Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. Near Fine. Softcover. (1965). A clean, straight apparently unused copy. 204 pages. Illustrated with in text illustrations, 75 fig. Contents: Body organization and functions; The family album, part 1: subclass cephalocarida; Branchiopoda; The triops, artemia (brine shrimp), Daphnia pulex ; Subclass ostracoda; Mystacocarida; Copepoda; Branchiura; Cirripedia; The family album, part 2; Crustacean habits and homes; Crustacean conversation; Light and color in crustaceans; Crustaceans as food and medicine; The sins of crustaceans; Systematic index.; 8vo .
Queen Charlotte Islands Museum Press. Near Fine. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920651097 . Presumed first edition. Pictorial hardcover with surface scuff, and with the original prospectus and order form laid in. vi+327 pp., color hard cover. 880 references, 53 tables, 110 b&w line drawings, 1 color and 93 b&w photographs. "This collection of 22 papers by 27 authors consolidates a wealth of diverse and pertinent information on the unique Queen Charlotte Islands. ...the text covers the physical and historical setting, the biotic characteristics, and the history and the influence of man on the islands. Being the first of its kind, this book provides a corner-stone for future research." ; 12 X 9 X 1 inches .
Skyhorse Publishing. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9781602392090 . First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in gray boards in Near Fine unmarked in Near Fine jacket with Protective cover.; 9.30 X 7.90 X 2.20 inches; 800 pp pages .
Boston: Little Brown and Company & Atlantic Monthly Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Xvii, 182 pp. Near fine with a slight lean and minor wear and tone along the edges of the dust jacket. "The Log of a doctor who was assigned to duty with Operation Crossroads." With the personal book plate of Jean and Claude Zobell inside the cover. Zobell (Scripts Marine Biologist) is considered the "Father of Marine Microbiology." Uncommon in this edition and condition.; 8vo ; 182 pp pages .
Free Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9780743222174 . First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in white boards w blue spine Very Good unmarked in Very Good jacket. " The Tragic Story of the Steamship Arctic " " This stirring narrative is the riveting tale of the sinking of the steamship Arctic; a story of extraordinary bravery and appalling cowardice that took nearly 400 lives and the American merchant marine business down with it. Black & white illustrations. " ; 9.56 X 6.38 X 0.91 inches; 256 pp pages .
The Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 9780670814169 . 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 .
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 .
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 .
Ohio State University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780814209110 . Xxx, 264 pp. The Diary, pages 1-240; Appendix 1, 2, &3; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Exceptionally nice copy very slight slant. From the flap: In 1841 Thomas Worthington King accepted a position as supercargo on the Helena, a ship some have called “the first American clipper,” as it was about to make its maiden voyage to China. Journal of a Voyage around the World recounts the travel of Thomas Worthington King on the Helena from 1841 to 1842. In full and well-written entries, King recounts the routines and surprises of life at sea... provides details often missing from histories that give a real sense of the period. ; 1841-1842; 9.44 X 6.18 X 0.89 inches .
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First American. Hardcover. 1135129770 . A very good reading/working copy. First American edition, first printing. [2], 204, pp. Illustrated with photographs, maps, and drawings by the author. Dark cloth with a small area that has specks of white, corners bumped, moisture stain inside the back cover. The dust jacket is edge worn with corresponding stain on the back panel. The text block is a bit wavy. In an archival clear cover. ; 8vo .
New York: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 9781416935148 . 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 .
Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Pp. xx, [2], 3-267. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Photograph endpages. Published in the 150th anniversary year of the Navy Yard. Navy blue cloth, dulled with bumped corners. The dust jacket has overall general tone, small edge chips and creases and is price clipped. Image is without clear cover. Now in an removable clear archival cover. ; 8vo .
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 .
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 .
