Nautical from Lippincott Books

Salem: The Essex Institute. First Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 1924-1930. Blue paper covered boards with pictorial labels of a different ship on each volume, over dark blue cloth spine, with title gilt. 1924-1930. Each volume with numerous plates and index. A clean and bright set; all volumes Very Good to Fine. Series I… Read more

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.

Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1931. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. xiv, 312 pp. Pictorial paper-covered boards, yellow cloth spine stamped in black. Introduction by Captain David W. Bone. Account of an Australian journalist's trip aboard the four-masted bark Archibald Russell from Melbourne to Queenstown, Ireland via Cape Horn where he was nearly washed overboard. … Read more

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.… Read more

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. … Read more

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… Read more

Bath, Maine: Apprenticeshop of the Bath Marine Museum, 1977. First Edition . Paper Wrappers. Near Fine. 16 pp. Illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. On one level, an essay on the proper spirit and form restoration should take for old wooden boats; on another level Lee writes of the restoration of boatbuilding skills underway… Read more

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: Apprenticeshop of the Bath Marine Museum, 1975. First Edition . Paper Wrappers. Near Fine. 16 pp. Illustrated with b&w sketches and photographs. Entries from the journal of one of the apprentices building the pinky alternate with a discussion of double-ended work boats developed around Casco Bay. "Ghost" of sticker adhesive on back,… Read more

Mystic, Connecticut: Marine Historical Association, 1963. Third Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 228 pp. Revised and expanded for the Munson Institute of American Maritime History summer course at Mystic Seaport. Includes subject and author indices. Presentation copy, inscribed "To George Putz with regards, Robert G Albion March '71." First 3 pages contain library… Read more

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,… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

Bath, Maine: Maine Maritime Museum, 1987. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 246 pp. Illustrated by black and white photographs of Skolfield Captains and paintings of their ships. Appendices of Skolfield-built vessels, biographical data on Skolfield mariners, bibliography and index. Minimal wear at corners.

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… Read more