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Building Classic Small Craft Volume 1

Building Classic Small Craft Volume 1

by John Gardner

International Marine Publishing, Camden, 1986 reprint, first published in 1977, Fine Hardcover / Near Fine Dustjacket, 300 pages, 8.5" x 11.25".
Item Price
$20.02
True Australian Sea Stories

True Australian Sea Stories

by Millar, Jack

Adelaide: Rigby. 1978. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine a little sunned. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 213 pages. Stories of storms, shipwrecks, piracy, gold robbery, and heroism from the early convict days to the second world war. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
Item Price
$13.24
Forty Wooden Boats: A Third Catalog of Building Plans

Forty Wooden Boats: A Third Catalog of Building Plans

Wooden Boat Publications, Brooklin, 1995, Fine Softcover, 96 pages, 8.25" x 10.75".
Item Price
$13.35
Ralph Stanley: Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder

Ralph Stanley: Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder

by Craig Milner, Ralph Stanley

Down East Books, Camden, 2004, Fine Hardcover / Fine Dustjacket, 176 pages, 8.75" x 11.25".
Item Price
$25.95
The Davis Boats: Volume 2, Traditional Small Craft of the Northwest

The Davis Boats: Volume 2, Traditional Small Craft of the Northwest

by Loken, Marty

Seattle: Center for Wooden Boats, 1981. Book. Very Good. Stapled Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 27pp..
Item Price
$30.00
Rigging Small Sailboats

Rigging Small Sailboats

by Hankinson, Ken

Bellflower: Glen-L Marine Designs, 1973. Book. Very Good. Wraps. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. light cover rubs. 96pp..
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$20.00
The Call of the Sea

The Call of the Sea

by de Hartog, Jan

Atheneum, 1966-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0 Hardcover No DJ - Binding tight, light edge & corner wear, gutters hinges & boards all OK, no marks, no stickers - 8.5 x 5.75 x 1.25 inches 1 lb 3.2 oz
Item Price
$14.95
A Boatbuilder's  Story

A Boatbuilder's Story

by Percy Mitchell

A lovely old book illustrated througout. Some rubbin on the illustrated boards as seen in the pictures.
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$36.33
SONGS OF SEA AND SAIL

SONGS OF SEA AND SAIL

by Tomas Fleming Day

This is an exceptional copy. First Edition 1898. Derckled pages. The binding is like new. Published by The Rudder Publishing Company. Rare in this condition. Previous owner's name written neatly on the title page.
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$150.00
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

by Robert L. Stevenson

Copyright: First printing--April 1946; Second Printing--September 1946. This is the second printing. No dust jacket. Boards are yellow/tan with pictures of pirates, ships, etc. Spine is black with gold writing. Boards are in good condition, showing wear primarily on the ends. Pages have tanned with age but are clean, not torn and the corners are not bent. Spine is undamaged. It looks like a book that was well cared for. Nonsmoking. No offensive odors. The proceeds from the sale of this book benefit our... Read more about this item
Item Price
$60.00
EARLY CHESAPEAKE SINGLE-LOG CANOES A Brief History and Introduction to  Building Techniques

EARLY CHESAPEAKE SINGLE-LOG CANOES A Brief History and Introduction to Building Techniques

by Lavish, Alexander and George Surgent

Calvert Marine Museum. Near Fine. 1985. Stapled wraps. Narrow 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 16 pages .
Item Price
$23.00
Industrious, Innovative, Altruistic: The 20th Century Boat Builders of Battery Point (Signed by Author)

Industrious, Innovative, Altruistic: The 20th Century Boat Builders of Battery Point (Signed by Author)

by Mays, Nicole

Hobart: Navarine Publishing. 2018. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. No DJ as issued. As new condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Signed by the author. 367 pages. Foreword by John Lucas. Profiles the 20th century boat builders of Battery Point, their yards and the vessels they built at Battery Point, Tasmania. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Like New. 1st thus. Hardback.
Item Price
$49.64
Shipbuilding and Repairing in Dublin, a Record of Work Carried Out By the Dublin Dockyard Co. 1901-1923

Shipbuilding and Repairing in Dublin, a Record of Work Carried Out By the Dublin Dockyard Co. 1901-1923

by Smellie, John

Glasgow: McCorquodale & Co. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. green cloth with gilt titles, spine title sun faded. light cover rubs, slight corner bumps. edges and endpapers moderately foxed. 178pp. [ref.2.268].
Item Price
$175.00
Details of classic boat construction

Details of classic boat construction

by Pardey, Larry

Norton, London, New York, 1991, by Larry Pardey. first edition, 518 p., includes index, b/w drawings and photographs. very good, very good minus slight creasing of dj. Master craftsman explains time, money, materials and how to complete each stage of building a classic wooden hull. Heavy will require extra postage.
Item Price
$44.49
Boat Builder:  Fall / Winter 1973

Boat Builder: Fall / Winter 1973

by Joe Daffron - editor

A Davis Publication, New York, 1973, Very Good Softcover, 112 Pages, 6" x 9".
Item Price
$13.35
Deadly Frontiers Disaster and Rescue on Canada's Atlantic Seaboard

Deadly Frontiers Disaster and Rescue on Canada's Atlantic Seaboard

by Dean Beeby

This book is in gift condition. Published by Goose Lane Editions. Illustrated throughout. There are 214 pages including index.
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$20.00
Building the Skiff Cabin Boy

Building the Skiff Cabin Boy

by Kuhlig, Clemens C. and Kuhlig, Ruth E

International Marine Press, 1977, first edition, 139 p. illustrated with b/w photographs showing how to work the wood in building the skiff and how to make blocks. very good/poor jacket with torn pieces. The author explains how and why he chose the John Atkin design for his skiff and explains the chronological progress of building his boat. His laminating techniques form the most distinctive portion of his book. Directions and scale drawings are available here to duplicate his techniques for making his... Read more about this item
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$18.54
Boatbuilding With Plywood  [Enlarged Third Edition--Hardcover]

Boatbuilding With Plywood [Enlarged Third Edition--Hardcover]

by Witt, Glen L

Bellflower, CA: Glen-L Marine Designs. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1989. Third Edition. Hardcover. 0939070073 . The author is a naval architect who has authored several books on marine construction techniques. The text is accompanied by many photos and detailed drawings. It is an "Enlarged Third Edition" containing all 2nd edition revisions. Contains an index in the rear. This is a durable HARDCOVER copy in the publisher's original blue binding with gilt spine and cover... Read more about this item
Item Price
$39.95
Against the Sea: Great Adventure Stories from the Pages of Motorboating & Sailing

Against the Sea: Great Adventure Stories from the Pages of Motorboating & Sailing

by Rudeen, Louisa

Avon, 1998-09-01. Paperback, Trade. Very Good. 0 Paperback, Trade - Remainder - Binding square & tight, edge & corner wear, no marks, no stickers - 8 x 5.25 x .75 inches
Item Price
$16.95
The Letter of Marque, #12

The Letter of Marque, #12

by Patrick O'Brian

The rightful heir of Jane Austin
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$7.50
Motorsailers

Motorsailers

by Pike, Dag

London: Stanford Maritime. 1976. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. 224 pages. The author discusses the various types of hulls, propulsion. steering, rigs, decks, layouts etc. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$13.24
CLASSIC SMALL CRAFT YOU CAN BUILD

CLASSIC SMALL CRAFT YOU CAN BUILD

by Gardner, John

Mystic, CT: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1993. Paperback. Near Fine. 195 pp; detailed plans of 16 designs selected by the author which include all the information the "independent" boat builder needs for laying out and building each of these; profusely illustrated with highly detaiuled line drawings; b & w photos and tables; has price sticker on rear cover; in full-color illustrated wraps.
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$38.97
The Design of Sailing Yachts

The Design of Sailing Yachts

by Pierre Gutelle

Nautical Books / Macmillan, London, 1984, Fine Hardcover / Very Good Dustjacket, 208 pages, 8.25" x 11", edgewear on priceclipped dustjacket, otherwise clean and tight.
Item Price
$22.24
Raging Winds...Roaring Sea

Raging Winds...Roaring Sea

by Robert Parsons

A very good copy. Except for gift inscription inside the front cover, a clean, tight copy. Illustrated throughout. True stories about shipwrecks along the Newfoundland and Labrador shores. There are 189 pages including index.
Item Price
$20.00