Search Results: Authors starting with K from Maiden Voyage Booksellers

Kings Point, NY: American Merchant Marine Museum Press, 1988. Paperback. Near Fine. 164 pp; very detailed description of each vessel listed with it's present condition at tiome of writing; 30 vesselslisted broken down on a state by state basis; aimed at the diver; profusely illustrated with superb, full-color and b & w photos taken by the author; in full-color photo wraps.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good +. 308 pp; provides a historical panorama of privateering from it's beginning in the 1200's through it's predatory glory to eventual decline; with 26 b & w reproductions; 2 of which are fold-outs; contains original Errata Slip bound into book at beginning of Chapter 1; published in decorative, red, marbled boards with paper spine label intact and in Fine condition; has orignal bookstore label in lower left corner of of ffep; small spots of foxing on rear end papers with small moisture stain, approximately the size of a dime to upper right corner of rear paste-down.

St. Michaels, MD: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, 1979. Paperback. Very Good. 19 pp; staple-bound booklet; fine overview of the building and service of the Cheasapeake wooden boat, the EDNA E. LOCKWOOD; well-illustrated with b & w photos; rear cover has original price sticker and small tear to bottom left corner; in illustrated wraps.

Pierpont, NY: Pier Books, 2002. Paperback. New. 64 pp; extensive details on the technique of photo etching as applicable to model builders from beginning artwork to finished product; profusely illustrated with detailed b & w photos and line drawings; in full-color photo wraps.

Needham, MA: Pagoda Group, 2006. First edition. Near Fine/very good +. Dust jacket is VG+, book itself is Near Fine, color photos are clean, crisp and unmarked.

New York: Augustus M. Kelly, Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. As New. 655 pp; reprint of classic 1914 summary of the history of the British shipping trade up to 1914; covering the evolution of the ship and of shipping services, etc.; 6 fold-out charts, 1 fold-out map; slight wear to dj.

New York: The world Railway Publishing Company, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. 70 pp; highly detailed examination illustrating and explaining the workings of the air brake as they functioned on railways in the late 1800's and early 1900's; profusely illustrsted with highly detailed line drawings; fold-outs etc.; published without a dj in red boards; some minor soiling to boards; spine partially faded; has bookplate of former owner on rear paste-down.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. First Printing.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/as new. 214 pp; comprehensive history of the delopment of the galleon; profusely illustrated with highly detailed b & w photos and line drawings; very slight foxing to top of page edges.

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1976. Hardcover. As New/near fine. 341 pp; considers the purposes, mechanisms, content, and audience of royal printed propaganda generally during the reign of Louis XIV.

New York: Dodd, Mead $ Company, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 241 pp; comprehensive refernce work covering all aspects of maritime antiques; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; has name and address stamp of former owner on ffep 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Klein Post Card Services, 2003. Paperback. Very Good +. 48 pp; 200 exceptionally vivid, full-color photos of 53 lighthouses on the Massachusetts coastline; each has a brief descriptive history and folklore details; has remains of price sticker on rear cover; in full-color photo wraps.

Kobenhaven: Andr. Fred. Host & Sons Forlag, 1941. Hardcover. Good +. 248 pp; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; illustrations; detailed line drawings of rigging and masting (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN DANISH) publsihed without a dj in dark blue boards; boards beginning to split at head of spine; backstrap loose in same area.

Camden, ME: International Marine Publishing Company, 1980. 6th.

UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 186 pp; detailed biographies and statistics of the world's passenger vessels 10,000 gross tonnage in existence as of late 1991; superb b & w photo of each vessel list; detailed appendices; dj has original price sticker on top right corner of back panel.

Hamburg: MECON, 1997. Paperback. Fine. 115 pp; extensive and highly detailed overview of the state of the German shipbuilding industry at the time of writing; vivid, full-color photos throughtout that show a wide variety of vessels i.e. passenger, service, tankers, cargo, etc. plus power and propulsion sysems, etc. and detailed profiles of companies listed in alphabetical order; address of suppliers and contractors, technical papers, etc.; in full-color photo wraps.

New York: The Lyons Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 192 pp; a full-color guide to the ships and tresures at the bottom of the sea; with timelines, maps and sections on famous divers and treasure hunters.

New York: Moosehead Sales Co, 1949. Paperback. Very Good +. 50 pp; staple-bound booklet; detailed guide to body building with detailed captions accompanying each b & w photo that explains a specific exercise; in illustrated wraps.

Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press, 2002. Paperback. Near Fine. 96 pp; lavish tour of thirty-six beautiful and distinctive Irish lighthouses; full-ccolor photos throughout alonf with extensive descriptive text; which includes location,historical anecdotes, directiuons; plus full page map, pinpointing each lighthouse; in full-color photo wraps.

New York, NY: Edward W. Sweetman Company, 1970. Paperback. Very Good. 60 pp; staple-bound booklet; excellent guide for the beginning and amateur ship model builder; covers plastic kits, wooden models, all parts of ships and rigging; profusely illustrated with detailed line drawings; includes loose, has bookplate of former owner pasted to inside of front cover; lacks the laid in folded plans for a Brig; (SOLD AS IS); in b & w photo wraps;.