Search Results: Authors starting with L from Naval Marine Archive

H. Floury, Paris, 1920 de luxe edition. 35 p., illustrated plates, music and text for children; these drawings and text the author dedicated - "pour les petiits enfants de France". The author was describing Alsace and being pro France in spite of the German occupation at the time it was written. The boards are stained and loose, window vignette on backboard, gilt titles, faded red edges all around; patterned rooster endpapers, the pages are clean.

How clipper ships were developed and designed, McKay, and Lowell shipbuilders, Sovereign of the Seas a famous fast ship.  Why they were successful and why they finally declined and disappeared. Maps and bw illustrations.

Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1944. 1st. very good. slight wear to top and bottom of spine. Stories of the men and ships who sailed around the world carrying cargoes of exotic and mundane goods.  The development of clipper ships and how they were deisgned.

American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1974. 1974. good. ex-lib

Published by author, language French, 294 p. with bw illustrations. vg tpb, slight wear on edge of spine. Detailed research of the buildings and infrastructure of the city, the organizations, newpapers and hospital.

Conway, 1991, boxed cloth, blue cloth and gilt boards, top edge gilt, limited edition numbered 551/750. Facsimile of ed. published: London : Halton & Truscott Smith, 1925. xv, 281 p. Coloured illustrations set in. Chapters I. Introduction : II. Fashion in Ornament;III. The Limitation of Ornament:IV. The Head :V. Figure-Heads : VI. The Stern VII. Quarter Galleries and Badges: VIII. The Broadside :IX. Inboard Works :X. Painting and Gilding. Heavy requires more postage.

Invincible Conservations (1744-1758) Ltd.,1988, 119 p., folding line plates, includes index, beautifully illustrated in colour and bw. Very good/vg. It is about the ship, the wreck and the recovery. Built at Rochefort, L'Invincible a revolutionary design of a 74-gun ship was captured by the British in 1747. She had a remarkable career under the White Ensign. HMS Invincible was lost when she ran aground in the Solent in 1758. The ship was rediscovered in 1979 and yielded a large number of important historic artifacts, adding greatly to the knowledge and understanding of shipboard life in the 18th century. A definitive study of the wreck and salvage work.

Conway, London. Conway, yr 2000 reprint of 1987 Edition, 319 p. illus. b/w 30 cm. ISBN: 0851774512. vg/vg. The book documents alterations and improvements which occurred on the wooden warships over two hundred years from the steering, anchors. underwater protection, pumps, guns accommodation, deck fittings and ship's boats. Heavy - requires more postage.

Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, 1982. 1st. very good/good. Following the sudden death of his wife Joan, Lawrence bought a 24-ft cruiser in which he began a six-month solitary exploration of the coasts of British Columbia and the north-western US. He also recounts his encounters with killer whales, Dall porpoises, and his on-shore experiences with wolves, bears and cougars.248 pages

International Marine Publishing Co., Camden, 1982, 7th imp. ill. b/w ports., diags. ; 268, [4] p., includes index. good - minor foxing pages before title pg. and top edges, good - small tear repaired. John Leather's definitive study of the gaff rig is twofold: the practical aspects of the rig and the history of the gaff rigged craft. He covers the gaff rig of the traditional, schooners, workboats, and barges.

Time Inc, 1965. 1st. g.

Overleaf Design, Toronto, 1991, first edition, ill. col. and b/w. This book documents the Queen City Yacht Club's one hundred years and the important members who contributed to making it a success. Located on City Island across from downtown Toronto, the races and special yachts who sailed there are part of the history.

Doubleday and Co, 1972. 1st. ill. bw, col., 288 p. includes index, very good/fair.dust jacket taped. The 1872 voyage of The Challenger took her around the world on a pioneer voyage of immense importance. Sponsored by the Royal Society and the University of Edinburgh, the aim was to study the oceans and discover new species and places. The relatively new science of photography was used to record their findings.

Michael Joesph, 1990. 1st. very good/very good.

Glenaden Press, Vineland, ON, 2009, signed by Skip Gillham, [3], 86 p. ill. b/w, col. photos 28 cm. .A.B. McLean & Sons Ltd. based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and they provided towing, transportation, and salvage services on the upper Great Lakes from the company's origins in 1898 until 1994, when their remaining equipment was acquired by Purvis Marine Limited.

US Naval Institute, Annapolis, 3rd, reimp. 1942, xx,404 p, ill. b/w plates, includes index. very good/good plus, mylar, previous owner stamp back board, minor scuffing top of dj.. Lectures comprised the directives of a specific course in customs, traditions, social usage, and regulations pertaining to honors and ceremonies.

Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow, 1933, First edition, xiv, 392 p. 1 col plate with 7 flags, 1 folded panorama, 45 plates with 58 b/w illustrations, 2 folded plans and 4 plates with 5 plans of ports, includes index. Good, wear to boards and edges. The clipper ships were in one of the most risky and adventurous trades into China: the opium trade between 1820 & 1865. Book heavy extra postage required.

Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow, 1929, first edition, xv, 443 p., numerous illustrations and plans 18 pages, some foldouts, maps on liners. Includes index. Good, wear to corners of bds and spine. "The Last Boom in Sail" and "The Limejuicers of 1888-9". Other chapters deal with "The Carriers of the Nineties" and "The Square Riggers of the 20th Century. Last Chapter in this volume is "Small Fry" followed by the Appendix.
Very heavy will require extra postage.

Brown, Sons & Ferguson, Glasgow, 1969, 1st ed. reimp. xiv, 518, ill. b/w photos, 17 plans, foldouts and includes index. Front board bumped, slight soiling of front edges, slight tear and wear, water damage to dj. Windjammers and clipper ships. Heavy will require extra postage.

Conway, London, 1997, reimp ed. xv, 367 p. , ill. bw photos and lines from the collections of the National Maritime Museum. The first complete and authoritative list of Royal Navy ships built, purchased or captured between 1688 and 1860. Organized by type and class, packed with data and information including dimensions, tonnage, armament, building data and fates ; the book covers prizes, purchases, coastguard and customs vessels, harbour craft and even hulks. It is profusely illustrated with contemporary draughts, paintings and models and is the first comprehensive listing of all British men-o'-war during the era of fighting sail - a work of scholarship that took almost 20 years to complete. The author also chronicles the development of the sailing warship.