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Maiden Voyage Booksellers specializes in used, new, rare and out-of-print maritime and nautical books on ocean liners, passenger ships, steamships, the Titanic, tugboats, towboats, merchant ships, tankers, freighters, work boats, cargo ships, ship modeling, shipbuilding, sailing, yachting, ferries, Great Lakes, lighthouses, lightships, shipwrecks, steamboats and the Coast Guard. We also buy books in these categories and have over 2,000 searchable postcards on these subjects.

In addition to our wide range of maritime books we also stock a select list of scholarly titles covering the subjects of ancient history, archaeology, art, architecture, medieval history and numismatics. To see all "Featured Items" refresh this page. Featured Items are changed on the first of every month. To see all other titles click on one of the categories on the left or use the Search box.

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583 pp; examines the prevailing myth that the Roman senate during the Principate (30 B. C. - A. D. 238) merely dispatched without debate trivial items laid before it at the emperor's pleasure; 1 map; 8 papgesof b & w photos and line drawings, appendices, bibliography THE SENATE OF IMPERIAL ROME
Talbert, Richard J. A.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1984. 583 pp; examines the prevailing myth that the Roman senate during the Principate (30 B. C. - A. D. 238).. more
Price: $125.00
160 pp; thorough look at this distinctive American boat ; its development, its career as a racer, its design elements and construction details, including new materials, its restoration, maintenance, and auxiliary power; profusely illustrated with highly detailed b & w photos and line drawings. This copy is from the Fourth Printing of 1978 or work originally published in 1973, THE CATBOAT BOOK
Leavens, Jophn M. (Editor)
Camden, ME: The Catboat Association with International Marine, 1978. 160 pp; thorough look at this distinctive American boat ; its development, its career as a racer, its design elements.. more
Price: $45.00
126 pp; detailed introduction which outlines the historical background and building of the ship at Dover; over 250 b & w photos; perspective and 3-view line drawings with in-depth descriptive keys of virtually every detail of the ship based on the draught of the hull of the RATTLESNAKE, an identical cutter built by Farley at Folkstone THE NAVAL CUTTER ALERT 1777 (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP SERIES)
Goodwin, Peter
Cedarburg, WI: Phoenix Publications, Inc., 1991. 126 pp; detailed introduction which outlines the historical background and building of the ship at Dover; over 250 b &.. more
Price: $75.00
318 pp; loosely translated as "From Ferdinando I: Beyond the Ocean; this is Volume I of a series entitled History of Italian Transportation, Public Maritime Transportation; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; ( TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN ITALIAN) DAL FERDINANDO I OLTRE L'OCEANO
Ogliari, Francesco, and Radogna, Lamberto
Milano: Cavallotti Editori, 1975. 318 pp; loosely translated as "From Ferdinando I: Beyond the Ocean; this is Volume I of a series entitled History.. more
Price: $145.00
a magnificent portfolio with full-page renderings and b & w photos of interior rooms; furnishings and artwork that were onboard this magnificent vessel; it's undated but is contemporrary to the time of the ships's service (1912-1935). There are 12 individual pieces,;rinted on card stock and original tissue guards are present on all; however 4 of them have tears of approximately 1"-3" to top left corners; in addition there are two fold-outs which measure approximately 16" x 21"; printed on both sides, giving details of the ship (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN FRENCH) Included is original red cloth casing with gilt stamping on front panel; there is monopr scuffing to edges and front panel has very slight warping; folding, protective paper flaps are present SS FRANCE
Vaillat, Leandre
n.d.. a magnificent portfolio with full-page renderings and b & w photos of interior rooms; furnishings and artwork that were onboard.. more
Price: $250.00
216 pp; absorbing and detailed account of Shell's British tanker fleet in their first century; profusely illustrated with b & w and full-color photos and drawings SEA SHELL: THE STORY OF SHELL'S BRITISH TANKER FLEETS 1892-1992
Howarth, Stephen
Wiltshire, UK: Thomas Reed Publications Limited, 1992. 216 pp; absorbing and detailed account of Shell's British tanker fleet in their first century; profusely illustrated with b &.. more
Price: $75.00
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