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125 pp; detailed introduction which outlines the historical background and building of the ship and it's place in the development of bomb vessel design; nearly 300 perspective and 3-view line drawings with in-depth descriptive keys and b & w photos of virtually every detail of the ship THE BOMB VESSEL GRANADO 1742 (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP SERIES)
Goodwin, Peter
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1989. 125 pp; detailed introduction which outlines the historical background and building of the ship and it's place in the development.. more
Price: $45.00
128 pp; detailed introduction which outlines the background and building of the ship; details of her career and deals with some of the aspects of the excavation of the wreck site; over 300 perspective and 3-view line drawings with in-depth descriptive keys and b & w photos of virtually every detail of the ship THE 24-GUN FRIGATE PANDORA 1779 (ANATOMY OF THE SHIP SERIES)
McKay, John & Coleman, Ron
Cedarburg, WI: Phoenix Publications, Inc., 1992. 128 pp; detailed introduction which outlines the background and building of the ship; details of her career and deals with.. more
Price: $85.00
127 pp; lavish collection of both b & w and full-color photos of the SS NORMANDIE, SS FRANCE and SS NORWAY; published in a limited edition of 1,200 copies in English by the French magazine publisher, 303 Revue. Detailed builder's photos as well as superb interior photos of each vessel; detailed section of FRENCH LINE collectibles with double-page fold-out and listings with photos of the various SS FRANCE scale models. Includes 2 separate cut-away images of the SS NORMANDIE and SS FRANCE which are not bound into the book 303 SS NORMANDIE, SS FRANCE, SS NORWAY
303 Arts, Recherches et Creations
France: 303 Revue, 127 pp; lavish collection of both b & w and full-color photos of the SS NORMANDIE, SS FRANCE and SS.. more
Price: $85.00
128 pp; gripping story of the greatest disaster in New England maritime history; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; in full-color illustrated wraps FOUR SHORT BLASTS: THE GALE OF 1898 AND THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER PORTLAND
Bachelder, Peter Dow and Smith, Mason Philip
Portland, ME: The Provincial Press, 1998. 128 pp; gripping story of the greatest disaster in New England maritime history; profusely illustrated with b & w photos;.. more
Price: $75.00
207 pp; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; English translation of title is " THE LAST PORT: THE HISTORY AND PHOTOS OF FAMOUS SHIPS BROKEN UP AT SAVONA", (TEXT IS COMPLETELY IN ITALIAN); text gives details and statistics of each vessel and index lists them alphabetically; in full-color illustrated wraps L'ULTIMO PORTO: STORIA ED IMMAGINI DI NAVI FAMOSE DEMOLITE A SAVONA E A VADO
Spazzapan, Giorgio
Savona, Italy: Marco Sabatelli Editore, 2003. 207 pp; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; English translation of title is " THE LAST PORT: THE HISTORY.. more
Price: $35.00
306 pp; fine overview of shipbuilding in Colonial America; without which, American commerce could not have obtained the level of maturity it did before the Revolution; 126 pp of detailed shipping tables, bibliography, etc. intended for both historian and maritime enthusiast SHIPBUILDING IN COLONIAL AMERICA
Goldenberg, Joseph A.
Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1976. 306 pp; fine overview of shipbuilding in Colonial America; without which, American commerce could not have obtained the level of.. more
Price: $35.00
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