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M. Y. IZANAMI: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Somer, Jack
Bermuda: Pan Pacific (Bermuda) Limited, 1995.
Price: $250.00
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THE SHIP BUILDER'S REPOSITORY 1788 (FACSIMILE EDITION)
Anon.
East Sussex, UK: Jean Boudriot Publications, 1992.
Price: $1,000.00
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ELEMENTS ET PRATIQUE DE L'ARCHITECTURE NAVALE 1805
Steel, David
Armen, France: Chasse-Maree, 2001.
Price: $450.00
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ARCHITECTURA NAVALIS MERCATORIA
Chapman, F. H.
Armen, France: Le Chasse-Maree, 1996.
Price: $450.00
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LE GROS VENTRE: FRENCH NAVAL GABARE 1766-1779
Delacroix, Gerard
Pier Books: Piermont, NY, 2003.
Price: $350.00
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214 pp; an extraordinary photographic record with extensive details of the personal collection of 17th and 18th century ship models by the Kriegstein brothers. The 20 vessels shown here are each presented with a series of lavish, exceptionally fine quality, full-color photos in extraordinary details and clarity. The accompanying text gives the details of the model's aquisition, provenance, description, construction and historical perspective. Additional chapters include a Queene Anne figurehead presented in same manner as the ship models; photojournalism in the 17th century and details on care and conservation of models. Printed in a Limited Edition of 1,000 copies. Landscape format; with highly detailed line drawings on end papers. (DUE TO EXCESS WEIGHT ACTUAL SHIPPING CHARGES WILL APPLY)

17th AND 18TH CENTURY SHIP MODELS FROM THE KRIEGSTEIN COLLECTION
Kriegstein, Arnold and Henry
Pierpont, NY: Pier Books, 2007.
Price: $150.00
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266 pp; extraordinary look at the revolutionary development of a scratchbuilder culminating with WILLIAM FREDERICK'S construction. Not a discussion of already publilshed construction and rigging techniques but rather a unique and personal look at how Antonio Mendez invented his own tools out of necessity, experimaented ways to mass produce repetitive parts and how he became a master at producing jigs that are oftern jewels in themselves. Profusely illustrated with 100's of exceptional full-color photos; highly detailed b & w photos and superbly intricate line drawings; make this a masterpice of a book. Published in full-color photo laminated boards without a dj

WILLIAM FREDERICK'S (1874) SCALE JOURNEY: A SCRATCHBUILDER'S EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT
Mendez, Antonio C.
Pierpont, NY: Pier Books, 2005.
Price: $65.00
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64 pp; highly detailed overview of the technique of photo etching as applicable to model builders from beginning artwork to finished product; profusely illustrated with b & w photos and line drawings; in full-color photo wraps

PHOTO ETCHING FOR MODELLERS
King, Brian and Watkin, Azien
Pierpont, NY: Pier Books, 2002.
Price: $35.00
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130 pp; exceptionally detailed overview and history of how capstans and windlasses were used on board 17th Century sailing ships; and into the 20th Century; profusely illustrated with line drawings and b & w photos; in b & w photo wraps

CAPSTANS AND WINDLASSES: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THEIR USE AT SEA
Harland, John H.
Piermont, NY: Pier Books, 2003.
Price: $45.00
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128 pp; an exceptionally detailed reference work that uses scale models of such vessels as HMS DEVASTATION, HMS MAGNIFICENT, HMS THUNDER, RN DUILO, plus several more, as examples of construction and modeling techniques; with 390 highly detailed b & w photos and line drawings; plus 12 pp in full-color; along with very specific and highly informative text; published without a dj in full-color, photo, laminated boards.

MODELLING LATE VICTORIAN BATTLESHIPS
King, Brian
Piermont, NY: Pier Books, 2001.
Price: $75.00
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EARLY AMERICAN STEAMERS (COMPLETE 6 VOLUME SET)
Heyl, Erik
Buffalo, NY: Erik Heyl, 1953.
Price: $750.00
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ECCLESIOLOGICAL NOTES ON THE ISLE OF MAN, ROSS, SUTHERLAND, AND THE ORKNEYS OR A SUMMER PILGRIMAGE TO S. MAUGHOLD AND S. MAGUS
Neale, J. M.
London: Joseph Masters, 1848.
Price: $595.00
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A JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM, Containing the Travels of Fourteen Englishemen in 1667, to the Holy Land and Other Memorable Places noted in Scripture. To Which is Prefixed the Ancient and modern state of the Jewish Nation...
Burton, R
Hartford: J. Babcock, 1796.
Price: $1,750.00
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THE CUNARD QUADRUPLE-SCREW LINER AQUITANIA 45, 647 GROSS TONS BRITAIN'S LARGEST STEAMSHIP
The Shipbuilder
Newcastle-On-Tyne: The Shipbuilder Press, 1914.
Price: $650.00
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THE STORY OF A PASSION
Bacheller, Irving
East Aurora, NY: The Roycroft Shop, 1901.
Price: $125.00
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A CALL TO THE UNCONVERTED
Baxter, Rev. Richard
New York, NY: The american Tract Society,
Price: $45.00
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SEA STORIES BY AN OLD SAILOR
Anon
London, UK: T. Nelson and Sons, 1863.
Price: $45.00
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STANDARD PIPE REFERENCE BOOK
Youngstown Pipe
Youngstown, OH: The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, 1930.
Price: $35.00
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303 SS NORMANDIE, SS FRANCE, SS NORWAY
303 Arts, Recherches et Creations
France: 303 Revue,
Price: $75.00
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FORE AND AFT; OR, LEAVES FROM THE LIFE OF AN OLD SAILOR
Webfoot
Boston, MA: Nichols & Hall, 1871.
Price: $75.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS AUGUST 1932
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1932.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS OCTOBER 1932
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1932.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS JULY 1932
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1932.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS JUNE 1932
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1932.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS MAY 1932
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1932.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS APRIL 1932
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1932.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS MARCH 1932
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1932.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS FEBRUARY 1932
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1932.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS JANUARY 1932
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1932.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS DECEMMBER 1931
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1931.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS NOVEMBER 1931
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1931.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS OCTOBER 1931
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1931.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS SEPTEMBER 1931
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1931.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS APRIL 1940
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1940.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS FEBRUARY 1940
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1940.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS MARCH 1940
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1940.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS JANUARY 1940
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1940.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS SEPTEMBER 1939
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1939.
Price: $10.00
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SHIPS AND SHIP MODELS OCTOBER 1939
Anon
London, UK: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1939.
Price: $10.00
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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,
Price: $85.00
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GREAT LAKES MARITIME HISTORY: BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Feltner, Dr. Charles E. and Feltner, Jeri Baron
Dearborn, MI: Seajay Publications, 1982.
Price: $35.00
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RISE OF THE IRONCLADS
Amadon, George F.
Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1990.
Price: $10.00
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RESCUE CG36500: A COLLECTION OF STORIES ABOUT THE CG36500 AND THE U.S. COAST GUARD
Orleans Historical Society
Orleans, MA: Lower Cape Publishing, 1985.
Price: $25.00
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THE COAST GUARDSMAN'S MANUAL
White, commander L. A.
Annapolis, MD: U. S. Naval Institute, 1967.
Price: $10.00
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IRON AFLOAT: THE STORY OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMORCLADS
Still Jr. William N.
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1985.
Price: $10.00
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IRONCLADS AND COLUMBIADS: THE CIVIL WAR IN NORTH CAROLINA: THE COAST
Trotter, William R.
Winston-Salem, NC: John F. Blair, Publisher, 1989.
Price: $15.00
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IRONCLAD OF THE ROANOKE: GILBERT ELLIOTT'S ALBEMARLE
Elliott, Robert G.
Shippensburg, PA: The White Man Publishing company, 1994.
Price: $25.00
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GUNS ON THE WESTERN WATERS: THE STORY OF RIVER GUNBOATS IN THE CIVIL WAR
Gosnell, H. Allen
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1993.
Price: $25.00
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DANGER BENEATH THE WAVES: A HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERATE SUBMARINE H. L. HUNLEY
Kloeppel, James E.
College Park, GA: Adele Enterproses, 1987.
Price: $12.50
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TALBOT-BOOTHS MERCHANT SHIPS-SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 3
Streater, R. A et al (Editors)
Sandwich, Kent, UK: Marinart Ltd., 1979.
Price: $20.00
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