London, UK: Conway Mariitme Press, 1992. Hardcover. 192 pp; after three hundred years of dependence upon the broadside armed sailing man-of-war; the world's battlefleets were to change out of all recognition in the span of a single lifetime; sail was replaced by steam. wooden hull construction with iron and then.....
London, UK: Conway Maritime Press, 1993. Hardcover. 224 pp; describes the rationale of warship design, covering all the principal warship types, presenting the development of ships and technology as an integrated whole; profusely illustrated with detailed b & w photos, line drawings, charts, etc. This copy is No. 396 of.....
Stockholm, Sweden: Waldemarsudde, 1990. Hardcover. 101 pp; magnificent collection of the Swedish speaking, Finnish painter, Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) which is now housed in the former personal residence of Prince Eugen (1865-1947) in Waldemarsudde, Sweden; 66 full-color reproductions against striking, bronze background with a full-page of descriptive text opposite; (TEXT IS.....
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books. Hardcover. 118 pp; through evocative text and historic b & w photos and more contemporary full-color photos; the author turns back the clock to the early 1900's and tells the history of the world's most remote lighthouses from the perspective of light keepers, soldiers, sailors, ship.....
New York: South Street Seaport Museum, 1972. Hardcover. 288 pp; Volume 1 in the 6 Volume series; begins the LEVIATHAN saga, from the laying of the keel in 1911 at Blohn and Voss, as the EUROPA, her maiden voyage as the VATERLAND in May 1914, her seizure in port by.....
UK: Academy Editions, 1996. Hardcover. 128 pp; first book toi discuss twentieth-century merchant ship design in broad relation to developments in contemporary architecture and design; profusely illustrated with superb b & w and full-color photos.
London: Conway Maritime Press, 1985. Hardcover. 120 pp; detailed introduction giving full description of the ship and her weapons, including appearance changes and the postwar reconstruction; pictorial section emphasising b & w close-up and on-board photographs; over 300 perspective and 3-view drawings, with in-depth descriptive keys of every detail of.....
London: Conway Maritime Press, 1995. Hardcover. 128 pp; introductory history of the development of the schooner in Europe and North America, along with a full description of the building of the BERTHA L. DOWNS and her career history. Profusely illutrated with highly detailed b & w photos her under construction.....
London, UK: Conway Maritime Press, 1990. Hardcover. 127 pp; full description of the ship and her career history both as USS BUCHANAN and HMS CAMPBELTOWN, as well as a description of alterations made for the St. Nazaire raid; extensive section of b & w photos empasizing close-up and on-board photos;.....
London: Conway Maritime Press, 1989. Hardcover. 144 pp; full details of the design history, construction, main features and career of the RMS QUEEN MARY. With nearly 30 detailed b & w photos from all stages of her career; plus 250 perspective and 3-view highly detailed drawings of virtually every aspect.....
London: Conway Maritime Press, 1992. Hardcover. 118 pp; detailed introduction which outlines Columbus's first voyage and the design and construction of the 1892 and 1927 replicas of the SANTA MARIA; nearly 200 b & w photos and illustrations, profiles, sections and perspective views of virtually every detail of the ship.....
UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1992. Hardcover. 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...
Manitowoc, WI: Mantowoc Maritime Museum, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. staple bound, 2 volume set of indespensible reference works of Great Lakes shipping as seen through picture postcards; Volume 1 is 80 pp; Volume 2 is 79 pp; profusely illustrated with superb b & w reproductions of hundred's of postcards, along.....
Sparkford, UK: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1994. Hardcover. 384 pp; story of the CALIFORNIAN and her mysterious role in the TITANIC disaster; 32 pp of dramatic b & w photos; dj has been price-clipped and has bookstore sticker on bottom of front flap; this copy is from the 1974 reprint of.....
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1991. First American Edition. Hardcover. 224 pp; profusely illustrated with superb b & w photos; story of the "BIG U"; dj has some rubbing to rear panel.
London: Carmania Press, 1993. Paperback. 80 pp; fine pistorial history; profusely illustrated with superb b & w photos; in b & w photo wraps; has sticker of a book distributor on rear cover.
Cheltenham, UK: Fan Publications, 1994. Paperback. 64 pp; comprehensive overview of the CUNARD LINE vess, the SS AQUITANIA; profusely illustrated with superb b & w photos and 4 pages of full-color photos; in full-color illustrated wraps.
UK: Fan Publications, 1993. Paperback. 48 pp; profusely illustrated with superb b & w photos; plus 4 in full-color; fine overview of these two vessels; in full-color photo wraps.
London: Patrick Stephens, 1972. Hardcover. 210 pp; plus 34 pp of advertisements; No. 8 in the series; a facsimilie reprint, originally published in 1936 to commemorate the maiden voyage of the QUEEN MARY. It also contains a special epilogue on her later career and a tribute to her memory as.....
Cedar Rapids, IA: Rockwell International, 1988. Hardcover. 219 pp; detailed history, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Collins Radio Company; profusely illustrated with full-color and b & w photos; dj has minor chips to top front corner of front panel and a chip to both top and bottom edges of.....
Montpelier, VT: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, 1996. Paperback. 28 pp; staple-bound booklet devoted to various styles of houses found in Vermont; each style has b & w photos with detailed text; illustrated glossary; in b & w photo wraps, minor creases to left edge of front cover.
Dorchester, IUK: Veloce Publishing PLC, 1998. Hardcover. 160 pp; inside story of the BMC/BL Competition Department from 1955-1979, under various management styles of Marcus Chambers, Stuart Turner, Peter Browning and several others. Fascinatin and highly detailed account of the world rally scene based upon the author's 2 years in the.....
Dayton, OH: Materiel Division U. S. Army Air Corps, 1941. Paperback. 33 pp; staple bound booklet, translated from French magazine L'Aerophile; (Translation No. 347) highly technical details; typewritten pages, recto only, printed on "blueprint" paper; has name of former owner writen in top right corner on front cover, published in.....
Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1921. Paperback. 25 pp, string bound booklet, detailed account of famous Civil War naval battle, seven miles off the French coast; frontispiece drawing of both ships in battle, with 4 additional pages of reproduction photos and drawings; in dark blue paper covers with original white string.....
New York, NY: Leavitt & Allen, no date. Hardcover. 267 pp and 324 pp; respectively; tissue guard present; very noticeable foxing and browning to frontipiece and title page, binding tight, hinges intact, interior pages clean and feree of foxing, in full-leather boards with gilt pages edges and gold stamping on.....