SAILING SHIPS OF NEW ENGLAND
Topsfield, MA: The Perkins Press, 1922. Contains images and photographs.
Topsfield, MA: The Perkins Press, 1922. Contains images and photographs.
Vancouver, BC: Cordillera Publishing Company, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 472 and 679 pp; respectively; comprehensive history of the NORTH GERMAN LLOYD shipping company intertwined with history of ships's mail service; profusely illustrated with archival b & w photos, with line drawings through both volumes.
Helen Lloyd Dubuar, 1952. Paperback. 378 pp; religious novel; in illustrated wraps; covers slightly rubbed; inscribed to previous owner by author.
Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., 1982. Paperback. 55 pp; staple-bound booklet that incorporates the many changes that had occurred in the various fleets covered by the Third Edition when it was published in 1972, covering the alterations since 1st. September 1971, when the fleet lists were completed; profusely illustrated.....
UK: Colin Venton, 1973. Hardcover. 208 pp; well-written story of the paddle-steamers and the men who built, owned and sailed in them; 21 b & w photos; has name and address stamp of former owner on ffep; dj has been price-clipped.
Annapolis, MA: Naval Institute Press, 1975.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982.
Glen Cove, NY: Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, 1989. Hardcover. 250 pp; superbly written story of extraordinary American shipbuilder of the nineteenth century and founder of the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture. Not only a story of his life and accomplishments and of his 135 ships, but of the development.....
Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, 1938. Hardcover. 91 pp; self-help through psychology from religious viewpoint; has previous owner's name writen on rear end paper; dj has small chip to head of spine; with minute chip to foot as well; minor creasing to top edge of rear panel; and small chip.....
London: Carmania Press, 2001. Paperback. 112 pp; sheer nostalgia for the heyday of the Port of London in the 1940's, 50-'s and 60-'s; when the river was thronged with ships; with 280 superb b & w photos; January 2001 reprint of original 1992 edition; in b & w photo wraps.....
Nante: Marines Editions. Paperback. 209 pp; fine overview with full-color photos of each vessel listed, and detailed line drawings of many as well; (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN FRENCH); in full-color photo wraps; has minor diagonal crease to bottom right corner of front cover.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Carlson, George L. Hardcover. 255 pp; captivating story of frontier life written for a young adult audience that begins in 1686 in Quebec and moves to New York and the West; several line drawings as chapter headings; end paper maps; has small bookstore sticker.....
London, UK: Seeley and Co., Limited, 1892. Hardcover. 287 pp; fine overview that reviews the changes that took place in the world's navies during half-century prior to wtiting; 41 b & w photos, numerous line drawings; boards are scuffed on edges; spine loose; this copy is ex-library; hinges partially split.....
Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, 1928.
Halifax: Nimbus Publishing Limited, 1986. Paperback. 105 pp; collection of 7 true and fascinating stories of sea disasters; a b & w photo of each vessel accompany's each story; in b & w photo wraps.
Los Angeles, CA: Paper Chase Press. Softcover. 169 pp; has publication date of 2012 and no ISBN number. Full color photographs of Mark Morrisroe (1959-1989). Book is in immaculate condition with perfect spine.
Southampton, UK: Southampton Reference Library, 1978. Paperback. 162 pp; alphabetical index of ship's names to periodicals, articles, notes and illustrations covering vessels associated with the Port of Southampton and, in some cases, other parts of Hampshire. In illustrated plastic comb binding. Slight wear to top edge of front cover.
London: Robert Hale, 1989. Hardcover. 208 pp; remarkable story of the Merchant Navy's largely unsung courageous role in the Second World War; 8 pp of b & w photos.
Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press, 1983.
Andesite Press, 2015. Hardcover. Reprint of 1913 Edition; now in Public Domain.
Chillicothe, MO: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry. Paperback. 45 pp; staple-bound booklet; binding is reinforced with grey tape; alphabetical listing reproduced from typewritten list; front cover has notes in ink; reasr cover has minor browning to left side.
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1926. Hardcover. 214 pp; novel with Maine setting in Penobscot River town; this copy is ex-library; ussuall markings and stamps; card-pocket has been removed, interior pages all clean and free of marks; lacks dj, boards scuffed, paper lables rubbed; small tears to head and foot.....
New York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1960.
Newarkm DE: University of Delaware Press, 1985. Emmons, Frederick E. Hardcover. 184 pp; comprehensive look at six specific geographical areas of shipping around the world i.e. North Atlantic, Pacific, South America, Africa, etc.; with details of each steamship line that operated in that area; lists a total of seventy-four lines; some.....
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1984. Hardcover. 269 pp; fascinating look at 632 individuals that reveal the personal emotions and concerns of the Genovese during a key century in the city's rise to importance; small traces of price sticker on rear panel of dj at bottom edge.