ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
Norwich, UK: Jarrold Colour Publications, 1988. Paperback. 32 pp; staple-bound booklet; concise biography of Brunel, well-illustrated with both b & w and color, photos and drawings; in full-color photo wraps.
Shipbuilding
PICCOLO DIZIONARIO NAVIMODELLISTICO-SMALL DICTIONARY FOR SHIPBUILDERS-PETIT DICTIONAIRE DU MODELISME NAVAL-KLEINES WORTERBUCH FUR SCHIFFMODELLBAU
Torino: Aeropiccola, n.d. Paperback. 88 pp; pocket sized dictionary giving an extensive selection of terms used in shipbuilding and ship modeling; all entries are in Italain, Englsh, French and German; in printed wraps.
OARED FIGHTING SHIPS
London, UL: Percival Marshall, 1962. Hardcover. 99 pp; comprehensive look at the development of the early galley and the increase in the number of oars; well-illustrated with b & w phtos and detailed line drawings; one 3 page fold-out.
BREMER VULKAN SCHIFFBAU UND MASCHINENFABRIK BREMEN-VERGESACK
Bremen: Schunemann. Hardcover. 39 pp; superb, b & w photographic overview of the Bremen Vulkan shipbuiilding yard; outstanding ship photos, interior photos, detailed photos of the machinery; plans of the yard, details on vessels built between 1894 and 1950; approximately 1/2 of the cloth backstrip, from center to foot of.....
FORTUNE JULY 1941
New York: Time, Inc., 1941. Paperback. complete issue of Fortune Magazine from July 1941 with 4 extensive articles on the activities relating to the U. S. shipbuilding industry as it prepares for war i.e.what's bewing done and what needs to be done. Specifically, articles are entitled: How Many Ships How.....
BIW KEEPING PACE WITH AMERICA'S CHANGING NEEDS IN DEFENSE...AND INDUSTRY
Bath, ME: Bath Iron Works Corporation, n.d. Paperback. 24 pp; staple-bound booklet which is superb overview of Bath Iron Works; profusely illustrated with b & w photos of shipbuilding, machinery, personnel, management with full-color illustrated, double-page fold-out of battleship on front cover and 4 full-color photos of various ships on.....
LA VENUS 1782 FREGATE DE 18
Paris: A. N. C.. R. E., 1980. Paperback. 72 pp; ilustrated monograph with bound book of the 18 gun Frigate LA VENUS; ( TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN FRENCH); in illustrated wraps; profusely illustrated with detailed line drawings, charts and b & w photos; plus 13 fold-out plans and 1 sheet.....
MARITIME HISTORY 2 VOLUME SET
Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles, 1972. Hardcover. 254 pp; and 243 pp; respectively; bound form of the 1st two volumes of the British journal, Maritime History; well-illustrated with b & w photos. charts, tables etc; both dj's have been price-clipped and both have a name and address stamp of.....
LE GROS VENTRE: FRENCH NAVAL GABARE 1766-1779
Pier Books: Piermont, NY, 2003. First American edition. Hardcover. monograph giving comprehensive examination of the gabare; a transport vessel used by the French Navy to supply the dockyards, squadrons at sea and the colonies. Aptly named, LE GROS VENTRE (THE LARGE BELLY), she was abandoned after the Kerguelen expedition in.....
LE GROS VENTRE: FRENCH NAVAL GABARE 1766-1779
Pier Books: Piermont, NY, 2003. First American edition. Hardcover. monograph giving comprehensive examination of the gabare; a transport vessel used by the French Navy to supply the dockyards, squadrons at sea and the colonies. Aptly named, LE GROS VENTRE (THELARGE BELLY), she was abandoned after the Kerguelen expedition in 1772.....
THE GARRET WORKSHOP OF JAMES WATT
London: HMSO, 1970. Paperback. 21 pp staple-bound booklet of James Watt's workshop; well-illustrated with b & w photos and line drawings; Sixth Printing with amendments from original 1929 edition, in printed wraps.
WILLIAM H. WEBB SHIPBUILDER
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.....
GREAT SHIPS: THE BATTLEFLEET OF KING CHARLES II
Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press, 1980. Hardcover. 208 pp; arguably the finest reference work on warships of the seventeenth century. Extensive research by the author has produced a book which combines for the first time a balanced appreciation of Restoration warship design, with a specific account of the whole battlefleet.....
ALANDSKA SKEPPSPORTRATT I ORD OCH BILD
Tryckeri, Sweden: Mariehamm, 1978. Hardcover. 291 pp; portraits of Aland sailing ships; the Aland Islands being an autonomous, Swedish speaking region of Finland (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN SWEDISH); has a 3 page Introduction in English which does give a good overview of the book; profusely illustrated with b & w......
THE COLONIAL SCHOONER 1763-1775
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1981. Hardcover. 176 pp; gives a complete picture of the imnportance of the colonial schooner inb pre-Revolutionary America; using examples of the author's models featured in the Colonial Shipyard Diorama in the Mariner's Museum, Newport News, VA; profusely illustrated with highly detailed line drawings, b......
SHIPS' FIGUREHEADS
West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1990. Hardcover. 128 pp; comprehensive story of the carved wooden bow decorations beginning with a report on the mythological origin, continuing with the development of figueheads from the Polynesians, Phoenicians, and Vikings to the high point of the Renaissance and Baroque ships; continuing through.....
MERCHANT SHIPS: NEWBUILDINGS
London: Marinart Limited, 1977. Hardcover. 250 pp; alphabetical list of over 1,500 ships from all over the world for 1976; with detail's of each ship's name and flag, type of vessel, gross registered tonnage, dead weight tonnage, dimensions, macherinery, speed, owners, builders and yard numbers; with some 50 sets of.....
BRITISH SHIPPING: IT'S HISTORY, ORGANIZATION & IMPORTANCE
New York: Augustus M. Kelly, Publishers, 1970. Hardcover. 655 pp; reprint of classic 1914 summary of the history of the British shipping trade up to 1914; covering the evolution of the ship and of shipping services, etc.; 6 fold-out charts, 1 fold-out map; slight wear to dj.
THE GALLEON: THE GREAT SHIP OF THE ARMADA ERA
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. Hardcover. 214 pp; comprehensive history of the delopment of the galleon; profusely illustrated with highly detailed b & w photos and line drawings; very slight foxing to top of page edges.
DE DANSKES VEJ/THE DANISH WAY: RIDS AF DANSK SOHISTORIE
Kobenhaven: Andr. Fred. Host & Sons Forlag, 1941. Hardcover. 248 pp; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; illustrations; detailed line drawings of rigging and masting (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN DANISH) publsihed without a dj in dark blue boards; boards beginning to split at head of spine; backstrap loose in.....
GERMAN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY 1997/98
Hamburg: MECON, 1997. Paperback. 115 pp; extensive and highly detailed overview of the state of the German shipbuilding industry at the time of writing; vivid, full-color photos throughtout that show a wide variety of vessels i.e. passenger, service, tankers, cargo, etc. plus power and propulsion sysems, etc. and detailed profiles.....
MERCHANT SAILING SHIPS: SOVEREIGNTY OF SAIL 1775-1815
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1988. Hardcover. 224 pp; superb technical analysis of the merchant sailing ship from 1775-1815; enhanced by the numerous reconstructed and redrafted plans prepared by the author. This is the first volume of the author's three-part histoy of merchant shipping. H This copy is from Reprint.....
NEW ENGLAND MASTS AND THE KING'S BROAD ARROW (REVISED EDITION)
Gardener,ME: Tilbury House, Publishers, 2000. Paperback. 52 pp; fascinating look at the mast trade in colonial New England which laid the foundation for lumbering and shipbuilding in Maine thereafter, with 16 very detailed line drawings, has original bookstore price sticker on bottom right corner of rear cover, along with the.....
NEW ENGLAND MASTS AND THE KING'S BROAD ARROW (REVISED EDITION)
Gardener,ME: Tilbury House, Publishers, 2000. Paperback. 52 pp; fascinating look at the mast trade in colonial New England which laid the foundation for lumbering and shipbuilding in Maine thereafter, with 16 very detailed line drawings, in illustrated wraps.
DIE GALEERE VOM MITTELALTER BIS ZUR NEUZEIT
Berlin: Verlag Delius, Klasing & Co., 1972. Hardcover. 63 pp; English translation is: THE GALLEY FROM THE MIDDLE AGES UNTIL MODERN TIMES; (TEXT IS ENTIRELY IN GERMAN); 63 pages of text with line drawings, followed by 28 b & w plates; 4 fold-out plans in rear pocket which are in.....