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196548697Walter, Nürnberg (1965). Mit sehr zahlr. Abbildungen. 4°. 196 S. Illustr. OBrosch. Gering berieben. Gutes Exemplar.
Features: Great cover photo of Miss Seattle speeding across Lake Washington at over 100 mph. Features: Cruising Mexican Waters - From the Sea of Cortes to Acapulco - Part II; Seattle Bids for Harmsworth Trophy race - Stanley S. Sayres' Miss Seattle is groomed as a possible 1950 defender of the international trophy - article with photos of Sayres and his boat; Coasting Home the Hard Way - Clarence E. Walter describes his solo voyage of 1188 miles, from San Pedro to Olympia, with two LCVPs (article with photos of Walter and his converted LCVP, Thomas Kestle); Duwamish - The World's Most Powerful Fireboat - article with photos; Remote Ocean Falls, B.C. Yacht Club - article with photo; New Sardine Research Vessels - the Crest, Horizon, and Yellowfin study the life cycle of the Sardine - article with photos; NCPCA Honors Cruiser Skippers; Julie - A Model Craft for Judge John J. Miller; "Perhaps You Might Fish a Man Out of the Drink" - A Story of Flotilla 21 - USCGA; Imperial Makes Her Last Mail Delivery to Communities on the Columbia River - article with photo; Mourning the Loss of the old "S.S.Tacoma"; Pleasure and Commercial Boat Plans; Two 28-Foot Chris-Craft Patrol Boats Equipped for S.E. Alaska Waters - article with photos; and more. 52 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous fantastic vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 160pp. A comprehensive guide to the art and sport of sailing covering sailboats, rigging and equipment. It explains the principles of wind and tides and gives basic information on deck seamanship and sailing techniques. Well illustrated. Scarce in the UK.
The chronological lives and work of >130 people who influenced ship design and shipbuilding world wide. 240 pages. Index. Well illustrated. Black cloth covers with silver title on spine. Would have been a fine copy without the small brown stain on page edges. Dust jacket very good with slight shelfwear.
6651Paris aux bureau du Yacht 55 rue de Chateaudun sans date
197240416ABUetersen, Verlag Klaus W. Voss, 1972. 8°, 88 S. mit zahlr. s/w-Illustr. im Text und s/w-Abb. auf Tafelseiten, illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), 2. Auflage schönes, sauberes Exemplar
194464259Leipzig : F. A. Brockhaus 1944. 320 S. : 4 Kt., 1 Titelb. ; kl. 8° Broschiert, Seiten und Einband alters- und papierbedingt gebräunt, sonst guter Zustand
184p., illus. Hardcover Very good condition good
Features/Photos: Prince Philip Portrait; The Bloodhound - famous racing yacht purchased by the Queen; East Berlin escape tunnel; For the first time a floodgate opens on the Kariba Dam; Neolithic longbows of 4500 years ago found in the Somersetshire Peat; Television to the Pilot's aid; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine
52 pages. Features: Many nice ads for naval suppliers including Babcock Marine Boilers, J. Samuel White & Company Ltd., J. Stone, Westland's, and more; Photo of H.M.S. Surprise acting as Royal Yacht at Spithead; Excellent full-page photo of the H.M.S. Vanguard, seen from the U.S. cruiser Baltimore, during the fly-past; Photos of foreign warships and aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm; Wonderful full-page colour ad for Kensitas cigarettes; Nice full-page colour ad for Daimler automobiles; Two excellent photos of Russia's latest cruiser Sverdlov - the first Russian warship to visit British waters for many years; Photos and cutaway drawings of Britain's only battleship now in commission and a typical ocean minesweeper; Amazing two-page aerial photo of warships congregated at Spithead; Massive 4-panel centerfold measuring 39"x14" illustrates the entire British navy of today in a single panarama!; Many additional photos. Average wear. Unmarked. Centerfold and next page loose but present, otherwise a sound copy. Book
Extensive coverage of the Transvaal (Boer) War. Cover illustration of The Battle of Magersfontein. Photos of: Squad of the Essex Artillery Volunteers, Detachment of the London Scottish Volunteers, Machine-Gun Detachment of the 22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, the new Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert", Prominent officers on active service, Scenes on the Western Line of Communicationsl, The Camp of the Grahamstown 1st City Volunteers, at Cradock, Lord Curzon's visit to Lucknow, A Group of Irish Nurses bound for South Africa, Scenes at De Aar. Illustrations include: "With the Kimberley Relief Column, The Burial of General Wauchope and Lieutenant-Colonel Goff, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders on the field of Magersfontein, The City of London Volunteers for South Africa, How Long Tom's Shell Disturbed the Middies' Sucking-Pig, Bursting of the Shell that Passed through the Royal Hotel, Ladysmith, and killed Dr. Stark, Rimington's Tigers, on the Mooi River, Manning the breastwork at Naauwpoort Camp, Arundel Camp, Bluejackets Saving Their Gun (Centerfold), Lovely full-page Lifebuoy Soap Advertisement. Moisture exposure at edges has resulted in light staining and waviness. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
36 pages. Features: Photos of the memorial services for the "Thetis" victims; Photos of Axis Activities - "Volunteers" return from Spain - Italy's Navy Day - Kondor Legion goose-steps past Hitler; Maps of the strenuous Royal Tour; Cross-section illustration and photos of their Majesties' "Royal Yacht" for their return to England in the "Empress of Britain"; Great photos of unusulally-placed bird nests; Amazing illustrations of the feet of various Australian animals; Colour photos of pageantry at the Aldershot Tattoo; Photos of the Royal Tour through the Rockies from Banff to the Pacific; Five photos of the Royals in British Columbia; Photos of the Royals returning eastward across Canada to Niagara; The King and Queen in Washington - photos; The Royals in New York City; Classy two-color ad for Wills's Gold Flake cigarettes; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. First three pages loose but present. Pages 1127-28 and 1131-32 and any pages after 1134 are not included. Despite its deficiencies, still a worthy copy. Magazine
1644242850.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Fine/VG (dj not clipped, book and dj both fine condition, save for faint sunning to spine) octavo 237pp. Autobiography, and the extraordinary tale of the dramatic rescue of Tony Bullimore on 9 January 1997 from his capsized yacht in the Southern Ocean. Maps to endpapers and colour photographs.
317 p., illus. Paperback Very good condition Story of the mysterious mid-Atlantic disappearance of Crowhurst in 1969.
190226352Boston, Massachusetts, Thomas Lawson, 1902. 402 pages, Illustrated with 90 full page plates Gebundene Ausgabe, Leinen, Exemplar in gutem Erhaltungszustand, book in good condition
1988111111113496The Watch Hill Yacht Club 1988. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. The Watch Hill Yacht Club; Watch Hill 1988. Hardcover. A Good Only light tan cloth binding with emblem and blue lettering on front board blue lettering on spine some handling/scuffing and soiled spots to boards spine lean rubbing along board edges slightly bowed boards some scattered foxing to front and back matters mild scattered foxing to text block edges without Dust wrapper. A good only copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. 108pp. b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. The Watch Hill Yacht Club hardcover
1835951Q25London: Seeley and Burnside 1835 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". Not Stated. A smartly bound first edition of this detailed and illustrated account of the Church Missionary Society's formation in New Zealand written by one of the earliest New Zealand missionaries the Rev. William Yate. First edition. Rebound in cloth with the endpapers renewed. Illustrated with a folding map and ten plates one of which is hand coloured.Collated complete. The work of the Rev. William Yate an English Christian missionary working for the Church Mission Society. Yate arrived in New Zealand in 1828 and quickly introduced himself to the Maori community after previously learning the language. Yate brought with him a small printing press notable for being the first press in New Zealand with which he produced a version of the third catechism in Maori. This work covers the formation and progress of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand however it also presents the customs geography nature and history of the country. Yate continued to work for the mission until 1834 when he was dismissed due to controversial reports of his sexual encounters with a number of young Maori men.With a few ink notations from a previous owner. Rebound in cloth with the endpapers renewed. Externally excellent with light wear to the extremities and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots to the first few pages and heavier spots to the folding map. A few ink notations from a previous owner to the margins. Very Good Indeed Seeley and Burnside hardcover
74090E-091. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo. Published By The Club Secretary Baltimore MD. 1895. 84 pgs. Illustrated with Color Plates. First Edition/FIrst Printing. Bound in orange cloth boards with the sea of the Baltimore Yacht Club present to the front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Baltimore Yacht Club on its historic grass knoll atop Sue Island at the mouth of Middle River is the second of two clubs to have borne that name proudly into many anchorages around the world for nearly a century. The two clubs are linked by name by tradition by common membership and by basic service to boating in the Chesapeake area. And these links encourage such aims stated in our Articles of Incorporation as “…the promotion of boating to make the sport safe clean healthful and economic means of recreation. ”; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . hardcover
Near fine/Vg (undamaged clipped dj with light handling marks to white back cover, front cover clean and bright, clean beige boards with brown lettering on white cloth backstrip, a very crisp bright copy with contents in fine condition, one small stain front free endpaper and speckling outside page edges) octavo 224pp. First edition first printing. One of America's best-known yachting writers tells stories on himself and his life afloat.
167p., illus. Paperback Very good condition
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 220 pages. Full blue cloth boards. 8 3/8"w x 11 1/4"h. Map endpapers. Tears on dust jacket.
193964260Leipzig : F. A. Brockhaus 1939. 239 S. : Mit 38 Abb. ; 8°, Schrift: Fraktur / Altdeutsche Schrift, mit Schutzumschlag, Umschlag mit Randblessuren, gebundene Ausgabe, Leinen, sonst Exemplar in gutem Erhaltungszustand
209 p. incl. front., illus. 15 cm. Hardcover Very good condition
16-4816Tahiti: Aug. 10. 1935. Invitation card in French to Maurice Léon Salzini a passenger on the H.M.S. Dunedin.Mounted on a sheet with Salzini's comments on the meal.Provenance:Maurice Léon SalziniBorn 9 September 1896 - Bournabat Bornova İzmir TURQUIE; Deceased 13 January 1971 - Crosville-la-Vieille 27110 Eure Haute-Normandie FRANCE aged 74 years old. Residence in the 1960s; Grosville-la-Vieille Le Neubourg Eure. .Agent Général de laCompagnie des Messageries Martimes 72-75 Fenchurch St. London EC3; Président. Comité de la Croix-Rouge Française de Ceylan; Agent Consulare de France à Madras. Tahiti: Aug. 10. 1935 unknown