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1 Anderson, Bern SURVEYOR OF THE SEA The Life and Voyage of Captain George Vancouver
University of Washington Press 1960 Hardcover VG-/VG- 
Turquoise blue cloth covered boards with title in gilt on spine; dampstaining to tail of spine and bottom edge of boards, though this does not affect the pages; bumping and wear to corners and ends of spine; fading to top and bottom edges of boards. Pictorial dj protected in removeable mylar; 2'' stain to front; yellowing and light wear/chipping to edges; price on corner crossed out in pencil. Binding tight, text clean. Trace soil to text block.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 274 pages 
Price: 25.00 USD
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2 Barnaby, K. C. THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS, 1860-1960 An Historical Survey of the Institution's Transactions and Activities Over 100 Years
London Royal Institution of Naval Architects 1960 First Edition Hardcover G/NONE 
Red cloth-covered boards, gilt title on spine and small seal of the Institution in gilt on front. Dust jacket flap text clipped and laid in. Book appears to have been dropped, resulting in a roughly 5" crease across upper front cover and 2" crease across upper rear corner, and corresponding faint creases to first and last several pages; also sun-fading to spine, slight rubbing and soiling to exterior, previous owner name to ffe. Binding strong and tight, text clean. An excellent reading copy.; 4to; 645 pages 
Price: 40.00 USD
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3 Bowker, Francis E. BLUE WATER COASTER
Camden, Maine International Marine Publishing 1972 087742019X / 9780877420194 First Edition Hardcover VG/VG- 
Navy cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine, spinetail and upper edge faded, minimal wear to edges, light soiling, textblock edges lightly foxed, two abrasions from removed tape to front pastedown, previous owner's gift inscription to ffep, small eraser abrasion to ffep. Price-clipped dust jacket in mylar; tiny chips and creases to edges (mostly corners and spine ends); spinetail soiled and rubbed, with small tear; light foxing to flap folds; price-clipped; rubbed.; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 222 pages 
Price: 11.50 USD
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4 Calder, Nigel MARINE DIESEL ENGINES Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repair
Camden, Maine International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press 1993 0071475354 / 9780071475358 Third Edition; Eighth Printing Hardcover VG/NONE 
Completely revised and expanded. Light rubbing, scuffing and edgewear to glossy, pictorial boards with soft bumping to head and foot of spine. Trace soil to text edges. Otherwise tight, unmarked interior. ; Large 8vo; 294 pages 
Price: 12.50 USD
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5 Compton, Peter TROUBLESHOOTING MARINE DIESELS
Camden, Maine International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press 2012 0070123543 / 9780070123540 Eighth Printing Hardcover VG/NONE 
Light rubbing, scuffing, and edgewear to glossy, pictorial boards. Light bumping to very tips of fore edges and light crimping to head and foot of spine.Trace soil to text edges. Otherwise tight, unmarked interior. ; The International Marine Sailboat Library; Large 8vo; 176 pages 
Price: 9.00 USD
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6 De Kerchove, Rene INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DICTIONARY An encyclopedic dictionary of useful maritime terms and phrases, together with equivalents in French and German.
Ne wYork D. Van Nostrand Company 0442020627 / 9780442020620 Second Edition Hardcover VG/G+ 
Navy paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine, edges lightly rubbed, some soiling to exterior, a few entries are marked or highlighted. Dust jacket in mylar, chips/tears and creases along edges (slightly larger tear, approx, 3", with creases to rear upper edge), light waterstaining to front and rear flap folds (and surrounding portions of covers), rubbed, lightly soiled, slightly sunned. ; B&W Illustrations; Thick 8vo; 1018 pages 
Price: 12.50 USD
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7 Dulague (revue et augmentee par le Cen. Prudhomme) LEÇONS DE NAVIGATION
Rouen S. Racine, Libraire 1801 Fifth Edition Hardcover Fair/NONE 
Brown leather with decorative gilt and five raised bands on spine. Leather heavily scuffed and chipped and powdering, corners fraying and spine ends chipped away, edges worn to boards, red color lightly rubbed from text block edges, some soil, foxing throughout, previous owner markings to endpapers and title and copyright pages, hinges cracked at a few gatherings (including front and rear covers), fold-out leaves misfolded and edgeworn. ; tables and figures (incl. several fold-outs); Large 12mo; 408 + 97 tables pages 
Price: 250.00 USD
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8 Fagan, Brian THE CRUISING GUIDE TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Golden Gate to Ensenada, Mexico, Including the Offshore Islands
Camden, Maine International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press 2008 0071374647 / 9780071374644 Eighth Printing Softcover VG/NONE 
Light rubbing, scuffing, and edgewear to glossy wraps. Trace soil to text edges. Otherwise tight, unmarked interior. ; Large 8vo; 374 pages 
Price: 16.50 USD
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9 Fink, Neal R. PORTRAITS FROM THE PAST: STEAMBOATS OF THE WESTERN RIVERS
St. Louis, MO Fineline Co. 1977 Softcover G/NONE Illustrated by Author Signed by Author & Illustrator
SIGNED by author on title page: "For Don Bush - who served as editor of this publication - Thanks Neal R. Fink." Illustrated white wraps bound with wire spiral. Covers and edges heavily foxed, foxing also inside covers and to first/last few pages, and to most other pages around the margins; book slightly warped; rear cover moisture wrinkled.; B&W Illustrations; Oblong 8vo; Unpaginated pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator 
Price: 16.00 USD
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10 Fox, Uffa Thoughts on Yachts and Yachting Design: Construction: Handling
Peter Davies 1948 Third Printing Hardcover G/NONE 
Blue cloth with lettering and decoration in silver. Extensively illustrated. The covers are worn with corners bumped, the rear hinge just starting to crack, wear to the spine ends. There is some spotty bug damage to the upper third of the spine which does affect some letters in the title. The spine is also somewhat darkened. Pages are browning around the margins which seems to be typical of this book. A tight copy. The interior is quite clean, free from markings. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 349 pages 
Price: 35.00 USD
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11 Frederickson, Arthur C. and Lucy F. SHIPS AND SHIPWRECKS IN DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN Volume I
Frankfort, MI Authors 1961 Softcover VG-/NONE 
Yellow wraps bound with two staples. Sticker or tape abrasion over lower spine and two inside front cover, crease to lower corner of front cover and first few pages, foxing to edges and first/last pages. ; B&W Illustrations; Thin 8vo; 72 pages 
Price: 10.00 USD
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12 Glenn, Harold T. MERCURY Outboard Motor Repair and Tune-Up Guide
Chicago Cowles Book Company 1969 Hardcover VG/NONE 
Green paper-covered boards, edges lightly rubbed, light soiling, one small scuff to rear near upper edge, light foxing and soiling to textblock edges. Otherwise tight, clean, unmarked interior. ; Glenn's Marine Series; B&W Photographs and Illustrations; 4to; 176 pages 
Price: 15.00 USD
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13 GODWIN, GEORGE Vancouver A Life, 1757-1798
D. Appleton & Company 1931 First American Edition Hardcover VG+/NONE 
Blue cloth lettered in black on the spine. Frontispiece portrait, 1 folding plan, a folding map, a large folding map in a rear pocket. The spine and upper, rear board are just slightly sunned. There is a small stain to the lower front hinge. All else is nearly fine. ; 308 pages 
Price: 50.00 USD
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14 Hough, Richard CAPTAIN BLIGH AND MR.CHRISTIAN The Men and the Mutiny
London Cassell 1979 0304305375 / 9780304305377 First Edition Hardcover VG-/VG- 
Foxing to front end papers; previous owner name near bottom edge of front paste down; some soiling/foxing along edges of text block; dust jacket shows some fading along dj spine; wear at upper corners and upper spine end, with small closed tear at upper spine end. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages 
Price: 18.50 USD
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15 Jackson, Gordon THE BRITISH WHALING TRADE
Hamden, CT Archon Books (Shoe String Press) 1978 0208017577 / 9780208017574 First US Edition Hardcover VG/VG 
Minor bumping to spine ends and corners, small light price sticker stain to front pastedown, light finger smudges to rear free endpaper; dust jacket slightly yellowed and edgeworn and has light foxing to flaps (mostly around edges). ; 8vo; 310 pages 
Price: 35.00 USD
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16 Mahan, A. T. The Life of Nelson The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain
Boston Little, Brown & Company 1923 Second Revised Edition Hardcover VG/NONE 
Top edges gilt; some wear bumping at the spine ends and corners on both volumes; light wear/rubbing to the boards; light wear along gilt at top of both; very small light brown stain on fore-edge of volume 1. ; Vol. 1 & 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 471; 427 pages 
Price: 50.00 USD
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17 Misner, LaVonne NO MORE MONDAYS A Nautical Odyssey
Annapolis Lighthouse Press Publications 2002 1577852982 / 9781577852988 Hardcover VG+/VG+ Signed by Author
Signed by author on title page. Black paper-covered boards, light wear to edges (lower corners gently bumped). Dust jacket in mylar, gentle creasing to corners and spine-ends, light rubbing/soiling. Slightly shelf-cocked. Otherwise tight, clean, unmarked interior. ; Color Photographs; 4to; 360 pages; Signed by Author 
Price: 32.00 USD
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18 Ricketson, Annie Holmes MRS. RICKETSON'S WHALING JOURNAL 1871 - 1874 The Journal of Annie Holmes Ricketson on the Whaleship A. R. Tucker, 1871-1874
New Bedford, MA Old Dartmouth Historical Society 1958 Reprint Hardcover VG/NONE 
Paperback wraps, now bound in blue cloth hardcover binding with gilt title on spine. Light soiling and rubbing to exterior.; Reprint of the 19th-century original in the Kendall Whaling Museum.; 8vo; 79 pages 
Price: 15.00 USD
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19 Stackpole, Edouard A. LIFE SAVING NANTUCKET
Nantucket Island, MA Nantucket Life Saving Museum 1972 First Edition Hardcover VG/VG- 
Turquoise paper-covered boards; dust jacket protected in removable, clear, archival sleeve. Light foxing to edges and a few light spots to covers and endpapers; jacket sunned (heaviest at spine), 1" tear with crease to upper rear edge, soiled and foxed. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo; 296 pages 
Price: 18.00 USD
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20 Stackpole, Edouard A. WHALES & DESTINY The Rivalry between America, France, and Britain for Control of the Southern Whale Fishery, 1785-1825
University of Massachusetts Press 1972 0870231049 / 9780870231049 First Edition Hardcover VG/VG- 
Slight wear to spine ends/corners, minor sunning to top edges, light soiling to page edges; dust jacket has sunning to spine, some edgewear, including a few tiny chips/tears, and minor rubbing.; 8vo; 427 pages 
Price: 20.00 USD
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