Boats

Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in an unclipped dust jacket with light tanning to edges. 214 pages with a pictorial section in rear. Stated first printing on copyright page. The story of the building of birch-bark canoes and of a 150 mile trip through the Maine woods in those graceful survivors of a prehistoric technology.

Hardcover. Los Angeles, Ward Ritchie Press , 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 224 pages, b&w illustrations. Story of a real sailor, Capt. Barney Burnett, aboard the four-masted bark Astral. The ship is smashed and dismasted. at Cape Horn. The crew laboriously clear away the wreckage, rerig the shattered masts, and sail on to San Francisco through the teeth of the gale. Much related ephemeral material laid-in, including correspondence by Burnett.

Hardcover. NY, Albatross, reprint, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 280 pages, The World's Best Sailboats has become the most cherished and respected illustrated sailing book of all time. Its unique format includes over 400 spectacular color photographs by the world's leading nautical photographers coupled with astutely presented technical information on the best and most beautiful sailboats manufactured. Mate's insistence on uncompromising quality and his always engaging, entertaining style make this a timeless work and must-reading for anyone interested in sailboats. Its encyclopedic scope covering all aspects of sailboat design and construction, gleaned from personal visits to the world's best boatyards and interviews with the leading builders and designers, gives us not only a feast for the eyes and the stuff of dreams but also a thorough education. Mate visited the world's best boat builders from Finland to Italy, from Maine to California, and in his book evaluates and describes the sailboats of the nineteen best yards. The text is full of technical information on design and construction of available boats, while the magnificent color photos celebrate the beauty of sailboats and fine craftsmanship. His writing, as always is both informative and entertaining. Shelfworn dust jacket with wear to edges, short repaired tears. Book is clean, no markings. NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. NY, Albatross, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 299 pages, The World's Best Sailboats Vol. 2 includes over 400 spectacular color photographs by the world's leading nautical photographers coupled with astutely presented technical information on the best and most beautiful sailboats manufactured. Mate's insistence on uncompromising quality and his always engaging, entertaining style make this a timeless work and must-reading for anyone interested in sailboats. Its encyclopedic scope covering all aspects of sailboat design and construction, gleaned from personal visits to the world's best boatyards and interviews with the leading builders and designers, gives us not only a feast for the eyes and the stuff of dreams but also a thorough education. Mate visited the world's best boat builders from Finland to Italy, from Maine to California, and in his book evaluates and describes the sailboats of the nineteen best yards. The text is full of technical information on design and construction of available boats, while the magnificent color photos celebrate the beauty of sailboats and fine craftsmanship. His writing, as always is both informative and entertaining. Shelfworn dust jacket with wear to edges, short repaired tears. Book is clean, no markings. NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Hardcover. Boston, Charles E. Lauriat, reprint, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a very good dust jacket. Beige cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Multiple illustrations and plates with detailed engravings. Limited to 500 copies, reprint of 1808 1st London edition, with appendix from the 1819 2nd London edition. Subtitled: A key to the leading of rigging, and to practical seamanship. A knowledgeable and comprehensive manual by Darcy Lever designed to assist young gentlemen of the Royal Navy from the early 19th century.

Hardcover. NY, Edward W. Sweetman, reprint, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth covers, 124 pages. First published in 1808, this is a facsimile reprint of the Second Edition from 1819 . The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor became a standard guide throughout the 19th century in both England and the United States. Author Darcy Lever compiled the text for "a young gentleman whose inclinations at that time led him to the choice of a sea-faring life," and he later expanded its contents for the general use of young officers in the Royal Navy and East India Company. Starting with a precise explanation of the principles of rigging, the text proceeds to a well-defined account of a ship's operation through the effect of the wind on its sails. Tacking, use of a compass, the art of swinging a ship at single anchor, casting, and numerous other aspects of seamanship receive close attention and clear definitions. Detailed drawings accompany the ample directions for splicing ropes, making sails, and other practical measures; indeed, every other page of this book features clear, well-drawn illustrations of the procedure under discussion and its execution. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 40 pages. hardcover, no dust jacket. Illustrations by Jim Downer. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap.

Hardcover. NY, Hastings House, 1st US, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 168 pages, 78 b&w photos. Text comprised of six chapters within two parts all titled as: PART ONE-THE SAILING SHIP "Living at Sea Before the Nineteenth 19th Century," "The Accommodation in Wooden Sailing Ships," "Iron and Steel Sailing Ships as Passenger Carriers;" PART TWO-THE STEAMSHIP "The Accommodation in Early Steamers," "The Paddle Lines," "The Travelling Palaces". Name and date on front fly leaf, clean internally. Uncommon.

Hardcover. NY, Wonder Books, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 20 pages illustrated in color by Carl and Mary Hauge. Mild cover wear.

Hardcover. NY, Arno Press, reprint, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 162 pages, several b&w plates, green boards with a white cloth spine, black spine label with gilt and red design. Reprint of book first published in 1890. His first book describing his adventures at sea, Voyage of the Liberdade follows the early adventures on the high seas of American sailor JOSHUA SLOCUM (1844-1909), who would later become the first man to sail alone around the world. First aboard the Aquidneck and then later the Liberdade and journeying from New York to Uruguay to Rio, Slocum and his crew battle harsh weather, sickness, and murder as they ply their trade. This is a real-life adventure written by one of America's premier seamen will enthrall anyone interested in history, adventure, and sailing. Abercrombie & Fitch Library Edition, no dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York , Quantuck Lane Press, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 144 pages, Vibrant watercolors of New York City harbor and life on the waterfront in the 1920s and 30s. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. Artist Aldren Watson, the accomplished son of two New York City printmakers, has made a beautiful and historically rich collection of watercolors depicting the part of the city he loved-the waterfront and harbor of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Based on photographs taken by his father in the twenties and thirties, seen here are the city's docks, storefronts, bustling streets, and iconic bridges. These 46 watercolors give us an intimate and accurate sense of the past in this diverse locale. Each painting is accompanied by descriptive and informative text, placing the view in the context of the city and its history. Approximately 50 color reproductions

Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton and Co, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 416 pages, b&w diagrams and illustrations. Edge wear, small tears to price-clipped dust jacket. Else a clean, tight copy. A complete discussion of the effects of wind and its changes on racing strategy --- by one of the world's most successful sailboat racers. Races are lost by a failure to understand and predict changes in wind. This book is the first and only one of its kind to deal with the character of the wind as it applies specifically to the racer. It shows how surface wind is affected by season, time of day, temperature disparities, clouds and geography. It supplies the meteorology needed to understand surface winds, and it shows how to predict the many kinds of wind shifts. Above all it shows how to take advantage of this special knowledge.

Hardcover. Annapolis, MD, Navel Institute Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 238 pages. Hardcover with faded spine dust jacket. Black and white photographs/illustrations throughout. Clean, tight copy with only light wear to dust jacket and light rubbing to cover boards.

Softcover. Sydney AU, Sydney Wooden Boat School, 1st pbk., 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 218 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. In an extensive career Ian Hugh Smith has built over 80 boats and taught hundreds of first-timers the skills they need to build their own boats through the Sydney Wooden Boat School. A series of manuals on different methods of construction grew out of the different courses in the School, and now in retirement Ian has combined these manuals into one edition as well as adding some new work. The manuals cover Building a Traditional Clinker Dinghy, Epoxy Strip Planking, Plywood Clinker Construction and Building the Whiting Skiff. There is an extensive new section on Carvel Planking, and an article on choosing a putt-putt launch to restore. There is also a guide to the different methods of construction available and how you should choose which method to use, as well as choosing the design to build. All of the information embodies Ian's extensive experience in the field and distils the information you need to build your own wooden boat. Clean copy.

Hardcover. London, Halton & Co, 1st, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 144 pages. B&w and color illustrations. Light edgewear to dust jacket in brodart; Chipping along bottom edge. A clean, tight copy.