Hardcover. Philadelphia, Hubbard Brothers, 1st, 1888, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, dark brown cloth stamped in black and gilt design, 443 pages plus 53 page appendix, b&w plates with a folding map (in excellent condition). B&w frontispiece portrait of the author, blue floral endpapers. Clean, tight copy with minor wear to corners. Title page says 1888, copyright page states 1887. Still believed to be a first printing. Early exploration through Chippewa country, source of the Mississippi, Grand Rapids, Minneapolis. Saint Paul, La cRosse, Rock Island, Saint Louis, Memphis, Natchez to Baton Rouge, New Orleans.

Hardcover. NY/Chicago, Revell, 1st, 1910, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light green cloth stamped in white and black, 226 pages, 12 photographic plates. Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865 -1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. Beginning with Vikings of To-day (1895), he published between 1905 and 1938 a succession of books about Labrador, which was at the time a British colony. Frontis photo shows Grenfell and Perry (back from the N. Pole) on the deck of the 'Roosevelt'. This is a collection from six periodicals of 14 sketches by the 'Labrador Doctor.' He has fascinating stories to tell about the natives, the sailors, fishermen, the climate and his doctoring. Small tan stain affecting 10 pages, only in margin. Otherwise clean.

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. A gripping tale of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography. From late 1872 to 1876, H.M.S. Challenger explored the world's oceans. Conducting deep sea soundings, dredging the ocean floor, recording temperatures, observing weather, and collecting biological samples, the expedition laid the foundations for modern oceanography. Following the ship's naturalists and their discoveries, earth scientist Doug Macdougall engagingly tells a story of Victorian-era adventure and ties these early explorations to the growth of modern scientific fields. In this lively story of discovery, hardship, and humor, Macdougall examines the work of the expedition's scientists, especially the naturalist Henry Moseley, who rigorously categorized the flora and fauna of the islands the ship visited, and the legacy of John Murray, considered the father of modern oceanography. Macdougall explores not just the expedition itself but also the iconic place that H.M.S. Challenger has achieved in the annals of ocean exploration and science.

Softcover. Cloud Books, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 526 pages. Based on nearly 40 hours of interviews, Escaping from Reality Without Really Trying is the memoir of a 61-year-old, life-long merchant seaman re-counting his fantastic, hilarious, and politically incorrect exploits. He's a sailor-scholar and an individualist anarchist; he's read Voltaire and The Egyptian Book of the Dead. He admits to working at his hobby, sailing, to keep up his real occupation, drinking.He's lived 40 years of adventures around the world, including an incursion into Cambodia during the Vietnam War; a prison break from a Ceylon jail; a dockside fistfight in the Philippines in 1977; a 2-week stowaway run on a British merchant ship sailing around South Africa; meeting Omar Sharif in Aqaba, Jordan; an around-the-world trip (with Greg Cousins, the third mate on the Exxon Valdez, and we learn what really happened!) that ends in Alang, India and the beaching of the ship to be cut up for scrap metal; seeing the rise and fall of communism and capitalism in Africa and the newly independent states after the Soviet Union's collapse and division; and an ammunition delivery to Kuwait on the eve of the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq.

Hardcover. London, George Routledge & Sons, 3rd pr., 1924, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, dark blue cloth with gilt design on spine, 480 pages. Ten b&w illustrations including frontispiece. Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf. Binding slightly cocked. Some marking to edges. Rubbing and light edgewear to cover. Else a clean, tight copy.

hardcover. Garden City, NY, Garden City, 1st, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Large hardcover, pictorial glazed boards. Black & white and color illustrations by H.B. Vestal. Light chipping and edgewear to covers.

Hardcover. New York, The Macmillan Company, reprint, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, dark blue cloth, 179 pagees, with illustrations by Mudge-Marriatt. Minor corner and spine edge wear, otherwise, in very good condition. The "extraordinary seaman" was Captain Lord Cochrane, tenth Earl of Dondonald; the author of this book was an M.P., and contributor of the Parliamentary Report to the weekly New Statesman. "Captain Cochrane went to sea in the Royal Navy's greatest period. He became one of the finest sea fighters Britain has ever known. His scientific ingenuity and imaginative genius made him a pioneer of combat methods which were only fully developed nearly one hundred and fifty years later in the second world war."

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan and Co., reprint, 1897, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two volume set. 12 mo. 351 + 471 pages. Original heavy navy with gilt lettering, and gilt embossed design on front over. "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and British Colonies." This is a smaller edition than the original, and contains no photos but there is a folding map in Vol. 2. Light wrinkle to cloth spine of Vol. 1, endpapers in both books have foxing but doesn't affect internal pages. A clean, very good set. NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Softcover. Camden ME, International Marine/McGraw Hill, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 250 pages, b&w illustrations. Forward by James Hardy. The story of the 1998 sailing competition between Sydney and Hobart that was caught by a rogue wave on the open seas becoming the worst sailing disaster in recent history; seven boats were abandoned and five sank; 57 sailors were rescued and six died. These firsthand accounts of the story are vivid and unforgettable. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York , Doubleday, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, illustratrd glazed boards, no dust jacket. Color illustrations by Spier. Clean copy.In 1687, young Sietze Hemmes helps rescue a vessel foundering off the Dutch coast, and three hundred years later, another Sietze Hemmes takes part in a similar rescue, in parallel stories that explore the themes of heroism and selflessness.

Hardcover. Columbus, OH, Lion's College Book, reprint, 1951, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 750 pages. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket. Previous owner bookplate on front fly leaf. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 76 pages, illustrated in color and 2-colors by Charles Rosner. Illustrated boards with black cloth spine. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Gloucester MA, Peter Smith, reprint, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 100 pages, b&w illustrations. A checklist of 387 paintings, lithographs, watercolors and drawings, with appendix including excerpts from Lane's will and bibliography. One of Wilmerding's first of many works, this is a pioneering monograph on the artist, best known for his luminous marine paintings. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Praeger Publishers, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 203 pages. 10 color plates and B&W illustrations. Dust jacket price-clipped, with edge wear. Blue covers with gilt titles. Slight soiling to top edge. Otherwise, a nice, tight copy.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, Griffith and Rowland Press, 1st, 1908, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, light blue cloth covers stamped in white and dark blue. Story of survival based on a wreck in the China Sea of the Ketrel, a full-rigged ship bound from Liverpool to Yokohama, Japan. 360 pages, illustrated in b&w, one plate not present (the map on pg. 135). Bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise clean.

Hardcover. New York, Norton, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 224 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy. Discusses the history and technology of the Erie Canal, examines some of the famous and infamous people involved with its construction, describes how other canals were built as a result of its success, and discusses how "Great Western" opened up the west.

Hardcover. San Francisco, Oceanic Publishing Company, 1st, 1920, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, dark blue cloth with white rules and lettering, 375 pages, b&w illustrations. Errata slip tipped-in. The book is a comprehensive reference guide for travelers interested in exploring the Pacific Ocean and its surrounding regions. The author shares his personal experiences and observations from his four decades of traveling the Pacific, including his encounters with the people, cultures, and landscapes of the various countries and islands he visited. In addition to providing practical travel advice, the book also offers a glimpse into the history, politics, and social customs of the Pacific region. With its vivid descriptions and engaging storytelling, a delightful read for armchair travelers. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Camden, International Marine Publishing Company, First Edition, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 194 pages. Ivory cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Coffee-table sized volume, profusely illustrated in black & white. Full color dust jacket with light toning, price clipped, & light wear to edges. Clean & unmarked.

Hardcover. International Marine Publishing , 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 269 pages. From the dust jacket: "John Leather's definitive study of the gaff rig is twofold: the practical aspects of the rig and the history of gaff rigged craft. John Leather's story of gaff rig is exciting and romantic; featuring such delightful anomalies as a yard building a smuggling cutter alongside a Naval cutter and captains fishing in winter and skippering the great many racing yachts of the late-19th century during summer. The superlative drawings complement the lucid text and the forty photographs represent a unique historical collection". Clean.

Softcover. Fayettevill, AR, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 1st Edition, 2002, Book: Very Good, 237 pages. Softcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper very good, just a touch of tanning and small crease on front cover. Pages clean. Binding tight. Study of recovered Mississippi riverboat wrecks discovered by archaeologists.

Hardcover. Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1st, 1923, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 430 pages, with illustrations throughout. Gilt titles and decorated cover on blue cloth. Minor corner and spine edge wear, cracked binding at front and rear end paper. Yellowing on pages 104 and 105, otherwise, clean and tight overall. A book about the sea battles of the War of 1812 by a noted Canadian naval historian.

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn and chipped dust jacket, 457 pages. Written by James B. Connolly, a master of sea fiction, this anthology brings together his most celebrated narratives of the men who braved the treacherous waters of the North Atlantic. The collection showcases the bravery, skill, and camaraderie of the schooner crews as they navigate dense fogs, gale-force winds, and the competitive world of deep-sea fishing. From the thrill of the race to the solemnity of the haul, Connolly's prose immerses readers in the authentic atmosphere of the fishing banks. These stories detail the technical mastery required to handle a fishing schooner and the indomitable character of the sailors who called the ocean their home. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Cambridge, MD, Tidewater Publishers, 2nd pr., 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 295 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Light green cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine. Decorated endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped, has a touch of agewear (see images). Pages clean. Binding tight. Spine straight. By word, painting adn sketch, Mr. Tawes recalls with Bay salt and spice that tiny postage stamp of America he christens "the Creek Country."

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Janovich, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Color illustrations by David Gentleman. Dust jacket shows some minor wear, chunk gone from top of spine, rear panel.