The Junks and Sampans of the Upper Yangtze
by Worcester, G.R.C.
Shanghai, 1940. Scarce predecessor of Worcesters authoritative two volume work. Worcester was a River Inspector in China and is the acknowledged expert on these craft. The text features 40 plates (several folding) of river craft, including a color plate of Chinese vessel pennants. Receipt from Chinese American Book Shop in Shanghai, 1946, tipped onto front pastedown. Bound in publisher's green morocco over yellow printed boards. Some soiling to boards, text and plates in very good condition.. Color and b/w plates,... Read More
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The Junks and Sampans of the Yangtze.
by Worcester, G.R.G.
Naval Institute Press. V G. in D J.. 30.5 cm. 626 pp. Sepia Plates and Drawings
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The Junks & Sampans Of The Yangtze.
by Worcester, W.R.G.
Naval Institute Press., (1971). V G.ZZ. 30.5 cm. 626 pp. Sepia and B/W Ills.
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Cargoes.
by Worden, William.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, (1981). "Matson's first century in the Pacific". History of the Hawaii shipping trades, from 19th century wooden schooners to huge contemporary container ships. With some interesting photographic material. First edition, about fine in dj.. 23.5 cm., 192 pp. b/w plates
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The Romance of Lloyd's.
by Worsley, Frank and Griffith, Glyn.
New York. : Hillman- Curl, Inc. , (1937).. 'From coffee house to palace'. The story of Lloyd's, a description of its operations and its history, with many sea related anecdotes. A handsome book in very good condition.. 23. 5 cm. x; 13-292 pp. Photograph as frontispiece. b/w photographic, engraved and drawn plates. Front board silvered decoration.
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Ship Registers of Dighton-Fall River, Massachusetts. 1789-1938.
by W. P. A.
Boston, MA: National Archives Project, 1939. 4to. xii, 178 pp. Alphabetical list of vessels with statistics, physical description, place of origin, date of construction, owners, etc. Original wrappers. Very good condition.
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Ship Registers of the District of Plymouth, Massachusetts. 1789 - 1908. Part I.
by W.P.A.
Boston, MA: National Archives Project, 1939. Part I "an alphabetical list of all Ship Registers issued at Plymouth since 1789" covers "material discovered at Plymouth (including some earlier registers...)" beginning in 1794. Alpha list of vessels, with statistics, physical description, place of origin, date of construction, owners, etc. Very good condition in original wrappers which have old tape remnants on spine. 28 cm. ix, 209 pp.
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Ships Documents of Rhode Island, Vol I and II.
by WPA
Providence, RI: The National Archives Project, 1941. A collection of ships records and documents pertaining to Providence, Rhode Island. Registers, enrollments, licenses, etc. VG in paper wraps. Two volumes. 27.5 x 21.5 cm. 766; 237,118 pp pp.
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Narrative of an Expedition to the Polar Sea, in the Years 1820, 1821, 1822 & 1823.
by Wrangell, Ferdinand.
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1844. 12mo. xvii-302, (1 adverts) pp. b/w folding map. This is the first American edition, a revision of the English version of the author's Russian language work. The narrative describes the upper regions of Russia and the ice regions of the polar sea. It discusses the life and customs of the natives of those regions... These explorations seemed to confirm the existence of an open and navigable sea deep in the Arctic. - Hill... Read More
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San Franciscos Ocean Trade, Past and Future.
by Wright, Benj. C.
San Francisco: A. Carlisle & Co., 1911. A story of the deep water service of San Francisco, 1848 to 1911. Effect the Panama Canal will have upon it. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Very good condition.. 22.5 cm. iii, 212 pp. b/w plates.
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San Franciscos Ocean Trade, Past and Future.
by Wright, Benj. C.
San Francisco: A. Carlisle & Co., 1911. A story of the deep water service of San Francisco, 1848 to 1911. Effect the Panama Canal will have upon it. Bound in publisher's green cloth. Very good condition.. 22.5 cm. iii, 212 pp. b/w plates.
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Great Undersea Adventures.
by Wright, Helen (Editor).
New York: Harper & Row, (1966). First edition. Free diving, hardhat, salvage, military, oceanograph, etc. VG in dj.. 21 cm., 381 pp. b/w line ill.
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Further English Voyages to Spanish America 1583-1594.
by Wright, Irene A.
London: The Hakluyt Society, 1949. Second Series Hakluyt Society publication. Including documents from the archives of the Indies at Seville illustrating English voyages to the Caribbean, the Spanish Main, Florida, and Virginia. Near fine condition.. 22.5 cm xcii 314 pp. Illustrated with b/w foldout maps.
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The First Americans in North Africa.
by Wright, Louis B. and Julia H. Macleod.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945. 'William Eaton's struggle for a vigorous policy against the Barbary pirates'. VG in dj (chipped).. 21.5 cm. VII pp. 227 pp. b/w plates and maps.
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Freshwater Whales.
by Wright, Richard J.
n.p.: Kent State University, 1969. A history of the American Shipbuilding Company and its predecessors. and probably the only maritime book in the world to contain a photograph of George M. Steinbrenner III (p. 243) Second printing. Fine condition.. 22.75 cm. xiv, 299 pp. b/w photographs
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The Voyage of the Herman.
by Wright, Theon.
New York: Hawthorne Books, (!966). "The Dramatic Story of the Search for the $100 Million Treasure of Lima." Gold and silver out there somewhere... Before the History Channel, there were books. VG, dj.. 25.5 cm., 284 pp. b/w plate and facsimiles.
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Some American Contributions to the Art of Navigation. 1519-1802.
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
Providence, RI: Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1947. 40 pp. b/w plates. Serious discussion of American sailing directions and texts on navigation up to Bowditch, by a respected authority. Very good condition in original printed wrappers.
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The Way of a Ship.
by Wroth, Lawrence C.
Portland, ME: Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1937. xii, 91, (1) pp. b/w plates, facsimiles. First edition of Wroths esteemed essay on the literature of navigation science. A "must" in any good maritime reference library. Very good copy in lightly chipped dust jacket.
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Great Stories of the Sea and Ships.
by Wyeth, N.C.
Galahad Books., (1986). V G. in D J.. 23 cm. 431 pp. B/W plates.
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The Stuffed Owl, An Anthology of Bad Verse.
by Wyndham-Lewis, D.B. and Charles Lee.
London. : J. M. Dent and Sons, Ltd., (1930).. Illustrated by Max Beerbohm. V.G. . 18.5 cm. xxxii pp. 236 pp. 8 b/w cartoon plates and frontispiece.
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Timber Colony: A Historical Geography of Early Nineteenth-Century New Brunswick.
by Wynn, Graeme.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981. Imprint of the timber trade on the landscape of early New Brunswick. With descriptions of the province over time, demonstrating how this industry altered the geography of the province. Fine condition in publisher's illustrated cloth.. 14.5 x 23 cm. xiv, (2), 224, (1 colophon) pp. b/w diagrams, charts, line ills. and photo plates.
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Pictures Collected by Yale Alumni.
by Yale University Art Gallery.
New Haven CT: Yale University Art Gallery., (1956). One of 4000 copies printed of a 1956 catalogue for a Yale University art exhibition. V G.. 26 cm. 263 pp. b/w ills.
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Vibe K. Spicer. A Little of the Life and a Few of the Letters...
by Yeomans, Edward.
Westport Point, MA: (Author), 1928. Author's loving recollection of an old friend and sailing buddy, spiced with a selection of his letters. Yeomans describes him as "a great smoker, reader, swearer, sailor... filled with perpetual wonder and the joy of life." We could all use friends like that! This copy is inscribed by Yeomans to a mutual friend of Spicer's and his, renowned American artist and author Clifford Ashley. A fugitive bit of New England nautical ephemera, with Worldcat... Read More
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Espana Tipos y Trajes (and) Espana Pueblos y Paisages.
by Y Gasset, Ortega, Jose Frances, Salaverria, Urabayen, Mercadal, Munoz san Roman, and Ortiz Echague.
Madrid: Ortiz Echague., (1953). 2 vols of 3, beautifully illustrating contemporary life , landscapes and customs of Spain. Decorated boards. V G. Oversize , postage at cost.. 2 vols. 30 cm. 281 pp. 288 pp. b/w plates and color tipped in plates
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A Locke Miscellany.
by Yolton, Jean S.
Bristol: Thoemmes Antiquarian Books Ltd., 1990. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth boards w/ d/j. Near fine condition. A reference guide serving as an Anthology of John Locke.. 21 cm. xvi, 382 pp
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