British Battleships of World War Two: The Development and Technical History of the Royal Navy's Battleships and Battlecruisers from 1911 to 1946 by Raven, Alan; Roberts, John - 1978

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1999. 13th Printing. Paperback. light shelfwear. Fine, excellent condition

Long Beach, CA, USA: Long Beach Yacht Club, 1987. 18 pages including covers. Good condition Stapled Softcover Quarto, 1987, 1st edition. Light edgewear, rubbing, and fading. Interior unmarked and solid. This is a participants manual for the Long Beach to Cabo San Lucas yacht race. Includes many black and white photos.. 1st Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Book.

Gloucester: Board of Trade, 1909. First Edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. Very Good. (84)pp on coated stock. Contains extensive text and views from photographs: History of Gloucester; The Fisheries; Gloucester's Methods of Catching Fish; Recipes for Cooking Gloucester Codfish; Gloucester Schools; Sites for Summer Residences; &c. The 35-page advertising section includes many for Gloucester codfish and mackerel, fish products, etc., some illustrated. Bound in is a foldout panorama of Gloucester harbor, image size 4.5" x 32". String-tied ivory wrappers, embossed cover title. 7" x 10" [WorldCat locates seven holdings, two in Massachusetts.].

Chicago: Chicago Maritime Society/Loyola University Public History Program. Very Good; Owner name written on fore-edge.. 1990. First Printing. Softcover. ii, 124 pages. Black and white illustrations, maps, and appendixes. An inventory and investigation of the region's life-saving stations and beacons from a historical, archaeological, and nautical perspective. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Gene Duncan Books, 1991. VG. Minor edge wear to cover (especially lower edge -- may have originated in manufacture); upper spine slightly bumped; spine has crease down center; one small mark on cover. Interior pristine. A beautiful bright copy! Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

London: Gibbings & Co. Ltd, 1894. Hardcover. Orig. decorated navy cloth. Teg. Near fine. 2 vols. Brangwyn, Frank. 397 & 415 pages. 18 x 11 cm. Four tinted engravings by Frank Brangwyn. Limited edition, one of 1500 copies.

London: Gibbings & Co. Ltd, 1894. Hardcover. Orig. decorated navy cloth. Teg. Very good. 2 vols. Brangwyn, Frank. 394 & 387 pages. 18 x 11 cm. Four Four tinted engravings by Frank Brangwyn. Limited edition, one of 500 copies. Chip to heads of both volumes.

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1999. 13th Printing. Paperback. light shelfwear. Fine, excellent condition

Chicago: Chicago Maritime Society/Loyola University Public History Program. Very Good; Owner name written on fore-edge.. 1990. First Printing. Softcover. ii, 124 pages. Black and white illustrations, maps, and appendixes. An inventory and investigation of the region's life-saving stations and beacons from a historical, archaeological, and nautical perspective. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.. Hardcover. GOOD. Jacket chipped along edges and spine, but cover illustrations largely intact (see photos) Book itself has a solid binding. Some softening to boards at corners. Interiors pages clean and free of markings. Nonfiction. 232 indexed pages. 1" X 6" 8.75" 2.5cm X 15cm X 22cm Includes a bibliography, glossary, and an appendix of Transatlantic crossing by small craft listing the name, skipper, dimensions, route, and transit times. The author crossed the Atlantic in the 25- foot Vertue XXXV in 1950. This work gathers together information on nearly 100 similar voyages made in vessels 30 feet and under ranging from rafts to open boats or modern yachts. Includes 33 plates of photographs and route maps. Includes many unique and unusual crossings including the crossing by Howard Blackburn who has lost all his fingers in an earlier disaster, two men who rowed across, an amphibious Jeep crossing, and the race between two 30 ft yachts between… Read More