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The Abraham Lincoln of the Sea The Life of Andrew Furuseth
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The Abraham Lincoln of the Sea The Life of Andrew Furuseth

by Berwick, Arnold

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Santa Cruz, CA: Odin Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0963361104 . B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the front endpaper. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light rolling and wear to the top spine end and some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners. "Andrew Furuseth (March 17, 1854 – January 22, 1938) of Åsbygda, Hedmark, Norway was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader. Furuseth was active in the formation of two influential maritime unions: the Sailors' Union of the Pacific and the International Seamen's Union, and served as the executive of both for decades. Furuseth was largely responsible for the passage of four reforms that changed the lives of American mariners. Two of them, the Maguire Act… Read More
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Around The Horn A Journal December 10, 1861 to March 25, 1862

Around The Horn A Journal December 10, 1861 to March 25, 1862

by Sill, Edward Rowland (edited with An Introduction by Stanley T. Williams and Barbara D. Simison)

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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1944. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is some light toning to the edges of the pages. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and spots of toning. There is a one inch+ chip missing to the top spine of the dust jacket. "Born in Windsor, Connecticut, he graduated from Yale in 1861, where he was Class Poet and a member of Skull and Bones. [1]: 112 He engaged in business in California, and entered the Harvard Divinity School in 1867 but soon left for a position on the staff of the New York Evening Mail. After teaching at Wadsworth and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (1868-1871) , he became principal of Oakland High School in Oakland,… Read More
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Behold Me Once More The Confessions of James Holley Garrison (Brother of  William Lloyd Garrison)

Behold Me Once More The Confessions of James Holley Garrison (Brother of William Lloyd Garrison)

by Merrill, Walter McIntosh (edited by)

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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1954. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge teas, nicks and spots of chipping, along with wear and tear. .
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Beyond the Capes Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the "Challanger"  (1776-1877)

Beyond the Capes Pacific Exploration from Captain Cook to the "Challanger" (1776-1877)

by Dodge, Ernest

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Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and spots of rubbing. .
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Black Night Off Finisterre The Tragic Tale of an Early British Ironclad

Black Night Off Finisterre The Tragic Tale of an Early British Ironclad

by Hawkey, Arthur

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Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1557501882 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of one tiny edge nick to the top spine end. "An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. The first ironclad battleship, Gloire, was launched by the French Navy in November 1859. The British Admiralty had been considering armored warships since 1856 and prepared a draft design for an armored corvette in 1857; in early 1859 the Royal Navy started building two iron-hulled armored frigates, and by 1861 had made the… Read More
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The Bounty The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

The Bounty The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

by Alexander, Caroline

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9780670031337
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New York, NY: Viking Adult. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 067003133X . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, with the exception of some light finger wear. " Alexander began her career as a freelance writer while in graduate school, and subsequently has published widely on subjects ranging from Antarctic exploration, travels in central Africa, tigers, butterfly poachers, ancient history, lost treasure, Xanadu, and military subjects such as shell shock and blast-induced neurotrauma. She has published two New York Times best-sellers (The Endurance, The Bounty). " (from Wikipedia) .
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Building The Small Boat  (Olympic Editions)

Building The Small Boat (Olympic Editions)

by Bradley, Cliff

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New York: MacMillan Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1946. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The fold-out page on page 86-87 is clean and bright. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks, tears and spots of rubbing. There are several small edge chips as well. Both front corners of the dust jacket flap are clipped, though not price clipped. .
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Bureau Of Marine Inspection And Navigation Bulletin January, 1939; Vol.  III, No. 7

Bureau Of Marine Inspection And Navigation Bulletin January, 1939; Vol. III, No. 7

by U. S. Department Of Commerce

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Washington, D. C.: U. S. Department of Commerce. Good. 1939. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with self covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Good condition and ws issued without a dust jacket. The covers have generalized ground-in dirt, some light edge wear and creasing to the corners. The text pages are clean and bright, with the exception of a couple of small spots of discoloration. Articles include: Safety Mindedness on Tank Vessels, Flame Safety Lamps, Frederick Ross Kay and more. .
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Cape Horn

Cape Horn

by Riesenberg, Jr. , Felix (with Charts by William Briesemeister)

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good+. 1940. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked previous owner's name on the front pastedown page. "Riesenberg was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He later attended the New York Nautical School graduating in the class of 1897. Afterward, he secured a position as a deck officer in the merchant marine, being part of the Coast and Geodetic Survey and also serving in the Naval Reserve until 1909. Riesenberg was hired by Walter Wellman to be a part of the support crew in an unsuccessful attempt to reach the North Pole by airship in the summer of 1906. [1] He was rehired by Wellman the following year to be the navigator aboard the three man airship America in a second failed attempt… Read More
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Case Instruction Cases 1 Through 10 Collisions  (Nav Pers 10882 Part 1;  April 1952)

Case Instruction Cases 1 Through 10 Collisions (Nav Pers 10882 Part 1; April 1952)

by Bureau Of Naval Personnel

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Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good+. 1952. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) in the United States Department of the Navy is similar to the human resources department of a corporation. The bureau provides administrative leadership and policy planning for the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) and the U. S. Navy at large. BUPERS is led by the Chief of Naval Personnel. As of 2009, the office of the Bureau of Naval Personnel served as a parent command to the Navy Personnel Command (NPC). The duties of NPC are nearly identical to the former office of BUPERS and the command's logo even incorporates the name of the latter's office. BUPERS is also the overseeing authority for Navy… Read More
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The Charles W. Morgan The Story of the Last of the Old Whalers

The Charles W. Morgan The Story of the Last of the Old Whalers

by Dickerman, Marion (compiled by)

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Mystic, CT: Marine Museum of the Marine Historical Assoc. Inc.. Very Good. 1954. Reprint. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The covers have some light bumping to the corners and some fading and toning in spots. The text pages are clean and bright. "Charles W. Morgan is an American whaling ship built in 1841 that was active during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Ships of this type were used to harvest the blubber of whales for whale oil which was commonly used in lamps. Charles W. Morgan has served as a museum ship since the 1940s and is now an exhibit at the Mystic Seaport museum in Mystic, Connecticut. She is the world's oldest surviving (non-wrecked) merchant vessel, the only surviving wooden whaling ship from the 19th century American merchant fleet (of an estimated 2,700 built) , and second to the USS Constitution, the oldest seaworthy vessel in the world. The Morgan was designated a National… Read More
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Chart No. 1 United States Of America Nautical Chart Symbols And  Abbreviations January, 1979

Chart No. 1 United States Of America Nautical Chart Symbols And Abbreviations January, 1979

by Department Of Commerce / Department Of Defense

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Washington D. C.: Department of Defense. Very Good. 1979. 7th Edition. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have several spots of discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. "U. S. Chart No. 1 describes the symbols, abbreviations, and terms used on nautical charts. It is produced by NOAA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The symbols for paper charts and their analogous digital products, such as NOAA raster navigational charts (NOAA RNC®) are shown, as well as the symbols used to portray NOAA electronic navigational charts (NOAA ENC®) data on Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)." (from Wikipedia) .
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Chronicles Of The Frigate Macedonian 1809-1922

Chronicles Of The Frigate Macedonian 1809-1922

by De Kay, James Tertius

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New York: W. W. Norton. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0393038041 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket is clean and bright. "HMS Macedonian was a 38-gun fifth-rate Lively-class frigate in the Royal Navy, later captured by USS United States during the War of 1812. Macedonian was built at Woolwich Dockyard, England in 1809, launched 2 June 1810, and commissioned the same month. She was commanded by Captain Lord William FitzRoy. Among the original crew was the 13-year-old Samuel Leech, who later wrote a memoir of his experiences. " (from Wikipedia) .
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Close To The Wind An Extraordinary Story of Triumph over Adversity

Close To The Wind An Extraordinary Story of Triumph over Adversity

by Goss, Pete

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New York, NY: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0786706074 . Color Photographs; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "A former Royal Marine, he is famous for his pioneering project Team Philips. He was invested in the Legion d'Honneur for saving fellow sailor Raphaël Dinelli in the 1996 Vendée Globe solo around the world yacht race. During a severe storm in the Southern Ocean, he turned his boat around and spent two days sailing into hurricane-force winds, finally finding Dinelli in a life-raft that had been dropped by an Australian Air Force plane shortly before the yacht had sunk. Dinelli is said to have come aboard clutching a bottle of champagne." (from Wikipedia) .
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Cornish Shipwrecks (volume 3)  The Isles of Scilly

Cornish Shipwrecks (volume 3) The Isles of Scilly

by Larn, Richard

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New York: Taplinger Publishing Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Born in Norfolk and raised in Great Yarmouth before being evacuated to Oxford during the Second World War, he went to a sea training school (TS. Mercury, Hamble) at the age of 14. Larn taught himself to dive in 1947, using a German-made Dräger U-boat escape set in the River Thames. He then joined the Merchant Navy where he served his apprenticeship as a deck-officer with the South American Saint Line and eventually became 2nd Mate. In 1950 he transferred to the Royal Navy where he stayed for 22 years. As a Chief Petty Officer Mechanician/diver he served in Korea and initiated diving from Dragonfly helicopters to recover ram-jet… Read More
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Cornish Shipwrecks (volume 2)  The North Coast

Cornish Shipwrecks (volume 2) The North Coast

by Carter, Clive

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New York: Taplinger Publishing Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1970. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0800818997 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Clive Carter was perhaps best known for his many publications on Cornish themes, in particular shipping and shipwrecks. Clive amassed a prestigious photographic collection of salvage, wartime activity, rescue, lifeboats, fishing, ports and harbours, spanning over 100 years of Cornish history." (Cornish History site) .
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The Cruise Of The Kronprinz Wilhelm

The Cruise Of The Kronprinz Wilhelm

by Von Niezychowski, Count Alfred (with A Foreword by Rear-Admiral Walter McLean and An Introduction by Count Luckner)

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.. Good. 1931. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Third US printing. This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have bumping, rubbing and fraying, along with a couple of small edge tears. The covers have spotting and ground-in dirt. There are several spots of discoloration to the rear cover and the bottom rear book end has loss of color to the cloth the entire length of the rear cover. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There is a large previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. "SS Kronprinz Wilhelm was a German passenger liner built for the Norddeutscher Lloyd, a former shipping company now part of Hapag-Lloyd, by the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland) , in 1901. She took her name from Crown Prince Wilhelm, son of the German Emperor Wilhelm II, and was a sister ship of SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. She… Read More
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The Cruise of the Corwin Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in  Search of De Long and the...
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The Cruise of the Corwin Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in Search of De Long and the Jeannette

by Muir, John (edited by William Frederic Bade)

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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+. 1917. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is the First Trade edition, with the date November 1917 on the copyright page. The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. There is some light bumping to the top spine and corner ends. The spine of the book has some fading / rubbing to the white lettering on the publishing information at the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. All the illustrations are present and in clean, bright condition. "The Corwin was a steamer belonging to the US Treasury Department that sailed the waters of Alaska protecting US interests at sea-otter hunting grounds. For its June 1881 voyage it was charged with making inquiries into the fate of the three vessels and rendering appropriate aid. The Corwin was sent out partly as a relief expedition for the Jeannette and two missing whaling vessels, Mount Wallaston and Vigilant. Jeannette,… Read More
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David Napier Engineer 1790-1869 An Autobiographical Sketch with Notes
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David Napier Engineer 1790-1869 An Autobiographical Sketch with Notes

by Napier, David

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Glasgow, Scotland: James MacLehose and Sons. Very Good+. 1912. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. The map at the rear of the book is in clean, bright condition. A card has been glued on stating "with the author's compliments" "David Napier, second son of the blacksmith to the Duke of Argyll, was born in 1785. While cousins became shipbuilders, he took engineering training in Scotland before coming to London. There in 1808 he founded the firm that was to become D. Napier & Son in Lloyds Court, St Giles, London. He designed a steam-powered printing press, some of which went to Hansard (the printer and publisher of proceedings of the Houses of Parliament) , as well as… Read More
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Disaster At Sea

Disaster At Sea

by Haine, Edgar A.

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New York/ England: Cornwall Books. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1983. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0845347195 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a couple of smallish edge tears, along with some light rubbing and edge wear. .
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