Search Results: Yachting from Wayward Books

Bristol RI: Herreshoff Marine Museum, 2012. Book. Illus. by Benjamin Mendlowitz. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Photographs by Benjamin Mendlowitz and Maynard Bray, color photos and yacht sketches throughout. 155 pages Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1939. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition.. An Epitome of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, published by the US Hydrographic Office under the authorit of the Secretary of the Navy. Part 1 Text and Part 2 Tables, Chapters include Navigation Definitions, Dead Reckoning, Tides, Ocean Currents, Longitude, Latitude, Nautical Astronomy and much more. Heavy book, extra postage will apply to international shipments. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Press, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Small cut to the front endpaper. B&W photos internally. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ashland, OH: Bookmasters Publishing Co., 2011. Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. Foreword by Robert S. Hamel, Commodore, the Yacht Club in in Bristol, RI. Originally The Neptune Boat Club, in 1877. 270 vintage photos and drawings. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Brooklin, Me: The Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Foreword by Maynard Bray. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. Book. Illus. by Benjamin Mendlowitz. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Beautiful color photos throughout. by Mendlowitz. 192 pages Includes Sail Boats, Working boats, Open Boats, Sailing Yachts. Index very important for the collector. Concordia boats shown are Harbinger and Starlight and Mermaid. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

U.S.A.: Tilbury House Publishers, 2005. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition.. Edited by Judith Navas Lund, new still in original shrink wrap, Scarce! Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Martha's Vineyard, MA: Martha's Vineyard Printing Co., 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition.. Java pictured on the front cover, B&W photos throughout, articles by the owners with their names and addresses back then, 198 pages. Includes a chronological listing of all boats from #1Java with the owner's names to #103 Irene. Great information for the yachting enthusiast, very scarce. Concordia still running in Padanaram, South Dartmouth, where it was founded. Many of the photos are from the collection of Norman Fortier. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newport, RI: Dreadnaught Company, 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. An unnumbered copy of an edition of 2000. Off white cloth binding with a paste on nautical scene on the front cover, blue endpapers. Includes a brief history of the Howland family who owned The Concordia Yacht Company. Color and B&W photos of the principals and more importantly the yawls built, from "Absinthe," No. 12 to "Yankee" No. 37. Concordia products owners are welcome to inquire if your vessel is in this important 300 page volume. Very slight spotting to the dedication page. Included with the book is a color 56 minute review on DVD of the famous Concordia Yawls built in Padanaram, MA by Waldo Howland. Includes footage at sea of many of the custom boats from that era. Also detailed footage of the interior of the boats. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Very heavy book, extra postage will apply for international sales..

Padanaram, MA: Concordia, Co, Inc., 1988. Book. Near Fine. Audio Book (DVD). 40 minute color film transfered expertly to DVD about the 50 year history at the time of the Concordia Boat Company and the 103 yawls built in that period. Majestic shots of Buzzards' Bay and the famous wooden boats, their owners, Padanaram Village, and featuring in depth interviews with Waldo Howland. Ray Hunt who designed the Deep V hull and the Boston Whaler is also prominent. The 75th Anniversary Celebration was just held in South Dartmouth in the summer of 2013 with many of the original yachts taking part. Very Scarce!.

London: C. Wilson, Late Norie & Wilson, 1881. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First British Edition.. Red cloth binding with gilt cover illlustration and spine lettering. From the Library of Steve Fossett, the bookplate on the front pastedown depicts a exploration balloon and basket with the wording Steve Fossett Collection of Adventure and Exploration. Illustrations and diagrams throughout, a perfect early book on yachting. 20 pages of marine related ads at the end which was customary for the time. Not a reprint, not rebound, original first, with unique provenance. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribners, 1937. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. A journal of a voyage round the world, undertaken and carried out in the Ship Joseph Conrad, 212 tons, in the years 1934, 1935 and 1936 by way of Good Hope, the East Indies, the South Seas and Cape Horn. With Charts, plans and photos by the author. This is the true first edition, stated, not the later printing from the 1950s. Detailed map endpapers of the journey route. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Scribners, 1937. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. A journal of a voyage round the world, undertaken and carried out in the Ship Joseph Conrad, 212 tons, in the years 1934, 1935 and 1936 by way of Good Hope, the East Indies, the South Seas and Cape Horn. With Charts, plans and photos by the author. This is the true first edition, stated, not the later printing from the 1950s. Detailed map endpapers of the journey route. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. First British Edition.. Laid in loosely is a color photo of the vessel and a pamphlet "The Last of the Clippers" as well as a brochure of The Cutty Sark Preservation Fund. The DJ has damage at the top front and a bleached spot on the front cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: David R. Godine, 2012. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition.. Dorade was designed by Olin Stephens a daring yacht architect at age 21. Includes an important Coda and all the Major Racing Results over the years, also a Bibliography and sources section, as well as a list of the owners. B&W and color photos throughout. Very Scarce! Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Little Brown, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. The author navigated his 43 foot sloop Reindeer to Newfoundland and Labrador then in 1976 made a journey to Reykjavik, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Hammerfrest, Norway and Spitsbergen. Map endpapers of the journies, B&W photos, maps and charts throughout. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Encore Editions, 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. True first edition with the full and correct number string on the copyright page. Front cover photo is Dark Harbor 17, the former Contessa racing at Buck's Harbor, Maine. Designs and B&W photos throughout. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Rodale Books, 2005. Book. Very Fine. Soft cover. First Edition.. Sail plan and inboard profile detailed at the start as well as the circumnavigation chart. This is the advance readers copy sent to reviewers prior to publication Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. By the author of "Northward The Whalers Go." The DJ is unclipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Narberth, PA: Livingston Publishing Company, 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Printing.. Frontispiece photo of "Wabun." Illustrated throughout with pull-out diagrams of "Presto" and "Good Little Ship." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.