The History Of American Sailing Ships

New York: Bonanza Books, 1965. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. George C. Wales and Henry Rusk. Beautiful book about the history of American sailing ships, Seven chapter starting with the colonial period, naval craft, privateers and slavers, revenue cutters, the American schooner, merchant craft sailing yachts and appendix of notes and specifications, dozens of illustrations including plates, figures, and photographs,… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 1935. First trade edition, 4to, pp. xvii-[xx], 400; pictorial title page (in color), 30 plates (16 double-page diagrams of ships), other illustrations and diagrams throughout text; edges slightly browned, spine discolored, else very good in original beige cloth, blue print on spine and upper cover. Howes C-289.

New York, NY: Bonanza Books (1935) 400 pp. Original blue cloth covers, very bright and clean. Spine ends and top corner of front cover bumped. Light foxing to top edge of text block. Previous owner's name and inscription on front blank endpaper. "1935" written in ink on copyright page. DJ lightly soiled w/… Read more about this item

Norton , 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1935 copyright date. Firmly bound and carefully read. Name of previous owner written on endpaper together with the same owner's blind stamp on the first few pages. No tears or loss. Illustrated in b/w with diagrams, plans, drawings & photos. No jacket..

London: Putnam, 1936. Cloth. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Blue cloth binding, the covers are rubbed, cloth colour on the spine faded, the hinges are in good order. Tidy and bright internally, minor toning and marking. With 16 sheets of double page plates (checked complete) and colour title. Pages; XVII, (1), 400. 1st UK edition.… Read more about this item

Bonanza Books. Good in Good dust jacket. N.D.. Re-issue. Hardcover. 0517023326 . Tanning to text block edge, internally clean, apart from light part marbling to fep's, rub to some edges of bds, dw has tanning to edges of rear cover, edge-wear, fraying to spine ends, sl tear/chip to corners. A heavy item which will require additional shipping… Read more about this item

Bonanza Books. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket.

New York: Bonanza Books, 1935.. Hardback with dust wrapper, 10.25" x 7.5", xvii + 400 pages. Many b/w photographs, plans, diagrams and illustrations. Previous owner's name stamp on front free end paper. Edgewear to wrapper, binding is lightly speckled otherwise a very sound clean copy. VG/G. .

New York: Norton, 1946. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 400 pages, 1.45kg. Gray cloth boards with blue lettering and design, with some spotting to edge of page block, Near FINE with the contents tight and clean in a Very Good d/w a little edge rubbed with small repaired tears to edges, in clear… Read more about this item

Random House Value Publishing, May 1988. Hardcover. Good.

Bonanza Books, New York. Reprint.. 0. Hardcover. Small 4to. hardcover. 400pp. b/w illus. Very good. / Very good d/w. .

Random House Value Publishing, 1988. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bonanza Books. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Good dust jacket. Bookplate inside.Dampstained.

Bonanza Books, New York, 1988 reprint of a 1935 first publication, Very Good Hardcover / Poor Dustjacket, 400 pages, 8" x 10", dustjacket in Mylar, spine faded, edgewear on dustjacket.

Bonanza Books. Used - Good. Hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.

Putnam, 1936. Book. Good. hardback. hardback, small thick 4to, blue cloth lettered gilt to a faded spine, signatures of two previous owners on front free endpaper o/w a very good copy, b&w illustrations throughout, col'd title page, 400pp.

New York: Bonanza Books, 1935. HEAVY. xvii, 400 pages, more than 200 plans, perspectives and sketches, appendix, index. Decorative blue cloth boards flecked, in silverfished dust-jacket with traces on the front and rear covers and substantial damage to the flap folds. Internally the book is in clean and excellent condition. The book traces the development of American ships, their design,… Read more about this item

Random House Value Publishing, 1988-05-25. Hardcover. Good.

Chapelle, Howard I: 1935 second edition, hardcover 400 pages, with plans and illustrations. History of use and design. In good condition

New York: Bonanza Books [copyright date 1935]. (4to) 400pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Frontispiece, illustrations, appendix, index. A previous owner's bookplate on the front endpaper, light rubbing to the dust jacket spine. "With drawings by the author and George C. Wales and Henry Rusk". Illustrations by Howard I. Chapelle, Henry… Read more about this item