New York: Topping Brothers, 1896. Cloth. First Edition. A solid copy of this wonderful 1896 illustrated catalogue of "heavy hardware and ship chandlery". Firm and VG, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel. Light scuffing at the panels, otherwise very clean, with no writing or markings of any kind internally... More about Topping Brothers Illustrated Catalogue and Price List (1896
Whitstable, England: Ridouts Limited, 1938. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the second blank endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1938 1st edition. VG in its light-blue boards, with bright gilt-lettering at the front panel. Very light soiling at the panels, otherwise well-presevered and clean. 12mo, 94... More about A Son of the Sea: "My Life Story"
Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 1995. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY DAVID OWEN on the half-title. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1995 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of fading along the spine. Thick octavo, 421 pgs. Signed by Author. More about Courts of Admiralty in Colonial America: The Maryland Experience, 1634-1776
Princeton University Press, 1947. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1947 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping at the spine ends and panel tips. Octavo, 308 pgs. More about U.S. Naval Logistics in the Second World War
Salem, Mass. The Salem Press Co., 1912. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1912 1st edition. Solid and VG in its pictorial cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine. Very light scuffing at the spine, light wear along its crown. Neat, small former owner inscription... More about Salem Shipmaster and Merchant: An Autobiography
Paris: ARTE, 1967. 1st. Cloth. A handsome copy of this wonderful 1967 catalogue of the toy boat collection of the author Jacques Milet. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with several small closed tears --and light creasing-- along the panel edges. Oblong quarto, 95 pgs., hundreds of illustrations thruout. More about Les Bateaux Jouets
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1961. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1961 1st edition. VG (with light foxing at the endpapers and pastedowns) in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with a bit of foxing at the jacket flaps. Octavo, 320 pgs. More about The Mary: The Inevitable Ship
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1944. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1944 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with light chipping and creasing --and several small closed tears-- at the panel edges. Oblong quarto, 376 pgs., crisp black-and-white photos thruout. More about Navy Yearbook
