Brooklyn: Theo. Gaus, Ltd., (1977). First Edition. Full cloth. Octavo. xii, 315 pages. History and reminiscences of sailing, yacht clubs, and yacht racing around Long Island Sound. Anecdotes of the Larchmont, Port Washington, Knickerbocker, American, Riverside, and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht clubs. MORRIS & HOWLAND p. 33. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by..... More
(S.l.): (S.n.), 1948. Colored map and illustrations. Single sheet. 22" x 30". Laid down on thin pasteboard. Original watercolor and pencil pictorial map of a New England coastal cruise. Well executed, with several charming vignette illustrations which collectively reveal the story of this summer adventure. On board were Herbert N...... More
Salem: Marine Research Society, 1927. First printing. Black and white plates. Cloth over boards. Quarto. xxxviii, 349, [ad] pages. A well-illustrated volume on the Atlantic slave trade, with contributions from a variety of sources. This was Publication Number Fifteen of the Marine Research Society. More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1962). First printing. Black and white photographs. Cloth hardcover. Octavo. [x], 177 pages. An account of the tragic loss of the school-ship Albatross in a sudden squall on May 2, 1961. Chuck Gieg was one of the teenaged students on board who survived the..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1912. First printing. Black and white plates. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xxii, 200 pages. Matthew Henson was an African American explorer who was Robert Peary's indispensable right-hand man on his seven Arctic expeditions over nearly 23 years. It is now generally acknowledged (as he..... More
London: Horace Cox, The Field Office, 1900. Engraved Cuts. Original cloth. Quarto. xii, 667 + ads pages. Kemp's classic work on selecting, inspecting, and building a yacht along with detailed instruction on seamanship and sailing in open yachts, steam yachts, ice boats, and much more. This edition was published in..... More
(annapolis): Naval Institute Press, (1993). First American Edition. Black and White Photographs, Scaled Drawings. Hardcover. Folio. 192 pages. Fascinating analytical study of the rivalry in fast shipping that sprang from the discovery of gold in California. MacGregor, a talented draftsman, uses his own drawings when possible to describe and compare..... More
(s. L. ): (S. N. ), 1927. First Edition. Black and White Photographs, Maps. Full leather. Quarto. viii, 106 pages. History of the evolution of the great port of London, from Roman times to the early 20th century. Well illustrated with photographs, a color plate of the Head Office of..... More
(S.l.): [c.1933]. Ink and pencil. Single sheet. Framed to 17 1/2" x 20 3/4", sight 10" x 13" This is a finely drawn original ink and pencil map showing the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays and many associated rivers. A note on the back reads, "Drawn about 1933 by a friend..... More
New York: The Century Co., 1900. First printing. Illustrated by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xvi [xvii-xviii], 294 pages. Bright first edition of this landmark sailing narrative. Slocum was the first person to single-handedly circumnavigate the earth, doing so in his gaff-rigged sloop, "Spray," between April..... More
New York: Privately printed by the Knickerbocker Press, 1905. First printing. Black and white photographs, fold-out map. Cloth over boards. Octavo. 41 pages. Stimson owned the Burgess-designed schooner Fleur-de-Lys, and hired Capt. Thomas Bohlin of Gloucester to fit her out and command her for the 1905 racing season. This is..... More
London: Fishing News (Books) Limited, (1967). First Edition. Black and White Photographs, Drawings. Hardcover. Quarto. 650, i-xlii pages. Detailed reference from the third FAO Congress on Fishing Boats of the World, held in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1965. This volume focuses on smaller types of craft used in inshore and near-water..... More