Clausen Books, RMABA

Men Against The Sea

Nordhoff, Charles; Hall, James Norman · 1934

$12.00 (€10.69 | £8.92 | ¥1,896)

Little, Brown, and Company Color pencil signature on ffep; former owner's ink signature, dated October 22, 1953 on half title page; Textblock otherwise clean and tight; Binding sturdy, but with a very sunned spine, less so to the boards edges, bumped head and foot of spine; La...

A Testimonial to Charles J. Paine and Edward Burgess from the City of Boston for Their Successful Defence of the America's Cup

1887

$75.00 (€66.79 | £55.76 | ¥11,850)

Order of the City Council Former owner's penciled name/date on 2nd ffep, usual aging to the textblock, else clean and tight, decorative end papers, tissue protected plates. All edges have usual age toning/discoloring. Fraying/Bumping to the head and foot of the spine and to th...

Popular Science Monthly: April 1943

Joseph, Alexander (Editor); Assisted by Theodore Benjamin · 1943

$20.00 (€17.81 | £14.87 | ¥3,160)

Popular Science Publishing Co., Inc. April 1943. Former owner's ink signature along upper edge of pg.1 and on the front cover (over the title). Textblock otherwise clean and tight; Hand-soiled covers, reading creases along the spine, creased corners, chip to the foot of the sp...

History of American Shipping: Its Prestige, Decline and Prospect

Hill, Charles S. · 1883

$50.00 (€44.52 | £37.17 | ¥7,900)

The American News Company Aged textblock, re-glued gutter, else clean and tight; flat-brown end papers, fragile and reglued at the gutters; engravings. All edges age-toned. Brown cloth with black and gilt stamped illustration on front and back cover, bumped/frayed head and foo...

The Far Side of the World

O'Brian, Patrick · 1984

$8.95 (€7.97 | £6.65 | ¥1,414)

W.W. Norton & Co. Textblock is clean and tight, with about half of the textblock gently rippled along the lower third, from about halfway through to the end; Covers lightly edge and corner rubbed; 406p. 3rd Printing NY Good+ 8vo - 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall Paperback

Log of the Steamboat Delta Queen: Cincinnati to New Orleans

EIFERT, VIRGINIA S. · 1975

$15.00 (€13.36 | £11.15 | ¥2,370)

Cincinnati, OH, Green Line Steamers, Inc. Early Reprint. Stapled Wraps, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Virginia S. Eifert. Paperback, Circa 1975; Former owner's inked name/date along upper edge of ffep, else textblock clean and very tight, staples are sound and secure. Creas...

Fighting Sail [the Seafarers Series]

WHIPPLE, A. B. C. & OTHERS · 1979

$7.95 (€7.08 | £5.91 | ¥1,256)

Alexandria, VA, Time-Life Books. 1979, Third Printing, Revised. (ISBN: 0809426544). Black Leatherette, 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Ill.: Color and b&w Illustrations. Hard Cover, textblock immaculate and tight; covers very lightly shelf rubbed; no dust jacket (as issued); 184p. ...

The Explorers [the Seafarers Series]

HUMBLE, RICHARD & OTHERS · 1979

$7.95 (€7.08 | £5.91 | ¥1,256)

Alexandria, VA, Time-Life Books. 1979, Second Printing. (ISBN: 0809426587). Black Leatherette, 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Ill.: Color and b&w Illustrations. Hard Cover, textblock immaculate and tight; covers very lightly shelf rubbed; no dust jacket (as issued); 176p. includin...

United States Navy Memorial: A Living Tradition

ALEXANDER, JOHN W. (ED.) · 1987

$8.95 (€7.97 | £6.65 | ¥1,414)

Washington DC, United States Navy Memorial Foundation. 1987, Special Plankowner Edition. (ISBN: 0961981202). Cloth, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Color Photographs. Hard Cover, Book block clean and tight. Light wear to DJ. Near Fine/Very Good (in mylar).

The Voyage of the Endeavour: Captain Cook and the Discovery of the Pacific

FROST, ALAN · 1998

$19.00 (€16.92 | £14.13 | ¥3,002)

Australia, Allen & Unwin. 1998, 2nd Printing. (ISBN: 1864481889). Wraps, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Photographs/Maps/Colored Plates. Paperback, Previous owner's inked writing on half title page, else extremely clean and tight, gift quality copy! 140pp. including bibliogr...

Command at Sea

MACK, WILLIAM P. · 1982

$8.95 (€7.97 | £6.65 | ¥1,414)

Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press. 1982, Fourth Edition. (ISBN: 0870211307). Cloth, 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Ill.: Black and White Photos. Hardcover, Former owner's blind-embossed seal on ffep; Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers lightly edge and corner rubbe...

The Panama Canal

HASKIN, FREDERIC J. · 1913

$12.00 (€10.69 | £8.92 | ¥1,896)

Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page & Company. 1913, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Ernest Hallen photos; Full-Color Folded Map. Hardcover, Full-Color folded map in front. Aged textblock, else clean and tight; Bumped head and foot of spine, bumped corners...

The Logbook of the Captain's Clerk: Adventures in the China Seas: [Lakeside Classics No. 93]

SEWALL, JOHN S.; EDITED BY ARTHUR POWER DUDDEN · 1995

$15.00 (€13.36 | £11.15 | ¥2,370)

Chicago, The Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. 1995, First Edition (Thus). Brown Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Plates. Hardcover, No. 93 in the series. Gift quality, appears unread; Textblock immaculate and tight; Top edge gilt; Brown cloth, gilt-stamped...

Charles Oscar Paullin's American Voyages to the Orient 1690-1865: An Account of Merchant and Naval Activities in China, Japan, and the Various Pacific Islands: A Collection of Articles from the United States Naval Institute Proceedings

PAULLIN, CHARLES OSCAR · 1971

$13.00 (€11.58 | £9.66 | ¥2,054)

Annapolis, MD, United States Naval Institute. 1971. (ISBN: 0870210726). Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Black end papers, rectangular, stable label adhesive residue on ffep, else textblock is very clean and tight. Lightly shelf rubbed binding, else in great condit...

Icebound

ROSCOE, W. F. · 1954

$9.50 (€8.46 | £7.06 | ¥1,501)

NY, Vantage Press. 1954, First Edition. Blue Cloth, 12mo - over 6¾" 7¾" Tall. Ill.: Photographs. Hardcover, bottom outside corner of page 85-86 torn away, not affecting text, else very clean, unmarked and tight copy; slightly shelf-rubbed; no dust jacket; 132p.; a story of the...

Officialy Dead: The Story of Commander C.D. Smith

Reynolds, Quentin · 1945

$50.00 (€44.52 | £37.17 | ¥7,900)

Random House Signed and inscribed in black ink, by C.D. Smith and Rita Smith on ffep. The inscription is dated 14 January 1949, Shanghai, China; (see scan); Lightly aged textblock, else clean and tight. Top edge red. Binding bumped and slightly edge-worn, lightly bumped corn...

US Naval and Marine Aircraft Today (Warbirds Illustrated No.34)

Linn, Don · 1985

$8.99 (€8.01 | £6.68 | ¥1,420)

Arms & Armour Press Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers spotless and in excellent condition; 72p. London Near Fine Photos 8vo - Over 7 3/4" -9 3/4 " Tall Paperback

Voyaging to Cathay: Americans in the China Trade

TAMARIN, ALFRED; GLUBOK, SHIRLEY · 1976

$10.00 (€8.90 | £7.43 | ¥1,580)

NY, Viking Press. 1976, First Edition. Paper Boards/Cloth Spine, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: B & W Illustrations and Photos. Hardcover, Clean and sound with minimal wear. Previous owner's name in ink on half-title page. 202p. including index. Near Fine/Very Good (in mylar).

The Winning Moment: Paintings of the America's Cup 1851-1987

Rayner, Ranulf (text by); Turner, Ted (foreword by) · 1986

$14.50 (€12.91 | £10.78 | ¥2,291)

W.W. Norton & Company First American Edition/1st Printing. Beautiful paintings, textblock is clean and tight, greenish end pages. Slightly shelf soiled blue cloth boards, minimaly shelf worn. Unclipped dust jacket, beautifully illustrated and minimally worn. 86p. First America...

Naval Terms Dictionary

NOEL JR., JOHN V.; BEACH, EDWARD L. · 1978

$9.50 (€8.46 | £7.06 | ¥1,501)

Annapolis, Maryland, Naval Institute Press. 1978, Fourth Edition. (ISBN: 0870214829). Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Moisture discoloring along gutter on endpages, light yellowing to the edges of endpages. Otherwise textblock is clean and tight. Green cloth bindi...