Crabtree's Collection Old Books

The New American Practical Navigator with an Epitome of Navigation; containing all the tables necessary to be used....

Bowditch, Nathaniel, · 1836

$225.00 (€204.15 | £170.32 | ¥35,930)

NY, E & G. W. Blunt, 1836. 8th ed..with the Nautical Almanac in determining the latitutde and the longitude by lunar observations: keeping a complete. reckoning at sea illustrated by proper rules and examples: the whole exemplified in a journal kept from Boston to Madeira in w...

Lower Mississippi: The Rivers of America.

Carter, Hodding, · 1942

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Farrar & Rinehart, (1942). 1st ed. G. Red binding, black title box on spine, illus endpapers. Spine fading.

Whale Ships and Whaling Scenes as portrayed by Benjamin Russell.

Forbes, Allan, edited by Ralph M. Eastman, · 1955

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Boston, MA, Second Bank State St. Trust, 1955. VG PB. Edge wear, tanned toward edges.

Navigation and Nautical Astronomy.

Dutton, Commander Benjamin, · 1943

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Annapolis, MD, U.S. Naval Institute, 1943. 8th edition. G Hardback. A textbook on Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, prepared for the Instruction of Midshipment at the US Naval Academy.

American Practical Navigator - An Epitome of Navigation and Nautical Astronomy.

Nathaniel Bowditch, LL.D., · 1939

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Washington, D.C., US Govt Printing Office, 1939. VG Hardback. Texts and indices, navigation definitions, ocean waves, ocean contents, etc. Owner's name fep.

Some Ships of the Clipper Ship Era.

State Street Trust, · 1913

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, MA, State Street Trust, (1913). Fair ex-libary. Glance at an interesting phase of the American Merchant Marine. Damp stain covers, stamp on title page, library markings.

Wreck of the Isabella.

Miller, David, · 0

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Anapolis, MD, Naval Institute, 1st U.S. ptg. VG in G DJ. Absolutely true this tells the tale of a group of ordinary people who felt themselves involved in an extraordinary episode. When one ship was wrecked on the remoe and totally deserted Falkland Islands due to the incompet...

The Serpent's Coil: an incredible story of hurricane-battered ships and the heroic men who fought to save them.

Mowat, Farley, · 2001

$34.00 (€30.85 | £25.74 | ¥5,429)

NY, Lyons Press, (2001). VG PB (advance uncorrected proof). The New York Times calls this book an almost physical experience because of this unique episode in annals of the sea. Serpent's coil is the symbol for cyclone. It recounts the amazing story of the Liberty ship Leicest...

The World of Jack Aubrey.

Miller, David, · 2003

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Philadelphia, Courage, (2003). 1st ptg. G in G DJ ex-library. This is the world of the Royal Navy in the early 1800s, an age when British ships clashed with Napoleon's armada, when the. death defying fears of naval hero Jack Aubrey provoked and thwarted the dictator and other ...

Edward O'Brien, Shipbuilder of Thomaston: an exhibition 25 May 1990-19 May 1991.

Maine Maritime Museum, Robert Lloyd Webb, Curator, · 1990

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Bath, Maine Maritime Museum, 1990. VG lg sz PB. Largest funeral in Thomaston in 1882 was for shipbuilder Edward O'Brien, map of shipyard, list of ships built from 1823-1882.

Wooden Boat: an appreciation of the craft.

WoodenBoat Magazine Editors, · 1982

$24.00 (€21.78 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Reading, MA, Addison-Wesley Pub Co, (1982). VG in G DJ. Best essays, articles, and photos from the WoodenBoat Magazine. Basic boatbuilding skills, from choosing harvesting lumber to. handling botabuilding tools, painting and varnishing, how a 1920s runabout can be built for to...

Wooden Boats: in pursuit of the perfect craft at an American boatyard.

Ruhlman, Michael, · 2001

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Viking, (2001). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Wooden boats evoke passion, adortion, love, anger, awe, with a power that far exceeds their actual worth and intended function. The author sets off to Martha's Vineyard, the location of a renowned boatyard, to find out how and why wood...

Follow the Mount (an historical review).

Heald, Bruce D., · 1984

$24.00 (€21.78 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

np, Winnipesaukee Flagship Corp, 1984. 8th ptg. VG PB. History of the Lake Winnipesaukee steamers, Mount Washington, and the area. Photo of flagship on the cover. Heald is a graduate of Lowell State College, Boston University, and resides in Meredith, NH.

Friendship Sloops.

Duncan, Roger F., · 1985

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.63 | ¥2,874)

Camden, ME, International Marine Pub Co, (1985). VG in VG DJ. Writing with a deep appreciation of these fine little vessels, Duncan carries you through the history of the boats from their. beginning in Maine's Muscongus Bay to their current rejuvenation far and wide.

Voyages of the Damn Foole.

McGrath, Tom, · 1997

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.63 | ¥2,874)

Camden, ME, International Marine, (1997). 2nd ptg. VG in VG DJ. Sailing anecdotes with biting social commentary. He casts a satirical eye at everything from waterfront development to the. Civil War, foreign fishing boats, to the arrival of the Mayflower.

ChapWoman's Guide to Seamanship and Pilot Handling.

Sirna, Anne L. and Antonia F. Ritchie, · 1986

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

CAmden, ME, Seven Seas Press, (1986). 3rd ptg. VG PB. Entertaining on your boat is like having a dinner party in your closet. Life offshore consists of food, sleep, standing watch. and trying not to go below to use the head.

An Adirondack Passage: the cruise of the canoe Sairy Gamp.

Jerome, Christine, · 1994

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

NY, Harper, (1994). 1st ed. VG in VG DJ. "I like the idea that a few harried working people will pick up this book, obtain the notion that one can simply take off on a. wacky canoe trip in imitation of an obscure writer/camper extraordinaire from the late 1800s, take the four ...

2006 Guidebook & Stewardship Handbook.

Maine Island Trail Association, · 2006

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

np, Maine Island Trail Assn, (2006). 17th ed. VG PB. New island and mainland sites, updated resource listings for small boaters, articles on natural history.

Picture History of New England Passenger Vessels (from 1850 to WWII).

Cram, W. Bartlett (signed), · 1980

$65.00 (€58.98 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Hampden Highlands, ME, Burntcoast Corp, (1980). 1st. VG in G DJ. Former steamship line manager Cram was federal maritime administrator and industrial development director. Under the. Marshall, Portland, Maine, became the principal port to export horses and cattle. Cram was a m...

Stories of the Sea: romance and fact.

New York Public Library, · 1914

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

New York, New York Public Library, 1914. VG PB. Listing of books available from the NY Public Library in 1914. Reprinted from the Branch Library News, August, 1914. "Gift of Forrest B. Spaulding" written on front cover. Ships and sailors, Pirates and Privateering, History of A...