Crabtree's Collection Old Books

To Behold the Sea.

Dugan, Jay, · 1971

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

np, Privately printed, (1971). VG. Inscribed by author. Sl edge wear.

The Voyage of the Sanderling: exploring the ecology of the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Rio.

Stone, Roger D., · 1990

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Knopf, 1990. 1st ed ss. G in G DJ ex-library. Back ep removed.

Looking for a Ship.

McPhee, John, · 1999

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Farrar Straus & Giroux, (1999). 4th ptg. VG PB. A tale of life aboard what may be one of last American merchant ships which fleethas shrunk from 2,000 to less than 400. Typical ex-library markings.

Two Years before the Mast and twenty-four years after, with introduction & notes.

Dana, R. H. Jr., · 1969

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Collier, (1969). 62nd ptg. VG. Owner bookplate & date fep.

War at Sea: illustrated history (boxed set of 3 books): Aircraft Carriers; Submarines; & Battleships & Battlecruisers.

Humble, Richard, · 1982

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Herts, England, Connoisseur, (1982). Fine in Fine Slipcase.

Voyage of the Damned.

Thomas, Gordon & Max Morgan Witts, · 1974

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Stein & Day, (1974). VG. From the recollections of survivors of the voyage of the S. S. St. Louis in 1939 where Jews were forbidden entrance to Cuba.

Capsized: the true story of four men adrift for 119 days.

Nalepka, James & Steven Callahan, · 1992

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Harper Collins, (1992). 1st ed ss. VG in VG DJ. How 4 men survived 4 months adrift in the wintry South Pacific in 1989 after running into a gale & having their boat capsize.

Ocean Liners of the 20th Century.

Newell, Gordon, · 1963

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Bonanza, (1963). VG in G DJ. DJ chipped on edges.

Small Boat Engines, inboard & outboard.

Miller, Conrad, introduction by Boris Lauer-Leonardi, · 1975

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Sheridan House, 1975. G in G DJ ex-library.

Modifying Fiberglass Boats.

Wiley, Jack, · 1975

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Camden, ME, International Marine Pub Co, (1975). G in G DJ ex-library. Edge wear, back ep removed. 100s of things big & small can be done to stock fiberglass boats to improve them for their owners.

The Battleship in the United States Navy.

Introduction, · 1970

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Washington, D.C., Naval Hist Div Navy Dept, 1970. G PB. Front cover sl browned.

American Ships of the Line.

Introduction, · 1969

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Washington, D.C., Naval Hist Div Navy Dept, 1969. G PB. Front cover has spots on edges, shows wear. Interior very good.

Lore of the Lakes: told in story & picture.

Bowen, Dana Thomas, · 1989

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Cleveland, OH, Freshwater Press, (1989). 12th ptg. Fine in VG DJ. DJ label on back & back flap creased.

Ship Model Kits & Fittings no. 28 including errata sheet.

Model Shipways, · 1975

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Bogota, NJ, Model Shipways Co., 1975. G PB. Laid in flier from Scientific Model Kits, scribblings on cover.

Eagle of the Sea: the story of Old Ironsides.

Grant, Bruce, · 1974

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Chicago, Rand McNally, (1974). 1st PB ptg. VG PB. Page edges sl browned. Owner's name fep. True story of adventures of one of the best-loved ships of all time.

Book of the Sea and Ships.

Saturday Evening Post, · 1978

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Indianapolis, IN, Curtis Pub Co, (1978). VG in VG DJ. DJ features Rockwell drawing of old sea captain & boy.

My Mystery Ships.

Sims, introduction Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, · 1929

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Doubleday Doran, 1929. VG. Spine sunned, bottom corner bumped. Intelligence vessels during the war.

Ships: a pictorial history from Noah's ark to the U.S.S. United States.

Ellis, C. Hamilton, · 1974

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY, Peebles Press, (1974). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ.

The Romance of the Sea.

Parry, J. H., · 1981

$17.00 (€15.42 | £12.87 | ¥2,715)

Washington, D.C., National Geographic, (1981). VG in G DJ. DJ edge wear. Owner name half title page.

Gipsy Moth Circles the World.

Chichester, Sir Francis, · 1968

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Coward McCann, (1968). BCE. VG in VG DJ. Damp stain top of DJ, some chips.