Crabtree's Collection Old Books

Sky and Sextant: practical celestial navigation.

Budlong, John P., Musquodobolt Harbour, Nova Scotia, · 1978

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Van-Nostrand Reinhold, (1978). 2nd ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Revised, expanded, and updated edition of a highly acclaimed guide to celestial navigation. A simple, basic and thorough. manual for finding position without expensive gadgets or complicated math. For anyone who g...

Marine Navigation 1: piloting.

Hobbs, Richard R., Lt. Com. U.S. Naval Reserve, · 1977

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Annapolis, MD, Naval Insstitute Press, (1977). Revised. VG. Beautiful condition, gray decorative binding, Owner stamp ft endpaper.

Spring Tides.

Morison, Samuel Eliot, · 1965

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1965. 1st ed. VG. A retired rear admiral and historian's love for sailing, enough to make the reader want try it too. Blue binding, white sail. boat, green lettering on front cover. Spine faded.

Learning to Race.

Calahan, H. A., · 1943

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Macmillan, 1943. Reprint. G. For the beginner in sailing, techniques that take a long time to learning without an experienced teacher. Edge wear,. fading to spine. Blue binding, silver lettering.

Modern Shipfitter's Handbook.

Swanson, W. E., Master Shipfitter, · 1940

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Cornell Maritime Press, 1940. Fair. Laid in diagram of midship section showing frames, floors and deck beam construction, many pull-out diagrams. Photos of. SS America, photo of America showing superstructure nearing completion, stern where brackets are welded to the rudde...

Blueberry: a boat of the Connecticut shoreline.

Hume, David D., · 2007

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Exeter, NH, Publishing Works, 2007. VG PB. Glimpses of a gentle world of bell buoys, blue herons, tidal currents and osprey as Hume designs, builds and sails his. gaff-rigged sloop. Beginning inspiration for the would-be boat builder. Beautiful blue glossy cover as boat sails ...

Historic Ships.

Holland, Rupert Sargent, · 1926

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1926). G ex-library. Viking voyages to America, Barbary pirates, Portuguese explorers, Spanish Armada. Color frontis of "The Constitution". Sturdy library binding, library markings, beginning pages damp stain along edges.

2005 Stewardship Handbook & Guidebook.

Maine Island Trail Association, · 2005

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

np, Maine Island Trail Assn, (2005). 18th ed. VG PB. New island and mainland sites, updated resource listings for small boaters, new articles on natural history.

Cruising Guide to Maine: volume I: Kittery to Rockland.

Johnson, Don, edited by Julius M. Wilensky, · 1986

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Stamford, CT, Westscott Cove Pub Co, (1986). 1st ed. VG spiral bound PB. Charts to locate points of interest afloat and ashore, tidal currents, foraging, cruising, chartering. Map included. Owner stamp ft endpaper.

Hen Frigates: wives of merchant captains under sail.

Druett, Joan, · 1998

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

Thorndike, ME, Hall, (1998). LARGE PRINT. G in G DJ ex-library large print. A hen frigate was any ship with the captain's wife on board. This is the largely untold story of the enterprising women who. sailed on oceangoing merchant ships throughout the last century. These vesse...

International Code of Signals as adopted by the Fourth Assembly of Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Ogranization 1965.

Naval Oceanographic Office, · 1969

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Washington, U.S. Govt Ptg Office, 1969. G. Black binding, green lettering. Owner name.

American Practical Navigator: an epitome of navigation.

Bowditch, Nathaniel, LL.D., originally by, · 1962

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Washington, U.S. Ptg Office, 1962. Corrctd reprnt. G. Navy blue binding, gilt lettering. Some mottling on cover, owner name lg print, tanning on endpaper edges.

Questions and Answers for Deck Officers.

Norby, H., · 1944

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, McGraw-Hill, 1944. G. A review for prospective deck officers and an examination guide. Damp stain inner hinge at top. Maroon binding,. gilt lettering. Owner names ft endpaper.

USS Philippine Sea (CG-58) commissioning Portland, Maine, March 18, 1989.

U.S. Navy, · 1989

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

np, np, nd (ca 1989). G lg sz PB. Battle of the Philippine Sea, 18-21 June 1944. Booklet commemorating the commissioning of this ship. Edge wear.

Race under Sail.

Hambly, Peter, · 1978

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

London, Stanford Maritime, (1978). VG in G DJ. International Sail Training Races of 1976 combined a transatlantic race from Plymouth, England via Tenerife and. Bermuda to Newpoet, Rhode Island, the American Bicentennial celebrations and New York Parade of Sail, and a race back...

The History of the American Sailing Navy: the ships and their development.

Chapelle, Howard I., · 1949

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Bonanza Books, (1949). VG. Development of various types of sailing vessels and rigs in America from earliest to 1855. Blue illustrated binding, tan. spine.

American Merhant Seaman's Manual for Seamen by Seamen.

Cornell, Felix M. and Allan C. Hoffman, Master Mariner, edited by, · 1964

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Cambridge, Cornell Maritime Press Inc., 1964. 5th ed. Fair. Laid in sheet of drawings of representative ship types of the American Merchant Marine. Edge wear, tear on back endpaper. (repaired).

Handling and Stowage of Cargo.

Ford, A. G., Captain, · 1950

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Scranton, PA, International Textbook Co, (1950). 6th ptg. G. Blue binding, gilt lettering on cover and spine (rubbed). Edge wear.

American Practical Navigator: an epitome of navigation & nautical astronomy no. 9.

Bowditch, Nathaniel, originally by, · 1939

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Washington, D.C., U.S. Navy Hydrographic, 1939. Revised. VG. Corners bumped.

Annual Report 1906, 1907, 1908.

Commissioner of Navigation to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, · 1906

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Washington, Govt Ptg Office, 1906, 07, 08. 2 VG HBs (1906 & 1907) and one fair PB (1908). Hardbacks have maroon binding, gilt lettering on spine (rubbed), PB fading at edges, backstrap missing, edge creases.