Crabtree's Collection Old Books

In the Teeth of the Northeaster: a solo voyage on Lake Superior.

Bree, Marlin, · 1988

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Clarkson Potter, (1988). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. For 3 months Bree sailed along on Lake Superior in the Persistence, 1 20-ft wood sailboat he built in his backyard. He set out to discover the lake's massive inland coast and tojourney to its remote harbors and ports, f...

Memories of the Lakes told in story and picture.

Bowen, Dana Thomas, · 1978

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Cleveland, OH, Freshwater Press, (1978). 5th ptg. VG in VG DJ. A scrapbook of past outstanding incidents of the Great Lakes with pictorial section of old ships from early schooners to. palatial sidewheel passenger steamers. DJ sl edge wear.

A Sailor's Log: recollections of forty years of naval life.

Evans, Robley D., · 1901

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Appleton, 1901. G. Green binding, gilt & black decoration, gilt lettering. Edge wear.

The Lower St. Lawrence: a pictorial history of shipping and industrial development.

Brookes, Ivan S., · 1974

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Cleveland, OH, Freshwater Press, (1974). VG. Geographical description & historical record of shipping & industry of the Lower St. Lawrence. Stain near bottom of spine.

Ocean Voyaging: a critical discussion of modern cruising yachts and the technique of ocean sailing.

Parker, David M., · 1975

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Tuckahoe, NY, John de Graff, (1975). VG in VG DJ. Result of more than 100,000 miles of ocean voyaging in a variety of craft. How to choose, equip & handle a yacht. DJ fading toward spine.

Amaretto.

Upton, Joe, · 1986

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Camden, ME, International Marine Pub Co, (1986). VG in VG DJ. Upton bought and rebuilt the sardine carrier Amaretto in hopes of finding a livelihood. He found a fishery and a way of life. harsh and cutthroat but also imbued with a sense of tradition, continuity and grace.

Primer of Navigation with complete tables and work forms and special information for yachtsmen and other mariners.

Mixter, George W., · 1943

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Van Nostrand, (1943). 15th ptg. G. Navigation coastwise and at sea. Complete course in elementary piloting, celestial navigation, etc. Binding tanned at edges,. owner stamp. Laid in "Benefit Guide for Officers and Enlisted Men United States Navy and United States Naval Res...

Successful Yacht Racing.

Ogilvy, C. Stanley, · 1951

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Norton, (1951). 1st ed. VG in G DJ. A successful racing skipper describes many significant tricks, devices, ideas & approaches that helped him win races. Fresh. ideas on the hull, fittings, rigging, sails & tuning-up, hints on starts, the windward mark, the leeward leg & t...

A History of Sea Power.

Stevens, William Oliver & Allan Westcott, · 1943

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Doubleday Doran, 1943. G. Blue binding rubbed with few marks, gilt lettering on spine rubbed, edge wear.

A Convenant with Honor (formerly titled "The Making of a Coast Guard Officer").

Hughes, Joseph Henry, Jr., · 1982

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Lawndale, CA, Aaron/Jenkins Press, (1982). 3rd ptg. VG PB. As a cadet, Hughes met his days with courage & enthusiasm as he grew in maturity & self discipline but his career as an officer. ended before it had begun. Frank V. Helmer, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Gaurd.

Outward Leg.

Jones, Tristan, · 1985

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

NY, Quill/Morrow, (1985). 1st ptg thus. G lg sz PB. Welsh sailor triumphs over sickness to sail halfway around the world from North Sea to Black Sea in a 36 foot trimaran. A rumbustious, sometimes very funny account of a 2,307 voyage single-handed by a one-legged sailor of inc...

Search for Sodom and Gomorrah.

Baney, Ralph E., · 1962

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Kansas City, MO, Cam Press, 1962. VG PB. Carried out under patronage of King Hussein of Jordan, Baney undertakes an expedition 1,500 feet down to 4,000 years ago. into the Dead Sea. Sl edge wear.

Sailing in the Fog: The Seamanship Series.

Duncan, Roger F., · 1986

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Camden, ME, International Marine Pub Co, (1986). VG PB.

Safety and Survival at Sea.

Lee, E.C.B., & Kenneth Lee, · 1971

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Giniger/Norton, (1971). BCE. VG in VG DJ. More British seamen died in WWII from exposure than from direct enemy action. Yet some in adverse conditions survived. Anthology of first person account of man's ability, or inability, to survive at sea. DJ sl edge wear.

The Motor Boat: its selection, care and use.

Slauson, Harold Whiting (Lawrence La Rue), · 1911

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

NY, Outing, 1911. G. Olive green pictorial binding, dark green lettering. Edge wear, underlining erasures.

Yacht Sails Their Care & Handling.

Ratsey, Ernest A. & W. H. de Fontaine, · 1948

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Norton, (1948). G. Blue binding, spine fading, gilt lettering on spine, owner name stamp top fore-edge.

Bahama Islands.

Rigg, J. Linton, · 1959

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Princeton, NJ, Van Nostrand, (1959). 3rd ed. VG. Very specific directions for all the areas of the Bahamas for boats. Turquoise binding.

Classic Yacht Interiors.

Borrow, Jill & Dana Jinkins, · 1983

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

NY, Concepts Pub, (1983). 2nd ptg. VG. Gorgeous photos of glamorous yachts. Fading toward binding edges.

Power Boats.

Mudie, Colin, · 1975

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

London, Hamlyn, (1975). G. Photo of paddle boat on endpapers. Blue binding. Fading on binding edges.

Cruising the Chesapeake: a gunkholer's guide.

Shellenberger, William H., · 1990

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

Camden, ME, International Marine Pub Co, (1990). 1st ptg. VG in G DJ. Inscribed by author. Largest inalnd tidal body of water on the Atlantic seaboard, the Chesapeake Bay is a cruiser's paradise. Scratch on DJ front.