Crabtree's Collection Old Books

The Sailing Ship: six thousand years of history.

Andrews, Romola & R.C., · 1980

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

London, Harrap, (1980). G hardback ex-library. First published in 1926, this book is now accepted as a standard work on the history of the sailing ship. Dr. Andrews. was a world authority in this field and together with his wife produced both an invaluable source of reference ...

Sailing the Great Races.

Burton, Robin, foreword by Chay Bluyh, · 1979

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Secaucus, NJ, Chartwell, 1979. G in G DJ. A must for anyone interested in the craft of sail racing, informative and interesting. Slight edge wear.

Eastward: a Maine cruise in a friendship sloop.

Duncan, Roger F., · 1976

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Camden, ME, International Marine Pub Co, (1976). VG in G DJ. A celebration of a cruise from East Boothbay, Maine, to Saint John, New Brunswick and back, and how the author felt about what. happened to him. Duncan has been cruising the Maine coast and surrounding waters for yea...

Hand Reef and Steer.

Henderson, Richard, · 1965

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Chicago, Reilly & Lee, (1965). G. Designed specifically for the novice but also presents basic principles of sailing. Sailing builds self-reliance, patience,. humility, sportsmanship and respect for others. Edge wear, owner inscription and blind stamp.

Vanished Fleets: sea stories from Old Van Diemens Land.

Villiers, Alan, · 1974

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.27 | ¥6,388)

NY, Scribner, (1974). VG in VG DJ. Men who built a faraway colony. Maritime history of colorful land known as Tasmania. Slight tanning to page fore-edges,. Colony for the British Crown - girl ships which carried free females from Britain to the Colony. The first shipload was w...

The Complete Live-Aboard Book.

Burke, Katy, N.A., · 1982

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.30 | ¥7,027)

Newport, R.I., Seven Seas Press, (1982). VG in G DJ. Katy Burke took five years to write the book she wanted to be able to buy for her friends aboard, a step-by-step investigation. into self-sufficiency and self-reliance while living aboard a sailboat or powerboat. A time and ...

In an Open Boat: a journey from Poland to the Americas.

Tarasiewicz, Jersy, · 2005

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Tavernier, FL, Ogar Press, (2005). VG ex-library. Stories of battling the sea in the most dangerous conditions when two young navigators of the Polish Maritime Academy sest. out on an unusual voyage to advance the techniques of survival at sea. They waited in harbors during fi...

The Proper Yacht.

Beiser, Arthur, · 1978

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Camden, ME, International Marine Pub Co, (1978). 2nd ed. VG. "I believe that cruising under sail is an essential part of te good life, that the best way to enjoy it is to possess a. proper vessel of one's own, and that a certain amount of informed thought should be given to th...

Help! Boat Overboard.

Beeston, Diane, · 0

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,514)

Tiburon, CA, Nicco-Fico, nd. G lg sz PB. Amazing photos of sailing vessels being capsized.

Sea History: winter 1980-81: official journal of the World Ship Trust.

National Maritime Historical Society, · 1980

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Brooklyn, NY, Natl Maritime Hist Society, (1980-81). G PB. Tanning to edges, back cover soiled, owner sticker back cover.

The Cruising Sailor's Medical Guide.

Leone, Nicholas C., M.D. & Elisabeth C. Phillips, R.N., · 1979

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, McKay, (1979). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Written by a yachting physician for layman's language. Owner stamp, DJ edge wear.

Passage East.

Mithcell, Carleton, · 1953

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

NY, Norton, (1953). 1st ptg. VG in G DJ. Narrative of a small boat race across the North Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and England. DJ rubbed & edge wear, owner. stamp, summary pasted to front flyleaf.

Sails.

Howard-Williams, Jeremy, · 1976

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Clinton Corners, NY, John de Graff, (1976). 4th ed. VG in VG DJ. First really comprehensive book on boat sails. Summary pasted to front endpaper, DJ edge wear.

Go Cruising.

Gilles, Daniel and Michel Malinovsky, translated by Barbara Webb, · 1977

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

London, Granada Pub, (1977). VG in VG DJ. An ideal introduction to the sport of cruising under sail. Distilled concentration of knowledge of years of experience and. theory. Illus by Georges Commarmond. Summary of book pasted to front endpaper, owner stamp, few light marks to ...

After 50,000 Miles.

Roth, Hal, · 1977

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Norton, (1977). 3rd ptg. VG in Fair DJ. "I have written this book for people who want to cross oceans, who hope to make extended blue-water passages and to live aboard. small sailing vessels for long periods." Owner stamp, heavy DJ edge wear.

The Best of Sail Navigation.

Mason, Charles, edited by, · 1982

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

Boston, MA, Sail Books, (1982). VG in VG DJ. No sailor can feel safe at sea without he is confident of his position finding ability in fog or strange waters. Owner stamp. Summer of book pasted to ft endpaper, DJ price clipped and tanning to edges.

Contingency Seamanship: coping with the unexpected in harobr and at sea.

Clemens, John, · 1980

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

NY, Ziff Davis, (1980). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Contingency planning, thinking out beforehand how one would deal with an emergency. Owner stamp ft endpaper, few small. marks on fore-edge.

The Glenans Sailing Manual.

MacGibbon, James and Stanley Caldwell, translated by, · 1978

$16.00 (€14.52 | £12.11 | ¥2,555)

Boston, MA, Sail, (1978). VG. Most comprehensive how to sail program ever published by the world-famous Glenans Sea Center in France. Owner stamp.

The Tactics of Small Boat Racing.

Walker, Stuart H., M.D., · 1966

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

NY, Norton, (1966). VG in VG DJ. Written for the racing sailor who wants to win, who wants to learn the art of maneuvering his boat in relation to other boats. so as to take the lead. A detailed, technical and readable study of the tactics of winning for the experienced sailor...

Cruising in a Nutshell: the art and science of enjoyable coastwise voyaging in small auxiliary yachts.

Gibbs, Tony, · 1983

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.32 | ¥1,757)

NY, Norton, (1983). VG in VG DJ. Bible for the small boat cruiser based on sailing close to the coast which is what most cruising skippers do. Summaries of. book pasted to front endpaper, owner stamp.