Serendipity

Gold from the sea. Epic story of the recovery of 'Niagara's' bullion

TAYLOR, J.R.W. · 1942

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Sidney: Australian Publishing Cy., 1942 (5th ed.); 8vo (22.5cm), 271pp., frontispiece ship's photograph, black-white photographs, drawing on endpapers, cloth (no dustjacket). Spine somehwat sunned. V. good copy. Rare in NL.

Die Handels-Marine. Ein Handbuch des Wissenswerten aus Seewesen und Schiffahrt

MELVILLE, H. · 1925

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Berlin: Richard Carl Schmidt, 1925 (3. Aufl.); 8vo (23cm), viii+296(+6)pp., black-white photographs and drawings, 3 folded drawings, index, advertisemets, grey-blue cloth w. worn lettering on front cover. Spine neatley repaired with paper tape. Rare in NL. ¶ l Text in German F...

Wooden shipbuilding & small craft preservation

1978

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Washington: The Preservation Press, 1978 (2nd impr.); 4to 27.5cm), (4+)100pp., black-white photographs, 3 appendixes, bibliography, paper. Used copy w. on front cover a few traces of paper-eating insect. Rare in NL. ¶ l Papers from the Symposium on the American wooden shipbuil...

Vikings. The North Atlantic saga

FITZHUGH, WILLIAM W., AND ELISABETH I. WARD, EDS. · 2000

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000; 4to (28cm), 432pp., richly illustrated, maps, index, paper. Study copy: remarks in pencil and incidental red dots in text, page corners folded, but still a good copy. Scarce. ¶ l Exhibition catalogue with many subject...

The Portuguese caravels 'Bartolomeus Dias' 1987-1988 - 'Boa Esperança' 1989-1990

LEITAO, MANUEL · 1996

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

Lisboa: Auto-Sueco, LDA Volvo Penta, n.d. (c. 1996); 4to (30cem), 42pp., colour photographs, drawings, map, stapled. V. good copy. Rare! ¶ l Report on the building of two replica's of the first ships that sailed the Atlantic Ocean in the 15th century.

Deutsche Segelschiffe. Register über den Restbestand 1980-1986

KAISER, JOACHIM · 1986

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Glückstadt: Eigenverlag, 1986; 4to (30cm), 65pp., black-white photographs and drawings, stapled. A few tiny remarks in text, otherwise a v. good copy. Scarce. ¶ l Overview of still existing (modernised) German casco's of original sailing ships, mostly dating from the beginning...

Windvaanstuurinrichtingen. Mechanische zelfstuurinrichtingen voor zeiljachten

DIJKSTRA, GERARD · 1975

€8.50 ($9.37 | £7.09 | ¥1,496)

Bussum: De Boer Maritiem, 1975; 8vo (21cm), 64pp., zwart-wit foto's en tekeningen, geniet in kartonnen omslag. Goed exemplaar. Schaars! ¶ l Deeltje uit de reeks 'Boordbibliotheek voor watersporters'.

Proceedings Common European Maritime Heritage Congress

VANDERSMISSEN, HANS, ED. · 1992

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Amsterdam: Nederlands Scheepvaart Museum, 1992; 8vo (21cm), 128pp., black-white photographs and drawings, list of participants, laminated paper. Good copy but with incidental remarks and (in list of participants) red dots. Rare! ¶ l The first congress of the CEMH was held in A...

Das Segelschiff

BUCHHEIM, LOTHAR-GüNTHER · 1982

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Oldenburg: Stalling, 1982; small folio (30.5cm), unpaginated, black-white and colour photographs, drawings, glossarium, creme cloth w. dustjacket. Text and captions in German. Small inscription on first free endpaper. In v. good condition. Scarce in NL. ¶ l German laguage book...

Kleine Geschichte des deutschen Schiffbaus

GIESE, FRITZ E. · 1969

€7.50 ($8.27 | £6.26 | ¥1,320)

Berlin: Haude & Spenersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1969; 8vo (20.5cm), 224pp., black-white illustrations, 2 indexes, blue cloth w. dustjacket. Dj. slightly worn at top of spine, otherwise a good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l Text in German.

Der Segelsport

SCHEIBERT, J.W. UND FR. · 1918

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

Leipzig: Grethlein, 1918 (3. Aufl.); 8vo (20cm), 213(+6)+32pp., black-white photographs and drawings, list of (German) nautical terms, cloth w. attractive cover illustration. Some notes in pencil in text, otherwise good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l Text in German, 'Mit Bilderschmuck ...

Eibert den Herder. Geschiedschilder van de Zuiderzee

HILCKMANN, M. · 1980

€6.50 ($7.16 | £5.42 | ¥1,144)

Harderwijk: Veluws Museum, z.j. (ca. 1980); 8vo (20.5cm), 19pp., geniet in papieren omslag. Naam eigenaar op voorkant, verder goed ex. Zeldzaam. ¶ l Zondagsschilder Den Herder (1876-1950) gaf zijn afkeer van de afsluiting van de Zuiderzee vorm in tientallen schilderijen, waar...

William Avery Baker. A tribute from his friends

RONNBERG JR., ERIK A.R. · 1982

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

N.pl.: Council of American Maritime Museums, 1982; oblong sm8vo (18cm), 64pp., 32 black-white photographs and drawings, c.v., pictorial cover. V. good copy. Rare! ¶ l Maritime architect W.A. Baker, with a special interest in building replicas of historic ships, among others 'M...

250 jaar N.V. Houthandel voorheen Bontekoning en Aukes

1960

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,400)

Z.pl., z.uitg., 1960; 8vo (22cm), 37pp., 1 tekening, gebrocheerd in omslag met diepdruk kader. In z. goede staat. Schaars. ¶ l Omslagtitel: Tweehonderd vijftig jaar Bontekoning en Aukes 1710 - 1 Februari - 1960.

Schepen uit verre landen. Tentoonstelling Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde

RIJKSMUSEUM VOOR VOLKENKUNDE · 1947

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

[Leiden:] Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, 1947; 8vo (21cm), 59pp., woordenlijst, gebrocheerd in geïllustreerd papieren omslag. Rugje aan boven- en onderzijde licht beschadigd, verder enkele potloodaantekeningen. Goed exemplaar. Z. schaars! ¶ l Tentoonstellingscatalogus met inlei...

Instandsetzung von Segel- und Motorbooten. Praktisches Handbuch für Überholung, Pflege und Instandhaltung von Segel- und Motorbooten

1951

€12.50 ($13.78 | £10.43 | ¥2,200)

Bielefeld/Berlin: Klasing, (1951, 1. Aufl); 8vo (24cm), 180(+10)pp., 80 black-white illustrations, dark blue cloth w. gilt lettering. No dustjacket. Text in German. V. good copy. ¶ l Herausgegeben von der Schriftleitung der Zeitschrift Die Yacht. Rare in 1st edition.

Theodor Cordua. Von Mecklenburg nach Übersee. Mitteilungen aus dem Leben eines Kaufmanns und Reeders 1796-1857

FELDKAMP, URSULA (HRSG.) [THEODOR CORDUA] · 1996

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Hamburg: Ernst Kabel Verlag, 1996; 8vo (22cm), 239pp., black-white drawings, time table, bibliography, index, boards w. dustjacket. Language: German. V. good copy. Rare in NL. ¶ l In de the series Menschen & Schiffe, Deutsches Schifffahrtmuseum, Hamburg. The Dutch colony of Su...

Burmeister & Wain Museum

LEBECH, MOGENS · 1959

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

Copenhagen: B&W, 1959; 8vo (22.5cm), 97(+3)pp., black-white and toned illustrations, paper. Small corner first free endpaper clipped, otherwise v. good copy. B&W guide inserted. Scarce. ¶ l B&W Engeneering Company, in particular ships engines. The B&W guide is dated 1972.

Gids van vissersvaartuigen Nr. 26, samengesteld uit het centraal visserijregister

1979

€10.00 ($11.02 | £8.34 | ¥1,760)

's-Gravenhage: Ministerie van Landbouw en Visserij, 1979; 8vo (20.5cm), (88 waarvan) 43 genummerde pp., gelumbekt in kartonnen omslag. Met 2 bijlagen. Schaars. ¶ l Alle gegevens van geregistreerde vissersschapen: tonnage, lengte, pk, type motor, aantal bemanningsleden. Schepen...

Fijn gehaakte kantjes

1986

€5.00 ($5.51 | £4.17 | ¥880)

De Bilt: Cantecleer, 1986 (2e druk); vierkant 16mo (16.5cm), 31(+2)pp., kleurenafbeeldingen, geniet. In z. goede staat. Schaars! ¶ l Cantecleer Hobbywijzer, met patroontekeningen.