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(maritime) . REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR 1863
Washington 1864. Much on shipbuilding, maritime navigation, e.g., the protection of bottoms of iron vessels from corrosion, polarity of turrets, the adjustment of compasses for local attraction on board naval steamers, etc. Octavo, 118pp., several foldout charts, original green cloth. Good, some spots on cover. (a52413)
$60.00 Armstrong, Robert . ON HIGH SPEED STEAM NAVIGATION AND ON THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF THE SCREW PROPELLER AND PADDLE WHEELS
London 1857 Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Article and discussion. Octavo, pp.327-370, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a73881)
$45.00 Blake, William K. . AERO-HYDROACOUSTICS FOR SHIPS VOLUME II CHAPTERS 7 TO 10
June 1984 GPO. David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center. Hardcover. 4to., pp.623-1221, gilt printed blue cloth. Non-circulating library name and number stamps on end paper and title page, no other library marks, no spine numbers, no pockets. VG. Volume II only. (a75710)
$220.00 Bourne, John . SHIPS OF WAR
London 1867. Removed from The Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XXVI, pp.166-242 with 2 large foldout plates, rebound in later wraps. VG. (a23134)
$85.00 Clark, Earl W. and Hoyt S. Haddock . MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL CARE FOR MERCHANT SEAMAN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE MARINE HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Washington 1964 1st Labor-Management Maritime Committee. 2 volumes. Hardcover. 4to., 223pp., 399pp., dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Fine. 2 volumes. (a72474)
$350.00 Coolhaas, J.H. . BEKNOPTE HANLEIDING VOOR HET ONDERWIJS IN DE THEORETISCHE SCHEEPSBOUW
Uitgeverij n.d. (c.1950). In Dutch. Hardcover. Lg.8vo., 237pp., illustrations, foldout plates at end, printed cloth. VG, light wear. (a44327)
$80.00 Dais, Charles . SHIP MODEL BUILDER'S ASSISTANT
NY 1966. Sweetman reprint of 1926 edition. Detailed instructions. 8vo., 275pp., illustrations, index, hardcover. Good. (a9405)
$26.00 Edye, John . CALCULATIONS RELATION TO THE EQUIPMENT, DISPLACEMENT, ETC. OF SHIPS AND VESSELS OF WAR
London 1832 Samuel and Richard Hodgson. Hardcover. Octavo, 153pp., 31 plates (complete), original dark blue cloth with later paper spine. Lacks free blanks. Good plus, light wear. Scarce. (a72351)
$425.00 Hill, John C.G. . SHIPSHAPE AND BRISTOL FASHION
Liverpool 2nd Journal of Commerce and Shipping. History of shipping and ship building in Bristol. Hardcover. Octavo, 110pp., color and monochrome illustrations, cloth. VG. (a7437)
$27.00 Hurd, Sir Archibald (editor) . THE SHIPPING WORLD YEAR BOOK & WHO'S WHO 1955-56
London 1956. General maritime information; statistical tables; classified world directories of shipowners, shipbuilders, shiprepairers, towing services, marine engine builders, etc. directory of liner services,shipping and shipbuilding organisations. 8vo., 1210pp., many advertisements, lime green cloth with gilt lettering. VG, no DJ. (a54299)
$45.00 Noordraven, T.J. and J.F. Gugelot . PRACTISCHE SCHEEPSBOUW LEERBOEK VOOR STUURLIEDEN EN MACHINESTEN
Amsterdam 1940. Derde Herziene Druk. In Dutch. 8vo., 330pp. , illustrations, several foldout plates of ship diagrams at rear, printed cloth. Owner signed on front free blank. VG, no DJ. (a44896)
$50.00 Samuda, Joseph D'Aguilar . ON THE FORM AND MATERIALS FOR IRON PLATED SHIPS AND THE POINTS REQUIRING ATTENTION IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION
London 1862 Minutes of Institution of Civil Engineers. Octavo, pp.187-256, a few test illustrations, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a73848)
$65.00 Sivayya, Prof. K. V. . INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY
New Delhi 1967 Government of India. Lg.8vo., 279pp., charts. Fine in Good DJ. (a27667)
$40.00 Waugh, John G. and G. W. Stubstad . HYDROBALLISTICS MODELING
San Diego (1972) Naval Undersea Center. Hardcover. 4to., 348pp., gilt printed turquoise cloth Non-circulating library name and number stamps on end paper and title page, no other library marks, no spine numbers, no pockets. VG plus. (a75711)
$270.00 Webber, Owen . POSTWAR PASSENGER SHIP DESIGNB AS RELATED TO GALLEY AND PANTRY EQUIPMENT LAYOUT AND OPERATION
NY 1945 Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. A discussion of the major controlling factors presented before The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers , New York, NY, on March 23, 1945. 4to., 52pp., illustrations, original gilt printed blue cloth. Owner signed. VG. (a61462)
$95.00 White, Eston T. (comp.) . STUDIES IN DEFENSE
Washington 1983 1st National Defense University. Includes: Ethics and the Military Profession by William Stayton, The B-1 Bomber by Ornstein and Elder, UD Automotive Industry in Crisis by National Research Council, US Shipbuilding by James Fisher and Philip Coady, Aerospace Defense Industry by Industrial College, and Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 by Richard Leighton. 8vo., 203pp., index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a45189)
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