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(manhasset) . MANHASSET BAY YACHT CLUB 1969
Manhasset 1969. 8vo., 104pp., photo illus. Members listed. Good. (a10164)
$25.00 Cooper, Morley . CRUISING TO FLORIDA VIA THE INTRACOASTRAL WATERWAY
NY 1946 Whittlesey. 8vo., 201pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Good, light wear, no DJ. (a10536)
$20.00 Loveless, Norman . MODERN MOTOR BOATS AND YACHTS
London 1951 Temple. Boys' Power and Speed Library. 8vo., 88pp., color drawing as frontis, photo illustrations, hardcover. Owner signed. Good, no DJ. (a11276)
$20.00Coles, L. Adlard (editor). THE YACHTSMAN'S ANNUAL 1948-1949
London 1949. 4to., 176pp., illus., index, ads. Good, some wear, a few pages at end slightly stained at top corner. (a24550)
$35.00 Sleightholme, J. D. . POCKET CRUISERS A NEW APPROACH
London 1963 1st Adlard Coles.Octavo, 239pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a24774)
$25.00 Newell, George H. . CHIPS FROM OUR LOG OR GLIMPSES OF LIFE ABOARD THE YACHT 'RIPPLE'
Rochester 1887. R. H. Dennis. Private printing. 8vo., 52pp., a few small drawings. Good plus, light wear. Rare. (a29841)
$250.00 (United States Power Squadrons) . SEAMANSHIP COURSE
n.p. (Washington ?) 1964. 4to., not paginated (about 100 leaves), wraps. Detailed technical instructions. Good. (a36283)
$25.00 Knights, Captain Arthur E. . NOTES BY THE WAY IN A SAILOR'S LIFE (signed)
San Francisco 1905 Robertson. Nineteenth century Pacific Ocean/California maritime. Hardcover. 12mo., 61pp., cloth. Signed presentation copy from author. Near Fine. (a41663)
$68.00 Denham, H.M. . THE AEGEAN A SEA-GUIDE TO ITS COASTS AND ISLANDS
London 1970 New Enlarged Edition. Lg.8vo., 247pp., illus., boards. Fine in Good DJ, a few chips on spine, (a43647)
$30.00 (yacht) . UNITED STATES YACHT RACING UNION YEARBOOK 1975
NY 1975. Small octavo, 196pp., a few illustrations, wraps. VG. (a45954)
$25.00Laporte, Laurent. SAILING ON THE NILE
Boston 1872 1st Roberts Bros. Translated from the French by Viginia Vaughan. Sm.8vo., 291pp., original hardcover -deep blue cloth with gilt lettering. near Good, inner hinges cracking but not yet cracked. Spine ends frayed. Text clean and binding secure. (a4681)
$39.00 Dawson, Bernie . LANGOSTA
1956. Appears to be the original handwritten (neatly printed in ink on unlined paper) account of cruise to the Bahamas taken by author Bernard Dawson and his wife Veronica Dawson along with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown of Rochester, New York, on sea-going ketch "Langosta." 4to., 26 leaves (rectos only) bound in plastic spiralbound folder. VG, some light staining on cover and margins of a few pages. Possibly unique copy, certainly Rare. (a49935)
$200.00 (yachting) . NORTH AMERICAN YACHT RACING UNION (NAYRU) YEARBOOK 1963
NY 1963. 12mo., 225pp., stiff wraps. VG. (a50544)
$25.00 (yachting) . NORTH AMERICAN YACHT RACING UNION (NAYRU) YEARBOOK 1955
NY 1955. 12mo., 120pp., stiff wraps. VG. (a50689)
$25.00 McGinnis, E. L'H. . THE YARN OF THE "YAMPA" A TRANSATLANTIC CRUISE
NY 1898 1st Outing Publishing. Yacht cruise to Russia from New York. Sm.8vo., 160pp., photo illustrations, decorated boards. Bookplate of Seawanhaka Yacht Club. Near Good, some rubbing and a long scratch on rear board. (a50730)
$95.00 (yacht clubs) . BAYHEAD BUBBLES OF 1933
1933. An entertainment arranged and staged by Carl Hemmer for the Bay Head Yacht Club, August 1933, at the West Point Pleasant High School. 8vo., about 45pp., wraps. Many advertisements, 6 page Social Directory listing about one hundred members of New Jersey and New York high society and their addresses. Good plus, light cover soiling. (a53535)
$39.00 (yachts) . CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE LARCHMONT YACHT CLUB
Larchmont 1981. 12mo., 30pp., wraps. VG. (a53709)
$25.00 (yachting) . THE CRUISER - A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF CRUISING TALES AND ADVENTURES - VOLUME II (only)
New York 1907 Rudder Publishing. first edition. Hardcover. octavo. Dark brown cloth. Includes: A Cruise on the West Coast by Arthur F. Evans; A Summer Cruise in Florida by J. Foster Searles; Log of the Sloop Yacht Isolt by Capt. W. E. Meyer; Little Cruises of Onkahye by Winfield M. Thompson; Cruise of the Galatea by Norman Howard and several others. 400pp., photo illustrations. Good, inner hinges cracked; no ownership marks; text clean. no dj. Scarce. Volume 2 only. (a53834)
$49.00 Stephens, W. P. . SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB ORIGINS AND EARLY HISTORY 1871-1896.
New York 1963. Club of the Roosevelts, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. History of this Yacht club is continued in the book by John Parkinson, Jr. Sm.4to., 286pp., photo illustrations, index, white cloth hardcover with blue lettering. Near Fine, two light spots on spine, in VG Box. (a65546)
$100.00 Green, Captain Alfred J. . JOTTINGS FROM A CRUISE
Seattle 1947 Second Printing. Large octavo, 451pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Promotional brochure laid in. VG in Good DJ, some chips and wear. (a65843)
$22.00 Croffut, W. A. Ph.D. . FOLKS NEXT DOOR THE LOG BOOK OF A RAMBLER
Washington c. 1905 3rd Eastside Publishing Co. Yachting adventures in the Northeast and in Maine; Fishing in Cape Cod, Quoddy Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, Panama Canal, Mexico. Small octavo, 371pp., illustrations, original red cloth hardcover. VG, light cover wear, one leaf has light wear in the margin. Scarce. (a65990)
$120.00 Rigg, J. Linton . BAHAMA ISLANDS
Princeton 1959 Van Nostrand. 4to., 197pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a67746)
$25.00Foster, Charles H. W.. THE EASTERN YACHT CLUB DITTY BOX 1870 - 1900
Norwood 1932 1st Privately Printed by Plimpton Press. 4to., 317pp., photo illustrations of yachts, original hardcover. Near Fine,just faint foxing on closed page ends. no DJ. (a70074)
$30.00 Doubleday, Russell . A YEAR IN A YAWL, A TRUE TALE OF THE ADVENTURES OF FOUR BOYS IN A THIRTY-FOOT YAWL
NY 1914 1st Doubleday. A 7000 mile cruise down the Mississippi and up the Atlantic.Hardcover. Octavo, 365pp., photo illustrations, original illustrated grey cloth. Good plus, very light staining on initial blank and on half title, light wear. (a70990)
$44.00 Stokes, Anson Phelps . CRUISING IN THE WEST INDIES, &
NY 1902 1st Dodd Mead. Yachting in the West Indies. Hardcover. Small octavo, 126pp., large foldout map, white cloth. Bookplate of William John Matheson. VG, light wear, cover foxed. (a71817)
$30.00 Morss, Wells . ON THE PROBLEM OF HANDICAPPING DIFFERENT SAILBOATS
Feb 1966. Saiboat racing. Includes analysis of Bermuda races. 4to, 52 leaves (rectos only), blue cover with black spine. VG. Scarce. (a72857)
$220.00 Bloomster, Edgar L. . SAILING AND SMALL CRAFT DOWN THE AGES
Annapolis 1940 U.S. Naval Institute. 4to., 280pp., illustrations, hardcover. Owner bookplate. Near Fine. (a7404)
$35.00 Chapelle, Howard . HISTORY OF AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS
NY 1935 3rd Norton. Sm.4to., 400pp., illustrations, index, hardcover, Owner bookplate. Good, some spotting on fore-edges, tape marks on blank end pages, no DJ. (a7442)
$22.00 Clark, William Bell . THE SEA CAPTAINS CLUB
1957. Benevolent and philanthropic club for commanders and excommanders of ships from about 1765-1850, Philadelphia's most selective organization. Article at pp.39-68 in single issue of The Pennsylvania Magazine. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. Good, cover somewhat soiled. (a78091b)
$30.00 Plummer, Henry M. . THE BOY, ME AND THE CAT CRUISE OF THE MASCOT 1912-1913
Ryee 1980 3rd Cyrus Chandler Company. Yacht cruise down Atlantic coast. Hardcover, Octavo, 142pp., map, photo illustrations, text drawgins, blue cloth. Fine. like new. No jacket. (a79926)
$38.00Forstmann, Julius George. WORLD CRUISE OF THE MOTOR YACHT ORION NOVEMBER 5TH 1929 - JUNE 11TH 1930
NY 1930 first edition William Edwin Rudge. Hardcover. Octavo., 244pp., photo illustrations, color end paper maps. Top edge gilt. Good plus, light cover soiling, spine lettering beginning to fade and spine rubbed. In original VG box. (a84231)
$340.00 Vanderbilt, Cornelius . CRUISE OF THE 'NORTH STAR' APRIL AND MAY 1903
1903. Log of Yacht cruise from England to Tangier, Gibralter, Nice, Venice, Sicily, Malta, etc. On boards were Mr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt (Cornelius being the great grandson of the famous financier Cornelius Vanderbilt), Miss Blight, Marquis de la Garara and Mr R. T. Crane Jr. plus crew. Hardcover. Typescript bound in 3/4 blue leather. 4to., 72p., fine color map showing route of cruise, finely bound with raised spine bands, fancy gilt and color end papersInternally Near Fine; cover is VG with slight cover wear.. Rare, likely Unique copy of this yacht trip. (a87351)
$1800.00Herzog, Larry K.. A LANDLUBBER WRITES THE LOG - BEING A TALE OF THE HAPPENINGS ABOARD THE VIRRUTH ON HER ROUND TRIP JOURNEY FROM CITY ISLAND, NEW YORK TO WOODS HOLE, MASSACHUSETTS, SEPTEMBER...1930 (signed)
1930. Cruise was taken on a sail boat yawl with an auxiliary motor from Septeber 12 to 17, 1930 and was the author's first sea journey. Copy No. 3 of only four privately printed. **Signed by L. K. Herzog. Hardcover. 4to., 94 leaves (printed on rectos only), with 45 original small photographs mounted in the text plus 4 full page printed sailing maps, limp leather.. Some exciting hours at sea - good reading. (On 15 September, for example, they were caught in a fierce storm and were relying on a lighthouse light to avoid disaster when the lighthouse light went dark for some reason and they had to rely on their wits and a gong buoy to survive.) Cover very worn, blank end papers present but detached. However text binding is quite secure and text VG plus. (a87352)
$600.00Green, Captain Alfred J.. JOTTINGS FROM A CRUISE
Seattle 1947 Second Printing. Hardcover. Large octavo, 451pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Lengthy inscription by Alan A Green to Mr. Carl Embury of Connecticut dated 1953 and signed by Alan Green. VG, light toning on end papers., no DJ. Binding secure. (a88081)
$27.00Brown, Joseph (editor). THE SAILOR'S MAGAZINE AND NAVAL JOURNAL - SEPTEMBER 1832- AUGUST 1834 (bound in one hardcover volume)
New york . 1832-1834 first edition. Society's Office. Octavo. Hardcover. 3/4 dark brown leather with purple and green marbled boards. paginated iv, 375-388 (index), 1-383, viii, 1-380. Many fascinating articles , eg, "Malignant Cholera", Ordination of Rev. John Diell, "Captain Morrell's Voyages; Whale Fishery; Cabin Boy's Locker; Seaman' s Friend Society, etc. Fairly Good, inner hinges not cracked; just occasional light foxing in text; rear outer hinge cracking. Text VG clean but lightly wrinkled throughout. Cover worn with worming lines on rear board panel. Binding secure. Scarce. (a91564)
$90.00 (New York City) . THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY FOR SEAMAN IN THE CITY AND PORT OF NEW YORK
New York 1878 first edition. Nesbitt. Original printed ink wraps. 12mo. 35p. two page list ofmembers of the society and of subscribers at end. Includes reports from Missionaries as Henry Floy Roberts and Isaac Maguire and Society Treasurer's reports. Good, cover fraying at edges. Binding secure. (a91902)
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