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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)
$50.00 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 (machine tools) . MACHINE TOOL REPLACEMENT MANUAL FOR MACHINE TOOLS (SCC 3411-3419) WOOWORKING MACHINERY (SCC 3562-3569) SECONDARY METAL FORMING EQUIPMENT (SCC 3441-3449)
Washington 1957 Bureau of Ships. Navships 250-790-6. 4to., 49pp. (mimeo), stiff wraps, metal clasp binding. VG. (a44316)
$50.00 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 Noordraven, T.J. and J.F. Gugelot . PRACTISCHE SCHEEPSBOUW LEERBOEK VOOR STUURLIEDEN EN MACHINESTEN
Amsterdam 1940. Derde Herziene Druk. In Dutch. Hardcover. Octavo, 330pp. , illustrations, several foldout plates of ship diagrams at rear, printed cloth. Owner signed on front free blank. VG, no DJ. (a44896)
$40.00 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)
$39.00(radio). U.S. ARMY MARINE RADIO-OPERATORS SCHOOL LESSONS A THROUGH M
n,p. n.d. (c.1940). 4to., wraps. about 60 leaves (rectos only), in metal clip paper folder. Good plus, light wear . (a49075)
$30.00(maritime). REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR 1863
Washington 1864 first edition. Hardcover octavo. Dark Green cloth. 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. 118p., several foldout charts and a map, original green cloth. VG. no owner marks. (a52413)
$75.00 (naval) . DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS VOLUME II. C-F, CARRIERS CONFEDERATE FORCES
Washington 1963. 4to. (10-1/2 x 8 inches , maroon cloth), 791pp., illustrations, printed boards. VG, no DJ. (a53284)
$40.00 (naval) . DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS VOLUME I. A-B
Washington 1959. 4to. (10-1/2 x 8 inches, maroon cloth), 349pp., illustrations, printed boards. VG, no DJ. (a53287)
$35.00Hurd, 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)
$49.00Wilkins, A.. GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO ALL MASTERS OF AMERICAN SHIPS TRADING TO CRONSTADT
1859 first edition. In English. Includes: instructions on how to enter the Cronstadt harbor, goods allowed for sale to captains and seamen, signal flags, charters endorsed to be particularly observed, marks and numbers, pilferage, bills of lading, remarks about fires and lights, men taken ill, funerals, regulations regarding rubbish, etc. small octavo., 39pp., original green wraps. Good, light wear, page tips curled. Rare. (a57277)
$225.00Webber, Owen. POSTWAR PASSENGER SHIP DESIGN 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 plus. (a61462)
$55.00(New york - maritime). SHIPS AND SHIPPING OF OLD NEW YORK - A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE INTERESTING PHASES OF THE COMMERCE OF NEW YORK FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE CITY TO THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR
NYC 1915 Bank of the Manhattan Co. Octavo, 61pp., illustrations, original decorated wraps. Good, wraps chipped. (a61955)
$27.00 (marine equipment) . WESTINGHOUSE CATALOGUE OF MARINE EQUIPMENT, USEFUL NOTESON NAVIGATION AND SEAMANSHIP, TRADE INFORMATION AND ENGINEERING
East Pittsburgh 1925 Westinghouse. 4to., 528pp., photo illustrations, black cloth hardcover with orange lettering on front board. VG. (a63571)
$44.00 Robinson, John . THE SAILING SHIPS OF NEW ENGLAND SERIES TWO
Salem 1924 1st Marine Research Society. 4to., 51pp. of text plus 245 full page illustrations of ships, original blue buckram hardcover. VG, light wear, no DJ. (a65542)
$64.00 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 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 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 Frer-Cook, Gervis (editor) . THE DECORATIVE ARTS OF THE MARINER
London 1966 1st Cassell. Attractive book with articles by "17 authors, each a world authority on his own subject" on art of all kinds based on ships and sailing throughout man's history.Hardcover. 4to., 206pp.,color photo illustrations, cloth. VG, small stain on lower edge of rear cover and on blank end paper, in Fine DJ. (a7403)
$69.00 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 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 Walker, George K. . THE TANKER WAR, 1980-88: LAW AND POLICY
Newport 2000 1st Naval War College. ISBN 1-884733-14-X. International Law Studies Volume 74. Hardcover. Octavo, 607pp., gilt printed blue cloth. Near Fine, small faint tiny smudge on fore-edge. (a75706)
$125.00 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 Roux, Antoine (illustrator) . SHIPS AND SHIPPING A COLLECTION OF PICTURES INCLUDING MANY AMERICAN VESSELS PAINTED BY ANTOINE ROUX AND HIS SONS
Salems 1925 1st Marine Research Society. With introductory text by Louis Bres and reminiscences by Edouard Gaubert. Translated and annotated by Alfred Johnson. Hardcoverr. Octavo, 270pp., gilt printed red cloth. VG plus, light foxing on fore-edge and initial and final pages, no DJ. (a77611)
$85.00 Nelson, J. G. . THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE BALSA
1961. The Balsa is perhaps the most mysterious and controversial of primitive watercraft. Article at pp. 157-195, photo illustrations, drawings, in a single issue of The American Neptune. Several additional articles on other topics in same issue. Large octavo, original printed wraps.VG. (a77648)
$45.00 Musham, H. A. . EARLY GREAT LAKES STEAMBOATS, THE CHICAGO LINE 1838-1839
1958. Article at pp. 273-300, illustration in single issue of The American Neptune, Other articles on other topics in same issue as well. Sm.4to., original illustrated wraps. VG. (a77667a)
$24.00 MacShane, Frank . THE LOG OF JAMES SUTHERLAND
1958. Article at pp. 306-324, illustration in single issue of The American Neptune, Other articles on other topics in same issue as well. Sm.4to., original illustrated wraps. VG. (a77667b)
$24.00Musham, H. A.. EARLY GREAT LAKES STEAMBOATS, THE FIRST PROPELLERS 1841-1845
1958. Article at pp. 89-104, illustrations in single issue of The American Neptune. Other articles on other topics in same issue as well. Sm.4to., original illustrated wraps. VG. (a77668)
$27.00 Lapham, Samuel . MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME MICROCOSM
1959. Article at pp. 7-43, illustrations, in single issue of The American Neptune. Other articles on other topics in same issue as well. Sm.4to., original illustrated wraps. VG. (a77669)
$24.00 Bowen, Richardr Le Baron Jr. . ORIGIN AND DIFFUSION OF OCULI
1957. Article at pp. 262-291, illustrations in single issue of The American Neptune. Other articles on other topics in same issue as well. Sm.4to., original illustrated wraps. VG (a77673)
$24.00 Jones, S. J. and J. K. W. MacVicar . THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIR CONDITIONING IN SHIPS
1959. Article at pp. 101-124, diagrams, photo illustrations, in single complete issue of Institute of Marine Engineers Transactions. Other articles in same issues. 4to., original wraps. VG. (a80779)
$32.00Dana, R. W.. TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LV PART II 1913
London 1913 first edition Henry Sotheran. Hardcover. Lg.4to.,175p. of text plus twenty plates, foldout charts, some photo illustrations, diagrams, cloth. Good, light foxing on fore-edges sometimes onto left blank page margins but not into text, some light cover wear on spine ends and corners. (a86087)
$49.00Dana, R. W.. TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LVII 1915
London 1915 first edition Henry Sotheran. Hardcover. Lg.4to., frontis portrait of Nathaniel Barnaby, 22 foldout plates, a few photo illustrations, diagrams, cloth. Good, light foxing on fore-edges sometimes onto left blank page margins but not into text, some light cover wear on spine ends and corneers. (a86091)
$49.00Dana, R. W.. TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LV PART II 1913
London 1913 first edition Henry Sotheran. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 258p. of text plus twenty-eight plates, foldout charts, some photo illustrations, diagrams, cloth. Good, light foxing on fore-edges sometimes onto left blank page margins but not into text, some light cover wear on spine ends and corners and board edges. Volume LV Part I only. (a86130)
$49.00Dana, R. W.. TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LIV PART II 1912
London 1912 first edition Henry Sotheran. Hardcover. Lg.4to. 254p. of text plus 30 plates, foldout charts, some photo illustrations, diagrams, cloth. Good, small tear on spine (repaired). No ownership marks. Volume LIV Part II only. (a86131)
$49.00Dana, R. W.. TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LV PART I 1913
London 1913 first edition Henry Sotheran. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 258p. of text plus twenty-eight plates, foldout charts, some photo illustrations, diagrams, cloth. Good, cover worn, some tearing of cloth on outer hinges. Inner hinges secure and unbroken; text clean, binding secure. (a86414)
$49.00Dana, R. W.. TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS VOLUME LX 1918
London 1918 first edition Henry Sotheran. Hardcover. Lg.4to., 235p. of text plus 30 plates, cloth. VG. (a86418)
$49.00 Henderson, Andrew . ON THE SPEED OF OCEAN STEAMERS AND MEASUREMENT OF SHIPS FOR TONNAGE
Extracted from Minutes of Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers, 1853 first edition. London. 63p. with 1 large foldout plate of of Midship Sections of Steamers and Clipper ships and discussion of paper. In later plain wraps. octavo. VG . no ownership marks. (a88806)
$39.00 Robb, Andrew McCance . THEORY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
London 1952 first edition. Griffin & Co. Thick large hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth. 760p. 8 plates and 637 diagrams. Good, exlibrary with spine label removed. Binding secure and text clean, light bumping to lower board corners. no dj. (a88912)
$54.00 (photograph) . EIGHT PHOTOGRAPHS OF SHIPS IN NEW YORK HARBOR.
Each original 6 x 8 inch photograph is mounted on a gilt-edged piece of heavy cardboard with nice border. Ships were part of the 1889 New York Centennial Celebration. Gilt trim on edges of boards. VG quality images. No ships identified. Most of the ships appear as about 3 inches long in the pictures, only one is a close-up with the ship appearing about 7 inches long. Only one view has background showing Stature of LIberty--none show NYC skyline. VG. (ny308)
$65.00