85th (Eighty Fifth) Coast Artillery (AA) (Semi-Mobile) United States Army 1942
. Army Press, 1942. Hard Cover.
Binding a bit shaken but holding.
A yearbook of all the members and events of the 85th Coast Artillery during 1942.
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France and the Confederate Navy, 1862-1868: An International Episode
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Front hinge just beginning to weaken, ink bookseller stamp on front endpaper.
x, 247, 4 pp. 8vo. An account of the plot to construct several vessels for the Confederate Navy in French dockyards, for which the Confederacy made.....
Jane's Fighting Ships, 1958-59: Sixty-First Year of Issue
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., 1959. Large Hardcover.
Jacket foxed and lightly toned, bottom corner lightly bumped.
64, xxvi, 446 pp. An annual by the authoritative publisher of reference works on military vehicles, with black-and-white photographs and detailed specifications throughout.
Cold War Submarines: A Pictorial Explanation of the Evolution of United States Submarines After World War II
. Melvine Jay Douyette, 2011. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Near fine.
79 pp. 8" x 10". Authors owns a company called Cold War Submarines that builds 1/192 scale replicas. The book describes the evolution of US submarines after WWII from the start of the Cold War through today. The book.....
U.S. Small Combatants, Including PT-Boats, Subchasers, and the Brown-Water Navy: An Illustrated Design History [United States]
Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1987. Baker, A.D., III; Raven, Alan; Ross, Al. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Jacket edges lightly rubbed, top corners of jacket bumped.
529 pp. "Traces the development of fast patrol and attack craft by the U.S. Navy, examines the influence of foreign designs, and.....
The Good Little Ship (Illustrated)
Pennsylvania: Livingston Publishing Company, 1961. Second Edition. Hard Cover.
Second edition. No jacket.
64 pp. Black-and-white photographs. Two fold-out plans. "The story of the PRESTO-boat design of "Commodore" Ralph M. Munroe. A shallow-draft ketch designed for the waters of Florida, it proved to be as seaworthy as any "open sea".....
British and Empire Warships of the Second World War
London: Greenhill Books, 1998. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition.
766 pp. Black-and-white photographs, diagrams, and detailed specifications throughout. "In this comprehensive and definitive reference work H. T. Lenton has detailed all the warships of the British, Dominion and Colonial naval forces that participated in the 'Second World War. The.....
Watch Ho! Watch! On Life's Deep Sea
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1891. Large Hardcover.
Boards rubbed, binding a bit shaken.
Unpaginated. Oblong, 7 1/2 x 14 1/4. A collection of verse with a nautical theme from such authors as Owen Meredith and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, with illustrations by Elisabeth N. Little. The title is taken.....
Tugboats of New York: An Illustrated History
New York: New York University Press, 2005. 1st Printing. Large Hardcover.
First printing. Minor general wear.
v, 271 pp. Tugboats are the workhorses of the greatest harbor in the world, easing massive ocean liners and garbage scows alike cleanly into their berths. Tugboats of New York captures the history and.....
Songs and Sketches of the First Clearwater Crew
Croton-on-Hudson, New York: North River Press, 1970. Allen, Tom. Signed Copy. Trade Paperback.
Signed on title page by author and illustrator. Edges rubbed, front cover creased.
93 pp. Compiled by Don McLean, best known for his 1971 hit American Pie. Title refers to a trip McLean took with Pete Seeger.....
Songs and Sketches of the First Clearwater Crew
Croton-on-Hudson, New York: North River Press, 1970. Allen, Tom. Hard Cover.
No jacket. A fine copy.
93 pp. Compiled by Don McLean, best known for his 1971 hit American Pie. Title refers to a trip McLean took with Pete Seeger on a boat called the Clearwater, to raise awareness about.....
The Navies (The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes, Volume Six [Vol. 6 / VI])
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1995. Reissue. Full-Leather.
End of ribbon marker beginning to fray.
322 pp. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Part of a ten-volume history of the military campaigns of the Civil War, this volume.....
Packards at Speed
. Aero-Marine History Publishing Company, 1995. Large Hardcover.
Top edge of front jacket panel lightly bumped.
x, 342 pp. Illustrated with 365 black-and-white illustrations and 36 color illustrations. This book is the definitive work on performances of all Packard powered vehicles (land, sea and air) as well as on power.....
![Item #2332337 1996 Cruising Guide Draft Issue [New York State Canal System]. New York State Canal...](/pictures/thumb/2332337.jpg?v=1679430778)
1996 Cruising Guide Draft Issue [New York State Canal System]
Albany, New York: New York State Canal Corporation, 1996. Spiral-Bound Softcover.
Lightly soiled.
Unpaginated. Unlock the legend - New York State Canal System: Erie, Champlain, Oswego, Cayuga-Seneca. Oblong folio, about 60 leaves, maps of all the canals, locks and so on, original printed wraps with plastic spiral spine.
Report of the Superintendent of Public Works on the Canals of the State for the Year Ended June 30, 1919 and on the Trade and Tonnage of the Canals for the Year 1919 (State of New York Legislative Document No. 109)
Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1920. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Bottom corner of rear board bumped.
492 pp. Report of the Superintendent of Public Works on the Canals of the State for the Year Ended June 30, 1919 and on the Trade and Tonnage of the Canals for the Year 1919.....
Sea Breezes: The P.S.N.C. Magazine, February, 1934, No. 171, Starts Vol. XVIII
. S.N., 1934. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Spine faintly toned, front board slightly cocked.
320 pp. Vol. XVIII, Nos. 171-180, February - November, 1934, with index. A collection of articles on sailing.
The Great Northern Route. American Lines. The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's Hand-Book for Travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs. [Travellers' Handbook]
Buffalo: Jewett, Thomas & Co., Geo. H. Derby & Co., 1852. [Van Cleve, James]. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition (Sabin 57368, TPL 3299). Includes folding map preceding frontispiece and title page. Tiny chip from right edge of fold-out map, beginnings of splits at a few seams with minor tape.....
The Great Northern Route. American Lines. The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's Hand-Book for Travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs. [Travellers' Handbook]
Buffalo / Rochester: Jewett, Thomas & Co., D.M. Dewey, 1853. [Van Cleve, James]. Second Edition. Hard Cover.
Second enlarged edition (of Sabin 57368, TPL 3299). Spine and edges faded with a few light spots on boards, front hinge loose, rear hinge loosening, ink owner stamp on front endpaper, first two.....
From the Forecastle to the Cabin: Being the Memoirs of Capt. Samuel Samuels of the Famous Packet Ship 'Dreadnought' [Captain]
Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Co, 1924. Hard Cover.
No jacket. Bottom board corners bumped.
xxxviii, 308 pp. Navy cloth boards, top edge gilt. Captain Samuel Samuels seaman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 March, 1825. He came to Newburyport to oversee the building of his new command 'The Dreadnought' built by.....
Running the Blockade: A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War
London: John Murray, 1896. Second Edition. Hard Cover.
Second edition. Spine toned, rear free endpaper missing, general light wear.
xxii, 180 pp. Deckled edge. Includes maps and illustrations. Fold-out map included. "This is a firsthand account of blockade running by a participant in the events he describes. He also provides.....
Running the Blockade: A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes During the American Civil War
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Color fold-out map and all plates included. Minimal pencil marginalia, portrait of Colonel Lamb loosening at binding a bit.
xxii, 180 pp. Blue cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt. Includes maps and illustrations. "This is a firsthand account.....
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