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Adkins, Roy; Adkins, Lesley The War For All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo
New York, New York, U.S.A. Viking Press 2007 0670038644 / 9780670038640 First American Edition Hard Cover Near-Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine condition. Stated First American Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $30.00. Nicely Illustrated. NO tears inside book. 534 pages. 8 pages in book front have underlining. Does NOT interfere with reading. IF not for this, I would have rated this book as Fine. Dustcover is clean and bright (NO tears). Synopsis The bestselling authors of "Nelsons Trafalgar" return to the Napoleonic War in this epic narrative of the naval struggle that lasted from 1798 to 1815, a period marked at the beginning by Napoleons seizing power and at the end by the War of 1812. Booklist In the nineteenth century, the British created the greatest maritime-based empire in world history. That empire was made possible by the domination of the Royal Navy, which was forged in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries in the fires of the Napoleonic Wars. The Adkins, who are both historians and archaeologists, have written a narrative history of British naval conflicts from 1798 to 1815. In that span, the Royal Navy engaged almost every major naval power, including France, Spain, Holland, and even the U.S. Naturally, the Adkins describe the exploits of naval icons, including Nelson and Hood, but their account is most engrossing when they utilize eyewitness accounts of ordinary seamen to capture the intensity of battle as well as the grind of day-to-day life aboard a warship. The Adkins display such superb technological knowledge of their subject that they can be excused for their occasional delving into "Britannica Rules the Waves" enthusiasm. A superior work of maritime history that both scholars and general readers should enjoy. Biography Roy Adkins and Lesley Adkins are both historians and archaeologists and fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London. They are the authors of several works of history.
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Allcard, Clare A Gypsy Life: The Adventures of Clare and Edward Allcard Aboard Their Yacht Johanne
W W Norton & Co Inc 1992 0393030725 / 9780393030723 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Fine Condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears. Tight spine, clean pages. 237 pages. Synopsis Clare Allcard and her husband, Edward, have dared to live a life that armchair adventurers can only dream about. Here Clare tells the story of their adventures aboard the Regina Johanne, a rotting, worm-riddled, 69-foot Baltic Trader they discovered beached in Antigua. Clare and Edward (a naval architect), their daughter Katy, and an ever-shifting crew spent twelve years on the Regina Johanne, working to replace rotten timbers, exterminating the worms that were devouring her hull, constructing a peculiar one-and-a-half poster bed in preparation for a cruise with Clare's parents, and patching the frayed sails by hand. While repairing the boat, they sailed from Antigua to Nevis, England, France, Denmark, and other exotic ports. Clare's insightful writing both addresses her family's personal experiences on the Regina Johanne and includes useful information about the ports they visited, critical advice on the predominant sailing conditions in each area, and characteristics of the various foreign cultures they encountered. Sailors and nonsailors alike will be inspired by Clare's fascinating discussion of the family's nomadic lifestyle aboard the Regina Johanne.
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Anderson, Edwin P.; Uskali, George (Revised By) Outboard Motors And Boating
Indianapolis Theodore Audel & Co. 1971 Hard Cover Very Good + No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Stated Second Edition. Very-good+, clean copy of this 1971 hardback. NO remainder marks or clippings. Green and black boards show light wear. Nicely illustrated throughout. Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show slight tanning. NO writing or tears inside book. 357 pages plus ads in back of book.
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Auden, W.H. The Enchafed Flood: Or The Romantic Iconography of the Sea
Vintage Books 1950 0394703987 / 9780394703985 Mass Market Paperback Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Very-nice, clean copy of this 1950 paperback. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears). Number V-398 on book front. 152 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. Pages show tanning.
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Bode, Richard First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life & Living
Warner Books 1995 0446670030 / 9780446670036 Trade Paperback Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 205 pages. Synopsis: First You Have to Row a Little Boat touched the hearts of tens of thousands. It is an inspirational book, in the tradition of Robert Fulghum and M. Scott Peck, that shows what sailing teaches us about the lessons of life. Annotation: Using sailing as a metaphor for life, "this brilliantly written elegy gently teaches the fundamental principles of life and how to navigate its shoals" (M. Scott Peck, M.D., author of The Road Less Traveled. Publishers Weekly: Bode ( Blue Sloop at Dawn ) uses his great love of sailing as a metaphor for the tides of life. Describing his own introduction to sailing at age 12, he stresses the importance of mastering the simple, small things before attempting more complicated actions. Later the author purchases a blue sloop, matures and, as a grown man with children, decides to sell the sloop and sail into new, uncharted waters, assuming he will never forget the many important lessons the boat taught him. Other themes include complacency (``Going with the Wind''), confusion (``Fogbound''), forgiveness (``A Forgiving Boat''), and violence (``A Lazy Sailor at Heart''). Determinedly inspirational, this book will appeal to admirers of Robert Fulghum et al.
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Braynard, Frank O. S.S. Savannah: The Elegant Steam Ship
Mineola, New York, U.S.A. Dover Pubns 1988 0486257509 / 9780486257501 Trade Paperback Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Very-good+, clean copy. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears). Tight spine, bright pages. 249 pages. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Review "A rousing tale of the sea and a fully documented analysis of these important historical questions."--Journal of Southern History Product Description This is the story of a ship and her pioneer master, Moses Rogers, who had the idea of making the first transatlantic voyage in a steam-propelled vessel. His "laudable and meritorious experiment" marked one of the world's maritime epochs. The conception and building of the S. S. Savannah was guided by the engineering genius of Captain Rogers who, with Robert Fulton, was a leading exponent of steam in his day. The momentous voyage began in Savannah, Georgia, in 1819, and took the courageous crew to England, Sweden, and Russia. These were the elegant steam ship's times of triumph. Yet she also had moments of pathos, from the first doubts and fears of a public that dubbed her a "steam coffin" to that sad day when a Washington newspaper said her engine could be removed for only $200, leaving her "just as good" as any other ship. The previously untold story of the first steam-powered vessel to cross the Atlantic is written in a scholarly, well-documented fashion, yet with the color, imagination, and humor of the men who lived it.
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Buckley, William F. Racing Through Paradise: A Pacific Passage
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Little Brown & Co 1987 0316114480 / 9780316114486 Trade Paperback Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Little, Christopher (Photographs)
A photo of this book is available. Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Very-nicely illustrated throughout with photos by Christopher Little. Covers are clean (NO tears). 344 pages. Synopsis The third of Bill Buckley's brilliant sailing books, chronicling his 4,000-mile voyage across the Pacific with four close friends, including his son and a photographer. 150 black-and-white and 35 color photographs. Publishers Weekly Buckley and his companions sail the Pacific, from Honolulu to Kavieng, New Ireland, on a 30-day cruise, for which the world's consummate sybarite packed 25 cases of vintage wine and untold quantities of peanut butter. ``Buckley fans will have as good a time as he did,'' Biography: Known for his brilliant mind, rapier wit, and formidable vocabulary, William F. Buckley, Jr. was one of the 20th century's most articulate conservative thinkers and writers.
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Burg, B.R. Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean
New York, New York, U.S.A. New York Univ Pr 1984 0814710735 / 9780814710739 Trade Paperback Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Very-good+, clean condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing or tears inside book. Covers are clean (NO tears). 215 pages. Product Description Pirates are among the most heavily romanticized and fabled characters in history. From Bluebeard to Captain Hook, they have been the subject of countless movies, books, children's tales, even a world-famous amusement park ride. In Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition, historian B. R. Burg investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers, a tightly bound brotherhood of men engaged in almost constant warfare. What, he asks, did these men, often on the high seas for years at a time, do for sexual fulfillment? Buccaneer sexuality differed widely from that of other all- male institutions such as prisons, for it existed not within a regimented structure of rule, regulations, and oppressive supervision, but instead operated in a society in which widespread toleration of homosexuality was the norm and conditions encouraged its practice. In his new introduction, Burg discusses the initial response to the book when it was published in 1983 and how our perspectives on all-male societies have since changed. Table of Contents Preface Introduction to the New Edition Introduction 1 Sodomy and Public Perception Seventeenth-Century England 1 2 To Train Up a Buccaneer 43 3 The Caribbee Isles 69 4 Buccaneer Sexuality 107 5 The Buccaneer Community 139 Notes 175 Bibliographical Essay 193 Index 211
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Burnett, John S. Dangerous Waters: Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas
New York, New York, U.S.A. E P Dutton 2002 0525946799 / 9780525946793 Hard Cover Near-Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine copy. Small remainder mark on bottom. NO price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 333 pages. Synopsis While sailing alone one night in the shipping lanes across one of the busiest waterways in the world, John Burnett was attacked by pirates. Through sheer ingenuity and a little bit of luck, he survived, and his shocking firsthand experience became the inspiration for Dangerous Waters. Today's breed of pirates are not the colorful cutthroats painted by the history books. Unlike the romantic images from yesteryear of Captain Hook, Long John Silver, and Blackbeard, modern pirates can be local seamen looking for a quick score, highly trained guerrillas, rogue military units, or former seafarers recruited by sophisticated crime organizations.
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Burnett, John S. Dangerous Waters: Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas
New York, New York, U.S.A. E P Dutton 2002 0525946799 / 9780525946793 Hard Cover Near-Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine copy. Small remainder mark on bottom (outside page edges). NO price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 333 pages. Synopsis While sailing alone one night in the shipping lanes across one of the busiest waterways in the world, John Burnett was attacked by pirates. Through sheer ingenuity and a little bit of luck, he survived, and his shocking firsthand experience became the inspiration for Dangerous Waters. Today's breed of pirates are not the colorful cutthroats painted by the history books. Unlike the romantic images from yesteryear of Captain Hook, Long John Silver, and Blackbeard, modern pirates can be local seamen looking for a quick score, highly trained guerrillas, rogue military units, or former seafarers recruited by sophisticated crime organizations.
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Chace, Arthur F. Precision Cruising
W W Norton & Co Inc 1987 0393033023 / 9780393033021 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Dellenbaugh, Brad
Near-new condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Illustrated - 260 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages.
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Cole, Guy; Hayman, Bernard Yachting World Annual 1972
London Edward Stanford 1971 0540004030 / 9780540004034 Hard Cover Near-Fine Very Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
A photo of this book is available. Very-nice, clean copy of this over-sized hardback. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. Very-nicely illustrated throughout with photos and drawings. 165 pages. NO writing or tears inside book. Sea-green boards with gilt lettering (clean and bright).
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Colgate, Stephen Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising, and Racing
W W Norton & Co Inc 1978 0393032159 / 9780393032154 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Goodman, Ellen (Diagrams)
Dustcover shows minor wear - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Stated First Edition - Price inside dustcover: $15.00 - Illustrated throughout with photos and drawings - 380 pages - NO writing, mark sor tears inside book - Tight spine - Bright pages
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Colgate, Stephen Fundamentals of Sailing, Cruising, and Racing
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. W W Norton & Co Inc 1978 0393032159 / 9780393032154 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Goodman, Ellen (Diagrams)
Very-nice, clean copy. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $15.00. Nicely illustrated throughout. Tan boards with copper lettering (clean and bright). Tight spine, clean pages. 380 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Dustcover is clean, shows light wear (NO tears). Author was President Offshore Sailing School.
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Conner, Dennis; Stannard, Bruce; Larsen, Paul C. Comeback: My Race for the America's Cup
St Martins Press 1987 0312009003 / 9780312009007 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Near-new condition - Dustcover shows very-slight wear - Book is in Fine Condition - NO price clippings or remainder marks - Stated First Edition - Price inside dustcover: $19.95 - Decorativer red and blue boards (sailboat on front cover) - with gold lettering - Illustrated with color photos - Also diagrams and charts.
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Coote, Jack H. Total Loss: A Collection Of 40 First-Hand Accounts Of Yacht Losses At Sea With A Summary Of The Lessons To Be Learned
London Adlard Coles Limited 1985 0229116841 / 9780229116843 Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
A photo of this book is available. Very-nice, clean condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Blue boards with gilt lettering (clean and bright). Tight spine, bright pages. 322 pages. Illustrated. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Synopsis Total Loss is an anthology of selected accounts by some 40 people who have survived the loss of a yacht at sea. The stories are grouped under the principle causes of loss and each is followed by an analysis of the lessons to be learned.
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Cultra, Quen Queequeg's Odyssey: A High Seas Adventure
Chicago Review Press 1977 0914090380 / 9780914090380 Hard Cover Fine Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
A photo of this book is available. Apparent First Edition. SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED by author in book front: "To Bob, Enjoy the adventure. Fair Winds - Quen Cultra. NO other writing or marks inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. Map endpapers. Illustrated. NO tears inside book. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $10.00. Black boards with silver lettering (clean and bright). 288 pages. Quen Cultra built Queequeg in a barnyard, motored down the Mississippi - and sailed around the world. His previous experience was limited to rowboats. The total cost of his boat, a trimaran, was $6,000. His expenses at sea were less than three dollars a day. The pay-off? Three years of high adventure, fascinating sights, and a communion with nature that no amount of money could buy the conventional traveler. Cultra sailed with friends and took his time, staying long enough at each port to really sample the local cultures and sights. These ranged from the Small Nambas of Malakula (naked tribesmen who had never before seen a whiteman) to the socialites at the Cape Town Yacht Club. But there was also danger. Their first storm at sea was a hurricane; they were rammed by a freighter off Madagascar; becalmed and out of fresh water in the doldrums; attacked by sharks inside the Great Barrier Reef; washed up on a deserted coast. The book is must reading for anyone considering such an adventure, or for the adventurous armchair reader.
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Culver, Henry B. The Book Of Old Ships Ans Something Of Their Evolution And Romance
Garden City Publishing 1935 Hard Cover Very Good + No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Grant, Gordon
A photo of this book is available. Very-good+, clean copy of this 1935 hardback. Over-sized and heavy. NO remainder marks or clippings. Purple boards with gilt lettering (clean - shows light wear and light sun-fading along top and bottom edges. Illustrated endpapers. NO foxing. Pages show only light tanning. NO foxing. 305 pages. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or torn pages inside book. Very-nicely illustrated throughout: "Illustrated in line and color with a variety of original designs of shipping compiled from authentic sources" (from title page).
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