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Steward, Sue: Top Yacht Races of the World
Book Number: 49004
New Holland Publishers Ltd November 1, 2000 4to hardcover 160pp near fine. Divided into sections on Offshore, Ocean, Round-the-World and Inshore Races, this superbly illustrated book captures the drama and appeal of the world's top yacht races, including such classics as the Sydney to Hobart Fastnet, and the Cape to Rio. Includes maps showing the routes and details of the winners.
Keywords: Top Yacht Races of the World Steward Sue
Price: $22.00 |
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Gresham, John and Ian Westwell: Seapower
Book Number: 49232
Chartwell Books, Inc. October 9, 2009 Oblong 8vo hardcover in d/w 256pp near fine. A spectacular arrangement of photographs highlights the 26 classes plus 8 other types of vessels represented here, with complete specifications and histories. Seapower" is a tribute to the ships, aircraft, men and women of the U.S. Navy as seen through the lenses of the people who know them best, the navy's own photographers. The huge page size allows for a design that maximizes the impact of the photographs and shoes off the massive vessels in brilliant detail.
Keywords: Seapower Gresham John
Price: $22.00 |
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Biel, Steven: Down With the Old Canoe: A Cultural History of the Titanic Disaster
Book Number: 50316
W W Norton & Co Inc September 1996 8vo hardcover in d/w. 300pp very good, fine d/w. Index. Illustrated in b&w. Historian Biel deconstructs the Titanic cult decade by decade. Contentious capitalists, socialists, preachers, and suffragettes found arguments for their cause in the sudden sinking of the floating palace.
Keywords: politics 20th century class commerce cultural history disasters gender great britain history nautical history Down With the Old Canoe A Cultural History of the Titanic Disaster Biel Steven
Price: $12.00 |
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Sea Ray: Sea Ray Sports Yachts and Yachts
Book Number: 51386
Sea Ray Catalogue oblong 4to. brown leatherette. 145pp. Catalogue of Sea Ray Sports Yachts and Yachts. Contents includes Sports Yachts 36 Sedan Bridge, 38 Sundancer, 40 Motor Yacht, 44 sundancer, 44 Sedan Bridge, 48 Sundancer, Features and Options, Farbic Options, Canvas Options, Engines Specifications, Specifications. 52 Sundancer, 52 Sedan Bridge, 58 Sedan Bridge, 60 Sundancer, Features and Options, Fabric Options, Engines Specifications.
Keywords: 52 Sundancer, 52 Sedan Bridge, 58 Sedan Bridge, 60 Sundancer, Features and Options, Fabric Options, Engines Specifications.
Price: $25.00 |
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Sleight, Steve: KISS Guide to Sailing
Book Number: 51565
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd September 6, 2001 8vo softcover 352pp very good. Taking the reader from the basics, through to more advanced sailign skills, this guide presents information on charting and navigation, and includes details and addresses of key and informative Web sites. Steve Sleight taught himself to sail at the age of 10 and was teaching others by the time he was 14 years old. Formerly a Royal Yachting Association Coach and instructor at the UK's National Sailing Centre, he has taught dinghy sailing, cruising, and competitive and has been a successful racing yachtsman and British National Champion.
Keywords: sailing guides KISS Guide to Sailing Sleight Steve
Price: $14.00 |
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Budd, Rhonda: Sailing boats of the world: A guide to classes
Book Number: 51569
Bayard Books 1974 8vo hardcover in d/w. 1237pp very good. Sailing Boats of the World is the only guide to cover all types of sail-boats. Over 1800 classes of offshore racers, cruisers, weekenders, daysailers, general purpose and racing dinghies and even skimmers and sailing surboards are listed with all the necessary information.
Keywords: Sailing boats of the world A guide to classes Budd Rhonda
Price: $18.00 |
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O'Brian, Patrick: Desolation Island (Vol. Book 5) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
Book Number: 51917
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd May 6, 1997 8vo softcover 348pp very good. Commissioned to rescue Governor Bligh of Bounty fame, Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend and surgeon Stephen Maturin sail the Leopard to Australia with a hold full of convicts. Among them is a beautiful and dangerous spy—and a treacherous disease that decimates the crew. With a Dutch man-of-war to windward, the undermanned, outgunned Leopard sails for her life into the freezing waters of the Antarctic, where, in mountain seas, the Dutchman closes...
Keywords: Desolation Island O'Brian Patrick
Price: $12.00 |
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O'Brian, Patrick: The Letter of Marque (Vol. Book 12) (Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
Book Number: 51924
W. W. Norton & Company August 17, 1992 8vo softcover 336pp very good. Captain Jack Aubrey, a brilliant and experienced officer, has been struck off the list of post captains for a crime he did not commit. Old friend Stephen Maturin, of British intelligence, gets Aubrey to help him in a desperate mission against the French which, if successful, may redeem Aubrey from the private hell of his disgrace.
Keywords: historical fiction patrick obrian 1800s naval fiction age of sail sea adventures aubrey maturin napoleonic warfare historical jack aubrey sailing The Letter of Marque O'Brian Patrick
Price: $12.00 |
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Childers, Erskine - Illustrated by John O'Connor: The Riddle of the Sands - A Record of Secret Service recently Archived
Book Number: 52031
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd April 13, 1978 8vo hardcover 288pp very good / very good d/w. with two maps and two charts. Illustrated with b&w line drawings and woodblock prints. A thriller first published in 1903, from the author of THE SHADOW IN THE SANDS. Bored with work at the Foreign Office, a young man accepts his friend's invitation to go on a sailing holiday in the Baltic. However, he quickly discovers that the real purpose of the trip is espionage, as they both struggle to prevent a German invasion. This new edition has been reproduced from an earlier illustrated limited edition, which is now almost impossible to find - from front flap.
Keywords: The Riddle of the Sands Childers Erskine
Price: $18.00 |
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Andrews, Graeme: South Coast Steamers
Book Number: 52050
Self Published 8vo. Softcover. 32pp. Marine History Publications for Graeme K.Andrews Productions, Epping N.S.W. Contents includes Development of a way of life, Extension - Contraction, Life aboard the small steamers, River and small craft, The Pig and Whistle Fleet. Appendix - Data of major steamers of the NSW South Coast
Keywords: NSW South Coast Steam Boats.
Price: $25.00 |
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