43 pages. 9-1/4 by 8 inches (oblong). An edition of 200 copies. Colección Barquitos. Ocean-inspired stories for children. Text photocopied onto white paper, with handcolored and collaged illustrations by Marialva Ríos. The cover is also decorated with bits of shell, seaweed, and sand collected on the beaches of Matanzas. Issued with.....
Price: $200
349 pages, folding plates. A facsimile of the 1594 treatise on navigation. Rear hinge cracked but repaired; thus only a good hardcover; no dust jacket.
Price: $30
![Bendixen's Ship-yard, Eureka, Humboldt Co., California [Launch of the Defender]. A. W. Ericson](/pictures/thumb/2149.jpg?v=1597107647)
Image of three ships, the Defender (launched late August 1896; see Wallace Martin, Sail and Steam, page 264) completed or nearly so, with two other ships under construction. 9.5 by 7.5 inches on a 14 by 11 inch mount. Ornate printed title using left-leaning script font. Plain back. Image faded.....
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First Edition. xvi, 92, [2], 46, [2],54, x, 62, 90, [6 blank] pages, with a second illustrated title page. A textbook on sailing by two American midshipmen. The topics covered by Murphy (with separate pagination) are spars and rigging, nautical manoeuvers (called "evolutions"), and stowage. There is a separate title.....
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![The Far Side of the World [First State]. Patrick O'Brian](/pictures/thumb/307585.jpg?v=1614308611)
First Edition. The tenth Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novel, set during the War of 1812. O'Brian's series of meticulously detailed nautical novels set during the early 19th century set a high bar for historical fiction. This novel provides the plot to the film Master and Commander, starring Russell Crowe. The.....
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First Edition. The third Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novel, set in the Asian seas. O'Brian's series of meticulously detailed nautical novels set during the early 19th century set a high bar for historical fiction. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a dust jacket with a bit.....
Price: $300
First Edition. The eighth Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novel, set in treacherous waters off the Greek Isles. O'Brian's series of meticulously detailed nautical novels set during the early 19th century set a high bar for historical fiction. The middle novels of the 20-book series are some of the scarcest.....
Price: $400
First Edition. The fourth Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novel, set in the seas around Madagascar. O'Brian's series of meticulously detailed nautical novels set during the early 19th century set a high bar for historical fiction. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a dust jacket somewhat sunstruck.....
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First Edition. The second Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novel, set in part on land. Aubrey loses his fortune and the two friends hide out in France, only to find themselves behind enemy line swhen war breaks out. O'Brian's series of meticulously detailed nautical novels set during the early 19th.....
Price: $400
First Edition. The seventh Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novel, featuring a dramatic chase through the foggy Grand Banks. O'Brian's series of meticulously detailed nautical novels set during the early 19th century set a high bar for historical fiction. The middle novels of the 20-book series are some of the.....
Price: $350
First Edition. A scarce navigation textbook written by a Seattle ship captain. Smith pursued a variety of business ventures in the early 20th century, including running a navigation school for which he wrote this book. It went through several editions with slightly different content. The first two editions are not.....
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Second edition. 88 pages plus nine plates on six sheets. Revised and slightly expanded from the first edition of 1843. This edition includes lauditory remarks from various eminences, including M. F. Maury, who had just been appointed Superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory and head of the Depot of.....
Price: $200
