Seamanship

Anderson, E. W. The Principles of Navigation. Foreword by D. H. Sadler. New York: American Elsevier Publishing Company, 1966. 1st printing. xi, 653 pages. Illustrations. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. #23769. $15
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Calahan, Harold A. Learning to Cruise. New York: Macmillan, 1945. Reprint. 286 pages. Photographs. Inscribed and Signed by the author. Buckram. Good, slightly soiled and worn. #10560. $17.50
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Calahan, H. A. (Harold Augustin). The Sky and the Sailor. A History of Celestial Navigation. How Man Learned to Find His Way at Sea. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. 1st edition. xiii, 262 pages. Frontispiece. Very good hardcover in stained, worn, and slightly chipped dust jacket. Newsprint burns on p. 68-69. #23124. $125
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Chapman, Charles F., editor. Boat Maintenance Afloat and Ashore, Volumes I, II, III. New York: Motor Boating, 1963. 4th printing. 4to (large book). 3 volumes. Ideal Series, 28-30. Decorated hardcover. Good. #10644. $22.50
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Coles, Adlard, revised and enlarged by H. G. Hasler. North Brittany Harbours and Anchorages, St. Malo to Ushant. London: Coles, 1965. 1st printing. Folio (very large book). 256 pages. Illustrations. Photographs. Very good hardcover in good dust jacket. #10756. $10
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Cornell, Jimmy. Modern Ocean Cruising: Boats, Gear and Crews Surveyed. London: Granada Publishing / Adlard Coles Limited, 1983. Small 4to (medium-large book). xi, 177 pages. Index. Photographs. Maps. 'In the course of his won recently-completed circumnavigation, the author conducted 4 extensive surveys among over 60 other ocean cruising boats, and this is the result of his research.' - Front dust jacket. Very good hardcover in good dust jacket. ISBN 0229116876. #15433. $7.50
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Cornell, Jimmy. Ocean Cruising Survey: An Appraisal of Boats, Gear and Crew. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Sheridan House, 1985. 2d edition. 209 pages. Index. Photographs. Maps. Very good hardcover in Very good dust jacket. ISBN 0911378561. #15432. $10
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Cotter, Edward F., compiler and editor. The International Book of Catamarans and Trimarans. New York: Crown Publishers, 1966. xiii, 175 pages. Photographs. Diagrams. Illustrations. Good hardcover, cloth starting to split along lower front spine, in worn, slightly torn and chipped dust jacket. #10807. $7.50
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Cruising Association, Ltd. Cruising Association Handbook. Foreword by William Hurst. London: Cruising Association, 1981. 6th edition. Small 4to (medium-large book). xvii, 509 pages. Index. Bibliography. Charts. 'Cumulative Corrections, Spring 1982' in rear pocket. Piloting guides and Harbors in Western Europe. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. Former owner's name on blank front flyleaf. ISBN 0950374210. #25089. $20
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Delmar Morgan, Edward L. Power-boat Cruising. New York: St. Martin, 1961. Large 8vo. 223 pages. Diagrams. Illustrations. Photographs. Plans. Very good hardcover in good dust jacket. #10944. $17.50
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Du Plessis, Hugo. Fibreglass Boats: Fitting Out, Maintenance, and Repair. Clinton Corners, N.Y.: De Graff, 1977. 2d edition. 4to (large book). 331 pages. Illustrations. Photographs. Very good hardcover in good dust jacket. ISBN 0828600643. #11243. $12.50
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Eddington, Walter J. Glossary of Shipbuilding and Outfitting Terms. Foreword by W. E. Spofford. New York: Cornell Maritime Press, 1943. xii, 435 pages. Illustrations. Good hardcover, covers slightly worn, barely visible ink mark on spine. #13748. $7.50
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Fontaine, Ham de. Gadgets & Gilhickies. New York: Yachting Publishing Corporation, 1945. 93 pages. Illustrations. 'A Hundred and More Practical Suggestions for Increasing Your Boat's Efficiency and Comfort.' - Front cover. Pictorial stiff wrappers. Front and rear panels are separated. Some damp-staining on upper parts of front and rear covers. Otherwise, good condition. #21609. $17.50
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Gibbs, Tony. Advanced Sailing. The Design, Rigging, Handling, Trailering, Equipping and Maintenance of Modern Sailboats. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1975. Square small 4to (medium-large book). 151 pages. Bibliography. Illustrations. Very good hardcover in slightly worn and torn dust jacket. Small name stamp inside front cover, on blank flyleaf and on title page. #20504. $7.50
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Great Britain. Hydrographer. Irish Coast Pilot. London: Hydrographer of the Navy, 1968. 11th edition. 566 pages. Supplement no. 1--1969 laid in. Cloth-covered hardcover binding. Good. #12310. $30
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Henderson, Richard. Sea Sense: Safety Afloat in Terms of Sail, Power, and Multihull Boat Design, Construction, Rig, Equipment, Coping with Emergencies, and Boat Management in Heavy Weather. Illustrated by the author. Camden, Maine: International Marine, 1973. 2d printing. Small 4to (medium-large book). xi, 307 pages. Index. Illustrations. Photographs. Diagrams. Very good hardcover in slightly frayed and worn dust jacket. ISBN 087742022X. #20446. $7.50
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Hiscock, Eric C. Cruising under Sail. London: Oxford University Press, 1960. Reprinted. xviii, 480 pages. Index. Illustrations. Folding plates. Photographs. First published in 1950. Good hardcover in slightly worn and frayed dust jacket. Former owner's name and date on blank front flyleaf. #20445. $7.50
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Hiscock, Eric C. Cruising under Sail. London: Oxford University Press, 1974. 2d edition, reprinted. xxi, 468 pages. Index. Photographs. Illustrations. Folding plates. This edition first published in 1965. Very good pictorial hardcover in slightly torn and worn jacket. Former owner's name on second blank front flyleaf. ISBN 019217522X. #16719. $7.50
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James, Rob. Multihulls Offshore. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1983. 1st edition. Small 4to (medium-large book). 279 pages. Diagrams. Illustrations. Photographs. Very good hardcover in Very good dust jacket. ISBN 0396082831. #15968. $22.50
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Kemp, P. K. Sailing. I Cruising. New York: Scribner's, 1938. 254 pages. Illustrations. Photographs. Sportsman's Library. Cloth-covered hardcover binding. Good, spine sunned. #12303. $27.50
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Mefferd, Gerry. The Cruising Manual. Introduction by William F. Crosby. New York: Whittlesey House, 1941. 1st printing. xi, 302 pages. Photographs. Illustrations. Good hardcover in worn, chipped and frayed dust jacket. Front cover is slightly mottled. #16127. $7.50
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Olson, Louis B. Olson's Small Boat Seamanship. Princeton, New Jersey: Van Nostrand, 1957. Reprinted. vii, 417 pages. Index. Illustrations. First published in 1956. Good hardcover in worn and frayed dust jacket. Very good pictorial stiff wrappers. #21280. $7.50
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Pike, Dag. Fast Boats & Rough Seas. London: Adlard Coles, 1989. 1st printing. Small 4to (medium-large book). 181 pages. Photographs. Illustrations. 'Fast Boats & Rough Seas' is a more advanced follow-up to the author's 'Practical Motor Cruising,' and is designed to explain advanced handling techniques for fast boats. - Front jacket flap. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 0229118402. #24476. $35
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Pratt, William A., compiler. The New American Coast Pilot, or Yachtsmen and Coasters' Book of Reference. Hartford, Connecticut: Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1893. Revised. 226 pages. Buckram. Good. #11111. $95
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Rains, John, and Patricia Miller. Passagemaking Handbook: A Guide for Delivery Skippers and Boat Owners. Camden, Maine: Seven Seas Press, 1989. Book of the Month Club edition. xii, 296 pages. Index. Reading list. Diagrams. Illustrations. Photographs. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 0915160994. #16983. $7.50
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Robson, Malcolm. Channel Island Pilot. Lymington, England: Nautical Publishing Company, 1979. 2d edition. Square Small 4to (medium-large book). 173 pages. Maps. Photographs. Illustrations. First published in 1976. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 024553413X. #21144. $17.50
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Schlereth, Hewitt. Celestial Navigation by Sun Lines. Drawings by Umberto Bertoli. Newport, Rhode Island: Seven Seas Press, 1983. 1st printing. Special On-Board Edition. x, 341 pages. Illustrations. The Cruising Navigator, Volume 2. A handbook on yacht navigation and nautical astronomy. Very good hardcover with internal plastic ring binder. ISBN 0915160536. #23773. $12.50
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Sloane, Eric. Eric Sloane's Weather Book. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce & Boston: Little, Brown, 1952. 1st edition. 4to(medium-large books). vi, 90 pages. Illustrations. 'A book about the weather which is authoritative yet entertaining, scientific yet non-technical, factual yet wholly human in its approach.' - Front dust jacket. Very good hardcover in slightly worn, rubbed and torn dust jacket. #23135. $85
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Spurr, Daniel. Upgrading the Cruising Sailboat. Illustrated by Bruce Bingham. Newport, Rhode Island: Seven Seas Press, 1983. 2d printing, Book Club edition. 4to (large book). xvi, 336 pages. Index. Photographs. Illustrations. First published in 1982. Very good hardcover in fair (slightly torn, worn and stained) dust jacket. ISBN 0915160579. #15426. $12.50
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Street, Donald. The Ocean Sailing Yacht. (Volumes I and II). Introduction by Carleton Mitchell. Drawings by Morgan MacDonald (volume 1). Illustrated by Bruce Bingham (volume 2). New York: Norton, 1973, 1978. 1st printing. Small 4to (medium-large book). 2 volumes. (703, 594 pages.) Index in each volume. Bibliography. Illustrations. Photographs. Plans. Volume 2 ISBN: 0393032094. A compendium of the facts needed to outfit, maintain, equip, repair, and handle and ocean-going boat. - Front jacket. Very good hardcover books in slightly worn and rubbed dust jacket. ISBN 0393031683. #11601. $25
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Tabarly, Eric. Practical Yacht Handling. Illustrated by Antoine Lamazou. Translated by Mark Brackenbury. New York: David McKay, 1980. 1st American edition. Small 4to (medium-large book). 186 pages. Illustrations. Originally published as Guide Pratique de Manoeuvre, 1978. Chapters on mooring to a quay or other boats, maneuvering in port under power or under sail, anchoring, drying out, strandings, comparisons of the characteristics of different rigs, setting and trimming sails, handling in heavy weather, jury rigs, man-overboard maneuvers, towing, and everyday seamanship. Very good hardcover in Very good dust jacket. ISBN 0679512756. #17106. $10
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Taft, Hank, and Jan Taft. A Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast. Camden, Maine: International Marine, 1991. 2d edition, 2d printing. 4to (large book). xiii, 383 pages. Index. Photographs. Illustrations. Charts. Endpaper maps. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0877422826. #24224. $22.50
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United States Army. Operation of Small Boats and Harbor Craft. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1950. 123 pages. Illustrations. TM 55-370. Good stiff wrappers (soft cover). #13312. $17.50
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United States Department of Commerce. Steamboat Inspection Service. Pilot Rules for Certain Inland Waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and of the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1929. Edition: May 10, 1929. 36 pages. Form 804. Good stiff wrappers (soft cover). #16045. $20
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United States Power Squadrons. Engine Maintenance Committee. Marine Engines and Equipment. Montvale, New Jersey: Educational Department, USPS, 1978. 6th edition. xv, 469 pages. Index. Illustrations. Very good hardcover. #21533. $12.50
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Wilson-Barker, D. A Manual of Elementary Seamanship. London: Charles Griffin and Company, 1899. 2d edition, revised and enlarged. xii, 146 pages + 52 pages of advertising. Illustration. Folding plans. Frontispiece. Nautical Series. Good hardcover, edges and corners slightly worn. Navy-blue buckram with gilt title and device on front cover. Former owner's name written throughout. #25433. $30
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Woodbury, Robert S. Yen for a Yacht. McLean, Virginia: EPM Publications, 1980. 195 pages. Very good cloth-covered hardcover binding in worn and slightly chipped dust jacket. ISBN 0914440306. #16944. $12.50
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