Shipwrecks And Sea Disasters from Maiden Voyage Booksellers

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Good, slight scuffing and minor tears to top edge of front panel of dj.

Sparkford, UK: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 384 pp; story of the CALIFORNIAN and her mysterious role in the TITANIC disaster; 32 pp of dramatic b & w photos; dj has been price-clipped and has bookstore sticker on bottom of front flap; this copy is from the 1974 reprint of original edition published… Read more about this item

Freshwater, Isle of Wight: Coach House Publications Ltd, 1995. Revised. Paperback. Very Good +. 70 pp; well-written and comprehensive overview of shipwrecks off the Isle of Wight from ancient times to more contemporary; detailed history of the Isle and profusely illustrated with superb b & w photos, drawings, 2 page, color-illustrsted map; has small bookstore sticker on bottom… Read more about this item

New York: Aqua Quest Publications, Inc, 1998. Paperback. Near Fine. 216 pp; fascinating and highly detailed look at shipwecks that took place in the approaches to the Port of New York; profusely illustrated with superb, full-color, underwater photography; b & w photos; illustrsted charts, maps and line drawings; very detailed text an drawings on various types of vessels… Read more about this item

Tyndale & Panda Publishing, 1986. Paperback. Very Good +. 148 pp; comprehensive look at the shipwrecks off the East Coast of England based on the author's memories and the fact that he actually photographed most of the incidents in the book; profusely illustrated with b & w photos; in illustrated wraps.

Shoreham, Sussex: West Press Publishing, 1984. Paperback. Fine. 56 pp; an on-the-spot reference book for the amateur diver; with detailed histories of shipwrecks in this stretch of the English Channel; well-illustrated with b & w photos; bibliography; several pages of related maritme advertisements; in illustrated wraps.

Hillsborough, NC: Menasha Ridge Press, 1985. Paperback. Very Good +. 264 pp; comprehensive look at over 70 shipwrecks dating from the 1800's to contemporary times, off the coast of North Carolina including history,photographs, maps, and diving diving information; in full-color photo wraps.

New York: The Lyons Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 192 pp; a full-color guide to the ships and tresures at the bottom of the sea; with timelines, maps and sections on famous divers and treasure hunters.

Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, 1986. Paperback. Near Fine. 290 pp; detailed account of 85 shipwrecks off the coast of Nova Scotia; plus a list of wrecks from 1875-1956, giving brief details of these; illustrated with b & w photos and illustrations; this copy is from the Fifth Printing of work originally published in 1977; in illustrated wraps.… Read more about this item

Beverly, MA: Commonwealth Editions, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 244 pp; a compelling photo essay documenting some of the most famous maritime disasters in Atlantic Coast history which traces the history of eastern U.S. shipping from the nineteenth century to recent years; newly edited and redisgned from the 1988 classic edition.

London: Kaye & Ward Ltd, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 112 pp; details of over 400 wrecks off the coast of Britain; ranging from the very shallow for novice divers to the limit of what is considered reasonable for the experienced diver; gives locations, with detailed maps and 16 pages of b & w photos of various ships;… Read more about this item

Mystic, CT: The Marine Historicasl Association, Inc, 1963. Paperback. Good +. 146 pp; first full account of the loss of the steamer CITY OF COLUMBUS in January of 1884; illustrsted with b & w photos and illustrations; covers scuffed and front cover has small tear where it meets foot of spine; has name and address stamp of former… Read more about this item

Seattle, WA: Superior Publishing Company, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. 183 pp; an informal history of the Hawaiin Islands; profusely illustrated with superb b & w photos; has name and address stamp of former owner on ffep.

Kings Point, NY: American Merchant Marine Museum Press, 1988. Paperback. Near Fine. 164 pp; very detailed description of each vessel listed with it's present condition at tiome of writing; 30 vesselslisted broken down on a state by state basis; aimed at the diver; profusely illustrated with superb, full-color and b & w photos taken by the author; in… Read more about this item

London: Bison Group, 1995. Hardcover. As New/very good. 80 pp; true stories of all the famous sea disasters; presented in an oversize format; with superb b & w, sepia-tone and 19 pp of full-color photos; dj has closed tear of approximately 1" in top right edge of panel at head of spine; this copy is Revised Edition of… Read more about this item

Chicago: Cowles Book Company, Inc, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 250 pp; colorful documentary covering a number of famous ship disasters i.e.ANDREA DORIA-STOCKHOLM, ESSEX, SULTANA, GENERAL SLOCUM, WARATAH, TITANIC, LUSITANIA, MORRO CASTLE, VESTRIS, etc.; with 16 pages of b & w photos; dj has been price-clipped and shows some wear and has bookstore sticker on rear flap.… Read more about this item

Lincoln, Ontario: W. F. Rannie Publisher, 1982. Paperback. Very Good +. 144 pp; fascinating account of a number of shipwrecks off the coast of Newfoundland in a small island archipelago made up of the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelos; profusley illustrated with b & w photos, one line drawing map; in b & w photo wraps.

New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc, 1978. Paperback. Very Good +. 256 pp; comprehensive look at lifeboats and rescue cruisers from all over the world; with over 60 pages of full-cvolor photos; plus numerous addition b & w photos, line drawings and maps; has name and address stamp of former owner in half-title page; in full-color photo wraps.… Read more about this item

Cuxhaven: Verlag Gert Uwe Detlefsen, 2003. Hardcover. As New. 112 pp; loosely translated as "Strange Fates of German Freighters" the book is a fine overview giving details of a large number of disasters; profusley illustrated tith b & w photos exceptionally well-printed on high gloss paper; double-page, full-color photo for front end-papers, double=page b & w photo for… Read more about this item

Hardcover. Fine. 8 pp (including covers); staple bound pamphlet giving a detailed account of the WESTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY's vessel, the LA JENELLE at Port Hueneme, CA in April 1969; with dramatic b & w photos; in b & w photo wraps.