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KURUN in the Caribbean
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KURUN in the Caribbean

by J. Y. Le Toumelin

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st Thus
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover
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A very good hardcover in a very good dust jacket. Not price-clipped. The pages are clean and the binding is excellent. A serious collector's copy. There are 173 pages. Illustrated with B & W Photos. The dust jacket was designed by Winston Megoran. One of the scarce Mariners Library Edition books. This is N0. 46 in the series.
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THE SHIP WOULD NOT TRAVEL DUE WEST
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THE SHIP WOULD NOT TRAVEL DUE WEST

by David Lewis

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st Thus
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover
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A very good hardcover in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. The pages are clean and the binding is excellent. A serious collector's copy. 192 pages. Illustrated with B & W Photos. The dust jacket was designed by Winston Megoran. The true story of the first single-handed Trans-Atlantic race, and the return voyage, in the 25 foot Vertue yacht "Cardinal… Read more about this item
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ONCE A MARINE The Memoirs of General A. A. Vandegrift, U.S.M.C
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ONCE A MARINE The Memoirs of General A. A. Vandegrift, U.S.M.C

by Robert B. Asprey

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Used
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
1st Stated
Published
1964
Binding
Illustrated Cloth
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This book is in excellent condition. Clean and tight. The dust jacket is only fair with some chipping at the edges and a one-inch piece missing at the top of the spine. There are 338 pages. Contains a section of glossy B & W pictures and illustrated end pages. A RARE book.
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SHIPS SAILS & HANTSPORT TALES (Nova Scotia)
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SHIPS SAILS & HANTSPORT TALES (Nova Scotia)

by David Pollard

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Used - Very Good
Edition
2010
Binding
Glossy Card Covers
ISBN
9780986552601
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A clean, tight copy. A small crease on the front cover, otherwise, gift condition. Profusely illustrated throughout.
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Sable Island Shipwrecks
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Sable Island Shipwrecks

by Lyall Campbell

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st
Published
2001
Binding
Card Covers
ISBN
9781551090962
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An excellent book. Softcover. Gift condition. Illustrated throughout. There are 200 pages including index.
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Roar of the Sea
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Roar of the Sea

by Frank Crowell Leaman William A. Crowell

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st
Published
2015
Binding
Glossy Card Covers
ISBN
9781927099445
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This book is like new. An adventure seeking sailor and his Solo Voyage. Illustrated in B & W. There are 192 pages.
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THE QUEST OF THE SCHOONER ARGUS A Voyage to the Grand Banks and Greenland on a Modern Four-Masted Fishing Schooner
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THE QUEST OF THE SCHOONER ARGUS A Voyage to the Grand Banks and Greenland on a Modern Four-Masted Fishing Schooner

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
1st American
Published
1951
Binding
Hardcover
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A very good hardcover in a good jacket with some chipping at the edges. Gift inscription from the author. Profusely illustrated by the author. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. The author wroteCruise of thew Conrad, The Set of the Sales and other books on the sea.
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Cruising Nova Scotia from Yarmouth to Canso
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Cruising Nova Scotia from Yarmouth to Canso

by Wayne; Penner, Judith; Rogers, George Clarke

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good-
Edition
1st
Published
1979
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780919872370
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A very good hardcover in a very good jacket.The pages are clean and the binding is tight. Profusely illustrated with maps and drawings. An invaluable reference for locals and first time visitors.There are 240 pages.
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BLUENOSE SKIPPER -  The Story of the Bluenose and her Skipper
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BLUENOSE SKIPPER - The Story of the Bluenose and her Skipper

by G. J. Gillespie

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Used - Very Good
Edition
3rd Edition
Published
1969
Binding
Hardcover
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A clean, tight copy. Some chipping to the dust jacket as seen in the picture. There are 129 pages. Illustrated. The Story of Captain Walters.
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An east coast port: Halifax at war 1939-1945
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An east coast port: Halifax at war 1939-1945

by Graham metson

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Used - Very Good
Edition
1st
Published
1981
Binding
Glossy Card Covers
ISBN
9780075484189
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A Very Good soft cover. First Edition. A large book with 157 pp. The Contents are: Introduction; The First Blows; Refugees; Packed to the Rafters; This Was the Lifeline; The Toll of War; Give Us the Ships; Distinguished Visitors; Fire Below Decks; The Home Front; The Short Heroic Cruise that Saved Halifax; and War's End....
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Channel Harbours and Anchorages - Christchurch to Portland; Barfleur to St. Malo; The Channel Islands
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Channel Harbours and Anchorages - Christchurch to Portland; Barfleur to St. Malo; The Channel Islands

by K. Adlard Coles

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
4th Printing
Published
1974
Binding
Boards
ISBN
9780245520648
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A clean, tight copy. No markings. The dust jacket is very good. It is price=clipped. Illustrated throughout. A great book for those who are interested in navigating the waters safely and finding the best anchoring spots.
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I HAVE SEEN THE HARBOUR LIGHTS
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I HAVE SEEN THE HARBOUR LIGHTS

by Thomas J. Estabrooks

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Edition
2nd Printing
Published
2017
Binding
Glossy Card Covers
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Glossy Card Covers. Condition: Very Good-. A small piece of the top title mage has been neatly cut out. This area was blank so it does not affect the text. Some B & W pictures, Charts. (illustrator). 2nd Printing. There is a list of the 13 ships that the author served on. There are 117 pages.
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THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA ROUND ASIA AND EUROPE
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THE VOYAGE OF THE VEGA ROUND ASIA AND EUROPE

by A. E. Hordenskiold

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Edition
1st
Published
1883
Binding
Illustrated Cloth
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A very good hardcover. No edition stated. Dated 1883. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. Frontispiece portrait of the author with protective sheet. There are 2 coloured maps and 186 exceptional woodcuts, including group portrait of the crew, Christmas Eve on the Vega, exterior scenes from the voyage, plant and animal life, fish, as well as… Read more about this item
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On the Triangle Run The Fighting Spirit of Canada's Navy
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On the Triangle Run The Fighting Spirit of Canada's Navy

by James B. Lamb

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Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Edition
2nd Edition
Published
2000
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780773732551
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This book is in gift condition. Not a blemish. There are 8 pages of glossy B & W Plates. In total there are 233 pages.
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SAILS OF THE MAITIMES - The Story of the three - and four-masted Cargo Schooners of Atlantic Canada 1859-1929
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SAILS OF THE MAITIMES - The Story of the three - and four-masted Cargo Schooners of Atlantic Canada 1859-1929

by John P. Parker, M. B. E., Master Mariner

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good-
Edition
Later
Published
1969
Binding
Pictorial Cloth
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A very good hardcover in a good- jacket that has been neatly taped at the edges. The pages are clean and the binding is excellent. There are 226 pages including index. Lots of drawings and B & W pictures. The Story of the three - and four-masted Cargo Schooners of Atlantic Canada 1859-1929.
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STEAM PACKET
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STEAM PACKET

by David Mathew

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good-
Edition
1st
Published
1936
Binding
Cloth
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A very good hardcover in a Good+ jacket that is now brodart protected. A clean copy with excellent binding. There are 148 pages.
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THE HUNDRED LIVES OF AN ANCIENT MARINER
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THE HUNDRED LIVES OF AN ANCIENT MARINER

by William Willis

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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An exceptional copy of this rare book. Looks like iot is new. No markings inside or out and no tears to the attractive dust jacket. Could be given as a gift or a nice book for the serious collector of marine/sailing books.
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THE GENERAL SLOCUM INCIDENT - Story of an ill-fated Ship
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THE GENERAL SLOCUM INCIDENT - Story of an ill-fated Ship

by Irving Werstein

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st
Published
1965
Binding
Illustrated Cloth
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An exceptional copy of this rare book. The pages are clean and the binding is excellent. The glossy dust jacket is free from tears. First edition. Illustrated front endpapers. There are 159 pages.
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Bluenose
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Bluenose", Queen of the Grand Banks

by Feenie Ziner

Condition
Used - Very Good-
Edition
1st Stated
Published
1970
Binding
Card Covers
ISBN
9780801955518
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A clean, tight copy. Tiny crease to top right on front cover, otherwise a great softcover. First edition stated. Illustrated throughout. There are 109 pages.
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A Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor, or a Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship
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A Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor, or a Key to the Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship

by Darcy Lever

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
3rd Edition
Published
2000
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780921335719
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This is a very nice book. 3rd edition. Loaded with pictures and drawings. "The Original 1808 version by Darcy Lever with footnotes and appendices indicating the changes and additions in Blunt's 1858 American Edition." A clean, tight copy with 120 pages followed by an extensive appendix of about 40 pages. A serious collector's copy.
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