Search Results: Sailing from Masons' Books

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.

This book appears never to have been read. Not a blemish. Illustrated profusely in B & W glossy pictures. A coffee table book.

A large trade paperback. First paperback edition. Illustrated with rare maps and photographs. There are 354 pages including index. The story of a sensational seaman.

This is an excellent copy. Clean and tight. There are about 7 maps throughout. There are 317 pages. Original published in 1924. A sailing classic.

International Maritime Economic History Association, Canada, 1996. This trade paperback is like new.. This journal comprises the edited diaries of Canadian seafarer, Joseph Salter, arranged chronologically from 1839 through to 1899, chronicling the many voyages of his career. He took employment with John Leander Starr, a Halifax Merchant, between 1839 and 1841, then moved into ship owning and the purchase of the Moncton, New Brunswick shipyard in 1846. The mid-nineteenth century was a difficult time for shipping, and Salter declared bankruptcy in 1858. He continued to work in maritime industries but gradually moved toward landward business and politics, as shipping went into decline. The diaries provide a comprehensive view of the life of ship-owner, shipbuilder, ship's agent, and shipbroker during the age of sail. The diaries are introduced by editor Nancy Ross, great-granddaughter of Salter. Chapter 1 serves as Salter's introduction, Chapters 2 through 16 record his various voyages: to British… Read More

A very good hardcover in a very god jacket with some general wear. No chips to tears. A clean, tight copy. Illustrated with drawings throughout. There is a 2 page drawing of the plans of The Rag Doll (The Sailing Ship). First edition, map endpapers. There are 192 pages.

1st American edition. (Hardcover) Very good in very good dust jacket. There are 217pp. In addition there are16 pages of glossy B & W plates. A book about Thomas Fraser. Cover art by Bruce Thomas.

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.

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.

Like new. Signed by the author. Profusely illustrated. A serious collector's copy.

This book is like new. An adventure seeking sailor and his Solo Voyage. Illustrated in B & W. There are 192 pages.

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.

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 Vertue". One of the scarce Mariners Library Edition books. This is no.47 in the series.

A very good hardcover in a Good+ jacket that is now brodart protected. A clean copy with excellent binding. There are 148 pages.