Nautical from Pengilly Books

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1980. Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Bound Volume containing the Fourth 4 Issues (1980) of the quarterly magazine. Book &Jacket very good plus - with some minor foxing to the edges of the book block and a now detached (but present) bookplate on the fep, which has left… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The story of the last years of deep water square-rigged sail, embodying therein the history and detailed description of the Finnish four-masted steel barque "Herzogin Cecilie". One of the all-time classic narratives of deep water sail. Illustrated by 96 photographs… Read more about this item

Locust, NJ: Jersey Close Press, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Oblong 8vo. A pictorial history of the steamboat era in Monmouth County, New Jersey. A little sunning to the front of the jacket, the slightest to wear to the jacket, with a repaired tear the rear. A few of the tipped in plates are detached, else Very good… Read more about this item

Meriden, CT: The Meriden Grauve Company, 1962. Book. Illus. by Stanton, S.W.. Very Good. Stiff Wraps. Oblong 12mo. One of a series of 7 booklets of Drawings by Samuel Ward Stanton Stanton was a Passenger who died when the Titanic was lost in 1912. Students of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American Steam Navigation as well as steamboat buffs must… Read more about this item

Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, 2006. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Oblong 8vo. K. Aage Nielsen and his Legacy of Yacht Design. Knud Aage Nielsen's boats remain highly prized. This big, handsome volume includes many plans and photographs to study and enjoy. Although the name of Knud Aage Nielsen is arguably not as well known as his colleagues… Read more about this item

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1917. Book. Very Good. Original Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A General Sketch of the History of Bristol, Rhode Island, including, incidentally, an account of the voyages of the Norsemen, so far as they may have been connected with Narragansett Bay: and Personal Narratives of some notable voyages accomplished by… Read more about this item

Wolverhamton: Waine Research Publications, 1994. Book. As New. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. The 3rd edition. Illustrated throughout with b/w fine schematics and illustrations all on plates, superb drawings,16 full colour detailed prints on plates and many photographs. Highly detailed, technical book for the ship lover. A little scattered light foxing, corners bruised, very light… Read more about this item

London: The Batchworth Press, 1949 The East India Company's Maritime Service. Illustrated with B/W plates and color frontis. Very nice clean copy - price clipped dust jacket is a little grubby with minor edge wear and faint library call number written in ink. No other library markings. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973 For more than ten decades the Western Ocean was the setting for intense rivalry between shipowners in Western Europe and North America, competing for the prestige, passenger traffic and financial rewards which would accrue to the company operating the largest, fastest and most luxurious liners on the North Atlantic. This struggle for supremacy led… Read more about this item

New Bedford, MA: Spinner Publications Inc, 1994 Photography in a Whaling Port. Limited Edition # 395 of 1000 - signed by the Author. This unique portrait of New England's yesterdays recounts the history of photography in the New Bedford area between 1845 and 1920. It describes photographic processes and the cameras used, while painting an intimate portrait of a bygone era. A… Read more about this item

Salem, MA: The American Neptune Inc, 1941 4 volumes of this quarterly Journal of Maritime History. The initial 4 volumes of this series. Printed Paper covers - with Spine Titles. Spines are a little yellowed 1st 3 more so than volume 4) Lower edge and fore of covers is worn, with small tears - this is because the cover is larger then the… Read more about this item

Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawai'i Press, 1999 Pacific Encounters, 1769 - 1840 What actually happened as Europeans and peoples of the Pacific discovered each other? How have their respective senses of the past influenced their understanding of the present? And what are the consequences of their meeting? Near Fine copy Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will… Read more about this item

Salem, MA: The American Neptune Inc, 1947 Full year (4 volumes) of this quarterly Journal of Maritime History. Printed Paper covers - with Spine Titles. Spines are a little yellowed. Lower edge of covers is worn, with small tears - this is because the cover is larger then the text block - which, as a consequence has been protected. Internally these… Read more about this item

Salem, MA: The American Neptune Inc, 1943 Full year (4 volumes) of this quarterly Journal of Maritime History Printed Paper covers - with Spine Titles. Spines are a little yellowed, as is front cover of number 2. Lower edge of covers is worn, with small tears - this is because the cover is larger then the text block - which, as a… Read more about this item

Salem, MA: The American Neptune Inc, 1946 Partial year (3 of 4 volumes) of this quarterly Journal of Maritime History Printed Paper covers - with Spine Titles. Spines are a little yellowed. Lower edge and fore of covers is worn, with small tears - this is because the cover is larger then the text block - which, as a consequence has been… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: State Street Trust Co, 1928 One of the annual maritime themed brouchures issued privately By the State Street Trust Co. Slight shelf wear else VG+ condition. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings.… Read more about this item

Brooklin, ME: Wooden Boats Publications Inc, 2000 SIngle copy of this fine quarterly magazine. Contents include: Whitby's Fishing Fleet; Adirondack Boats; Lt. M.F. Maury; etc Near Fine condition Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International… Read more about this item

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1981 Fundamentals for the Deck Officer. Instructional. Call number on top of book block - else clean and tight - VG+ Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International shipping costs… Read more about this item

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1987 Anatomy of the Ship Series. With a trial speed of nearly 40 knots, arguably the fastest cruiser ever built. Sunk in a famous duel with the Australian cruiser Sydney in 1940. Book & Jacket in VG condition. small bump to front upper corner. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will… Read more about this item

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1949 A historical portrait. The author describes this as not a Naval History, but a History of the British Navy. He looks at the vessels from Round Ship to Battleship, Officers, Men and Management, and in the final section Weapons, Tactics and battles. Each section has a further contents page which introduces the differing… Read more about this item