Portland ME: H. Wilbur Hayes, [1895]. Unpaginated, numerous b&w illustrations from photography, oblong 7x10 inch cloth boards gilt. Faint dust-soil to endsheets, a small round pressure-mark affects title leaf and several other leaves, a clean sound copy with bright gilt. More about Attractive bits along shore: Rye Beach, Portsmouth, Isles of Shoals, Old York, Kittery Point
Cat.No: 174669
Santa Ana: PADI [Professional Association of Diving Instructors], 1979 [later ptg]. 86p., plain printed wraps, a very good copy. More about Decompression in depth the proceedings of the seminar, March 10, 1979 - Santa Ana, California
Cat.No: 170318
London: Lloyd's, 1965. Hardcover. xviii, 754p., numerous ads on coated stock many of which rubricated, otherwise expect toned acidic india-paper, fortunately in fine unhandled state. Convenient thumb-holds die-cut for tables in rear, likewise unblemished. Hardbound in 8x5 inch blue cloth boards gilt, slightest edgewear, entirely clean and sound, a very... More about Lloyd's Calendar 1966
Cat.No: 183484
London: Lloyd's, 1967. Hardcover. xviii, 752p., numerous ads on coated stock many of which rubricated, otherwise expect toned acidic india-paper, fortunately in fine unhandled state. Convenient thumb-holds die-cut for tables in rear, likewise unblemished. Hardbound in 8x5 inch blue cloth boards gilt, slightest edgewear, tiny offset mark on foredge otherwise... More about Lloyd's Calendar 1968
Cat.No: 183344
Honolulu: the campaign, 1986. 46p. plus how-to reach-us stuff, untrimmed 8.5x5.5 inch xerox production is professionally-designed. Knowledgeable former owner's notes on the back blank mailer page, very good copy. The chairman's address, prominently displayed, is in Tokyo. More about Pacific campaign to disarm the seas, status report February 1986
Cat.No: 149552
n.p. Pacifique '77, 1977. 64p., very good in staplebound wraps. Rubberstamp of the Melanesian Council of Churches in Papua New Guinea on title page. "This report was compiled by the Church and Society Programme of the Pacific Conference of Churches in conjunction with the Port Moresby Committee of Pacifique '77" More about Pacifique '77. Ecumenical planning for development: Solomon Islands
Cat.No: 204847
Edison NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 2002. Hardcover. 235p., profuse period images in color, colorful ancient maps and some colorphoto site photography; text and illustrations on excellent coated paperstock throughout. First English-language edition boards gilt in decorated dust jacket, faintest edgewear to jacket, a fine copy of a great 13.5x10 inch... More about Pirates of the Caribbean Buccaneers, Privateers, Freebooters and Filibusters 1493-1720
Cat.No: 178325
Needham Heights MA: Simon & Schuster Custom Publishing, 1996. Paperback. ix, 56p., perhaps thirty color plates, including sepia sketches, reproduced nicely, each discussed at length (by Schoener) in an appendix, along with other critical apparatus, softbound in 10x7 inch color-decorated wraps. Titlepage is autographed neatly by Arbuthnot, and briefly inscribed... More about An American Artist in World War II; Jason Schoener at Eniwetok Atoll
Cat.No: 230171
New Delhi: Published for the Division of Ocean Sciences, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. by Amerind Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 1991. Hardcover. v, 97p., lcciv (plates); enormous hardbound (11.5x17 inches) bound with plastic rings beneath glossy paper over boards, matte and coated paperstock throughout. Facing German and English texts. Charts/maps..... More about Temperature, Salinity and Density of the Surface Waters of the Atlantic Ocean [Temperatur,...
Cat.No: 208873
San Francisco: Bonhams & Butterfields, 2007. Paperback. 181, profuse fullpage and vignette exhibit photos in color on high-gloss paperstock, the usual top-of-the-line format: 10.5x8.5 inch coated grey wraps. The two outer corner-tips are bumped, the lower one also creased, no ownership or other markings, a good copy. More about Bonhams 1793. Fine African and Oceanic Art, Lots 2000-2274; Tuesday November 13, 2007
Cat.No: 232176
400p., 8.75x11 inches, preface, notes, profusely illustrated with period photos, very good first edition in burgundy cloth and gilt. One of six volumes. More about World's greatest ship: the story of the Leviathan, vol. 3
Cat.No: 136245
San Francisco: Pearce & Bennett, printed and bound by Pterodactyl Press, 1965. 57p., very good first edition limited to 500 copies, in cloth with spine label, and unclipped dj. Poetry about the sea. More about Tidings
Cat.No: 31173
San Francisco: Pearce & Bennett, printed and bound by Pterodactyl Press, 1965. 57p., very good first edition limited to 500 copies, in cloth with spine label, dj is quite faded and chipped. Poetry about the sea. More about Tidings
Cat.No: 163394
Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1964. Paperback. First published in 1957, reprinted in separate sections 1964. this is section vii, 533-585p. Softbound, printed on high-gloss alkaline paperstock, numerous exhibit photographs amidst a running text. Cover has a small seller's price sticker, there is a little bit of dust and abrasion... More about Arts and Crafts of Hawaii. Section XII, Ornaments and Personal Adornment
Cat.No: 229675
Santa Barbara, CA: McNally & Loftin, 1993. 207p., paperback, minor shelfwear and cover has a corner crease. Photos and maps of the caves on the island off the California coast. More about Sea caves of Anacapa Island
Cat.No: 216575
Friday Harbor WA: Long House Printcrafters, 1979. Pamphlet. 120p., softbound booklet in 8.5x5.5 inch stapled decorated wraps (stylized orca image by Susan LaRue), numerous photos and line maps. Item has picked up faint damp damage with some subtle ripple and a little offset color from cover onto text paper, but... More about San Juan Islands Almanac, Volume 6 - 1979
Cat.No: 218688
San Francisco: Pacific Division/American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1979. Paperback. 493p., coated paperstock illustrated with charts, maps and diagrams; softbound in 10x7 inch decorated wraps. Mild external signs of wear, top edge has a couple light bumps, ownership name of [A. Starker] Leopold on cover (he was a.... More about San Francisco Bay: The Urbanized Estuary. Investigations into the Natural History of San...
Cat.No: 221208
Glen Arm MD: The Sourcebook Project, 1980. Hardcover. vi, 833p., text keyboard-set unjustified right margins, scattered line-drawn diagrammatic illustrations (quite good), hardbound in 9x6 inch green cloth boards and green dust jacket. A thick little book with slightest signs of age or any handling (dj slightly rubbed), clean and sound... More about Unknown Earth: A Handbook of Geological Enigmas. Illustrated by John C. Holden
Cat.No: 232115
New York: The Witkin Gallery, Inc., 1991. Pamphlet. Unpaginated, about 22p., introduction, vita and perhaps 16 captioned plates on high-gloss paperstock. Softbound in oblong 8.5x11 inch stapled grey wraps with slight external hints of handling, no ownership or other marks (except our SKU), a very good copy. Lots of aerial... More about Antarctica. January 15 - February 23, 1991
Cat.No: 228699
Orissa, India: Smt. Shantilata Das, undated, circa 1980. 126p., sewn signatures in 8.5x5.5 inch decorated wraps; somewhat worn, with wrinkled lamination and a small snag at the heel, some offset color inside front cover but essentially sound and clean. Cover illustration shows mother and child. More about The land of the coral beds: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Cat.No: 170152
San Diego: San Diego Society of Natural History, 1952. 87p., 5.25x8.25 inches, introduction, directions for collecting, keys to the genera, list of species, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, very good reprint of 1945 original with minor revisions, pamphlet in stapled white wraps, lightl-worn with rusty staples. San Diego Society of Natural... More about An Annotated List of the Marine Algae and Marine Grasses of San Diego County, California
Cat.No: 121061
[Kentfield]: Printed and Published by Mallette Dean, laid out at The Allen Press, 1959. Hardcover. [66]p., decorated with fullpage initial letters and hand-colored marginal devices (on extra-wide margins) throughout, reflecting Dean's very personal touch, and inspiredly handset: his verso printblocks are 4.5 inches wide but recto text is printed 3.7... More about The Duchow Journal: A Voyage from Boston to California, 1852
Cat.No: 210157
Santa Ana Ca: Professional Association of Diving Instructors, 1983. 52p., photo and diagrammatic illustration, trade-size glossy color wraps, mild edgewear, a very good copy. More about Search & recovery
Cat.No: 170316
New York: Regan Books, 2004. Hardcover. 276p., numerous b&w photos in text + 32p. color photos, very good first edition in boards and unclipped dj. Autobiography of the Cuban American diver, with much on his wife's death in a diving accident. More about The dive; a story of love and obsession
Cat.No: 115579
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1965. 108p., first edition 10x6.8 inch plain printed grey wraps, a very good copy. The chapter on comparative phalloi and vaginae is my favorite, so far. Pubs in zoology volume 77. More about Adaptations and speciation in harvest mice of the marshes of San Francisco bay
Cat.No: 166946
