Cambridge: Cornell Maritime Press, 1956. Octavo; G/Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, yellow with green print, call number label at bottom; DJ has edgewear with slight tears at spine ends and flap corners, slight puncture to rear hinge, 1-inch closed tear to front top edge, else clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth, slight wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has penciled call number on copyright page, library marking on p. v, else clean and tight; x, 209 pages. More

San Francisco: The Associates of the J. Porter Shaw Library, 1986. Octavo; G+/G; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with black print, call number label at bottom; DJ has slight edgewear, but is clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, slight bump to top fore corners, else clean and strong; Text block has penciled call number on copyright page, else clean and tight; xiv, 180 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More

n.p. Flammarion, 1973. Octavo; G+/paperback; white spine with green and blue text; reprinted; modest wear to exterior covers; some rubbing wear to edges; text block exterior edges have slight tone; ex-library markings and labels inside; minor wear to front hinge; interior clean; illustrated; pp 250; text in French. More

Annapolis: The United States Naval Institute, 1918. Fourth edition, revised and enlarged. Octavo; 4th edition, revised and enlarged; Fair; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print, call number label at bottom; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, light fraying to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, else light shelfwear; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear, library pocket and label on rear pastedown, light age-toning to paper, clean text; xvi, 784 pages, illustrated (b&w). More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G; blue and beige pictorial spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior has fairly slight soiling; light toning to edges; mylar wrapped jacket; cloth exterior clean; green cloth exterior has mild toning to edges; ex-library sticker to spine; slight lean to spine; textblock edges show slight toning; ex-library name stamped to edges; light illustrated endpapers; few ex-library markings inside, as is; interior good; illustrated; pp 276. More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1943. 18mo; Ex-library; G; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover front is black with blue print and illustration, library call number label at spine edge, creasing, shelfwear; Text block has corner crease to first page, light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; 48 pages, illustrated (2-color drawings). Shelved in Netdesk office, to the right of the 7's ephemera and with all the other loose items. More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2022. Limited First Edition, #35/325. Octavo, 323 pages; VG; full genuine royal blue binding; spine paneled, with bright gilt lettering and design; minimal shelf wear and scuffing; all edges bright gilt; silk moire endpapers; ribbon bookmark; signed flat by Stavridis at limitaion page; hand-numbered 35/325 (although the Easton Press website states 350 copies); with Easton CoA loose within; shelved Case 9 3/4. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G; teal green spine with black and gray text; first edition coded A-5.71 (H); dust jacket exterior fairly slight wear; lightly sunned spine; small chip front head edge; minor edge wear otherwise; cloth exterior has only mild sunning to edges; solid binding, straight boards; textblock exterior edges very slightly toned; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 338. More

Annapolis: Brighton Editions, 1986. Quarto; VG-/G; ivory white spine with red and black text; first edition; dust jacket has slight toning toward edges; slight soiling showing mostly to rear; some crinkling wear to edges; small closed chip to front head edge; tiny chip to mid spine; red cloth exterior shows minimal wear; light edge wear; tight binding; strong boards; text block exterior edges have slight wear; red endpapers; frontispiece; interior good; profusely illustrated in black and white photographs; some drawings; pp 205. More

New York: The New American Library, 1967. First US Edition, First Printing. Oblong Quarto; G+/G; black and white pictorial spine with black text; first US edition, first printing; exterior to jacket has slight toning, probably due to foxing; few minor chips to edges, mostly to corners; cloth exterior has faint sun aging; good, solid binding; text block exterior edges have some foxing; frontispiece; interior good; illustrated; pp 175. More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First edition. Quarto; 1st edition; G-; Hardcover; Spine, green with gold print; Boards in green cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block has slight spotting to endpapers, cracked front hinge, slight occasional foxing, else clean and tight; xxvii, 592 pages, frontispiece, “118 illustrations— original photogravures, color plates, half tones, and reproductions of pen and ink drawings.” [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

Annapolis: The United States Naval institute, 1914. Octavo; Fair+; Ex-library; Hardcover; Spine, blue without print; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, call number in white ink front top corner, remains of removed label front bottom corner, wear to spine caps and corners, blemishes, shelfwear; Text block has call number in ink and glue stain on front pastedown, library stamp on front endpaper, tanning to endpapers, moisture stain to fore edge of front endpapers, light age-toning to paper; 47 plates (b&w, some folded), 55 pages of text. More

Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1953. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G; sunned blue spine with ivory and black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows mild shelf wear; some minor chips to edges; cloth exterior has mild wear; good binding; textblock exterior edges show slight toning; slight foxing to endpapers; frontispiece; previous small sticker to rear pastedown; interior lightly toned; illustrated; pp 256. More

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1927-1935. Octavo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, blue with gold print; Boards in blue cloth, slight warping (v. 1), cocked spine (v. 2), wear to spine caps and corners, bumped corners, slight puckering to cloth on rear, light smudging/shelfwear; Text blocks have spotting to edges, endpapers, title pages and occasional spotting to interior pages, slightly cracked front hinges, clean text; Each volume with frontispiece, b&w plates, folded plans; CONTENTS: Vol. 1 (First edition 1927, second impression 1927) xiv, 518 pages — Vol. 2. (2nd edition 1935) xv, 443 pages. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, among the overstock 15's, atop one of the bookcases. More

London: Greenhill Books, 1987. First Greenhill Books Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; teal green spine with orange and white text; first Greenhill Books edition; revised edition; dust jacket exterior shows mild wear; ex-library sticker to spine; few dings to edges; cloth shows minimal wear; strong binding with straight boards; text block edges have very light toning; minor ex-library markings to copyright and table of contents pages; clean interior; double column style listings; pp 388. More

London: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd., 1955. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/G+; yellow spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket has mild, general wear; one or two chips to edges; ex-library sticker to spine; cloth exterior has very light wear; good, solid binding; text block exterior edges have mild age toning; frontispiece; interior good; illustrated; pp 240. More

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912. 12mo; G+; gray spine with gilt text; first printing; no jacket; cloth exterior shows fairly mild handling wear, slight darkening to spine; illustration to front with gilt lettering; some rubbing wear to joints and corners; ex-library sticker to spine; good binding with straight boards; text block exterior edges have mild tone; deckled edges; frontispiece with tissue guard; previous owner's name to ffep; interior good; illustrated; pp 72. More

New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1919. Eighteenth, Revised and Enlarged Edition. Octavo; G+; black spine with gilt text; eighteenth edition, revised and enlarged; cloth covered stiffboard exterior has slight shelf wear; wear includes light smudges; ex-library sticker to spine; good, intact binding; no jacket; text block exterior edges have age toned; previous owner's information to ffeps; frontispiece of author; usual ex-library markings inside; interior good; profusely illustrated; pp 814. More

London: Oxford University Press, 1966. Octavo; G/Fair+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, white with blue and brown print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends, moisture stain to rear, smudging/shelfwear; Boards quarter bound with green cloth to spine and yellow paper to boards, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to edges, small stain to rear flyleaf, else clean and tight; vii, 160 pages, “with line drawings by the author”, folded plate illustrating rigging at rear. More

New York: Privately Published, 1921. Octavo; G+; brown spine with black text; cloth exterior has fairly slight wear; small damp stain to rear head edge; lightly rubbed edges; ex-library sticker to spine; good boards; no jacket; text block has all edges gilt; cracking to front hinge; ex-library sticker to rear pastedown; light ex-library to dedication page; slight ink coloring to title page and some other coloring to illustrations; interior good besides; pp 504; inscribed by author to ffep. More

London: Cassell & Company Ltd, 1957. First Edition. Octavo; G+/G-; blue spine with white and red text; first edition; mild handling wear to jacket exterior; few chips to edges; original publisher's cloth has mildly sunned; exterior unmarked apart from that; straight boards; some foxing to exterior edges; slight offsetting to few first and last pages; "Off Sydney Heads" black and white photograph as frontispiece; intermittent foxing throughout text pages; pp 260. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Quarto (oblong); G/Fair-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, red with white print; DJ has large tears to top edge (with portions torn away) and bottom edge, toning to spine, peripheral toning, shelfwear; Boards in grey cloth, light wear to spine caps and corners, spotting to cloth; Text block has spotting to top edge, slight moisture stain to bottom corner of fore edge with some pages sticking at that corner, else clean and tight; xvii, 82 pages, illustrated “with paintings by the author” (b&w plates). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1960. Octavo; G+/G-; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black and red with black print, call number label at bottom; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, else clean and bright; Boards in grey cloth with black print, light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has small label on rear pastedown, else clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf; 128 pages, illustrated (b&w). More

Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., Nautical Publishers, 1953. Octavo; G+; cobalt blue spine with gilt text; reprinted; cloth exterior shows slight shelf wear; ex-library sticker to spine; some minor chips to spine edges; light wear to corners otherwise; solid binding; sturdy boards; no jacket; text block outer edges have modest wear; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; usual ex-library markings inside; few small stains inside, otherwise good; profusely illustrated; pp 392. More

Princeton NJ, New York, Toronto: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1953. Fourth Printing. Octavo; G+/G; yellowish beige spine with black text; scarce; fourth printing; clear protective wrap to jacket; dj exterior has tape remnants to head and tail; exterior has age toned slightly; dj as is; cloth has fairly slight residue to head and tail edges, possibly offset from clear wrapper; otherwise clean exterior; solid binding; edges to text pages have slight foxing to mild tone; endpapers have some foxing, some offsetting from tape; frontispiece sketched by Leo Hirschfield; interior very good; illustrated; pp 233. More