Frederick Way Jr (82 results)

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. missing cover page Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 128 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Young and Klein, INC. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Paperback in good+ condition. 128 pp. Repaired tear on back cover, small edge nick to 30 pages, minor general wear. Binding sound, text and photos clean. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOT an ex-library copy.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. b-583.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. P-14 in this important series, reminiscences of a river man, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good.

Paperback. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. Cincinnati, OH: ***** Self Published *****. G/No Dustjacket. 1951. . Paperback. Sm 8vo., 128 pp, Faded, foxing . Black & White Photos & Illus. (illustrator).

[8], 128 pages. Paperback booklet: H 20cm x L 13.75cm. Paper covers rubbed. Past owner's personal blind-stamp at top of title leaf; interior pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy. Laid-in is a pamphlet (folded dimensions H 22.75cm x L 10cm) "Delta Queen '72" with February to November 1972 sailing schedule and fare information; Columbus, Ohio travel agency stamp on rear cover; folds out to three panels per side, i.e. six panels total. OCLC indicates that THE SAGA OF THE DELTA QUEEN was first published in 1951 but this copy does not reflect such age and is presumably fairly contemporary to the pamphlet's date of publication sometime in 1971 in advance of the 1972 cruise season.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 294 pages, with illustrations. Lightest wear only to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.

First year of publication, one of two 1951 editions (both published in Cincinnati). 8vo. 128 pp. Illustrated from photographs, plates, maps, deck plans, line drawing vignettes. Story of the piloting of a 'muddy-water" steamboat from San Francisco to a new home in Cincinnati. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Very good. Original illustrated stiff wrappers. (9502).…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Illustrated. ; Small 8vo; 128 pages.

Paperback. Condition: G/No Dustjacket. Cincinnati, OH: ***** Self Published *****. G/No Dustjacket. 1951. . Paperback. Frontispiece . Sm 8vo., 128 pp, slightly soiled cover, good hinges . Black & White Photos & Illus. (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback. 8vo. (1951). Very Good. No dust jacket. Color pictorial pastedown front cover. 128pp. Illustrated. No names or marks.

NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover. No. P-14 in this important series, reminiscences of a river man, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI. Very good plus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. PILOTIN' COMES NATURAL by Frederick Way Jr, INSCRIBED by the Author on the Gordon C. Greene was a paddle steamer, launched in 1923, that operated under several names before sinking in St. Louis in 1967. illustrated by John O'Hara Cosgrove II Published by Farrar & Rinehart, 1943. CAPTAIN FREDERICK WAY is well on the way to get- ting himself called the Mark Twain of the Ohio River. Like Mark, he is a good pilot, a very likable fella both in and out of his books; and, like Mark again, he brings to writing the interest in people, the rich colloquial style, and the perception of the humors of living which distinguish both the Western waters and the Western lands. " In "Pilotin' Comes Natural" he tells the story of how a young boy fell under the spell of the inland river and became a pilot. You could call it "From Mud Clerk to Master Pilot," except that such a Horatio Alger title would convey little of the charm and distinction of Mr. Way's writing. He has made out of his early years a story which has humor, suspense and pleasant sentiment. Both pilotin' and writin' come natural to him. He loves both. And he's that odd fellow among writers a modest man. If, in writing, style is courage, charm is modesty. ? The book abounds in anecdotes of rivermen, from the mystery of how Captain Burnside foretold river rises to Dayton Randolph's tall tales of the fabulous packet Hurronico and her super-impossible doings. There are scenes on the long cobble-stoned levee at Cincinnati, with its warehouse buildings, rat-row remnants and smell of stale beer in the cool moist shadows of street and alley. For excitement, Dayton Randolph's running of a crossing on the Ohio above Scull Run in ?a fog thick enough to make butter out-a? equals Horace Bixby's famous deed at Hat Island Crossing. We rejoice when Dutch Henry gets his cat, Buck, back; and a lump rises in our throats as we watch the unjustly dis- charged Captain Guthrie leave the General Crowder and walk over the hill at Middleport. That's a picture I shall never for- get. It's one of those big little moments that stick in the memory like cockleburs in wool. Today it is good humor, good river and good story. In fact, for the first time in a long while I can report that a book is better than the blurb says it is. Undoubtedly it will send many a reader to Captain Way's "Log of the Betsy Ann," which continues the pleasant adventures of young Freddie Way. Mr. Cosgrave's illustrations are very good. He puts some rigging on his steamboats. Most illustrators leave it off, so that their boats look like skinned cats.NY Times Review "cloth wear, edge fraying, fading, insides bookplate residue, name, clean tight and very good" BX7. John O'Hara Cosgrove II (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The story of the "Delta Queen" steamboat and her voyage from San Francisco Bay down the Pacific Ocean, through the Panama Canal, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, into the Mississippi and "uncrating" in New Orleans. Profusely illustrated with photographs.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. 271pp. Red cloth hardback, light rubbing along edges, corner tips slightly bumped, No DJ, First Edition, some pages uncut at publishing, b&w illustrations, Novel about steamboating. John O'Hara Cosgrove II (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Publication date unknown. Minor wear. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Spiral Bound Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 19pp with all but the title page printed one side only, on unusal light glossy photo paper. Color cover is heavy card stock. A bit of wear & faint discoloration along lower margin not affecting text. Size: Oblong Folio. SHIPS & SEA.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback. 4to. (1990). Near Fine in very Good dust jacket. Minor wear at spine crown of dust jacket. No names or marks.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Edition not Stated. This scarce 294 pp. indexed book is an invaluable directory of all different types of Steam Towboats. They ard listed alphabetically for ease of reference. Photo sections throughout. Slight corner wear on jacket, but otherwise pristine. Just inside the front board is a bookplate, genuinely signed by both authors. Oversize may require extra postage. Photos upon request. Signed by Authors.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. General surface and edge wear to the cover. The corners have been bumped. Pages show reader wear and have some yellowing. Inscribed by author to previous owners. Previous owner's name inside. There are several cracks in the spine throughout the book. Binding is still tight and pages are secure. Heavy shelf and use wear to the dust jacket. There are several tears and missing pieces. The dust jacket has soiling and discoloration as well. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Inscribed By Author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. This large 294 pp. indexed Hardback is a Coffee Table Style book that is the ultimate compendium on the Title subject, with 6 sections of full page photos interspersed. It covers all the Steam Towboats that plied the Ohio River. The book is pristine in FINE condition. The dust jacket has lightly bumped corners, and is otherwise in NEAR FINE condition. BECAUSE OF SIZE, WILL NOT BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL U.S., UNLESS YOU CONTACT SELLER BEFORE ORDERING, SO THAT SHIPPING CAN BE ADJUSTED !! -- THE PHOTO IS A STOCK IMAGE -- NOT A PHOTO OF THIS COPY !.…

Paperback. Condition: New. After the initial release in 1983 of Way's Packet Directory, 1848-1983, the demand was enormous for a similar treatment of the steam towboats that once populated the Mississippi River System. Captain Frederick Way, Jr., aided by Joseph W. Rutter, gathered together this wealth of information concerning steamboats that shoved river barges laden with coal, petroleum products, chemicals, sand, gravel, and similar bulk commodities from the headwaters of the Ohio River to the jetties of the Mississippi. The steam towboats that performed these services have completely disappeared from the scene, their places having been taken by hundreds of modern diesel-propeller towboats, but this thorough and remarkable reference guide helps preserve their history.…