Robert Speltz (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. (1978). 4to. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Fore edge corners lightly bumped. Signed by author on front free endpaper. 230pp. Illustrated with numerous B&W photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition. First printing, signed and dated by Speltz at top corner of front endpaper, near fine hardcover is tight and clean while showing some light trace wear, in a very good dust jacket that shows exposure toning along spine, rubbing along spine and fore edges, along with edgewear that includes tiny chips and tears with shallow open chipping at spine head and top edge of front panel near spine head that is 1/2 inch deep at most. 123 pages with black & whites. Still a solid copy in jacket of this first in the series on runabouts.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Bob Speltz hardcover in dust jacket, 1984 (1st) printing, clean/tight, No tears/creases or signs of use, SIGNED by Bob Speltz on front endpaper else unmarked, light foxing is present; (Near Fine/Near Fine). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble-wrap the book and ship it in a BOX with delivery confirmation/tracking. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Bob Speltz hardcover in dust jacket, 1984 (3rd) printing, clean/tight, No tears/creases or signs of use, SIGNED by Bob Speltz on front endpaper else unmarked, light foxing is present; Near Fine/Near Fine). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble-wrap the book and ship it in a BOX with delivery confirmation/tracking.…

Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. Fine in Near Fine Jacket.Signed by Speltz. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Fine in Very Good Plus jacket.Signed by Speltz. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Very Good DJ. No reference to printing, signed and dated at top corner of front endpaper by the author, near fine, oversized hardcover shows a previous owner blindstamp at front endpaper and some other light trace wear, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket that shows edgewear including small closed tears and some shallow open chipping. 342 pages loaded with black & whites and some in color. Still a pleasing copy of this installment in the series that ".highlights in word and picture the history of 12 European boat builders, none of which have previously been covered in this series. Also, 18 Canadian and U.S. firms are included for the first time." Signed.…

Hardcover. 2nd. Impression. Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], full gilt-embossed walnut-coloured cloth with mylar-protectected dust jacket, pp. 342. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. . Bob Speltz's love for classic wooden boats runabouts, in particular was so intense that he spent countless hours traveling in search of more and more information and photos, despite having to undergo kidney dialysis three times a week. His books, a series of seven called "The Real Runabouts" as well as others about wooden canoes and outboard motors were mostly written in the 1970s and '80s but are still extremely popular among enthusiasts. Speltz, who succumbed to kidney disease in 1993, has often been referred to as "Mr. Boat." In recognition of Speltz's contributions to the hobby and to Hagerty, he has been selected to join the inaugural class of the Hagerty Classic Marine Hall of Fame. "Bob's passion for classic boats had him going up and down the Mississippi and to local lakes, taking pictures, visiting with people, cutting photos out of newspapers," said friend F. Todd Warner, owner of the Mahogany Bay Boat Company in Mound, Minn. "He loved wooden boats researching them, writing about them. He couldn't get enough." Tony Brown, who befriended Speltz while living in Minnesota, said Speltz encouraged him to take his boat restoration skills to Lake Tahoe and work with legendary Dick Clarke. Brown now owns Western Runabouts, which has locations in Auburn, Calif., and on Lake Tahoe's west shore. "Bob was a real gentle man," Brown said. "He was extremely knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. He was a high-quality individual who really believed in what he was doing." In exceptionally good condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine in Very Good Plus jacket with short closed trat at top front.Signed by Speltz on first endpaper.1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).