Published by Dana Thomas Bowen, Daytona Beach, Fl, 1948
Seller: NorthStar Books, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, xv, 314 pgs, endpaper maps, index, illustrations. Stated fifth printing. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Decorative cloth covers lightly rubbed. Top of spine moisture damaged; Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Very nice compilation of tales, facts, history and lore of sailing on the Great Lakes. Great historic illustrations included.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1940
Seller: John M. Gram, Port Huron, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Printing. chips and tears to jacket edges, otherwise clean and sound, octavo, 314 pages, later printing.
Published by Freshwater Press, Cleveland, 1989
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Illus. with photos (illustrator). Later prt. edition. 8vo, 314 pp.
Published by Freshwater Press, Inc., Cleveland, OH, 1969
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. This book is about ships that have navigated upon lakes in the United States. It looks at a few of the ships of the Great Lakes, both the old and the new, and tells stories gathered from old sailors and young sailors, captains and engineers, owners and businessmen. The book contains photographs, illustrations, tables, and an index. This copy is clean and solid. A former owner's name is on the front pastedown. The endpapers serve as maps.
Published by Published by the author, 1940
Seller: zeebooks, Foley, AL, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. 4th printing. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Dust jacket is worn and torn. Book cover has slight wear. End papers have some toning.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.4.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.4.
Published by Freshwater Press, 1940
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.
Published by Freshwater Press, Inc., 1969
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Published by Freshwater Press, 1976
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen, 1940
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Used; Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Daytona Beach, 1940; green cloth covered boards; mild edge and corer wear; illustrated jacket in good condition with edge and corner wear; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; interior pages in like new condition; Interior is clean and unmarked;314 pages.
Published by Freshwater Press, 1976
Seller: Atlantic Books, Mars Hill, NC, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 11th Printing. Tight and clean Hardcover in Jacket with tape repair to spine ends. Black and white photos, color pictures of vessel stacks of Great Lakes fleets.
Published by Freshwater Press
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.54.
Published by Freshwater Press, Cleveland, 1969
Seller: Artis Books & Antiques, Calumet, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 314pp. Index. Biblio. Many photos. Blank notes pages in the rear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. MICHIGAN.
Published by Freshwater Press, Cleveland, 1976
Seller: Browse Awhile Books, Tipp City, OH, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ faulty. 11th Printing. Dust jacket is edgeworn, with many small tears along top edge and 3/8" loss at base of spine. Presentable within new clear Brodart sleeve. Size: Octavo.
Published by DaytonaBch.FL.1966.D.T.Bowen., 1966
Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
green & black decorative clothbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. nice clean copy. clean covers. binding tight. contents free of all markings. dustwr. fine, not price clipped, just a bit worn & chipped at cors. & spine top. 6th printing. endpaper maps. b&w frontis. dec. title pg. w/ illustration. xv+314p+blank "notes" pp.& ads. index of ships. approx. 80 glossy b&w & color plates. historical chronology. world history. maritime history. navigation. exploration. geography. commerce. economics. history of the great lakes. colonialism. british empire. new france. shipwrecks.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen, 1940
Seller: Imperial Books and Collectibles, Wauwatosa, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Original VG green cloth covered boards with black lettering and design on cover and along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket nor price clippedl light rubbing and a few small chips along edges; protected in clear plastic sleeve. Map end papers. 314pp featuring numerous illustrations throughout. Fourth printing - 1945 All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1966
Seller: Book Nook, Cadillac, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 8th Printing. Dj has edgewear with a few tears, one taped, some rubbing & light soiling. Book has light edgtewear. Light wear. Light soiling.
Published by Published by the author, 1940
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Published by the author Daytona Beach, FL January 1940 Binding: Hardcover.
Published by Freshwater Press, 1989
Seller: SmarterRat Books, Chagrin Falls, OH, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good ; Very Good Jacket. 1989 Freshwater Press. Twelfth printing. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with black spine and cover lettering. Cover has illustration of captain's wheel; spine has small ship illustration between two anchors. Black & white photographs and illustrations. Binding tight. Spine ends very lightly bumped. One page is dog-eared. Pages clean and unmarked. 314 pages. Glossy illustrated dust jacket has very light edge and surface wear. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen, 1940
Seller: Barker Books & Vintage, Helena, MT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Very Good DJ. 9th printing September 1969, very good + dark green cloth hardcover with black letter and illustration to cover and spine that shows a gift inscription at first page of notes at rear of text, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows rubbing, touch of soil, light bit of exposure toning along spine, and light edge wear with scotch tape repairs visible at jacket reverse. 314 pages with large set of black & white plates. Still a pleasing copy of this compilation of Great Lakes lore.
Published by Freshwater Press, Cleveland, 1976
Seller: Pegasus Books, Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A.
Eleventh Printing; Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. B & W ; 6 X 9 1/4"; xv, 313 pages; Hard cover is green cloth with black lettering on spine. Light rubbing, scuffing to boards. DJ has sunning, scuffing, shelf wear and edge wear, missing a 1 1/2 x 1/2" piece from top, in front. ; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w pictures. 'Thrilling true stories of Great Lakes ships fill this 320-page volume. Highlights of events in Great Lakes history are told in the beginning chapter capsulizing great moments of adventure on the Inland Seas. This is followed by true tales of bygone and later ships of the lakes fleets, combining romance and industry to tell the saga of commercial shipping. Here are the tales of the sturdy lake vessels from the earliest explorer and fur trader to the more modern lake steamer. This book is "all boat" from cover to cover and includes nearly one hundred photographs. This expansive collection of pictures is a rare assemblage. Appeal is enhanced in this volume by a list of the Great Lakes major ship disasters, tables of sailing distances between various lake ports, sailing times for a normal transit, a nautical scale and a thorough index to the more than three hundred and fifty ships mentioned in the book.' Index.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1945
Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Fourth Printing. Fourth printing hardcover book in ori8ginal dust jacket, illustrated with half-tone pictures. Clean green cloth boards with black lettering and ship's wheel on cover, black lettering on spine. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean, with clean map-illustrated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. 314 pages with index + blank pages labelled "NOTES." Dust jacket is not price clipped, has light soiling, a few closed tears, a few small edge chips on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. True stories of the by-gone and more modern ships of the Great Lakes combine romance and history with the vast commercial shipping. Tales of vessels from the earliest explorer and furt trader to streamlined steamers.
Published by Cleveland, OH Freshwater Press (1989)., 1989
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Fine in VG DJ. DJ label on back & back flap creased. Illustrated by Illus. 12th ptg edition.
Published by Freshwater Press, Cleveland, OH, 1973
Seller: Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Freshwater Press, Cleveland, OH. 1973. Hardcover. Stated 10th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; scant shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Very Good; Price Clipped; light bumping and wear to head, tail, and tips. Green cloth boards and spine with black lettering on the spine and front board with ship wheel in black on the front board. Maps as endpapers. 314 pp 8vo. This book is a collection of true stories of the by-gone ships of the Great Lakes which combine romance and history with the modern vast commercial shipping on these Great Inland Seas of Freshwater. The tales feature the sturdy lake vessels from the earliest explorer and fur trader to the latest streamlined steamer. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen Publishing, Daytona Beach, 1966
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Eighth Printing. "Every ship has a story. Men wrap their lives about it, and women their loves, and in so doing it makes makes fiction appear dull in comparison." Includes an index of ships' names in the rear and a center photo section. Original publisher's green cloth covers with black spine and cover lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no previous owner names or bookplates. The dust jacket in similarly nice condition with no chips, tears, or markings--just a little edge wear and rubbing. ; B&W & Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314 pages.
Published by R. E. Publishing, Lachine, Quebec, 1969
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Ninth Printing. "Every ship has a story. Men wrap their lives about it, and women their loves, and in so doing it makes makes fiction appear dull in comparison." Includes an index of ships' names in the rear and a center photo section. Original publisher's green cloth covers with black spine and cover lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no previous owner names or bookplates. There is a little rippling to the jacket, but it is not torn or chipped. ; B&W & Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314 pages.
Published by Dana Thomas Bowen Publisher, Daytona Beach, 1941
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Second Printing. "Every ship has a story. Men wrap their lives about it, and women their loves, and in so doing it makes makes fiction appear dull in comparison." Includes an index of ships' names in the rear and a center photo section. Original publisher's green cloth covers with black spine and cover lettering. This is a nice clean, tight book. There is a previous owner bookplate on bottom of the half title page and the author's name and address at the top of the same page (does not appear to have been written by the author). There is also a previous owner name at the top edge of the front inner pastedown. ; B&W & Color Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314 pages.
Published by Freshwater Pr, Cleveland: Ohio, 1992
ISBN 10: 0912514124 ISBN 13: 9780912514123
Seller: Booked Experiences Bookstore, Burlington, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Thirteenth Printing. pp.314 with index of ships, b/w illustrations. Thrilling stories of the Great Lakes ships; lore of the lakes clean tight copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Published by Dana Thomas Bowen, Daytona Beach, FL
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. (1945) 314+pp. Original green cloth covers, very bright and clean. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. "Hull Dept." written in ink at top edge of front paste-down. Small, faint brown spot to outer margins of leaves 201-206, not affecting text. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and several short tears to edges. Approx. 1 1/2" closed tear to bottom of foredge of front panel. Small chip to top of spine, and top edge of rear panel. Spine darkened. Price clipped. Book Review laid-in of "Memories of the Lakes" by the same author. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.