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85 books and other references for sale
Down-Easter: Building a Model of the Benjamin F. Packard
Roger Weare Bragdon
Falmouth Publishing, 1954
Library of Congress: 54-7443
Book,Hardcover
Instructional | Ship Modelling | Monograph
Store or Online Auction
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Essex, USS, CVA-9 Carrier Air Group 11 Far East Cruise 1967-1957
Book,Hardcover
History (Ships) | Military
Store or Online Auction
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Farewell Old Mount Washington
The Steamship Historical Society of America, 1969
Book,Paperback
135 pages
Subject Study | Monograph
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Building Fiberglass Ship Models from Scratch
Richard V. Humphrey
Tab Books, 1981
ISBN: 0-8306-1127-4
Library of Congress: VM298.H79 79-14427
Book,Paperback
256 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling | Hulls
Store or Online Auction
Flying Fish (Model Shipways Kit Instructions)
Ben Lankford
Model Shipways, 1980
Book,Stapled
56 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling
Store or Online Auction
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History of Ships, The
Peter Kemp
Barnes & Noble Books, 2002
ISBN: 0-7607-3289-2
Book,Hardcover
219 pages
History (Ships)
Store or Online Auction
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History of the American Sailing Navy, The
Howard I. Chapelle
Bonanza Books, Unknown
Book,Hardcover
558 pages
History (Ships)
Store or Online Auction
Mark Ballin (October 16, 2025 @ 1:12 pm): $2
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How to Build Ship Models
A. Richard Mansir
Moonraker Publishing, 1979
Booklet,Stapled
64 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling
Store or Online Auction
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Knots and Splices
Cyrus Lawrence Day
International Marine, 1953
ISBN: 0-87742-252-4
Booklet,Stapled
64 pages
Instructional | Seamanship | Knotting & Splicing
Store or Online Auction
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Liners to the Sun
John Maxtone-Graham
The Macmillan Company, 1985
ISBN: 0-02-545101-7
Library of Congress: 85-10566
Book,Hardcover
495 pages
History (Ships)
Store or Online Auction
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Lusci’s Ship Model Builder’s Handbook
Vincenzo Lusci
Mantua Model, 1970
Book,Paperback
180 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling | General
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Men, Ships, and the Sea
National Geographic Society, 1962
Library of Congress: 62-20190
Book,Hardcover
436 pages
History (Ships)
Store or Online Auction
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Model Shipbuilder’s Manual of Fittings and Guns, The
Captain A.P. Isard
Percival Marshall (Forward)
David McKay Company, Inc., 1939
Book,Hardcover
327 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling | Fittings | Weapons
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Model Ships from Scratch
Scott Robertson
Naval Institute Press, 1996
ISBN: 1-55750-589-6
Library of Congress: 93-87265
Book,Paperback
148 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling | General
Store or Online Auction
Greg Harrington (October 18, 2025 @ 10:48 am): $1
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Model Steamer Building
Percival Marshall (Editor)
Model & Allied Publications, 1976
ISBN: 0-85242-478-7
Book,Paperback
50 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling
Store or Online Auction
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Model Steamers and Motor Boats
Percival Marshall (Editor)
Percival Marshall
Book,Paperback
126 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling
Store or Online Auction
Binding is worn and loose. Small format, 126 pages. For antique collectors?
Model Warships
H. Seymour
Faber and Faber, 1946
Book,Hardcover
120 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling
Store or Online Auction
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Modeller’s Guide to Rigging, A
A. Richard Mansir
Moonraker Publishing, 1981
Booklet,Stapled
64 pages
Subject Study
Store or Online Auction
Greg Harrington (October 18, 2025 @ 10:50 am): $2
John Cheevers (October 16, 2025 @ 6:46 am): $1
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Modelling Late Victorian Battleships
Brian King
Pier Books, 2001
ISBN: 0-9657205-7-8
Book,Hardcover
128 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling
Store or Online Auction
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Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail
Bernard Ireland
HarperCollins Publishers, 2000
ISBN: 0-393-04983-3
Book,Hardcover
240 pages
History (Ships)
Store or Online Auction
Greg Harrington (October 13, 2025 @ 7:22 pm): $1
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Newport News Shipbuilding, The First Century
William L. Tazewell
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, 1986
Book,Paperback
256 pages
History (Ships) | Ship/Boat Building
Store or Online Auction
David Chelmow (October 17, 2025 @ 8:07 pm): 2$
Mark Ballin (October 16, 2025 @ 1:20 pm): $1
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Pacific Coastal Liners
Gordon Newell—Joe Williamson
Superior Publishing, 1959
Library of Congress: 59-14316
Book,Hardcover
192 pages
History (Ships)
Store or Online Auction
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Pacific Sail
Roger Morris
International Marine, 1987
ISBN: 0-87742-248-6
Library of Congress: VK18.M67 87-2943
Book,Hardcover
192 pages
History (Ships)
Store or Online Auction
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Paddle Wheel Steamers and their Giant Engines
Bob Whittier
Seamaster Boats, 1983
Booklet,Stapled
49 pages
History (Ships)
Store or Online Auction
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Period Ship Modeling
R. K. Battson
Model & Allied Publications, 1979
ISBN: 0-85242-691-7
Book,Paperback
80 pages
Instructional | Ship Modelling | General
Store or Online Auction
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