Nautical Books
Here are 90 of the best images from the early years of his calendar supplemented by never published photographs in a lavish furnished hardcover volume.
Hardcover - 192 pages, full color, 11"x11"
By Benjamin Mendlowitz
The Book of Wooden Boats Vol. II is showcasing the most enduring images from the Calendar of Wooden Boats from 1993-2000 - ..a work of art – to be treasured.
Hardcover - 192 pages, full color, 11x11
By Bill Mayher & Maynard Bray, photographs by Benjamin Mendlowitz. A new book of the life and work of Joel White, a naval architect and boatbuilder from Brooklin, Maine.
Hardcover, 228 pages, 11" x 11"
100+ color photographs, 30 boat plans
Over 175 superb photographs by Benjamin Mendlowitz are perfectly complemented by insightful essays of naval architect Joel White.
Hardcover, 192 pages, full color, 10" x 11"
Photographs by Benjamin Mendlowitz, text Maynard Bray. The Guide of Wooden Boats offers a detailed look at the rigs of all types of wooden sailboats, including cats, sloops, cutters, yawls, ketches and schooners. Alson in cludes six basic rig illustratons and a sailboat glossary. Hardcover
Photographs by Benjamin Mendlowitz, text Maynard Bray. An indispensable guide to the most stunning and well-cared-for wooden power boats. Included are launches, runabouts, racers, power cruisers, motor yachts, motor sailors and work boats - shrimp, tug, lobster boats, canoes and Gold Cup Racers. Hardcover
The last offering from photopraphic Genius Benjamin Mendlowitz. Incorporates some of the best shots from more than 25 years.
Size 8 1/2" x 7", Hardback bound in dark blue linen.
By Benjamin Mendlowitz.
20 notecards (blank inside), 5 each of 4 subjects, 20 envelopes.
The new Sailboats Note Cards Collection features five each of four images of small traditional sailboats.
A Book of Postcards from The Calendar of Wooden Boats. 25 different Postcards
By Matthew P. Murphy
The Yachting Photography of Willard B. Jackson at Marble Head,1898-1937
Benjamin Mendlowitz's commentary: "Glass Plates & Wooden Boats is a gem of a book - a well-documented collection of outstanding photographs of working and pleasure boats from the time of birth of small boat racing. A great present and a wonderful book for the coffee table.
By Jeff Toghill
Essential Methods & Equipment – And How To Use Them To Go Anywhere At Sea
Here is everything you need to learn all facets of marine navigation, a wealth of information that will get you started and provide a valuable basis for expanding your confidence and experience. Using charts, compasses and other useful instruments. Inshore, blue-water, and celestial navigation Ocean currents, seasonal winds, safety – GPS, radar and other electronic devices.
Richly illustrated, paperback
by John G. Rodgers
The mariner’s language is almost universal in its usage and its sources. The book is laced with wit and makes enjoyable reading, as well as a useful reference document.
220 pages
By Horace Beck
Everything you always wanted to know about sea lore but didn't know where to ask: shipbuilding; names and language; weather and navigation; songs and arts; Seals, muckle men and mermaids; reavers, privateers and smugglers; legends and tales; "spectre" ships --- cooked up and served well salted by a first -rate writer who combines the knowledge of a sailor and college professor --- great company for a stormy night by the fire.
544 pages, paperback
by Edward Lodi
Nantucket Sleigh-Ride will keep you on an even keel even if you're half seas over or three sheets in the wind, so that from now on it will all be plane sailing.
Christopher Caswell (Editor)
This book features some of the finest sayings about sailing, the sea, boats, the weather, engines, racing, philosophy - spanning the centuries from Homer's Odyssey right up to the America's Cup. The quotable Sailor is the ideal consolation for being ashore - as well as the perfect gift
by Admont G. Clark
The author devotes a single chapter to each light house, tracing its history from the beginning. Their story and the story of the men and woman who lived and worked to keep the lights burning will always hold a fascination for those who live beside the sea. Hardcover, 245 illustrated pages
America’s Landfall Historic Lighthouses of Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard
by Donald W. Davidson
This book includes a Native Guide for each lighthouse that has marked the waters off Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, Elizabeth Island and the western shorelines of Buzzards and Cape Cod Bays.
The Lighthouse Companion for Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire Photographed by Paul Rezendes
A comprehensive guide to all 79 historic lighthouses in MA, RI, and N.H. A perfect travel companion for lighthouse lovers everywhere.
The Lighthouses of Massachusetts
Jeremy D’Entremont
The definitive source on Massachusetts Lighthouses – the Birthplace of America’s Lighthouse heritage. The author put together meticulous researched history with entertaining accounts of valor, dedication, mystery and tragedy.
Paperback, Illustrated
The Lighthouses of New England
By Edward Rowe Snow
A story of romance, adventure, loneliness and danger one can read the histories and dramatic legends of the lighthouses of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Illustrated with over 100 photos and engravings.
By Samuel W. Crompton & Michael J. Rhein
History - Legend - Lore - Design- Technology - Romance
The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses is a panoramic, lavishly illustrated history of the legendary buildings and celebrates the rich heritage of our ancestores' courageous efforts to guide mariners through treacherous seas and storms. Fully revised, expanded, and updated Edition
Compiled by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation & Lighthouse Authorities
Inside this Guide you will find: Color photographs of each lighthouse – maps showing lighthouse location. Information on geographical positions, architects and builders, construction dates and materials, and tower heights. Historical background and unique features of each lighthouse.
Paperback 9 ½”x 12"
The Golden Age of American Lighthouses
Tim Harrison / Ray Jones
A Nostalgic Look at U.S. Lights from 1850 -1939
This book tells the often dramatic story of U.S. lighthouses from the middle of the nineteenth century until shortly before World War II, an era that many consider the golden age of American Lighthouses.
Paperback Black& white illustrations
Weather - A Visual Guide
By Bruce Buckley, Edward J. Hopkins & Richard Whitacker
This practical reference features: The effect of climate on plants, animals and humans, the latest research on global warming and ozone depletion, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, droughts and other weather extremes. Beautiful full color photographs and illustrations throughtout.
Hardcover with dust jacket
The Handy Weather Answer Book
By Walter A. Lyons
Fellow, American Meteorological Society
Handy Weather – makes it easy to understand hurricanes, tornadoes, the wind chill factor and such fascinating weather-related phenomena as El Nino, the greenhouse effect and Aurora Borealis. Vivid photographs, lively lists and simple tables help make Handy Weather as entertaining as it is informative.
Paperback
The Weather Identification Handbook
by Storm Dunlop
This book is designed to provide not only a comprehensive introduction to various phenomena but also the information that makes weather forecasting possible. Full of beautiful color photographs and diagrams, it is essential for the outdoor photographer, adventurer, or meteorological enthusiast.
Paperback
Exploring the Sky by Day – The Equinox Guide to Weather and Atmosphere
By Terence Dickinson
This book offers a fascinating insight into such phenomena as lightning, the 10 types of clouds, storms, solar haloes, sundogs and sunsets.
Many photos, color illustrations, paperback
Surveying the Shore
Historical Maps of Coastal Massachusetts
By Joseph G. Garver
The book contains both maps and charts, spanning the Massachusetts Shore from Newburyport to Buzzards Bay, including Cape Cod and the Islands. Garver's ninety selections, printerd in full color are: Samuel de Champlain's first map of Plymouth (1613); a pre-Revolutionary chart of the "Sea of New England" that helped over two centuries later to locate the sunken pirate ship "Whydah". Includes bird's eye views of Cape Cod before and after the creation of the canal.
216 pages 90 color maps hardcover
The Names of Cape Cod
By E. Green/W. Sachse/B. McCauley
How Cape Cod Places got their Names and what they mean. Discover the origin and meaning of over 700 names of places from 'Acapesket' to 'Weepecket Islands'
Complete Text by Henry David Thoreau – Photographs by Dan Tobyne
Tobyne’s images are matched with the corresponding passages from Thoreau’s text, showing that much of the pristine beauty that inspired the naturalist 150 years ago is still there to inspire and uplift us today.
256 Pages 30 Color Photographs
This is a bibliophile edition of Thoreau’s Cape Cod illustrated with maps and tasteful black and white vignets published with much care on Cape Cod
Size: 8" x 8” 255 Pages
Excerpted & Edited by Tania A. Burt, Joseph D. Thomas, and Marsha L. McCabe
This is perhaps the most heavily and meticulously illustrated edition of Moby Dick ever – with over 450 images depicting Ishmaels’s adventurous journey, Melville’s real life experiences, and the lives of 19th century whalemen
In the Footsteps of Thoreau
By Adam Gamble
25 Historic & Nature Walks on Cape Cod ranging from a quarter mile to 14 miles, with 30 up-to-date hiking maps across Cape Cod. A user-friendly design that make it easy to customize this book to your walking needs and preferences
Robert Finch: Special Places on Cape Cod and the Islands
Illustrations by Ellen Raquel LeBow
Exquisitely illustrated, these 24 essays invite both residents and visitors to explore and cherish local nature preserves from Bourne to Provincetown, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard
Sea Stories of Cape Cod and the Islands
by Admont Gulick Clark
More than 50 sea stories - all true, all historic and nicely illustrated. This book sums up the superb qualities of the seafaring people of Cape Cod and the Islands - their courage, ingenuity and heroism.
Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail
By Joseph A. Nickerson Jr. & Geraldine D. Nickerson
Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail’ chronicles the live and adventures of twenty-five men who traveled the seas from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. Spurred on by the Industrial Revolution’s demands, these mariners continued their pelagic exploration while pirates, privateers and Confederate raiders tested their mettle.
160 Pages Over 50 Black & White photos Paperback
A Whaling Captain’s Life
The exciting true Account by William Acton for His Son William
This little volume, originally published in 1838, was penned by a whaling captain for his son. Irresistibly collectible this edition – featuring 112 original black and white plates – retains all the charm of the original, including descriptions of successful voyages, whale hunting advice and sailing superstitions.
128 Pages Over 110 Black & White Plates Paperback
By John Braginton-Smith, Duncan Oliver
Drawing on rare documents never before published, whaling journals and diaries, Oliver and Braginton-Smith recreate a bygone age when men fought one another for rights to the sea.
128 Pages Over 35 Black & White Photos Paperback
It Happened on Cape Cod
by Shawnie M. Kelly
From a glassmaking revolution to the recovery of sunken pirate treasures - in an easy-to-read style that's entertaining and informative, author Shawnie Kelly recounts 26 of the most captivating moments in the history of Cape Cod
Cape Cod Bay: A History of Salt & Sea
By Theresa Mitchell Barbo
The author’s skillful narrative weaves together the natural and cultural histories of the Bay, highlighting some of the region’s diverse milestones – from the drafting of the Mayflower compact in 1620 to the establishment of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power.
128 pages 30 Black & White Photos
The Cape Cod Canal
by Robert H. Farson
Factually and smartly written and splashed with salty anecdotes. And a galaxy of fascinating photographs, this is a book for maritime buffs, New Englanders and Cape Codders in particular
Buzzards Bay - A Journey of Discovery
by Daniel Sheldon Lee
This homage to Buzzards Bay is a graceful blend of human and natural history. The reader comes away with a strong sense of the place past and present - a comprehensive look at a national natural treasure -
By J. North Conway
The cradle of New England’s shipping doubled as its casket, earning the sailing route around Cape Cod the nickname of graveyard of the Atlantic.
J. North Conway plunges into the character of Cape Cod, from its discovery to its chowder, and of the man who managed to cut a path through it.
160 Pages 55 Black & White Photos
Cape Cod Voyage
by Jack Sheedy & Jim Coogan
The authors dug back into the past to unearth stories that point to the wonder and majesty of the Cape and its people
Sail Away Ladies
by Jim Coogan
Sail Away Ladies presents the tales of twelve Cape Cod women who braved the oceans to accompany their husbands at sea. The stories of these remarkable ladies, culled from their journals and letters, are part of the maritime history of this country. Winner 2004 United States Maritime Literature Award
Cape Cod Harvest – A Gathering in of Cape Cod Stories By Jim Coogan & Jack Sheedy
The Authors have assembled a series of stories and tales about the Cape. This collection of more than 80 stories should delight everyone with a connection to the “Narrow Land”
CAPE COD STORIES
Tales from The Cape, Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard
Edited by John Miller and Tim Smith
InFrom the clear blue light and drifting sand dunes of Martha’s Vineyard to the quaint shops of Provincetown to Nantucket’s whitewashed verandas and craggy beaches, Cape Cod Stories captures the area’s rustic beauty and quirky charm in the words of America’s best writers. (ie. Norman Mailer, E.A. Poe, Paul Theroux, Sylvia Plath, John Updike, and more)
By Theresa Barbo
Cape Cod’s history spans three centuries and features a salty collection of characters that have shaped the area’s past with adventures great and small.
Here, Cape Cod Voice history editor Theresa Barbo eloquently crafts stories of hardship, challenges, ingenuity and grit from letters, diaries and firsthand accounts that span the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries.
160 Pages 50 Black & White Photos
Haunted Cape Cod & The Islands
By Mark Jasper
Mark Jasper has compiled a chilling collection of ghost stories from these foggy shores, taking us along on an forgettable tour of the region’s spookiest spots – where floorboards creak, specters moan, and paranormal activities abound
Paperback
By Paul Cote
The Historical Society of Old Yarmouth inspired by Ella Bray’s 1937 book,
‘All Around the Common’ , this collection of stories ecplores the unexplained in historic old Yarmouth. From the shore whaling ghosts of Barnstable and the owners of the Liberty Hill Inn, who found a disembodied leg during renovations, to the strange happenings at Edward Gorey’s house, the interviews and accounts from local residents paint a portrait of Cape Cod unlike any other.
224 Pages 40 Black & White Photos
Cape Cod Confidential
By Evan J. Albright
True tales of murder crime and scandals from the Pilgrims to the present. In this book the combination of crime and olde Cape Cod continues to exert a strong attraction for the public. Maybe it is the lonely beaches, the cloaking fogs, or that, despite its growth, there are parts of the Cape where no one can hear you scream.
Paperback
Moonlight Harvest – Haunted Cranberry Bogs of Cape Cod and Plymouth County
By Edward Lodi
The Ghosts, Phantoms, and ‘Long-legged Beasties’ who haunt the cranberry bogs are best seen by moonlight – though there are some folks who say that such things are best never seen at all. Moonlight Harvest gathers together seventeen of Edward Lodi’s best ghost stories.
Hardcover
The Cape Cod Murder of 1899: Edwin Ray Snow’s Punishment and Redemption
By Theresa Barbo
On a crisp September evening in 1899, a seventeen-year-old petty thief named Edwin Ray Snow shot and killed a baker’s delivery boy outside Yarmouth. Drawing upon various historical documents, this book examines the details of murder that shook Cape Cod to its core.
112 Pages 10 Black & White Photographs
Haunted Inns of New England
By Mark Jasper
Thirty-nine inns from all around New England are profiled in this book. Dozens of photographs of the inns, and maps of their locations, aid the traveler in his or her search to find inns that measure up to the best New England has to offer, and have stories to tell besides.
Paperback
The best of Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard in words and photographs
Cape Cod and The National Seashore
A Photographic Essay by Charles Fields
A new book of his breath taking photography, features 144 magnificent new full photographs capturing Cape Cod in its majestic beauty throught the four seasons - Hardcover.
The Quality of Light
By Neil Baker (photographer) & Will Walker (poet/essayist)
"The Quality of Light" is a result of Bakers' twenty years of summers in Provincetown, MA. He presents us with his personal images-the essence of his experiences. Baker says, "The Quality of Light is my best attempt at living in the moment during our summer holiday, and to go to that peaceful place in my mind whenever I long for its return. Nearly every photo taken was along this single stretch of beach at the East End, and I am thankful to share these sights and insights with you."
size 11” x 14”, 48 pages, hardcover
A Garden Lover's Cape Cod
By C. L. Fornari
With 225 color photographs and a rich, informative text, Cape Cod’s own “Garden Lady” leads a tour from public parks to private properties. Along the way she offers detailed advice on growing roses, hydrangeas, perennials, shrubs, vegetables, lavender, and so much more
size 9”x 10 ½”
Nantucket – The Far-Away Island
By William Oliver Stevens
Nantucket – in a Native American tongue that name is said to mean “far-away island’ or “land far out to sea”. In this one classic volume, William O. Stevens
has used his words, as well as his sketches to capture for all time the spirit of this far-away island, and to do so with just enough of her history to make us all appreciate what it is that can be seen in present-day Nantucket.
265 Pages Soft Cover
A Guide to Historic Plymouth
By James Baker
Enjoyable walking and driving tours of this renowned Pilgrim settlement, each packed with fascinating details and historic facts, written by Plymouth resident and historian James W. Baker
144 pages 90 Black & White Photos Paperback
Truro: The Story of a Cape Cod Town
By Richard Whalen
Truro is famed for its beaches, yet there is far more to the town than its coastal fringe. Truro witnessed the Pilgrims settlement and the American Revolution. Discover the compelling story of a town whose fortunes remain forever linked with the sea.
224 Pages 30 Black & White Photographs
Everyday Life in Truro: From the Indians to the Victorians
By Richard F. Whalen
Everyday Life in Truro describes the idyllic days of Pamet Indians and the storm-lashed hardships of Truro’s first families as they worked to carve an enduring settlement amid the sandy soil and dangerous fishing grounds of Cape Cod.
120 Pages 35 Black & White Photos
Martha’s Vineyard At Its Best
Photographs by Andrew Borsari
Martha’s Vinyard is an island of distinct communities and surprisingly varied landscapes. Borsari’s camera captures its unique beauty.
75 color photographs, paperback
Chatham (Mass.) At Its Best
Photographs by Jennifer Eldredge Stello
Chatham is one of the most beautiful towns on Cape Cod, poised with both grace and courage on the elbow of the peninsula. Jennifer Eldredge Stello is a professional photographer and a lifelong resident of Chatham. With her pictures she captures Chatham at its best throughout the seasons.
64 Pages 8.5"x11" Hardcover
Martha's Vineyard -An Elegy
by Everett S. Allen
The author wrote in 1982: "the Vineyard's tomarrow, whatever it is, will differ much from its yesterday, and that is why it is an elegy." A sensitive, beautifully written book.
Paperback
The History of Martha's Vineyard
by Arthur R. Railton
How we got - To where we are. The definitive illustrated history of Martha's Vineyard written by its foremost authority
Celebrated Schooner Captain of Martha's Vineyard - ZEB
by Polly Burroughs
Though ZEB died in 1952, his legend lives on in folk songs, in a country store that bears his name, and in the hearts of countless admires who keep his memory alive
Mystery on the Vineyard: Politics, Passion and Scandal on East Chop
By Tom Dresser
In pre World War II innocence of small-town America, a dapper off-Islander impresses the locals. Drawn to the prettiest girl, he is upset when an elderly woman tries to break off their romance. In a drunken stupor he murders the troublesome women. Through an amazing confluence of circumstances, he avoids prosecution.
160 Pages 35 Black & White Photos
Wicked Newport: Sordid Stories from the City by the Sea
By Larry Standford
From the Vanderbilts to the Dukes, the Astors to the Kennedys, the City by the Sea has served as a sanctuary for the elite – and a hotbed of corruption. The author uncovers the real stories behind many of Newport’s most enduring mysteries, controversial characters and scintillating scandals.
128 Pages 40 Black and White Photos Soft Cover
Windmills of New England - Their Genius, Madness, History & Future
By Daniel Lombardo
Combining a fun approach with scholarly rigor, Lombardo examines the many ways windmills revolutionizes the lives of our ancestors, just as modern windpower is now poised to change local and perhaps even world politics. With 247 pages with more than 160 photographs, vintage postcards and other renderings.
Great New England Storms of the 20th Century
By the Editors of the Boston Globe
These first-hand accounts and images from the Globe files include the devastating gales of 1905, the hurricane of 1938, the blizzard of 1978, and the ‘Perfect Storm’ of 1991. Each chapter presents compelling writing and dramatic photographs culled from an unrivaled regional archive of material, all of which add up to the most complete and captivating portrait of 20th –century New England storm history ever published.
size 9x10” 100 color & b/w illustrations, hardcover
Storms and Shipwrecks of New England
by Edward Rowe Snow
Updated by Jeremy D’Entremont, Foreword by William P. Quinn.
Also available as Paperback 144-576P $14.75
Storm Surge – A Coastal Village Battles the Rising Atlantic
by William Sargent
The Coastal Village is Chatham - the storm took place on January 2, 1987. Bill Sargent has written a gripping account of the disaster which reads like a novel, with all the page turning excitement of a thriller.
A Wind to Shake the World
by Everett S. Allen
The Story of the 1938 Hurricane. The author has gatheres first-hand accounts of survivors from Jersey, Boston, Rhode Island, and especially Long Island and Cape Cod where the blow hit hardest (top winds were clocked at 186 mph). The vivid description of the mellow September day that turned yellow and and then sea-grean with 40-foot wavesis more heartfelt than all the disaster movies ever made
Historic Storms of New England
by Sidney Perly
New Edition of an 1891 Classic. Its Gales, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunder & Lightning, Great Snow Storms, Rains, Freshets, Floods, Droughts, Cold Winters, Hot Summers, Avalanches, Dark Days, Comets, Aurora Borealis, Phenomena in Heavens, Wrecks along the Coast, with Incidents and Anecdotes, Amusing and Pathetic
Shipwrecks Around Cape Cod
by William P. Quinn
A collection of photographs covering a century of wrecks on Cape Cod.
The Pendleton Disaster off Cape Cod:
The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History
By Theresa M. Barbo, John J. Galluzo, and W. Russell Webster
On February 18, 1952, four Coast Guardsmen set out from Cape Cod during a fierce storm in a seemingly impossible quest to locate and rescue the crew of the damaged tanker Pendleton. They returned as heroes. This book chronicles the miraculous true story of Bernie Webber and the Coast Guard 36500.
128 Pages 40 Black & White Photos
Shipwrecks Around New England
by William P. Quinn
A chronology of maritime accidents and disasters from Grand Manan to Sandy Hook.
The History of Shipwrecks
by Angus Konstam
In Association with the Mariner's Museum, Virginia. Discover why shipwrecks are important resources, and why they have fascinated people for centuries. With many color illustrations & maps
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