Military History Coast Guard (See also various wars, ships and aircraft)

[4098] Adamson, Hans Christian. Keepers of the Lights. NY: Greenberg, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / No Jacket. Ususal stamps and pocket, worn at top of spine, 430pp., illus. Lighthouse keepers of the US Light House Service and the US Coast Guard following their merger in 1939. $25.00 [7319] Bennett, Robert F.. Surfboats, Rockets, and Carronades. Washington, DC: USGPO, 1976. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Inscribed by Author. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Inscribed by author, no other markings, 98pp., illus. Story of the U.S. Life Saving Service, predecessor to the United States Coast Guard. $45.00 [6982] Bixby, William. Track of the Bear: 1873-1963. New York NY: David McKay Co, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. Good / Good. Usual library stamps and pocket, reading copy, 309pp., illus., end maps. Legend of the long serviing Cutter Bear, master of polar regions and two wars. $5.00 [5990] Canney, Donald L.. U. S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. New / New. ISBN: 1557501017. Mylar jacket cover, 128pp., illus. First printing. Complete listing of every United States Revenue Cutter and Coast Guard Cutter through 1935. More than 1000 entries with ship details and brief service history. $39.00 [5598] Capron, Walter C.. The U.S. Coast Guard (The Watts Seapower Library Series). New York NY: Franklin Watts, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Dust jacket edge wear, closed tear, small edge chips, 218pp., illus. $16.00 [2073] Euller, John. Ice, Ships and Men. NY: Ablelard-Schuman, 1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Dust jacket edge wear and price clipped, 196pp., illus., maps. Five true stories of the Arctic including Nansen's exploration, USCGC Eastwind in WWII, USS Nautilus' trip under the pole and others. $17.00 [4731] Grant, John; Jones, Ray. Legendary Lighthouses. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 0762703253. Title page corner clipped, 200pp., illus. Photo essay of America's famous lighthouses. Companion to PBS series by same name. $17.00 [7224] Holland, Francis Ross. America's Lighthouses : Their Illustrated History Since 1716. NY: Dover, 1988. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Trade Paperback. Very Good ISBN: 048625576x. Clean, previous owner's emboss title page, 226pp., illus. Dover reprint unabridged with corrections to the third (1981) republished edition. $12.00 [2646] Holland, Francis Ross. America's Lighthouses: Their Illustrated History Since 1716. Brattleboro VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1972. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Dust jacket top edge wear with closed tear and light chips, 226pp., illus. $45.00 [7071] Jackson, Martin L. (ed.). USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281) 1979 Artic East Summer Cruise Book. 1979. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket - As Issued. Wear to corners and several small scratches lower front cover, 80pp., illus. b/w photographs. Artic East Summer (AES) 1979 cruise from 1 July 1979 to 31 October 1979. On this cruise the Westwind drove further north than anyother ship at that time. $45.00 [7081] Johnson, Robert E.. Guardians of the Sea : A History of the U. S. Coast Guard, 1915 to the Present. Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 1987. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0870217208. Previous owner's name and WW2 USCG service inside front cover, 412pp., illus. $20.00 [6131] Kern, Florence. Robert Cochran's U.S. Revenue Cutter South Carolina 1793-1798 : A 38-ton Schooner. Washington DC: Alised Enterprises, 1978. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Fine 48pp., illus. $14.00 [6130] Kern, Florence. James Montgomery's U.S. Revenue Cutter General Green 1791-1797. Washington DC: Alised Enterprises , 1977. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Fine 48pp., illus. $14.00 [6938] King, Irving H.. The Coast Guard Expands 1865-1915: New Roles, New Frontiers. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1996. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. As New / As New. ISBN: 1-55750-458-x. 293pp, illus. Third book in a series on the Revenue Cutter Service and the foundations of the U.S. Coast Guard. See also, George Washington's Navy and Coast Guard Under Sail. $18.00 [3296] Rachlis, Eugene. The Story of the U.S. Coast Guard. NY: Random House, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Edge wear to dustjacket, 176pp., illus. Juvenile - Landmark series. $16.00 [5352] Shannon, Terry and Payzant, Charles. Ride the Ice Down! : U.S. And Canadian Icebreakers in Arctic Seas. San Carlos CA: Golden Gate, 1970. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Dust jacket edge wear and rubbed, lower spine edge heavy wear, 80pp., illus. Photo essay on ice operations by U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian breakers with section on northwest passage by breakers and USS Manhattan, the first commercial ship to traverse the Arctic. $25.00 [6941] U.S. Coast Guard. Equipment Lists, CG-190. Washington, DC: GPO, 1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Lightly soiled spine, Coast Guard unit name on cover, 223pp. "Items approved or accepted under Marine Inspection and Navigation Laws, August 3, 1964." Contains list of currently approved items and second list of previously approved items. $7.00 [6693] U.S. Treasury Department. U.S. Coast Guard: A Study of Its Origin, Responsibilities, Relationships, and Direction. Washington, DC: GPO, 1963. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Blue soft cover, stapled, no rust, "history" written on cover corner, clean contents, 41pp., illus. b/w photo, drawings. A basic guide to the missions of the 1960's era USCG still under the Treasury Department. $9.00 [4920] Underhill, Harold A.. Sail Training and Cadet Ships. Glasgow: Brown, Son & Ferguson, 1973. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Dust jacket edge wear and large chips, light water spots on cover, 373pp., illus., 45 fold out plates. Reprint of earlier edition. $30.00 [6618] United States Coast Guard. Rules and Regulations for the Numbering of Undocumented Vessels and the Reporting of Boating Accidents, CG-267. Washington, DC: GPO, 1959. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Green paper cover, 31pp. Dated May 1, 1959 and contains Title 46 CFR parts 170 to 173 and Safe Boating Act of 1958. Historic document. $7.00 [1744] Waters, John M. Jr. Bloody Winter. Annapolis MD: Naval Institute Press, 1984. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. ISBN: 0870210912. Mylar jacket protector, 285pp., illus. Winter of 1942-1943 in the N. Atlantic and german submarine versus allied convoys. Author, retired Coast Guard Captain, was involved in the conflict as a junior officer. First published by D. Van Norstrand 1967. $20.00

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