Mail-Order sources for Nautical Fiction, Nautical Non-Fiction
Adventures
and
Other Books of Interest to Nautical-Minded Readers
Updated March 3, 2005
(For a more complete listing of boatbuilding and repair book sources see Great Encouragement to Boatwrights)
Copyright © John Kohnen 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Mention in this list does not indicate an endorsement by the compiler.
Admiralty Marine has a small, but interesting, selection of used nautical adventures and fiction, though they're mainly a used marine equipment dealer. Admiralty Marine 6303 Seaview Avenue Northwest Seattle, Washington 98107 (206) 781-9030 Fax: (206) 782-5494 adm-rick@admiraltymarine.com http://www.admiraltymarine.com/books.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- All At Sea Books is an Australian dealer in used and antiquarian books on whales, whaling, merchant ships, sail, Australian nautical and naval reference. All At Sea Books 768 Military Road Mosman, NSW, Australia 2088 +61 2 9969 2100 Fax: +61 2 9969 9335 boronia@bigpond.net.au http://www.allatseabooks.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Almark & Co. specializes in all genres of fiction, but I has three full six-shelf, seven-foot tall bookcases of historical naval fiction in hardcover, some reprints but mostly first editions. Almark & Co. Box 7 Thornhill, Ontario L3T 3N1, Canada (905) 764-2665 Fax: (905) 764-5571 al@almarkco.com Alternate e-mail: almark@aol.com http://www.almarkco.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Armchair Sailor Seabooks carries books, videos, sailing and navigation software, and electronic and paper charts. Armchair Sailor Seabooks 543 Thames Street, Newport, Rhode Island (401) 847-4252 Fax: (401) 847-1219 Orders: (800) 29CHART (292-4278) armchair@seabooks.com http://www.seabooks.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Armchair Sailor in Seattle has a fair number of new nautical fiction and lots of non-fiction cruising adventures. The Armchair Sailor, Seattle 2110 Westlake Avenue North Seattle, Washington 98109 (206) 283-0858 (800) 875-0852 Fax: (206) 285-1935 armchair@wolfenet.com http://www.armchairsailorseattle.com/ Bay View Books carries new, used, out of print and rare books about boat and ship building, whaling, exploration, and from time to time offers original ship's logs. Has hundreds of items on boatbuilding related subjects. Burt Van Deusen Bay View Books 595 Fireplace Road East Hampton, New York 11937 BURTVD@aol.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bluewater Books carries books of interest to mariners, even those that steer steadfastly from their armchairs, with an emphasis upon practical seamanship and a dash of history. They also sell nautical charts, electronic charts, and cruising guides. Bluewater Books & Charts 1481 SE 17th Street Fort Lauderdale, Forida 33316 (800) 942-2583 Fax: (954) 522-2278 help@bluewaterweb.com http://www.bluewaterweb.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolen Books has new Alexander Kents in paperback for good prices, and is a good place to look for hard to find UK published books. Not a nautical book specialist. Bolen Books 78-1644 Hillside Ave. Victoria, British Columbia V8T 2C5, Canada (604) 595-4232 Fax: (604) 595-1458 books@bolen.bc.ca http://www.bolen.bc.ca/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bosman & Bosman Nautische Uitgevers is a Dutch publisher that specializes in nautical books, CD-ROMs, videos and pictures. Bosman & Bosman Nautische Uitgevers It Bosk 3 9022 BV Mantgum, The Netherlands 0031 058 2501161 Fax: 0031 058 2501684 bosman@benb.com http://www.benb.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., nautical publishers since 1832, sells books about the sea, historical books, books about old sailing ships, books about how to build model ships, books about how to pass your exams, prints of clipper ship paintings, drawings by Alistair Macfarlane and ship plans by Harold A. Underhill. Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd. 4-10 Darnley Road Glasgow, G41 2SD Scotland, Great Britain (44) 0141 429 1234 Fax (44) 0141 420 1694 sales@skipper.co.uk enquiry@skipper.co.uk http://www.skipper.co.uk/brown/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Columbia Trading Company sells used books, mostly non-fiction. Free Catalog. Columbia Trading Company 1 Barnstable Road Hyannis, Massachusetts 02601 (508) 778-2929 Fax: (508) 778-2922 http://www.columbiatrading.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compass Rose Nautical Books Ltd. 9785 Fourth Street Sidney, British Columbia (250) 656-4674 Fax: (250) 656-4760 compassrose@bc.sympatico.ca http://compassrose.ca/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawfords Nautical Books specializes in books of all watery types including yachting, sea stories, US navy, foreign navies, submarines, underwater, age of sail, ships, exploration, art, pirates, lakes, rivers, islands, ports, places, polar, and so on. No catalog, but illustrative selected lists upon request. Want lists welcome. Crawfords Nautical Books 4815 Fairbank Road PO Box 336 Tilghman Island MD 21671-0336 USA (410) 886-2418 Fax: (410) 886-2438 bookbank@bluecrab.org http://www.abebooks.com/home/BOOKBANK/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Devereux Books publishes books about industrial history, nautical history, engines, boats, and related subjects. Devereux Books PO Box 503 Marblehead, MA 01945 (781) 631-3055 Fax: (781) 639-0597 publisher@devereuxbooks.com http://www.devereuxbooks.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. N. Goodchild publishes reasonably priced reprints of classic fiction and non-fiction nautical books. D. N. Goodchild PO Box 2814 Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004 (215) 879-8472 dng@dngoodchild.com http://www.dngoodchild.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dover Publications publishes reasonably priced reprints of some of the great nautical adventure books. Dover Publications, Inc. 31 East 2nd Street Mineola, NY 11501 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dromedary is a ship modeler's shop. It has an extensive collection of maritime non-fiction available, with an emphasis on information of interest modelers. It has some books on adventure at sea, too, and if you want books that tell you just what the ships you read about are like -- right down to the xxx -- this is the place. Prices are not cheap. Catalog is $6.00. The Dromedary, Ship Modeler's Center 6324 Belton El Paso, Texas 79912 (915) 584-2445 (9-5 MST, NO collect calls) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duck Trap Press sells boatbuilding books by Walter J. Simmons. Duck Trap Press P.O. Box 88 Lincolnville Beach, Maine 04849 (207) 789-5363 Fax: (207) 789-5124 ducktrap@midcoast.com http://www.duck-trap.com/dtpress.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Echidna, The Nautical Book Catalog Box F Ringoes, New Jersey 08551 (800) 297-7617 (609) 466-8303 Fax: (908) 788-2999. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward J. Lefkowicz, Inc. sells rare books and manuscripts relating to the sea and its islands, and to nautical science. Edward J. Lefkowicz, Inc. 500 Angell Street Providence, Rhode Island 02906 (401) 277-0787 (800) 201-7901 Fax: (401) 277-1459 seabooks@saltbooks.com http://www.saltbooks.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Place Books specializes in used nautical fiction, mysteries, hypermodern and literary first editions. First Place Books Box 561 Walkersville, Maryland 21793 (301) 845-1248 fpbooks@radix.net http://www.radix.net/~fpbooks ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fisher Nautical sells used, mostly non-fiction, books. Free catalog, but it would be polite to send them something to cover the postage if you're outside the UK. Fisher Nautical Huntswood House St. Helena Lane Streat, hassocks, Sussex BN6 8SD, UK (01273) 890273 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Edwards Naval & Military Department specializes in rare and antiquarian used books. Francis Edwards Naval & Military Department 13 Great Newport Street Charing Cross Road London WC2H 7JA, UK [44] 171 379 7669 Fax: [44] 171 836 5977 sales@francisedwards.co.uk http://www.francisedwards.co.uk/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freshwater Press publishes books on the subject of waterborne Great Lakes commercial transportation. Freshwater Books 1700 E. 13th Street, Suite 3-R Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3213 (216) 241-0373 (9:00-5:00 Eastern) Fax: (216) 781-6344 mdills@lakeboats.com http://www.lakeboats.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gail Sanders sells used historical fiction, including the Bolitho and Hornblower books. Gail Sanders 1943 Davison Richland, WA 99352-2301 infomedx@oneworld.owt.com http://www.owt.com/infomedix/hisficat.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G. L. Green Naval & Maritime Bookseller 18 Aldenham Avenue Radlett, Hertfordshire WD7 8HX Phone & Fax: 01923 857077 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Hakluyt Society has been publishing scholarly editions of historical travel literature for one hundred and fifty years. The Hakluyt Society c/o Map Library The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB England +44 1986 788359 Fax: +44 1986 788181 admin@hakluyt.com http://www.hakluyt.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Howland and Co. specializes in second hand books on sailing and the sea. Howland and Co. 100 Rockwood Street Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130 (617) 522-5281 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books specializes in new, secondhand & old maritime books and the French speaking islands of the Pacific & Indian Ocean regions. Online catalog Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books P.O. Box 72 Currumbin, Queensland, 4223, Australia + (61 7) 5534 9349 Fax: + (61 7) 5534 9949 boglio@ozemail.com.au http://www.ozemail.com.au/~boglio ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- John W. Doull, Bookseller is Halifax's largest and most extensive antiquarian bookseller, with a general stock of over one hundred thousand volumes. They issue a nautical catalog regularly. John W. Doull, Bookseller 1684 Barrington Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2A2, Canada (902) 429-1652 Fax: (902) 423-2803 service@doullbooks.com http://www.doullbooks.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- McBooks Press publishes and sells reprints of Alexander Kent's Richard Bolitho series, and a Classics of Nautical Fiction series that includes titles by Marryat and Sabatini. McBooks Press 120 W. State St. Ithaca, New York 14850 (888) 266-5711 http://www.mcbooks.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mainmast Books is an established English specialist maritime mail-order bookseller. Mainmast Books 251 Copnor Road Portsmouth, Hants. PO3 5EE England 01705 645555 Fax: 01705 695723 mainmast@focalpoint.force9.co.uk http://www.focalpoint.force9.co.uk/mainmast/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Military History Book Store Grandiosity Inc. P.O. Box 750992 Dayton, Ohio 45475-0992 (513) 439-2488 grandio@erinet.com http://www.erinet.com/grandio/booksale.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nation Builder Books sells new and used books on American history, specializing in the history of business, industry, and transportation. Nation Builder Books PO Box 253 Leesburg, Virginia 20175 (800) 480-5808 AKWKDL@aol.com http://members.aol.com/akwkdl/nbbpage.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Nautical Mind Bookstore sells new books on all aspects of the nautical world. It's a good source for technical, reference and of course charts. They have an excellent fiction selection as well. Nautical Mind Marine Booksellers 249 Queen's Quay West Toronto, Ontario, Canada (416) 203-1163 books@nauticalmind.com) and http://www.nauticalmind.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Naval Institute Press publishes, and sells mail-order, lots of non-fiction naval adventures, and also plenty of naval history and reference. US Naval Institute 2062 Generals Highway Annapolis, Maryland 21401 (800) 233-8764 (410) 224-3378 Fax: (410) 224-2406 http://usni.usni.org/press/press.html Mary Beth Straight Kiss U.S. Naval Institute West Coast Representative (619) 874-8286 USNIWest@aol.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oceans Enterprises publishes and distributes books of interest to the professional and sport scuba diver, oceanographer, maritime archaeologist, marine naturalist and scientist. Oceans Enterprises 303 Commercial Road Yarram, Victoria 3971, Australia +(61 3) 5182 5108, Australia (03) 5182 5108 Fax: +(61 3) 5182 5823, Australia (03) 5182 5823 oceans@netspace.net.au peter@oceans.com.au http://www.oceans.com.au ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parmer Books sells used books, mostly non-fiction Parmer Books 7644 Forrestal Road San Diego, California 92120-2203 (619) 287-0693 Fax: (619) 287-6135 ParmerBook@aol.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pier Books & Dupont Communications publishers and sells books, plans, and marine art of worldwide interest to ship modelers and others interested in the history of ships, rare and collectable nautical titles, new and used. Pier Books Inc. PO Box 5 Piermont, New York 10968-0005 (845) 268-5845 Fax: (845) 268-8804 orders@pierbooksinc.com http://www.pierdupont.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Powell's Books is the largest independent bookseller in the US. New and used. Not a nautical specialist, but they have a large department. Searchable catalogue online. Out of print book searches. Powell's Books 7 Northwest 9th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97209 (800) 291-9676 (503) 228-0540 Extension 482 Fax: (503) 228-1142 help@powells.portland.or.us http://www.powells.portland.or.us ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sailaway Cruising Club publishes and sells a selection of books about cruising in the Caribbean and Latin American waters. J. A. Rogers Box 351073 Miami, Florida 33135-1073 d036981c@dc.seflin.org http://www.cqws.com/zone1/sailaway/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SeaOcean Book Berth 3534 Stone Way North Seattle Washington 98103 (206) 675-9020 Fax: (206) 675-9029 info@seaoceanbooks.com http://www.seaoceanbooks.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Sea Room specializes in new books about sailing vessels of any period, fiction/non-fiction, especially the Aubrey/Maturin and Hornblower series and historic references about the Napoleonic era. The Sea Room P.O. Box 298 Long Lake, Minn. 55356 johnberg@sea-room.com http://www.sea-room.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ship Builder's Shop is Model Ship Builder magazine's bookstore. It too, emphasizes model ship building books, however it has an excellent collection of historical books, as well. Phoenix Publications (parent company of both MSB and SBS) often features sales on Ship Builder's Shop books in MSB. Ship Builder's Shop P.O. Box 128 Cedarburg, Wisconsin 53102 (414) 377-7888 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shipwrite Productions specializes in books and maps about the Pacific Northwest and electronic navigation titles. Shipwrite Productions 1780 Dean Park Road Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, V8L 1C1 http://www.shipwrite.bc.ca/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tall Ships Books is a mail order book store and web site that specializes in nautical fiction and nonfiction from the Age of Fighting Sail through WW I, WW II to the present day. It carries used and new books, takes want lists, and will take books to sell on consignment. Tall Ships Books PO Box 188 Monticello, Iowa 52310-0188 tallshipsbooks@jemm.com http://www.tallshipsbooks.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ten Pound Island Books specializes in high-priced collectors' item used books. Ten Pound Island Book Company 76 Langsford Street Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 tenpound@shore.net http://www.tenpound.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Torpedo Junction specializes in submarine history books, but carries many other naval and military titles. Torpedo Junction Box 227 Penngrove, California 94951-0227 books@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~books/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Town's End Books specializes in collectable, hard to find, first editions by 20th century authors. Town's End Books 132 Hemlock Drive Deep River, Connecticut 06417 (860) 526-3896 john@townsendbooks.com http://www.townsendbooks.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. Tuttle Maritime Books apparently has a lot of out of print books. J. Tuttle Maritime Books 1806 Laurel Crest Madison, Wisconsin 53705 (608) 238-SAIL Fax: (608) 238-7249 TuttleBk@aol.com http://TuttleMaritime.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warsash Nautical Bookshop: "Nautical Books new and out-of-print sent by post from England" Warsash Nautical Bookshop 6 Dibles Road Warsash, Southampton SO31 9HZ. UK (01489) 572384 (from UK) +44 (1489) 572384 (from overseas) Fax: (01489) 885756 (from UK) +44 (1489) 885756 (from overseas) wnbooks@aladdin.co.uk http://www.nauticalbooks.co.uk/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wells Book Group's specialty is transportation: nautical, ships, boats, railroads, etc. The claim to have the largest selection of out-of-print and hard to find nautical books in Canada. The Wells Book Group 824 Fort Street Victoria, British Coumbia V8W 1H8 Canada (604) 360-2929 Fax: (604) 361-1812 wells@wellsbooks.com http://www.swifty.com/wells/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Armchair Sailor in Sausalito sells new nautical books, worldwide cruising guides and navigation charts from both the government and the private sector. West Marine Books & Charts 301 Harbor Drive Sausalito, California 94965 (415) 332-1320 Fax: (415) 332-1326 http://www.westmarine.com/navigation/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- W. Wiegand & Company sells used books, almost all non-fiction. Free Catalog. W. Wiegand & Company Box 563 Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033 (860) 659-5830 (6:30-10:00 PM "by chance") ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wiening Marine sells new and used books about the Great Lakes. Wiening Marine 432 West Michigan Street Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074 (414) 284-5215 wiening@execpc.com http://www.execpc.com/~wiening/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Write Stuff Enterprises publishes histories of boating businesses. Write Stuff Enterprises, Inc. 1001 South Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 (800) 900-BOOK Fax: (954) 463-2220 http://www.writestuffbooks.com/
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