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1 Villiers Coral Sea

New York: McGraw-Hill Whittlesey House 1949. A history of this little-known part of the Pacific told by the famous windship mariner. EX-LIBRARY, no dust jacket, blue buckram with slight tape markings, light library stamps on top & bottom edges, map endpapers, name and bookplate on front endpaper, library markings on title o/w contents excellent, overall Fair. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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2 Villiers, Alan Coral Sea, The

London: Museum Press Ltd. 1949. A history of this little-known part of the Pacific told by the famous windship mariner. No dust jacket, 8vo in green cloth, map endpapers, name on reverse of front endpaper, maps, 37 b&w photos, bibliography, index, 291pp, overall Good. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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3 Villiers Give Me a Ship to Sail

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1959. The story of Villiers' search for sailing ships and some he found: the Pequod in filming Moby Dick, the Mayflower replica, Portuguese tunny boats, and more. Dust jacket slightly scuffed at corners, blue cloth, no marks, contents clean and tight, Very Good. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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4 Villiers, Alan Give Me a Ship to Sail

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1959. Villiers presents several of his memorable sea adventures including the crossing of the Mayflower II, managing a fleet of frigates for the John Paul Jones movie, and being the (other) captain of the Pequod. Dust jacket rubbed with a few small tears, 8vo in light blue cloth, 36 b&w photos, index, 312pp, contents clean and tight, Very Good. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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5 Villiers, Alan Give Me a Ship to Sail

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1959. Villiers presents several of his memorable sea adventures including the crossing of the Mayflower II, managing a fleet of frigates for the John Paul Jones movie, and being the (other) captain of the Pequod. Dust jacket rubbed with a few small tears, 8vo in light blue cloth, 36 b&w photos, index, 312pp, contents clean and tight, Very Good. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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6 Villiers, Alan Give Me a Ship to Sail

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1959. Villiers presents several of his memorable sea adventures including the crossing of the Mayflower II, managing a fleet of frigates for the John Paul Jones movie, and being the (other) captain of the Pequod. Dust jacket, 8vo in light blue cloth, 36 b&w photos, index, 312pp, contents clean and tight, Very Good/Very Good. 
Price: 8.00 USD
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7 Villiers, Alan Making of a Sailor, The

New York: William Morrow & Company 1938, 1st printing. Villiers' classic photographic record of his round-the-world voyage by the schoolship Joseph Conrad in 1934-36, and during a Baltic passage in the Danish schoolship Georg Stage in 1937. No dust jacket, 4to in green cloth, 45pp, over 200 photographs on 191 plates, light shelf-wear, no marks, Good+/-, overall a nice copy of this fine Villiers book, now becoming scarce. 
Price: 60.00 USD
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8 Villiers, Alan Making of a Sailor, The

New York: William Morrow & Company 1938, 1st printing. Villiers' classic photographic record of his round-the-world voyage by the schoolship Joseph Conrad in 1934-36, and during a Baltic passage in the Danish schoolship Georg Stage in 1937. No dust jacket, 4to in green cloth, 45pp, over 200 photographs on 191 plates, rather shelf-worn, lower corners of several pages in rear damaged or missing but not affect text or plates, owner's name-stamp on front endpaper o/w no marks, overall a badly treated copy of this extraordinary collection of photos, deeply discounted to reflect exterior damage, Fair/-. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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9 Villiers Men, Ships, and the Sea

Washington: National Geographic Society 1973 new edition, 2nd printing. Rich and colorful description of seafaring and sailors with 18 maps and 423 illustrations, 294 in full color. Dust jacket with triangular piece torn and tape-repaired, small 4to in white canvas with designs, pictorial endpapers, no marks, clean and tight, index, 434pp, near Fine. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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10 Villiers, Alan Men, Ships, and the Sea

Washington: National Geographic Society 1962, 1st edition. Rich, colorful and highly information description of seafaring and sailors with 423 illustrations, 294 in full color. Dust jacket ragged and chipped, 4to in canvas with designs on front board, pictorial endpapers, index, 436pp, slight fading to lower edges of boards, contents clean and tight with no marks, Very Good. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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11 Villiers, Alan Men, Ships, and the Sea

Washington: National Geographic Society 1962, 2nd printing. Britain's master mariner presents introduces us to the sea and seafarers, with chapters by Cousteau, Dugan, and others, richly illustrated and colorful description of seafaring and sailors with 18 maps and 423 illustrations, 294 in full color. No dust jacket, 4to in white canvas with designs color-stamped on front board, pictorial endpapers, 442 illustrations 260 in full color, 27 maps, index, 436pp, contents clean and tight with no marks, Very Good. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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12 Villiers, Alan Men, Ships, and the Sea

Washington: National Geographic Society [1962] 1973, 2nd edition, 1st printing. Britain's master mariner presents introduces us to the sea and seafarers, with chapters by Cousteau, Dugan, and others, richly illustrated and colorful description of seafaring and sailors. Dust jacket with a few small tears, 4to in white canvas with designs color-stamped on front board, pictorial endpapers, 423 illustrations 294 in full color, 18 maps, index, 436pp, contents clean and tight with no marks, Very Good/Very Good. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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13 Villiers, Alan Men, Ships, and the Sea

Washington: National Geographic Society 1962, 2nd printing. Britain's master mariner presents introduces us to the sea and seafarers, with chapters by Cousteau, Dugan, and others, richly illustrated and colorful description of seafaring and sailors. Dust jacket lightly rubbed and price clipped, 4to in white canvas with designs color-stamped on front board, pictorial endpapers, 442 illustrations 260 in full color, 27 maps, index, 436pp, contents clean and tight with no marks, Very Good/Very Good. 
Price: 8.00 USD
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14 Villiers, Alan Men, Ships, and the Sea

Washington: National Geographic Society 1962, 1st edition. Britain's master mariner presents introduces us to the sea and seafarers, with chapters by Cousteau, Dugan, and others, richly illustrated and colorful description of seafaring and sailors. Dust jacket ragged and torn but intact, 4to in white canvas with designs color-stamped on front board, pictorial endpapers, 440 illustrations (259 in full color), 27 maps, index, 436pp, owner's name on half-title o/w no marks, light soil on exterior, contents clean and tight with no marks, Good/Poor. 
Price: 8.00 USD
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15 Villiers Modern Mariners

Garden City NY: Garden City Publishing Company 1937. Alan Villiers pulls together a collection of modern-day sea heroes, and makes a compelling chronicle of the sea-dogs of today. No dust jacket, 8vo in blue cloth with design on front board, corners slightly bumped, list of square-riggers extant in 1931, 325pp, clean and tight with no marks, Good+. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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16 Villiers Modern Mariners: Seas Dogs of Today

Garden City NY: Garden City Publishing 1937, 1st. Villiers writes of men he has known, ships he has sailed in, and places they have borne him. Dust jacket scuffed at top of spine, blue cloth, name on inside front endpaper o/w no marks, clean and tight, near Fine. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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17 Villiers, Alan Monsoon Seas

New York: McGraw-Hill 1952, 1st edition. High adventure, exploration, battle, and shipwreck on the great spice seaway of the Indian Ocean. Dust jacket ragged but intact, blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, name on half-title o/w contents near fine, overall Very Good. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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18 Villiers, Alan Monsoon Seas

New York: McGraw-Hill 1952, 1st edition. High adventure, exploration, battle, and shipwreck on the great spice seaway of the Indian Ocean. Dust jacket ragged but intact with price clipped, blue cloth with dent on lower front edge, pictorial endpapers, contents clean and tight, Good. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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19 Villiers, Alan Monsoon Seas

New York: McGraw-Hill 1952, 1st edition, 3rd printing. High adventure, exploration, battle, and shipwreck on the great spice seaway of the Indian Ocean. Dust jacket slightly chipped at top corners, 8vo in blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, contents clean and tight, 337pp, Good. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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20 Villiers Of Ships and Men

New York: Arco Publishing 1965, 2nd impression. The tough but real world of wind and sail and men, revealed in a personal anthology collated and commented upon by a master mariner. Dust jacket taped on, tall 8vo in grey cloth, 40 magnificent photographs, 206pp, clean and tight, Very Good. 
Price: 30.00 USD
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