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Ships in Bottles Guy DeMarco. Revised and
expanded 2nd edition. Five projects explained
clearly, step-by-step through drawings and black-
and-white and color photographs. Woven into the
instructions is historical background that gives the
ships and bottles greater interest and authenticity.
The modeler is led slowly through the steps to
create this legendary art form.
Size:8.5”x11”•54bw/colorphotos•64pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-0999-4•soft•$14.95
Model Boat Building: The Menhaden
Steamer Rogers and Staby Rogers. A step-by-
step guide to building a classic working boat, the
menhaden steamer. Modeler Steve Rogers guides
the reader through the complete process, hull
master to rigging, for building a 1/2-inch scale,
56-inch model of this wonderful fishing boat. The
result will be a work of art that will find a welcome
place in any collection.
Size:8.5”x11”•100color illustrations•64pp.
ISBN: 0-7643-1070-4•soft•$14.95
Model Boat Building: The Skipjack Rogers
& Staby-Rogers. Steve Rogers offers a guide for
building a model skipjack, leading the craftsperson
step-by-step through the process. The result is a
beautiful boat in full sail. The model is in 1/2”
scale, based on a skipjack that is 45 feet on deck
with a 15 foot beam. Drawings, patterns, jigs,
and accessories are all detailed. Everything is
illustrated in clear color photos.
Size:8.5”x11”•390color images•96pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-937-7•soft•$14.95
Model Boat Building: The Spritsail Skiff
Rogers & Staby-Rogers. With beautiful color
photographs, helpful drawings, and a wealth of
knowledge that comes from years of craftsman-
ship, Steve Rogers leads the reader through the
building of a model of the North Carolina Spritsail
Skiff. The model is in one-inch scale and is built in
much the same way as the actual boat was. Clear
step-by-step directions are given for everything
from the jigs to the sails.
Size:8.5”x11”•250+colorphotos•64pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-534-7•soft•$12.95
Model Boat Building: The Lobster Boat Rog-
ers & Staby-Rogers. Using the lines of boats built
before1940byAlvinBeal,Steve takes themodeller
step-by-step through the process of building an
authentic scale model lobster boat. In over 250
color photographs he begins with the sculpting of
the builder’s model, upon which are laid the ribs
and hull of the boat, and continues through the
buildingofaccessoriesand thepaintingof theboat.
Size:8.5”x11”•250+colorphotos•64pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-642-4•soft•$12.95
Barnegat Lighthouse Perspectives David
Biggy. Over 100 color images provide views
of New Jersey’s Barnegat Lighthouse and
surrounding scenery in every season. Lighted
for the first time on January 1, 1859, Barnegat
Lighthouse has endured fierce storms and the
threat of erosive conditions at “Breakers Inlet”
over its 150-year history. The text provides an
engaging history of this important lighthouse.
Size:9.25”x8.25”•106colorphotos•80pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3454-2•soft•$9.99
Massachusetts Lighthouses Past & Present
Arthur P. Richmond. This must-have book de-
scribes the more than sixty lighthouse stations that
were/are found along the coast from Fall River in
the south to Salisbury in the north. The lighthouse
station locations are identified using navigational
charts and their characteristics, including date
established, tower structure, optics, fog signals,
and many more significant topics are presented
in a straightforward table format.
Size:8.5”x11”•454colorphotos•160pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-4305-6•hard•$34.99
Touring New Jersey’s LighthousesMary Beth
Temple and Patricia Wylupek. Plan your adventure,
from the Sandy Hook lighthouse in the north (the
nation’s oldest beacon) to popular tourist destina-
tionCapeMayPointon thesouthern tipof thestate.
A general history of lighthouses, and a thoroughly
researched overview of the each light.
Size:6”x9”•67 images•96pp
ISBN:0-7643-2093-9•soft•$9.95
Lighting the Bay: Tales of Chesapeake
Lighthouses Pat Vojtech. With more than 100
color photographs and informative historical
narrative, learn the human saga of life in the bay’s
lighthouses.Heroic rescues,untimelydeaths,daily
tasks, battles with ice, cold, injury, and loneliness
all comprise the difficult job of guarding the people
and keeping the lights burning.
Size:9”x12”•160color/bw images•208pp.
ISBN:978-0-87033-466-5•hard•$34.95
Fundamentals of Model Boat Building
Into & Nancy. Learn the skills necessary to suc-
cessfully create an accurate model boat from
scratch, including structural elements, paper
model renderings, measuring hull features, and
creating mechanical drawings. The detailed text
guides readers to make a model Chesapeake Bay
“Deadrise” workboat.
Size: 8.5”x11”•360photos/drawings•160pp.
ISBN: 978-0-7643-3105-3•hard•$34.99
Model Boat Building Made Simple Steve
Rogers. Using drawings and step-by-step color
photographs and captions, the process of building
a model boat is easily understood and followed.
The materials needed can be bought at hobby
shops, lumber yards, and hardware stores. The
tools are basic. Even the novice model builder
can complete a fine model, a simple, yet elegant
skiff, incorporating many of the original construc-
tion techniques.
Size:8.5”x11”•Colorphotos/drawings•64pp.
ISBN: 0-88740-388-3•soft•$12.95
Lighthouses: Maine to Florida David Biggy.
This photographic journey from Maine to Florida
provides 200 stunning color photographs of
lighthouses and ideas for driving trips of great
pleasure. You will see what makes a lighthouse
such an attractive object of affection for those who
care about them and put forth effort to keep them
shining. A state-by state list of the organizations
that preserve them is included.
Size:8.5”x11”•201colorphotos•144pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3177-0•hard•$34.99
Lighthouses of the Pacific Jim Gibbs. History
andgood,entertaining readingarecombined in this
presentation of all the lighthouses along the coasts
of Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Alaska,
and British Columbia.
Size:8.5”x11”•399photos• Index•256pp.
ISBN:0-88740-054-X•soft•$29.95
Twilight on the Lighthouses Jim Gibbs.
Sentinels from California to British Columbia
are pictured and discussed historically with
dramatic photos of stark coastal landscapes and
shipwrecks, along with portrayals of the heroic
lighthouse keepers.
Size:8.5”x11”•500color/bwphotos•152pp.
ISBN:0-88740-930-X•hard•$29.95
Cape Cod Lighthouses and Lightships Arthur
P. Richmond. Step back in time and observe the
lighthouses and lightships that marked the shores
and guided mariners through the dangerous waters
surrounding Cape Cod and the islands. This book
also includes a visitor’s guide.
Size:8.5”x11”•500color/bwphotos•256pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3545-7•hard•$45.00
Lighthouses of Cape Cod & The Islands
Arthur P. Richmond. Forty views of the light-
houses of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and
Nantucket. Active lights and inactive lights
are presented as beautiful color postcards.
Perforated, they can be detached and sent to
friends, framed and hung on your wall, or kept
intact as a souvenir of your summer vacation.
Size:5”x7”•40colorpostcards•80pp.
ISBN:0-7643-2460-8•soft•$14.95
Lighthouses of New York Rick Tuers. Superb
photographs and graphics illustrate fascinating
historical facts about heroic rescues, heartwarming
stories about keepers and their families, engineer-
ing and construction details, lost beacons, and
travel information. This is a complete guide to New
York State’s 69 lighthouses.
Size:8.5”x11”•352color images•160pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-2692-9•soft•$29.95
Cape May Lighthouse David Biggy. Cape
May’s favorite beacon shines brightly in 90
picturesque scenes. Trace the history of how
the lighthouse came to be and the danger that
mariners faced as they tried to navigate around
the shoals off of Cape May Point. See why the
tower has been a popular landmark for more
than 150 years.
Size:9.25”x8.25”•90color images•80pp.
ISBN:978-0-7643-3800-7•soft•$9.99
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