The English Church and its Bishops 1700-1800
by Abbey, Charles J.
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1887. VG.. 2 vols. 22 cm.
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Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770 - 1860.
by Abbey, J.R.
London: Curwen Press, 1956 - 1957. First editions "... from the Library of J.R. Abbey. A Bibliographical Catalogue." Still a much-used reference. Books in excellent condition; dust jackets rlightly soiled. Top edges gilt. An ex-library set, with traces of stickers on dj., bookplate removed from front pastedown of vol. I, and no other markings. . Two volumes. 31 cm. xiii, (1), 299; xiv, 301-675 pp. Color frontispiece, b/w plates and facsimiles.
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Abbott on Shipping.
by Abbott, Charles.
Exeter NH.: George Lamson, 1822. ' A treatise on the law relative to merchant ships and seamen.' With an informative index. Full calf. Slight hinge separation but sound. V G. . 21 cm. XXVII pp. 668 pp. XXVIII pp.
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Abbott on Shipping.
by Abbott, Charles.
Exeter NH.: George Lamson, 1820. ' A treatise on the law relative to merchant ships and seamen.' With an informative index. Full calf. Front board detacched but present. V G. . 22.5 cm. XXVII pp. 668 pp. XXVIII pp.
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There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension.
by Abdurraqib, Hanif.
New York: Random House, 2024. "A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, life, and home...a clarion call to radically reimagine how we think about our culture, our country, and ourselves". Near fine. Bound in black boards with dj. Ink inscription on one of the inner pages. . 20.5 cm. x, 334 pp
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Deep Down in the Jungle.
by Abrahams, Roger D.
Hatboro, PA: Folklore Associates, 1964. First edition. "Negro Narrative Folklore from the Streets of Philadelphia." With this unusual notice printed on the front flap of the dust jacket: "The sale of this book is limited strictly to professional workers, scholars and institutions in folklore, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and medicine, and to students in those related disciplines." Very good condition in chipped dust jacket.. 23.5 cm. (4), 287, (1) pp. b/w line ills. and plates.
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Livro De Tracas De Carpintaria por Manuel Fernandes
by Academia de Marinha.
Lisboa: Programa Nacional de Edicoes Comemorativas Dos Descobrimentos Portugueses, 1989. 'Book of Carpentry Strakes by Manuel Fernandes'. A great copy in beautiful oversize binding. . 40 x 35 cm. 140 pp. color illustrations.
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An Enquiry into the State of the Farm.
by A Cheshire Farmer.
n.p., n.d.(New Hampshire circa 1808). This is an unfavorable critique of Jefferson's Embargo Act, which was passed in 1807. The writer, who signs himself "A Cheshire Farmer," employs recent events in American history such as the Whiskey Rebellion in his argument. S&S 14947 dates this work 1808, based on textual information, they say, on page 8. This copy has pencil annotations of a reader who, using events on page 9, works the date out to 1809. A very good copy... Read More
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Sketches of Naval Life. With Notices of Men, Manners and Scenery on the Shores of the Mediterranean, in a Series of Letters from the Brandywine and Constitution Frigates.
by A Civilian (George Jones.)
New Haven: Hezekiah Howe, 1829. Jones was a Yale graduate who shipped as schoolmaster aboard the frigate "Brandywine" in 1825, under Charles Morris. One of his navigation students on that voyage was Matthew Fontaine Maury. After conveying Lafayette home from his visit to the United States, the "Brandywine" joined the Mediterranean Squadron under Commodore John Rodgers, where Jones was transferred to the "Constitution." These two volumes are an account of that voyage, told in the form of 67 detailed... Read More
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The Emancipation of Massachusetts.
by Adams, Brooks
Cambridge, MA.: Houghton, Mifflin And Company, 1887. Very good condition, top edge gilt. . 12 X 19.5 cm. 382 pp.
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The Shepherd of the Ocean.
by Adamson, J. H.,and Folland, H. F.
Boston.: Gambit Incorporated., 1969.. 'Sir Walter Ralegh and his times', an account of the great Elizabethan favorite and a life 'charged with twists and reverses of fortune'. A handsome book in its dust jacket and in fine condition.. 22.5 cm. 464 pp. b/w portrait reproduction as frontispiece. b/w engravings and reproductions of portraits and landscapes as plates. Part and full page maps and battle plan as illustrations of text.
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Ocean Steamers.
by Adams, John.
New Cavendish Books., (1993). "A history of ocean-going passenger steamships 1820-1970". V G. in D J.. 27 cm. 212 pp. B/W and Color Plates, engravings and ills.
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A Voyage to Senegal, the Isle of Goree, and the River Gambia.
by Adanson, M(ichel).
London: J. Nourse, 1759. First English edition, "Translated from the French with notes by an English Gentleman, who resided some time in that country." Cox I, p. 383, who notes, "The author was a French botanist who entered the service of the French East India Company in order to study the natural history round about the French settlement in Senegambia." The French edition was published in 1757. Much on the natural history of the West African slaving country, but also... Read More
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Toulouse-Lautrec: His Complete Lithographs and Drypoints.
by Adhemar, Jean.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1964). Very good condition in sunned dust jacket.. Large 4to. xxxviii, 370 pp. Color and b/w plates, with folding "List of Plates" bound in at end.
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Trial of the Admirable John Byng, At a Court Martial.
by (British Admiralty).
London: R. Manby, 1757. First edition. On his way to relieve the garrison on Minorca during the Seven Years War, Byng was surprised by the French fleet. After an indecisive engagement with the French he retreated without making any effort to resupply the garrison. With public and official opinion against him, Byng was found guilty of dereliction of his duties, and was executed. See DNB. NMM V, part 1, 1168. Title page remounted, text otherwise clean and in... Read More
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The Queen's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions for the Government of Her Majesty's Naval Service
by British Admiralty.
London : Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1893. Regulations and instructions for every aspect of Royal Navy service at the turn of the 19th century. "List of Admiralty Works" printed on endpapers. Very good condition in publisher's blind stamped cloth binding. Circular stamp of the Worcester Law Library on title page, no other makrings.. 24 cm. xiv, 5-1328 pp.
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The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America.
by Adney, Edwin Tappan and Howard I. Chapelle.
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1964. Best work on the subject. Richly illustrated. VG in publisher's cloth, lightly soiled.. 28 cm. 242 pp. b/w photos, ills.
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Selected Poems.
by A. E.
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1935. Collection chosen by the poet from his output. V G. xii pp. 198 pp.
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Collected Books.
by Ahearn, Allen and Patricia.
New york.: G. P. Putnam's Sons., (1998).. Very good condition in D. J. Signed 1st ed. Errata slip.. 15 cm. X 23 cm. VIII. 769 pp.
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The German Pirate His Methods and Record.
by Ajax
New York: George H. Doran, (1918). German submarines in WW I. VG. 18.5 cm., 124 pp.
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The Life and Industrial Labors of William Wheelwright in South America.
by Alberdi, Juan Bautista.
Boston: A. Williams & Co., 1877. Wheelwright, a native of Newburyport, Mass. was much involved in the construction of railroads and steamboats in Chile and Peru. He founded the Pacific Navigation Company, the first commercial operation to use steamboats in the Pacific Ocean, and was involved in a shipwreck off Buenos Aires. This is a very good copy of the first edition in original binding.. 21 cm.vii, 213, 57 pp.
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The Rise of New York Port. (1815-1860)
by Albion, Robert. Greenhalgh.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. First edition of Albion's useful history. Includes mercantile activity and shipbuilding. Fine condition in lightly worn dust jacket.. 23.5 cm. xiv, 485 pp. b/w plates
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The Rise of New York Port.
by Albion, Robert Greenhalgh.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1939. An account of the development of New York port during 1815 to 1860. V G in gilt decorated and lettered boards. 1st edition. . 23.5 cm. XIV pp. 485 pp. b/w engraved plates, frontispiece, maps and ills. b/w decoration inside boards.
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Seaports South of Sahara.
by Albion, Robert, Greenhalgh.
New York.: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., (1959).. 'The achievemnts of an American Steamship Service'. Principally an account of the contribution of the Farrell line to the commerce with the ports south of the Sahara. A handsome copy . 23.5 cm. xii; 316 pp. b/w painted seascape as frontispiece. b/w painting and photographs as plates. Blue tinted map of ports south of Sahara on front and rear pastedowns and blanks. Gilt lettered spine and... Read More
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Whittier Correspondence from the Oak Knoll Collections, 1830-1892.
by Albree, John (editor).
Salem, MA: Essex Book and Print Club, 1911. Limited edition, one of 189 copies. Fine condition in very good dust jacket. Housed in publisher's black slipcase. "Pages unopened" - uncut and untrimmed.. 22 cm. x (2), 295 pp. Sepia toned and b/w plates.
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