Steel's Original and Correct List of the Royal Navy, Hired Armed Vessels, Packets, Excise and Revenue Cutters, etc. With Their Commanders and Stations... January - June (and) July - December 1811.
by (Steel, David).
London: David Steel, 1811. "Steel's celebrated 'List of the Royal Navy'... was initially published irregularly, then appeared monthly... What began as an alphabetical list slowly turned into a complete gazetteer which included the Hon. East India Company, the name of naval and other officer connected with the sea service, their pay and pensions, etc." - (Witt) This book consists of the entire year's worth of monthly publications bound in two volumes. The type is minuscule, allowing for an incredible... Read More
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Steel's Original and Correct List of the Royal Navy, Hired Armed Vessels, Packets, Excise and Revenue Cutters, etc. With Their Commanders and Stations... January - June (and) July - December 1810.
by (Steel, David).
London: David Steel, 1810. "Steel's celebrated 'List of the Royal Navy'... was initially published irregularly, then appeared monthly... What began as an alphabetical list slowly turned into a complete gazetteer which included the Hon. East India Company, the name of naval and other officer connected with the sea service, their pay and pensions, etc." This book consists of the entire year's worth of monthly publications bound in two volumes. The type is minuscule, allowing for an incredible amount of... Read More
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Call of the Arctic.
by Steelman, Robert.
New York: Coward McCann, 1960. 316 pp. Endpaper maps. Charles Francis Hall and his three voyages to the far north. First edition. Very good in dust jacket.
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island.
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur.
New York: Macmillan, 1925. Tragic attempt to colonize an Arctic island. "Early history of the island, a landing there by members of Stefansson's Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918; organization of the expedition to Wrangel... news of the expedition's end and death of four members... testimony of Ada Blackjack, Eskimo survivor" - Arctic Bib 16774. The party were supposed to be living off the land using Inuit methods. It didn't work. Five-line inscription from Stef to P. D. Moore, with... Read More
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Ultima Thule.
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur.
New York: Macmillan, 1940. (4), 383 pp. b/w plates, ills. maps. Further mysteries of the Arctic. First edition. Very good condition in dustjacket.
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The Northward Course of Empire.
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1922). b/w maps, one folding. xx, 274 pp. Stefanssons influential argument comparing the north to the American frontier of old. Six-line inscription by Stef. dated 1922. VG
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Hunters of the Great North.
by Stefansson, Vilhjalmur.
NY: Harcourt Brace, (1922). vii, 301 pp. b/w plates. First edition. A retrospective account of the authors sojourn among the Eskimos of the Mackenzie delta region, and northern Alaska... 1906-1907; with chapters on hunting caribou, seals and polar bears. - Arctic Bib. 16817. Very good condition in chipped dustjacket.
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The Adventure of Wrangel Island.
by Steffanson, Vilhjalmur.
New York: Macmillan, 1925. xxviii, 424 pp. b/w plates, folding color map Tragic attempt to colonize an Arctic island. "Early history of the island, a landing there by members of Stefansson's Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-1918; organization of the expedtion to Wrangel... news of the expedition's end and death of four members... testimony of Ada Blackjack, Eskimo survivor" - Arctic Bib 16774. The party were supposed to be living off the land using Inuit methods. It didn't work. Bound... Read More
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On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks.
by Stein, Aurel.
New York: Random House Inc., (1964). 'The archeological discovery of the"silk route" linking the Roman Empire with Cathay". V G in dj.. 21 cm. xxii pp. 290 pp. b/w photographic plates and map.
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Backwoods Railroads of the West.
by Steinheimer, Richard.
Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Co., 1963. A portfolio in which an '..acclaimed illustrator.. records man and machine in native habitat'. In decorated dj (slight chipping) Otherwise V G.. 24 cm. 178 pp. b/w photographic plates and ills.
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A Roman Journal.
by Stendhal.
New York.: The Orion Press, Inc., (!957).. First edition translation into English, ' the most original and diverting of all guides ' to Rome. this edition is illustrated with a selection of the 'finest prints of the period'. In very good condition in dust jacket.. 24 cm. xxiii; 354 pp. 85 pages of illustrations (50 in full color) of lithographs, engravings, fold out b/w engravings, b/w and color double page illustrations. Front and rear blanks and pastedowns illustrated with b/w... Read More
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Travels in the South of France.
by Stendhal.
New York.: The Orion Press., (1970). First translation of Stendhal's guide to the South of France. A handsome book in very good condition with dust jacket.. 23 cm. xi ; 276 pp. Full page engravings tinted variously. B/w author's sketches included in text.
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Memoirs of an Egotist.
by Stendhal. (David Ellis, translator).
New York. : Horizon Press., 1975.. First American edition with a useful translator's introduction and notes. In very good condition. . 20 cm. 160 pp. Title on spine slightly worn.
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The Folkestone Ritual Case.
by Stephen, James, Arthur Charles, John Stephens and Benjamin Shaw.
London: C. Kegan, Paul & Co., 1878. VG with embossed and gilt lettered boards and spine.. 22 cm. XXIII pp. 798 pp. tinted plate.
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Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan.
by Stephens, John L.
London: John Murray, 1841. First edition. Quarter bound leather and marbled paper boards w/ gilt lettering and decoration on spines. Binding and hinges firm. Marbled edges and endpapers. Slight wear on covers and spines. Both volumes illustrated with numerous engravings. Foldout map in Volume I. Library pastedown label of "Robert Gladstone" w/ crest on inside front cover to both volumes, as is library blindstamp on free endpaper of "Library of Science Oakes Ames".. 21.25 cm. viii, 424 pp; vii, 474... Read More
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Hours in a Library.
by Stephen, Leslie.
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1874. Bound in half crimson Morocco by Root and Son. A compendium of articles and reviews penned by the author for various publications. A handsome volume with gilt lettered spine. V G.. 18.5 cm. 392 pp.
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Traditions and Memories of American Yachting.
by Stephens, William P.
(1981): Camden, ME, International Marine Publishing Company . Reprint ed. VG, dj.. 29 x 22 cm. 4to. b/w plans and photos. 4to. xiv 378 pp.
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Traditions and Memories of American Yachting.
by Stephens, William P.
New York: Motor Boating, (1942). 4to. 173 pp. b/w plates, line ills. A learned history of American yachting and development of various types by "The Dean of American Yachtsmen." Owner's name on title page, else very good condition in original illustrated cloth.
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Traditions and Memories of American Yachting.
by Stephens, William P.
(1981): Camden, ME, International Marine Publishing Company . Reprint ed. VG, dj.. 29 x 22 cm. 4to. b/w plans and photos. 4to. xiv 378 pp.
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The Cruise of the Janet Nichol.
by Stevenson, Fanny, van de Grift. (Roslyn Jolly editor).
Sydney.: University of New South Wales Press., (2004).. ' A diary by Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson', written during her voyage with her husband in the South Seas, with an introduction by the editor. Written at a time when the last of the independent Pacific kingdoms were coming under colonial rule this is an account of a world that was about to be transformed. In an elegant edition in fine condition. In dust jacket.. 21.5... Read More
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Nathaniel Stevens 1786-1865.
by Stevens, Horace Nathaniel.
North Andover, MA: Merrymount Press, 1946. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards w/ gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Near Fine condition. Biography written by the subjects cousin giving "An Account of His Life And the Business He Founded".. 23.5 cm. xvi, 266 pp. b/w frontispiece & 49 b/w plates
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An Account of the Construction and Embellishment of Old Time Ships.
by Stevens, J.R.
Toronto: Author, 1949. First edition, and an unnumbered copy in a limited edition of 500 copies. This used to be highly esteemed by ship modelers for its unmatched assemblage of obscure and important details. However, there ARE no more ship modelers, or if there are, I haven't found any that are still buying books. At any rate, still an important source. McDonald 495 says, ...illustrates from models, contemporary books, and his own sketches modeling methods and details of 18th Century... Read More
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Stevenson's Sea Guide and Yachting Manual for 1903.
by Stevenson, Paul Eve.
New York: Gardner & Cox, (190). Compendium of miscellaneous information useful to yachtsmen. Of extra interest because published by Gardner & Cox, a well-known firm of naval architects. With 21 pages of illustrated ads for waterfront and marine firms. Very good condition in original blue cloth with gold cover lettering.. 12mo, 15 cm. xvi, 243 pp. b/w illustrated ads.
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The Viking of Van Diemen's Land. The Stormy Life of Jorgen Jorgensen.
by Stevensen, P. R. and Frank Clune.
Sydney: Angus and Robertson, (1954). First edition of a serious work about a fascinating character. Jørgensen was a Danish explorer who sailed to Iceland in 1809, declared the country independent, and named himself as ruler. He was also something of a Renaissance man, friend of such scientific luminaries as Joseph Banks, and prolific author of letters and articles covering a wide variety of subjects. As far as the Iceland scheme went, after about two months the Royal Navy showed up... Read More
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An Account of the Bell Rock Light-House, Including the Details of the Erection and Peculiar Structure of that Edifice
by Stevenson, Robert.
Edinburgh: Archibald Contable & Co., 1824. Stevenson was chief engineer of the Scottish Lighthouse board for 50 years, and practically inaugurated the Scottish lighthouse system. (See DNB) The Bell Rock lighthouse stands with Eddystone as one of the great early structures, and this written work by Stevenson as one of the classics of lighthouse literature. Aside from being an exhaustive treatise on the construction of this difficult structure, it contains a history of lighthouses in the British Isles. The front... Read More
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