British Ocean Tramps.
by Thomas, P.N.
(Albrighton, UK) : Waine Research Publications, (1998 and 1992). Volume 1: Builders & Cargoes. Volume 2: Owners & their Ships. "The tramp shipping industry was so complex that it proved impossible to cover in a single volume." Both volumes fine in lightly sunned dust jackets. Both. Two volumes, 29. 5 cm. 157, (1); 182 pp. Color and b/w plates, lines.
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British Figurehead & Ship Carvers.
by Thomas, P.N.
(Wolverhampton, England): Waine Research, (1995). Fine condition in illustrated dust jacket.. 30.5 cm. 114 pp. Color and b/w plates and line ills.
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British Steam Tugs.
by Thomas, P. N.
Waine Research Publications., (1997).. V G. in D J.. 29.5 cm. 216 pp. Color & B/W plates and ills.
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The Glory of America; Comprising the Memoirs of... Distinguished Officers... Engaged in the Late War with Great Britain..
by Thomas, R.
New York: Ezra Strong, 1834. Second edition of a work originally published in 1833 by Ezra Strong. See Smith II, 1910. This same combination produced a popular compilation of shipwreck accounts. This book has been to the wars... pulled signature, missing 1 plate, multiple tape repairs. Just a stocking stuffer. Bound in period full calf, quite worn.. 11 x 19 cm. 574, (1 contents) pp.
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Saga of a Yankee Whaleman.
by Thomas, Sylvia.
Old Dartmouth Historical Society., (1981). V G. in D J.. 23 cm. 132 pp. B/W plates and ills.
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Trails and Tramps in Alaska and Newfoundland.
by Thomas, William S.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1915. First edition. Thomas was mostly interested in hunting, but the land and the people caught his fancy as well. "Mountain climbing, hunting in southeast Alaska, on Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak Island." - Tourville 4503. Ricks p. 219. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with a photo illustration on the front board. Light wear, but a very good copy.. 21 cm. xv, 330, (6 publisher's ads) pp. b/w plates.
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Local Marine Board Examination for Officers in the Mercantile Marine Service.
by Thompson, Capt. Erasmus.
Boston: Boston Nautical College, 1868. Including regulations for masters and mates in foreign and coasting trade; rules of the road, lights, laws of storms, questions in seamanship, navigation, steam, etc. and a series of explanatory lectures on navigation and astronomical terms. First edition. Very good condition in illustrated boards.. 91, (10) pp. b/w line ills. in text; illustrated ads.
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Maine Lighthouses, A Pictorial Guide.
by Thompson, Courtney.
CatNap Publications., (1996). V G.. 28 cm. 128 pp. Color Plates and Color and B/W ills.
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History Of The Late War, Between Great Britain And The United States Of America: With A Retrospective View Of The Causes From Whence It Originated; Collected From The Most Authentic Sources. To Which Is Added An Appendix, Containing Public Documents &C, Relating To The Subject
by Thompson, David.
Niagara, U(pper) C(anada): T. Sewell, 1832. One of the earliest books printed in Upper Canada (now southerrn Ontario). A scarce account of the War of 1812 from the viewpoint of a citizen of the British North American Colonies. Howes T195. Bound in publisher's paper over boards with paper spine label. Backstrip darkened, scattered foxing.. 11 x 19 cm. vii-300 pp.
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Maps of Connecticut. Before The Year 1800.
by Thompson,Edmund.
Windham, CT.: Hawthorn House, 1940.. One of the few great American cartobibliographies. Single volume of original 2 volumes. Linen boards. V. G.. 26.5 cm. 111 pp. b/w Map Plates.
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Catalogue Raisonne. Important Maine Maps, Books, Prints and Ephemera.
by Thompson, Edward V.
Orono, ME: Stillwater Press, (2003). People on the New England book scene in the 1970s, 80s and 90s will recall Ed's tireless pursuit of quality material pertaining to Maine and its history. He claims the light went on for him at a Julia auction in 1995, but I suspect he had the idea of an auction in mind before that. In any event his catalog for that auction, which was held in July, 2003, is an invaluable reference for all... Read More
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The Last of the 'Logan".
by Thompson , Harold W. (ed)
Cornell University Press., 1941.. "The true adventures of Robert Coffon, Mariner , in the years 1854 to 1859". V G. in D J.. 20 cm. 214 pp. B/W frontispiece.
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Maya Hieroglyphic Writing.
by Thompson, John Eric Sidney.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960. Bound in publisher's beige cloth boards. Very good condition. Oversized book (postage at cost).. 28.5 cm. xxii, 347 pp. b/w frontispiece. b/w figures
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Eloise.
by Thompson, Kay.
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1955). Stated First Printing, with no other publication dates on copyright page, $2.95 price on lower corner of front dust jacket flap. This is the first edition of one of the most popular children's books - author Thompsons calls it "A book for precocious grown ups" - of the mid-20th century. The dust jacket shows light wear and one repaired tear along top edge. On the inside of the dust jacket a light water stain... Read More
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Captain Nathaniel Lord Thompson of Kennebunk, Maine and the Ships He Built 1811-1889.
by Thompson, Margaret Jefferds.
Boston: Charles E. Lauriat Co., 1937. With list of vessels and brief histories of each vessel's construction and career. Limited to 1000 copies. Haskell Maine Bib. 3423. Very good condition in publisher's cloth binding. 14 x 21.5 cm. xix, (3) 140 pp. b/w frontispiece and plates
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America's Lost Treasure.
by Thompson, Tommy.
(New York): Roundtable Press, (1998). Sinking and recovery of United States Mail Steamship "Central America." She sank in 1857 with a loss of 450 men and tons of gold. She was recovered in 1989. Fascinating! First edition. VG, dj.. Oblong format, 27 cm., 191 pp. color and b/w plates.
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The Lawson History of the Americas Cup.
by Thompson, Winfield and Thomas W. Lawson.
Boston: Thomas W. Lawson, 1902. One of the major Americas Cup books. Toy calls this work A detailed and well-documented history of the early races which displays some hostility to the New York Yacht Club. - Toy 1621. Morris & Howland p. 82. Rulon-Miller list #11. Lawson had the books privately printed in a limited edition, many of which he distributed to libraries. This is such a copy, being #2589 in a limited edition of 3000, inscribed by Lawson to... Read More
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The Fijians. A Study of the Decay of Custom
by Thomson, Basil
London: William Heinemann, 1908. b/w photo plates. xviii, (2), 396 pp. First edition of a book on the island and its inhabitants by a very forward thinking former colonial official who lived with the Fijians for ten years. In his presentation of the history and lives of these people, Thomson calls into question Victorian assumptions about civilization, morality and racial superiority. Bound in original cloth, lightly rubbed. Inscribed by author.
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The Adventures of a Post Captain: by a Naval Officer. With Characteristic Engravings by Mr. Williams.
by (Thornton, Alfred.)
London: J. Johnston, (1817). Long satirical poem on British naval life, illustrated with twenty-four brilliant (and funny) aquatint plates and colored engraved title page, all by Williams. First edition, first issue, per Tooley "English Books" 484. An untrimmed copy sumptuously bound in full crimson morocco with raised bands, gilt decoration, gilt inner dentelles and silk doublures. Signed by (Somebody) & Son, London. Luscious! Light wear to joints. Front outer hinge cracked but holding. Plates fresh and bright. 16 x 25.5... Read More
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South Coast Pleasure Steamers.
by Thornton, E.C.B.
Prescot, Lancashire, UK: T. Stephenson & Sons, 1969. Photos and detailed lists of vessel stats. VG in dj.. 21.5 cm., 180 pp. b/w plates.
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Titanic.
by Thresh, Peter.
New York: Crescent Books, (1992). "The truth behind the disaster." VG, dj.. 30 cm., 80 pp. Color frontispiece, b/w plates.
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The Sea Remembers.
by Throckmorton, Peter. (ed.)
New York: Barnes & Noble, (1987). "From Homer's Greece to the rediscovery of the Titanic." High-quality anthology of marine archaeology. About fine in dj.. 29 cm., 240 pp.Color and b/w plates, maps. 4to. 240 pp.
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The Hills of Adonis.
by Thubron, Colin.
Boston: 1968, Little, Brown & Co.. Bound in publishers green cloth boards. Small blind stamp lower cover. Gilt lettering on spine. First American edition w/ dustjacket. Very small tear upper spine of d/j. "a thoughtful and often beautiful account of one man's explorations of Lebanon".. 24.75 cm. xi, 179. Maps. b/w photographs.
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Mirror to Damascus.
by Thubron, Colin.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1967. Bound in publisher's brown teal boards in d/j. Very good condition. "the first book ever to be written with the aim of describing Damascus past and present for the general reader".. 23.5 cm. xiv, 226 pp. b/w plates
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The Great Thames Disaster.
by Thurston, Gavin.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1965. First Edition. A study of the sinking of the Princess Alice in the Thames. Bound in green and black cloth. Very good condition in d/j.. 21.5 cm. 173 pp. b/w frontispiece & illustrations
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