The Book of Merlyn.
by White, T. H.
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1977. Fine condition. Bound in grey publisher's cloth boards in d/j. Fantasy by T. H. White. "The unpublished Conclusion to The Once and Future King".. 25 cm. xx, 137 pp. b/w illustrations
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The Ill-Made Knight.
by White, T.H.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1940. First American edition bound in blue publisher's cloth boards w/ gold decoration to front cover and gold lettering to spine. Near fine condition. Fantasy writing and third book in the series by the author of "The Sword in the Stone".. 20 cm. 291 pp. b/w line illustrations
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Mistress Masham's Repose.
by White, T. H.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1947. Fantasy by T.H. White, author of "The Sword in the Stone." Bound in grey publisher's cloth with lightly worn dustjacket. Very good condition 19 cm. 224 pp.
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The Theory and Practice of Ship Building
by White, Thomas
London, 1848. b/w ills. in text. xi, 101 pp. Scarce 19th century work on naval architecture and shipyard practice. The author claims to be from a long line of ship builders and writes familiarly of earlier authors such as Stalkart, Chapman. He cites Creuze and Fincham and addresses experiments and design changes that have come about since the publication of these works. The practical sections are very specific, dealing mostly with the fabrication of specific timbers in the hull.... Read More
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The East India Marine Society and the Peabody Museum of Salem
by Whitehill, Walter Muir.
Salem: Peabody Museum, 1949. b/w plates. xvi, 243 pp. Sesquicentennial history of this venerable institution, with information on the remarkable seamen who started it all, and much of local historical interest. Inscribed by Whitehill. A very good copy.
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Independent Historical Societies.
by Whitehill, Walter Muir.
Boston: Boston Athenaeum, 1962. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards w/ gilt lettering on spine. Top edge of front board worn. Slight waterstaining to front cover. Otherwise good condition. . 23 cm. xviii, 593 pp
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Four Years Aboard the Whaleship.
by Whitecar, William B. Jr.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1860. xii-413 pp. Embracing cruises in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Antarctic Oceans, in the years 1855, 6, 7, 8, 9. The author sailed from New Bedford on the whale ship Pacific. They touched on whaling grounds in the South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and then returned by the same route. According to Starbuck she returned with 934 barrels of sperm oil. Howes W-373, Jenkins p. 160, Forster 101. First edition of... Read More
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Four Years Aboard the Whaleship.
by Whitecar, William B. Jr.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1860. Embracing cruises in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Antarctic Oceans, in the years 1855, 6, 7, 8, 9. The author sailed from New Bedford on the whale ship Pacific. They touched on whaling grounds in the South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and then returned by the same route. According to Starbuck she returned with 934 barrels of sperm oil. Howes W-373, Jenkins p. 160, Forster 101. First edition of a scarce whaling... Read More
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The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith.
by Whitfield, Susan.
Chicago: Serindia, 2004. Book in very good condition bound in printed wrappers. Extensively illustrated to accompany a major exhibition on the Silk Road at the British Library "containing a full catalogue of the exhibits, and introduction and essays by leading scholars from around the world, the book brings together an unprecedented number and range of items illustrating Silk Road history. The essays present original research based on manuscripts and paintings in the exhibition".. 29 cm. 366 pp. Color plates
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Aurel Stein on the Silk Road.
by Whitfield, Susan
Chicago: 2004, Serinda Publications. Bound as issued in red cloth boards w/ gilt lettering on spine. Clean dustjacket. Good condition. Illustrated account of the "adventures and amazing discoveries of the great explorer and archaeologist Sir Marc Aurel Stain".. 24.5 cm. 143. C frontispiece. C and b/w plates and photos in text
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The Lighthouse.
by Whitney, Dudley.
New York: Arch Capes Press, 1989. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards w/ d/j. Near Fine Condition. Illustrated volume on the history and architecture of lighthouses of the world.. 30.5 cm. 256 pp. 106 full C. and 200 b/w photos
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In War Time (and Other Poems).
by Whittier, John Greenleaf.
Boston : Ticknor and Fields, 1864. 1st edition. V G in embossed boards. Gilt decorated spine. 18 cm. 152 pp. 22 pp. publishers adverts. b/w engraved decorated headers for poems.
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A Bibliography of Alaskan Literature.
by Wickersham, James.
Cordova, Alaska: Cordova Daily Times, (1927). xxvii, 635 pp. The standard bibliography. Backstrip lightly sunned else very good condition.
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Rockwell Kent: The Mythic and the Modern.
by Wien, Jake Milgram.
Manchester: Portland Museum of Art, 2005. Bound in printed wrappers. Fine condition. "Among the first generation of American modernist painters, Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) rose to national fame between the world wars as a visual poet of the natural world...This extensively researched volume offers fresh insights into the spiritual and intellectual influences guiding Kent".. 27.5 cm. 188 pp. b/w frontispiece. b/w and color plates
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A Gold Rush Voyage on the Bark Orion
by Wienpahl, Robert W. (editor).
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1978. First edition. "From Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco, 1849-1850. A Unique record based upon the journals of Foster H. Jenkins, Henry S. Bradley, Seth Draper and Ezekiel I. Barra." An Arthur H. Clark Co. publication. Very good condition in lightly foxed dust jacket.. 23.5 cm. 298 pp. b/w frontispiece and plates
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The Bookman October 1912.
by Wiggin, Kate Douglas.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1912. Bound in printed wrappers. Autumn double number with presentation plate portrait of Whistler. No. 253. Vol. XLIII.. 32.5 cm. iv, 84 pp. b/w plates.
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Pirates & Patriots of the Revolution.
by Wilbur, C. Keith.
1984: Chester, CT , The Globe Pequot Press. A visual encyclopedia of the pirates and patriots of Revolutionary times. Paper wraps with color illust. Very good. . 27 x 21 cm. 96 pp. b/w drawings.
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Pirates & Patriots of the Revolution.
by Wilbur, C. Keith.
1984: Chester, CT , The Globe Pequot Press. A visual encyclopedia of the pirates and patriots of Revolutionary times. Paper wraps with color illust. Very good. . 27 x 21 cm. 96 pp. b/w drawings.
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The Rockies of Canada.
by Wilcox, Walter Dwight.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909. "A revised and enlarged edition of 'Camping in the Canadian Rockies' with more than forty photogravure and other illustrations from original photographs by the author." Third edition, of which Neate says, "This edition largely rewritten: photogravures increased from 25 to 38, more than half of them being different from those in the previous edition." - Neate 903. This copy is in very good condition. The large folding map in the back pockets has pinholes... Read More
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The Rockies of Canada.
by Wilcox, Walter Dwight.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909. "A revised and enlarged edition of 'Camping in the Canadian Rockies' with more than forty photogravure and other illustrations from original photographs by the author." Third edition, of which Neate says, "This edition largely rewritten: photogravures increased from 25 to 38, more than half of them being different from those in the previous edition." - Neate 903. This copy is in very good-fine condition. The large folding map in the back pockets has pinholes... Read More
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Maine and Its Role in American Art 1740-1963.
by Wilder, Elizabeth F. & Mellon, Gertrud A., Dresser, Louisa. (Editors)
New York: Viking Press, (1963). 4to.178 pp. Color and b/w plates. All the greats and some lesser-knowns. Very good condition in lightly worn dust jacket.
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Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte.
by Wilhelm, Gottlieb Tobias.
Vienna, 1817. Wilhelm was a natural history writer, best known for his monumental "Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte" (Conversations on Natural History), originally issued in weekly instalments, with hand colored illustrations, and ultimately amounting to 27 fat volumes noted for their gem like colored engravings. This is volume VIII of that series, dealing with mammals such as horses, cows, and elephants, and also some marine mammals. The final 35 plates deal with seals, whales and their fisheries. These include industrial scenes... Read More
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Atlas to Accompany the "Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition." (Atlas only)
by Wilkes, Charles.
Philadelphia, 1845. This is the original atlas to accompany the five-volume Wilkes Expedition report. It contains four of the five folding maps originally issued, lacking the map of the Oregon Territiory. Present are: Track Map - a hand-colored map of the world), Map of the Antarctic Continents, Map of the Feejee Group, and Map of the Southeast Portion of Hawaii. Bound as issued in full government calf. Spine labels chipped.. 27 cm. Four (of five) folding maps, including one hand... Read More
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Marsden Hartley.
by Wilkin, Karen.
New York: Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc, 1985. Illustrated text covering the works of American Modernist Artist Marsden Hartley (1877-1943). Contains 84 numbered illustrations w/ one as addendum included inside back cover.. 28 cm. C. and b/w plates
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Royal Navy.
by Wilkinson, Norman L.
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1907. First edition. "Painted by Norman L. Wilkinson. Described by H. Lawrence Swinburne. With Some Notes on the Costume of the Sailors of the Past by Commander Charles N. Robinson R.N. Illustrated by J. Jellicoe." From the days of Alfred the Great to the beginning of the 20th Century. Interesting final section on "The Costume of Sailors of the Past," also illustrated with color plates. Very good condition in publisher's elaborately illustrated cloth binding. Light... Read More
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