Naval Operations of the Campaign in Norway. April-June 1940.
by Brown, David (Ed.).
London: Frank Cass Publishers, (2000). A naval staff history. Not restricted but for internal confidential circulation in order to allow candidness. V G in dj.. 24.5 cm. 188 pp. b/w maps, plans and photographic plates.
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Atlantic Escorts.
by Brown, David K.
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2007. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards w/ gilt lettering on spine in d/j. As new. History including ships, weapons, and tactics in WWII.. 27.5 cm. 176 pp. b/w frontispiece. b/w plates.
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Before The Ironclad.
by Brown, D.K.
conway Maritime Press., (1990). "Development of ship design ,propulsion and armament in the Royal navy, 1815-1860". V G. in D J.. 28.5 cm. 217 pp. B/W ills.
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Warrior To Dreadnought.
by Brown, D.K.
Chatham Publishing., (1997). "Warship Development, 1860-1905". V G. in D J.. 29 cm. 224 pp. B/W ills.
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Rebuilding the Royal Navy.
by Brown, D K and George Moore.
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, (2003). "Warship Design Since 1945" Scarce and in demand. Fine condition in fine dust jacket.. 28.5 cm. 208 pp. b/w photo plates.
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British Warships 1939-1945.
by Brown, D.K. (ed.).
Naval Institute Press., (1996). " The official record; amphibious warfare vessels and auxiliaries". V G. in D J.. 27 cm. 168 pp. B/W plates and Ills.
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British Warships. Amphibious Warfare Vessels & Auxiliaries. 1939-1945.
by Brown, D. K. (Ed.)
Three volume set Annapolis MD.: Naval Institute Press, (1996). "Amphibious Warfare Vessels;" Submarines, Escorts & Coastal Forces;" and "Major surface Warchips." From a series of essays produced by the Naval Construction design teams, recounting their work during the war. Three vols. 27 cm. 168, 158, 159 pp. b/w photographic frontispieces, photographs, drawings, ills., and plans. All about fine condition in dust jackets.
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Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: A Sequel to Campbell's History.
by Brown, George S.
Boston: Rand Avery, 1888. 524 pp. Chapters on early settlement and exploration and maritime interests, with lists of vessels, builders, owners, etc. Bound in original blind stamped cloth with gold cover and spine lettering. Covers water stained. Contents in very good condition.
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Baltimore and the 19th of April, 1861.
by Brown, George William.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1887. Bound in publisher's green cloth boards. Studies in Historical and Political Science Extra Volume III by Johns Hopkins University. "A Study of the War".. 23.75 cm. 176 pp. b/w map as frontispiece
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Volunteer Harbor No. 4. American Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots.
by Brown, James (and others).
Boston: (A.T. Bliss & Co., printers), (1907). This group met twice molnthly in Boston. The book consists mostly of its history since 1887, photos of members and various types of vessels, from pilot boats to yachts, to steamers, a directory of other, similar groups throughout the US, a list of officers, page-filling articles on such topics as signal flags and barometers, but mostly, wonderfully, i;lustrated period ads from local waterfront firms. Light waterstain along top edge, otherwise in excellent... Read More
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Carrier Operations in World War II.
by Brown, J. D.
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2009. Bound in publisher's grey cloth boards in d/j. Very good condition. History illustrated with numerous photographs.. 28.75 cm. 304 pp. b/w photos in text
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The Old Bay Line. 1840-1940.
by Brown, John Crosby.
New York: Bonanza, (1940). Steam navigation of Chesapeake Bay. Reprint ed. Fine condition in dj.. 22 cm., 176 pp. b/w plates.
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Etchings of a Whaling Cruise.
by Browne, J. Ross.
Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1968. Reprint of a key work on American whaling which, gives a general picture of life on a whaling ship in the 1840s and... contains much information relevant to whaling in the Pacific Ocean. - Forster 11. It was also an important source and inspiration for Herman Melville, who reviewed this book for Literary World in 1847. Jenkins p. 84. Howes B-877. This edition of Browne's classic comes with a scholarly introduction by John Seelye,... Read More
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Etchings of a Whaling Cruise, With Note of a Sojourn on the Island of Zanzibar. To Which is Appended a Brief History of the Whale Fishery, Its Past and Present Condition.
by Browne, J. Ross.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1846. First edition of a key work on American whaling which, "gives a general picture of life on a whaling ship in the 1840s and... contains much information relevant to whaling in the Pacific Ocean." Forster 11. It was also an important source and inspiration for Herman Melville, who reviewed this book for "Literary World" in 1847. See also Jenkins p. 84. Howes B-877. Hill 197 - "Etchings... was his first book, and was written... Read More
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J. Ross Browne.
by Browne, Lina Fergusson.
(Albuquerque): University of New Mexico Press, (1969). Life, career and works of this colorful author and traveler, including a private journal never published in his famous "Etchings of a Whaling Cruise." First edition. Very good condition in dust jacket.. 23.5 cm. xxi, 419 pp. b/w plates.
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Firearms in Colonial America.
by Brown, M.L.
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1980. First edition - manufacturing, gunpowder, hand and machine tool evolution, armory and factory system, military tactics, Native Americans, fur trade, frontier expansion, and industrial evolution. About fine condition in dust jacket with a couple of nicks.. 21 x 28 cm. xiv, 450 pp. b/w photo ills. and facsimiles.
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Tasmanian Shipwrecks.
by Broxam, Graeme and Michael Nash.
Woden, Australia: Navarine Publishing, 1998, 2000. First edition. 744 pages of wrecks, 1797-1999, with narrative descriptions and sources. Very well illustrated. Two volumes in fine condition in dust jackets.. Two volumes, 25 cm. xvi, 342; xiv, 402 pp. b/w halftone photo plates.
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Ships of Steam.
by Buchanan, Lamont.
New York: McGraw-Hill, (1956). Spine lightly sunned, else very good condition, no dj.. 25 cm., 192 pp. b/w plates
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Boston Musical Miscellany.
by Buckingham, J.T.
Boston: J.T. Buckingham, 1815. Musical notation and lyrics for 140 songs. Excellent source for early American popular tunes, with helpful index of first lines. Both volumes bound in matching printed boards. Spines perished and covers barely holding on. Still, a rare survival in publisher's boards. Text clean. Two volumes. Two volumes. 15.5 cm. 216; 216 pp. b/w engraved tailpieces
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Whales and Whaling.
by Budker, Paul.
London: George G. Harrap & Co., (1958). Accurate survey of the whaling industry as it stood in the middle of the 20th century. First edition, very good condition in illustrated dust jacket.. 21. 5 cm. 182, (2) pp. b/w plates
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The Rotches.
by Bullard, John M
New Bedford: W.B. and A.B. Rotch, 1947. Privately printed history of this old New Bedford family, including much on their involvement with the whaling industry. An excellent reference work. Inscribed by author Bullard, "To George C. Perkins in appreciation of his interest in whaling records. John M. Bullard February, 1958." Very good condition, in chipped and torn dust jacket.. 23 cm. 583, (1) pp b/w plates.
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The Cruise of the Cachalot.
by Bullen, Frank.
New York: A.L. Burt Co., (1927). Reprint of Bullens whaling classic whaling novel which takes second place only to "Moby Dick". Like Melville, Bullen drew on his own experience, having shipped on the "Splendid" of New Bedford on a whaling trip to the South Pacific. Cover stained.. 20.5 cm., 318 pp. Color frontispiece.
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The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales.
by Bullen, Frank T.
New York: D. Appleton, 1899. First American, "Authorized" edition of a classic whaling novel which takes second place only to "Moby Dick." Like Melville, Bullen, drew on his own experience, having shipped on the "Splendid" of New Bedford on a whaling trip to the South Pacific. Jenkins, p. 85. Forster 329. Very good condition in publisher's illustrated cloth binding.. 20 cm., 379 pp. b/w plates, ills., map.
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A Sack of Shakings.
by Bullen, Frank T.
New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1901. By the author of "Cruise of the Cachalot," the second-greatest whaling book after "Moby." This book takes the same sort of look at the merchant trade. "Shakings are odds and ends of rope and canvas, accumulated during a voyage. They were formerly the perquisites of the Chief Mate." Second edition in classic decorated cover showing light wear.. 19.5 cm. viii, (2), 388, (1) pp.
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The Voyage of the Cachalot.
by Bullen, Frank T.
D. Appleton and Company., 1922.. V G.. 19 cm. 379 pp. B/W Frontispiece and Ills.
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