Appalachia. Volume XIX, Number 7. February, 1926.
by Bulletin: Appalachian Mountain Club.
Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club, 1926. Rare in fine condition. Bulletin from a number of contributors. Volume from February 1926 (vol XIX no.7). In stiff wrappers. . 23.5 cm. 16 pp adverts. 205 - 420 pp. b/w Photographic plates and foldout route maps.
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Liberty Ships.
by Bunker, John Gorley.
Salem NH: Ayer Company, (1985). "In three war years, eighteen shipyards turned out 2,742 of these vessels, the greatest single-ship type fleet the world has ever known." Reprint of a 1972 classic. Very good condition.. 23 cm. xiii, 287, (1 publisher's catalog) pp. b/w plates, illus.
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Liberty Ships. The Ugly Ducklings of World War II.
by Bunker, John Gorley.
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1972). "In 3 war years, 18 shipyards turned out 2,742 of these vessels, the greatest single-ship type fleet the world has ever known." First edition. VG in lightly worn dj.. 23 cm. xii, 287 pp. b/w plates, illus.
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Portrait of a Port: Boston, 1852-1914.
by Bunting, W. H.
Cambridge, MA.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press., (1977). Very good condition. Minor water staing of front board. 19.5 cm X 23 cm. XVIII. 519 pp. B/W plates and Ills.
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Live Yankees.
by Bunting, W. H.
Gardiner ME.: Tilbury House, Publishers., (2009).. Fine condition in D.J. . 17.5 X 25.5 cm. XVI. 496 pp.B/W plates and Ills.
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Steamers, Schooners Cutters, and Sloops.
by Bunting, W. H. (editor)
1974: Boston. Marine photographs of N. L. Stebbins taken from 1884 to 1907. VG, dj with short tear.. 22 x 28.5 cm. b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 126 pp.
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Steamers, Schooners Cutters, and Sloops.
by Bunting, W. H. (editor)
1974: Boston. Marine photographs of N. L. Stebbins taken from 1884 to 1907. VG, dj with short tear.. 22 x 28.5 cm. b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 126 pp.
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Ivory and its Uses.
by Burack, Benjamin.
Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc., (1984). V G. in D J.. 23 cm. 240 pp. B/W and Color plates.
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Navy Scientific Papers. (1-9).
by Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department.
Washington DC.: Government Printing Office., 1868.. Nine scientific papers commissioned by the Navy department 'comprising suggestions to U.S. naval officers' on various navigational topics. Handsomely bound in sturdy green boards. Some waterstaining title page. Otherwise very good.. 22 cm. Various paginations, 20, 56,12,15, 30, 35, 35, 5, 3 pp. b/ w fold out graphs. b/w drawings, diagrams and tables.
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Papers and Discussions on Iron Ships.
by Bureau of Navigation.
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1883. Number 10 in the Navy Scientific Papers series. Discussions of modern iron technology include "Unseaworthiness in Merchant Steamers;" "Passenger Steamers on the Long Ferry;" "Cellular Construction;" "Wave-making Resistance of Ships;" "Russian Yacht Lividia;" and "Injuries Sustained (by the wreck of the Lividia)." Bound as issued in pebbled blue flexible boards stamped in gilt. Call number on backstrip and no other markings.. 23 cm. 176 pp. 13 b/w folding plates.
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Chesapeake Sailing Craft
by Burgess, Robert H.
Cambridge, Maryland : Tidewater Publishers, 1975. Part I . (All published?) A rich collection of vintage photos of log canoes, bugeyes, pungies, rams, skipjacks and other craft native to these waters, with Burgess informed commentary and description. VG..
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The Sea Serpent Journal.
by Burgess, Robert H. (editor).
Charlottesville, VA: for the Mariner's Museum by the University Press of Virginia, 1975. Hugh McCulloch Gregory's Voyage Around the World in a Clipper . New York to Shanghai then back the other way, 1854-55. Very good condition in dust jacket with image of the "Sea Serpent" clipper ship sailing card.. 23.5 cm. xvii, 142 pp. b/w plates, endpaper maps
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A State of the Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons.
by Burgoyne, Lieutenant General John.
London: J. Almon, 1780. Second and best edition. Burgoyne undertook an invasion of his own devising, intended to move south from British Canada, conquering New England and thus ending the rebellion. Due to poor planning and communication, it did not work out well for Burgoyne. He fought two small battles near Saratoga but was surrounded by American forces and, with no relief in sight, surrendered his entire army of 6,200 men in October, 1777. This work is his explanation of... Read More
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Dangerous Waters.
by Burnett, John S.
(New York): Dutton, (2002). "The little-known world of Pirates and maritime terrorism." A modern view. Fine in dj.. 22.5 cm. 332, (1) pp. b/w maps.
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The Nitrate Boats.
by Burrell, David.
Kendal: World Ship Society, 1995. Illustrated history of "The Nitrate Producers' Steamship Company Ltd", Pictoral printed wrappers. Fine condition.. 21 cm. 111 pp. Color frontispiece. b/w photos.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls of St. Mark's Monastery.
by Burrows, Millar.
New Haven: The American Schools of Oriental Research, 1950. Bound in publisher's stiff wrappers. Some cover wear, else very good condition. Discussion text about the scrolls including facsimile plates of the scrolls themselves with printed copy of their contents on facing pages.. 30.5 cm. xxiii, LXI pp. b/w frontispiece. b/w plates
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The Great Ice Ship Bear.
by Burroughs, Polly.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1970). Sturdy old ship used by Greeley in 1884 and Byrd in 1939. Ex-lib. Otherwise VG in dj.. 23.5 cm. 104 pp. b/w plates.
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Interesting Houses of New England.
by Burroughs & Company.
Boston: Burroughs & Company., 1915. VG with gilt lettered boards.. 23 cm. 77 pp. b/w photographic plates and frontispiece.
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Interesting Houses of New England.
by Burroughs & Company.
Boston: Burroughs & Company, 1915. VG with gilt lettered boards.. 22.5 cm. 77 pp. b/w photographic plates and frontispiece.
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At the Sign of the Quadrant.
by Burstyn, Harold L.
Mystic, CT: Marine Historical Association, 1957. 119 pp. b/w frontispiece. Biography and bibliography of Edmund March Blunt. Very good condition in wrappers.
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A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome.
by Burton, Richard F.
London: Tylston and Edwards, 1893. "With Notices of the So-Called "Amazons," the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present State of the Slave Trade, and the Negro's Place in Nature." Two-volume set, edited by Mrs. Burton, part of the "Memorial Edition" of 1893. Very good condition in publisher's gold decorated polished black cloth, showing light wear. A very good set, scarce in this condition.. Two volumes, 21 cm. xxi, (2), 256; viii, 305 pp. b/w frontispieces
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Whaling Will Never Do For Me.
by Busch, Briton Cooper.
(Lexington, KY): University Press of Kentucky, (1994.). The American Whaleman in the Nineteenth Century. First edition of an important study. Fine condition in dust jacket.. 24 cm. xii, 265 pp. Tables and endpapers maps.
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Whaling Will Never Do For Me.
by Busch, Briton Cooper.
(Lexington, KY): University Press of Kentucky, (1994.). The American Whaleman in the Nineteenth Century. First edition of an important study, signed by author Busch. Fine condition in dust jacket.. 24 cm. xii, 265 pp. Tables and endpapers maps.
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Warrior Queens.
by Butler, Daniel Allen.
(Mechanicsburg, PA): Stackpole Books, (2002). "The Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth in World War II." Fine in fine dj.. 23 cm., 191 pp. b/w plates.
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Abandon Ship!
by Butler, Hal.
Chicago: Henry Regnery, (1974). "Seventeen of the worst ship disasters. Epic tales of heroism and infamy." Very good condition in dj. . 21 cm., 235 pp.
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