Sailing Ships.
by Clowes, G.S. Laird.
London: HM Stationery Office, 1932. "Their history and development as illustrated by the collection of ship-models in the Science Museum." Useful historical notes and catalog of exhibits of ship models in British Museum. Two volumes in printed wraps, as issued.. 24.5 cm. 2 vols. 114, 111 pp. b/w plates.
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Sailing Ships (and) British Fishing and Coastal Craft
by Clowes, G.S. Laird
London: HMSO, 1930, 1932, 1937. 3 vols bound together, (115), (112) and (84) pp. b/w photo plates. Splendid survey of hip models in the British Museum. VG
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The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to the Present.
by Clowes, William Laird.
London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1897-1903. The standard history of the Royal Navy, and of great use. With contributions by eminent authorities, including Americans such as Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt. Minor cover wear, wear to spine ends, some damp staining to lower corners of front boards, not affecting text, which is clean. 7 hefty volumes of a classic set - one to which I still refer. A few minor snags to spine ends. Very good condition.. Seven volumes, 18... Read More
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The United States Navy 1776 to 1815.
by Grolier Club.
New York: Grolier Club, 1942. 295 prints described. Attractive and useful reference book. One in a limited edition of 700 copies issued by the Grolier Club. Backstrip lightly sunned, VG. 28 cm. xi, 158 pp. b/w plates.
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New York Yacht Club, 1914
by New York Yacht Club
NY, n.d. (1914). Color plates, b/w ills. 12mo. 314 pp. plus plates. Forty-five color plates showing hundreds of flags of members, club flags, signals. Also member list, vessel lists, charts, music for bugle calls, color plate of yachting uniform ornaments, etc. Bound in half black morocco over boards. All edges gilt.
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Club Book of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club of New York 1905
by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
(NY), 1905. Color plates, folding b/w chart. 12mo. 174 pp. plus 15 color plates. Early and rare. Officers, members, yachts, races, rules, uniforms, signals, club house regulations, etc. The folding chart is of Cold Spring Harbor and vicinity, and the 15 color plates contain multiple images - eighteen per page - of the private signals of member yachts. Backstrip perished, else VG
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Appalachia Vol. XX December 1926
by The Appalachian Mountain Club
Boston: The Appalachian Mountain Club, 1926. Contributions to the Club's bulletin accompanied by splendid photographs. V G in stiff wrappers. . 23.5 cm. 10 pp advertisements. 565 pp. b/w Photographic plates and foldout maps.
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Elijah Cobb. 1768-1848. A Cape Cod Skipper.
by Cobb, Elijah.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1925. First edition. Forward by historian and author Ralph D. Paine, who writes, "At the beginning of the Revolution... there were more sailors than farmers in the coastwise settlements of Maine and New Hampshire... On Cape Cod... boys followed the sea instead of the plow." Cobb is an engaging writer. The editors have retained his "curious spelling and quaint turns of phrase..." Very good condition in smudged and worn dust jacket.. 13 x 21 cm.(4),... Read More
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The Pride of Britannia Humbled.
by Cobbett, William, Esq.
"or the Queen of the Ocean Unqueen'd, By the American Cock Boats," Or, "The Fir built Things, with bits of Striped Bunting at their Mast Heads... by Four letters addressed to Lord Liverpool." Cobbett's sharp criticism of Great Britain in the War of 1812, and in general, resulted in his being charged with sedition. He fled to the US in 1817. See Howes C-523. Untrimmed, bound in publisher's boards rebacked in cloth with paper label. This copy lacks the frontispiece... Read More
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Destroyers of the Royal Navy.
by Cocker, Maurice.
London: Ian Allan LTD, 1981. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards w/ gilt lettering on spine in d/j. Very good condition. Naval history covering the years 1893-1981.. 23.5 cm. 136 pp. b/w frontispiece. b/w plates.
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Truth to Life.
by Cockshut, A. O. J.
New York.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich., (1974). 'The art of biography in the nineteenth century'. The author examines six outstanding biographers of the nineteenth century as he explores the difficulties peculiar to biographical writing. In very good condition in dust jacket.. 20.5 cm. 220 pp.
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Arnold's Expedition to Quebec - Special Edition.
by Codman, John.
New York: Macmillan, 1903. This is #134 in a limited "Special Edition" of 245 copies. In 1775 future traitor Benedict Arnold led an expedition of 1100 men from Cambridge to Quebec. It was an arduous journey, and by the time he arrived, he'd lost half of his army. Needless to say, the expedition was not a success - except for Arnold, who was promoted to brigadier general. Half title is loose but present, otherwise a very good copy, bound as... Read More
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On Trail and Rapid by Dog-sled and Canoe. The Life of Bishop Bompas.
by Cody, H.A.
London: Seeley, Service and Co. Limited, 1914. "The story of Bishop Bompas's life amongst the Red Indians and Eskimo." V G . 19 cm. 203 pp. 16 pp advertisements. b/w photographic plates. Color frontispiece reproduced on front boards.
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New Grange and Other Incised Tumuli of Ireland.
by Coffey, George.
Dublin: Hodges, Figgis and Co. Ltd., 1912. "The Influence of Crete and the Aegean in the Extreme West of Europe in Early Times." The influence of Cretan and Aegean decorative motifs is examined. An interesting and richly-illustrated work. Some cover spotting. Front oputer hinge beginning to crack. . 25.5 cm. ix. 118 pp. Illustrated with b/w plates, photographs, maps and drawings. Frontispiece b/w map of Brugh na Boinne
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The History of Nantucket Island.
by Coffin, Marie M. (compiler)
(Nantucket: Nantucket Historical Trust, 1970). 63, (2) pp. b/w ills. A bibliography of source material for Nantucket history, arranged topically rather than by author. Fine condition
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Voyages to Various Parts of the World, Made Between the Years 1800 and 1831 (and) Second Series of Voyages to Various Parts of the World, Made Between the Years 1802 and 1841.
by Coggeshall, George.
New York, 1852, 1853. 273; 335 pp. b/w frontispieces and plates. Mixed set of the sequel to Coggeshall's popular collection of adventures published in 1851. Volume I of this set is a second edition. Volume II is from a New York lending library. See Hill, 328 and 329. Scattered foxing. Ink markings and blind stamp on title page of second volume. Bound in original blind stamped cloth. Spine of Vol. II is chipped.
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Voyages to Various Parts of the World, Made Between the Years 1799 and 1844.
by Coggeshall, George.
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1851. . 213, (2 ads) pp. b/w and tinted lithographs. First edition of this collection of voyages by an early American merchant captain, including privateering in the War of 1812 and a Pacific voyage. Contains tinted lithographed plates of Coggeshalls vessels. Hill 328 who says, During his years at sea he kept a journal which he used as source material. This book contains an interesting voyage from New York to Callao, Peru,... Read More
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Isaac Newton's Papers and Letters on Natural Philosophy.
by Cohen, I. Bernard (Ed.).
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1978. Inscribed by editor. VG . 23.5 cm XVIII pp. 540 pp. b/w frontispiece, plates, facsimiles and ills.
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Mapping the West; America's Westward Movement 1524 - 1890.
by Cohen Paul E.
New York: Rizzoli, (2002). First edition of a lavish work on the cartography of America, beginning with early European attempts and moving up to the transcontinental railroad and settlement of the west. Each map thoroughly described and placed in historical context by experts. Introduced by David Rumsey, and inscribed on half-title by author Cohen. A fine copy in illustrated dust jacket.. 27 cm. 208 pp. Color plates throughout.
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Songs of American Sailormen.
by Colcord, Joanna C.
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (1938). First editrion of this title, which is a revised and enlarged edition of Colcord's "Roll and Go," first published in 1924. Words and music for all sorts of shanties. With illustrations by Gordon Grant, and from early oil paintings. Very good condition in chipped and torn dust jacket.. 26 cm. 212 pp.
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Best Of UFFA.
by Cole, Guy (ed.).
International Marine Publishing Company., (1978). V G. in D J.. 26.5 cm. 159 pp. B/W Ills and Plates.
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The Treatise of Lorenzo Valla on the Donation of Constantine.
by Coleman, Christopher B.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1922. Rare First edition. Generally available as reprint only. Bound in publisher's green cloth boards w/ gilt lettering on spine. Ex libris w/ call numbers and stamps. Including printing of the original text and corresponding translation into English. "The Donation of Constantine---the most famous forgery in European History; papal authority---since the triumph of Christianity the most perennial question of European society; historical crisicism---one of the most comprehensive, most alluring, and most baffling enterprises of the... Read More
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12 Volumes - Annual Register of Travel Book Values. Voyages, Travel & Exploration. 1988-1999.
by Cole, Michael. (ed.).
York. England.: The Clique., (1988-1999).. Very good condition. Uniform binding with illustrated boards.. 14.5 cm X 21 cm. 12 vols. Various paginations.
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The Liners. A History of the North Atlantic Crossing.
by Coleman, Terry.
(London): Allen Lane, (1977). First edition of this popular book. VG in dj.. 24.5 cm., 231, (1) pp. b/w plates.
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor.
The Heritage Club., (1938). V G.. 28 cm. 64 pp. Sepia drawings and Color plates.
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