Ships of the Royal Navy.
by Colledge, J. J.
Annapolis MD.: The Naval Institute Press, (1987). The author ...'.presents a wholly revised, expanded and reset edition of a work of reference that is a "must" for naval historians and lay readers alike" Included in this lot is a laid-in supplement which updates the main volume. The supplement is in blue wrappers. The main volume is V G in dj.. 2 vols. Vol.1. 23.5 cm. 388 pp. Vol. 2 (supplement). 20.5 cm. 65 pp.
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Ships of the Royal Navy.
by Colledge, J.J. and Ben Warlow
London: Chatham Publishing, (2006). 'The complete record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th century to the present'. A definitive reference work, each entry gives concise details of dimensions, armament, and service dates. V G in dj.. 23.5 cm. XVIII pp. 396 pp.
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Catalog of Ship Drawings and Photographs Produced... for the Watercraft Collection.
by Watercraft Collection.
(Wash.): Smithsonian Institution, (1937). Catalog of hundreds of plans. This was the project on which Chapelle worked. With an additional sheet of "Corrections to be made in the catalog," and a typed letter signed by Chapelle as curator of the Division of Transportation. Bound as issued in printer wraps, stapled. VG. Oblong format, 26.5 cm. 24 pp.
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The Captain Class Frigates (In the Second World War).
by Collingwood, David.
Barnsley: Leo Cooper , (1998). VG copy in dj. Account of the part played in the battle of the Atlantic by this US built class of ships.. 23.5 cm. XVI pp. 208 pp. b/w photographic plates and maps.
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The Beam-Trawl Fishery of Great Britain.
by Collins, J.W.
Washington DC: GPO, 1889. "With notes on beam-trawling in other European countries." Collins was an important man in the US Fishery Commission, contributing dozens of articles - including a short biography of the Gloucester hero Howard Blackburn - over a period of three decades of his employment. He was also an experienced seaman, and captained the Fishery research vessel "Grampus" during tests on the practicability of beam-trawling in the American commercial fisheries. An early study of this environmentally unfriendly form... Read More
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Parent's Gift. Reading Book for Little Children.
by Collins, Rebecca.
Philadelphia: Claxton,Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1868. VG some sunning of spine. 15 cm. X pp. 138 pp. b/w engraved plates.
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European Life and Manners.
by Colman, Henry.
Boston: Charlers C. Little and James Brown., 1850. Chatty correspondence to American friends of the author from various places in the United Kingdom and France. Handsome two volume set in very good condition.. 19.5cm. Two volumes xxvi; 379; xiv; 414 pp. Embossed boards. Gilt lettered title.
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Reinterpreting New England Indians and the Colonial Experience.
by Colonial Society of Massachusetts.
Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 2003. Volume 71 of The Colonial Society of New England's publications includes 'work by younger as well as established scholars, work by natives and non-natives, and collaborative efforts by Indian and non-Indian scholars'. 'These essays represent .. a sampling of the many approaches and topics that are contributing to ....the "decolonization" of New England Indian history' (eds.) V G in dj. 23 cm. 380 pp. b/w plates , photographs and ills.
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Seafaring in Colonial Massachusetts.
by Colonial Society of Massachusetts.
Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1980. xvii, 240 pp. b/w plates. Nine articles on vessels, charts, whaling, pirates, heroes and merchants. Very good condition.
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Seafaring in Colonial Massachusetts.
by Colonial Society of Massachusetts.
Boston: Colonial Society of Massachusetts, (1980). Vol. 52 from the Colonial Society of Massachusetts from presentations at a conference held in November 1975. V G in dj . 23 cm. XVII pp. 240 pp. b/w frontispiece map. b/w plates, photographic, portraiture, sketches, reproductions, landscapes and maps
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William Bingham's Maine Lands 1790-1820.
by Colonial Society of Massachusetts.
Boston: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 1954. Volumes 36 and 37 of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts publications. Editorial policy 'stems from a desire to make the documents readable', with modernization of punctuation, the spelling out of abbreviations, and retention of original spelling. The editors also provide a useful introductory background to their researches. V G in gilt stamped, and lettered boards and spine. . 2 volumes. 23.5 cm. Vol. 1. XVI pp. 676 pp. b/w frontispiece portrait. b/ w... Read More
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Whaling Around Australia.
by Colwell, Max.
London: Angus & Robertson, (1970). Good history with lively illustrations from paintings, photos, and woodcuts. First edition. Very good condition in wrinkled dj.. 21.5 cm. (4), 168, (10 bibliography and index) pp. b/w plates.
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Number 85. Marine Hardware Co. Brass and Bronze Marine Hardware Manufacturers
by Marine Hardware Co
Peabody, Mass.: Marine Hardware Co., n.d.. 429 pp. b/w line ills. Probably the generic catalog of this foundry and manufacturer. Front and back blanks bear the tipped in labels of "John Binney & Son Co. Marine Hardware - Fishing Tackle, Sheet Metal Work. 326 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass." who was probably the chandler or purveyor of items ordered from this catalog. Well illustrated with line engravings, and priced. Not in Romaine; probably dates from the 1920s. Light wear to... Read More
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An Arctic Whaling Diary.
by Comer, George.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, (1984). First edition. Hudson Bay whaling in the schooner Era, 1903-1905. Some wonderful photos of Inuit people and whaling operations accompany Comers detailed entries. Editor W. Gillies Ross has provided helpful annotations regarding the particulars of this branch of the whale fishery. The book has become quite scarce. The only copy online as of 4/4/2026 is offered at $254. This copy in about fine condition.. b/w plates, charts/. xi, (21 pp photos and... Read More
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Secrets of Old Dartmouth.
by Comiskey, Kathleen Ryan.
(New Bedford), (Mary A. Crapo School). (1960).
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Fur-Seal Arbitration. The Case of the United States Before the Tribunal of Arbitration to Convene at Paris under the Provisions of the Treaty Between the U.S. and Great Britain, Concluded Feb. 29, 1892. Including the Reports of the Bering Sea Comission.
by (Bering Sea Commission)
Washington DC: GPO, 1892. 4 vols. xvii, 431; ix, 605; viii, 619 pp and portfolio of maps. b/w halftone photo ills., folding b/w and duotone charts. These publications resulted from a turf war between the US and Great Britain over rights to fish in seal-rich waters. In 1892, a treaty was signed to begin settling the matter, and arbitrators - two each from the combatants, and one from France, Italy and Sweden - were authorized. The four volumes... Read More
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The Wharves, Piers and Slip of the Corporation of the City of New York. East River. New York
by (Commissioners of the Sinking Fund).
Oblong 4to. 2, 15, (1), plus 66 color lithographed plates with facing page of description. A strikingly handsome illustrated survey of all the wharves, piers, and slips along the East and North Rivers. The purpose of this survey was to enable the repair and extension of the piers, which were city property, and deemed by the Commissioners to be among the City's most valuable assets. They sought to substantially increase the value of this property by repairing and maintaining it.... Read More
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An Annotated Bibliography of Submarine Technical Literature, 1557 to 1953.
by Committee on Undersea Warfare.
Washington, DC: Office of Naval Research, 1954. 261 pp. Very good condition in original printed wrappers.
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A System of Natural Philosophy.
by Comstock, J.L.
Hartford: D. F. Robinson & Co., 1830. VG . Full calf boards. Minor spine abrasion. Otherwise VG.. 18.5 cm. VII pp. 295 pp. b/w engraved ills.
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The New Republic. Anthology: 1915-1935.
by Conklin, Groff (Ed.).
New York: Dodge Publishing Company, (1936). ' Nearly 600 pages of the most famous and important contributions to The New Republic'. "150 of the foremost authors of modern letters'. V G in dj. Slight sunning of spine of dj.. 21 cm. XLII pp. 566 pp.
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An Olympic Victor
by Connolly, James B.
NY : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908. Among the other achievements in his noteworthy life, James B. Connolly was the first American to win a medal at the modern Olympic games, winning the triple jump in the 1896 games. The story of how he got there and what happened when he did, is an eventuful one but not a word of it appears in this in this rare Connelly book, which is about the humble Greek who won the first modern... Read More
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An Outcast of the Islands.
by Conrad, Joseph.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896. A nice copy of a first American edition. Decorated linen boards. V G . 18 cm. 335 pp. 10 pp. publisher's adverts.
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Tales of Hearsay.
by Conrad, Joseph.
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd, 1925. Bound in publisher's green cloth boards w/ gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Very good condition. Novel by Conrad.. 19.5 cm. 287 pp
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The Tremolino.
by Conrad, Joseph.
New York.: Philip C. Duschnes, 1942.. One of 500 copies specially bound for the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Very good condition in glassine jacket slightly chipped. Spine lightly sunned.. 20 cm. 60 pp. Color engravings on title page and end page.
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Conrad to a Friend.
by Conrad, Joseph.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1928. Bound in publisher's black cloth boards w/ gilt lettering on spine and gilt ship image on center front cover. In d/j. Very good condition. Containing "150 selected letters from Joseph Conrad to Richard Curle".. 20.5 cm. 192 pp. b/w foldout facsimile frontispiece
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