Circumstantial Account of the Wreck of his Majesty's Ship Phoenix, of 44 Guns, which was Lost in a Hurricane, off Cuba, in the West Indies, in the year 1780, as Communicated by Lieutenant Archer in a Letter to his Mother. Also, the Sufferings of Francis Pirard De Laval, on the Maldiva Islands.
by Lieutenant Archer
London: Thomas Tegg, (1810). "The Phoenix was one of thirteen ships of the Royal Navy lost in a terrible hurricane about October, 1780. The ship was helpless in the storm and just as it was feared that she would founder she struck on the coast of Cuba. Most of the crew, about 250, were rescued... Most of the other ships lost had no survivors. Archer's lively letter to his mother gives many details of the cruise and wreck" - Huntress... Read More
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Dictionary of Sea Painters.
by Archibald, E.H.H.
(Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 1980.). 455 pp. Color and b/w plates. Over 800 artists listed. Short tear at base of spine, else good condition.
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The Young Ardizzone.
by Ardizzone, Edward.
New York: Macmillan, 1970. First american edition. Bound in green papered boards w/ gold lettering on spine in d/j and mylar. Fine condition. Autobiography. "Few author-artists since Beatrix Potter have enjoyed such international popularity as Edward Ardizzone. His easily recognizable drawings enliven the pages of numerous books for children".. 24.5 cm. 144 pp.
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White for Danger.
by Armstrong, Warren.
New York: John Day, (1963). True dramas of lightships and lighthouses. VG in worn dj.. 20.5 cm., 191 pp.
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Last Voyage.
by Armstrong, Warren.
New York: John Day Company, (1958). "A saga of ships that never came back." You've never heard of most of them. VG, dj.. 20.5 cm., 256 pp.
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The American Practical Lunarian, and Seaman’s Guide.
by Arnold, Thomas.
21 cm. xviii, (6), 844, 71, (3 Subscribers) pp. b/w plates. First and only edition of a little-known and rather extraordinary source of contemporary information about the Far Eastern and China trades, being a sort of combination of Bowditch's Practical Navigator and Blunt's Shipmaster's Assistant, with advice on gunnery, signaling and other information on fighting a ship thrown in. Contents include tables and navigational instruction, as well as natural history, astronomy, sailing directions, practical seamanship, gunnery, naval tactics and "several... Read More
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Le Musée Grotesque.
by Various Artists.
Folio, with some images full page and most somewhat smaller on the page. Collection of 56 hand-colored satirical French lithographs and engravings. Most, but not all, published by Chez Martinet, early 19th century. Some of the series from which these humorous prints were selected are "Musee Grotesque," "Compensations," and "Tableaux de Paris." Waterstains and foxing on margins of many pages, rarely intruding on print area. Some pages showing paper repair. Bound in half morocco over boards, corners and joints worn.... Read More
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Whaler's Eye.
by Ash, Christopher.
New York: Macmillan Company, (1962). Photos of modern whaling operations. From a model maker's point of view, excellent detail of machinery and fittings of a factory ship. First edition. VG, dj.. 25 cm. viii, 245 pp. b/w plates
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The Yankee Whaler.
by Ashley, Clifford W.
London: Martin Hopkinson & Company, 1926. Here's a rarity right in plain sight. It's the scarce London printing of the first trade edition, limited to 1625 copies. No matter where it was published, it remains one of the key books on American whaling, and is still the best general source of whaling know-how, with Ashleys inimitable illustrations and much technical information on whaleships and whaling, as well as scrimshaw. Forster 160. Bound in publisher's decorated cloth over boards, top edge... Read More
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The Yankee Whaler.
by Ashley, Clifford W.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1926. First trade edition, a limited edition of 1625 copies, and one of the key books on American whaling. Still the best general source of whaling know-how, with Ashleys inimitable illustrations and much technical information on whaleships and whaling, as well as scrimshaw. Forster 160. Blank recto of color frontispiece shows some damp staining, else fine condition in publisher's cloth over boards with top edge gilt. As pretty a copy of this book as I've seen.. 28... Read More
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Real Sailor-Songs.
by Ashton, John (editor).
London: Leadenhall Press, 1891. Folio. 97 pp. with 12 song sheets inserted. b/w ills. Traditional sea ballads illustrated with line drawing reminiscent of old wood engravings, with handsomely printed song sheets inserted throughout the book, the whole production printed by fine printers Leadenhall Press. Contents in excellent condition. Original binding of half vellum over printed boards is worn.
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The Story of Greenwich.
by Aslet, Clive.
Cambridge MA.: Harvard University Press., 1999.. 'Clive Anslet brings the old and new vividly to life'. "The Times", in a superb and beautifully illustrated account of the history of Greenwich, from Roman times to today. An elegant book in fine condition . 24 cm. 288 pp. Title pages double page color landscape. Half title b/w engraving. Overleaf color cartouche landscape. Full and double page color,sepia, and b/w facsimiles, seascapes,... Read More
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The Athenaeum Centenary.
by Boston Athenaeum.
Boston: Boston Athenaeum, 1907. Bound in publisher's black cloth boards w/ gilt lettering on spine and cover and gilt decoration on cover. Very good condition. Book on the influence and history of the Boston Athenaeum.. 22.5 cm. xiii, 236 pp. b/w frontispiece. b/w plates
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The Borzoi 1925.
by Atkinson, J. Brooks.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1925. Bound in publisher's printed cloth boards. Very good condition. "Being a sort of record of ten years of publishing".. 19 cm. xii, 351 pp
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Eugene O'Neill: A Descriptive Bibliography.
by Atkinson, Jennifer McCabe.
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1974. First edition. One of the Pittsburgh series in bibliography publications. Very good condition in publisher's cloth.. 23.5 cm. xxiii, 410 pp. b/w frontispiece, photo plates and facsimiles.
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Les Jonques Chinoises. Volumes I - VI.
by Audemard, Louis.
Rotterdam: Museum voor Land , 1957 - 1965. First 6 and most important volumes (10 were ultimately published; the final 4 deal with coastal China and Indochina.) This well-illustrated series vastly expands Worcester's work. Titles and pagination as follows. I - "Histoire de la Jonque." b/w illustrations, folding map, 97pp.; II - "Construction de la Jonque." b/w illustrations, folding map, 72pp.; III - "Ornamentation et Types." Color and b/w illustrations, folding map, 61pp.; IV - "Description des Jonques." 2... Read More
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Quadrupeds of North America.
by Audobon.
Secaucus NJ: The Wellfleet Press, (1989). Oversize book, postage at cost. VG in dj.. 31 cm. 440 pp. Color plates.
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Tall Ships to Cathay.
by Augur, Helen.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1951. Story of the Low family and the diarist Harriet Low - all about the China trade in its heyday. Front free endpaper removed else very good condition in dust jacket.. 255 pp
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The Land of Little Rain.
by Austin, Mary.
21.5 cm. xi, (4), (281) pp. Sepia-toned plates, line illustrations and ornaments. First edition of Austin's first book, a classic account of California desert land. Illustrations by E. Boyd Smith. Bound in publisher's illustrated cloth. Howes A-400. Cowan p. 24. Rear inner hinge cracked but holding well. Otherwise a very good copy showing only light cover wear.
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Speeches of the Fifties - Hamlin, Everett, Clayton, Sumner (Spine title).
by Various authors.
Various places and publishers, 1850s. A gathering of 25 speeches, totaling several hundred pages, delivered in the 1850s by luminaries such as Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Charles Sumner, Edward Everett, and Stephen Douglas, on boundary issues, American colonization, a transcontinental railroad, protectionism, the Mexican War, the Monroe Doctrine, the Fugitive Slave Bill, an interesting 8-pager on the duel between Rep Graves of Kentucky and Rep Cilley of Maine (which resulted in Cilley's death) chronicling the remorseless progress of the... Read More
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SOS TO THE RESCUE.
by Baarslag, Karl.
NY: Oxford University Press, 1935. Titanic, Morro Castle, and other modern sea disasters and rescues. First edition. Tightly bound in beige cloth with green lettering. Very good condition.. 20.5 cm. xvi, 310 pp. b/w plates
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Notes and Additions to the History of Gloucester.
by Babson, John J.
Gloucester, MA, 1876. A nice copy in VG binding.. 23 x 18 cm. 187 pp.
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A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies.
by Backhouse, James.
London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1843. xviii, 560, cxliv (appendices) pp. b/w plates, folding maps. Backhouse concluded a tour of Australia and sailed for the Indian Ocean in 1838. His lengthy work includes extensive descriptions of Mauritius, Mozambique Channel, and the Cape Colony, as well as many interior locations. "Backhouse and Walker were encouraged ... to visit the penal establishments and Aboriginal settlements and to make observations and suggest improvements. Their valuable reports were quite frank..." Hill 45. Ferguson 3558.... Read More
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A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa.
by Backhouse, James.
London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1844. Backhouse concluded a tour of Australia and sailed for the Indian Ocean in 1838. The lengthy work resulting from that voyage includes extensive descriptions of Mauritius, Mozambique Channel, and the Cape Colony, as well as many interior locations. "Backhouse and Walker were encouraged ... to visit the penal establishments and Aboriginal settlements and to make observations and suggest improvements. Their valuable reports were quite frank..." Hill 45. Ferguson 3558. Frontispiece of Hobart Town lightly... Read More
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Bacon's Essays.
by Bacon, Francis.
Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee & Co., 1861. With a useful preface and annotations by Richard Whately. In embossed gilt lettered boards. Inner hinges cracked but holding. Spine bumped. Otherwise V G . 23.5 cm XXIV pp. 586 pp.
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