SALEM VESSELS AND THEIR VOYAGES; Series I, II, III, IV

Salem, MA: The Essex Institute, 1930. First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 173, 168,164, 175. Cloth backed boards, some uncut and unopened. Illustrated with paintings, drawings and more than 200 black and white plates. A fine set. Series One: 173 pages, "A History of the Pepper Trade with the Island of Sumatra." Series Two: 168 pages, "A History of the George, Glide, Taria Topan and St. Paul in trade with Calcutta, East Coast of Africa, Madagascar, and the Philippine Islands." Series Three: 164 pages, " A History of Astrea, Mindoro, Sooloo, Panat, Dragon, Highlander, Shirley, and Formosa, with some account of their Masters, and other Reminiscences of Salem Shipmasters."Series Four: 175 pages, "A History of the European, African, Australian and South Pacific Islands Trade as Carried on by Salem Merchants, particularly the firm of N. L. Rogers and Brothers. (Inventory #: 55646)