Book titles on Nautical & Nautical History
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Bailyn, Bernard, and Lotte Bailyn: Massachusetts Shipping 1697-1714 A Statistical Study. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University, (1959). First Edition, First Pringint. Fine in maroon cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and the publisher's logo on the front board. A small quarto of 10 by 6 1/2 inches. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket with wear and small closed tears to the upper edge of the spine area and the same to the upper fore corner of the front panel. 148 pages including an index, tables and text.
TB32335 $35.00

Baynham, Henry: Before The Mast Naval Ratings of the Nineteenth Century. London: Hutchinson, 1971. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine, with a prior name on the first free end paper and minor discolorations on the verso of the fly title page and on the verso of the frontispiece. In a very good+ dust jacket with a price clipped front flap but with two tape repairs on the verso of the jacket at the ends of the spine area mending two closed tears. 224 pages containing an index, glossary, text and illustrated with period art and photographs. The author provides an authoritative study of the sailor's life in the British Navy which is a sequel to his book: From the Lower Deck.
TB15877 $25.00

Beach, Captain Edward L.: The United States Navy 200 Years. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1986. First Edition, First printing. Fine in 1/4 blue cloth and paper covered boards with copper colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. 564 pages including an index, bibliography, appendix, text with two sections of photographs all of which provide the author's 200 year history of the U.S. Navy.
TB13142 $12.00

Bennett, Geoffrey: The Battle of Trafalgar. (Annapolis): Naval Institute Press, 1977. First Edition, First printing. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. An octavo measuring 9" high by 6" deep. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket with wrap around cover art from a painting by George Chambers. 256 pages including an index, notes on the plates, a bibliography and text. Illustrated with a section of maps, photographs and reproductions of contemporary works of art together with additional line drawings within the text.
TB23070 $15.00

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Blanchard, Fessenden S.: Block Island to Nantucket Narragansett and Buzzards Bay Block Island, Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds Their Harbors, Yacht Clubs & History. Princeton, NJ: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., (1961). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in bright red cloth covered boards with a gilt on deep red title block on the spine and front board. A small quarto of 10 by 7 1/2 inches. In a near fine, price clipped dust jacket with a tiny 1/16th inch chip to the lower edge of the rear panel. 253 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece from a photographs and images from photographs throughout. A Van Nostrand Sporting Book.
TB33360 $30.00

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Bligh, William: A Voyage to the South Seas. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. Limited Edition. Fine in light tan buckram with a gilt on black leather title label on the spine and light brown illustrations on the front and rear boards. A folio measuring 14" by 9 1/2" with map end sheets. In a very good+ glassine dust jacket with a 1" closed tear over the spine area. The book and its jacket are contained within a fine black, paper covered slip case. One of only 2,000 copies printed, this copy noted as number 881 on the last page of text whereon the illustrator and book designer have signed their names. 150 pages of text illustrated with four color plates and drawings by Geoffrey C. Ingleton and with an introduction by Alan Villiers. The full title reads: "A Voyage to the South Seas Undertaken by Command of His majesty for the purpose of conveying the Bread-Fruit Tree to the West Indies in His Majesty's Ship Bounty commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh including an account of the Mutiny on board the said ship and the subsequent voyage of part of the crew in the ship's boat from Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, a Dutch Settlement in the East Indies." A beautiful, clean, crisp and tight copy with no marks, notations or prior owner's book plates.
TB25718 $90.00

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Bray, Maynard, and Carlton Pinheiro: Herreshoff of Bristol A Photographic History of America's Greatest Yacht and Boat Builders. Brooklin, Maine: Woodenboat Publications, n.d. [1989]. First Edition. Fine in tan cloth covered boards with metallic green text on the spine. A quarto of 11 by 9 3/4 inches. In a fine, price clipped dust jacket. 241 pages including photo credits, an index, bibliography, text and illustrated throughout with images from black and white photographs.
TB31635 $60.00

By A Civilian [George Jones]: Sketches Of Naval Life, With Notices Of Men, Manners And Scenery, On The Shores Of The Mediterranean, In A Series Of Letters From The Brandywine And Constitution Frigates, In Two Volumes. New Haven: Hezekiah Howe, 1829. First Edition. Both volumes of this two volume set are in good condition in their original bindings of 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards with printed paper labels on the spines. Both are small octavos of 7 7/8 by 4 1/2 inches with only the top edges of the text blocks trimmed The spinebacks for both volumes are heavily worn and barely there with the joints completely rubbed through. The printed spine labels are worn and rubbed, but the printing remains well enough to be able to read the title. The front board of volume I is hanging by a sewing cord. Remarkably, there is barely any wear to the boards for both. Volume I contains 234 pages of text followed by a two page appendix and is illustrated with a frontispiece fold-out map of the Mediterranean, three single page maps and two plates. Note: there is a small chip in page 101/102 in the fore margin which does not impact on the printed text. Volume II contains 232 pages of text followed by a four page appendix and a single page of errata and is illustrated with a fold-out map of the archipelago between Greece and Turkey as a frontispiece, a fold-out map, two single page maps and two plates. George Jones (1800-1870) was hired as a civilian by the US Navy as a "schoolmaster" to instruct young midshipmen in navigation and general school lessons. In this capacity he was aboard the USS Brandywine for 7 months during which time the Brandywine took General Lafayette back to France following his tour to the US. Then Jones transferred to the USS Constitution and was aboard her for 2 years 4 months cruising through the Mediterranean. During these two assignments he wrote 67 letters to himself every two to three weeks describing in great detail the ships and the life on board an American ship of war and the ports visited and the customs and people he encounter in those ports of call. (Sabin, 81564; DAB, Vol. V p.170; GoogleBooks.com)
TB33072 $500.00

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Callo, Joseph F.: Nelson Speaks Admiral Lord Nelson In His Own Words. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/4 black cloth and light blue paper covered boards with metallic blue text stamped on the spine. A small octavo of 8 by 5 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket (no price). 216 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with reproductions of contemporary works of art.
TB29825 $10.00

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Coggeshall, /George: History Of The American Privateers, And Letters-Of-Marque, During Our War With England In The Years 1812, '13 and '4. Interspersed With Several Naval Battles Between American And British Ships Of War. New York: Self-Publisher, 1856. First Edition. Very good+ in its original, blind embossed, brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and gilt decorations on its spine and blind embossed designs on the front and rear boards. A small quarto of 9 by 5 3/4 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine rubbed and worn down to the edge of the text block and with a 1/4 inch square piece of the cloth missing from the lower fore corner of the front board. Without a dust jacket. 438 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with a color frontispiece from an engraving and seven plates. According to Dwight L. Smith's: The War Of 1812 An Annotated Bibliograpy, "The author commanded two privateers during the War of 1812" and captured nine British prize ships. (Coggeshall) "believed the war was justified as one of self-defense." (Howes, C-542; Smith, 1098)
TB32865 $300.00

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Corbett, Julian S.: Signals and Instructions 1776-1794. London: Conway Maritime Press, LTD., 1971, c1909. New Edition of 1971. Fine in bright green cloth covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine. An octavo measuring 8 3/4 by 5 1/2 inches with a ribbon place holder sewn in at the upper edge of the spine. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. A facsimile reprint of the original printing of 1909. 403 pages including an index, bibliography, appendices and text.
TB28508 $30.00

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Cram, W. Bartlett: Picture History of New England Passenger Vessels. Hampton Highlands, ME: Burntcoat Corporation, 1980. First Edition. Fine in bright blue paper covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine and with illustrated end papers. A quarto measuring 11 by 8 1/2 inches. In a very good+ dust jacket with the original price intact on the front flap but with a 1/2" closed tear with related creasing at the upper edge of the spine area and with minor rubbing to the rear panel. 414 pages including an index with individual pages of photographs and details for 366 different vessels which sailed from 1850 to 1945 from Passamaquoddy Bay to Block Island.
TB28643 $30.00

Cutler, Carl G.: Five Hundred Sailing Records of American Built Ships. Mystic, Conn.: The Marine Historical Association, 1952. First Edition, First printing. Very good in heavy green paper wraps over an adhesive binding The outer edges of the wraps are slightly faded as is the spine area. An erratum slip is laid-in at the front of the text. 114 pages of text. The author provides sections dealing with Rate of Speed, Days' Runs (noon to noon), Transatlantic Passages, Sectional transatlantic runs, North-South Atlantic Passages, Atlantic-Pacific Passages, North Atlantic-India Passages, North Atlantic-China and Manila Passages, Atlantic-Australasian Passages and American Coastwise Passages.
TB16382 $12.00

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Dayton, Fred Erving: Steamboat Days. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1925. First Edition, First printing. Very good- in dark blue, ribbed cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and front board. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is rubbed and lightly worn at the corners as is the same at the lower tips of the boards. Without a dust jacket. 436 pages of text illustrated throughout with a color frontispiece and line art by John Wolcott Adams. Per Albion, this title is a "Delightful general survey of American steamboating." (Albion, p. 37)
TB22549 $25.00

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De Kay, James Tertius: A Rage for Glory The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN. New York: Free Press, (2004). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/4 brown cloth and tan paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 237 pages including an index and a section on notes and comments. Due initially to his daring feat of bravery during the Barbary Wars, Stephen Decatur (1799-1820) was one of the most popular and well respected naval commanders in America. He added to his fame with several naval victories during the War of 1812. His unfortunate death in 1820, a result of a duel with another naval commander, occurred near the height of his career with the then fledging Navy.
TB29302 $20.00

deKay, James Tertius: Monitor The Story of The Legendary Civil War Ironclad. New York: Walker and Company, 1997. First Edition, First printing. Fine in brown paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and a modest bump at the heel of the spine. In a near fine dust jacket due to a price clipped front flap. The full title reads: "Monitor The story of the Legendary Civil War Ironclad and the Man Whose Invention Changed the Course of History." 247 pages including an index.
TB14416 $7.00

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Downer, Martyn: Nelson's Purse The Mystery of Lord Nelson's Lost Treasures. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, (2004). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/4 copper colored paper and light brown paper covered boards with metallic blue text stamped on the spine and illustrated end sheets. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 424 pages including an index, bibliography, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with four sections of photographs and reproductions of earlier works of art. A work which focuses on Nelson's best friend, Alexander Davidson who rose to prominence in British society as an agent, banker and significant businessman. His close friendship with Nelson gave him the opportunity to know and correspond with Nelson's wife, Fanny and his mistress, Emma. This book publishes, for the first time, many letters and notes from many people central to Nelson's life.
TB30490 $20.00

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Dudley, William S. and J. Scott Hamon: The Naval War of 1812 America's Second War of Independence. Virginia Beach, Vir.: The Donning Company Publishers, (2013). First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. A quarto of 12 by 10 inches with printed end sheets. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. 264 pages including an index, bibliography and text. Lavishly illustrated in color throughout from photographs of earlier works of art, model ships, maps and objects from the U.S. Naval Academy Museum.
TB32922 $75.00

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Dunbaugh, Edwin L.: Night Boat to New England 1815-1900. New York and Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, (1992). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in light yellow cloth covered boards with dark blue text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 inches. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket 370 pages including an index, bibliographic essay, appendix and text. Illustrated with line drawings and images from black and white photographs. A well researched and readable account of the history of the steamboat trade throughout the 19th century which provided the major means of transportation between New York City, the Connecticut ports of Long Island Sound, Rhode Island and from Boston north to the ports of Maine.
TB30833 $75.00

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Fanning, Nathaniel: Fanning's Narrative. n.p. [Chicago]: LSC Communications, 2018. First Edition Thus. Fine in teal cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt borders both boards and the Lakeside Classic logo on the front board at the top of which is "LSC Communications" the new publisher of the Lakeside Classic titles. The top edge of the text block is gilt. Without a dust jacket as issued. This copy is still contained within the publisher's shrink wrap. 346 pages including an index and text. Edited by Thomas Philbrick. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and plates from earlier works of art. Connecticut native, Thomas Fanning, provides this narrative of his life at sea during the American Revolution beginning in May of 1778 and ending with his return to New York in November of 1783 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris which brought the war to its final end. During his time at sea, Fanning served under John Paul Jones and experienced the battle with the HMS Serapis.
TB33032 $65.00

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Farrow, Anne: The Logbooks Connecticut's Slave Ships And Human Memory. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, (2014). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in 1/4 charcoal gray cloth and light gray paper covered boards with silver colored text on the spine. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with purple end sheets. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. Signed by the author on the fly title page. 187 pages including a reading guide, bibliography, chapter notes and text. From the rear panel of the dust jacket: "Three long-neglected logbooks from Connecticut's Slave trade raise questions about memory and collective forgetting"..
TB33081 $45.00

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Gibson, Gregory: Demon of the Waters The True Story of the Mutiny on the Whaleship Globe. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in white and blue paper covered boards with copper colored text stamping on the spine. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author and one of the illustrators, Erik Ronnberg, on the title page. With illustrations by Erik Ronnberg and Gary Tonkin. 308 pages including an index and chapter notes.
TB29829 $20.00

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Gilkerson, William: American Whalers in the Western Arctic The Final Epoch Of The Great American Sailing Whaling Fleet (In Clam Shell Box). Fairhaven, Mass.: Edward J. Lefkowicz, Inc., 1983. First Edition, Limited Edition. Fine in 1/4 blue niger leather and light gray buckram cloth with silver colored text stamped on the spine and on the front board. A folio of 15 1/4 by 19 inches. Without a dust jacket as issued, but contained within a clam shell box in dark blue, full, morocco leather covered boards with light wear and rubbing at the bottom edge of the boards and corners. One of a very limited number of copies with the morocco clam shell box. This copy is identified as number 130 and signed by the author/artist on the limitation page at the rear of the book. 48 pages of text and illustrated with line art and color lithographic plates followed by the limitation page. An exquisite copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB32207 $650.00

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Gilkerson, William: The Ships Of John Paul Jones. n.p. [Annapolis]: United States Naval Academy Museum, The Beverly R. Robinson Collection and The Naval Institute Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in illustrated, white cloth covered boards with gray text on the spine and an illustration of sailing ship on the front board. An oblong octavo of 8 7/8 by 11 3/8 inches. In a very good+ unclipped (no price) dust jacket with a 2" closed tear to the lower edge of the front panel which has been repaired on the verso side with archival tape. 83 pages including acknowledgements, bibliography, list of plates and text. Illustrated with line drawings within the text and 13 plates, 11 of which are in color. A clean, tight and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB30154 $35.00

Gilkerson, William: The Scrimshander. San Francisco: Troubador Press, 1975. First Paperbound Edition. Near fine in heavy illustrated paper wraps with modest soiling to the panels. "The nautical ivory worker and his art of scrimshaw, historical and contemporary." With an introduction by Karl Kortum. 119 pages including an index, bibliography, text, extensive black and white photographs, sketches and line drawings.
TB15318 $20.00

Gosnell, Harpur Allan: Before the Mast in The Clippers. New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. First Limited Edition. Near fine in 3/4 red cloth and paper covered boards with a gilt on red title block fixed to the front board. In a good, glassine dust jacket with a very large chip to the rear panel and with smaller chips to the ends of the spine area and corners of the front panel. A limited edition copy. To a large degree the book is composed from entires from the diaries of Charles A. Abbey while he was at sea during the years 1856 to 1860 on-board a number of clipper ships. 286 pages of text, illustrations, and six fold-out maps together with extensive detail on the rigging of clipper vessels. One of only 950 copies printed this one being number 680.
TB15793 $75.00

Graves, S. R.: A Yachting Cruise In The Baltic. London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1863. First Edition, First printing. Good+ in the publisher's original textured, deep purple, cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine and on the front board. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is heavily worn and frayed; however, the binding is tight and the joints and hinges are tight and strong. Without a dust jacket if it ever had one. 399 pages including appendices and text. Illustrated with a fold-out frontispiece, ten steel engravings (some are half tones) and six wood engravings. A few of the plates exhibit mild foxing. The author recounts his ten week cruise through the Baltic Sea in the summer of 1862.
TB22571 $100.00

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Gray, Edward: William Gray Of Salem,. Merchant A Biographical Sketch. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1914. First Edition, Limited Edition. Very good in dark green cloth covered boards with a printed, paper spine label. A small quarto of 10 by 7 inches with rubbing and slight fraying to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the tips of the boards. There is the old rust mark of a paper clip on the first and second free end pages and several genealogical entries in pencil scattered throughout the text. The rear hinge has been professionally repaired with Japanese tissue. Without a dust jacket. 124 pages including an index, appendices and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece from a painting by Gilbert Stuart and seven plates of images from facsimiles and from earlier works of art.
TB32620 $100.00

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Hakluyt, Richard: Voyages In Eight Volumes (Complete Set). London: Everyman's Library, Dent, (1962). Reprint of 1962. All eight volumes are in fine condition each in purple cloth covered boards with copper colored text stamping on the spines, printed end sheets and the top edges of the text block stained a light orange. Each is a 12mo of 7 by 4 1/2 inches. Each volume is contained within its original dust jackets are not price clipped and are all in very good+ to near fine condition. Each volumes contains from 350 to 450 pages of text followed by a 16 page listing of the other titles in the Everyman's Library. Volume I contains an introduction by John Masefield.
TB33358 $175.00

Hanna, Jay S.: Marine Carving Handbook. Camden, ME: Int'l Marine Pub., 1975. 2nd Printing of 1976. Near fine. In a very good+ dust jacket with price clipped jacket flap and a 1" closed tear to the base of the front panel. "The design and making of billetheads, trailborads, and other marine carvings."
TB07790 $12.00

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Harbeck, Charles T.: A Contribution To The Bibliography Of The History Of The United States Navy. Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, 1906. Limited First Edition. Good+ in dark blue cloth covered boards with a printed paper label on the spine. The paper label has tanned but there is no chipping and is only rubbed at its edges. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is worn and rubbed and just beginning to fray at the head of the spine. Without its issued dust jacket. This copy is identified as number 256 out of only 350 copies printed. 247 pages including an index. Many of the pages remain unopened. The book is organized according to historical events.
TB21141 $50.00

Hough, Richard: Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian The Men and the Mutiny. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1973. First Edition, First printing. Very good+ in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and with a dent to the lower edge of the text block which appears to be a binder's error as there is no corresponding dent to the lower edges of the boards. There is also minor dust staining to the top edge of the text block. In a very near fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap and only a hint of wear at the upper edge of the spine area. 320 pages including an index, notes on sources, a chronology, text and a section of photographs of period art work and maps together with deck plans, rigging sketch and line drawings of the Bounty.
TB15915 $10.00

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Howarth, David: Trafalgar: The Nelson Touch. New York: Atheneum, 1969. First Edition. Fine with 1/4 navy blue cloth and paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. An octavo of 9 by 5 7/8 inches with illustrated end sheets. In a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. . This English author draws on a host of contemporary sources, paintings and sketches to provide a thorough account of the Battle of Trafalgar. 254 pages with illustrations from earlier works of art throughout.
TB32158 $30.00

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Howse, Derek and Norman J. W. Thrower (Editors): A Buccaneer's Atlas Basil Ringrose's South Sea Waggoner. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1992). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in purple cloth covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine. A quarto measuring 12 by 9 inches. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. 314 pages including an index, bibliography, appendices and text. Illustrated throughout with reproductions of earlier handmade maps. "A sea atlas and sailing directions of the Pacific coast of the Americas 1682". With a foreword by David B. Quinn and with special contributions by Tony A. Cimolino. A very clean, tight and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB28463 $100.00

Hurd, Peter: Marauders of the Sea: Being a Compilation of Stories Both Historical & Fictional of Various Exploits of the Most Notorious Corsairs, Buccaneers, Pirates, Mutineers, Privateers, Marooners &c. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1935). First Edition. Very near fine in black cloth covered boards with yellow text on the spine and a large, illustrated paper label on the front board. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 7 inches with illustrated end sheets. Without a dust jacket. 319 pages of text illustrated throughout with ten full page wood cuts and numerous vignettes all by Peter Hurd. A clean, tight and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB33461 $60.00

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Hurst, Alexander Anthony: The Medley of Mast And Sail II A Camera Record. Brighton: Teredo Books Ltd, 1981. First Edition, First printing. Fine in royal blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a gilt decoration on the front board. A small quarto measuring 9 1/2" high by 7" deep. In a near fine unclipped dust jacket with only hints of rubbing at the ends of the spine area. 473 pages including an index and text. Extensively illustrated with 525 black and white photographs.
TB23078 $20.00

James, Adm. Sir W. M.: The Durable Monument Horatio Nelson. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1948. First Edition, First printing. Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with wear at the heel of the spine and several wrinkles to the cloth on the front board and bumps to the corners of the rear board. Without a dust jacket. 312 pages including an index, text, multicolor maps, and reproductions of period art from the time of Nelson. There is also a prior owner's name on the front end paper and a quote from Nelson neatly written out on the first free end paper.
TB15013 $10.00

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Jennings, John: Bark Canoes The Art and Obsession of Tappan Adney. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, (2004). First Edition. Fine in illustrated paper covered boards with white text on the spine and white and black text on the front board. A small quarto of 11 by 9 inches. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket (price appears on rear panel) with a small crease at the upper edge of the front panel. 152 pages including an index, bibliography and text. Illustrated throughout from color photographs.
TB30094 $30.00

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Johnson, Alfred: Ships and Shipping A Collection of Pictures Including Many American Vessels Painted by Antoine Roux and His Sons. Salem, Mass.: Marine Research Society, 1925. First Edition. Near fine in red, ribbed cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 by 7 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine lightly rubbed and worn and with two short closed tears to the heel of the spine. The contents are clean, tight and free of foxing and tanning and any prior ownership markings. In a very good+, unclipped (no price) dust jacket with a closed tear of one inch long over the front joint and with several small chips from the ends of the spine area and over the tips of the boards several of which have been repaired on the verso side with scotch tape. 270 pages including an index and 61 pages of text. Illustrated with 118 black and white plates. Introductory text by Louis Bres and reminiscences by Edouard Gaubert. Translated and annotated by Alfred Johnson. "A Dynasty of marine Painters Antoine Roux and His Sons." Originally published in Marseille in 1883. The original text in French is on the verso side of the pages of text while the corresponding English version is on the facing recto page. The ninth volume in the series of publications by the Marine Research Society.
TB31637 $100.00

Junger, Sebastian: The Perfect Storm. New York: W. W. Norton, 1997. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in 1/4 cloth and paper covered boards with black & silver colored text stamping on the spine and with minor fading to the upper edges of the boards. In a very good+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap but with a tiny nick to the upper edge of the front panel at the fold to the front flap an faint rubbing to the upper edge of the spine area. A major best seller by this freelance journalist who has written for Outside Magazine, American Heritage and Men's Journal. The author's first book and made into a movie of the same name.
TB15400 $18.00

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Kunhardt, C. P.: Small Yachts Their Design And Construction. New York: Forest And Stream Publishing Company, 1885. First Edition. Very good+ in decorated brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt and black text and an illustration of a yawl on the front cover with black roped borders. A folio of 14 1/2 by 10 3/4 inches with a gift inscription on the front paste down together with two stamped prior owner's names and with three written prior owner's names on the title page. Numerous torn pages throughout the text block have been professionally mended with archival tape with the majority placed on the verso side of each page. It must be noted that the paper used to carry the print, illustrations and plates for this title are now extremely brittle. As a result, few copies of this publication remain. Of interest is the gift inscription on the front paste down which notes the fact that this copy was given to "Bror Tamm by Francis L. Herreshoff of Bristol, R.I. 1925". The title page bears the signatures of three of its first owners: William S. Eaton, Jr (Sept. 28, 1885), F. L. Herreshoff (1924) and Bror Tamm (1925). Bror Tamm (1890-1981) was a famous boat builder and naval architect from the greater Boston area. He had a close friendship with Francis L. Herreshoff. 369 pages including an appendix and text. Illustrated with 63 plates and numerous line drawings within the text.
TB31418 $600.00

Laing, Alexander, and Joseph J. Thorndike as Editor: The American Heritage History of Seafaring America. New York: American Heritage Publishing Company, 1974. . Near fine in turqoise cloth covered boards with faded gilt text stamping on the spine which is also uniformly tanned. In a near fine slipcase with an illustrated paste down label on one panel. 344 pages followed by an index. Extensively illustrated with photographs and reproductions of period art work to provide the nautical history of The Colonial Seafarer, The Revolution at Sea, The World Traders, The Age of Combat Sail, The Whaling Enterprise, The Years of Primacy, The Clipper Ship, The Persistence of Sail and a selective guide to Maritime Museums.
TB15847 $10.00

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Lavery, Brian: Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organization 1793-1815. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1997. First Edition. Fine in gray cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. A quarto of 11 1/2 by 9 3/4 inches with a partial impression of a rusted paper clip on the first free end page. In a fine, unclipped (no price as appropriate) dust jacket. With a forward by Patrick O'Brian. Lavishly illustrated and thoroughly detailed information pertaining to the outfitting of ships during the time of Nelson. 352 pages with an index.
TB30188 $75.00

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Le, Peter, Fevre and Richard Harding: Precursors of Nelson British Admirals of the Eighteenth Century. Mechanicsburg, Penn.: Stackpole Books, 2000. First U.S. Edition. Fine in turquoise cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. A small quarto measuring 9 1/2" tall by 6 3/8" deep containing 436 pages including an index, text and illustrated with photographic reproductions of contemporary portraits. A collection of fifteen contributions from various authors providing biographies of admirals all of whom exemplified British seamanship.
TB18930 $25.00

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Lord, Walter: A Night to Remember. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in 1/4 yellow cloth and blue cloth covered boards with black text on the spine. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches with the cloth over the tips of the boards lightly rubbed. In a very good, price clipped dust jacket with a 1/4 inch chip from the upper rear corner of the spine area and with rubbing and wear to the ends of the same and a 1/3 inch closed tear at the upper edge of the front panel with related creasing with tape repairs to the verso side of the jacket. There are spots of foxing to the top edge of the text block. Overall a very handsome copy of a book which was a major best seller when it was published. 209 pages including an index, passenger list, acknowledgments, facts about Titanic and text. Illustrated with two sections of images from black and white photographs.
TB32917 $90.00

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[Macgregor, Lieut.-General Sir Duncan]: A Narrative Of The Loss Of The Kent East Indiaman, By Fire, In The Bay Of Biscay, On The 1st March, 1825 In A Letter To A Friend.. Edinburgh: Waugh & Innes, 1825. First Edition. In new, dark brown, full leather covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A 16mo of 7 by 4 1/4 inches with just the slightest rubbing at the upper fore corner of the front board. The contents are in very good condition as the pages are uniformly tanned and the title page shows an early prior owner's name and date and notes the author's name and regiment. Without a dust jacket. 78 pages of text which includes a 14 page appendix reproducing letters of gratitude and approbation following the disaster. The ship Kent (an East Indiaman vessel) was bound for Bengal and China with 641 persons on board the many of whom were 364 soldiers of the 31st Regiment of Foot. The Kent was caught in a violent storm during which a cask of spirits broke and caught fire engulfing the ship. The brigantine Cambria was near enough to see a distress signal from the Kent. Coming to the Kent's aid her crew and passengers helped rescue 550 survivors. 14 seamen were rescued by a second ship coming to the aid of the Kent. In all 81 persons lost their lives.
TB29643 $150.00

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Mahan, A. T.: The Major Operations Of The Navies In The War Of American Independence. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1913. First Edition. Very good+ in its original, dark blue cloth covered boards with tarnished gilt text on the spine and with the top edge of the text block gilt. An octavo of 8 3/4 by 6 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine worn through, rubbing to the cloth at the tips of the boards and a 1/3 inch ding to the fore edge of the front board and a 1913 Christmas note from a previous owner on the second free end page and with repairs to the rear hinge. Many of the pages of this copy have not been opened. Without a dust jacket. 280 pages including an index and glossary and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece from a black and white photograph and with plates of major personages from earlier works of art throughout as well as maps and battle plans and a fold-out map of the North Atlantic Ocean at the rear of the book. (Gephart, 7456)
TB32864 $225.00

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Matthews, Frederick C.: American Merchant Ships 1850-1900 (Series One and Two). Salem, Mass.: Marine Research Society, 1930 & 1931. First Editions. Both volumes of this two volume set are in fine condition in dark blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt text on the spines and embossed boarders on the front boards. Both are small quartos of 10 by 6 7/8 inches with mild foxing to the fore and bottom edges of the text blocks. The top edges are stained blue. Both volumes are in near fine, unclipped (no prices) dust jackets. The first volume contains 399 pages including an index and is illustrated with a color frontispiece and throughout with images from earlier works of art and black and white photographs. The second volume (Series two) contains 358 pages including an index and is also well illustrated with images as aforesaid. Very uncommon to be found in such nice condition in their original dust jackets. These volumes are the Marine Research Society's Publications Number 21 and 23.
TB31554 $350.00

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Matthews, Frederick C.: American Merchant Ships 1850-1900. Salem, Mass.: Marine Research Society, 1930. First Edition, First printing. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 by 6 7/8 inches. As to be expected with any volume in "fine" condition, the binding, hinges and joints are all strong and all pages are present without any evidence of foxing or tanning. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. Containing 399 pages including an index, text and illustrated with 127 photographic plates of merchant sailing ships. The twenty-first volume in the series of publications by the Marine Research Society. (Howes M-424)
TB31638 $100.00

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Matthews, Frederick C.: American Merchant Ships 1850-1900 (Series II) Limited Edition. Salem, Mass.: Marine Research Society, 1931. Limited Edtion. Very good in 1/4 black cloth and marbled paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on a faded cloth spine and with marbled end sheets. A small quarto measuring 10 1/4" by 7 1/4" with the tips of the boards worn and several short closed tears to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. One of only ninety-seven printed of which only 87 were for sale and this volume is identified as number 81. 358 pages including an index. Illustrated with 53 photographs or photographic reproductions of works of art. The twenty-third volume in the series of publications by the Marine Research Society.
TB25074 $65.00

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McAdam, Roger Williams: Salts Of The Sound An informal history of steamboat days and the famous skippers who sailed Long Island Sound. New York: Stephen Daye Press, (1957). Revised and Enlarged Edition. Near fine in light orange cloth covered boards with black and white text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches with light foxing to the front map end sheets and a prior owner's name stamped on the fly title, title, dedication and first preface pages. In a near fine, price clipped dust jacket with spots of foxing on the verso side of the jacket which is probably a result of the reaction with the cloth on the binding of the book. Laid-in at various points in the book are article from magazines and newspapers on related topics. 240 pages including an index and text. Illustrated with two sections of plates with images from black and white photographs.
TB33295 $30.00

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McKee, Alexander: H.M.S. Bounty. New York: William Morrow & Co., 1962. First Edition, First printing. Fine in 1/4 blue cloth and paper covered boards. In a very good+ dust jacket with a price clipped front flap and 1/8" chips across the upper edge of the spine area. A true account of the famous mutiny of 1789. Published in the UK under the name of "The Truth About the Mutiny on the Bounty."
TB11568 $12.00

McPhee: Looking For A Ship. New York: Farrer Straus Giroux, 1990. First Edition, First printing. Fine In a fine dust jacket.
TB00413 $7.00

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Middlebrook, Louis F.: Maritime Connecticut During the American Revolution 1775-1778. Salem: The Essex Institute, 1925. First Edition, Limited Edition. Both volumes in this two volume set are in fine condition in dark blue ribbed cloth with bright gilt text stamping and decorations to the spines and front boards with the top edges gilt. Both volumes are contained within near fine dust jackets. The volumes are contained within a very good paper covered slipcase with one top edge split which has been repaired with clear archival tape. One of only 1,250 copies printed. Vol. I contains 271 pages including an index. Vol. II contains 359 pages including an index. Vol. I contains detailed references on vessels of the Connecticut navy with information on ship construction, armament, crews, naval engagements, prison ships and nautical instruments. Vol. II provides comparable data on privateers fitted out in Connecticut. A clean, tight and handsome set with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Gephart, 7346)
TB32997 $165.00

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Morley, Geoffrey: The Smuggling War The Government's Fight against Smuggling in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton Publishing Limited, 1994. First Edition, First printing. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with illustrated end sheets. A small quarto measuring 10" tall by 6 1/2" deep. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. 170 pages including an index, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with maps and reproductions of contemporary works of art.
TB23080 $25.00

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Morris, Paul C.: Maritime Nantucket A Pictoral History Of 'The Little Grey Lady' Of The Sea. Orleans, Mass.: Lower Cape Publishing, (1996). First Edition. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with bold gilt text on the spine and on the front board. A small quarto measuring 11 by 8 1/2 inches with map end sheets. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket with only hints of wear at the ends of the spine area. Signed by the author on the title page. Laid-in at the front of the book are two newspaper articles regarding the release of this title. 264 pages including an index. Illustrated throughout with hundreds of black and white photographs.
TB28648 $40.00

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Mowat, Farley: The Farfarers. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in dark blue paper covered boards with a blind embossing of the author's signature on the front board. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. The author takes an unusual departure from the norm by suggesting with this account that a forgotten race of early Brits by the name of the Albans may have first settled in North America well before the Vikings first appeared in the area. 377 pages.
TB11067 $25.00

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Nicolson, Adam: Seize The Fire Heroism, Duty, And The Battle Of Trafalgar. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, (2005). First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in 1/4 black paper and dark blue paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. An octavo of 9 by 6 inches with a remainder mark on the lower edge of the text block. In a near fine, unclipped, unusual wrap-around dust jacket with four folds depicting a major naval battle. There is light rubbing to two of the folds and to the ends of the spine area. 341 pages including an index, bibliography and text. Illustrated with a section of color plates from earlier works of art.
TB32080 $12.00

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Nutting, William Washburn: The Cinderellas of the Fleet. Jersey City, NJ: The Standard Motor Construction Co., (1920). First Edition. Very good+ in 3/4 dark green leather and marbled paper covered boards with gilt text between five raised bands on the spine with gilt decorations and a gilt surrounded black leather label on the front board. All edges of the text block are gilt and the end sheets are marbled paper matching the boards. Without a dust jacket. 178 pages of text with a color frontispiece painting by John Olaf Todahl and illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, maps and line drawings. The author relates the story of the submarine chaser deployed by the US Navy during World War I. (Coletta: Bibliography of American Naval History, 2139)
TB26560 $60.00

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O'Brian, Patrick: Men-of-War. New York: W. W. Norton Company, 1995. First Edition, First printing. Fine in brown cloth covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. 95 pages including an index. A well illustrated book describing life in Nelson's Navy. Reprinted in the U.S. for the first time by W. W. Norton from the British first edition of 1974.
TB30152 $15.00

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Parsons, Wm. Barclay: Robert Fulton And The Submarine. New York: Columbia University Press, 1922. First Edition. Very good+ in its original brick red, cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a gilt emblem on the front board. A small quarto of 9 1/2 by 6 3/4 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine rubbed, worn and beginning to fray; otherwise this copy would be in near fine condition as the joints, hinges, text block are all tight and clean with no prior ownership markings of any kind. Without a dust jacket; however the book is protected within a clear Mylar covering 154 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Fulton from an engraving and 19 plates.
TB32884 $75.00

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Philbrick, Nathaniel: Sea of Glory America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. New York: Viking, 2003. First Edition. Fine in 1/4 black and bright red paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author without an inscription or date on the second free end page. 452 pages including an index, bibliography, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with maps and two sections of black and white photographs of contemporary works of art.
TB32366 $45.00

Pitou, Norman S.: America's Violent Time 1796-1802. New York: Carlton Press, Inc., 1988. First Edition, First printing. Fine in blue cloth covered boards with black text on the spine. In a very good+ dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap with only minor, faint rubbing at the ends of the spine area. Little is known about the Quasi-War with France between the years 1796 to 1802. This short book of only 93 pages serves to unearth the nautical battles which raged between the U.S. and France during Napoleon's reign.
TB15603 $18.00

Price, Anthony: The Eyes of the Fleet A Popular History of Frigates and Frigate Captains 1793-1813. London: Hutchinson, 1990. First Edition, First printing. Fine in dark blue paper covered boards with dark gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Reprinted in the US in 1996 by W. W. Norton. 298 pages including an index and two sections of photographs of period art work. Admiral Nelson considered frigates of the British Navy "the eyes of the Fleet" as they were the fastest warships and were critical to the dominance of the British Navy during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The author in this volume provides the stories of the men who commanded these ships and details some of their more influential battles in naval history.
TB16833 $25.00

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Rider, Hope S.: Valour Fore & Aft Being the Adventures of America's First Naval Vessel. Newport: Seaport '76 Foundation, 1978. First Edition by Seaport '76 Foundation, First Printing. Fine in linen covered boards with dark brown text on the spine with map end sheets. An octavo of 8 7/8 by 5 7/8 inches with a dated notation from a prior owner on the dedication page. In a fine, unclipped (no price) dust jacket. First published by the Naval Institute Press in 1977. Signed and inscribed by the author on the fly title page. 259 pages including an index, bibliography, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with a two page frontis and line drawings, facsimile images of documents, maps and images from photographs. This is a tribute to the history of the first naval vessel for the struggling Continentals.
TB33108 $35.00

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Riley, W. Willshire: Sequel To Riley's Narrative Being A Sketch Of Interesting Incidents In The Life, Voyages And Travels of Capt. James Riley. Columbus, Ohio: George Brewster, 1851. First Edition. Very good+ in its original ornately embossed, black leather covered boards with gilt text and gilt designs on the spine. An octavo of 8 7/8 by 5 7/8 inches with two 1/2 inch long closed tears to the leather at the head of the spine and with two short 1/4 inch closed tears to the leather at the heel of the spine. There is a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down and the contents show spots and marks of foxing throughout. 448 pages of text. Illustrated with 18 plates (plate facing page 251 missing) and one fold-out map of Algiers. The full title reads: "Sequel To Riley's Narrative Being A Sketch Of Interesting Incidents In The Life, Voyages And Travels of Capt. James Riley, from the period of his return to his native land, after his ship-wreck, captivity and sufferings among the Arabs of the desert, as related in his narrative, until his death. Compiled chiefly from the original journal and manuscripts left at his death in possession of his son, W. Willshire Riely." An uncommon title as OCLC and WorldCat only identify seven libraries or institutions worldwide that hold this book.(Sabin, 71400)
TB32088 $350.00

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Riley, James: An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce, Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa in the Month of August, 1815 with an Account of the Suffering of her Surviving Officers and Crew, Who Were Enslaved by the Wandering Arabs on the Great African Desart, or Zahahrah..... Hartford: Silas Andrus, c.1817 & 1828, 1847. Reprint of Revised edition of 1847. A small octavo of 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches in very good condition which has been rebacked in 1/4 leather and patterned cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine with "Riley's Narrative" and with gilt dual borders at the head and heel of the spine. The cloth over the boards has deteriorated badly with major portions falling off and the leather over the tips of the boards has worn through. There is an embossed seal on the first free end page from a prior, private owner. Containing 271 pages of text and Illustrated with a frontispiece of "the destructive locust of Africa" and 6 copper engraved plates. Ten plates are called for on the title page and this copy is missing plate number 5 (the Arabic letter) and plate number 10 (the map). It is quite probable that these missing plates are a result of a binder's error as there is no evidence of missing pages and the same appears to be a common problem with other Hartford printings of this title that I have examined. The original edition was self-published in 1817 and was reprinted a number of times by several publishers. (Sabin, 71397 which does not mention this the 1847 printing.)
TB33078 $275.00

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Ring, Jim: We Come Unseen The Untold Story of Britain's Cold War Submarines. London: John Murray, (2001). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in black cloth covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. A small quarto of 9 3/16 by 6 inches with a binding error which shows up as a wrinkle to the cloth on the front board In a fine, price clipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page without an inscription or date. 270 pages including an index, bibliography, appendices and text. Illustrated with a map and a section of plates from black and white photographs.
TB30748 $30.00

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Robinson, John, and George Francis Dow: The Sailing Ships of New England 1607-1907. Westminster, MD: J. William Eckenrode, 1922, 1953. Reprint of 1953. Very good+ in 1/4 ivory cloth and blue paper covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10" by 7" with mild spotting to the spine and to the cloth portion of the binding. Without a dust jacket. 66 pages of text followed by 308 black and white photographic reproductions of sailing vessels from New England. The first volume in the series of publications by the Marine Research Society.
TB23688 $30.00

Robotti & James Vescovi, Frances Diane: The USS Essex and the Birth of the American Navy. Holbrook, MA: Adams Media Corporation, 1999. First Edition, First printing. Fine in green paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. 302 pages including an index, glossary, appendices, bibliography, text with illustrations.
TB14105 $15.00

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Rosskam, Edwin, and Louise Rosskam: Towboat River. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1948). First Edition. Near fine in its original red-orange cloth covered boards with bold silver colored text stamping on the front board and silver text stamping on the spine. A small quarto of 10 3/4 by 9 inches with writing in ink at the top of the first free end page....see below. Without its issued dust jacket. Inscribed by the publisher with: "Room 1611 - Office Copy | Please Do Not Remove" at the top of the first free end page indicating that this is the file copy for Duell, Sloan and Pearce. 295 pages of text and black and white illustrations from photographs. A photographic examination of men and vessels as towboats pushing tows (barges) in the major rivers of the central United States.
TB32222 $125.00

Sanderson, Michael: Sea Battles A Reference Guide. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1975. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in dark red cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with only a hint of rubbing at the head and heel of the spine. In a near fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. 199 pages containing a bibliography, text with extensive illustrations and maps. The author provides a consise account of the "pricipal sea battles of history" from 449 BC to�the end of World War II. 199 pages including an index, bibliography and text. Illustrated with maps and reproductions of earlier works of art.
TB15890 $20.00

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Sanford, Candace: Captain Nathaniel Brown Palmer A Maritime Pioneer. Mystic, Conn.: Flat Hammock Press, (2007). First Edition, First Printing. Fin in printed, heavy paper wraps over an adhesive binding. A small quarto of 9 by 6 inches. Signed without a date or inscription by the author on the fly title page. 84 pages including an appendix, bibliography and text. Illustrated with line art drawings by Susan Scala and the appendix is illustrated with images from earlier, black and white photographs.
TB33291 $40.00

Shea, Micahel: Maritime England. London: Country Life Books, 1981. First Edition, First printing. Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt text stamping on the spine with the upper edges of the front board faded as is the upper edge of the spine and with minor dust staining to the top edge of the text block. In a near fine dust jacket with the price clipped by the publisher so that a new sticker price could be applied to the book. 208 pages containing an index, bibliography, text and illustrated with extensive photographs throughout to highlight the nautical history and heritage of Great Britain.
TB16642 $8.00

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Simper, Robert: British Sail. North Pomfret, Vermont: David & Charles, 1977. First Edition, First printing. Near fine black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10" tall by 9" deep with a prior owner's name written on the title page. In a near fine price clipped dust jacket. 160 pages including an index. Extensively illustrated with black and white photographs.
TB23075 $20.00

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Slocum, Captain Jushua: Sailing Alone Around The World. New York: The Century Co., 1900. First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with silver colored text on the spine and on the front board together with the image of two, green sea horses over an anchor. The top edge of the text block is gilt. An octavo of 8 3/16 by 5 1/2 inches with very faint, light rubbing to the cloth at the corners of the head and heel of the spine and at the tips of the boards and with the names of two prior owners on the first free end page one of which is written boldly.. 294 pages of text. Illustrated with line drawings of the deck plans of the Spray, a frontispiece from a photograph of the author on board the Spray while under sail. Additional illustrations include maps and many images and line art vignettes vignettes by Thomas Fogarty and George Varian. An extremely bright and handsome copy.
TB33332 $2000.00

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Stackpole, Edouard A.: The Sea-Hunters The New England Whalemen During Two Centuries 1635-1835. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1953. First Edition, First printing. Very good+ in blue cloth covered boards with a gilt on red title block on the spine and red end sheets. An octavo of 8 3/8 by 5 1/2 inches with a prior owner's name on the first free end page and the cloth on the spine is faded as is the cloth on the upper 1/8" on both the front and rear boards. Without its issued dust jacket. 510 pages including an index, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with a section of black and white reproductions of contemporary works of art. Per Albion, This title is "The most comprehensive and authoritative account of early American whaling, by the former curator of Mystic Seaport and head of the Nantucket Historical Society. Carries the story through 1835 when the primacy was passing from Nantucket to New Bedford." (Albion, p. 203)
TB31645 $35.00

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Swanson, Claude A.: Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1935 to 1938. First Edition. All seven volumes are in near fine condition in black paper covered boards textured to appear as leather with gilt text stampings on the spines. All are small quartos measuring 9 1/8 by 5 3/4 inches with each containing 600 to 700 pages of exacting detail of men, ships, provisioning, extracts from journals and ship's logs, maps and illustrations. A number of the volumes have minor bumps to the tips of the boards and one shows foxing to the fore edge of the text block. Laid in at the front of Volume III is a one page "circular" ad for the anticipated publication of Vol. IV. Vol. I (Feb. 1797-Oct. 1798) contains 654 pages including an index, text and illustrated with two fold-out maps and all plates as specified. Vol. II contains 624 pages including an index and is illustrated with all plates and two fold-out maps. Vol. III contains 657 pages with an index and is illustrated with one facsimile, all plates and two fold-out maps. Vol. IV (which shows foxing to the fore edge of the text block) contains 676 pages with an index and is illustrated with all plates and two fold-out maps. Vol. V (Jan 1800-May 1800) contains 675 pages including an index and is illustrated with all 7 plates and three fold-out maps. Vol. VI contains 671 pages including an index and is illustrated with a fold-out accounting of vessels taken and re-taken, one fold-out map and all 10 plates. And, vol. VII contains 596 pages including an index and is illustrated with one fold-out map and all 9 plates. An outstanding set of little known US Naval history which started from a diplomatic misunderstanding between the United States and France of 1798-1800. France, without a declaration of war, authorized its navy to seize American merchant vessels. In response in early 1798 the US allowed its merchant marine to repel any such French seizures and authorized its then small navy to take all armed French vessels caught on our coasts. The matter was not settled until September, 1800 with the Convention of Peace, Commerce and Navigation".
TB33243 $750.00

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Treasury Department United States Coast Guart: Manual For Lifeboatmen And Able Seamen Revised 6-46. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1946. . Very good+ in heavy, printed paper wraps over a double staple binding. A 16mo of 6 1/4 by 4 3/8 inches with a prior owner's name and address written at the upper fore corner of the front cover and verso side of the front cover with offsetting of the ink on the title page. Without a dust jacket as issued. 112 pages of text with illustrations from photographs and images from line drawings.
TB33397 $15.00

Tucker, Glenn: Dawn Like Thunder The Barbary Wars and the Birth of the U.S. Navy. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1963. First Edition, First printing. Fine in navy blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In a very good- dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap, a 1" chip at the upper edge of the front panel, a 1/2" chip at the upper edge of the rear panel and with the front panel rubbed and light wear at the ends of the spine area. 487 pages including an index, bibliography, text and maps.
TB11678 $20.00

Tyng, Charles: Before The Wind The Memoir of an American Sea Captain 1808-1833. New York: Viking Press, 1999. First Edition, First printing. Fine in paper covered boards. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. Edited by Susan Fels the great-great-granddaughter of Captain Charles Tyng. At the age of 13 Charles Tyng was signed aboard the brig Cordelia in 1808 as a ship's boy by his father. He spent the next 25 years at sea becoming a captain in his early twenties. 270 pages containing an index and text.
TB10593 $18.00

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Ubbelohde, Carl: The Vice-Admiralty Courts and the American Revolution. Williamsburg and Chapel Hill: Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1960. First Edition. Near fine in dark blue, smooth cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 by 6 inches with only a touch of rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and with a prior owner's, signed book plate on the front free end page. Without a dust jacket. 242 pages including an index and a bibliography. The history of Admiralty Courts goes back as far as the 1400's. It was a separate branch of the courts system in many European countries. They were used to adjudicate disputes over shipping, ships and collisions and their most illustrious work were the settlement of claims against ships and cargos taken during a time of war.
TB32863 $65.00

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Villiers, Alan: Stormalong The story of a boy's voyage around the world in a full-rigged ship. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1937). First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in its original, decorated light green cloth covered boards with white and black text on the spine and white text and the black image of a square rigger on a high sea on the front board. A small octavo of 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches. In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with a tanned spine area and light rubbing and wear to the ends of the spine and at the fore tips of the panels. 188 pages of text followed by an illustration of a full-rigged three master naming each sail. This is a true story of two 14 year old boys who are signed on a crew members of the Joseph Conrad (a ship which is now on display at Mystic Seaport) and then under the command of Captain Alan Villiers, the author of this title. Illustrated with images from black and white photographs and sketches. The water color painting of the Joseph Conrad on the front panel of this dust jacket was painted by one of these two young lads.
TB33380 $50.00

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Volo, James M.: Blue Water Patriots The American Revolution Afloat. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, (2007). First Edition, First printing. Fine in black cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine. A small octavo measuring 9 1/2" by 6". In a near fine, unclipped dust jacket with a 1/4" closed tear to the upper edge of the rear panel. 307 pages including an index, bibliography, chapter notes, appendix and text. Illustrated with maps, line drawings and reproductions of contemporary works of art.
TB25673 $15.00

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Ware, Chris: The Bomb Vessel Shore Bombardment Ships of the Age of Sail. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1994. First Edition, First printing. Fine in turquoise cloth covered boards with gold text stamping on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. A square quarto measuring 10 3/4" tall by 10 3/4" deep containing 111 pages including an index, chapter notes, text and extensively illustrated with photographs, line drawings, cut-away drawings and copies of original draughts. This is the author/historian's first book. This is one of the volumes in the Conway's Ship Types series.
TB18400 $35.00

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Wareham, Tom: Frigate Commander. South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime, (2004). First Edition, First Printing. Fine in dark green cloth covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 283 pages including an index, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with a section of plates from photographs and reproductions of earlier works of art. A biography of Captain Graham Moore who was a famous British naval commander from 1793 to 1804.
TB30489 $35.00

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Wasson, George S.: Sailing Days On The Penobscot The River and Bay as They were in The Old Days. Salem, Mass.: Marine Research Society, 1932. First Edition, First printing. Very good- in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and map end sheets. The cloth on the spine is quite faded and the cloth at the head and heel are rubbed, worn is fraying. The hinges, joints and binding are tight and strong with the text block tight, no pages missing and exceptionally clean and free of foxing or any damage. Without its issued dust jacket. 465 pages including an index and followed by a one page ad for other publications by The Marine Research Society. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout.. "With a record of vessels built there [Penobscot River] compiled by Lincoln Colcord." (Albion, p. 135) One of the volumes in the series of publications by the Marine Research Society.
TB22557 $125.00

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Waters, D. W.: The Rutters Of The Sea The Sailing Directions of Pierre Garcie A study of the first English and French printed sailing directions.. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and a blind embossed compass rose on the front board. A quarto of 11 1/2 by 9 inches. In very good, unclipped dust jacket with a 3 1/2 long rent to the rear panel and with a dampness stain to the spine edge of the rear panel which did not migrate to the rear board. 478 pages including an index, glossary and text. Illustrated with a frontispiece and facsimile reproductions throughout.
TB32337 $50.00

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Winfield, Rif: The 50-Gun Ship. London: Caxton Publishing Group, 2001. Reprint by Caxton Publishers. Fine in illustrated paper covered boards with red and black text on the spine. In a fine unclipped dust jacket. Originally published in 1997 by Chatham Publishing of London. The the dust jacket art and cutaway drawings by John McKay. 128 pages including an index, appendices, text and illustrated with reproductions of contemporary art works, photographs and line drawings describing the 12 pounder Fifties, the 18 pounder Fifties, the 24 pounder Fifties and the last of the two-decker Fifties. A tight, clean, handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
TB26630 $30.00

Wise, Jame E., Jr.: Stars in Blue: Movie Actors in America's Sea Services. Annapolis: Naval Institute Pres, 1997. First Edition, First printing. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with a silver and red title block on the spine. In a fine dust jacket. 320 pages with index with text with numerous black and white photographs scattered throughout.
TB06530 $12.00

Woodman, Richard: The History of the Ship. New York: The Lyons Press, 1997. First Edition, First printing. Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with the ghost of a price sticker on the 1st FEP. In a very near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear at the lower corner of the front panel on the fold to the flap. "The comprehensive story of seafaring from the earliest times to the present day."
TB09139 $35.00

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Woodman, Richard: The Sea Warriors. New York: Carroll & Graf, Inc., (2001). First Edition. Near fine in textured, dark blue paper covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine with a black remainder mark on the lower edge of the text block. In a fine dust jacket with the price intact on the front flap. 384 pages including an index, glossary, text and with two sections of photographs. The author provides an in-depth account of the naval sea captains of the late 18th & early 19th centuries
TB29826 $25.00

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