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| 1. | A Poor "Member of Christ." FRIDAY CHRISTIAN: OR THE FIRST-BORN ON PITCAIRN'S ISLAND. NY. 1849. b/w frontis. 138 pp. Odd retelling of the Bounty and Pitcairn stories. According to the anonymous author, it was written to raise funds for a mission in the wilds of Missouri. Details the lives and deaths of the mutineers on Pitcairn, and the life of the colony up to 1825. The author includes Folger's 1814 visit, but information stops after 1825. Religion, despite the title and chapter headings from psalms, is kept to a minimum. Not in any bibliographies that I know of. No holdings on OCLC. Wear to spine ends else a good copy. $350 |
| 2. | Adams, Henry C. REPORT OF THE TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES. PART II. TRANSPORTATION BY WATER. Wash. 1894. Folding duotone chart. b/w charts. 4to. 532 pp. Compiled for the Eleventh Census in 1890. A mine of information about riverine and coastal shipbuilding and shipping. Inner hinge cracked else VG $75 |
| 3. | Allen, Glover. THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF NEW ENGLAND. Bos. 1916. b/w gravure plates. 4to. pp 108-322. Important study of these whales, with history of the fishery. Later hardcover binding with original wraps bound in. $125 |
| 4. | American Bureau of Shipping. THE AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE. n.p. 1933. ix, 164 pp. History and present state of American merchant fleet, mostly documenting the decline of the merchant marine. With photos of merchant vessels, past and present. VG $25 |
| 5. | Anderson, Adam. AN HISTORICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL DEDUCTION OF THE ORIGIN OF COMMERCE... EHIBITING A VIEW OF THE ANCIENT AND MODERN STATE OF EUROPE; OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR COLONIES; AND OF THE COMMERCE, SHIPPING, MANUFACTURES, FISHERIES, &C. Lon. 1787-1789. b/w engraved frontis., 2 folding maps. 4 vols. 4to. lxxxviii, 556; 647; 508 plus indices; 718 plus index. Second edition, revised and brought up to date, of a book first published in 1764. Lowndes calls it "A justly celebrated and valuable work" and indeed it is highly detailed and very specific for each branch of trade. Obviously shipping and the fisheries played a great part in England's commercial life, and these topics are thoroughly covered here. The several indices make this massive tome easy to use. An excellent reference for the minutia of commerce, finance and international trade from medieval times up through the 18th century. Lowndes, p. 40. See Kress 6154. 4 vols bound in full mottled calf with spine labels. Ex-lib, with college library stamp on front pastedown and blindstamp of title page of each vol. Boards detached but present, some foxing, but generally a very clean and tightly bound set. $850 |
| 6. | Anderson, Virgina B. MARITIME MYSTIC. Mystic. 1962. 88 pp. A brief history. VG, wraps. $20 |
| 7. | Andrews, Roy C. MONOGRAPHS OF THE PACIFIC CETACEA. I - THE CALIFORNIA GRAY WHALE... n.p. (NY) 1914. b/w plates and ills. in text. Folio, pp. 229-287. Natural history, detailed physical description, some mention of natural and human predators. One in the series of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History. New Series, Vol. I, Part V. Original wrappers, edges chipped, pages mostly unopened. Inscribed by Andrews, "Mr. Thomas Barbour with the Writer's Compliments." $300 |
| 8;. | Anon. LIFE OF REAR-ADMIRAL JOHN PAUL JONES... Phila. 1845 b/w ills. x-399 pp. "Compiled from his original journals and correspondence; including an account of his services in the American Revolution, and the war between the Russians and the Turks in the Black Sea." Illustrated with wood engravings by James Hamilton. First edition of a popular illustrated biography. Seitz p. 239. Water stain on outer edge of first few pages else clean, in half black morocco over marbled boards. $175 |
| 9. | Anon. TERRORS OF THE SEA. NY. n.d. b/w illus. 335 pp. “Narratives of poor wretches forced to abandon their floating homes without food or water, thus compelling them to resort to cannibalism, with its attendant horrors.” Undated collection of shipwreck narratives, which Huntress places in 1860. Huntress 420C. Boards edgeworn, else VG. $50 |
| 10. | Anon. THE LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. Phil. 1841. b/w wood engraved ills. 12mo. vi-187 pp. "Adapted to the use of schools" and less notable for its narrative content than for its charming wood engraved illustrations of explorers, Indians, and their sailing craft. Original sheep over boards, worn. $25 |
| 11. | Armstrong, Warren. ATLANTIC HIGHWAY. NY. (1962) b/w plates. 258 pp. History of the Atlantic passenger trade. First ed. VG, edgeworn dj. $25 |
| 12. | Arnold, Thomas. THE AMERICAN PRACTICAL LUNARIAN, AND SEAMAN'S GUIDE... Phila. 1822. b/w plates. xviii, 844, 71 pp. First and only edition of a very scarce and rather extraordinary work; being a sort of combination of Bowditch's Practical Navigator and Blunt's Shipmaster's Assistant, and perhaps created to cash in on the success of these two works. Contents include tables and navigational instruction, as well as natural history, astronomy, sailing directions, practical seamanship, gunnery, naval tactics and "several sketches of trade not generally known" (Sumatran pepper trade, Moka and Smyrna coffee, Isle de France, Bourbon and Batavia trades, salt trade, West Indian molasses and China trade). This is followed by a section of information for shipmasters, including duties, marine law and insurance. Scattered foxing, some of the16 plates tanned but quite a nice copy in original calf, rebacked with raised bands and spine label. Not in Karpinski or Sabin. American Imprints 7840. $1000 |
| 13. | Ashley, Clifford. THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS. NY (1993). b/w halftone and line ills. 4to. x, 620 pp. The already famous book made more famous by "Shipping News". This is a later reprint "with amendments by Geoffrey Budworth, International Guild of Knot Tyers." VG, dj. $40 |
| 14. | Ashley, Clifford. WHALERS, WHARVES AND WATERWAYS. New Bedford & Chadds Ford. (1973) Color and b/w plates. 93 pp. Catalog of joint 1973 exhibition by the Whaling and Brandywine museums. With biographical sketch, ink drawings and color and b/w repros of 69 paintings, followed by a brief Ashley bibliography. Light wear to wraps. $50 |
| 15. | Baillie, Captain D. G. O. A SEA AFFAIR. Lon. (1957). b/w plates. 290 pp. Baillie’s autobiography of life in the Merchant Navy. VG, chipped dj. $15 |
| 16. | (Barrow, Sir John.) THE EVENTFUL HISTORY OF THE MUTINY AND PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF H. M. S. “BOUNTY,” ITS CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES. Lon. 1835. b/w plates. 12mo. 356 pp. Barrow, self-educated, was founder of the Royal Geographical Society and Second Secretary of the Admiralty, thus well-suited to having a relatively dispassionate point-of-view. Second Edition. One plate detached but present. Half-calf over marbled boards, edgeworn, else VG. Another copy, Harper’s 1839 Stereotype edition, illustrated with two engravings. Ex. Lib, else VG in cloth boards with some soil and wear. Each $75 |
| 17. | Bartholomew, Gail. MAUI REMEMBERS: A LOCAL HISTORY. (Honolulu. 1994). b/w photos. 4to. vii, 168 pp. A well-illustrated history of the island. VG, dj. $20 |
| 18. | Bates, Mrs. D.B. INCIDENTS ON LAND AND WATER, OR FOUR YEARS ON THE PACIFIC COAST. Bos. 1857. b/w plates. 336 pp. "Being a narrative of the burning of the ships Nonantum, Humayoon and Fanchon, together with many startling and interesting adventures on sea and land." Hill speculates that Mrs. Bates "was possibly accompanied by an arsonist, having three ships burn up under her, and a large part of San Francisco burn down soon after her arrival in California. Included are both her voyage to San Francisco via the Cape and the return voyage by way of Panana."—Hill p. 18. Cowan p. 38. This is the 3rd edition. Some cover wear, two signatures pulled, but a decent copy. $75 |
| 19. | (Beaglehole, John Cawte.) BIBLIOGRAPHY AND OBITUARY. Wellington and Melbourne. 1972 48; 489-492 pp. Life and works of the noted Cook scholar (who, this bibliography reveals, began his career as a poet) with a note from his wife to the author of the obituary, enclosing the bibliography. 2 vols, wraps, VG $35 |
| 20. | Beddard, F.E. A BOOK OF WHALES. NY. 1900. b/w line ills. xv, 320 pp. An important work, inclusive and not overly technical. Minor cover wear, else VG. $100 |
| 21. | Bennett, Arnold. FROM THE LOG OF THE VELSA. NY. 1914. 307 pp. First ed. of a cruise through Holland, Belium and France. Toy calls it "charming in style." Toy -889. VG in bright gilt-decorated boards. $15 |
| 22. | (Bibliography) BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK. NY. (1968). 172 pp. Reprint of the 1928 bibliography, comprising “the collections in the Mitchell Library... the private collections of William Dixon, Esq., and J.A. Ferguson...” VG. $35 |
| 23. | Bishop, Nathaniel. VOYAGE OF THE PAPER CANOE... Bos. (1878) b/w ills., charts. xiii, 351 pp. "A geographical journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, During they years 1874-5." Toy calls it, "A very interesting account of the voyage and of the rural South nine years after the close of the Civil War." And by the way, a great read. First edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. VG $225 |
| 24. | Bixby, William. SEAWATCHERS. NY. 1967. 215 pp. “Oceanographers in action.” VG in worn dj. $10 |
| 25. | Blunt, Edmund M. THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT. Newburyport. 1806. b/w fldg. charts. xii, (30), 16-408 pp. This is the fifth edition, and apparently an unrecorded third issue of Campbell 5. In his note to the entry for this edition Campbell speaks of a second issue in which a single terminal page, "Directions For sailing by Georgetown Light-House," was appended. A note at the bottom of the final page of this copy says, "Since this work was put to press, the Light-House which stood on North Island... was blown down." See Campbell, p. 103. This copy is waterstained along its bottom margin, and the stain intrudes into the edge of about half the 13 plates. One signature loose. Bound in original calf with spine label and gold spine rules. Bottom portion of backstrip cracked. $350 |
| 26. | Bockstoce, John R. WHALES, ICE & MEN. Seattle. (1986). 4to. 400 pp. “The History of Whaling in the Western Arctic.” Inscribed First Edition. VG in dj with minor wear. $35 |
| 27. | Bolger, Philip. 30-ODD BOATS. Camden, ME (1982) b/w plates, lines. 285 pp. Fourth in the series. Minor cover spotting, wear. VG $40 |
| 28. | Bolger, Philip C. DIFFERENT BOATS. Camden, ME. (1980) b/w plates, lines. vii, 198 pp. Third in series by this innovative designer. VG, chipped dj. $45 |
| 29. | Bone, David. LANDFALL AT SUNSET. Lon. (1956). b/w plates. 223 pp. “The life of a contented sailor.” Autobiography of the famous shipmaster. VG, dj. $15 |
| 30. | Bone, David W. THE LOOKOUTMAN. NY. (1923). 220 pp. Bone describes the outward appearance of representative types of vessels so that they may be recognized, as well as offering a lookoutman’s comments on their habits and characteristics. Inner hinge cracked, library stamps, else VG. $15 |
| 31. | Boxer, C.R. THE GREAT SHIP FROM AMACON. Lisboa. 1959. b/w plates, maps some fldg. xi, 359 pp. "Annals of Macao and the old Japan trade, 1555-1640." Out of print, desirable, and virtually unobtainable. Original stiff white wrappers bound in black buckram. VG $150 |
| 32. | Brassey's Naval Annual. THE NAVAL ANNUAL, 1894.. Portsmouth, ENG 1894. b/w plates. x, 526, 16 pp. Summary of naval and merchant advances from around the world. With latest vessels of every country pictured and listed. Waterstained, and priced accordingly. $35 |
| 33. | Brewington, M.V. CHESAPEAKE BAY LOG CANOES. Newport News, 1937 b/w plates. 2 vol. 113, unpaginated. Scarce First Edition of this work, in two parts. The first volume is a small book of text and plates. The second is an oblong 4to volume of plates in wraps. From the library of Merrit Edson, ship modeler and author, with his signature. Several short tears to wraps, else both vols. VG. $200 |
| 34. | (British Library). SIR FRANCIS DRAKE. (Lon. 1977). 128 pp. “An exhibition to Commemorate Francis Drake’s Voyage around the World 1577-1580.” VG, wraps. $15 |
| 35. | Brooks, Jean Ingram. INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 1800-1875. NY. (1972). fldg. map. 454 pp. Traders, whalemen and missionaries, Samoa, Fiji and Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. Excellent background for understanding the Pacific. VG. $75 |
| 36. | Brown, Alexander Crosby. WOMEN AND CHILDREN LAST. NY. (1961). b/w plates. 255 pp. The loss of the steamship Arctic. VG, dj. $30 |
| 37. | Browne, Henry R. and Symmes Brown. FROM THE FRESH-WATER NAVY: 1861-64. Annapolis. (1970) xx, 327 pp. Letters of these two brothers detail life during the Union's Mississippi Valley campaign. This is the third in the "Naval Letters Series" VG $25 |
| 38. | Burney, William. THE BRITISH NEPTUNE; OR, A HISTORY OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ROYAL NAVY... Lon. 1812. b/w plates, fldg map. vi, 490 pp. Burney was a naval instructor at the Naval Academy at Gosport, and was also the author of The Naval Heroes of Great Britain. With 8 engraved battle scenes and folding map. Anecdotes, historical narratives and lists of vessels depict British Navy on the eve of the War of 1812. The first edition of this work was published in 1807. This styles itself "A new edition Illustrated with Plates." Not in NMM Cat. Contemporary calf, rebacked with spine label. With inscription on front blank dated 1816. $400 |
| 39. | Byron, John. BYRON'S NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE WAGER MAN OF WAR, ONE OF ADMIRAL ANSON'S SQUADRON. Lon. 1831. b/w frontis. 12mo. 155 pp. Later reprint of the popular narrative, which was first published in 1768. Byron was a midshipman on the man of war "Wager" in Anson's fleet when she was wrecked in a storm off the coast of Chile. See Huntress 78C and Hill p. 41. Light wear to marbled boards, hinges starting. $100 |
| 40. | Calahan, H. A. YACHTSMAN’S OMNIBUS. NY. (1968). b/w illus. 345, 319,286 pp. “Learning to Sail”, “Learning to Race” and “Learning to Cruise”, all bound together. Rear hinge cracked, else VG, dj. $20 |
| 41. | Cameron, Hector Charles. SIR JOSEPH BANKS. (Sydney. 1966). b/w plates. 341 pp. Life of this important man of science, based largely on unpublished manuscripts. Banks, of course, sailed with Cook, and continued to encourage and support British exploration throughout his life. VG, dj $75 |
| 42. | Carlson, Victor. MARITIME TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS, BUOYS, BEACONS, TIDAL SIGNALS, ETC. Stockholm. 1890. Color and b/w plates. 4to. (88) 10, (12) pp. 44 full page plates, mostly color, on recto, illustrate these various buoys, beacons, lighthouses, lightships, tidemarkers, channel markers, and signal and pilot flags of various nations. With explanatory text at back in English and 12 pages of ads, some illustrated, for Swedish maritime firms. In printed boards, some cover wear else VG. Quite unusual. $750 |
| 43. | Carrick, Robert W. and Richard Henderson. JOHN G. ALDEN AND HIS YACHT DESIGNS. Camden, ME. (1984) b/w plates, plans. 4to. xvi, 445 pp. First ed. Biographical sketch and examination of more than 100 Alden designs. VG. $85 |
| 44. | Carter, Clive. CORNISH SHIPWRECKS. NY. (1970). 236 pp. Volume 2: The North Coast. VG, dj. $25 |
| 45. | Carter, Samuel III. BOATBUILDERS OF BRISTOL. NY. 1970. b/w plates, folding plans. xvii, 215 pp. The story of the amazing Herreshoff family. First Edition. VG, dj. $30 |
| 46. | Cawley, Robert Ralston. THE VOYAGERS AND ELIZABETHAN DRAMA. Lon. 1938. xiv, 428 pp. England's extension of geographical knowledge and its effect on her 16th and 17th century dramatists. $50 |
| 47. | Chapman, Charles F. PILOTING, SEAMANSHIP AND SMALL BOAT HANDLING. (NY). 1972. 4to. 639 pp. 50th Anniversary Edition. VG, chipped and torn dj. Another copy, 53rd edition, VG in chipped and torn dj. Each $10 |
| 48. | Chatterton, E. Keble. THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEA. Lon. 1927. b/w plates. xiii, 238 pp. British mariners of the 18th and 19th centuries, including Anson and China traders, and their 20th century Royal Navy brethren. First ed. VG $30 |
| 49. | Chatterton, E. Keble. THE MARVELS OF THE SHIP. Lon. 1921. 259 pp. “The story of the development of the ship from the earliest times.” Frontis detached but present, pages browned, else a VG copy in decorated boards. $15 |
| 50. | Chatterton, E. Keble. VENTURES AND VOYAGES. NY. 1928 b/w plates. 217 pp. Chatterton's collection of classic sea adventures, shipwrecks, etc. VG $20 |