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| 1. | Abbey, J.R. TRAVEL IN AQUATINT AND LITHOGRAPHY. 1770 -1860. San Francisco. 1991. Color and b/w plates. Folio. 2 vol. xiii, 299-xiv, 675 pp. High quality reprint of the standard reference to color plate travel books. Vol I encompassed Europe, Africa. Vol II covers Asia, Oceania, Antarctica and America. VG, dj. 2 vols. $300 |
| 2. | Anderson, Adam. AN HISTORICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL DEDUCTION OF THE ORIGIN OF COMMERCE... EXHIBITING 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. 1801. b/w engraved frontis., 2 folding maps. 4 vols. 4to. lxxxviii, 556; 647; 508 plus indices; 718 plus index. Third edition, revised and brought up to date, of a book first published in 1764. Lowndes calls it “A justly celebrated and valuable work” and it is highly detailed for each branch of trade. Shipping and the fisheries played a great part in England’s commercial life, and these topics are thoroughly covered. 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 tree calf with elaborately gilt backstrips. Boards of 2 vols detached. Each vol. bears the bookplate of financier and statesman Alexander Baring, making this a wonderful association copy. Text, plate and maps are fine - crisp and clean. 4 vol. $750 |
| 3. | (Angus Robertson Co.) A CATALOG OF SELECT BOOKS FROM THE INGLETON COLLECTION. Sydney. 1971. Color plates. 982 pp. Sale catalog of this rare book firm, with collations and prices for over 14,000 items. Multiply indexed for ease of use. An excellent reference for Antarctica, Australiana, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and classic voyages and travels. VG, dj. $75 |
| 4. | Ashton, T.S. and Joseph Sykes. THE COAL INDUSTRY. OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. Manchester (UK) 1964. vii, 268 pp. English coal trade including overseas and inland shipment. Second ed. of a book first published in 1923. VG, worn dj. $50 |
| 5. | Babson, Roger W. THE SEA MADE MEN. NY. (1937) b/w plates. 280 pp. Memoirs of an early 19th century Gloucester merchant sea captain, Gorham P. Low. First Edition. VG. $40 |
| 6. | Bach, John. A MARITIME HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA. (Melbourne. 1976) b/w plates. xiv, 481 pp. Exploration and discovery, but with a focus on shipping from 1780 on. VG, dj. $50 |
| 7. | Backman, Brian and Phil. BLUENOSE. Toronto. (1966) b/w plates. 4to. 112 pp. Probably the best single book on Bluenose and Bluenose II. VG $45 |
| 8;. | Baker, William. THE MAYFLOWER AND OTHER COLONIAL VESSELS. (Annapolis, 1983). b/w illus. xii, 180 pp. Posthumous publication by the designer of Mayflower II. Also considers 17th century shipbuilding, shallops, pinnaces, and colonial barks and ketches. VG, dj. $35 |
| 9. | Baker, William F. RUNNING HER EASTING DOWN. Caldwell, ID 1974. Color frontis. b/w plates. 4to. xiv, 170 pp. Development of British tea clippers culminating with the Cutty Sark. VG, dj. $50 |
| 10. | Ballard, Robert D. EXPLORING THE LUSITANIA. (NY. 1995). color photos. 4to. 227 pp. Ballard’s expedition to the wreck off of Ireland. VG, dj. $35 |
| 11. | Ballard, Robert D. THE DISCOVERY OF THE TITANIC. (NY. 1987). color photos. 4to. 230 pp. Ballard was one of three men in the submarine that explored the wreck of the Titanic. VG, dj. $25 |
| 12. | Bamfield, H.J.K. and S.E. Palmer. THE ART OF SAILING. Lon. (1933). b/w plates. 248 pp. Minor foxing, minor wear, else VG. $15 |
| 13. | Barnaby, K.C. SOME SHIP DISASTERS AND THEIR CAUSES. S. Brunswick, NJ. (1973) b/w plates. xvi, 271 pp. Analysis of over 50 disasters, famous and little known, under various categories. VG, lightly worn dj. $30 |
| 14. | (Barre Press) Rutledge, Lyman V. THE ISLES OF SHOALS IN LORE AND LEGEND. Barre, MA. 1965. b/w plates. xii, 210 pp. History and anecdotes centering around this picturesque group of islands 10 miles of Portsmouth, NH. VG, dj. $35 |
| 15. | Bauer, Jack. SURFBOATS AND HORSE MARINES. Annapolis. (1969) b/w plates. xii, 291 pp. Naval operations in Mexican War, 1846-48. First ed. VG, dj. $35 |
| 16. | Baughman, James P. THE MALLORYS OF MYSTIC. Middletown, CT. (1972) b/w plates. xviii, 496 pp. Six generations in American maritime enterprise. Sail making, sealing, whaling, salvage, brokerage, shipbuilding and coastal and transoceanic carriage. VG, dj. $50 |
| 17. | Beattie, Owen and John Geiger. FROZEN IN TIME. NY. (1987) Color and b/w plates, ills. xi, 180 pp. “Unlocking the secrets of the Franklin expedition.” Fascinating, grizzly. Ice mummies, starvation, madness. Fine in dj. $25 |
| 18. | Benham, Hervey. THE CODBANGERS. (Colchester, UK) (1979) b/w plates, line ills. xii, 207 pp. British Icelandic cod fishery. With photos and lines of vintage sailing craft. VG, dj $50 |
| 19. | Benham, Hervey. THE SALVAGERS. Colchester. 1980. b/w plates. xii, 212 pp. Lifesaving and salvaging wrecked ships on the deadly sand banks off the Essex and Suffolk coasts. VG, dj. $30 |
| 20. | Bestic, Capt. A. A. KICKING THE CANVAS. Lon. (1957). b/w plates. 207 pp. The ordeal of the Denbigh Castle. First ed. VG in lightly worn dj. $20 |
| 21. | Bickel, Lennard. MAWSON’S WILL. NY. (1977) b/w photo plates. 237 pp. Harrowing story of Mawson’s terrible 1912 expedition. VG, dj. $20 |
| 22. | Bigelow, Henry B. & Schroeder, William C. FISHES OF THE GULF OF MAINE. Wash. 1953. b/w ills. viii, 577 pp. The standard text, VG. $50 |
| 23. | Birmingham, Richard. BOAT BUILDING TECHNIQUE ILLUSTRATED. Camden, ME. (1984). b/w. viii, 312 pp. Considering the problems, techniques, materials and tools needed to build wooden boats. VG, dj. $45 |
| 24. | (Bjerg, Hand Christian and John Erichsen) DANSKE ORLOGSSKIBE. (Kobenhavn) (1980) Color and b/w plates, many folding. Folio. 2 vols. 205 (1); 91 plates. A brilliantly illustrated overview of Danish naval vessels of the Dual Monarchy of Denmark-Norway (until 1814) and Denmark from 1690-1860, rendered in large scale plans and lines, as well as in battle and port views, all from archival sources. Detailed color photographs of museum-quality models are also included. The work focusses both on construction techniques and decorative elements. Vol. I consists of plates and historical text. Vol. II contains plans and lines of 91 vessels in folding and double page plates. Text in both volumes is in Danish, but an English “Summary” is included at the end of the first volume. Both vols. are in Fine condition, housed in a slipcase. The set $250 |
| 25. | Bobrow, Jill and Dana Jinkins. CLASSIC YACHT INTERIORS. (NY. 1982) Color plates. 4to. ix, 177 pp. The best of its type. VG, dj. $50 |
| 26. | Bobrow, Jill and Dana Jinkins. THE WORLD’S MOST EXTRAORDINARY YACHTS. (NY. 1986) Color plates. 4to. 221 pp. Lavish color detail shots of dream-yacht interiors. Intelligent as well as flamboyant solutions. VG, dj. $30 |
| 27. | Bolger, Philip C. SMALL BOATS. Camden, ME (1973) b/w plates. 186 pp. 31 boats from the designer who gave us “Archaeopteryx”. First book in the series. VG in chipped dj. $50 |
| 28. | Bray, Maynard. MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM WATERCRAFT. Mystic, CT. (1979) b/w plates, plans. 280 pp. Sailing, power, rowing craft, canoes. VG, dj. $30 |
| 29. | Brewington, M.V. CHESAPEAKE BAY LOG CANOES AND BUGEYES. Cambridge, MD. 1963. b/w plates, ills, plans. 171 pp. An enlarged and combined edition of “Log Canoes” (1937) and “Bugeyes” (1941). Four line inscription by Brewington. VG, dj. $50 |
| 30. | Brewington, M. V. SHIPCARVERS OF NORTH AMERICA. Barre, MA. Color frontis. b/w plates. xiv, 173 pp. Chapter on the controversial Andrew Jackson figurehead on the “Constitution.” First Edition. VG in dj with short tears. $45 |
| 31. | Brewington, M.V. and Dorothy and Philip Chadwick Foster Smith. MARINE PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS IN THE PEABODY MUSEUM. (AND) MORE MARINE PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS IN THE PEABODY MUSEUM. Salem. 1981, 1979. Color, b/w plates. 4to. 530, 166 pp. One of the major reference books on American marine art, along with its sequel. a nice matched set, near Fine in pictorial djs. 2 vols. $200 |
| 32. | Brewster, Sir David. NATURAL MAGIC. Lon. 1883. b/w ills. xv, 424, 32 pp. Scientific explanations of, among other things, optical illusions that occur at sea. VG in a pretty cover with interesting ills. $65 |
| 33. | Brophy, Patrick. SAILING SHIPS. NY. (1974). color, b/w illus. 4to. 128 pp. Coffee table book of marine history, illustrated from paintings, prints and photos. VG, dj. $15 |
| 34. | Brown, Alexander Crosby. STEAM PACKETS ON THE CHESAPEAKE. Cambridge, MD. 1961. b/w plates. xiv, 192 pp. “A history of the Old Bay Line since 1840.” First ed. VG, chipped dj. $30 |
| 35. | Brown, David. THE LAST LOG OF THE TITANIC. Camden, ME. (2001) 234 pp. Answers the question, “What really happened on the doomed ship’s bridge?” Inscribed. Fine in dj. $25 |
| 36. | Brown, Mike. THE GREAT LOBSTER CHASE. Camden, ME. (1985) b/w ills. vii, 202 pp. Nuts and bolts of the commercial lobster fishery in Maine. VG, dj. $30 |
| 37. | Bunker, John G. HARBOR & HAVEN. Woodland Hills, CA. (1979) Color and b/w plates. 4to. ix, 302 pp. An illustrated history of the port of New York. VG-Fine, dj. $30 |
| 38. | Burke, John. THE COMPLETE DESIGN CATALOG. PETE CULLER'S BOATS. Camden, ME. (1984) b/w plates, lines. 4to. xxiv, 295 pp. VG in dj. $100 |
| 39. | 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. VG, dj. $20 |
| 40. | Cape Ann Historical Association. PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS BY FITZ HUGH LANE PRESERVED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE CAPE ANN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. Gloucester. (1974) Oblong 4to. b/w and color plates. (12) 135 pp. Valuable inclusion of some of Lane's lesser known paintings and drawings. Wraps, VG $25 |
| 41. | Carrick, Robert W. and Stanley Z. Rosenfeld (eds.). DEFENDING THE AMERICA’S CUP, AS TOLD BY THE MEN WHO DID IT. NY. 1969. b/w photos. 4to. xv, 189 pp. The story of the Intrepid’s triumph over Australia’s Dame Pattie. VG in chipped dj. $25 |
| 42. | Carse, Robert. RUM ROW. NY. (1959) b/w plates. 251 pp. Bootleggers off U.S. east coast. VG, worn dj. $35 |
| 43. | 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 |
| 44. | Chapelle, Howard I. BOATBUILDING. NY. (1969) b/w ills. 624 pp. A complete handbook of wooden boat construction. Second ed. VG in sunned dj. $30 |
| 45. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SAILING NAVY. NY. (1949) xxii, 558 pp. Reprint edition of an important and still useful book. VG, lightly chipped dj. $25 |
| 46. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE SEARCH FOR SPEED UNDER SAIL 1700-1855. NY. (1967). b/w plans, lines, some fldg. 4to. xviii, 543 pp. Close analysis of plans of 103 American built sailing vessels provides an illustrated history of the progress of American marine architecture. First Edition. VG, dj. $60 |
| 47. | Chapelle, Howard I. YACHT DESIGNING AND PLANNING. NY. (1936) b/w frontis., line ills. ix-319 pp. A useful and still important work. VG, chipped dj. $40 |
| 48. | Chapelle, Howard Irving. THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT. Salem. 1930. b/w plates. 4to. 192 pp. With lines, plans, and illustrations of specific vessels, tracing development of this type. Publication #22 of the Marine Research Society. VG. $85 |
| 49. | Clark, Arthur H. THE HISTORY OF YACHTING. 1600-1815. NY. 1904. b/w plates. xiv, 249 pp. Patrician history of the earliest days of yachting, especially as far as English, Dutch and American antecedents are concerned. Well illustrated. Toy 5. VG. A bright copy. $125 |
| 50. | Clark, William Bell. BEN FRANKLIN’S PRIVATEERS. Baton Rouge, (1956) b/w plates. 198 pp. “Here is told the exciting story of how, to achieve the release of more of his fellow countrymen from English prisons, he launched against British commerce three privateers with American commissions.” VG $30 |