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| 101. | Slocum, Joshua SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD. NY. 1900. b/w ills. xvi, 294 pp. First edition of Slocum's classic, with the original illustrations by Fogarty and Varian. A VG copy, only minor cover spotting. Toy. 462. Morris & Howland p. 126. $750 |
| 102. | Smith and Son, W. H., publishers. PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE GREAT EASTERN STEAM-SHIP. Lon. n.d. (ca. 1858?) Folio. 40 pp. First Edition of a rare work, with a superb folding color chromolithographed frontispiece, after a painting by Edwin Weedon, and 2 additional color chromolithographed plates, 4 folding wood engraved plates, one of which is 2 sided, many illustrations in text. Publishers capitalized on the size and splendor of the Great Eastern, but none of the pamphlets published before or after the launch compares with this. Original green printed wrappers laid down, bound in marbled boards, cloth back. Tear at a fold to the frontispiece expertly repaired on the verso, an attractive copy. $2800 See Illustration |
| 103. | Snow, W. Parker. A TWO YEAR’S CRUISE OFF TIERRA DEL FUEGO, THE FALKLAND ISLANDS, PATAGONIA, AND IN THE RIVER PLATE: A NARRATIVE OF LIFE IN THE SOUTHERN SEAS. Longman. Lon. 1857. Color lithos, fldg duotone maps. 2 vols. (xvi,) 375; viii, 368 pp. A level-headed missionary with a keen eye for detail and a rich prose style, Snow gives us much natural history and ethnology of the Falklands, Monte Video, Tierra del Fuego, Cape Horn and surrounding islands, including the story of a young Fuegan who was taken to England for three years, then returned to his homeland. Observations include natives, birds, seals and sea lions, and much on shipwrecks. Snow worked diligently on the Arctic search for Sir John Franklin, and this work records some of his observations on that subject. He was offered a commission in the Confederate States Navy, declined it, and wound up in New York. See D.N.B. for an account of his life. The account also includes, but is not overburdened with, activities of the Patagonian Missionary Society. 2 vols. Modern half blue morocco, spine gilt, a fine, attractive set. Color lithos clean. $1750 |
| 104. | Somerville, Boyle. COMMODORE ANSON’S VOYAGE INTO THE SOUTH SEAS AND AROUND THE WORLD. Lon. (1934) Color map, b/w plates. xvii, 317 pp. Detailed and serious study of Anson’s epic voyage, including such minutia as heating and lighting on Anson’s ships. With attractive double page color charts of Anson’s voyage at the front and back of the book. A prize binding in brilliant condition, done up in full blue calf with gilt lozenge on front cover and elaborately gilt spine, with red spine labels. $125 |
| 105. | Stebbins, N. L. AMERICAN AND ENGLISH YACHTS... Scribners. NY. (1887) Sepia toned gravure plates. Oblong folio. Stebbins’ sought-after first book. 50 full page gravure plates of yachts, with brief histories and dimensions. Essay on yachts and yachting by Burgess. Toy 329. Morris & Howland p. 131. Front blanks and title page heavily foxed. A few of the 50 photo plates of classic yachts are also foxed. Most are only lightly affected or not at all. Original full leather binding. Backstrip lacking, front cover detached but present. Priced accordingly at $750 |
| 106. | (Steel, David). STEEL’S ORIGINAL AND CORRECT LIST OF THE ROYAL NAVY, AND HON. EAST-INDIA COMPANY’S SHIPPING., JAN - JUNE (AND) JULY - DECEMBER, 1813. Lon. 1813. 2 vols. 12mo. Various paginations (about 1100 pp.) Monthly lists for Jan-December, 1813 bound into two volumes. Lists include officers of every rank, navy and East India Co. vessels (with guns, port, head officers, and year built, foreign ships captured, prize payments, correspondence, obituaries, and other details of naval activity. In all, a highly detailed portrait of Britain’s navy during the War of 1812, and valuable primary source. Bound in old calf over marbled boards with spine labels. A few page edges trimmed close, but no loss. A VG set. 2 vols. $400 |
| 107. | (Steel, David.) THE ART OF SAIL-MAKING, AS PRACTISED IN THE ROYAL NAVY, AND ACCORDING TO THE MOST APPROVED METHODS IN THE MERCHANT-SERVICE, ... Lon. 1809. b/w frontis and ills. 188 pp. The second edition, corrected and improved. First published as part of Steel’s Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamanship in 1794, “but the order in which it has been presented has been entirely revised... the tables of sail dimensions have been re-set in a more readable form.” - Witt 40. Includes an explanation of terms, which is expanded in this edition. Thorough. Original boards, uncut, paper spine lacking; child’s crayon scribbling on front endpaper, a few gatherings loose, but a clean copy, with a contemporary owner’s signature of one John Buswell on the flyleaf. $450 See Illustration |
| 108. | Stevenson, Robert. ENGLISH LIGHTHOUSE TOURS, Lon. (1946) b/w plates. ix, 70 pp. From Stevenson's inspection tours of 1801, 1813 and 1818. Ex. Lib. with sticker on front board and pocket. VG. $50 |
| 109. | Stevenson, Thomas. LIGHTHOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND ILLUMINATION. Lon. 1881 b/w ills. Sepia plates. x, 289, 37 plates Thomas was the son of Robert and brother of Alan and David. They were all civil engineers and all had some light house connection. The present work is a detailed treatise on construction methods and also illuminants and lenses. 37 sepia plates at the back of the book illustrate light ships, light houses and various lens configurations. Ex-libris from the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Original cloth, minor wear, VG. $250 |
| 110. | Stevenson, Thomas. LIGHTHOUSE ILLUMINATION. Adam and Charles Black. Edinburgh. 1871. b/w plates. xiv, 236 pp. "Being a description of the holophotal system and of azimuthal condensing and other new forms of lighthouse apparatus." Second edition, revised and corrected. VG $150 |
| 111. | Stone Edmund. THE CONSTRUCTION AND PRINCIPAL USES OF MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS. Lon. 1723. Folio. vii, 264 pp. First English edition. “Translated from the French of M. Bion, instrument maker to the French King. To which are added the construction and uses of such instruments as are omitted by M. Bion; particularly of those invented or improved by the English.” Bion’s work is divided by Stone into 8 sections, and English inventions are added as the translator deems necessary. Three of these sections deal with gunnery, astronomical and navigational instruments. See Taylor, “Mathematical Practitioners of Hanoverian England” for information on Bion and Stone. Bound in contemporary paneled calf, rebacked, with spine label. Generally a clean, tall copy, though the last few pages and plates are tanned. $1750 |
| 112. | (Thiboutot, A.) HISTOIRE D’UN VIEUXMARIN DU BRIGANTIN “SWORDFISH”... Lowell, MA. 1893. 16mo. 32 pp. A grisly account of the 1867 wreck of the brigantine Swordfish in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1867, with much suffering and some fatality. A rare ephemeral production of the French-Canadian community of Lowell, Mass. No holdings on OCLC. Text in French. Illustrated wrappers. Front cover detached but present. Some chipping to corners. $200 |
| 113. | Thiboutot, A. HISTOIRE D’UN VIEUXMARIN DU BRIGANTIN “SWORDFISH”... Quebec. 1881. 16mo. 32 pp. The text of this version is identical to the Lowell edition, with the exception that this version is signed “A. Thiboutot” in type. No holdings on OCLC. Text in French. Title page torn with old tape repair. No loss. Bound in printed wrappers. $150 |
| 114. | Torrey, F.R. JOURNAL OF THE CRUISE OF THE UNITED STATES SHIP OHIO... Bos. 1841. 120 pp. “Commodore Isaac Hull, Commander, in the Mediterranean, in the years 1839, 40, 41.” Combating the slave trade in those waters. Excellent portrayal of life aboard a Navy ship of that era. Neeser 8248. Smith II 3174. Original boards with gold printing on unusual black cover label. Water stain on corner of back cover and in some margins. Light wear. VG. $450 |
| 115. | Torrey, William. TORREY’S NARRATIVE: OR, THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF WILLIAM TORREY... Bos. 1848. b/w woodcuts. 300 pp. First edition. Torrey went to sea on a whaler out of New Bedford and served on several whaling, sealing and merchant voyages over 14 years. Included in the narrative are descriptions of his life in the Marquesas (where he participated in cannibalism), his visits to Hawaii, California, the Northwest Coast, South America, and other places. Torrey apparently had a quick temper, for he ran into trouble with several of his captains, and left ship a number of times. "Includes several whaling cruises in the Pacific in the 1830s, with visits to Hawaii, Marquesas... Fanning Island..."—Forster 96. Jenkins p. 151. Not in Hill, Hunnewell or Sabin. With 6 full page woodcuts. “Written by himself. Illustrated by engravings of his own sketching.” Original cloth, neatly rebacked; a little foxed, and marginal stain towards the back, a decent copy. $1250 See Illustration |
| 116. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1875. Wash. 1875. b/w ills. 135 pp. District-by-district summary of the year’s doings. Ex. Lib. In blue boards. VG. $150 |
| 117. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1878, 1879, 1880 AND 1881. Wash. 1878-1881. b/w plates, color charts. 90, 148, 117, 147 pp. Four volumes of district-by-district summary of the year’s doings bound together, with folding color chart illustrating each district and its lights, their range and location. Ex. Lib. Boards detached, lacking spine label, back endpaper chipped, else VG. $600 |
| 118. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1893. Wash. 1893. fldg. color charts. 228 pp. District-by-district summary of the year’s doings, with folding color chart illustrating each district and its lights, their range and location. Ex. Lib. Taken from a larger volume. Much of title page margins chipped away, several pages separated. $150 |
| 119. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1894. Wash. 1894. fldg. color charts. 399 pp. This edition has two appendices: A report on the foundation for Wolf Trap Light-House by Eric Bergland and a lengthy report on the exhibit of the Light-House Board at the World’s Colombian Exposition. 74 plates. on. Ex. Lib. Original wraps detached but present, binding nearly split, else VG. $175 |
| 120. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1895. Wash. 1895. b/w plates, fldg. color charts. 207 pp. District-by-district summary of the year’s doings, with folding color chart illustrating each district and its lights, their range and location. With 17 plates. Ex. Lib. Original wraps detached but present, else VG. $150 |
| 121. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1897. Wash. 1897. fldg. color charts. 218 pp. District-by-district summary of the year’s doings, with folding color chart illustrating each district and its lights, their range and location. Ex. Lib. Original wraps detached but present, binding nearly split, else VG. $150 |
| 122. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1898. Wash. 1898. fldg. color charts. 252 pp. District-by-district summary of the year’s doings, with folding color chart illustrating each district and its lights, their range and location. Ex. Lib. Lacks front wrap, else VG. $150 |
| 123. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1900. Wash. 1900. fldg. color charts. 220 pp. District-by-district summary of the year’s doings, with folding color chart illustrating each district and its lights, their range and location. Ex. Lib. Some light wear, still VG in original wraps and scarce thus. $125 |
| 124. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1903. Wash. 1903. fldg. color charts. 141 pp. District-by-district summary of the year’s doings, with folding color chart illustrating each district and its lights, their range and location. Ex. Lib. Original wraps detached but present, else VG. $125 |
| 125. | Treasury Department. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD FOR... 1904. Wash. 1904. fldg. color charts. 208 pp. District-by-district summary of the year’s doings, with folding color chart illustrating each district and its lights, their range and location. Ex. Lib. Original wraps chipped, else VG. $125 |