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| 101. | Mercer, Henry C. ANCIENT CARPENTER’S TOOLS. Doylestown, PA. 1951. b/w plates. 339 pp. Illustrated and explained, with the implements of the lumberman, joiner and cabinet maker in use in the eighteenth century. First edition of a very scarce and desirable book. VG $200 |
| 102. | Montgomery, James Elington. THE CRUISE OF ADMIRAL D.G. FARRAGUT... NY. 1869. b/w photo frontis, b/w engraved plates. xvi, 464 pp. “...Commanding the European Squadron in 1867-68, in the Flag-Ship Franklin.” Details of tour, information on naval life. An albumen photograph of Farragut measuring 4x51/2 inches is tipped onto the front blank, as issued. Smith IV, 1112. Lacks backstrip. Text and plates clean. $100 |
| 103. | (Moore, J. J.) MARINER'S DICTIONARY, OR AMERICAN SEAMAN'S VOCABULARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS, AND SEA PHRASES, USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY OPERATIONS, OF SHIPS AND VESSELS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Wash. 1805. b/w engravings. 12mo. (vi), 256 pp. First American edition of this mariner’s dictionary, first published in London, 1801, as “The British Mariner’s Vocabulary.” This edition features 8 copperplate engravings with 119 illustrations. Robert Smith, the second Secretary of the Navy, usually sent a copy of this dictionary to new midshipmen. “It, like the navy’s regulations, was inspired, and, in part, copied from English sources. Moreover, its publisher, William Duane, one of the pioneer printers of Washington, made no attempt to hide the fact that his 1805 Dictionary was ‘improved from an English work,’ (The British Mariner’s Vocabulary, attributed to J. J. Moore, and published in 1801.) He also took the liberty of dedicating the book to ‘Robert Smith, Esq.’ Nevertheless, the secretary discontinued its distribution, perhaps due to the depletion of copies, in April, 1808... No other similar instructional book was provided gratis to young officers for years to come. A worthwhile practice had died aborning, and, furthermore, it was soon forgotten.”--Skallerup, Books afloat and ashore, p. 111. Craig pp. 24-35. Sabin 44590. Shaw & Shoemaker 8832 (locating but 3 copies). Original calf. Front board detached but present, backstrip chipped, text and plates in excellent condition. $750 |
| 104. | Moore, John Hamilton. THE SEAMAN’S COMPLETE DAILY ASSISTANT: BEING AN EASY AND CORRECT METHOD OF KEEPING A JOURNAL AT SEA. Lon. 1796. b/w plates iv, (3), 48, 56, plus tables and ads for charts. Quite as popular in their day as “how to fix your car” books are in ours, Moore’s work had a ready public: the seaman who wanted to get ahead, and do it easier, if possible. Largely extracted from his New Practical Navigator, without the theory, intended for the young aspiring seaman. Includes a table of the latitudes and longitudes of various places. Fifth edition. Adams & Waters 2547. Bound in original calf. lacks front blank. Front board nearly detached. Of equal interest are the manuscript entries of the men who owned and used this book - Hosea Brooks purchased this book in Charleston in 1803, and brought it aboard the sloop Polly, whence it passed to Capt. Riley of the sloop Polly, 1804, and then to William Turner aboard the sloop Cynthia, 1810. In all about 30 lines of manuscript notes, front and back. $250 |
| 105. | Morison, Samuel Eliot. ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA. Bos. 1942. b/w plates, fldg. maps. 2 vols. xlv, 448; 445 pp. First edition of Morison’s classic study of Columbus in its complete form, with notes, maps and material not present in the single volume condensation. In Fine condition, in lightly worn dustjackets. INSCRIBED BY MORISON IN SIX LINES TO ADMIRAL NIMITZ, 1943. WITH SOME NOTES AND CORRECTIONS BY MORISON IN TEXT. Until a copy inscribed by Morison to Columbus turns up, this will pass as the ultimate association copy. 2 vols. $600 |
| 106. | Murphy, Robert Cushman. SOUTH GEORGIA, AN OUTPOST OF THE ANTARCTIC. Wash. 1922. b/w plates. pp. 409-444. Offprint from National Geographic Magazine of Murphy’s expedition. Wraps. VG $25 |
| 107. | Nares, Capt. G.S. SEAMANSHIP. Lon. 1868. color frontis. and plates, b/w plates, many folding. ix, 242 pp. Parts of ship, rigging, sails, rules of road, stowage, boat sailing, etc. Fifth edition of a standard 19th century text, notable for its hundreds of clearly drawn and well explained illustrations. With color frontis. of flags and pendants, and a color plate of numeral and alphabetic signal flags. Inscribed from one sea captain to another in Zanzibar, 1874. Waterstain on outer edge of front cover, else VG. $200 See Illustration |
| 108. | Nares, George S. THE NAVAL CADET’S GUIDE, OR SEAMAN’S COMPANION. Portsea. 1860. Color and b/w plates, some folding. vii, 141, (fldg plates) 8 pp. This is the predecessor to Nares’ widely reprinted work, “Seamanship.” It is a detailed text in the handling, management and repair of all manner of rigging, with much on knots, sails, anchors, boat handling, etc. There are two color plates of sails and several folding plates of rigging, as well as dozens of highly detailed plates illustrating hitches, knots, blocks and other shipboard equipment. This copy belonged to H.D. Fuller during his cadet days at the Naval Academy. He had it rebound in red leather over black boards, with his name stamped in gold on the cover. At the end of the book is a list of works on naval arts and gunnery issued by bookseller James Griffin. A nice copy with a color drawing of Old Glory on the front blank and a pencil drawing of a cannon and an anchor on the back free endpaper. VG $500 |
| 109. | Paasch, Capt. FROM KEEL TO TRUCK. DICTIONNAIRE DE MARINE. Paris 1894. b/w plates. 509, plus 103 plates with a page of text, plus lxiii pp. An exhaustive dictionary of marine terms in 5 languages - English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. Second edition, with 103 full page plates of wooden and metal construction, rigs, sails, knots, and marine equipment, each with a page opposite identifying parts of the illustration. Nice bright decorated covers. Backstrip laid down with endpapers renewed, else VG. $200 |
| 110. | Patterson, Captain Howard. PATTERSON’S ILLUSTRATED NAUTICAL DICTIONARY. UNABRIDGED. NY. (1891) b/w ills. (30) 392 (6) pp. General sea terms, wooden, composite and iron shipbuilding, navigation and nautical astronomy, steam engineering terms, and naval terms. Illustrated with over 200 wood engravings, many by Cozzens, and 46 pp. of wonderfully illustrated ads for maritime concerns. First edition. A very interesting work. Quite scarce. Some spine and cover wear, text clean and fresh. $200 |
| 111. | (Peabody Museum of Salem) GEORGE CHINNERY 1774-1852. AND OTHER ARTISTS OF THE CHINESE SCENE. Salem, MA. 1967. xvii, xxii plates. Catalog for a show held June 15-Sep. 15, 1967 at the Peabody Museum. Spine sunned, else VG, Wraps. $30 |
| 112. | Penniman, Augusta. JOURNAL OF A WHALING VOYAGE 1864-1868. (Eastham, MA. 1989) b/w photos. unpaginated. Journal of the wife of Captain Edward Penniman kept during a voyage on the whaling bark Minerva. With 2 facsimile pages of the original, including her drawings of whales. Blind stamp on wrap and title. VG, wraps. $20 |
| 113. | Periodical. MONTHLY NAUTICAL MAGAZINE AND QUARTERLY REVIEW. VOL III, NO 1 -VOL VI, NO. 5. OCT. 1855-AUG.1857. NY. 1855-1857. b/w ills and plates, some fldg. 400; 480; 400 pp. plus ads. A bound run of this periodical, featuring articles on ship design and building, naval vessels, clipper ships, disasters at sea, lists of ship builders and vessels, costs of shipbuilding materials, mercantile shipping, yachting, naval vessels, etc... a profusion of maritime information from the mid-19th century, with articles by the likes of R.B. Forbes, Donald McKay and M.F. Maury, as well as plans of clipper ships, yachts and steam vessels. A very scarce and important periodical. Unfortunately, the plate by Fitz Hugh Lane has been removed. Otherwise the run is in good condition, with original covers bound in blue buckram. $750 |
| 114. | Periodical. H. Niles, editor. THE WEEKLY REGISTER. VOL. I - VOL XXXI Balt. 1811 - 1826. Various paginations. One of the great original sources for the history of the War of 1812. The first ten volumes or so comprise an almost daily reporting of the events of the War as they unfolded. Important state papers, local news articles and correspondence pertaining to American politics, business and military status are collected and reprinted in abundance, and every history of this period, from contemporary accounts to modern works, have relied on the Weekly Register. The rest of this run continues up through 1826 in a similar vein, recounting our national military, political and commercial affairs with freshness and immediacy. While parts of this periodical sometimes appear on the market, it is quite unusual to find such a long run intact. Only vol 26, for the first half of 1824, is missing from this run. Bound in later buckram with leather spine labels. An excellent set. 30 vols. $2000 |
| 115. | Perkins, Edward T. NA MOTU: OR, REEF-ROVINGS IN THE SOUTH SEAS. A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURES AT THE HAWAIIAN, GEORGIAN AND SOCIETY ISLANDS... NY. 1854. tinted litho plates. xvi-456 pp. “The first of three parts of the book is entitled ‘The Whale-ship’ and relates specifically to whaling...Appendix IV refers to ‘American whaling interests in the Pacific.’”—Forster 81. Much of the rest of the book provides detailed information on Hawaii and other islands. Interestingly, In chapter XXI, Perkins claims to have spoken with a character from Melville’s “Omoo”. See Leyda, “Melville Log” p. 474. Judd 143. Hunnewell p. 62. Hill 1325. A very nice copy rebound in calf over marbled boards. $400 |
| 116. | Pierce, Benjamin. U.S. COAST SURVEY. HARBORS IN ALASKA (Wash.) 1869. 9 b/w charts. Folio. 9 charts. Many plates have multiple images. In all, about 40 harbors are charted. Quite scarce in the trade, no copies having come up for sale in the last 25 years at least. Bound in calf over marbled boards, lightly rubbed. Plates in excellent condition. $1500 |
| 117. | Pornain, E. TERMES NAUTIQUES. (SEA TERMS) ANGLAIS-FRANCAISE. Paris. 1890. xii-201, (2) pp. Topically arranged (“Of Vessels,” “Shipbuilding,” “An Ironclad” etc.) with parallel columns of translations. Later edition of a work first published in 1877. See Polak 7688, Craig p. 54. Minor cover wear, VG $50 |
| 118. | Porter, Jane. SIR EDWARD SEAWARD’S NARRATIVE OF HIS SHIPWRECK AND DISCOVERY OF CERTAIN ISLANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA. Lon. 1841. b/w title engravings. 2 Vols. xxiv, 456; viii, 453 pp. Third edition of the original three volume work. A fictional account, written in imitation of “Robinson Crusoe”. See Huntress’ long note on this work. Huntress 248C. Bound in half green morocco over boards. A lovely set. 2 vols. $200 |
| 119. | Power, E.A. FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES. Wash. 1960. b/w ills, charts. 4to. 424 pp. General review and specific reports by area with catch by state, by gear, by species, etc. Lots of tables, maps and specific information. VG $50 |
| 120. | Randall, Louise. THE FATE OF THE SCHOONER “LOUISE H. RANDALL.” Bos. 1904. b/w plates. 46 pp. The captain’s wife’s account of the building and wreck of this 4 masted coasting schooner. She sank off Long Island in 1893 and captain, wife and crew clung to the rigging for 24 hours before rescue. With the narrative of the Fire Island Life Saving Crew. Original wraps detached but present and fresh, still VG. $125 |
| 121. | Randier, Jean. MARINE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS. (Lon. 1980.) 4to. b/w and color plates. 4to. 219 pp. Well illustrated with photographs and drawings of instruments from the time of dead reckoning to the early 1900s. A valuable reference. VG, dj. $150 |
| 122. | Reynolds, John. PETER GOTT, THE CAPE ANN FISHERMAN. Bos. 1856. xii-280 pp. Fictional tale, but based closely on fact. The best account of early 19th century life on Cape Ann, typical of a New England fishing community. The hero of this tale is inadvertently involved in the War of 1812, and spends time in Dartmoor prison. Spine leans, minor wear, VG. $75 |
| 123. | Rice, Mabel Agnes. TREES AND SHRUBS OF NANTUCKET. (Nantucket. 1967). 54 pp. Descriptions, identification keys and list of trees and shrubs. Second printing, spiral-bound. $20 |
| 124. | Riley, James. AN AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE AMERICAN BRIG COMMERCE... Hartford. 1845. b/w plates. xiv-271 pp, Later edition of this well-known and widely reprinted shipwreck and north African adventure. Huntress 190C. Somewhat foxed, but in a nice bright original cloth binding. $150 |
| 125. | Rutter, Owen. THE COURT-MARTIAL OF THE “BOUNTY” MUTINEERS. Edinburgh. (1931) b/w plates. x, 202 pp VG. Scarce. $125 |