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| 1. | A.S. Morss Co. MARINE HARDWARE. Bos. n.d. 12mo. b/w ills. 12mo. 443 pp. Illustrated trade catalog of “boat builders’ supplies, motor boat fittings, edge tools, ship and yacht supplies.” Heavily illustrated. Early 20th century. Wraps, worn, text and ills. clean. $40 |
| 2. | Abrahams, Robert D. THE COMMODORE. Phil. 1954. b/w ills. 191 pp. Novelized life of Jewish naval officer Uriah Levy. VG, chipped dj. $25 |
| 3. | Adkins, Jan. WOODEN SHIP. Bos. 1978. b/w ills. 4to. 47 pp. Adkins’ narrative and illustrations of how a wooden ship was built in 1870. Excellent visualization of the overall process. VG, dj. $30 |
| 4. | Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. NAVAL & MARITIME HISTORY Mystic, CT. 1972. ix, 370 pp. 4th ed. of Albion's standard. Wraps, VG $15 |
| 5. | Aldrich, Herbert L. EIGHT MONTHS IN ARCTIC ALASKA AND SIBERIA. (New Bedford. 1937) b/w plates. 48 pp. 1937 excerpt of rare 1887 work on arctic whaling. Wraps, VG. $35 |
| 6. | Alexander, Robert Crozer. HO! FOR CAPE ISLAND!. Cape May, NJ. (1956) b/w plates. 136 pp. History of Cape May, NJ. VG $25 |
| 7. | (Alston, A.H.) R.H. Harris, W.H. Rosser. CAPTAIN ALSTON’S SEAMANSHIP. Portsmouth. 1879. b/w plates, ills. xxix, 585 pp. One of the standard 19th century British texts, with over 200 illustrations. Craig p. 45. Some cover spotting, text and plates VG $75 |
| 8;. | Anderson, Romola and R.C. THE SAILING-SHIP, SIX THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY. NY. 1947 b/w plates, ills. 211 pp. Useful general survey. VG, dj. $15 |
| 9. | Andrews, Ralph W. and Harry A. Kirwin. THIS WAS SEAFARING. Seattle. (1955) b/w plates. 4to. 168 pp. Vintage photos and text recapture maritime history of the early 20th century. First ed. VG, dj $20 |
| 10. | Angel, Capt. W. H. THE CLIPPER SHIP “SHEILA.” Bos. 1923 b/w frontis. 286 pp. Clipper ship classic. Cover wear. $20 |
| 11. | Anon. THE HISTORY OF A SHIP. Lon. 1882. b/w plates, line ills. xvi-382 pp. Quaintly illustrated compendium of ship lore, from the 17th century to the 19th, “with a short account of modern steamships and torpedoes.” Also, shipwrecks, pirates, and a chapter on the Great Eastern. In highly decorated victorian binding. Minor wear. $75 |
| 12. | Anon. THE VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NAUTICAL TERMS UNDER SAIL. NY. (1978) Color and b/w ills. Various pagination, about 300 pp. Material is very well presented. A useful and popular reference work, now out of print and much in demand. VG, dj. $75 |
| 13. | Archibald, E.H.H. THE WOODEN FIGHTING SHIP IN THE ROYAL NAVY. AD 897-1860. NY (1968) 4to. 174 pp. Color illustrations offer Archibald’s reconstruction of interior and deck spaces. VG, dj. $35 |
| 14. | Armstrong and Galbraith, Inc. OUTBOARD MOTORS, CANOES, MARINE EQUIPMENT. NY. 1937. b/w illls. 4to. 71 pp. Illustrated trade catalog for this marine equipment firm. Priced. Wraps, VG $50 |
| 15. | Arnell, Jack. THE BERMUDA MARITIME MUSEUM AND THE ROYAL NAVAL DOCKYARD, BERMUDA. Bermuda. 1979. Color, b/w plates. 48 pp. A well assembled guide. Pictorial wraps, VG $15 |
| 16. | Ashley, Clifford. THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS. NY 1956. b/w halftone and line ills. 4to. x, 620 pp. The already famous book made more famous by “Shipping News.” This is a later edition. (First ed. was 1944) VG, lightly worn dj. $40 |
| 17. | Ashley, Clifford W. WHALESHIPS OF NEW BEDFORD. Bos. 1929. b/w plates. 4to. vi, 60 plates. 60 of Clifford Ashley’s drawings of whaleships and the whaling industry. 1st ed. Minor wear, ex-lib with small call number on spine, else VGT $50 |
| 18. | Attwood, Edward L. A TEXT-BOOK OF LAYING OFF, OR THE GEOMETRY OF SHIPBUILDING. Lon. 1918. b/w ills. some fldg. 123 pp. The mysteries of how to proceed in the mould loft. Attwood was also the author of a standard text on naval architecture. Good. $30 |
| 19. | Avery, Ralph Emmett. PICTURESQUE PANAMA AND THE GREAT CANAL. n.p. 1913. Colow and b/w plates. 4to. 384 pp. Celebrating the great engineering work. Lots of photos of construction, etc., mixed with Panama’s history. Light cover wear, VG $20 |
| 20. | Aymar, Brandt. A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF MARINE MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD. NY. (1967). b/w plates. 248 pp. VG, dj. $20 |
| 21. | Babcock and Wilcox Co. MARINE STEAM. NY. 1901. b/w plates. 176 pp. Forged steel water-tube marine boilers. VG. $20 |
| 22. | Babcock, F. Lawrence. SPANNING THE ATLANTIC. NY. 1931. b/w plates. 227, vii pp. History of the Cunard line, early 19th century to 1930. Personalities and business events. First edition1st ed. $30 |
| 23. | Baker, Elijah III. INTRODUCTION TO STEEL SHIPBUILDING. NY. 1953. b/w plates. xx, 398 pp. Author was a veteran of Newport News Shipbuilding Co. 2nd ed. VG $20 |
| 24. | Baker, William A. THE NEW MAYFLOWER. Barre, MA. 1958. b/w plts. xiv, 162 pp. “Her design and construction, by her designer.” Folding plans in back pocket. 1st ed. VG, dj. $30 |
| 25. | Ballantyne, R.M. THE GREAT EASTERN AND LESSER CRAFT. Lon. 1859. Color plates. 12mo. 32 pp. plus other works. Work on the great Eastern and other vessels is illustrated with 12 color plates. Bound with several other independently paginated works, including “View on the Hudson,” and “City of Washington” with a total of 40 color plates. Binding broken, plates and text VG. $50 |
| 26. | Barker, David Wilson. A MANUAL OF ELEMENTARY SEAMANSHIP. Lon. 1929. b/w plates, many folding, ills. xx, 296 pp. Seamanship in the steam age. Later printing. VG $20 |
| 27. | Barker, F. A. (pub.) THE MARINER’S MEDICAL GUIDE. Gloucester, MA. 1921. b/w. 187 pp. “Designed for the use of Ships, Families and Plantations, containing the symptoms and treatment of Diseases.” Selected from standard works. VG. $30 |
| 28. | Barlow, Peter. THE MARINE PHOTOGRAPHY OF PETER BARLOW. NY. (n.d.) b/w plates. 4to. 173 pp. Yachting, cruising and racing photos of the 50s and 60s. With index of boats, designers, specs. 1st ed. VG, dj. $20 |
| 29. | (Barrow, John). A DESCRIPTION OF PITCAIRN’S ISLAND AND ITS INHABITANTS. WITH AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINY OF THE SHIP BOUNTY... NY. 1833. b/w engravings. 12mo. xii-303 pp. Barrow edited this work, which was based on a similar one published in London in 1831. This edition contains an added quotation by C.S. Stewart. One of the series of Harper’s Family Library. Hill p. 17. O’Reilly & Reitman 573. Backstrip partially chipped away. Text block clean. $50 |
| 30. | Bates, Alan L. THE WESTERN RIVERS STEAMBOAT CYCLOPEDIUM. Leonia, NJ. (1968). b/w line illus. 4to. 128 pp. “American riverboat structure and detail, salted with lore, with a nod to the model maker.” Original wraps. VG. $25 |
| 31. | Bavier, Robert N. Jr. A VIEW FROM THE COCKPIT. NY. (1965) b/w plates. 157 pp. Winning the America’s Cup. VG, worn dj. $20 |
| 32. | Baynton-Williams, Roger. INVESTING IN MAPS. NY. (1969) Color and b/w plates. 4to. 160 pp. Basics of history, high spots and collecting tips unchanged. Price guide and bibliography fairly useless. VG, dj. $30 |
| 33. | Beck, Horace P. THE AMERICAN INDIAN AS A SEA-FIGHTER IN COLONIAL TIMES. Mystic, CT. 1950. b/w plates. 92 pp. Shows Native Americans as sea-farers and fierce warriors, who often defeated better armed, more numerous colonial forces in sturdier craft. In custom buckram binding with gilt spine lettering, wraps bound in. VG. $25 |
| 34. | Beken, A.K. YACHTS IN COLOR. NY. 1961. Color plates. 23 pp. plus 24 plates. Color photos of some famous yachts, Fox designs, etc. By renowned marine photographer. 1st ed. VG, lightly worn dj. $20 |
| 35. | Beken of Cowes. THE GLORY OF SAIL, 1897-1914. NY. (1959). b/w, color plates. 4to. 182 pp. Yachting and yacht racing off the British coast. One of the classics of marine photography. VG in lightly worn dj. $25 |
| 36. | Bell, James I. EVERY MAN HIS OWN SHIPWRIGHT. Lon. 1950. b/w ills. 145 pp. “How to survey, service, maintain and repair all small craft.” First ed. Light wear. VG, dj. $15 |
| 37. | Berkeley, Edmund and Dorothy Smith Berkeley. DR. JOHN MITCHELL. Chapel Hill, NC (1974) xix, 283 pp. Biography of famous map maker. VG, dj. $25 |
| 38. | Biesty, Stephen and Richard Platt. CROSS-SECTIONS. MAN-OF-WAR. Lon. (1993) Folio. Color plates. Unpagination. Great illustrations. Lots of fun. Where's Waldo meets the Royal Navy. VG, dj. $25 |
| 39. | Birt, Douglas H.C. SAILING YACHT DESIGN. Southampton UK. 1951. b/w plates, plans. 272 pp. Influential 1st ed. of a book reworked 20 years later. VG $30 |
| 40. | Black, Jeremy. MAPS AND HISTORY. New Haven. (1997) Color and b/w plates. 267 pp. First comprehensive account of the historical atlas. VG, dj. $25 |
| 41. | Blackstone, Edward H. FAREWELL OLD MOUNT WASHINGTON. NY. (1969) Oblong 4to. b/w plates, lines. viii, 135 pp. “Story of the steamboat era on Lake Winnipesaukee” including steamers “Lady of the Lake,” “Mount,” “Maid,” “Mineola” as well as “Mt.Washington,” with lines and plans for the latter. Scarce. VG $100 |
| 42. | Blanford, Percy W. KNOTS AND SPLICES. NY. (1965) b/w ills. 79 pp. Review of the basics, with simple line ills. VG $15 |
| 43. | Blocksidge, Ernest W. HINTS ON THE REGISTER TONNAGE OF MERCHANT SHIPS. Lon. 1933. b/w fldg. plate, line ills. 106, (6) pp. You won’t want to put this thriller down. Seriously, folks, it’s a technical work on tonnage measurement, registration, and regulation. VG $20 |
| 44. | Boswell, Charles. THE AMERICA. NY. (1967) b/w plates. xi, 275 pp. Popular history of the famous yacht. VG, dj. $25 |
| 45. | Bowen, Frank C. FROM CARRACK TO CLIPPER. London. 1948. Color and b/w plates. 4to. 74 pp. plus 66 plates. A book about ship models. Revised and expanded ed. VG in chipped dj. $30 |
| 46. | Boyce, Bertha Hamblin BERTHA GOES WHALING. Falmouth, MA. 1963. b/w frontis. 15 pp. A 96 year-old recalls a whaling voyage she took in 1870. VG $20 |
| 47. | Bradford, Gershom. A GLOSSARY OF SEA TERMS. NY. 1927. b/w. xix, 205 pp. With explanatory illustrations. VG, dj. $25 |
| 48. | Bradlee, Francis B.C. THE SHIP “GREAT REPUBLIC” AND DONALD MCKAY HER BUILDER. Salem, MA 1927. b/w plates. 38 pp. Reprinted from the Essex Inst. Historical Collections as a separate issue. VG, in blue wraps with title label. Scarce. $40 |
| 49. | Brady, William. THE KEDGE ANCHOR; OR, YOUNG SAILOR’S ASSISTANT... NY. 1855. b/w ills. 400 pp. Eighth edition of the text that defined standard practice in its day, “...appertaining to the practical evolutions of modern seamanship, rigging, knotting, splicing, blocks, purchases, running rigging...tables of rigging, spars, sails, canvass, cordage, chain and hemp cables, hawsers... ” This looks like it’s had plenty of sea-time. In very worn covers. Text clean. $45 |
| 50. | Bragdon, Roger Weare. DOWN-EASTER. Manchester, ME (1954) b/w plates. 110 pp. Building a model of the Benjamin F. Packard. Some useful discussion of details. First ed. VG, dj. $20 |
| 51. | Bray, Maynard. MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM WATERCRAFT. Mystic, CT. (1979) b/w plates, plans. 280 pp. Sailing, power, rowing craft, canoes. VG, dj. $25 |
| 52. | Bray, Maynard. TAKING CARE OF WOODEN SHIPS. (Walpole, ME. 1978) b/w plates. 4to. 80 pp. Old hand Bray includes actual restorations - Constitution, Clearwater and various projects at Mystic among them. A valuable resource. With glossary. Wraps, VG $25 |
| 53. | 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). VG, dj. $35 |
| 54. | Brooks, Jerome E. THE $30,000,000 CUP. NY. 1958. b/w plates. xii, 275 pp. “Cup races from 1851 to the beginning of the 12 meter era, with the usual conclusions on the Dunraven affair.”—Toy 1570. VG, dj. $20 |
| 55. | Brown, Alexander Crosby. THE GOOD SHIPS OF NEWPORT NEWS. Cambridge, MD. 1976. b/w plates. x, 243 pp. “An informal account of ships, shipping and shipbuilding in the lower Chesapeake Bay region together with the story of the last terrible voyage of theYarmouth Castle.” 1st ed. VG, dj. $50 |
| 56. | Brown, lloyd. NOTES ON THE CARE & CATALOGUING OF OLD MAPS. Port Washington, NY. 1970. b/w plates. 110 pp. Reprint ed., of standard work by respected author. VG $15 |
| 57. | Brown, lloyd. NOTES ON THE CARE & CATALOGUING OF OLD MAPS. Port Washington, NY. 1970. b/w plates. 110 pp. First eddition. VG $45 |
| 58. | Bryant, S.E. A LIST OF VESSELS BUILT FROM 1800 TO 1873... WITH A SUPPLEMENT FROM 1874 TO 1884. Kennebunk. 1950. 4to. 12, (4) pp. Compilation of 19th century records. VG $25 |
| 59. | Buckley, Christopher. STEAMING TO BAMBOOLA. (NY. 1982) xiv, 222 pp. Funny and touching picture of life on a tramp steamer. 1st ed. VG, dj. $25 |
| 60. | 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, dj. $30 |
| 61. | Bunting, W. H. (editor) STEAMERS, SCHOONERS CUTTERS, AND SLOOPS. Bos. 1974. b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 126 pp. “Marine photographs of N. L. Stebbins taken from 1884 to 1907”. VG, dj. $40 |
| 62. | Burchett, George. MEMOIRS OF A TATTOOIST. NY. (1958) b/w plates. 222 pp. British tattooist and his sailor clients, notable and obscure, including the Duke of York. 1st Am ed. VG, lightly worn dj. $35 |
| 63. | Burgess, Robert H. SCRIMSHAW. n.d. Newport News, VA. b/w photos. (16 pp.) Catalog of an exhibition of scrimshaw at the Mariners Museum. Dozens of items pictured. VG, wraps. $15 |
| 64. | Burnett, Constance Buel. LET THE BEST BOAT WIN. Bos. 1957. b/w line ills. 266 pp. Biography of Captain Nat Herreshoff, with due attention to his Cup defenders. First edition. VG, dj. $30 |
| 65. | Burroughs, Polly. ZEB. A CELEBRATED SCHOONER LIFE. Riverside, CT. (1972). b/w plates.. 4to. 160 pp. Photographic record of an old Yankee skipper, his vessels and way of life. Quality work by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Berenice Abbott, Samuel Chamberlain and Morris Rosenfeld. VG, dj. $20 |
| 66. | Burstyn, Harold L. AT THE SIGN OF THE QUADRANT. Mystic, CT. 1957 b/w frontis. 119 pp. Biography and bibliography of Edmund March Blunt. Still an important reference, and never reprinted. In custom buckram binding with gilt spine lettering, wraps bound in. VG. $50 |
| 67. | Butts. I.R. THE MERCHANT’S AND MECHANIC’S ASSISTANT... Bos. 1856. 252 pp. First 146 pp. contain information of use to mariners — tonnage rules, rules for measuring scantlings, rigging, coppering, chains and anchors, various ropes, freight and mercantile calculations, prices, rations, etc. Spine chipped, text clean. $50 |
| 68. | Cable, Boyd. A HUNDRED YEAR HISTORY OF THE P. & O. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, 1837-1937. Lon. (1937) Color and b/w plates. x, 289 pp. Centenary history of a powerful enterprise and the personalities who drove it. Color plates of P. & O. ships. 1st ed. VG, soiled dj. $75 |
| 69. | California Map Society. LIST OF PRINTED MAPS OF CALIFORNIA. n.p. (1992) 33 pp. California Map Society’s reprint of 1887 list. Still very useful. Wraps, VG $20 |
| 70. | Callender. Geoffrey. THE PORTRAIT OF PETER PETT AND THE SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS. Isle of Wight. 1930 Color frontis, b/w plates. 4to. 51 pp. plus 20 plates. Carefully written treatise explores the identity of the ship, the sitter and the painter, compares these to another, similar painting, and relates them to maritime history. Much about van de Velde as well as naval architecture of the period. Wraps, VG $45 |
| 71. | Callo, Joseph F. NELSON SPEAKS. Annapolis, MD. (2001) b/w plates. 216 pp. Nelson’s own words on various topics. VG, dj. $15 |
| 72. | Campbell, George. CHINA TEA CLIPPERS. (Lon. 1985) b/w plates, plans. 4to. 156 pp. Details presented by artist-draftsman Campbell. VG, dj $35 |
| 73. | Campbell, John F. HISTORY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE NEW AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AND THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT. Salem, MA. 1964. b/w plates. xvi, 134 pp. Standard reference for these works. VG $100 |
| 74. | Campbell, Tony. THE EARLIEST PRINTED MAPS. Berkeley. (1987) b/w plates, ills. 4to. xi, 244 pp. Covers the cradle period, 1472-1500. Authoritative and scarce. VG, dj. $100 |
| 75. | Carr, Frank G.G. SAILING BARGES. Lon. (1951). color frontis, b/w plates. xvi, 350 pp. Profusely illustrated. VG , chipped dj. $40 |
| 76. | Carse, Robert. THE TWILIGHT OF SAILING SHIPS. NY. (1966). Color frontis, b/w plates. 4to. 206 pp. “The last days of the swift clippers, majestic square-riggers, and hard-working schooners.” Written with able consultation of Howard Chapelle, among others. VG, dj. $15 |
| 77. | (Carter and Hendee, publishers.) SCIENTIFIC TRACTS - NUMBER XVIII. WHALE FISHERY. (Boston. n.d.) pp. (425)-426. Early 19th century summary of whaling methods and procedures. Part of an educational series published in Boston. No wraps. Folded signatures. $25 |
| 78. | 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 |
| 79. | Casson, Lionel. ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SHIPS AND BOATS. Garden City, NY. 1964. b/w plates. 4to. 272 pp. A high-quality work that surveys everything hulled, from inflated goat skins of antiquity to the modern J-boat. VG, dj. $40 |
| 80. | Chadwick, F.E. et al. OCEAN STEAMSHIPS. NY. 1891 b/w plates. xv, 298 pp. Good overview of the development of the merchant steamship throughout the 19th century, with chapters written by various experts, including Jerrold Kelley. Cover worn, spine sunned, text and plates clean. $60 |
| 81. | Chaney, C.A. MARINAS. (NY. 1961) b/w plates, 4to. 247 pp. “Recommendations for design construction and maintenance.” VG $20 |
| 82. | Chapelle, Howard I. AMERICAN SAILING CRAFT. NY. 1936. b/w plates, lines. xiii, 239 pp. Classic text with chapters on sharpies, Friendship sloops, catboats, Gloucester schooners and sloop boats, pilot boats. etc. First ed. VG. $50 |
| 83. | Chapelle, Howard I. AMERICAN SAILING CRAFT. NY. 1936. b/w plates, lines. xiii, 239 pp. Reprint, VG, dj. $25 |
| 84. | Chapelle, Howard I. AMERICAN SMALL SAILING CRAFT. NY. (1951) b/w plates, ills. xviii, 363 pp. Design, development and construction. First ed. VG, dj. $50 |
| 85. | Chapelle, Howard I. BOATBUILDING. NY. (1969) b/w ills. 624 pp. A complete handbook of wooden boat construction. VG in chipped dj. $25 |
| 86. | Chapelle, Howard I. FULTON’S “STEAM BATTERY” BLOCKSHIP AND CATAMARAN. Wash. D.C. 1964. b/w plates, plans. 176 pp. Scarce offprint of Chapelle article on this vessel. Wraps. 3 holes punched for ring binder, else Good. $20 |
| 87. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER. Hatboro, PA. 1965. b/w illus. xii, 192 pp. Reprint of Chapelle’s scarce classic. VG, dj. $20 |
| 88. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS. NY. (1935) b/w plates. xvii, 400 pp. Reprint ed. of this standard and still useful survey of American craft, with lines plans and views. VG, chipped dj. $25 |
| 89. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SAILING NAVY. NY. (1949) Color frontis. b/w plates, lines. xxii, 558 pp. First edition of an important and still useful book. Howes C-290. VG, slightly sunned dj. $30 |
| 90. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE NATIONAL WATERCRAFT COLLECTION. Wash. 1960 b/w plates, lines. xi, 327 pp. The great collection of builders’ half models and ship models. VG. $20 |
| 91. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE NATIONAL WATERCRAFT COLLECTION. Wash. 1976. b/w plates, lines. xiii, 399 pp. Second edition. VG $30 |
| 92. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE SEARCH FOR SPEED UNDER SAIL 1700-1855. NY. (1967). b/w plates, folding charts. xviii, 453 pp. Illustrated history of the progress of American marine architecture. 1st ed. VG, dj. $40 |
| 93. | Chapelle, Howard I. YACHT DESIGNING AND PLANNING. NY. (1936) b/w frontis., line ills. ix-319 pp. A useful and still important work. First ed. VG/ $35 |
| 94. | Chapin, Howard Miller. CARTOGRAPHY OF RHODE ISLAND. Providence. 1915. b/w plates. 10 pp. Stamp of Providence Athenaeum on title, else VG in wraps. $25 |
| 95. | Chapman, Charles F. and F.W. Horenburger (editors). PRACTICAL BOAT BUILDING. NY. n.d. b/w ills. 260 pp. A wealth of information, clearly presented. Revised and enlarged. VG. $35 |
| 96. | Chapman, Fredrik Henrick. ARCHITECTURA NAVALIS MERCATORIA. NY. (1968) b/w fldg plates. 4to. 102 pp. plus plates. “A facsimile of the classic eighteenth century treatise on shipbuilding.” With 52 large folding plates. About Fine in dj. $75 |
| 97. | (Charles Lauriat Co.) OLD SAILING SHIPS OF NEW ENGLAND. Bos. 1923. b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 123 pp. Portraits of 74 nineteenth century New England vessels with a brief page of information about the vessel and the painting on the page opposite. VG $35 |
| 98. | Chase, Mary Ellen. DONALD MCKAY AND THE CLIPPER SHIPS. Bos. 1959. 181 pp. Intended for younger readers, but also a compact and well illustrated biography for those of us with limited study time or attention spans. VG, dj. $25 |
| 99. | Chase, Mary Ellen. THE FISHING FLEETS OF NEW ENGLAND. Bos. 1961. b/w ills. 180 pp. Intended as a history for younger readers, the material is well presented. VG, dj. $20 |
| 100. | Chatterton, E. Keble. STEAMSHIP MODELS. Lon. 1924. Color and b/w plates. 4to. 84 pp. plus 128 plates. Models of first steam craft to liners. #30 in a limited edition of 1000 copies signed by Chatterton. Waterdamaged on covers and page corners, but plates and text untouched. $20 |