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| 151. | Marquardt, Karl Heinz. CAPTAIN COOK’S ENDEAVOUR. (Lon. 1995). b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 136 pp. Anatomy of the Ship series, examines Captain Cook’s strudy vessel. About Fine in dj. $45 |
| 152. | Martin-Leake, Stephen. THE LIFE OF SIR JOHN LEAKE. 1918, 1919. b/w frontis. 2 vol. clxii, 333; x, 490 pp. After an active career as a British Naval officer, Leake became Rear-Admiral and served at the highest levels throughout the early years of the 18th century. He was an active sailor, no mere pencil-pusher, and his memoirs give a good sense of life in the Navy of that period, as well as specific campaigns of the War of Spanish Succession. 2 vols. VG. $75 |
| 153. | Maury, M. F. THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA. NY. 1855. b/w folding plates. xxiv-273 pp. First edition of an important book, “now recognized as the first textbook of modern oceanography. The sea, for the first time, was here viewed as the subject matter of a distinct branch of science with problems of its own. The importance of these problems Maury discussed in engaging and stimulating fashion.”—DAB. Portions of text are foxed, but the 12 folding plates are clean. VG in original binding showing minor wear. $600 |
| 154. | McKay, John and Ron Coleman. THE 24-GUN FRIGATE PANDORA 1779. (Lon. 1992). b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 128 pp. Anatomy of the Ship series. About Fine in dj. $45 |
| 155. | (Merrill, Rufus. Publisher.) THE CHILD’S BOOK ABOUT WHALES. Concord, NH. 1843. b/w wood engravings 32mo. 16 pp. A pretty juvenile on whaling, in blue pictorial wrappers, measuring 2 1/2" x 4", with woodcut illustrations of whaling. VG $75 |
| 156. | Middlebrook, Louis F. (editor) THE LOG OF THE BON HOMME RICHARD. Mystic, CT 1936. b/w plates. 61 pp. First publication of this log, which includes all of the cruise from L’Orient, France and the battle with H.M.S. Serapis. #235 in a limited edition of 300 copies, with a useful introduction by Middlebrook. This is the author’s personal copy, with reviews tipped in, two sets of prospectuses, and the originals of illustrations laid in, one signed by Middlebrook. A unique item. Light tanning to covers else VG $150 |
| 157. | Miller, Warren H. THE BOY’S BOOK OF CANOEING AND SAILING. NY. (1917) b/w plates. xiv-351 pp. Scarce first edition of this book on “building and rigging sailcraft, canoe handling, and motor boat management.” Toy notes that it is “illustrative of an interesting transition period.” - Toy 1913. Light cover soiling, VG. $65 |
| 158. | Moore, John Hamilton. THE PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AND SEAMAN’S DAILY ASSISTANT. Lon. 1791. b/w plates. (6), 296,, (xxii tables. about 100 pp.), (3) pp. 9th edition of a standard text for navigation to the Indies and America, important in our day as the work which was the inspiration for Bowditch’s Practical Navigator. Adams & Waters 2532. Rebound in blue buckram with leather label. $250 |
| 159. | Moore, John Hamilton. THE SEAMAN’S COMPLETE DAILY ASSISTANT: BEING AN EASY AND CORRECT METHOD OF KEEPING A JOURNAL AT SEA. Lon. 1785. b/w ills. in text. (2), 84, (unpaginated tables, about 100 pp.), 6 pp. Quite popular in their day, Moore’s works had a ready public among mariners. This volume, largely extracted from his New Practical Navigator, was intended for the aspiring seaman. It contains instructions on navigation by lunars and dead reckoning, as well as other phases of seamanship. Third edition. Adams & Waters 2545. $300 |
| 160. | Morison, Samuel Eliot. HISTORY OF UNITED STATES NAVAL OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II. Bos. Various dates. b/w plates, maps. 15 vols. Various paginations. A complete set of Morison’s definitive history of the US Navy in WW II. All except vols I and VIII are first editions. All except Vol II are presentation copies to Morison’s son Peter, and his wife, the mystery writer B.J. Morison. These are inscribed, variously, to “Peter,” “Peter & Betty Jane,” “the Jude Morisons,” etc. Morison signs his name in full, or with initials, or as “Dad,” or “the Old Man.” Vol II is signed by Morison, and noted by him as “the Widner Desk Copy.” It contains his extensive ms. notes and corrections throughout. Vols. VIII and XV are in dustjackets. Vols. I, II, V, IX and XI show rubbing and fading on the backstrips, all others VG. A singular and very personal association, with Morison’s emendations in Vol II. $500 See Illustration |
| 161. | Morse, William Inglis. ACADIENSIA NOVA. (1598-1779) Lon. 1935. b/w folding maps. 2 vols. xxx, 222; x,170 pp. A wonderful and little known collection published in a limited edition by Quaritch of London. Contains articles on early voyages, settlements and fisheries of Nova Scotia and Maine, including voyage of de Meulles, 1685, Acadian census of 1688, Sable Island and de la Roche’s expedition, 1598, examination of Nova Scotia by DesBarres, and many other articles and historical fragments of interest. With over two dozen maps and portraits. This is #328 in a limited edition of 375 copies printed at the Curwen Press. VG-Fine in dj. 2 vols. $300 |
| 162. | Negre, Pierre Lucien. DECORATIONS & FIGURES DE PROUE. (La Rochelle, France. 1989) Color & b/w plates, ills. Sq. format. 99 pp. Very attractive book on figureheads that I’ve never seen before. Text in French, but a multitude of marvelous illustrations. VG-Fine $35 |
| 163. | Neison, Adrian andDixon Kemp. PRACTICAL BOAT BUILDING FOR AMATEURS. Lon. n.d. b/w plates, ills. 108, 21, (11) Second edition of Neison’s work on boat building, revised by Kemp, “containing full instructions for designing and building punts, skiffs, canoes, sailing boats, etc.” The last 32 pages are an illustrated catalog of “practical handbooks.” offer by the publisher. Toy 4941. VG $75 |
| 164. | Neuman, Henry. A MARINE POCKET-DICTIONARY. Lon. 1800. 12mo. viii, unpaginated, about 250 pp. Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German - English, “With ingenious number system to find any word.” Craig p. 24 citing 1799 1st ed. This is the second. Bound in modern quarter calf over marbled boards, spine label and gilt rules. $350 |
| 165. | Nicholls, A.E. NICHOLL’S SEAMANSHIP... Glasgow. 1919. color and bw ills. (12) 472 pp. “For the use of apprentices, junior officers, and all classes of young seamen.” Done in catchism style, to help aspiring seaman pass their tests. Revised and brought up to date by F.W. Maxwell. Light soiling, VG. $35 |
| 166. | Nickerson, Thomas. THE LOSS OF THE SHIP ESSEX SUNK BY A WHALE AND THE ORDEAL OF THE CREW IN OPEN BOATS. Nantucket. 1984 b/w plates, facsimiles. 87 pp. Owen Chase’s narrative of this event is one of the most famous in the literature. Nickerson was one of 5 men who survived the subsequent open boat voyage. The manuscript of his narrative was discovered in Connecticut and edited by Edouard Stackpole and Helen Chase, and published in this form in 1984. VG $50 |
| 167. | Office of Naval Records. NAVAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE UNITED STATES WARS WITH THE BARBARY POWERS... Wash. 1945 b/w plates, folding plans, lines. 86 pp. plus folding plans. The sought-after 7th volume of this set, “Register of Officer Personnel... and Ships’ Data 1801-1807” with 20 folding plans and lines of some of the greatest naval vessels of this era. Minor wear, VG $125 |
| 168. | Office of Naval Records. NAVAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE UNITED STATES WARS WITH THE BARBARY POWERS... Wash. 1939. b/w plates, folding charts. xi, 718 pp. Volume I only of the 7 vol set. “Including diplomatic background from 1785 through 1801.” VG $65 |
| 169. | Office of Naval Records. NAVAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE UNITED STATES WARS WITH THE BARBARY POWERS... Wash. 1940. b/w plates, folding charts. vii, 598 pp. Volume II only of the 7 vol set. “Including diplomatic background from January 1802 through August 1803.” VG $65 |
| 170. | Office of Naval Records. NAVAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE UNITED STATES WARS WITH THE BARBARY POWERS... Wash. 1941. b/w plates, folding charts. viii, 639 pp. Volume III only of the 7 vol set. “Including diplomatic background from September 1803 through March 1804.” VG $65 |
| 171. | Office of Naval Records. NAVAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE UNITED STATES WARS WITH THE BARBARY POWERS... Wash. 1942. b/w plates, folding charts. x, 587 pp. Volume IV only of the 7 vol set. “Including diplomatic background from April to September 6, 1804.” VG $65 |
| 172. | Office of Naval Records. NAVAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE UNITED STATES WARS WITH THE BARBARY POWERS... Wash. 1944. b/w plates, folding charts. x, 639 pp. Volume V only of the 7 vol set. “Including diplomatic background from September 7, 1804 through April 1805.” VG $65 |
| 173. | Pace, Franco. WILLIAM FIFE. MASTER OF THE CLASSIC YACHT. Brooklin, ME. (1998) Color plates, b/w lines, ills. Folio. 163 pp. Spectacular collection of photos of Fife’s great yachts, designed between 1890 and WW II. Lines and historical photos are also included. A beautiful book. Fine in dj. and slipcase. $50 |
| 174. | Parkinson, John. NOWHERE IS TOO FAR. NY. 1960. Tall 8vo. Toned photo plates. xiii, 316 pp. Origins, history and major events of the Cruising Club of America, from 1922-1960. Includes lists of yachts. Toy 82. VG-Fine in slipcase. $50 |
| 175. | Patterson, Rev. George. SABLE ISLAND, ITS HISTORY AND PHENOMENA. Montreal. 1894. b/w chart. 4to. 48 pp. Early history, chronological coverage of 19th century events, and list of wrecks, with chart of the island as it appeared in 1894. Scarce. Rebound in black buckram with gold lettering. $200 See Illustration |
| 176. | Pease, Z.W. THE CATALPA EXPEDITION. New Bedford. 1897. b/w plates. iv, 215 pp. Narrative of the New Bedford whaling bark chartered by John Boyle O’Reilly to rescue Irish prisoners from Australia. Spine lightly sunned. Old pencil notes erased on front blank. VG $200 |
| 177. | Periodical. PORT OF NEW YORK. 1929, 1930, 1931. NY. 1929-1931. b/w and duotone ills, printing. 3 vols 4to. Various paginations (about 300 pp. each vol.) Trade magazine for this important seaport, loaded with ads for marine services, shipyards and shipping lines. Published monthly, this three year run documents the effect of the Great Depression on New York shipping. Each issue also contains an abundance of local news, future plans, political bloviation and waterfront gossip. Interestingly, shipping seems to have been less radically affected by the economic decline than some other industries. 3 vols uniformly bound in blue buckram with gold lettering. $200 |
| 178. | Petersen, H.C. SKINBOATS OF GREENLAND. Roskilde, Denamrk 1986. b/w plates. Sq. 4to. 214 pp. Kayak and umiak carefully described and illustrated - construction, fittings and use. Includes information on the skinboat culture of the Greenland Inuits. Vol I. in the “Ships and Boats of the North” series. Scarce. VG $125 |
| 179. | Peterson, William N. MYSTIC BUILT. Mystic, CT. 1989. b/w plates. 4to. xv, 254 pp. Ships and shipyards of the Mystic River, CT. 1784-1919. First ed. VG, dj. $50 |
| 180. | Phillips, James Duncan. SALEM AND THE INDIES. Bos. 1947. b/w plates. xx, 468 pp. History of the great commercial era of the city, from the Revolution to the War of 1812. #145 in a limited large-paper edition of 225, signed by Phillips. Fine bright copy. $125 |
| 181. | Phillips-Birt, D. RIGS AND RIGGING OF YACHTS. Lon. (1954) b/w plates, 207 pp. First ed. Toy 5195. VG in chipped dj. $30 |
| 182. | Photo. FIVE MASTED SCHOONER JOHN B. PRESCOTT. Splendid silver print measuring about 20" x 14 1/2" mounted on cardboard with letterpress printing on lower margin. “320 feet overall. 2249 net tonnage. Schr. John B. Prescott. H.M. Bean, Builder, Camden, Maine, 1899. Capt J.G. Corwley, of Taunton, Mass. J.J. Wardwell, Designer and Master Builder. 44 feet 4 inches beam. 22 feet depth.” Some waterstaining along margins of cardboard. Photo is in excellent condition. Close inspection gives some idea of the scale of this vessel; the half dozen crew members seem tiny. $150 |
| 183. | (Photography) COLLECTION OF 16 GLASS PLATE NEGATIVES OF KENNEBEC RIVER STEAMERS IN THE VICINITY OF BREWER AND BANGOR, MAINE. These are 4x5 inch glass plate negatives taken by an amateur photographer in the vicinity of Brewer and Bangor Maine about 1900. Seven of them depict the steamer Sedgwick - being built in the Cobb Bros. shipyard in Brewer, at launching, and underway. There are 3 scenes of Brewer, one a port view, one a parade float for Fleischmann’s Yeast, and one a horse drawn fire engine decked out in parade regalia. Also represented are steamers Katahdin, Frank Jones, Cimba, and Penobscot with Bangor in background. Minor chipping to emulsion at edges of some plates, otherwise all are in Very Good condition. The lot $650 |
| 184. | Photography. SCRAPBOOK OF 38 PHOTOS OF YACHTS AND FISHING VESSELS, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, 1914-1822. All are snapshot size, about 3 1/2" x 5 1/4". All are of yachts or fishing vessels. Most are identified, some name captain of the vessel. Handwritten title is, “Capt. John Foster’s Way. Aug 1914.” Some of the fishing vessels are Gov. Cleaves, Louise Perry, Herman L. Rodgers. Priscilla II, and Eben A. Thatcher. Detail in most of the photos is quite good. $150 |
| 185. | Pollard, Sidney and Paul Robertson. THE BRITISH SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY. 1870-1914. Cambridge, MA 1979. bw diagrams, graphs. xii, 312, (2) pp. Economic study of the industry at its height. Published by Harvard. $25 |
| 186. | Putnam, George R. SENTINEL OF THE COASTS. NY. (1937) b/w plates. x-368 pp. First edition of this “Log of a lighthouse engineer.” Light wear, VG $60 |
| 187. | Reeves, C.L. CAPTAIN GRUNCHY’S GAMBOLS. (n.p. 1975) b/w plates. (6), 347 pp. History, biography, and career of a little known Boston privateer. Privately printed and quite scarce. Original wraps, VG $50 |
| 188. | Richards, G.H. and F.J. Evans, (compilers). THE NEW ZEALAND PILOT. Lon. 1869. b/w ill. of pilot signals. xiv, 304, 11 pp. Rare pilot to New Zealand waters gives a close description of all passages, bays, land forms and hazards. These include whaling sites from the great days of the industry. Third edition “from surveys made in H.M. ships Acheron and Pandora...” Blindstamp of a New Zealand stationer on front blank, with a list of his publications laid in. Front cover detached but present, else VG in original cloth binding. $250 |
| 189. | Richardson, W. THE PRACTICAL FISHMONGER AND FRUITERER. Lon. n.d. Color frontis., b/w plates. x, 260 pp. Certainly all you’d want or need to know about fishmongering, including cleaning, fileting and “crimping” (you’ll have to buy the book to find out what that means). Also considers natural and commercial histories of herring, cod, plaice, turbot, sole, halibut, brill, mackerel, lemon sole, haddock, whiting, mullet, john dory and gurnet. In a nice twenties style decorated cover, light spotting on bottom of front board and back board, else VG $75 |
| 190. | Ritchie, G.S. THE ADMIRALTY CHART. NY. 1967. b/w charts. xi, 388 pp. “British naval hydrography in the nineteenth century.” VG, dj. $65 |
| 191. | Robertson, E. Arnot. SPANISH TOWN PAPERS. Lon. 1959. b/w plates. 199 pp. A long forgotten archive in Jamaica throws light on many curious corners of maritime history, including “some sidelights on the American War of Independence.” Interesting. VG, dj. $25 |
| 192. | Robertson, Frederick Leslie. THE EVOLUTION OF NAVAL ARMAMENT. London. 1921. b/w plates, ills. 307 pp plus ads & index First edition of a classic work on the evolution of naval gunnery from the earliest days to the ironclad. Some wear to spine edge and boards. Text VG $75 |
| 193. | Robinson, M.S. THE PAINTINGS OF THE WILLEM VAN DE VELDES. Greenwich, UK. 1990. Color and b/w plates. 2 4to vols. xxvi, 566-1151, (42 indices) pp. Catalog raisonne of the father and son team who documented naval vessels and sea battles at the end of the 17th century. A beautiful set, published by the National Maritimer Museum. Both vols Fine in dj and slipcase. $300 |
| 194. | Rousmaniere, John. THE GOLDEN PASTIME. NY. (1986) Color and b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 240 pp “A new history of yachting.” A lavish production by one of the foremost contemporary yachting writers, co-published by Nautical Quarterly and W.W. Norton. #1307 in a limited edition of 2000, signed by author, with a note from him laid in. Bound in full leather with gold stamping. Fine copy in slipcase. $75 |
| 195. | Rudder Publishing Co. HOW TO BUILD A FLATTIE OF SHARPIE FOR RACING OR CRUISING. NY. 1917. b/w ills and plates. 4to. 16 pp. plus 10 pp. plans, plus 4 pp. publisher’s catalog. Scarce and desirable. Laid in are other plans and articles, including “How to Build the Yawl Seabird” in three folio sheets from Rudder Publishing, and an article, “Portable Boat” by William F Crosby. Binding sunned, front inner hinge weak, text clean. The lot. $150 |
| 196. | Runciman, Sir Walter. BEFORE THE MAST — AND AFTER. Lon. (1924) b/w plates. 299 pp. “The autobiography of a sailor and shipowner” who worked his way up through the ranks. British merchant sailing in the mid-19th century. VG $30 |
| 197. | Schmitt, Frederick P. MARK WELL THE WHALE! Port Washington, NY. (1971) b/w plates. viii, 151 pp. History of Long Island whaling, specifically Cold Spring Harbor. First edition. VG, edgeworn dj. $50 |
| 198. | Schock, Edson. PLANS FOR SMALL CRUISING YACHT AND TENDER. Large blueprints of construction, sail plan and rigging for a yacht and tender. Two copies of each, 12 sheets total. $25 |
| 199. | Secretary of Treasury. LETTER... TRANSMITTING A STATEMENT OF THE MONIES EXPENDED DURING THE YEAR 1811. Wash. 1812. Folio. Unpaginated. (16 pp.) Four folding tables, one of which documents Treasury payments for sperm oil for lighthouse illumination and for contracts to construct lighthouses in North Carolina, New Orleans, Massachusetts and Maine. With contractors named and amounts given. Also a two page table of contracts and purchases made by collectors in the Revenue Service in 1811, including figures for vessels hired and supplies. And a four page statement of payments made for sick and disabled seamen, with location and circumstances noted. Self wraps. $35 |
| 200. | Simmons, Walter J. LAPSTRAKE BOATBUILDING. Camden, ME. (1980) b/w plates and ills. 2 vols. xi, 172; 256 pp. Difficult to find, particularly as a set. VG in dj. $65 |