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| 26. | Camperdown, Earl of. ADMIRAL DUNCAN. Lon. 1898. b/w plates. xi, 416 pp. Centenary history of the battle of Camperdown, in which the British fleet led by Admiral Duncan decisively defeated the Dutch. The battle was known for its furious combat. This is one in a limited edition of 100 copies on large paper, privately printed and apparently intended for private circulation only. As well as Admiralty despatches it utilizes family papers. Bound in vellum over boards, with the author’s complimentary card laid in. VG. A scarce work. $350 |
| 27. | Carrick, Robert W. and Richard Henderson. JOHN G. ALDEN AND HIS YACHT DESIGNS. Camden, ME. (1984) b/w plates, plans. to. xvi, 445 pp. Biographical sketch and examination of more than 100 Alden designs. This title has become quite scarce. VG, dj $125 |
| 28. | Carse, Robert. RUM ROW. NY. (1959) b/w plates. 251 pp. Bootleggers off U.S. east coast. VG, dj. $45 |
| 29. | Chapelle, Howard I. AMERICAN SMALL SAILING CRAFT. NY. (1951) b/w plates, ills. xviii, 363 pp. Design, development and construction. Later reprint. Fine in dj. $35 |
| 30. | Chapman, Charles F. and W.H. Koelbel ( eds) FIBERGLASS BOATS YOU CAN BUILD. NY. 1963. b/w plates, plans, ills. 4to. 187 pp. First printing. Volume 48 Motor Boating Ideal Series. Fine in plain paper wrapper $30 |
| 31. | Chart. MINOT’S LEDGE OFF BOSTON HARBOR. US Coast Survey Chart on heavy paper. Dated 1853. Showing Old Harbor and Cohasset Harbor, surrounding land, and islands and ledges of nearby waters. One light spot, else VG. $150 |
| 32. | Churchill, T.O. THE LIFE OF LORD VISCOUNT NELSON... Lon. 1810. b/w steel engravings, b/w facsimiles, fldg diagrams. 4to. vii, 94 pp. Standard hagiography, but one of the richest early sources of visuals, with 12 steel engravings by Bromley and Worthington, manuscript facsimiles of letters, and two folding plates depicting the funeral procession and the coffin. A tall copy on heavy paper, bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards with new labels. Second ed. of Cowie 136, the first having been published 2 years earlier. Some cover wear, still a decent copy. $750 |
| 33. | Churchill, William. THE POLYNESIAN WANDERINGS. Wash. 1911. b/w maps, one folding.. vii, 516 pp. “Tracks of the migration deduced from an examination of proto-Samoan content of Efate and other languages of Melanesia.” From 1896 - 1899 Churchill was United States Consul General at Samoa. He lived in Robert Louis Stevenson’s old house during these years and made a deep study of Polynesian languages. This work, which traces Polynesian migration by following loan-words in Melanesian, was completed upon his return to the United States. See DAB. Half leather over cloth. Spine and hinges chipped, but binding sound and text clean. $250 |
| 34. | Clarke, James Stanier & M'Arthur, John. THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, K. B. FROM HIS LORDSHIPS MANUSCRIPTS. Lon. 1809. b/w engraved plates and plans. 2 vols. Folio. vi, 15 (list of subscribers), xlv, 375; 511pp. First edition of the most important biographical source. “This is the standard life of Nelson, and it is largely used for all subsequent works. The authors had access to the greater part of, but certainly not all, the MSS. of Lord Nelson, then belonging to Earl Nelson; and a large body of Letters and Papers were sent to them by a great number of other persons, particularly by His Late Majesty, and by a lady who possessed Nelson’s interesting letters to his wife, before and after their marriage.” - Nicolas’ Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson, pp. x & xi. (See also Cowie #137.) Illustrated with 16 engravings from paintings by Nicholas Pocock, Benjamin West and others. This is #345 in the limited first edition, with “345” penciled on each plate. Very handsomely bound in antique-style calf over marbled boards, with gilt rules and spine labels. Scattered light foxing, else and excellent set. $2000 See Illustration |
| 35. | Clemens, W.A. and G. V. Wilby. FISHES OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF CANADA. Ottawa. 1946. Color frontis., b/w plates. 368 pp. This is Bulletin LXIV of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 253 b/w plates of fish with careful physical descriptions and brief natural histories, glossary, bibliography and index. Title page loosening else VG $50 |
| 36. | Collingwood, G. L. Newnham. A SELECTION FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF VICE-ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD: INTERSPERSED WITH MEMOIRS OF HIS LIFE. Lon. 1828. b/w plates, fldg battle plan xvi, 578 pp. Collingwood was one of the British seamen at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He then moved on to become one of Nelson's close associates, leading the lee line at Trafalgar, and actually moving through the allied fleet a few minutes before the Victory. By all accounts, he was a good friend, a brave fighter, and something of a grouch. This is the third edition of his life. Bound in handsome full calf with label and gold spine decorations, only minor cover wear. VG $200 |
| 37. | Congreve, William. AN ELEMENTARY TREATISE ON THE MOUNTING OF NAVAL ORDNANCE. Ottawa. 1970. b/w folding plates. (2), xiv, 51 pp. Facsimile reprint of Congreve’s system, originally published in 1811. This edition limited to 850 copies. VG, dj. $65 |
| 38. | Cook, John. SAILING DIRECTIONS TO BE USED WITH JOHN HAMILTON MOORE'S CHART OF THE BRITISH CHANNEL... Lon. 1797. 158 (7) pp Sailing directions for the Channel and southwest coast of Ireland. Published by Bowditch’s English predecessor, John Hamilton Moore. With a contemporary bill for charts, book, paper and other items penciled on front blank. Second edition. Adams and Waters cites only a 1796 edition. This copy with a 7 page catalog of books and charts published by Moore. With the contemporary signature of Jonathan Prince of Marblehead. Bound in full calf, professionally rebacked in antique style calf with raised bands and gilt lettering and rules. $250 |
| 39. | Cooper, James Fenimore. LIVES OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS. Phila. 1846. b/w plates. 12mo. 2 vols. 252; 264 pp. First printing of this work by the great American author, with biographies of Bainbridge, Shaw, Somers, Shubrick, Preble, Jones, Perry, Woolsey and Dale. According to Howes, some copies were issued with portraits and some were not. This set has the portraits. BAL 3920. Howes C-749. Smith I, 383. Bound in original cloth with gilt spine and cover decorations. Light coverwear and fading scattered foxing. Scarce. $650 See Illustration |
| 40. | Corinthian Yacht Club. 1951 YEAR BOOK. n.p. 1951 64 pp. All the standard info on rules, regulations and members of this Marblehead club. Charles Francis Adams heads the list. VG $25 |
| 41. | Crocker, S. Sturgis. SAM CROCKER’S BOATS: A DESIGN CATALOG. Camden. ME. (1985). b/w. 4to. xvii, 294 pp. First edition. 103 designs by this popular and productive cruising boat designer, with commentary by his son, owner of Crocker’s Boat Yard in Manchester, MA, where many of these boats were built. About Fine in dj. $75 |
| 42. | Dahl. Kai R. THE “TEDDY “ EXPEDITION, AMONG THE ICE FLOES OF GREENLAND. NY. 1925. b/w plates. 288 pp. The Teddy was a supply vessel for the East Greenland Co. hunting and trapping stations at 74 degrees north. She wrecked on this trip and the crew drifted for two months on an ice floe before they were rescued. Some good material on natural history and hunting and well as Arctic adventure. Arctic Bib 3548. First ed. VG $50 |
| 43. | Daniels, W.J. and H.B. Tucker. MODEL SAILING CRAFT. NY. n.d. (i.e. 1932) b/w plates and plans, many fldg. xii, 245 (1) (2) pp. “This is the classic work... comprehensive coverage of all aspects of design and construction. The first edition contains some materials on sailing models other than racing class yachts, but this disappears from later editions.” - Potts and Croxson, “Bibliography of Model Yachting” p. 32-33. First Edition. Stain at base of spine, else VG. $150 |
| 44. | De Cervin, G.B Rubin. BATEAUX ET BATELLERIE DE VENISE. Lausanne, (1978) Color, b/w plates, ills, plans. 199 pp. Small tear to dj. else VG/VG $250 |
| 45. | Delgado, James P. THE LOG OF APOLLO. 1849. San Francisco. 1986. Color frontis. b/w ills. 122 pp. Joseph Perkins Beach’s Journal of the Voyage from New York to San Francisco. VG in glassine wrapper. Prospectus laid in. $65 |
| 46. | Duncan, Archibald. THE LIFE OF THE RIGHT HONORABLE HORATIO LORD VISCOUNT NELSON... Lon. n.d. (1806). b/w plates and maps, some folding. 12mo. vi, 415, (13) pp. One of the standard and most popular early biographies. Cowie 89. This copy differs from the listing in NMM, having more pages and an extra plate (14 rather than 13 plates). A contemporary inscription is dated 1808. This edition probably contains additional material about the funeral, since the 14th plate depicts the funeral procession on the Thames. Some of the plates tanned, but a good copy in early 19th century full calf binding with gilt spine decoration and label. Spine top lightly chipped. Nice bookseller and binder label on front pastedown from the firm of Saunders. $400 |
| 47. | Ellms. Charles. THE PIRATES OWN BOOK. Salem, 1924. b/w plates. 469 pp. A pirate classic, with reproductions of contemporary wood engravings. First published in the 1830s, this reprint of Ellms’ compilation is Publication #4 of the Marine Research Society of Salem. VG. $150 |
| 48. | Ephemera. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION TO THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ARMED VESSELS IF THE UNITED STATES. After President Monroe issued his Instructions to Privateers in the War of 1812, two additions were deemed necessary. This second addition orders privateers not to interrupt British shipping bound for Sable Island "laden with supplies for the humane establishment at that place." This probably refers to the lifesaving station that had long been established there, but may also refer to a leper colony said to have been set up on the remote island. Folded printed sheet measuring 7 1/2" x 71/2". Printed with American Eagle seal at top and dated November 7th, 1812 in type at bottom. Signed by James Monroe as Secretary of State. Two small holes at top of paper not affecting text. A fresh clean example of a rare document. $1200 |
| 49. | Ephemera. CABINET PHOTO, SIGNED, OF A. T. MAHAN. Albumen photos measures 4 x 51/2 inches. Mounted on card from the studio of Frank H. Child, New York and Newport. Inscribed, “Very Truly Yours A. T. Mahan.” $125 |
| 50. | Ephemera. DYING CONFESSION OF SAM COOPER. A small sheet of folded paper pinned to the front of an 1819 edition of Milton’s Poems says, in part, “I Samuel Cooper... am going to ship my cable and sail into the presence of my Maker. the “Proserpine” was destroyed willfull... me and my mates Tom Welch with four others being in the cutter on her port quarter we saw two augur holes in her run about forty feet from her stern... its my belief Joe Wylie scuttled that our ship and cast away her people.” Transcribed by a witness and bearing the marks of both Cooper and Welch, along with some suggestion of gold onboard being the motive. 122 words. Unusual, to say the least. $50 |