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| 101. | Ephemera. SAILOR’S POCKET JOURNAL AND PHOTOS FROM CRUISE ABOARD USS ALABAME, 1919. About 170 snapshots taken during 1919 maneuvers as the Alabama cruised to Cuba, Panama, New York, Provincetown, and Hampton Roads. The crewman, A.W. Duncan, was a member of the band aboard ship, and his journal is concise. The photos show numerous interior and exterior views of the ship, a crashed seaplane, and other wrecked vessels, harbor views, sailors, ports and the Panama Canal. The Alabama was part of Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet. This, apparently, was her last cruise before being decommissioned and used as a target by the Navy. $400 |
| 102. | Ephemera SEVEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE CONSTITUTION. Seven 8 x 10 photo prints, with five showing interior or on deck details, and two shots of the hull. They were taken by professional photographer Earl M. Savage of Boston, and have his stamp of the back of most. Presumably they were taken during her refitting in the 1950s (?) Also included are 14 duplicates of these images. The lot of 21 photos. $75 |
| 103. | Ephemera. SHIP’S PAPERS FOR THE WHALESHIP “GOLD HUNTER”, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON. This four-language broadside, measuring 20 1/2x 16 inches, gives permission for the whale ship Gold Hunter to leave Fall River for a whaling voyage to the Pacific on August 3, 1837, under master Clark Estis. In fact, she fished in the South Atlantic, returning on April 10, 1839, with 2,200 bbls. whale oil. (Starbuck, 338) SIGNED BY PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON and Secretary of State John Forsyth. With two seals. Small tear along crease line, slightly affecting Jackson’s signature, else VG. $2500 |
| 104. | Ephemera. THE IRON CLAD FLEET OF ENGLAND. Lon. 1865 Folding linen backed sheet picturing two color lithos of 30 vessels, from Achilles to Zealous, with description of construction, propulsion, armour and armament for each ship pictured. Opens out to 20 x 15 inches. The caption reads, “The Royal Navy at the present time comprises about 735 vessels, of which 30 are Iron clads as above represented.” $150 |
| 105. | Ephemera. TOPPAN SIMPLICITY MOTOR. Bos. n.d. b/w photo ills. Single sheet printed both sides. This company sold power dories and whalesboats, five of which are pictured on this flyer. A 22 foot whaleboat with a 5 hp engine could be had for $350. VG $40 |
| 106. | Ephemera. TRADE CARD. PEARSON CORDAGE COMPANY, BOSTON Measures 5 1/2 x 3 1/4. Printed in black and light blue. Handsome card for this firm, operating from 55 Kilby St. with its factory on Norfolk Ave. in Boston. Loum Snow, Jr. president and B. C. Clark, treasurer. A wood engraved image of the factory is printed in light blue behind black lettering. $75 |
| 107. | Ephemra. FAIRBANKS MARINE ENGINES. NY. n.d. (ca. 1890s?) Color wraps, b/w ills. 16 pp. Fairbanks marine engines pictured and described, with half a dozen photos of period runabouts, etc. In brilliant coler wraps.VG-Fine. $100 |
| 108. | Fincham, John. A TREATISE ON MASTING SHIPS & MAST MAKING. (Lon. 1989.) b/w ills. xx, 338 pp. plus plates. Reprint of the 1854 edition. See Macdonald 302. Vg, dj. $35 |
| 109. | Fletcher, R.A. STEAM-SHIPS AND THEIR STORY. Lon. 1910. Color frontis. b/w plates. xx, 421 pp. Development of great liners. Scattered internal foxing, but a bright and clean cover, with inset color plate on front cover intact. VG $100 |
| 110. | (Fulton, Robert.) TORPEDOES. n.p. n.d. (ie. NY. 1810.) pp. 111-119. This is the full text of a lecture Fulton delivered just after publishing his famous “Torpedo War...” in 1810. In this talk he explained his torpedo system in hopes of gaining government sponsorship to try it out on a real ship. The government awarded him $5000. He undertook his experiment, but his torpedo could not penetrate the nets and booms protecting the target ship. The speech was seperately published in pamphlet form; it appears here as an article in the March, 1810 issue of a magazine called the “Theophilantrophist.” Removed from larger volume, text clean and complete. $150 |
| 111. | Garland, Joseph. DOWN TO THE SEA. Bos. (1983) b/w plates. vix, 224 pp. Well produced and illustrated history of the fishing schooners of Gloucester. First edition. VG, dj. $40 |
| 112. | Garland, Joseph E. with Captain Jim Sharp. ADVENTURE, QUEEN OF THE WINDJAMMERS. Camden, ME. (1985) b/w plates. xiii, 178 pp. Story of this big handsome knockabout schooner, Gloucester's own National Historic Landmark. First edition. Signed by author Garland and Adventure's captain, Jim Sharp. VG, lightly chipped dj. $50 |
| 113. | Gilkerson, William. MARITIME ARTS. Salem. 1981. b/w and color plates, signed watercolor. 4to, 76 pp. Covers the artist's paintings, drawings and scrimshaw. #39 in an edition of 261 hardbound copies, signed by Gilkerson. VG $35 |
| 114. | Goldsmid, Edmund. ed. THE LAST FIGHT OF THE REVENGE...TO WHICH IS ADDED SIR R. GRENVILLE’S FAREWELL. Edinburgh. 1886. 2 vols. xix, 66; 72 pp. Relation of two famous British naval battles of the late 16th Century. Grenville, Raleigh’s cousin. Commanded the fleet bound for Virginia. He pillaged the Azores in search of Spanish treasure ships, and was mortally wounded when his ship, the Revenge, was attacked by the entire Spanish Fleet. This is Raleigh’s account, supplemented by Hawkins, Monson and others. Two volumes, unopened, in prointed wrappers. VG $125 |
| 115. | Guye, Samuel & Michel, Henri. TIME & SPACE, MEASURING INSTRUMENTS FROM THE 15TH TO THE 19TH CENTURY. (NY. 1971) Color, b/w plates. 4to. 289 pp. First American edition. Mostly clocks and watches, a short chapter on marine chronometers that discusses them in terms of 18th century state-of-the-art watchmaking. Also, substantial sections on globes, armillary spheres, planetaria, sundials, etc. Intended mostly for collectors, but with detailed text to make it useful for general readers. VG, dj. $55 |
| 116. | H. Liebes Co. COLUMBIAN SOUVENIR CATALOG OF H. LIEBES & CO.’S SEALSKIN GARMENTS AND FINE FURS. San Francisco. 1893. Color plates. 24 pp. Colored plates showing stylish men and women in sealskin and sea otter trimmed coats, shawls, muffs, capes. Also a plate of seals being clubbed, and one of the company’s showroom, bursting with stuffed specimens. A real artifact of a bygone day. Wraps on heavy stock, embossed and gold highlighted. $175 |
| 118. | Haddon, A.C. and James Hornell. CANOES OF OCEANIA. Honolulu. (1991) b/w plates, ills. xviii, 454; vi, 342; 11, 88 pp. Masterwork on the subject. First edition were issued in the 1930s and sell for close to $1000. All three bound together here in stiff wraps/ VG $50 |
| 119. | Harris, Rendel. THE FINDING OF THE "MAYFLOWER". Manchester, UK. 1920. b/w plates. 122 pp. This interesting work traces the career of the "Mayflower" after she delivered the Pilgrims to our shores. There is considerable evidence that she served as a whaler for a time. Solid historical work with texts of key documents transcribed. Some cover wear. $40 |
| 120. | Hartog, Joh. THE SOTRY OF THE MADUROS AND PHOTO ALBUM OF CURACAO, 1837-1962. Aruba. 1962. b/w plates. 4to. 179, plus unpaginated photos. History and celebration of the 125th anniversary of this dominant shipping firm. Text in Dutch and English. A lengthy section of historic paintings, porints and photos follows. VG $75 |
| 121. | Hazen, Edward. THE PANORAMA OF PROFESSIONS AND TRADES... Phila. 1836. b/w wood engravings throughout. 320 pp. Narrative and pictorial depiction of many trades of interest to the maritime historian - rope maker, cloth maker, shipwright, mariner, cooper, etc. A very clean copy in original illustrated boards, and scarce thus. $250 |
| 122. | Hegarty, Reginald B. NEW BEDFORD AND AMERICAN WHALING. New Bedford. 1960. b/w photos. 76 pp. Short histories of New Bedford and the whaling industy. Signed. VG, wraps. $30 |
| 123. | Hegarty, Robert. BIRTH OF A WHALESHIP. New Bedford, MA. (1964) b/w plates. 159 pp. Step-by-step construction and rigging of a whaleship and whaleboat. Signed. VG. $50 |
| 124. | Henderson, David A. MEN & WHALES AT SCAMMON’S LAGOON. Los Angeles. 1972 b/w plates, duotone fldg. charts. 313 pp. Natural history of the California Gray whale, Indian knowledge of whales and the lagoon, Spanish accounts, the American fishery, and Scammon. With a useful 25 page bibliography. No. 29 of the Baja California Travels Series. Limited to 700 copies and just about impossible to locate. VG $150 |
| 125. | Herreshoff, L. Francis. THE COMPLEAT CRUISER. NY. (1956) b/w ills. 372 pp. First ed. of Herreshoff’s wonderfully written classic on “the art, practice and enjoyment of boating.” Toy 3889. VG, dj. $45 |
| 126. | Hichborn, Philip. STANDARD DESIGNS FOR BOATS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY. Wash. 1900 Line ills. b/w halftone photo ills. Oblong folio. 96 pp. 222 full page plates An excellent resource for small boat design and construction. Specifications, schedules of material, weights and cost, plus scaled plans and photographic illustrations for small craft of 40 feet and under. Included are steam cutters, whaleboats, dinghies, balsas and punts. In original binding. Cover spotted. Text and plates clean. An important book, quite hard to find. $100 |
| 127. | Hilton, George W. THE NIGHT BOAT. Berkeley, CA. (1968) Color frontis, b/w plates. 4to. 271 pp. Illustrated history of these domestic passenger steam boats and lines, now gone forever. 55 drawings, 495 illustrations, 2 in full color. First ed. VG, dj $50 |
| 128. | Huntington, Gale. SONGS THE WHALEMEN SANG. Barre, MA. 1964. b/w plates, music. xviii, 328 pp. Nearly 200 songs with music. The collection is illustrated with drawings from whalemen’s journals and scrimshaw. First edition. VG in lightly chipoped dj. $75 |
| 129. | Jeter, Katherine Brash. ed. A MAN AND HIS BOAT. Lafayette, LA. 1996. b/w plates. xxx, 206 pp. “The Civil War careeer and correspondence of Lt. Jonathan H. Carter, CSN.” But also the documentary history of the Confederate ironclad Missouri. VG $75 |
| 130. | Johnston, Lt. James. CHINA AND JAPAN: BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE CRUISE OF THE U.S. STEAM FRIGATE POWHATAN IN THE YEARS 1857, ‘58, ‘59, AND ‘60. Phila. 1860. Color and b/w plates, maps. xii, 448 pp. The Powhatan was Perry’s flagship when the treaty with Japan was signed. She returned home with the new treaty and was immediately reassigned to the East Indian and China Squadron. This is the record of that cruise, now led by Josiah Tatnall, soon to be famous in the Civil War, as was the Powhatan. Johnston’s narrative is rich in detail about Japan and post-treaty China. It includes an account of Tattnall’s illegal complicity with the British in their attack on the Chinese, which Johnston refers to as “the generous and noble impulse which prompted him to render this unsolicited service.” The book features 8 color plates and two maps. A very scarce work about a little-known era in our naval history. Smith 2593. Rebound in calf over marbled boards with raised bands and gold lettering. Page edges darkened, scattered light spotting internally, but a tidy copy. $500 |
| 131. | Joy, Kenneth. THE KENNEBUNKS “OUT OF THE PAST.” Freeport, (1967) b/w ills. xvi, 135 pp. Town history of this coastal Maine community, home of Poppy. Sikgned by author. VG, dj. $35 |
| 132. | Judd, Bernice. VOYAGES TO HAWAII BEFORE 1860. Honolulu. 1929. 108 pp. "Study based on historical narratives in the libraries of the Hawaiian Mission Chilldren’s Society and the Hawaiian Historical Society.” Lists arrival and departure dates, ship, captain, and some passengers. Original printing, before the 1974 reprint/update by Helen Yonge Lind. Wraps, VG $50 |
| 133. | Kaneko, Hisakazu. MANJIRO, THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA. (Tokyo.) n.d. 150 pp. Japanese fisherman swept into the Pacific, rescued by an American whaler and taken to the U.S., the first native Japanese to be educated and live here. Interesting. VG, chipped dj. $40 |
| 134. | Kennedy, Ben. BURIED TREASURE OF CASCO BAY. Falmouth, ME. (1963) b/w plates. 79 pp. Calls itself a guide to locations for the modern hunter. Second printing, but scarce. VG in dj. $75 |
| 135. | Kennedy, Jean. BERMUDA’S SAILORS OF FORTUNE. (Bermuda. 1969.) b/w plates, maps. 155 pp. plus plates and folding map. Bermuda privateering at the end of the 18th century. Wraps, VG. $30 |
| 136. | Kerr, J. Lennox. THE GREAT STORM. Lon. (1954.) b/w plates. 213 pp. The storm in the title swept through the North sea in 1953. The book is actually about the loss of the “Princess Victoria” and other vessels during the blow. VG, dj. $45 |
| 137. | Kilby, Kenneth. THE COOPER AND HIS TRADE. Lon. (1971) b/w plates, ills. 192 pp. Wonderfully written and profusely illustrated from contemporary sources. The tools, methods and history of this ancient trade are brought to light. First ed. VG, dj. $50 |
| 138. | King, J.C.H. ARTIFICIAL CURIOSITIES FROM THE NORTHWEST COAST OF AMERICA. (Lon. 1981) Color and b/w plates. 4to. 117 pp. plus plates. Artifacts collected from Cook’s, Colnett’s, Dixon’s and Vancouver’s voyages. 30 color and 255 b/w plates. VG, dj. $75 |
| 139. | Kingston, W.H.C. THE SOUTH SEA WHALER. Lon. n.d. Color plates. 304 pp. Victorian juvenile, whaling fiction, the usual mix of fact and romance in a pretty illustrated cover. Light wear, Good. $35 |
| 140. | Kipling, Rudyard. CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS. NY. 1897. b/w plates. viii, 323 pp. First American edition of Kipling’s classic tale of the commercial fisheries. In original decorated boards. A VG copy. $125 |
| 141. | Knowles, Josiah N. CRUSOES OF PITCAIRN. Los Angeles. 1957. b/w frontis. chart. 12mo. 45 (3) pp. Scarce little printing of the shipwreck diary of Knowles, whose clipper ship, the Wild Wave ran aground there in 1858. Limited to 250 copies. Signed by editor Richard Dillon. VG-Fine. $100 |
| 142. | Kochiss, John. OYSTERING FROM NEW YORK TO BOSTON. Middletown, CT (1974) b/w plates. xiii, 251 pp. Covers the golden days of what used to be a multi-million dollar industry employing a huge fleet of unusual and interesting watercraft. Also considers the history of the industry from colonial times to the present. With a list of powered oyster dredge boats of 5 tons and over, glossary, bibliography. VG, dj. $40 |
| 143. | Kunhardt, C.P. ROPES, THEIR KNOTS AND SPLICES. NY. 1893. b/w iils. 48 pp. With an interesting catalog of books by Forest and Stream Publishing. Good. $50 |
| 144. | Lacon, William Sterling. THE LOSS OF THE ORION, THE AMAZON, AND THE BIRKENHEAD... A LETTER TO THE... PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE, ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SHIPS’ BOATS... Lon. 1852. b/w ills. 64 pp. plus folding table. Huntress says, “The loss of the Birkenhead was one of the best known of 19th century wrecks.” A troop ship bound from Cork to South Africa she ran aground for no apparent reason in fine weather and broke completely apart. “Of the approximately 622 people on board only 192 were saved.” Huntress 381C. The point of this pamphlet, based on analysis of these three well known catastrophes, was that there needed to be a better way of lowering ships’ boats. 2nd ed. Removed from larger vol. Complete. Contents clean and fresh. $125 |
| 145. | Laflin, P.J. LIST OF OFFICERS COMPOSING WHALING FLEET 1889 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. (San Fran. 1889.) 48 pp. Vessel, agent, date of sailing and officers names and stations - master, mates, boatsteerers, steward, cook, cooper, engineer. Front wrapper soiled and detached. Lacks back wrapper. Text clean. $125 |
| 146. | Laflin, P.J. LIST OF OFFICERS COMPOSING WHALING FLEET 1891 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. (San Fran. 1891.) 43 pp. Vessel, agent, date of sailing and officers names and stations - master, mates, boatsteerers, steward, cook, cooper, engineer. Lacks wrappers. Title page and back blank dusty. Text clean. $100 |
| 147. | Laflin, P.J. LIST OF OFFICERS COMPOSING WHALING FLEET 1895 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. (San Fran. 1895.) 32 pp. Vessel, agent, date of sailing and officers names and stations - master, mates, boatsteerers, steward, cook, cooper, engineer. Some staining to wrappers. Text clean. $150 |
| 148. | Laighton, Oscar. SONGS AND SONNETS. Andover, MA. n.d. b/w plates. 12mo. 84 pp. Poetical musings by Celia Thaxter’s older brother, illustrated with vintage photos of Thaxter, her house and garden, and scenery on the Islaes of Shoals. A Fine copy in original blank dj, inscribed by Laighton. $65 |
| 149. | Lambert, Samuel. INFORMATION USEFUL FOR NAVIGATORS. Salem, MA. 1820. b/w wood engravings Folio. Unpaginated, (14) pp. Sections describing American and foreign coastal features of note, rocks, shoals, light houses and islands. The back page, for example, lists and describes lights and buoys in Buzzard’s Bay and Boston Harbour. With a section describing a marine life preserver accompanied by a wood engraving. A Fine, fresh copy, uncut, with original stab sewing intact. Scarce, particularly in this pagination. Not in Sabin. Tapley, “Salem Imprints,” lists only a 12 page variant of this pamhplet, as does Shaw and Shoemaker. $500 See Illustration |
| 150. | Lang, Steven and Peter Spectre. ON THE HAWSER. Camden, ME (1980) b/w plates Oblong 4to. xvi, 506 pp. "A tugboat album" and still the best of its kind; a wealth of vintage photos, vessel histories and list. First edition. VG, chipped dj. $75 |