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| 51. | Frothingham, Robert. SONGS OF THE SEA & SAILORS’ CHANTEYS: AN ANTHOLOGY... Cambridge, MA. 1924. 12mo. xxii, 288 pp. Some music is included in this compilation from popular sources. VG $35 |
| 52. | Garland, Joseph E. THAT GREAT PATILLO. Bos. (1966) b/w plates. x, 342 pp. Rip-roaring story of a real old-style fisherman. First edition, VG, dj. $25 |
| 53. | Grant, Allan. STEEL & SHIPS. Lon. (1950) b/w plates. 97 pp. History of John Brown & Co., famous shipbuilders - Lusitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, along with a host of warships. First ed. VG. $50 |
| 54. | Griffiths, John W. CC TREATISE ON MARINE AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE... NY. 1851. b/w plates. 4to. 416 pp This second edition has more material than the first edition, including two final plates of the lines of the Yacht America. This copy shows waterstaining, having gotten wet at some point in its career, but it is in its original blind stamped cloth binding, with gilt spine lettering bright. Backstrip professionally laid down. $500 See Illustration |
| 55. | Hall, Daniel Weston. ARCTIC ROVINGS: OR, THE ADVENTURES OF A NEW BEDFORD BOY ON SEA AND LAND. Bos. 1861. b/w frontispiece. 171 pp. plus advert. This New Bedford boy certainly had some adventures. In 1856 he shipped on the whaler “Condor” of New Bedford. After deserting in Siberia he joined the “Daniel Wood”, also of New Bedford, for the Hawaiian Islands, before he returned home on the “Frances Henrietta”. Hall’s narrative contains much hard factual matter, but is written in a highly dramatic manner, possibly because the account first appeared in embryonic form in the local New Bedford newspaper. Forster 469. Jenkins p. 106. Forbes 2422, who notes that Hall’s father won a lawsuit against his captain for abandoning him in the Arctic.Original cloth binding, lightly worn at spine ends, else a VG copy of a scarce whaling narrative. $750 See Illustration |
| 56. | Hannay, David. THE SEA TRADER. HIS FRIENDS AND ENEMIES. Lon. 1912. b/w plates. vii, 388 pp. A lively history of commerce on the sea, with chapters on the great trade routes, pirates, impressment and slavers. Bound for some discriminating collector in full tan morocco with raised bands, and gilt title and panel ornaments. $150 |
| 57. | Harris, Rendell. THE RETURN OF THE “MAYFLOWER.” Manchester, (UK) 1919. b/w photos tipped in. B/w plates. 35 PP. Harris, who did some interesting historical work in tracking down the remains of the Mayflower after she returned to England, here lets his fancy roam free. He brings together characters of the Pilgrim era and 20th century men for an investigation of beliefs and values, then and now. It’s a play, not a history, but it reads right along. This is a presentation copy, with his inscription and a photographic print of Harris tipped onto the front blank. Unusual! In blue buckram binding. Wear to bottom of spine else VG $35 |
| 58. | Harrisse, Henry. JOHN CABOT THE DISCOVERER OF NORTH AMERICA AND SEBASTIAN HIS SON. Lon. 1896. b/w plates and maps. xi, 503, 4, (12) Interesting work by a master bibliographer and historian. Howes notes that this English edition of 1896 corrects and substantially alters the French edition of 1882. "The claims of Sebastian utterly discredited." Howes H-252,253. Lacks backstrip, otherwise a very nice copy of the first edition. Pages unopened and untrimmed. $35 |
| 59. | Holberg, Ruth and Richard. GLOUCESTER BOY. NY. 1940. duotone ills. Unpaginated. Story of a Portuguese Gloucester boy who wants to become a fisherman. Winningly told and illustrated by the Holbergs. First edition. VG in dj. $40 See Illustration |
| 60. | Holman, James. A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING TRAVELS IN AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AMERICA... Lon. 1834, 1835 b/w plates, some folding. 4 vols. x, 491; xiv, 492; xv, 473; vii, 519 pp. We listed this lovely set in catalog 166, only to find it was lacking one plate. We’re offering it again here at a suitably reduced price because it’s too lovely a set and too neat a story to send back whence it came. Holman served in the Royal Navy until being invalided out in 1810. Though he had become totally blind he had an irrepressible spirit, and undertook this journey around the world. It is ironic and charming that a book written by a blind man should prominently feature illustrations, but this work has 22 (of 23) handsome lithograph plates, some folding, from drawings made by members of Holman’s party. Interestingly this work is overlooked by Hill, Taylor and Cox, but appears in such subject bibliographies as Ferguson, “Bibliography of Australia” II, 1802, Toussaint’s “Bibliography of Mauritius” D-723, and Mendelssohn’s “Bibliography of South Africa” p. 728. Handsomely rebound in diced calf, rebacked to match with gilt decorations and spine labels. Quite attractive! $1250 |
| 61. | Hough, Richard. ADMIRALS IN COLLISION. NY. 1959. b/w plates. x, 180 pp. Mysterious sinking of a British battleship. A perennial favorite. VG in dj. $20 |
| 62. | (House of Representatives.) BARBARITIES OF THE ENEMY, A REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE... APPOINTED TO ENQUIRE INTO THE... MANNER IN WHICH THE WAR HAS BEEN WAGED BY THE ENEMY... Troy. 1813. 12mo. 178 pp. plus errata. Contains many first hand accounts, impressments, treatments of prisoners, etc. “A useful piece of American propaganda especially as related to Indian attacks and episodes afloat.” Smith II, 494. Howes B-112. This is the first edition of a book that saw considerable circulation and was reprinted a year later. Original paper covered boards, with backstrip perished. Untrimmed. A nice survival. $400 |
| 63. | Hubbard, Rev. William. GENERAL HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND FROM THE DISCOVERY TO MDCLXXX Bos. 1848. vi, (18), (8)-768 pp. First publication of this manuscript history by the minister of Ipswich. Mass. An important source of detail on the early settlements. This is the second edition, with additions and corrections. Howes H-754. VG in Half leather over marbled boards. $150 |
| 64. | Huddart, Joseph. MEMOIR OF THE LATE CAPTAIN JOSEPH HUDDART. Lon. 1821. b/w plates. (viii), 102 pp. The text of this work details Huddert’s activities as a chart maker. He expounds on color blindness and mirages in two Appendices. Huddart is best known for his ORIENTAL NAVIGATOR, a compilation of charts and sailing directions for the East Indies trade. He made charts of Sumatra and the Indian coast, and was long associated with Sayer and Bennett, English chart publishers. He was an Elder at Trinity House and was considered “a practical marine surveyor of considerable standing.” - Robinson, Marine Cart. in Britain, p. 84. DNB. Bound in diced calf. Top panel of spine chipped away, else a VG copy INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR “To Dr. Watson with Sir. Jos. Huddart’s Compts.” $350 See Illustration |
| 65. | (Jackson, Andrew and Comm. Jesse Duncan Elliott.) SOME CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT A CURIOUS HISTORICAL FACT. Worcester, (MA). 1874. 12mo 11 pp. In 1839 Elliot returned from Syria on the USS Constitution, with the sarcophagus of Emperor Alexander Severeus. It was his intention that this should serve as a vessel for the eventual burial of Andrew Jackson. However, in 1845 Jackson, ever the populist, declined the offer, writing Elliott, “I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King.” Of course, all this was politically related to Elliott’s squabble with Perry, which dated back to the War of 1812, and which was still being fought out in 1839. In original purple printed wrappers, lightly sunned and worn. A fascinating sidelight of maritime history. Quite scarce, having been published in a edition of 25 copies. OCLC locates only 4 copies. $250 |
| 66. | Johnson, Capt. Charles. THE HISTORY OF THE PIRATES... Norwich. (CT) 1814. 12mo. 288 pp. Early American printing of Capt. Johnson. “Mission, Bowen, Kidd, Tew, Halsey, White, Condent, Bellamy, Fly, Howard, Lewis, Cornelius, Williams, Burgess, North, and their several crews. Also an account of the piracies and cruelties of John Augur, William Cunningham, Dennis Mackarthy, William Dowling, William Lewis, Thomas Morris, George Bendall, and William Ling, who were tried, condemned and executed at Nassau, New-Providence, on Friday, the 12th of October, 1718...” Gosse, Johnson Bib. p. 44. Shaw and Shoemaker 31831. Original sheep, with spine label. Some wear to cover and label, but quite a nice copy. $450 |
| 67. | Jones. Herbert. (editor) IT’S A FRIENDSHIP. Rockland, ME. (1965) Color and b/w plates, lines. 4to. 95 pp. First edition. #1795 in a limited edition of 2000 copies. VG, dj. $50 |
| 68. | Kanner, Catherine. CETUS. THE WHALE. Pacific Palisades, CA 1996. b/w plates. Unpaginated. This “Companion to Moby Dick” features 10 drawings by Canner accompanied by selections from Moby Dick, Milton and Shakespeare by editor John Sheller. Text and illustrations open out accordion-style on heavy paper. A fine press production, letterpress printed in silver stamped binding and Plexiglas case. This is copy #86 in a limited edition of 200, signed by both Kanner and Shelly. A novel and attractive offering for the Melville completist. Fine condition, as issued. $250 See Illustration |
| 69. | Keevil, J.J., Christopher Lloyd and Jack L.S. Coulter. MEDICINE AND THE NAVY. Edinburgh. 1957, 1958, 1961, 1963, b/w plates. 4 vols. viii, (4), 254, (1); ix, (3), 331, (1); xi, (1), 401, (1); xi, 299, (1) pp. An incomparable source for all matters dealing with medicine and the health of seamen in the Royal Navy. The first two volumes, covering 1200 -16549 and 1649-1714 are by Keevil. The second two, 1714-1815 and 1815-1900 are by Lloyd and Coulter. Scarce and very much in demand. 4 vols. VG in dj. $750 |
| 70. | Kendrick, T. D. A HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS. NY. 1930. b/w plates. xi, 412 pp. Thorough and well illustrated. Scholarship as it stood in the 1920s. VG. $50 |
| 71. | Key, Astley Cooper. A NARRATIVE OF THE RECOVERY OF H.M.S. GORGON. Lon. 1847. folding b/w plates., map. 113 pp. A British warship was driven ashore in Monte Video in 1844. This is the story of her wreck and her salvage. “18 plates and 23 detailed drawings.” - Huntress 352C. Rebound in green calf over cloth boards. Front inner hinge cracked, else VG $300 See Illustration |
| 72. | Klinefelter, Walter. A THIRD DISPLAY OF OLD MAPS AND PLANS (AND) A FOURTH DISPLAY OF OLD MAPS AND PLANS. Lacrosse, WI 1972, 1978. b/w plates. 2 vols. 77; 65 pp. Both these books are “studies in postal cartography.” - maps appearing on stamps. First eds., each one of 300 copies. VG, dj. Both as one lot. $30 |
| 73. | Lay, William and Cyrus M. Hussey. A NARRATIVE OF THE MUTINY ON BOARD THE SHIP GLOBE, OF NANTUCKET, IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, JAN. 1824. AND THE JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE OF TWO YEARS ON THE MULGRAVE ISLANDS... New London. 1828. 168 pp. First edition. This rare narrative relates the bloody mutiny and murders perpetrated by harpooner and boatsteerer Samuel Comstock, who was himself murdered by natives on Mili. Lay and Hussey were the only survivors of this incident and were later rescued by Lieut. Paulding of the U.S. Schooner Dolphin. Forster 63, Hill p. 176. Howes L-158. Bound in full calf with an old reback. Original label laid down. a Good copy. $1750 |
| 74. | Leitch, Albert C. MINIATURE BOAT BUILDING. NY. 1928. b/w ills., folding plans. xii, 242, 32 pp. “The construction of working models of racing, sail and power boats.” With folding plans in back pocket. VG $75 |
| 75. | Leonard, Henry C. PIGEON COVE AND VICINITY. Bos. 1873. b/w ills. vii, 193 pp. History and description of this part of the coast, dating from its early days as a tourist Mecca. Information on other parts of the Cape as well. With chapters on fishing, yachting and sailing, and charming illustrations. VG in original binding. $75 |