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| 1. | Ackers, George Holland. UNIVERSAL YACHT SIGNALS. Lon. 1851. Hand colored flag signals. xxii, 264 pp. Ackers states clearly in his introduction that he is basing his system on Captain Marryat’s code, with minor alteration to the number of flags. His remarks are illustrated by six pages of colored flag signals, which are followed by lengthy lists of general signals, where numbers generated by the signal flags correspond to certain phrases. Second edition, bound in straight grained black morocco. Some scuffing to binding. Text and plates in excellent condition. Inscribed “Rara Avis 1858” on front blank. $650 See Illustration |
| 2. | Amundsen, Roald. DIE EROBERUNG DES SUDPOLS. Munich. 1912. Color frontis. b/w plates, ills. color fldg. map. 2 vols. xvi, 499-980 pp. First German edition of Amundsen’s account of his epic race to the South Pole against Scott. See Spence 15. A beautiful copy, decorated covers intact, with only minor rubbing, text and binding tight. Both these volumes contain crisp, tidy pencil annotations in German by a Croatian scholar named Resekar (?) who owned this set and signed each title page in 1912. 2 vols, VG. $300 See Illustration |
| 3. | Andree, S.A., Nils Strindberg and Knut Fraenkel. THE ANDREE DIARIES. Lon. (1931). b/w plates, fldg. maps. xx, 471 pp. In 1930 the Norwegian expedition Bratvaag stumbled across the death camp of the Swedish balloon expedition led by S.A. Andree in 1897. Along with the bodies of the three men, the expedition discovered their diaries. Here are the stories of both expeditions. Holland, Arctic Exploration, p. 402. Boards spotted, else VG. $45 |
| 4. | Anon. BOOK OF TRADES. Phila. 1847. b/w wood engravings. 16mo. 191 pp. This charming little book measures 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches. It contains descriptions of about 45 trades, each with an illustration representative of that trade. Of particular interest are Fisherman, Sailor, Sailmaker, Shipwright and Caulker, though Button Maker, Knife Grinder and Seegar Maker sound full of promise as well. Quite scarce. OCLC shows only one library holding this title. Waterstained prelims, else VG in original gold-decorated cloth binding. $400 See Illustration |
| 5. | Anon. STATEMENT OF CERTAIN IMMORAL PRACTICES PREVAILING IN HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY: ADDRESSED TO THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY. Lon. 1822. vi, 40 pp. This work is referred to on the title page as the “second edition.” The author tells us it was published eight months after the initial pamphlet and that, “the Lords of the Admiralty (have) deemed it inexpedient to adopt any measures for preventing the evils which this statement was drawn up to expose.” So we can assume this renewed effort is different from the first in some respects. The primary complaint seems to be women on board, although there is some mention of buggery on pages 25-26 (referred to as “unnatural crimes.”) The juiciest of the eyewitness accounts are, alas, blanked out, but it is abundantly clear they were having themselves quite a time. An excellent copy, clean and fresh, bound in plain wraps. $750 |
| 6. | Anon. THE MARINER’S CHRONICLE: CONTAINING NARRATIVES OF THE MOST REMARKABLE DISASTERS AT SEA... Hartford 1834. b/w wood engravings. xii, 504 pp. A famous piece of Americana, containing accounts of shipwrecks, pirates, strandings and battle disasters. With 25 woodcut illustrations. Huntress notes that this work contains accounts of the wreck of the Essex - Huntress 259C. Hill 1079. It also contains a wood engraving of the whale striking the Essex. Some water staining to prelims., a small burn hole in preface pages, scattered spotting and foxing as usual. A serviceable copy in original full calf binding. Some wear to covers, but gilt spine lettering a decoration intact. $250 See Illustration |
| 7. | Armstrong, Alexander. A PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. Lon. 1857. Tinted litho frontispiece, folding color map. xxii, (2), 616 pp. “With Numerous Incidents Of Travel And Adventure During Nearly Five Years’ Continuous Service In The Arctic Regions While In Search Of The Expedition Under Sir John Franklin.” Cruising in the Beaufort Sea in HMS Investigator, with an account of the abandoning of that ship and the rescue of the crew.” - Arctic Bib 682. Quite scarce in this first edition. Pages clean, map fresh and in excellent condition. Small oval (unreadable) stamp on title page, else a VG copy in later cloth. $1750 See Illustration |
| 8;. | Armstrong, Terence. THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE. Cambridge, England. 1952. b/w ills., folding map. xiii, 162 pp. “Soviet exploitation of the North East Passage.” VG in dj. $50 |
| 9. | Baker, William Avery. A MARITIME HISTORY OF BATH, MAINE AND THE KENNEBEC RIVER REGION. Bath, ME. 1973. b/w plates. 2 vol. xviii, (564)- viii 1160 pp. An absolute necessity for the maritime history of the region. 2 vols. VG in slipcase. $125 |
| 10. | (Barrow, John) A DESCRIPTION OF PITCAIR’S ISLAND AND ITS INHABITANTS. WITH AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINY OF THE SHIP BOUNTY... NY. 1861. b/w engravings. 12mo. 6, xii, 303 pp. Later printing of a standard work on Pitcairn, issued in the Harper’s Family Library series. Hill 71. O’Reilly & Reitman 573. VG in original cloth. $75 |
| 11. | Bernier J. E. MASTER MARINER AND ARCTIC EXPLORER. A NARRATIVE OF SIXTY YEARS AT SEA FROM THE LOGS AND YARNS OF CAPTAIN J.E. BERNIER. Ottawa. 1939. b/w plates. 409 pp. “Autobiography, with chapters... on the expeditions into the Canadian arctic regions on the Canadian Government steamship Arctic... and on the Arctic’s annual patrols.” - Arctic Bib. 1458. This copy in original illustrated wrappers. VG $250 See Illustration |
| 12. | (Bernier, J.E.) REPORT ON THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT EXPEDITION TO THE NORTHERN WATERS AND ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO OF THE D.G.S. “ARCTIC” IN 1910. n.p. n.d. (ie. Ottawa, 1911) b/w plates, folding map. (13), 6-161 pp. A whaling patrol and exploring cruise. Compiled from Bernier’s logs. Arctic Bib. 2718. $125 |
| 13. | Bernier, J.E. REPORT ON THE DOMINION OF CANADA GOVERNMENT EXPEDITION TO THE ARCTIC ISLANDS AND HUDSON STRAIT ON BOARD THE D.G.S. ARCTIC. Ottawa. 1910. b/w photo ills., folding maps. xxix, 529 pp. Not in Arctic Bib. High Latitude Catalog 66 note states “The Arctic spent the winter of 1908 at Parry’s Winter Harbor, and did considerable investigation along the way. Much evidence of the early and mid 19th century British expeditions was found, and Bernier gives much background of these earlier expeditions, including illustrations of a number of documents & artifacts found.” VG $125 |
| 14. | Bezout (Etienne). TRAITE DE NAVIGATION... Paris. 1814. b/w folding plates. xvi, 338 (56) pp. Though it styles itself “nouvelle edition” this is in fact the first appearance of this title. Bezout had earlier published two widely reprinted texts on mathematics and navigation. This edition contains notes on navigation by Rossel, who was Dumont d’Urville’s navigator. Polak 813. Bound in green calf over marbled boards, gold spine lettering. Text and folding plates fresh and clean. $250 |
| 15. | Biddlecomb, George. THE ART OF RIGGING... Lon. 1848. Folding fronts. b/w plates. xii, 135 pp. "Containing an explanation of terms and phrases and the progressive method of rigging expressly adapted for sailing ships." A revised edition, with new plates, from which the Marine Research Society title was reprinted. McDonald cites this edition and says that it "Seems to have become a standard reference in the 1840s-1850s."—McDonald 280. Despite this fact, it is quite scarce these days. Scattered light foxing else VG in original cloth with gold ship decoration on front cover, rebacked to match. $350 See Illustration |
| 16. | Blake, E. Vale. (editor). ARCTIC EXPERIENCES. NY. 1874. b/w plates. 486, 6 pp. “Containing Capt. George E. Tyson’s wonderful drift on the ice-floe, a history of the Polaris expedition, the cruise of the Tigress, and rescue of the Polaris survivors.” Arctic bib. 1694. Light cover wear, still VG. $150 See Illustration |
| 17. | Bodfish, Captain Hartson. CHASING THE BOWHEAD. Cambridge, MA. 1936. ix, 281 pp. Arctic whaling as told by one of its leading 20th century practitioners, Bodfish being one of the first to purposely winter in the north. First Edition. Arctic Bib. 1791. Jenkins p. 81. VG. $175 |
| 18. | Boehmer, George H. PREHISTORIC NAVAL ARCHITECTURE OF THE NORTH OF EUROPE. Wash. 1893. b/w photos, ills. pp 527-647. Well organized and researched essay based on dozens of archaeological finds. Half calf over boards with gold spine lettering. Some wear to backstrip. Ex-lib. not in Scott. $125 |
| 19. | Bogen, Hans. MAIN EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. Sandefjord, 1957 b/w maps, plates. 4to. 118, (1), (4) pp. Reprinted from the Norwegian Whaling Gazette in 1957. Good overview of the place and its discovery from Bouvet and Cook to IGY in 1957. Stiff wraps, VG $50 |
| 20. | Brewington, M.V. THE PEABODY MUSEUM COLLECTION OF NAVIGATING INSTRUMENTS. Salem, MA. 1963. b/w plates. xii, 154 pp. First edition of the best single reference, limited to 1000 copies. Written by the curator of maritime history at the Peabody Museum. There are 413 instruments described and many pictured. 150 makers and designers are listed, with biographical information. Scarce and desirable. A Fine copy, with prospectus and order form laid in. $200 |
| 21. | Broadside. LINES, COMPOSED BY BYRON DEWOLFE, ON THE WRECK OF THE STEAMER NEW-ENGLAND, NEAR THE “WOLVES,” BETWEEN ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, AND EASTPORT, MAINE... 1872. Small folio sheet measuring 8 x 11 1/2 inches. Fourteen stanzas of eight lines each, beginning, “Men,women, youths and maidens watch/At Eastport’s wharf, and say:/O why is the New-England boat/so very late today?” This is a real oddity among shipwreck broadsides. Instead of bemoaning the tragic loss of men, women and children this is a celebration of the fact that, “Not one was lost! - Not One!” A pretty production, with attractive type border and the cut of a fresh-faced young lady opposite the lines “The blooming virgin in her teens/with all her winning charms.” Framed $350 See Illustration |
| 22. | Burnham, Bradford. THE POWER CRUISER’S PILOT. Cleveland, Ohio. 1916. b/w photo ills. 93 pp. Featuring some wonderful vintage photo illustrations of cruisers. This is a rare little item, with only one library on OCLC holding a copy. Binding a little loose, but holding. Otherwise clean in original decorated cloth binding. $150 See Illustration |
| 23. | Chart. ELDRIDGES’S NEW CHART OF BOSTON HARBOR. COMPILED FROM THE LATEST SURVEY. Linen backed sheet 16 3/4 x 24 1/2 inches. The area charted extends from Nahant to Cohasset and shows all the Harbor’s islands and soundings, with lights marked in red. Published by Thaxter & Son. 1893. A rubber stamp under the legend identifies the chart seller as Edward C. Lord, Ship Chandler, Vineyard Haven. Evenly tanned, with a few spots and light stains. An uncommon Boston Harbor chart. $500 |
| 24. | Chatterton, E. Keble. OLD SHIP PRINTS (AND ) OLD SEA PAINTINGS. London. 1927, 1928. Color and b/w plates. 4to. xiv, 182; xiii, 179 pp. With eighteen illustrations in color and ninety-five in black and white from the MacPherson Collection. This edition, printed on Arnold and Foster hand-made paper, with three extra hand-painted photogravure illustrations, is limited to one hundred and twenty-five copies for sale, of which this is number 64. Companion to OLD SEA PAINTINGS, THE STORY OF MARITIME ART AS DEPICTED BY THE GREAT MASTERS. With fifteen illustrations in color and ninety-five in black and white mainly from the MacPherson Collection. T.e.g.; otherwise uncut. Original gilt decorated white cloth. This edition, printed on rag paper, with three extra hand-painted photogravure illustrations, is limited to one hundred copies for sale, of which this is number 49. THE PAIR, IN MATCHING BINDINGS $350 |
| 25. | Cheney, Robert K. MARITIME HISTORY OF THE MERRIMAC. SHIPBUILDING. (Newburyport, MA) 1964. b/w plates. xiv, 386 pp. Excellent study, with histories of individual shipbuilders along the river, lists of vessels and builders, chapters on shipbuilding techniques and inventions. Haskell, “Mass. Bib.” 10228. VG. $75 See Illustration |