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1. Anon. BLUE-INGS. Providence. 1890. Albumen photo, ills. in text. 4to. 58 leaves. Cruise of the forty foot steam yacht Riverside in March, 1890, with a crew of seven, who are pictured in a wonderful albumen photo showing them lounging in the bow of the yacht. The photo measures 7 1/4 x 9 inches. The rest of the book, chronicling the Riverside’s cruise, is reproduced by some sort of blueprint process - white lettering and illustrations against a darker blue ground - hence the title of this book. Quite a funny account of this cruise down Narragansett Bay, during which the guys behaved exactly as you might expect and bunch of guys would - “Quartermaster has just discovered that a jug of water is on board. It was voted to throw it overboard, but upon reconsideration it was decided to keep it as it might be needed to feed the boiler...” After two days they put in at Newport and “repaired to the Hotel... The female portion of Newport’s Society is very retiring and select as far as our observations intended...” Then home again. Hand lettered, with amusing illustrations by an anonymous artist. This is the copy of the “Bos’n’s Mate,” R.J. Gilmore, whose name is stamped on the front cover. Probably a unique survival. Not in Toy or Morris & Howland. No libraries holding copies on OCLC. VG $1250 |
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2. 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. $500 |
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3. (Blunt, G.W.) MEMOIR OF THE DANGERS AND ICE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. NY. 1868. b/w folding map. 32 pp. Twelfth edition of this pamphlet, with corrections and notations in the folding frontispiece chart made to 1867, and additional material by Redfield, Bache, Walsh and Blunt. With folding chart of North Atlantic. See Burstein p. 116-117. Nice copy in original blue wrappers, with circular stamp of the Bureau of Navigation and blindstamp of the Franklin Institute on the front cover. $100 |
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4. Broadside. MOUNTAIN WAVE. Single sheet. 5 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches. Four eight-line stanzas celebrate the generic mariner working his ship through a storm. “T.M. Scroggy, Publisher, 443 Vine St. below 13th.” Nice typographical border and cut of ship at top of broadsheet. Probably Philadelphia, ca. 1850s. Scroggy has many such song sheets listed on OCLC during this period. Only one library holds Mountain Wave, however. $50 |
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5. Broadside. THE BRAVE TAR... Folio sheet, 9 1/2 x 15 inches. “Or the true history of a sailor who had both his legs shot off in Lord Duncan’s victory, with an account of his extraordinary dream, and how remarkably it was fulfilled.” As HMS Venerable approached the Dutch fleet at Camperdown, Duncan ordered his sailors to lay down on the decks so they wouldn’t be shot. The wicked sailor - who’d had the dream of his own amputation - refused, calling it cowardly, and got his legs promptly taken off by a piece of bar-shot. The man, whose name was Covey, (see item #40, below, for a pamphlet about Covey’s adventure.) survived the amputation long enough to be converted, to give up his wicked ways and to tell the story of his wicked life, Camperdown and his conversion in this broadside, followed by 24 lines of inspirational poetry. A lovely old broadside in excellent condition, in an ornamental type border. Nice display item. $350 |
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6. Chapman, Henry Cleaver, and A.F. Jones. RULES FOR THE UNIFORM MASTING AND SPARRING OF MERCHANT SHIPS... WITH... SUGGESTIONS ON SHIPS AND SHIP-BUILDING Liverpool. (n.d.) ca. 1840. b/w folding frontis and engraved plate. 32 pp. Working from physical principles, such as “resistance increases as the square of the speed” Chapman, who was a ship owner himself, devises minimum standards of safe and secure rigging. Jones’ “Suggestions on Ships and Shipo Building” is a little odder. At one point he goes on a tirade against use of the screw augur in ship building. Claims to be the “seventh edition” but few must have survived. Worldcat shows only two libraries holding copies. Bruzelius assigns a date of 1842. Bound in original printed wrappers. Front cover detached but present. Library blindstamp on title. Text and plates clean. $150 |
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7. Chart. TOPO MAP OF MASSACHUESTTS COAST FROM HINGHAM TO PLUM ISLAND, 1910. This color topographical map is titled “Massachusetts, Salem Sheet.” It measures 28 x 36 inches, was published in 1903 and corrected to 1910. It is linen backed and folds down to 6 x 6 1/2 inch sections. VG $75 |
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8. Clark, David. THE WAY REV. MOSES L. SCUDDER SECURED A COTTAGE AT MARTHA’S VINEYARD. A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS. n.p. n.d. (ca. 1870) 33 pp. Against a background of revival meetings, the author, a Hartford man, is bilked out of his cottage on the Vineyard by a fast-talking Methodist preacher. Great local lore and timeless gossip. In original wrappers as published, probably as a prelude to litigation by Clark against Scudder. Some foxing to covers else VG. $150 |
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9. Clubb, Stephen. A JOURNAL; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE WRONGS, SUFFERINGS AND NEGLECT, EXPERIENCED BY AMERICANS IN FRANCE. Bos. 1809. 60 pp. Clubb was a mate on an American ship when he was arrested in France in 1808. “This prison diary, covering the period from December 1807, to June 1809, details the author’s capture by the French during the wars between England and France. It includes interesting descriptions of his travel as a prisoner, comments on the French people, and teaching English in prison” - Smith, American Travelers, C74. Sabin 13795, who says this was published at the request of US citizens who were imprisoned by France and treated as if they were English prisoners of war. An interesting remnant of the post-Napoleonic tensions between Britain and France, and America’s involvement in them. Removed from larger volume. Scarce. $200 |
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10. Committee of Ways and Means. REPORT....THE PETITIONS OF SIMON FORRESTER, DAVID PULSIFER....IMPORTERS OF GOODS FROM BRITISH SETTLEMENTS BEYOND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.... Washington City. 1812. 12 pp. Concerns duties on imports. Removed from larger volume, first page loose else VG. $15 |
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11. Crapo, Henry H. CIRCULAR LETTER REQUESTING INFORMATION FOR A “LIST OF WHALE-SHIPS.” 4to sheet, typeset. Crapo requests information about rig, tonnage, names of captains and agents, and the dates of sailing and destination of those ships at sea. “My object in seeking this information, is to publish, in connection with the “New Bedford Directory,” a “List of Whale Ships belonging to the United States.” He offers to pay for such information or, “otherwise a few copies of the work, when published, will be forwarded to you.” This letter is dated 1839. The first New-Bedford Directory was issued in 1836, and it contained whale ship listings. This letter is a request for new or updated information. Old fold marks, else Good condition. Interesting! $150 |
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12. Department of Commerce. SEAGOING VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES. 1932 Wash. 1932. b/w and color ills. of storm signals. 150 pp. An addendum to the 64th List of Merchant Vessels, this work arranges merchant vessels, government vessels and yachts by their signal letters. Bound in original wrappers. $25 |
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13. Ephemera. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HYDROFIN. n.p. n.d. (ca. 1952) b/w ills. 4to. 10 leaves. A PR packet from a Florida company that was developing early versions of what would become known as the hydrofoil. The Atlantic Hydrofin Corporation, alas, was ahead of its time. Mimeo and printed sheets in folder with aerial photo of the company’s Florida shipyard. $25 |
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14. Ephemera. ALBUM OF COASTING SCHOONERS. Here’s a neat idea. Some diligent researcher has compiled an album of forty-three photographic prints and “Real Photo” postcards of 3 to 6 masted coasting schooners. Each one is identified. Most are postcard size, but the striking print of the Luther Little, taken in 1926, measures 11 x 14 inches. $150 |
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15. Ephemera. ARCHITECTS’ SPECIFICATIONS FOR A 36 FOOT YAWL. Marine architect Samuel H. Brown of Marblehead has typed nine pages of specification for a 36 foot loa yawl, circa 1930s (?) later to be named Pegasus. Her future owner has inserted manuscript inquiries and comments. With a cover letter and two photos, one taken by Norman Fortier, with his stamp on the back. The lot. $25 |
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16. Ephemera. BEN BOATSWAIN’S YARNS OR TALES OF THE OCEAN. NY. n.d. (ca. 1840s) b/w wood engravings. pp. 37-72. A shipwreck juvenile, with very lively illustrations. Huntress 333C says it was “taken from the same publisher’s ‘Perils of the Ocean’.” The publisher was Murphy, 384 Pearl St. New York. Bound in original printed wrappers, with some chipping and staining. Front cover torn. $75 |
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17. Ephemera. CLIPPER SHIP SAILING CARD. EVIE REED. BOSTON TO ADELAIDE. AUGUST 8, 1881. The Evie Reed was built in Bath in 1878. She was wrecked in 1898. She is advertised on this card as an “A1 Clipper Barque” of 714 tons, departing Lewis Wharf in Boston for Adelaide. Her master, Bradstreet Rairden (misspelled on this card) had just taken command of the Reed and was only 23 at the time. This card, printed by Rand, Avery & Co. in Boston, measures 3 7/8 x 6 5/8 inches. There are old glue marks on the back, but it is otherwise in Fine condition. $350 |
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18. Ephemera CLIPPER SHIP SAILING CARD. - JUNIUS. This card is dated October 1861 in type in the lower lefthand corner, which meant the Junius sailed during the Civil War. All such cards are rare on the market. Printed in blue and gold. Card measures 3 5/16 x 5 3/4. Faint watermark in the upper third of the card, light chipping along top edge, not even touching ruled margin. Written on the back of the card is “Mess. Lemoyne & Bell 24 William Street.” A copy of this card with a chip in the lower right corner sold for $260 at the Siegel sale in 1990. $300 |
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19. Ephemera. CLIPPER SHIP SAILING CARD. MINNIE ALLEN. BOSTON TO ADELAIDE AND DUNEDIN. SEPT. 6, 1880. The Minnie Allen was a 662 ton bark built in Bath, Maine in 1874. Her master on this voyage was a Captain Small. She burned to the water in the Philippines in 1885. This card, printed by Rand, Avery & Co. in Boston, measures 3 7/8 x 6 5/8 inches. There are old glue marks on the back, and a tiny chip near the bottom of the card. Otherwise it is in Fine condition. $450 |
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20. Ephemera. CLIPPER SHIP SAILING CARD. STAR OF THE WEST. This is something I’ve never seen before. It appears to be a British clipper ship card. It advertises the “well know fast-sailing clipper ship Star of the West, 1296 tons register, H.H. Perry, Commander” departing Prince’s dock - presumably in Liverpool - for Mobile, Alabama, on or about August 30th 1866. “This fine ship has just been reclassed and metalled.” The sailing seems to coincide with the reopening of the cotton trade with Britain following the Civil War. The infrastructure was obviously still dicey, for “all goods to be taken from alongside in Mobile Bay, at shippers’ expense and risk.” The agents were R.L. Gillchrist & Co. and the agents at Mobile were A.J. Ingersoll & Co. Very good condition with only a 1/4 inch crease along the lower left margin. Printed in red and black, measuring approximately 3 1/2 x 5 inches, with a cut of a clipper ship flying the Union Jack. I believe this card to be quite rare. $850 |
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21. Ephemera. CLIPPER SHIP SAILING CARD. ZOILA. BOSTON TO MELBOURNE. AUG. 11, 18801. The Zoila was a 982 ton bark built in 1873 in Cape St. Ignace, Canada. Her master was a man named Peregrine. Oddly she is advertised as “succeeding the Barque Wylo.” This card, printed by Rand, Avery & Co. in Boston, measures 3 7/8 x 6 5/8 inches. There are old glue marks on the back, otherwise it is in Fine condition. $450 |
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22. Ephemera. COLLECTION OF 199 POSTCARDS OF AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSES. Most from the early 20th century. Slot-mounted in old postcard album (with no adhesive used). Some wear to album. All the cards are in good clean condition. $200 |
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23. Ephemera. COLLECTION OF 23 NANTUCKET POSTCARDS. These include two “Real Photo” cards. Most are WW I -era vintage and all are in good condition. the lot $50 |
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24. Ephemera. COLLECTION OF TWENTY-SEVEN STEREO VIEWS OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD. Scenes include “Steamer John H. Starin at Oak Bluffs, Aug 30th, 1876,” “View from Sea View House,” interiors of various celebrity cottages, “Trinity Square,” “Congregation in Tabernacle Camp Ground,” and “Oak Bluffs Landing” Photographers include locals such as Shute & Son, Edgartown, and S. F. Adams, Oak Bluffs. All VG condition. $850 |
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25. Ephemera. “COMPLIMENTS OF ROCKPORT GRANITE CO.” Toned line cuts. Eight page promotional booklet printed on card stock with seven images, including the quarry, the great arch in Rockport, steam drilling and blasting operations, quarrying and the Granite Company’s wharf. Most are linecuts from Harper’s magazine. The back cover offers testimonials of the high quality of their granite. VG $50 |
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