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1. Allen, Nathan. MD. AN ESSAY ON THE OPIUM TRADE, INCLUDING A SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY, EXTENT, EFFECTS, ETC., AS CARRIED ON IN INDIA AND CHINA. Bos. 1850. 64 pp. First edition of an influential pamphlet by a medical doctor for the anti-opium, pro-Chinese faction, describing in detail the manufacture, use and medical effects of the drug. It was reprinted in Hunt’s Merchant’s Magazine, then published in expanded form three years later. This copy was removed from a larger volume of pamphlets and does not contain the four page statistical appendix which, presumably, remains in whatever larger collection this was cut out of. Priced accordingly. $150 |
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2. Anon. ADVENTURES OF JOHNNY NEWCOME IN THE NAVY. Lon. n.d. b/w wood engravings. 12mo. Unpaginated (12 pp.) Famous satire on British naval life about the time of the War of 1812, written by John Mitford and published here in abbreviated form for a “juvenile” audience of all ages. It appeared in many versions over the next century, including one illustrated in color by Rowlandson. Scarce, worldcat showing only seven institutions holding copies of this edition, which was published in London by Marks sometime in the 1830s. Original printed wrappers bound in. Light foxing to front cover. Text and engraved ills. clean. $250 |
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3. Anon. THE HISTORY OF CAPT. THOMAS PARISMAS. CONTAINING A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE CRUEL AND BARBAROUS TREATMENT OF A YOUNG LADY, WHO WAS THE WIFE OF MR. JAMES NEGOTIO, AN ENGLISH MERCHANT IN CANTON, IN THE EAST INDIES. n.p. 1805. 12mo. 35 pp. “The history of this innocent and unfortunate lady, is allowed, by all those who have perused it, to be one of the most striking accounts that ever appeared in print; and would almost excite tears of blood (even from the eyes of a Nero) unless every avenue of compassion was shut up.” Noble sailor saves lady from bad guy - but the scene is Canton and the chapbook, according to Worldcat and S&S, is an American production. Widely held in digital form. Worldcat shows only a single institution holding a hard copy of this edition. Terminal page chipped, with some loss of text. Shreds of original blue wrappers remain. $250 |
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4. Anon. (Edge, Frederick Milnes). THE ALABAMA AND THE KEARSARGE. NY. 1870. 24 pp. Third edition of this “account of the naval engagement in the British Channel, on Sunday, June 19th, from information furnished the writer by the wounded and paroled prisoners of the Confederate privateer Alabama, the officers of the United States’ sloop-of-war, Kearsarge, and citizens of Cherbourg.” The first edition of this interesting work was published in London in 1864, and is something of a rarity. It was reprinted in a America a year later, then in 1870. All editions are difficult to find. See Howes E45. Not in Broadfoot. Original stitched front wrapper. Back wrap lacking, else a very good copy. $250 |
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5. Anon. (Maine Fiction). THE COAST STORM: OR, A WIFE WORTH HAVING. n.p. n.d. b/w ills. 32mo. 12 pp. Emma saves her husband, the captain, and his ship, the Vincent, from wrecking off Seguin Island, Maine. The narrative is accompanied by ads and testimonials for Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh. No place or date of publication are given, but this copy was distributed by Samuel Crockett, a druggist in Norway, Maine. Worldcat locates only four copies, distributed by other firms, with suggested dates of 1885 and 1887. A good copy in original pink illustrated wrappers. $50 |
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6. Brewer, Rev. D. R. THE LOSS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO. ITS RELIGIOUS LESSONS. A SERMON. Providence. 1854. 24 pp. The new streamer San Francisco was chartered by the government to carry the Third Artillery Regiment to California. She was overpowered by a hurricane on the edge of the Gulf Stream in December 1853 and broached. About 250 passengers died before help arrived. The first 12 pages of this account are a narration of the tragedy, primarly told by a Lt. Winder. The Reverend Brewer then lets ‘er rip in a 12 page sermon. Huntress 396C records the incident and cites a sermon by a Rev. Cooper. This account is not in Huntress. Removed from a larger volume; holes along gutter from old stab sewing. Lightly foxed, VG. $125 |
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7. Broadside. (Shipwreck). ACCOUNT OF THE MOST MELANCHOLY AND DREADFUL ACCIDENT! LOSS OF THE COMET STEAM-BOAT. 70 PERSONS DROWNED. b/w wood engraving Folio sheet, 19 3/4 x 15 inches. The Comet, built in 1811, was one of the earliest passenger steamers. She sailed from Inverness to Glasgow in October, 1825. Huntress says, “As the Comet steamed up the Clyde off Kempoch Point, she was rammed by the steamer Ayr. The Comet sank in a few minutes and the Ayr’s captain, in a panic, set off for Greenock without attempting to save anyone... Only thirteen people were saved.” See Huntress 224C for a pamphlet describing the event. This broadside contains about 1250 words of text, and describes the incident in detail. The wood engraving at the top of the sheet shows drowning passengers amidst the wreck of the Comet, with the Ayr in the background. A descriptive narrative is printed in four columns, with a memorial poem beneath it printed in three columns. “Printed by J. Catnach... Dials, Card and Handbills Printed Neat and Very Cheap.” Catnach worked at the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries, so it is likely this broadside is contemporary with the event. Paper tanned. Water stain along bottom margin, barely touching a few letters of text. Light strip along the left margin, probably where the sheet was tabbed into a scrap book. Quite dramatic, and scarce. No holdings on Worldcat. $400 |
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8. Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE... ON THE BURNING OF THE SHIP BRILLIANT, BY THE REBEL PIRATE ALABAMA. NY. 1862. 22 pp. One of the early recognitions of the damage wrought by the newly-launched Confederate raider, with accounts of several of the incidents, and a listing of the thirteen ships, mostly whalers, that had been destroyed to date. The Chamber, as chambers are wont, passed resolutions of outrage and moved them along to Seward and Welles, who responded in kind. Lacks front wrapper, else VG $85 |
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9. (Charpentier, François). A TREATISE TOUCHING THE EAST-INDIAN-TRADE: OR, A DISCOURSE (TURNED OUT OF FRENCH INTO ENGLISH) CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FRENCH COMPANY FOR THE COMMERCE OF THE EAST-INDIES TO WHICH ARE ANNEXED THE ARTICLES, AND CONDITIONS, WHEREUPON THE SAID COMPANY FOR THE COMMERCE OF THE EAST-INDIES IS ESTABLISHED. Lon. 1676. Small 4to. 48 pp. Translation of a French work on the Indies trade, first published in 1664. This is the foundation document of the Compagnie française des Indes orientales. The text discusses the history and navigability of East Indian waters, as well as the political situation obtaining in kingdoms of that region. The final eleven pages are “Articles and Conditions, whereupon the trading merchants of this kingdom do most humbly beseech His Majesty... for the establishment of a company for the commerce of the East-Indies.” Second edition. STC 3715. Polak 1626 for French editions. Title and terminal pages chipped and dusty. Text evenly tanned. Very good condition in later printed wrappers, and chemise. $1250 |
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10. Chart. RESOLUTION BAY IN TANNA ISLAND SURVEYED BY CAPT. SIR E. BELCHER 1840. Engraved linen backed chart measuring 10 1/4 x 11 inches. Published by the Hydrographic Office in 1843. This chart was made by Belcher as he proceeded to the Opium War in China. Some light spotting. A good copy. $125 |
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11. Clipper Ship Sailing Card. 106 DAYS TO SAN FRANCISCO... THE A 1 OUT-AND-OUT CLIPPER SHIP CHARGER. Coated card stock, 4 1/16 x 6 1/2 inches. The Charger was a 1136 ton ship built in Portsmouth, NH in 1856. J.B. Hatch, her captain on this card, assumed command in 1859. This was her fourth voyage. She reached San Francisco in 126 days after bad weather off the Horn. This card features an attractive image of a flying horse. It has light surface abrasion, one small pinhole to the rear of the horse, and a small tan spot near the center of the card. The back is stained, probably from old scrap book removal, but bears the contemporary inscription April 1861, which would have corresponded with her sailing date. ACS p. 83 This was the card sold at the Siegel sale in 1990. It brought $650 then. Now $850 |
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12. Clipper Ship Sailing Card. CLIPPER SHIP FOR SAN FRANCISCO, MAJESTIC... I.S. LUCAS... COMMANDER. Coated card stock, 4 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches. This is a most unusual card. The Majestic, 1117 tons, was built in Portland, Maine in 1866, and lost in 1892 off San Francisco. (See Fairburn p. 1700.) The lengthy text advertises her first sailing in glowing terms, and boasts that consignments are “now rapidly closing off.” However, something went awry. The red text is printed over in diagonally oriented black type, “Under Government Bonds TO SAIL POSTIVELY February 1st, 1867.” I’ve never seen anything like it. This is the card that sold for $210 at the Siegel sale in 1990. I think that was a bargain. $350 |
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13. Clipper Ship Sailing Card. GLIDDEN & WILLIAMS LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO... THE A 1 FIRST CLASS CLIPPER SHIP RIVAL.. Coated card stock, 5 7/8 x 3 1/2 inches. “To sail about March 1, 1864... Capt. Uriel Doane, Jr.” She was a 983 ton ship built in Medford, Mass. in 1855 and lost without a trace in 1872. See ACS p. 528. This attractive card, with an interesting moire background pattern, was the card that sold for $270 at the Seigel sale. $450 |
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14. Clipper Ship Sailing Card. GLIDDEN & WILLIAMS LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO... THE NEW AND BEAUTIFUL CLIPPER SHIP SACRAMENTO. Coated card stock, 6 x 3 1/2 inches. “To sail about March 20, from Lewis Wharf. Wm. H. Nelson Commander.” The Sacramento was Boston built, 1418 tons. This attractive card, with an interesting moire background pattern, was the one that sold for $300 at the Seigel sale in 1990. $650 |
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15. Clipper Ship Sailing Card. NEUTRAL FLAG FOR LIVERPOOL. THE SPLENDID A 1 BREMEN CLIPPER SHIP SHAKESPERE... FRANCIS MCDONALD & CO. NEW YORK, DEC. 27, 1861. Coated card stock, 6 x 3 7/8 inches. This ship, US built at 1400 tons, billed herself as a neutral so that her cargo would be protected from confiscation by Confederate raiders. This is the card that sold at the Siegel sale in 1990 for $350. One small spot near right margin (as in the Siegel sale), else very good condition. A clipper ship sailing card called Shakespeare should be rresistable, no matter how Shakespere is spelt. $850 |
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16. Clipper Ship Sailing Card. SUTTON & CO’S DISPATCH LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO... THE ALWAYS POPULAR AND A 1 FIRST-CLASS CLIPPER SHIP, VOLUNTEER. SIMPSON, MASTER. Coated card stock, 6 1/2 x 4 1/8 inches. A handsome card with a patriotic image of a swashbuckling Yankee, ready for battle, holding the stars and stripes. The Volunteer, 1041 tons, was built in South Boston in 1863, so the visual theme is timely. (Fairburn p. 3930.) This is the card that brought a healthy $650 at the Siegel sale in 1990. Today a bargain at $1000 |
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17. Clipper Ship Sailing Card. WINSOR’S REGULAR LINE FOR SAN FRANCISCO. OCEAN ROVER FROM INDIA WHARF... CHAS. F. BRIARD COMMANDER. Coated card stock, 5 3/8 x 3 1/8 inches. Slightly flawed but interesting example of a card advertising sailing from Boston to San Francisco. A similar card brought $650 at the Siegel sale in 1990. This one has a dusty lower corner, but is otherwise clean and intact. The Ocean Rover was a petite 776 tons, built in Portsmouth, NH in 1860. (Fairburn 3018). $350 |
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18. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Impressment). REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE... ON THE SUBJECT OF IMPRESSED SEAMEN: WITH THE EVIDENCE AND DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING IT. Bos. 1813. 84 pp. This is an interesting Federalist document. It critiques one of the major arguments for going to war against Great Brtain - namely, impressment. The Committee finds many hundreds of names to be duplicates, and many others, assumed to be Americans, of uncertain origin. These objections are more or less supported by the testimony of sixty sailors, and captains of American vessels who had crew members impressed by Britain. Backstrip taped, probably removed. Light tanning to title page. VG. $125 |
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19. Daly, Charles P. ARE SOUTHERN PRIVATEERSMEN PIRATES? LETTER TO THE HON. IRA HARRIS. NY. 1862 13 pp. Daly argues that “privateering is a lawful mode of warfare” and that southerners are merely engaging in a “legitimate mode of making war. Therefore, he argues, captured privateersmen should be treated as prisoners of war rather than pirates. Daly was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in New York. Self wraps, in calf and marbled paper box. $45 |
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20. (Defoe, Daniel). THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. Newark, NJ. 1836 b/w wood engraved ills. 16mo. 16 pp. Defoe’s tale was repackaged many times for the youth on England and America. This is one of the scarcer iterations. Worldcat shows only four institutions holding copies. Scattered foxing, but a good copy in original yellow pictorial wrappers with a list of the publisher’s (Benjamin Olds) other offerings. $175 |
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21. Ephemera. 406,725 - SUBMARINE BOAT. JEAN B. GERBER, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. FILED, JAN. 3, 1888, SERIAL NO. 159,753. Single printed sheet. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. It doesn’t take much study to determine that this is the work of a genuine nutter. Paddles, a worm drive and human hands penetrate the hull of the vessel by a means known only to Gerber. These features are rendered more fascinating by the fact the English was obviously not Gerber’s first language. The net effect is that strange locutions and poor typesetting struggle to describe stranger concepts... “My improvement relates also of a motor power, genuine of its speed it is a unit of force of 50 pounds of power of a food per second. In my organized water power man force will suffice to turn my paddle wheel, to attain ihe speed required for a little worm of a boat.” The invention and its features are pictured at the top of the page. Upper right corner torn but present. Priceless, I know. But for you, only $75 |
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22. Ephemera. (Civil War) CHARTER PARTY. 1862. Folio printed sheet accomplished in manuscript. By this charter party the U.S. government hires a 196 ton Boston schooner named the Julia Marie “to receive on board whatever then tendered alongside by the Quartermaster U.S. Army... such goods as shall order or direct, and the said vessel can conveniently stow and carry.” The rate was a generous $785 per month, and notes on the verso indicate that she was hired from March to September, 1862. Handsome wood engraving of a paddle steamer at top. I’ve never seen one of these before, but the fact that it was a standard printed form indicates the practice of hiring civilian cargo vessels must have been widespread. $250 |
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23. Ephemera. (Fish Mongers) COLLECTION OF FISH DEALERS’ TRADE CARDS. Eleven different examples, eight of which are illustrated, of fish dealers’ trade cards from Faneuil Hall Market in Boston, Union St. Boston, Fulton Market New York, and Pier 24 New York. Including duplicates, there are a total of one hundred of these cards. The lot. $250 |
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24. Ephemera. (Floating Dry Dock). A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE PLAN AND ADVANTAGES OF A SECTIONAL FLOATING DRY DOCK, COMBINED WITH A PERMANENT STONE BASIN AND PLATFORM, AND CONNECTED WITH LEVEL BEDWAYS, SLIDING WAYS, AND HOUSED SLIPS, FOR REPAIRING, LAUNCHING, AND LAYING UP IN ORDINARY, THE SHIPS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY. NY. 1844. folding b/w litho ill. (1), 32 pp. The main feature of this interesting work is the large folding lithographed plate of the proposed works. It measures 16 x 31 inches and is signed by “P.R. Hodge... 2 Wall St. NY.” The promoters of the project, Dodge, Burgess, Moody and Deakin identify themselves at the top of the plate. By 1845 they had formed the New York Dry Dock Co. and petitioned Congress for support. Bound in original printed wrappers. Front wrap has a piece torn from upper corner with no loss of text. $300 |
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25. Ephemera. (Sea Serpent). TO MISS ROSE KENNEDY, OF NEW ORLEANS. POLKA. SEA SERPENT. b/w lithograph. 8 pp. This is a piece of sheet music with a wonderful full page cover lithograph by B.W. Thayer Co. showing a sea serpent rising in Boston Harbor with the city in the background. Just a trace of an old tide line along the top edge, otherwise an attractive copy. The bottom of the page is trimmed closely, but Worldcat shows a date of 1850. It also shows that only two libraries hold copies. With 7 pages of music. $150 |
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