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| 1. | Babson, Roger W. THE SEA MADE MEN. NY. 1937 b/w plates. 280 pp. True story of Captain Gorham P. Lowe, a Gloucester lad who went to sea in 1822 and became a successful captain. First ed. VG $25 |
| 2. | Barker, F. A. (pub.) THE MARINER’S MEDICAL GUIDE. Gloucester, MA. 1921. b/w. 187 pp. “Designed for the use of Ships, Families and Plantations, containing the symptoms and treatment of Diseases.” Selected from standard works. VG. $30 |
| 3. | Bartlett, Kim. THE FINEST KIND. THE FISHERMEN OF GLOUCESTER NY. 1977. b/w plates. 251 pp. Hard-edged and accurate portrait of Gloucester fishermen, their lives and work. Excellent photos by Nubar Alexanian. First Edition. VG, dj. $15 See Illustration |
| 4. | Boeri, David and James Gibson. “TELL IT GOODBYE, KIDDO.” Camden, ME. (1976). b/w photos. 154 pp. “Decline of the New England Offshore Fishery.” VG, dj. $20 |
| 5. | Bourne, Russell. THE VIEW FROM FRONT STREET. W.W. Norton. NY (1989) b/w plates. Sq. 4to. 282 pp. Photo and narrative tour of New England’s fishing communities. First ed. VG, dj. $20 |
| 6. | Burgess, Robert H. SEA, SAILS AND SHIPWRECK. Cambridge, MD. 1970. b/w plates. 132 pp. Photographic documentation of the career of the four-masted schooner Purnell T. White. With detailed text. VG in dj. $25 |
| 7. | Chapelle, Howard I. AMERICAN SMALL SAILING CRAFT. NY. (1951) b/w plates, ills. xviii, 363 pp. Design, development and construction. 1st ed. VG, lightly worn dj. $40 See Illustration |
| 8. | Chapelle, Howard I. THE AMERICAN FISHING SCHOONERS 1825-1935. NY. (1973) b/w plans, plates. 690 pp. The major work on the history of the development of the New England fishing schooner from colonial days. First edition. Fine condition in dj. $50 See Illustration |
| 9. | Chase, Mary Ellen. THE FISHING FLEETS OF NEW ENGLAND. Bos. 1961. b/w ills. 180 pp. Intended as a history for younger readers, the material is well presented. Good in dj. $20 |
| 10. | 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. $60 |
| 11. | Church, Albert Cook and James B. Connolly. AMERICAN FISHERMEN. NY. (1940. ie. 1965). b/w plates, line ills 192 pp. Reprint edition of this excellent work on fishing schooners and fishermen. One of the best pictorial sources. VG, lightly worn dj. $30 See Illustration |
| 12. | Connolly, James B. CRESTED SEAS. NY. 1926. b/w plates. 311 pp. Short stories about the Gloucester fishing fleet. A Fine copy in decorated boards. $40 See Illustration |
| 13. | Connolly James B. OPEN WATER. NY. 1910. b/w plates. 322 (4) pp. Collection of Connolly’s short stories. With 4 page catalog of Connolly’s work at back. First edition. VG in bright pictorial cover. $45 See Illustration |
| 14. | Connolly, James B. OUT OF GLOUCESTER. NY. 1902. b/w plates. 276 pp. Short story collection by the old master. First ed. in bright pictorial cover. $45 See Illustration |
| 15. | Connolly, James B. SEA-BORNE THIRTY YEARS AVOYAGING. Garden City. 1944. 246 pp. Autobiography of America’s first Olympic victor and story teller of the fishermen. Inscribed by Connolly. First edition. VG $20 |
| 16. | Connolly, James B. STEEL DECKS. NY. 1925. 265 pp. Connolly’s only novel about the Navy. First ed. $25 |
| 17. | Connolly, James B. THE BOOK OF THE GLOUCESTER FISHERMEN. NY. 1927. b/w ills. 301 pp. Connolly’s collection of fact-based accounts of the dory fishermen and their work. First edition in lightly sunned dj. Not often found with dustjacket. $50 See Illustration |
| 18. | Connolly, James B. THE DEEP SEA'S TOLL. NY. 1905. b/w plates. 315 pp. First edition. A nice copy of this collection of stories about the Gloucester banks fishermen. Pictorial cover bright. $40 See Illustration |
| 19. | Connolly, James B. THE PORT OF GLOUCESTER. N.Y. 1940 Sepia tint ills. 335 pp plus 5 sepia dwgs. First edition of Connolly’s anecdotal history of Gloucester, with emphasis on “port”. VG $35 See Illustration |
| 20. | Connolly, James B. THE SEINERS. NY. 1904. b/w frontis. 314 pp. First edition of Connolly’s Gloucester novel. In bright pictorial cover. $40 See Illustration |