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| 41. | Hauk, Z. William. THE STONE SLOOPS OF CHEBEAGUE. Bos. 1953. 4to. Closely researched history of these vessels, with firsthand narratives, biographies, genealogies and line drawings by Hauk, containing a good bit of Maine local history. Second, revised edition, VG. $150 |
| 42. | Hauk, Zenos. T-WHARF. Bos. 1952. 4to. b/w illus. 185 pp. Traces the history of Boston’s T Wharf from colonial times. This is #206 in a limited edition of 500 copies. A cult item for Boston collectors, illustrated by the inimitable Larry O’Toole. Light edgewear, else VG. $100 See Illustration |
| 43. | Hawes, Charles Boardman. GLOUCESTER BY LAND AND SEA. Boston, 1923. ills by Lester Hornby. 226 pp Intimate history of old-style Gloucester, with drawings and a color frontispiece by Lester G. Hornby. Some cover wear, text and plates Fine. First ed. $30 |
| 44. | Hayden, Sterling. WANDERER. NY, (1963) 434 pp Hayden spent some time on Cape Ann as a young man prior to his Hollywood career. He was a mate on the schooner Yankee in the 1930s. Book club edition in dj. $25 See Illustration |
| 45. | Hoyt, William. HANGING ON. (Gloucester. 1987) b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 108 pp. Over 100 black and white full page photos document the Gloucester waterfront in change, 1927-1948. Images include boats, wharves and waterfront industry. Preface by historian Joe Garland. Useful list of vessels. Wraps. VG $25 See Illustration |
| 46. | Kipling, Rudyard. “CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS.” A STORY OF THE GRAND BANKS. Lon. 1897. b/w ills. 245 pp. First English (and true first) edition of Kipling’s classic tale of a young man’s coming of age in Gloucester’s commercial fisheries. In gold decorated blue cloth binding, with Kipling’s signature tipped in. Light wear to spine ends, but a nice copy of a wonderful book. $300 See Illustration |
| 47. | Kurlansky, Mark. THE LAST FISH TALE. NY. 2008. b/w ills. 269 pp. General survey of Gloucester's shrinking fishing industry. Factual errors and oversights, but fun writing. NEW BOOK $25 See Illustration |
| 48. | Master Mariner’s Assoc. SOUVENIR AND DIRECTORY OF THE MASTER MARINERS’ ASSOCIATION OF GLOUCESTER, MASS. (Gloucester) 1906. b/w ills. 20 pp. plus ads. Twentieth Anniversary edition. History of the Association. Lists of members. Twenty extra pages of illustrated advertisements. Rare $100 |
| 49. | McClure, W. Raymond. THEY THAT GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS. (Rutland, VT 1968.) b/w plates, map. 87 pp. Recollections of a Gloucester fisherman. Awkward title but a very informative piece of writing about the minutia for dory fishing. Inscribed by author to Charles Sayle. Stiff wraps. VG $25 |
| 50. | McFarland, Raymond. A HISTORY OF THE NEW ENGLAND FISHERIES. (Gloucester 2002) b/w maps. 457 pp. Published by the University of Pennsylvania in a limited quantity in 1911, this authoritative history is for some reason practically impossible to locate. Aside from the 19th century works of Goode and Sabine, it is probably the most important and comprehensive work on the topic. Therefore, we’ve reprinted it on wide margined acid free paper and bound it in sturdy blue buckram with handsome gold spine lettering and decoration. $65 |
| 51. | McFarland, Raymond. THE MASTS OF GLOUCESTER. NY. (1937) b/w plates. x, 268 pp. One of the more accurate accounts of Gloucester dory fishing. Like Connolly, McFarland can spin a yarn. Unlike Connolly, this author sticks close to the facts about what was a hard, dangerous and rewarding business, and doesn’t get carried away by the romance. First edition. VG in worn dj. $40 See Illustration |
| 52. | Merkel Andrew. SCHOONER BLUENOSE. Toronto. 1948. b/w plates. viii, 70 pp. Serious book on this great schooner with photos by W.R. MacAskill. First edition. VG, chipped dj. $40 See Illustration |
| 53. | Miles, A. Graham. A FISHERMAN’S BREEZE. NY. (1924). b/w plates. 02 pp. An accurate and lively account of a two week fishing trip from Fulton market in 1904 on the schooner “Ruth M. Martin,” including a wild storm. Illustrated with the author’s photographs. Excellent documentation of dory fishing and fishermen, though not specifically Gloucester. First ed. VG $45 |
| 54. | Munroe, Kirk. DORYMATES. A TALE OF THE FISHING BANKS. NY. (1917). b/w plates. 357 pp. “A Tale of the Fishing Banks.” Second ed. VG $15 See Illustration |
| 55. | Nicastro, Charles G. IRON MEN, WOODEN SHIPS (Gloucester). 1998. b/w photos. 4to. 89 pp. Eighty-nine Gloucester fishing boat skippers pictured with short bios. $25 See Illustration |
| 56. | Phillips, Stephen Willard (editor). SHIP REGISTERS OF THE DISTRICT OF GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. 1789-1875. Salem, 1944. b/w plates 196 pp. Compiled from the Gloucester Customs House Records, now on deposit at the Essex Institute. Useful and hard-to-find. First ed. VG. $125 |
| 57. | (Procter Brothers). THE FISHERMEN’S OWN BOOK. Gloucester, MA (1881) b/w woodcut ills. 274 pp. “The list of men and vessels lost from the Port of Gloucester... from 1874 to ... 1882.” One of the essential books on the fisheries, containing also much anecdotal and narrative material about this industry in the 19th century. This is a particularly Fine copy of the first edition. $150 See Illustration |
| 58. | Procter, George H. THE FISHERMEN’S MEMORIAL AND RECORD BOOK. Gloucester. 1873. b/w wood engravings. iv, 172, (12) pp. “A list of vessels and their crews, lost from the port of Gloucester from the year 1830 to October 1, 1873... it also contains valuable statistics of the fishing business, off-hand sketches, big trips, tales of narrow escapes...” First edition, in original illustrated wrappers, and scarce thus. $125 See Illustration |
| 59. | Proctor, George. THE FISHERMEN’S MEMORIAL RECORD BOO.K Charleston, SC. 2004. b/w ills. 172 pp. Reprint of 19th century classic. Statistics and tales of the Gloucester fishing industry from 1830-1873 with a new intro and additional material from Joe Garland. NEW BOOK. Stiff wrappers. $24.99 |
| 60. | Prybot, Peter K. LOBSTERING OFF CAPE. A LIFETIME LOBSTERMAN REMEMBERS Charleston, SC. 2006. Color & b/w ills. 157 pp. Memoir of a Cape Ann fisherman and writer, with much on techniques and marketing. NEW BOOK. Stiff wrappers.. $22.99 |