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| 61. | Prybot, Peter K. WHITE-TIPPED ORANGE MASTS. THE GLOUCESTER DRAGGER FLEET THAT IS NO MORE. Glo. 1998. Color and b/w photos. Square 4to. 221 pp. First edition. Recounts the shrinking of the dragger fleet during the last third of the 20th C. Pictorial wraps. VG $20 |
| 62. | Prybot, Peter K. WHITE-TIPPED ORANGE MASTS, THE GLOUCESTER DRAGGER FLEET THAT IS NO MORE. Charleston, SC 2007. b/w photo ills. 250 pp. Recounts the shrinking of the dragger fleet during the last third of the 20th C. Second ed. NEW BOOK. Fine in stiff wrappers. $19 See Illustration |
| 63. | Reynolds, Josh. THE PORT OF GLOUCESTER. Beverly, MA. (2000). Color plates. Unpaginated. Excellent color photos of life and scenery of America’s oldest fishing port. NEW BOOK. Fine in dj. $16.95 |
| 64. | Smith, Captain Sylvanus. FISHERIES OF CAPE ANN. (Gloucester) 1915. b/w plates. vi-131 pp. “Reminiscent narratives of fishing and coasting trips; descriptive stories of Sandy Bay and The Harbor; also some interesting comment on fisheries legislation and cause of the decline of the fisheries; with a prophetic glimpse into the future.” A primary source for information on the commercial fisheries at the turn of the century, and one which Mark Kurlanski missed in his otherwise excellent book. Predicts catastrophic depletion of fisheries due to unchecked technological advances. Scarce first edition. With Smith’s inscribed card laid in. $200 |
| 65. | Stanford, Alfred. MEN, FISH & BOATS. THE PICTORIAL STORY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC FISHERMEN. (Jersey City. 1934) b/w plates. 4to. unpaginated (about 125 pp.) One of two classic collections of photographs of dory fishing, the other being S.C. Church’s American Fisherman. This copy is a first edition with slightly worn binding and the remains of a dust jacket laid in. $40 See Illustration |
| 66. | Stanford, Peter PIONEER LIVES (NY.) n.d. b/w ills. 28, (5) pp. The Pioneer was built in 1885 and for a time in 1968 berthed in Gloucester and now an exhibition at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York - who published this pamphlet. Illustrated wraps. VG $15 |
| 67. | Stapleton, Capt. J.H. GLOUCESTER MASTER MARINERS’ ASSOCIATION. 1917. (Gloucester) 1917. b/w ills. 124 pp. “List of vessels. The American Fisheries. The Sandy Bay Breakwater. Gloucester, Mass., its cheif industry, public buildings and summer home section. Illustrated.” With lists of fishing vessels as far south as Texas. Binding worn. Scarce. $126 |
| 68. | Starkey, David J., Chris Read, Neil Ashcroft (eds.) ENGLAND’S SEA FISHERIES. Lon. (2000) b/w plates. 4to. 272 pp. History of British fisheries, right up to the present. Excellent photographic resource. VG, dj. $45 |
| 69. | Stone, Benjamin J. (editor),. CAPTAINS, CLAMS AND COBBLESTONES. Newburyport. (1977) b/w plates. ix, 138 pp. Foreword by Roland H. Woodwell, Historical Society of Old Newbury. Collection of articles published for the historical society’s centennial. Much nautical material! VG $20 |
| 70. | Story, Dana. BUILDING THE BLACKFISH. Gloucester. 1988. b/w plates. 172 pp. Step-by-step photo coverage of the building of a 52 foot wooden schooner, with commentary by ship builder and historian Dana Story. Long-lost techniques and skills preserved in print. First ed. VG, dj. $30 See Illustration |
| 71. | Story, Dana. FRAME UP! Barre, MA. 1964. b/w plates. 115 pp. An anecdotal and narrative history of shipbuilding in Essex. the cry of “Frame Up!” brought the shipyard gang together to assemble wooden frames to the keel. The author built such craft in his family yard. First edition. VG in dj. $30 See Illustration |
| 72. | Story, Dana. GROWING UP IN A SHIPYARD. Mystic, 1993. b/w ills 136 pp. Fascinating reminiscences of life in the Essex shipyards by the dean of Essex shipbuilders and historians. First edition in stiff wrappers, signed. $15 |
| 73. | Story, Dana. HAIL COLUMBIA! Barre, MA. 1970. b/w plates. 175 pp. History of the construction, working life and loss of this great Gloucester racing and fishing schooner. First edition. VG, dj. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. $45 See Illustration |
| 74. | Story, Dana. THE BUILDING OF A WOODEN SHIP. Barre, Mass. 1971 b/w halftone photos unpaginated. Story’s early book on methods of wooden ship construction. First edition. VG in dj. Out of print and scarce. $45 |
| 75. | Story, Dana A. THE SHIPBUILDERS OF ESSEX. Glo. 1995. b/w plates. 368 pp. Dana Story brings his lifetime of knowledge and acclaimed narrative style to the remarkable saga of Essex shipbuilding through three centuries. An oversize publication at 9x10 inches, with computer enhanced photos to bring out details. Fine in dust jacket. First edition. $30 See Illustration |
| 76. | Sutherland, John Lester. STEAMBOATS OF GLOUCESTER AND THENORTHSHORE. Charleston, SC. 2004. b/w ills. 160 pp. Great addition to Gloucester waterfront history. Excellent photos and appendices. NEW BOOK. Stiff wraps. $19.99 |
| 77. | Thomas, Gordon. WHARF AND FLEET. (Glo. ) 1977 b/w plates unpaginated (about 80 pp) Large scale photographic look at Gloucester’s waterfront in the great days of sail. Scarce. Wraps, VG $45 |
| 78. | Thomas, Gordon W. FAST AND ABLE. Gloucester. 1968. b/w photos. 98 pp. “Life stories of great Gloucester fishing vessels.” Signed by Thomas. Ring bound. VG $20 |
| 79. | Wallace, Frederick William. WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN. Bos. 1937 b/w plates. xviii, 356 pp. Square-rigged merchant marine of British North America. First edition. VG $50 |
| 80. | Webber, William S. WATERFRONT. Gloucester, 1973 b/w plates 39 pp A photo tour of the Gloucester waterfront in the last days of sail. Narrated by the inimitable Doc Walker, with an introduction by Joe Garland. First ed. VG in illsutrated wraps. $35 See Illustration |