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| 101. | Emphemera. BROADSIDE SONG SHEET. Lon. early 19th century. woodcut headpiece. Single sheet measuring 7 1/2" x 10". It contains three songs, the longest of which is a 31 line ballad about John Paul Jones. "An American frigate, called the Richard by name/ Mounted guns forty-four, from New York she came/ To cruise in the channel of old England's fame/ With a noble commander, Paul Jones was his name..." An interesting survival. Seitz cites "Eight 4-line verses entitled Paul Jones. Printed at the Catnach Press..." -Seitz p. 200 which corresponds to this one except in length. A reading of the last stanza suggests that the final line of type had simply broken or fallen away, and that this song sheet was published anyway! $100 |
| 102. | Ephemera. COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA RELATING TO THE MARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY. 14 prospectuses for MRS publications, 2 brochures listing MRS publications (1927 and 1932) Numbers II and III of the Log of the MRS. $100 |
| 103. | Fairburn, William Armstrong. MERCHANT SAIL. (Gloucester, 1992) vii, pp. 3601-4122. Volume VI of our facsimile reprint of the best single source for information on American merchant sail. (They're already showing up on the used market!) This last of 6 volumes is particularly useful because it contains the index of vessels, giving name, date, place of launching and page reference number. VG $75 |
| 104. | Falk, Edwin. FIGHTING BOB EVANS. NY. 1931. b/w plates. 495 pp. U.S. Naval history from the civil war to a steam navy. Minor wear else VG $15 |
| 105. | Fay, Charles Edey. MARY CELESTE. Salem. 1942. Color and b/w plates. 80 pp. The "Mary Celeste" is certainly the best known mystery ship, and this is the book that made her so. She was discovered adrift and abandoned. Minor wear, VG $20 See Illustration. |
| 106. | Ferguson, Eugene S. THE LIFE OF COMMODORE THOMAS TRUXTUN, U.S. NAVY. 1755-1822. Annapolis. (1982) b/w plates. xvi, 322 pp. First full-scale biography of Truxtun. Reprint ed. VG in dj. $20 |
| 107. | Field, Col. C. BRITAIN'S SEA SOLDIERS. Lyceum. (Lon.) n.d. (1924) 4to. x, 324 pp. Vol I only, covering the history of the royal marines up to 1815. Good source of info on British activities in War of 1812, including a few charts and plates regarding same. Minor wear, sunning, VG $85 |
| 108. | Flayderman, E. Norman. SCRIMSHAW AND SCRIMSHANDERS. WHALES AND WHALEMEN. New Milford, CT (1972) b/w plates. 4to. (16),291, (15) pp. The first complete and still the best book on scrimshaw. This is #753 in a limited edition 1000 copies, with three extra plates. VG in original slipcase. $650 |
| 109. | Flexner, James Thomas. STEAMBOATS COME TRUE. Bos. (1978) b/w plates. xvii, 406 pp. A new edition of a standard history of steamboats, with new illustrations. VG, dj. $20 |
| 110. | Foltz, Jonathan M. SURGEON OF THE SEAS. Indianapolis. (1931). b/w ills. 351 pp. First ed. Memoir of a naval surgeon who saw considerable action in the Civil War.Rubbing and minor wear to cloth, interior has some foxing and yellowing. VG $20 |
| 111. | Foote, Commander Andrew H. AFRICA AND THE AMERICAN FLAG. NY. 1854. tinted litho. plates. 390 pp. Narrative of 1849 cruise against slave trade. Smith II, 2421. "The book was influential in its day in arousing sentimentagainst the slave traffic." - Smith "Am. Travellers" F46. Rebound in calf over marbled boards, with spine labels. VG $200 |
| 112. | Forester, C.S. THE AGE OF FIGHTING SAIL. NY. (1956.) 284 pp. Forester's classic on the naval war of 1812. Covers faded. $20 |
| 113. | Fox, Uffa. RACING CRUISING AND DESIGN. NY. 1938. b/w plates, lines. 4to. viii, 340 pp. Fourth book in the series of Fox's treatises on yachts and yacht design. His interests span an astounding range and his enthusiasm is always fresh. Dozens of the most successful designs in many classes are presented. Toy 1863. Good to VG $50 |
| 114. | Fox, Uffa. UFFA FOX’S SECOND BOOK. NY, (1948). b/w plates, lines. 4to. xii, 376 pp. Some soiling and wear, else VG. $70 |
| 115. | Fuchida, Mitsuo and Masatake Okumiya. MIDWAY: THE BATTLE THAT DOOMED JAPAN. (Annapolis). (1955). b/w plates. xxiv, 266 pp. The story of the Japanese Navy, as told by a former Captain and a former Commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy. VG. $15 |
| 116. | (Gardiner, Robert Ed) CONWAY’S ALL THE WORLD’S FIGHTING SHIPS 1906-1921. London, (1985). b/w plates. 4to. 439 pp. VG $30 |
| 117. | (Gardiner, Robert Ed.) CONWAY’S ALL THE WORLD’S FIGHTING SHIPS 1922-1946. (London 1980) b/w plates. 4to. 456 pp. Wear to dj, else VG $30 |
| 118. | Gardiner, Robert (ed) CONWAY’S HISTORY OF THE SHIP, THE SHIPPING REVOLUTION, THE MODERN MERCHANT SHIP. Lon. (1992) b/w plates. 4to 208 pp. VG $20 |
| 119. | Gardner, Arthur H. WRECKS AROUND NANTUCKET. New Bedford. n.d. (1954) b/w plates. 176 pp. Originally published in 1877. Revised in 1915 and 1954. Crosby p. 171. Wraps, VG. $40 |
| 120. | Gibbs, C.R. Vernon PASSENGER LINERS OF THE WESTERN OCEAN, A RECORD OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC STEAM AND MOTOR PASSENGER VESSELS FROM 1838 TO THE PRESENT TIME. NY. 1952. b/w ills. 352 pp. Minor wear. $20 |
| 121. | Gibbs, James. TILLAMOOK LIGHT. Portland, OR. (1953) b/w plates. 188 pp. Account based on Gibbs' actual experience as a lightkeeper on Tillamook Rock off the Oregon coast. First ed. VG, dj. $40 |
| 122. | Gill, G. Hermon ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 1939-1942 WITH VOL 2 1942-1945. Canberra. 1957,1968. b/w plates, maps. 2 vols. 686; 753 pp Some edgewear and short tears to dj, else VG $75 |
| 123. | Gleaves, Rear Admiral A. THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN SAILOR: REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM HEMSLEY EMORY, U.S. NAVY. NY. (1923) b/w plates. 359 pp. Minor fading and wear, VG $20 |
| 124. | Gosse, Philip. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF CAPT. CHARLES JOHNSON. NY. (1970). 80 pp. Complete bibliography of two works attributed to Johnson, "General History of the Pyrates," and "General History of the Highwaymen." Reprint edition. A hard title to find in any edition. VG-Fine $50 |
| 125. | Gosse, Philip. MY PIRATE LIBRARY. NY. (1970) b/w frontis. vi-75 pp. Reprint ed. of this still-useful bibliography of the author's library. VG-Fine. $50 |
| 126. | Grantham, John ON IRON SHIP BUILDING.WITH PRACTICAL EXAMPLES AND DETAILS. Lon. 1868. 40 b/w plates Folio. Plate Volume only (lacks text volume). Original Printed bds. showing light soil and edgewear. Plates are Very good or better with 3 showing some edge wear. $150 |
| 127. | Green, Captain Alfred J. JOTTINGS FROM A CRUISE. (Seattle). (1944). b/w. xv, 451 pp. A day by day account of life aboard a British sailing ship. Rubbing along joints, minor wear else VG, $20 |
| 128. | Green, Fitzhugh. PEARY. THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO FAIL. NY. 1926. b/w plates. viii, 404 pp. Laudatory and defensive biography of Peary. Long inscriptions on the front blank from George Palmer Putnam, publisher and explorer, and from the author, to Lester Jones. First ed. VG $100 |
| 129. | Grenfell, Russell. MAIN FLEET TO SINGAPORE. Lon. (1951) b/w ills. dj. chipped and torn, else VG $15 |
| 130. | Grossnick, Roy A. UNITED STATES NAVAL AVIATION 1910-1995. Wash. (1997) b/w plates. 4to. 811 pp. Minor wear to jacket, else VG $45 |
| 131. | Guiart, Jean (Anthony Christie, Tr.). THE ARTS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC. NY. (1963). b/w, color plates. 461 pp. Structural analysis of the arts of Oceania; hundreds of plates, each very clear pictorially and illustratively. Scarce. VG, in nice dj. $100 |
| 132. | Gurney, John Joseph. FAMILIAR LETTERS TO HENRY CLAY OF KENTUCKY, DESCRIBING A WINTER IN THE WEST INDIES. NY. 1840. 203 pp. Gurney, a New York Quaker, travelled through the West Indies observing conditions on St. Thomas, Tortola, St. Kits, Antigua, the Dominican, Jamaica and Cuba. Though of a decidely abolitionist bent, Gurney's report covers much more than slavery, and gives a good picture of life and industry on these islands. Cundall 2246. Scattered foxing, minor wear. $50 |
| 133. | Guttridge, Leonard and J.D. Smith THE COMMODORES. NY. (1969) b/w plates. ix, 340 pp. Campaigns of the Revolutionary and 1812 navies. 1st ed. VG, dj $20 |
| 134. | Guy, Noel. LA MARINE FRANCAISE. Paris. 1939. 159 pp. Some wear to pictorial bds, else VG $15 |
| 135. | Haddon, A.C. and James Hornell. CANOES OF OCEANIA. Honolulu. 1936. b/w plates, ills. 2 vols. ix, 454; vi, 342 pp. First two volumes in what I believe was a 3 volume set; each volume standing alone. Vol I, by Hornell, is Canoes of Polynesia, Fiji and Micronesia. Vol II, by Haddon, is Canoes of Melanesia, Queensland, and New Guinea. Both vols ex-lib, in original wraps. Scarce. $125 |
| 136. | Hagan, Kenneth J. THIS PEOPLE’S NAVY ,THE MAKING OF AMERICAN SEA POWER NY. (1991) b/w plates. 434 pp. VG $15 |
| 137. | Hamlyn, Paul. SHIPS. London. (1963) 149 pp. History of Ships. Bopards soiled, else VG $10 |
| 138. | Hammond, Geoffrey F. SHOWDOWN AT NEWPORT. NY. 1974. b/w ills. 216 pp. Cup history up to and including the 1970 defense. “A well-written chauvinistic history.”—Toy 1588. First edition. Short tears to dj, else VG. $25 |
| 139. | Harbron, John D. COMMUNIST SHIPS AND SHIPPING. London. (1962) b/w plates, maps. Cold war study of Communist bloc merchant shipping, including Soviet fisheries. Interesting chapters on the Polish shipbuilding industry and the Gdansk shipyard. Thorough catalog of Communist merchant vessels of the day. VG, $15 |
| 140. | Harlan, George H. SAN FRANCISCO BAY FERRYBOATS. Howell-North. Berkeley, CA 1967. Color frontis. b/w plates and ills. 4to. 195 pp. History and development of the lines and vessels that plied the Bay. With an alphabetical, illustrated roster. First ed. VG, dj. $45 |
| 141. | Harnack, E.P. SHIPS & SHIPPING. Toronto. 1934. b/w ills, charts. 543 pp. Some wear to spine ends, else clean & bright, VG $25 |
| 142. | Harrisse, Henry. JOHN CABOT THE DISCOVERER OF NORTH AMERICA AND SEBASTIAN HIS SON. Lon. 1896. b/w plates and maps. xi, 503, 4, (12) Interesting work by a master bibliographer and historian. Howes notes that this English edition of 1896 corrects and substantially alters the French edition of 1882. "The claims of Sebastian utterly discredited." Howes H-252,253. This is a very handsome untrimmed copy in half calf over marbled boards with spine label and gilt spine decorations. Bound in are catalogs of Harrise's other works, and of the productions of his publisher, Benjamin Franklin Stevens, brother of the famous bookseller, Henry Stevens. A nice copy of a book rich in historical associations. $125 |
| 143. | Hart, Francis Russell. THE NEW ENGLAND WHALE-FISHERIES. Cambridge, 1924. b/w plates. pp. 66-79 Scarce pamphlet in original wraps, not to be confused with the State Street Trust publication. VG $30 |
| 144. | Hauge, Thomas. SKOMVAER. Oslo. 1947. b/w plates. 181 pp. History of a Norwegian Sailing Ship in Norwegian. Light soil and fade to wraps $15 |
| 145. | Hay, David and Joan. THE LAST OF THE CONFEDERATE PRIVATEERS. (1977) b/w ills,maps. Light wear and fade to dj, else VG/VG $25 |
| 146. | Healy, Lauren and Luis Kutner. THE ADMIRAL. Chicago. 1944. b/w ills. 339 pp. Bio of Adm. Dewey. Spine fade and minor wear, else VG $20 |
| 147. | Henderson, James. THE FRIGATES, AN ACCOUNT OF THE LESSER WARSHIPS OF THE WARS FROM 1793 TO 1815. NY, (1971) b/w ills. 176 pp. Light wear else VG $30 |
| 148. | Hendry, Frank C. THE OCEAN TRAMP. Lon. 1938. Color and b/w plates, ills. 285 pp. Factual accounts and fictional writings about tramp steamers. Ably illustrated by marine artist Frank Mason. First ed. ,VG, $25 |
| 149. | Heyl, Erik. EARLY AMERICAN STEAMERS. Buffalo, NY. 1965, b/w ills. 346 pp. Volume 4 only of an essential source. Indexes arranged in same order as the Lyle List of Merchant Steam Vessels. Ex-lib, minor wear,VG $75 |
| 150. | Hibberd, Isaac Norris. SIXTEEN TIMES ROUND CAPE HORN. Mystic, Ct. 1980. b/w ills. 41 pp. VG in wraps. $13 |