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| 151. | Hill, Maurice. LIGHT DUES. Lon. 1897. fldg maps outlined in red. 150 pp. "A report to the Liverpool Steamship Owner's Association." Legal basis and history of light dues. Individual lighthouses listed, with date of establishment and legislation of dues. Some manuscript notes, minor wear. $125 |
| 152. | Hilton,G.W, and R.Plummer, and J. Jobe. THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF PADDLE STEAMERS. (NY 1976) b/w plates, ills. 186 pp. Some wear to dj, else VG. $20 |
| 153. | Hobbs. Edward W. HOW TO MAKE CLIPPER SHIP MODELS. Glasgow. (1987) b/w plates, folding plans. xiii, 213 pp. Reprint. VG, dj. $15 |
| 154. | Holmes, Sir George. ANCIENT AND MODERN SHIPS. Lon. 1906. b/w plates, some fldg. 2 vol. xv, 168; xii, 213 pp. Volume I deals with wooden ships. Vol. II covers the era of steam, iron and steel. Merchant vessels only. Produced by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Well illustrated and researched. From the collection of the Institution of Naval Architecture, with their bookplate in each vol. 2 vols. $75 |
| 155. | Horgan, Thomas P. OLD IRONSIDES ,THE STORY OF USS CONSTITUTION. Boston. (1963) b/w plates, ills. 4to. 104 pp. Some soil and fade to dj, else VG $15 |
| 156. | Hotchkiss, Charles F. ON THE EBB: A FEW LOG-LINES FROM AN OLD SALT. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. New Haven. 1878. 127 pp. This old salt's recollections include his memoirs of California in 1849. With an interesting narration of the capture of a sea serpent, and its physical description. Cowan p. 292. Howes H-666. Minor wear, VG $100 |
| 157. | Hough, Richard. ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET, THE LIFE OF JOHN FISHER. NY. (1970) b/w ills. 392 pp. 1st US ed. Minor wear to dj, else VG. $15 |
| 158. | Hough, Richard. ADMIRALS IN COLLISION. NY. 1959. b/w plates. x, 180 pp. Mysterious sinking of a British battleship. Minor wear else VG $20 |
| 159. | Hough, Richard. THE LONG PURSUIT. NY. (1969) b/w plates. A Gallant Enemy meets the Royal Navy at the End of a Classic Sea Chase. Minor wear to dj, else VG $20 |
| 160. | Hough, Samuel. THE ITALIANS AND THE CREATION OF AMERICA. AN EXHIBITION AT THE JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY BROWN UNIVERSITY. Providence, R.I., 1980. Color & b/w plates. 4to. 83 pp. Light soil to pictorial wraps. VG $15 |
| 161. | Howarth, David. TRAFALGAR, THE NELSON TOUCH. NY. 1969. Color and b/w plates. 254 pp. Respected historian reconstructs the Battle of Trafalgar. VG, dj. $15 |
| 162. | Howay, F.W. A LIST OF TRADING VESSEL IN THE MARITIME FUR TRADE, 1785-1825. Kingston, Ontario. 1973. v, 208 pp. List of vessels with brief history, followed by a section of bibliography, listing books articles, serials and manuscripts pertaining to early traders. Wraps, VG. $50 |
| 163. | Howe, Octavius T. and Frederick C. Matthews. AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIPS. 1833-1858. VOLUME I ONLY Salem. 1926. Color frontis, b/w plates. 372 pp. Volume I only of this standard reference. Some soil and wear to spine and bds $30. Another copy without dj $20.00. $ |
| 164. | Hoyt, Norris. THE TWELVE METER CHALLENGES FOR THE AMERICA’S CUP. NY. (1977) Color, b/w ills. 252 pp. Narrative history and summary of races to 1974, attractively illustrated with plates from watercolor paintings. First ed. VG, dj $25 |
| 165. | Hughes, John Scott. LITTLE SHIPS. NY. 1933. b/w ills. foldout plants. 187 pp. Minor soiling and wear, else VG $20 |
| 166. | Hutchins, John G.B. THE AMERICAN MARITIME INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC POLICY, 1789-1914. Cambridge, MA. 1941. xviii, 627 pp. An economic history. Includes colonial shipping, shipbuilding, steam. First ed. VG, $20 |
| 167. | Jane, Fred. T. JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS. 1898. NY. (1969). b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 218 pp. Arco reprint. VG, dj. $30 |
| 168. | Jane, Fred. T. JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS. 1905/6 NY. (1970) b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 452, pp. Arco reprint. VG, dj. $30 |
| 169. | Jane, Fred. T. JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS. 1906/7. NY. (1970) b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 455, (25) pp. Arco reprint. VG, dj. $30 |
| 170. | Jane, Fred. T. JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS. 1914. NY. (1969). b/w plates. Oblong 4to. 503 pp. Arco reprint. VG, dj. $30 |
| 171. | Jellicoe, Admiral Viscount. THE GRAND FLEET 1914-1916. London. 1919. b/w maps. 517 pp. Ex-lib, some wear. Good. $15 |
| 172. | Jentschura, Hansgeorg and Dieter Jung.... WARSHIPS OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY,1869-1945. (Annapolis (1977) b/w plates,plans. 284 pp. Worn dj, else VG $35 |
| 173. | John E. Thropp & Sons Co. ABOUT YACHTS AND THE BEST MACHINERY TO RUN THEM. Trenton, 1900. b/w ills., plates. 21 pp. Trade catalog and brochure for the Thropp Company which made power plates and related equipment for steam yachts. Pictures of their factory, engines and steam yachts. With specification and description. VG $85 |
| 174. | Keilhau, Wilhelm. NORWAY AND THE BERGEN LINE. Bergen. 1953. b/w plates, duotone ills. 369 pp. History of the port of Bergen and Bergen line since 1850. Many ships illustrated. With list of vessels. VG in sunned and edgeworn slip case. $35 |
| 175. | Kemble, John Haskell. SAN FRANCISCO BAY. Cambridge, Md. (1947) b/w plates. 4to. xv, 195 pp. Good history employing vintage photographs. Reprint ed. VG, dj. Signed $44 |
| 176. | Kennedy, Ludovic. NELSON'S CAPTAINS. NY. (1951) b/w plates. xiv, 386 pp. Vivid recreation of Nelson's "band of brothers," combination of biography and historical scholarship. First ed, some edgewear and soil to cloth. wear else VG, $15 |
| 177. | Kenney, C.E. THE QUADRANT AND THE QUILL. Lon. 1947. b/w plates and ills. 4to. 166 pp. Written in honor of Captain Samuel Sturmy and his book, "The Mariner's Magazine" a work on navigation and the fabrication and use of navigating instruments which was first published in 1669. This book gives Sturmy's background and life, an essay on the "Mariner's Magazine" itself, and an interesting chapter on Sturmy's Library. Well illustrated, in large 4to format, with many title pages of old books on navigation reproduced. Limited to 600 copies. Light soil, corners bumped, else VG $80 |
| 178. | Keyes, Sir Roger. ADVENTURES ASHORE AND AFLOAT. London. (1939) b/w ills. Covers the History of the Royal Navy in the latter 19th and early 20th centuries. Spine sunned, some edgewear, else VG $20 |
| 179. | King, Ernest. U.S. NAVY AT WAR 1941-1945,OFFICIAL REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. Washington. 1946. 305 pp. Wraps chipped and soiled. Good. $10 |
| 180. | Koenig, William. EPIC SEA BATTLES. NJ. (1975) b/w ills. 246 pp. Trafalgar,Jutland, Midway, etc. 4to. VG in worn and faded dj. $20 |
| 181. | Kunhardt, C.P. SMALL YACHTS. THEIR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION EXEMPLIFIED BY THE RULING TYPES OF MODERN PRACTICE. NY. 1887. b/w fldg. plates. Folio, v, 369 pp. plus 63 plates. An important book on 19th century yacht design, building, rigging and sailing; the more valuable because it approaches these topics from an American perspective, with many American yachts and designers represented. Generously illustrated with in-text line cuts and 63 full page and folding plates. Toy 4763 (citing 1891 ed.) .Some edge and corner wear to bds,a bit of spine cloth rubbed off, a few pages loose but present. Of most importance, all the plates are clean and undamaged. An affordable copy of a work unavailable in reprint. $250 |
| 182. | Ladage, John H. MERCHANT SHIPS, A PICTORIAL STUDY. Cambridge, MD. (1955) b/w ills. 4to. 481 pp. Fade and edgewear to pictorial bds, else VG $15 |
| 183. | Laing, Alexander. AMERICAN SHIPS. NY (1971) b/w plates. xxi, 533 pp. Heavily illustrated general survey. VG, chipped dj. $10 |
| 184. | Laing, Alexander. SEAFARING AMERICA. NY. (1974) b/w ills. Richly illustrated general history, competently written by Laing. VG, dj. $10 |
| 185. | Lane, Carl D. AMERICAN PADDLE STEAMBOATS. NY. 1943. Color frontis. b/w plates. 4to. xiv, 250 pp. Good pictorial reference. 1st ed. VG, $45 |
| 186. | Lane-Poole, Stanley. THE BARBARY CORSAIRS. NY. 1891. 316 pp. Background and history of the North African pirates, from the 15th to 19th centuries. With a chapter on the U.S. and Tripoli. Boards soiled, bookplate removed from pastedown, else VG $20 See Illustration. |
| 187. | Larrabee, Harold A. DECISION AT THE CHESAPEAKE. NY. (1964) b/w charts. xvii, 317 pp. Reappraisal of the decisive battle of Chesapeake Bay in 1781. First edition, VG in worn and tape repaired else Good-VG $20 |
| 188. | Lawson, Will. PACIFIC STEAMERS. Glasgow, 1927. b/w plates. xx, 237 pp. Australian, New Zealand, British, Panamanian and Canadian lines, with brief histories of nearly 200 steamers. First edition, minor wear, lightly foxed, VG. $30 |
| 189. | Lawson, Will. PACIFIC STEAMERS. Glasgow, 1927. b/w plates. xx, 237 pp. Australian, New Zealand, British, Panamanian and Canadian lines, with brief histories of nearly 200 steamers. First edition, minor wear, lightly foxed, VG. $30 |
| 190. | LearmontCaptain James S. MASTER IN SAIL. London. (1954) color frontis, b/w plates 228 pp. Reminiscences of the first half of the 20th c. Spine sunned else VG $15 |
| 191. | Lenton, H.T and Colledge. BRITISH AND DOMINION WAR SHIPS OF WORLD WAR II. NY. (1964) b/w plates. Wear to dj, else VG. $20 |
| 192. | Lewis, Charles Lee. DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT. Annapolis. (1941) b/w plates. xiv, 372 pp. First years of Farragut's career. Inscribed by Lewis. Spine sunned and soiled else VG $25 |
| 193. | Lewis, Charles Lee. FAMOUS OLD-WORLD SEA FIGHTERS. Bos. (1929) b/w plates. 362 pp. Biographical sketches of famous mariners and their adventures, from the Vikings to Admiral Beatty. Edgewear.fade,and soil to bds and spine. $15 |
| 194. | Lloyd, Christopher. ATLAS OF MARITIME HISTORY. (Lon. 1975) b/w and color plates. 144 pp. Overview and quick reference for battles from the Greek Empire to WW II. VG, dj. $35 |
| 195. | Lord, Walter. THE MIRACLE OF DUNKIRK. NY. (1982) b/w ills. Light wear toi dj, else VG. $15 |
| 196. | Lovette, Vice Adm. Leland P. NAVAL CUSTOMS, TRADITION AND USAGE. Annapolis. (1959). b/w plates. xiv, 358 pp. Reprint of a book that has been a standard since the 1930s. VG in lightly worn dj. $15 |
| 197. | Low, Lt. Charles. CAPTAIN COOK'S THREE VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD. Lon. n.d. (1883) Color and b/w plates. 512 pp. Color plates, in a pretty Victorian color decorated cloth binding. Beddie 183. Minor foxing, wear, but still a nice copy. $50 |
| 198. | Lubbock, Basil. ROUND THE HORN BEFORE THE MAST. NY. 1928. b/w ills. Scarce early book by Lubbock, written fresh from a tour of duty of a four masted barque. Reprint. Spine fade and edgewear, else VG $20 |
| 199. | Lubbock, Basil THE LAST OF THE WINDJAMMERS, VOLUME 2 Glasgow. (1949) b/w ills and plans. 448 pp Volume 2 only. Spine sunned. $20 |
| 200. | Lubbock, Basil. THE LAST OF THE WINDJAMMERS, VOLUME 2, PART 1 & 2. Boston. 1929. b/w ills and Plans. 212; 443 pp. Lubbock's unmatched reference work on the great sailing vessels of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Minor wear, else VG. 2 Vols. $50 |