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| 251. | Phillips-Birt, Douglas. THE HISTORY OF YACHTING. NY. (1974) color, b/w plates. 288 pp. Readable history excellently illustrated. With bibliography. Toy 18. VG, dj. $35 |
| 252. | Pineau, Roger (editor) THE PERSONAL JOURNAL OF COMMODORE MATTHEW C. PERRY. Wash. 1968. Color and b/w plates. 4to. xix, 241 pp. Japan Expedition, 1852-1854, with intro by S. E. Morison. some rubbing,edgewear to bds else VG $30 |
| 253. | Polmar, Norman. SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OF THE U.S. FLEET. Annapolis. (1981) b/w plates. 421 pp. VG, dj. $20 |
| 254. | Potter, E.B. BULL HALSEY. Annapolis. (1985) b/w plates, maps. 421 pp. Bio of the WW II Admiral. VG $20 |
| 255. | Powell, Michael DEATH IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE GRAF SPEE. NY. (1957) Fade and soil to spine and bds else VG $15 |
| 256. | Poynter, F.N.L. (ed) THE JOURNAL OF JAMES YONGE (1647-1721) Hamden. 1963. 247 pp. Minor wear, else VG $15 |
| 257. | Preston, Anthony. BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR I, AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BATTLESHIPS OF ALL NATIONS 1914-1918. Harrisburg. (1972) b/w plates, fold out plans 260 pp. VG $25 |
| 258. | Preston, Anthony, David Lyon and John Batchelor. NAVIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Englewood Cliffs, NJ. (1975) b/w and color plates. 157 pp. Illustrated survey of ships, weaponry and uniforms. VG, dj. $15 |
| 259. | Price, A Grenfell. (editor.) THE EXPLORATIONS OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK... NY. (n.d.) Color and b/w plates. xvii, 292 pp. As told by selections of his own journals, 1768-1779. A Heritage Press book. Handy condensation in attractive format. VG in worn and torn slipcase $20 |
| 260. | Prince, Hezekiah, Jr. JOURNALS OF HEZEKIAH PRINCE, JR. 1822-1828. NY. (1965) b/w plates, chart. xxii, 448 pp. Early coasting trade. Intros by Whitehill and Albion. dust jacket is edgeworn and faded else VG, $20 |
| 261. | Puleston, Capt. W.D. THE DARDANELLES EXPEDITION, A CONDENSED STUDY. Annapolis. 1927. b/w plates. 171 pp. An account of the WWI Naval attack. Minor wear else VG $25 |
| 262. | Putnam, George Granville. SALEM VESSELS AND THEIR VOYAGES. (SERIES 3 ONLY) Many Salem vessels and captains pictured and described. A microcosm of 19th century American maritime trade. Some soil and creasing to bds. edgewear and rubbing. Good to VG $25 |
| 263. | Ranlett, Frederick Jordan. MASTER MARINER OF MAINE. Portland. 1942. b/w plates. 145 pp. The first 50 years (life at sea) of a true man-of-affairs born in the post-Revolutionary period. Primarily narrates his vessels and voyages. Haskell 1017. One of a limited edition of 300.Soil and fade to spine,VG $40 |
| 264. | Rattray, Jeannette Edwards. THE PERILS OF NEW YORK PORT. NY. (1973) b/w plates. xvi, 302 pp. "Maritime disasters from Sandy Hook to Execution Rocks." With chronological and alphabetical lists of disasters. First edition.some creasing on rear panel of dj, else VG/ VG, $30 |
| 265. | Reynolds, John. PETER GOTT, THE CAPE ANN FISHERMAN. Bos. 1856. b/w frontis. xii-280 pp. Fictional tale, but based closely on fact. Reynolds was a property owner and part time resident on Cape Ann, and his descriptions utilize first hand accounts and childhood memories. Certainly the best account of early 19th century life on Cape Ann, typical of a New England fishing community. For good measure the hero of this tale is inadvertently involved in the War of 1812, and spends time in Dartmoor prison. Spine ends worn. Good. $60 |
| 266. | Richardson, John M. STEAMBOAT LORE OF THE PENOBSCOT. Augusta, ME. (1950) b/w plates. 4to. (12) 207 pp. Forward by novelist Ben Ames Williams. Copiously illustrated. Signed by author. VG, in lightly worn dj. $55. Another copy unsigned $45 $ |
| 267. | Rienits, Rex and Thea. THE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN COOK. Lon. (1968) Color and b/w plates. 157 pp. Useful summary with contemporary ills.4to. VG, . $15 |
| 268. | Riesenberg, Felix. CURRIER & IVES PRINTS. EARLY STEAMSHIPS. Lon. 1933. Color plates. (10) pp. plus 8 tipped-in color plates. No. 4 in the series "Currier & Ives Prints" with text by Riesenberg and a list of 204 prints.Fade,soil and stain to bds, about 3/4 of spine strip missing else VG $25 |
| 269. | Rigg, Linton. BAHAMA ISLANDS. Toronto. (1949). b/w plates, fldg. charts. xviii, 168 pp. One of Eugene Connett's cruising guide series. History, weather, passages, facilities, etc. Light soil,VG $15 |
| 270. | Robinson, Chr. COLLECTANEA MARITIMA: BEING A COLLECTION OF PUBLIC INSTRUMENTS... TENDING TO ILLUSTRATE THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF PRIZE LAW. Lon. 1801. (6), viii, 213 pp. First edition and only edition of a scarce treatise on the origins and application of prize law. British Museum Cat. 21 p. 814. Old mottled calf, rebacked in calf. Law library call number at base of backstrip. Text clean and binding sound. $150 |
| 271. | Robinson, Gregory. SHIPS THAT HAVE MADE HISTORY. NY. 1936. Color, b/w ills. 139 pp. Discussion of a dozen historic ships, with color plate of painting by Robinson of each vessel. .4to,light fade and soil to bd edges, else VG. . $50 |
| 272. | Robinson, John and George Francis Dow. THE SAILING SHIPS OF NEW ENGLAND. SERIES TWO. Salem. 1924. b/w plates. 51 pp. plus plates. Introduction is a biographical sketch of Donald McKay and the ships he built. This is followed by hundreds of sepia-toned plates of New England vessels. Front end paper a bit loose,edge wear to spine ends,some fade,else VG $30 |
| 273. | Robinson, John and George Francis Dow. THE SAILING SHIPS OF NEW ENGLAND. THIRD SERIES. Salem. 1928. b/w plates. 45 pp plus hundreds of plates. Publication #18 of the Marine Research Society.Minor wear, else VG. $30 |
| 274. | Robinson, M.S. A PAGEANT OF THE SEA. THE MACPHERSON COLLECTION... Lon. 1950. Color and b/w plates. vii, 264 pp. An illustrated survey of the important collection of maritime prints and drawings in the National Maritime Museum. Handsome color plates and informative text. A good reference. Ex-lib with embossed stamp on title page and small hole in spine else VG. $50 |
| 275. | Robinson, M.S. A PAGEANT OF THE SEA. THE MACPHERSON COLLECTION... Lon. 1950. Color and b/w plates. vii, 264 pp. An illustrated survey of the important collection of maritime prints and drawings in the National Maritime Museum. Handsome color plates and informative text. A good reference. VG.Inscribed to W.F. Gibbs of Gibbs & Cox $85 |
| 276. | Roe, Michael (ed.) JOURNAL AND LETTERS OF CAPTAIN CHARLES BISHOP... 1794-1799. Cambridge, ENG. 1967. b/w plates, fldg. charts. lvi, 341 pp. Northwest coast of America, south Pacific, and New South Wales. On a fur trading trip from England to Canton, via Japan. This is the first publication of his journals and letters. Some spine fade else ,VG. $30 |
| 277. | Rogers, Henry Huddleston. CATALOGUE OF THE HENRY HUDDLESTON ROGERS COLLECTION OF SHIP MODELS. Annapolis. (1954) Color, b/w plates. xiii, 115 pp. This is one of the more famous collections at the United States Naval Academy. VG. $20 |
| 278. | Rohrbach, H.C. Paul. FL. A CENTURY AND A QUARTER OF REEDEREI F. LAEISZ. Flagstaff, AZ. 1957. b/w plates. Masters, vessels and history of the nitrate trade. VG, dj. $35 |
| 279. | Roscoe, Theodore. UNITED STATES DESTROYER OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II. Annapolis. (1933) b/w plates, charts. 4to. xviii, 581 pp. The standard work on destroyers in WW II. Dj has some edge tears, else VG. $40 |
| 280. | Roskill,S.W. WHITE ENSIGN, THE BRITISH NAVY AT WAR 1939-1945. Annapolis. (1960) b/w ills. VG in chipped dj. $30 |
| 281. | Rosser, W.H. and James F. Imray. SAILING DIRECTIONS... FOR... THE BAY OF BENGAL. Lon. 1866. viii, 138, (2), 44 pp. With detailed information on passages, winds and currents of Bay of Bengal. Including chapters on Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ceylon, and the north and east coasts of the Bay of Bengal with folding charts of these waters. Charts are tanned, show some foxing, G Catalog of charts and books published by Imray is bound in at back. $175 |
| 282. | Ruge, Fredrick. DER SEEKRIEG, THE GERMAN NAVY’S STORY 1939-1945. Annapolis. (1957) b/w ills. VG, faded dj. $25 |
| 283. | Ryan, Allie. PENOBSCOT BAY, MT. DESERT AND EASTPORT STEAMBOAT ALBUM. Camden, ME. 1972. b/w plates. 4to. 72 pp. Old photos of boats that plied these waters, with descriptions and histories. A couple of small tear to pictorial wraps,else VG. $20 |
| 284. | Sampson, John. THE SEVEN SEAS SHANTY BOOK CONTAINING 42 SEA SHANTIES & SONGS. London. 1927. 4to. 69 pp. Pictorial wraps are sunned and soiled, interior clean and tight. Good to VG $40 |
| 285. | (Sands, Robert C., editor.) LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF JOHN PAUL JONES, INCLUDING HIS NARRATIVE OF THE CAMPAIGN OF THE LIMAN. NY. 1860. b/w frontis. 555 PP. Assembled by Sands using original letters and manuscripts by Jones. A good early account, and scarce. Ex lib. Rebound in blue cloth. VG. Howes S-91. $30 |
| 286. | Sawtell, Clement Cleveland. CAPTAIN NASH DECOST AND THE LIVERPOOL PACKETS. Mystic. 1955. b/w ills. 98 pp. Some fade and wear to wraps, else VG $15 |
| 287. | Schermerhorn, Frank Earle. AMERICAN AND FRENCH FLAGS OF THE REVOLUTION. Pa. Sons. of Rev. Phila. 1948. Color plates. 148 pp. Includes naval and privateer flags. With color plates illustrating flags. Front blank removed, else VG $50 See Illustration. |
| 288. | Schroeder, Seaton. A HALF CENTURY OF NAVAL SERVICE. NY. 1922. b/w plates. 443 pp. Autobiography of Naval Officer during last half of 19th C. Spine fade and light soil to clothe, else VG $15 |
| 289. | Scott, Edward B. THE SAGA OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. VOL. I. (Lake Tahoe, NV. 1968) b/w plates, fldg. map, ills. 4to. xiii, 933 pp. "A complete documentation of Honolulu's and Oahu's development over 175 years." A brilliant source of documentary photos and graphics. First edition, and the only vol. ever published. This is a PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. VG $125 |
| 290. | Seager, Robert II and Doris D. Maguire (editors) LETTERS AND PAPERS OF ALFRED THAYER MAHAN. Annapolis. (1975) b/w plates. 3 vols. xvii, 718; xiii, 745; xiii, 873 pp. 3 vols in slipcase. Some wear to printing on backstrips else VG $50 |
| 291. | Sec.of the Navy. OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. SERIES 1, VOL 27. NAVAL FORCES IN WESTERN WATERS/1 TO 9/16 1865,OPERATION OF SUPPLY VESSELS 1861-65. Washington, 1917. b/w frontis. 929 pp. Ex-lib. rubbed, soiled, edgeworn. sSpine bright and interior clean & tight. $15 |
| 292. | Sec. of the Navy. OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. SERIES 1, VOL 26. NAVAL FORCES ON WESTERN WATERS 3/1 TO 12/31 1964 Washington 1914 b/w frontis, maps 915 pp Ex-lib. Soil and edgewear to bds, spine sticker, else VG $15 |
| 293. | Sec. of the Navy OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. SERIES 1,VOLUME 25, NAVAL FORCES ON WESTERN WATERS FROM MAY 18,1863 TO FEB. 29,1864 Wash. 1912 b/w frontis, maps 887 pp Ex-lib, light wear and soil, else VG $15 |
| 294. | Sec. of the Navy OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. SERIES 1, VOL.24. NAVAL FORCES ON WESTERN WATERS FROM JANUARY 1 TO MAY 17, 1863 Washington 1911 b/w ills, maps 803 pp Ex-lib,wear and fade, some soil to bds, sticker on spine. Good $15 |
| 295. | Secretary of the Navy OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION. SERIES 1,VOLUME 22. OPERATIONS WEST GULF BLOCKADING SQUADRON 1/1 65 TO 1/31 1866. Washington. 1908. b/w frontis, maps. 965 pp. Some shelf wear, else VG $15 |
| 296. | Secretary of the Treasury. LETTER... TRANSMITTING A STATEMENT OF THE MONIES EXPENDED DURING THE YEAR 1811 FOR THE MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR... 1812. Wash. 1812. Folio. 3 leaves, 5 folding tables. One of the folding tables document payments for construction and upkeep of lighthouses, whale oil for lights, etc. 2 others detail payments for Revenue Service and Cutters. $50 |
| 297. | Secretary of the Treasury. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF NAVIGATION, 1898. Washington. 1898. 375 pp. Scattered foxing, else VG $15 |
| 298. | Shaw, James L. SHIPS OF THE PANAMA CANAL. Annapolis. (1985) b/w plates. Photos of the construction and early days of the Canal. Oblong, large 8vo, VG $25 |
| 299. | Sherman, Stuart C. THE VOICE OF THE WHALEMAN. Providence. 1965. b/w plates. 219 pp. Surveys the large and important Nicholson collection in Providence, but also identifies customs, commercial and consulate records relating to whaling. Lists 836 manuscript logbooks. With bibliography, index, list of whaling masters, ports and clearance dates. VG, chipped dj. $45 |
| 300. | Silvers, Reuben. VOLUNTEERS AND PRIVATEERS. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR RESERVE NAVAL FORCES:1766-1866. Annapolis. (1975) 302 pp. VG $15 |