Square-Rigger Days.
illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: John Day, (1964). vg. More
illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: John Day, (1964). vg. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. Intro. by Robert Cushman Murphy. plates, some in color. 4to, red cloth, edges of corners lightly worn and lightly bumped, front cover very lightly soiled, plates at end are slightly wavy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938. Popular edition and second edition. More
New York: Walker, 1982. Illustrated by David Wool. 64p. blue boards, d.w. New York: Walker & Co., (1982). First Edition. More
Small thick 8vo, cloth (spine faded with small chip at head; several pages a bit dog-eared). Garden City, (1934). More
Philadelphia: Chilton, 1960. Many photo Illus. 116pp. Small 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. slightly chipped. Philadelphia: Chilton, 1960. Very good. More
New York: David McKay, 1964. Frontis. 8vo, original blue cloth, ex-lib with usual markings, margin chipped on Frontis. New York: David McKay, (1964). More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1978. Illustrated abundantly in black and white. 256 pages. Square 4to, navy cloth with gold lettering, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1978). Page edges a bit toned, internally clean and tight. Very good in a very good dust wrapper. More
Barre: Barre Publishing, 1962. 3 folding plans in back pocket, Illus. 8vo, original blue cloth, d.w., ex-lib with usual markings. Barre: Barre Publishing, 1962. More
Garden City: Hanover House, 1955. Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, torn d.w. Garden City: Hanover House, 1955. More
Atglen: Schiffer Publishing, 1994. Numerous photo Illus. 4to, gray cloth, d.w. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, (1994). Fine. More
Washington D.C. National Geographic, 1999. Features rich and vibrant color photography and monotone photography. 191 pages. Thin 4to. gray cloth with giltstamped text in dust wrapper. Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 1999. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Additional photography by Mark Thiessen, Keith Morehead, and Glen Marullo. Underwater paintings by Ken Marshall. Technical and historical consultation by Robert J. Cressman, Charles Habertein, Jr., and John Lundstrom. More
New York: Watson-Guptill, 1957. Illustrated in b/w and color throughout. 93 pages. Small, slim 4to, pale blue cloth, d.w. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1957. A very good(+) copy with light fading to cloth edges; in a very good(-) dust wrapper, sunned and edgeworn with slight chipping along upper edges. More
Baltimore: Baltimore Association of Commerce, 1929. folding map, photo Illus. 66pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers sunned near spine, two small tears to wrappers. Baltimore: Export and Import Bureau, Baltimore Association of Commerce, 1929. Contains extensive survey of the port and its activities, along with many economic statistics. More
New York: Macmillan, 1928. Illus. 12mo, green cloth, corners lightly bumped, lettering on spine faded. New York: Macmillan, 1928. More
Bryn Mawr: Franklin Press, 1956. 98 photo Illus., folding map. 276pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, otherwise very good. Bryn Mawr: Franklin Press, (1956). Yachting cruises on Chesapeake Bay and Long Island Sound starting in 1897. This volume is a reprint of the Bryn Mawr, 1909 edition. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1980. Edited by Gavin Kennedy. Many illustrations throughout. 208 pages. Tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: David Godine, (1980). Very good The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of HMS Bounty; its Causes and Consequences. More
London: Omega, 1972. 506 illustrations, 150 in color. 320 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers, edgeworn. London: Omega, (1972). A very good copy. More
506 illus., 150 in color. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Walker, (1972). vg. More
Elkton: Batek Marine Publishing, 2011. Well-printed color and black & white illustrations throughout. 184 pages. Square 4to, blue cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial d.w. Elkton: Batek Marine Publishing, (2011). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Tudor, 1973. 30 mounted color plates, 327 other illus. 300pp. Large sq. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York, (1973). Near fine. More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. With an Appendix, Comprising His Correspondence with the Navy Department respecting His Conquest of California...Together with His Speeches in the Senate of the United States, and His Political Letters. Frontis. 131pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, rebound in modern 3/4 brown morocco, back cover lightly soiled on cloth, scattered light foxing including Frontis. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. First Edition. Howes B-259. Sabin 91904. More
London: Jarrolds, 1967. Illustrated. 312 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; minor wear to heads of dust wrapper's spine. London: Jarrolds, (1967). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Three b/w Illus. and 2 diagrams. 60pp., 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled. N.p., no date. Beale's book was Melville's main source of information on whaling. A facsimile of the London, 1835 edition. This copy is without a publisher or date. It is circa 1975. More
San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1970. Illustrated, some in color. large 8vo, cloth, d.w. San Francisco, (1970). A Sierra Club Publication. More
Illustrated by views ... by W. H. Bartlett. Profusely illus. with full page steel engravings. 2 vols. 4to, 3/4 morocco, mildewed; lacking 5 of the plates called for in the list of illustrations. London, 1842. Missing plates in Vol. I at p. 28 and Vol II at p. 151, in Appendix at pp. 166, 173, 180. The appendix to Vol. I is bound in at end of Vol. II. Artists beside Bartlett include Harding, Creswick, Cooke, and Balmer, with many..... More
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