Nelson's Trafalgar; The Battle That Changed the World
New York: Viking, 2005. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2004). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
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The Bounty; The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
New York: Viking, 2003. Color and b/w Illus. 491pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2003). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of American Naval Prints and Paintings at the Peabody Museum of Salem July 6 to September 30, 1959.
Salem: Peabody, 1959. 196 black & white illustrations. 61 pages of text. Slim 8vo, blue printed wrappers; a bit edgeworn. Salem, MA: The Peabody Museum, (1959). A very goodcopy. Exhibition catalogue, commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the launching of the frigate Essex and the founding of the East India Marine Society, 1799. More
A Narrative of the Proceedings of the British Fleet, Commanded by Admiral Sir John Jervis in the Late Action with the Spanish Fleet, on the fourteenth of February, 1797, off Ca;pe St. Vincent's
London: Cornmarket Press, 1971. 8 folding plans. Short thin 4to, blue cloth, London: Cornmarklet Press, 1971. Facsimile reprint. Covers slightly scuffed and dust-soiled, still near fine. More
Battle of Dogger Bank - January 24, 1915; Ottoman World War I Military Map
Map. Lithograph. 16.75 x 16.75 inches. In very good condition. Some wear along original fold lines. Some light staining at top right. Printed circa 1915. A Turkish (Ottoman) map of the North Sea that illustrates the Battle of Dogger Bank, a significant early battle between the British and German navies. After a difficult defeat the month prior, British spies intercepted and decoded German wireless transmissions leading to an important victory. More
The Field of Mars: Being An Alphabetical Digestion Of The Principal Naval And Military Engagements In Europe, Asia, Africa, And America. Particularly Of Great Britain And Her Allies, From The Ninth Century To The Present Period.
London: MacGowan, 1781. 2 Volumes. 33 engraved maps & plans (3 folding) & 28 engraved plates. Thick 4to, unpaginated, text in double columns. Full contemporary calf. Heraldic bookplate in each volume. London: MacGowan, 1781. Scarce. Well-worn and joints cracked but attractive and overall very good. The work contains numerous entries for North American battles of the Seven Years' War, American Revolutionary War, &c., including Annapolis Royal, Beauséjour, Brandy-Wine, Lake Champlain, Charlestown, Fort Frontenac, Louisbourg, Fort Necessity, Fort Niagara, Penobscot, Fort..... More
A Matter of Accountability; The True Story of the Pueblo Affair
New York: Coward-McCann, 1970. Illus. 408pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Coward-McCann, (1970). Very good. More
Contact; Volume One: Careers of US Naval Aviators, Assigned Numbers 1 to 2000
Washington: Naval Aviator Register, 1967. Illus. 612pp. 4to, maroon cloth. (Washington: Naval Aviator Register, 1967). Very good. More
Signal 250! The Sea Fight Off Santiago.
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
Sea Fights and Shipwrecks, True Tales of the Seven Seas
Garden City: Hanover House, 1955. Illus. 8vo, gray cloth, torn d.w. Garden City: Hanover House, 1955. More
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812
New York: Macmillan, 1928. Illus. 12mo, green cloth, corners lightly bumped, lettering on spine faded. New York: Macmillan, 1928. More
A Sketch of the Life of Com. Robert F. Stockton
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
The Authentic Narrative of The Death of Lord Nelson: with...Several Interesting Anecdotes.
London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Copperplate portrait + 1 plate. 99pp. slim 8vo, tan calf, black leather label, marbled boards (rubbed). London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Second Edition. Scarce. Very good. More
Autographed Letter Signed twice
Brooklyn, NY: 1880. 2 pages, 7.75 x 4.75 inches, signed once in the body and again at the conclusion, Brooklyn, New York, February 21, 1880, to Commander (later Rear Admiral) Reginald F. Nicholson, requesting that his grandson be allowed to board naval vessels, in full: "Do you wish a recruit -- a young officer? My grandson, Master Henry Ward Beecher Jr, would be obliged to you for permission to go aboard of some of the ships, and generally to see..... More
Union Jacks; Yankee Sailors in the Civil War
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2004. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, margins throughout lightly dampstained and wrinkled. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (2004). More
The Destruction of the Bismarck
Woodstock: Overlook, 2001. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 orange cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, boards soiled. Woodstock: Overlook Press, (2001). More
Q-Ships Versus U-Boats; America's Secret Project
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1999. Illus. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w., cloth soiled. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (1999). More
The Hunt for Hitler's Warship
Washington: Regnery, 2013. Illus. 426pp. 8vo, red boards, d.w., boards very lightly soiled. (Washington): Regnery History, (2013). History of the Allied attempts to sink the Tirpitz. More
The World's Warships
London: Macdonald, 1963. Many Photo Illus. Oblong 12mo, original green cloth, ex-lib with usual markings, portion of d.w. pasted on back cover. London: Macdonald, (1963). More
Silent Victory; The U. S. Submarine War Against Japan
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975. Illustrated. 2 volumes. 8vo, blue boards, slightly worn at extremitiesPhiladelphia: Lippincott, (1975). Very good(+). More
San Juan de Ulua, ou, Relation de L'Expedition Francaise au Mexique, sour les Ordres de M. Le Contre- Amiral Baudin ...
Paris: Gide, 1839. Suivi de Notes et Documents et d'un Apercu General sur L'Etate Actuel du Texas, par M.E. Maissin. 17 India-proof plates, text illus. vii, 591pp. 4to, orig. cloth-backed boards; (lacks plate no. 16, slight foxing affecting some plates, spine worn). Paris: Gide, 1839. First Edition. "Admiral Baudin's French fleet, returning from the reduction of Vera Cruz, touched at Velasco, and thence sailed to Galveston." Baudin and his aide-de-camp Maissin travelled to Houston where they visited President Lamar. "Admiral..... More
Under Fire With Farragut: The Signal Boy's Story
New York: Signal Boy Publications, 1919. Frontispiece and a handful of b/w illustrations. 210 pages. 8vo, blue cloth with oval portrait plate mounted on front cover. New York: Signal Boy Publications, 1919. A very good(-) copy with some soiling to cloth, spine lightly sunned, foxing to prelims and pastedowns. Inscribed by Bodder on fly. More
Help Your Country Stop This: Enlist in the Navy
New York: American Lithographic Company, 1918. Poster. Lithograph mounted on linen (two sheets have been joined). Image measures 60" x 77". Dramatic wall sized World War I recruitment poster featuring a lifeboat of sailors crashing through the waves after a U-boat attack. Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956) was born in Belgium but based in London as an artist and illustrator. His loose and lively style lends itself well to such a riveting scene. One of two war posters Brangwyn made in..... More
Journal of an African Cruiser; Comprising sketches of the Canaries, the Cape de Verds, Liberia, Madeira, Sierra Leone,
London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1968. and other places of interest on the West Coast of Africa. 12mo, green cloth, small area of light soiling to back cover, pages slightly wavy throughout. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1968 Facsimile of the London, 1845 edition. Author served on the United States Navy ship Saratoga, a sloop in the anti-slavery squadron sent to West Africa. More
Autographed Letter Signed
1981. Autographed letter signed twice as "L.M. Bucher" in response to a request for an autographed photo [not included]. 1 page, 4to, 10.5 x 8 inches, on spectacular full-color "USS Pueblo" letterhead. March 31, 1981. Horizontal folds; near fine condition. Naval hero; captain of the U.S.S. Pueblo, which was seized in the Sea of Japan by North Korea in 1968. More