Afrique (Cote Nord) A L'est Du Detroit De Gilbraltar Levant Entre La Mer Egee Et Le Canal De Suez.
Paris: 1968. One folding map. 8vo, cloth. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1968. More
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Sea Mosses
8vo in 3/4 dark brown leather, spine rubbed with laid title on front cover. 40pp with 35 actual specimens carefully preserved on white cards tipped in to each page. p18 has small tape repair otherwise in very good condition. London circa 1890. Exquisite 19th century scrapbook of artfully arranged seaweed specimens. Seaweed collecting was, a sub category of scrapbooking, and a popular activity for women during the Victorian era. It was considered a wholesome way for women to engage with..... More
Whaler's Eye.
London: Macmillan, 1964. Illustrated throughout. Tall 8vo, cloth. London: Macmillan, 1964. A Chief Chemist's memoir of 20 years whaling in the Antarctic Ocean. More
How Did We Find Out About Life in the Deep Sea?
New York: Walker, 1982. Illustrated by David Wool. 64p. blue boards, d.w. New York: Walker & Co., (1982). First Edition. More
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 36" x 29" This fantastically detailed sea chart issued by the United States Coast Survey in 1867 beautifully depicts the Boston Harbor and broader Massachusetts Bay. The chart extends from Nahant and Lynn Harbor in the north to Scituate Bay at the southern limit, including the Boston Harbor as well as the Quincy Bay, Nantasket, and Cohasset Harbor. The map notes numerous depth soundings throughout and other important maritime..... More
The Earth and its Atmosphere.
New York: Basic Books, 1957. Illustrated. 325pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Basic Books, (1957). Very good. More
Beneath Tropic Seas: A Record of Diving Among the Coral Reefs of Haiti
New York: Putma, 1928. Frontis, 60 illustrations. 234 pages. 8vo, cloth; lighty rubbed. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. First edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Nonsuch: Land of Water
New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. 55 illustrations. xv + 259 pages, 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932. Internally fine, a very good(+) copy. Signed by Beebe on half title page. More
Zaca Venture
New York: Harcourt, 1938. 24 illustrations. xvi + 308 pages, 8vo, navy blue cloth, d.w.; chipped dust wrapper. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Comapny, (1938). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Arcturus Adventure: An Account of the New York Zoological Society's First Oceanographic Expedition
New York: Putnam, 1926. 77 illustrations, including 8 color plates. xix + 439 paes, tall 8vo, green cloth with gilt lettering; ownership signature inside front cover on pictorial endpapers. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First edition. A near fine copy. More
Nonsuch: Land of Water.
Lon: Putnam, 1932. 55 illustrations. 245 pages, 8vo, green cloth with William Beebe's personal bookplate pasted to inside front cover. London: G. P. Putnam's, (1932). A very good copy. More
The New World of the Oceans: Men and Oceanography.
436pp., illus. in b/w. Thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1969). Very good. More
Carte de Bombay et ses Environs; Kaart van Bombay en omleggende Plaatzen
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1756. Map. Engraving. Page measures 10 3/4" x 15 5/8". Image measures 8.5" x 10.5". Beautifully drawn early map of Bombay Harbor, known today as "Front Bay". Shows depths and sandbars. Also includes pictorial details including churches, forts, and ships. Very good condition. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de..... More
Carte de la Mer Baltique
Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 8.75 x 10.75 inches. Page measures 13 x 14.25 inches. I Beautiful map of the south Baltic Sea including part of Southern Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief engineer of the French Hydrographical Office)..... More
Plan de Bombay et ses Environs
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Page measures 12 1/2" x 9 1/4". Image measures 9"x 7". Charming early chart of Bombay Harbor. Shows depths and sandbars. From Bellin's "Le Petit Atlas Maritime". Very good condition. Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief engineer of the French..... More
The Great Story of Whales.
illus. 8vo, cloth; (edges of corners worn). Garden City: Hanover House, (1955). More
Carte des Isles Antilles on du Vent, avec la Partie Orientale, Des Isles Sous Le Vent
Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1780. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15 1/8" x 9 3/4" inches. Stains to margin. This map of the West Indies is by one of the most significant French cartographers of the 18th century. Bonne has elegantly rendered the shape and detail of the coastlines, showing towns, ports, rivers, and some topographical features. Depicting the region from the island of Puerto Rico at the northern edge extending to the Caribbean coast of South America..... More
Les Isles Antilles et le Golfe du Mexique
Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1780. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 9 1/2 x 14 inches. Stains to lower margins. This map of the West Indies is by one of the most significant French cartographers of the 18th century. Bonne has elegantly rendered the shape and detail of the coastlines, showing towns, ports, rivers, and some topographical features. Depicts trade winds and ocean currents throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers..... More
Seafarm; The Story of Aquaculture.
131 illustrations, 54 in color, 236pp, 4to, cloth; large ink stamp on front flyleaf. N.Y.: Abrams, 1980. Very good in very good dust jacket. More
Underwater Paradise; A Guide to the World's Best Diving Sites through the Lenses of the Foremost Underwater Photographers.
many color illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Abrams, (1989). vg. More
The Universe Below; Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Illus. 432pp. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. (New York): Simon & Schuster, (1997). Fine Signed by the author. More
The Golden Sea: Man's Underwater Adventures.
Profusely illustrated, 214pp, 4to, cloth. N.Y.: Playboy Press, 1974. Very good in worn dust jacket. More
The Rocky Coast.
Many illustrations, some in color. 118 pages. Short thin 4to, black cloth-backed boards (some discoloration on end papers from d.w. flaps. New York: McCall, (1971). A very good copy in a good dust wrapper, price-clipped and edgeworn. More
Carnaval sous la mer.
27 color plates. 48 b/w illus. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled and chipped, otherwise very good). Paris: Editions R. Sicard, (1964). Photographic survey of the coral reefs off of New Caledonia. Text in French. More
Dolphins, Whales and Porpoises: An Encyclopedia of Sea Mammals.
illus., some in color. sq. 4to, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Macmillan, (1977). vg. More