Salem. 1802.. 15,[1]pp. Contemporary plain wrappers. Dampstain on lower half of rear wrapper and last few leaves, contemporary ownership signature on front wrapper. Very good. An ambitious proposal for a new world geography. Nancrede and Macanulty begin by heavily criticizing extant atlases (including that of Mathew Carey), and end by outlining their ambitious work, to be authored by the noted geographer, James Tytler. Designed as three octavo volumes and one atlas, this text would illustrate the use of glo... (more information)

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Salem. June, 1802.. 15,[1],14,[1]pp. Dbd. Final leaf torn, affecting a few words in the advertisement. Two small holes throughout, growing larger toward the rear, affecting a few words on each page of the final seven leaves. A fair copy. An ambitious proposal for a new world geography. Nancrede and Macanulty begin by heavily criticizing extant atlases (including that of Mathew Carey), and end by outlining their ambitious work, to be authored by the noted geographer, James Tytler. Designed as three octavo vo... (more information)

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Westminster. 1897.. Two volumes. 510; 671pp. plus plates (sixteen colored) and folding maps. Frontispiece in each volume. Thick octavo. Original gilt cloth. Endpapers foxed, else near fine. An account of Nansen's polar expedition of 1893-96, including the narrative of his sledge journey toward the Pole. Many of the illustrations are from Nansen's own sketches. This first British edition is a far superior production to, and including more plates than, the Norwegian first of the same year. Nansen used as his ... (more information)

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Boston: John F. Murray, 1904.. Titlepage followed by [45]pp. of photographic illustrations. Oblong 12mo. Original printed light green wrappers, string-tied as issued. Some light discoloration at edges of the wrappers. Internally fine, with all photographs sharp and clear. Very good. Filled with revealing views of the village of 'Sconset on Nantucket as a turn-of-the-century actors' colony. The photographs variously depict Broadway actors, elite leisure activities and social gatherings, and historic ... (more information)

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Firenze. 1809.. x,[2],115,[2]pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Leaves untrimmed. Very good. This rare Italian work supplements Napione's DELLA PATRIA DI CRISTOFORO COLOMBO...(1808). Includes analyses of Vespucci's work and some account of how America got its name. Appendix consists of a description of an old edition ("un rarissimo libro...") of Vespucci's fourth voyage. "Ces ouvrages sont devenus tres-rares" - Leclerc. SABIN 51759. RICH 37. LECLERC, BIBLIOTECA AMERICANA 400. ... (more information)

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Wilmington. 1812.. 216pp. 16mo. Contemporary calf, leather label. Outer hinges worn, rubbed, foxing and tanning, neat bookplate, corner of titlepage torn not affecting text. A sound copy First Wilmington edition of this popular "autobiography," set in Britain. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 26190. ... (more information)

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London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878.. Two volumes. xl,395; vii,378pp. plus two folding maps, six sepia photographs (woodbury prints), seven plates (one colored), thirty- eight text illustrations, and 32pp. of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's cloth, spines gilt. Spines moderately worn, covers slight soiled. Library bookplate on front pastedowns, library stamp on titlepages, additional library stamps in volumes, remnants of library bookplate or cardholder on rear pasted... (more information)

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Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1877.. 442pp. including 214 wood-engravings (many full-page). Original decorative cloth, stamped in black and gold. Colored pencil inscription on flyleaf. A near fine copy. First American edition (after the Paris and London editions of 1876). A well-illustrated and thorough account of the author's travels through the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, with much material on domestic architecture and furniture. In a simple, but very attractive, publisher's binding. HITCHCO... (more information)

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Toronto: Dudley & Burns, Printers, 1871.. iv,[4],128pp. Printed advertisements attached to pastedown endpapers. Original leather-backed printed boards. Some minor wear to spine. Overall quite clean and very good. A fine 19th-century directory for these Canadian towns, with several pages of advertisements for Toronto and Ontario merchants. ... (more information)

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[Np. nd, but probabaly 1896].. 15pp. Dbd. Original printed wrappers present (chipped). Ex-New York Public Library with small unobtrusive perforation stamp to lower margin of first text leaf. Fragile but good. Reaction of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes to the proposal by the Dawes Commission involving division of lands among the tribal members and establishment of a civil government. The text is signed in print at the end by Holmes Colbert, C.A. Burris (delegates for the Chickasaw Nation) and James Dyer (d... (more information)

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[Washington]. 1945.. 58pp. Narrow quarto. Printed wrappers. Slight crease in front wrap. Very good. ... (more information)

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Madrid. 1846.. 421pp. Half title. Library buckram. Slight staining to first few leaves, else very good. Navarrete's last work, published posthumously. "Important for the history of Spanish navigators" (Sabin), with much biographical information on early Portuguese and Spanish navigators. SABIN 52102. ... (more information)

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[Np, but England. ca. 1865].. [54]; [60]pp. of manuscript. Folio. Loose sheets. Moderate to heavy edge wear. Good. With a typed transcription of the second title. Two anonymous manuscript lectures, delivered to the Keyham Literary and Musical Society a year apart, discussing the author's travels to the West Indies, Mozambique, India, and China, aboard the H.M.S. Modeste, an eighteen- gun sloop of war, sometime in the 1840s. The author's ship was first sent to the West Indies to fortify the West Indian Squad... (more information)

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London: R. Baldwin, 1758.. [4],63pp. Half title. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Lower inner corner of half title torn away, not affecting text. Early smudged ink inscription on half title. A very good copy, untrimmed and unopened. A detailed letter supporting payment reform in the British navy. The anonymous author presents and remarks upon a new bill entitled, "An Act for the Encouragement of Seamen employed in the Royal Navy; and for establishing a regular Method for the punctual, frequent, and cer... (more information)

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[London. ca. 1790s].. 22pp. plus integral blank leaf. Folding blank printed form. Folio. Gathered signatures, stitched as issued. First leaf has 4 small spots, some moderate edge wear, final leaf a bit dusty. Docketed in print on verso of final leaf, and each enactment numbered in a contemporary manuscript hand. Very good. A bill furthering the bureaucratic process to make His Majesty's Navy run smoother. Sets forth new rules for depositing exact copies of muster rolls at ports of departure, with a folding ... (more information)

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[Np. ca. 1825].. [7]pp. manuscript plus receipt. Folio. Minor edge wear. Contemporary wax seals on receipt. Overall neat and clean. Very good. A report, presumably by the commander of the French frigate, Clorinde, which evaluates that ship's condition and stresses the need for numerous upgrades. The author is particularly concerned with lagging behind the United States and Britain in naval technology, and argues that the Clorinde and other French ships need to be brought up to the standards of those two nav... (more information)

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Seville: Francisco Garay, 1719.. [4]pp. Small quarto. Modern three quarter morocco over linen boards, spine gilt. Occasional stains, holes at bottom of both leaves (not effecting text), last page of text closely trimmed. A good copy. A four-page ballad describing the enormous storm experienced by the Spanish fleet in 1719 and of the miraculous preservation of the ships which eventually arrived safely in Cadiz. It was this same great fleet which Spain had gathered at Cadiz and Corunna for the invasion of the... (more information)

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Madrid: Por la viuda de Alonso Martini, 1617.. [4],34,[4] leaves plus several pen and ink illustrations. Folio. Later speckled calf, maroon gilt morocco label, gilt spine in six compartments. Covers with slight wear and scuffing at extremities. Faint dampstain in lower margin. Occasional contemporary manuscript notes and marks. Overall internally clean. Very good. A comprehensive list of rules addressed to ship captains governing the proper provisioning of Spanish vessels based in Sicily and Naples, both th... (more information)

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[Np. ca. 1833].. 8 x 6 1/2 inches, partially colored. Moderate edge wear, small three inch tear down from top edge. Two minute holes. Good. An accomplished amateur drawing by Alexander Gibfore of the United States Navy. Of particular interest are the ornate flags off the bow and stern. ... (more information)

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Washington: Printed by William A. Davis, 1816.. 12pp. Dbd. Unopened. Very good. Detailed list of ships in the Navy, where they are stationed and specific comments. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 39364. ... (more information)

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