Search Results: Titles starting with P from Ten Pound Island Book Co.

Folio, printed in display type in two colors. 20 x 14 inches. The "Fair Wind," 1299 tons, was built by Briggs in South Boston in 1855. According to Howe and Matthews her prime San Francisco years were 1855-1858, under captains Allen and Strout. She was sold to the British in 1866. Bruce Roberts rightly points out that broadsides advertising ship sailings pre-dated sailing cards. This hitherto unknown example is evidence that broadsides were also used simultaneously with cards, at least since 1855 when the "Fair Wind" was launched. These clipper ship broadsides probably failed to survive because they were cheap, flimsy and common. How many McDonald's hamburger wrappers will survive in 2150? Certainly rare; possibly a singular example. (The Peabody-Essex Museum has an 1852 broadside printed on cloth advertising a sailing to Panama. Nothing else from this era comes close.) No copies reported on Worldcat. None in LC, NYPL, AAS or NYHS collections.

International Marine Publishing Company., (1987). "4 centuries of western ships in the Pacific". V G. in D J.. 21.5 cm. 192 pp. B/W & Color plates and ills.

New York: Zrco Publishing, (1974). Over 220 vessels pictured and described. About fine in dj.. 24 cm., 135 pp. b/w plates.

Seattle: Superior Publishing Co., (1969). "Pictorial history of the great windships of yesteryear." First edition. Near fine in lightly rubbed dj.. 27.5 cm., 192 pp. b/w plates

Seattle: (1960), Superior Publishing Co.. First edition. Well-illustrated history of these rugged sailing craft. VG in chipped dj.. 26.5 cm., 192 pp. b/w plates.

Consolidated Publishing Co., 1938. V G.. 22.5 cm. 186 pp. B/W ills and diagrams

Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1971. xxii, 176 pp. With Day's lengthy comments on each title. Very good condition.

Seattle: (1959), Superior Publishing. First edition. #341 in a limited edition of 1000, signed by Newell. All the Color and Stark Drama of the Ships that Steamed offshore from Baja California to Nome. VG in foxed dj.. 26.5 cm. 192 pp. b/w plates.

International Marine Publishing Company., (1987). "4 centuries of western ships in the Pacific". V G. in D J.. 21.5 cm. 192 pp. B/W & Color plates and ills.

Washington DC: GPO, 1917, 1916.. 257, 303 pp. large folding duotone map of the waters covered. Covers the Alaska coast from Dixon Entrance to Yakutat Bay, then from Yakutat Bay to the Arctic Ocean. Two volumes, uniformly bound in government cloth. Covers show light soiling and wear, but very good condition internally.

Washington, 1869. First edition of this early and important coast pilot of California. The close description of the coast includes information on hazards, distinctive features, and light houses. Also included are 32 copper-engraved recognition views of distinctive features of the coast, 3 of which are folding. Bound in original boards which are somewhat worn and stained. Text and lithographed illustrations are clean and fresh. A scarce and important pilot.. 26 cm. 262 pp. b/w plates, some folding

Seattle: (1958), Superior Publishing. First edition. Vintage photos with narrative history. Very good condition in dj.. 26.5 cm. 196, (4) pp. b/w plates.

Glasgow,: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., (1975). Australian, New Zealand, British, Panamanian and Canadian lines, with brief histories of nearly 200 steamers. First edition of this 1927 classic, in near-fine condition.. 24 cm., 244 pp. b/w plates

Conway Maritime Press., (1993). "The earliest steam powered fighting ships, 1815-1850".. 26.5 cm 94 pp. B/W plates and ills

Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, (1945). With list of vessels. VG, no dj.. 25.5 cm., 157 pp. b/w plates and ills.

Greenwich, UK: National Maritime Museum, 1990. Catalog raisonne of the father and son team who documented naval vessels and sea battles at the end of the 17th century. A beautiful set, published by the National Maritimer Museum. Both vols Fine in dj and slipcase.. Color and b/w plates. 2 4to vols. xxvi, 566-1151, (42 indices) pp.

Greenwich England: National Maritime Museum, 1990. 4to 27 pp. color and b/w plates. Catalog produced for the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. Fine in stiff wrappers.

Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, (1976). 4to. xv, 180 pp. Co9lor and b/w plates. Edited by Juliette Tomlinson. "With a checklist of his works compiled by Kate Steinway." Bibliography and index. Fine condition in dust jacket.

Minneapolis: Nereus Publishing Co., (1990). The great liners considered in terms of architecture and decoration. VG, dj.. 28 cm., 252 pp. b/w plates

Naval Institute Press.. V G.. 27.5 cm. 112 pp. B/W plates and ills.