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Fair Winds & Foul: A Narrative of Daily Life Aboard an American Clipper Ship.

by PERRY, Frederick.

Condition
Used - Fine: clean, tight and sound.
Published
1925.
Binding
Publisher's bright blue gilt-lettered cloth.
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Boston:: Charles E. Lauriat Company,, 1925.. publisher's bright blue gilt-lettered cloth.. Fine: clean, tight and sound.. 8vo,. Illustrated..
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Some Merchants and Sea Captains of Old Boston.

by BOSTON.

Condition
Used - Upper corners dog-eared; light dampstain to the fore-edge margin of many leaves.
Published
[1918].
Binding
Original printed wrappers.
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Boston:: State Street Trust Company,, [1918].. original printed wrappers.. Upper corners dog-eared; light dampstain to the fore-edge margin of many leaves.. 8vo,. Illustrated.. Being a Collection of Sketches of Notable Men and Mercantile Houses.
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Thirty Years from Home, or A Voice From the Main Deck. Being the Expoerience of Samuel Leech.

by LEECH, Samuel.

Condition
Used - Both covers detached; pencil calculations on endsheets; binding scuffed and born.
Edition
Fifteenth Thousand.
Published
[1843 or later].
Binding
Old full sheep (both covers detached).
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Boston:: Tappan, Whittemore & Mason,, [1843 or later].. Fifteenth Thousand.. old full sheep (both covers detached).. Both covers detached; pencil calculations on endsheets; binding scuffed and born. . 12mo,. Illustrated from engravings..
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$30.00
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Autograph letter signed reporting a near disaster at sea by the Master of the Brig Nereus.

by [MARITIME DISASTER] GONSOLVE, Joseph.

Condition
Used - Fine.
Published
February, 1830.
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Annapolis, Maryland,, February, 1830.. Fine.. A two page stampless letter with integral address leaf providing a terrifying account of the ship being caught in a violent, freezing Chesapeake Bay snow storm.
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$450.00
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A Self Instructor in Navigation and Nautical Astronomy, for the Local Marine Board Examinations, Home Trade and Foreign, Ordinary and Extra...Being Also an Epitome of Navigation for Sea Use.

by ROSSER, W. H.

Condition
Used - Both covers detached; half of the spine detached; cloth stained; a few preliminary leaves adhered at gutter.
Published
1863.
Binding
Publisher's cloth.
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London:: Published by James Imray and Son,, 1863.. publisher's cloth.. Both covers detached; half of the spine detached; cloth stained; a few preliminary leaves adhered at gutter.. 8vo,. Illustrated, including frontispiece map..
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$75.00
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Seaman's Journal. Journal of a Voyage from Quincy to New York in the Brig Belzonis Commanded by John Spear Begun October the Ninth 1848....

by SPEAR, John.

Condition
Used - Light rubbing to boards.
Published
1848-1869.
Binding
Original marbled boards.
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Boston:: Thomas Groom, Stationer,, 1848-1869.. original marbled boards.. Light rubbing to boards.. Folio,. Two pre-printed maritime logs completed in ms. Notation: "Brig Belzonis Log Book with part of it kept by Jno Bartlett from N York to Mobile & back to Boston thence to Jacksonville & back to Portsmouth NH."
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$950.00
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Forged Best Cast Steel Sail Makers Needles.

by W. SMITH & SON.

Condition
Used - One corner of the packet damaged; but very attactive nonetheless.
Published
no date.
Binding
Four needles enclosed in printed packet illustrated with a ship in sail.
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Redditch, England:: W. Smith & Son,, no date.. four needles enclosed in printed packet illustrated with a ship in sail.. One corner of the packet damaged; but very attactive nonetheless.. 3-1/4 x 2-1/2 inches;. Notice: The Needles Contained in this Packet are Made Expressly to Meet the Requirements of the American Sailmakers and are Warranted… Read more about this item
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Epitome of the Art of Navigation; or, A Short, Easy, and Methodical Way to become a Compleat Navigator.

by ATKINSON, James.

Condition
Used - Old ink ownership signatures; some inoffensive scattered staining; binding quite scuffed and rubbed at corners and with a few sm
Edition
Early edition.
Published
1762.
Binding
Old full sheep.
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London:: Printed for W. and J. Mount, T. Page and Son,, 1762.. Early edition.. old full sheep.. Old ink ownership signatures; some inoffensive scattered staining; binding quite scuffed and rubbed at corners and with a few small losses of leather; but a tight and sound copy.. 8vo,. Ten engraved folding plates (complete)..
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$350.00
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Old Ship Figure-Heads & Sterns, with which are associated Galleries, Hancing-Pieces, Catheads and Divers other Matters that Concern the "Grace and Countenance" of Old Sailing Ships.

by LAUGHTON, L. G. Carr.

Condition
Used - Some light rubbing to the binding; internally clean; tight and sound.
Edition
First edition; No. 22 of 100 copies.
Published
1925.
Binding
Publisher's half leather over marbled boards, t.e.g.
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London:: Halton & Truscott Smith, Ltd.,, 1925.. First edition; No. 22 of 100 copies.. publisher's half leather over marbled boards, t.e.g.. Some light rubbing to the binding; internally clean; tight and sound.. Folio,. Illustrated..
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$1,250.00
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Lazari Bayfii Annotationes in legem II De Captiuis & postliminio reuersis, in quibus tractatur De re Nauali [Navali], per autorem recognitae.

by BAIF [BAIEF], Lazare de; ESTIENNE, Charles (ed.); TELESIO, Antonio.

Condition
Used - Some scattered marginal worming; vellum soiled; a very attractive copy.
Published
1537.
Binding
Contemporary limp vellum.
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Basil:: [Apud H. Frobenium et N. Episcopium],, 1537.. contemporary limp vellum.. Some scattered marginal worming; vellum soiled; a very attractive copy.. 8vo,. Printer's device; 12 woodcut initials; 23 large woodcuts of ships; 3 of costumes; 6 of vases; and one small woodcut of a vase.. Jessen 5266; Brunet I, 711. Text in Latin and Greek.
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$2,500.00
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Conversations about Hurricanes: For the Use of Pain Sailors.

by PIDDINGTON, Henry.

Condition
Used - Cloth very soiled and worn; but tight and sound.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1852.
Binding
Publisher's gilt-lettered cloth.
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London:: Smith, Elder & Co.,, 1852.. First edition.. publisher's gilt-lettered cloth.. Cloth very soiled and worn; but tight and sound.. 8vo,. This copy lacks one of the two printed celluloid cards that were laid in pockets at front and rear ("Southern Hemisphere" is present).. Inscribed for a Captain, "With the Authors regards" (but not signed) at… Read more about this item
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The Art of Rigging; Containing an Alphabetical Explanation of Terms and Phrases, and Directions for Operations.

by BIDDLECOMBE, George.

Condition
Used - Large bookplate tipped onto front free endpaper; a few smudges to text; light sunning and use to cloth; tight and sound.
Edition
A New Edition, revised and re-compiled.
Published
1848.
Binding
Publisher's cloth with gilt vignette and lettering.
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London:: Published by Charles Wilson,, 1848.. A New Edition, revised and re-compiled.. publisher's cloth with gilt vignette and lettering.. Large bookplate tipped onto front free endpaper; a few smudges to text; light sunning and use to cloth; tight and sound. . 8vo,. Illustrated with fifteen steel engravings; folding tables..
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$375.00
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Report from the Select Committee on Steam Boats, &c. With the Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee. [With two]: Report[s] from the Select Committee on Steam Engines and Furnaces. [And]: Report of the Select Committee on the Roads from London and Holyhead; and into the Regulations for Conveying His Majesty's Mail between London and Dublin.

by GREAT BRITAIN. HOUSE OF COMMONS. SELECT COMMITTEE ON STEAM BOATS.

Condition
Used - Old ink ownership signature at head of title page; a few inoffensive spots of light foxing; binding very worn at extremities and
Edition
First edition.
Published
1817-1822.
Binding
Old quarter calf over marbled boards (about half of the backstrinp is lacking).
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[London]:: Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed,, 1817-1822.. First edition.. old quarter calf over marbled boards (about half of the backstrinp is lacking).. Old ink ownership signature at head of title page; a few inoffensive spots of light foxing; binding very worn at extremities and splitting at joints (sewing structure sound); front pastedown stained.. Folio,.… Read more about this item
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From the Deep of the Sea. Being the Diary of the Late Charles Edward Smith.

by SMITH, Charles Edward. HARRIS, Charles Edward Smith (ed.)

Condition
Used - Rear hinge neatly repaired; light use to cloth.
Edition
First US edition.
Published
1923.
Binding
Publisher's illustrated cloth.
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New York:: Macmillan,, 1923.. First US edition.. publisher's illustrated cloth.. Rear hinge neatly repaired; light use to cloth.. 8vo,. Illustrated, including two maps; one folding; one detached but undamaged..
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Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain 1833-1869.

by LA GRANGE, Jacques. LA GRANGE, Helen.

Condition
Used - A bright, tight and sound copy.
Edition
Second impression.
Published
[1936].
Binding
Publisher's cloth.
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New York:: G. P. Putnam's Sons,, [1936].. Second impression.. publisher's cloth.. A bright, tight and sound copy.. Small folio,. With 37 wood engravings in full color by Jacques La Grange; plus others in black and white..
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Ships and Sailors. Being a Collection of Songs of the Sea as Sung by the Men Who Sail It.

by ZOGBAUM, Rufus F. BARNES, James (ed.)

Condition
Used - Boards lightly rubbed at extremities and dust-soiled; contents fine.
Edition
First edition.
Published
1898.
Binding
Publisher's cloth-backed illustrated boards.
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New York:: Frederick A. Stokes Company,, 1898.. First edition.. publisher's cloth-backed illustrated boards.. Boards lightly rubbed at extremities and dust-soiled; contents fine. . Oblong folio,. With Numerous Illustrations in Colour and Black-and-White by Rufus F. Zogbaum.. Edited and Compiled by James Barnes.
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$225.00
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A History of the United States Navy from 1775 to 1901.

by MACLAY, Edgar Stanton.

Condition
Used - One bookplate superimposed over another on each front pastedown; light use to cloth; all volumes tight and sound.
Edition
New and Enlarged Edition.
Published
1894.
Binding
Original blue gilt-lettered and embossed cloth.
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New York:: D. Appleton and Company,, 1894.. New and Enlarged Edition.. original blue gilt-lettered and embossed cloth.. One bookplate superimposed over another on each front pastedown; light use to cloth; all volumes tight and sound.. 8vo,. With Technical revision by Lieutenant Roy Campbell Smith, U.S.N. Illustrated.
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Histoire Maritime de France.

by GUERIN, Leon.

Condition
Used - Foxing throughout; a few slight scuffs to bindings; both volumes tight and sound.
Published
1843.
Binding
Old half calf over marbled boards.
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Paris;: Chez Abel Ledoux,, 1843.. old half calf over marbled boards.. Foxing throughout; a few slight scuffs to bindings; both volumes tight and sound.. 8vo,. Avec 31 belles gravures d'apres les dessins de Gudin, Isabey, Tony Johannot, Marckl, Raffet..
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Rudiments of Naval Architecture; or, An Exposition of the Elementary Principles of the Science and their Practical Application to Naval Construction; Compiled for the Use of Beginners.

by PEAKE, James.

Condition
Used - Old ink ownership signature; light use to cloth; very nice.
Edition
Second edition, corrected.
Published
1859.
Binding
Publisher's embossed flexible cloth boards with printed paper labels.
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London:: John Weale,, 1859.. Second edition, corrected.. publisher's embossed flexible cloth boards with printed paper labels.. Old ink ownership signature; light use to cloth; very nice.. 12mo,. 15 plates (many folding); numerous engraved text illustrations..
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$250.00
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Gadgets and Wrinkles: A Compendium of Man's Ingenuity at Sea.

by CALAHAN, Harold Augustin.

Condition
Used - Irregular cut to the fore-edge of the front free endpaper; endsheets tanned; a very good, tight and sound copy in a dust-soiled
Edition
First edition.
Published
1938.
Binding
Publisher's blue cloth in dust jacket.
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New York:: The Macmillan Company,, 1938.. First edition.. publisher's blue cloth in dust jacket.. Irregular cut to the fore-edge of the front free endpaper; endsheets tanned; a very good, tight and sound copy in a dust-soiled jacket with edgewear and small chips. . 8vo,. Illustrated..
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$15.00