Maritime History
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Under the Black Flag
by David Cordingly
"This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read." -- Patrick O'BrianPirates are so much a part of legend that it is easy to forget they actually existed. UNDER THE BLACK FLAG tells their story in a rollicking account of the golden age of piracy that is packed with history, anecdote, and above all adventure. Here are the true stories of such bloodthirsty legends as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, Anne Bonny, and the fearsome Mary Read. And here are...
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Maritime History Books & Ephemera
The Empress Of China
by Smith, Philip Chadwick Foster
"The Empress of China was the first vessel belonging to the United States of America to initiate trade with the Chinese. Largely financed by Philadelphia merchants, but unable to sail from there due to the freezing of the Delaware River, she departed New York Harbor for Canton on February 22, 1784 and returned in mid-May 1785 with a full lading of teas, silk, porcelain, and other exotic Oriental goods. Although historians have often repeated the general story of the Empress of China's trailblazing...
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A union list of oceanographic expeditions including results of some major cruise reports
by compiled by Rita Estok and Rosemary E. Boykin
College Station: Texas A&M University Libraries, 1976. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. iii, 137 pages. Clean e-library copy..
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$70.00
![Naval Documents of the American Revolution, Volume 5 [Five]: American Theatre, May 9, 1776-July 31, 1776](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/846/071/1596071846.0.b.jpg)
Naval Documents of the American Revolution, Volume 5 [Five]: American Theatre, May 9, 1776-July 31, 1776
by Morgan, William James (Editor); Nixon, Richard (Foreword); Loomis, F. Kent (Introduction)
Washington, DC: Naval History Division, Department of the Navy, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume 5 in the book series Naval Documents of the American Revolution. Drawing on more than 22,000 documents from American, British, French, and Spanish perspectives, this monumental publishing project aimed to document the naval aspects of the American Revolution through the collection and publication of primary source materials. Heavy octavo. xxviii, 1486 pp. Blue cloth. From private collection. Edges of book...
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$40.00
Early American Wine Importation Certificate Signed by Benjamin Lincoln, Continental Army General and Friend of George Washington
by [AMERICANA - Benjamin Lincoln]
Marblehead: Port of Marblehead, 1804. Single loose leaf. Very Good+. Import certificate, manuscript and printed, dated Oct. 20, 1804, signed by Benjamin Lincoln, as "B. Lincoln" in the blank titled "Collector." Measures 9.75" x 5". Blindstamped seal within printed decorated border. In addition, the document is countersigned by Joshua Prentiss as "J. Prentiss" the blank titled "Inspector." Slight age-toning to edges, else Fine. The certificate identifies a cask containing 52 gallons of wine was imported...
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$375.00
Royal Navy Submarines : 1901 to the Present Day
by Cocker, Maurice
Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Maritime. 2008. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings [by John Lambert]. New Foreword by Admiral Sir James Perowne. Includes 8 Appendices including RN submarines lost in peacetime, in World War I and World War II, German U-Boats sunk and taken, Armament in RN Submarines and...
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$18.17
Wooden Ships and Iron Men: Volume III; The U. S. Navy's Coastal and Inshore Minesweepers, and the Minecraft That Served in Vietnam, 1953-1976
by Bruhn, Cdr. David D., USN
Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2011. First Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 343 pp. with Index and Notes. B&W photos. Binding tight, text clean.
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$18.95
Adventures Afloat: A Nautical Bibliography, Volume 1, part I. A comprehensive guide to books in English recounting the adventures of amateur sailors upon the waters of the world in yachts, boats, and other devices and including works on the arts and sciences of cruising, racing, seamanship, navigation, design, building, etc., from the earliest writings through 1986
by Toy, Ernest W. Jr
London: The Scarecrow Press, 1988. Book. Very Good. Blue Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Volume 1, part I. xii, 476 pages. Uncirculated and very clean ex-library copy..
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$30.00
Of Ships and Men A Personal Anthology
by Villiers, Alan [Compiled by]
London: George Newnes Limited. 1962. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Previous owner's details to preliminary pages. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 206 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$11.68
Scheeps-togt van Mr. Edward Heynes van Suratte na Mocha. Gedaan in het jaar 1618. Verhalende, op wat wijse de Engelsse de koopmanschap, met de inwoonders, aldaar hebben opgerigt, en door schriftelijke verseekeringen (van den Bassa gegeeven) vast-gestelt. Als mede een beschrijving van de stad Mocha, des selfs huysingen, Bolswerken en Haven-plaats. Nu alder-erst uyt het Engels vertaalt. Met Noodig Register verrijkt.
by Heynes, Edward
Leiden: Pieter Van Der Aa, 1707. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Dutch Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 26 pages, 4 pages of index. Rebound in brown cloth hard cover. Rare early description of the port of Mocha in Yemen..
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$400.00
Pilot Rules for the Rivers Whose Waters Flow into the Gulf of Mexico and Their Tributaries and the Red River of the North.
by US Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington: Depratment of Commerce and Labor, Steamboat-Inspection Service, 1910. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 23 pages, 6 diagrams. Edition: June 17, 1910..
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$22.00
Farleder Och Lotsplatser i Ekenäs Skärgard.
by Cederlöf, Henrik
Ekenäs: Ekenäs Tryckeri Aktiebolags Förlag, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 141 pages, many b/w illustrations, large folding map at the back..
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$78.00
Wellington Harbour.
by Johnson, David
Wellington: Wellington Maritime Museum Trust, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xii, 556pp, b/w and coloured plates. The history of Te-Whanganui-a-Tara, Port Nicholson, Poneke or Wellington Harbour. Cancelled school library copy, no markings to binding and only 2 stamps and a little tape on front endpaper. two short closed tears on dust wrapper..
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$20.00
The Castaways of Disappointment Island.
by Escott-Inman, H
London: Partridge Book. Very Good. Green Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 319 pages, coloured frontispiece. Old name on front endpaper. True story of the wreck of the Dundonald on an island in the Auckland Islands group..
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$160.00
![Naval Documents of the American Revolution, Volume 6 [Six]: American Theatre, Aug. 1, 1776 - Oct. 31, 1776. European Theatre, May 26, 1776 - Oct. 5, 1776](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/847/071/1596071847.0.b.jpg)
Naval Documents of the American Revolution, Volume 6 [Six]: American Theatre, Aug. 1, 1776 - Oct. 31, 1776. European Theatre, May 26, 1776 - Oct. 5, 1776
by Morgan, William James (Editor); Nixon, Richard (Foreword); Hooper, Edwin B. (Introduction)
Washington, DC: Naval History Division, Department of the Navy, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume 6 in the book series Naval Documents of the American Revolution. Drawing on more than 22,000 documents from American, British, French, and Spanish perspectives, this monumental publishing project aimed to document the naval aspects of the American Revolution through the collection and publication of primary source materials. Heavy octavo. xxvi, 14641pp. Blue cloth. From private collection. Edges of book...
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$30.00
Southward Ho! The Deborah in Quest of a New Edinburgh 1844.
by Natusch, Sheila
Invercargill: Craig Printing, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 150 pages, many maps and b/w illustrations..
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$17.00
Bay of Islands shipping arrivals and departures 1803 - 1840
by Richards, Rhys; Chisholm, Jocelyn
Paremata, Wellington: The Paremata Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 158 pages. .
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$59.00
Australian Steamships Past and Present
by Gregory, Dickson
London: The Richards Press, 1928. 260pp. Quarto. Six coloured plates (from paintings by the author) and 276 b/w illusts. Appendix and index. Top edge gilt. Original blue cloth with gilt titling on the spine and gilt titling and gilt steamship decoration on upper board. Spine very slightly sunned. Rare. *"In 1831 the Sophia Jane, 256 gross tonnage and 50h.p., created great excitement as the first steamship to enter Sydney Harbour. From this it is a far cry to the present epoch of great floating...
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$214.17
Submarining. Three Thousand Books and Articles
by Paine, T.O
Santa Barbara: General Electric Company TEMPO Center for advanced studies, 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 414 pages. Uncirculated and very clean ex-library copy..
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$95.00
Steamboat Bill: Journal of the Steamship Historical Society of America; Winter 2003, Number 248
Providence, RI: Steamship Historical Society of America, Inc., 2003. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Well illustrated in color and B&W. Articles include: Keeping Up Steam; The World of Steam; Collecting Ships Menus; The Queen Gets Company. Text clean, no tears.
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$3.00
Shipwrecks along the Southern Coast
by Nayler, Geoff A
Wednell, 1974. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 85 pages, photos, maps. Wrecks and wreck diving along the Southern coast of Victoria and Bass Strait in Australia..
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$15.00
Disaster in the South Seas: The Wreck of the Brigantine Eliza and the Subsequent Adventures of Captain Corey.
by Hedges, James B. & Jeannette D. Black
OFFPRINT. Sent under Captain Ebenezer Corey to trade in South America and the Pacific, the Eliza struck on a reef in the Fijis; Corey continued his reports to Brown & Ives; this account is based on papers in the John Carter Brown Library. Reprinted from The American Neptune XXIII. 4, October 1963, pages 233-254, 2 plates; stapled without wraps; spine edge sunned; VG. Stock#0fc0171.
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$12.50$7.50
Popular history of The British Navy From The Earliest Times To The Present
by Kingston, W.H.G. [William Henry Giles]
London: Gall & Inglis, 1876. Book. Fair. Blue Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 560 pages. Assumed first edition from 1876. Unfortunately lacking the title page. There is a school prize label from Upper Tutaenui School (New Zealand) dated 1878 on the front endpaper..
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$50.00
Treasure of the Atocha Sixteen Dramatic Years in Search of the Historic Wreck
by Mathewson, R. Duncan
London: Sidgwick & Jackson. 1986. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. B/w illustrations. 160 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$12.98
Tall Ships The Golden Age of Sail
by McCutchan, Philip
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1976. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Some creasing to the edges of front and rear DJ flaps. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Previous owner's details (neat stamp) to front pastedown, hidden by the front flap.. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 160 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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$15.58
