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(maritime) . REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR 1863
Washington 1864. Much on shipbuilding, maritime navigation, e.g., the protection of bottoms of iron vessels from corrosion, polarity of turrets, the adjustment of compasses for local attraction on board naval steamers, etc. Octavo, 118pp., several foldout charts, original green cloth. Good, some spots on cover. (a52413)
$60.00 (ocean liner) . ADVERTISEMENT AND SCHEDULE FOR ANCHOR LINE STEAMSHIP LINE FROM NEW YORK TO GLASGOW AND GLASGOW TO NEW YORK AND NEW YORK TO LONDON
no date. c. 1890. 4-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches piece of paper printed on both sides in red and blue inks. Gives rates of passage and times of departure plus promotion as full satisfaction guaranteed to all classes of ocean travellers, and accommodations for all classes of passengers are unexcelled, etc. Fine. (a73564)
$35.00 Armstrong, Robert . ON HIGH SPEED STEAM NAVIGATION AND ON THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF THE SCREW PROPELLER AND PADDLE WHEELS
London 1857 Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Article and discussion. Octavo, pp.327-370, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a73881)
$45.00 Bodmer, J. G. . THE ADVANTAGES OF WORKING STATIONARY AND MARINE ENGINES WITH HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM, EXPANSIVELY AND AT GREAT VELOCITIES OF THE COMPENSATING OR DOUBLE-CRANK SYSTEM
London 1845. Octavo, pp. 372-399, five foldout engraved plates of Engines, removed from Institution of Civil Engineers and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a73922)
$75.00 Davies, Blodwen . SAGUENAY SAGINAWA THE RIVER OF DEEP WATERS
Montreal 1930-1st Canada Steamship Lines. 204pp., illustrated by Paul Caron and G. Cuthbertson. Travel in Quebec. VG some discoloration on cover cloth in Good DJ-browned, some wear and tear. (a19605)
$40.00 Emerson, J. M. . NEW YORK TO THE ORIENT A SERIES OF LETTERS WRITTEN DURING A BRIEF TRIP THROUGH EUROPE TO PALESTINE, RETURNING VIA EGYPT, ITALY, FRANCE AND ENGLAND WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE WRITER'S EXPERIENCE ON THE STEAMSHIP OREGON AT THE TIME OF HER LOSS
NY 1887 3rd Pelton. 12mo., 218pp., hardcover. VG. (a58182)
$50.00 Gordon-Brown, A. . MADEIRA A CONCISE GUIDE FOR THE VISITOR
1951 Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company. Hardcover. 12mo., 56pp., plates, maps, plans, advertisments, cloth. VG. (a60345)
$26.00 Hopkins, Albert A. . THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN HANDBOOK OF TRAVEL WITH HINTS FOR THE OCEAN VOYAGES, FOR EUROPEAN TOURS AND A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LONDON AND PARIS
New York 1911 Munn. Small octavo, 503pp., color frontis illustrating 30 color flags of prinicpal American Steamship Lines, photo illustrations, large foldout map in rear pocket, original limp pictorial cloth hardcover. VG, spine faded, cover lightly worn. (a64868)
$55.00