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Bourne, John Frederick. THE ROMAN ROCK LIGHTHOUSE
London 1868. Removed from The Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. XXVIII. Octavo, pp. 49-58 (including discussion) , rebound in later wraps. VG. (a24077)
$25.00 Schley, Winfield Scott USN . FORTY-FIVE YEARS UNDER THE FLAG (original hardcover)
NY 1904 first edition. Appleton. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt and silver lettering and decoration. Author served with Farragut and others all over the world and was a lighthouse inspector for a number of years. He had many exciting experiences including being a member of the Greely relief expedition. Nice maritime bookplate (of Conant.) octavo, 439pp., monochrome photo illus, long foldout chart. top edge gilt. VG inner hinges just beginning to give but not cracked yet. owner bookplate but no other ownership marks. no dj. (a26753)
$65.00 (lighthouses) . LIST OF BEACONS, BUOYS, MONUMENTS, AND OTHER DAY-MARKS IN THE FIRST LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT
Washington 1878. Embracing the sea-coast , bays, harbors and rivers from the Northeast boundaryof the United States to Hampton harbor, New Hampshire corrected to February 1, 1878. Small folio, 43pp., index, original wraps, Good wraps split at seam, fraying on all edges. Scarce. (a66803)
$170.00 Chaplin, W. R. . HISTORY OF FLAT HOLM LIGHTHOUSE WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE ISLAND AND OF THE BRISTOLIANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHTHOUSE DURING THE 18th AND 19th CENTURIES
1960. Article, pp.5-43, illustrations, in single issue of The American Neptune. Other articles on other topics in same issue as well. Sm.4to., original decorated wraps. VG. (a77663)
$45.00 Bell, Imrie . CORBIERE LIGHTHOUSE, JERSEY
London 1880. Octavo, pp. 217-226 plus 1 foldout plate, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. LIX and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. (a86834)
$45.00 Vernon-Harcourt, Leveson Francis . THE PARIS NAVIGATION CONGRESS OF 1900; RECENT WORKS ON THE LOWER SEINE; HARBOUR WORKS AT HAVRE AND AT ZEEBRUGGE; IMPROVEMENTS BY THE FRENCH LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE
London 1901. Octavo, pp. 298-333 with 1 foldout plate and 7 woodcut text illustrations plus Appendix, removed from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Vol. CXLV and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a87509)
$45.00 Purves, John Archibald . EQUIANGULAR PRISMS
Three articles extracted from Minutes of Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers, vol CXXVIII, 1897. first edition. London. pp. 309-320 plus 8 text illustrations. Technical. In later plain wraps. octavo. VG . no ownership marks. Explanation of a new prism to improve lighthouse optical instruments. (a88813)
$45.00 Stevenson, Charles Alexander . ON A DIPPING OR FOG APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT IN LIGHTHOUSES
London 1888. first edition. Octavo, pp. 299-303 plus 5 text woodcut illustrations . Removed from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Vol. XCII and rebound in later wraps. VG plus. no ownership marks. (a90414)
$29.00. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - SINGLE ISSUE FOR SEPTEMBER 1926
NY 1926 first edition. Munn. 4to. wraps. Many illustrations. Of special interest: fully illustration article on "Metal verus Fabric - all metal Naval Airship inwhich duraluminum plating is used as an outside covering" pp. 196-7; Lighthouses pp192-3; "Are we Over the Pole?" by Nell Ray Clarke. Good plus. light wear; no ownership marks. (a91594)
$28.00