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Wylie, Captain F. J. (editor) . THE USE OF RADAR AT SEA
NY 1958 3rd Van Nostrand. Hardcover. Octavo, 283pp., photo illustrations, index, blue boards, Owner stamp on end paper. Good plus in Fairly Good DJ. (a14542)
$27.00 King, Ethel . THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH AND JUAN PONCE DE LEON
Brooklyn 1963 1st Theo. Gaus' Sons. Hardcover. Octavo., 152pp., index, cloth. Near Fine in fair DJ, worn with large chip on spine. (a24385)
$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 Hoegbom, A.G. . NIVAFOERAENDRINGARNA I NORDEN ETT KAPITEL UR DEN SVENSKA NATURFORSKNINGENS HISTORIA
Goetteborg 1920. In Swedish. Lg.8vo., 160pp., illus., foldout chart at rear. Institutional bookplate and a few discard stamps on front pastedown. Library blindstamp at bottom of title page and small number stamp and discard stamp on verso. Small pen numbers at base of spine. VG (as noted). (a28982)
$75.00 Collins, Holdridge Ozro (editor) . ANNUAL DINNER BROCHURE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
Los Angeles 1908. Annual Dinner Commemorating the 15th year of the Establishment of the California Society of Sons of the Revolution and Reception to Officers and of the Atlantic Fleet. Lg.8vo., about 45pp., photo portraits, wraps. Atlantic Fleet was under the command of Rear-Admiral Charles M. Thomas. Good. (a30846)
$50.00 Wilds, John . JAMES W. PORCH AND THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
1984 1st Schwartz. 8vo., 133pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. near Fine in near Fine DJ (dj spines a bit faded). No ownership marks. (a3257)
$22.00 Marshall, N.B. . THE LIFE OF FISHES
NY 1966 1st Universe. 8vo., 402pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a3472)
$20.00 Nolte, Vincent . FIFTY YEARS IN BOTH HEMISPHERES OR, REMINISCENCES OF THE LIFE OF A FORMER MERCHANT
NY 1854 first edition. Redfield. Hardcover. Long chapters on a shipwreck, on New Orleans, Napoleon's Defeat at Waterloo and its effect on himself and other seafearers, the election of Andrew Jackson, the 1848 Revolt in France. 8vo., 484pp., original cloth hardcover. Howes 7440. Good, small bit of light foxing, wearing along spine ends and along one inch of outer hinge. (a3485)
$33.00 Bowen, Dana Thomas . MEMORIES OF THE LAKES, TOLD IN STORY AND PICTURE
Daytona Beach 1953 2nd edition Bowen. Focuses on the ships that cruised and cruise the Great Lakes. Hardcover. Octavo, 292p., many glossy monochrome photo illustrations of ships, cloth. VG, front hinge just beginning to crack, no DJ. (a3614)
$27.00 Bush, Lewis . THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS CAPTAIN BROWN
Tokyo 1969 1st Voyagers' Press and Charles Tuttle Company. A chronicle of the sea of the Japan's emergence as a world power. Hardcover. 4to., 168pp., monochrome photo illustrations, attractive coarse-weave bright orange cloth with black spine label. VG in VG DJ, price clipped. (a41930)
$29.00 (naval architecture) . TRANSACTIONS OF THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS VOLUME 57
London 1949. 4to., 599pp., illustrations, printed boards. VG, light wrinkling in title page. (a42574)
$50.00 (brazil) . ROTEIRO DE TODOS OS SINAIS NA COSTA DO BRASIL
Brasil 1968 Instituto Nacional do Livro. Edicao Comemorativa do V Centenario de Nascimento de Pedro Alvares Cabral. Dicionario da Lingua Portuguesa textos e vocabularios 10. In Portuguese. Hardcover. Lg.4to. 183pp., illustrated boards. Good, one inch chip from spine, cover and corners worn, light soiling, no DJ. (a46091)
$45.00 Smith, John T. Jr. . A HISTORY OF FLYING AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE PHOTOGRAMMETRY DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY 1919-79
Washington n.d. (c.1980). U.S. Department of Commerce. 4to., 486pp., photo illustrations, maps, wraps. Depository library stamp on front and on title page, some ink numbers on front. Good, 2 inch cut from front cover. (a49272)
$75.00 Cornish, Vaughan . OCEAN WAVES AND KINDRED GEOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA
Cambridge 1934 1st University. Hardcover. 164p. Many great photos of sand dunes, ocean, snow and other waves. Good plus, cover a bit rubbed and faded. no dj. (a5106)
$34.00 (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 Mears, Eliot Grinnell . MARITIME TRADE OF WESTERN UNITED STATES
1935 1st Stanford University. Sm.4to., 538pp., end paper maps, hardcover. Near VG, light water stain on lower corners, a few spots on cover, no DJ. (a54582)
$50.00Lipset, Kommandor Paul (editor). MARINEFORENINGEN I DANMARK VORT S�V�RN - VOR S�FART
Kgs. Lyngby 1949 first edition. In Danish. Hardcover large 4to., 447pp., photo illustrations. Finely bound in 3/4 blue morrocco , gilt spine lettering and ivory and orange marbled boards. VG, very narrow, light stain along bottom margin of final few leaves, some light scuffing on leather. VG. no dj, no owner marks. Hinges secure; binding tight; text clean. (a54720)
$55.00 Martin, Franklin H. MD . SOUTH AMERICA AMPLIFIED TO INCLUDE ALL OF LATIN AMERICA; THE VANDYCK CRUISE
Ny 1927 revised edition. Revell. 12mo., 435pp., photo illustrations, red cloth hardcover. Inscribed presentation copy (possibly from author but unsigned.) VG, no DJ. (a57754)
$25.00 Doubleday, Russell . A YEAR IN A YAWL A TRUE TALE OF THE ADVENTURES OF FOUR BOYS IN A THIRTY-FOOT YAWL FROM THE LOG OF CAPT. RANSOM
NY 1902 1st Doubleday Page. Maritime adventures in American South on Gulf Coast. 8vo., 365pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Village library bookplate and slight residue on rear end paper where checkout slip removed. Good, initial pages browned and foxed, one or two text pages have light smudge of soil, light cover wear. (a57808)
$29.00 Croffut, W. A. Ph.D. . FOLKS NEXT DOOR THE LOG BOOK OF A RAMBLER
Washington c. 1905 3rd Eastside Publishing Co. Yachting adventures in the Northeast and in Maine; Fishing in Cape Cod, Quoddy Island, Newfoundland, Labrador, Quebec, Panama Canal, Mexico. Small octavo, 371pp., illustrations, original red cloth hardcover. VG, light cover wear, one leaf has light wear in the margin. Scarce. (a65990)
$120.00 (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 Salas, D. F. Javier De . HISTORIA DE LA MATRICULA DE MAR Y EXAMEN DE VARIOS SISTEMAS DE RECLUTAMIENTO MARITIMO
Madrid 1870 Fortanet. In Spanish. Octavo, 466pp., 7pp., gilt trimmed brown cloth hardcover. VG plus. ver light wear. (a67574)
$575.00 (brazil) . NAVIGATOR - SUBSIDIOS PARA A HISTORIA MARITIMA DO BRASIL 13 ISSUES
1970-1974. 13 separate issues in Portuguese: Numeros 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 19. 4to., about 85pp. per issue, illustrations, original wraps. VG and VG plus. 13 issues. (a68351)
$95.00 Walker, R. J. . REVENUE VESSELS. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
1846. May 18, 1846. Octavo, 76pp., later wraps, VG, (a68655)
$48.00 Crawford, Wm. H . REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF THE IMPORTATIONS OF GOODS, WARES AND MERCHANDISE IN AMERICAN AND FOREIGN VESSELS FROM FIRST OCTOBER 1815 TO THIRTIETH SEPTEMBER 1816
Washington 1818 E. de Krafft. Report No. 198. Octavo, 283pp., later wraps. VG, light wear. (a68659)
$150.00 Bemis, George . PRECEDENTS OF AMERICAN NEUTRALITY IN REPLY TO THE SPEECH OF SIR ROUNDELL PALMER
Boston 1864 1st Little Brown. Contents: Expulsion and Seizure of Genet's Privateers in 1793, Case of the Cassius, Judge Story's Dictum in the Amistad de Rues Case, The Alabama Case, etc. Octavo, 83pp., original printed wraps. Good, some light wear. (a68660)
$175.00 (new york state canals) . 1996 CRUISING GUIDE DRAFT ISSUE - NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM
1996. Oblong folio, about 60 leaves, maps of all the canals, locks and so on, original printed wraps with plastic spiral spine. Reference library stamp and numbers on front. VG, light wear. (a71827)
$90.00 Cooper, Ralph D. and Stanley W. Doroff (editors) . NAVAL HYDRODYNAMICS - SIXTH SYMPOSIUM: PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, MANEUVERABILITY AND OCEAN PLATFORMS, OCEAN WAVES, AND SHIP-GENERATED WAVES AND WAVE RESISTANCE
Washington 1966 Office of Naval Research. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 793pp., blue cloth. Small company owner stamps on end papers and all fore-edges, VG, no DJ. (a72343)
$27.00 Whitford, Noble E. . HISTORY OF THE BARGE CANAL OF NEW YORK STATE
Albany 1922 1st Lyon. Hardcover. Octavo, 610pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Faint residue of label at heel of spine. Good, inner hinges cracked, light wear. (a72965)
$50.00 Pierce, Arthur D. . SMUGGLERS' WOODS
New Brunswick 1960 Rutgers. Jaunts and Journeys in Colonial and Revolutionary New Jersey. 8vo., 322pp., index, hardcover. VG, boards have faded a bit, in VG DJ. (a7421)
$25.00 Ogburn, Charlton Jr. . WINTER BEACH
NY 1966 Morrow. 321p. Index. illus. Good-cover corners worn. in fairly good DJ. "A work of rare distinction in which one man's journey along the Atlantic shore becomes everyman's journey through the world of Nature." (dj) Winner of John Burrough Medal by ALA. (a7500)
$25.00 Marks, Rev. Richard . THE SEAMAN'S FRIEND, CONTAINING ADVICE AND INSTRUCTION TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF OLD SHIPMATES TAKEN FROM FACTS
Hartford 1823 Peter B. Gleason. Marks is described as a Clergyman of the Church of England, formerly a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. 16mo., 24pp., small 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 inch vignette of swirling ship in ocean storm on front, sewn binding but most all thread is gone. Fair, toned and foxed but legible,several corners bumped, disbound but complete. (a75130)
$75.00 Welles, Gideon, Secretary of the Navy . PRIZE CASES IN NEW YORK
Washington 1864 House Executive Documents volume 14, No 74 . of 38th Congress 1st Session 1863 -64. Concerns sale and possible fraud in cases of seized cargo during the Civil War.Hardcover. Octavo, 595pp., tan buckram. Slight depository library marks, but no spine numbers and no pocket, no title page stamps and no fore-edge stamps. VG plus. (a75312)
$145.00 Hattendorf, John B.; B Mitchell Simpson III and John R .Wadleigh . SAILORS AND SCHOLARS THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE U.S. NAVAL WAR COLLEGE
Newport 1984 1st Naval War College Press. Hardcover. Large octavo, 354pp., illustrations, cloth. Light Depository Library name and number stamps on end papers only, no other marks. Fine in Good DJ, a bit worn. (a75666)
$65.00 Lillich, Richard B. and John Norton Moore (editors) . U. S. NAVAL WAR COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDIES VOLUME 61 (VOLUME I OF READINGS) ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND AN EVOLVING OCEAN LAW
Newport 1980 1st Naval War College. International Law Studies volume 61. Hardcover. Octavo, 699pp., gilt printed blue cloth. Very light non-circulating library markings - stamps on end papers and title page, no other library marks, no spine label, no bookplate, no pocket. Near Fine, corners gently bumped. (a75696)
$33.00 Schmitt, Michael N. (editor)) . INTERNATIONAL LAW ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT: ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR L C GREEN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY
Newport 2000 1st Naval War College. International Law Studies Volume 75. Hardcover. Octavo, 607pp., gilt printed blue cloth. Very light non-circulating library stamps on end paper and title page, no other library marks, no spine label, no bookplate, no pocket. Near Fine. (a75699)
$400.00 Walker, George K. . THE TANKER WAR, 1980-88: LAW AND POLICY
Newport 2000 1st Naval War College. ISBN 1-884733-14-X. International Law Studies Volume 74. Hardcover. Octavo, 607pp., gilt printed blue cloth. Near Fine, small faint tiny smudge on fore-edge. (a75706)
$125.00 Blake, William K. . AERO-HYDROACOUSTICS FOR SHIPS VOLUME II CHAPTERS 7 TO 10
June 1984 GPO. David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center. Hardcover. 4to., pp.623-1221, gilt printed blue cloth. Non-circulating library name and number stamps on end paper and title page, no other library marks, no spine numbers, no pockets. VG. Volume II only. (a75710)
$220.00 Lillich, Richard B. and John Norton Moore (editors) . U. S. NAVAL WAR COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL LAW STUDIES VOLUME 62 (VOLUME II OF READINGS) THE USE OF FORCE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENERAL INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ISSUES
Newport 1980 1st Naval War College. International Law Studies volume 62. Hardcover. Octavo, 758pp., gilt printed blue cloth. Very light non-circulating library markings; stamps on end papers and title page, no other library marks, no spine label, no bookplate, no pocket. Near Fine, corners almost imperceptably bumped. (a75747)
$34.00 Alt, Fred . SYSTEMS APPROACH TO OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION
1967 Instrument Society of America. 8vo., 113pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a7636)
$45.00 Willson, Beckles . THE GREAT COMPANY (1667-1871) BEING A HISTORY OF THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF MERCHANTS-ADVENTURERS TRADING INTO HUDSON'S BAY -VOL. II
London 1900 1st Smith, Elder. Hardcover. Octavo, 369pp., frontis portrait with tissue, two maps, blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and gilt heraldic illustration on front. VG. a few pages crudely opened. Volume 2 only. (a76475)
$44.00 Roux, Antoine (illustrator) . SHIPS AND SHIPPING A COLLECTION OF PICTURES INCLUDING MANY AMERICAN VESSELS PAINTED BY ANTOINE ROUX AND HIS SONS
Salems 1925 1st Marine Research Society. With introductory text by Louis Bres and reminiscences by Edouard Gaubert. Translated and annotated by Alfred Johnson. Hardcoverr. Octavo, 270pp., gilt printed red cloth. VG plus, light foxing on fore-edge and initial and final pages, no DJ. (a77611)
$85.00 Nelson, J. G. . THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE BALSA
1961. The Balsa is perhaps the most mysterious and controversial of primitive watercraft. Article at pp. 157-195, photo illustrations, drawings, in a single issue of The American Neptune. Several additional articles on other topics in same issue. Large octavo, original printed wraps.VG. (a77648)
$45.00 Teller, Walter Magnes . POSTSCRIPTS TO THE SEARCH FOR CAPTAIN SLOCUM
1958. Article at pp. 189-200 in single issue of The American Neptune. Other articles on other topics in same issue as well. Sm.4to., original illustrated wraps. VG. (a77670b)
$22.00Huycke, Harold. FROM RIVER CLYDE TO UNIMAK PASS: SHIP STAR OF FALKLAND
1958. Article at pp. 5-24, photo illustrations in single issue of The American Neptune. Other articles on other topics in same issue as well. Sm.4to., original illustrated wraps. VG plus (a77672)
$23.00 Clark, William Bell . THE SEA CAPTAINS CLUB
1957. Benevolent and philanthropic club for commanders and excommanders of ships from about 1765-1850, Philadelphia's most selective organization. Article at pp.39-68 in single issue of The Pennsylvania Magazine. Several additional articles in issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. Good, cover somewhat soiled. (a78091b)
$30.00 Seward, William H. . SPEECH ON THE CLAIMS OF AMERICAN MERCHANTS FOR INDEMNITIES FOR FRENCH SPOLIATIONS
Washington 1851. Delivered in the Senate of the United States January 21, 1851. Octavo, 16pp., wraps. Good, toned. (a78549)
$38.00 Seward, William H. . COMMERCE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
Washington 1852. Speech delivered in the Senate of the United States July 29, 1852. Octavo, 14pp., original printed wraps. Good, some light foxing and wear. (a78551)
$42.00Livingston, Edward et al. DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE CONVENTION WITH SICILIY
Washington 1831. 22d Congress, 2d Session. Doc. No. 70. Includes two page chart of all captures, seizures, and condemnations of ships and their cargo, value, remarks, etc from 1809-1811. Octavo, 70pp., removed from larger binding and rebound in later wraps. Good, slight bit of foxing, mostly in outer margin. (a78565)
$69.00 Fillmore, Millard . MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COMMUNICATING IN FURTHER COMPLIANCE WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE RELATIVE TO THE LOBOS ISLANDS
Washington 1852. 32d Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc 109. Octavo, 17pp., later wraps. Good. (a78591)
$32.00 (Brazil) . SUBSIDIOS PARA A HISTORIA MARITIMA DO BRASIL VOLUME XXV
Caxias 1972 Imprensa Naval. In Portuguese. Octavo, 107pp., original wraps. Good plus. light spots on cover. (a79297)
$39.00 (colonial america) . A BRIEF PASSAGE AT ARMS IN RELATION TO A SMALL POINT OF HISTORY
1877 1st Worcester. An article which appeared in the Boston Daily Advertiser. Limited to 100 copies. A tempest in a teapot about how many people actually came to Salem in 17th century with Governor Endicott in the "Abigail." Octavo, 29pp., wraps. VG, light cover soiling on the plain unprinted cover. (a82174)
$33.00 (maritime) . UNTAPPED SOURCES AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF AMERICAN MARITIME HISTORY A SYMPOSIUM HELD...OCTOBER 8, 1966
Mystic 1967 Marine Historical Association. Hardcover. Octavo, 131pp., cloth. Name of Pamela Morgan in gilt on front cover. Near Fine. (a82351)
$75.00 Miller, Max . CRUISE OF THE COW
NY 1951 1st Dutton. Being an introduction to San Diego, Mexico's Baja California and a voyage into the Gulf of California--this combined region of the southwest corner. 8vo., 256pp., 47 monochrome photo illus., hardcover. Good, cover just a bit rubbed and soiled. (a8317)
$25.00 Robertson, E. Arnot . SPANISH TOWN PAPERS SOME SIDELIGHTS ON THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
London 1959 Cresset. Hardcover. Octavo, 199pp., photo illustrations, cloth. Good, two small hole in outer hinge, in Good DJ. (a8522)
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