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Davies, Blodwen . SAGUENAY SAGINAWA THE RIVER OF DEEP WATERS
Montreal 1930 first edition Canada Steamship Lines. Travel in Quebec. Hardcover. Octavo, 204pp., illustrated by Paul Caron and G. Cuthbertson, cloth. VG, some discoloration on cover cloth, in Good DJ, browned, some wear and tear. (a19605)
$20.00 (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 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. Hardcover. 12mo., 218pp., cloth. 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, advertisements, cloth. VG. (a60345)
$26.00 (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 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