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MASTERS, David.
When Ships Go Down More Wonders Of Salvage.
New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1935..
8vo. pp. 356. 17 plates. cloth (spine darkened). First American Edition, Second Impression.
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MOKE, H[enri Guillaume Philippe].
The Battle Of Navarino Or The Renegade, Translated From The French.By An English Lady.
Brussels: A.Mertens, Printer, 1829..
8vo. pp. 88. folding lithographed frontis. contemporary quarter roan (dampstained throughout, some light foxing, neat repairs to frontis.- no loss). First Edition of the English Translation of this rare romanticized account. The Battle of Navarino, the last naval battle in history to be fought entirely with sailing vessels, took place on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence (1821-32) in Navarino Bay, on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. Equipped with superior vessels and arms, and better trained crews, the smaller combined English, French and Russian force, commanded by Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, succeeded in destroying a combined Ottoman, Algerian and Egyptian armada.
$2498 USD Book Number: elala3421 Order / Enquire
MORISOT, Claude Barthélémy [1592-1661].
Orbis Maritimi Sive Rerum In Mari Et Littoribus Gestorum Generalis Historia.
Dijon: Pierre Palliot, 1643..
folio. pp. 12 p.l., 725, [1]errata, [18]index. additional engraved title by Nicolas Spirain, 1 double-page engraved plate, 21 engravings in the text (1 full-page), & 23 engraved half-page maps in the text. title in red & black. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary dark brown morocco, arabesque ornament stamped in gilt on covers (short splits in lower joints, significant browning & foxing & some scattered stains, occasional marginal dampstaining, restoration in blank lower outer corner of 2 leaves). cloth clamshell box. bookplate of Connecticut State Library on front paste-down. First Edition of this encyclopaedic work, the first comprehensive naval history. Morisot's Orbis Maritimi is divided into two parts, the first devoted to classical antiquity and the Orient, the second to mediaeval and renaissance Europe, enumerating the exploits and explorations of the British, French, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese. America, from New France and Labrador south to Brazil and Tierra del Fuego, and the voyages and discoveries of Columbus, Cartier, Cortoreal, Verrazano, Raleigh, Le Moyne, Magellan, and others, are described on pp. 480-83, 507-11, and 592 to 612. Concluding the volume is a section devoted to various types of sailing vessels, including galleys, canoes, and sampans. These ships are illustrated by a series of eleven fine text engravings. The single folding plate portrays a regatta of ancient times while the remaining text illustrations depict numismatic items of naval interest. Among the twenty-three engraved half-page maps are three specifically of America. This is a later issue of the first edition, with four-page dedication to Louis XIII (dated January 1643) replaced by a two-page dedication to Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (dated April 1643). Alden 643/85. Bell M444. Borba de Moraes II 597-98. JCB II 307-08. Nordenskiöld Collection II 152. Sabin 50723.
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MOSES, Henry [1782?-1870] (Engraver).
Six Views Of The Columbine And The Experimental Squadron. Drawn And Engraved By.[Engraved Cover Title].
[London: 1830]..
oblong folio. 6 aquatint plates. original wrs., front wr. with engraved title (some soiling & creases to wrs., short tears at spine edge, some light foxing). First Edition. Experimental squadrons were trials conducted of the sea-worthiness and performance of sailing vessels in various types of seas and winds which often led to improvements or alterations in ship design. The Columbine, an 18-gun corvette constructed by Sir William Symonds [1782-1856] by the end of 1825, "proved a decided success during the experimental cruise of 1827" (DNB). As surveyor of the navy from 1832 to 1847 Symonds built over 200 ships and introduced important innovations in ship design including elliptical sterns. In 1836 he was knighted for his services.
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NORTHERN NAVIGATION COMPANY OF ONTARIO, LIMITED, TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT.
The Building Of A Ship [Cover Title] [S.S. Harmonic].
np: c1910?]..
12mo. [pp. 30]. 28 full-page photographic illus. accordion-foldout. pictorial bds. (soiled & rubbed, spine ends worn, upper front joint split).
$100 USD Book Number: dola706 Order / Enquire
OPIE, Captain [John].
Captain Opie's Appeal Against The illegal Proceedings of Vice-Admiral Mathews, To The Late Lords Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great-Britain, &c. &c. To which is annexed, the Letters that passed between Captain Opie and Mr
London: Printed for M.Cooper, 1745..
8vo. pp. viii, [9]-50. woodcut ornaments & initials. disbound. First Edition. Captain Opie was serving on the hospital-ship, the Sutherland, when Vice-Admiral Mathews ordered his court-martial and dismissal on June 24th, 1743 for failing to bring his Master to a court-martial for breach of discipline. In this tract he presents the full details of his case and subsequent appeals to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. "Here we have an extraordinary Instance of one Gentleman's being punished for the Act of Humanity, after forty Years Service as a Commission-Officer, dismissed from his Duty, turn'd a-shore to travel Home at a great Expence; while other Captains, who are said to have neglected the Service of their Country on the Day of Battle.were skreened from Justice, and continued in full Power and Authority." (Introduction)
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[PENROSE, Sir Charles Vinicombe] [1759-1830].
Remarks On The Conduct Of The Naval Administration Of Great Britain Since 1815. By A Flag Officer.
London: James Ridgway, 1830..
8vo. pp. iv, 72. Uncut & stitched, as issued (lower corners of first few gatherings curled, some foxing mainly to outer leaves), small paper flaw in title affecting one letter). First Edition. Penrose's review of British naval administration since 1815 also includes comparative information on the American and French navies.
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PLIMSOLL, Samuel [1824-1898].
Cattle Ships Being The Fifth Chapter Of Mr. Plimsoll's Second Appeal For Our Seamen.
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co. Ltd., 1890..
8vo. pp. 3 p.l., 150. with half-title. frontis. & numerous text illus. original pictorial cloth (some fraying to extremities). First Edition. A passionate plea for the more humane treatment of cattle and a safer environment for seamen on board cattle transport vessels advanced by the English politician and social reformer. On the verso of the title, Plimsoll claims no rights of publication are reserved except for certain illustrations belonging to a meat merchant named Waldie, and encourages the liberal reprinting of the whole, currently being done in instalments by the County Council Gazette, in order to make the facts of the matter widely known.
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RALFE, J[ames] [fl. 1820-1829].
The Naval Chronology Of Great Britain; Or, An Historical Account Of Naval And Maritime Events, From The Commencement of the War in 1803, to the End of the Year 1816.
London: Published For Whitmore And Fenn, Printed By L.Harrison, 1820..
3 Volumes. royal 8vo. pp. x, 288; 1 p.l., 284; 1 p.l., 318, [2]plate list. engraved & aquatint frontis. portrait of the Prince Regent by R.Cooper after H.Bone & 59 aquatint plates by T.Sutherland, F.C.Lewis, D.Havell, & others after paintings & sketches by T.Whitcombe, J.Beresford, W.A.Armstrong, J.Gore, W.Hill, &c. (1 partly coloured). A handsome set, bound in contemporary calf, covers with wide gilt-tooled borders, expertly rebacked, spines tooled in gilt, endpapers preserved (some minor wear to covers). armorial bookplate of James Aylmer Paynter, Rear Admiral. First Edition. Attractive aquatint plate book on the naval operations of the war, 1803-16, including events in America, reprinting in full or in part official letters and reports and transcripts of important courts-martial, and with particulars on votes of parliament, lists of flag-officers in commission, promotions for each year, and biographical memoirs of officers of distinction. The aquatint plates, based on drawings made by participating officers, include depictions of the defeat of Admiral Linois by Commodore Dance, the capture of La Didon, the Battle of Trafalgar, capture of the Pomona, capture of the Island of Curaçao, destruction of the Sewolod, capture of La Furieuse, capture of the U.S. frigate Chesapeake, bombardment of Algiers, and other important engagements. Two show designs for commemorative monuments. The work was issued with plain and coloured plates. Abbey, Life, 342 (in original parts, with coloured plates). Howes R-21 (incorrectly calling for 61 plates). Prideaux p. 348. Sabin 67602. & Tooley 392 (in original parts, with coloured plates).
$7688 USD Book Number: NLFeRALF98 Order / Enquire
REED, THOMAS & CO., LTD.
Reed's House Flags And Funnels Of English And Foreign Steamship Companies And Private Firms.
Sunderland: [c1900]..
oblong 8vo. pp. xvi. 20 chromolithographed plates depicting 589 flags. original blind-stamped cloth (hint of foxing). Third Edition, Revised And Enlarged.
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[ROWE, Peter].
A True Method, I. For Raising of Souldiers. II. For bringing those Seamen that are in the Land, into the Navy. III. For The Increase of Seamen. IV. For Employing of Seamen in Time of Peace.
London: Printed for John Nut, 1703..
4to. pp. 1 p.l. 22. 1 folding engraved plate. disbound (foxed, margins shaved affecting portion of some page numbers & some side letters, paper flaw in C3 affecting a few letters). signature of Jenson Greer (?), dated February 16, 1703 on title. First Edition. The author suggests ways of recruiting men for the navy and improving the lives of seamen and officers. He also discusses the security of the Royal Navy in the harbour and the role of privateers.
$308 USD Book Number: NOWTr[RO5 Order / Enquire
SAINTE-CROIX, [Guillaume Emmanuel Joseph Guilhem de Clermont-Lodève, baron de] [1746-1809].
Histoire Des Progrès De La Puissance Navale De L'Angleterre.Nouvelle Édition, corrigée, & considérablement augmentée.
Paris: G. De Bure l'aîné, 1786..
2 Volumes. 12mo. pp. 6 p.l., 491; 2 p.l., 492. with half-titles. folding table. contemporary mottled calf, gilt backs (extremities worn). Second and Best Edition, Corrected and Enlarged. In the prefatory remarks Sainte-Croix laments the numerous errors and inadequacies of the first edition of 1780 which was published in Yverdon. The naval history includes numerous passages relating to America: the exploits of Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish in the West Indies and South America, the struggles of the French and English over the Newfoundland fisheries and Hudson's Bay, the Seven Years' War and the conquest of Canada, and the Paris Treaty of 1763. Cioranescu 59315. Sabin 75533.
$961 USD Book Number: MINstSAI10 Order / Enquire
SOUTHERN PACIFIC ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINES.
One Hundred Golden Hours At Sea.
[New York: 1910]..
narrow 8vo. pp. 36, [4]. 2 tipped-in colour plates, 2 full-page maps & numerous text illus. uncut. wrs. (deep scratch in front wr.). First Edition.
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SPURLING, J.; Basil LUBBOCK; F.A. HOOK (ed.). & C. Fox SMITH (intro).
Sail: The Romance of the Clipper Ships.
London: The Blue Peter Publishing Company, Ltd., [1930-1936]..
3 volumes. 4to. pp. x, 153; [4], 152, [12]; [6], 102. 3 sepia frontis illus., 78 colour plates, 3 folding charts & 5 b/w full-page illustrations. endleaves illustrated by W.M. Burchell. index. original gilt-stamped cloth (spine ends & corners bit worn & frayed, spines discoloured, short tear to vol. 2 foot of spine, couple stains to vol. 3, vol. 1 & 2 bit shaken). Edition limited to 1,000 copies. Volume 1, Third Impression; Volume 2, Second Impression; Volume 3, First Impression.
$1000 USD Book Number: stela1033 Order / Enquire
ST. LO, Captain George.
England's Interest; Or, a Discipline For Seamen: Wherein is Proposed, A Sure Method for Raising Qualified Seamen, for the well Manning Their Majesties Fleet on all Occasions.
London: Printed for Robert Clavell, 1694..
4to. pp. 51, [1]ad. disbound (outer leaves browned & some foxing). First Edition. Captain St. Lo. addressed the problem of naval administration in two pamphlets, England's Safety (1693) and England's Interest. In this 1694 tract he outlines a method whereby seamen on Men of War might be relieved yearly by merchant seamen. "For tis very obvious, that a great many Seamen.have shifted their Necks out of the Collar.getting into Merchants Service, only for the lucre of greater Pay, than is given to Fore-mast-men in Men of War; without any respect to the welfare of the Nation in general; receiving sometimes Fifty Shillings, and sometimes Three Pound, Four Pound, and Five Pound per Month; while most part of those on Board the King's Ships have not received above Three and Twenty shillings per Month during the whole War." (pp. 9-10) Wing S340. National Maritime Museum V 865. Davies & Keeler 1732.
$874 USD Book Number: NglST. L99 Order / Enquire
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