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  • BRILLIANT BEACONS: A History of the American Lighthouse. by Dolin, Eric Jay.
    Dolin, Eric Jay.
    BRILLIANT BEACONS: A History of the American Lighthouse.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Liveright / Norton, (2016). First edition - "The most comprehensive history of American lighthouses ever written. . ; Set against the backdrop of an expanding nation, [it] traces the evolution of Americas lighthouse system, highlighting the political, military, and technological battles fought to illuminate the nations hardscrabble coastlines." Illustrated with photographs throughout. Includes lists of lighthouse organizations, museums, endnotes and a select bibliography. xv, 514 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (crease to corner of back cover)

    Book ID: 67366
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  • SLAVE SHIPS AND SLAVING. by Dow, George Francis with an Introduction by Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.
    Dow, George Francis with an Introduction by Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.
    SLAVE SHIPS AND SLAVING.

    Edition: First printing.

    Salem, Massachusetts: Marine Research Society, 1927. Hardcover first edition - A historical narrative of the slave trade as it was conducted between the early 1500s and 1859, a trade which continued even after it was prohibited by law. Among the topics covered are The Guinea Coast; Sir John Hawkins, Slave Trader; the Voyage of the Ship Hannibal of London, 1693; The Slaving Voyage of the Albio-Frigate of London; The Liverpool and Bristol Slavers; Mutinies aboard Slave Ships in the early days; Captain Crow, the Last Slaver out of Liverpool; Slaving Voyages by Rhode Island Vessels and more. Publication Number 15 of the Marine Research Society. 50 black and white illustrations and maps, index. xxxv, 349 pp plus a 1 pp. list of their publications.

    Condition: Very near fine in black cloth with gilt titling to the spine - a large and heavy book, one upper corner slightly bumped.

    Book ID: 87948
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  • PACIFIC LUMBER SHIPS. by Newell, Gordon and Joe Williamson.
    Newell, Gordon and Joe Williamson.
    PACIFIC LUMBER SHIPS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Seattle: Superior Publishing Company. (1960.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The stories of the ships - both sail and steam - that plied the lumber trade in and out of Pacific ports like Seattle, Tacoma, Eureka, San Francisco, and Hawaii, bringing the lumber needed to build the new West. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of old photographs. Index of pictures. Large format, 192 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 43467
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