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  • DUEL BETWEEN THE FIRST IRONCLADS. by Davis, William C.
    Davis, William C.
    DUEL BETWEEN THE FIRST IRONCLADS.

    Edition: First edition.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - A detailed account of the famous Civil War battle at sea between the Union's "Monitor" and the Confederacy's Virginia, the redesigned and rebuilt U.S.S. Merrimack. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Documentation, sources, index. x, 201 pp. ISBN: 0-385-098685.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (prev owner's name)

    Book ID: 55502
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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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  • THE ECHOES OF L'ARBRE CROCHE. by Johnston, Donald.
    Johnston, Donald.
    THE ECHOES OF L'ARBRE CROCHE.

    Edition: First printing.

    Harbor Springs, Michigan: Lord & Allerton, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Historical novel centering on a large ship-owing firm in the Great Lakes in 1915. SIGNED on the title page. xii, 325 pp. ISBN: 0-96471390X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64123
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  • ALL TAUT or Rigging the Boat, The Boat Builder Series #5. by Optic, Oliver (pseudonym of William Taylor Adams, 1822-1897),
    Optic, Oliver (pseudonym of William Taylor Adams, 1822-1897),
    ALL TAUT or Rigging the Boat, The Boat Builder Series #5.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Boston & New York: Lee and Shepard Publishers, 1898 (c 1886). Hardcover - The fifth book in this series which focuses on the reformatory effects of getting boys at Beech Hill Industrial School involved in a boat building project. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and 2 glossy internal plates. 339 pp plus 10 pp of publisher's ads.

    Condition: Very good in tan cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, black, gilt and cream illustrations. Missing the front endpaper, but otherwise a tight and straight copy, bright and attractive covers.

    Book ID: 76035
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  • STEM TO STERN or Building the Boat, The Boat Builder Series #4. by Optic, Oliver (pseudonym of William Taylor Adams, 1822-1897),
    Optic, Oliver (pseudonym of William Taylor Adams, 1822-1897),
    STEM TO STERN or Building the Boat, The Boat Builder Series #4.

    Edition: Early printing.

    Boston & New York: Lee and Shepard Publishers, (c 1885). Hardcover - The fourth book in this series which focuses on the reformatory effects of getting boys at Beech Hill Industrial School involved in a boat building project - a story of adventure on Lake Champlain and its shores, but one which also incorporates many facts about boats and boat building. Illustrated with a glossy frontispiece and 2 glossy internal plates. 324 pp.

    Condition: Very good in tan cloth with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine, black, gilt and cream illustrations. Missing the front endpaper, but otherwise a tight and straight copy, bright and attractive covers.

    Book ID: 76036
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