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  • EXPEDITION WHYDAH: The Story of the World's First Excavation of a Pirate Treasure Ship and the Man Who Found Her. by Clifford, Barry and Paul Perry.
    Clifford, Barry and Paul Perry.
    EXPEDITION WHYDAH: The Story of the World's First Excavation of a Pirate Treasure Ship and the Man Who Found Her.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Cliff Street Books / Harper Collins, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which weaves together two stories: that of pirate Black Sam Bellamy's history and Clifford's own story. "As a child, Clifford's uncle would spend long afternoons telling him the story of Black Sam Bellamy, a pirate from England who captured the heart of Cape Cod's lovely Maria Hallert. Bellamy and his crew sailed to the Caribbean to make their fortune, and make it they did, becoming among the most successful pirates of the early eighteenth century. On their return to Cape Cod, where Bellamy planned to reunite with his lover, a powerful storm wrecked the ship at Maria's very doorstep, killing almost all on…

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    New York: Cliff Street Books / Harper Collins, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which weaves together two stories: that of pirate Black Sam Bellamy's history and Clifford's own story. "As a child, Clifford's uncle would spend long afternoons telling him the story of Black Sam Bellamy, a pirate from England who captured the heart of Cape Cod's lovely Maria Hallert. Bellamy and his crew sailed to the Caribbean to make their fortune, and make it they did, becoming among the most successful pirates of the early eighteenth century. On their return to Cape Cod, where Bellamy planned to reunite with his lover, a powerful storm wrecked the ship at Maria's very doorstep, killing almost all on board." Fascinated by these stories, Clifford embarked on a lifelong quest to find the wreck and to establish a museum to display the artifacts. Illustrated with photographs. Review copy with publisher's material 311 pp. ISBN: 0-060192321.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 91410
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  • THE LUSITANIA MURDERS. by Collins, Max Allan.
    Collins, Max Allan.
    THE LUSITANIA MURDERS.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: Berkley, (2002). SIGNED first edition - The fourth novel in Collins's series of disaster mysteries, issued as paperback originals. Each centers around a famous historical disaster and has a different famous mystery writer involved who solves the murder - in this book, it is S. S. Van Dine, and the Pinkerton detective on board is Philomena Vance, the inspiration for Van Dine's hero, Philo Vance. SIGNED on the title page. Author's note. xv, 254 pp plus ads. ISBN: 0-425186881.

    Condition: Very near fine (usual light toning to pages)

    Book ID: 79259
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  • Cussler, Clive and Craig Dirgo.
    THE SEA HUNTERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first nonfiction book by the author of the Dirk Pitt series. An account of the discovery of 12 shipwrecks by Cussler and his NUMA volunteers (National Underwater and Marine Agency foundation.), including the Union frigate 'Cumberland' sunk during the Civil War, the World War I American troop transport, the 'Leopoldville' and others. Photographs.List of shipwrecks surveyed, index. 364 pp. ISBN: 0-684-830272.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 26298
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  • THE SEA HUNTERS II. by Cussler, Clive and Craig Dirgo.
    Cussler, Clive and Craig Dirgo.
    THE SEA HUNTERS II.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - More true adventures with famous shipwrecks by the author of the Dirk Pitt series. Stories of the 'ghost ship' the Mary Celeste found floating off the Azores; the Carpathia which rescued Titanic survivors only to be sunk by U-boats ; L'oiseau Blanc, the plane that disappeared in the Maine woods on a transatlantic crossing 6 years before Lindbergh, and much more. Photographs. Current list of NUMA searches and discoveries. 446 pp. ISBN: 0-399-149252.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 39472
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  • MOTOO EETEE: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World. by Rogers, Irv. C.
    Rogers, Irv. C.
    MOTOO EETEE: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World.

    Edition: First edition.

    Ithaca, New York: McBooks Press, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a grim story of survival set in 1820 on a tiny island in the South Pacific. The Dove, loaded with sealskins and oil, is en route to China from the rocky islands far south of New Zealand, but when a fierce gale wrecks the Dove, only four men make it ashore. Glossary. 386 pp. ISBN: 1590130189.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 43964
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