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Tokyo: Togo Gensui Publishing Society, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's gray patterned cloth decorated in gilt. Teg. Very good. 347 pages. 30.2 x 23 cm. Illustrated with 22 color plates with tissue guards and black and white illustrations. A tribute in the laudatory style of contemporary Japanese imperial culture; the encomiums for Togo who died in 1934 never cease. His exploits in the Russo-Japanese war won him national renown, some modest extremity rubbing, solid binding, internally clean.

Palo Alto: Lewis Osbourne, 1967. Hardcover. Orig.blue cloth with front cover illustration in gilt. Very good. 92 pages. Illustrated. Foreword by Kenneth Johnson. The voyage of the "Pacific" took 194 days. There were other notable passengers who were to leave their mark on California history: Mark Hopkins, John Ross Browne, and A.S. Marvin. Limited edition, copy 1437 of 1950.

London: Printed For T. Cadell, Jun, and W. Davies, 1798. Second edition. Hardcover. Modern quarter morocco and marbled boards. Fine. 56 pages. 21 x 13 cm. With folding copper-engraved plan of the Battle of the Nile, also called the Battle of Abu Quir, one of Nelson's greatest victories, restoring the British presence in the Mediterranean and dooming Napoleon's venture in Egypt. Sir Edward Berry, 1768-1831, was captain of the flagship during the battle, and when Nelson was wounded, prevented him from falling by catching him in his arms. Berry afterwards published the above work anonymously. Berry is said to have been the only officer in the navy, of his time, except vice-admiral Collingwood, who had three medals, having commanded a ship in three general actions -- the Nile, Trafalgar, and St. Domingo. The DNB calls this work, "a pamphlet which under the special circumstances of its authorship, is of singular interest and value." Clean, fresh copy with plan in excellent condition.

London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth, beveled edges. Teg. Near fine. Briscoe, Arthur Trevor. 30 page in text. 28.5 x 23 cm. Limited edition, copy 76 of 250 with an original signed etching by Arthur Briscoe. A marine painter and etcher who studied at the Slade Art School, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1930. An avid sailor himself, Arthur Trevor Briscoe served as a Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. during W.W.I, holding the command of a Motor Launch: one his duties being to patrol the Scapa Flow. Bright, clean copy, additional penciled bibliographical notes in the Catalogue, Bookplate, slight spine sunning.

Riverside Press: Privately Printed, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth nicked at backstrip extremities. Very good. 247 pages. Mostly unopened. Limited edition copy 285 of 350. Extra paper spine label tipped-in at inside back cover. Index. Classic work on the subject. GEPHART 261.

London: Gibbings & Co. Ltd, 1894. Hardcover. Orig. decorated navy cloth. Teg. Very good. 2 vols. Brangwyn, Frank. 394 & 387 pages. 18 x 11 cm. Four Four tinted engravings by Frank Brangwyn. Limited edition, one of 500 copies. Chip to heads of both volumes.

London: Staples Press, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. maroon cloth. Very good in worn dust wrapper. 4to, 80 pages in text with eighty-four reproductions (twelve in color) and a new text by R.A. Skelton. General Bibliography. Provides a survey of maps printed from copper plates or wood-blocks. Twenty-two reproductions are new to this work.

London: Printed For Thomas and George Underwood, 1824. First edition. Hardcover. Three quarter black morocco, marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers and edges. Near fine. ii,ii, 85 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Two page dedication to Lord Viscount Melville (First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty). Frontispiece diagram, and last page advert for the author's, "Treatise On The Gulf Stream," etc. Finlayson outlines the importance of maintaining a safe and healthy ship environment, discussing, cleaning, bilge water, wet hempen cables, drunkenness, humidity, sick-lists. The dry rot section details methods of preserving ship-timbers, moisture, seeds and distribution of fungi, dry and wet-rot, ship ventilation, topical applications for preserving timber, including the use of moss and smoking. Book owned by George R. Brush, M.D., US Navy who served as a surgeon and medical inspector from 1861-1894, with his small margin pencil "x" noting commentary he deemed relevant. Slight text toning, raised bands, spine… Read More

Palo Alto: Lewis Osborne, 1967. Hardcover. Orig. cream cloth with front cover illustration in gilt. Very good. 75 pages. Illustrated. Introduction by Kenneth Johnson. Originally published as part of "Seeking The Golden Fleece," 1887 [WHEAT 199], the letters are set forth in the same manner, without salutation or closing. Limited edition, one of 2350 copies.

London: James Robbins, 1826. First edition. Hardcover. 19th century three quarter black morocco, marbled boards with matching endpapers. Teg. Very good. 200 pages. 27 1/2 x 22 cm. Twelve hand-colored plates with additional 12 uncolored plates designed and engraved by Cruikshank, and sixteen woodcuts in the text. One page ALS dated January 6th 1846 signed (Geo Cruikshank) bound in after the free front endpaper laid-down to a frame of wove paper. Cruikshank illustrated a host of naval titles authored by Barker. A thematic precursor to Gilbert & Sullivan without music: brave, honest and naive seamen diligently serving the Crown. Plates clean and brightly colored with text also fresh. Early signature front free endpaper, free endpapers toned, rubbing to marbled boards, raided bands, spine panels richly gilt. ABBEY SCENERY 226. COHN 53.

London: James Robbins, 1826. First edition. Hardcover. 19th century three quarter black morocco and blue cloth. Very good. 200 pages. 27 1/2 x 22 cm. Twelve hand-colored plates, tissue guards, designed and engraved by Cruikshank -- the plate facing p.61 with partially augmented by an amateur hand. With sixteen woodcuts in the text. ABBEY SCENERY 226. COHN 53. This, the collected edition, an utmost rarity in the original parts is nevertheless, early and excellent Cruikshank. The latter illustrated a host of naval titles authored by Barker. A thematic precursor to Gilbert & Sullivan without music: brave, honest and naive seamen diligently serving the Crown. Plates clean and brightly colored with text also fresh. Spine wear at backstrip extremities, corner and joint rubbing, raised bands, spine panels decorated in gilt maritime motifs, author's signature in gilt, bookplate.

Waltham St. Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue morocco spine and marbled boards. Near fine. Ravilious, Eric. 43 (3) pages. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 114 of 212 in Perpetua type on hand made paper signed by Strong. There were also 1000 unnumbered and unsigned copies. illustrated by Ravilious with a full page frontispiece, first leaf engraving, and a series of repeated decorations (bandeaux). One of three books Ravilious illustrated for Golden Cockerel. This edition priced at one Guinea. CHANTICLEER 105. Sanford called this work, "one of our most successful efforts." Spine slightly sunned.

Paris: Fonteney Et Peltier, 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. publisher's maroon cloth decorated in blind, spine sunned. Very good. 396 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Half title, twelve lithographs by Charles Gaildrau, ten are tinted. History of shipwrecks from the 16th century onward. Intermittent, scattered text browning, plates generally clean, a few with marginal toning. Text in French. Corners worn, binding firm and tight.

Paris & Brussels: Antoine-Urbain Coustelier & Jean Leonard, 1716. Second edition. leather_bound. Contemporary calf backed boards, tan leather spine label printed in gilt. Very good. 446, (50) Index. 16 x 10.5. [a8-b4,A-Hh8]. Churchman, scholar, a tutor to the Dauphin in 1670, elected to the Academie francais in 1674, Huet owed his reputation the immense number of his writings. This work, a survey of the maritime history of the ancient Mediterranean, the shipping routes taken, also adumbrates the commercial negotiations between the trade partners. Includes material related to the Americas. ALDEN & LANDIS 716/70. KRESS 299. Firm, tight, clean copy; library stamp paste-down front endpaper and title page, raised bands, backstrip head chipped. Blue bookstamp of Katedral Skolans Bibliotek Lund.

London: Saunders & Otley, 1837. Illustrated Edition. leather_bound. Later 19th century uniform polished tan calf. Aeg. Near fine. 3 vols. R.W. Buss. 304, 304, 308 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Another in the series of maritime fiction enormously popular in its day, amongst the first sea novels, by a distinguished naval hero based on his real life experiences. This hand-colored edition followed the uncolored first edition of 1834. SADLEIR 1578c." Etched frontispiece, and 3 plates [hand-colored] by R.W. Buss in each vol......Otley put out an advertisement that any owner of the uncolored copy who so desired would in due course receive a set of coloured plates in exchange for his plain ones." Fresh, bright triple decker set. Raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, inner dentelles, red and green morocco spine labels, slight nicks backstrip heads.

New York: New York Historical Society, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Orig.dark green cloth. Very good. 2 vols. Introduction by Dorothy C. Barck. Index. An important primary source for naval operations during the Revolutionary War. Vol. I:Letter-Books July 6, 1780- Feb. 4, 1781; Dec. 10, 1781; Dec. 10, 1781 - Sept. 21, 1782. Vol. II: Order-Book July, 1781; Nov. 27, 1781 - Sept. 21, 1782.Index. Lord Romney commanded His Majesty's fleet in the West Indies and Colonial American waters. He participated in naval activities during the revolution. GEPHART 14325. Ex-library, no exterior marking. Chips to backstrip head.

Rutland: Charles E.Tuttle, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Index. Bibliography. Orig. sandlewood cloth. Near fine in near fine dust wrapper.. 327 pages.

Salem: Peabody Museum, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue cloth spine and light gray boards front cover lettered in red with backstrip in gilt. Fine in darker blue fine slipcase with spine paper label. 88 pages. 26 x 18 cm. Limited edition, copy 23 of 60 on Laverstoke rag paper. Folding map. Laid-in four page publisher publication notice and four page advert of the Peabody Museum of available publications. Bright and fresh copy, almost as new. A tale of British naval blockade during the War of 1812 by one in a line of noted Napier naval and military officers who served Great Britain. Notes in the Massachusetts newspaper testify to the "very polite treatment received from Captain Epworth and his officers by prisoners on board the Nymphe." Bookplate.

London: Bibliographical Society, 1985. First edition. Paperback. Orig. printed stiff wrappers. Fine.. 54 pages. 29 x 21 cm.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1990. Hardcover. Quarter navy goatskin morocco, spine lettered in gilt. Fine in near fine suede lined matching clamshell box, brown leather spine label, back of box slightly sunned. 82 pages. 28 x38 cm. Limited edition, copy 443 of 600 signed by Eisenstadt printed in Munich on Arches Paper printed by Cartieri Enrico Magnani, and designed by Benjamin Shiff. The five photogravures with tissue guards. Extremely wide margins, text very fresh and bright.