Maritime from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

Newport News, VA: The Mariner's Museum, 1936. 49 pages. Illustrated.. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Washington D. C.: Congress of the United States, 1856. Images is 6 1/4" by 9 1/4" on a sheet that measures 9" by 11 1/4". Now archivally matted (14" by 16") and ready for framing; Original lithograph by the German-American artist Wilhelm Heine (1827-1885). It was published in 1856 to accompany the narrative of the Perry Expedition… Read more about this item

Baltimore, Maryland: Unpublished, 1956. Large (12 inches by 16 inches) mounted gelatin silver print of the cargo freighter "Robin Trent" being assisted by the tugboat "C. Stewart Lee" in Baltimore Harbor circa 1956. Signed by Marx on the mount just below the bottom right corner of the photograph and with the photographer's credit stamp on the verso of the… Read more about this item

Portsmouth, Virginia: John C. Emmerson, Jr., 1949. XI< 453 pages. A detailed account of the second decade of steamboats on the lower Chesapeake Bay, Hampton Roads, James River, and the Albemarle Sound, compiled from early Norfolk newspapers by John Cloyd Emmerson, Jr. (1891-1980), who was a Portsmouth, Virginia amateur historian and journalist. SIGNED by the author and inscribed… Read more about this item

Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1949. 455 pages. A detailed account of early steamboats in Virginia and North Carolina, compiled from early Norfolk newspapers by John Cloyd Emmerson, Jr. (1891-1980), who was a Portsmouth, Virginia amateur historian and journalist. SIGNED by the author and inscribed by him to Frank Myers. As the extended subtitle indicates, the… Read more about this item

Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Sun, 1941. Vintage gelatin silver print by famed Baltimore Sun photographer Hans Marx, with his credit stamp on the verso. The image is of tugboats assisting the initial September 27, 1941 launch of the Patrick Henry, the first of the Liberty Ships built for World War II. The photograph is in virtually as-new condition.. First… Read more about this item

Virginia Beach: The Donning Company, 1986. xiv, (2), 387 pages. Limited first printing of the first edition: #895 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the author on a colophon bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. A profusely illustrated and most comprehensive study of all ships built at the Newport News Shipyard. The book is in virtually as-new… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1984. 231 pages. Profusely illustrated book written to accompany two 1984 exhibitions: "Philadelphians and the China Trade 1784-1844" at the Philadelphia Museum of art and "The Canton Connection: Ships, Captains and Cargoes" at the Philadelphia Maritime Museum. The book is in almost as-new condition in a clean and bright dust jacket that… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. xii, (2), 180 pages + 5 black and white plates and a color folding map. First hand account ofBritish merchant ships running the Federal blockade of Confederate ports. An important Civil War book (Harwell, IN TALL COTTON, 91). The book is clean and tight, with light foxing throughout--occasional heavier foxing.. First… Read more about this item