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The C. W. Morse; 1807-1904; the Magnificent Triumph of Steamboat Progress Commissioned by the People's Line, May 28 1904
New Jersey Steamboat Company 1904 Softcover Very Good
Purple card covers with gold, white and green design of steamship and elegant passengers onshore on front covers. 9 photographs of the magnificent steamship that traveled up and down the Hudson River until the U. S. Navy pressed it into military service during World War I. There is a beautiful two-page center spread of the C. W. Morse passing Anthony's Nose, as well as photos of the main saloon, quarter-deck, dining room, kitchen and private cabin. Slight scuffing to front cover at lower corner. Text describes the history of the steamships of the People's Line, the Hudson River landscape, and a full description of the lavish appointments found on The C. W. Morse. A sheet describing the different routes of the consolidated Steamship Lines is affixed to the rear page of text. A scarce and unusual historical item. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 20 pages
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230.00 USD
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Baldwin, James; Livengood, W. W. Sailing the Seas: the Log of Tom Darke
NY American Book Company 1920 Hardcover Good Illustrated by Kerry Eby; Leon D'Emo
Introduction by Edward N. Hurley. Many photos. Navy cloth binding with gilt nautical design on front boards. Boards moderately worn, front endpapers smudged, homemade owner bookplate on front free endpaper. An elementary school reader designed to supplement geography lessons with tales of shipping and nautical adventure. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages
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9.00 USD
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Bancroft, Caroline The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown
Boulder, CO Johnson Books 2001 0933472250 / 9780933472259 Reprint Softcover Very Good
The true story of Titanic shipwreck survivor, "Unsinkable Molly Brown", of Colorado. Many photographs. Covers lightly scuffed, else a clean, tight copy. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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6.00 USD
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Berman, Bruce D. Encyclopedia of American Shipwrecks
Boston The Mariners Press 1973 0913352012 / 9780913352014 Third Printing Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Jacket price-clipped, else a clean, tight copy. Blue cloth binding. A compilation of data about shipwrecks around American territorial waters. Jp; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 308 pages
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34.00 USD
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Bok, Curtis Maria: a Tale of the Northeast Coast and of the North Atlantic
NY Alfred A. Knopf 1962 First Edition Cloth Very Good in Good dust jacket
A lovely story of Captain Jahn sailing across the Atlantic on his forty-foot ketch, Maria, and his daily reading of another letter from his lady love during his month-long voyage. Boards rubbed and rounded, jacket price-clipped and tattered, else a clean, tight copy. In jacket protector. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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15.00 USD
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Brown, Roy Port of Call
London Abelard-Schuman 1965 Hardcover Good in Good dust jacket Illustrated by Jack Trodd
A behind-the-scenes look at how shipping ports are constructed and operate, written for young adults. Author photo on rear jacket flap. Tape stains on endpapers, usual library stamps and markings. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 94 pages
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7.00 USD
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Campbell, Vice-Admiral Gordon My Mystery Ships
London Hodder and Stoughton 1939 Later Printing Hardcover Very Good
Tan cloth binding. Foreword by Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly. An analysis of British naval tactics during The Great War and reflections on the submarine menace. No jacket, boards moderately worn, corners rounded. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 319 pages
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13.00 USD
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