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![Text Box: Naval Monument, The, containing official and other accounts of all the battles fought between the Navies of the United States and Great Britain during the late war; and an account of the war with Algiers with engravings 1830 Boston, MA: George Clark. This is an incomplete copy, missing about ten pages and ten of 25 engravings, but it is still a marvelous piece of naval history, with its accounts of battles of the War of 1812, and of the War with Algiers, letters written by the officers who fought; at end of book is peace treaty with Algiers, signed by President James Madison, and a Naval Register, with names of officers and midshipmen, surgeons, pursers and Marines. Battle of USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, report by Capt. Isaac Hull; Report by Pres. Madison of Decatur's report of capture of HMS Macedonian by Frigate United States. Report of Capt. Bainbridge of USS Constitution of the capture and destruction of HMS Java. Loss of USS Chesapeake and Capt. James Lawrence to HMS Shannon, in battle that began within sight of Boston. Details of funeral of Capt. Lawrence, held by British at Halifax, N.S. Near death, Lawrence had said "Don't Give up the Ship" a slogan used next by Commo. O.H. Perry at the Battle of Lake Champlain. Details of deaths of Capt. Lawrence and Capt. Broke, RN, captain of HMS Shannon. Report of funeral shows remarkable chivalry and gentlemanly behavior between British and Americans. Report of Naval investigation of loss of Chesapeake exonerates Lawrence, but notes that ship's bugler, who had deserted his post, caused failure of boarders to come on deck to board HMS Shannon. Letter from Capt. Broke of Shannon to Capt. Lawrence of Chesapeake inviting him to the combat that resulted in the deaths of both men. 328 pp. 14 x 23 cm. Red leather on board with gilt design, 3 cm closed tear in spine leather. Frontis. engraving missing; pp. 11-14 missing, incl engraving; pp. 35-38 missing, incl 2 engravings; engraving at p. 41 missing; engraving at p. 76 missing left 2 cm.; pp. 83-86 missing, incl. 4 engravings; additional engr at p. 144 (Key to McDonough's victory); pp. 155-158 missing incl. engraving; in all only 15 of 25 engravings are present, and ten pages appear to be missing. Overall incomplete and poor. (2311) $50.00. Naval/History
Newport, RI Naval Training Station -- Souvenir Folder of Views 1893. New Haven, CT: Morris Berman. Views of young recruits, some who would fight in Spanish-American War. Views of drill grounds, War College, sailors at inspection, at mass, at YMCA, on drill field, with training ships. 18 photos 16 x 11 cm. Souvenir card folder, with accordion-fan pictures, very good. (6221) $21.00. Navy/Travel
Popular Mechanics Magazine, written so you can understand it, 50th Anniversary Year, February 1952, Vol. 97 No. 2 Chicago, IL: Popular Mechanics Company. Cover shows U.S. Navy Landing Ship Dock USS Lindenwald, LSD-6 with stern doors open and flooded down to receive landing craft. Accompanies article, "Mother of the Minesweepers" by Richard F. Dempewolff. Story about sweeping mines in Wonsan Harbor, Korea, in October, 1950. New use for World War II amphibious ships and boats. "Detroit Listening Post" by Siler Freeman. "1952 may go down as the year of the small car"--Nash's Rambler, Kaiser-Frazer's Henry J, and Willys-Overland's first passenger car since World War II days, and soon, a smaller Hudson. "Rust Meets its Worst Enemy" by Eric Bennett. "In Battle, There's Always One More River to Cross" by Michael Day. Story about U.S. Army Engineers building "packaged" bridges in Korea. 50th Anniversary Feature: "Revolution on the Farm, 1902-1952" by Wheeler McMillen. 17 x 24 cm. Magazine, very good. (7039) $21.00. Naval/Scientific/Technology
Portfolio of the World War-- Rotogravure Etchings Selected from the Mid-Week Pictorial of The New York Times. 1917. New York: New York Times Company. Excellent collection of photographs from World War I. 28 x 41 cm. Cloth on board, very nice cover. Sepia-toned, high-quality photos. Front hinge broken, but binding intact. Good condition. (0392) $90.00. History.
Coaster's and Fisherman's Guide, and Master's and Mate's Manual: Laws of the Sea. Including the Passenger Laws of 1819, '47, '48 and '49 by Butts, Isaac Ridler 1849 Boston, MA: I.R. Butts, No. 2 School Street. Butts (1795-1882) published a whole mass of guide books for Sailors, Seamen and Fishermen. This Seaman's Assistant provides guidance for Rights of Merchant Seamen, including hiring, when they may desert, right to salvage, wages (including tables) and punishment. "...a master might be excused for knocking a seaman down, under the influence of sudden passion, from provocation by language of gross insolence.....(further) kicking and beating the fallen seaman ...would not be justified." "The master is not justified in stripping a seaman naked, and inflicting a severe punishment with a cat; at least not for ordinary violation of the ship's discipline." Also included are Coaster's Guide, Fisherman's Guide, including Bounty in Cod Fisheries, Mackerel Fishery, Pickled Fish; Shipmaster's Manual, Passenger Vessels (Act of 1847); In Appendix is Navy Ration for victualling, which stipulates 4 lbs. of beef per week per man, 3 lbs. pork, 1 lb. flour, 1/2 lb. raisins or dried fruit, and 1 3/4 pints of spirits. Also guidance for Common Carriers, Marine Insurance and Book-keeping.. 120 pp. 11 x 18 cm. Paper on board with cloth tape spine, parts of cloth tape on spine missing, inside back hinge cracked, pencil inscriptions on back pastedown and back endpaper. Fair. (4742) $290.00. Nautical
Slave Ships and Slaving by George Francis Dow, with an Introduction by Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R. First Edition. 1927 Salem, MA: Marine Research Society. This is a detailed, fascinating story of the men who sailed the ships that brought slaves from Africa to the New World and elsewhere, of the cruelty, the disease suffered by both Negroes and crew, and the way that people thought about this trade up until it was outlawed. Many illustrations. Abolitionists and press gangs. The Guinea Coast. Sir John Hawkins, Slave Trader. 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. The Ship Doctor's Narrative tells how African leaders gladly collected presents for providing slavers with a steady supply of negroes. Kidnapping supplies the thousands of negroes annually sold off on the African coasts. Common sailors on some ships are allowed to have intercourse with black women. Africans are far more violently affected by seasickness than Europeans and it frequently ends in death. The Guinea voyage and the sailor. The Brig Ruby, African Slaver. Captain Crow, the Last Slaver out of Liverpool. Factory Life on the Guinea Coast. Slave Smuggling a Century ago. Slaving Voyages by Rhode Island Vessels-- Newport and Bristol, RI were well-known slaving ports. Six Months on a Slaver in 1860. The Last Voyage of an American Slaver. 350 pp. 18 x 26 cm. Blue cloth on board. Part of cover, front and back is faded and mottled. Text block clean and tight. Very good. (2903) $58.00. Nautical/History/Slaving
Spirit of Sail: On Board the World's Great Sailing Ships 1987 New York, NY Henry Holt & Co. 175 pp. 24 x 31 cm. This is a magnificent work, with beautiful photographs aboard the finest tall ships in the world, by Peter Christopher, with text by John Dyson. Cloth on board, excellent condition. Dj has two minor scratches, else excellent. (0719) $40.00. Nautical/ Picture Books.
Table compares Armies and Navies of the World, and tonnage of ships under sail or steam, 1882 1882 Graphic presentation shows relative size of shipping fleet in tons; Size of armies and navies in numbers of men. Great Britain and Ireland led the world in shipping, with 3,621,650 tons under sail; 3,335,215 under steam, with U.S. second with 2,366,132 under sail, 1,221,206 under steam. Siam had 20,930 tons, all sail. Russia had the largest army in the world, with 717,747 soldiers, next was Italy with 714,958, and France with 518,642, Germany with 449,239. Great Britain had the largest navy with 69,540 sailors; Sweden and Norway were next, with 50,915. The United States, just 17 years after the Civil War, had only 25,186 soldiers and 12,230 sailors. 1 page 17.5 x 24.5 cm. Colored plate, good. (7722) $24.00. Navy/Nautical
Tales of the Coast and a Brief History of the Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. Seventy-fifth Anniversary 1927 Baltimore, MD: Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. Seventy-fifth anniversary publication offers stories of life and high adventure in the old days along the Atlantic seaboard. Frontispiece shows painting of Duel between Blackbeard and Maynard. Battle of Chesapeake and Shannon, June 1, 1813. History of Merchants & Minors, from 1852. Thomas C. Jenkins, first president of company. Capt. Solomon Howes was master of Company's first vessel in 1854. Includes fold-out map of United States Eastern Seaboard with mileages from various points to and from Baltimore. 63 pp. 13 x 19 cm. Paper on board, spine suntanned, very good. (1478) $29.00. Nautical/History
Uncle Sam's Navy, Historical Fine Art Series, Vol. IV No. 2, April 12, 1898 Philadelphia, PA: Historical Publishing Co. This series has been prepared for the public, eagerly devouring whatever news is published about our Navy. Photos of Ship Tender Boat Fern, which has been conveying supplies to the starving Cubans. Protected cruisers Minneapolis, San Francisco, Atlanta, Raleigh, Baltimore and Boston. Battleships Oregon, Massachusetts and Texas. 16 pp. 35 x 28 cm Paper booklet, pages have 6 cm tear on bottom edge. Poor. (5778) $20.00. Navy/Nautical
Uncle Sam's Navy, Historical Fine Art Series, Vol. IV No. 3, April 19, 1898 Philadelphia, PA: Historical Publishing Co. This series has been prepared for the public, eagerly devouring whatever news is published about our Navy. Photos of funeral of victims of the Maine disaster, Capt. Sigsbee, former captain of USS Maine; Court of Inquiry in session; Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, consul General of Cuba. Photo of Gen. Blanco y Arenas, Spanish leader in Cuba. Photos of officers and crew in Maine. 16 pp. 35 x 28 cm. Paper booklet, crease on cover page, good. (5779) $34.00. Navy/Nautical
Uncle Sam's Navy, Historical Fine Art Series, Vol. IV No. 3, April 26, 1898 Philadelphia, PA: Historical Publishing Co. This series has been prepared for the public, eagerly devouring whatever news is published about our Navy. Photos of Spanish battleship Pelayo, Spanish cruisers Almirante Oquendo and Viscaya. Photos of crew of cruiser New York, deck crew of Yorktown, ship's company of Maine, and photo of a Minstrel show aboard USS Maine. Photos of gun crews drilling with heavy ordnance, machine and Gatling guns. 16 pp. 35 x 28 cm. Paper booklet, 10 cm. closed tear on cover page, good. (5780) $30.00. Navy/Nautical.
United States Navy, The , pictures by E. Muller, Jr. with a foreword by Rear-Admiral Bradley A. Fiske ©1917 Chicago, IL: Rand McNally & Company. Photos of super dreadnoughts Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Oklahoma, New York, Texas; crew scenes; Marines; swim call; holystoning; Guantanamo drilling; coaling operation; Armored Cruisers Pittsburgh, Pueblo, North Carolina, Montana, San Diego; submarines. 31 x 23 cm. Red cloth on board with tape spine, lettered for library use; Discarded from Concord Free Library, small closed tears on bottom of many pages, with tape repairs. Thus, poor. (4464) $30.00. Navy/Nautical
U.S. Naval Academy Lucky Bag for 1946: A chronicle of the activities and achievements of the Class of 1946 Iselin, Donald Grote, Editor-in-Chief. 1945 Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy. This large, handsome book features an eagle with talons extended, flying over a fleet in an embossed, blue and gilt cover design. This class spent only three years at the Academy, graduating in 1945, in time to join the Fleet in World War II. This book features photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt as Commander in Chief, and also Harry Truman as President, since FDR died before this class graduated. Illinois Gov. Daniel Walker was member of this class, as were Rear Admiral Chuck Grojean. Endpapers feature The Laws of the Navy. 599 pp. 28 x 36 cm. Cloth on board with embossed design in blue and gilt; spine gilt faded, very good. Book weighs about 8 lbs. (8070) $80.00. Navy/World War II
U.S. Naval Academy Lucky Bag for 1947: The Brigade of Midshipmen Presents the 1947 Lucky Bag Cassidy, Earle Morrow, Editor-in-Chief 1946 Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Academy. This large, handsome book features a close-up view of an anchor being hoisted, with water dripping off it, with silhouette of a cruiser in the distance. Cover is blue and shades of brown to yellow. This class spent only three years at the Academy, graduating in 1946, joining the Fleet in the aftermath of World War II. This book features photo of Harry S Truman as Commander in Chief, and James V. Forrestal as Secretary of the Navy. President Jimmy Carter was member of this class, as was Vietnam Hero and Prisoner of War Vice Admiral James Stockdale. Admiral Bill Crowe, Capt. Carlos Dew, Vice Admiral Jim Watkins, Jr., Admiral Stansfield Turner, Admiral Worth Bagley, Vice Admiral Jim Doyle, Lou Larcombe, Rear Admiral Donald Boone Whitmire, Jeremiah Denton, Jr., Medal of Honor winner Thomas Hudner, Jr. Endpapers feature words and music of "Anchor's Aweigh" with pictures of anchor being hoisted. 539 pp. 28 x 36 cm. Cloth on board with design in blue and shades of brown to yellow; pp. 283-284 have closed tear, 4 cm. Very good. (8071) $80.00. Navy/World War II
U.S. Navy Regulations, 1865; Regulations for the Government of the United States Navy. [Book belonged to Ens. James H. Bunting, recognized for his action in helping to destroy a Confederate salt work in 1864.] 1865 Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Naval Regulations book belonged to "James. H. Bunting, U.S. Frigate Potomac", who is recognized in history of Civil War for his work in leading a naval party from USS Ethan Allen to destroy a South Carolina salt work. Navy Regulations include Regulation Circular No. 1 signed by Gideon Welles, Civil War Secretary of the Navy, August 1, 1865; Regulation Circular No. 4, by Welles, dated Aug. 22, 1866, detailing books to be carried aboard a cruising vessel by midshipmen. 345 pp. 12.5 x 19 cm. Blue cloth on board, quite worn, front and back outer spine cracked, 1 cm sword, etc. puncture in book penetrates first 120 pages. Poor. (3761) $150.00. Naval/Civil War/History
[Boat crews from U.S.S. Ethan Allan, Acting Master Isaac A. Pennell, landed at Cane Patch, near Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, and destroyed a salt work which Pennell, who led the expedi-tion himself, described as "much more extensive than I expected After mixing most of the 2,000 bushels of salt into the sand of the beach, the Union sailors fired the four salt works as well as some 30 buildings in the surrounding area. The next day, off Wither's Swash, Pennell sent Acting Master William H. Winslow and Acting Ensign James H. Bunting ashore with two boat crews to destroy a smaller salt work.]
UYankee Navy, The, Illustrated by Masson, Tom 1898 New York, NY: Life Publishing Co. History of the United States Navy with engravings and photographs of naval heroes and battles, including the War with Spain. Photos of George Dewey, W.T. Sampson, Richmond Pearson Hobson, and Winfield Scott Schley. 124 pp. 15 x 21.5 cm. Decorated cloth on board, cover lightly soiled, text block detached from spine at pp. 44-45, fair. (3523) $29.00. Navy/History
NEWSPAPERS
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF ITEMS
Boston Advertiser, Friday Morning, May 1, 1868, vol. III No. 104 Boston, MA: Dunbar, Waters & Co. This issue is loaded with reports and editorial comment about the ongoing impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in Washington. Editorial comment about Boston's need to expand rail lines to the west, and expand facilities for shipping from its port. 4 pp. 58 x 80 cm. Newspaper, some tiny holes in folds, very good. (6140) $21.00. History
Boston Courier Semi-Weekly, Thursday, March 5, 1829 Buckingham, J.T. 1829 Boston, MA: J.T. Buckingham, Editor and Proprietor. This is a lively Boston paper from the time when Andrew Jackson was President. "Domestic Slave Trade" story from National Gazette tells about steamer on which writer was embarked encountering steamboat Tesch completely aflame. In aftermath several slaves were killed; two years later (1827) in Frankfort, KY trial takes place initiated by slave trader-- much disapproval of slave trade-- then fire breaks out in courthouse. Slaves as "property". Announcement of new administration in Washington: Van Buren as Secretary of State, Ingham of PA to be Secretary of the Treasury, McLean of OH to be Postmaster General, Eaton of TN to be Secretary of War, Branch of NC to be Secretary of the Navy. Long editorial discusses new cabinet. 4 pp. 39 x 53 cm. Newspaper, worn, fair. Name "G. Wilkinson" written at top of front page. (8076) $30.00. Newspapers/History
Boston Courier Semi-Weekly, Thursday, April 30, 1829 Buckingham, J.T. 1829 Boston, MA: J.T. Buckingham, Editor and Proprietor. This is a lively Boston paper from the time when Andrew Jackson was President. "An Apology for the United States" editor comments on article from the Edinburgh Review: "we do not recollect that we ever read an article… more insulting in its tone toward the people of the United States." Editorial critical of Gen. Jackson and his cabinet, commenting on difference between him and Pres. Jefferson. Jackson, editor writes, appointed cabinet members strictly on political basis. A line of steam-boats is established to run the next summer between Boston and Portland. "Office Hunting" critical of men turned out of office and those begging for offices as new administration begins. 4 pp. 39 x 53 cm. Newspaper, worn, fair. Name "G. Wilkinson" written at top of front page. (8077) $30.00. Newspapers/History](image527.gif)