New York: E. M. Blunt, (Proprietor,) and Samuel A. Burtus, 1817. 1/2 leather. Octavo. xvi, [2], 274, 280, [555]-597, [13] pages. Early edition of this important work on navigation. The extensive tables have in this edition been stereotyped for the first time, at significant expense. This is the first and... More about The New American Practical Navigator Being and Epitome of Navigation; Containing All the Tables...

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, (1931). First American Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. 109 pages. Rare book by the Father of the Boy Scouts, reviewing the positive roles played by such organizations in fostering healthy, happy, and helpful citizens of nations and the world. Bound in black cloth over boards... More about Scouting and Youth Movements

London: Offices of Engineering, 1932. Stapled wraps. Quarto. 7 pages pages. Interesting article reprinted from "Engineering," April 15 and 22, 1932. Includes photographs and an unpaged centerfold showing various scaled elevation drawings of the catapult from different perspectives. More about Extending Structure Type Catapult for Launching Aeroplanes

Morningside House, 1997. Hardcover. Octavo. 842 pages. Bachelder was the most important 19th century historian of the Battle of Gettysburg. He arrived on the field soon after the battle and spent the next 23 years talking to veterans of both armies, collecting and organizing their stories, researching reports, and organizing... More about John Bachelder's History of the Battle of Gettysburg

Springfield: Phillips Bros. [1929]. First Edition. Black and White Photographs. Hardcover. Octavo. 56 pages. Commemorative book produced for the 40th annual convention of the Sons of the American Revolution. Includes many interesting anecdotes of the Lincolns' lives in Springfield. There is an informative analysis of the newspaper coverage of the... More about Lincoln and Springfield

[chicago]: Black Cat Press, 1968. Second Printing. Leather. Miniature. [26] pages. Dr. Taft was seated in the orchestra section of Ford's Theatre with a clear view of President Lincoln when he was shot. Taft leapt to the stage, called up to the presidential box that he was a doctor, and... More about Abraham Lincoln's Last Hours, from the Notebook of Charles Sabin Taft, Army Surgeon Present At...

Boston: Tappan & Dennet, 1843. First Edition. Engraved Plates. Original cloth. Duodecimo. xvi, [17]-305 pages. Subtitle concludes: "…and was taken in the United States brig Syren, by the British ship Medway. " First edition of this classic firsthand account naval warfare in the War of 1812. HOWES #L224; SABIN #39812... More about Thirty Years from Home, or a Voice from the Main Deck; Being the Experience of Samuel Leech, Who...

(moline, Il): (Desaulniers & Co. , Printers), (1908). First Edition. Black and White Plates. Wrappers. Octavo. 53 pages. Uncommon booklet on Lincoln as a ferryman, boatbuilder, advocate of waterway improvements, and believer in Captain John Ericsson's "monitor" naval vessel. There is also information on Lincoln's visit to Niagara Falls, his... More about Abraham Lincoln Incidents in His Life Relating to Waterways [Binder's Title: Abraham Lincoln on...

Washington, D. C. Self Published, (1935). First Edition. Wrappers. Octavo. [iv], 143 pages. Critical report on the U. S. Military establishment just after World War I in which it is alleged that a "war trust" simultaneously profited from war preparations while inviting war and keeping American military power weak. Isham... More about The Trail of War Dogs

(baltimore): (Day Printing Company), 1933. First Edition. Black and White Photographic Plates. Original cloth. Octavo. [ii], 107 pages. History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the north Baltimore neighborhood of Waverly. The church was founded by Dr. A. W. Rudisill in 1871. This charming narrative is filled with anecdotes about... More about Methodism in Old Waverly and its Environment (Signed)

Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing Company, (1995). First Edition. Black and White Photographs. Hardcover. Folio. 112 pages. History of the battleship U. S. S. California and her crew, with focus on operations in World War II. The California was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor but was salvaged and... More about USS California (BB-44)

New York: Burt Franklin, (1973). Reprint. Black and White Plates, Line Drawings. Full cloth. Quarto. xv, 281 , + plates pages. Fascinating history of decorative naval architecture, originally published in 1925. Well illustrated. Bound in red cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine titles. Color frontispiece. Very shallow bumps to spine... More about Old Ship Figure-Heads and Sterns, with Which Are Associated Galleries, Hancing-Pieces,...

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1890. First Edition. Original cloth. Octavos. over 1,900 pages. Three volume report on this conference of international maritime powers. The aim was to revise and amend rules, regulations and practice of vessels at sea and navigation generally; to adopt a uniform system of marine signals with... More about Protocols of Proceedings of the International Marine Conference Held in Washington, D. C. ,...