Cincinnati: Stewart Kidd Company, Publishers, (1921). First Edition. Drawings by Carll B. Williams. Original cloth. Octavo. 409 pages. The first volume published in the Seckatary Hawkins series. These boys' stories revolve around a club of boys whose home base is a river bank on the Ohio, with the lead character... More
Providence: (Standard Printing Company), 1906. Wrappers. Octavo. 29 pages. Memorial to Hay, Brown University class of 1858, secretary to Lincoln, diplomat, journalist, biographer, and Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt. Bound in tan paper covers stitched to textblock, Yapp edges, front cover titled in black. A few edge wrinkles. More
Concord: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1959. First Edition. Black and White Photographic Plates. Full cloth. Octavo. xviii, 256 pages. Well researched study of the evolution of American jurisprudence in New Hampshire, with special attention given to the case of Robert Mason. Bound in dark orange cloth over boards with dark... More
Paris: Bureau Veritas, [1912]. Tables and Diagrams. Quarter cloth. Square quarto. xxxii, 287 pages. Detailed compilation of shipbuilding standards as of 1912. Includes rules for the construction of steel vessels, rules for the construction of vessels intended to carry oil in bulk, regulations as to the quality and tests of... More
(s. L. ): (S. N. ), 1927. First Edition. Black and White Photographs, Maps. Full leather. Quarto. viii, 106 pages. History of the evolution of the great port of London, from Roman times to the early 20th century. Well illustrated with photographs, a color plate of the Head Office of... More
New York: Richardson And Company, 1868. First Edition. Color Coats of Arms, Black and White Plates, Cuts. Original cloth. Octavo. viii, 9-15, 21-114 pages. Genealogical records and notes of this distinguished family, the most famous member of which is probably Gen. Robert E. Lee. Includes color plates of two coats... More
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
Boston: Bartlett And Halliday, 1865. First Edition. Wrappers. Octavo. 16 pages. Rev. Hall was a strong supporter of Lincoln and abolition and had urged his own government to support the North during the American Civil War. Here he provides a British perspective on Lincoln's murder. One of 500 copies. MONAGHAN... More
[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
Baltimore: Church Home & Hospital, 1994. First Edition. Black and White Photographs. Full cloth. Quarto. x, 115 pages. Recollections of 13 men and women who devoted their lives to one of Maryland's oldest medical institutions--the Church Home & Hospital facilities located at Fayette Street and Broadway in Baltimore. It was... More
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
Philadelphia: Ferguson Bros. & Co., 1880. Engraved Plates. Quarter cloth. Quartos. 595 & 600 pages. Rev. Smith was the first provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia, first president of Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, secretary of the American Philosophical Society, etc. His great-grandson here presents a heavily documented... More
(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
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1930. First Edition. Black and White Photographs, Illus. Full cloth. Quarto. xvi, 133 pages. Good account of this artistically gifted family and the portraits of many founding Americans produced from life. Much of the information herein is from the Frick Art Reference Library in New... More
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
New York: MacMillan Company, 1903. First Edition. Black and White Plates. Original cloth. Octavo. xii, 372 pages. Biography of founding father Robert Morris (1734-1806) , who arranged the finances for the American side in the Revolutionary War. Morris was a signer of three founding documents of the United States: the... More
(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
(albrighton): Waine Research Publications, (1995). First Edition. Color and Black & White Photographs, Drawings. Hardcover. Quarto. [ii], 114 pages. Well illustrated study of the merchant and naval ships' figureheads of Great Britain and the men who carved them. Includes directories of carvers and an appendix on the sources from which... More
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
(annapolis): Naval Institute Press, (1993). First American Edition. Black and White Photographs, Scaled Drawings. Hardcover. Folio. 192 pages. Fascinating analytical study of the rivalry in fast shipping that sprang from the discovery of gold in California. MacGregor, a talented draftsman, uses his own drawings when possible to describe and compare... More
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
Washington: Gideon & Co. , Printers, 1851. Wrappers. Octavo. 21 pages. The Reform Convention of Maryland, assembled to reform the state constitution, honored Mr. Webster for his role in the Compromise of 1850. This pamphlet contains Webster's address that evening as well as the toasts and speeches by some of... More
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
London: Horace Cox, The Field Office, 1900. Engraved Cuts. Original cloth. Quarto. xii, 667 + ads pages. Kemp's classic work on selecting, inspecting, and building a yacht along with detailed instruction on seamanship and sailing in open yachts, steam yachts, ice boats, and much more. This edition was published in... More
[washington, D. C. ]: [Government Printing Office], [1884]. Black and White Engraved Plates, Plans. Hardcover. Quarto. 276 pages. Very detailed statistics and information gathered for the 10th U. S. Census. The information was collected mostly by personal visits to the many shipyards in the United States rather than by correspondence... More
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