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American Line AMERICAN LINE, LIVERPOOL TO PHILADELPHIA -- Five (5) shipping manifests/ bills of lading, specifying the goods shipped and the steamship carrying each shipment: Issued by Richardson, Spence & Co, European Agents.
Liverpool, England 1888 Original manuscripts Very Good
Partly printed, accomplished by hand, as follow: (1) Three Cases & Seven Bales Merchandise, shipped to Order at Philadelphia, 13 March 1888, aboard the Steamship "Indiana"; (2) Eight hundred, forty-nine bags Potatoes (Williams Selected Magnums), shipped Roberts & Williams at Philadelphia, 18 April 1888, aboard the Steamship "British Prince"; (3) Two Bales Wool, shipped by F. Willey to Order at Philadelphia, 23 April 1888, aboard the Steamship "British Princess"; (4) One hundred Tons Pig Iron, shipped to Order at Philadelphia, 8 May 1888, aboard the Steamship "Lord Gough"; (5) Thirty Cases Granular Preparations, shipped by Alfred Bishop & Sons to J. Wyeth & Bro. at Philadelphia, 22 May 1888, aboard the Steamship "Lord Clive." All bills of lading have embossed six-pence revenue stamps, one vertical fold, and are signed by M. Withers. Each, 8.25" x 13.25"
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Anthony, Irvin DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS
Philadelphia Penn Publishing 1924 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good
358pp; color frontispiece, many b&w plates. 9.25" x 6" This history of sailing ships from ancient times includes clippers, packets, piracy, tales of various ports, &c.
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Bacon, Charles H. TWO (2) HANDWRITTEN NAUTICAL LOGS KEPT BY C.H. BACON AS CAPTAIN OF A SCHOONER (1888-1889) AND AS CAPTAIN OF A BARGE (1905-1908) OFF THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND
Original manuscripts Hardcover Good
Log #1. Approx 100pp, written in pencil; old leather wallet-style binding, shaken; 5.75" x 3.75". On front endpaper: "C.H. Bacon / Sch[ooner] H[attie] A. Butler / March 22, 1888 / C.H. Bacon / Tug 206. Ward / Nov 9, 1898 / Perth Amboy, NJ." This log begins on March 22, 1888, and includes daily entries of wind direction and speed, storms, squalls, &c. Capt. Bacon names the tugboats that tow his schooner, and names the companies to which he delivers his loads. Included are expense accounts for towing, stores, watchman, wharfage, &c. In 1888, he hauls coal from Perth Amboy to Portland (CT) by way of West Bank (NY) where "strong winds carried away the Main Boom," then on to Gravesend Bay, Red Hook, Ricker's [Riker's] Island, New Haven, and Saybrook. He also carries the stone from Portland to New York which would give the city its "brownstone" neighborhoods. Also in 1888, Capt. Bacon visits Middletown, Hempstead Bay, Whitestone, Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Harlem, Norwalk, Gowanus Creek, Port Johnson, &c., until December 19 when he "finished laying the Sch up for the winter and came home to Middletown." He starts his 1889 work year on March 18, heading up to New Haven "to start the schooner. Shipped the crew and bent sails ...hauled out to the end of Long Dock...got underway...." Once again, he is hauling coal and stone, visiting Jersey Flats, Elizabeth Port, Hammon Flats, Hortons Point, Middle Haddam, Higganum, &c. He lays up the schooner on Dec. 17, 1889 and hopes that his business will improve next year. On June 16, 1890 he is back hauling coal and stone, details his expenses, and includes 17pp of paid accounts. // Log#2. Approx. 160pp, written in pencil; bound in cloth with "Memoranda" printed on the cover, binding stained and lightly worn; 6" x 3.75". This log begins May 22, 1905. Bacon is now Captain of the Barge "Alice." His loads are coal which he delivers to Hartford, Naubuc, Middletown Asylum, Rocky Hill, &c. By 1906, he is taking on water pipe at Elizabeth Port and Port Reading, then delivering it to Newport, Providence, and New London. In October, he goes back to hauling coal from New Jersey ports to Hartford, Middletown, Naubuc and Pawtucket. Laying up is delayed until Jan. 3, 1907, and the work resumes in March, &c., &c. Capt. Bacon hailed from Middletown, Connecticut. His schooner, the Hattie A. Butler, is on the list of vessels lost or damaged in the catastrophic Portland Gale of November, 1898, when she was in Vineyard Sound off Massachusetts. She was wrecked near Angelica Point, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, with the loss of one crew member.
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Bromley, George Tisdale THE LONG AGO AND THE LATER ON: or Recollections of Eighty Years.
San Francisco A.M. Robertson 1904 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good
pp: xiii, 289; portrait; neat gift inscription on title-page. 7.75" x 5.5" Bromley's autobiography, written at the age of 87, comprises stories of his steamboating days, a railroad trip to China, packet and merchant ship service, travels in the western states, a trip to Hawaii, &c. On the front pastedown, the recipient of this copy pencilled a bold note: "Geo. T. Bromley was at one time Capt. & Mate of one of the Steam Boats of Norwich Line running between Norwich & New York. I knew him with a good main--one of us. / H.M. Witter."
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Campbell, Archibald A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD FROM 1806 TO 1812: Japan, Kamschatka, Aleutian Islands...state of the Sandwich Islands and Vocabulary.
Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 1967 Revised Edition Original cloth Very Good Very Good Jacket
220pp; endpaper maps. This is a handsome facsimile reproduction of the third American edition of 1822. The British author sailed with the Russian American Company from 1806 to 1812. He spent a year in Hawaii, recovering from an illness, including a three-month stay with King Kamehameha. Included here are accounts of his shipwrecks, frost-bite and amputations, trips to Japan, the Aleutians, and Rio de Janeiro, etc. 7.25" x 4.5"
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Coffee, Frank, compiler FORTY YEARS ON THE PACIFIC: A Book of Reference for the Traveler and Pleasure for the Stay-at-Home.
NY Oceanic 1920 First Edition Original cloth Very Good
pp: xiii, 375, index and errata slip; 109 illus from photographs, 9 maps. 9" x 6" The author recounts his many voyages on the Pacific Ocean, including his 1913 Vancouver to Auckland trip, travels through Japan, Hawaii, Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Samo, Alaska, New Zealand, New Guinea, etc., with notes on Alaskan game, blackbirding, smuggling, the leper colony at Molokai, etc.
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Firth, Raymond MALAY FISHERMEN: Their Peasant Economy.
London Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner 1946 First Edition Original cloth Very Good Good Jacket
pp: xii, 354, glossary, index; 16 plates, two folding maps. 8.75" x 5.5" Based on field research along Malaya's east coast in 1939-1940, this book presents a detailed analysis of the fishing industry there--its economics, equipment, marketing, income levels, etc.
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Foster, Harry L. A TROPICAL TRAMP WITH THE TOURISTS
NY Dodd, Mead 1925 First Edition Original Cloth Very Good
pp: xi, 335; 24 plates from photographs. The author was hired on as "literary man" for a 65-day luxury cruise around South America. His book includes humorous accounts of dealing with American tourists as well as reporting on the people and sights of Colombia, Havana, Panama, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Trinidad, and Venezuela. 8.25" x 5.5"
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Hamburg-American Line LIST OF PASSENGERS: Across the Atlantic by the Twin-Screw Mail Steamer HANSA, from New York, Thursday, July 7, 1938,
Printed in USA Hamburg-American Line 1938 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Fine
32pp, text in English and German. 8" x 5" Contains the list of passengers from New York to Hamburg via Cherbourg and Southampton, an ad for the Brunonians Orchestra from Brown University, the list of ship's officers, information on amenities, safety, and other trips offered by the Line.
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Hichborn, William TRIP OF THE ANCIENTS: A Memoir of Events, Personal Experiences and Impressions.
Malden, MA Printed by George E. Dunbar 1897 First Edition Decorative Cloth Very Good
pp: xi, 150; 15 color plates, text illus. Gilt-armorial binding. 7.75" x 4.75" Memoir of the visit of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston to the Honorable Artillery Company of London. The group left Boston on 29 June 1896, crossing in the Cunard steamer "Servia" to meet with members of the parent group at London and then travel onto the Continent. This book is a daily journal of events during the 33 days, including the Queen's welcome, a military parade at Aldershot, sightseeing trips, Paris, Cologne, Weisbaden, Brussels, Antwerp, etc. Includes much about shipboard life.
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Martin Travel Bureau ECONOMY TOURS: 1933'S Greatest European All-expense Tour Value.
NY Martin Travel Bureau 1933 First Edition Fine
Brochure, 24 panels, opens to 18" x 24"; photos and drawings throughout. The cover shows tourists at sidewalk tables and bookstalls in Paris. Features trips aboard Roosevelt Steamship Co. vessels: SS Pennland, SS Westernland, SS Washington, SS Manhattan, SS Leviathan, and SS Olympic. Travel packages to and through various European countries are priced from $189 (25-day tour) through $425 (53-day tour). Includes a detailed itinerary for each tour. 9" x 4"
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