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Bureau Of Navigation Navy Department
Record Of The Medals Of Honor Issued To The Bluejackets And Marines Of The United States Navy 1862-1910 1910
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1165470918 ISBN : 1165470918 9781165470914
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Bureau Of Navigation Navy Department
Record Of Medals Of Honor Issued To The Officers And Enlisted Men Of The United States Navy Marine Corps And Coast Guard 1862-1917 1917
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2010-09-10. Hardcover. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC hardcover
Bookseller reference : SONG116634441X ISBN : 116634441X 9781166344412
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Bureau Of Navigation Navy Department
Record Of Medals Of Honor Issued To The Officers And Enlisted Men Of The United States Navy Marine Corps And Coast Guard 1862-1917 1917
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1166288684 ISBN : 1166288684 9781166288686
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Bureau Of Navigation Navy Department
Record Of The Medals Of Honor Issued To The Bluejackets And Marines Of The United States Navy 1862-1910 1910
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2009-03-20. Paperback. Used:Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : DADAX143749241X ISBN : 143749241X 9781437492415
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Bureau Of Navigation Navy Department
Record Of The Medals Of Honor Issued To The Bluejackets And Marines Of The United States Navy 1862-1910 1910
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2009-03-20. Paperback. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG143749241X ISBN : 143749241X 9781437492415
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BUREAU OF MARINE INSPECTION AND NAVIGATION
TANK VESSELS
Washington: U S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1941. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. CONTENTS; TANK VESSELS-GENERAL PROVISIONS-INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION-REQUIREMENTS FOR HULLS MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT-LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES-FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT-OPERATION-LICENSED OFFICERS AND CERTIFICATED MEN-SPECIFICATIONS FOR LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES-TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUEFIED INFLAMMABLE GASES. INDEX U S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE paperback
Bookseller reference : Alibris.0024602
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Bureau of Navigation
Training of Enlisted Men
BiblioLife 2011-05-05. Paperback. Good. BiblioLife paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1241659168 ISBN : 1241659168 9781241659165
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Bureau of Navigation Navy Department
U.S. Navy Ports of the World Hongkong Ditty Box Guide Book Series
Washington: United States Governent Printing Office. Collectible - Acceptable. Reading copy. Rear cover and map lacking the front threatening to detach. Inquire if you need further information. Washington: United States Governent Printing Office unknown
Bookseller reference : O05C-00399
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Bureau of Navigation Navy Department
U.S. Navy Ports of the World Callao-Lima Ditty Box Guide Book Series
Washington: United States Governent Printing Office. Collectible - Acceptable. Reading copy. Rear cover and map lacking. Otherwise in good condition. Inquire if you need further information. Washington: United States Governent Printing Office unknown
Bookseller reference : O05C-00403
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Bureau of Navigation Navy Department
U.S. Navy Ports of the World Canton Ditty Box Guide Book Series
Washington: United States Governent Printing Office. Collectible - Good. Near very good book. Rear fold-out map. Inquire if you need further information. Washington: United States Governent Printing Office unknown
Bookseller reference : O05C-00401
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Bureau of Navigation Navy Department
U.S. Navy Ports of the World Constantinople Ditty Box Guide Book Series
Washington: United States Governent Printing Office. Collectible - Very Good. Very good book with some edge-browning and tear to the rear upper left corner. Rear fold-out map. Inquire if you need further information. Washington: United States Governent Printing Office unknown
Bookseller reference : O05C-00400
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Bureau of Navigation
U.S. Navy Ports of the World Yokohama
Bureau of Navigation under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy / Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. Collectible - Good. Bureau of Navigation under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy / Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office 1920. Ditty Box Guide Book Series. Photos drop caps and illustrated colum dividers rear fold-out map. 24mo. Near very good book. Exterior edges lightly browned with some light chipping creasing and a short tear to the rear top-edge. Very nice interior! Inquire if you need further information. Bureau of Navigation under the authority of the Secretary of the Navy / Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Offi unknown
Bookseller reference : MA02C-00211
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Bureau of Navigation Navy Department.
Magnetism: Its General Principles and Special Applications to Ships and Compasses.
Washington DC.: Government Printing Office. 1883. hardcover. very good with no dust jacket; wear to extremities. 8vo. Government Printing Office. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 153130
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Bureau of Navigation Navy Department
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYORS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND FOR WRITING AND EDITING SAILING DIRECTIONS AND FOR KEEPING REMARK BOOKS
Washington: Government Printing Office 1868. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. The Bureau of Navigation Navy Department's booklet General Instructions for Hydrographic Surveyors. Dampstaining to the bottom edge of the second half of the textblock. Writing in ink on the front wrapper. Engraved plate of "Brooke's Deep Sea Sounding Apparatus" at the rear. Blue printed paper wrappers. Very Good. 62 pp. Very Good binding. Government Printing Office unknown books
Bookseller reference : 285943
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Bureau of Navigation Treasury Dept.
List of Merchant Vessels of the United States: 1896
Washington. Government Printing Office. 1896. Bound in gilt titled royal blue cloth. Square 8vo. First Edition. Mild scuffing to covers corners gently rubbed mild foxing to prelims. A Very Good copy. Government Printing Office. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 6694
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BURGESS Robert
Sinkings Salvages and Shipwrecks
New York: American Heritage Press 1970. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth pictorial dust jacket. 188pp 4pp. Numerous illustrations pictorial endpapers. Very good/very good. Mild jacket edgewear; slight cloth discoloration at bottom of rear board. Edition not ascertainable by this publisher. Tight attractive copy of this far-ranging survey of well-known shipwrecks and their recovery. American Heritage Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 35026
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Burrell. Emrhys Editor .
World of Power - Volume One 1993
Kingston upon Thames Surrey United Kingdom: Boat International Publications 1993. 224pp. 1.35Kg. Profusely illustrated mostly in colour. Published as a showcase for the international motorboat market from 10-30 meter length plus essays on hull design power and propulsion including a histroy of the motorboat. Near MINT in a FINE d/w. Owing to weight extra shipping charges will be incurred. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near MINT/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Boat International Publications Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6741 ISBN : 1898524009 9781898524007
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BURROUGHS Polly
Zeb: A Celebrated Schooner Life
Riverside CT: The Chatham Press 1972. Hardcover. 4to. Grey cloth with blue lettering and pictorial stamping pictorial dust jacket. 160pp. Extensive illustrations. Fine/near fine. A tight and nice second printing of this outstandingly-illustrated biography of to cite front flap copy "Zebulon Northrop Tilton. a huge cross-eyed schooner captain born in 1867." Includes photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt Bernice Abbott Samuel Chamberlain and other noted shutterbugs. The Chatham Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 39437 ISBN : 0856990507 9780856990502
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Burton Anthony
Canal
Newton Abbot: David & Charles 1980. 96 pages 360g. Soft card covers FINE. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Shows how yesterdays industrial buildings when preserved become todays structures of beauty. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Card Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. David & Charles paperback
Bookseller reference : 12622 ISBN : 0715379410 9780715379417
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Burton. Anthony.
The Great Days Of The Canals.
London: Tiger Books. 1995. 224pp. 1.08 Kg. Fully illustrated in colour and b/w. Near MINT in like d/w. Owing to the weight extra shiping charges may be incurred and we wil not ship airmail. Hard Cover. Near MINT/Near MINT. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Tiger Books. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5057 ISBN : 1855016958 9781855016958
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BUSSLINGER Jean-Hugues
Du statut et des compétences du capitaine de navire
Tolochenaz, Impr. Chabloz 1989 291pp., 23cm., br.orig., Thèse de licence et de doctorat présentée à la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Lausanne, cachet au verso de la p.d.t., texte frais et en bon état, J110495
Bookseller reference : J110495
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BUSSIERE.
Ecole de Guerre navale. Session 1950 - 1951. CONFERENCES SUR LE MATERIEL DU SERVICE " MACHINES". Par l' Ingénieur Mécanicien en Chef.
Ecoloe Navale, février 1951; ronéoté in-4°, agrafé, couverture mauve pale imprimée en noir; (6), 35pp., (4), 20pp., (2), 18pp., (2), 10pp. et 9 croquis hors texte.Les agrafes ont rouillé.
Bookseller reference : c6275
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BUSIRI VICI, Andrea
I tre celebri navigatori italiani del secolo decimosesto
In -folio, 68 pp. che includono sei tavole di cui una doppia. Brossura editoriale, dorso mancante.
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BUSSLINGER Jean-Hugues
Du statut et des compétences du capitaine de navire
291pp., 23cm., br.orig., Thèse de licence et de doctorat présentée à la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Lausanne, cachet au verso de la p.d.t., texte frais et en bon état, J110495
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Bussoli, Nino.
ESPLORAZIONI POLARI (1773-1938).
291 p. + Half-tone photo illustrations. Blind stamp on the title page for the Societa Italiana Degli Autori e Editori. Italian text. Large 8vo. 255 mm. Buckram binding. Hardbound. Very good. Manuscript ownership inscription of: "Ralph Spencer Walker, Lt (jg) U.S.N.R. Bought at Palermo, Sicily Jan. 2. 1945." POLAR 2
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BUSTILLO Y PERY, Manuel.
Advertencia, piezas y apuntes que sirven de complemento al folleto publicado, a lo que parece, por el Capitan Mr. Eduardo M. Collier, y que contiene los documentos que se refieren a la captura y juicio de apresamiento del Vapor "Tornado". [Seguido de:] Nuevos Documentos que se refieren al Vapor "Tornado". Apéndice a los publicados anteriormente en Cádiz por el Capitán Mr. Edward M. Collier. Contiene la contestación al folleto de Don Manuel del Bustillo y Pery.
Madrid, Imprenta de "La Política", a cargo de Don José C. Conde, (e) Imprenta de "El Clamor Público", 1867. 4to.; VIII-81 pp., 1 h. + 62 pp. Cubiertas originales. El Almirante Don Manuel Blanco Encalada (1790-1876) Comandante General de la Escuadra Chileno-Peruana, desde 1866 en guerra con España, mandó comprar dos nuevos y poderosos barcos en Inglaterra que se dirigían hacia el Puerto de Cádiz, con la intención de atacarlo. Para prevenir tal acción España envió al Atlántico a la fragata "Gerona" que cerca de Madeira capturó a un crucero con bandera chilena, construido en Inglaterra, que navegaba en secreto con el nombre de "Canton" y que los españoles renombrarían como "Tornado".
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Byrd, Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn.
SKYWARD. With a Foreword by William A. Moffett and a New Introduction by the Author.
pp. xiv, 359 + Plus frontis + photographs. Uncut. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, worn at edges. Eleventh impression. Very scarce with the original dust jacket. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! POLAR 1
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BYRON, John B. ["Foul-Weather Jack", 1723-1786].
Viage del Comandante Byron alrededor del mundo. Traducido del inglés e ilustrado con notas por Don Casimiro Ortega. Edición facsímil de la impresa en Madrid, 1769.
Madrid, 1992. 4to.; portada, lámina, 8 hs., 245 pp., 1 h. y un mapa plegado. Edición limitada y numerada. Encuadernacion original en tela. El Vicealmirante inglés, abuelo de Lord Byron, que se apoderó de las Malvinas en 1761 y dió la vuelta al mundo entre 1764 y 1766.
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Bywater, Hector C.; Bowen, Frank C.; Gould, Lieut.-Com. Rupert; Masters, David
Shipping Wonders of the World - Where the Queen Mary Was Built - Part 16 (Sixteen)
Pages 485-516. Many great black and white photos. Features: Floating Aerodromes (Aircraft Carriers) - their evolution; Donald McKay's Biggest Sailing Ship of Her Time - the "Great Republic"; John Brown's Yard at Clydebank - Where the "Queen Mary" Was Built - fantastic illustrations: The Instruments of Navigation; The Ship That Broke Her Back - The British steamer "Araby" blocked Boulogne Harbour. Moderate wear. Three-hole punched. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
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Béarn Pierre
Jean-Pierre et la navigation
Editions du Pavois Relié 1945 In-8 (20 x 24,5 cm), reliure demi-peau, dos à 5 nerfs, pièces de titre, couverture conservée, 386 pages ; pliures et traces sur la couverture conservée, papier bruni, par ailleurs bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : xa449
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BÉZOUT (Étienne)
Cours de mathématiques, à l'usage des gardes du pavillon et de la marine [...] troisième partie contenant l'algèbre & l'application de cette science à l'arithmétique & la géométrie
Paris, imp. Ph.-D. Pierres, 1792. In-12, XII-488 pp. 4 pl., basane marbrée havane, dos à nerfs orné de caissons dorés, pièce de titre rouge, tranches rouges (petits frottements et épidermures, quelques taches et rousseurs).
Bookseller reference : 19352
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Böhme, Joachim, Walter Steinfatt u. Lothar Uhlig
Astronomische Navigation. Leitfaden der Navigation.
Berlin, transpress Verlag für Verkehrswesen, 1987. Gross-8°. 196 S. mit Abb. u. 7 gefalteten Beilagen. Original-Pappband. 4., bearbeitete u. ergänzte Aufl. Titelrückseite gestempelt u. nummeriert, ausgesondert. Ecken leicht berieben, Schnitt ein wenig gebräunt, ansonsten sauber. (Leitfaden der Navigation)
Bookseller reference : 15340AB
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Böttcher, Rolf
Ankunft des Raddampfers "Washington" in Bremerhaven 1847 : die Ocean Steam Navigation Company, Bremerhaven und die Ankunft der "Washington" ; zum 150-jährigen Jubiläum der ersten Dampfschiffverbindung zwischen den USA und dem europäischen Festland. von. Hrsg. vom Förderverein Deutsches Auswanderermuseum e.V., Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven : Wirtschaftsverl. NW, Verl. für Neue Wiss. 1997. 32 S. : Ill. ; 21 cm Heft
Bookseller reference : 76752
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BÜLENT ÖZÜKAN.
Tarihte Türkiye haritalari: 2000 yillik harita koleksiyonu.
New Turkish Original bdg. HC. In publisher special box. Atlas folio. In Turkish. 336 p., fully color ills. Tarihte Türkiye haritalari: 2000 yillik harita koleksiyonu. This work begins from the first ages, continues with maps from Islamic geographers, maps with religious motifs, maps from the age of explorations and from the Ottoman Empire, goes until the Arabic letter maps from the early years of the Turkish Republic and ends with the map of Hatay joining the Turkish Republic in 1939. It is an indispensible work that traces the evolution of cartography in these lands. The collection, enriched with maps compiled from the major museums and libraries of England, France, the Netherlands, Russia and the USA, is the largest exhibition of maps of the Turkish lands. THis book is a product of nearly 20 years of work with 265 select maps in large 50 x 70 cm pages. A very heavy volume.
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c s forester
monsieur l'aspirant de marine horatio hornblower
broché - 14x21 - 316pp - 1961 éditions nrf gallimard
Bookseller reference : 12509
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C. Guépratte
Problêmes d'astronomie nautique et de navigation précédés de la description et de l'usage des instrumens et suivis d'un recueil de tables nécessaires à la résolution de ces problêmes par C. Guépratte (2 volumes)
A BREST, chez Lefournier et Deperiers, libraires pour la Marine, rue Royale, numéro 84 Relié 1823 2 volumes reliés pleine basane in 8 (15 x 22,5 cm), dos lisses ornés, 4 planches dépliantes en fin de premier volume, premier volume : Problêmes d'astronomie nautique et de navigation précédés de la description et de l'usage des instrumens ( page de faux titre - page de titre - 1 page d'avertissement - 3 pages de tables - 1 page d'erratum - 373 pages - 32 pages de nouvelles additions - 4 planches dépliantes), second volume : recueil de tables nécessaires à la résolution de ces problêmes (436 pages de tables - 2 pages d'indication des tables - 30 pages de tables abrégées du soleil pour le 19e siècle - 80 pages de tables pour servir au calcul des distances lunaires ; coins assez fatigués, plusieurs épidermures au premiers et quatrièmes plats, tache d'encre sur le haut de la gouttière, un cahier de 5 pages déréglés dans le second volume Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : bn1783
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Cadart (Gustave) :
Ascenseurs, plans inclinés et écluses pour le rachat des grandes chutes de canaux. Chute de 41 mètres de la descente en Saône du canal de la Marne à la Saône.
Paris, Bardey, 1898 ; in-8, broché ; 183 pp., 12 très grandes planches dépliantes.
Bookseller reference : 10577
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Cadart (Gustave) et Moissenet :
Etanchement du canal de la Marne à la Saône.
In Annales des Ponts et Chaussées 1898, daté de Chaumont, le 15 mars 1898 ; in-8, broché ; pp.93-153, couverture verte muette, 1 planche hors-texte dépliante et 4 figures à pleine page.
Bookseller reference : 10585
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Cadart (Gustave) :
Note sur les calculs de résistance d'une carcasse de porte d'écluse.
Chaumont, 5 juin 1900 ; in-8, broché ; pp.267-296, tableau et croquis (probablement extrait des Annales des Ponts et Chaussées), couverture verte muette.
Bookseller reference : 10586
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Cahiers de Savoie - directeur: M. Dardel
Cahiers de Savoie N° 1 et 2 - 1er et 2e trimestres 1946 : Voyageurs français en Savoie au 18e siècle (R. Avezou) - La Chautagne Capitale et la navigation sur le Rhône (Chne Perroud) - Le vigneron d'Etanna la Romaine (J.-B. Morel) - A propos d'un centenaire: Charles Buet (P. Buet) - Un grand ami méconnu: le Glacier (J. Leclerc) - La veuve Fontaine, imprimeur d'Annecy (P. Duparc) - Le roblochon (F. Cochat) - L'engoulevent (H. de Saint-Léger) - Le crâne trépané de Sallanches (Dr P. Morel) - Le Trésor de la Savoie (P. Guichonnet) - Chanson savoyarde: Los Mitrons - Chroniques et échos...
N° 1 et 2 - 1er et 2e trimestres 1946 - sixième année - revue trimestrielle - 96 pages
Bookseller reference : 21225
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CAHINGT, Henri
La flotte de Jehan Ango (Les navires dieppois du XVIe siècle)
Bulletin des A.V.D., Imprimerie dieppoise, 1952
Bookseller reference : LER0757
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Cahiers de l' ïle de Groix.
Les groisillons et la marine marchande .
2001 Couverture souple 2001 Ecomusée de l' ïle de Groix , 2004 , in4° broché , 240 pp . Abondantes illustrations . Numéro spécial Mai 2004 . Langue: Français
Bookseller reference : M18889
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Caillavet (Albert Arman)
Musée rétrospectif de la Classe 33 Matériel de la navigation de commerce à l'Exposition universelle internationale de 1900
Rapport de Comité d’Installation 1900 In-8, broché, 72 pp. 12 planches Hors-texte. Intérieur frais, couverture défraîchie et ouvrage restauré. En l’état.
Bookseller reference : 84895
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CALBET (Ezequiel), José BONET
Coleccion de Tablas para varios usos de la navegacion, incluyendo como mas esenciales las que pertenecen a la deduccin de las Distancias lunares verdaderas publicadas en Londres en 1809 por D. José Mendoza y Rios (...) Segunda parte/Tablas logaritmicas de numeros naturales, Hiperbolicos y los de las Lineas trigonométricas, Senos, Cosenos, Tangentes y Cotangentes, seguidas de un apendice que contiene varias tablas ausiliares para los usos de la Navegacion -
Barcelone, impresor Manuel Texéro/imp. de Bosch y Comp., 1851/1856 - 2 t. in-8 : 1 f., 38 pp., 224 ff. / 1 f., 70 pp., 274 ff. (rousseurs habituelles, qqs mouill.) - en 2 vol. chag. marine, dos à faux nerfs, plat sup. portant une très large inscription dédicatoire au duc de Montpensier agrémenté de petits fers, aux plats inf., encadrement de filets et de petits fers à froid et dorés, double filet sur les coupes et les chasses, tr. dorée (plats très légèrement frottés, un coin lég. plié) - rel. P. Domenech)
Bookseller reference : 993
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CALOT Charles.
Les transports commerciaux. Manuel pratique. Chemins de fer, navigation, automobilisme, aviation.
Paris, Delagrave, 1929. In-12, reliure de l'éditeur.
Bookseller reference : 10676
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CALLET
TABLES PORTATIVES DE LOGARITHMES Contenant les logarithmes des nombres , depuis 1 jusqu'à 108000 ; les logarithmes des sinus et tangentes , de seconde en seconde pour les cinq 1ers degrés , de dix en dix secondes pour tous les degrés du quart de cercle ; et suivant la nouvelle division centésimale , de dix-millième en dix-millième , précédées d'un discours préliminaire sur l'explication , l'usage et la sommation des logarithmes , et sur leur application à l'astronomie , à la navigation , à la géométrie-pratique , et aux calculs d'intérêts ; suivies de nouvelles tables plus approchées , et de plusieurs autres utiles à la recherche de longitudes en mer , etc.
Edition stéréotype , gravée , fondue et imprimée par Firmin DIDOT. PARIS DIDOT GRAND IN8 Reliure 1/2 basane,dos lisse,1843(1795),118p+tables non paginé,(600pp),planche dépliante in fine,
Bookseller reference : 4930
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Calif. IEEE Position Location and Navigation Symposium 2000 : San Diego; Editor Electronic Systems Society
Position Location and Navigation Symposium Plans 2000
Ieee 2000-08. Paperback. Good. Ieee paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG0780358724 ISBN : 0780358724 9780780358720
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Calif. IEEE Position Location and Navigation Symposium 1998 : Palm Springs; IEEE
Position Location and Navigation Symposium PLANS 1998
Ieee 1998-06. Paperback. Good. Ieee paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG0780343301 ISBN : 0780343301 9780780343306
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California. - Cadwalader Ringgold, Commander, U.S. Navy
A series of charts, with sailing directions, embracing surveys of the Farallones, entrance to the Bay of San Francisco, Bays of San Francisco and San Pablo [... ] the Sacramento river (with the middle fork) to the American river, including the cities of Sacramento and Boston, State of California.
Washington, Jno. T. Towers, 4th edition with additions, 1852. 4°. Dark violet original cloth, somewhat faded and rubbed, with blind embossings gilt title on the front cover: 'Memoir and Maps of California.' 48 pages with 8 lithographed plates including frontispiece ( altogether 12 coast views ), but lacking the 6 maps. Contemporary stamp 'From National Observatory Washington' on the title page, slightly pushed through on the reverse and with a slight offset on the opposite panel. Front fly leaf with a little dirt, after the fly leaf the binding is slightly cracked. The rear attachment and inner cover are slightly browned in places by an insert. Slightly browned throughout the marginsin and slightly yellow stained in places. Overall good condition. Please note the photos ! --- Dunkelviolettes Originalleinen, etwas ausgeblichen und berieben, mit Blindprägungen und vergoldetem Titel auf dem Vorderdeckel: ' Memoir and Maps of California. ' 48 Seiten mit 8 lithographierten Tafeln inkl. Frontispiz ( zusammen 12 Küstenansichten ), jedoch ohne die 6 Karten. Zeitgenössischer Stempel ' From National Observatory Washington ' auf dem Titelblatt, etwas auf die Rückseite durchgedrückt und mit leichtem Abklatsch auf die gegenüberliegende Tafel. Vorderer Vorsatz mit kleiner Anschmutzung, nach dem Vorsatzblatt ist die Bindung leicht angeplatzt. Hinterer Vorsatz und Innendeckel sind durch einen Einleger stellenweise leicht gebräunt. Durchgehend im Ranbereich leicht gebräunt und stellenweise schwach gelbfleckig. Insgesamt gutes Exemplar. - Bitte beachten Sie die Fotos ! [11 Warenabbildungen]
Bookseller reference : 317692
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Calkins, R.M.; Closson, C.C.; Dabney, Frank; Bates, H.S.; Hill, Robert C.; Martin, T.H.
Railway & Marine News, A Semi-Monthly Publication Devoted to Pacific Coast Transportation Interests, January 15, 1912, Vol. X, No. 1 - Coast Shipbuilding Companies Rushed With Work / Bogue Plans for Tacoma Harbor
Features: The Present Railway Situation in the United States; B.F. Bush becomes president of the Denver & Rio Grand (with photo of Bush); Railway Mileage in 1911; Interstate Commerce Commission Decisions; Coast Shipbuilding Companies Rushed With Work - feature article with photo of submarine F.3 immediately after launching, apparently at the Seattle Construction & Drydock Co.; Representative of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Line inspects the northwest for business opportunities which will open with the Panama Canal; Economy of the [Seattle] Municipal Plan (part 3); Free Ships and Revised Navigation Laws - discussion of the rehabilitation of the merchant marine; Free [Panama Canal] Tolls To American Ships Would Solve Problem; What Is The Merchant's Exchange of Seattle? - an explanatory article by R.C. Hill, whose photo accompanies the article; Seattle People Honor Captain "Buck" Bailey; Port Commission Plan for Grays Harbor; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Bogue Plans for Tacoma Harbor Are Extensive - article with map; Tacoma Will Be Ready When Panama Canal Opened - brief article includes nice birdseye view illustration of the harbor and environs showing present developments and developments under way; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
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