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1911Features: Are the Hill Lines Preparing to Invade California Territory?; Big Railway Systems of U.S. Cutting Expenses; Prepare for the Panama Canal! (Editorial); Nautical biography of Capt. James S. Gibson (with photo); What Should We Do To Be Prepared For the Opening of the Panama Canal?; Salvage of Steamer Spokane is Praised by Marine Experts - article with photo; Portland to have powerful fireboat; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; New Collier Neptune Takes on 13,000 tons of coal in One Day - article with photo; Floating Gridiron for Scows designed by George Francis Fay is built by the Drummond Lighterage Co. - feature article with two photos and three diagrams; News of Tacoma; Casualties to Pacific Coast Shipping; Largest scow on the Pacific Coast built by Nelson & Kelez of Seattle - brief article with photo; 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
1820réf. LBW-8761[Paris, circa 1820]. 586 x 807 mm.
1805réf. 22636HAMBOURG 1805 un volume (RELIURE SEULE SANS LE TEXTE DU BILAN), reliure plein maroquin rouge mosaîqué de maroquin marron et noir in-octavo (24,4 x 17,5 cm), dos muet, filet "vague" "or" en place des nerfs et en tête et en pied, entrenerfs à fleuron "or", plats décorés "or" et mosaïqués, d'une roulette large "dentelle" "or" avec un filet "vague" "or" de part et d'autre avec un fleuron "or" aux angles le tout dans un encadrement d'une roulette "ruban et étoile" "or" avec un filet "or" de part et d'autre sur maroquin Mosaïqué de cuir orange avec un fer "soleil" doré aux angles sur un fond de maroquin mosaïqué Noir, avec au centre haut du 1er plat un titre frappé "or" sur une pièce de maroquin Noir Mosaïqué ovale avec une suite de fleuron "or" tout autour de l'ovale, et au centre de la 4ème de couverture une colonne stylisée de mosaïque dec uir noiur et orange supportant une statuette stylisée représentant Neptune, dieu romain de la mer (en grec : Poseidon) avec son trident et debout sur son char tiré par des chevaux de mer (Hyppocampes) le tout faisant office pour l'epoque de "LOGO" de la Compagnie....reliure de l'époque 1805, faite par un relieur Hambourgeois,
1845réf. 48802(Paris, Bachelier), 1845. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l’Académie des sciences"", Vol. 21, No 19. Pp. (1009-) 1082 (entire issue offered). With titlepage to vol. 21. Le Verrier's paper: pp. 1050-1055. Stamp to top of titlepage.
1845réf. 48802Paris Bachelier 1845. 4to. No wrappers. In: "Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l’Académie des sciences" Vol. 21 No 19. Pp. 1009- 1082 entire issue offered. With titlepage to vol. 21. Le Verrier's paper: pp. 1050-1055. Stamp to top of titlepage. First appearance of Le Verrier's first paper on the anomalities in the orbit of Uranus the calculations on which eventually leading to his prediction and discovery of a new planet Neptune the following year 1846. unknown
19608vo., First Edition, with 28 plates on 16 and coloured endpaper maps; handsomely bound in full dark red crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, custom-made-slip-case, an elegant copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Includes a good bibliography. Compiled from many participants' accounts, this is still the finest one-volume account of D-Day. It is the basis of Ken Annakin's well-known feature film (1962) starring John Wayne, Kenneth More and a host of other stars. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Enser, p.292.
1953réf. 2003280013Salem Mass. : Peabody Museum of Salem and Essex Institute 1953. Hardcover. Good. Nautical Reference and History 138 issues bound in 130 volumes. Nearly complete run of the journal from 1953-1982 also includes vol. IX issue 4 1949 and 20 later issues from 1984 - 1993. Volumes XIII - XLIII lacking 3 issues; Lacking volume XXXV no. 1; XLI no. 3; and XLII no. 2. Four years bound in navy cloth 1953 1954 1955 1956. All other volumes in publisher's wraps. 28 cm. Some damp wrinkling waviness to a few of the issues. About the Journal: "From 1941 to 2002 The American Neptune was America's premier journal of maritime history and arts. The journal's articles written with clarity and scholarly substance are of interest to all who enjoy accounts of ships the seas and those who've sailed them - for mercantile gain their nation's interest or the love of voyaging and exploration. They cover a wide range of subjects art and artifacts people events geographical areas American and international and time periods prehistory through modern day and were written for scholars professionals and enthusiasts. The journal founded by a group that included Samuel Eliot Morison and Walter Muir Whitehill was issued as a quarterly Winter Spring Summer Fall." - Phillips Collection Peabody Essex Museum. Most of the volumes are from the library of Thomas A. Stevens. Mr. Stevens was a writer and historian and an authority on Connecticut River commerce and transportation. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Salem, Mass. : Peabody Museum of Salem and Essex Institute hardcover
1820réf. LBW-8762[Paris, circa 1820]. 582 x 807 mm.
1820réf. LBW-8769[Paris, circa 1820]. 579 x 805 mm.
réf. 3730876New York: Willis McDonald & Co. Printers 1875. 5 6–121pp. 5¾ x 4 inches. Printed wrappers. Front wrap stained and small edge-chips; spine expertly replaced with tissue; good with very good text block. Proper title: Neptune Club’s “Log.” Ninth Annual Cruise to Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard with Contributions from Members and Friends. All “logs” of the Neptune Club are rare we locate a scattered handful with this year being unrecorded in any institutional holdings and with significantly more content when compared to logs from previous years. The Neptune Club was comprised of wealthy Connecticut citizens who traveled each summer during the 1860s to 1890s to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Their “log book” was written after each cruise documenting “their adventures mostly consisting of touring fishing and fine dining at fancy beachside resorts up the coast from Norwalk to Nantucket. Cottage City was a primary destination where the club would stay a week or more each season.” Participants for this year’s cruise hailed from Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Club’s Commodore Charles H. Tompkins earned his wealth in the wholesale drug trade business. Baer Martha’s Vineyard Tales… unknown
1820réf. LBW-8794[Paris, circa 1820]. 598 x 806 mm.
1693réf. LBW-28861693. 588 x 859 mm.
1810réf. LBW-6248[Paris], Dépôt de la Marine, [circa 1810]. 543 x 753 mm.
1693réf. LBW-5892[1693]. 582 x 798 mm.
1693réf. LBW-2921[1693]. 454 x 895 mm.
réf. carte34t11Dimension du cadre : 52 x 61,5 cm. Cum adjacentibus insulis nova delineatione ob oculos pofita per Matthaeum Seutter. Cum gratia et Privil. S.R.I vicarcatus in partibus rheni, suevioe et juris franconici. Royaume de l'Inde. Magnifique carte, en très bon état général, dans un cadre sympathique.
1693réf. 16118Very large engraved seechart, measuring 61 x 87,5 cm. in original outline colouring with large inset view of the harbour of Kinsal and Kinsal River. The chart showing the Westcoast of Ireland from Bay of Roonstahound to Kiriec (in lower left corner C. Berey scr.) A fine impression on good thick paper with the watermark: BYCOLUMBIER. fOLDED DOWN THE CENTER.
1693réf. 16120Large engraved seechart, measuring 46 x 89 cm. in original outline colouring. The chart showing the South-east coast of England from Sandwich to Clay. With inset view of The Thames between London and Greane Island. A fine impression on good thick paper with watermark: BYCOLUMBIER. Folded down the center.
1846réf. 47206Paris, Bachelier, 1846. 4to. No wrappers. In: ""Comptes Rendu hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences"", Vol. 22, No 22. Pp. (893-) 928. (Entire issue offered). Le Verrier's paper: pp. 907-018.
1693réf. 16120Large engraved seechart measuring 46 x 89 cm. in original outline colouring. The chart showing the South-east coast of England from Sandwich to Clay. With inset view of The Thames between London and Greane Island. A fine impression on good thick paper with watermark: BYCOLUMBIER. Folded down the center. The "Neptune Francois" was published in 1693 and its charts are larger and more lavishly decorated than those of any preceding book of its kind. This chart is without year place and "par Ordre du Roi" pointing to a later issue but issued from the original copperplate. It is also without "Imprimerie Royale" belonging to the imprints from 1792. Koeman IV425:8. unknown
1693réf. 16118Very large engraved seechart measuring 61 x 875 cm. in original outline colouring with large inset view of the harbour of Kinsal and Kinsal River. The chart showing the Westcoast of Ireland from Bay of Roonstahound to Kiriec in lower left corner C. Berey scr. A fine impression on good thick paper with the watermark: BYCOLUMBIER. fOLDED DOWN THE CENTER. The "Neptune Francois" was published in 1693 and its charts are larger and more lavishly decorated than those of any preceding book of its kind. The chart is without year place and "par Ordre du Roi" pointing to a later issue but issued from the original copperplate. It is also without "Imprimerie Royale" belonging to the imprints from 1792. Koeman IV425:11. unknown