Sailing Ships Of New England

Robinson, John and George Francis Dow. THE SAILING SHIPS OF NEW ENGLAND. Volumes 1-3, Marine Research Society: ; weicher Einband / soft cover
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Volume I was published in 1922, 66 pages of text, plus hundreds of ships illustrated. Volume II (Series II) was published in 1924, 51 pages, illustrated, with hundreds of photographs. Volume II (Series Three), by George Francis Dow was published in 1928, 45 pages of text and hundreds of plates. "The time, seems ripe for the publication of a third series of pictures of New England ships and from the photographs that have been collected by the Society- two hundred and fifteen of the finest subjects have been reproduced in this volume- a total of 769 pictures of ships thus far included in the three parts of this series and by far the largest collection of ship pictures ever published and includes a valuable biographical reference list of vessel built at East Boston (1835 - 1858). Volume III is number 49 of 97 copies produced with american vellum covers. GOOD HARDCOVERS (Volumes 1&2 are in blue cloth), ex-library withdrawn, lettering is bright on the spines, text and plates are fine, covers are worn at spine edges and corners of book. No dust jackets Present Hard Covers 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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Old Sailing Ships of New England, Boston Charles E. Lauriat Co. 1927 ; fester Einband / hard cover
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Exterior wear includes a slight bow in front board, with edge scuffs and minor fading, as well as some scuffs and soils. A detailed study on the various types of sailing ships of New England with many illustrations and descriptions. 151 pages. No Jacket Hard Cover

[SW: America, Americana, American, United States, history, historical, reference, study, heritage, sailors, sailing, ships, boat, vessels, merchants, military, navy, ocean, sea, seamen, New EnglandHistory]

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Perry, Frederick: FAIR WINDS & FOUL. A Narrative Of Daily Life Aboard An American Clipper Ship. Charles Lauriat Co.: 1925 ; fester Einband / hard cover; sig.
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204 pages, illustrated with 8 tipped in plates of the ships (in b&w) mentioned in this book: Three Brothers of NY, Tacoma, Triumphant, Wm. J, Roach of New Bedford. "Prior to 1866 the Packet Ships carried passengers and merchandise from port to port on the Atlantic Ocean. A few years later the Clipper Ship Serivce was started; these sailing ships were specially built and rigged for speed and they followed the deep sea routes between the Atlantic ports, the East Indies, China and California and the seaboard cities of South Aerimerica. They operated until about the year 1884, when the lower wages of Great Britian and Germany made competition too keen for them to survive. The author explains "this book relates the stories of several voyages that I made, while working my way up from third mate to first mate at the height of the history of the California ships." FINE- HARDCOVER, signed. Signed by Author Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[SW: Maritime, Clipper Ships, Ships, Captians, Frederick Perry, American Ships, Pier 19, nEW eNGLAND SHIPS, New York, Boats, Shipping, East River, Americana, New England, Export]

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LEAVITT, JOHN F. Wake Of The Coasters. Published for The Marine Historical Association by Wesleyan University Press, Middletown: February 1974. ISBN: 0819540242

203 pages. An informal history of New England's coasting vessels - and to some extent, a warm and vivid personal memoir as well. This consists largely of the author's lively recollections of the men, the ships, and the northeastern ports at which they called. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition.

[SW: (Key Words: Sailing, Navigation, John F. Leavitt, Memoirs, New England, Coasters, Ships, Ports).]

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