Sailing Ships Of New England

Eden, Frederick Morton, Bart. (Sir Frederic Eden): Observations on the Means of Providing Naval Timber, London Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme 1807
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First edition. 8vo. New cloth binding, gilt titles. 43 pp. Scarce pamphlet, only two in COPAC, none in LOC. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, "Sir Frederic Eden Bart." on title page. Essay that discusses the scarcity of oak suitable for ships, followed by a discussion of the reformation of the Poor Laws which deserve consideration: specifically, the appropriation of land to be rented by labourers, the organization of friendly societies, and the promotion of education. Use of statistics throughout. "His sole claim to fame, however, is the investigation which he made into the state of the labouring classes in England. He was led to the subject by the high prices of 1794 and 1795. Being a man of means, and earnestly interested in the subject, he performed the work with great thoroughness. He visited and studied several parishes personally; he had many correspondents, clergymen and others; and, for the rest, he secured the services of 'a remarkably faithful and intelligent person, who has spent more than a year in travelling from place to place for the express purpose of obtaining exact information agreeably to a set of queries with which I furnished him' (pref. to The State of the Poor). The three volumes which he published in 1797 (the year before Malthus published the first edition of the 'Essay on Population'), when he was only thirty-one years of age, form one of the classical works in economical literature, and are so rich in valuable facts, not to be found elsewhere, that they can never pass out of date. Karl Marx has said that Eden is 'the only disciple of Adam Smith during the eighteenth century that produced any work of importance'" (DNB) Appears to be author's copy with correction and at one time in the Library of Congress. Pages tanned and chipped along edges, light stain to half title. Good in new binding. Signed by Author First Edition Cloth 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Ex-Library

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Charles Jones: Forgotten Battle of 1066, Fulford, HISTORY PRESS TEMPUS PUBLISHIN, Juni 2007 ISBN: 0752443267
In 1066, Harald Hardrada, king of Norway, in alliance with Tostig, Harold II's brother, invaded with 300 ships, sailing up the Ouse just south of York. This book investigates the events that forced King Harold II of England to divide his army in order to defend his new kingdom from the invasions he expected in the north and the south.

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Editor: The American Neptune : A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History & Arts : Volume 59 No. 2, 1999, Salem, MA Peabody Essex Museum 1999
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Volume 59 No. 2, 1999. 4to. Soft cover. Black and white photographs, illustrations, reproductions, and maps. Includes articles on Port of London Authority's Havengore -- Saving Sir Winston Churchill's Funeral Launch; Class and Community in Gloucester -- Sources of Anti-Industrialism in the New England Fishing Town; The Mystery of the Disappearing Purser's Typists; The Historical Evolution of the Cutting-In Pattern 1798-1967; The History of Cape Cod Shipbuilding Co.; book reviews, and more. Only exlibrary markings are barcode of Sturgis Library inside and marked-out stamp on front. Near fine. No Jacket Soft Cover 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Ex-Library

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Editor: The American Neptune : A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History & Arts : Volume 50 No. 1, Winter 1990, Salem, MA Peabody Essex Museum 1990 ; weicher Einband / soft cover
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Volume 50 No. 1, Winter 1990. 4to. Soft cover. Black and white photographs, illustrations, reproductions, and maps. Includes articles on Lattitude Errors and the New England Voyages of Print and Waymouth; Edmund Custis and His "Wreck-Fishing" Invention; Sea Power and South America -- The Brazils or South American Station of the Royal Navy 1808-1837; Voyage to Canada's Arctic Islands; The Battle for Convoy TM 1, January 1943; Creating the U. S. Bureau of Aeronautics; Roux Painting Mystery Solved!; book reviews, and more. Only exlibrary markings are barcode of Sturgis Library inside and marked-out stamp on front. Near fine. No Jacket Soft Cover 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Ex-Library

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