New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, xvii, 230 pages, G+/-; navy blue spine with gilt lettering; lully bound in navy blue publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and small illustration of sailboat, wear to spine head and tail, spine slightly shaken, bumping to corners, small stain to front cover; textblock shows mild age toning to page edges, and mild foxing to frontis piece (and tissue guard); illustrated with black-and-white photographs, charts, tables and drawings, ex-library book with usual markings, first printing with Scribner's "A" on copyright page. More

New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, xiv, 203 pages; G/-; fully bound in original blue publisher's cloth with gilt lettering to spine; boards have light bumping to corners, light stains to both sides, slightly shaken spine with wear to head and tail, illustrated paste downs with breaks in both front and back gutters; textblock shows mild age toning to pages; ex-library book with usual markings, illustrated with 60+ black-and-white photos, first printing with Scribner's "A" on copyright page. More

New York: Taylor and Clement, 1841. First Edition. 12mo., [6], 328 pages, [4]; VG-; Dark brown leather banded spine with dark red label and gilt lettering; Rebacked, with with original dark leather and gilt-edged boards; Boards show moderate+ wear to corners, moderate wear to edges, and light+ shelfwear overall; Textblock has moderate age-toning and light soiling to edges, light foxing to edges and to fold-out plates, and pencil inscription from former owner on second free-end page ("David A. Hale / 47 Murray St. / New York / United States of America / 1844"); All original 9 plates intact (frontispiece + 8 fold-out), with 1.5-inch closed tear to ninth plate (at page 276); NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

San Francisco: James Laflin, 1899. 16mo; G/Wraps; Thin paperback in tan wraps with black lettering on front cover; Staple and glue binding; Corners lightly rubbed with minor chipping at top of spine; Staples rusted; Text block age-toned; pencil annotations to rear cover and four pages; 24 pages. A list of all whaling vessels operating out of San Francisco, with the names of the crew members given, with blank columns for recording crew members’ shares and advances. This copy is heavily annotated on several pages: the index is annotated with dates and numbers next to the names of ships, and three pages of crew lists are annotated with evaluations of individual crew members. The crew member evaluations are brief, such as “Good man” (Paul Peterson), “Not good for Winter” (Felix Aflaque), “Would not take” (T.L. Ellis), and “Stinker” (Master H.H. Bodfish). Shelved Room A. More

New Bedford: Swift and Allen, [n.d.]. 18mo; Fair/Wraps; Bound in grey wraps with no text or ornamentation; Spine mostly chipped away, though binding still stable; Wraps age-toned with several small stains; Text block age-toned; 38 pages. Shelved Room A. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. Limited First Edition: 1/1035. Quarto, vi, [122]; G+/ G+; Light brown spine with black letter; House in black cardboard slipcase; Dustjacket has moderate+ uneven age-toning overall, a chip to bottom-right corner of front cover, light wear to top edges, and faint red staining / a small chip at the head of spine; Boards show light wear to corners, light bumping to head/tail of spine, and several instances of light soiling; Textblock has some light age-toning and foxing to deckled edges; Slipcase has split along multiple edges and has significant chipping to black paper finish; Illustrated (sixty b/w drawing); Introduction by then NY governor Franklin Roosevelt; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

Salem: Marine Research Society, 1928. First Edition. Quarto, 45 pages, [428], [2]; G+/G; Age-toned yellow spine with black lettering; Dustjacket has small chips at corners and tail of spine, a large chip at head of spine, two closed tear at top-edge of back cover, light creasing to cop edges, and moderate soiling to spine and back cover; Boards show light bumping to corners and some light fading to cloth along spine; Textblock has light age-toning to edges, mild age-toning throughout interiorly, and significant concentrated foxing to top edge; Illustrated (b/w plates); DJ in protective mylar cover; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

Boston: Dana Estes & Company, 1911. First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, ix, 223 pages; G; Browned blue cloth spine with red lettering; Boards show a small closed tear to head of spine, light+ wear to head/tail of spine and corners, substantial browning to spine and light age-toning to covers; Textblock has moderate age-toning to deckled edges, light shelfwear to bottom and fore-edges, and light age-toning throughout interiorly; Several pages remain uncut; Illustrated (b/w photographs); NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York: The Editor Publishing Co., 1905. First Edition. Large octavo, viii, 341 pages; G-; Light brown cloth spine with dark brown lettering; Boards show moderate soiling to back cover, moderate+ wear to tail of spine, bottom edges and corners, and light wear to top edges; Binding is significantly shaken, and there are full-length tears to the pastedown pages along the hinges; Textblock has moderate age-toning to edges, moderate shelfwear to bottom edge, and the ex libris of a former owner on the front pastedown; Illustrated (b/w illustrations); Fold-out map at front; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York: The Editor Publishing Co., 1905. First Edition. Large octavo, viii, 341 pages; G; Light brown cloth spine with dark brown lettering; Boards show moderate foxing and light soiling overall, moderate+ fading to head/tail of spine, light fraying at head of spine, light bumping to corners and light+ wear to bottom edges and bottom corners; Binding is slightly shaken, and there are closed tears to the pastedown pages along the hinges; Textblock has moderate age-toning to edges and light shelfwear to bottom edge; Illustrated (b/w illustrations); Fold-out map at front; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

Boston, New York, and Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin and the Riverside Press, 1926. Small quarto; VG Hardcover; Quarter bound in tan cloth with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine and tan paper boards with black lettering; Edges and corners of boards lightly rubbed with some fraying; Boards lightly marked; Both hinges cracked; Top edge of text block gilt; Text block age-toned; Heavily illustrated with color and black and white illustrations; xxiv; 379 pages. This is an oversized item and may require additional postage. Please contact us for rates. More

Garden City: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1924. First edition. Octavo; VG/Poor Hardcover with dust jacket; Yellow dust jacket with red and green lettering; Dust jacket with multiple significant tears and creases, and flaps fully detached; protected in mylar; Boards lightly faded, bumped at corners and head and tail of spine; Text block age-toned; Bookseller's ticket from Wayfarer's Book Shop in Washington, DC on rear pastedown; Seven color illustrations; 358 pages. More

New Bedford: George H. Reynolds, 1929. First edition. Octavo; VG Hardcover; Bound in green cloth with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine and front board; Bumping to corners of boards, head and tail of spine; Small stain to front board; Text block lightly age-toned; Book plate of previous owner on front pastedown; 165 pages. More

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1915. Octavo, [4], 309 pages; G+; Dark blue leather banded spine with embossed gilt lettering and graphics; Boards have have light+ to corners, moderate wear to head/tail of spine, light fading to embossed gilt graphic on front cover, light+ wear along joints and to bands on spine, and moderate+ toning to spine; Textblock has minimal wear to marbled edges, some light soiling to top edge, and mild age-toning throughout interiorly; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

Salem: Ives and Jewett, 1838. 18mo (approx. 4.5 inches x 5.5 inches); Fair Hardcover; Quarter bound in black leather, significantly rubbed away and chipped at spine; Paper-covered pictorial boards with black text and image; Cracking at front joint; Boards much rubbed and stained with bumping to corners and edges; Cracking to joints; Text block and endpapers age-toned and foxed; Several ownership marks and booksellers' annotations to front endpapers; Illustrated with wood-engraved frontispiece, title vignette, four plates, five figures; 112 pages. Shelved Room A. More

Nantucket: The Inquirer and Mirror Press, 1910. Third edition. 12mo; VG/Hardcover; Brown cloth spine without text; Paper boards with black lettering and ornamentation; Minor bumping and fraying to corners of boards, head and tail of spine; Small (1 in x 0.5 in) patch of surface damage to paper on rear board; Slight cracking to front joint; Text block slightly age-toned and foxed; Name of previous owner on front free endpaper; Numerous black and white illustrations; 125 pages. Shelved Room A. More

Salem: Marine Research Society, 1924. Publication Number Six of the Marine Research Society. Octavo; VG Hardcover; Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine; Light rubbing to corners of boards, head and tail of spine; Text block slightly foxed and age-toned; Minor creases to the corners of several pages; Numerous black and white illustrations; xvi, 335 pages. More

Boston: Coburn Brothers, 1889. First Edition. Large octavo, xvi, 420 pages; G+; Black morrocan roundback spine, banded, with gilt lettering; Half-bound morrocan with faded green boards; Boards show significant wear along joints and head/tail of spine, moderate+ wear to corners and bottom edge, 1.5-inch tears along joints at head of spine, moderate+ shelfwear to back cover, light chipping to bands on spine, and light+ shelfwear overall; Textblock has light age-toning to edges; Inscription from author appears on ffep: "To Francis Skinner / from / the Author"; t.e.g.; Illustrated; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York: Outing Publishing Co., 1913. Octavo; VG Hardcover; Brown spine with grey lettering; Bound in brown cloth with tarnished gold lettering and ornamentation, now mostly grey in appearance; Minor rubbing to edges and corners of boards head and tail of spine; Light marking on rear board; Text block slightly age-toned; Numerous black and white photo illustrations; 250 pages. Shelved Room A. More

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1932. First Edition. Octavo, 239 pages; G-/G-; White spine with black and white photo and dark grey lettering; Dustjacket has water damage to bottom right corner of front cover, moderate+ soiling overall, light+ wear to corners and edges, and several closed tears to head of spine and back cover; Boards have water damage to bottom right corner of front cover, light+ wear to head/tail of spine, and minimal wear to top and bottom edges; Spine is cocked; Textblock has moderate+ foxing to edges, significant age-toning to top edge, and light age-toning interiorly; Illustrated (b/w photographs); NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1908. First Edition. Octavo, ix, 418 pages, [4]; G+; Faded navy blue cloth spine with gilt lettering; Boards have moderate bumping to head/tail of spine and corners, light bumping to bottom edge of front cover and moderate+ bumping to fore-edge of back cover, light wear to edges and joints, and moderate age-toning / soiling to edges and spine; Textblock has moderate age-toning to deckled edges, and very light shelfwear to bottom edge; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

Salem: Peabody Museum, 1919. Large paper limited edition. From the large paper limited edition, which includes one additional plate; no. 52 of 75; Quarto; VG/Fair Hardcover with dust jacket; Plain brown dust jacket without lettering, significantly torn, chipped, creased and somewhat foxed; Boards lightly bumped and frayed at corners and at head and tail of spine; Text block slightly age-toned and foxed; 24 pages complete with plates. Shelved Room A. More

Edinburgh: Adam Black, 1818. Second edition, corrected and enlarged. 18mo; Poor Hardcover; Brown spine with faint lettering and grey paper-covered boards; Fragile binding with significant chipping to spine; Boards largely but not completely separated; Boards stained with significant chipping and rounding to corners; Edges rubbed; Bookplate of Francis R. Hagner (attending physician to President William H. Taft) on front pastedown; Text block age-toned, foxed, and warped; first four leaves loosening but still attached; 165 pages. Shelved Room A. More

San Francisco: John H. Carmany And Company, 1874. First Edition, Later Printing. Quarto, 319 page, v; G; Brown cloth spine with gilt lettering; Rebacked with original spine preserved; Boards have light+ wear to top and bottom beveled edges, moderate+ wear (boards exposed) along fore-edge of front cover, moderate shelfwear and light soiling overall, light bumping to head/tail of spine, slight warping to back board, and a two-inch in diameter instance of water damage to back cover; Spine is slightly cocked; Textblock has moderate age-toning and foxing to edge, moderate foxing and light age-toning interiorly overall, and moderate shelfwear to bottom edge; Occasional pencil emendations from a previous owner appear throughout the text; All original 27 b/w plates present; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

Philadelphia and London: J.B.Lippincott and Co. and Trubner and Co., 1864. 12mo; G+ Hardcover; Bound in orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine; Covers with some rubbing and marking; Cracking to hinges; Text block lightly age-toned; xii; 413 pages. Shelved Room A. More