FOUR BOOKS ON REVOLUTIONARY WAR SUBJECTSFourbooks on Revolutionary War subjects, including An Impartial History of the War in America , Vol. I, Boston, Nathaniel Coverly and Robert Hodge, 1781, The Elements of War by...
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THREE-MONTH JOURNAL, HANDWRITTEN FROMTHE NEWBedford Whaleship America with Captain Charles Seabury in command. She sailed from New Bedford on April 1, 1849 and arrived in San Francisco on September 22 carrying...
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AMERICAN MASONIC CHAIR AND THREE MASONICPIECES. Nineteenth and 20th centuries. Mixed-woods captains chair with stenciled compass and square decoration, wear and splits, 17.75" seat, 30.5"h. 1850 "Journal of Freemasonry,"...
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Including leather, bound bound book,dated 1784 the voyage to the Pacific Ocean undertaken by the command of his majesty for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere Captain James Cook, next book the nature...
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"ESKIMAUX" SCENESA set of three early"Eskimaux" scenes drawn by Capt. George Francis Lyon R.N. (1796-1832) and engraved by Edward Finden (1791-1857). In 1821, Lyon sailed on Commander Perry's second exploratory...
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CONFEDERATE CSS SHENANDOAH DIARY ANDARCHIVEImportant 1865 Confederate CSS Shenandoah ship diary archive of Lieutenant Dabney Scales including 1865 diary journal (85 pages, 104 pages total), an ambrotype and...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE OF JACOB K. LONAS,KNOXVILLECivil War Archive of Jacob Kimberlin Lonas (earlier spelling Lones), Sergeant/Captain, 4th TN Infantry which later became the 1st TN Cavalry. He was born on July...
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NATIVE AMERICAN/WESTERN U.S. EXPEDITIONEPHEMERA1st item: "Map Showing the Location of the Indian Reservations Within the Limits of the United States and Territories" compiled from the Official and other Authentic...
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14 BOOKS ALL RELATED TO WHALING EXCEPTONEON ASTRONOMY. SMITH'S ILLUSTRATED ASTRONOMY BY ASA SMITH, NY, 1855, QUARTRO, 79 PAGES, FAIR CONDITION. SHOWS STAINING, TEARS, CHIPPING AND FADING. A NEW BEDFORD MERCHANT...
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NINE 19TH C BOOKS RELATED TO MARINEHISTORY ANDADVENTURES TO INCLUDE THE MARINER'S COMPASS, LONDON, 1781 BY ANDREW WEEKLY. CALF LEATHER BINDING, SMALL 8VO, 272 PAGES, FAIR CONDITION WITH MINOR STAINING. MEMOIRS...
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LEATHER BOUND JOURNAL FROM PROVINCETOWN,CA 1830,8" X 13". CONTAINING ENTRIES BETWEEN 1838 AND 1861 OF SHIPS ENTERING THE PORT OF PROVINCETOWN WHICH HAD SUFFERED DAMAGE FROM STORMS. 59 PAGES OF ENTRIES OF THE SHIP...
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ILLUSTRATED SHIP'S JOURNAL CIRCA 1810RETAINS WHAT APPEARS TO BE ITS ORIGINAL HAND-STITCHED CANVAS COVER, APPROX. 13.75" X 8.75". PAGES APPROX. 12.5" X 8".ILLUSTRATED SHIP'S JOURNAL, Circa 1810, "Journal of...
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FORE-EDGE PAINTED BOOKFORE-EDGE PAINTEDBOOK, Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H. M.S. Beagle round the World under the command of Captain...
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JOURNAL OF CHARLES A. BENSON WHILE ABOARDTHE SALEM BARK "GLIDE" MID-1870S 8.5" X 7" RULED VOLUME WITH MARBLED BOARDS. THE SALEM BARK "GLIDE", Mid-1870s, Inscriptions at front indicate Benson was from Salem, Massachusetts,...
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RARE WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE WHALESHIP"KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH TOOTH LENGTH 6.5". "KATHLEEN" AND MATCHING WHALE'S TOOTH, Begins August 5, 1890 and ends March 2, 1892. Vessel departed from New Bedford...
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TWENTY-ONE PUBLICATIONS ON WHALING,SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS SCRIMSHAW AND PRISONER-OF-WAR ARTIFACTS, Sizes, bindings and conditions vary. Most illustrated. Includes: 1) A Treasury of American...
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WILLIAM HENRY TOMS, BRITISH, CA. 1700-CA.1755 AFTER EGBERT VAN HEEMSKERCK II, BRITISH CA. 1674-1744, SIX SATIRICAL ENGRAVINGS FROM A SET OF EIGHT, HAND COLORED ENGRAVINGS, PLATE: 11 X 9 3/4 IN. (27.9 X 24.8 CM.),...
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CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY MEIGS BRONZE FIGUREOF A SNAKE, PROBABLY CAST FOR MEIGS AS A DOOR HANDLE FOR THE CAPITOL BUILDING, 1850'S OF A SNAKE, PROBABLY CAST FOR MEIGS AS A DOOR HANDLE FOR THE CAPITOL BUILDING, 1850'S,...
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RARE 18TH C. MARINE NAVIGATIONAL TRAINING/ LOGBOOK BY DAVID WHITCOMB, 1790S; W/MATHEMATICS LESSONS BOOK & HIS SON'S COFFIN PLATE Heavy cardstock bound Ship's Logbook, inscribed on front: "David Whitcom his Book December...
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30 AMERICAN HISTORY LEATHER BOUND BOOKSGroup of 30 American history themed hardcover leather bound gilt edged books, by various publishers including Nicholas Biddle 1786-1844), "The Journals Of The Expedition Under...
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WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE BARK "PRESIDENT"OF NEW BEDFORD 13.75" X 8.5". OF NEW BEDFORD, For a voyage that commenced May 27, 1867 and ended September 4, 1868, captained by James Soule. Contains 162 written pages...
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WHALING JOURNAL AND DOCUMENTS OF NEWBEDFORD INTEREST BEDFORD INTEREST, Whaling journal from the ship Chris Mitchell of New Bedford for a voyage that commenced August 16, 1856 and ended May 17, 1860, captained...
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WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE BARK "CAMILLA"OF NEW BEDFORD 16.75" X 7.25". OF NEW BEDFORD, For a voyage that commenced July 16, 1867 and ended July 5, 1871, captained by Benjamin F. Jones. Consists of 106 pages (approximately...
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COLLECTION OF BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS ANDARTIFACTS DOCUMENTING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MOSES RICH COLMAN ARTIFACTS DOCUMENTING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MOSES RICH COLMAN, Includes: 1) An 1859-1864 journal kept by Mrs. Polly...
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GOLD RUSH-ERA JOURNAL OF THE BRIG "AMELIA"ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO NOVEMBER 1849-MAY 1850 13.5" X 8.5". ON A VOYAGE FROM MAINE TO SAN FRANCISCO, November 1849-May 1850, "Journal of a Voyage from Eastport...
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DOUBLE WHALING JOURNAL FROM THE WHALESHIP"HUDSON" OF SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK 22" X 14.5". "HUDSON" OF SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK, First voyage commenced May 27, 1835 and ended July 2, 1836. Last entry notated "Ship Voyage...
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The Hunting Journals of Captain Foljambe,in three red leather bound volumes covering the years 1910-1921, detailing meets, horses, weather, scent etc., packs include Meynell, Lord Harringtons, Sinnington, Belvoir,...
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HARDY, JAMES
A JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGSON BOARD HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP LEDA James Hardy Esq., Captain, commencing Dec. 4th 1802 and ending Jan 10th 1803, then commanded by Robert Honeyman Esq. till Jan 14th 1804, kept...
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WHALING JOURNAL TO THE PACIFIC ON BOARDTHEWHALESHIP "GOOD RETURN II" OF NEW BEDFORD, DATED MAY 30TH, 1839. 243 HANDWRITTEN PAGES WITH NUMEROUS WHALE STAMPS. THE JOURNAL WAS KEPT BY CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH TABER WHOSE...
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EARLY 19TH C OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS,PORTRAIT OFCAPTAIN JOHN TABER, WHALING MASTER OF THE SHIP "GOOD RETURN" OUT OF FAIRHAVEN. DEPICTING THE YOUNG CAPTAIN WITH RULER IN HAND, WHALESHIP IN BACKGROUND. PAINTING...
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LARGE LOT OF MOSTLY LATE 19TH CENTURYEPHEMERARELATED TO SHIPPING AND WHALING. APPROXIMATELY 250 PIECES TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS ITEMS FROM CAPTAIN JOHN WESLEY THOMPSON OF MAINE. HE WAS BORN IN THE 1830S AND COMMANDED...
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RARE 18TH C. MARINE NAVIGATIONAL TRAINING/ LOGBOOK BY DAVID WHITCOMB, 1790'S; W/ MATHEMATICS LESSONS BOOK & HIS SON'S COFFIN PLATE Heavy cardstock bound Ship's Logbook, inscribed on front: "David Whitcom his Book...
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The Vanishing Race by Dixon Plus AdditionalTitles Lot of 9 titles:Dixon Joseph Kossuth LL.D.? The Vanishing Race: The Last Great Indian Council.? Third revised edition.? Philadelphia: National American Indian Memorial...
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World War II POW Diaries of BritishLieut. J.W. Hugo Held by Japanese A lot of two diaries written in captivity by British officer Lt. James W. Hugo while prisoner of the Japanese in World War II. ?These two...
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