The Atlantic Ferry, its Ships, Men, and Working.
London: Whittaker & Co. N.Y. Macmillan, 1892. First Edition. Read More about The Atlantic Ferry, its Ships, Men, and Working
Price: $250
To the Sea
James Cummins Bookseller is proud to present a catalogue of nautical inventory that spans many collecting interests, from whaling novels and pirate tales to scientific inquiry and personal narratives of lives at sea. Highlights include the first American edition of Moby-Dick; an uncommon 1793 juvenile adaptation of The Most Surprising Adventures and Wonderful Life of Robinson Crusoe, in miniature; and a first edition of Captain Joshua Slocum's Voyage of the Liberdade, a first-hand account of the wreck of his ship and dangerous voyage home.
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George Plimpton’s Copy
Men's Lives. The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork.
[New York]: The Rock Foundation, [1986]. First edition, no. 106 of 500 copies of the Deluxe Edition, printed by the Stinehour Press, with an extra SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH by Lynn Johnson. George Plimpton’s Copy. “Here within sight of the bue shadow of New England’s industrial seaboard ten miles to the north..... Read More about Men's Lives. The Surfmen and Baymen of the South Fork
Price: $1,750
The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida.
New York: Thomas R. Knox & Co, 1885. First edition. "An ornately wordy account, filled with ironic humor, puns and amusing turns of phrase. Gives very detailed descriptions of soial conditions in the places visited" (Toy). Mcquade's account of the Montauk's cruise from New York to the Caribbean, which included..... Read More about The Cruise of the Montauk to Bermuda, the West Indies and Florida
Price: $500
'Je m'appelle Ishmaèl" — véritable édition originale de Moby Dick en français
Moby Dick. Traduit de l’Américain par Lucien Jacques, Joan Smith et Jean Giono.
Saint-Paul, A.-M: Les Cahiers du Contadour, [n.d., 1939]. First edition in French, one of a very few copies printed. 'Je m'appelle Ishmaèl" — véritable édition originale de Moby Dick en français. The first notice of Moby Dick in French dates from the first volume of the Revue des Deux Mondes..... Read More about Moby Dick. Traduit de l’Américain par Lucien Jacques, Joan Smith et Jean Giono
Price: $12,500
Melville’s Masterpiece, in Red Cloth
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First American edition. Melville’s Masterpiece, in Red Cloth. First American edition of the greatest American novel. This edition was technically preceded by the extremely rare English edition (Richard Bentley) two months earlier, but textually this is the far more important of the two, having..... Read More about Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Price: $30,000
Redburn: His First Voyage. Being the Sailor-boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the Son-of-a-Gentleman, in the Merchant Service.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1849. First American edition, second printing (with advertisements extended). Read More about Redburn: His First Voyage. Being the Sailor-boy Confessions and Reminiscences of the...
Price: $1,200
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A French Naval Officer in the Age of Nelson
Autograph manuscript, “Remarques, nottes [sic] instructions, réflexions et souvenirs rélatifs aux diverses parties de l’art nautique et militaire de la...
N.p. [France?]: [ca. 1806]. A French Naval Officer in the Age of Nelson. A detailed and comprehensive naval journal by a French naval officer during the Napoleonic era. The author (Philibert, according to a note on the pastedown), a highly literate and seasoned naval officer who saw action in the..... Read More about Autograph manuscript, “Remarques, nottes [sic] instructions, réflexions et souvenirs rélatifs...
Price: $12,500
Incredible Memento Of Peary's North Pole Expedition
Guest book of yacht Sheelah, signed by Robert E. Peary, 21 September 1909, upon his return from the North Pole...
Incredible Memento Of Peary's North Pole Expedition. This elaborately bound volume of guest autographs was commissioned for the yacht Sheelah, owned by millionaire industrialist Charles Ross (1848-1913). Originally from Scotland, Ross emigrated to North America in 1868 and built a fortune as a railway engineer, settling finally in Montreal. In..... Read More about Guest book of yacht Sheelah, signed by Robert E. Peary, 21 September 1909, upon his return from...
Price: $10,000
With 7 Merle Johnson Watercolors of Piratical Scenes
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates. Compiled by Merle Johnson.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1921. First edition, no. 21 of 50 copies only on Japan vellum stock, signed by Merle Johnson on the limitation page. With 7 Merle Johnson Watercolors of Piratical Scenes. The deluxe edition on Japan vellum of this collection of pirate tales and illustrations by Howard..... Read More about Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates. Compiled by Merle Johnson
Price: $7,500
WITH A REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE US NAVY
Sketches of Foreign Travel and Life at Sea; including a cruise on board a man-of-war, as also a visit to...
Boston: 1842. First edition. WITH A REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE US NAVY. Rockwell's time with the navy came by accident rather than by design: "passage to the Mediterranean ... had been granted him by the Secretary of the Navy, and as there was no Chaplain on board, he..... Read More about Sketches of Foreign Travel and Life at Sea; including a cruise on board a man-of-war, as also a...
Price: $1,750
Striking Original Watercolor by Gordon Ross
ORIGINAL pencil, crayon and watercolor drawing, captioned “Davy Jones Locker”.
n.p: n.d., ca. 1940s. Striking Original Watercolor by Gordon Ross. A striking image of an underwater scene, showing the wrecks of various vessels, from Norse longboat to galleon, to liner, to Nazi U-boat, surrounding a uniformed nautical officer, presumably Lord Nelson. Gordon Ross (1873-1946) was a prolific artist, working mostly..... Read More about ORIGINAL pencil, crayon and watercolor drawing, captioned “Davy Jones Locker”
Price: $850
Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery; including Researches and Discoveries on the eastern Coast of West Greenland, made...
Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co, 1823. First edition. William Scoresby jr (1789-1857) was the son of the famed Arctic explorer, William Scoresby (1760-1829) and learned to sail while accompanying his father on several of his voyages. That training was put to good use once he starting annual whaling..... Read More about Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale-Fishery; including Researches and Discoveries on the...
Price: $1,250
Crabs fighting.
Howard J. Shannon was a naturalist, author, and illustrator in the late 19th and early 20th century. He is well known for his book entitled Book of the Seashore (1935). This specific piece is paint on board of two blue crabs fighting under the water surrounded by other crustaceans and..... Read More about Crabs fighting
Price: $500
The Last Log of the American Clipper "Typhoon"
Manuscript Log of the "Typhoon"
Various places [Liverpool, Bombay, Singapore, Manila, etc.]: July 30, 1860 - April 26, 1863. The Last Log of the American Clipper "Typhoon" The extreme clipper ship "Typhoon"was built in 1851for the China trade by the firm of Fernald & Pettigrew of Portsmouth, NH. It was first launched in 1851 under..... Read More about Manuscript Log of the "Typhoon"
Price: $2,500
Voyage of The Liberdade.
Boston: Press of Robinson & Stephenson, 1890. First edition. "After being stranded in Brazil with his wife and sons Garfield and Victor, he started building a boat that could sail them home. He used local materials, salvaged materials from the Aquidneck, and worked with local workers. The boat was launched..... Read More about Voyage of The Liberdade
Price: $1,500
All at Sea.
New York: Privately Printed for the Author, Christmas, 1939. One of 200 copies printed by William E. Rudge's Sons in Baskerville. "The adventures of the good ship Lancastria on a trip to the Bahamas," according to Bruns. Actually a trip on the Northern Star from Nassau to Bimini -- and..... Read More about All at Sea
Price: $300
The Publisher’s Own Copy, Marked with a White Whale
New Bedford and Fairhaven Signal Book.
New Bedford: Augustus Taber. Press of Benjamin Lindsey, 1848. The Publisher’s Own Copy, Marked with a White Whale. The Taber family produced the Signal Book from the 1830s through the 1850s. Two copies only of this edition are recorded in institutional holdings. The publisher’s own annotated copy of this essential..... Read More about New Bedford and Fairhaven Signal Book
Price: $4,500
“Plage” Kristians Tonny. Nudes at the beach.
April 18, 1939. Read More about “Plage” Kristians Tonny. Nudes at the beach
Price: $450
Beachcomber Bill’s copy
To Galapagos on the Ara 1926: the events of a pleasure-cruise to the Galapagos Islands and a classification of a....
Mt. Vernon NY: Privately printed by William Edwin Rudge, 1927. One of 500 specially bound copies of a total edition of 900. Beachcomber Bill’s copy. A fascinating account of this social and scientific expedition, and a monumental example of fine book production. William E. Belanske’s copy with two photographs aboard..... Read More about To Galapagos on the Ara 1926: the events of a pleasure-cruise to the Galapagos Islands and a...
Price: $1,250
Original Whaling Lance Design
Group of 8 whaling manuscripts, including drawing of original lance design.
[New Bedford, MA: n.d., ca. 1840s]. Original Whaling Lance Design. A group of documents related to whaling and particularly the innovations of Dr. J.D.B. Stillman's improved harpoon, including two drawings diagraming the harpoon, described thus: "A whaling lance inserted into the body of a whale makes the whale an accessory..... Read More about Group of 8 whaling manuscripts, including drawing of original lance design
Price: $750
Tigers of the Sea.
New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. First edition, no. 128 of 950 copies. Read More about Tigers of the Sea
Price: $850
Original Log Book of the White Swan, Connett's sloop, kept by him 1941-47.
written at sea, out of Bellport, Long Island: 1941-47. Connett's records, in pencil, of some 40 trips made along the eastern seaboard in his single-masted sloop, indicating dates, locations/destinations, weather, sailing conditions and events, and numerous remarks concerning happenings on board and on shore. Included are a small snapshot of..... Read More about Original Log Book of the White Swan, Connett's sloop, kept by him 1941-47
Price: $1,500
The Yachtsman's Annual Guide and Nautical Calender 1889.
Boston: Copyrighted and Printed by M.J. Kiley, 7 Spring Lane, 1889. First edition. Illustratewd with great advertisemenst inluding the Unexcelled Fireworks Co. of NY & St. Louis; The Private Club Champagne by Felix Jacquin , Espernay France; Shipman's Automatic Steam Engines; Cycloram of Custer's Last Battle; Yacht Guns by Hartley..... Read More about The Yachtsman's Annual Guide and Nautical Calender 1889
Price: $250
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