China Sea Directory. Volume II. Second Edition. - 1879 Supplement. (Corrected to Nov. 1884.) by Published By Order of the Lords Commissioners of The Admiralty - 1884

Light-house Board of the United States, 1902 Covers First District- Sixteenth District . Description of station, fog signal characteristic of light, remarks, ect. Color foldout maps rear, taped tears title page,stapled, missing front and rear covers, with b/w photographs of stations, light vessels, scarce. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Good.

England: Siebe, Gorman, & Co. LTD Cwmbran, Gwent. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. Ninth Edition. Hardcover. Limited edition #64 of 1500 copies. Bright blue clean cloth has bright gilt titles on spines & front covers. Text's are tight, clean and intact. Profusely illustrated with B/W photographs & drawings. Part 1 impression of underwater activity fold out. Part 2 has a color fold out map at rear of text. NF dust jackets have protected the texts well. NF Sip case. In those days the divers dress weighed nearly 200 pounds out of water. Dressing the diver. Physics and Physiology of deep diving. Diving for treasure. Salvage of sunken ships. Nautical, Diving, Submarine ; B/w Photograph Illustrations; 8vo; 690 pages .

London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860 xx, 540pp. 2 plates of signals facing page 1 - 8 colour plates of flags plus folding plate of masts following page 506. The directions to the binder call for a plate of the Union Jack to face pp506 which as far as can be ascertained was never included in this binding. A scarce and authorative reference work with numerous wood engraved figures throughout.

Paris: Chez Everat A good copy of this scarce work in contemporary half leather binding. Undated but 1798. Imagines the continuation of La Perouse's voyage after Botany Bay, describing his death, and the discovery of an island peopled by French escapees from the Revolution. This copy has a red leather spine with gilt compartments and gilt titles. The boards and endpapers are marbled. The spine has a little wear at the bottom and the boards have wear to edges. Internally the endpapers are marbled. Contents: title page, text 397pp plus errata 2pp. The original page marker is present. The paper is very brown-toned to around p300 and more lightly toned with occasional light marking to the end of the work. Otherwise in good clean condition.

London: Published for Richard Holmes Laurie, 1954 Green card damp stains, spine wear, tight. iv. 92 pgs index. Very Rare OCLC find 2 copies. Woodcuts, III. - Electric Telegraph. This chain of communications established by means of the electric telegraph which is now extending itself over almost the whole of Europe. submarine telegraphic wires have been laid down both in the Great and Little Belts ect. by Steen Bille. Marine Ministry, Copenhagen, 14th May, 1853. Declarations, descriptions, ect. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth Edition.. Original Wraps. Very Good.

Light-house Board of the United States, 1902 Covers First District- Sixteenth District . Description of station, fog signal characteristic of light, remarks, ect. Color foldout maps rear, taped tears title page,stapled, missing front and rear covers, with b/w photographs of stations, light vessels, scarce. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st Edition.. Soft cover. Good.

Albany, N. Y.: State of New York. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1851-63. First Edition. Hardcover. 13 Annual Reports beautifully bound into 4 blue cloth volumes with gilt lettering on the spines. Text interior is clean & tight with a few small tears where fold-out attaches to text. Reports published in1851-1863 for the years 1850-1862. Illustrated with canal plans, tables, charts, maps & descriptions. 1850 (No. 26) : 118pp w /index, 1851 (No. 33) : 120 pp w/ index & fold-out map, 1852(No. 23) : 192pp w /index, 1853 (No. 65) : 199pp w /index, 1854 (No. 32) : 302pp w /index & 3 fold-outs (1map) , 1855 (No. 100) : 320pp w /index & 2 fold-outs, 1856 (No. 145) : 301pp w /index, 1857 (No. 20) : 237pp w /index, 1858 (No.40) : 304pp w /index, 1859 (No 51) : 150pp w /index, 1860 (No 57) : 160pp w /index, 1861 (No. 9) 162pp w /index & fold-out map, 1862 (No. 6) : 134pp & 24 fold-outs (1 Map). Originally from the Harry Rinker research library relating to the American canal… Read More

London: Published for Richard Holmes Laurie, 1954 Green card damp stains, spine wear, tight. iv. 92 pgs index. Very Rare OCLC find 2 copies. Woodcuts, III. - Electric Telegraph. This chain of communications established by means of the electric telegraph which is now extending itself over almost the whole of Europe. submarine telegraphic wires have been laid down both in the Great and Little Belts ect. by Steen Bille. Marine Ministry, Copenhagen, 14th May, 1853. Declarations, descriptions, ect. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth Edition.. Original Wraps. Very Good.

London: James Imray and Son, 1883 Blue card w/ cloth spine, New Publications advertisments rear. Foldout map, Passages in the Indian Ocean, front, Preface Index. Instructions to Binder. Currents in the Indian Ocean, foldout chart, 72 pgs. Extremely Rare OCLC finds 0 copies. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Original Stiff Paper. Very Good.

Albany, N. Y.: D. Steele. Good+. 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. Title continued: "TOGETHER WITH THE RISE, PROGRESS AND EXISTING STATE OF MODERN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES, ON THE BERKSHIRE SYSTEM, FROM 1807 TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 10, 1820'. In December 1791, Elkanah Watson proposed to the New York State legislature that natural waterways could be used to create what later became the Erie Canal across New York State, connecting the Hudson River and New York City with the Great Lakes. Later he competed with Dewitt Clinton for the credit for this concept. In 1792, with General Philip Schuyler, Watson formed a company to build locks and canals, starting with the canal at Little Falls, New York, about halfway through the Mohawk Valley where the river had rapids that prevented through traffic. Blue paper covered boards, cloth spine with label. Front hinge is cracked with cover firmly attached. Light foxing throughout. [ (iv)… Read More