The Non-Cartographical Maritime Works Published By Mount And Page. A Preliminary Hand-List; Occasional Papers Number 1
London: Bibliographical Society, 1985. First edition. Paperback. 54 pages. 29 x 21 cm. More
London: Bibliographical Society, 1985. First edition. Paperback. 54 pages. 29 x 21 cm. More
New York: Navy Historical Society, 1917. Hardcover. Four illustrations. Index. A naval officer who served in the navy of the German Confederation before beingreinstated in the US Navy (he was dismissed from the US Navy for having engaged in a duel). Publications of the Naval History Society, Volume VIII. Limited..... More
London: Printed For T. Cadell, Jun, and W. Davies, 1798. Second edition. Hardcover. 56 pages. 21 x 13 cm. With folding copper-engraved plan of the Battle of the Nile, also called the Battle of Abu Quir, one of Nelson's greatest victories, restoring the British presence in the Mediterranean and dooming..... More
Rutland: Charles E.Tuttle, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. 327 pages. More
London: Spring Books, 1967. Hardcover. 182 pages.Color and black and whiteplates. Index. First published 1927. This is the second impression. More
London: James Robbins, 1826. First edition. Hardcover. 200 pages. 27 1/2 x 22 cm. Twelve hand-colored plates, tissue guards, designed and engraved by Cruikshank -- the plate facing p.61 with partially augmented by an amateur hand. With sixteen woodcuts in the text. ABBEY SCENERY 226. COHN 53. This, the collected..... More
London: James Robbins, 1826. First edition. Hardcover. 200 pages. 27 1/2 x 22 cm. Twelve hand-colored plates with additional 12 uncolored plates designed and engraved by Cruikshank, and sixteen woodcuts in the text. One page ALS dated January 6th 1846 signed (Geo Cruikshank) bound in after the free front endpaper..... More
Paris: Fonteney Et Peltier, ca 1860. First edition. Hardcover. 396 pages. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Half title, twelve lithographs by Charles Gaildrau, ten are tinted. History of shipwrecks from the 16th century onward. Intermittent, scattered text browning, plates generally clean, a few with marginal toning. Text in French. Corners worn..... More
London: Richard Phillips, 1806. First English edition. Hardcover. 181 pages, 3 pp. Index. Small 4to, 21 1/2 x 13 cm. Folding map and seven aquatint plates, many with two images per plate. Translated from the French. 18th century account of European activity in West Africa. The English captured Isle St..... More
London: J. Walker for J. Johnson & Co., J. Richardson, F. C. & J. Rivington, et. al. 1810. leather_bound. [2], [iii]-xxiii, [i], [3], 4-660 pages. 12.4 x 7.5 cm. Two plates, engraved title and frontispiece. Early 19th century printing of the English translation of the 1678 Dutch text, including Exquemelin’s..... More
London: Printed For Thomas and George Underwood, 1824. First edition. Hardcover. ii,ii, 85 pages. 22 x 14 cm. Two page dedication to Lord Viscount Melville (First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty). Frontispiece diagram, and last page advert for the author's, "Treatise On The Gulf Stream," etc. Finlayson outlines the importance..... More
Riverside Press: Privately Printed, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. 247 pages. Mostly unopened. Limited edition copy 285 of 350. Extra paper spine label tipped-in at inside back cover. Index. Classic work on the subject. GEPHART 261. More
Paris & Brussels: Antoine-Urbain Coustelier & Jean Leonard, 1716. Second edition. leather_bound. 446, (50) Index. 16 x 10.5. [a8-b4,A-Hh8]. Churchman, scholar, a tutor to the Dauphin in 1670, elected to the Academie francais in 1674, Huet owed his reputation the immense number of his writings. This work, a survey of..... More
Tokyo: Togo Gensui Publishing Society, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. 347 pages. 30.2 x 23 cm. Illustrated with 22 color plates with tissue guards and black and white illustrations. A tribute in the laudatory style of contemporary Japanese imperial culture; the encomiums for Togo who died in 1934 never cease. His..... More
London: Halton & Truscott Smith, 1930. Briscoe, Arthur Trevor. First edition. Hardcover. 30 page in text. 28.5 x 23 cm. Limited edition, copy 76 of 250 with an original signed etching by Arthur Briscoe. A marine painter and etcher who studied at the Slade Art School, he was elected an..... More
London: Day & Son, (1891). Lloyd, William Whitelock. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Oblong folio. 27 x 37.5 cm. One map, chromolithographed frontispiece, title page, 22 chromolithograph plates (without hand-coloring) and accompanying black and white sketches by Lloyd. Published for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company illustrating life aboard a...... More
London: Day & Son, (1891). Lloyd, William Whitelock. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Oblong folio. 30 x 40.5 cm. Edition de Luxe. copy 284 of 300 signed by Lloyd. One map, chromolithograph frontispiece, title page, 22 chromolithograph plates (with hand-coloring) and accompanying black and white sketches by Lloyd. Published for the..... More
London: Saunders & Otley, 1837. R.W. Buss. Illustrated Edition. leather_bound. 304, 304, 308 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Another in the series of maritime fiction enormously popular in its day, amongst the first sea novels, by a distinguished naval hero based on his real life experiences. This hand-colored edition followed..... More
London: Saunders & Otley, 1837. R.W. Buss. Illustrated Edition. leather_bound. 312, 324, 316 pages. 19 x 13 cm. Another in the series of maritime fiction enormously popular in its day, amongst the first sea novels, by a distinguished naval hero based on his real life experiences. This hand-colored edition followed..... More
New York: Grolier Club, 1942. First edition. Boards. 158 pages. 4to, 28 x 20 cm. Fifteen plates and 295 entries. Limited edition, one of 700 copies. Index. More
New York: Liveright, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 249 pages. Illustrated. Sources. Index. More
Waltham St. Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1935. Ravilious, Eric. First edition. Hardcover. 43 (3) pages. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 114 of 212 in Perpetua type on hand made paper signed by Strong. There were also 1000 unnumbered and unsigned copies. illustrated by Ravilious with a full page..... More
New York: New York Historical Society, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Introduction by Dorothy C. Barck. Index. An important primary source for naval operations during the Revolutionary War. Vol. I:Letter-Books July 6, 1780- Feb. 4, 1781; Dec. 10, 1781; Dec. 10, 1781 - Sept. 21, 1782. Vol. II: Order-Book July, 1781;..... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. 293, 293, 289 pages. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. W. Clark Russell was a sailor for many years before turning to journalism and fiction with the aim of improving the working conditions of the average seaman. This work was probably..... More
London: Gibbings & Co. Ltd, 1894. Brangwyn, Frank. Hardcover. 394 & 387 pages. 18 x 11 cm. Four Four tinted engravings by Frank Brangwyn. Limited edition, one of 500 copies. Chip to heads of both volumes. More