furlong capt lawrence (21 resultados)

Condición: Good. 6th Edition. 8vo. A Rare Early Printing of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 6th Edition, and the last to be published in Newburyport, MA. All of the Newburyport editions are quite scarce, and particularly so in original bindings, as many were lost in the Great Newburyport Fire of 1811. Fifteen black and white engraved plates, with significant tears to the New York and Chesapeake maps, including portions of those maps separated. Original leather, with gilt ruling to spine with burgundy title label missing. xiv, 15-389pp, [3]. Clean interior, save for contemporary signature to front pastedown. Front board, along with the first few pages, up to vi, detached. Sporadic foxing throughout. Plates with significant foxing. Leather rubbed and worn with moderate edge wear. Crease to spine, which is somewhat brittle, and with a chip to crown. Overall a handsome and quite rare early Newburyport edition of Blunt's defining work.

Hardcover. Condición: Fair. 4th Edition. 8vo leather bound volume. Spine chipped front board off rear trying. No front or rear endpapers. Has title preface and directions to the binder. Sadly their are no charts and 4 leaves page 147-150 and 187-190 are missing. A worm had a small meal on top edge of pages 137 thru 186. Contents have usual toning and scattered foxing but it never made it into the ocean so no tide marks.

Condición: Good. 3rd Edition. 8vo. A Rare Early Printing of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 3rd Edition, and the first to be printed in the 19th century. All of the Newburyport editions are quite scarce, and particularly so in original bindings, as many were lost in the Great Newburyport Fire of 1811. The first three editions of Blunt were all published without maps, the first with maps being the 1804 4th edition. Original leather, with gilt ruling to spine and red title label. Square tight binding. xvi, [17]-251pp, [5]. Clean interior. Both boards detached but present. lacking front endpaper and flyleaves, with title page being the first. Chip to the upper fore edge corner of title page. Sporadic foxing throughout. Overall a handsome and quite rare early Newburyport edition of Blunt's defining work.

Leather Bound. Condición: Good-. 4th Edition. Leather Bound. Condition: Good-. Edmund M. Blunt, Newburyport, MA 1804. 4th Edition. 386 pages. Original full brown kid leather, with red label (Blunt's Coasting Pilot) and gold trim on spine, all in poor condition, 65% of spine leather missing, 5% of board leather missing. Moderate general wear on text pages, minor browning. Pages 187-188, 189-190, along with The Bay of Chesapeake plate (folding) all missing. All 10 other maps intact with minor browning. Page with 'Directions for the Binder' included. 2 front blank pages with inscription 'William Anthony of Dartmouth'. 2 blank rear pages with 'January the 22 1820 this day in Latitude by account 38:N Long. 22 fathoms of Watter on board of the Good Schooner Superior of Dartmouth Sow Ends these twenty fore Hours all well on Board Wm. Anthony'. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. With directions for sailing, describing the soundings, bearings of the Light-houses and Beacons from the Rocks, Shoals, Ledges, etc. Together with the courses and distances from Cape Cod and Cape Ann to Georges' Bank, with the Latitudes and Longitudes of the principal Harbours on the coast. Together with a Tide Table. Nautical::Training Nautical::History History::U.S.A.::Pre-Civil War 5981.

Condición: Good. 2nd Edition. 8vo. A Rare Early Printing of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 2nd Edition, and the last to be printed in the 18th century. All of the Newburyport editions are quite scarce, and particularly so in original bindings, as many were lost in the Great Newburyport Fire of 1811. The first three editions of Blunt were all published without maps, the first with maps being the 1804 4th edition. Original leather, with gilt ruling to spine and red title label. Square tight binding. xvi, [17]-239pp, [2]. Clean interior, save for front flyleaf, which contains a contemporary signature of John Shipley. Overall a handsome and quite rare early Newburyport edition of Blunt's defining work.

Condición: Very Good. 5th Edition. 8vo. A Rare Early Printing of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 5th Edition, and just the second published with maps. All of the Newburyport editions are quite scarce, and particularly so in original bindings, as many were lost in the Great Newburyport Fire of 1811. This is the second issue of the 5th Edition, with the misspelling on page 408 corrected. Thirteen black and white engraved plates. This is the first issue for directions for the Mississippi River and maps of Cape Poge and Long Island Sound, and the first issue with William Hooker signed maps. Original leather, with gilt ruling to spine and burgundy title label. xiv, 15-408pp, [1]. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for some pencil notations to rear pastedown. Sporadic foxing throughout. Leather rubbed and worn with mild edge wear. Shallow crease to spine. Maps of Long Island Sound and Chesapeake Bay with vertical tears top to bottom, and the map of Newport with a short closed tear along upper edge. Title page loose along most of gutter, but still attached. Overall a handsome and quite rare early Newburyport edition of Blunt's defining work.

Condición: Very Good. 5th Edition. 8vo. A Rare Early Printing of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 5th Edition, and just the second published with maps. All of the Newburyport editions are quite scarce, and particularly so in original bindings, as many were lost in the Great Newburyport Fire of 1811. This is the second issue of the 5th Edition, with the misspelling on page 408 corrected. Thirteen black and white engraved plates. This is the first issue for directions for the Mississippi River and maps of Cape Poge and Long Island Sound, and the first issue with William Hooker signed maps. Original leather, with gilt ruling to spine and burgundy title label. xiv, 15-408pp, [1]. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for some pencil notations to rear pastedown. Sporadic foxing throughout. Leather rubbed and worn with mild edge wear. Shallow crease to spine. Maps of Long Island Sound and Chesapeake Bay with vertical tears top to bottom, and the map of Newport with a short closed tear along upper edge. Title page loose along most of gutter, but still attached. Overall a handsome and quite rare early Newburyport edition of Blunt's defining work.

Full leather. Condición: Good. sixth edition. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. xii, 389 pp., plus 3 pgs of Newburyport nautical adverts. Full contemporary brown calf. All 15 map plates present. Sixth edition, as stated, 1809. Lacks ffep. Condition is GOOD ; front board deatched but present. The calf of the front is chipped with loss at edges. Spine and binding of text split at pg. 186, with a little looseness to pags immediately surrounding. Front pastedown shows a water stain but title pg has just a faint one, text does not show water stains but several plates do. Some plates have mild foxing as well, but overall they are quite clean and the folds good - Sable Island chart has darkest water staining, the Chesapeake fold-out has a little over-folding to the central one. Rear endpapers have more foxing. Naut. RGR.

Cloth. Condición: Good. 4th edition. 4th edition, stated, 1804. A Good copy. Rebound in Mid-twentieth century blue cloth with gilt title on the spine. 8vo., xiv, (ii), (17)-386, plus 4 pages of advertisements at the end. Contains all of the maps called for in the "Directions for the Binder": 11 maps, of which 1 is folding (Delaware River, NJ, PA) and one is a large folding map (Chesapeake). Foxing and browing throughout. Several maps and the black side of the maps contain notes of Voyages along the eastern seaboard in an elegant hand, with names and dated 1820. Some long division and notes in pencil on the end papers. Some dampstaining. An interesting copy, one that has obviously been to sea many times.

Condición: Good. 4th Edition. 8vo. A Rare Early Printing of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 4th Edition, and the first published with maps. All of the Newburyport editions are quite scarce, and particularly so in original bindings, as many were lost in the Great Newburyport Fire of 1811. This is the first edition to appear with maps, the engravers being A.M. Peasley and J.F.S. The charts cover the most important harbors between Portland, Maine and Charleston, S.C. and are plates. "The first 116 pages contain new material consisting of sailing directions for Newfoundland and Labrador. This new material was considered to be very useful to those engaged in the cod fishery." - Campbell Eleven black and white engraved plates. Original leather, with gilt ruling to spine and burgundy title label. Square tight binding. xiv, [2], 17-386pp, [6]. Clean interior, save for 1814, War of 1812-Era contemporary signature of Michael Thomas Warming to front pastedown. Sporadic moderate foxing throughout. Leather rubbed and worn with moderate edge wear. Crease to spine, which is somewhat brittle, and with a chip to crown. Moderate separation to text black between pages 178-179 (see pic), with pages front there to page 186 loose at the bottom. Map of New York harbor detached and laid in. Folding map of the Chesapeake with closed tears along some fold lines. Overall a handsome and quite rare early Newburyport edition of Blunt's defining work.

Condición: Good. 3rd Edition. 8vo. A Rare Early Printing of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 3rd Edition, published according to an Act of Congress. All of the Newburyport editions are quite scarce, and particularly so in original bindings. Original leather, with gilt ruling to spine. Square tight binding. xvi, 17-251, [5]. Generally clean interior, save for the end pages, which have wonderful contemporary signatures and notes, dating to the year 1800, the year of publication. Most of the notes are wrtten by one Captain Lathley Rich, who purchased the book in Newburyport, MA in 1805, one of the ownership notes dated to 1805 aboard the schooner 'Rover' while at sea. In another ownership note, captain Rich warns others to: "steal not this book for fear of shame for here you see the owner's name", also dated in 1805. Leather binding rubbed and worn with a chip to the front board near the top fore edge corner, and a chip to the rear board near the lower joint. Spine label mostly gone, save for a fragment of red and gilt. Binding cord holding tight, though there is a front joint separation along lower third. Overall a handsome, sound, and quite rare early Newburyport edition of Blunt's defining work.

Leather bound. Condición: Good +. Fifth edition of Capt. Lawrence Furlong's The American Coast Pilot, belonging to Capt. Ebenezer Andrews of Dighton, Massachusetts. Ilustrador. Fifth Edition. Octavo, xii, [2], [15]-408pp. Full leather, title "Blunt's Coasting Pilot" stamped on spine with gilt worn away. Leather covers rubbed and scuffed, worn along edges and corners. Front free endpaper and pastedown missing with hinge cracked, binding stable. Stated "October, 1806" at bottom of title page. Foxing to text pages, with occasional mild dampstaining. Front flyleaves are loose with fore edges tattered. Twelve maps (three folded), very good condition with some mild browning and a few dampstains, lacking map of Charleston Harbour. Handwritten notations on front and rear flyleaves and page 203. Contemporary owner's name in ink on front flyleaf: "Ebenezer Andrews / Dighton." A nice example of this early American navigational guide. Full title: The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the Principal Harbours, Capes and Headlands, from Passamaquoddy, through the Gulph of Florida; With Directions for sailing into the same, describing the Soundings, Bearings of the Light-houses and Beacons from the Rocks, Shoals, Ledges, &c. Together with the Courses and Distances from Cape Cod and Cape Ann to Georges' Bank, through the South and East Channels, and the setting of the Currents, With the Latitudes and Longitudes of the Principal Harbours on the Coast. Together with a Tide Table. Ebenezer Andrews was a sea captain who was born in Dighton, Massachusetts in 1785, later moving to Fall River in the 1820s. Capt. Andrews sailed the world, traveling to ports in South America, Europe and Asia. He was associated with a number of vessels during his career, either as master or part owner. Among the ships he commanded were the Hope, John Brown and Superior. In 1837, Capt. Andrews moved to Providence, Rhode Island, eventually becoming a merchant in the hay, grain and salt business. Retiring in 1848, Capt. Andrews returned to Dighton, where he died in 1858. He is buried in the Unitarian Church Cemetery.

Leather Bound. Condición: Good+. 5th Edition. Leather Bound. Condition: Good+. Edmund M. Blunt, Newburyport, MA 1806. 5th Edition. 408 pages. Original full brown kid leather, with red label (Blunt's Coasting Pilot) and gold trim on spine, all in Very Good condition. Moderate general wear on text pages. All maps intact. Minor foxing on 13 maps, 3 of which are folded. Writings on front free page (on Brig Elisa Ann ), and 3 rear blank pages (Receipt to expel wind), (a good book for children), (Schooner Columbia dimensions and arrived in Plymouth England Sept. 29 1805). Customer writes the cost of this book was $3.50 on March 12th 1812. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. With directions for sailing, describing the soundings, bearings of the Light-houses and Beacons from the Rocks, Shoals, Ledges, etc. Together with the courses and distances from Cape Cod and Cape Ann to Georges' Bank, with the Latitudes and Longitudes of the principal Harbours on the coast. Together with a Tide Table. Nautical::Training Nautical::History 6168.

leather. Condición: Very Good. Third edition. xvi, [1], 18-251 pages, and five pages of ads at rear. Sympathetic modern rebind in full leather with titles in gilt on spine label; original endpapers retained. Toning and minor soiling to leaves; light tideline to many leaves; overall very good in sound binding. On the final leaf the Thomas Cushing ad is dated November, and on verso the Biggs ad is dated Sept. 18, 1800. 1821 inscription to rear free endpaper.

Leather Bound. Condición: Fair. 7th. One of 14 editions we are offering. ; 311 pages.

Leather Bound. Condición: Fair. 3rd. No spine. Some chips and flaking on boards. Text block is somewhat loose, but still intact. Previous owner practiced writing his name on the blank free papers. Some pages are dog-eared. ; One of 14 editions we are offering. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 251 pages.

Leather Bound. Condición: Very Good. 4th. Covers scuffed. Bookplate on inside front board. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Some foxing to some pages. ; Dark brown leather covers with paste-on leather title on spine. Six compartments on spine. Bookseller's advertisements at end. Eleven maps (plans) , including two fold-out maps. Tight binding and clean text except as noted. One of 14 editions we are offering. ; Folding Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 386 pages.

Leather Bound. Condición: Good+. 2nd. Detached front board and free endpaper. ; One of 14 editions we are offering. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 239 pages.

Leather Bound. Condición: Fair. 6th. One of 14 editions we are offering. ; 389 pages.

Leather Bound. Condición: Very Good. One half of spine on one side is split with the front cover. Pencilled inscription by previous owner, and provenance, on first free page. Thirteen maps, including three fold-outs. One fold-out map has been repaired with tape on some seams (Bay of Chesapeake). Another fold-out chart has two one inch closed tears at seams, no tape (Long Island Sound). ; 13 maps, including 3 folding. Heavy brown leather covers with paste-on leather title on spine. Tight binding and clean text. One of 14 editions we are offering. ; Folding Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 408 pages.

Third Edition, Second Issue with November ads on last leaf. xvi, [1], 18-251, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Ownership inscription of Thomas H. Thomas with pencil note "Tuesday afternoon May 23, 1809/ Sailed from New York/ bound to Liverpool/ the ship Otis." Captain Thomas was master of the Ship Otis in 1811 bound for New York from Lisbon when he describesd the June 17 eruption of the Volcano on St. Michael's in the Azores. Evans 37483; Howes F421 Contemporary American tree calf, neatly rebacked xvi, [1], 18-251, [5] pp. 1 vols. 8vo Third Edition, Second Issue with November ads on last leaf.