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CHICAGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER MANUFACTURING CO. PHOTOGRAPHIC TRADE ALBUM 19th Century Album 2.5" x 15.5"

ALBUM OF PRINTS OF COLONIAL CUBA Circa 1850 10" x 13.75".

MAP OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST PUBLISHED MAP OF THE TOWN, Circa 1844 22"

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FOUR THEATER BROADSIDES Early 19th Century Largest 13" x 10".: FOUR THEATER BROADSIDES Early 19th Century Includes "The Forty Thieves", "A Bold Stroke for a Husband" and "Black Beard the Pirate". Largest 13" x 10".

1049: FOUR THEATER BROADSIDES Early 19th Century Largest 13" x 10".

Est.

$500

$800

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ALBUM OF PRINTS OF COLONIAL CUBA Circa 1850 10" x 13.75".: ALBUM OF PRINTS OF COLONIAL CUBA Circa 1850 Album Pintoresco de la Isla de Cuba. With chromolithograph title page and 27 chromolithographs by Frédéric Mialhe depicting decorative views of

1050: ALBUM OF PRINTS OF COLONIAL CUBA Circa 1850 10" x 13.75".

Est.

$1,500

$2,500

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SOLD

ENGRAVED CHART OF BASS STRAIT Dated 1843 26.5" x 38.5" sight. Framed 31" x 43".: ENGRAVED CHART OF BASS STRAIT Dated 1843 Marked "Surveyed by Commander J.L. Stokes and the Officers of H.M.S. Beagle." Completed during the third survey voyage of the Beagle, 1837-1843. 26.5" x 38.5"

1051: ENGRAVED CHART OF BASS STRAIT Dated 1843 26.5" x 38.5" sight. Framed 31" x 43".

Est.

$150

$250

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SURVEY CHART OF BOSTON HARBOR 1867 28.75" x 36.25".: SURVEY CHART OF BOSTON HARBOR 1867 By C.H. Davis, from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States. 28.75" x 36.25".

1052: SURVEY CHART OF BOSTON HARBOR 1867 28.75" x 36.25".

Est.

$200

$300

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THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT BY CAPTAIN LAWRENCE FURLONG 9.75" x 5.75".: "THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT" BY CAPTAIN LAWRENCE FURLONG Newburyport: Edmund M. Blunt, 1806. Fifth edition. "Containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes and headlands,

1053: THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT BY CAPTAIN LAWRENCE FURLONG 9.75" x 5.75".

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$150

$250

FOURTEEN VOLUMES OF "THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT" BY EDMUND M. BLUNT Early to Mid-19th Century Each: FOURTEEN VOLUMES OF "THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT" BY EDMUND M. BLUNT Early to Mid-19th Century 1) Eighth edition. New York: Edmund M. Blunt, 1815 2) Ninth edition. New York: Edmund M. Blunt, 1817. 3)

1054: FOURTEEN VOLUMES OF "THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT" BY EDMUND M. BLUNT Early to Mid-19th Century Each

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$500

$1,000

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FOURTEEN EDITIONS OF "THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT" BY EDMUND M. BLUNT Early to Mid-19th Century Largest: FOURTEEN EDITIONS OF "THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT" BY EDMUND M. BLUNT Early to Mid-19th Century Also includes a copy of Edmund Blunt's The Merchant's and Seaman's Expeditious Measurer, Stereotype

1055: FOURTEEN EDITIONS OF "THE AMERICAN COAST PILOT" BY EDMUND M. BLUNT Early to Mid-19th Century Largest

Est.

$500

$1,000

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PRACTICAL NAVIGATION BY JOHN SELLER 6.25" x 7.75".: "PRACTICAL NAVIGATION" BY JOHN SELLER London: Richard Mount, Jer. Seller, and Ch. Price, 1705. 6.25" x 7.75".

1056: PRACTICAL NAVIGATION BY JOHN SELLER 6.25" x 7.75".

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$200

$300

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DABOLL'S PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR BY NATHAN DABOLL 8.5" x 5.5".: "DABOLL'S PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR" BY NATHAN DABOLL New London: Samuel Green, 1820. 8.5" x 5.5".

1057: DABOLL'S PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR BY NATHAN DABOLL 8.5" x 5.5".

Est.

$150

$250

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TWENTY-EIGHT VOLUMES OF "THE NEW AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR" AND RELATED VOLUMES BY NATHANIEL: TWENTY-EIGHT VOLUMES OF "THE NEW AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR" AND RELATED VOLUMES BY NATHANIEL BOWDITCH Mostly 19th Century 1-3) Three copies of the second edition, "with Many Improvements". New

1058: TWENTY-EIGHT VOLUMES OF "THE NEW AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR" AND RELATED VOLUMES BY NATHANIEL

Est.

$800

$1,200

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THIRTY-EIGHT VOLUMES OF "THE NEW AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR" AND RELATED VOLUMES BY NATHANIEL: THIRTY-EIGHT VOLUMES OF "THE NEW AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR" AND RELATED VOLUMES BY NATHANIEL BOWDITCH Mostly 19th Century 1) First edition. Newburyport: Edmund M. Blunt, 1802. 2) An Appendix to

1059: THIRTY-EIGHT VOLUMES OF "THE NEW AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR" AND RELATED VOLUMES BY NATHANIEL

Est.

$1,200

$1,800

SIX VOLUMES PERTAINING TO NATHANIEL BOWDITCH Mid-19th to Mid-20th Century: SIX VOLUMES PERTAINING TO NATHANIEL BOWDITCH Mid-19th to Mid-20th Century 1-2) Two copies of A Discourse on the Life and Character of the Hon. Nathaniel Bowditch by Alexander Young. Boston: Charles

1060: SIX VOLUMES PERTAINING TO NATHANIEL BOWDITCH Mid-19th to Mid-20th Century

Est.

$125

$175

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NATHANIEL BOWDITCH AUTOGRAPH AND EPHEMERA PERTAINING TO NAVIGATION 19th Century and Later: NATHANIEL BOWDITCH AUTOGRAPH AND EPHEMERA PERTAINING TO NAVIGATION 19th Century and Later Includes: 1) Signature of American mathematician Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), probably clipped from a

1061: NATHANIEL BOWDITCH AUTOGRAPH AND EPHEMERA PERTAINING TO NAVIGATION 19th Century and Later

Est.

$150

$250

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THE ELEMENTS OF NAVIGATION BY JOHN ROBERTSON Largest 9.5" x 6".: "THE ELEMENTS OF NAVIGATION" BY JOHN ROBERTSON Two books, each containing two volumes. Both London: J. Nourse, 1754. Largest 9.5" x 6".

1062: THE ELEMENTS OF NAVIGATION BY JOHN ROBERTSON Largest 9.5" x 6".

Est.

$200

$300

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FIVE FRENCH NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES Mostly Late 18th Century Largest 7" x 11.25".: FIVE FRENCH NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES Mostly Late 18th Century 1) Instruction sur les Bois de Marine. Paris: 1780. 2-3) Two copies of Description et Usage du Cercle de Reflexion. Paris: 1787. 4)

1063: FIVE FRENCH NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES Mostly Late 18th Century Largest 7" x 11.25".

Est.

$300

$500

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SIX NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES BY ANDREW MACKAY Early 19th Century Largest 9.5" x 6".: SIX NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES BY ANDREW MACKAY Early 19th Century 1) A Collection of Mathematical Tables. London: Longman, Hurst, Kess, Orme, W.J. and J. Richardson, 1804. 2) The Complete Navigator: Or,

1064: SIX NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES BY ANDREW MACKAY Early 19th Century Largest 9.5" x 6".

Est.

$250

$350

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THREE NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES BY GEORGE ADAMS Early 19th Century Largest 8.75" x 5.75".: THREE NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES BY GEORGE ADAMS Early 19th Century 1) Essay on the Use of Celestial and Terrestrial Globes. Philadelphia: William W. Woodward, 1808. Fifth edition. 238 numbered pages.

1065: THREE NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES BY GEORGE ADAMS Early 19th Century Largest 8.75" x 5.75".

Est.

$200

$300

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EIGHT NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES BY JOHN HAMILTON MOORE Late 18th to Second Quarter of the 19th Century: EIGHT NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES BY JOHN HAMILTON MOORE Late 18th to Second Quarter of the 19th Century 1-6) Six copies of The New Practical Navigator; Being an Epitome of Navigation. Includes one eleventh

1066: EIGHT NAVIGATIONAL VOLUMES BY JOHN HAMILTON MOORE Late 18th to Second Quarter of the 19th Century

Est.

$300

$500

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THIRTY-TWO BOOKS, MOSTLY RELATING TO NAVIGATION AND MATHEMATICS Late 18th to Second Quarter of the: THIRTY-TWO BOOKS, MOSTLY RELATING TO NAVIGATION AND MATHEMATICS Late 18th to Second Quarter of the 20th Century 1) Navigatio Britannica: or a Complete System of Navigation by J. Barrow. London: W.

1067: THIRTY-TWO BOOKS, MOSTLY RELATING TO NAVIGATION AND MATHEMATICS Late 18th to Second Quarter of the

Est.

$400

$600

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AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY BY JAMES FERGUSON Duodecimo 7" x 4.5".: "AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY" BY JAMES FERGUSON "For young gentlemen and ladies: describing the figure, motion, and dimensions of the earth; the different seasons; gravity and light; the solar

1068: AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY BY JAMES FERGUSON Duodecimo 7" x 4.5".

Est.

$150

$250

FIVE VOLUMES RELATING TO WILLIAM GILBERT Mid-20th to Early 21st Century Largest 11.75" x 7.75".: FIVE VOLUMES RELATING TO WILLIAM GILBERT Mid-20th to Early 21st Century 1) On the Magnet by William Gilbert, edited by Derek J. Price. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1958. From the Collector's Series

1069: FIVE VOLUMES RELATING TO WILLIAM GILBERT Mid-20th to Early 21st Century Largest 11.75" x 7.75".

Est.

$200

$300

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FIVE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANACS Late 19th to Mid-20th Century Each 10" x 7.25".: FIVE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANACS Late 19th to Mid-20th Century 1) The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac for the Year 1897. Washington: Bureau of Equipment, 1896. Second edition. 2)

1070: FIVE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANACS Late 19th to Mid-20th Century Each 10" x 7.25".

Est.

$150

$250

SOLD

THREE MARINE-RELATED BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS 19th Century: THREE MARINE-RELATED BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS 19th Century 1) Book The Merchant and Seaman's Expeditious Measurer. New York: G.W. Blunt, 1853. 2) Pamphlet "The Aquatic Jumbo, the Greatest Whale Ever

1071: THREE MARINE-RELATED BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS 19th Century

Est.

$100

$200

SOLD

OLD SHIP PRINTS BY E. KEBLE CHATTERTON 11.5" x 9".: "OLD SHIP PRINTS" BY E. KEBLE CHATTERTON London: John Lane Boadley Head, Limited, 1927. With 15 illustrations in color and 95 in black and white depicting pieces from the MacPherson collection. 11.5"

1072: OLD SHIP PRINTS BY E. KEBLE CHATTERTON 11.5" x 9".

Est.

$100

$300

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