MARITIME[Embracing the Riparian]
MARITIME
The Trent Affair
Rush, Benjamin. Letter on the rebellion, to a citizen of Washington from a citizen of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: John Campbell, 1862. 8vo. 23, [1 (blank)] pp.
• Sewn as issued. Once folded in six parts. Long 2 1/2 inch tears extending from fore-edges, to first three leaves. Two dog-eared corners, a few short tears to final leaf, two small holes with loss of a few words of text. (557)
Maritime Piety The sabbath at sea; or the history of Samuel Newman. New York: American Tract Society, [ca. 1832-1838]. 16mo. 28 pp. (covers numbered 2 & 3).
• Publisher's printed paper wrappers, apparently removed from a nonce volume, with sewing holes; paper split over spine, with edges chipped and corners creased. Pages showing light foxing. (15359)
Printed
at Veracruz for
Use
at Veracruz
Spain.
Sovereign, 1788–1808 (Charles IV). Leyes
penales, establecidas en la real ordenanza militar de matriculas. Titulo XVI.
Veracruz: Impreso ... por Don Manuel Lopez Bueno, 1803. Small 4to. 26, [2 (blank)]
pp.
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Very rare: No copy traced via NUC Pre-1956, OCLC, CCILA, Medina, or Palau.
• Not in Medina, Veracruz. Self-wrappers. Light foxing along fore-edge of the title-page. Else, very good. (25097)
A Lot of
“STORYS” for the Money! Storys of the bewitched fiddler, perilous situation, and John Hetherington's dream. Glasgow [Scotland]: Printed for the Booksellers, [18--]. 12mo. 24 pp.
The
second story [6 pages] is a vividly dramatic account of the narrow escape of
sailors whose ship is set on fire by lightning. John
Hetherington, a tailor who cannot resist clipping small pieces out of each piece
of cloth his customers bring him, falls asleep after a meal of Welsh rabbit
[toasted cheese]. He dreams he has died and is met by the Devil, who unrolls
a long patchwork scroll of all the pieces he has stolen. This cures him of the
practice of "cabbaging". The final page of the chapbook contains an anecdote
about soldiers from an American regiment making fun of a hunchback who gets
back at them with a dig about Bunker Hill where the regiment suffered heavy
losses. "[No.] 28." printed at the foot of the title.
• Not located in RLIN. Very good. Original self wrappers (unbound; removed). (17584)
Search & SeizureVan Buren, Martin (President, 1837–1841). [drop-title] Search or seizure of American vessels on coast of Africa, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in relation to seizures or search of American vessels, &c. March 3, 1841. Read, and laid upon the table. [Washington, 1841]. 8vo. 766 pp.
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for an enlargement. • Disbound; three holes in inner margin, not touching text. Ink notation and numeral on first page. Some dog-earing and tattering in corners and outer margins. Pencillings in several margins. Occasional mild spotting. Now housed in a simple archival phase box. (13455)
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Search & Seizure,
again — but GILPIN'S COPY!Van Buren, Martin (President,
1837–1841). [drop-title] Search or seizure of American vessels on coast of Africa, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, in relation to seizures or search of American vessels, &c. March 3, 1841. Read, and laid upon the table. [Washington, 1841]. 8vo. 766 pp.
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the image to the left Provenance: First page with inked signature of Henry D. Gilpin (here "H.D. Gilpin"), the U.S. Attorney General who argued
the Amistad case. Front pastedown with Gilpin's bookplate and the Wisconsin Historical Society's rubber-stamp.
• Half sheep over paper boards; covers off, leather rubbed and much abraded, spine leather chipped away; two holes in inner margin, never touching text. Remnants of paper label adhered to top margin of first page. Light spotting to several pages. A few small dog-ears. Now housed in a simple archival phase box. (13538)
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“La boussole n’a
pas été connue par les anciens”Venanson, Flaminius. De l’invention de la boussole nautique. Naples: Chez Ange Trani, 1808. 8vo (22.5 cm, 8.9"). 172 pp.
the nautical compass, in which the author attempts to assign credit for the invention of that device not to ancient Chinese or Arabic minds but rather to marine pilot Flavio Gioia d’Amalfi, with much accompanying praise of the “supériorité maritime” of the medieval Italians.
Scarce: OCLC, RLIN, and NUC-Pre1956 locate only six U.S. holdings.
• Brunet, V, 1118. Contemporary limp paste paper–covered wrappers, spine with hand-inked label; paper chipped at edges and front joint open; spine label darkened and peeling. Front pastedown with bookseller’s ticket and institutional bookplate; front free endpaper and title-page with institutional stamp; front free endpaper with ownership inscriptions dated 1829. Pages untrimmed.
Trade in WartimeWard, Robert Plumer. An essay on contraband: Being a continuation of the treatise of the relative rights and duties of belligerent and neutral nations, in maritime affairs. London: J. Wright & J. Butterworth (pr. by G. Woodfall), 1801. 8vo (19.5 cm, 7.75"). vii, [1 (blank)], 173–255, [1 (blank)] pp. (lacking i/ii, i.e., the half-title).
• Goldsmiths'-Kress 18239; NSTC W529. Recent paper wrappers. Some instances of light foxing and offsetting.
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