Search Results: Authors starting with H from Pengilly Books

New Bedford, MA: Old Dartmouth Historical Society, 1982 Clifford W. Ashley's photographs of Bark Sunbeam in 1904.
As a young man New Bedford artist Clifford Ashley sailed aboard the whaling bark "Sunbeam". Hall's book presents 125 of the photographs Ashley took on that whaling trip in 1904. They constitute the documentary underpinning of "Yankee Whaler" as well as the most complete photographic record of a sperm whaling trip known to exist. With a glossary of whaling terms.
The photographs Ashley took for his own reference constitute the most complete known pictorial record of a sperm whaling voyage. . The photographs and descriptive captions provide a wealth of information on the whaling vessel, its gear, shipboard routine, whaleboats, and the cutting in and processing of whales.
Spine is a little faded - missing the dust jacket
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Liverpool: Percival, Marshall & Co Ltd, 1948 Fine copy of this extremely well illustrated (B/W line drawings) history of 14 well known paddle steamers. Complete with the fold out plans at the rear.
The is a bump to the front board and some shelf wear. Internally there is some tanning to the pages., else VG condition - unfortunately missing the jacket.
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Stamford, CT: Wescott Cove Pub Co, 1987. First Edition . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Historical guide to Lighthouses of Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound and Block Island Sound. History and legends, complete descriptions of 39 lighthouses. Photos of all, amd tells how lighthouses work. A valuable resource for mariners, history buffs and lighthouse aficionados. AS NEW Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases - please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed on a case by case basis.

New York: Walden Publications, 1974 The race for the America's Cup. The 197 Challenge.
Jacket has wear and tears to extremities, Internally VG+ condition.

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West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1991 Translated from German. A wonderful book, profusely illustrated with marvelous color and b/w photos. The title aptly describes the contents.
Dark blue cloth binding with title in light blue on front board and on spine. Marble design paste-downs and endpapers.
Book & Jacket - near fine condition.
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Washington, DC: The Arctic Institute of North America, 1956 Some water damage to lower 1-2 inches of pages - all pages open, but a wrinkled and stained. A workable copy.
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New York: Rinehart & Co Inc, 1947 From The Rivers of America series
This is the First Edition with the publishers 'R' on the verso of the title page.
End sheets are tanned, otherwise VG+ condition - but missing the Jacket. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases – please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed on a case by case basis.

Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1982 The RMS Queen Mary at War.
There are a few bumps and creases to the cover, which also shows signs of shelf wear. Some light tanning to interior, else VG condition
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New York: John de Graff Inc, 1957 Vessels of 1000 tons gross and over completed in 1956. Volume 5, with 5 - year cumulative index.
Internally VG+ condition Dust Jacket has a few chips and some edge wear.
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New York: John de Graff Inc, 1955 Vessels of 1000 gross tons and over completed in 1954. Vol 3 of the series.
Internally VG+ Condition. Dust Jacket with a few chips and edge wear to extremities.
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London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1927 Being a maritime geography of routes, ports rivers, canals and cargoes..
One of Hardy's authoritative, technical, but readable volumes. Well illustrated.
This copy rebound in library binding, with leather spine and gilt titles. Wear to extremities of spine. Small neat library stamp on blank verso of plates. FEP has evidence of removed stickers. Internally VG+
Harder to find.
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1993 A Bibliography of the Books Published by the Book Club of California 1958-1993.Limited to 500 copies. Printed by Mastercraft Press and bound by Cardoza-James. This bibliography continues the earlier bibliography which listed the first 100 titles published by this club of book collectors. With plates showing reproductions of some of the earlier titles, often done in color. small folio, quarter cloth with decorated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. xii, 62 pages.
Almost As New Condition
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Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, 1958 Published by the Museum of Natural History - Pub # 17
Water stain affecting lower part of front cover, else internally VG+
Book Plate.
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Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, 1964 Published by the Museum of Natural History - Pub # 37. A little damp staining and wrinkled pages affecting lower portion of the book, but remains a very workable copy.
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Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, 1955 Published by the Museum of Natural History - Pub # 6.
Water stain affecting lower part of covers, else VG+ condition.
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Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas, 1961 Published by the Museum of Natural History - Pub # 27.
Water stains and page wrinkling at the bottom of the pages - but remains a very workable copy.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition First Printing. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Please feel free to inquire for item specifics or additional photos. Stated First Edition. Book & Jacket (now in mylar sleeve) both in VG Plus condition. Heavy Item Books will be carefully packaged in cardboard boxes only. Combined shipping can apply for multiple purchases - please check out our other listings. International shipping costs will be assessed on a case by case basis. *There will be an additional charge for shipping beyond the posted value due to the size and/or weight of this item. .

Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1994 The Lakeside Classics.
VG+ Condition
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1944. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited/Numbered. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "The work is a collection of 14 stories by Bret Harte selected with the assistance of Oscar Lewis who wrote an introduction. Bound in brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine and on the front cover with a raised gilt image of a gold nugget. The book is laid into the original glassine dust wrapper and a gold clamshell box. The top edge is gilt. xii, [4] & 223 pages plus colophon, illustrated by Fletcher Martin with 14 half-page and 14 full-page color drawings, one of each for the 14 stories. Fine in a very good glassine dust wrapper and a Good Plus clamshell box - which is shelf worn. The colophon reads: "Of this edition of TALES OF THE GOLD RUSH twelve hundred copies have been made for the members of The Limited editions Club from the illustrations of Fletcher Martin who here signs.... This copy which is number 336. Please feel free to inquire for item… Read More

Goteborg, Sweden: Stena AB, 1989 Intended as company history to be published by the World Ship Society, the work was taken over by Stena AB as commemorative volume on the company's first fifty years. The book is divided into two sections, the first details the development of the Stena AB from its origins in 1939 to 1989, and, in the second, the ship histories, complete up to June 1989.
Limited to 4,000 copies
Former owners name on half title page.
A very nice copy.
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