Gustavus Trask (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Covers are worn and soiled, spine covering has several tears, dings, binding sound, pages lightly age-toned. Published in 1925, this volume provides a comprehensive historical account of the Marine Society of the City of New York, one of the oldest maritime charitable organizations in the United States. Originally founded in 1769 and incorporated in 1770, the Society's mission was to promote maritime knowledge and provide assistance to shipmasters, their widows, and orphans.This edition includes:A detailed historical sketch of the Society?s founding and evolutionA reprint of the original 1877 memoir by Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, presented at the Society's 107th anniversaryAn appeal written by William Allen Butler advocating for the Society?s continued supportA supplementary history documenting developments from 1877 to 1925The full charters and by-laws, along with updated lists of members and officers through 1925. The Marine Society of the City of New York played a vital role in supporting the welfare of mariners and their families throughout the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. Its founding members included prominent figures of early American society, and the Society itself was chartered by King George III.This 1925 volume captures:The Society's colonial rootsIts role in the American Revolution and early RepublicOngoing charitable and educational contributions to the maritime community through the early 20th centuryIt is a valuable resource for maritime historians, genealogists, and collectors of early American institutional history.

8vo. 97 pages. addenda slip pasted to final page. original soft leather covers, but the outer leather covering has completely worn away. gilt edges. ex-Essex Institute library. contains an 1877 Memoir of the Society, with 1903 supplement, Reviews of the History of the Society from 1877 to 1903, Charters and By-Laws, and names of officers and members. [Please see our storefront page for shipping information].

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1933 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 158 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 158 Marine Society of the City of New York, in the State of New York,Trask, Gustavus D. S.