Neill Peter Introduction (4 results)

First edition with a 1 present in the number line; 8vo.; cloth backed glossy boards, hardcover; xxi, 671 pages; very good in a foxed glassine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. 1992 is year when First published in the USA per copy right page. This is only date noted- no printings. Profusely illustrated with classic sea paintings, photos of period items, charts and drawings . All pictures are fully identified at end of book. Red cloth covered boards are bright, clean and unmarred. Very light shelf wear to edges. Pages are without tears, folds and any writing. Like new. DJ is complete. colorful with light rubbing. This is NOT a remainder nor ex-lib. DJ is NOT price clipped; DJ in mylar jacket. Note: We have a closed shop - so our books are not handled by public. We make every effort to fairly describe the condition of the book and identify any flaws (writing, tears, creases, folds), including that of the dust jacket. We use the "Fine or Near Fine" book condition judiciously when grading of the book or dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. A tight clean copy. Edited and Introduced by Peter Neill. 226 pages, B&W and Color photos throughout. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. 232 b/w & color illust. Fp: The restored 1877 barque Elissa under sail off Galveston Island. Title spread: View of Boston Harbor in 1848. Cloth cover. Thirteen different museums including Peabody of Salem, Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Philadelphia, Mystic Seaport, Thousand Islands Shipyard Museum, etc. described by their Curators. Beautifully presented book. …

Hardcover. Condition: VG/VG. Navy cloth. 255 pp. 18 bw, 214 color plates. This is the most comprehensive volume of America's maritime art and artifacts from 13 premier collections of restored vessels, historic buildings, paintings, ship's carvings, scrimshaw, ship models, etc. Collections featured (by their own curators) include Calvert Maritime Museum, Galveston Historical Foundation, Kendall Whaling Museum, Manitowoc Maritime Museum, Mariners' Museum, Mystic Seaport Museum, North Carolina Maritime Museum, Peabody Museum of Salem, Philadelphia Maritime Museum, Rockport Apprenticeship, South Street Seaport Museum, Thousand Islands Shipyard Museum, and Woodward Riverboat Museum. Includes a list of plates and notes on the illustrations, additional American maritime collections, and an index.…