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At right: “And Every Soul Was Saved”, an oil painting by Thomas M. M. Hemy (1852-1937), celebrated the rescue of Danmark’s passengers. (not included with book). 10225. C.M., A Narrative of the Rescue of the Passengers of the S.S. Danmark by the S.S. Missouri. Cardiff. 1899. 74p. Stiff wraps. Inscribed "To my dear friend Mrs. Libby With my love, Lady Mary Murrell" The rescue of the SS Danmark began on April 6, 1889, when the cargo ship SS Missouri, came to the rescue of the sinking SS Danmark and saved all of the passengers and crew of the Danmark. The Danmark was part of the Thingvalla Line, a 3414-ton steamship, carrying 59 crew members and 665 passengers bound for emigration to America. On March 20, 1889, the Danmark began its journey from Copenhagen to New York. The Danmark had fought high winds and high seas from March 24, 1889. On April 4, 1889, the winds had become more violent, and the swells which the Danmark rode were mountainous. By April 5, 1889, the Danmark was in terrible trouble and sinking, having survived high winds but with a severely damaged hull from a hole caused by her propeller shaft when it snapped. The ship was unable to make any headway because its engines were kept running so that the pumps could keep pumping the water to keep the ship from sinking. The Captain C.B. Knudsen had considered abandoning the ship but was concerned that the lifeboats would be overturned in the high seas. On April 5, 1889, the SS Missouri under command of Captain Hamilton Murrell came upon the disabled Danmark in bad weather and high seas. Upon seeing the distress flags of the Danmark, its Captain, Hamilton Murrell, immediately ordered his crew to set a course for the Danmark, and he steered as close as possible to the disabled steamship. Because of the bad weather and his inability to accommodate the passengers, Captain Murrell decided not to risk the open sea transfer and instead offered to tow the Danmark to St. John. It took several hours to attach the tow lines because of the strong winds and heavy seas, but eventually the process was completed. The Missouri was able to the tow the Danmark but, because of the gale, it was hard going. When the storm increased in intensity, the Danmark was carried away and the wire bridle of the tow line was ripped away. Captain Murrell ordered the tow line to be cut and ordered that the cargo be thrown overboard. The Danmark was told that the Missouri using its two life boats would begin the transfer of passengers and crew because the sea conditions would only allow the best of sailors to keep the lifeboats from crashing into the two ships. The second and third officers of the Missouri were ordered to begin the transfer, beginning with women and children first, in groups of 22-24. Because the first life boat contained babies and small children, Captain Murrell lowered coal baskets with ropes to pull the babies aboard. The larger children and other passengers were lifted onto the Missouri using ropes. As the weather slightly improved, Captain Murrell ordered the Danmark to use its seven lifeboats to bring over more passengers and whatever food supplies the Danmark had on board. After almost five hours, all of the passengers had been taken aboard the Missouri. They were given hot tea and biscuits. Captain Murrell ordered the crew to abandon the Danmark because fog had begun to roll in, and he was afraid that they would lose sight of the Danmark. Captain Knudsen was the last to leave the Danmark because he was reluctant to abandon his ship. By nightfall, the Danmark sank, leaving no trace of where it had been. The crew of the Missouri had worked for twelve hours without food or rest, and they freely gave up all their quarters to the passengers. Contents clean and tight, foxing to endpapers and wraps, front hinge worn but intact. A rare account inscribed by the wife of Captain Murrell. (VG-). $124.
10257. Menz, Kahterine B. Historic Furnishings Report - Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Harpers Ferry, WV: Historic Furnishings Branch, Harpers Ferry Center, National Park Service, 1983. 275p. Thoroughly illustrated. Detailed report describes all property items issued to and used at the Marquetts-style life-saving station boathouse and sleeping quarters during the period 1901-1902. Report is extensively researched and details all items issued to the station with a great deal of information about each, and then presents an interpretive plan for the current museum with recommended artifacts to properly convey the life and work of the life-savers. Thoroughly documented with plans, illustrations and reports including a copy of the complete Life-Saving Service, List of Articles of Outfit for the Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station, Twelfth District, June 24, 1901. Superb information. (spiral bound photocopy $58).
27221b.
(chromolithograph) Coston
Supply Company – Night Signals.
SR-430. Luff, William.
Our Lifeboats: Pictures of
Peril and Rescue. London and
New York. c.1892. A Series of full-page and vignetted pictures of Lifeboats,
Rocket Apparatus, Saving Life at Sea, and Heroic Exploits, with descriptive
letterpress. Beautifully printed in seven colors in the best style of
lithography of the day. Overall size is 10” x 12 ½”. Full coloured cover is
varnished, mounted on linen. This is a superb piece with striking illustrations.
Has moderate wear as might be expected from years of reading. Edges are worn
with some chipping, covers are detached despite vintage tape repairs. Still, a
lovely collectible. (G+). $120. 10263. na. The Lights that Never Fail – The Lamp-posts of the Coast that Make Night Piloting a Cinch – and Something About their History. Motor Boat Magazine. July 25, 1919. 3p. Disbound. Good overview of the history of navigational aids, lighthouse types, lenses and reflectors, fuels, light characteristics, and more. Illustrated with four photo views including first-order lens and lamp. (VG). $26.
10239. (draft) Holland, F. Ross. AN IN-DEPTH HISTORY OF THE CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE by the late F. Ross Holland, the Official Historian of the National Park Service. c.1968. Draft is in photocopy form, approximately 180 pages and bound in 3-ring binder. Holland’s study was performed in 1968 for the coming book, which was published in very few copies is almost impossible to find today. As is evident by the table of contents, this study is the result of extensive research and detailed findings Holland did on one of America's most famous lighthouse. Draft includes many architectural drawings, maps, tables and images, and more. Report covers the early lights in the area, the site, building the lighthouses there, the first keepers, repair, oil and equipment, Cape Hatteras and the Civil War, the new tower, Cape Hatteras Beacon, Diamond Shoals Lightship, personnel, the Light-House Board, keepers’ dwellings, shipwrecks in the area, and much more. A superior reference and most interesting reading. $88.
SR-433. [sheet music] VanBoskerck, Capt. Francis S., USCG., SEMPER PARATUS (Always Ready) – Official Coast Guard Marching Song. Published by the Sam Fox Publishing Co. Cleveland. 1938. Cover with a beautiful full size 10” x 13” image of Coast Guard sea plane, cutter and surfboat from Station No. 23. 5p. This important music is one of the first publishings of the official Coast Guard anthem. Complete with five pages and illustrated wraps. Clean, crisp, tight, one fold to corner. A very nice Coast Guard collectible to mat and frame. (VG+). $38.
535a. Reynaud, M.
Leonce [...Director of the Light and Buoy Service...] MEMOIR
UPON THE ILLUMINATION AND BEACONAGE OF THE COAST OF
397. Stebbins, N. L., THE ILLUSTRATED COAST PILOT WITH SAILING DIRECTIONS. THE ATLANTIC AND GULF COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING BAYS AND HARBORS. New York. 1902. 225p. Extremely difficult to find. Illustrated with over 320 superb recognition photographs of lighthouses and light vessels along the coast during the period. Includes sailing directions and description of lights along the coast, identifies approaches, lights, ledges and other coastal features. Much use is made of Stebbins’s photographs, and this work presents an excellent view of the entire east coast from Maine to Texas, as it appeared at the turn of the century. Beautifully rebound in cloth museum-quality wraps with unusually little wear save a few moisture stains to first few pages, otherwise contents clean and tight. Well worth it for the wonderful lighthouse and light vessel photographs alone. (VG+). $295. Cape Cod (Highland) light station
10171. (document) Light House Establishment Repair Voucher, Cape Cod (Highland) light station, North Truro, Massachusetts c.1860. Early pre- civil war document details cost and payment to laborer to transport ventilators and stove from provincetown and to install the ventilators at Cape Cod (Highland) Lighthouse. Dated December 31, 1860, document is signed by the laborer James Collins and Charles N Trumbull, Engineer, 1&2 LH Districts. Document is in good condition, slight tear at original fold. Measures 7 x 8 ¼”. Rare early Highland Lighthouse piece. (VG). $112.
10156. Newcomb, Rose Prioleau. The United States Life Saving Service. The National Magazine. April 1896. Pp. 65-77. Excellent account is illustrated with a number of fine station and crew photos including early stations, launching the surf-boat, practicing with breeches buoy, wreck of the British Steamer Lamington off Blue Point, L.I., N.Y. with breeches buoy rescue in progress, Florida House of Refuge, and more. Excellent article details the establishment and progress of the Life-Saving Service, their equipment and discusses a number of noted rescues. Excellent piece. Bound in larger volume which includes larger article on Our Coast Defense, Nansen’s Voyage to the North Pole, and many other fine articles of the day. (VG+). $68.
22355f. U. S.
Life-Saving Service prints by Fred S. Cozzens, 1890 as reproduced by
the Illustrated American Supplement, 1890. The original paintings were done in
1887 by renowned marine artist Fred S. Cozzens (1856-1928) who studied at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in
10200. na. Buffalo Light House. The People’s magazine. January 11, 1834. 2p. Early article detailing the new Buffalo light house built on the Molehead in Lake Erie. Great details of the construction of this early light, from Isaac S. Smith, Esq., the superintendent of the work, including his detailed sketch of the finished tower and lantern. Wonderful early account. Disbound. (VG). $14.
10208. Parker, Arlita Dodge. A
History of Pemaquid with Sketches of Monhegan, Popham, Castine. MacDonald
& Evans, Boston, MA. 1925. 225p. Soft wraps. Detailed narrative of the
century and a half contest between the French and the English for territory in
New England, in which events at Pemaquid played a decisive part. Detailed
account covers the periods from the first explorers in early 1605, through the
mid 1700’s. Unparalleled reference for this period of time in the area.
Overall clean, very light foxing, front wraps worn, back wrap missing. (VG-).
$48.
10223. [woodcut engraving] Apparatus
for a Dioptric Light-House [Fresnel Lens] – Elevation View c.1851. 6
½” x 10”. From early catalogue of exhibitions at the Crystal Palace
Exhibition c.1851. Beautiful, clear and detailed engraving shows elevation view
of large Fresnel lens apparatus on pedestal. The view is most detailed and would
be a must for anyone publishing works on the subject or simply interested in the
early lens apparatus. A scarce early engraving, would be quite stunning matted
for framing. Includes descriptions of the lens and other lighthouse lenses and
lighting to be exhibited. Clear, intact, moderate foxing to margins. (G+). $14.
10204. na. Minot’s Rock Lighthouse. Appleton’s Mechanics’ Magazine. February 1851. 7p., July 1851. 7p. Disbound. Following a severe gale in December of 1850, Keeper Bennet of the iron pile lighthouse at Minot’s Ledge, penned a letter to the Boston Daily Journal describing the perolous situation he and the other keepers were exposed to at the light. That letter is reproduced here, followed by a thorough description of the light structure and its construction by the engineer who constructed the light-house (Capt. W.H. Swift, U.S. Engineers). Just 3 months later this same tower would be swept away in a gale with a loss of all hands. Following Capt’ Swift’s February account, is another by him following his inspection of the remains in April of 1851 after the tower had been swept away. Most interesting and important accounts with vivid descriptions of life in this historic tower and a premonition of an impending disaster. With two illustrations. (G). $34.
3168d.
10127. Coast Guard. Training Course in Aids to Navigation. Boston. c.1944. 200p. Includes text as well as questions and answers to aid learning. Chapters include Buoys and Minor Lights, Acetylene Gas Lighting Equipment, Battery Operated Electric Lights, Lenses, Lenticular Apparatus, Rotating Mechanisms, IOV Apparatus and Electric Lamps for Aids to Navigation, Internal Combustion Engines, Electrical Apparatus, Fog Signals, Compressed Air, Engine Driven Air Compressors, Power Fog Signals, Radio Fundamentals, Radiobeacons and Distance Finding, and more. Post bound. Not illustrated. Rare, valuable information. $185.
10152b,c. (documents) Lighthouse Keeper Pay Vouchers, Seguin Island Light Station, Maine c.1869. Documents are dated January 6, 1870 and are filled out in hand by 1st. Assistant Keeper Obed B. Crane (1868-1871)and 2nd. Assistant Joseph B. Crane (1868-1874). For more than two centuries, this lighthouse has been an important guide for mariners traveling along the Maine coast as well as those entering the Kennebec River toward Bath and other ports. These documents relate to the third light tower at this location, built in 1857 of stone at a cost of $35,000. Because of the heavy maritime traffic in the area, a first-order Fresnel lens, Maine’s most powerful light, was installed in the lantern. Each document measures 6 ½” x 8 ¼” and is overall clean. Documents indicate the amount paid for the period October 1st to December 31st and are signed and witnessed. Superb pieces on these early keepers would make an exceptional addition to any collection or display. Sold individually or as a lot. (VG+). $110 each ($195 for lot of 2 documents). 10149. Henry, Joseph. Results
of Experiments on Sound in Relation to Fog Signals: by the United States
Lighthouse-Board. 1877.
14p. Original soft wraps. In this report by Prof. Henry, he details the
results from his extensive experiments conducted in an effort to improve the fog
signaling in the
23290c. Demeter, Andy
and David. CHELSEA CLOCK
COMPANY: The First Hundred Years. 2003.
For over a hundred years the Chelsea Clock Company has manufactured a
distinguished line of high quality clocks. Regarded as one of 10133. Department of
Commerce. Lighthouse Service. INSTRUCTIONS
TO LIGHT KEEPERS of the United States Lighthouse Service.
27425c. (document) 10131. (document) 10132. (document)
10130. (plan on velum) Sale Plan Cruising Yacht. c.1930. Scale ½” = 1 ft. Measures 24” x 26”. Hand drawn in India ink on velum. Wonderful clear, close view of yacht, sails and rigging in great detail. Would be beautiful framed for your wall. No mention of yacht name. Some soiling and wear to margins, original folds but will frame well. (VG-). $120.
1086. (document) VOLUNTEER
LIFE SAVING CORPS. OF NEW YORK AND INLAND WATERS. April 27,1895. Letter
with envelope on official U.S. V. L. S. C. stationery includes lovely vignette
of volunteer life-savers instructing bathers, as well as a second on the
envelope of the Corps.’ membership badge. The
B-305. (First World War Cartographic Curiosity) Milton Bradley Co. GAME OF THE NEW U.S. MERCHANT MARINE and INTERNATIONAL SALESMAN. Springfield Mass, Copyrighted 1918, but ca. 1919. Prepared under the direction and approval of the U. S. Shipping Board. Game board 20” x 34”, divided into 4 panels, in original wooden box with attractive full color lithographed cover , 2 spinners, 6 cast metal ships pieces. A Mercator projection map shows the globe as colonial possessions of the European powers. The German holdings are indicated as "Former German Possessions". The islands north of New Guinea are designated as "Japanese Mandate". Key & scale at the bottom right; the index at the bottom left is of "Ports of the World & Chief Exports", including Australia (Freemantle, Adelaide, Sydney, Hobart). A circumnavigation route around the glob is marked in red with player directions printed near each spot. Full directions are printed on the inside of the box cover. The cover has an attractive lithographed view of New York harbor with a liner in the foreground. The box bottom is splitting, otherwise clean and bright, very good condition. A wonderful Merchant Marine and game collectible. (VG). Reduced $236. U. S. Lighthouse Service b/w presentation slides c.1920-30
28450. (Lot over 117 glass projection slides) U. S. Lighthouse Service b/w presentation slides c.1920-30. This lot was found in the Ludington Coast Guard station in the 1970’s-80’s. The lot was produced by the Lighthouse Service and was likely used in various presentations put on by the U.S. Lighthouse Service and Coast Survey in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Slides measure 3 ¼” x 4” and contain fine, clear b/w photographic images of all aspects of the operation of the U.S. Lighthouse Service including light vessels, tenders, construction of lighthouses, lenses, lamps, fog signal equipment, radiobeacons, clock rotation equipment, airways beacons, interior views, flasher and burner mechanisms, lamp changers, models, buoys, historical letters, submarine signals and much more. Glass slides are all in very good condition, most excellent. There are only three or four that have an cracks or damage at all, and these are minor cracks in the corner of the glass. Each is nicely labeled as to subject and/or location, sometimes with date of image. Please inquire. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
OPERATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE
We
have just acquired two large collections of these rare Annual Reports of
the Life-Saving Service and, in an effort to stem the rise of prices over
the last few years on these reports, have endeavored to offer them at as
low a price as possible. This is the perfect opportunity to begin your
collection or to fill those missing years in your present collection.
Reports are printed by the Government Printing Office [GPO] and range from
180 to 600 pages. Includes extensive details of operations and of rescues
throughout the year. Also details personnel, construction and repairs of
stations and equipment, evaluation of new equipment and much more. In
addition, many include appended reports such as the new Beebe-McLellan
Life-Boat, Dobbins’s surf life-boat, launching wagon, improved breeches
buoy traveler block, McLellan’s Tally-Boards, and lengthy report on
tests performed on Hunt and Lyle guns on Nantucket Island in 1887, reports
on Cunningham rockets, surfboats and more. Quite detailed, becoming
exceptionally difficult to find. Typical cloth government binding,
contents overall clean, expected uniform very light browning on some
copies, hinges tight and intact, covers may have some wear. $144 net
each. Years available include: 1879, 1880 (short), 1881, 1883, 1884, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1901, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1914, (CG) 1915, 1916, 1920. (please inquire) IRON LIGHT
22387b.
[original lithograph] IRON LIGHT Built
under the direction of Capt. W. H. Swift, late of This
large three color image is quite detailed, even to the many parabolic reflectors
in the lantern room, station boat, the tower’s iron cross braces and much
more. This is the first of two such images that were done of this important
structure, the second being done after the loss the following year showing the
tower falling in the storm. This lithograph was done prior to most photography
and is thus the only view ever made of the completed tower. It is truly a museum
quality piece and would grace any wall. This original print is clean and bright,
in unusually good condition. A wonderful find! (VG+). $1685 net.
1083. War Department. Small Arms Firing Manual 1913 [corrected to April 15, 1917]. Wash. 268p. Orange Govt. binding 5 ½” x 4 ½”. Covers all manner of information on the care, use and maintenance of small arms in the U.S. military. Includes individual instruction and combat practice, for both rifle and pistol. Contnts clean and intact save title page missing, wraps soiled with expected wear. (VG-). $42.
24131d. Secretary of the Navy.
Hydrographic Office. INTERNATIONAL CODE OF SIGNALS for
The Use of All Nations. American Edition. Francis' Metallic Life-Boat Company
4234.
Pond, James L., HISTORY OF LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES, AND
MILITARY AND NAVAL CONSTRUCTIONS. INVENTED AND MANUFACTURED BY JOSEPH FRANCIS
WITH SKETCHES AND INCIDENTS OF HIS BUSINESS LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AND Fifth Auditor Stephen Pleasonton
1047. (document) Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor’s Office. Regarding Keeper Appointment – Great Captain Island Lighthouse. Stephen Pleasonton. November 2, 1839. Rare letter signed in hand by Fifth Auditor Stephen Pleasonton, to William H. Ellis. Superintendent of Lighthouses in Connecticut. The letter instructs Ellis regarding "...the appointment of James Bird as Keeper of the Light House at Great Captains Island..." Pleasonton goes on to instruct Ellis to inform Bird "...of the necessity of his residing and being constantly in the house provided for the Keeper. Salary three hundred and fifty dollars per annum...I also enclose a copy of Instructions to Keepers of Light Houses..." Great Captain Island is at the western end of Long Island Sound, north of the main channel into New York's East River. In 1829, Samuel Lyons sold 3.5 acres on the southeast part of Great Captain Island to the federal government for the building of a lighthouse. The first lighthouse, built for about $3,000, was finished in 1829 along with a five-room keeper's house. A system of 10 lamps and reflectors sent light in every direction. However, by an 1838 inspection, it was reported that the 30-foot stone tower had been poorly constructed; the walls were already badly cracked. James Bird [Bride] was the third keeper, serving from 1839 – 1848. Stephen Pleasonton (1776 – January 31, 1855) was the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury of the United States; but he is chiefly remembered today for his work in overseeing the United States Light House Establishment during its infancy. He was the father of Union Civil War General Alfred Pleasonton. Stephen Pleasanton played a vital role as a young government clerk in the turbulent days of the War of 1812. It was the decisive action by Stephen Pleasonton that saved most of the United States' valuable historical documents including the Declaration of Independence. He smuggled our Nations historic legacy out of Washington City in the fall of 1814 to Leesburg, Virginia and spared them from destruction by the invading British forces - A true Unsung Hero of American History! Document measures 8” x 9 ¾” and is clean and crisp. (VG+). $285.
350.
Henry, Joseph. RESEARCHES IN SOUND: With Special
Reference to Fog-Signaling. [Conducted in the Service of THE UNITED STATES
LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD, by Joseph Henry During the Years 1865 to 1877].
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian institution…. GPO.
1878. 575 pp. Included in this Annual report is the comprehensive report by
Prof. Henry, detailing the extensive experiments conducted in an effort to
improve the fog signaling in the
4539.
(view book) na. Souvenir of Portland Maine and Casco
Bay.
364.
Bachelder, Peter Dow. LIGHTHOUSES OF
6717.
Carter, Robert. A SUMMER CRUISE ON THE COAST OF NEW
ENGLAND [Being An Account of a Cruise from Provincetown to Bar Harbor in the
Summer of 1858 ...] 5515.
OUR LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. na. June
1856. [Putnam’s Monthly. June, 1856. NY. pp.644-658]. Contains a wonderful
early overview of the early history and operation of the United States
Light-House Establishment, with comparisons to those of
1041. Wilson, T.G. [Vice-Chairman of the Commissioners of Irish Lights] The Irish Lighthouse Service. The Commissioners of Irish Lights. Dublin. 1968. 149p . DJ. 29 illustrations in the text, 4 Full Color Plates, & 23 black & white photos. Bold ink inscription on frontis: " To Captain Joseph C. Fox from The Commissioners of Irish Lights 16 March 1977". (Captain Fox was a US Merchant Marine officer.) This rare title, published by the Commissioners of Irish Lights, commemorates the hundredth anniversary of the Irish Lighthouse Service. The Service dates back in some form to the fifth century. After a brief glance at the lighthouses of antiquity, the author traces the development of methods of illumination from open wooden and coal fires through gas and oil to electricity, and of sound signals from bells to the diaphones, sirens and explosive fogsignals now in use. The author ends with the last hundred years, a time of great expansion in the Irish Lights Service. A rare and sought after account: A search of out of print book stores in the UK and US, and on the web reveals only 8 copies available – priced from $334 to $380+. Clean, crisp, tight in edge-worn dj. (VG+). $268.
L-187. Barrow, John Esq. A Description of Pitcairn's Island and Its Inhabitants with an Authentic Account of the Mutiny of the Ship Bounty, and of the Subsequent Fortunes of the Mutineers. J. J. Haper 1832. 303p. Sterotype edition. Two frontispiece plates. 16mo. Original printed cloth. Considered the classic account of the Mutiny on the Bounty, this edition includes a description of the island of Tahiti, and a narrative of events from the embarkation of the Bounty in 1787 through to the trial of some of the mutineers in 1792 and the survival of others on Pitcairn Island. The story is told through the medium of the original documents in the case, which Barrow critically evaluates. This was first published in 1831 by John Murray as the 25th volume in their Family Library series. This American edition followed under the title A Description of Pitcairn's island and its Inhabitants: With an Authentic Account of the Mutiny of the Ship Bounty, and of the Subsequent Fortunes of the Mutineers (New York: Harper, 1832). A good copy. From "Harper's Stereotype Edition" series, after the original British edition of 1831. Extremities worn, spine considerably chipped, moderate foxing throughout, otherwise no soiling, tight. (G+). $135.
1029. Reproduction U. S. LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE BEDSPREAD c.1995. This superb find is a wonderful woven bedspread designed from the originals issued by the United States Lighthouse Service and consists of a lightweight but durable 100% cotton, woven in USA by once prominent Riddle Manufacturing (1991-2006). Spread measures approximately 48" by 62". Spread is a dark navy blue on white with both large and small diamond and geometric shape patterns in an alternating pattern style. Centering the bedspread is the large emblem of the Lighthouse Service, approximately 14 inches in diameter. The lighthouse is in the middle of the emblem surrounded by clouds, waves & ocean, and a boat in the distance. “UNITED STATES LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE” is stitched around the scene. Two rows of stitching in a slash design circle the emblem. No rips, tears or unraveling and edges are sewn nice and tight and has never been used. The manufacturer’s label is still attached. Perfect for your bed or as a throw on the couch. (F-). $285.
1039.
(document)
L-179.
Na. THE JOURNAL OF WILLIAM DARLING, GRACE DARLING’S
FATHER; AT THE BROWNSMAN AND LONGSTONE LIGHTHOUSES,
L-180. Marx, Robert F. Spanish Treasure in Florida Waters – A Billion Dollar Graveyard. Boston. 1979. 147p. Cloth wraps. Like his other earlier books, this is a compilation of brief details on wrecks in the Florida and Caribbean waters, this one done in cooperation with area diving clubs. Includes listings of over 370 wrecks with history and salvage information, area history and much more. Scarce. Near fine. (F-). $28.
721b,c.
Longo, Mildred Santille. PICTURE POSTCARD VIEWS OF
RHODE
29395a,b. (documents) Lighthouse Keeper Pay Vouchers, Keeper Joshua F. Strout, Asst. Keeper Mary E. Strout, Portland Head Lighthouse, Maine 1869. Capt. Joshua Strout, a native of Cape Elizabeth and a former sea captain, became keeper in 1869 for $620 per year. Strout's wife, Mary, became assistant keeper at a salary of $480 per year. In his 1935 book Lighthouses of the Maine Coast and the Men Who Keep Them, Robert Thayer Sterling called Joseph Strout "one of the most popular lightkeepers of his day or any yet to come. His genial disposition, his hearty laugh, together with his good stories of the sea, won him the admiration of all who met him." Keeper Strout remained keeper until 1904, when his son Joseph W. Strout replaced him, serving until 1928. Pair of original pay vouchers are signed in hand by Joshua F. Strout, receiving the amount of $155 in pay for the three month period ending December 31, 1869, and the second signed by his wife, Assistant Keeper Mary E. Strout, receiving the amount of $100 for the same period. Each document measures 6 ½” x 8 ¼” and is overall clean with one original fold. Superb pieces on these well known keepers would make an exceptional addition to any collection or display. Sold as a pair. (VG+). $365. 1027. Ball, David. To The Point - The Story of Cedar Point. Self published. 1994. 93p. Spiral bound. Nicely done history of Cedar Point in Scituate, with particular emphasis on the history of the lighthouse there, Coast Guard station, shipwrecks and more. Wonderful accounts of the summer life at this shore community over the last two centuries. Well done, great reading. Illustrated with vintage photos, maps, documents and more. (VG+). $54.
22156L,m,r. [powder can label] DU
PONT LIFE SAVING SERVICE POWDER CAN LABEL. Original label from the
square tin can that once held black powder manufactured by E. I. Du Pont De
Nemours & Company possibly for the Life-Saving Service. On the side was
affixed this very nice circular label with a scene of a Life-Saving Service boat
pulling toward a wreck in the background, surrounded by “DU PONT LIFE SAVING
SERVICE POWDER. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company,
1031. Lyle, David A. Catalogue of Condemned Ordnance Stores for Sale at Augusta Arsenal, Augusta, Ga. February 5, 1904. Washington: Government Printing Office. 28p. Soft wraps. The book lists and describes 117 lots and part of lot 118 in table form, to be disposed of by sealed bid. Information includes lot number, quantity, description, condition, weight. Includes such items as small arms of all descriptions, muskets, horse equipment, infantry equipment, cavalry equipment, tools, lanterns, machinery, etc. Booklet measures 8 inches tall, 7 inches long. The front cover is badly worn, missing section on top edge, detached (along first few pages), soiled, and has a note in ink and pencil. Back cover is missing along with several pages in the back. The binding is weak. Several of the auction prices are filled out in ink by the probable buyer. Interesting insight into other duties of Major Lyle. (G). $54.
24379d.
[broadside] Treasury Department,
793c. Bennett, Robert F. SURFBOATS, ROCKETS, AND CARRONADES. GPO. 1976. 98p. Stiff wraps. Inscribed by the author. Written before the resurgence of interest in the origins of the Life-Saving Service, Surfboats, Rockets, And Carronades traces the little known origins, successes and failures of the earliest federal efforts in lifesaving along the coasts. During the years from 1848 through 1870 volunteer efforts of private citizens saved countless thousands of lives from shipwreck. To help them, they had only native experience, abundant courage, and some token federal assistance in the form of … SURFBOATS, ROCKETS, AND CARRONADES. This is the story of these first rescue stations and of the later establishment of the Life-Saving Service. Extremely difficult to find. (F). $118. 793d. Bennett, Robert F. SURFBOATS, ROCKETS, AND CARRONADES. GPO. 1976. 98p. Stiff wraps. Inscribed by the author. Written before the resurgence of interest in the origins of the Life-Saving Service, Surfboats, Rockets, And Carronades traces the little known origins, successes and failures of the earliest federal efforts in lifesaving along the coasts. During the years from 1848 through 1870 volunteer efforts of private citizens saved countless thousands of lives from shipwreck. To help them, they had only native experience, abundant courage, and some token federal assistance in the form of … SURFBOATS, ROCKETS, AND CARRONADES. This is the story of these first rescue stations and of the later establishment of the Life-Saving Service. Extremely difficult to find. Contents clean, tight, light soiling to wraps, light foxing to end papers. (VG). $88.
721. Longo, Mildred Santille. PICTURE POSTCARD VIEWS OF RHODE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSES AND BEACONS TOGETHER WITH A BRIEF HISTORY OF LIFESAVING STATIONS. 1990. Rhode Island. 100p. Soft wraps. 8VO. Color illustrated covers. Chock FULL of vintage photographs, engravings, postcard views, Notice to Mariners and other illustrations, this work is a delight to read and to look through. With a chapter on each Rhode Island light station and light-vessel, this interesting work provides views and tid-bits of information not found in most volumes. Also includes chapters on Point Judith Life-Saving Station and the Volunteer Lifesaving Corps. Regardless of where you are from, you are sure to find this most interesting. Out of print, only a few left. (VG). $48.
1001. P. Van Braem Van Vloten. Communication on the Lighting of the Dutch Coasts. 12th International Congress of Navigation, 1912. 20p. Soft wraps. 2 large fold-out plates. Report covers improvements to coast lighting started in 1906 and discusses both shore and floating lights. Included is information on the organization of the service, electric and other shore lights, floating lights, extensive description of the new depot near Scheveningen with fold-out plan, discussion of research work including burners and fuels with photo and cross section drawing of one such light, second order lighting equipment, light-house towers with a nice fold-out plate showing a number of these, and more. Clean, tight, excellent information and details. (VG+). $54.
9439b. Coast Guard. HISTORY OF BLACKS IN THE COAST GUARD FROM 1790. nd. c.1975. 27p. Soft wraps. History of Blacks in the Coast Guard is written as an informative portrayal of the roles and accomplishments of Black Coast Guardsmen throughout its’ history. Particularly interesting is the history presented relating to the Revenue Cutter Service, Life-Saving Service and Light-House Service. Nicely detailed, one of the few places that I have seen this important aspect presented. (F). $38.
5160q. Kimball, Sumner I. JOSHUA
JAMES LIFE SAVER.
29394. Andrews, Capt. W. D., G.C.V.,
.[Dominion of Canada Life-Saving Service], Swimming and
Life Saving. Toronto. 1889. 136p. With numerous illustrations. 12MO.
Gilt embossed blue beveled boards. Inscribed in pen by the author: “To
Captain J[erome] G. Kiah, Superintendent 10th District, United States
Life-Saving Service, with the compliments of the author ‘97”. “Yours
respectfully W. D. Anderson”. A rare tale of 18 years of heroic service
and heroism with the US Life-Saving Service in Cleveland and Canadian
life-savers. Captain Andrews was responsible for saving the lives of people on
the schooner J.R. Pelton heading to Toledo, shipwrecked crews near Buffalo,
countless saves in the Toronto Harbor, Kingston and other parts of Ontario. He
was also involved in improvements in life saving equipment, including early
trials of the Lyle gun and more. At the time of this text, the author had become
blind and it was penned by a Mr. Howell. The first 43 chapters of this text is
dedicated to all aspects of the art of swimming, teaching and learning the
techniques, dangers, strokes and much more. The remaining 12 chapters relate the
history and work of the Massachusetts Humane Society, U.S. Life Saving Service,
Royal National Lifeboat Institution and other life-saving organizations, as well
as describing the equipment (line guns, breeches buoy, etc.) and life-boats
used, etc. Well illustrated with engravings, this life-saver tells of various
rescues and medals received, of his visits to U.S. Life-Saving stations, use of
the Lyle gun and of lifeboats. An esoteric and fascinating account of bravery,
plus interesting historical nautical info on lifesaving practices in 27364b.
29388. Brown, Teresa A., The Story of a Life-Saving Station. January 1896. 6p. Disbound. Wonderful early account of the day-to-day life of the life-saving crews, station life and work routine. Includes a number of fine early illustrations. (VG). $34.
29371. Murphy, Mary. Preservation Values in the United States: A Case Study of Three Lighthouses. Masters Thesis. Texas Tech University. 2007. 142p. This study is an analysis of the preservation values evident in three historic lighthouses: The Roanoke River Lighthouse in Plymouth, North Carolina; the Old Plantation Flats Lighthouse in Cape Charles, Virginia; and the Old Roanoke River Lighthouse in Edenton, North Carolina. These three lighthouses are compared and analyzed according to the preservation values set forth by Austrian historian Alois Riegl in his essay "The Meaning of Monuments and Their Historical Development" and the values implied in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. This study serves four purposes: First, this study establishes the relationship between Riegl's preservation theory and the current preservation guidelines in the United States. Second, this study presents the histories and current conditions of three related historic lighthouses together in a single work. Third, this study makes a recommendation of treatment for the Roanoke River Lighthouse in Edenton based on Riegl's preservation theory. Fourth, this study concludes with a summary regarding the current state of preservation theory in the United States, and of lighthouse preservation in particular. Filled with photographs, drawings and illustrations. Worthwhile reading, and an interesting source of reference for those interested in similar restorations. Available in: High quality paperback ($124) spiral bound ($32) or as PDF on disc ($24). 26119. Nalty, Bernard C., Dennis L. Noble, and Truman R. Strobridge. WRECKS, RESCUES & INVESTIGATIONS. Wilmington. 1978. 473 p. Blue cloth covered boards lettered in silver. Beginning during the first decade of the nineteenth century, this thoroughly researched text presents a history of the U.S. Life Saving Service and early Coast Guard using a variety of early official reports, documents and writings. With an emphasis on the "...humanitarian efforts, principally the rescue of shipwreck victims, and the promotion of maritime safety..." , the authors present a great detail of information and insights into a number of areas of importance including the origin and development of the service, the use and effectiveness of the Coston light, the improvements and operation of line throwing devices, use of the metallic lifecar, the use and effectiveness of the breeches buoy, lifeboats and their crews, improvements in lifesaving appliances, lifesaving actions during early combat action, rescue on ocean stations, rescue from the air, accidents and their investigation, and much more. Included to illustrate topics covered are numerous accounts of early and more recent wrecks and rescues. A must have information resource and reference. Near fine, rarely if ever opened. (F-). $175. 29367. Spears, J. R. and C. H. Claudy. The Life Saving Service and Lighthouses. Bay View Magazine. January 1908. pp. 223- 227. Quite a nice article describes the history of the life-savers and the work that they perform across the country. Also includes a account of the extent and operation of the United States Lighthouse Service, with a bit about its history, with a number of examples of light stations and more. Full issue with wonderful articles of the day. Wraps present but detached, light edge wear and foxing to wraps. (VG-). $22. 27325c. (training manual) United States Coast Guard Third Naval District – Smiths Point Small Boat Training Center Section. 1945. This is a rare copy of a United States Coast Guard Training Manual, for the Smiths Point Small Boat Training section. The official printed manual includes topics such as Oarsmanship, Handling Pulling Surfboats, Landing Craft, Line Throwing Equipment, and Surf Conditions, Nautical Terms and Definitions. Chapter V, Line Throwing Equipment is a 27-page manual section that includes all aspects of maintenance and operation of the bronze Lyle Gun including history, description, equipment, range, shotlines, powder charge, firing attachment, cartridge, securing the gun, haversack, ranges and more. Manual is ring bound and contains about 235 pages. Well worth it for the extensive Lyle Gun operating instructions alone. A rare, interesting grouping. (VG-). $98.
27362 na. THE
VOLUNTEER LIFE SAVING CORPS OF
29347. Perrenot, Preston B. United States Coast Guard Grade Insignia Since 1834. 69p. 2009. A detailed examination, in color plates and textual explanation, of the grade insignia wornn by line officers, engineering officers, warrant officers, enlisted personnel, and cadets of the United States Coast Guard and Revenue Cutter Service since 1834. Also included are the Coast Guard warrant officer specialty marks, enlisted rating insignia, as well as grade insignia of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Available in printed soft cover ($35) or in PDF format on CD ($16).
29338. (document) United
States Lighthouse Service. Absence of Keeper from Station. November 1, 1911. 1p.
Original typed letter on stationery of the Lighthouse Service, Office of
Inspector, 12th District, noting that the
29341. (document) Heap, Lt. Col. D.
P., Method of Revolving the Optical Apparatus for
Light-Houses. (disbound from) Report of the Light-House Board. 1899.
pp. 35 – 49. Includes 7 photo plates and one large 13” x 17” fold-out
drawing of 3rd Order Revolving Lens and Lamp at
29344.
29332. Terras, Donald J. Grosse Point Lighthouse: Landmark to Maritime History and Culture. Evanston. 1995. 112p. DJ. Thoroughly illustrated with over 100 b/w and color photographs that bring to life the history and romance associated with one of the Great Lakes¹ most important landmarks. The Grosse Point Lighthouse is one of only eight lighthouses in the country, and the only one on the Great Lakes, to be designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior. A must-have addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in maritime history. Well Done ! (VG+). $32.
29296. na. Keepers of the Light. Coronet Magazine. July 1944. 16 page photo spread includes 28 color views reveal the life of the Coast Guard lighthouse keepers and the men aboard the light vessels in the Third Naval District. Great images include life and work aboard the lightships, a lighthouse keeper veteran from the old Lighthouse Service as he tends the light, lights in the repair shop, tending buoys, radio operator, crew at mess, delivering stores to a light station and much more. Full issue includes numerous articles of the day. 5 ½” x 7 ½”. (VG). $16. 29323. Noble, Dennis L. The Old Life Saving Station at Michigan City, Indiana 1889-1914. Michigan City Historical Society. 1989. 20p. Soft wraps. Reprints from the Indiana History Bulletin includes the above article, as well as “The U.S. Life Saving Service in Indiana” and “Smoke and Shot – A Pictorial Essay on the Beach Apparatus” by the same author. Well illustrated with vintage photos. (VG). $22.
8325b. Douglass, J. W. [for Capt. Ottinger]. APPEAL OF CAPTAIN DOUGLASS OTTINGER AGAINST THE PASSAGE IN THE SENATE, OF HOUSE RESOLUTION, 125, 1ST SESSION, 49TH CONGRESS. January 1887. 20p. Soft wraps. Rare report on behalf of Captain Douglass Ottinger’s claim him as the sole inventor of the life or surf car and requests that Congress delay presenting an award for same to Mr. Joseph Francis. Includes detailed testimony by Captain Ottinger as to the details of his invention and its introduction into the Life-Saving Service, as well as testimony by members of the revenue Cutter Service, Representative William A. Newell, and many others. A most important original early account of the development of this important piece of equipment. Clean, crisp, little wear. (VG+). $134.
29260. (notebook) U. S. Weather Bureau. Cooperative Observer’s Daily Memoranda. c.1920. 32p. Pocket notebook Weather Bureau Form No. 1011, contains spaces for daily observations including temperature, precipitation, etc. In blue soft wraps. Unused, contents clean, wraps light soiling. (VG). $16. Shinnecock Bay Light Station, Long Island, New York.
27285a,b,c,d,e,f. (Light-House Keeper’s Receipt) Shinnecock Bay Light Station, Long Island, New York. c.1910. Original Light House Keeper’s receipt for items received from the Engineer, Third Light-House District for use at the light station. Form is No. 11-1950 and is filled out and signed in the hand of Keeper Charles Redfern and dated 1910. Form measures 5 ¼” x 8” and is clean and crisp, may have one fold. (VG+). $44 each (7 available, varying dates)
29259. (view booklet) na. The Outer Banks Remembered – 12 Rare Views of a Bygone Era. Carabelle Books. c.1970’s. Interesting large format 6 ½” x 8” view bookles includes 12 early removable printed postcard photo views of the Outer Banks in the 1800’s and early 1900’s. Views include Ocracoke Lighthouse, wreck of the schooner G.A. Kohler, wreck of the Huron, Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving station, Oregon Inlet ferry, Cape Hatteras lighthouse, breeches buoy rescue, life-saving crew transporting surfboat, Bodie Island lighthouse, Nags Head beach and more. Interesting booklet. Light wear. (VG). $48
BR-94. (beginning back issues) Lighthouse Digest Magazine. Want to complete your collection? Here are some of the earliest issues to complete your collection. (1992) Holiday, (1993) February, May, (1995) January, June. $3.50 each. BR-95. [journal] THE KEEPER’S LOG. Journal of the United States Lighthouse Society. San Francisco. Var. Fill out your collection with these back issues of The Keeper’s Log. This is the premier journal for the lighthouse researcher or enthusiast, filled with hundreds of detailed articles on lighthouses, lightships and tenders across the country. Filled with remarkable original photographs. Most interesting reading. Here is a great opportunity to add some of the earlier issues to your collection at an exceptionally low price of $3.50 each, four for $12. Issues from 1985 (Vol 2) to 2008 available. Excellent condition - good historical information. 1988 Issue #3, 1996 Issue1,2, 1997 Issue 2,4, 1999 Issue 3. SR-421.
[journal] THE KEEPER’S LOG. Journal of the
BR-1125. [journal] WRECK & RESCUE. Journal of the United States Life Saving Service Heritage Association. Hull, Massachusetts. Var. Fill out your collection with these back issues of Wreck & Rescue. This is the premier journal for the Life-Saving Service and early Coast Guard researcher or enthusiast, filled with hundreds of detailed articles on the men, their stations and wrecks across the country. Filled with remarkable original photographs. Most interesting reading. Here is a great opportunity to add some of the earlier issues to your collection at an exceptionally low price of $3.50 each, four for $12. Various issues from 1997 (Volume I) to 2005. Excellent condition - good historical information.
BR-117.
na. LIGHTHOUSES AND OTHER AIDS TO NAVIGATION IN ALASKAN
HISTORY. US Coast Guard. 1990. [reprint of 1974 edition.] 87p. Soft
wraps. A book like this should be published on every state, for the extensive
vintage photographs and the history provided are exceptional. By 1940 there were
457 minor and major lights in BR-116. Wolf, Virginia. To The Lighthouse. San Diego. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Modern Classic. 1990. 236p. DJ. To the Lighthouse was first published in 1927. A landmark novel of high modernism, the text centers on the Ramsay family and their visits to the lighthouse on the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920, and their vacations on the island. (M). $6. "Rugged Water" by Joseph Lincoln, film by Paramount Pictures c.1925
5174g.
29240a,b. (movie still photos) Rugged Water by Paramount Pictures c.1925. Two original press photos from the silent era film Rugged Water. The film had a cast consisting of Lois Wilson, Baxter Warner, Wallace Beery, and Phyllis Haver. Filmed at the famous Lasky studio in Hollywood, tThis Cape Cod melodrama was based on a novel of the same name written by Joseph C. Lincoln and published in 1924. Calvin Homer (Warner Baxter) expects to be promoted to captain of the Setuckit (Chatham) Life Saving Station, but Bartlett (Wallace Beery) is appointed because of his political connections. Bartlett's daughter Norma (Lois Wilson) convinces Homer to stay in spite of her father's antagonistic ways. Soon a romance springs up between the two of them, even though Myra Fuller (Phyllis Haver) has already finagled a proposal out of Homer. Eventually Myra breaks it off, however, leaving Homer free. When a storm blows, Bartlett's religious fanaticism proves to be nothing but a cover for his cowardice and he refuses to send his crew out to rescue a vessel in distress. Homer takes charge and saves the day. Bartlett is fired from his position, and Norma becomes angry with Homer. When he takes heroic measures to rescue Bartlett -- who dies in spite of his efforts -- she forgives him and the couple are reunited. (Janiss Garza, All Movie Guide). Photos measure 7 ½” x 10?, b/w and are on heavy cloth-backed paper. Both are clear and close – great images and a perfect companion for the book. (VG+). $74. 29248. (newspaper) Life-Saving Service – Report of the Chief of the Bureau – Two Hundred and Thirty Five Lives Imperiled, and Only One Lost – An Extension of the Service Contemplated – The Storm Signal and Life-Saving Stations Connected. New York Tribune. December 4, 1873. Lengthy two column article details the progress made in the fledgling Life-Saving Service with a look toward future improvements. Includes listing of the current 81 stations, costs, plans for the future, English vs. American life-saving methods, what has been accomplished in the two years they have been operating on the coast, table of wrecks in the 1872-1873 period, and more. Excellent early account of the early years of the service. Full newspaper contains 8 large pages with interesting early articles of the day, only light occasional foxing, unusually clean and crisp. (VG+). $74.
2845. (Architect’s view) A Life-Saving Station for the Coast of New England by Albert B. Bibb, Architect c.1886. American Architect and Building News. January 23, 1886. A beautifully detailed, hand colored, original plan image from the American Architect and Building News shows Albert Bibb’s design for a life-saving station for the New England coast. Later known as the Bibb #2 Type. This image is extremely hard to find, as the American Architect and Building News not only had a very small circulation during that time, but very few were actually preserved or colored as this has been. Plan measures 8 ¾” x 6 ¼” inches and has been professionally matted. Overall mat size 9 by 11 inches. Plan includes elevation view and small plan view. Finely detailed and beautifully hand-colored, plan is shrink wrapped for protection. Plan is in near fine condition, clean and crisp, perfect for framing. (F-). $128.
29222.
[full page plate] United States Life-Saving Service,
1899-1915. The Company of Military Historians. Winter 1976. Two page
article with b/w full page plate details the various uniforms used by the United
States Life-Saving Service including Keeper’s uniform, cook, surfman winter
and other dress, storm suit, summer uniform and more. Also includes numerous
pieces of equipment including Lyle gun, powder box, beach lantern, early station
and more. The Company of Military Historians has published a continuing series
of articles and military prints, Military Uniforms in
29234. (plan set) Renovation of the Saugerties New York Lighthouse. c.1986. 5 sheets. Very interesting 5 full size 24” x 36”sheets by Ryan Biggs Associates PC. Dated September 5, 1986. Five sheets include Site Plans, Floor Plans, Floor Framing Plans, Wall sections And Details, Elevations. Great information for this style of lighthouse structure. Clean, crisp, shipped rolled. (VG+). $48.
29204. (program) Exhibition of the United States Life Saving Service Crew, Magnolia, Mass. 1905. 4p.Rare folded program details the drill events to be presented by the experienced crew of the Gloucester Life-Saving Station including use of their Beebe McLellan Self-bailing surf-boat. Also appearing in the demonstrations, acting as the sailor in distress, was to be a sailor recently wrecked and actually rescued by the crew of the Cahoon’s Hollow Life Saving Station on Cape Cod in 1896. Clean, light wear, brittle at one early fold. Rare memento. (VG-). $46. 29115. (document) Letter of Introduction for Charles F. Allen c.1888. One page letter on stationery of the Fresno Canal and Irrigation Company, recommending Mr. Allen for a position either on the road or in the shops, noting that Mr. Allen was a thorough and competent machinist. Some years later Mr. Allen would perfect and receive patents for a number of inventions, and later would become a lighthouse keeper on the West Coast at stations including Humboldt Bay and Point Hueneme, California, serving the Lighthouse Service for thirty-eight years. For 15 years he was keeper at the big government station at Point Conception. Document is overall clean with some wear and original folds. (VG-). $28.
Lot of original U.S. Lighthouse Service, Letters of Appointment as Keeper, Humboldt Light Station, Point Hueneme Light Station, Point Conception Light Station, California, to Charles F. Allen c.1890’s. Please see Charts & Documents page.
29228. (comic strip) Hawkshaw the Detective – The Thrilling Tale of the Fourth of July Excursion and the Shifted Light. June 1919. Hawkshaw the Detective was a comic strip character featured in an eponymous cartoon serial by Gus Mager between 1913 and 1922, and again from 1931 to 1952. Twelve frames pasted to three album pages follows Detective Hawkshaw as he attempts to locate river pirates. He falls right into their hands as the pirates have tied up the crew at the Life-Saving Station and moved the light beacon to lure the ship onto the rocks. Read the remaining frames as the pirates fire the life line to the ship and Detective Hawkshaw comes ashore in the breeches buoy. A great early Life-Saving Service related comic strip. Overall clean, some wear and tattering. (VG-). $38. 2975. Gowdy, Jim. GUIDING LIGHTS OF THE
2976. (view book) na. Attractive Bits Along Shore : Portsmouth, Rye Beach, Isles Of Shoals, Old York, Kittery Point. Portland, Maine. 1890. H. Wilbur Hayes. Red cloth hardcover. 7” x 10”. 94p. This scarce turn of the century view book of the New Hampshire coast features more than 64 large full and half page photo-gravures of local views. Views include Kittery (Portsmouth) Navy Yard, Lieut. Greeley’s Fleet, Wallis Sands Life Saving Station, Fort Constitution and lighthouse, Frigate Constitution, USS Kearsarge, Kittery Navy Yard, Celia Thaxter’s cottage, Isles of Shoals, Star Island Harbor, Whale’s Back Lighthouse, Boon Island, Nubble Lighthouse, mills and historic homes, harbors, brewers, many churchs, street scenes, navel scenes and much more. Combined with 30 pages of descriptive text, this book is wonderful for reading or research. Quite nice views, scarce booklet. Binding has some wear and spotting. Pages are intact but spine is becoming loose. Light to moderate occasional soiling. Scarce. (VG-). $74.
2919.
(halftone print) The United States Government
Lighthouse and Signals Exhibit [at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago.
1894]. Disbound from Reminiscences of the Fair. Vol.1, No.12, April
16, 1894. Large 8” x 10” b/w view of the Lighthouse Establishment exhibit at
the 1894 World Exposition in
2916. (gravure print) Screw Pile Lighthouse. c.1890. Large early gravure print provides a great view of an early screw pile lighthouse. Possibly a prototype, this image is was probably done by the U.S. Light House Establishment for an annual report or other publication. Image measures 4” x 8 ½” on original 8 ½” x 12 ½” mat. Great, clear image, some soiling and foxing to mat. (VG-). $42. 999. [Coast Guard] U. S. COAST GUARD MAGAZINE Publication of the U. S. Coast Guard. c.1935-38. Filled with informative notes and articles about the men and stations in all of the districts, including life at some of these remote stations and more. Includes some particularly good notes on the duty, beach patrol, rescues, sinking and damage, notes of the districts and more. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs and wartime cartoons. Staple bound, soft wraps, 46 - 80 pages. Have many issues dating from January 1935 to October 1938 [not inclusive]. (VG). Have 86 issues dating from January 1941 to June 1957 [not inclusive]. (VG). @ $8 each.
2904. (Architect’s view) Light House at Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron. c.1887. American Architect and Building News. March 26, 1887. A beautifully detailed, hand colored, original plan image from the American Architect and Building News. This image is extremely hard to find, as the American Architect and Building News not only had a very small circulation during that time, but very few were actually preserved or colored as this has been. Image measures 7” by 11 ½” and had been professionally matted. Overall mat size 11 ½” x 15 ½”. The Spectacle Reef Lighthouse cost $406,000, one of the most expensive lights built on the Great Lakes, and is considered by many to be the best specimen of monolithic stone masonry in the United States. The work on the lighthouse, which stands on a submerged limestone reef off the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinaw, was commenced in May 1870. Today the structure still exists, exhibiting alternating red and white flashes. Finely detailed and beautifully hand-colored, shrink wrapped. Plan is in fine condition, clean and crisp, perfect for framing. (F). $144. 28420. (documents) U.S. Lighthouse Service, 11th District. Radiophone Tests and Equipment. February 20, 1929. 4 pieces. Lot includes typed letter on Lighthouse Service stationery acknowledging assistance in evaluating signal strength and quality during recent radiophone tests conducted by Lighthouse Service radio station WWR. Document is signed by the Superintendent of Lighthouses, 11th District. Included is a second sheet describing the 50 watt crystal controlled transmitter, along with another printed photo of the equipment, which was constructed by Lighthouse Service personnel at the 11th District shops. Included also is the original mailing envelope with printed Lighthouse Service return address. Nice Lighthouse Service lot, good information. Clean, some wear. (VG). $65. 28398e.
[proposal] Engineer Office, U.S. Army [ 28398f. [proposal] U.S. Engineer Office. ADVERTISEMENT, SPECIFICATIONS AND PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL FOR FORT WOOL, VA. January 27, 1902. 12p. (6 sheets). 8 ½” x 12”. Without wraps, unbound. Contains complete Advertisement, Guarantee, Proposal form, Specifications for furnishing various construction items to Fort Wool including Portland Cement, stone, sand, yellow pine lumber and ties, various steel and iron items, and more. Good for research, interesting reading. Only light soiling, intact save a bit brittle, some edge chipping. (VG-). $24.
28397. (cover) Official White House envelope addressed to the Bureau of Lighthouses c.1939. Interesting early original printed official envelope from The White House, addressed to the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Lighthouses. This original envelope was mailed at Washington, D.C. on January 4, 1939 and may once have contained information on the impending change-over to the Coast Guard. A great memento for framing. 3 ½” x 6 ½”. (VG). $34.
21458c,d. Johnson, William Wallace. THE UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE. New England Magazine. April 1890. (disbound) pp. 134-145. Quite a nice article detailing the history and work of the Life-Saving Service. Beginning in the 1700’s with the Massachusetts Humane Society, the author discusses the early years and into the 1880’s. Includes nine fine early engravings and photo images including a fine image of Superintendent Sumner I. Kimball, day signals, beach patrolman, beach apparatus cart, Peaked Hill Bar station on Cape Cod , and more - quite a good article. $28. North Scituate Life Saving Station c.1890-1910
The finest original views that we have ever had. Original cabinet views, each a full 10” x 12” and with gilded edges show superb detail in an unprecedented format. Station is the North Scituate Bibb #2-Type station, built in 1887 and located near Minot, Mass. Clearly the largest and finest views that we have yet seen.
25362.
Interior view $685 net. 25363.
Exterior view with crew posing on the boat ramp. $375 net. 28383. Anderson, Maizie Freeman. Keeper of the Light. (Down East Magazine 1960’s ?) 3p. Wonderful article by Maizie Freeman Anderson who grew up at Petit Manan Light Station, where her father James H. Freeman was keeper in the 1930s. She wrote about her childhood there in this excellent article. She writes that: “No trees grew in the shallow soil of Petit Manan, but there were patches of grass and a few hardy wildflowers grew in abundance, even among the rocks -- sweet pea, buttercups and others. We had a small cranberry bog yielding berries to can each year. We tried putting in a vegetable garden, using seaweed for fertilizer, but we gave it up as hopeless. We also tried keeping a cow, because fresh milk was a rarity. I shall never forget getting her there; you've never lived until you've shared a rowboat with a cow!.... When playing we usually kept to the top part of the shore. ... None of us could swim. There was really no place to learn in the frigid Atlantic. ... Once I found a complete set of false teeth, which I treasured highly and kept on my dresser to admire. They disappeared one day, probably because my mother hadn't shared my enthusiasm.” Anderson remembered one particularly high tide when the entire island was under a foot of water. The chicken coops were floating in the cranberry bog. The family moved everything of value to the second floor of the house. When Maizie Freeman Anderson was six years old she was taken by her father to Jonesboro for her first day of school. After an hour of school, Maizie was so homesick that she put her head on her desk and sobbed. She was let out early and was picked up by her father in the afternoon. She was grateful to return to her island home. "Up ahead was my island, and I watched the tower for the light. Soon it came, sending its beam out over the ocean as if to say, 'Welcome home.'" Anderson remembered small, rocky Petit Manan as "a paradise." Well worth reading. Includes one large early photo of the light station. Disbound. (VG+). $36. 28346. Boddington, Jack. A CONQUERED SEA - An Illustrated Record of the United States Presidential Lifesaving Medal and Related Awards. Self published. 1990. 90p. Soft wraps. Scarce reference lists Presidential Lifesaving Medals and associated awards from 1853 up to 1939, as well as registers of recipients where available, images of the medals, and more. Very good reference work on the subject with good detail and information. Recipients’ listing includes date, the award, the name of the recipient, their rank, nationality, their ship and what US ship they saved as well as information on the award itself. Clean, tight, very nice copy of a rare publication. (VG+). $64. 9215g. Wechter, Nell Wise. THE
MIGHTY MIDGETTS OF CHICAMACOMICO.
28177. (newspaper) Blunt, Messrs E & G.W., IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIGHTHOUSES" - "REJOINDER OF E & G. W. BLUNT TO THE REPYL OF PLEASONTON TO THEIR COMMUNICATION TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON THE SUBJECT OF LIGHTHOUSES. New York American. May 25, 1838. 4p. In November of 1837 Messrs Blunt argued that the U. S. Light-Houses were greatly inferior to those of Great Britain and France, that the system of superintending them and their management was bad and that the Light-House Establishment was kept up at greater cost than necessary. This article by the Blunts is in rebuttal to Mr. Pleasontons' reply to the 1837 article. In this detailed article, by the respected publishers of Coast Pilots of the day present considerable information relative to the efficiency and operation of individual lights throughout the country. Includes testimony, examples as well as table of limits of visibility, distance from land objects, etc. of existing U.S. lights and much more. Unusual early details. A full 65 column inches long. Full newspaper contains 4 pages with interesting early articles of the day, only light occasional foxing, expected wear. (VG). $88. 28173. (magazine) An Amateur in the Lighthouse Service. QST Magazine. May 1924. American Radio Relay League (amateur radio operators) Full issue 112 pages. Account of amateur radio station NASK that was installed by the operator at the remote Stannard Rock Lighthouse in Lake Superior and a similar station at the Marquette Lighthouse in an effort to provide communications . Account speaks in some detail on the equipment used and some contacts achieved. 2p. Full issue, includes numerous articles and advertisements of the day related to the field of amateur radio. Complete issue, covers nicely intact, light wear. (VG). $28. Sought After by Collectors and Modelers...
957. [lightship model]
27182b. (Architect’s view) Fourth Order Light House, Mobile Middle Bay, Alabama. c.1888. American Architect and Building News. April 14, 1888. A beautifully detailed, hand colored, original plan image from the American Architect and Building News. This image is extremely hard to find, as the American Architect and Building News not only had a very small circulation during that time, but very few were actually preserved or colored as this has been. It measures 5 ½” by 7 ½” and had been professionally matted. Overall mat size 11 ¾” by 9 ½”. Due to high labor costs in the post-Civil-War South, the lighthouse was prefabricated in the North and then shipped to Mobile Point, where it arrived in 1885. The screwpile lighthouse consisted of a wooden hexagonal dwelling with a roof that slopped upwards to the centrally located lantern room. The lighthouse was supported by seven legs extending from each corner of the superstructure. After the piles had been screwed into the bottom of the bay, the structure suddenly settled seven and a half feet on September 12, 1885. Wooden piles were hurriedly driven around the screwpiles and succeeded in stabilizing the lighthouse. On December 1, 1885, the light from a fourth-order Fresnel lens first cast its beam from atop the lighthouse. Today the structure still exists, topped by a red navigational beacon. Finely detailed and beautifully hand-colored, shrink wrapped. Plan is in fine condition, clean and crisp, perfect for framing. (F). $122.
27299.
(a paper read before the Philosophical Society of Washington) Johnson, Arnold
Burges, Clerk, U. S. Light House Board. THE HISTORY
OF THE LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. April 2, 1881. 7p.
Inscribed by the author. Without wraps. Account of a paper prepared by Mr.
Johnson to be read elsewhere, traces the rise and progress from the first beacon
on Point Allerton raised in 1673 to the present (1881). Includes information on
sound propagation and the work of Professor Joseph Henry, expensed and annual
budgets for lighting and a number of other points. Inscribed by Mr. Johnson
to “Hon. Lorenzo Johnson with the compliments of his bro[ther] Arnold”, with
some additional notes in his hand. Light soiling, early folds. Rare piece by
the Clerk of the U. S. Light House Board. (VG). $112.
2770.
A Circular Steel Light Tower at Sturgeon Bay Canal. Engineering
News and American Railway Journal. November 9, 1899. One third page article
details the new type of lighthouse structure favored by the Light-House Board
recently constructed at Sturgeon Bay on Lake Michigan. Article includes good
detail of the design and construction of the iron light tower and lantern and
includes a large 2-page supplement with photos and sectional views of the
lantern and tower, stairway, foundation and more. The supplement measures 20
1/2" by 14 1/4" and is blank on the back. It has one fold in the
center where it was folded to fit into the publication. The remaining journal is
chock full of interesting articles including: The Heaviest Passenger Locomotive
Ever Built (for the Lakeshore and Michigan Southern Railway), Early Railway
Construction in the United States, Large Atlantic Cargo Steamers, A Centrifugal
Railway for Pleasure Resorts, a couple articles on railroad signaling and more.
Also included are engineering news bits and many interesting advertisements.
Full issue, 10 ½” x 14 ¼”, 30 pages, clean save light edge staining. (VG).
$48.
26355.
(PDF file on CD) Report of the United States
Light-House Board. Presented to Congress by Rear Admiral W. B. Shubrick,
U. S. Navy, Chairman. October 15, 1869. Approx 80p. Includes
complete report on construction, repairs and replacement of each and every
light and vessel from #1 at West Quoddy Head,
26320.
(reply card) U. S. Life Saving Service c.1912.
Early reply card addressed to the General Superintendent was used to continue or
decline further receipt of future Annual Reports of the Life Saving Service.
This particular card is filled out by the Providence, RI Historical Society
declining future reports. Postmarked 1912. Great collectible, address side is
clean and unmarked, perfect for framing. (VG+). $48.
26220.
(matchbox labels) Collection of European matchbox
labels feature lighthouses, buoys or lightships. Labels are all
original, never used and measure from 1 ¼” x 2 ¼” to 3” x 4 ¼”.
Brands include Searchlight Safety Matches, Lightship Safety Match, Eddy Safety
Match, Flashlight Safety Match and more. Countries represented include England,
Sweden, Russia, and others. 14 designs or sizes. (F-). $1.60 each or $11 for 8
assorted.
26212. Tag, Thomas A. CHURCH
STEEPLES AND FOG SIGNALS. Dayton. 2006. 20p. Spiral bound.
Thomas Tag has long been probably the only authority on lamps, lens
apparatus and illumination for lighthouses, with his articles on the
subject appearing in our catalogue, as well as the U. S. Lighthouse
Society’s Keeper’s Log, Lighthouse Digest and other publications. Now
Tom has added still another volume to his list of publications – Church
Steeples and Fog Signals. This detailed account covers a long neglected
area of lighthouse equipment – the mechanical weight-driven fog bell
strikers. The author covers a history of fog bells, bell construction,
wave actuated bells and clockwork-striking machinery. Included are Lowell
Fog Bell Strikers, Custer Strikers, Daboll Strikers, Stevens, Gamewell,
and more. Thoroughly illustrated with early photographs and drawings,
this booklet makes most interesting reading. (M). #26212
$26.
26186.
(architectural reproduction prints) U. S. Life Saving
Station, Caffey’s Inlet, North Carolina. Views c.1936. Built in
1874, the station was located about 9 miles south by east of Currituck Beach
Lighthouse. Measured and drafted for the Historic American Buildings Survey,
these reproduction prints measure 11" X 17"., scale ¼” = 1’. The
six prints include: Print one displays a map around the area of Caffey's Inlet
highlighting the location of the life saving station. Print two displays an
exterior view of the North elevation of the structure. Print three displays an
exterior view of the South elevation of the structure. Print four displays an
exterior view of the East elevation of the structure. Print five displays a
sectional view of the East elevation of the structure revealing details of the
interior. Print six displays details on the molding and eaves found on the
structure. Great for research or display. Set 6 prints $48.
26155. [full page advertisement]
Columbia Pictures. TARS AND SPARS – United
States Coast Guard. Life Magazine. December 24, 1945. Tars and
Spars premiered in 1945 starring Janet Blair and Alfred Blake. The movie
was based upon the stage show Tars and Spars and was produced in
cooperation with the United States Coast Guard. Typical boy meets girl
song and dance fare, the watery world of the Coast Guard provides the
setting for this musical that is loosely based on the famed Guard show
Tars and Spars and makes fun of war movies. The story centers on the
exploits of a heroic sailor who has never been to sea. Howard Young
(Alfred Drake) is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three
years despite his efforts to be sent into action. His nearest approach to
sea duty was on a harbor-moored life raft for 21 days as part of an
experiment with a new type of vitamin gum for the government. He meets
Christine Bradley (Janet Blair), a SPAR, sent to take over his
communications job and, by things he leaves unsaid, she thinks his
life-raft experience was the result of a ship-wreck at sea. Stars Alfred
Drake of Broadway fame, as S 1/c Howard Young, Janet Blair as SPAR
Christine Bradley and comedian Sid Caesar who was already on active duty
as Seaman Chuck Enders. Chief Petty Officer Victor Mature was in the
original stage version. Tars and Spars launched the career of Caesar as a
comedian. Nice two color, full page add would be perfect framed. Disbound,
clean, only very light age toning. (VG+). $12. Lighthouse
& Lightship Trade Cards Beautiful multi colored trade
cards c. 1880’s showing a very nice, close, multi colored images of
lighthouses, light-vessels or buoys. These fantastic cards were issued by
the Duke Tobacco Co. as an insert premium in their brands of HONEST LONG
CUT and G. W. GAIL & AX’S Tobacco and Cigarettes during 1889.
These cards are from a fairly rare series of 25 cards entitled , "
LIGHTHOUSES", and are designated as N119 in Burdick’s American Card
Catalogue. The front of each card features a colorful die cut image of a
particular lighthouse, light-vessel or buoy, while the back features
advertising for Duke Tobacco. The lithography for the cards is
exceptional, full of vibrant color and detail and was done by the Giles Co
of
#605 ww. Sandy Hook
Lightship. (VG+). $78. p. Sandy Hook Lightship.
(Fine). $78. c. Bartlett Reef
Lightship. (VG-). $68. eee. Vineyard Sound
Lightship. (VG-). $68. ii. Minot’s Ledge
Lighthouse. (VG). $58. mm. Stratford Shoal
Lighthouse. Two folds to base. (VG). $38. LL. Sanibel Island
Lighthouse, c3. Bell Buoy. (VG+).
$54. nn. Bell Buoy. One fold.
(G). $34.
Shown is a Chance Bros. lamp and lens assembly. 2659. Tag, Thomas A. THE FRESNEL LENS
MAKERS PART IV - CHANCE BROTHERS GLASS WORKS. Ask about Tom's other works on the subject.
8213(4).
Block of 4 National Parks Centennial series
commemorative stamps. Block shows a view down the beach
toward the lighthouse at Cape Hatteras. Four stamps, 2c denominations,
unused, 1972 issue. Scott #’s 1448, 1449, 1450, 1451. (M). $1.50. See also our
recently updated Commemorative
China page
25217. [magic lantern glass slide set) Life-Saving
Service - Throw Out the Life Line. c.1890-1900. Beautiful full
color glass projection slide set featuring the Life-Saving Service
rescuing shipwrecked sailors by breeches buoy. Six superbly drawn hand
colored slides depict the shipwrecked crew, and the life-savers on shore
as they shoot the lint to the stricken vessel using the Lyle gun, set up
the breeches buoy apparatus and then haul the crew to shore. Slides
measures 3 ¼” x 4” and presents a superb, clear images. (F).
$88.
U. S. Light-House Service District Charts
20178. [Light-House District Maps]. U. S. Light-House Service. c. 1900-1908. A rare opportunity to obtain an official U. S. Light-House Service District charts of all district aids to navigation as bound in their Annual Reports. Normally these charts are included within the Annual Reports and we are unable to offer them separately but we have found a lot of disbound charts in wonderful condition. These are perfect for matting and framing for your wall. Charts detail the entire Light-House District in three colors, and show all lighthouses, beacons, light vessels, fog signals, lighted buoys, Light-House Depots, and more. Charts average about 16" x 20" in size and are clean and crisp, with only light original folds. A rare chance to obtain the chart of your District, ideal for framing. (VG+). UNITED STATES. Outline Map shows all of the United States Light-House Districts with the more important lights noted. Includes all of continental United States and Alaska. $88. FIRST LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From the head of navigation on the St. Croix River, Maine to Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire. Includes all of Maine and New Hampshire. $88. SECOND LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire to Elisha Ledge off Warren, Rhode Island. Includes all of Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. $88. THIRD LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From Elisha Ledge off Warren, Rhode Island to and including a point on the coast of New Jersey opposite Shrewsbury Rocks. $88. PART OF THE THIRD LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Includes all of Lake Champlain. $44. FOURTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From a point on the coast of New Jersey opposite Shrewsbury Rocks to and including Metomkin Inlet, Virginia. Includes New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. $88. FIFTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From Metomkin Inlet, Virginia to and including New River Inlet, North Carolina. $88. SIXTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From New River Inlet, North Carolina to and including Jupiter Inlet Light-Station, Florida. Includes part of North Carolina, all of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida between the limits named. $88. SEVENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From a point south of Jupiter Inlet Light-Station to Perdido Entrance, Florida. Includes all of the sea and Gulf Coasts of Florida. $88. EIGHTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From Perdido Entrance, Florida to the southern boundary of Texas. Includes all of the Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi River. $88. NINTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Includes all of Lake Michigan, Green Bay and tributary waters. $88. TENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Extends from the mouth of the St. Regis River, St. Lawrence River, New York to the mouth of the River Rouge, Detroit River, Michigan. Includes the waters of Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the upper part of the St. Lawrence, the Niagara, and the lower part of the Detroit rivers. $78. ELEVENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Extends from the mouth of the River Rouge, Detroit River, Michigan to the westerly end of Lake Superior including the waters of Lake St, Clair, Huron, and Superior and the upper part of the Detroit River, the St. Clair and St. Mary’s Rivers, and part of the Straits of Mackinac. $78. TWELFTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From the boundary between California and Mexico to the boundary between California and Oregon. $88. THIRTEENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. From the boundary between California and Oregon to the northern boundary of the United States and includes Alaska. Includes all of Oregon and Washington, and Alaskan waters. $88. FOURTEENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Extends on the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Cairo, Ill., on the Tennessee River 255 miles, and on the Great Kanawha 73 miles. $54. FIFTEENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Extends on the Mississippi River from the head of navigation to Cairo, Ill., and on the Missouri River to Kansas City, Mo., and on the Illinois River from LaSalle to its mouth. $54. SIXTEENTH LIGHT-HOUSE DISTRICT. Extends on the Mississippi River from the head of navigation to Cairo, Ill., to New Orleans, La., and on the Red River. $54. LIGHT-HOUSE CHART. Includes West Indies between the Mona and Virgin Passages comprising Puerto Rico and dependencies, and all of the Hawaiian Islands. $38. Procedure to order items: 1. I suggest that you call us or email to check on availability of any item that you would like other than recent books. As items go quite quickly, please call and leave a message to reserve items that you would like. I will return your call, hold the items and await your letter or credit card information. We will also weigh the items and advise postage. 2. You may then call or email credit card information, or forward a check in the mail. Most items are mailed US Priority Mail or UPS. Additional
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