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1986UGIBPER00fpSchiffer Publishing 1986. Fine. Gibbs Shipwreck Jim. Peril at Sea: A Photographic Study of Shipwrecks in the Pacific. West Chester PA: Schiffer Publishing 1986. viii 224pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine. Schiffer Publishing paperback books
1840101592Small juvenile booklet 4" x 3" original printed wrappers with woodcut illustration on top cover woodcut border on wrappers 16 pp. Covers a bit faded and stained a little also a little worn internally a little foxed and soiled but in very good shape for such a fragile item. Although there appear to have been several editions published between 1820 and 1840 of this juvenile work the OCLC seems to find only a few of each one. Written as a poem the story recounts the sinking of a ship and the ill treatment of those on board. Includes three woodcuts in the first couple of pages. OCLC. American Religious Tract Society, books
1884WRCLIT79231London etc.: T. Nelson & Sons 1884. 29pp. plus frontis and three plates. Small octavo. Medium blue cloth decorated in plum-red. Illustrations. Two ownership inscriptions on front endsheets and small ink price a couple small brown spots in rear endsheet gutter otherwise a very good copy. First edition of this tale for younger readers centering on the circumstances of a shipwreck off the coast near a town named Scoresby. OCLC locates a total of eight copies including among them two later printings where authorship is attributed to the protagonist. OCLC: 63094062. T. Nelson & Sons hardcover books
14476SAUGNIER Mess. and Brisson. London G.G. J. and J. Robinson1792. First edition in English after the French first edition of 1791. Voyages to the Coast of Africa: Containing an Account of Their Shipwreck on Board Different Vessels and Subsequent Slavery and Interesting Details of the Arabs of the Desert and of the Slave Trade as Carried on at Senegal and Galam. 12mo 21.5 x 14 cm; i viii 500 pp three parts and a narrative First Voyage - To Senegal; The Second Part - Voyage to Galem and Return to France; The Third Part- Commerce of Senegal and Galam; Narrative of the Shipwreck and Captivity of M De Brisson bound in one volume lacking the map recent blue cloth with gilt spine title lettering.<br/>Saugnier was shipwrecked on January 17 1784 near Cape Leven and Brisson in July 1785 at Cape Blanco both in the Spanish zone of Rio del Oro. A fascinating account of shipwreck and slavery from a first hand account including details on the economic aspects of slavery. Faded spine page 31 misnumbered 13 page 85 has an ink stain to it and pages 460 and 461 are misnumbered 444 and 445 although the text is confirmed correct; good solid copy. unknown books
1891313258Nantucket Ma 1891. 4pp. on a single folded sheet. 1 vols. Light fold lines small tears along vertical fold line. Very good. 4pp. on a single folded sheet. 1 vols. Snow writes in detail of the sinking of the boat and the subsequent rescue effort. Included is a list of names of those saved and by whom. A charming piece of real-life Nantucket romance. Eberstadt 132:497 unknown books
5794<p>Textile 81.5 x 70.5 cm Fabric images printed from copperplate with maroon body color printed by woodblock. Occasional very minor toning otherwise very well preserved with printing clear and color still fresh.<br /></p><p>Highly attractive and unusual mid-19th-century printed textile illustrating an archetypal story of the ideal French mariner a fisherman's son named Jacques who left home as a boy to sail to the Antilles with the merchant marines met with many adventures on the high seas shipwreck pitched battle on deck encounters with natives and years later returned home to raise his children to follow his example of maritime heroism.</p><p>Such printed handkerchiefs a specialty of Rouen most notably associated with the shop of the engraver/printer Narcisse-Alexandre Buquet 1825-94 formed a category of popular imagery in which a textile was printed with an engraved plate and sometimes as here enriched with woodblock color. The ephemeral "<i>mouchoir illustré rouennais</i>" depicted a broad range of scenes taken from daily life contemporary domestic and foreign politics and even served as practical technical reminders for servicemen known as "<i>mouchoirs d'instruction militaire</i>". These highly perishable items are all today very rare with many examples known only from archival proofs printed on paper see Bassargette for an introduction to the <i>mouchoir illustré rouennais</i>.</p><p>The present handkerchief is particularly lively illustrating the life of the seaman Jacques in 9 rather romantic scenes each of which is provided with an extensive caption. The story seems to harken back to a nostalgia for French maritime exploits during the Napoleonic Wars and while some details seem drawn from history and popular periodical literature the tale was apparently invented specifically for this piece. The scenes read from left to right can be summarized as follows: 1 Jacques the eldest son of a fisherman's widow in order to support his family signs on with the merchant ship Sainte-Adelaïde sailing for the Antilles. 2 In the Gulf of Mexico the ship is caught in a storm and springs a leak. The crew promises to make a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Mercy if they are saved. Jacques plunges into the hold and plugs the leak. 3 In port the crew fulfill their pilgrimage vow. Sailors place an <i>ex voto</i> of a ship on the church altar. 4 Jacques signs on with the battleship <i>Hercules</i> where he is bullied by the "old sea wolf" named Lartigot but he eventually wins the admiration of the crew. 5 A heavily armed enemy vessel attacks the <i>Hercules</i>. Grappling irons are thrown the bugle blows the enemy vessel is boarded and Jacques hatchet in hand saves the surrounded Lartigot. 6 Now in the Pacific the <i>Hercules</i> anchors at the Navigator Islands Samoa. A party goes ashore in search of water and encounters natives eager to trade. The lieutenant is injured in a melee but Jacques saves him. 7. The <i>Hercules</i> sails for France and back home Jacques is decorated for his bravery is promoted marries Lartigot's beautiful daughter and settles down in St. Malo. 8 One day a ship founders off the coast of St. Malo. Jacques hears the alarm and rope tied around his waist he swims into the sea and saves eight sailors. 9 Jacques is given the nickname "<i>Va-de-bon-coeur</i>" in recognition of his eager courageousness is appointed head of the coast guard and is given a seaside house where he raises his children to follow in his footsteps.</p><p>E. Bassargette "Une imagerie éducative: Le mouchoir illustré rouennais" <i>Histoire de l'education</i> vol. 30 1986 pp. 61-66.</p> [Rouen?], [s.n.], [c. 1850s]. books
