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"Contains information published for the first time, of navigable distances of lakes and rivers in north-western Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Mackenzie Territory; the draught and number of steamers plying on thoses waters. Similar information is given of the inland waters of British Columbia for the first time. In the description of the Transcontinental and Intercolonial railways much new information appears... Original photographs of various localities were procured from the headquarters of the railways and steamboat lines. The book is copiously illustrated." - A. Johnston, Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries. "Intended as a sketch of Canada, for the use of representatives, delegates and members of the XIIth Congress of the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses, to be held at Philadelphia. Contains information relating to Canada, important lines of communication on this continent, and ocean going steamers, that will be valuable to travellers engaged in business, tourists, sportsmen, yachtsmen, canoeists, surf bathers, and others who may find the means of satisfying any reasonable desire connected with travel, pastime or recreation." - from Introduction. Prior owner's name upon first blank leaf else unmarked. Average wear with the following exception: Affixed to the last leaf is a 35" x 21.5" fold-out map of the Dominion of Canada which shows national rail lines, resource locations, fog signals, lighthouses, wireless stations, and more. Through use, this leaf and the two which preceed it are loose but present. Two-inch opening at base of back cover and backstrip. Also included is a 21" x 17.5" fold-out map entitled "Chart of Radio-Telegraph Stations on the East Coast". Profusely illustrated with often enthralling black and white photography. Attractive gilt lettering upon embossed chocolate brown cover. A magnificent survey of Canada's natural resources and transportation infrastructure in the Pre- World War One era. Book
First edition, folio, 2 vols., in one, engraved frontispiece and 79 engraved plates, UNFORTUNATELY LACKING PLATE 76, some light browning, recent suede with calf gilt label to spine, a nice copy.
[ii],18 + 4pp., of adverts, engraved frontis., recent paper wrappers. An extremely rare pamphlet issued to accompany Steel's New Chart of the Atlantic. No other copy located.
8vo., Second Impression, with coloured frontispiece, title-vignette, and numerous plates in monochrome and very large folding map; handsomely bound in burgundy full crushed morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of a waterways classic, first published in 1950.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph document/letter sealed by Abidin Pasha. 33x21 cm. In Ottoman script. 1 p. Seven lines. With a letterhead of The Province of Cezâyir-i Bahr-i Sefîd [i.e. The province of the Mediterranean Island and Aegean Archipelago]. Abidin Pasha was an Albanian patriot, politician, ideologue and diplomat; and the governor of Rhodes, Aden, Algeria, Ankara, and Adana. As a rilindas involved in the Albanian National Awakening, he was one of the founders of the League of Prizren and its chief representative for Epirus (1878). Dino was one of the main promoters in the need for the creation of the Autonomous Albanian Vilayet under the Ottoman suzerainty, and later a contributor to Albanian independence. Abedin Dino was from Chameria and he was born in Preveza on March 23, 1843, to one of the most notable and noble families of the city (the Dino family). During the Great Eastern Crisis Dino was one of ten signatories to a memorandum addressed to Berlin Congress hosts chancellor Bismarck and Count Andrassy on 20 June 1878 calling for reforms and Albanians to remain in the Ottoman state with their rights, desires, interests, and traditions being respected. Dino strongly supported the territorial integrity of Albanian inhabited lands remaining within the Ottoman state. Together with Abdul Frashëri, Vesel Dino, and Mehmet Ali Vrioni he established local League branches of the Albanian Committee of Janina and Assembly of Preveza. On 11 January 1879, a meeting in Preveza of Albanian notables and leaders at Dino's house agreed to oppose Epirus joining Greece, even though military force if an unsatisfactory agreement was imposed by the Great Powers and to express that view to the Berlin Congress. The free movement of Dino in Preveza and his appointment as a commissioner for delineating the border was representative of the support the Ottoman Empire gave to the League during this time. From 10 June - 12 September 1880 Dino briefly served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Ottoman Empire for four months and was elevated to the rank of Pasha, becoming known as Abedin Pasha. Abdul Hamid II appointed Dino as he wanted to strengthen the Ottoman position during negotiations about the border with Greece. [.] In part due to his efforts and activities, the Vilayet of Janina did not join Greece and remained within the Ottoman Empire until 1912. He became a wâli (governor) of Aden and from 1904 Vizier (minister) in the Ottoman government headed by fellow Albanian Avlonyali Mehmed Ferid Pasha. Abedin Bej Dino was also an evaluated poet, publisher, writer, and translator. He wrote many songs, including the famous one "Këngë për Shqipërin" (alb. "Song for Albania", in 1879), "Të nxiturit e Shqipërisë duke përpjeturë" (1880), "Poema e Shenjtë" (Poema of Saint, 1884), "Poetry" (1888). He translated on Albanian language poems of a 13th-century Persian poet, and Sufi mystic Rumi. His son, Rasih Abidinpasazâde Dino (who has a book titled 'Üç Mektup') was a co-founder of the first Albanian school in the city of Preveza and in 1913 he was the head of the delegation of Albania that signed the Treaty of London that recognized Albania an independent state. Abidin Pasha is the grandfather of famous Turkish painter Abidin Dino, (1913-1993).
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original hand-drawing and hand-coloured cloth bdg. with anchor drawing. 16mo .(13 x 8 cm). In Ottoman script. [218] p., 2 hand-drawing ills. (a mosque and a ship). Used pen and pencils during the notebook. Notes written between the years of 1926-1930. Full; only several pages are blank. Signatures on first pages and cover. Starting date is September, 11, 1926. Notebook mostly includes his lecture and personal notes on navigation. Some of chapters: It starts with an epigraph by Doris (?). Notes from fantastic realms (wonders of the world): Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Colossus of Rhodes, Great Pyramids of Egypt, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, etc. and their descriptions.; There are his course scores section in the name of 'Müzakere notlari'.; Navigation history notes.; His exam dates.; Diary for some days showing naval education in early Republican Turkey and some personal notes.; Some poems.; 'Beginning English for the Levant'.; Morse Alphabet with Ottoman script, etc. Cloth margins slightly rubbed, no missing. There is original pen pocket of note book, however its pen is missing. Some pages designed as an alphabetical index personally by writer. Otherwise it's a very good manuscript. No information on Hikmet Sakir.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original manuscript autograph letter/document signed/sealed by Mustafa Zeki Pasha who was Tophâne-i Âmire müsiri [i.e. Grandmaster and Commander of Artillery / Brigadier and Ministry of Military Schools], sent to Mazhar Pasha who was the commander of naval forces located in Chios Island (Sakiz Adasi) in the Archipelago, for the fortification to Chios fortress and around, and preparation an exploration report and a map. 34x21 cm. In Ottoman script. Folded. 1 p. It's written in a beautiful and legible riq'a script. Including 23 lines. Full. Zeki Pasha was one of the most trusted Ottoman generals and statesmen of Sultan Abdulhamid II. He served as Tophane Counselor for 18 years during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II. In 1899, Italian architect Alexandre Vallaury built the 'Tophane Müsiri Zeki Pasa Mansion (Yali)', one of the most valuable estates of Istanbul, on his behalf. In 1908, he fell out of favor with the declaration of the Second Constitutional Monarchy by Union and Progress Society (Ittihad ve Terakki Cemiyeti) and was deported first to Büyükada and then to Rhodes. (Source: Wikipedia). Minor stains on paper. A very good manuscript on a fine watermarked paper with a letterhead "Tophâne-i Âmîre Müsireti".
Paris, chez Jean Dupuis, rue Saint Jacques, à la Couronne d'Or, 1665. 4to. menor; frontispicio grabado en portada, 312 pp. y 72 láminas, dos de ellas plegadas entre el texto. Ejemplar falto de las ocho hojas preliminares y de la página 265-266, así como ligeros puntos de polilla en la página 71-72. Como en todos los ejemplares de esta edición, la numeración de páginas salta de p.80 a p.101, y las numeradas 259 y 260 están duplicadas. Encuadernación de la época, en piel con lomera ornada que presenta una ligera pérdida al pie. Uno de los más completos Tratados de Horología y Gnomónica que trata a la vez de la historia de éstas Artes y de la construción de relojes solares y de diversos aparatos de medida. Contiene capítulos en los que se trata de relojes en Babilonia, así como de notables relojeros judíos e italianos. # Houzeau-Lancaster, 11, 455. # Tardy: Bibliographie Générale de la Mesure du Temps, pp. 220.
386 pages. Bibliography. "Written as the result of several years' extensive and intensive study of the role of the Federal Government in establishing labor and safety standards in the maritime industry. The matters dealt with extend over a period of about 150 years... The present war, with its extraordinary need for an efficient merchant marine, and the recent transfer of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation from the Department of Commerce to the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard... clearly demonstrates the importance of Federal control over labor and safety standards in the merchant marine during the national emergency. Chapters include: Seamen's Need for Protection; Recruitment of Personnel, and Training Facilities for Seamen; Collective Bargaining and Seamen's Organization; Seamen's Right to Strike, and Settling Labor Disputes; Regulation of Seamen's Working and Living Conditions at Sea; Regulation for Seamen's Working and Living Conditions in Port; Safety of Life and Property at Sea; Inspection and Enforcement of Legal Standards; Past Achievements and Future Problems; Specific Conclusions; Appendices of statistics such as development of the American Merchant Marine as to Tonnage and Foreign Trade from 1789 to 1940, Nationality of Seamen, Strikes in Water Transportation, Average Seaman Wages, Casualties of the American Merchant Marine, and more. Top corner of front free endpaper neatly clipped. Prior owner's details neatly in pencil upon front free endpaper else unmarked. Notary Public's blind stamp atop half-title page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
Fine English Original bdg. HC with embossed and decorated bound. 4to. (31 x 22 cm). 4 volumes set (In total 1830 p.). Facsimile in Ottoman Turkish, Ottoman reading, translation into modern Turkish and English opposite page. Many illustrations and maps. Kitab-i bahriye. 4 volumes set. Edited by Ertugrul Zekai Ökte. Coordinated by Tülay Duran. Transcription by Vahit Çubuk. Turkish text by Vahit Çubuk and Tulay Duran. English text by Robert Bragner. OTTOMANIA Navigation Book of the sea Geography Map Travel Piri Reis Memoirs.
Signed and humorously inscribed upon front free endpaper by author to the man who trained him as a gunner. 1941 First Edition. 302 pages. Index. Bibliographical Note. Three black and white map plates. Six charts. "The political basis of British sea power in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was the navigation system. The primary object of this system of laws was the increase of British power through the extension of overseas trade. Colonial commerce was to be subordinated and adapted to the needs of sea power, and the mercantile marine was to be a principal nursery of seamen for the navy." - from Preface. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sunning to fore-edge of back board. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
New English In original cloth bdg. In publisher's original slip-case and box. Elephant folio. (48 x 33 cm). In Turkish. Many color and b/w ills. 264 p. 1513 World atlas of Piri Reis. A very heavy volume. Pîrî Reis 1513 dünya haritasi. XIII. yy. sonrasi Islâm-Osmanli haritaciligi. Edited by Bülent Özükan.
First edition, 8vo (210 x 140 mm), 35, [1]pp., recent quarter calf, marbled boards, morocco title label to spine. Richard Thomas (1779-1858), civil engineer and surveyor, often referred to as Richard Thomas of Falmouth. This was his first appearance in print, on the verso of the terminal leaf is an advert for "A Chart of the Severn, On a large Scale, from an Actual Survey, Size 6 feet by 2 feet, by Richard Thomas". The former owner of this scarce pamphlet has noted "I have this Chart of the Severn - now with my other charts. 1890. N. W." Skempton, 1629; Not in the British Library.
Sevilla, Sociedad de Bibliófilos Andaluces, 1876. 4to. mayor; 535 pp. Edición limitada y numerada de 300 ejemplares, impresos en papel de hilo. Cubiertas originales. Pérdidas de papel en cabeza de lomera.
230pp + chart VG/none First (only) edition, full title: Navigation and Nautical Astronomy with Special Table, Diagram and Rules Adapted for Navigating Iron Ships. Editorial blue cloth, gilt lettering on front board and spine, spine slightly darkened, rubbed and worn at head and tail (see photo), small private ex-libris label on pastedown, otherwise in VG conditions. Book devoted to methods of navigation and related calculations (nautical astronomy and stellar observations), with a folded chart (Napier diagram) and a Corrigenda slip pasted in. A nice copy of a very scarce book, no copies shown in the British Library, one copy reported in the BNF. Original edition, not a modern reprint or reproduction.
Madrid, en la Imprenta Real, 1832 (y) 1826. 4to.; LX-144 pp.(y) 39 pp., 1 h. Encuadernación de época en piel marbreada, con lomera ornada y tejuelo. Pequeña falta en el pie de la lomera.
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. (30 x 21 cm). In Turkish. 3 volumes set: (2162 p.), color and b/w ills. International Sympsium on Kara Mürsel Alp & History of Kocaeli II.= Uluslararasi Kara Mürsel [Karamürsel] Alp ve Kocaeli Tarihi Sempozyumu II. 3 volumes set. [In special box]. Edit: Haluk Selvi, M. Bilal Çelik, Ali Yesildal. A very heavy set. Symposium papers on the Ottoman / Turkish navigator Karamürsel Alp (14th century) and Kocaeli local history.
Very Good English Original b/w portolan chart. Folded. A little foxing and some pencil markings and notes in Ottoman script in its period. Oblong double elephant folio. (70 x 102 cm). In English. Bosphorus to Kerempeh from the Russian survey of 1834 with additions and corrections by Commander W. J. L. Wharton., R. N. 1872-80. It's written 'London published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty Jare. 16th 1854. Also shows Killa Bay (Shile Bay) from a survey by Lieut. Comm. W. R. Pristen and the midshipmen of H. M. S. Royal Sovereign, 1920. Topography partly from a Turkish map. Up side of map, engraved a view from sea of entrance of the Bosphorus, Rumili (sic. Rumeli) Lighthouse and environment with several hills. And also shows Amastra (Ancient Amastris) from Russian surveys, 1834-41; Kosku Bay from a surbey by Capt. Spratt R. N. 1854; and Sungul Bay (Zonguldak) from the Heraclee Companys plans to 1915. A rare navigation chart.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) In 1/4 aesthetic modern leather bdg. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script. 222, [2] p. Roumi: 1327 = Gregorian: 1911. To send representative and make use of their impressions and experiences take very important place in the Ottoman westernization efforts. Enisi, one of representatives who were sent for this reason to Europe, deals with different aspects of Europe in his books. This book by Enisi includes his impressions in his European travel, especially France and Germany. First Edition. 5 copies in OCLC: 312586128.; Özege 1309.
Madrid, en la Oficina de Ramon Ruiz, 1797. Folio; 2 hs., 520 pp., 37 hs. Encuadernación de época en piel, con lomera profusamente ornada.
Pages 294-388 pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Captain's Baby - a respected officer of the Australian Steam Navigation Company takes a little urchin under his protection, leading to humorous difficulties; A Journey into Arabistan - photo-illustrated account of a journey through a little-known part of Persia; The Quest of the Peso-La-Ki - the romantic story of a hidden Western Navajo silver mine, sought for vainly by daring prospectors for over a century; Tight Corners (part II) - photo-illustrated adventures from West and Central Africa; The Girl-Man - a young woman aged 23 tires of an unhappy marriage and sinks her identity and sex to reappear as a man named Frank Duffy and wander the United States for three years - until she is discovered by a policeman and a court orders her to 'go back to the skirts'; Icebergs - interesting photo-illustrated article by Lacey Amy; Dodging Death - in Australia, Sydney Wright falls from a building under construction, only to be saved by landing on telegraph wires (per cover illustration); A wife on an Indian coffee plantation cures her husband of constantly 'talking shop'; Milly's Hobby; Europe's "Wild West" - photo-illustrated article on the great Hungarian Hortobagy; "The Doctor" - in Ceylon Gunner Duncan is tragically burned to death; Our Travels in Safari-Land (part III) - Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Cecil-Porch) describes her ambitious journey through British East Africa; The Missing Ship - in 1897 the American clipper T.F. Oakes and her crew were considered lost, but miraculously saved by the crew of the "Kasbek"; Interesting photo of the grave of a British Columbia Indian chief in a hit above stumps; Photo of a Burmese boy 'undergoing the operation of tattooing', with brief write-up; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this great vintage issue. Book
80 pages. Features: Buhl Aircraft Company ad inside front cover; America's Fortress of the Sky - photo-illustrated article on construction of the U.S.S. Akron; Building and Flying the Amphibian Glider - article with detailed drawings; Great Britain's Flying Giants - photo-illustrated article; The Airplane of Tomorrow Now Being Perfected - photo-illustrated article on technical innovations by the N.A.C.A. at Langley Field; Flying Beyond the Twilight Zone - photo-illustrated article on lighting to permit night flight; How to Build the Rhon Ranger - photo illustrated article with detailed drawings; Meteorology and Navigation; New Radio Transmitter for Airway Application - The 8A and 9A; The Bleriot 110 - illustrated article on this new long-distance high-wing monoplane; Training Transport Pilots - photo-illustrated article on Parks Air College; Article on diesel engines with photo of Packard diesel aircraft engine; Solving the problem of Radio Shielding on Airplaine Engines; and more. Average wear. Openings at each end of covers along spine. Binding intact. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
128 pages. Index. Printed on glossy stock. Contains dozens of magnificent archival black and white photographic plates. Published to promote Owen Sound on the occasion of its becoming a city in 1912. A wonderful snapshot of city life as it was 100 years ago. If only other communities had compiled references of similar high quality for themslves. Contents include: Collage of Mayoral portraits; A brief history; the Board of Trade; Local Banks; City Council; Insurance and Real Estate personalities; Local industries - including photo of the local creamery surrounded by a line of cream-carrying horses and wagons - looks just like the drive-through lineup around a modern-day Tim Hortons!; Photos of local products including lovely furniture, matches, hardware, iron products (stove, furnace, pump, etc.), carts, condiments, butter, baskets, candy, flour, knit goods, blankets and tweeds, and an electric trolley car; harbour/navigation activities; the Sydenham Club; Legal officials; the Hospital; Churches and their leaders; Schools and representative students; Many lovely homes and gardens; local natural scenes of note and beauty; King's Royal Hotel; Farms and Farmers - including a super photo of a local barn raising bee; Local crops - with considerable textual detail; Special local pets, including dogs, cats, cows, horses, chickens and sheep!; Boy Scouts; Lacrosse - great photo collage plus a full page of informative text; Local sports; and much more written information. The final thirteen pages consist of wonderful local advertisements, our favourite being the handsome full-page photo-illustrated ad for the Northern Navigation Company, Limited. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear to blue card covers attractively detailed in gilt. Textblock separated from covers. Page 133 loose but present. Pages 131-132 missing. This is perhaps the finest pictorial local history we have had the pleasure to offer. Book
Features: The Present Railway Situation in the United States; B.F. Bush becomes president of the Denver & Rio Grand (with photo of Bush); Railway Mileage in 1911; Interstate Commerce Commission Decisions; Coast Shipbuilding Companies Rushed With Work - feature article with photo of submarine F.3 immediately after launching, apparently at the Seattle Construction & Drydock Co.; Representative of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Line inspects the northwest for business opportunities which will open with the Panama Canal; Economy of the [Seattle] Municipal Plan (part 3); Free Ships and Revised Navigation Laws - discussion of the rehabilitation of the merchant marine; Free [Panama Canal] Tolls To American Ships Would Solve Problem; What Is The Merchant's Exchange of Seattle? - an explanatory article by R.C. Hill, whose photo accompanies the article; Seattle People Honor Captain "Buck" Bailey; Port Commission Plan for Grays Harbor; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Bogue Plans for Tacoma Harbor Are Extensive - article with map; Tacoma Will Be Ready When Panama Canal Opened - brief article includes nice birdseye view illustration of the harbor and environs showing present developments and developments under way; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
Features: B.F. Bush on Evil Results to Accrue from Diversion of Capital from Railway Enterprises; Japanese Trainmaster kills self after Emperor is delayed; Tell the Truth, Mr. (Gifford) Pinchot! - fallout from a December 16th article about Alaska; Charles F. Speare discusses the alliance between the Northern Pacific and the Chicago & Northwestern Railroads; Southern Pacific and Pacific Mail (article from the Wall Street Journal); Cash Shortage in Western Canada; Captain N.E. Cousins has been in the employ of the Pacific Coast Steamship Lines Co. since 1878 - article with photo; Get Ready for the Opening of the Panama Canal; Economy of the [Seattle] Municipal Plan (part 2) - major article with map; Cunard and Anchor Lines Amalgamate - article with list of the vessels, and their tonnage, of each company; Protest the Carriage of Navy Coal in Foreign Bottoms - George F. Thorndyke of the Globe Navigation Company speaks out; Edvard Jansen to take over from Ida Wilson Lewis, "The Grace Darling of America", tending the Lime Rock light station; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Illustration of the central winch on Dredge New Orleans; Portland News Notes; Schedule for Canadian-Pacific Railways Steamships connecting Seattle with Victoria and Vancouver; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
