Softcover. Baton Rouge LA, Louisiana State University, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 273 pages, paperback. A full and accurate treatment of the important gunboat operations in the western theater of the Civil War. Previous owner's name label on front endpaper. Mild rubbing and edgewear to wraps. Otherwise unmarked. A bright and tight copy.
Softcover. Old Lyme, CT, Lyme Historical Society, 1st, na, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Part of the Lyme Heritage Series: a series of essays about Hamburg Cove, Lyme, Connecticut, accompanied by photographs/paintings in b&w and color. Few scratches to front and back cover, but overall a tight and very clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, D. Appleton & Company, Reprint, 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 335 pages. Dust jacket edge wear and tear, small stripe missing from top of spine. Otherwise, a clean and tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. Black and white images throughout. Tight copy.
Chicago, Revell, 1st, 1905, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Much on the fishermen and fishing practices of the time. Black & white photos. Ex-lib but only bookplate & minor stamping.
Hardcover. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1st US, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 372 pages, bright, clean copy. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page.
Hardcover. New York , Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1916, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth stamped in gilt, 6 b&w illustrations by F.C. Yohn and N.C. Wyeth. Light rubbing to front cover, foxing to some pages, especially fore-edge. Otherwise clean.
Softcover. Shepherdstown WV, James Kochan Fine Arts and Antiques, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 54 pages plus illustrated wrappers. A catalog for a collection of artifacts and art from the period, illustrated mostly in color, some b&w. INSCRIBED BY KOCHAN on title page.
Hardcover. New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1st, 1898, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 167 pages. Minor spine edge fray and corner wear. Gilt decorated cover and title on spine. Spine cracked at page 88 but pages intact.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Macrae Smith Co, 1st, 1926, Book: Good, 390 pages. Decorated endpapers. Color frontispiece and illustrations. Decorative stain to top edge. Damp stain on fore edge. Front hinge cracked. Light wear and rubbing to cover.
Softcover. Alexandria, Eyrie Publications, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 82 pages. B&w illustrations and photographs throughout. Previous owner's signature on top right corner of front cover. Minor rubbing to cover edges. SIGNED LETTER FROM AUTHOR LAID IN. A nice, clean copy.
Hardcover. Boston, The Peabody Museum of Salem, Massachusetts; Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 279 pages. 168 full-page black-and-white illustrations and 16 color plates. Light sun-fade to dust jacket spine and flaps, as well as minor chipping along edges and wear along spine. Dust jacket now protected by clear, plastic cover. Some soiling/staining on top and fore edges. A little sun-fading on front and rear end paper and flyleaf. Otherwise, clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Boston, Peabody Museum of Salem / Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 1968, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 279 pages. Hardcover. Full color and black & white illustrations. Light foxing to edges. Dust jacket with moderate wear. Clean, unmarked text.
Hardcover. New York , D. Appleton and Company, 1st, 1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 519 pages. Blue cloth with gilded lettering. Minor bump on edges and spine. Previous owner inscription on front fly leaf. Many b&w illustrations by various artists. Nice, clean interior.
Hardcover. Harrison, NY, Harbor Hill Books, 4th, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 250 pages. Inscribed by previous owner. B/W illustrations and photographs. Dust jacket worn with some soil.
Hardcover. Nantucket Island, MA, Nantucket Historical Trust, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket. Light normal wear to cover and spine edges, but otherwise very clean and tight copy. Small "Library of George Murphy" impressed in upper corner of front end papers.
Hardcover. New York , Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1899, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 416 pages. Blue cloth cover, gilt lettering, and embossed design. Some wear to corners and edges of spine. Spine is slightly cracked at rear endpage. Some faint stains on front pages, otherwise inside is bright and clean, with more than 500 b&w illustrations, maps and diagrams. A nice copy.
Hardcover. New York , Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1899, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 425 pages. Blue cloth cover, gilt lettering, and embossed design. Some wear to corners and edges of spine. Some faint stains on front pages, otherwise inside is bright and clean, with more than 500 b&w illustrations, maps and diagrams. A nice copy.
Hardcover. New York, Tudor Publishing, Reprint, 1946, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 349 pages. Black & white illustrations. Dust jacket with chipping and small pieces missing along edges. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Garden City, Doubleday & Co, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 320 pages. B&w and color photographs and illustrations throughout. Previous owner's bookplate on front flyleaf. Light rubbing, edhewear to cover. Else a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Paris, Baudry's European Library, 1st, 1839, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 258 pages, with raised leather spine and faded gilt titles. Top and bottom spine edge missing, corner and edge wear, rubbing and small cloth fray on back cover. Minor foxing throughout. Overall clean and tight condition. Volume I only.