(SEAFARING) Four books pertaining to life as a mariner. Nineteenth century, cloth bound.
A group of four books pertaining to life as a mariner. The Pirates Own Book... New York: A. & C.B. Edwards, 1842. 8vo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt-stamped and -lettered spine. With engraved frontispiece, extra-engraved title and numerous engravings throughout. Boards worn; foxing. Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea. Philadelphia: Jesper Hardin, 1850. 8vo, blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt-stamped spine. Engraved plates. Boards worn and soiled; foxing. Dibdin Sea Songs. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850. 8vo, blind-stamped blue cloth, spine gilt. Illustrated. Foxing throughout. Ocean Scenes, or the Perils and Beauties of the Deep... New York: Leavitt & Allen, (1847). Engravings throughout. Boards rubbed and faded; foxing.
Property from the Collection of Dr. James Milgram, Lake Forest, Illinois