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Lot 725

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[STEAMBOATS]. A group of 8 works about American and British Steamboat disasters, comprising:


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[CLEVELAND, Henry Russell]. A Letter to the Hon. Daniel WSebster, on the Causes of the Destruction of the Steamer Lexington. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1840. Octavo. Modern quarter leather. 

2. 
A Full and Particular Account of... The Loss of the Steamboat Lexington, in Long Island Sound. Providence: H. H. Brown and A. H. Stillwell, 1840. Octavo. Illustrated. Modern leather. 

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[HOWLAND, S. A.] Steamboat Disasters and Railroad Accidents in the United States. Worcester: Warren Lazell, 1846. Octavo. Illustrated. Modern leather. A new edition "revised and improved." 

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Startling Truths Relating to the Burning of the New Jersey. No. 1. The Conduct of Wm. B. Reed. Philadelphia: published by the author, 1856. Octavo. Original front wrapper laid on modern paper wrappers; modern leather folding case. 

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Awful Tale of Shipwreck. Loss of Steamer City of Columbus. New Bedford: Mercury Publishing Company, n.d. Octavo. (Title-page remargined). Modern leather. 

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SPOLASCO, Baron. Narrative of the Wreck of the Killarney Steamer. Cork: F. Jackson, 1838. Ocatvo. Illustrated. Modern cloth-backed boards. 

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The Lost Steamer: A History of the Amazon. London: Partridge and Oakey, 1852. Octavo. Illustrated. Original cloth (rebacked). 

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[SCHLOTEL, Frederick]. Narrative of the Burning of the "Sarah Stands" Screw STeam Ship. London: Bemrose and Sons, 1870. 


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