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BARROW, Clayton R., Jr., (comp. And Ed.) WAGNER, John P. WRIGHT, Donald R. HARRINGTON, Gordon K. ListingsIf you cannot find what you want on this page, then please use our search feature to search all our listings. Click on Title to view full description
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BARROW, Clayton R., Jr., (comp. and ed.) WAGNER, John P. WRIGHT, Donald R. HARRINGTON, Gordon K. America Spreads Her Sails : U.S. Seapower in the 19th Century. in dj.
Naval Institute Press, 1973, ISBN:0870210718
BARROW, Clayton R., Jr.,( comp. and ed). America Spreads Her Sails : U.S. Seapower in the 19th Century. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, (1973).Pp 241. 8vo, red cloth. Contents include: "...the Ruinous Folly of a Navy" by Robert J. Hanks, Rear Admiral USN; "Lands Below the Horn" by Robert E. Morsberger and W. Patrick Strauss; "Sandalwood Bonanza" by John P. Wagner; "The USS Potomac and the Pepper Pirates" by Celia Woodworth; "Profit and Adventure in Paraguay" by Oscar P. Fitzgerald; "Matthew Perry and the Africa Squadron" by Donald R. Wright; "The Ringgold Incident: A Matter of Judgement" by Gordon K. Harrington; "Come, Papillangi, Our Fires Are Lighted" by Francis X. Holbrook; "The Queen Who Never Reigned" by C. Bradford Mitchell; "The Pirate Ship Forward" by Willard H. Brownson, Rear Admiral USN; "Showingthe Flag in the Indian Ocean" by Kenneth J. Hagan; "Peary and the Meteorit es" by Edward Peary Stafford, Commander, USN; "Four Fighting Ladies" by William H. Flayhart, III; and "The Fellowship of the Craft" by C.F. Burgess. Vg in chipped dj. 20.00
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FLEMING, Fergus FRANKLIN, John BARROW, John ROSS, John, Sir) Barrow's Boys. 1st UK in dj. signed.
Granta Books, London, 1998, ISBN:186207173x
FLEMING, Fergus. Barrow's Boys. L.: Granta Books, (1998). First UK Printing. Pp. [i]-xiv,(4),[1]-489,(5), + 16 p. of plates. 8vo, blue cloth with metallic lettering to spine. A comprehensive examination of early nineteenth century English exploration, as men such as Barrow, Franklin, Ross, Parry andCrozier attempted to fill in the blanks in the world's maps by venturing i nto the Arctic, Antarctic, Africa, and other relatively untouched (and uncharted) regions, to varying degrees of success. Vg in dj. Signed by the author on the title page, with torn wraparound band that states "Signed by the author at Waterstone's". 50.00
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BARROW, John LLOYD, Christopher (intro.) Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions. reprint in dj.
David & Charles Reprints, Newton Abbot, 1971, ISBN:0715349511
BARROW, John. A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions (1818) ; Undertaken chiefly for tthe purpose of discovering a North-East, North-West Passage or Polar Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific. A Reprint with a new Introduction by Christopher Lloyd. Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints, (1971). Pp. (i)-x, [4, including 1 folding map], (1)-379, (1)-48, [3]. 8vo, blue cloth with light blue cloth title panel to spine. A reprinted version of John Barrow's account (originally published in 1818) of the history of the exploration of the north, from ancient times to the explorations of John Ross and David Buchan at the time of original publication, in search of a quick passage from the north Atlantic to the Pacific. Contents: 1) Discoveries in the North, from the Early Periods of Scandinavian Navigation to the end of the Fifteenth Century ; 2) Discoveries made in the North during the Sixteenth Century ; 3) Voyages and Discoveries in the Northern Regions during the Seventeenth Century ; 4) Discoveries in the Northern Regions during the Eighteenth Century ; 5) Voyages of Northern Discovery Undertaken in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century. Appendicies include: i) Mr. Buchan's Expedition into the Interior of Newfoundland ; ii) A Relation of the Discovery of the Strait of Anian ; made by Capt. Lorenzo Ferrer Maldonado, in the Year 1588; in which is given the Course of the Voyage, the Situation of the Strait, the Manner in which it ought to be fortified, and also, the Advantages of this Navigation and the Loss which will arise from not prosecuting it. Minor wear to edges, else vg in dj. 80.00
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COOK, James, Captain] BARROW, John (ed.) Cook's Voyages of Discovery
Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1874,
[COOK, James, Captain]. Cook's Voyages of Discovery . Edited by John Barrow. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, MDCCCLXXIV [1874]. Pp. 416, including frontis. with tissue guard, numerous illustrations to text + [4] leaves of plates, and [1] folding facsimile. 8vo, pictorial green cloth, gilt to spine and upper board. "Cooks Voyages 1768-1780." -from the spine. Cocked, soiled, bumped, fraying to spine ends and corners, hinges cracked, small tear to tissue guard, name to ffep, rear free endpaper detached, occasional foxing and some spotting to pages, ow vg. 50.00
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BERKELEY, Capt BARROW, John, Sir. Letter Addressed to Sir John Barrow, Bart. disbound.
1839,
BERKELEY, Capt. A Letter Addressed to Sir John Barrow, Bart. on the System of War and Peace Complements in Her Majesty's Ships. L: J. Ridgway, 1839. Pp 21. 8vo, printed wraps. An entry into the controversy over the appropriate level of manning for warships of the Royal Navy in peacetime. The author traces the general scarcity of trained seamen to the dislocations in training caused by the increasing predominance of steam shipping, and argues that RN ships (especially smaller ones) should be maintained continually at full complement in order to avoid shortages in times of crisis. Disbound, slightly rubbed, else vg. 120.00
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BARROW, John Tour on the Continent by Rail and Road, in the Summer of 1852, through Northern Germany, Austria, Tyrol, Austrian Lombardy, &c. wrappers.
1853,
BARROW, John. Tour on the Continent, by Rail and Road, in the Summer of 1852, through Northern Germany, Austria, Tyrol, Austrian Lombardy, &c. London : Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1853. Pp (4),[v]-ix,(1),[11]-126,(2),fldg.map. Sm 8vo, blue wrappers, typed paper label to front cover. Vg. 60.00
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