Description: 1882 antique FISHERMEN LOST VESSELS gloucester ma FISHERIES SHIP FISHING w adsSCROLL DOWN for MORE PHOTOS in DESCRIPTION Click HERE to view or search ANTIQUE.COTTAGE listings. This listing is for the original (Gloucester, Massachusetts, Fishing Industry), “The Fisherman’s Own Book, Comprising The List of Men and Vessels Lost From the Port of Gloucester, Mass., From 1874 to April 1, 1882, and A Table of Losses From 1830, Together With Valubale Statistics of Fisheries, Also Notable Fares, Narrow Escapes, Startling Adventures, Fishermen’s Off-hand Sketches, Ballades, Descriptions of Fishing Trips and Other Interesting Facts and Incidents Connected With the Branch of Maritime Industry.” illustrated, copyright 1882FULL-PAGE SEAFARING ADVERTISEMENTS for gear, hooks, ropes, bait, etc. Great ads! HISTORIC SKETCHES OF HARBORS and harbor towns. AN AMAZING HISTORIC 1606 MAP, full-page, showing Gloucester Harbor in two dimensions, with depth readings and Native American Indian settlements. and much more! GREAT LOCAL GLOUCESTER MASSACHUSETTS ADVERTISING with WILLIAM BERRIEN Book Plate.TABLE OF CONTENTS. Preface, Early Fisheries of Cape Ann (illus. with models of fishing vessels), A Remarkable Escape on Board Sch. Codseeker, Gloucester Harbor in 1806 (illustrated with map), . A Winter's Trip to Georges (illlustrated), .... Table, giving Prices of Mackerel for the Past 52 Years, . Leaves from a Log-Book — Remarkable Adventures, etc. (illustrated) Notable Fishing Fares (illustrated), . The Old-Time Fishery at 'Squam, . Homeward Bound, ...... Products of the Gloucester Fisheries, Return of the Dories (illustrated). Quick Passages (illustrated), .... Song of the Winter Fisherman, First Trips, ....... Large Fish (illustrated), ..... Gloucester Harbor in 1830 (illustrated), . U. S. Fish Commission — Summer Headquarters in Gloucester, Around Cape Ann, ...... Sch. Sultana Towed by a Whale (illustrated), . Loss of Sch. Henrietta Greenleaf, . Gill-Net Codfishing in Ipswich Bay (illustrated), A Day at the Beach (illustrated). In Memoriam. List of Lost Men and Vessels of the Port of Gloucester from 1874 to 1881, inclusive. Table, giving the Losses for 52 Years, Welcome Home — A Romance in a Fisherman's Life (illustrated), The Fisher-Boy in the Storm (illustrated). Halibut Fishing among the Ice Floes, List of Vessels Belonging to the Port of Gloucester in 1850 (illus.). The Phantom Boat, ..... A Trawling Trip (illustrated), .... Massachusetts Mackerel Catch for 74 Years, . The Fortune Bay Riot, ..... Importance of Fish Culture (illustrated), . The Fisheries of the Olden Time, . Salmon Fishing at the Mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon (illus.) On the Beach in a Storm (illustrated). Narrow Escape of Sch. David A. Story (illustrated). Hammerhead Shark — The Shark's Mouth — Shark Fishing (illus.). No More Sea, Fishermen's Superstitions, ...... The Old Fort and Gloucester Harbor in 1837 (illustrated), Foreign Commerce of Gloucester (illustrated). Fishermen Coming into Port. From the Home of the Fish to the Table of the Consumer (illustrated). The Regatta (illustrated), A Night in Boston Bay, ....... Truthful and Startling Accounts of Tough Times, etc. (illustrated). The Frenchman's Stew and the Disgusted Irishmen, Dory Voyages across the Atlantic (illustrated), On Board a Mackerel Catcher, The Merry, Merry Mackerel Catchers (illustrated), Saving the Cable, ........ A Summer Trip to Georges (illustrated), .... Rob's First Cruise (illustrated), Lost in the Fog (illustrated), Crippled on the " Home Stretch " (illustrated), The December Gales of 1876 (illustrated), Fearful Experience on Board Sch. Howard, Thacher's Island, ........ Foundering of Sch. Almon Bird, ..... The Harbor Bar (illustrated), Ninety-Three Voyages to Surinam (illustrated), Recollections of a Veteran Fisherman, .... Making a Harbor in a Snow Storm, .... An Old Boat (illustrated), Hand-Line Mackerel Fishing, "Setting Under Sail," [n a Fog on the Banks (illustrated), .... Lines on the Loss of Sch. Guy Cunningham and in Memory of her Master, Capt. Daniel O'Brien, Around the Wharves of Old Gloucester Half a Century Ago, The Jolly Yachtsman (illustrated), The Haddock Fisheries — Then and Now, A Mackerel Catcher Dressing Her Fare by Moonlight (illustrated), Frightened by the Moon, Gloucester Harbor (illustrated), Adventures of Capt. Richard Murphy, .... The Open Sea, Gloucester's Exhibition at the Centennial, The Widow's Appeal to the Winds and Sea (illustrated), Picking the Nets and Trawls (illustrated), A Fishing Party (illustrated), "Not a Bene," ........ The Mackerel Pocket, or "Spiller," .... On the Loss of the "Royal George," .... A Banker Discharging Her Fare (illustrated), . Loss of Life and Vessel Property from January i to April i, 1882, List of Vessels Comprising the Gloucester Fishing Fleet, and their Owners or Fitters, Excellent original early family and/or town genealogy, history, antique, collectible heirloom and/or ephemera. autograph CONDITION: Clean, complete, intact, strong biding. Showing separation starting inside front cover. Some bumps to cover and spine as shown. Light antique wear. See listing description and photos. - International buyers are responsible to pay VAT or other Taxes to their countries as required.- eBAY collects and remits sales tax on behalf of several states. If you are a dealer, you can write to eBay to file a form to become tax exempt. LOC: LOC2: BOOKBOX09-TMK Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
Price: 345 USD
Location: Avondale, Pennsylvania
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Topic: Reference
Publisher: Proctor Brothers
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: whaling
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Region: North America
Place of Publication: New York
Year Printed: 1882
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No