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Repair and refit ledger for American whalers out of Fairhaven and New Bedford, 1845 - 1846 by Anon.

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Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books
Title
Repair and refit ledger for American whalers out of Fairhaven and New Bedford, 1845 - 1846
Author
Anon.
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Good; binding rubbed and a bit worn; some signatures loose in the casing.
Description
[Fairhaven, MA], 1845 - 1846. Original leather backed marbled boards.. Good; binding rubbed and a bit worn; some signatures loose in the casing.. Small folio, commercial bound ledger, appx. 180 pp. A most interesting commercial record for an unidentified 'finish' worker who was responsible for leading, caulking, painting, and miscellaneous other finish or repair work aboard a variety of vessels - but primarily whalers - out of Fairhaven and New Bedford in 1845/`46. The entries are detailed and explicit as to costs, materials employed, time, and brief description of tasks. In addition to the ships there are entries for all kinds of house finish work both public and private for residents of Fairhaven. Among the ships named with full page entries are the Acushnet, Sharon, Pacific, Ansel Gibbs, Amazon, Rebecca Sims, Java, Heroine, Florence, Eliza Adams etc. - at least 16 individual ships are named and others identified. In addition to repair are the comprehensive entries for new ships, e.g., Abraka, new schooner Fish Huttelstone (appearing with several full page entries). Associated with this employment on new ships was work undertaken for two unidentified 'steam boats' in Fairhaven. In several instances work aboard ship is associated with undertakings for the members of the ownership group of the vessel. See Lund, Whaling Masters ....
Stencilled Ornaments & Illustration. A Demonstration of William Addison Dwiggins' Method of Book Decoration and Other Uses of Stencil. Together With a Note by the Artist. Compiled and Arranged by Dorothy Abbe.

Stencilled Ornaments & Illustration. A Demonstration of William Addison Dwiggins' Method of Book Decoration and Other Uses of Stencil. Together With a Note by the Artist. Compiled and Arranged by Dorothy Abbe. by Abbe, Dorothy

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Stencilled Ornaments & Illustration. A Demonstration of William Addison Dwiggins' Method of Book Decoration and Other Uses of Stencil. Together With a Note by the Artist. Compiled and Arranged by Dorothy Abbe.
Author
Abbe, Dorothy
Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Hingham, Mass: Puterschein-Hingham, 1979. One of 120 copies. Black paper covered boards with white and black linen spine, in original glassine d.j. Quarto. Illustrations throughout the text. Hand set in Winchester Roman, an experimental Linotype face designed by Dwiggins. Includes a tipped-in photograph of Dwiggins and 5 other tipped in photographic plates. A fine copy. William Addison Dwiggins (1880-1956) was a notable book designer, typographer, illustrator, and writer. He gained popularity through his advertising work in the 1920s. He later partnered with Alfred Knopf, designing their trade books, and with Mergenthaler Linotype Co. Dorothy Abbe, the designer of this item, worked for Dwiggins, as his "helpmate, confidante, and designer."
The Shock of Recognition; The Development of Literature in The United States Recorded by The Men Who Made It

The Shock of Recognition; The Development of Literature in The United States Recorded by The Men Who Made It by WILSON, Edmund

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Title
The Shock of Recognition; The Development of Literature in The United States Recorded by The Men Who Made It
Author
WILSON, Edmund
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
London: W.H. Allen, 1956. First U.K. Edition. Octavo. 19.5cm. Publisher's dark red cloth titled in gilt to spine. Dustjacket. [xvii]; 1290pp. Clean and strong, with a little scuffing and bumping to corners and spine ends, some dulling of the cheap spine gilt; internally clean; in a strong, handsome dustjacket with some shallow wear to the head of spine, toning to the spine panel and some light cosmetic soiling. A very good copy. A collection of literary documents, edited and interpreted by Wilson, demonstrating the development of a domestic voice for wholly American literature, and the growing cultural awareness of this phenomena.

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