Captain Howard Patterson (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards with gilt stamping on front cover. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 1897. 82 pages. In good condition. Covers have some light staining and uneven fading. Cloth at head and foot of spine is frayed. Corners a bit bumped. Front gutter is cracked; binding feels shaken, but holding. Previous owner's signature opposite title page. Some light foxing throughout; pages otherwise clean. A good reading copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original blue cloth binding show rubbing, discoloration and edge wear. Fraying to head/tail of spine. Corners bumped and worn. Hinges cracked but still fully intact. Front free end paper torn. Yellowing to pages from age. Binding sound. #CT.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. New and Enlarged Edition. 443 pages.Part I: Rudimentary Treatise on Navigation Illustrated. Part II:Practical Naviagion Explained with Diagrams and Examples. Part III Laws of Sailing, Yacht Discipline, Valuable Rules etc.Part IV Practical Seamanship Embracing all Rigs. Part V: Dictionaries of Ship Building (illustrated) and Sea Terms etc. old previous owner's name & address at bottom of title page. This book has been professionally rebacked with part of the original spine label 150 engravings, light waterstains on first pages. new endpages front cover shows spotting. ; 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 ".…

Condition: Good. 1891 HAND BOOK TO THE U.S. LOCAL MARINE BOARD EXAMINATION For Masters and Mates of Ocean-Going Steamships By Captain Howard Patterson | Published by John Bliss & Company, New York ABOUT THIS BOOK A rare and genuine antique copy of the standard examination guide used by American merchant marine officers in the late 19th century. To earn a federal license as Master or Mate of an ocean-going steamship, candidates had to pass a rigorous examination before the U.S. Local Marine Board (the federal licensing authority for merchant marine officers). Captain Howard Patterson's handbook was the go-to study guide for that examination. Published by John Bliss & Company of 138 Front Street, New York City — the premier nautical instrument, chart, and publication dealer in New York — this handbook covers: •Navigation and piloting •Rules of the Road (International Code) •Life-saving service regulations •Steamship inspection laws •Bowditch navigation problems and tables •Oral examination questions and answers Captain Patterson was formerly a licensed Pilot with the New York Board of Pilot Commissioners and the author of several other nautical reference works including The Coasting Pilot's Handbook and The Yachting Gentleman's Guide. BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS •Title: Hand Book to the U.S. Local Marine Board Examination for Masters and Mates of Ocean-Going Steamships •Author: Captain Howard Patterson •Publisher: John Bliss & Company, 138 Front Street, New York City, N.Y. •Copyright: 1891 by John Bliss & Co. (as stated on copyright page; title page undated) •Pages: 82 •Size: Approximately 6 x 8.75 inches PROVENANCE This copy bears a period ownership inscription on the front paste-down endpaper and opposite the title page: Bernhard A. Hallish, 171 Canova Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. Written twice — once in pencil and once in ink — this is a genuine period inscription consistent with a Brooklyn mariner or maritime student who used this book to prepare for his U.S. Local Marine Board examination. A direct connection to the working maritime community of late 19th-century New York Harbor. CONDITION Good — an honest working copy with the following noted: •Boards: Red/brown cloth with significant moisture staining and mold spotting throughout the covers. This is the primary cosmetic issue and is clearly shown in the photos. •Spine: Cracked/split at the front hinge; cloth at the head and foot of the spine shows fraying. •Interior: Clean and intact. Pages show only light toning consistent with age. No torn, missing, or heavily marked pages observed. Text is fully legible throughout. •Ownership inscription: Period ink and pencil inscriptions on paste-down and opposite title page as described above. This is a reading and display copy — the interior is in much better shape than the exterior. All photos are of the actual item. WHY COLLECTORS WANT THIS Genuine pre-1900 American maritime examination handbooks are increasingly difficult to find. Most copies were used hard and discarded. The combination of the 1891 John Bliss & Co. imprint, the period Brooklyn mariner provenance, and the intact 82-page text makes this a desirable piece for: •Maritime history collectors •Nautical antique collectors •U.S. Merchant Marine history researchers •New York Harbor / Brooklyn maritime history enthusiasts •Decorative antique book collectors.…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red/Gilt Embossed Boards, Ink Stain Front Board Bottom, Corners Lightly Rubbed. O/W Excellent Clean Copy. Decorated End Pages 82 Pgs. Ad (1).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Original decorative gilt and black stamped cloth hard covers, with beveled edges. All edges red; patterned endpapers. Moderate handling, and wear to extremities; professional repair to spine and hinges. Endpapers toned. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. very neat -- a sound and still handsome copy. Illustrated throughout. 392pp.…

HARDCOVER. Condition: Good. Revised edition. 514pp. Quarto grey cloth hardbound, original binding. tight binding. Spine and boards faded and worn, corners starting to bump. Previous owners' names inked and stamped on front and rear paste downs, end papers, title page, and some text pages. b/w illustrations. Five thousand nautical subjects, five hundred descriptive engravings, five parts bound in one volume.…

hard cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. NY: (1891). 392pp. + (50) pinkish pps. of advertisements. Extensively illustrated, approximately 86 full pages. Many reproduced illustrations by Fred S. Cozzens and J. O.Davidson.Ex-library copy.Back hinge repaired. Otherwise a fine, tight copy. Binding shows very light wear. Includes list of vessels of the United States Navy, and Navy Pay Table.A023. …