SHIPS AND SHIPPING A Collection of Pictures Including Many American Vessels Painted by Antoine Roux and His Sons With Introductory Text by Louis Br?s abd Reminiscences by Edouard Gaubert Translated and Annotated by Alfred Johnson

First Edition, LIMITED ISSUE, ONE OF 97 COPIES ON SPECIAL PAPER OF WHICH ONLY 87 WERE OFFERED FOR SALE, this is the Marine Research Society publication number nine. Extensively illustrated, including a colour frontispiece only found in the limited edition, that in the trade edition being black and white, maps and portraits and other engravings but most importantly with the 118 finely produced black and white reproductions of Maritime paintings by Antoine Roux, Frederic Roux & Antoine Roux Jr., and Fran?ois Roux. 4to, publisher's original fine marbled paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., and in the original publisher's black slipcase. ix, 270, [1] pp. A very handsome copy, the book with only the lightest hint of age to the tips and extremities caused by contact with the slipcase, which is in excellent condition, the text-block and illustrations also very clean and sound.

Edizione: first and special limited edition of one of the fine and handsome productions of the peabody museum's marine research society. this being the ninth of the 26 titles published by the society formed to collect and publish ".worthwhile material relating to the ship, its construction, rig and navigation; to the ways of the sailor and his adventures in uncharted seas."<br> this publication highlights the fine maritime artwork of the roux family of artist from marseille, of which the peabody museum holds an extensive collection. though the artist were french the collections includes many american vessels, such as the 'salisbury', which was built in newburyport only a short walk from the present location of our bookshop; and the famous frigate 'constitution', built in boston over 220 years ago but still a fully commissioned ship of the united states navy.