Horace Beck, a former professor of American Literature at Middlebury College, has been gathering the sea's folklore for 70 years in Europe, North America, and the West Indies. This collection of legends, songs, superstitions, and stories, both true and apocryphal includes spectral ships, mermaids and mermen, pirates, sea language, sea monsters, ...
Publisher: The Sette of Odd Volumes, London
Date Published: 1920
Description: Limited edition in Fine condition, red paper covers printed in black, octavo, 38 pages plus 2 blanks, by-laws, rules, bibliography, list of members. Printed at the Chiswick Press. An Odd Bibliography page 178. Scarce. read more
Publisher: The Sette Of Odd Volumes, London
Date Published: 1921
Description: Guide to the London Zoo in VG+ condition, white paper covers with printing in blue and drawing of Horace Beck by John Hassall to front cover with OV seal to back cover, octavo, staple bound as issued with staples rusting, illustrated, folding map, 110 pages. Has name and address of Horace Beck's daughter to inside back cover. An Odd Bibliography page 219, variant (b). Scarce. read more
Description: 1919. HMSO. First. Disbound loose sheets with clear protective covers. 7.5x11. Ex-libris. Complete specification for patent application together with drawings. read more
Description: 1910. HMSO. First. Disbound loose sheets with clear protective covers. 7.5x11. Ex-libris. Complete specification for patent application together with drawings. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Marine Historical Association
Date Published: 1959
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Excellent study of the Algonquin native Americans who fought in the French and Indian war and the American revolution as crew and as privateers. Even seafaring before the whiteman! Pictures of Beothuk and Micmac canoe. Original songs and documents within as well. A rare resource.89pp. text notres. Very good shape too. read more
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