Ghost Ships - Hardcover
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- PublisherFountain Press
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0863430902
- ISBN 13 9780863430909
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages152
- IllustratorKristof Emory
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Kristof, Emory (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_378735204
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Ghost Ships - Hamilton & Scourge: Historical Treasures from the War of 1812
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Kristof, Emory (illustrator). First Edition. Jacket edges rubbed, 1 inch closed jacket tear and 1/2 inch closed jacket tear, sticker on front jacket flap. 1984 Hard Cover. 227 pp. Color and black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and maps throughout. "Cain presents eyewitness accounts of the naval campaigns in which Hamilton and Scourge were involved as well as a documented picture of their pre-war role on the lake as merchant schooners. In particular, Seaman Ned Myers recounts firsthand the sinking of Hamilton and Scourge as told to one-time shipmate James Fenimore Cooper. Seller Inventory # 2304038
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Kristof, Emory (illustrator). Quarto. Cloth-gilt Hardback. Pp 152. Well illustrated. Dust-wrapper has been torn in half and rejoined fairly neatly. Seller Inventory # 005205
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Ghost Ships, Hamilton and Scourge : Historical Treasures from the War of 1812
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ dust jacket. Kristof, Emory (color photographs) (illustrator). First British Edition. Windsor, Berkshire [U.K.]:: Fountain Press Ltd., 1983. 8.25" wide by 10.75" tall. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is clean and bright, with just a touch of rubbing at the edges. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. This book gives the historical background and details the archaeological recovery of two American schooners sunk by a sudden squall on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. In 1982 a photographic survey of both vessels confirmed their near-perfect preservation and the presence of a remarkable array of artifacts. The book is lavishly illustrated with underwater photographs, old maps and prints, paintings of officers and crew, etc. Endpapers feature line drawings of the two vessels. From the Dust Jacket: "Author Emily Cain presents eye-witness accounts of the naval campaigns in which Hamilton and Scourge were involved as well as a documented picture of their pre-war role on the lake as merchant schooners. In particular, Seaman Ned Myers recounts firsthand the sinking of Hamilton and Scourge as told to one-time shipmate James Fenimore Cooper. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC photographer Emory Kristof, engravings, portraits, documents, and drawings, GHOST SHIPS delightfully brings to life the story of these historical treasures " List of chapter notes/sources. Index. Bound in the original brown boards, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. First British Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Very Good+ dust jacket. Illus. by Kristof, Emory (color photographs). 152pp. Seller Inventory # 007069
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Kristof, Emory (illustrator). 0863430902 Dust jacket shows light shelf wear mostly at edges. Book itself is like new. No marks in book. noe. Seller Inventory # 0863430902NE
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GHOST SHIPS ~ Hamilton & Scourge: Historical Treasures from the War of 1812.
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Book Description Kristof, Emory (illustrator). brown cloth hardcover ~ 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large ("coffee table" book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond., rubbed at the corners, not torn or price clipped (no price listed). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing ( FPu1984 & NAP). illustrated. endpapers. 152p. glossy pages throughout. full page full color photo plates. b&w. photos & drawings. 3 maps, of which one is double page tutone. notes. index."Hamilton & Scourge:Historical Treasures from the War of 1812." marine archaeology. archaeology. travel & exploration. war of 1812. american history. canadian history. european history. In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 8, 1813, Hamilton and her fellow schooner Scourge were hove to with eleven other ships of Commodore Chauncey's American Squadron six miles off Port Dalhousie in Lake Ontario. They were awaiting first light to renew action against the British~Canadian Squadron of six ships commanded by Commodore James Lucas Yeo, Royal Navy. Around 2 a.m., a sudden squall blew across the lake and caught Hamilton and Scourge beam on, capsizing them and sending them to the bottom, 300 feet below, along with fifty~three hands. There were nineteen survivors. This was the largest single loss of life on the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. In 1971 the Royal Ontario Museum initiated a search for this famous and unique pair of vessels. The location of their resting places was confirmed in 1975, when special underwater research techniques showed Hamilton to be intact and sitting upright on the lake floor in near~freezing temperatures and almost utter darkness. A survey of Hamilton using the Jacques Cousteau mini~sub Soucoupe, provided additional documentation. In 1982, the National Geographic Society in cooperation with the HAMILTON~SCOURGE Foundation, conducted a photographic survey of both vessels which confirmed their near~perfect preservation and the presence of an astonishing range of artifacts. Author Emily Cain presents eyewitness accounts of the naval campaigns in which Hamilton and Scourqe were involved as well as a documented picture of their prewar role on the lake as merchant schooners. In particular, Seaman Ned Myers recounts firsthand the sinking of Hamilton and Scourge as told to one~time shipmate James Fenimore Cooper. Profusely illustrated with color photographs by National Geographic photographer Emory Kristof, engravings, portraits, documents, and drawings, Ghost Ships delightfully brings to life the story of these historical treasures which are exciting international interest. The cover shows the exquisite figurehead of Hamilton, which graces the deep, still waters of Lake Ontario and recalls the vessel's gentler days, prior to the War of 1812, as the merchant schooner Diana out of Oswego, New York. The figurehead represents the classical goddess of the hunt ( and motherhood); on her left side she wears only a quiver strapped over her bare shoulder. National Geographic photograph by Emory Kristof The Hamilton and SC()urge Foundation) Inc. Seller Inventory # 8162101
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Kristof, Emory (illustrator). 152 pages, fully illustrated, 10 3/4" x 8 1/4", brown cloth covers with gilt printing to the spine. This is a clean, nice copy. Very Good in a nice dust jacket with a small chip to the top edge. Seller Inventory # 67781
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GHOST SHIPS - Hamilton and Scourge: Historical Treasures from the War of 1812
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Book Description 1st Ed. 152 PP with b/w & colour illust. (documents, drawings, engravings, photos,.). FEP: Line drawing of the schooner Scourge. REP: Line drawings of the schooner Hamilton. Cloth cover, dj. Near fine. 27.3 x 21. Early schooner days on Lake Ontario. The Anglo-American war of 1812 on the lake. Foundering of Hamilton and Scourge. Discovery of the wrecks in 1975 and their photographic survey in 1982. Seller Inventory # 71269
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GHOST SHIPS: HAMILTON AND SCOURGE: HISTORICAL TREASURES FROM THE WAR OF 1812.
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: VERY GOOD. Kristof, Emory (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1984. Fountain. First. Hard Cover. Book- VG. Dj- VG. 11x8.5. 152pp. Profuse colour and b/w photos and illus, illus endpapers. Seller Inventory # 1849806
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