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28102. (souvenir dish) c.1900. Striking piece features a most attractive b/w image of “Sankoty Light, Nantucket" on a large turned up dish. Early piece is fairly large and enhanced by a gilt decoration around the rim. The dish measures 5 ¾” wide by 1 3/8” high. Marked “Made in Germany for C. W. Hooper & Co. Nantucket, Mass.”. Quote clean and bright, this piece will enhance any collection. (F-). $264 set.

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27268. Claflin, James W. HISTORIC NANTUCKET: SURFSIDE LIFE-SAVING STATION - A History of Nantucket ’s Life-Saving Stations. Volume I. Worcester . 2007. 79 p. Soft wraps. Special edition, signed and numbered of 500, includes pasted in wood chip from Surfside Life-Saving Station. Historic Nantucket: Surfside Life-Saving Station is one of a continuing series of booklets that tell the story of historic lighthouses, lightships and life-saving stations along the New England Coast . The Nantucket coastline has long been one of the most dangerous areas along the New England coast. Over the years four life-saving stations and eight Massachusetts Humane Society stations stood guard over the island’s shores, standing ready to combat the seas in an effort to rescue shipwrecked mariners in their time of need. With thousands of vessels plying the dangerous waters, the chance of a shipping disaster was always great. Hundreds of shipwrecks did indeed occur off the coast with startling losses. Using descriptive text and a variety of vintage images from private as well as museum collections, we get a rare glimpse into the history of the area and the lives of these dedicated government men and women. Author James Claflin combines an extensively researched text with his exquisite collection of vintage photographs, many previously unpublished, to tell the story of this important piece of history. (M). $8.95. (other titles available including Nantucket Lightship, Brant Point Lighthouse, Great Point Lighthouse, Sankaty Head Lighthouse.) 

2726v. (stereoview) Nantucket Town View from Brant Point . c.1870. By J. Freeman. Clear view shows good detail across the harbor of the wharfs and town center. Quite clear, only light soiling or foxing. Rare view. (VG). $38 net.

5203h. (stereoview) Gay Head Lighthouse, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. c.1880 by R. G. Shute Photographer, Edgartown, Mass. Uncommonly clean and crisp view, providing a clear, close view of the 1856 station high on the clay bluffs with the keeper looking out to sea from the tower gallery. The handsome Gay Head Lighthouse stands in one of the most picturesque locations in New England, atop the 130-foot multicolored clay cliffs at the western shore of Martha's Vineyard . The first lighthouse, a 47-foot octagonal wooden lighthouse was erected on a stone base, along with a wood-frame keeper's house, barn, and oil vault and went into service on November 18, 1799. By 1854 the house and tower leaked to a point where a new brick tower and dwelling were constructed. A first-order Fresnel lens was obtained and installed in the  conical brick lighthouse.  Once again, due to the extreme dampness of the keeper's house, the 1856 brick keeper's house was torn down and replaced by a wooden house in 1902, thus dating this image to pre-1902. View is uncommonly clean and clear, providing a close view of the station buildings. (VG+). $195.

28134. (framed engraving) Sankoty Head Light House, Nantucket c.1873. Lovely framed 1873 Harpers Bazaar Sankoty Head Lighthouse Nantucket engraving from an actual 1873 issue of Harper's Bazaar Magazine. Engraving has been professionally arvchivaly matted and framed in black matt frame by Paul LaPaglia on Nantucket. The piece measures 9 ¼” inches wide x 8 5/8” high. Beautiful piece for display. (VG+). $118.

28104. (chart) COAST CHART NO. III. FROM MONOMOY AND NANTUCKET SHOALS TO MUSKEGET CHANNEL, MASS. c.1887. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Scale 1/80,000. Very large 28 ½” x 39” beautiful original Coast Survey chart includes detailed features of allt of Nantucket and Tuckernuck Islands, as well as Monomoy and Chatham, and west to Hyannis. Included are tides and currents for the area, a complete lifting of Light-Houses and beacons with locations and characteristics, listing of Light-Vessels with characteristics, currents, and more. Light-Houses, Light-Vessels and buoys are denoted as are major towns and features. This chart has great visual aesthetics and certainly would display impressively, matted or not, in an fine wood frame. Chart is in very good condition and has been mounted on rag paper backing for protection. Light overall toning, bright and clear, light wear, uneven areas from mounting, one 1” crack. Shipped rolled. (VG+).  $385.

2726t. (stereoview) Wreck of the Brig Poinsett, South Shore Nantucket, Sept. 1st., 1870. (c.1870). By J. Freeman. Quite close, clear view shows great detail of the brig Poinsett as crews from shore offload the cargo from the vessel. As the surf pounded the vessel workers struggled to haul barrels ashore. View is of the beautiful wooden vessel well up on the beach on the south side of the island near Nobadeer Pond. About 40 casks in all were saved when the vessel broke up and became a total loss. It is extremely difficult to find views of Nantucket shipwrecks and this view is certainly one of the larger ones. Quite clear, only light foxing and soiling. (VG). $108 net.

2297d. Drake, Samuel Adams. NOOKS AND CORNERS OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST . New York . 1875. 1st. 459 p. Gilt embossed title and lighthouse vignette on wraps. Illustrated with  hundreds of wonderful, detailed woodcut illustrations. Nooks And Corners Of The New England Coast is a beautiful and sometimes bittersweet portrait of life along the New England shore in 1875. Samuel Adams Drake was one of America 's most enduring 19th-century New England historians and folklorists. In Nooks And Corners Of The New England Coast, Drake focuses all of his experience and powers of observation on the coastal villages, seaports and islands of old New England, which he personally visited. From Bar Harbor to Old Saybrook, Nantucket to Martha's Vineyard, Drake takes the reader on a guided tour of everything on the New England shoreline that was worth seeing in the 1870s. Nooks And Corners Of The New England Coast is a beautiful and sometimes bittersweet portrait of life along the New England shore in 1875. Complementing the text are hundreds of detailed woodcut illustrations showing scenes and historic personages from the locales the author writes about, adding rich visual texture to his narrative. As expected, life on the ocean is a prominent theme here, including lighthouse life, shipwrecks and much more. Contents clean and crisp, binding still tight, covers bright but worn at edges and at hinges. Superb New England reading. (VG).  $88 net.

2726u. [stereoview] Old Mill Built in 1746, Nantucket (c.1870). By J. Freeman. Extremely rare stereoview by J. Freeman of Nantucket. Close, clear view shows great detail of Nantucket’s still surviving “smock mill”. Built in 1746 by Nathan Wilbur, a Nantucket sailor who had spent time in Holland, the "Old Mill" is the oldest functioning mill in the country. Excellent view, close and clear. View is clear, just a hint of light wear and soil in places. (VG). $48 net.

27474. (souvenir dish) Harbor Lighthouse, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. c.1900. Lovely scalloped edge dish features a bright, full color image of the pier-head keeper’s house with the lantern room on the roof. A two-story house with a lantern on the roof was built on wooden piles in 1828 for about $4,000, which showed a fixed white light visible for 14 miles. In 1847, a new stone breakwater was built for $4700, replacing the old wooden one and a fourth-order Fresnel lens replaced the old lamps and reflectors in 1856. The dwelling and walkway were repaired many times through the years. The hurricane of September 21, 1938, pretty much finished off the old building. The Coast Guard took over the Lighthouse Service in 1939, and they quickly demolished the dilapidated structure. Dish is bright, a charming piece for your collection, enhanced with a gilded rim. Marked “Made in Germany for Jernigan & Huxford, Edgartown, Mass.” (VG+). $295. 

28112. (photo) Metropolitan liner Herman Winter after collision with Steamer Ardandhu off Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard. Jan 23, 1900. At 3:30AM, January 23rd, while off Robinson's Hole, Vineyard Sound, Ardandhu came into collision with the Metropolitan liner Herman Winter, bound from Boston for New York. Striking amidships, the liners' bow nearly cut Ardandhu in half, with the loss of two crewmen. Resulting from an apparently been a misunderstanding of whistle signals, Ardanhu's watertight compartments kept the vessel from sinking immediately. The Herman Winter stayed in the breach until the freighter settled away as the compartments filled. There was a rush by the crew to get off their stricken vessel and it was thought that all had been saved until a head count revealed the engineer and second officer were missing. The freighter Ardandhu  drifted onto the southwest end of Naushon Island and settled by the stern, the bow sticking out of the water. After accessing that their own vessel was secure Herman Winter started for Vineyard Haven to report the incident. the freighter had slid off the bar on which she stranded and was now lying on an even keel in 60 feet of water, the masts and smokestack breaking the surface. As the wreck lay dangerously close to nearby shipping lanes in was considered a hazard to navigation and destroyed. Image measures 4 ½” x 6 ¾” and is mounted on original 8” x 10” gray mount. Image is clear and close, just a bit light, Only light wear to mound. Rare shipwreck image. (VG). $68.

2842. [photo] Oldest House, Built 1686, Nantucket (c.1870). By J. Freeman. Extremely rare albumen photo by J. Freeman of Nantucket shows great detail of Nantucket ’s oldest house. Built as a wedding gift in 1686 for Jethro Coffin and Mary Gardner, it remains the sole surviving structure from the island's original seventeenth-century English settlement. Excellent view, close and clear. View is clean, mounted on album page and becoming a bit brittle from age. It is extremely difficult to find early views of Nantucket and this view is certainly one of the larger, better ones. Image measures 4” x 5 ½”. Has lifted a bit from the page but can be carefully removed and re-mounted. (VG). $64 net.

2841. [photo] Steamboat Wharf, Nantucket (c.1870). By J. Freeman. Extremely rare albumen photo by J. Freeman of Nantucket shows great detail of Steamboat Wharf as a steamship, possibly the Sankaty, arrives. Photo was taken before the railroad station was built on the wharf in the foreground. Excellent view, close and clear. View is clean, mounted on album page and becoming a bit brittle from age. It is extremely difficult to find early views of Nantucket and this view is certainly one of the larger, better ones. Image measures 4” x 5 ½”. Has lifted a bit from the page but can be carefully removed and re-mounted. (VG). $74 net.

2892. [photo] Old Mill Built in 1746, Nantucket (c.1870). By J. Freeman. Extremely rare albumen photo by J. Freeman of Nantucket. Close, clear view shows great detail of Nantucket’s still surviving “smock mill”. Built in 1746 by Nathan Wilbur, a Nantucket sailor who had spent time in Holland, the "Old Mill" is the oldest functioning mill in the country. Excellent view, close and clear. View is clean, mounted on album page. It is extremely difficult to find early views of Nantucket and this view is certainly one of the larger, better ones. Image measures 4” x 5 ½”. (VG+). $56 net.

6332qx3. U. S. Lighthouse Service. BUOY LIST [INCLUDING LIGHTS, FOG SIGNALS, BUOYS, AND DAYMARKS AND OTHER AIDS TO NAVIGATION] COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS. SECOND  LIGHTHOUSE DISTRICT. Wash. 1923. 67 p. Soft wraps.  Includes all of the coastline of the Second Lighthouse District from the Newburyport Harbor south to Westport Harbor including Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Includes descriptions of lights and light vessels, buoys, fog signals as well as other important information. Includes location, height above water, distance seen, candlepower, description of structure, and more. Overall clean, tight, minimal wear, a few stains, nicely intact, tight. Very difficult to find these early Lighthouse Service lists and well worth the search. (VG+).   $54 net.

2866. (photo) Steamer Sankaty. The Sankaty was designed by Chauncey G. Whiton, built by the Fore River Works in Quincy, Mass. and launched in 1911. She was 188 feet long, a slim vessel with twin propellers and twin smokestacks. She had a 36 foot beam, and drew 9' 6" of water. From her construction in 1911 until 1924, the Sankaty operated as a ferry serving the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. While not the first propeller-driven steamer to serve these islands she marked the end of the paddlewheel steamer era for the Cape and Islands. Photo is an original b/w and measures 5” x 7”. This photo was used by used by the late George Foster in his marvelous tome "When Splendor Sailed The Sound", which was the history of Long Island Sound and Hudson River steamship services. View looks to be taken at Woods Hole in Falmouth. (VG+). $44.

2856. (photo) Sankaty Head Lighthouse, Nantucket. c.1880.  Unusual close, clear circular early view shows great detail of Nantucket ’s landmark light station on Sankaty Head. View includes the light tower with the curtains covering the lens, brick keeper’s house and out buildings. View measures 3 3/8” in diameter and is quite clear, a few marks and spots. (VG-). $38 net.

2835. (pin/broach) Antique Silver Plate Nantucket Sankaty Lighthouse Pin c.1930. Charming pin measures 5/8" wide by 7/8" high and features an image of Sankaty Head Lighthouse and keeper’s house on the curved face. Pin is in excellent condition with no dents or repairs. Light normal and expected wear. .Retains original open "C" hook clasp. (VG). $68.

2815b. (stereoview) Lighthouse and Cliffs, Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass c.1880 by R. G. Shute, Edgartown, Mass. View No. 213. Clear early view shows the large brick first order light tower and keeper’s dwelling perched on the high clay cliffs. Built at a cost of $30,000, the 51-foot brick light tower and dwelling shown was completed in 1855 to house the enormous first-order Fresnel lens. View is clear, just a bit distant, overall clean save one area of foxing to upper margin.  (VG). $76.

2815a. (stereoview) Lighthouse and Cliffs, Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass c.1870 by C. H. Shute & Son, Edgartown, Mass. View No. 213. Yellow mount. Clear early view shows the large brick first order light tower and keeper’s dwelling perched on the high clay cliffs. Built at a cost of $30,000, the 51-foot brick light tower and delling shown was completed in 1855 to house the enormous first-order Fresnel lens. View is clear, just a bit distant, overall only very light soiling, light wear.  (VG-). $76.

2815c. (stereoview) Cliffs from the Lighthouse, Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass c.1880 by R. G. Shute, Edgartown, Mass. View No. 223. Clear early view shows the expanse of cliffs upon which is perched the large brick first order light tower and keeper’s dwelling. View is clear, overall clean, one corner chipped.  (VG). $46.

27469. (hand colored photograph) “Surfside Nantucket” by William W. Coffin. c.1910-1920. Beautiful hand colored photograph taken from the beach as the rollers break on the beach at Surfside, Nantucket. Signed “William W. Coffin” and titled in pencil on the matting under the photo. In original mahogany frame. Coloring is superb, matting is fairly clean, some darkening from age. Photo size is 5” x 7” and frame is 8 ½” x 10 ½”. A wonderful piece of Nantucket memorabilia, a superb Nantucket display piece. (VG). $368.

2851. (hand colored photograph) “The Old Mill (1746) Nantucket ” by William W. Coffin. c.1910-1920. Beautiful hand colored photograph taken from the beach as the rollers break on the beach at Surfside, Nantucket . Signed “William W. Coffin” and titled in pencil on the matting under the photo. In recent black frame. Coloring is superb, matting is clean and bright. Photo size is 5” x 7” and frame is 8 ½” x 10 ½”. A wonderful piece of Nantucket memorabilia, a superb Nantucket display piece. (VG+). $328. 

2726r. (stereoview) Sankaty Head Lighthouse, Nantucket. c.1880. By Kilburn Brothers, Littleton, N.H. Close, clear view shows great detail of Nantucket ’s landmark light station on Sankaty Head. Quite clear, only light foxing and a few marks. (VG). $78 net.

2726p. (stereoview) Sankaty Head Lighthouse, Nantucket. c.1880. By J. Freeman. Quite close, clear view shows great detail of Nantucket ’s landmark light station on Sankaty Head. Quite clear, only light foxing and a few marks. (VG-). $88 net.

2726q. (stereoview) Brant Point Lighthouse, Nantucket. c.1880. By J. Freeman. Clear view shows good detail of Nantucket ’s light station on Brant Point. Nice view includes the keeper’s house, fence and out buildings on the barren point. Quite clear, only light foxing and a few marks, some wear. (VG-). $84 net.

2726s. (stereoview) Soldier’s Monument, Nantucket. c.1880. By J. Freeman. Close, clear view shows great detail of Nantucket ’s Soldier's Monument, now called Monument Square. A tall flagstaff known as the Liberty Pole and a wooden oil-lamp post once stood upon the triangular space now enclosed by the monument fence. Close view includes nearny store and surrounding residences. Quite clear, only light foxing and wear. (VG-). $78 net.

2834. (chart) THE HARBOR OF HOLMES’ HOLE, MARTHA’S VINEYARD. c.1847. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Scale 1/20,000. Large 11" x 15", beautiful detailed original Coast Survey chart has been nicely hand colored to enhance the features of Holmes’ Hole (later Vineyard Haven) on Martha’s Vineyard. Known by the original Wampanoag inhabitants as Nobnocket, this area was first referred to by the colonial settlers as Homes Hole; "Homes" from a Wampanoag term for "old man," and "Hole" meaning a sheltered inlet. By the 1800s it was more commonly spelled Holmes Hole after the descendants of John Holmes who had settled in the village during the second half of the eighteenth century. Before the lighthouse was built, a semaphore station once operated at East Chop. A tower displaying a series of raised and lowered arms and flags linked the site with stations in Nantucket, Woods Hole, Plymouth, Duxbury, and Boston, among others. Because of the signaling station, the location was long known as Telegraph Hill. There had been a lighthouse at West Chop, across the entrance to the harbor at Holmes Hole since 1817. In 1869, the first lighthouse was privately erected at East Chop. Included are sailing directions for the area, both West Chop and East Chop Light-Houses, proposed sites for ‘beacons’ for entering the harbor,  characteristics, currents, and more. Light-Houses and buoys are denoted as are major towns and features. This chart has great visual aesthetics and certainly would display impressively, matted or not, in an fine wood frame. Chart is in excellent condition, bright, no tears and little if any chipping. (VG+). $185.

2849. COAST GUARD KEEPER CLEANING DAY’S CATCH, BRANT POINT LIGHTHOUSE, NANTUCKET. Saturday Evening Post. June 26, 1954. Full issue. Very nice full color cover illustration depicts the Coast Guard lighthouse keeper cleaning the day’s catch for dinner as the gulls hope for a handout. Nice illustration with the light tower behind. Quite nice, great for framing, interesting 1950’s reading too. (VG). $32.

2727b. (cabinet photo) Gay Head Lighthouse, Martha's Vineyard c.1884, probably by Chamberlain, Cottage City. A full 5" x 8" clear close view shows the light tower and early brick keeper’s dwelling as throngs of finely dressed Victorian visitors enjoy the area. By far the better views of this light that I have yet come across. Overall clean, clear, bright, a few small spots of foxing, upper corner bent. An exceptional view. (VG). $285.

2803. (photo) U. S. Revenue Cutter Acushnet discharging mail and passengers during the Nantucket freeze-up, winter of 1917-1918. This extremely rare photo on post card paper shows a rowboat leaving the United States Revenue Cutter Acushnet for shore with mail and passengers six miles from town on Nantucket, Massachusetts in the winter of 1917-18 when Nantucket Harbor was frozen over. The Achusnet was one of the more famous cutters of the Revenue Cutter Service and later the Coast Guard. Acushnet a steel-hulled revenue cutter—was launched on May 16, 1908 at Newport News, Va. and commissioned at Baltimore on November 6, 1908. The Acushnet was assigned to the Revenue Cutter Service station at Woods Hole, Mass., with her cruising grounds to encompass Buzzard's Bay, Nantucket Shoals, and adjacent waters. Over the next decade, Acushnet operated out of Woods Hole and ranged the middle and northeastern seaboard of the United States. She patrolled regattas— including Ivy League contests between Harvard and Yale—and represented the Navy at such events as the International Yacht Races at Marblehead and the Cotton Centennial Carnival at Fall River, Mass., in June 1911. In addition, due to her robust construction, the ship performed yearly "winter cruising" in the bitterly cold sea lanes of the North Atlantic to assist ships and mariners in distress. Image shows the horse drawn wagon for the mail on the beach awaiting the arrival of the ship’s boat. Writing on the photo notes “Row boat just leaving Revenue Cutter Acushnet for Quidnet shore with mail and passengers six miles from town.” Photo is clear with only a few marks, printed on post card paper. Card was never mailed, but someone at the time in 1917-18 had the foresight to write on the card's front and back to record the event. 3 ½” x 5 ½”. Nice view. (VG). $88.

2810. [photo] Wreck of the Brig Poinsett, South Shore Nantucket, Sept. 1st., 1870. (c.1870). By J. Freeman. Extremely rare retouched photo by J. Freeman of Nantucket depicts remnants of vessel after crews from shore offloaded the cargo from the Brig Poinsett. As the surf pounded the vessel workers struggled to haul barrels ashore. View of the beautiful wooden vessel well up on the beach on the south side of the island near Nobadeer Pond. About 40 casks in all were saved when the vessel broke up and became a total loss. This extremely rare view was done by retouching a photo of the vessel and was published that same year in this un-mounted and unlabeled view. View is clear, clean, mounted on album page and becoming brittle from age. It is extremely difficult to find views of Nantucket shipwrecks and this view is certainly one of the larger, better ones. Image measures 4” x 5 ½”. Has lifted a bit from the page but can be carefully removed and re-mounted. (VG).                                           $64 net.

27476. (souvenir creamer) c.1900. Superb large creamer, featuring a detailed full color image of the Steamer Gay Head off Martha’s Vineyard. This is one of the more striking that I have found, featuring a very pretty and quite detailed full color image of this early passenger vessel serving Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket areas. The creamer is of a classic style, enhanced by a short spout and handle with beautiful cobalt blue coloration and a very pretty gilt borders and trim. Marked “Made in Germany” This beautiful collector’s piece measures 3 ½”  high x 4” in diameter. This is a wonderful, early commemorative piece, clean and bright, striking. With slight chip and interior glaze crack at rim only. (VG).  $148 net.

969b. Scoville, Dorothy R., SHIPWRECKS ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD. Gay Head. 1972. 64p. Soft Wraps. Illustrated with five vintage photographs. Martha’s Vineyard has been ringed with wrecks over its hundreds of years of maritime history as huge waves gather strength from the wide Atlantic and beat unendingly against its sandy shoals and shore. In this local work the author relates the tales of many of the more important shipwrecks, from before the year 1870 when the keeper of Gay Head light reported 26,470 vessels passing by his tower until 1972 when the Ellen Lucille came ashore on Squibnocket Point in Chilmark. Interesting reading of this interesting location. (VG+). $48.

20421c. “THE WRECK OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS ”. Harper’s Weekly. February 2, 1884 . The wreck and loss of the steamer City of Columbus off Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard occurred in 1884. The first news of the loss came when the Revenue Cutter arrived in New Bedford on January 18th, with a hand-full of survivors. There soon appeared in newspapers of the day, detailed accounts of the men of the Revenue Cutter Dexter and their heroic rescues, and the attempts of the Life-Savers from Martha’s Vineyard to rescue the passengers. This item includes a large, detailed full page lithograph detailing the Revenue Cutter Dexter as she approached the City of Columbus foundering in the heavy seas. The image is from a sketch by an officer aboard the Dexter and includes not only the two vessels, but the surfboats from area Life-Saving stations maneuvering amidst the debris to pick up survivors. Behind can be seen Gay Head Lighthouse atop the high cliffs. In addition, second half-page lithograph details the divers at work on the wrecked vessel some time after the tragedy. Includes half page article on the shocking disaster. Clear close images make these fine pieces for framing. 10” x 14”. Few stains to margins only, image clean, crisp. (VG). $42

26101. (framed photograph) Shipwreck of Schooner Christina off Cape Pogue, Vineyard Sound, in the Severe Storm of January 7th, 1866. Original early photograph of a drawing shows the schooner Christina foundering as the crew takes to the rigging. The view was drawn from the description of Charles S. Tallmann, the only survivor. Tallmann remained in the rigging for four days and nights before being rescued, possibly bu the Mass. Humane Society lifeboat. The New York Times dated January 13, 1866, reported that the schooner sunk near Cape Page. The schooner Christiana was from Yarmouth, Maine. The mate Charles Tallman, of Osterville, was taken off with his feet and hands badly frozen. Captain Leach and the remainder of the crew were frozen to death in the rigging. Early photo view is on original printed and titled  mat and in original gilt decorated wood frame. Photo and mat are darkened from age and soiling and need restoration, as does the frame, which is chipped and heavily soiled. A rare and unusually early shipwreck view. (G).  $120.

2865. (CDV) [Carte De Visite format] Charles S. Tallman, sole survivor of shipwreck of Schooner Christina off Cape Pogue, Vineyard Sound, in the severe storm of January 7th, 1866.  Original early CDV photograph features a posed portrait of first mate Charles S. Tallmann of Osterville, the only survivor. Tallmann remained in the rigging for four days and nights before being rescued, possibly by the Mass. Humane Society lifeboat. His limbs were so badly frozen as to render amputation necessary. In his account he noted that during his four days in the rigging, he could see the church spires at Hyannis. The schooner, from Yarmouth, Maine,  sunk near Cape Page on January 7th, 1866 and the crew took to the rigging. Captain Leach and the remainder of the crew were found frozen to death still in the rigging. Rare early view, quite desirable due to the subject. Clean, only light edge wear. (VG+). $110.

6744nn,oo. [Topographic Map]. NANTUCKET SIASCONSET QUADRANGLE. U.S. Geological Survey. Siasconset Sheet. 1945 edition, from surveys done in 1943. Size 17”w x 21”h. The scale of the map is 1:31,680, with contour lines at 10-foot intervals. Beautiful five color topographic map shows the important contours and features of the area including the Lighthouses and Coast Guard Stations, as well as roads and important town buildings, etc. This map includes the major part of the Island of Nantucket from the Monomoy Rotary to Surfside beach on the South, and from Sankaty Head to Nantucket Harbor and Coatue Point on the North. Also includes all roads, railway lines, shoals and bars, and much more. Map is quite desirable for framing and is clean and crisp. With only light folds, light soiling to margins, would be wonderful framed. These early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly on the Cape and the islands. (VG+).  $88 net.

2726n. (stereoview) Nantucket Siasconset Beach Fishermen’s Shacks . c.1880. By J. Freeman. Close, clear view shows great detail of nicely made wheel barrow utilizing a wooden cask with fishermen’s shacks behind. Up on the bluff a group of fishermen appear to be looking on as the photographer works. Quite clear, only very foxing on the mount edges. Rare view. (VG+). $98 net.

27460b. (photo) Sankaty Head Lighthouse, Nantucket c.1940’s by Edwin T. Schwarz. Beautiful clear, close professional b/w photograph shows the tall striped tower with attached 1887 keeper’s house. Nice clear view with the lantern room housing the large first order Fresnel lens curtained to protect the lens from the sun. Size 8" x 10". Photo does have one lengthy fold, but this does not affect the image. (VG-). $44.

27465. (stereoview) Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs Beach and Arcades c.1880. By S. F. Adams, Oak Bluffs, Mass. Close, clear view shows great detail of beach as finely dressed Victorian visitors enjoy the beach and amusements. Quite clear and clean, choice view. (F-). $78 net.

27241b. (commemorative plate) Gay Head Light House, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. c.1900. Most desirable piece features the Gay Head Light House on a bold 6” diameter plate. This early piece is quite large and enhanced by a fluted surface decoration with gilt border. Marked “Made in Austria. Carlsbad. From Stohi Ban, Cottage City, Mass.”. Plate is clean, bright, no chips or cracks, just light wear to gilded edge. An unusually bright, bold piece for display and an a rare form, detailed image. (F-).  $265.

21429f. (souvenir cup/saucer/mug) c.1900. Most unusual set features Sankaty Head Lighthouse and the  Old Windmill, Nantucket on a large mug and cup/saucer combination. Early set is quite large and enhanced by cobalt blue borders with gilt decoration throughout. Large mug features a detailed b/w image of “Sankaty Light, Siasconset, Mass”. Large cup likewise features a detailed b/w image of the “Old Windmill Built 1746, Nantucket, Mass.” The mug measures 3 5/8” high by 3 ½” in diameter. Mug measures 3 1/8” high by 3 ¼” in diameter. Saucer measures 6 1/8” in diameter. Marked “Germany”. All are clean, a few original manufacturing marks, no chips or cracks. An unusually large, bold set for display and an exceptionally rare form. (VG+). $445 set.

2726m. (stereoview) Oldest House, Built 1686, Nantucket . c.1883. By J. Freeman. Close, clear view shows great detail of Nantucket’s oldest house. Built as a wedding gift in 1686 for Jethro Coffin and Mary Gardner, it remains the sole surviving structure from the island's original seventeenth-century English settlement. Quite clear, only light foxing and wear. (VG). $78 net.

27236. (chart) Preliminary Chart No. 4, Plymouth Mass. to Saughkonnet River, R.I. c.1857. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Scale 1/200,000. Very large 30" x 33", beautiful original Coast Survey chart has been nicely hand colored to enhance the features of Capr Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Included are sailing directions for Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds, tides, lifting of Light-Houses and beacons with locations and characteristics, listing of Light-Vessels with characteristics, currents, and more. Light-Houses, Light-Vessels and buoys are denoted as are major towns and features. This chart has great visual aesthetics and certainly would display impressively, matted or not, in an fine wood frame. Chart is in excellent condition, bright, no tears and little if any chipping. (VG+).      $385. 

27390. (mounted photo) Vineyard Sound Light Vessel No. 41 c.1900. Lightship No. 41 was built at Portland, Maine by : S. Gildersleeve & Sons for a cost of $33,000. She was constructed of white oak & locust; copper & galvanized iron fastened; with a bowsprit; 2 masts with daymarks; stack forward of mainmast; 2 aux. steam boilers. She served on the Vineyard Sound station from 1876-1910, and 1915-1924. Photo measures 3 ¼” square on white 5” square mount. Image is clear and crisp, just a bit distant. Mount has had one fold but it is not visible in the image. Overall only light soiling and wear. (VG-). $78.

26326. (souvenir sugar) c.1900.  A clean, bright, gilt decorated commemorative sugar bowl in bright crème, featuring a large b/w  image of the "Old Mill, Built 1746, Nantucket, Mass."  Quite rare and distinctive, the piece measures 2” tall by nearly 4" in diameter and is enhanced by decorative gilt border around the base and the rim. The nice bright image is shown quite close, and is beautifully done. Marked “Made in Germany [for) Phebe E. Clisby, Nantucket, Mass.” Clean, bright, only light wear to rim. (VG+).  $168 net.

25344. Claflin, James W. HISTORIC NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIPS: NEW SOUTH SHOAL 1854-1896 - A History of Nantucket ’s Lightships on New South Shoal. Volume I. Worcester . 2005. 64 p. Soft wraps. Historic Nantucket Lightships: New South Shoal 1854-1896 is one of a continuing series of booklets that tell the story of historic lighthouses, lightships and life-saving stations along the New England Coast . Nantucket Sound and Davis ’s New South Shoals have long been one of the most dangerous areas along the New England coast. By 1908 twelve light-vessels stood guard over this area southeast of Nantucket , more than any other comparable area in the world. With thousands of vessels plying the dangerous waters, the chance of a shipping disaster was always great. Hundreds of shipwrecks did indeed occur off the coast with startling losses. Using descriptive text and a variety of vintage images from private as well as museum collections, we get a rare glimpse into the history of the area and the lives of these dedicated government men and women. Author James Claflin combines an extensively researched text with his exquisite collection of vintage photographs, many previously unpublished, to tell the story of this important piece of history. (M).  $8.95.

Also available in this series:

HISTORIC NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSES: Sankaty Head, HISTORIC NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSES: Great Point, HISTORIC NANTUCKET LIGHTHOUSES: Brant Point.

Coming for late Summer 2008:

27268. Claflin, James W. HISTORIC NANTUCKET: SURFSIDE LIFE-SAVING STATION - A History of Nantucket’s Life-Saving Stations. Volume I. Worcester. 2007. 64 p. Soft wraps. Historic Nantucket: Surfside Life-Saving Station is one of a continuing series of booklets that tell the story of historic lighthouses, lightships and life-saving stations along the New England Coast . The Nantucket coastline has long been one of the most dangerous areas along the New England coast. Over the years four life-saving stations and eight Massachusetts Humane Society stations stood guard over the island’s shores, standing ready to combat the seas in an effort to rescue shipwrecked mariners in their time of need. With thousands of vessels plying the dangerous waters, the chance of a shipping disaster was always great. Hundreds of shipwrecks did indeed occur off the coast with startling losses. Using descriptive text and a variety of vintage images from private as well as museum collections, we get a rare glimpse into the history of the area and the lives of these dedicated government men and women. Author James Claflin combines an extensively researched text with his exquisite collection of vintage photographs, many previously unpublished, to tell the story of this important piece of history. (M).  $8.95.  

2726L. (stereoview) Nantucket Street Scene, may be Siasconset . c.1880. By J. Freeman. Close, clear view shows great detail of finely dressed residents, possibly on a Sunday ready to leave for church. Behind are the homes, has the look of Siasconset. Quite clear, only very light soiling. Rare view. (VG). $98 net.

8248. Claflin, James W., LIGHTHOUSES AND LIFESAVING ALONG THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST . 1998. 128p. 200 vintage photographs. Published as part of the Images of America series by Arcadia Publishing. This is the first volume in a series of photographic histories of lighthouses and lifesaving along the coasts of the United States . Arcadia is a well known publisher of local and regional histories, including the popular Images of America series. This compact volume features over 200 early photographs dating from the 1870’s through the 1940’s, drawn from my and other private collections, most never before published. and traces the history of these services through photos and text. (M) $19.99.

25100. [photo] Light-House Keeper Martha's Vineyard c.1910. Photo of Principal Keeper by Rodgers, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard. Printed on postcard paper, clear, crisp view shows great detail. Clean, crisp view 2" oval on 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" stock. "AZO" paper. (VG+). $158 net. 

2719. Page, Victor W. MOTOR BOATS AND BOAT MOTORS – Design, Construction, Operation and Repair. New York. 1920. 524p. Marked in pencil on frontis page “P A Evans Malden, Mass. U. S. Lighthouse Service, Nantucket Lt. 1937”. Apparently once the property of one of the light keepers on Nantucket, this early text details all aspects of the construction and operation of early motor boats in use at the time, and indeed used by the Lighthouse Service as well. Subjects include boat classification and types, hull construction and design, motor boat fittings, boat operation and care, popular boat designs, operating principals of boat motors, power plants, installation of power plants, propelling devices, care and repair of motors, seaplanes and flying boats, and more. Filled with photos and diagrams. A must for your maritime library. Intact, spine and hinges professionally repaired, edgewear, contents tight but some staining and soiling from years of use. (VG). $114.

726b. Coffin, Edward Wayman. NANTUCKET ’S FORGOTTEN ISLAND - MUSKEGET. [self published] 1996. 114p. Soft wraps. Autographed by author. Lying northeast of Nantucket , just eight miles from Martha’s Vineyard , Muskeget is a low bleak island, ringed with sandy shoals and often entrapped by foul weather. Often ice bound in winter with high tides, Muskeget was the scene of many shipwrecks through the years. Its population consisted of the men of the Life-Saving Station with only seasonal increases by the local Island Club gunners taking advantage of the prolific fowl population. This unusual book is written from the point of view of an islander and a surfman (the author’s father served on the island as a surfman). The book relates many interesting tales formerly untold - fully 60% of the book tells of the surfmen and their daily lives, with interesting comments on the life and recreation of the seasonal population. Also included are many rare photographs from private collections. Privately published in a very limited quantity (only 490 printed, quite difficult to find now. (VG+).   $36.

26249. Clark, Admont. LIGHTHOUSES OF CAPE COD, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, NANTUCKET – Their History and Lore. Beverly . 2006. DJ. 244p. With a chapter devoted to each light station, this is surely the most interesting and comprehensive book on the subject. Profusely illustrated with fine early photographs and engravings. The author traces the history of each lighthouse from the beginning, the story of the construction and changes over the years, and of the men and women who lived and worked at the stations. The author’s emphasis on stories of the people who lived and worked in the lighthouses makes this book most enjoyable - readers are infused with a sense of daily life at each lighthouse, while also reading the extraordinary events that make their histories. Wonderful reading and most well done. (F).     Published at $36.95.  Our Price $34.95.

957 m, n, q, s, t, v, x, z, a ,cc. (lightship model kit) Nantucket Lightship No. 112. WAL 534. Again we have found this sought after model kit of the Nantucket Lightship No. 112, by Lindberg Classic Replicas. This kit #717, copyright 1986, is a 1/95 scale replica and one of only a few ever designed of a U. S. light vessel It is also fairly close to HO railroading scale of 1/87. It had its origins as the Pyro kit of the same subject in the late 50s. Lindberg bought the molds and produced the kit for a few years. It has been sought after for many years since going out of production in the late 1980’s. This is complete and unassembled, in as-new condition and is a perfect way to spend the cold days remaining of winter. This is an exceptional find for you lightship enthusiasts as very few were produced and still fewer have survived. (VG+).  $78 net.

957o,p,pp. [lightship model] Nantucket [Relief] Lightship No. 112. WAL 534. Again we have found this sought after model of the Nantucket Lightship No. 112, by Pyro Plastics Corp. c.1967. This replica is one of only a few ever designed of a U. S. light vessel and has been sought after for many years since going out of production in the 1970’s. This is a 1/95th scale model kit and is complete as-new condition and is a perfect way to spend the cold days remaining of winter. This early version is an exceptional find for you lightship enthusiasts as very few were produced and still fewer have survived. (VG+).  $88 net.

6264. Stackpole, Edouard A., LIFE SAVING NANTUCKET . Nantucket . 1972. 295pp. Hard cover, as new. DJ. A complete, definitive history of the life-saving services in this area, surrounded by shoals and known for its toll on shipping. Well illustrated with photos. Certainly one of the best and most interesting and complete sources on the subject. (M) $32.

2637. NANTUCKET'S COSKATA LIFE SAVING CREW REWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT. Harper’s Weekly. January 21, 1893. Keeper Walter N. Chase was awarded a gold life—saving medal and his crew of Surfmen Jesse H. Eldridge, Roland H. Perkins, Charles H. Cathcart and John Nyman and Temporary Surfmen Josiah B. Gould and George J. Flood were awarded silver medals for "rescuing, during heavy gale and sea, the crew of seven men from the rigging of the Canadian schooner H. P. Kirkham, wrecked on Rose and Crown Shoal, fifteen miles seaward from the station on January 21, 1892. The men were saved only by the utmost skill and bravery, and were brought to land after battling for twenty—three hours against wind and sea." On June 16, 1892, Surfman Perkins died "from disease caused by exposure at the wreck of the H. P. Kirkham." Large photo image shows the life-saving crew posing with their medals. Complete with ¼-page article detailing events of one of the service’s most famous rescues. Also includes full cover page illustration of U. S. Revenue Cutter Service crew launching their life-boat. Full issue with additional interesting articles and advertisements of the day – great reading. Clean, crisp. (VG+).  $48.  

25260b. Dodge, Henry Irving. HEROES OF THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICE. Woman’s Home Companion. August 1903. Superb full page article with five portraits detail the heroic rescues of a number of members of the Life-Saving Service. Full page article depicts the heroism of the service by detailing a few notable rescues across the country including Keeper Joshua James in Massachusetts , Keeper N. C. Hayman from the Gay Head Station on Martha’s Vineyard, the Creeds Hill, North Carolina life-saving crew, Keeper W. W. Griesser of the Buffalo station, Rasmus S. Midgett of North Carolina , and more. Excellent article with five portrait illustrations. Clean, full issue, light wear. Great reading. (VG). $58. 

SCENES OF THE SHIPWRECK

'RECREATING HISTORIC SCENES OF NANTUCKET:
PAINTINGS OF THE SHIPWRECK OF THE "H.P. KIRKHAM" IN 1892'. 
A presentation by British artist Rodney Charman, and Maurice Gibbs,
Executive Director of the Nantucket Life-Saving Museum

21158. [Limited edition print] First Light [ NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP] by Art Pressman. Fine limited edition color print was created from an original watercolor painting by Nantucket artist Art Pressman. The large print is signed and numbered of 500 copies by the artist and is printed on heavy card stock ready for framing. The print depicts the Nantucket Light Vessel No. 112 on station, where its mournful fog horn and light marked the treacherous Nantucket Shoals. This bright colorful print measures 19” x 24” including a 2 ½” border and shows a detailed view of the port side of the vessel. Mr. Pressman has been painting maritime subjects since the early 1970’s, with his work appearing in museums across the country. This would be a beautiful addition for the lighthouse and lightship enthusiast. Shipped rolled. Light edge wear but will mat out. Numbers available:  #67, 68, 69, 73, 77, 237, 238.  (VG).  $78.

24143. [engraving] NANTUCKET [SANKATY HEAD] LIGHTHOUSE. [from early magazine]  c.1873. Close, bright, lightly hand-colored engraving of the tall striped tower and early keeper’s dwelling on Nantucket ’s Sankaty Head. The tall masonry light tower looks out over a myriad of shipping on the sound as sheep graze in the foreground. This is a most detailed and interesting engraving, with superb detail and fine subtle coloring, a great choice for matting and framing. 2 3/4" x 6". Clean, crisp. (VG+).  $48.  

20230. Farson, Robert H., TWELVE MEN DOWN – Massachusetts Sea Rescues. Yarmouth Port. 2000. 246p. 191 photos and illustrations. In Colonial Days Massachusetts turned to the sea for her livelihood. With the growth of coastal and deepwater fleets, many trips ended in disaster. The loss of life was so great that in the late 1700’s the Massachusetts Humane Society was formed. Their work up to World War II, and the work of its successor the U. S. Life-Saving Service, are detailed in this wonderful new work. From Martha’s Vineyard and Cuttyhunk, to Nantucket, Cape Cod and up the coast to Salisbury Beach , there were small stations with surfboats and breeches buoy apparatus. This is a book about rescues near the coast by men who rowed small boats into mountainous waves, many in bitterly cold weather. Thousands of sailors were saved by these intrepid men and their story of selfless dedication comes alive in Mr. Farson’s work. Nicely illustrated with numerous vintage photographs. (M). (Published at $36.)  Special Purchase Price  $24.95.

22233. McCalley, John W. NANTUCKET THEN AND NOW. New York . 1981. 164. Soft wraps. This Dover publication magnificently captures Nantucket as it was in the 19th Century through the use of over 100 rare photographic views, each compaired with recent views from the same vantage point.  Especially interesting are the views of the the homesteads and street scenes. The harbor and shipping, Surfside Life-Saving Station, Brant Point Lighthouse and station, Sankaty Head Light, views of the hotel era, and much more. (M).  $14.95.

20206. Quinn, William P., CAPE COD MARITIME DISASTERS. Orleans . 1990. Stiff wraps. DJ. 240p. Illustrated with over 350 photographs. Ship disasters continued to occur around Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard through the years. Continuing his noted series, author Bill Quinn covers the period from the 1890’s to the 1990’s with additional photographs of wrecks not covered in his previous works. Many tales of fascinating wrecks feature the work of the life-savers and Coast Guardsmen. Included is the loss of the Vineyard Sound Lightship No. 73, the loss of the Peaked Hill Bars Life-Saving station to the encroaching sea, the salvage of submarine S-19, moving the Old Harbor Life-Saving station, and many more. (M). $34.95.

819f. Hough, George A. Jr., DISASTER ON DEVIL’S BRIDGE. Mystic, CT. 1963. 146p. Soft wraps. The most complete account of the wreck and loss of the steamer SS City of Columbus off Gay Head, Martha’s Vineyard in 1884. The first news of the loss came when the Revenue Cutter Dexter arrived in New Bedford on January 18th, with a handful of survivors. The City of Columbus sailed on her maiden voyage from New York on August 28th 1878. The beautifully appointed ship was 275’ long and displaced 2,200 gross tons. On January 17th, 1884, as the ship departed Nickerson’s wharf in Boston bound for Savannah, many on board were anticipating the pleasant climate of the south as an escape from the bitter mid winter cold of New England. Sometime later at approximately 3:15 am the lookout spotted a buoy on the starboard bow in a position where one should not have been. Captain Wright immediately recognized that the ship was perilously close to the rocks on Devils Bridge, a rocky shoal extending out into Vineyard Sound from the South West tip of Martha’s Vineyard at Gay Head. A moment later the ship struck bottom on Devils Bridge. The City of Columbus was doomed, with her bottom badly punctured by the rocks in several places she sank rather quickly, coming to rest with her bow, smokestack and masts out of the water. In the end the loss of the City of Columbus was New England’s worst maritime disaster to date - a total of 104 people either drowned or froze to death in the rigging, only 29 were saved. With a detailed account of the men of the Revenue Cutter Dexter and their heroic rescues, and the attempts of the Life-Savers, this is the most complete and interesting account of this disaster to date. Well illustrated with photographs. Some wear to edges, light browning to wraps. (VG-).  $28.

26277. Hine, C. G. THE STORY OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD : From the Lips of Its Inhabitants, Newspaper Files and Those Who Have Visited Its Shores, Including Stray Notes on Local History and Industries. New York . 1908. 224 p. History collected and arranged by C. G. Hine. Profusely illustrated by C. G. Hine and Thomas A. Hine with over 125 wonderful photographs in-text. Publisher’s decorative gray cloth covered boards depicting the Vineyard and several small sail boats on a blue sea beneath a cloud streaked blue sky. Frontispiece, two page folding map tipped into front. Excellent early history includes: Early Voyages and First Owners; Edgartown; Oak Bluffs; Camp Meeting Grounds; Vineyard Haven; Holmes Hole; Prospect Hill; West Tisbury; Chilmark; Gay Head; more. Book is in very good condition, intact, pages are clean, bright, & unmarked. Solid & clean binding, name and date written in old ink on front pastedown. Minor wear to head & heel of spine, corners of boards are worn, a couple small areas of wear to edges. Quite scarce, this has become most desirable for reading and reference. (VG). $185.

4410g. Light-House Board, INSTRUCTIONS TO LIGHT-KEEPERS AND MASTERS OF LIGHT-HOUSE VESSELS. GPO. 1902. 55 pages of instructions plus 37 photo and large fold-out plates. Once property of Keeper George Purdy, Gay Head Lighthouse, Martha’s Vineyard . Contains a wealth of information, particularly in the plates for use in identifying lamps. Includes complete Instructions for Light-Keepers in Stations with Two or More Keepers, Light Stations With One Keeper, Keepers of Light-Vessels, Management of Lens Lights and Disposition of Lamps and Illuminating Apparatus, Management of Mechanical Lamps, Revolving Machinery, trimming of wicks, morning duties, and much more. Includes all aspects of station and apparatus maintenance. Excellent plates detail all types of lamps and lighting apparatus, lanterns, revolving apparatus, fog signal equipment, bell striking apparatus, and more. Also laid in is a pamphlet “Illustrated List of Parts of the Hornsby-Akroyd Patent Safety Oil Engine”. This engine was used for pumping air to supply fog signals. A very complete and important document. Contents generally clean and tight. Light soiling and foxing to endpapers, covers gilt embossed, moderate wear and soiling, hinges weakening. (VG-). $565 net.

2418. (map) GEOLOGIC MAP OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD. 1885. Full color 7” x 9” plate details the features and geology of Martha’s Vineyard, No Man’s Land and portions of Naushon Island . Published in the Seventh Annual Report , U.S. Geological Survey 1885-1886. With one original fold, fine for matting and framing. Clean. (VG).   $38.

25260b. Dodge, Henry Irving. HEROES OF THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICE. Woman’s Home Companion. August 1903. Superb full page article with five portraits detail the heroic rescues of a number of members of the Life-Saving Service. Full page article depicts the heroism of the service by detailing a few notable rescues across the country including Keeper Joshua James in Massachusetts, Keeper N. C. Hayman from the Gay Head Station on Martha’s Vineyard, the Creeds Hill, North Carolina life-saving crew, Keeper W. W. Griesser of the Buffalo station, Rasmus S. Midgett of North Carolina, and more. Excellent article with five portrait illustrations. Clean, crisp, full issue, great reading. (VG+).  $68.

25361. Mowry, William A. MARTHA’S VINEYARD. New England Magazine. July 1897. pp. 543-560 disbound. Excellent article details the history and progress  on the fishing and resort island of Martha’s Vineyard in Nantucket Sound. Excellent account with a great deal of information. Included are many fine photo illustrations including Vineyard Haven, Cottage City, Steamers at Cottage City, Croquet and Tennis Courts at Cottage City, Cottages at Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard, Summer Institute, Students at the Institute, Gay Head, Gay Head Lighthouse, The Park at Cottage City, Where Cottage City Gets its Water, Sunset Lake, The Episcopal Chapel, Beech Grove Spring, Martha's Vineyard Cedars, Edgartown, The Waterspout of 1896, and Yachts at Vineyard Haven. Great reading. Clean, crisp. (VG+). $22.

23289. Gilbreth, Frank B., INSIDE NANTUCKET . New York . 1954. 3rd. 231 p. DJ. Signed by the author and family. In Inside Nantucket, Frank B. Gilbreth, of “Cheaper by the Dozen” and “Belles on Their Toes” fame tells the delightful experience of his son and daughter in-law’s experiences as apprentice innkeepers on the island. During the summer months they must cope with the deluge of guests, including an elderly lady whose breakfast egg must enjoy a night in the open air before being boiled. By winter they prepare for the Nantucket natives, who must be handles with different strategy. (Interestingly, Mr. Gilbreth purchased Nantucket ’s  old “bug lights”, in service since 1838. The taller rear tower and later the front tower was purchased by this noted as a pioneer in motion study and scientific management. He soon moved the light towers to be incorporated as dormitories into “The Shoe”, his family’s Jetties Beach cottage near Bathing Beach Road . The moving of the light towers must have been quite a sight. A horse and a ship’s capstan were used to winch the structures, lying on wooden rollers, to their final destination. The buildings were jacked up and placed on a foundation laid for this purpose. The two structures were soon favored sleeping quarters for the eleven children in the family, who soon nicknamed them “Mic” and “Cyc”, for cartoon characters of the time. The towers remain today, the only such set of original range lights remaining in existence.) Not only is the book signed by the author, it is also signed by the subjects of the account, both Barbara and Robert Gilbreth. Clean, tight, in slightly worn dj. (VG).  $68.

3113f. Gardner, Arthur H., WRECKS AROUND NANTUCKET . New Bedford . 1943. 176p. Later revised printing of the 1915 edition. Well illustrated with vintage photographs. Situated some 20 miles south of Cape Cod amidst numerous dreaded shoals, Nantucket has always been the scene of numerous shipwrecks as vessels make their way through the area. This important reference chronicles a 289 year period, detailing most of the major shipwrecks. Many of these disasters called forth deeds of daring and heroism by Nantucket boatmen and Life-Savers, much of which is related herein. First published in 1876 but limited to only 500 copies, Wrecks Around Nantucket serves to fill in the gaps during the period of the institution of the Life-Saving Service and the construction of three life-saving stations here. Most interesting reading and an invaluable reference. Some occasional light foxing, covers soiled, otherwise a good copy. (VG).  $145.

23221. Crosby, Everett U. NANTUCKET IN PRINT. Nantucket . 1946. 225 p. Scarce first edition of this bibliography of Nantucket Island references. The author accomplishes three goals herein: To set forth in condensed form what is known about the earliest discovery and naming of the island; to publish a reprinting of all the earliest descriptive writings of the island; and the bringing to publication a bibliography of Nantucket . Excellent reference as well as most interesting reading about this “ Far Away Place ”. Unusually clean and tight, quite rare in this early form. (F-).  $148 net.

21509f,g,i. na. U. S. LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE. Fortune Magazine January 1937. Pp. 61-69, 126-132. Lengthy, large folio illustrated article details the men and equipment of today’s Lighthouse Service. Wonderfully illustrated with photographs, paintings and diagrams including a large full page diagram of the Nantucket LV No. 112  illustrating its construction, equipment and operation. Other photos include quartermaster at the wheel of the Lighthouse Tender Spruce, lens apparatus, buoys and more. Most interesting and detailed article. Full issue. (VG+). $64.

24358. Stevens, William Oliver. NANTUCKET – The Far-Away Island . New York . 1939. 316p. One of the better chronicles, this text catches the particular charm that is Nantucket . With its traditions, rich in history, its character and winding streets, Nantucket has not forgotten its past. Includes background history, the golden age of whaling, mutiny and shipwrecks, the Quaker town, customs, Siasconset, the people, and more. Most detailed and interesting, one of the best modern histories. Clean, crisp, nice copy. (VG).  $34.

3164p,q. Kobbe', Gustav. "LIFE ON THE ( Nantucket ) SOUTH SHOAL LIGHT-SHIP". 11pp. Century Magazine, Vol. XLII. August 1891. This often quoted article is one of the very few ever written describing the life on these early light vessels, based on the author’s visit in 1891. One “old whaling captain told me that the loneliest thing he had ever seen at sea was a polar bear floating on a piece of ice in the Arctic Ocean; the next loneliest object to that had been the South Shoal Lightship….and it pitched and rolled such that even an old whaleman… felt ‘squamish’.” Excellent descriptions of the crews and the life on board. Includes nine very nice engravings. Clean, tight, full issue in well worn wraps.  $32 net.

22316. Anthony, Richard H., NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP – This Offshore Guardian of Our Coast Is the World’s Most Exposed Light vessel. Yachting Magazine. August 1937. Pp. 80-84. Excellent article chronicles the life of the crew aboard this famous beacon. With 6 close interior and exterior views including a great view of the brass lighthouse bow insignia on the tender Anemone. Disbound. (VG).  $54.

21237. na. NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP FEATURES MASTHEAD LANTERNS  OF ALUMINUM. nd. c.1936. ¼-page disbound article details the recently constructed LV-112 manufactured by the Pusey Jones Shipyard. Article noted that these new lanterns are 325 pounds lighter than those formerly used, which means greater stability in rough weather. Includes photo of the vessel. (VG).   $16.

Nantucket Light Vessel LV-112 Model. BlueJacket Ship Crafters has been recognized as one of the premier model manufacturers and builders since their opening in 1905. Continuing in this fine tradition, they have made available to us a professionally built, 19”,  1/8” scale model of the famous Nantucket Light Vessel No. 112. Before the era of modern aids to navigation, lightships played a crucial role and none more than those on the dreaded Nantucket Shoals. This area of the coastline boasted more light vessels over the years than any other coastline in the world. The ‘112 was built in 1936 following a collision with her predecessor LV-117 in 1934 by the British liner SS Olympic. Our model shows her as launched, with a tall stack for her steam boiler, steel pilot house and two masts with 500mm lanterns and lantern galleries. This professionally built and painted model includes more than 200 cast fittings and brass items, miniature chain, rigging and more. This model will add grace and charm to any office, den or family room and will become a valuable heirloom in years to come. #22199 Kit only $289. 

9294. na. NANTUCKET LIFE-SAVING MUSEUM . pp. 23-25 Historic Nantucket . July 1972. Nantucket Historical Association. Full issue, soft wraps. Nice article describing the “new” Nantucket Life-Saving Museum and its formation, with a bit of history of Nantucket ’s four life-saving stations. Includes two wonderful photographs of the original Surfside station, and a cover image of Captain [Keeper] Joseph Winslow posing at the Surfside station in the Services’ new gutta-percha life-saving suit, which failed to gain popularity. Includes a number of other interesting historical Nantucket articles. (VG).  $14.

7276. [An Act for Granting to the United States of America, the Light-house at the entrance of the harbour of Nantucket] ACTS AND LAWS, PASSED BY THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS: BEGUN AND HELD AT BOSTON, IN THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, ON WEDNESDAY THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF MAY, ANNO DOMINI, 1795. [ Boston : Adams and Larkin. (1795)] pp.503-504. Plain original wrappers, stitched, folio. Minor scattered spotting and wear. Very good. Includes Chapter XVII; An Act for Granting to the United States of America, the Light-house situate on Brant Point, at the entrance of the harbour of Nantucket. This document speaks to a very important time in our light-house history, when the colonial period gave way to the central government, and it was realized that lighthouses were a national concern In 1789 Congress passed an act assuming to the central government responsibility for all aids, and this local Act follows. A very rare copy of an important Act, in wonderful condition. Also contains various other Acts concerning the establishment of Towns and commerce, etc. A desirable Nantucket item. (VG).   $128.

Commemorative Coast Guard, Lighthouse and Lightship Covers

Commemorative envelopes, each addressed and stamped and postmarked on the commissioning day and first day on station, or from Officer in Charge, and with the return address of the light station or vessel commanding officer. Covers clean, crisp, and are important Coast Guard and light vessel collector’s items:

22361j. USCG Lightship Nantucket 2 WLV 613, Commanding Officer. Postmarked April 19, 1980.  $22

22361k. USCG Lightship Relief WLV 613, Commanding Officer. Postmarked April 28, 1979.  $22

22361p. USCG Nantucket Lightship WLV 612, Includes cashet of Plymouth Lighthouse. Postmarked October 31, 1981. $12

22361q. USCG Nantucket Lightship WLV 612, Includes cashet of Port of Boston. Postmarked October 31, 1981. $12

22361r. USCG Nantucket Lightship WLV 613. Postmarked June 13, 1981  $12

L-136a,b,c. USCG Lightship Relief WLV 613, Commanding Officer. Postmarked April 28, 1979. With various light vessel cachets, etc.  $18

L-136d,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,l,m. USCG Lightship Nantucket 2 WLV 613, Commanding Officer. Postmarked April 19, 1980. With various light vessel cachets, etc.   $18

L-136o. Decommissioning USCG Lightship Nantucket 2 WLV 613. Postmarked October 18, 1984. With light vessel cachet.  $18

27290. (stereoview) Massachusetts Humane Society Boathouse, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. c.1870’s by S. F. Adams, Oak Bluffs, Mass. Early view shows what we believe to be a boathouse of the Massachusetts Humane Society at Oak Bluffs. The building is not labeled but inside can be clearly seen a lifeboat behind the two chairs. In the background can be seen a schooner’s masts at the wharf. Clean clear view on yellow mount. Unusually nice early view. (VG+). $144. 

5203g. (stereoview) Gay Head Lighthouse, Martha’s Vineyard by Kilburn Brothers c.1880. Suberb clean, clear, close view on pale yellow mount shows in good detail the tall brick light tower and attached long brick keeper’s dwelling. Excellent view, near fine condition, includes the keeper’s watching from the gallery railing. (F-). $148.

27292. Uncatena (Nantucket-Martha’s Vineyard steamship lines) attributed to N.L. Stebbins. $185

2726g. (stereoview) Nantucket, Massachusetts. View from South Tower Looking North . c.1870’s. By J. Freeman. Great view from the South Church tower looking North with the town and beach in the distance. View is clear, just a hint of soiling and very light wear. (VG+). $44 net.

2726h. (stereoview) Nantucket, Massachusetts. School of Blackfish on the beach. c.1870’s. By J. Freeman. Good view of residents and fishermen examining a beach school of blackfish. View is clear, just a hint of foxing and a bit of light wear to the mount in places. Only very light soiling and edge wear. (VG).  $54 net.

2726o. (stereoview) Nantucket, Massachusetts. School of Blackfish on the beach. c.1870’s. By J. Freeman. Good view of residents and fishermen examining a beach school of blackfish. View is clear, just a hint of foxing and a bit of light wear to the mount in places. Clean, crisp, near fine. (F-).  $68 net.

2726i. [stereoview] Wreck of the Bark W. F. Marshall on Nantucket, Massachusetts. (c.1877). By J. Freeman. Extremely rare view of the beautiful wooden vessel well up on the beach on the south side of the island near Mioxes Pond. She came ashore on the morning of March 9, 1877 in thick fog. The crew was safely landed by the crew of the Surfside Life-Saving Station but the vessel was considered a total loss. This extremely rare view shows great detail of the vessel with the breeches buoy hawser still in place, while onlookers survey the vessel. View is remarkably  clear, clean and crisp, only light foxing to sky areas. It is extremely difficult to find views of Nantucket shipwrecks and this view is certainly one of the better ones. (VG+). $164 net.

2780a. (cabinet photo) Schooner Newburgh Ashore in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard November 27, 1898. Rare view shows the schooner Newburgh driven half way through the Vineyard Haven wharf following the great hurricane of 1898. Many nameless storms have ravaged the New England coast leaving in their wake untold tales of misery and destruction. One of the worst was the Portland Gale of November 26-27, 1898. Named after the steamer Portland that sank with nearly 200 persons aboard, this two-day Hurricane caused more damage to shipping in New England, than any other in history. Over 130 vessels were lost, 26 in Vineyard Haven Harbor alone. Photo is by Richard G. Shute of Edgartown and measures 5 ¼” x 8 ½”. Image is close and clear, with some paper loss along the center line and moderate foxing and spotting. Still, excellent detail in this rare view and could be conserved. (G+).  $85.

J-53. [water color] Original w/c painting Great Round Shoal Light Vessel No. 86 [1913] Superb original water color shows the Great Round Shoals Light Vessel No. 86 at anchor on station off Nantucket, Massachusetts. Nice depiction of this early coal fired vessel, with great detail of the vessel and its equipment as she rolls in the choppy seas. Painting measures 13” x 26” and is professionally matted and framed to 18" x 31". Painting is signed in lower left corner "I. N. Cory 12-17-1913." Condition is excellent, perfect you museum or collector. $875 net

9128f. na. WINTER ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. Life Magazine. January 27, 1947. Wonderful 11-page article describes in photographs and text the Atlantic coast in winter and the new importance that it’s 208 lighthouses take on each season. Included is a full front cover view of Nantucket’s Sankaty Head Light and keeper’s dwelling. Also included are the lighthouses at Cape Henry, Portland, Bodie Island, Cape Hatteras, Tybee Island, Cape Lookout, Jupiter Inlet, and a full 2-page view of the iron lighthouse on Hog Island, Virginia including the broken dwellings that once housed the keepers there. Full issue, clean, crisp, little wear. (VG+).  $34.

27348. (foundation brick) Sankaty Head Lighthouse, Nantucket, Mass. c.1850. Sankaty Head Lighthouse was built on the 90-foot bluff near siasconset on Nantucket Island in 1850 at a cost of $10,330. Schooners brought the materials to town wharves and it was carted to the bluff in Siasconset. Overseeing the project was Benjamin F. Isherwood, who was later chief engineer for the U.S. Navy during the Civil War. The brick and granite lighthouse received a second-order Fresnel lens from Paris and soon became known as New England's most powerful light. This month, now just 75 feet from the cliff’s edge,  the light tower is being moved back away from the bluff by International Chimney Corporation. As they cut the openings for the large steel I-beams which will lift the tower, this is one of the bricks that was removed from the tower wall. A rare chance to obtain a piece of lighthouse history. $79.

26237. [plate) “Why Worry”. From historic Nantucket comes this rare English Staffordshire style Nantucket Souvenir Plate in cobalt blue decoration made by Ye Olde Historical Pottery Company. A superb, bright, cobalt blue commemorative plate featuring five beautiful clear, detailed views of Nantucket, Mass. ” Included in the center is the old fisherman “Why Worry” image. Around the rim are images of Sankoty Head Lighthouse. Church at Stone Alley, Baxter House in Sconset, and the 1746 Windmill. This piece is quite rare and is one of the more attractive that I have had. This pretty display piece measures 9” in diameter and is enhanced by a decorative flowered border around the edge. Made in England by “Ye Olde Historical Pottery [Company), Staffordshire, England Rd No 563730”. Clean and bright, a fine display piece. (VG+).   $244 net.

2606. (souvenir plate) The Old Coffyn House, Nantucket Island. c.1900. From lovely Nantucket comes this rare English Wedgewood Nantucket Souvenir Plate in a beautiful mauve color,  made for local shops in about 1900-1910. A superb, bright, mauve commemorative plate features a large, beautiful clear, detailed image of the “The Old Coffyn House, Nantucket Island, Built 1686”. This piece is quite rare and is one of the most attractive that I have had. This pretty display piece measures 10 3/8” in diameter and is enhanced by a decorative flowered border around the edge. Back marked “Wedgewood Etruria & Barlaston England” Clean and bright, no cracks or chips, only light crazing from age. A fine display piece. (VG+). $425 net.

27241. (souvenir dish) Gay Head Lighthouse and Cliffs, Cottage City, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. c.1900. A bright, gilt  decorated commemorative dish in white,  features a large, detailed, clear full color image of the high light tower and the early, long brick keeper’s dwelling at Gay Head Cliffs. This superb piece measures  5” in diameter with upturned edges, brightly decorated with a gilt rim, with beautiful coloration to the image. Marked "Made in Germany for F. A. Marshall, Cottage City, Mass." Very clean, no cracks or checks, no wear. A very detailed, pretty little item for your display, unusually attractive piece. (VG+). $248

27130. (commemorative plate) An exceptionally rare, bright, gilt decorated and edged commemorative plate featuring a beautiful clear, detailed color image of the “Gay Head Lights and Cliffs, Cottage City”, Martha’s Vineyard. c. 1900. One of only a few of this light that I have had, this fairly large plate has a large 3 ¼” full color image on white of the tall brick light tower and keeper’s dwelling, and out buildings on the eroding clay cliffs. This pretty display piece measures 7” in diameter and is enhanced by a decorative scalloped gilded decoration around the edge. Nice detailed image on the bright white china make a good contrast on this rare item. Marked “Made in Germany for F. A. Marshall, Cottage Ciry, Mass.” Quite clean, bright, little if any wear, a beautiful display piece. (F-).  $184.

21429d. (souvenir cup / saucer) The cup is decorated with a picture of the "Oldest House At Nantucket, Built 1686". The saucer has a picture titled "Sankoty Lighthouse" . (Sankoty is an Indian word meaning "highland"). The cup measures 2" tall x 3" wide including the handle x 2 1/4" in diameter.  The saucer is 4 1/2" in diameter. Marked:  Made In Germany Phebe E. Clisby Nantucket, Mass. Beautiful set, in very good condition. (VG+).  $295 net.     

2725. (souvenir photo) Sankaty Head Lighthouse, Nantucket, Mass. c.1890. Unusual Victorian photo was probably once the cover for a Victorian booklet or album. Early circular photo shows a good view of Sankaty Head Lighthouse and keeper’s house and measures 3 3/8” in diameter. Photo is mounted on a 4” x 6 ½” decorative stock that has two punched holes, indicating that it was probably once bound with string or ribbon. It is a lovely piece but has become so brittle with age that it has numerous cracks. It has been mounted to card stock to keep it together but is still quite presentable. Without the damage this would be a $200 piece. Would look striking framed. (G). $78.

2729. (stereoview) Fisherman’s Cottage, Seasconset, Nantucket . c.1880. By Kilburn Brothers. Close, clear view shows great detail of a Nantucket fisherman’s well kept cottage in the Seasconset area of the island. Quite clear and bright, only light foxing and edge wear, superb view. (VG+). $124 net.

2726d. (stereoview) Oldest House, Built 1686, Nantucket . c.1880. By J. Freeman. Close, clear view shows great detail of Nantucket’s oldest house. Built as a wedding gift in 1686 for Jethro Coffin and Mary Gardner, it remains the sole surviving structure from the island's original seventeenth-century English settlement. Quite clear, only light foxing and edge wear. (VG). $78 net.

2726f. (stereoview) Oldest House, Built 1686, Nantucket . c.1880. By J. Freeman. Not quite as close, clear view shows great detail of Nantucket’s oldest house, out buildings and path that leads up to it. Built as a wedding gift in 1686 for Jethro Coffin and Mary Gardner, it remains the sole surviving structure from the island's original seventeenth-century English settlement. Quite clear, only light foxing and edge wear. (VG). $64 net.

  2726b. (stereoview) Old Mill Built in 1746, Nantucket . c.1880. By J. Freeman. Close, clear view shows great detail of Nantucket’s still surviving “smock mill”. Built in 1746 by Nathan Wilbur, a Nantucket sailor who had spent time in Holland, the "Old Mill" is the oldest functioning mill in the country. Quite clear, only light foxing and edge wear. (VG). $78 net.

  2726a. (stereoview) Nantucket Town View from  Church Tower Looking South. c.1880. By J. Freeman. Clear view shows good detail of the town center with Dionis visible in the distance. Clear, clean, very light foxing and edge wear. (VG+). 78 net.

2782. (souvenir creamer) c.1900. Superb bright souvenir creamer featuring a bold, bright image of “West Chop Light [House], Vineyard Haven, Mass” Close, bright image shows the 1 ½-stork keeper’s dwelling and lighthouse tower from the roadway. Large hand painted image, the nicest I have yet found, is highlighted by gilded border and rim. . Creamer measures 2 ½” in diameter by 2 ½” high and is marked “Made in Germany for L. E. Briggs, Vineyard Haven, Mass.” Rare Martha’s Vineyard piece. (F-). $245.

2782b. (souvenir creamer) c.1900. Superb bright souvenir creamer featuring a bold, bright image of “West Chop Light [House], Vineyard Haven, Mass” Close, bright image shows the 1 ½-stork keeper’s dwelling and lighthouse tower from the roadway. Large hand painted image, the nicest I have yet found, is highlighted by gilded border and rim. . Creamer measures 2 ¼” in diameter by 3 5/8” high and is marked “Made in Germany for L. E. Briggs, Vineyard Haven, Mass.” Rare Martha’s Vineyard piece. (F-). $265.

2777. (souvenir vase) c.1900. An unusual, bold, bright cobalt blue and yellow commemorative vase featuring a fine b/w image of the “East Chop Light [house], Oak Bluffs, Mass.”. This unusual item is quite attractive and bears a fine, detailed, b/w 1 ½-stork keeper’s dwelling, lighthouse tower and out-buildings from across the roadway. Vase is quite bright and distinctive, and  measures 4 ¾” high by 3 5/8” wide and is enhanced by distinctive ornate handles on each side, and by a bit of a decorative gilt trim on the handle and around the image and rim. Marked “ Germany ”. Clean, no cracks or checks, a very detailed, pretty piece for your display, unusual coloration. (VG+).                    $224 net.

26334. (cabinet view) Beach Scene at Surfside, Nantucket by H. S. Wyer. c.1880's. Early view shows a group of fishermen as their horses pull their dorys with the day’s catch up onto the beach. Behind can be seen many other fishermen with their wagons loading their catch. Rare scene measures 4" x 6 ½”.  Light-moderate overall foxing, clear. (VG-). $74.

26242. (hand colored photograph) Gay Head Cliffs and Life Saving Station, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.  c.1910. Beautiful hand colored photograph in original period frame shows a wonderful clear view of the distinctive colored cliffs of Gay Head on Martha's Vineyard. Visible too is a rare view of the roof and watch tower of the life-saving station - a rarely photographed station.  Like the well known images of Wallace Nutting and Fred Thompson, this piece is also signed in period pencil - Fred H. Perry and is labeled Gay Head.  The colors are vibrant and the condition is excellent. The image measures 9 1/4" by 3 1/4"; it is in it's original frame measuring 12 1/2" by 6 1/2". Overall in quite nice condition, a superb display piece. (VG+). $145.  

26287. (chromolithograph print) H. Marshall Gardiner. "Nantucket from Monomoy Shore". Antique "Yard Long" Print of Nantucket Island labeled on the bottom margin  "Nantucket from Monomoy Shore". Print is marked on the back "Phostint Made only by Detroit Publishing Co" and "Copyright by H. Marshall Gardiner Nantucket Island, Mass." This beautiful piece depicts the harbor and town as seen from Monomoy, and measures 33" long x 4-3/4” high. This print was found in an attic and is rolled as it has never been framed. The condition is quite clean and bright, with only one small nick on the top edge. (VG+).  $248.  

26296. [stereoview] Brig Minmaneuth Ashore at Surfside, July 30, 1873. (c.1873). By J. Freeman. Close view of the coffee brig Minmaneuth after being driven ashore near Surfside on Nantucket in 1873. Includes close view of the vessel with all sails set as onlookers look on. Later much of the cargo of coffee was offloaded to float the vessel. View is clear and crisp, just a bit of foxing and light soiling to the mount in places. (VG).  $88 net.

26226. (chart) Nantucket Sound and Eastern Approaches, Massachusetts. U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. c.1912. A great old pre-World War I era Nantucket and Monomoy area chart measures a very large 30" x 42", is published by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Chart lists soundings feet, is dated 1910 (Lights, Beacons and Buoys corrected to 1912), and has numerous landmarks listed including Nantucket Island in its entirety, Hyannis to Monomoy  to the north, and many other rivers waterways, counties, cities, ports, islands, bays, peninsulas, points, and lakes. The chart also has legends and notes of lighthouses, light-vessels, U,. S. Life Saving Stations, storm warning displays, tides, abbreviations, scales, buoys, soundings, and is a fascinating work for research or display. This chart has great visual aesthetics and certainly would display impressively, matted or not, in an fine wood frame. Chart is in good condition with an aesthetically pleasing patina, some small unobtrusive tears and chipping around the border, some old penciled nautical notations in the border, and some minor, unobtrusive light stains mostly in the border. (VG-). $245. 

6744x,z. [Topographic Plate]. COAST LINES: PART OF NANTUCKET MASS. US Geological Survey. c.1908. Size 10”h x 16”. Double page plate from early report. Beautiful, early, three color topographic map shows the important contours and features of the area including the Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations, as well as roads, harbor and important features. This map includes most of the island, from Miacomet Pond and Reed Pond east and north and south to the extremity. U. S. Life-Saving Stations include Surfside, Muskeget, Coskata and Madaket. Lighthouses include Bug Lights, Brant Point Light, Great Point Light and Sankaty Head Light. Also includes harbor, shoals and bars, and much more. Plate is quite desirable for framing. Unusually clean and crisp, a beautiful piece. These early coastal maps are most desirable for display and bring a premium, particularly on the Cape and the islands. (F).  $118 net.

26190c. (stereoview) Nantucket, Massachusetts. View from South Tower Looking Northeast . c.1870’s. By J. Freeman. Good view from the South church tower looking Northeast toward Brant Point Lighthouse in the distance. View includes lower Main Street including Hussey’s Block and even a glimpse of Harmony Hall and the steamship Island Home moored at steamboat wharf. View is clear but somewhat faded, just a hint of foxing and a bit of light wear to the mount in places. (VG-). $44 net. 

26190b. (stereoview) Nantucket, Massachusetts. View looking up Orange Street . c.1870’s. By J. Freeman. Good view from just above the Unitarian Church of the beginning of Orange Street. The first house in the view is #13 and was the Philip H. Folger house.  Folger  then built the five contiguous houses seen in the view and they are possibly the only row houses on Nantucket. This area was known as "Philip's Block”. View is clear but somewhat faded, just a hint of foxing and a bit of light wear to the mount in places. (VG-). $44 net.