Group of American Naval Works (1817-1849)

Four works (five volumes) relating to the American Navy, each published in the first half of the 19th century.

1. James Fenimore Cooper

The History of the Navy in the United States of America

Pub. Baudry’s European Library (Paris), 1839

Two volumes, leather spines and red boards

8 1/2” x 5 1/2”

2. Commodore Uriah P. Levy

An Essay on Flogging in the Navy; containing strictures upon existing naval laws and suggesting substitutes for the discipline of the lash

Self-published, Pudney & Russell Printers (New York), 1849

49 pg., paperback

9” x 5 3/4”

3. The Sailor’s Magazine and Naval Journal

Bound volume containing issues September 1840 to August 1841

Leather spine and marbled boards

8 1/2” x 5 1/2”

Among these issues are mentions of Captain Parry’s attempts to travel to the North Pole and two other accounts of Arctic and Antarctic exploration.

4. Captain James Riley

An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce, wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa

Self-published (Hartford), 1817

Half calf, nine engraved illustrations

8 3/4” x 5 1/2”

9 x 5.75 x 5 in
Condition Report: [Cooper] Wear to the covers and spines, particularly to the leather spine of volume 2. [Levy] Creases and flakes to the cover, bumped text block corners. [Sailor's Magazine] Skinning to the front cover marbled paper and leather spine. Bumped cover corners. [Riley] Re-bound with brown paper, the original half calf extensively worn. Stains and a few tears in the text block.