ten pound island book company
old, rare and out of print books, manuscripts and charts pertaining to the sea
Phone (978) 283-5299 ... Fax (978) 283-5235 ...email us at tenpound@tenpound.com

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Hubert's Freaks

Goneboy: A Walkabout

Demon of the Waters

Maritime List 184
Item 170

Established in 1976, we specialize in selling old and rare nautical books through catalog sales and on the internet.

We issue 6-8 hard copy catalogs per year and occasional shorter email lists. We also exhibit at book fairs across the country and maintain a used book shop.

We perform appraisals for tax and estate purposes.

We are eager to purchase old and rare books in the following areas: Whaling, Yachting, Shipbuilding and Naval Architecture, Lighthouses, Commercial Fisheries, Voyages and Travels, Naval History, Exploration, Shipwrecks, Pirates, Marine Arts and Antiques, Nautical Instruments, Logbooks, Manuscripts and Charts.


Last revised 6/8/2009.