Ten Pound Island Book Company

Old, Rare And Out of Print Books, Manuscripts And Charts Pertaining To The Sea

Ten Pound Island Book Co.

Our Most Recent Catalog

Maritime List 365 – What’s New?

November 17, 2025

Thought I’d try to squeeze one more list in before we hit the BLACK FRIDAY – XMAS CONSUMPTION FRENZY in which Ten Pound Island Book Company, short on frenzy this year, will not be participating. Instead, I’ll be completing the 2025 Annual Report for the Galen Fund, our 501(c).(3) charity that supports survivors of gun violence. To put you in a happy, relaxed mood for donating, each of these annual reports comes with a little piece of original writing. If you’d like a copy of this year’s Galen Fund Annual Report just send me an email. They’re free! Meanwhile, here’s a list of 26 recent arrivals – as diverse and interesting a lot as I’ve put up in a while.

We rely on email orders, which are time-stamped and can be processed fairly, in order of receipt. To order a book from this list, simply send an email to tenpound@tenpound.com stating the item number and ID number of the item(s) you wish to purchase. Domestic orders will be sent postpaid and insured, at no cost to you. Overseas and oversize orders shipped at cost. Massachusetts state tax of 6.25% will be added for MA residents. We accept cash, credit card, check, or Paypal.

 

Bookman’s Log

A weekly blog of news, gossip, recent adventures and acquisitions, and deep thinking about the antiquarian book trade

Which is to say, “Sold”

Greg Gibson, December 1, 2025

  Just finishing up a big appraisal job – about 25 linear feet of documents and records from an important 19th century mercantile family – which, of course, had me scurrying around for comps in all the usual sources, including Ten Pound Island sal … More >>