[New Bedford Signals]: [Color Plates]:

$1,750 · Offered by William Reese Company

NEW BEDFORD, FAIRHAVEN AND DARTMOUTH SIGNAL BOOK. 1855. A signal book for New Bedford and the surrounding area, with handcolored flags and annotations throughout. Each flag is headed by the name of the agents, with a list of the ships which may be flying that flag off to the right. The work is divided into three sections, "Red, White and Blue," "Red and White," and "Blue and White," denoting the different color schemes of the flags. A contemporary advertisement for John Kehew's Navigation Store in New Bedford is pasted inside the front cover. A nice specimen, annotated by a native of the area. A rare American color plate book with navigational and maritime interest.

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