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John Stobart and the Ships of South Street
Price: $10.00

This book features the evocative paintings of distinguished maritime artist John Stobart of ships sailing out of New York’s South Street Seaport. John Stobart's essay, "A Fair Tide in South Street," provides his personal account of how the ships and people of South Street Seaport inspired him to create his paintings, which depict the ships that built a city from the sea. The book includes contributions from other artists and an introduction by Peter Stanford, the founder of the South Street Seaport Museum. Paintings and an essay by John Stobart with commentary by Peter Stanford. Sea History Press, 2008, 24 pages, with color illustrations, softcover, 9 x 9 ½ "
Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea
Price: $13.00

A must for those planning their own adventure and for tall ships enthusiasts alike, this comprehensive guide published by Tall Ships America features photographs and descriptions of hundreds of member tall ships. Also included are descriptions of numerous shore-based programs that offer a diverse range of sail training opportunities throughout North America and the world. Published by Tall Ships America, 19th edition. 436 pages, with black-and-white photographs, softcover, 6 x 9 "
Gottscho New York Notecards
Price: $14.95

Boxed notecard set includes four iconic images of New York during the 1920s and 1930s by renowned architectural photographer, Samuel Gottscho (1875-1971). 20 notecards with envelopes. 7 ¾ x 5 ¾ "
Great Ships in New York Harbor 1935-2005
Price: $16.95

A vibrant profile of New York harbor, this chronicle traces the great port's history from its heyday in the 1930s to the present. Informative text, complemented by 175 vintage photographs, conveys fascinating details in a conversational tone, making it as interesting to read as it is to browse. By William H. Miller, Jr.  Dover Publications, 2005. 112 pages, with black-and-white photographs, softcover, 11 ¾ x 8 ⅞ "
Up in the Old Hotel
Price: $18.00

Up in the Old Hotel collects some of the best-known works  by renowned journalist and New Yorker contributor, Joseph Mitchell. This volume brings to life the New York characters, the “smoky riverback dawns” of the Fulton Fish Market, and other neighborhoods that Mitchell so richly evoked in such works as “McSorley’s Wonderful Saloon” and “The Bottom of the Harbor.”  Visitors to the Seaport Museum can have the special experience of looking down into the elevator shaft and other remnants of the “old hotel” that Mitchell memorialized in his famous title work. By Joseph Mitchell. Vintage, 1993. 736 pages, softcover, 5 ⅛ x 8 "
South Street
Price: $24.95

An evocative tribute to the lost world of Lower Manhattan's Fulton Fish Market, Barbara Mensch’s striking photographs and lively commentary capture the colorful, tightly knit community of fishmongers, many of them recent immigrants and children of immigrants who thrived under the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. Written by Barbara G. Mensch, with an introduction by Phillip Lopate. Columbia University Press, 2009. 192 pages, softcover, 9 ¾ x 8 ¾ "
Greatest Grid Exhibition Catalogue
Price: $40.00

The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011
Laying out Manhattan's street grid and providing a rationale for the growth of New York was the city's first great civic enterprise, not to mention a brazenly ambitious project and major milestone in the history of city planning. The grid created the physical conditions for business and society to flourish and embodied the drive and discipline for which the city would come to be known. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York celebrating the bicentennial of the Commissioners' 1811 Plan of Manhattan, this volume does more than memorialize such a visionary effort, it serves as an enduring reference full of rare images and information.