NAUTICAL ARTIFACTS TITANIC+MAYFLOWER+PIRATE SHIP+Signed GENUINE ARTIFACTS FROM THE TITANIC & MAYFLOWER & WHIDAH Start Price USD 25,000.00 Current Price USD 25,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 17, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 24, 2008 Location Boston-SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOU'LL BE SORRY! See more about 'NAUTICAL ARTIFACTS TITANIC+MAYFLOWER+PIRATE SHIP+Signed' Description SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOU'LL BE SORRY! !!! SOME ARE ENDING SOON !!! http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZtheQ2dword       GENUINE AUTHENTIC ARTIFACTS / PIECES OF THE TITANIC, THE MAYFLOWER, THE WHIDAH PIRATE SHIP, THE SCHOONER NANCY, THE IRISH IMMIGRANT SHIP SAINT JOHN, THE COSTAL STEAMER PORTLAND, AND A PIECE OF WOOD FROM THE 1634 FIRST CANNON PLATFORM IN THE U.S. AT CASTLE WILLIAM / FORT INDEPENDENCE, CASTLE ISLAND, SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS! COLLECTED AND SIGNED BY THE FAMOUS AUTHOR AND NEW-ENGLAND HISTORIAN, EDWARD ROWE SNOW!   [Artifacts are pasted in front of book] "TWO FORTS NAMED INDEPENDENCE" By Edward Rowe Snow. THIS IS SNOW'S PERSONAL PRE-PUBLICATION PROOF COPY WITH ARTIFACTS HE COLLECTED PASTED ON INSIDE OF FRONT COVER, AND HAND-SIGNED (FLATSIGNED) BY SNOW ON REVERSE OF TITLE PAGE! Quarto, measuring 8.5" x  5.75" Original publisher's olive cloth with a pre-publication proof dust jacket. Artifacts, Typed Sheet of paper with Provenance of each Item, and typed notes bound in front and back of book. Artifacts are pasted to the front pastdown, Piece of Wood from the First Canon Platform and Fortification in America (1634) is loosely inserted. EDWARD ROWE SNOW COLLECTED EACH OF THESE ULTRA-RARE ARTIFACTS PERSONALLY AND EXPLAINS WHEN, WHERE, AND FROM WHOM EACH ARTIFACT WAS OBTAINED! A ONE OF A KIND NATIONAL TREASURE! EDWARD ROWE SNOW (1902-1982) an American author and historian from Winthrop, Massachusetts. He is widely known for his stories of pirates and other nautical subjects; he wrote over forty books and many shorter publications. In all, he was the author of more than 100 publications, mainly about New England coastal history. Mr. Snow was also a major chronicler of New England maritime history. With the publication of "The Islands of Boston Harbor" in 1935, he became famous as a historian of the New England coast and also as a popular storyteller, lecturer, preservationist, and treasure hunter. He is also famous for carrying on the tradition of the "Flying Santa" for over forty years (1936-1980). Every Christmas he would hire a small plane and drop wrapped gifts to the lighthouse keepers and their families. Many credit him with saving Fort Warren, located on Georges Island in Boston Harbor, in the 1950s. In August of 2000, a plaque was dedicated to Mr. Snow on his beloved Georges Island. Since 2002, several of his books have been released in new editions published by Commonwealth Editions of Beverly, Massachusetts. WORKS: * Two Forts Named Independence * Storms And Shipwrecks of New England * The Islands of Boston Harbor * The Islands of Boston harbor, their history and romance, 1626-1935 * Women Of The Sea * Secrets of the North Atlantic Islands * Adventures, blizzards, and coastal calamities * True Tales and Curious Legends: Dramatic Stories from the Yankee Past * The Lighthouses of New England * Mysteries And Adventures Along the Atlantic Coast * Pirates and Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast * A Pilgrim Returns to Cape Cod * Historic Fort Warren * True Tales of Pirates and Their Gold * Lighthouses of New England 1716-1973 AND MANY, MANY OTHERS!     TERMS: BANK WIRE TRANSFER PREFERED, but will also accept Money Order or Cashiers Check, ... no personal checks. Money Order or Cashiers Check must clear for 14 business days before shipment of item. Insurance is available up to $25,000 for Registered Mail in the United States only. All Items must have Insurance paid for by the buyer. All funds must be paid within 7 days. Insurance claims are responsibility of buyer. All Items are sold as is.    SEE MY OTHER ITEMS OR YOU'LL BE SORRY! !!! SOME ARE ENDING SOON !!! http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQrdZ0QQsassZtheQ2dword   Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!