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Books

Gold, Silk, Pioneers & Mail--The Story of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
by Robert J. Chandler, Ph.D., and Stephen J. Potash

There has not been an in-depth look at this venerable line for more than fifty years. Robert J. Chandler and Stephen J. Potash have now done so in this magnificent monograph, a limited, hand-numbered softcover edition of 500, including more than 60 illustrations from the authors' collections of art and ephemera

$25.00

Denial of Disaster
by Gladys Hansen and Emmet Condon
Tells the true story of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906, using dramatic photographs and eyewitness accounts

Limited number of new copies available
$25.00

W. A. Coulter
Marine Artist

This illustrated booklet chronicling the life and career of William A. Coulter was published by his son, James V. Coulter, in conjunction with the Sausalito Historical Society.

$10.00

Glory of the Seas
by Michael Jay Mjelde

The story of the great clipper ship which was the last of Donald McKay's masterpieces. Her portrait by William A. Coulter can be seen in the exhibit A Master's Brush with the Sea through October 31, 2006.

$30.00

Clipper Ship Captain
by Michael Jay Mjelde

The fascinating and danger-filled life of Captain Daniel McLaughlin, skipper of Glory of the Seas.

$30.00

The White Flyers
by George F. Gruner

The Harvard and the Yale set the standard for speed and comfort in steamship travel for more than four decades.

$29.95

Shipping and Culture
by Olaf T. Engvig

Tells how people of the shipping community--shipping and business executives, ships' agents, captains and others--convened at the Norwegian Fish Club to promote, finance and conduct enterprises to the benefit of the society at large.

$35.00

Posters and Fine Art Prints

Fine Art Prints are printed using the Giclee Process, 100 year+ paper and pigment inks with life of 75-150 years.

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Poster for Coulter Exhibition
$12.00

San Francisoc Fire, 1906
by W. A. Coulter

13 x 24" Unframed $39
13 x 24" Framed $254
21.5 x 40" Unframed $195
21.5 x 40" Framed $610

Limited Edition of 100, signed by publisher and Thomas Coulter

21.5 x 40" Unframed $800
21.5 x 40" Framed $1225

Panoramic Historic Photograph of
San Francisco Burning, 1906

Unframed $95
Framed $510

Panoramic Historic Photograph
of San Francisco, 16 days after
Fire, 1906
Unframed: $95
Framed: $510

Coulter Cards

The Friends of the San Francisco Maritime Museum Library are pleased to offer greeting cards featuring the paintings of marine artist W.A. Coulter. For a suggested donation of $15.00 ($12.75 for members of the Library Friends) plus $3.00 shipping, we will send you a set of ten cards with matching envelopes. The cards are blank inside, making them perfect for use as Christmas cards or general correspondence.