The Rutters of the Sea: The Sailing Directions of Pierre Garcie, a Study of the First English and French Printed Sailing Directions with Facsimile Reproductions by D.W. Waters - 1967

London: Blackie, 1955 Jacket has minor abrasions, otherwise tidy. Copy has previous owner's inscription on FFE. Clean contents.

Yale University Press. Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good +; A study of the first English and French printed sailing directions with facsimile reproductions. Full bound in blue cloth with gilt and some blind stamped titling. Binding is solid and interior is clean and bright. Little wear shows on extremities of cloth and of the illustrated dust jacket, else book is in great condition. Hardcover

New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 478 pages, b/w illustrations, facsimile reproductions and fold-out maps. DJ a little edge-worn, rubbed, and dampstained to top edge and spine. Corner of front flap cut off. Blue cloth cover in very good condition. Contents bright and clean and with minimal wear. A really lovely copy. Heavy volume (2.24 kg) - UK and Overseas orders will require additional postage. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1967.

New Haven:: Yale Univeristy Press,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. A study of the first English and French printed sailing directions. With facsimile reproductions. First edition. Foxing on top and fore edges, else very good in a very good (foxing on verso) dust jacket. .

Yale University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Large blue cloth/gilt. No other printings listed. A square tight unmarked copy. The DJ in mylar is edgeworn with interior tape to crown, price clipped. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1967. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, Dust jacket fine.. The dust jacket is price clipped and has minor chips and closed tears to the extremities.

New Haven and London:: Yale University Press, 1967., 1967. FIRST EDITION. Large 4to. xv, 478 pp. Frontis., 14 illustrations (including fold-outs), 3 tables, glossary, index. Dark blue cloth, blind stamped cover illustration, gilt-stamped blue spine label, dust-jacket; jacket worn. Burndy bookplate. Very good. Through a friendship that he developed with the wealthy American sportsman, former wartime naval officer, and book collector, Henry C. Taylor, Waters began his studies of the history of navigation. He published "The Rutters of the Sea" in 1967 and the "Art of Navigation in England and Elizabethan and Early Stuart Times" in 1958, books that Taylor had instigated as well as financially supported. In 1960, Waters became head of Navigation and Astronomy at the National Maritime Museum. There, he played an important role in converting the Old Royal Observatory, Greenwich into a museum in 1967. He served as secretary of the National Maritime Museum from 1968 to 1971 and then became deputy director… Read More

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 478 pages, Folio. Out of Print. Jacket unclipped. Shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges and covers, a few small tears along edges. DJ in mylar. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition..

New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1967. Hardcover. Very good condition/good. Oversize. 477 p., illus.

London ; New Haven, 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xv, 478p: ill; 30cm. Notes: ""With facsimile reproductions"". Bibliography: p469-473.Contents: The rutter of the sea. [1557?]. - Le routier de la mer. [150-]. - Sailing directions for the circumnavigation of England... - Le grant routtier... / P. Garcie. 1521.Subjects Pilot guides; Early works to 1800. Navigation; Early works to 1800. Other names: Garcie, Pierre approximately 1435-approximately 1520. Genre:Illustrated.