The Seaman's Daily Assistant: Being a Short, Easy, and Plain Method of Keeping a Journal at Sea in Which are Contained Rules Shewing How the Allowances for Leeway, Variations, Heave of the Sea, Set of Currents &c. ...
by Haselden, Thomas
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Mount and T. Page, 1787. Later edition [1787], first published in 1722. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and charts, several pages of tables, folding Mercator chart at front. Three quarter brown calf over marbled boards, dark brown gilt lettered spine label, five raised spine bands with gilt stamped compartments, [8], 162 pages plus folding chart. Covers well rubbed and unevenly darkened, some light surface cracking to the joints but covers well attached, closed tear to inner margin of the chart, not affecting printed area, with many extra creases and folds to the chart, pages good to very good with even age-toning and dampstains to the outer edge and lower corners of the first several leaves. A sound and fairly attractive copy.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013631
- Title
- The Seaman's Daily Assistant: Being a Short, Easy, and Plain Method of Keeping a Journal at Sea in Which are Contained Rules Shewing How the Allowances for Leeway, Variations, Heave of the Sea, Set of Currents &c. ...
- Author
- Haselden, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- J. Mount and T. Page
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1787
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NAVIGATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY MERCATOR JOURNAL MARINE NAUTICAL SEA TRAVEL LATITUDE LONGITUDE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine Label
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled boards
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- Leaves
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