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An Essay on Naval Tactics, Systematical and Historical. With Explanatory Plates
by John Clerk
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: Archd. Constable & Co. [and] T.N. Longman & O. Rees, 1804. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Recent half-calf hardback with marbled paper covered boards and maroon gilt lettered title piece to spine. In very good shape: firm, square and showing well. Contents sound and tight, not showing any pen-marks, no evidence of worm or insect damage, and not from a library so no such stamps or labels, just foxed and evenly browned (as usual with this work). Size: 4to (290mm x 220mm). Complete with 52 engraved folding plates showing naval manoeuvres with hand-coloured dispositions. Note: Part one was first published in 1790, with parts two, three and four appearing in 1797; thus this is the first collected edition. One of the most important works on naval tactics published in the age of sail. Hence the fact it was used by Admiral Nelson during the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.
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- Title
- An Essay on Naval Tactics, Systematical and Historical. With Explanatory Plates
- Author
- John Clerk
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Archd. Constable & Co. [and] T.N. Longman & O. Rees
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1804
- Weight
- 3.13 lbs
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....