The Navies Of The World; Their Present State, And Future Capabilities..
Original blue cloth, gilt, all edges gilt. Stitching a little loose with one or two sections out of alignment, case a little worn and rubbed on extremities and a little damp-dappled, but a good copy.
£55.00
Details
INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY
Publisher
Routledge, Warnes, and Routledge,
Date
1859
Item Description
First Edition. xvi + 312 + 127 + 8 pp., engraved frontis + 2 other engraved plates and 5 plans.
Notes
This copy inscribed on the front free endpaper 'With the author's compliments June 1859'. A comprehensive snapshot of the world's navies by this famous nineteenth century authority on ballistics, complete with lists of ships etc.
[Stock No. 13322]
Subjects
19th Century • History • Literature • Maritime • Military • Naval/Military • Non-fiction • Ships