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1741AQ17432London: Printed and Sold by J. Watson 1741. 4 40pp. With initial advertisement leaf. ESTC T41015. Pen-trials to p.26. short marginal tear to leaf B4. Bound after: RIDER Cardanus. Rider's British Merlin:For the Year of our Lord God 1741. London. Printed by R. Nutt 1741. 48pp. ESTC T44985. Tear to one leaf - touching text without loss of sense. And: A defective eighteenth-century almanac. And: The Court Kalendar For the year 1741. London. Printed and Sold by Ja. Watson 1740. 42pp 2. ESTC T34324. Small hole to text of title - with slight loss of sense loss to upper corner of final leaf. And: A list of the publick offices and officers Ecclesiastical and Civil employ'd in His Majesty's Government Particularly in England. London. Printed and Sold by Ja. Watson 1741. Fifth edition. 38pp 4. ESTC T41074. Without final leaf publisher's advertisements tears to leaves A4 and B1 - touching text without loss of sense loss to lower corner of leaf C1 - with some loss of sense. 12mo. Contemporary gilt-ruled sheep. Extremities worn some loss to head of spine. Pastedowns sprung occasional spotting. A sammelband of almanacs and lists issued for the year 1741 including a register of Royal Navy vessels and officers in active service. . Third edition. Printed and Sold by J. Watson unknown
1758AQ15515London: Printed for A. Millar 1758. 3 vi 1 8-32pp. Without half-title. Recent plain paper boards. Very minor wear to extremities. Recent endpapers marginal pen-trials to p.32 else internally clean and crisp. An anonymous treatise directed to the officers of the Royal Navy proposing alterations that may be made in order to improve the working conditions of seamen thus motivating them to serve with greater zeal and efficiency whilst discouraging acts of insubordination and instances of desertion. Suggested amendments to practice include; the construction of affordable dock-side housing for servicemen and their families; the provision of sick-beds within the homes for the care of wounded sailors; and the preferential treatment of a seaman's children when applying for employment within the navy. ESTC T42826. First edition. 8vo. Printed for A. Millar hardcover
1777AQ35146London: Printed for J. Dodsley 1777. 4 36pp. Bound with: GLASSE Samuel. A sermon preached before the president vice-presidents and governors of the Marine Society.Including The General Account of Receipts and Disbursements to the present Time: with the State of the Subscription; and a List of the Governors. London. Printed for Dodsley 1778. First edition. 4 62pp. ESTC T136163. And: KAYE Richard. A sermon preached before the president vice-presidents and governors of the Marine Society at St. Stephen's church Walbrook.on Tuesday 8th April 1777. London. Printed for Dodsley.and Sewel 1778. First edition. 4 23pp 1. With half-title. ESTC T193921. And: MARKHAM Robert. A sermon preached before the president vice-presidents and governors of the marine society at st george's church hanover-square on occasion of their anniversary meeting on tuesday 15th april 1779. London. Printed by W. Oliver 1779. First edition. 2 1-22 25-33pp 1. Lacking leaf B2. ESTC T132107. 8vo. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked with wear to extremities corners bumped some cracking to joints. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Thomas Baker dated June 10th 1796 to FEP. Leaves browned with light staining and spotting throughout. A coherent sammelband of four sermons presented to the upper echelon of the British Marine Society established in 1756 with the intent to recruit young men and boys into the British Navy. Supported strongly by Admiral Nelson the society was incorporated by an act of Parliament via the Marine Society Act of 1772. The speakers within all being highly educated churchmen with scientific interests consist of cleric and Royal Society fellow Samuel Glasse 1735-1812 peer churchman and scientist Sir Richard Kaye 6th Baronet 1736-1809 and Robert Markham Archdeacon of York 1768-1837. Each sermon preached at a commemorative Anniversary Meeting for the charity stresses the value of Naval sponsorship in providing direction and motivation for disgruntled young men: 'The desperate youth received under your charitable patronage is now no longer necessitated to wander up and down through the streets of the city; determined to pursue the dictates of his appetite'. ESTC T118626. The third edition. Printed for J. Dodsley unknown
1797181124London: printed for David Steel 1797. Illustrated by coloured figures distinguishing the different columns or squadrons in every evolution. Pp. iv188 copper engraved frontispiece plus numerous text figures with hand-coloured highlights; demy 8vo; contemporary calf neatly underbacked with the original gilt decorated spine quite worn and probably lacking a title label laid on the boards with decorative gilt border lightly rubbed fore-corners repaired; hinges reinforced frontispiece offset onto title page a little light foxing; printed for David Steel London 1797. ESTC N21821. The Ingleton copy with the bookplate of G. & N. Ingleton on upper pastedown and the green stamped Ingleton Catalogue number on the lower pastedown. Most recently from the library of David Levine Sydney with his bookplate also on the upper pastedown. The text is in three parts the first being translated from the Tactique navale of French military tactician Sebastien-Francois Bigot de Morogues 1706-1781. Part II is translated from Le Manoeuvrier of Jacques Bourde de Villehuet 1732-1789 an officer in the French East India Company. Part III is compiled from official naval documents. printed for David Steel unknown
1753032920London: Printed and Sold by T James M Cooper; J Robinson; A Don and J Barnes 1753 A good copy of the 2nd edition of this extremely scarce work attributed to John Campbell. Bound in newer half calf binding with marbled boards and matching marbled endpapers. Spine with raised bands and title label. The binding is in near fine clean condition with light edge wear. Contents: later initial blank with large signature to top; title; Preface with decorative headpiece pp iii-v; text with title decorative headpiece and initial capital pp 1-34 with tailpiece and Finis. Later blank leaves bound in at the rear. The title page is toned with some nibbling to the side edge. There is a small side edge tear to p v of the Preface. Otherwise contents slightly toned but clean. Printed and Sold by T James, M Cooper; J Robinson; A Don, and J Barnes hardcover
1799030880London: J Debrett 1799 Blue cloth on boards with gilt titles and library reference number on spine. This has been rebound for Plymouth Naval History Library. The 1799 contents are original and in very tidy condition. The rebound end papers contain bookplate and stamp of the Naval library and verso of titla page bears library stamp otherwise contents are clean and flat. There is a library bar code on the rebound rear end paper. Library stamp of folio fore-edges. This is Volume I which has the English to French vocabulary. This is a very scarce volume. J Debrett hardcover
179911026Boston: John Russell 1799. 13pp stitched contemporary plain blue wrappers verso of front wrap and front endpapers heavily foxed as usual. Text clean crisp and Very Good. <br /> <br /> "Surprisingly this is one of the most beautifully printed 18th century American pamphlets with a woodcut ship on the title page and a splendid variety of type fonts conservatively arranged." Jenkins. An early example of American incorporations. <br /> FIRST EDITION. Evans 35221. III Jenkins 887. NAIP w033188 4. 68 NUC 0676349 2. Not in Cohen. John Russell unknown
1798AQ24439London: s.n. 1798. 176pp. Later black morocco-backed navy cloth tooled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed lower board stained. Internally clean and crisp. These lists were first issued by the Admiralty in January 1717/18 and consist of a simple register of names in full with the respective seniorities. They continued to be published until 1846. The alphabetical lists were first issued in 1746. ESTC records a single copy BL. ESTC T101541. 8vo. [s.n.] hardcover
1797AQ24440London: s.n. 1797. 176pp. Later black morocco-backed navy cloth tooled and lettered in gilt. Rubbed lower board stained. Ink ownership inscription to head of title page: 'Henry Harvey Sholden Lodge Lieut. R.N. Dec. 8th 1837' final page with some paper adherence largely obliterating the two names listed. These lists were first issued by the Admiralty in January 1717/18 and consist of a simple register of names in full with the respective seniorities. They continued to be published until 1846. The alphabetical lists were first issued in 1746. This edition corrected to 1st January 1797 notably includes then Commodore Horatio Nelson. On the 14th February that same year Nelson would participate in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent as commander of HMS Minerve. ESTC records copies at only two locations BL and NT. ESTC T101524. 8vo. [s.n.] hardcover
1745218096London: for W. Webb 1745. First edition. 2 29 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound but sewing intact. Title a bit soiled but clean overall. First edition. 2 29 1 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. According to the DNB "In December 1743 Captain Savage Mostyn was appointed to the Suffolk which was on 24 February 1744 one of the fleet with Sir John Norris off Dungeness. In April he was moved to the Hampton Court one of four ships which on 6 January 1745 fell in with two French ships of the line off Ushant. Two of the English ships the Captain and the Sunderland parted company. The Hampton Court and Dreadnought continued the chase; but although Mostyn's ship came up with the French it could not engage without the assistance of the Dreadnought and the two Frenchmen got safely into Brest."<br /> <br /> Mostyn was brought up for court martial and acquitted but his conduct became an object of popular and official scorn -- this heavily critical pamphlet is usually attributed to Admiral Vernon. Goldsmith No. 8197 for W. Webb unknown
1776M999aLondon: Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1776. Original issue . paper wrappers. Fine. Folio. - AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION OF HIS MAJESTY'S MARINE FORCES WHILE ON SHORE 1776 Mutiny Act 'MUTINY ACT'. 255-283pp; Cap.VII. 'Regis Magnae Britanniae Franciae and Hiberniae Vicesimo. Decimo Secto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the First Day of December Anno Dom. 1774 in the fifteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith & c. being the first session of this present parliament'. Attractive general title-page with the Royal Crest. Decorative initial to the black letter with a drop title to the head of the page. A fine crisp fresh and clean complete copy. . .from an incomplete nonce volume.THE QUARTERING ACT DID NOT DIRECT BRITISH SOLIERS TO BE BILLETED WITH PRIVATE HOMES OF COLONISTS AS POPULAR BELIEF BELIEVED <br/> <br/> Charles Eyre and William Strahan unknown
1732AATCG223SY47Paris 1732. 13.5 x 19 cm. Contemporary red goatskin morocco sewn on 5 cords gold-tooled spine gold-tooled fillets on boards and board edges title in 2nd and 3rd of 6 spine compartments further each with 5 small fleurs-de-lis blue-black goatskin morocco pastedowns with wide richly gold-tooled frame headbands worked in red and white gilt edges. Manuscript in brown-black red and blue ink on vellum some of the lettering and borders gilt. With a beautiful frontispiece painting in coloured gouaches 14 x 9.5 cm pasted on the page facing the opening of the text showing a small warship at a shipyard in a small harbour being repaired by workmen. On the left shore a man tends pots on an open fire outside a small hut while 2 others watch and talk across an inlet behind it are the larger ruins of a church with tower in the background more people smaller boats and the far shore. Centred at the foot is a scrollwork shield leaning against a crate with the text "Marine du Roy. 1732." Frontispiece plus 2 26 ll. including 2 double and 1 larger folding. Splendid vellum manuscript on the condition and organisation of the French Royal Navy of King Louis XV in the year 1732 including maritime data on the French colonies in Canada Louisiana and the West Indies. The manuscript is beautifully calligraphed in a formal roman and italic in brown-black red and blue sometimes with gold covering the ink with 2 decorated initials in gold over red. The use of the high quality vellum the fine gouache illustration the lavishly executed calligraphy and the beautiful contemporary binding indicate that the manuscript must have been produced for an important person probably a head of the marine or an official at the court. The manuscript gives a complete survey of the size and organisation of the French navy of the Ancien Regime in 1732 and must have been top secret at the time!From the library of the well-known art historian and book collector Henri Beraldi 1849-1931. The manuscript is generally in fine condition with only an occasional minor spot or small stain. The binding is slightly worn at the hinges head and foot of spine and on the raised bands but is also generally fine. A remarkable and luxurious manuscript providing a wealth of information on the French Royal Navy in 1732.l Bibliotheque Henri Beraldi II Paris 1934 168; Sotheby's London Sale 16 & 17 december 1963 lot 223. hardcover
1800M5421Paris: Depot de la Marine 1800. Excellent. Notes: The map depicts the coast southern Florida in very good detail. In addition Cuba Puerto Rico and the Bahamas are also depicted. Depth measurement are present on all the coastlines. Size : 580x875 mm 22.875x34.375 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps Sea Chart; Maps United States South Florida; Maps West Indies Cuba & Bahamas; Depot de la Marine unknown
1781217548London: Printed for J. Almon and J. Debrett 1781. First edition. A2 B-2B4. 4 190 2 ad pp. Errata leaf follows title page. 1 vols. 8vo. Uncut in later drab wrappers chipped and torn lower wrapper especially. Title leaf soiled with abrasion costing four letters in first line. Some old folds and minor soiling bottom corner of last leaf crumpled. First edition. A2 B-2B4. 4 190 2 ad pp. Errata leaf follows title page. 1 vols. 8vo. Written by Thomas Lewis O'Beirne 1748-1823 the Anglican divine whose first publication was the sermon he preached "An excellent sermon preached in St. Paul's Church New-York" NY 1776 as chaplin in Lord Howe's fleet at St. Paul's Chapel in New York after the disastrous fire in New York City of September 21 1776 probably set by Patriot arsonists. Upon his return to England in 1779 O'Beirne wrote a defense of Howe in "A Candid and Impartial Narrative of the Transactions of the Fleet ." L. 1779 and became more and more allied with the Whig party.<br /> <br /> This is his defense of Admiral Keppel in the politically charged dispute with Sir Hugh Palliser and Lord Sandwich over their actions in the engagement with the French fleet off the coast of Brest in July 1778. Charges and counter-charges flew over that indecisive and costly encouter Kessel being accused "misconduct and neglect of duty" and of not having done enough to finish off the crippled French fleet. Indeed a claim was made at the time "that had the French been defeated at the time a diplomatic mission to America giving them the opportunity to abandon the French treaty would not have failed" DNB Palliser on the other hand was accused of neglecting to obey an order to come to the support of the rest of the fleet. The dispute ultimately resulted in court-martials of both men resulting in the acquittal of each although Palliser was censured and ruined while Keppel refused to serve under the current Ministry. <br /> <br /> "The whole episode had severely weakened the standing of the Navy. Keppel asked not be sent to sea under the current Ministry and so the Admiralty retired him which led to a general resignation by his naval supporters depriving the Navy of many able officers in the continuing war against America." - DNB<br /> <br /> The first edition of O'Beirne's account of the two court martials although well represented in institutions is rare on the market; and only one copy of the 2nd edition has appeared at auction over the last 30 years. ESTC T 9693 Printed for J. Almon and J. Debrett unknown
1787032676London : Printed for the Author at the Dove 1787 A good copy of an extremely scarce work in contemporary half leather binding with folding map of Orkney and Shetland. The binding has been rebacked supplying a new spine with gilt titles and blind ruled compartments. The boards have the original leather and are marbled. The binding is in very good condition with general wear to edges and corners. The original endpapers look to be retained. Contents: initial blank title introduction pp vii; fold out map; text pp 1-101; half title - considerations on the fisheries; text pp 3-88 finis; list of subscribers 6pp; final blank. A piece has been cut from the top edge of the title and the first page of the introduction - which also has an inscription: Francis Taylor's book 1834. The title has also lost the corner tip. The map has loss to the left margin but this does not affect the Orkney and Shetland Isles and some edge tears to the bottom folds. It has been reinforced. There is a mispagination - 42-47 48 etc - there is no loss of text. The contents are clean - there are occasional signs of old stitch holes in the gutter. Printed for the Author at the Dove hardcover
1718AQ22461London: s.n. 1718. Single sheet. Docket title printed to verso. Stab-stitch holes and remains of binding to gutter. A trifle creased and browned. A remarkably rare survival of an early and frustratingly undated example of Parliamentary lobbying literature highlighting the 'considerable sums of money' owed to serving seamen of the Royal Navy and the widows of those sailors killed during the 'late war' presumably the War of the Spanish Succession. ESTC records a single copy BL. ESTC T17374. Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1799AQ24138London: s.n. 1799. 10 120 leaves. Predominantly printed on versos only with rectos blank. ESTC T101523. Bound with: ROYAL NAVY. An alphabetical list of the Commission Officers of his majesty's fleet: with the dates of their First Commissions. London. s.n. 1799. 176pp. ESTC T101543. 8vo. Handsomely bound in contemporary richly gilt-tooled red morocco contrasting morocco lettering-piece A.E.G. A trifle rubbed and marked.Marbled endpapers occasional spotting. A beautifully bound volume containing two registers listing commissioned officers including captains masters commanders and lieutenants in the service of the Royal Navy in 1799 - only a few short years before the commencement of the Napoleonic Wars. The first presenting naval officers in order of their seniority with the dates of their commissions as well as being printed on versos only includes several pre-printed columns left blank for manuscript additions. The second presents the same information in alphabetical order presumably for easier reference. The details of the majority of the actors of the naval heroes of the previous and ensuing decades such as Admiral Hood and Horatio Nelson commissioned June 11th 1779 are of course present. Designed to be used and frequently updated few have survived; ESTC records copies of both works at two locations BL and RUSI. . [s.n.] unknown
1717206651717. Very good condition. Robert Blake 1598 - 1657 was one of the pre-eminent British admirals and naval tacticians of the 17th century the chief contributor to Britain's naval supremacy who built the largest British navy of the day and whose talents are thought to rival or surpass those of Lord Nelson. <br /> <br /> Blake made the first set of rules and regulations for the Navy 'The Laws of War and Ordinances of the Sea' and wrote about his new methods for conducting naval blockades and landings a significant revision of the existing naval tactics 'Sailing instructions and Fighting Instructions'. Blake's naval experience included battles in the English Civil War the Anglo Dutch War and the Anglo Spanish War. <br /> <br /> Engraved by M. V de Gucht. Three quarter length portrait in armor holding truncheon at his right side; naval battle scene in distance. 4 x 6 1/2"; paper 5 1/2 x 7 1/2" unknown
1758AQ27732London: s.n. 1758. 6 xxxii 292pp. With two fine naval vignettes to first and final leaves. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed with some marking bumping to corners loss to head and foot of spine cracking to lower joint. Captain Thomas Peyton's copy with his inscription dated 1790 to head of blank fly-leaf at front; ink offsetting evidencing the removal of the FFEP showing the mirror image of a further ink inscription. A pleasing association copy of an uncommon mid eighteenth-century collection of treaties relating to the naval shipping and commercial interests of Britain and other powers: Algiers Austrian Netherlands Denmark France Morocco Portugal Russia Savoy Spain States General Sweden Tripoli Tunis and Turky sic inscribed by Captain Thomas Peyton 1757-1801 in the year of his posting to the rank of Captain. The Peytons were an illustrious naval family; Thomas was the youngest son of Admiral Joseph Peyton and his brothers Joseph and John were both to become Rear-Admirals. Thomas served in the Mediterranean the West Indies and the Channel during the navaly tumultuous final decade of the eighteenth-century; he died on board the Monarch a 74-gun ship of the line in 1801. Included most significantly for the development of transatlantic military and economic power are the American Treaty 1686 with France the Treaty of Munster 1648 and American Treaty 1670 with Spain and the Utrecht Treaties of both Peace and Commerce 1713. ESTC T82163. Sabin 23535. Third edition. Quarto. [s.n.] unknown
170626836London: Printed for Rebecca and James Bonwick and Richard Mount 1706. Fifth edition to which are added "Some Devotions proper for Seamen in particular for those of that House. 1 vols. Sm 12mo. Modern red cloth. Some discoloration of cloth lower free endpaper cut away and decorated paper bound in some minor browning and spotting of text else a very good copy with the bookplate of Dr. F. William Cock of Appledore Kent. Fifth edition to which are added "Some Devotions proper for Seamen in particular for those of that House". 1 vols. Sm 12mo. Printed for Rebecca and James Bonwick and Richard Mount unknown
17920010124Good with no dust jacket. 1792. Ephemera. On offer is a superb document drawn on September 22 1792 the very first official day of the French Republic République française founded following the French Revolution. In the aftermath of the Revolution of 1789 and the abolition of the monarchy the First Republic of France was established on September 22 of 1792. The National Convention was made up of groups representing differing political outlooks. At their first meeting the Convention decided to try King Louis XVI for treason based on his attempt to flee the country the previous year. They later found him guilty and executed him on January 21 1793. September 22 1792 was also established as the beginning date of the new Revolutionary Calendar. This document is a record of some of the minutes of that first convention and are dated September 22nd the first day of the new government. It is titled: Extract Du Proces-Verbal De La Convention National Relatif au renouvellement des Corps administrifs municipaux et judicairesTranslation: Extract From The Minutes Of The National Convention Relative to the renewal of the administrative municipal and judicial bodiesIt opens with a recording of these motions: Un membre fait la motion que toutes les administrations et tribunaux soient renouveles. Un autre demande que les operations faites a cet egard par les corps electoraux soient confirmes. Plusiers autres membres insistent pour que toutes les administations soient renouvelees et qu'il soit fait au repport prochain sur l'existance et laformation des tribunauxTranslation: A member makes the motion that all the administrations and courts be renewed. Another asks that the operations made in this respect by the electoral bodies be confirmed. Several other members insist that all the administrations be renewed and that the existence and formation of the courts be reported soon. The next few pages go on to detain other proposals and requests generally concerning legal matters. The document bears the printed signature of Monge and Garat. Gaspard Monge was a Minister of State serving as Minister of the Navy and Colonies. Interestingly Monge was a noted matheematician and founder of Differential Geometry. Garat was Dominique Joseph Garat Minister of the Interior. These minutes were ordered printed and distributed throughout France and this copy was sent to the City of Nancy in the north east of France. For a historian or a collector of material from the earliest days of the French Revolution this is a superb item documenting the earliest efforts of the French people to establish a republican government separate from the monarchy and the feudal system. The document measures 9.0 inches by 7.0 inches and is folded to make 4 pages. The printed text occupies all 4 pages and it bears not only a printed signature but also a fairly solid hand signature. When it was printed the paper was not placed squarely on the press and therefore the text is not aligned perfectly horizontal. The page bears the initial stamp of the new government displaying the Phrygian cap or liberty cap that was adopted as a symbol of the revolution. The paper is in good condition with some slight staining from dampness and age.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 4 pages; Signed by Author .
180023225Washington 1800. 6pp disbound. Final blank leaf lacking light uniform tanning else Very Good. An accounting of the funds available for such purposes. Their source was "prize-money so far as the accounts had been rendered then belonging to United States." Benjamin Stoddert on behalf of the Commissioners advises that the funds have been invested in stock of the Bank of the United States. Evans 38758. NAIP w027094 7. unknown
1765358108Annual Register London 1765. Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good Condition. 21 pages. This 1765 article published in The Annual Register provides a detailed account of John Harrison's groundbreaking work in solving the longitude problem at sea through the use of artificial time-keepers. Harrison an English clockmaker developed the marine chronometer a device that allowed sailors to accurately determine their longitude while at sea. His invention was crucial for safe navigation reducing the risk of ships becoming lost or wrecked due to miscalculations. The article outlines the proceedings and debates surrounding Harrison's work including his struggles with the Longitude Board which was reluctant to grant him the full 20000 prize promised under the 1714 Longitude Act. Despite proving the accuracy of his time-keepers Harrison faced political opposition and bureaucratic delays before finally receiving recognition for his achievements. Published at around the same time that Harrison's book of a similar title was published this contemporary 21 page account quotes Harrison extensively and represents the opinions and ideas regarding navigation from the perspective of the time. An authentic standalone article extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 13 x 20 cms. Category: Annual Register; Printed before 1800; New Arrivals; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Annual Register unknown
175323480London: Edward Owen 1753. Quarto. 46pp. plus two folding tables. Light staining to last leaf. Slight worming in outer margin of last few leaves not affecting text. Disbound.<br/> <br/> Pamphlet dealing with international law and the British seizure of Prussian ships.<br/> <br/> The second table is entitled "List of all the Prussian ships taken by British armaments at sea during the last war as well those detained for examination only as those judicially proceeded upon together with the judgments given in the Admiralty Courts of Great-Britain thereupon."<br/> <br/> ESTC T4125. Edward Owen unknown
177356060Brest Malassis 1773. 4to. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. Stamps on title-page. 4XVI4404 pp. 8 folded engraved plates. Last plate a bit dampstained at foot. Clean and fine on good paper. <br/><br/><em>The first and only publication of memoirs from the Royal Naval Academy of France. Contributions by De Marguerie d'Apres de Mannevillette de Roquefeuil de Secqval Du Val le Roy Thevenard Fortin Verdun de la Crenne Blondeau. </em> unknown
