A COMPLETE EPITOME OF PRACTICAL NAVIGATION containing all necessary instruction for keeping a ship's reckoning at sea: with the most approved methods of ascertaining the latitude and the longitude including a journal of a voyage from London to Madeira; and every other requisite to form the complete navigator illustrated by several engravings. To which is added a correct and extensive set of tables 1860

J.W. Norie

Published by Printed for the Author, 1860

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Published in London in 1860 this is an early edition of Norie s work on ships navigation, bound in full leather, 9 inches tall approx., divided into two parts, the text and tables being separately paginated 344 pages (xliv) & 360 pages, with plates and diagrams within the text, the binding appears to have had a glued repair to the upper joint which is cracked, some wear and damage to spine, internally some noticeable marking to endpapers, staining to corners of opening 10 pages, and ink spot that affects the page edges of 3 pages (pictured) the plates are browned and marked, minor loss to lower corner of frontispiece, else in good acceptable condition, book is large and heavy, overseas shipping costs will be higher than the basic standard quote. Seller Inventory # 002706

Bibliographic Details

Title: A COMPLETE EPITOME OF PRACTICAL NAVIGATION ...

Publisher: Printed for the Author

Publication Date: 1860

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good