Berkhout Dell (2 results)

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Two volumes. Royal octavo. Pp. xii, 196. Plus some folding charts. With corrections and annotations in very neat contemporary hand to some leaves. HARDCOVER, bound in contemporary cloth and marbled boards, shelf ticket to spine, old institutional stamp to title. In good condition. [AND:] Atlas. Quarto, comprising of title-page and 24 double-page lithographic plates with numerous illustrations to each. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's cloth and printed boards, old stamp and shelf ticket, cover trifle soiled. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Rare complete set which includes the Atlas. This comprises of numerous fine and very detailed technical illustrations of guns and cannons and their parts, accompanied by nomenclatures and extended explanations and measurements. Meticulously executed and lithographed in its entirety. 009-01. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator).…

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Two volumes. I. Text: Royal octavo. Pp. viii, 215. Tables. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's cloth and printed boards, old small shelf tickets to spine, old institutional stamps to cover, prelims and title, some underlining, corrections and shoulder annotations. In good condition. II. Atlas: Quarto. Pp. Title-page, (i), and 16 double-page lithographic plates with numerous illustrations to each. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's cloth and printed boards, old military institutional stamp on cover and two contemporary, rather decorative private stamps to title-page. In a very good condition. ~ FIRST EDITION. Very rare complete set. The Atlas comprises of numerous fine and very detailed technical illustrations of guns and cannons and their parts, accompanied by nomenclatures and extended explanations and measurements. Meticulously executed and lithographed in its entirety. One page in the text volume is heavily annotated in margins in contemporary hand, shading some light on the thought process of military cadets at the time. 009-01. ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ (illustrator).…