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No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Original early American artists--photos from magazine, 2-sided page. Artist Charles Willson Peale--Benjamin Franklin; Reverse side is artist Dominique Serres, Forcing the Hudson River Passage; 6 3/4 x 10"h, 2-Sided Page Untrimmed. Serres, Dominique, John Singleton Copley (illustrator).
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Condition: Bon. Ancien livre de bibliothèque. Légères traces d'usure sur la couverture. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Slight signs of wear on the cover. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net…price to charity organizations.
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Published by North-Holl Publishing Company 1976
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gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 363 Seiten; Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung sehr sauber. Es befindet sich neben dem Rückenschild lediglich ein Bibliotheksstempel im Buch; ordnungsgemäß entwidmet. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Einbandkanten sind leicht bestoßen. Sprache: Englisch G…ewicht in Gramm: 900.
Nelson : Life and Letters of a Hero. [Midshipman Nelson; Merest Boy of a Captain; Caribbean; Quest for Glory; Victory in the Mediterranean; Honour & Disrepute; Defiance & Domesticity; Trafalgar; Chronology; Naval Terms; In the Footsteps of Nelson]
Morriss, Roger. [National Maritime Museum (Great Britain); Elizabeth Drury, Katie Bent, Philippa Lewis, Roger Bristow, Bill Mason, Kevin Williams; artwork, Lemuel Abbott, Giacomo Guardi, J P Knight, P.-J. de Loutherbourg, Thomas Rowlandson, J. Fairburn, F G Fuger, J C Stadler, William Beechey, M E Cotman, Thomas Bardwell, Dominic Serres, Samuel Buck, Nathaniel Buck, Edward Orme, Gi lbert Stuart, Richard Westall, John Francis Rigaud, John Augustus Atkinson, Benjamin West, John Downman, Daniel Orme, Nicholas Pocock, Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Samuel Shelley, David Allan, James Gillray, George Romney, Vigee Lebrun, John Thomas Serres , Leonardo Guzzardi, Johann Heinrich Schmidt, Isaac Cruikshank, Richard Cosway, Thomas Baxter]
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Published by London : Collins & Brown ; North Pomfret, Vt. : Distributed by Trafalgar Square, 1996. 1996
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st printing] 160 pp. ; illustrations (some in color), maps ; 20 x 26 cm. ; ISBN: 1855852748; 9781855852747 ; LC: DA87.1.N4; Dewey: 359.03092; 923.5 ; OCLC: 36292054 ; black cloth with gold lettering and color illustrated dustjacket ; a…rtwork featured, by Lemuel Abbott, Giacomo Guardi, J P Knight, P.-J. de Loutherbourg, Thomas Rowlandson, J. Fairburn, F G Fuger, J C Stadler, William Beechey, M E Cotman, Thomas Bardwell, Dominic Serres, Samuel Buck, Nathaniel Buck, Edward Orme, Gi lbert Stuart, Richard Westall, John Francis Rigaud, John Augustus Atkinson, Benjamin West, John Downman, Daniel Orme, Nicholas Pocock, Hugh Douglas Hamilton, Samuel Shelley, David Allan, James Gillray, George Romney, Vigee Lebrun, John Thomas Serres , Leonardo Guzzardi, Johann Heinrich Schmidt, Isaac Cruikshank, Richard Cosway, and Thomas Baxter ; VG/VG. Book.
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Loose Leaf. Condition: New. Reproduction. Original title: Harbour Scene German: Hafenszene French: Scène portuaire Spanish: Escena del puerto High-quality fine-art reproduction based on an original work from the Ycba. Creation period: 19th century (1803, published 1806). Professionally printed on premium fine-art paper (Photo Ma…tt Fibre) in size A5. The motif is printed with a white border (museum-style presentation). No.
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Published by Published by National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London First Edition . 2008. 2008
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Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original slate blue cloth effect covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back, colour illustrated lining papers. Landscape. 7½'' x 10''. Contains 144 pp with J. T. Serres colour illustrations throughout. Small bump to the top front corner. Very Good conditi…on book in Very Good condition dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL NAVY (RN).
Published by Macmillan 1971 1971
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Principles, Poocedures & Practices Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Namenskürzel auf Titelblatt, sonst gut , im Schuber.
Published by Published by Sea Torch Publishing, 8 Springfield Close, Lymington, Hampshire First Edition . 2010. 2010
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Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original air force blue paper covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front, colour illustrated end papers. 4to. 11½'' x 8¼''. Contains 255 pp with portrait frontispiece and colour archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust… wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780956785503 ART [British].
More imagesPublished by Scolar Press London 1979
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Large H/B,46x33cm.With unclipped D/W and no inscriptions.1979 reprint of 1805 edition. 41 Large Plates. In Near Fine condition with just tiny amount of scuffing to D/W and a bit of tape reinforcement to rear.
Published by Scolar Press. London. . 1979
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Reprint of 1805/1806 original edition, with an introduction by Basil Greenhill. VII, (2), 26, (2) PP, plus 41 full-page b/w plates. Hard cover, cloth spine, gilt illustration on front cover, gilt title on spine, dust jacket with small chips. Contained in a plain boxed slipcase. A near fine copy. Scarce. Large format: 45.5 x 33.5…. Part I (17 plates): description of ships (masts, prow, stern, .) and studies for water (calm, breeze, gale, .). Part II (24 plates): different types of ships (sloop, cutter, collier, ninety-gun ship, .).
More imagesPublished by London Imprinted at London by George Eld 1607 1607
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Contact seller5-star sellerRare First Edition in English. Well illustrated with large pictorial engravings for every chapter and every King of France considered by the author, fine engraved head- and tail-pieces throughout, beautifully engraved and historiated initial six-line letters to each chapter, the letters to the preliminary leaves running 8 to 9 l…ines. Folio, 12.75 x 8.25", bound in three-quarter antique calf over marbled paper covered boards, the spine with raised bands gilt ruled, morocco lettering piece gilt in one compartment. [xviii], 1052, [24 The Table] pp. A complete copy of this scarce work A very solid copy, the binding in very good condition with some expected rubbing at the extremities caused mainly by shelving, the text crisp, clean and unpressed. Some evidence of age as to be expected. A rare survival very well preserved. RARE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, BY THE "HISTORIAN OF FRANCE" APPOINTED BY KING HENRY IV. Joannes Serranus; 15401598) employed by the king, both in France and abroad, to attempt to bring about a rapprochement between the warring religious sects in France was himself a refugee from religious persecution. Serres studied at Lausanne in Switzerland and taught Latin there. In 1578 he was made rector of the Academy of Nimes and was also involved in the establishment of a printing press there. He became a Calvinist pastor, humanist, poet, polemicist, and diplomat. His complete translation of Plato appeared in the famous 1578 edition published by Henri Estienne, which is the source of the standard 'Stephanus numbers' still used by scholars to refer to Plato's works. In 1596, de Serres was appointed 'Historian of France' by King Henry IV. His posthumously published History of France as offered here, was an 'immense success' and was not superseded for almost a century. This is one of his great works which discusses the reigns of every French King, beginning with Paramond in 420 A.D. through Henry IV in 1604. Inventaire de l'Histoire de France was written while he was working as historian to the king, and was frequently reprinted with additions. By 1624, the work was renamed A Generall Historie of France. According to Dardier, 'The success of the Inventaire was immense, and it was deserved. For the first time, the facts were presented in chronological order, clearly and methodically." Dardier, Jean de Serres, Revue historique.1883.
More imagesPublished by London Samuel Leigh 1825
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First edition; folio (41 x 28.5 cm); 10 hand-coloured lithograph plates including frontispiece, frontis. and title a little soiled otherwise internally bright; later half red morocco, cloth boards, spine in six compartments with gilt morocco lettering piece, later endpapers, a very good copy; 8pp. A lively set of plates depictin…g the cemetery of Pere La Chaise, in particular focusing on the monument of Abelard and Heloise. John Thomas Serres (1759-1825), son of Dominic Serres (1722â"1793), was a highly successful marine painter who exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy and rose to be official be Maritime Painter to King George III. Serres was ruined by the actions of his wife, Olivia Serres (1772-1834), who had several affairs (giving birth to a son by another man before their divorce in 1804) and went into debt trying to convince anyone that she was the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Cumberland. Serres attempted to restore his finances by establishing the Royal Coburg Theatre in 1818, which became the 'Old Vic', but failed to make the money he needed and died in a debtors' prison in 1825. Perhaps he saw himself in the tortured Abelard and produced this work, his last, as a different sort of monument to his failed relationship.
More imagesPublished by London, printed by T. Rickaby for J. Debrett and the author, 1801. 1801
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Folio (285 x 447 mm). (2), II, 144, (6) pp. With 20 hand-coloured aquatint plates, each showing several coastal views, and 24 hand-coloured detailed plans on 12 plates, engraved by John Luffman. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards with giltstamped red spine label. Later endpapers. First English translation of Le Sieur Bou…gard's famous and oft-printed navigation manual, the "Petit flambeau de la mer", which contains "the minute description of the coasts of the countries and islands indicated by the title" (Phillips). Crucially, this edition boasts a new and original series of illustrations, "beautifully drawn and colored views of the principal headlands, harbors, lighthouses, ports, etc. mentioned in the text" (Phillips), drawn by the English painter John Thomas Serres (1759-1825), who was created Maritime Painter to King George III in 1793. In 1800 Serres became Marine Draughtsman to the Admiralty, and the sketches he made on his ensuing coastal voyages around Britain, France and Spain, and into the Mediterranean, were self-published in the present form, with the consent of the Admiralty (which purchased two copies). "The vast majority of the [.] 170 subscribers were naval officers. This may well be considered to be Serres's most important contribution to the arts of naval victory, both because it was a valuable aid to navigation and because it displays such consummate workmanship" (Tracy). The harbour charts are the work of John Luffman, who was active between 1776 and 1820 as an engraver, publisher, and goldsmith, and the "Naval Chronicle" published quite a few of Luffman's charts. - Slight wear to extremities. Occasional light spotting, neatly rebacked to style. - Phillips 2852. Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature; v. 5, reel 22, no. 4. Tooley, Mapmakers I, 172. N. Tracy, Britannia's Palette: The Arts of Naval Victory (Montreal 2007), p. 232. Cf. Polak 1044; NHSM 69.
More imagesPublished by Edward Orme, London 1805
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Large folio, with printed title page, 16 pp. letterpress description, engraved dedication leaf and a total of 17 plates (12 engraved and 5 aquatints, one of which is handcoloured); recent half calf preserving original blue tinted wrappers. The first published part to Liber Nauticus, one of the great English naval aquatint books…of the Napoleonic era. This ambitious work is the product of a fruitful collaboration between Dominick Serres and his son John Thomas. A Gascon by birth, Dominick Serres was educated at the Benedictine academy at Douai but ran away to sea to escape a life in the clergy. After working as a common seaman on the South American routes he rose to become a master of a ship trading from Havana until captured by a British frigate. When in England, Serres met the famous marine artist Charles Brooking and began a successful new career that included Royal Academy membership and a stint as marine painter to George II. John Thomas followed in his father's footsteps and likewise enjoyed Royal patronage. The title page of the present volume describes him as "Marine Draught-Man to the Honourable Board of Admiralty". In the elegantly engraved preface leaf titled "Address to the Amateurs of Marine Drawing", John Thomas Serres outlines his intention for Liber Nauticus: "Many are the obstacles to the attainment of a proficiency in drawing Marine subjects, particularly as it is not only a requisite that a person desirous in excelling in this Art should possess a knowledge of the construction of a ship, or what is denominated 'Naval Architecture'. but he should likewise be acquainted with seamanship." Accordingly, John Thomas published the Liber Nauticus to educate land-locked artists in the technical details of various naval craft so that they could accurately depict them in action settings. Thus it was possible to forego the rigour and brutality of naval life and "even those who are unacquainted with these floating monuments of British Power" could render them with relative ease. This is an early issue of the first edition, indicated by the single letter printed "S" as an overslip on the title page correcting "Nauticum" to "Nauticus". Likewise the last letterpress leaf bears the pasted slip reading "End of Part First". It is an appealing copy, with the original wrappers present, as is the engaging lithographed titling onlay depicting two leviathans beneath a crown formed from masts and sails. The onlay includes the original sale price for the first part of £2/2s, proof that this was an expensive publication in its day. . Title-page a little chipped, some plates thumbed and worn at the margins, but a very good copy with generous margins in recent half calf preserving original blue tinted wrappers.
Published by Edward Orme, London 1803
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Contact seller5-star sellerAquatint, coloured by hand, engraved 'under the direction of Edwd. Orme', marked 'proof' in lower right corner (small expert repairs to margins). A very fine proof impression of this rare view of the harbour, town and castle at Dover. John Thomas Serres, elder son of the marine painter Dominic Serres "was born in December 1759,…and followed his father's profession. He was for some time drawing-master to a marine school at Chelsea. In 1780 he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, sending two water-colour views and a painting of Sir George Rodney engaging the Spanish squadron. In 1790 he went to Italy, visiting Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Genoa, Pisa, Florence, and Rome, where he passed five months, and then proceeded to Naples. In 1793 he succeeded his father as marine-painter to the king, and was also appointed marine draughtsman to the admiralty. In the latter capacity he was frequently employed in making sketches of the harbours on the enemy's coast, and had a vessel appointed for his service, receiving 100£ a month when on duty. He also contributed regularly (chiefly shipping and marine subjects) to the exhibitions of the Royal Academy till 1808. In 1801 he published a translation of The Little Sea-torch, a guide for coasting ships, illustrated by a large number of coloured aquatints, and in 1805 his Liber Nauticus, or instructor in the art of marine-drawing." (DNB).
Published by Eld and Flecher, London 1624
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Title Jean de Serres. John de Serres. A General History of France up to 1622. London: Eld and Flesher. 1st edition. Crisp copy, very good only a recent tidal mark on corner of some leaves to mar this superb copy. This is the only known copy on the market of this singular folio of Fra…nce. Written in first 1596 and revised in 1622. STC listed. Note in a superb full blind tooled calf binding by Alan Grace of Surrey England, UK. with a red gilt calf title label. and six raised bands. Binding.
Published by London: J. Debrett, 1801. 1801
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Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Folio (17 4/8 x 10 5/8 inches). 20 leaves with 138 fine aquatint coastal profiles and views, all with original hand-colour, 24 engraved charts on 12 sheets, all with original hand-colour in full. Contemporary calf , the smooth spine decorated with fine gilt tools (rebacked, a little rubbed). Provenance: with the conte…mporary ownership inscription of Charles Hamlyn (?Rear-Admiral fl 1803-1855) on the front paste-down and the head of the title-page; with the bookplate of F. William Cock on the front paste-down; from the library of Christopher Henry Beaumont Pease, Lord Wardington (1924-2005), his sale Library of Important Atlases and Geographies, 10th October 2006, lot 469. First and only edition, and AN ATTRACTIVE COPY., of this charming coasting pilot, translated from Rene Bougard's "Le Petit de la Mer" of 1810. Serres, who most famously painted "The Thames at Limehouse", had a distinguished career as marine painter to George III, in which position he succeeded his father, and to the duke of Clarence. He was an official draughtsman to the Admiralty, and as such "Serres was frequently absent from home, for as much as six months in 1800 when he was actually on sea service. He made 'drawings in the form of elevations' of the coasts of France and Spain, a selection of which were published in 'The Little Sea Torch' (1801) [as here]. He taught drawing at the [short-lived] Chelsea Naval School and in 1805 published, under joint authorship with his father, 'Liber nauticus, and Instructor in the Art of Marine Drawing', a work intended to assist his students which contained plates after his own work and that of his father. In his absence, his wife committed numerous infidelities, and several frauds, which included forging her husband's name on bank drafts to the extent that Serres became a declared bankrupt. In 1802 a separation was mutually agreed, trusteeship for the daughters being invested, inter alia, in Olivia's current lover. In 1804 Serres abducted one of the daughters, for which he was charged by the trustees with breaching the trust and consigned to prison. Olivia evidently pursued her artist's career, since in 1806, two years before Serres's release from prison, she was appointed landscape painter to the prince of Wales (D. D. Aldridge). From the distinguished library of Lord Wardington whose collection of Atlases was unique: "a panoply of the history of cartography and of great mapmakers" (Andrew Phillips "An Appreciation", Sotheby's sale catalogue). Pastoureau (1984) Bougard N. pp. 79-80; Phillips 2852. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.
More imagesPublished by London: John Nichols for Edward Orme, 1805-06 1805
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First edition. An excellent copy of probably the grandest English naval aquatint book, eight of the plates here coloured - in Abbey's copy only plate XVII was coloured. In keeping with the nautical subject matter, this copy has been bound using reindeer russia salvaged from the Danish brigantine Metta Catherina, which sank off D…rake's Island in Plymouth Sound in 1786. Dominick and John Thomas Serres were father and son. The father was born at Auch in Gascony, and educated at the famous Benedictine academy in Douai, being intended for the clergy. However, he ran away to sea, shipping as a common seaman to South America, and eventually becoming master of a ship trading with Havana. He was captured by a British frigate and brought to England, where he met the marine artist Charles Brooking, being much influenced by his work. "In 1765 Serres became a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, with which he exhibited for two years. On the establishment of the Royal Academy in 1768 he was chosen one of the foundation members, and was a constant contributor up to the time of his death. Between 1761 and 1793 he exhibited eight works at the Society of Artists, twenty-one at the Free Society, and 105 at the Royal Academy" (ODNB). He was briefly marine painter to George III. John Thomas Serres was trained by his father and succeeded him as marine painter to the King, and to the Duke of Clarence, later William IV "the Sailor King." He was also a regular contributor to the Royal Academy, for the first time at the precocious age of 17, and on the title page here is described as "Marine Draught-man to the Honourable the Board of Admiralty". He "worked skilfully in various media but, while his accuracy in ship depiction was akin to that of his father, John Thomas Serres was inclined to over-dramatize weather conditions. He is, however, more extensively represented at the National Maritime Museum than his father." The book was "intended to assist his students" at the Chelsea Naval School, and it is interesting to note that the plates in the first section, which are all after John Thomas, are in the main comprised of ship details and simply engraved ship portraits of various types of vessel. The more complexly composed aquatint plates of the second part, showing shipping in a variety of naturalistically rendered, recognizable settings - for example plate XXXI depicts "A Schooner with a View of New York", and XXXVIII "A Polacca with a View of Strombouli" - are all after Dominick. Abbey Life 345. 2 parts in 1 vol., folio (475 x 330 mm). The title page to the first part is an early issue with the title corrected to "Liber Nauticus" with an overslip pasted over the final "m" of the second word, and slip "End of the First Part", pasted in at the end of the description of the plates on p.16. Watermarks, where present, are for 1802. Engraved Address to the first part with decorative head- and tailpiece, that to the second letterpress, with an engraved border of flags. The first part has 17 plates, 12 of them engraved, the other 5 aquatint, one printed in sanguine, 2 in sepia and one with hand-colour; the second part with 24 aquatinted plates, 7 of them coloured. Recently bound to style in 18th-century half diced russia, marbled boards, matching russia patch label with gilt title to the front board. Some light marginal finger-soiling, a couple of short edge-splits, but overall an excellent copy.
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London, J. Debrett for the "author" (Serres), G. & W. Nicol, et al. (printed by T. Rickaby), 1801, in-folio, 44 x 28 cm, title + vi pp + 144 pp + (5)(index) + (1)(bl) + 20 hand coloured aquatint plates of the 137 approaches + 24 hand coloured plans on 12 sheets. (complete). Bound in contemporary leather, all edges gilt, marbled…endpapers, binding with some traces of use and some wear at extremities, back cover scratched. Fine, stainless interior, with high quality hand coloured plates. Manuscript ex-libris on fly leaf (dated 1857, a member of the Mannock Strickland family). Abbey, Life in England 344; Cat. National Maritime Museum 218; Phillips & LeGear 2852. Only edition in English. This is an extensively revised edition of Bougard's Le Petit Flambeau de la Mer, a marine pilot guide to coastal navigation first published, in French, in 1684 . The list of subscribers contains the name of admiral Nelson duke of Bronte. It is almost certain that some copies of this atlas were on board of the English ships which participated in the sea battle at Trafalgar, which took place 4 years after the publication. On sheet 5 of the plans is represented the port of Cadiz, from which the French-Spanish fleet sailed to Trafalgar.
More imagesPublished by for the author by J. Debrett, London 1801
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First Edition. First edition, folio, pp. [2], [i]-ii, [v]-vi, 144, [6]; likely original marbled boards, rebacked in gilt-paneled brown calf, original red morocco label preserved; minor spotting; a very good, sound, and attractive copy. The subscribers' list contains 171 names taking 191 copies, so the edition was likely a small…one. This copy with the engraved bookplate of Joseph Neeld, one of the subscribers. A lovely work on "how to navigate along the coasts of England, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Sicily; the isles of Malta, Corsica, Sardinia, and others in the straits; and of the coast of Barbary . enriched with upwards of one hundred appearances of head-lands and light-houses, together with plans of principal harbours." With 130 pages of sailing directions for and descriptions of the above-named places, followed by 20 full-page hand-colored aquatints, showing views of about 125 ports, harbor entrances, and harbors. These are followed by 12 engravings with 24 hand-colored charts of harbors and seaports. The text is a translation, with revisions and additions for the British market, from the French of Bougard's Petit Flambeau de la Mer. Phillips 2852; National Maritime Museum III, 218; Abbey, England, 344.
More imagesPublished by J. Debrett for the "author" [Serres], G. & W. Nicol, et al. [printed by T. Rickaby],, London, 1801
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First English edition, with aquatint profiles, of Bougard's Le Petit Flambeau de la Mer, a marine pilot guide to coastal navigation originally published in 1684 and extensively revised for the present edition by Serres. The coastal profiles cover the British Isles, Spain, Portugal, Italy and France, and the islands included amon…g the maps include Corsica, Malta and Corfu. The coastal profiles show many spectacular cliffs and rock formations, numerous light-houses (an important source for their history), fortresses and occasionally other buildings, as well as ships and smaller boats, a large view of the whole city of La Valette on Malta, and even three smoking volcanoes (Vesuvius, Stromboli and Etna). The text includes information on the Barbary Coast, and islands and coasts en route to the East Indies. This is the first major revision to the maps and views of the Petit Flambeau, which saw only minor changes of content from 1684 to 1716 and no more in the editions (to 1789) before the present.With a contemporary owner's signature on the title-page (Peter Rye) and the lovely armorial bookplate of the Philadelphia publisher and bibliophile Moncure Biddle (1882-ca. 1952). Spine subtly restored, but otherwise fine and wholy untrimmed.l Abbey, England 344; Blackmer, Greece and the Levant, 179; Cat. NHSM, p. 218; Pastoureau, Bougard N (5 copies); Phillips & LeGear 2852. Contemporary boards, blue-grey paper sides. With 20 numbered aquatint plates containing 137 coastal profiles, and 12 partly numbered engraved plates containing 24 maps of port cities, harbours, islands and the Strait of Gibraltar. All coastal profiles and maps beautifully and subtly coloured by a contemporary hand. Pages: VI, 144, [5] pp.
Published by Thomas Macklin London and Robert Preston Liverpool February 1798
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Hand-coloured engraved view. Dimensions: 430 x 560mm. (17 x 22 inches).
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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1578 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repri…nt. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 650 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 650 Volume 3 Language: Latin.
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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1578 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repri…nt. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 872 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 872 Volume 1 Language: Latin.
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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1578 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repri…nt. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 1026 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1026 Volume 2 Language: Latin.
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Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: Latin. {Size: 22.22x 29.21 cms} Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spi…ne lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2017, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1578. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - Latin, Vol:- Volume 3, Pages:- 561, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume 3 561.
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Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: Latin. {Size: 22.22x 29.21 cms} Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spi…ne lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2017, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1578. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - Latin, Vol:- Volume 1, Pages:- 583, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. Volume 1 583.
