Celestial Navigation by Frances W Wright, First Edition (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. First Edition. Wright, Frances W. : Celestial navigation. Cambridge (MD) : Cornell Maritime Press, 1969. First edition/First impression. Size is quarto (4vo), 11.25"/28.5cm h. Bound in publisher's light yellow cloth, bright gilt lettering to spine. Matte color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xvi pp prelim material, 137 numbered pp, [138] blank, [139-142] charts, [143-4] blank. Acknowl, description of the parts of the book, author's foreword and intro; Xxi parts (from "Descriptive Astronomy Necessary for an Understanding of the First Principles of Celestial Navigation" to "Identification of North and South Celestial Poles, Polaris, and Ruchbah", "Use of Sextant", through to "Use of the True Azimuths of the Sun" and Abbrev/References); index. Heavily illustrated with charts, tables, and photos. Condition notes: An unclipped but otherwise battered dj: light rubbing, but numerous small chips and tears (some closed); a large chunk to front tail, evident in photo, about 3" x 1.5" on average. Moderate soiling to slightly warped boards, spine ends rolled, corners bumped. Top edge shows soiling/foxing, less so to fore- and tail-edges. Interior lightly tanned but unmarked; minor remnant surface roughness/tear to p. 1 (apparent spot of something w adhesive qualities). From the library of late travel writer and English professor Robert D. Foulke, whose return address label is affixed to the head ffep. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Celestial Navigation by Frances W Wright. Published by Cornell Maritime Press Inc, Ithaca, NY, 1969. 1st Edition. Leatherette Softbound. No DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: VG. 141 Pgs. ISBN 0870330004. LCCN 70-76202. A quick, easy and thorough explanation, with realistically worked examples, of the practice of celestial navigation at sea, using simple and inexpensive equipment and requiring only the ability to add and subtract figures. Illustrated. Description text copyright 2001 BooksForComfort. Item ID 3263. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 137pp. Oversized, in mylar-protected dust jacket. Many additional chart forms tucked in.