Boteler's Dialogues

Published by Navy Records Society, London, 1929

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Large 8vo. Pp. xxxix, 341. Index. Blue cloth spine with white buckram-covered boards, gilt device to cover, gilt lettering to spine. With a facsimile page of "A Dialogical Discourse Concerning Marine Affaires." Vol. 65 in the series. Bookplate of a RN pre-WWII submariner; spine a tad faded. Reprints "Six Dialogues about Sea Services between an High Admiral and a Captain at Sea" (1685) by Nathaniel Butler ("Boteler"), a governor of Bermuda under Charles I. Dialogues between an Admiral and a Captain on how to maintain a ship and engage it in fighting, duties of officers, the administration of victuals, information on payroll, pillaging and the appropriate use of weapons.Sections on "Boarding;" "Being Boarded;" "Chasing;" "Fighting;" etc. Contains an interesting section on seafaring terms. An interesting piece of ephemera is laid in: A "Night Rounds Report" from the HMS Chrysanthemum date 1930. Before being scuttled, the Chrysanthemum was used in a Steven Spielberg shooting for one of the Indiana Jones movies. A handsome copy. Blue cloth spine with white buckram-covered boards, gilt device to cover, gilt lettering to spine.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Boteler's Dialogues
Author
Perrin, W. G. (ed.)
Publisher
Navy Records Society, London
Publication year
1929
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Facsimile page from 1685 edition.
Edition
First Thus.
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Maritime History

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Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long’s historical and bibliophilic interests. Our store is located in downtown Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood and is open seven days a week. In our on-going effort to provide a diversified inventory, we are acquiring fine and unusual books. From incunabula to 20th Century literature, from journals of voyages to autograph letters, no book or manuscript is beyond our purview. We would be delighted to consider all printed or written materials. Discretion is our hallmark. Long Brothers adheres to a strict code of professional conduct. We take pride in our customer service.

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