The Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamanship. Illustrated with engravings. In two volumes [FIRST Edition – Half Calf Leather Binding – Lacking 2 Plates]

David Steel

Published by Printed For David Steel, Union-Road, Little Tower Hill., London, 1794

About this Item

London: Printed For David Steel, Union-Road, Little Tower Hill, 1794, FIRST Edition.

Half leather binding, with gilt titles and volume numbers to red and green labels, marbled paper and calf leather covered boards, all page edges darkened and tanned, ink and pencil inscribed end papers, tanned and foxed throughout, text block tight.

Ink marks to a few pages, ink drawings and inscriptions to the end papers, misfolded plates, marginal closed tear and tear to the gutter of one of the plates of Vol I.

Ink ownership inscriptions of Edward Goulboun, midshipman aboard the HMS Latona with numerous ink and pencil drawings of ships to endpapers and ink or pencil notes and drawings to Vol II in the text and margins.

The HMS Latona served during the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. Goulboun has sketched the ship on numerous occasions, including one drawing detailing his position at the top of a masthead.

LACKING the 2 circular moving plates to Vol II (part of one of the plates present. Stain across the page of Tactics Plate V, damp stained to the bottom third of pages of half of Vol II.

Pagination: Vol I ? xv, [3], 1-148, 148*-151*, 149-160, 160*, 161-185, 185*, 186, 186*, 187-208*-211*, 209-242pp; Vol II ? Duplicate Plan of the Upper Deck of a Seventy-four Gun Ship to the front of the volume, [4], 243*-260*, 243-282, 280*-281*, 283-425, [6],1-138, 141-147,[1]pp, collated and complete bar 2 of the required plates.

Provenance: ink signed E Goulboun to the front of the volumes (HMS Ship Latona).

Approximately 11 inches (28cm) tall.



Condition Report

Externally

Spine ? very good condition ? gilt titles to red and green labels, gilt frames with gilt decoration to the compartments.
Joints ? very good condition ? sound.
Corners ? very good condition ? gently worn.
Boards ? very good condition ? half calf leather and marbled paper covered boards, gently rubbed marked and worn.
Page edges ? good condition ? top edges darkened, tanned to others.
Binding ? very good condition ? attractive.
See above and photos.

Internally

Hinges ? very good condition ? sound.
Paste downs ? good condition ? ink and pencil inscriptions, text and drawings, tanned and marked.
End papers ? good condition ? ink and pencil inscriptions, text and drawings, tanned and marked.
Title ? good condition ? gently tanned and some foxing.
Pages ? good condition ? gently tanned, and some foxing, ink and pencil inscriptions, marks and marginalia, text and drawings, tanned and marked, misfolded double page plates, closed tears to the margin, lacking 2 volvelle plates.
See photos.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1761030560462

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamanship. Illustrated with engravings. In two volumes [FIRST Edition ? Half Calf Leather Binding ? Lacking 2 Plates]
• Publisher: Printed For David Steel, Union-Road, Little Tower Hill., London
• Publication Date: 1794
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition