The Way of a Ship: An Essay on the Literature of Navigation Science

Wroth, Lawrence C.

Published by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland, ME, 1937

About this Item

Small 4to. [i-vii] viii-xii, 92 pp. Blue cloth with gilt titling and decoration to spine, in plain blue paper dust jacket with black titling. DJ faintly yellowed from sunning at spine and creases, very lightly chipped at corners. Spine cloth gently rubbed at ends. Front endpapers offset with tape residue from apparent inlaid item, no longer present. Flyleaf inscribed in black ink "For Billy Buffum with the author's thanks and compliments. 25 January 1938." Text block very lightly toned but clean and sound. Some soiling and small (appx. 1/2 inch) split to rear hinge. Deckled fore edge. Illustrated throughout with facsimile plates and diagrams, from an exhibition of books on navigation science arranged by Wroth at the John Carter Brown Library during his time at Brown University. Seller Inventory # 229

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Way of a Ship: An Essay on the ...

Publisher: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland, ME

Publication Date: 1937

Binding: Cloth in DJ

Condition: Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition