Elements of Naval Architecture: being a translation of the third part of a work entitled ?Traite Elementaire de la Construction des Vaisseaux? par M. Vial de Clairbois

Honore Sebastien Vial de Clairbois

Verlag: John Russell Smith. Translated by J.N. Strange., London, 1846

Beschreibung

Full original blue cloth boards. Upper and lower with blind framing and blind motifs. Upper with title in gilt in gilt frame., Honore Sebastien Vial de Clairbois (1733 ? 1816) was a French soldier, naval engineer, and naval historian. His Traite Elementaire was originally published in 1787 and became an important reference work for naval engineers at the time. , Size : Thin 8vo.(225x140 mm), With 5 folding plates, all but one numbered, showing diagrams and cross-sections of ships and other pieces of naval architecture. Interior is clean and crisp. Plates loose inside. Spine sunned. Lower free endpaper with tear at gutter. A very good example.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers B6814

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Elements of Naval Architecture: being a translation of the third part of a work entitled ?Traite Elementaire de la Construction des Vaisseaux? par M. Vial de Clairbois
• Verlag: John Russell Smith. Translated by J.N. Strange., London
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1846
• Einband: Hardcover