Comte miremont (2 Ergebnisse)
Verlag: J.D. Potter, London, 1908
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, KanadaWagon Tongue Books
Verkäufer/-in kontaktierenVerkäufer/-in mit 2 SternenZustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 21,14
EUR 26,80 VersandVersand von Kanada nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: VG++. None -as Issued. First. This book was written to help wooden-boated yachtsmen NAVIGATE safely in near-shore waters. It purports that a liquid compass, mounted in the mid-ship line as far away as possible from any iron (INCLUDING marling spikes) is THE single most important navigational device you can in…vest in. Other important tools incl. charts and weather fore-casting. 88 pages of text, illustr. with b/w drawings and LOTS of tabular data. Fold-out coastal chart ahead of title page. Ten pages of BOOK adverts as well as a Table of Admiralty Charts published - at back. Cond: Bright blue boards with a gilt graphic (embossed) of a sextant.Light wear at most fore points. MINOR white staining near leading edge. P/O name - ffep. Small sticky-type (antique) store stamp (Southampton) on end-paper. Foxed but no tears, creases, folds nor marks. BRIGHT and tight !! Giftable !! Quote (p. 75) : " Now, it is not always possible in crowded waters to take compass bearings, so the practical man takes up a stationary position close to the helmsman, where he can see that any order for alteration of course is correctly . ." Size: 8vo. B/W Drawings (illustrator).
Verlag: J d Potter, London, 1916
- Hardcover
Anbieter: VANESSA PARKER RARE BOOKS, Westport, MAYO, IrlandVANESSA PARKER RARE BOOKS
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Zustand: Gebraucht - Gut
EUR 37,37
EUR 25,00 VersandVersand von Irland nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
In den WarenkorbBuckram. Zustand: Very Good. Second Edition. Bound in blue buckram with gilt titles & compass on front board, book is in very good condition. Diagrams Maps & Charts (illustrator).
