Lot 34
  • 34

Charnock, John

Estimate
600 - 900 GBP
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Description

  • An History of Marine Architecture... of all nations. London: for R. Faulder [et al.], 1800-1802
  • paper
3 volumes, 4to (292 x 230mm.), engraved additional title in volume 1 and 99 aquatint or engraved plates (many folding), modern half calf, marbled boards, new endpapers, some plates trimmed without imprint, minor spotting or staining

Literature

Abbey, Life 331; English Maritime Books 337

Condition

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Catalogue Note

"The most authoritative book on eighteenth-century ship-building published in England" (Abbey).