The Sailor's Horn-Book for the Law of Storms: Being a Practical Exposition of the Theory of the Law of Storms, and its uses to Mariners of all Classes in all Parts of the World, shewn by Transparent Storm Cards and Useful Lessons
London: Smith, Elder, 1851. Hardcover. 2nd edition with additions. 8vo, gray cloth gilt, good copy with binding showing fading, lightening and discoloration, light wear along front joint, contents very good, with two transparent devices in pockets front and rear intact in good condition, with four folding chart maps at rear: West Indies, Atlantic and European Seas; Southern Indian Ocean; The Bay of Bengal and part of the Arabian Sea; The China and Loo-Choo Seas and Adjacent Pacific Ocean (this map has three inch neatly repaired tear). Maps in good to very good condition, some foxing. 360 pp. Printed at the Baptist Mission Press in Calcutta. The first edition appeared in 1848. Good. Item #H19879
Price: $250.00