A History of Marine Navigation
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Blue leatherette over board. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1973. First Edition, First Impression (stated). Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good+. Small quarto. 9-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches. Stamped metallic gold lettering to spine. xv, 280 pp. Illustrated with halftones, line drawings, and diagrams. Footnotes, bibliography, and index. Several small indentations to back board and text block edges lightly toned, else Fine. Dustjacket shows slight creasing along top edges of both faces and at head and foot of spine, as well as small closed tears and minor chips at tips. Now in removeable archival protective cover. Commander W. E. May was a leading authority on the history and use of the compass. He was a founder member of the Royal Institute of Navigation and one of its first Fellows. 280 pp. Near Fine / Very Good+. Item #0000116
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