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[GREENWOOD, Jonathan]. The Sailing and Fighting Instructions or Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain. [London? 1715?].
The first naval signal book to be printed in the English language, with instructions for 'Signalls in fogg' and 'Signalls at night'. Very rare: on-line ESTC recording only 2 copies in the UK (BL, NLS) and 6 in the US. Adams & Waters 1890.
12mo (138 x 74mm). 72 engraved leaves, except for the title printed on one side only, the vast majority with illustrations of two ships or two cannon, most of the ships with contemporary hand-colouring (some light dogearing, trimmed close by the binder into a few borders). Contemporary calf (joints repaired, the whole furbished). Provenance: Richard Stevens (neat ink ownership inscription dated 1747 on rear flyleaf) — Captain William Boxer R.N. (of Ballyare, Co. Donegal, ownership inscription dated 1841) — Captain Alexander Fraser Boxer (late of HMS Hesper, inspector of Irish lighthouses, 1868-1890, ownership inscription).
The first naval signal book to be printed in the English language, with instructions for 'Signalls in fogg' and 'Signalls at night'. Very rare: on-line ESTC recording only 2 copies in the UK (BL, NLS) and 6 in the US. Adams & Waters 1890.
12mo (138 x 74mm). 72 engraved leaves, except for the title printed on one side only, the vast majority with illustrations of two ships or two cannon, most of the ships with contemporary hand-colouring (some light dogearing, trimmed close by the binder into a few borders). Contemporary calf (joints repaired, the whole furbished). Provenance: Richard Stevens (neat ink ownership inscription dated 1747 on rear flyleaf) — Captain William Boxer R.N. (of Ballyare, Co. Donegal, ownership inscription dated 1841) — Captain Alexander Fraser Boxer (late of HMS Hesper, inspector of Irish lighthouses, 1868-1890, ownership inscription).
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