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MANBY, George William (1765-1854). An Essay on the Preservation of Shipwrecked Persons. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1812.
The first edition. Best known as the inventor of the fire extinguisher, Manby developed the “Manby Mortar,” a device which fired a shot carrying a line from a wrecked ship to the shoreline. By 1823 approximately 230 lives had been saved by his apparatus. The principle was later used to fire harpoons for whaling.
Octavo (198 x 130mm). Contemporary half calf. Provenance: Mario E. Fiammetta Witt (bookplate) – Anthony W. Laywood, bookseller.
The first edition. Best known as the inventor of the fire extinguisher, Manby developed the “Manby Mortar,” a device which fired a shot carrying a line from a wrecked ship to the shoreline. By 1823 approximately 230 lives had been saved by his apparatus. The principle was later used to fire harpoons for whaling.
Octavo (198 x 130mm). Contemporary half calf. Provenance: Mario E. Fiammetta Witt (bookplate) – Anthony W. Laywood, bookseller.