[STEEL, David] The Art of making Masts, Yards, Gaffs, Booms, Blocks, and Oars, as practised in the Royal Navy, and according to the most approved methods in the Merchant-Service, London: for Steel and Goddard, 1816, 2 volumes, 8° (text) and 4° (atlas), second edition, text volume with engraved frontispiece and 2 folding engraved plates, one showing "The mastmaker's rule improved," and the other the "Explanation of the construction & use of the patent block mill," 6 large folding engraved plates to the atlas (2 plates entirely severed along fold at one end, other tears to folds), contemporary tree sheep (spine restored) and contemporary wrappers with printed label (worn), the text volume with Scott Library label. [Scott 521] (2)

細節

[STEEL, David] The Art of making Masts, Yards, Gaffs, Booms, Blocks, and Oars, as practised in the Royal Navy, and according to the most approved methods in the Merchant-Service, London: for Steel and Goddard, 1816, 2 volumes, 8° (text) and 4° (atlas), second edition, text volume with engraved frontispiece and 2 folding engraved plates, one showing "The mastmaker's rule improved," and the other the "Explanation of the construction & use of the patent block mill," 6 large folding engraved plates to the atlas (2 plates entirely severed along fold at one end, other tears to folds), contemporary tree sheep (spine restored) and contemporary wrappers with printed label (worn), the text volume with Scott Library label. [Scott 521] (2)

拍品專文

Only the text volume is from the Scott Library. Although the Scott Catalogue makes no mention of the missing plate volume, "a separate volume of large engravings" is called for on the title page to the work.