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BOURDE DE VILLEHUET, Jacques (1732-1789). Sauseuil’s Skilful Seaman.
Lot 17

BOURDE DE VILLEHUET, Jacques (1732-1789). Sauseuil’s Skilful Seaman.

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BOURDE DE VILLEHUET, Jacques (1732-1789). Sauseuil’s Skilful Seaman. First Edition.

London: Printed for S. Hooper, 1788.

The manœuverer, or, skilful seaman: being an essay on the theory and practice of the various movements of a ship at sea, as well as of naval evolutions in general translated from the French of Mr. Bourdé de Villehuet, by the Chevalier de Sauseuil.

vi, [8], vi, 309 pages, [10 folded leaves of plates]: illustrations.

Bound in blindstamped full leather, raised bands, gilt spine panels, red leather spine label, spine title gilt, gilt borders, marbled endpapers, marbled edges.


H: 11 W: 9 in.

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Very Good. Foxing on Pt I, PL. III, and Pl. I, II, and IX; some slight foxing throughout.

Overall Dimensions
Height: 11.00
Width: 9.00

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.

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