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Lot 30

DUTTON, Benjamin. Navigation and Nautical Astronomy.

Estimate: $80 - $120
Starting Bid
$40

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DUTTON, Benjamin (1883-1937). Navigation and Nautical Astronomy.
Publisher: United States Naval Institute: Annapolis. 1939.

8vo. Blue cloth binding.

vii, 477 pp., with illustrations and index.

With DODSON, Bennet, Mathematics for Navigators (1940). A supplement to Dutton's Navigation. 30 pp.

H: 10 1/8 W: 7 D: 1 1/2 in. Poor to fair. Head and tail bumped and scuffed. Corners bumped and scuffed, with slight losses. Toning throughout.

Bookplate: "John A. Davidson."
Stamp: "John Bliss & Co."
Overall Dimensions
Width: 7.00

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