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The Naval Gazetteer: Or, Seaman's Complete Guide. Contaiing a Full and Accurate Account, Alphabetically Arranged, of the Several Coasts of all the Countries and Islands in the Known World (Two Volumes) by Malham, The Rev. John - 1797

by Malham, The Rev. John

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The Naval Gazetteer: Or, Seaman's Complete Guide. Contaiing a Full and  Accurate Account, Alphabetically Arranged, of the Several Coasts of all  the Countries and Islands in the Known World (Two Volumes) by Malham, The Rev. John - 1797

The Naval Gazetteer: Or, Seaman's Complete Guide. Contaiing a Full and Accurate Account, Alphabetically Arranged, of the Several Coasts of all the Countries and Islands in the Known World (Two Volumes)

by Malham, The Rev. John

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Boston: W. Spotswood and J. Nancrede. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1797. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set. Stated first American edition. Full calf with leather title labels. Splitting/fraying to crown of v. 1. Bookplates to both volumes. V. 1 front endpages have tears and minor losses, and the 2nd ffep has neatly written contemporary accounting figures, dated 1818. Complete with 17 fold out maps. Moderate foxing. The hinges and binding are sound. This gazetteer includes sailing directions to the newly-discovered Pacific islands, Australia, and New Zealand. The maps were engraved in America: four by William Rollinson of New York, 3 by Samuel HIll, and 2 by B. Callender of Boston (the engravers of the others are not identified. ) Scarce. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 436; 573 pages .
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  • Edition First Edition
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  • Publisher W. Spotswood and J. Nancrede
  • Place of Publication Boston
  • Date Published 1797

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The Naval Gazetteer; or, Seaman's Complete Guide. Containing a Full and Accurate Account, Alphabetically Arranged, of the Several Coasts of all the Countries and Islands in the Known World...In Two Volumes.

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London: Allen and West, 1795 First edition. Two volumes, complete. Hardcover book . Full leather contemporary binding. Gilt title on black morocco label to vol.1 spine, vol.2 lacking spine label. Gilt lines to spines and edges of boards. Yellow tinted page edges. Book Vol.1 : xlvi, 536pp. With 11 hand-coloured engraved fold-out maps dated Sept. 1795. Book Vol.2: 568pp. With 6 hand-coloured engraved fold-out maps dated Sept. 1795. A total of 17 lovely hand-coloured engraved maps, as called for. Each volume: 21.5 x 14cm. A Very Good set. Covers are worn and rubbed, particularly to spines. Bindings sound, with slight splits to external joints of Vol.2, and two pages partly loose in vol.1. Top page edges darkened. No ownership inscriptions. The maps are in very good condition, with some browning, and offsetting to adjacent leaves. Frontispiece map of Vol.1 has tear along centre fold for approx 7cm without loss otherwise the maps are in lovely condition. Variable brown toning to main pages of both… Read More
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