Apr 11, 2011 - Sale 2243

Sale 2243 - Lot 65

Price Realized: $ 2,040
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
CHARNOCK, JOHN. An History of Marine Architecture. Including and Enlarged and Progressive View of the Nautical Regulations and Naval History, both Civil and Military, of All Nations, especially of Great Britain. 99 plates comprising 34 uncolored aquatints and 65 engravings. [2], c, 368; 496; 436 pages, including engraved additional title dated 1801 (heavily foxed). 3 volumes. 4to, 19th-century 1/2 sheep gilt, spines scuffed, Volume 3 lettering piece chipped; varying foxing on most plates with occasional light offsetting onto facing pages, some captions cropped, text otherwise relatively clean. London: G. Faulder et al., 1800-02

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first edition, "the first serious study of British naval architecture" (ODNB). Pages 285-336 in Volume 3 deal with shipbuilding in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Abbey Life 331.