1863, ISBN: a289fec7f7f8e43a704a42a77600eada

Edinburgh: Printed for the author and sold also by John Blackwood, 1826. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 61. Illustrated with a double page frontispiece and 9 (of 10) full page engraved plates. … Plus…

Edinburgh: Printed for the author and sold also by John Blackwood, 1826. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 61. Illustrated with a double page frontispiece and 9 (of 10) full page engraved plates. Small tear to the frontispiece and small hole to D3, affecting a couple of letters. Howell (1788-1863) was a bookbinder and printer. He later opened a shop as a curiosity dealer and was an inventor and amateur dentist and doctor. Howell traces the evolution of ship building "from the first rude attempts when men adventured themselves upon a few branches bound together, as the Esquimaux of the present day, up to the unique first rate man-of-war of the British Navy. The object of this essay is merely an attempt to clear up a difficulty ... relating to the manner in which the ancients constructed their Polycrota or war-vessals. This was his first book., Printed for the author and sold also by John Blackwood, 1826<

1826, ISBN: a289fec7f7f8e43a704a42a77600eada

Edinburgh: printed for the author; and sold also by William Blackwood, 1826. First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 61, [1], [2] ads; double-page lithograph frontispiece, 10 lithograph plates; lig… Plus…

Edinburgh: printed for the author; and sold also by William Blackwood, 1826. First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 61, [1], [2] ads; double-page lithograph frontispiece, 10 lithograph plates; lightly rubbed, else very good in contemporary quarter blue morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered direct on spine. Not common: Edinburgh, USC, National Maritime Museum and University of Aberdeen in OCLC., printed for the author; and sold also by William Blackwood, 1826<

1826, ISBN: a289fec7f7f8e43a704a42a77600eada

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Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: William Blackwood, London], ANTIQUARIAN. MARITIME HISTORY. GALLEYS. SHIPS WAR, original printed boards hardcover, folding frontis plus a further 10 full pag… Plus…

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: William Blackwood, London], ANTIQUARIAN. MARITIME HISTORY. GALLEYS. SHIPS WAR, original printed boards hardcover, folding frontis plus a further 10 full page plates (complete), printed title page, dedication leaf, 1-61pp plus 2 catalogue pages, frontis loose, lacks paper covering spine, corners rubbed, endpapers marked, otherwise a good complete copy. H. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall<

1826, ISBN: a289fec7f7f8e43a704a42a77600eada

Edinburgh: William Blackwood & T Cadell. Cover worn and upper part of spine missing. Fep missing. Some scattered browning and pencil annotation. Book-plate of The Cruising Associatio… Plus…

Edinburgh: William Blackwood & T Cadell. Cover worn and upper part of spine missing. Fep missing. Some scattered browning and pencil annotation. Book-plate of The Cruising Association. Contents firm. 1826. First Edition. Illustrated board cover. 240mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 61pp. Frontispiece and 10 plates. ., William Blackwood & T Cadell, 1826<