
Lot 23•
NAVAL [GREENWOOD (JONATHAN) The Sailing and Fighting Instructions or Signals As they are Observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain], [c.1715]
11 March 2020, 13:00 GMT
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NAVAL
[GREENWOOD (JONATHAN) The Sailing and Fighting Instructions or Signals As they are Observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain], 66 engraved leaves (of 72, lacking title, one of 2 dedication leaves and 4 plates at end), engraved on verso only, including 56 depicting 2 ships with the flags hand-coloured, childish ink sketches of ships on blank recto of 2 leaves, dedication and one plate with horizontal tear, corner with loss of image to 2 final uncoloured plates, contemporary calf, surface abrasions [ESTC T120218], 12mo, [c.1715]
Footnotes
Rare. The first naval signal book to be printed in the English language.
Provenance: Robinson family of Whitby, with several ownership inscriptions including "Thos. Robinson to R. Robinson, Whitby, Yorkshire", "Esther Robinson, her book 1821", "Henry Robinson his book 1821", and R.A. Robinson.