Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards

Date:
1937
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/5/42
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Francis Edwards. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    863 Sliding-Keels.—Grant (Capt. James) Narrative of a Voyace of Discovery performed in H.M.’s Vzsseut, “‘Lapy Netson,” 1800-02, to New South Wales, including Remarks on... the hitherto Unknown Parts of New Holland . . . an Account of the Origin of Sliding Keels and the Advantages resulting from their Use, chart, plates, coloured plate of cockatoo and folding sheet of sliding keels, 4to., calf, rebacked, 1803 £4 10s The account of sliding keels occupies twenty-six pages. The ‘‘ Lady Nelson’? was a vessel of sixty tons and was designed by Captain Schanck, with three centre-boards specially for survey work in shallow waters, 864 Smith (C. Fox) Ocran Racers, dllusts., 8vo., el., 1931 5s 865 Smith (Captain John) [Lire], by E. Keble Chatterton, portrait and illusts., 8vo., cl., 1927 6s 866 Smith (Admiral Sir Sydney) Lire and CorresronpEnce, by John Barrow, with portrait, plans and charts, 2 vols, 8vo., cl., 1848 12s 6d SMUGGLERS AND SMUGGLING. 867 Carter (Capt. Harry, of Prussia Cove) AuTopiogRaPHy of a CORNISH SmuGeuER, 1749-1809, ed. by J. B. Cornish, map and front., sm. 8vo., cl., Truro, 1894 10s 868 An Effectual Remedy totally to prevent SmuceLine and bring into the REVENUE 195,000 Pounps yearly, by a Man of Kent, 8vo., wrappers, N.D. (c. 1760) 12s 6d 869 Harper (C. G.) The Smuceximrs : Picturesque Chapters in the Story of an An- cient Craft, twlusts., 8vo., cl., 1909 8s 870 Peterhead Smugglers of the Last Century, or Wittiam and ANNIE: an Original Melo-Drama, with Biographical Notices by Peter Buchan, sm. 8vo., boards (one puge slightly damaged), Edinburgh, 1834 10s 872 Teignmouth (Lord) and CHarLes G. Harprr.—The Smuceovers, sllusts., 2 vols, $vo., cl., 1923 873 Smyth (Admiral W. H.) The Sattor’s Worp-800K : an Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, S8vo., cl., 1867 8s 874 Smyth (H. Warrington) Mast and Sart in Europe and Asia, diagrams and tllusts., 8vo., cl., 1906 16s 875 Society Islands.—The Missionary Suie ““JoHN WILLIAMS,” entering the Bay of HuAHINE, one of the Society ISLANDs, COLOURED AQUATINT dy E. Duncan after W. /. Huggins, size 214 by 174 in. (engraved surface 17% by 12% in.), 1844, very jine tmpresston #14 This rare print shows the village of Fa-Re, the Missionary Station and Har- bour, 876 Spencer-Cooper (Commander H.) The Barrie of the FALKLAND’ IsLanps, coloured front. and mapa, cr. 8vo., cl., 1919 7s 877 Stalkartt (M.) Navat ArcHITECTURE, or the Rudiments and Rules of Ship-building, exemplified in a Series of Draughts, THE RARE ATLAS OF 14 VERY LARGE FOLDING PLATES, carefully mounted on linen and enclosed in portfolto, 1781 440
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