1805, ISBN: 932552d9f04efc6a3ac69286885efb3a

London: Printed for T. Cadel, 1797. Four parts bound in one volume. xii,[5]- 165pp. plus thirty handcolored folding plates; ix,[5]-34pp.; 29,[1]pp.; 61pp. plus twenty-two single-page pla… More...

London: Printed for T. Cadel, 1797. Four parts bound in one volume. xii,[5]- 165pp. plus thirty handcolored folding plates; ix,[5]-34pp.; 29,[1]pp.; 61pp. plus twenty-two single-page plates. Half title before each titlepage. Modern three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Contemporary ownership signature of "Sir Patrick Murray" on first half title. Very clean and fresh. A fine copy. One of the most important works on naval tactics published in the age of sail, this is an attractive copy of all four parts of Clerk's influential treatise, with all fifty- two plates. The first part was privately published in 1782 in Edinburgh, and then in the present form in 1790. The second through fourth parts followed in 1797. Clerk was a Scottish merchant with a long interest in navigation, and he based this work on his study of English and continental naval tactics. He was partially influenced to produce the present work due to British naval defeats during the American War of Independence, especially the defeat at Yorktown. The plates illustrate many of the battles Clerk analyzes, including Admiral Rodney's engagement with the French in 1780, Arbuthnot's battle off the mouth of the Chesapeake in 1781, Byron's defeat by the Comte d'Estaing at Grenada in 1779, and more. Admiral Nelson implemented some of Clerk's tactics during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Not in Sabin, despite the American content. "Distinctive as one of the first British accounts of tactics, as opposed to a work in French translation, and for its criticism of the current Royal Naval practice of looking more to signal books to the detriment of fighting instructions" - DNB. JCB MARITIME HAND-LIST 1277. ADAMS & WATERS 359, 360. SCOTT 419., Printed for T. Cadel, 1797, 0<

1804, ISBN: 932552d9f04efc6a3ac69286885efb3a

[SC: 9.54], [PU: Edinburgh: Printed for Archd. Constable & Co,. Edinburgh And T. N. Longman & O. Rees, London], NAVAL TACTICS ADMIRAL ENGAGEMENT BYRON BRIDGES RODNEY MATTHEWS KEPPEL BATTL… More...

[SC: 9.54], [PU: Edinburgh: Printed for Archd. Constable & Co,. Edinburgh And T. N. Longman & O. Rees, London], NAVAL TACTICS ADMIRAL ENGAGEMENT BYRON BRIDGES RODNEY MATTHEWS KEPPEL BATTLE SIR SAMUEL HOOD PORT ROYAL POCOCK SPANISH ARMADA LINE BRITISH FLEET FRENCH SQUADRONS COAST COROMANDEL NOISBN, ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2kg. I will need more than the quoted shipping within the UK, and will have to quote courier costs for sending it beyond the shores of my fair country. ### Hardback [Full Leather]. Physically 11" x 8½" (2 kg); (xv)287pp; 2nd edition. [First Published: 1790] Illustrated by way of: Fold-out Plans; Colour Plates; Fold-Out Maps; All edges Deckled; Ribbon Markers [1]; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy of this book means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book#177971|| Condition: Poor. Upper board detached, lower board held on by faith. Heavily bruised at the head, tail and corners of the boards with rubbing to the spine bands. Pages gently tanned with scattered spotting throughout and a slight wave to the text block itself. Occasional chips to the edges of the leaves. All the fold-outs are heavily tanned and spotted, although legible. Hardback [Full Leather] (No Dust Wrapper.)<

1804, ISBN: 932552d9f04efc6a3ac69286885efb3a

[SC: 9.82], [PU: Edinburgh: Printed for Archd. Constable & Co,. Edinburgh And T. N. Longman & O. Rees, London], NAVAL TACTICS ADMIRAL ENGAGEMENT BYRON BRIDGES RODNEY MATTHEWS KEPPEL BATTL… More...

[SC: 9.82], [PU: Edinburgh: Printed for Archd. Constable & Co,. Edinburgh And T. N. Longman & O. Rees, London], NAVAL TACTICS ADMIRAL ENGAGEMENT BYRON BRIDGES RODNEY MATTHEWS KEPPEL BATTLE SIR SAMUEL HOOD PORT ROYAL POCOCK SPANISH ARMADA LINE BRITISH FLEET FRENCH SQUADRONS COAST COROMANDEL NOISBN, ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2kg. I will need more than the quoted shipping within the UK, and will have to quote courier costs for sending it beyond the shores of my fair country. ### Hardback [Full Leather]. Physically 11" x 8½" (2 kg); (xv)287pp; 2nd edition. [First Published: 1790] Illustrated by way of: Fold-out Plans; Colour Plates; Fold-Out Maps; All edges Deckled; Ribbon Markers [1]; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy of this book means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book#177971|| Condition: Poor. Upper board detached, lower board held on by faith. Heavily bruised at the head, tail and corners of the boards with rubbing to the spine bands. Pages gently tanned with scattered spotting throughout and a slight wave to the text block itself. Occasional chips to the edges of the leaves. All the fold-outs are heavily tanned and spotted, although legible. Hardback [Full Leather] (No Dust Wrapper.)<

1804, ISBN: 932552d9f04efc6a3ac69286885efb3a

[SC: 9.8], [PU: Edinburgh: Printed for Archd. Constable & Co,. Edinburgh And T. N. Longman & O. Rees, London], NAVAL TACTICS ADMIRAL ENGAGEMENT BYRON BRIDGES RODNEY MATTHEWS KEPPEL BATTLE… More...

[SC: 9.8], [PU: Edinburgh: Printed for Archd. Constable & Co,. Edinburgh And T. N. Longman & O. Rees, London], NAVAL TACTICS ADMIRAL ENGAGEMENT BYRON BRIDGES RODNEY MATTHEWS KEPPEL BATTLE SIR SAMUEL HOOD PORT ROYAL POCOCK SPANISH ARMADA LINE BRITISH FLEET FRENCH SQUADRONS COAST COROMANDEL NOISBN, ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2kg. I will need more than the quoted shipping within the UK, and will have to quote courier costs for sending it beyond the shores of my fair country. ### Hardback [Full Leather]. Physically 11" x 8½" (2 kg); (xv)287pp; 2nd edition. [First Published: 1790] Illustrated by way of: Fold-out Plans; Colour Plates; Fold-Out Maps; All edges Deckled; Ribbon Markers [1]; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy of this book means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book#177971|| Condition: Poor. Upper board detached, lower board held on by faith. Heavily bruised at the head, tail and corners of the boards with rubbing to the spine bands. Pages gently tanned with scattered spotting throughout and a slight wave to the text block itself. Occasional chips to the edges of the leaves. All the fold-outs are heavily tanned and spotted, although legible. Hardback [Full Leather] (No Dust Wrapper.)<