Britain's glory, or, Ship-building unvail'd : being a general director for building and compleating the said machines
1729
L2005F211 1729
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Title
Britain's glory, or, Ship-building unvail'd : being a general director for building and compleating the said machines
Variant Title
Ship-building unvail'd|Prices of the labour in ship-building adjusted|Mystery of ship-building unveiled
Edition
The second edition
Published
London Printed for A. Bettesworth ..., S. Fitzer ..., E. Midwinter 1729
Description
2 pts. in 1 (xxvi, 134 p., [6] leaves of plates; [4], 286 p.) : ill. ; 34 cm. (fol.)
Call Number
L2005F211 1729
System Control No.
(OCoLC)31211180
Note
Title in red and black
Each part has separate title & pagination
Separate title on pt. 2 reads: The prices of the labour in ship-building adjusted, or, The mystery of ship-building unveiled ... London : Printed by D.L., in the year 1717
Dedication (pt. 1, p. iii-viii) is in French and has been taken from the author's Courte description de la depense requise pour l'architecture & l'equipement des vaisseaux de la flote roiale de Sa Majeste
Part 2: pages 281 & 285 misnumbered 181 & 184 respectively
"A list of the Royal Navy, with the number of men and guns, carried in war.": pt. 1, p. 131-132
Includes index
There is another impression of the same date in which the title has "unvail'd" spelt "unveil'd" and imprint "Printed for John Clrak [sic]."
Detailed text on designing, estimating and constructing wooden ship
Ms. inscription on p. t.p. & [vi]: "Samuel Spencer His Book Bought att [sic] Vandeus May 14th 1748 ..."
Library copy: half of the folded frontispiece, depicting George I surrounded by his Navy, is lacking
Each part has separate title & pagination
Separate title on pt. 2 reads: The prices of the labour in ship-building adjusted, or, The mystery of ship-building unveiled ... London : Printed by D.L., in the year 1717
Dedication (pt. 1, p. iii-viii) is in French and has been taken from the author's Courte description de la depense requise pour l'architecture & l'equipement des vaisseaux de la flote roiale de Sa Majeste
Part 2: pages 281 & 285 misnumbered 181 & 184 respectively
"A list of the Royal Navy, with the number of men and guns, carried in war.": pt. 1, p. 131-132
Includes index
There is another impression of the same date in which the title has "unvail'd" spelt "unveil'd" and imprint "Printed for John Clrak [sic]."
Detailed text on designing, estimating and constructing wooden ship
Ms. inscription on p. t.p. & [vi]: "Samuel Spencer His Book Bought att [sic] Vandeus May 14th 1748 ..."
Library copy: half of the folded frontispiece, depicting George I surrounded by his Navy, is lacking
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