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Royal Navy Seamanship Manual 1883
MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP FOR BOYS TRAING SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1883 Admiralty - an icon used by camberpete's website

MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP
FOR
BOYS TRAING SHIPS
OF THE
ROYAL NAVY

1883

Admiralty

Image of the Title page of MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP FOR BOYS TRAING SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1883 published be the authority of the Lords Commisioners of the Admiralty. Remove cursor to revert to image of the front board.
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Condition

A blue cloth bound book with gilt lettering to front board. Blind edge decoration to front and back boards. Extremities are very lightly rubbed. Boards are still square with corners, although a little worn still very neat. Very little foxing and pages very clean. Hinges are sound. Original owner's, a Henry Jeffery, signature dated 29th. September 1884 is at the top of the front paste down although the title page states the boook was reprinted in 1886. A later owner, an assistant Scout Master (67th. Porsmouth) has written his details in ink below. Title page can be seen by placing cursor over the image of the front board.

Condition is at least VERY GOOD PLUS.
A superb copy!

Weight wrapped <450 gms.130 mm. x 190 mm. - 344 pages -1 fold out
five pages of illustrations in colour.

£100.00 plus postage
  

Immediately below: Book is open at pages 208-209. Although the text is interspersed with illustrations there are many illustrated full pages. These pages show and explain the use of rope and iron nippers,; the working of the controller; a view of the Patent Capstan at work and catting and fishing of an anchor. This illustration when clicked will show a much enlarged view to enable the text and illustrations to be viewed closely. The changes of colour in these images is a result of thescanning process, pages are clean and a uniform light cream colour.

MANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP FOR BOYS TRAING SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1883 Revised 1886 Admiralty contain text and diagrams that show and explain the use of rope and iron nippers; the working of the controller; a view of the Patent Capstan at work and catting and fishing of an anchor and all aspects of seamanship during the late Victorian Navy period.

Below: This shows the book open at pages 292-293. These pages explain that iron bowsprits are seldom or never used in the Royal Navy and that ships supplied with iron masts, such as rams, have wooden bowsprits for running in. Text and diagrams then go on to show how to rig a lower mast and send a whole main top aloft! This illustration when clicked will show a much enlarged view to enable the text and illustrations to be viewed closely.

TMANUAL OF SEAMANSHIP FOR BOYS TRAING SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY 1883 Revised 1886 - all the nautical information required by a young seaman in the late Victorian Navy including explaining that iron bowsprits were seldom or never used in the Royal Navy and that ships supplied with iron masts, such as rams, had wooden bowsprits for running in. Text and diagrams then go on to show how to rig a lower mast and send a whole main top aloft! Contains text and diagrams that show and explain the use of rope and iron nippers; the working of the controller; a view of the Patent Capstan at work and catting and fishing of an anchor and all aspects of seamanship.

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