[Rarebooks] fs: Rees's Naval Architecture 1819-1820

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(No. 11277 )  Rees, Abraham (1743-1825). REES'S NAVAL ARCHITECTURE 
(1819-20): A SELECTION FROM THE CYCLOPAEDIA; OR UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF 
ARTS, SCIENCES AND LITERATURE.
(Annapolis): United States Naval Institute, (1970). Full cloth, Quarto, 183 
pages, Scaled drawings, plates, many fold-outs. Very good in a very good 
dust jacket, Jacket in Mylar protector.
      Rees's Cyclopaedia was the first to focus on technological subjects 
and innovations. These extracts comprise Rees's information on naval 
architecture, and together present a comprehensive outline of the state of 
this science just after the Napoleonic Wars. Among the fascinating treasures 
to be found herein are full instructions for drawing plans and laying off 
the lines of a seventy-four gun ship, fully illustrated by detailed 
engravings. Numerous large fold-out drawings. This was famed naval architect 
and ship historian Thomas C. Gillmer's copy, with his bookplate on front 
pastedown and his name, date and town (Annapolis) boldly penned on front 
free endpaper. Bound in light brown cloth over boards with gilt-stamped 
spine titles, green endpapers. A few minor stains toward spine ends, slight 
rubs at spine extremities. Jacket has some minor edge wear....... $125.00
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