Falconer (William). A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine ... now modernized and much enlarged by William Burney, printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815, 35 engraved plates (some double-page), text spotted, plates variably spotted and browned and with damp-staining to margins, laid-in engraved bookplate (of an indentifed earl, the name effaced), 19th-century half calf, recased and relined, corners restored, 4to (27 x 20.5 cm) (Qty: 1) Falconer's dictionary first appeared in 1769. 'A work of extraordinary care and scientific thoroughness ... it became the standard nautical dictionary until the end of sail' (ODNB). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Falconer (William). A New Universal Dictionary of the Marine ... now modernized and much enlarged by William Burney, printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815, 35 engraved plates (some double-page), text spotted, plates variably spotted and browned and with damp-staining to margins, laid-in engraved bookplate (of an indentifed earl, the name effaced), 19th-century half calf, recased and relined, corners restored, 4to (27 x 20.5 cm) (Qty: 1) Falconer's dictionary first appeared in 1769. 'A work of extraordinary care and scientific thoroughness ... it became the standard nautical dictionary until the end of sail' (ODNB). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
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