Beschreibung:

MARITIME - H.M.S. VENGEANCE & H.M.S. KING EDWARD VII, SHIP'S LOGS - [Title on spine of the first volume:] "Log of H.M.S. Vengeance. 1906-1908." [& on spine of the second volume:] "Journal of H.M. Ships Vengeance and King Edward VII 1908-1909". [Printed title:] (King's Regulations, Article 291.) Mr. [in manuscript: "C.M.R. Schwerdt, Midshipman, R.N." [printed:] Period: [in manuscript:] "May 15th, 1906 [-July 9th, 1909]." 2 volumes, folio (315 x 202mm). Extensive ship's log printed in red and black. EXCEPTIONALLY FINELY BOUND in brown armorial crushed morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, spines lettered in gilt with 5 raised bands, dentelles, gilt edges. RICHLY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED. The first volume includes the following original pen-and-ink drawings and watercolours bound in (various sizes, but many full-page): 1) "Fore part of Main Deck ..."; 2) "After part of main deck ..."; 3) double-page chart captioned, "May - July 1906. Chart of Last Period of Manoevres[sic]"; 4) "Belleville boilers"; 5) "... profile showing firearms"; 6) chart of Portland Harbour; 7) ventilation and fan system; 8) "Fore part of Mark IV. R.G.F. Torpedo"; 9) "After part of Mark IV. R.G.F. Torpedo"; 10) "Servomotor"; 11) "Plan of Bantry Bay with Berehaven"; 12) "Sketch of XII inch B.L. gun mark VIII"; 13) "6 inch Mark II steel and wire gun"; 14) "H.M.S. Dreadnought"; 15) "Pontevedra and Vigo Bays"; 16) "Screw propeller"; 17) "Plan of tactical or war manoeuvres ... outside Arosa Bay"; 18) "Controlling ram and recoil cilynder[sic]"; 19) "India rubber disc valve"; 20) "Tactical manoeuvres ... outside Lagos (5 plans)"; 21) "6 inch guns"; 22) "Devonport and Hamoaze"; 23) "Profile ... showing armoured portions"; 24) "Yarmouth Haven"; 25) "Balance chamber R.G.F. Torpedo" (2 drawings); 26) "Plan of lightning conductor H.M.S. Formidable"; 27) "Firth of Forth"; 28) "Cromarty & Inverness Firths"; 29) double-page "Track chart for summer cruise 1907"; 30) "Non return valve"; 31) "Mounting"; 32) "Morning swivel"; 33) "Track chart for November"; 34) "H.M.S. Hero experiments"; 35) 3 watercolours including one of a collision. The second volume includes the following original pen-and-ink drawings and watercolours bound in: 1) pictorial title incorporating H.M.S. Vengeance; 2) "Track chart for January"; 3) "Entrance to Portsmouth Harbour"; 4) "Sketch of Bantry Harbour"; 5) "Chart of Manoeuvres March-April"; 6) "Chart ... 1908"; 7) "Chart of south of Norway and Christiana"; 8) "Track chart ... 1908"; 9) "Track chart ... 1909" (2); 10) "Plan of damaged roller path"; 11) "Roller path of a turret"; 12) "Section of a cable holder"; 13) two electric bells; 14) different types of rigging (2); 15) watercolour of the ship; 16) "Gunlayers targets"; 17) "Christiana harbour"; 18) "Anchorage of blue fleet"; 19) "Rudder"; 20) "Ahead and astern turbine"; 21) "Battle Practice 1908"; 22) "Pulling regatta"; 23) "Diagram showing the effect of six shots from 6" guns"; 24) "Method of towing"; 25) "Coaling arrangements"; 26) "Midship section"; 27) "Attack on the Verne fort 1908"; 28) "New French armoured cruisers 'Diderot' and 'Condoret'"; 29) "Section of warhead"; 30) "Sketch of lower mast head"; 31) "... alongside CI coaling depot"; 32) "Plan of net defence"; 33) "Kingston valve"; 34) "section through gun port"; 35) "Gunlayers-test"; 36) "Picket boat"; 37) "Latest German battleship 'Nassau Class'"; 38) "Ventilation box valve"; 39) autograph booklet titled "Summer manoeuvres 1908", signed by C.M.R. Schwerdt. With a folder containing letters and ephemeral items relating to Schwerdt. (3)