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THBBOURDE DE VILLEHUET, Jacques (1732-1789). Sauseuil’s Skilful Seaman.
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LiveJul 30, 2025
Our Library of Curiosities auction features selections from the collection of John A Davidson Jr., a life long collector of rare books. John was extraordinarily interested in a wide array of subjects from the beginning of publishing through the twentieth century. Gray's Auctioneers info@graysauctioneers.com
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- Lot Description
BOURDE DE VILLEHUET, Jacques (1732-1789). Sauseuil’s Skilful Seaman. First Edition.
London: Printed for S. Hooper, 1788.
The manœuverer, or, skilful seaman: being an essay on the theory and practice of the various movements of a ship at sea, as well as of naval evolutions in general translated from the French of Mr. Bourdé de Villehuet, by the Chevalier de Sauseuil.
vi, [8], vi, 309 pages, [10 folded leaves of plates]: illustrations.
Bound in blindstamped full leather, raised bands, gilt spine panels, red leather spine label, spine title gilt, gilt borders, marbled endpapers, marbled edges.
H: 11 W: 9 in.Dimension
Height: 11.00Width: 9.00Condition
Very Good. Foxing on Pt I, PL. III, and Pl. I, II, and IX; some slight foxing throughout.
- Provenance
From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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