The American Coast Pilot; Containing Directions for the Principal Harbors, Capes & Headlands on the Coasts of North And South America: Describing the Soundings, bearings of the Lighthouses and Beacons....
New York: Edmund M. Blunt, 1847. 15th Edition. 8vo. Very Good. Item #18105
A mid-19th-century Printing of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 15th Edition, 3rd issue.
Seventeen black and white engraved map plates along with in-text engravings.
Original leather, with gilt ruling to spine and burgundy title label. Square tight binding. xxiii, 47-642pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for contemporary signature and tiny sticker to front pastedown. Sporadic foxing throughout. Leather rubbed and worn with moderate edge wear.
Overall a handsome and very nice example of Blunt's defining work.
Price: $450.00
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