The American Coast Pilot; Containing the Courses and Distances Between the Principal Harbours, Capes & Headlands, From Passamaquoddy Through the Gulph of Florida; With Directions for Sailing Into the Same...
New York: Edmund M. Blunt, 1817. 9th Edition. 8vo. Very Good. Item #18114
A Rare Early-19th century printing of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 9th Edition.
Seventeen black and white engraved map plates, with 18-page ad section at rear, including the lovely full-page engraving of Blunt's store at Water and Fulton Streets, New York.
Original calf, with gilt ruling to spine and burgundy title label. xvi, 328, 85, [23]. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for contemporary, previous owner signature and 1822 date to front end paper. Leather with moderate rubbing and wear. Shallow crease down spine. Sporadic foxing throughout.
Overall, a very nice early New York edition of Blunt's defining work.
Price: $500.00