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, 1833. 12th Edition. 8vo. Fair. Item #18117
An 1833 yeoman's copy of THE seminal early American coastal navigation guide. This is the 12th Edition.
Nineteen black and white engraved map plates present.
Original calf, with gilt ruling to spine and burgundy title label. xviii, 657pp. Front board holding by one binder's cord only, but present; rear board holding by all three but weak. Sporadic foxing throughout. Leather rubbed and and worn with moderate edge wear. Clean interior.
Overall a solid working example of Blunt's defining work.
Price: $225.00
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