A Complete Set of Nautical Tables Containing All That Requisite With the Nautical Almanac in Keeping a Ship's Reckoning at Sea and in Ascertaining the Latitude and Longitude by Celestial Observations by J.W. Norie
1866. 14th Stereotype Edit. 354 pages. Half bound brown leather with purple cloth covered boards. Book has been rebound, with last few pages removed. First 112 pages numbered using roman numerals, with 354 pages of tables. Severe cracking to hinge causing boards to be loose. Binding throughout remains firm. Pages have heavy tanning, staining, and markings. Text remains readable. Ink staining to title page and frontispiece. Previous owner's inscriptions to front endpapers and rear pastedown. Burn marks with small area of loss to front endpapers and both pastedowns. Text block edges are heavily stained and darkened. Tears and creases throughout, with some pencil annotations Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Ink staining to front board. Bleaching marks and water staining overall. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Boards are warped and backward leaning.