The Young sea officer's sheet anchor, or a key to the leading of rigging and to practical seamanship with an appendix containing several figures illustrative of novelties and improvements in rigging, &c &c &c
Lever, Darcy,1760?-1837.
Lever, Darcy,1760?-1837,dedicator.StEdNL
Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (Great Britain),former owner.StEdNL
London [s.n.]
[1835]
Illustrations numbered in duplicate
Contains "A dictionary of sea terms"
The date "17 March 1836" is inscribed on the front pastedown. The recto of the front free endpaper is inscribed "Presented to the Society of Writers to His Majestys Signet, by Darcy Lever. Edinburgh, 7th March 1836". There are inscriptions by Darcy Lever on the verso of the dedication, "The author not having seen the proof sheets of this edition, several errors may have arisen; but he trusts they are not numerous.", and on page VI, "The first edition of this work was published in 1808, under the above patronage. DL".
Blind stamp of the Society of Writers to the Signet is located on the front and the back boards.
Navigation.
Masts and rigging.