[Item #79192] The Royal Navy Fireship Comet of 1783: a Monograph on the Building of the Model (Plus Large Envelope Containing 6 Fold-Out Plans). David Antscherl.

The Royal Navy Fireship Comet of 1783: a Monograph on the Building of the Model (Plus Large Envelope Containing 6 Fold-Out Plans)

Hardcover, Florence, Oregon: Seawatch Books, LLC, 2014. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. This book describes the Comet, a late 18th century fireship built in a private yard for the Royal Navy. Although it was built for the express purpose of setting on fire, the Comet was lavishly decorated in high Georgian style and was one of the first Navy ships to be armed entirely with carronades. Book's binding is clean and bright. Corners gently bumped. Bottom edge of front cover bumped. Interior is clean with no previous owner marks. Text, drawings, and full color photos all bright. Dust jacket is clean and bright with no fading and only minor edgewear. This book comes with a separate large envelope containing 6 large fold-out plans of the Comet by the author. All 6 plans are present and clean. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. This is an oversize book plus a book-size envelope containing 6 plans - Priority/Expedited and International shipping will require extra charges in addition to the charges this website quotes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 160 pages. [Item #79192]

Price: $110.00

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