![[GREENWOOD, Jonathan]. The Sailing and Fighting Instructions or Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain. [London? 1715?]. 12° (142 x 74mm). 72 engraved leaves, except for the title printed on one side only, the vast majority with illustrations of two ships or two cannon, ships with hand-colouring. (Some mainly light dust-soiling throughout, final leaf slightly frayed at fore-edge.) Contemporary calf (joints repaired, corners worn, front free endpaper and pastedown missing). Provenance: neat contemporary manuscript annotations in ink and pencil in two hands to blanks.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2013/CSK/2013_CSK_08952_0104_000(greenwood_jonathan_the_sailing_and_fighting_instructions_or_signals_as073901).jpg?w=1)
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[GREENWOOD, Jonathan]. The Sailing and Fighting Instructions or Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain. [London? 1715?]. 12° (142 x 74mm). 72 engraved leaves, except for the title printed on one side only, the vast majority with illustrations of two ships or two cannon, ships with hand-colouring. (Some mainly light dust-soiling throughout, final leaf slightly frayed at fore-edge.) Contemporary calf (joints repaired, corners worn, front free endpaper and pastedown missing). Provenance: neat contemporary manuscript annotations in ink and pencil in two hands to blanks.
THE FIRST NAVAL SIGNAL BOOK TO BE PRINTED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: RARE . With annotations in ink in an educated hand throughout, including: 'Sir Peter Warren's Additional Signals', 'Fighting Instructions by Day', as well as notes in a less well-formed hand listing gun crews and sailing and fighting instructions. On-line ESTC recording 2 copies in the UK (BL, NLS) and 6 in the US. Adams & Waters 1890.
THE FIRST NAVAL SIGNAL BOOK TO BE PRINTED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: RARE . With annotations in ink in an educated hand throughout, including: 'Sir Peter Warren's Additional Signals', 'Fighting Instructions by Day', as well as notes in a less well-formed hand listing gun crews and sailing and fighting instructions. On-line ESTC recording 2 copies in the UK (BL, NLS) and 6 in the US. Adams & Waters 1890.