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The Sailor's Pocket Book
The Sailor's Pocket Book

The Sailor's Pocket Book

Date1885
Object number00017836
NameBook
MediumInk, cardboard, cotton, paper
DimensionsOverall: 150 x 125 x 42 mm, 0.5 kg
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThe Sailor's Pocket Book: A Collection of Practical Rules, Notes, and Tables, for the use of the Royal Navy, the Mercantile Marine, and Yacht Squadrons. By Captain F.G.D Bedford, R.N. Fourth Edition, Revised and Enlarged. With charts, diagrams, and illustrations. Portsouth: Griffin & Co., 2, The Hard. (Publishers, by Appointment, to H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh.) London Agents: - Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1885, (All rights reserved) The name of the book's previous owner inscribed in ink reads 'Staunton N. Spain, "Wallaringa" Neutral Harbour H.M.C.S. Wolverene'