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Abridgment of the Nautical Almanac for 1874: Containing the Sun's Declination, Equation of Time, and Hourly Differences; Rules for Finding Latitude by an Altitude of the Pole Star, the Longitude by One Observation..
by MURRAY, John J
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- very good
- Condition
- Very good
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Thomaston, Maine, United States
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About This Item
No. 23 South Street, New York: John J. Murray, Chronometer Manufacturer, 1873. Wraps. Very good. 8vo; 22pp + 18pp tables]; blue printed wrapper, title and publishing information in double black border, small vignette of a ship to front, rear an advertisement for Murray's Chronometers and other goods with an illustration of a sailing ship; neat ink markings on 4 charts from June through September; shelf scuffing, light soiling and creasing of corners, chipping of wrapper at spine but string binding tight; very good minus.
Not recorded in WorldCat. Scarce. Published by John J. Murray an "importer and dealer in chronometers, watches, sextants, quadrants, barometers, binnacles, compasses, clocks, nautical books, &c., &c.", it serves as both an advertisement for his firm located on what is still the wharf area on New York City's East River, and information important to seamen.
Not recorded in WorldCat. Scarce. Published by John J. Murray an "importer and dealer in chronometers, watches, sextants, quadrants, barometers, binnacles, compasses, clocks, nautical books, &c., &c.", it serves as both an advertisement for his firm located on what is still the wharf area on New York City's East River, and information important to seamen.
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- Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 554
- Title
- Abridgment of the Nautical Almanac for 1874: Containing the Sun's Declination, Equation of Time, and Hourly Differences; Rules for Finding Latitude by an Altitude of the Pole Star, the Longitude by One Observation..
- Author
- MURRAY, John J
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John J. Murray, Chronometer Manufacturer
- Place of Publication
- No. 23 South Street, New York
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Marine / Nautical, Advertising Ephemera
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