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Leather. 8vo. Published by A. L. Bancroft & Company, San Francisco, CA. 1878. 324 pgs. Bound in 3/4 black calf leather and matching cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Ed McNevin stamp present to the title page. Previous owner's name present to the title page. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Captain Edmund McNevin was born in Ireland left for the US in 1847 on The Great Western. For nearly twenty-five years he commanded a variety of ships. He moved to San Francisco in 1874 and opened a school for Navigation. This is one of several authoritative nautical works he published. Captain Edmund McNevin 1878 A Guide to Practical Navigation Nautical Text Captain Edmund McNevin 1878 A Guide to Practical Navigation Nautical Text Description Up For Sale Today is A Guide to Practical Navigation Containing The Rules and Methods of Solving Problems in the Most Practical Manner; the Simplest and Most Complete Method for Finding a Ship's Position at Sea, as Well as a Thoroughly Approved Method of Finding the Latitude and Longitude at the Same Instant of Time. By Double Altitudes by Captain Edmund McNevin Leather. 8vo. Published by A. L. Bancroft & Company, San Francisco, CA. 1878. 324 pgs. Bound in 3/4 black calf leather and matching cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Ed McNevin stamp present to the title page. Previous owner's name present to the title page. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. FROM WIKIPEDIA: Captain Edmund McNevin was born in Ireland left for the US in 1847 on The Great Western. For nearly twenty-five years he commanded a variety of ships. He moved to San Francisco in 1874 and opened a school for Navigation. This is one of several authoritative nautical works he published. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! Book formats and corresponding sizes Name Abbreviations Leaves Pages Approximate cover size (width × height) inches cm folio 2º or fo 2 4 12 × 19 30.5 × 48 quarto 4º or 4to 4 8 9½ × 12 24 × 30.5 octavo 8º or 8vo 8 16 6 × 9 15 × 23 duodecimo or twelvemo 12º or 12mo 12 24 5 × 7⅜ 12.5 × 19 sextodecimo or sixteenmo 16º or 16mo 16 32 4 × 6¾ 10 × 17 octodecimo or eighteenmo 18º or 18mo 18 36 4 × 6½ 10 × 16.5 trigesimo-secundo or thirty-twomo 32º or 32mo 32 64 3½ × 5½ 9 × 14 quadragesimo-octavo or forty-eightmo 48º or 48mo 48 96 2½ × 4 6.5 × 10 sexagesimo-quarto or sixty-fourmo 64º or 64mo 64 128 2 × 3 5 × 7.5 ALL ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY! PLEASE CHECK ALL THE PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDING! PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN FOUR (4) DAYS OF THE INVOICE! Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are typically collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" as US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. (This is a felony in the United States) 300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter