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Providence, RI: The Associates of the John Carter Brown Library. Very Good. 1947. Softcover. 41 pages; Printed at the Merrymount Press, Boston. Pages uncut. This paper was read before the Massachusetts Historical Society and was published in this form in advance of its scheduled appearance in Volume 68 of the Society's Proceedings. .

Associates of the John Carter Brown Library. Used - Good. 1947. Paperback. Quarto. 41 pp. Noticeable shelf wear, scuffing, and chipping to wraps. Bookplate to rear of front wrap. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Some margin notes in pen to text. Sound working copy. Good. (Subject: History of Science).

Associates of the John Carter Brown Library. Collectible - Good. Providence: Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1947. Sm 4to. 41pp. B/W plates. Good book. Moderate edgewear. Spine faded. Light creasing to the upper corner of the front cover. Penciled notation to the front cover and front free endpaper. Previous owner's name and date penciled to the front free endpaper. Rubber stamp to the front free endpaper. Page edges and pages toned. Upper corner of all pages bent. Inquire if you need further information.

Providence: Associates of John Carter Brown Library, 1947. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good. Spine slightly faded, cover edges lightly worn and curled, top corner of front panel creased. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Providence, RI: Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1947. 40 pp. b/w plates. Serious discussion of American sailing directions and texts on navigation up to Bowditch, by a respected authority. Very good condition in original printed wrappers.

First edition, octavo, pp. 41. Illustrations. Three panel fold-out Chart of Delaware Bay. Paper read before the Massachusetts Historical Society, April 11, 1946. Third Annual Publication of the Associates. Printed in Boston at the Merrymount Press. Very good in the publisher's coral-colored wraps with black spine and upper wrap lettering. Ensconced in a clear protective display sleeve with white cardstock backing board.

Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2011. hardcover. 6.25 x 10 inches. hardcover. 204 pages. Foreword by John B. Hattendorf. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its original publication, the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University has issued a new edition of Lawrence C. Wroth's Way of a Ship (1937), the foundational bibliographic essay on the literature of navigation science, along with a reprint of Some American Contributions to the Art of Navigation, 1519-1802 (1947). A prolific writer, well known for his graceful style and extensive historical knowledge, Wroth served as Director and Librarian of the JCB from 1924 to 1957. The Way of a Ship has been celebrated for its graceful brevity in dealing with the complex history of nautical science. Its origin in an exhibition at the John Carter Brown Library is evident in the arrangement of the chapters, each of which provides a short exposition on topics such as "The Search for an Infallible Method of Determining Longitude," "Prime… Leer más