waters david 1911 2012 (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Quarto, xxxi, 602 pages. In Good condition. Ex-library with call number label on spine and penciled call number on title page verso. Spine is blue with gold print on black banner. Boards in blue cloth with gold print on black banner. Wear to spine caps and corners, remainder of call number label on spine is tacky. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Netdesk Column QD (ND-QD). 1385809. FP New Rockville Stock.

FIRST EDITION. Large 4to. xv, 478 pp. Frontis., 14 illustrations (including fold-outs), 3 tables, glossary, index. Dark blue cloth, blind stamped cover illustration, gilt-stamped blue spine label, dust-jacket; jacket worn. Burndy bookplate. Very good. Through a friendship that he developed with the wealthy American sportsman, former wartime naval officer, and book collector, Henry C. Taylor, Waters began his studies of the history of navigation. He published "The Rutters of the Sea" in 1967 and the "Art of Navigation in England and Elizabethan and Early Stuart Times" in 1958, books that Taylor had instigated as well as financially supported. In 1960, Waters became head of Navigation and Astronomy at the National Maritime Museum. There, he played an important role in converting the Old Royal Observatory, Greenwich into a museum in 1967. He served as secretary of the National Maritime Museum from 1968 to 1971 and then became deputy director from 1971 to 1978. Retiring from the civil Service in 1978 at the age of 67, he held two visiting professorships, a Caird Fellowship at the National Maritime Museum, and a fellowship at the John Carter Brown Library. [Wikip.]. Extra postage will apply.