by Jean Messonnier.

Annapolis, Maryland: Edita Lausanne & United States Naval Institute, (1968).

First edition, first printing; Limited to 3000 numbered copies.

This is number 2303.

This lavish first edition production has high-quality stock paper, a sewn binding, and impressive high-quality color plates, many tipped-on.

Illustrated with forty-six drawings and watercolors created from 1785-1835 by the master artist of ships, who evocatively included atmospheric seas and skies.

A lovely art and sailing ship collectible.

A touch of rubbing to the upper and lower spine edges and corner tips, else very nearly fine in brown, orange and cream marbled boards with brown titles and black borders printed to a cream title label to the front cover, yellow-and-brown headband and tail-band, cream-yellow end-papers; in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the spine folds, slight age-toning to the spine panel, and a very small minor soil spot to the rear panel; original printed $16.00 price still intact to the front inner flap; housed in a very nearly fine, sturdy, textured gray-green slipcase.

Oblong octavo; introduction; commentary and captions.

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