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117 - Shipbuilding & The Thames.- [Hale (Thomas)] & Sir William Petty. An Account of several new inventions and improvements now necessary for England...relating to building of our English shipping, planting of oaken timber in the forrests...the conservacy of all our royal rivers, in particular that of the Thames..., 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, initial imprimatur f., folding letterpress table on 2 folding ff. ('A survey of the buildings and encroachments on the river Thames'), both with short tear, the first marginal, the second just within text but without loss, dedication f. A1 with small area of paper adhesion to inner gutter, touching 3 letters, without loss of sense, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary blind-stamped panelled calf, sympathetically rebacked, covers scratched and scuffed, corners worn, [Goldsmiths' 2873; Keynes 39; Kress S747; Wing H265; ESTC R28685], 12mo, Printed for James Astwood, and are to be sold by Ralph Simpson at the Harp in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1691.
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Shipbuilding & The Thames.- [Hale (Thomas)] & Sir William Petty. An Account of several new inventions and improvements now necessary for England...relating to building of our English shipping, planting of oaken timber in the forrests...the conservacy of all our royal rivers, in particular that of the Thames..., 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition, initial imprimatur f., folding letterpress table on 2 folding ff. ('A survey of the buildings and encroachments on the river Thames'), both with short tear, the first marginal, the second just within text but without loss, dedication f. A1 with small area of paper adhesion to inner gutter, touching 3 letters, without loss of sense, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary blind-stamped panelled calf, sympathetically rebacked, covers scratched and scuffed, corners worn, [Goldsmiths' 2873; Keynes 39; Kress S747; Wing H265; ESTC R28685], 12mo, Printed for James Astwood, and are to be sold by Ralph Simpson at the Harp in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1691. *** The Signet Library copy of Hale's plea for the maritime future of Britain, specifically calling for the introduction of milled lead to sheath ship bottoms and the planting of oaks for masts, among other innovations. It includes the first printing of Petty's 'Treatise of Naval Philosophy'. Provenance: Sir John Anstruther (engraved armorial bookplate to verso of title); The Signet Library (engraved circular armorial bookplate to front pastedown).
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