5th Edition. Demy 8vo. 21s.
400 beautifully engraved Woodcuts, and Plates of Flags, accurately Colored.
'It is the best work on Seamanship we have.'—Standard.
'Is a book for the instruction of young officers, and of reference for older ones it cannot be excelled, many most valuable additions are made in this edition. The book should be the officers' vade mecum.'—United Service Gazette.
'Every necessary particular is given so fully and completely as to leave nothing to be desired.'—Shipping Gazette.
CAPTAIN ALSTON'S "SEAMANSHIP"
2nd Edition. Crown 8vo. Cloth, 12s. 6d.
Contains 200 Illustrations of Rigging, Sails, Masts, &c.; with Instructions for Officers of the Merchant Service, by W. H. Rosser; forming a complete Manual of Practical Seamanship.
"The illustrations, of which there are 200, are well executed, and the reviser has brought down to the present day all changes in the rig and build of ships of war. The frontispiece gives sectional views of the screw steamship Russia of the Cunard line, and H.M.S. Monarch."—Shipping Gazette.
"It has been revised and enlarged by Commander R. H. Harris, R.N., and includes a treatise on nautical surveying by Staff-Commander May, and also some useful instructions for officers of the merchant service. The book seems well adapted for junior officers of the navy, and the sound advice and high moral tone of its introduction give it an additional recommendation."—Liverpool Mercury.
THE RIGGER'S GUIDE.
10th Thousand. New Edition.
Revised and enlarged. Cloth, 3s.