1796 Nautical Almanac & Astronomical Ephemeris For The Year 1802 Art Deco boards and board edges

boards and board edges

There is a small dent to the handle bar

The work is housed in a later giltwood frame

William Thackeray and George Eliot

with a wonderful warm patina to the wood throughout

1796 Nautical Almanac & Astronomical Ephemeris For The Year 1802 Art Deco boards and board edges'Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris For The Year 1802', published by the Commissioners of Longitude, printed by C. Buckton, London, c. 1796. Thirty sixth impression. Full leather binding. Blind stamped decoration to both boards. Red leather title panel and gilt star decoration to spine. Title page and first four preliminary pages citing the extracts from the Act of Parliament concerning longitude are absent; thus volume begins at 'Preface'.