SHIPPING CASUALTIES -

Abstracts of the Returns Made to the Board of Trade Shipping Casualties which Occurred on Or Near the Coasts Or in Rivers and Harbours of the United Kingdom. [6 vols. covering the period from the 1st July 1886 to the 30st June 1892].

London, HSMO by Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1888-1893. Folio. 6 vols. 5 volumes uniformly bound in contemporary half cloth with the blue printed front wrapper pasted on to front board. 1 volume in contemporary black half cloth. Stamp to upper part of pasted down front free end-paper. A few repairs and reinforced leaves. A fine and clean set. XV, (3), 174 pp. + 6 folded coloured plates; XIV, 170 pp. + 6 folded coloured plates; XIV, 165 pp. + 6 folded coloured plates; XIV, 164 pp. + 6 folded coloured plates;
XIX, 169 pp. + 6 folded coloured plates; XX, 168 pp. + 6 folded coloured plates.

Rare first edition of the official British report on ship wrecks, casualties and collisions in United Kingdom's waters for the years 1886 to 1892.

Order-nr.: 55445