Captain Burn (2 results)

HardBack. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition. NAVAL AND MILITARY TECHNICAL DICTIONARY of the FRENCH LANGUAGE; with Explanations of the Various Terms IN ENGLISH. By CAPTAIN BURN, ROYAL ARTILLERY.Published and Sold by E. JONES, LIBRARY, THOMAS STREET, WOOLWICH, LONDON. 1842.A good, clean and sound First Edition, bound in contemporary dark brown leather which is scuffed and worn on spine and edges, decorative gilt border with marbled endpapers. A nice copy.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A bright example of the very scarce first edition of Robert Burn's dictionary and translation of French naval terms. The very scarce first edition of Robert Burn's work.An alphabetically arranged dictionary of French navel terms, translated into English and with definitions and translations provided.Former owner's inscription to title page and head of following leaf.With the bookplate of Mario e Fiammetta Witt to the front free endpaper. Fiamette Witt (nee Olschki) was the granddaughter of Leo S. Olschki, the founder of the Leo S. Olschki publishing house of Florence, Italy.With the bookplate of Captain Richard Campbell to the front pastedown. He served on submarines before becoming a specialist in hydrographic surveying, a skill which took him around the world including Antarctica aboard the HMS Endurance. During the Falklands War he led the conversion of deep ocean survey vessel HMS Hydra into a hospital ship, which transported wounded personnel to Uruguay. For this significant contribution, he was appointed OBE. In a half calf binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing to centre of boards, joints, and board perimeters. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Bookplate to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Inscription to head of title page, and to following leaf. Very Good. book.