SOME ACCOUNT OF THE INSTITUTION, PLAN, AND PRESENT STATE, OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF NAVAL ARCHITECTURE 1792

[ANON]. Some Account of the Institution, Plan, and Present State, of the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture: with the premiums offered by the society, list of members, and the rules and orders of the Society. To which are Annexed some Papers on Subjects of Naval Architecture Received by the Committee. London: printed (by order), September 1792.

SECOND ISSUE, softcover, paperback, octavo (20cm x 13cm x 1cm), pp. xxxviii, 81. English text. Bound in the publisher's original paper wrappers, initial and terminal blanks present, 1 folding engraved plate, diagrams and tables within the text. Condition: GOOD. Bound without a half-title but otherwise complete. Binding tight and secure. The interior largely well-preserved with some very light foxing and just a few contemporary annotations. Bookplate to front pastedown belonging to the Institution of Naval Architects - Scott Library Collection. Scarce.