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MARINE. KING'S ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE NAVY....

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MARINE]. KING'S ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE NAVY. Of March 25, 1765. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1766. In-12 marbled fawn calf spine, title page, red edges (contemporary binding). Some foxing. FIRST EDITION in-12 of this ordinance known as "De Choiseul", an edition in-4 having appeared in 1765. Two handwritten bookplates: "Mathon de La Cour / 1770" and the other from a doctor dated "1789". Binding very fresh. ¶ Polak, 7172.