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Military & naval
Navigating Officer's Note Book
Unknown (Royal Navy official stationery/manual, no named author)
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- Author
- Unknown (Royal Navy official stationery/manual, no named author)
- Publisher
- H.M. Stationery Office / Admiralty (printed by C. Bros. (N/c) Ltd.)
- Year
- 1925
- Edition
- S.548A (Established December, 1903), Revised January 1925 · not confirmed
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- No
- Condition
- Fair
About this copy
Navigating Officer's Note Book S.548A form, established December 1903, revised January 1925. Printed by C. Bros. (N/c) Ltd, this particular stock dated June 1967.
This is an official Royal Navy-issue navigating officer's note book, used and filled in by hand by a serving officer (name inscribed on the front cover as Lt P. J. Mitchell). The pages are filled with period manuscript navigational workings in ink and pencil - courses, bearings, dead-reckoning calculations, tidal and weather notes, and place names including Plymouth, Biscay, Finisterre, Kyle and Enard. A genuine working document rather than a published title.
Condition
- Book
- Fair - the cloth boards are worn, soiled and faded, with rubbed corners. The spine cloth is split and partially detached at the top hinge (see photos). Interior pages show foxing and staining in places, consistent with age and use, but the manuscript content remains legible throughout.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- An original, used Admiralty navigating officer's note book with extensive contemporary manuscript entries
- Cover states 'Established December, 1903' with 'Revised January 1925', though this specific stock was printed June 1967
- Front cover inscribed with the name of the officer who used it, Lt P. J. Mitchell
- No dust jacket - issued as plain stationery, not published with one An interesting piece of naval navigation ephemera, of potential interest to collectors of Royal Navy history and maritime navigation records.
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.
