Abstracts of the British Navy; Showing how it Stood, in Ships, Tons, and Classification at the Commencement of every Year, from 1793 Inclusive

n.p, n.d. (Lon. 1822). 4to. 4 pp. plus 28 double page sheets of printed abstracts. The title page of the first edition of James Naval History of Great Britain calls for a separate quarto volume of Tabular Abstracts, but this volume was not included with the five volumes of the history, and is scarce. This is the volume referred to in James. The introductory Notice makes reference to the James history. It features 28 numbered sheets, one for each year from 1793 to 1820, containing great amounts of information about British naval vessels. This information is keyed by an alphabetical system to the text in James history. Bound in full calf. Later reback in brown leather. Boards slightly bowed, but still VG