Nicolas AUBIN

First edition.

Full marbled calf binding, spine with five raised bands and decorated rolls, red morocco title label, boards ruled in blind, marbled paper pastedowns and endpapers, a slight dampstain to corner of first few leaves, a tear to first folding plate and one of the ensign plates not affecting either illustration.

With a frontispiece by Lamsveld and 31 superb plates all hand-coloured except the last two of the ensigns, numerous woodcuts throughout.

Rare first edition of this naval