“Before ships and fleets encounter, or enter upon action, these things following are necessary to be done: to divide the company into three parts; the one appointed to tack the ship, the second to ply the small shot, and the third to attend the ordnance; but not so precisely, but that one may be assisting to the other in the three several places.”
Lieutenant Commander Lovette’s masterly exploration of the traditions, history and meaning of Navy customs.
Author: Leland P. Lovette
Title: Naval Customs: Traditions and Usage
Edition: Third Edition
Published: Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1939
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 404p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with edge wear, chipping, toning and rubbing to surfaces—in protector. Boards and spine mostly clean with edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Gilt in place. Fragments of dust jacket adhered to foot of front board. Binding solid and square. Joints and hinges all strong. Pages tanned with areas of foxing.
Comments: Scarce copy with dust jacket
