Captain Pakenham's invention of a subsitute for a lost rudder, and to prevent its being lost. Also a method of restoring the masts of ships, when wounded, or otherwise injured.

8vo: 59 pp. (some occ. pale spotting).

Mod. red morocco, gilt-titled spine with raised bands, top edge gilt (covers detached).

Very rare first edition collecting extracts of Captain Edward Pakenham's (d. 1798) inventions first published in the Transcriptions of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts and Sciences, vol. 7, 10 and 11. Ill. with 3 engr. pl. showing Pakenham's inventions. The Pakenham rudder was a rudimentary substitute for a lost rudder constructed out of ordinary materials available on a ship when the original rudder was damaged. Pakenham, Royal Naval officer, received a gold medal from the Royal Society of Arts for his design. He was also the designer of a method for restoring wounded masts in an economical and prompt manner.
Ref. COPAC.
Prov. Marvyn Carton (1917-2004), investment banker and trustee of Brown University (red morocco label). - Robert Gambier (1774-1837), British Navy admiral (ms. entry on half title).