PRACTICAL SAILING DIRECTIONS AND COASTING GUIDE, FROM THE SAND HEADS TO RANGOON, MAULMAIN, AKYAB, AND VICE VERSA;

With A Table for the Dangerous Gulf of Martaban, Sets of Current, and Desciption of the Land.  6th edition, Enlarged and Improved. To Which is Added Directions for the Entire Bay of Bengal, and Straits of Malacca. London:H. Hughes. 1871. 6th edition. 140pp. Hardcover.  Boards soiled and shelfworn, with sun-fading along spine strip and on front cover. With wear to all edges, including chipping to spine edges and spine ends, and edge points worn to boards. Internally, the binding is tight but both hinges are cracked, with front free end-page missing, and a chip to bottom of edge of first page of testimonials. There are no previous owners signatures, but the back end-pages do have some ciphering to them. With some light age-toning and some spots of foxing scattered throughout.