Parts 1-3, "Signaux généraux pour l'Escadre du Roi", "Signaux généraux de nuit pour l'Escadre du Roi", and "Signaux généraux de brume pour l'Escadre du Roi", have full printed title from Part 1, and complete imprint with engraved armorial printer's ornaments; parts 4-14 have only divisional title pages.

Probably a working proof for a future, but unprinted, edition of this work, as the pages include many ms. notations, additions and cancellations of text with ms. notations of changes pasted over them.

Pagination: pt. 1: [2], 12, [ms. 13-16], 13-[22] p.; pt. 2: [2], 27, [3] p.; pt. 3: [2], 12, [6] p.; pt. 4: [2], 4, [ms. 5-6], [4] p.; pt. 5: [2], 6, [4] p.; pt. 6: [2], 7, [7] p.; pt. 7: [2], 7, [3] p.; pt. 8: [2], 6, [4] p.; pt. 9: [2], 38, [ms. 39-44], [2] p.; pt. 10: [2], 15, [ms. 16-20], [2] p.; pt. 11: [2], 11, [5] p.; pt. 12: [2], 4, [6] p.; pt. 13: [2], 8, [6] p.; pt. 14: [2], 7, [ms. 8], [2] p.

Signatures: pt. 1: pi1 + chi1 (A-C² [ms. D²] D² [E]² chi1 ([E]1 and [E]2, chi1 blank)); pt. 2: pi1 + chi1 (A-G² (G2 verso, chi1 blank)); pt. 3: pi1 + chi1 (A-C² [D]² ([D]1 and [D]2, chi1 blank)); pt. 4: pi1 + chi 1 (A² [ms. B]² ([ms. B2, chi1 blank)); pt. 5: pi1 + chi1 (A-B² (B2, chi1 blank)); pt. 6: pi1 + chi1 (A-B² [C]² ([C]1 and [C]2, chi1 blank)); pt. 7: pi1 + chi1 (A-B² (B2 verso, chi1 blank)); pt. 8: pi1 + chi1 (A² [B]² ([B]2, chi1 blank)); pt. 9: pi1 + chi1 (A-K² [ms. [L]² (F2, H2, I2, chi1 blank)); pt. 10: pi1 + chi1 (A-D² [ms. [E]²); pt. 11: pi1 + chi1 (A-C² (C2 verso, chi1 blank)); pt. 12: pi1 + chi1 (A² [B]² ([B]1, [B]2, chi1 blank)); pt. 13: pi1 + chi1 (A-B² [C]² ([C]1, [C]2, chi1 blank)); pt. 14: pi1 + chi1 (A-B² (chi1 blank))

Engraved armorial printer's ornament on title pages of parts 1-3; head pieces in parts 1-14.

Polak, J. Bib, martime française (suppl.), 10701.