VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET. August, 1905. London, printed by Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1905. Book in-8, (8 pp. including 4 with blank rectos). Black calf, smooth spine, gilt lace, gilt title and arms of Edward VIII of England. Moiré lining and endpapers (publisher's binding). POSITIONS OF THE FRENCH AND BRITISH FLEETS in the Solent from the 7th to 9th August 1905. London, published at the Admiralty, 1st August 1905. Color printed folio map (wet). The Solent is the name of the inlet separating the Isle of Wight from Great Britain, where the two fleets met.