The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV. A New Edition, with Additions and Notes [by Professor York Powell] bringing the Work down to 1827. SOLID WORKING XL SET
The Naval History of Great Britain from the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV. A New Edition, with Additions and Notes [by Professor York Powell] bringing the Work down to 1827. SOLID WORKING XL SET
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Detalles
- Año de publicación
- 1902
- Autor
- James William
- Editores
- Macmillan
- Materia
- naval, royal navy, nelson, napoleon, napoleonic wars, william james
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- Inlgés
Descripción
6 vols., sm. 8vo., with 5 [of 6] engraved frontispieces (all original tissue guards present), 5 engraved plates (all original tissue guards present), 40 diagrams in the text and 28 large folding tables, endpapers spotted; original blue cloth, gilt backs, uncut, backs rubbed and faded (but all gilt entirely legible), backstrips frayed (without major loss) at heads and tails else a very good, bright, remarkably clean set. Sold from an institution with its tape-marks on covers, bookplate on front paste-downs and small blind stamp on titles. Wanting the frontispiece to volume five. 'A standard contemporary authority for detailed naval events of the period. Although criticised on the grounds of prejudice, still invaluable as a work of reference' (NMM). 'Useful for its minutely detailed play-by-play account' (Albion). This compact but entirely unabridged version is a reissue of the seventh edition of 1886 with considerable additions by Professor York Powell. Albion p.244; NMM 5, 2158; Sandler 1827.
