Description: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title 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, AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE BURMESE WAR AND THE BATTLE OF NAVARINO BY CAPTAIN CHAMIER [A New Edition – In Six Volumes – Full Leather Binding] __________ Author William James ______________________ Year of Publication 1837 __________________________ Publisher London: Richard Bentley _______________________ For full description see below - after all photographs ___________________________________________ Description: London: Richard Bentley, 1837, Six Volumes, A New Edition. In six volumes, full polished calf binding with dark green labels and gilt lined calf boards. Beautifully gilt decorated spines with gilt numbers to circular green labels. Some of the folding tables have folded corners but are in good condition. Vol. I: xxxii, [ii], VII-XII, 404pp; frontispiece, 5 diagrams in the text, 2 engraved portraits, and 4 folding tables (no 1-4). Vol. II: vii, [iii], 396pp; frontispiece, 2 diagrams in the text, 2 engraved portraits, and 3 folding tables (5-7). Vol. III: viii, 376pp; frontispiece, 2 diagrams in the text for the Battle of Trafalgar, 2 engraved portraits and 6 folding tables (8-13). Vol. IV: vi, [ii], 375pp; frontispiece, 15 diagrams in the text (including 11 on Battle of Trafalgar and 3 on Richard Strachan’s Action), 3 engraved portraits and 2 folding tables (14-15). Vol. V: vii, [i], 404pp; frontispiece, 8 diagrams in the text, 5 engraved portraits and 4 folding tables (16-19). Vol. VI: viii, 567pp; frontispiece, 6 diagrams in the text, 4 engraved portraits, 9 folding tables (20-28). Provenance: bookplate for Thomas Roope to the front end papers. Approximately 9 inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine – good condition – gilt titles on green labels, gilt numbers to circular green leather labels centred to brown compartments, five raised bands with six beautifully gilt decorated compartments, worn and rubbed with minor loss of gilt.Joints – good condition – rubbed and worn.Corners – good condition – bumped and worn.Boards – good condition – polished calf boards, gently marked and scratched.Page edges – good condition – darkened to the top edge, all marbled.See above and photos. Internally Hinges – good condition – sound.Paste downs – good condition – marbled paper paste downs.End papers – good condition – marbled end papers, tanned and gently foxed, bookplate.Pages – good condition – 6 frontispieces, 18 engraved portraits, 38 diagrams in the text and 28 folding tables, some foxing and tanning to the pages.Binding – good condition – sound.See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1837 Binding: Hardback _________________________________________ Louis88Books are Members of the PBFA. We take great pride in photographing all our books, maps and prints and in describing every detail. If, for any reason, you are dissatisfied with your purchase, we offer a 100% money back guarantee provided the item is returned in the same condition as sent. Please e-mail me for extra photographs and with any questions you may have Ruler in picture is 6 inches long. ---------------------------- Please Browse all other books and prints in my Shop Thank you. LOUIS88Books Preserving books for the next generation
Price: 1200 GBP
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Special Attributes: Illustrated
Region: Europe
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Personalised: No
Binding: Fine Binding
Original/Facsimile: Original
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military
Author: William James
Publisher: Richard Bentley
Signed: No
Original/Reproduction: Original
