Battles Of the British Navy (Two Volumes)
PHOTOS
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PUBLISHER
Henry G. Bohn, London.
BINDING
Navy blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITION
In good condition for age. Binding secure, just a few small tears, mainly to illustration plates and fold out diagrams. Some browning and staining throughout, but printed pages largely clear. Former Leeds reference library copy, with Dewey number in gilt on spine and loan sticker at end. Images each are embossed with library stamp in the corner. A later owners small name sticker on flyleaf of each volume.
DUST JACKET
No.
EDITION
Revised edition 1858
DESCRIPTION
Illustrated throughout mainly with engravings of significant navy figures. 18 in each volume. 11 diagrams in vol. 1, 7 in vol 2, a few of which fold out. Each volume approx. 13 x 17.5 cm. Vol. 1 527 pp, vol. 2 604 pp.
SYNOPSIS
A detailed history of the British Navy, from 1190 to 1840.