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8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, 20 coloured plates on 8, 41 monochrome plates on 16 and pictorial endpapers; navy blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
8vo., First Edition, with endpaper plans by Peter Goodwin; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by David Scutt. The seventeenth novel in the Sharpe series.
72 pages. Reprint of the 1877 first edition published by Walker & Miles of Toronto. Contains twenty-eight maps, thirty-two portraits of dignitaries, thirty-seven illustrations of residences, and twenty-six illustrations of local businesses and views. Pages 53 through 72 provide written information including: lists of the County and town officers, agricultural production, educational statistics, population, descriptions of some of the principal towns and villages of the County, and dozens of biographical sketches. Large handsome gilt decoration and lettering upon black front board. Average external wear. Prior owner's neat signature upon front free endpaper. Binding open at page 57 and partially at index. An invaluable guide to the early history of Halton County. Dimensions: 18" x 12.5" Book
19901073131990 Editions Presses de la Renaissance - 1990 - In-8, broché, couverture illustrée - 440 p. - Un cahier d'illustrations en N&B en milieu d'ouvrage
1806005777London, James Cundee, 1806. Goldgeprägter Lederband der Zeit, IV-350 Seiten / 4 Bll. (Index), Kl.-8°. Erste Auflage 1806. The British Trident, Or, Register of Naval Actions; Including Authentic Accounts of all the most remarkable Engagements at Sea in which the British Flag has been eminently Distinguished; from the Period of the memorable Defeat of the Spanish Armada to the present Time (Volume 5 of 6). Einband vor allem an den Kanten mit deutlichen Läsuren. Seiten nur leicht gebräunt und vor allem an der Oberkante teilweise etwas fleckig. Insgesamt ist der Buchblock aber noch gut erhalten. Alle Mängel wurden bei der Preisfindung berücksichtigt. Die Gesamtausgabe des "British Trident" erschien von 1804 bis 1809. Vollständige Ausgabe (Band 5 / 1806) mit dem Frontispiz ("Lord Nelson attacking the Spanish Gun-boates"), acht Bildtafeln, einer mehrfach gefalteten Karte ("Plan of the Battle of Trafalgar") und Index. Seltenes Werk zur Geschichte der Royal Navy von Archibald Duncan in der englischen Erstausgabe.
Pages 1349-1380. Many great black and white photos. Features: Battle of Trafalgar (continued); France's Key to the Mediterranean - Marseilles; The British Admiralty - rarely appreciated by the civilian; Building Marine Machinery - it must be done with accuracy and precision; Handling the Sailing Ship - an outline of all the major operations of seamanship and how they are carried out in various circumstances; Captain Fryatt and the "Brussels" in the War of 1914-1918; Moderate wear. Unmarked. Three-hole punched. A sound copy. Book
8vo., First Edition, on laid paper, with a portrait frontispiece in photogravure, endpapers lightly browned, small neat contemporary signature on front free endpaper; original blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, blue top, uncut, backstrip lightly sunned (but all gilt and legible), a very good, bright, copy. With 6pp publisher's catalogue bound in end, and the trade ticket of W H Smith, Rue de Rivoli, Paris, on front paste-down.
M4458P, Charpentier, 1860, in12 1/2 chagrin marron, 308pp . Peu d' auteurs français ont écrit sur Nelson. Manque à un coin . Rousseurs . Langue: Français
xii, 416 pages. Index. All black and white plates and maps present. "The Austerlitz campaign, one of Napoleon's very best, was fought a hundred years ago, and would have been fought under very different conditions in our days. Nevertheless it contains many of the fundamental principles of the art of war, acknowledged rules of action which hold good just as much now as they did in the early part of the nineteenth century." - from Preface. Average wear to dark green boards handsomely adorned with clearly legible gilt. Unmarked. Binding intact. Considerable lean to spine. Tiny bookseller's tag inside front board. A quality copy. Book
2004LFA-126717692Un ouvrage de 487 pages, format 150 x 240 mm, broché couverture couleurs, publié en 2004, Flammarion, collection "Grandes Biographies", bon état
245 pages. Founded in 1887, Trafalgar School for Girls has a remarkable history. This volume records the people and the events that have built and enriched its world-wide community. Illustrated in black and white. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else clean, bright and unmmarked. Very light wear to dust jacket and even less to book. Excellent copy. Book
2005126159Crown / Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom, 2005. 112 S. ; 29,5 x 21 cm ; kart. ;
8vo., First Edition, with plates; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Vividly-written biography by two of Britain's leading naval historians.
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text and pictorial endpapers; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With an obituary cutting of the author loosely inserted. This copy was formerly in the library of the eminent naval historian J.H. Owen with his signature on front free endpaper. Loosely inserted in a folded sheet containing MS notes in his hand relating to this work. Albion p.245.
200510026Seuil 2005 282 pages 23 8x17 8x2 6cm. 2005. Cartonné. 282 pages. L'ouvrage de Laurent Joffrin analyse huit batailles navales décisives de l'histoire de l'Antiquité (Salamine Actium) à l'époque moderne (Trafalgar Midway). Il présente ces conflits comme des moments clés ayant scellé le sort des empires et des civilisations en mettant en lumière les stratégies le rôle des amiraux et l'influence du hasard. Le livre adopte un style narratif vivant dépeignant ces événements comme de "vrais romans" pleins de rebondissements
Pages 1317-1348. Many great black and white photos. Features: Extracts from the Log of the late Captain J.W. Holmes (continued); Britain's Coastal Trade; From Aegean to Black Sea - the series of straits dividing Europe from Asia Minor; The Glory is Departed - Beneath the dirty paint of many hulks to be seen in various parts of the world are concealed the beautiful lines of proud sailing ships that were once undisputed mistresses of the Seven Seas; Undersea Weapons - torpedoes, mines and depth charges; The "Rex" and the "Conte Di Savoia" - transatlantic records have been broken by these vessels of the Italia Line; Battle of Trafalgar. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Three-hole punched. A sound copy. Book
Stories of the Royal Navy's actions. With seven illustrations and five maps. Light blue cloth covers, dark blue title on spine. Foxing on covers and quite heavy on page edges; light wear to cover and spine edges, spine slightly sunned.
est280t7Dimension extérieur : 48 x 61,7 cm. Image : 31,7 x 46 cm. A Paris chez Gosselin, Imprimerie 71 rue Saint-Jacques. Lithographie accompagnée d'un petit texte : Les anglais ayant coupé la ligne française, le redoutable Capitaine Lucas, attaque le Victory monté par l'amiral Nelson, trois fois il tente l'abordage, lorsque pris en flanc par le trois ponts le Téméraire, dont une bordée lui met 200 hommes hors de combat, il est forcé d'amener son pavillon sur les débris fumant, de son vaisseau. Nelson est tué dans cette affaire. Très belle lithographie, en excellent état.
2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with portrait frontispieces (original tissue guards present), 17 plates and 20 maps and plans (a number folding); original navy blue cloth, upper boards elaborately blocked in gilt, gilt backs, gilt tops, black endpapers, uncut, a near fine copy. Printed from the American sheets of the same year. 'Admiral Mahan's work, though open to correction in detail and proportion, remains a landmark in Nelson studies' (Warner). SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hattendorf, A6b; NMM II/1: 974; Sandler 2198.
8vo., Second and Best UK Edition, with portrait frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 11 plates and 21 maps and battle plans on japon, endpapers faintly browned; original navy ribbed cloth gilt, upper board elaborately blocked in gilt, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, covers very lightly rubbed at extremities, an unusually bright, crisp, clean copy. First published in two volumes in 1897. The revised edition recasts and amplifies the original discussion of Nelson's action towards the Neapolitan Republicans in 1799. New material is included connected with the separation of Nelson and his wife. Mahan also expands some points, most importantly the reasons for withholding the medals at Copenhagen. Hattendorf, A6d; NMM II/1 975. See also Sandler 2198 (recording the first edition).
grand in-8°, 371 pages, ill. in-t., cartes, broche, couverture illustree.- Bon état. [CA26-0][SO-7]
19871069271987 Editions Ouest-France, Collection "De mémoire d'homme : l'histoire" - 1987 - In-8, broché, couverture illustrée - 182 p. - Nombreuses gravures in-texte en N&B
Oblong 4to., Second Impression, with a frontispiece, very numerous illustrations from photographs and detailed scale drawings in the text, terracotta cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Published in Conway's outstanding 'Anatomy of the Ship' series. First issued in 1987. SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
170311099Marseille, Pierre Mesnier, 1703 ; in-4 ; plein veau havane marbré, dos à nerfs bien décoré et doré, tranches mouchetées (reliure de l'époque) ; (12), 340, (4) pp. (Polak, 6701).
