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    By John Cook; John Maule
    London   G Nicol T Cadell J Walter et al
    11" by 9" [4], v-viii, [1], 2-142pp
    A particularly bright first edition copy of this uncommon work which reprints in full the original grants of William and Mary for the establishment of this Greenwich hospital.
    By John Cook; John Maule

    1789 An Historical Account of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich

    London   G Nicol T Cadell J Walter et al
    11" by 9" [4], v-viii, [1], 2-142pp
    A particularly bright first edition copy of this uncommon work which reprints in full the original grants of William and Mary for the establishment of this Greenwich hospital.
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    : 1.5kgs / : 772L12

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    Description

    First Edition, Leather Binding

    An important work on the history of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich.

    With a wonderful engraved folding frontispiece depicting a river view of the hospital after a drawing by Thomas Lancey. Lancey was at the hospital following a dislocated hip which led to his being a master there. With three other engraved plates of the hospital.

    With the errata slip pasted to the final leaf and to page 107 as called for. 

    ESTC reference number: T88923.

    Collated, complete. 

    A lovely copy of this work.

    Condition

    In a contemporary tree calf binding. Externally, very smart. Light shelfwear to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with occasional light spots to pages.

    Very Good Indeed

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