1802 Naval Chronology; Or, an Historical Summary of Naval and Maritime Events
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First Edition, Leather Binding
The first edition of this work, complete in five volumes.
The work of highly controversial Royal Navy officer Captain Isaac Schomberg, who gained distinction in several actions during the American Revolutionary and French Revolutionary Wars.
This work contains both prose history and extensive appendices.
Schomberg began his impressive history in 1796, and follows naval and maritime events from the Roman Empire onwards.
Rebacked, in full calf bindings with back strips renewed. Retaining the original endpapers.
With the inscription of Caroline A. Buchetts to a front blank of each volume, and a further former owner's inscription to the head of the title page of volumes II-V.
With a publisher's advertisement leaf to volume I.
Condition
Rebacked, in full calf bindings, retaining the original boards. Retaining the original endpapers. Externally, excellent. Former owner's inscription to a front blank or front free endpaper of each volume, with former owner's inscription to head of title page of volumes II-V. Minor worming to the tail of front pastedown to page 225 of volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with light spotting and handling marks to the first few leaves of volume IV.
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