By Ian Grimble
London   Blond & Briggs
9.5" by 6.5" 7-399pp
A lovely first edition copy of Ian Grimble's biography of Thomas Cochrane, who served in the navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
By Ian Grimble

1978 The Sea Wolf: The Life of Admiral Cochrane

London   Blond & Briggs
9.5" by 6.5" 7-399pp
A lovely first edition copy of Ian Grimble's biography of Thomas Cochrane, who served in the navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.

A wonderful biography about the man nicknamed le Loup des Mers (the Sea Wolf) by Napolran, due to his naval successes.

Illustrated with eight double sided photographic plates.

From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back, with his bookplate to the front pastedownr. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration.

With the inscription of James Marshall to the front free endpaper.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with boards exceptionally bright. Bookplate to front pastedown, inscription to front free endpaper. Light spotting to fore edge of text block. Edgewear to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, otherwise excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.

Near Fine

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