Adventures in the Revolution and Under the Consulate
by Jonnes, Moreau de (translated by Cyril Hammond)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0432077006
- ISBN 13
- 9780432077009
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Peter Davies. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Re-issue. Hardcover. 0432077006 . Blue boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. The covers have a couple of small marks, old thin lines of sellotape glue only, these may be able to be removed? ) In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dustjacket is Not price-clipped. No Inscriptions or Marks. Map endpapers. With an Introduction by Michael Glover. (xvi) + 248 pp. Overall an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright 'Near Fine' copy. "Drafted into the Marine Artillery the author was in Toulon during the British/Spanish occupation, fought in the Glorious First of June, and at Quiberon Bay in 1795. He was on both the unsuccessful French expeditions against Ireland and finally got back to France on a Privateer, between the two expeditions he visited the British fleet during he Nore mutiny and became a friend of Parker, the leader of the Mutineers. His many Hairbreadth escapes make splendid reading. ". ". ". ".; [Soldiers' Tales]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109979
- Title
- Adventures in the Revolution and Under the Consulate
- Author
- Jonnes, Moreau de (translated by Cyril Hammond)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Re-issue
- ISBN 10
- 0432077006
- ISBN 13
- 9780432077009
- Publisher
- Peter Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- 0432077006, Adventures In The Revolution And Under The Consulate;, Soldiers' Tales; Moreau De Jonnes; Marine Artillery ;, During The British/spanish Occupation; The Glorious First Of June; , Quiberon Bay;, French Privateer, Nore Mutiny ; Parker, The L
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval/Maritime; Europe;
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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