The Devil Himself: The Mutiny of 1800 by Pope, Dudley - 1987

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London: Secker & Warburg, 1987. (1987), 186pp, illus., light shelfwear to cover, slight edgewear to dj, contents clean.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -.

Secker & Warburg, 1988-02-01. Hardcover. Hardcover. 9x6x1. Hardcover. New, unused. 1987fine/near fine DJFree of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

London: Secker & Warburg. Clean, crisp, hardcover in near fine condition; faint shelf wear. Very good DJ with sunning. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1987.

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London: Secker & Warburg. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0436377519 . A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 9.29 X 6.22 X 1.10 inches; 186 pages; "Accurate, fair, thorough, and lively, this penetrating account of a mutiny and its aftermath is compiled from contemporary British documents and the dusty French naval archives. The men, the ship, and the tragic chain of events following a capture by the press-gang are described and this extraordinary 1800 mutiny is brought to life. It tells how the British crew of the Danae - a captured French corvette - mutinied, sailed the ship back to France, turned it over to Napoleon, and received a cash reward. Those who survived, hanged, and died disgraced in a far-off colonial posting are chronicled. This history is also significant in that it encouraged Dudley Pope to try his hand at fiction, resulting in the Lord Ramage novels. The historical figures in this true story… Read More

London: Alison Press/Secker & Warburg, 1987. 186 pp, 9 1/4" H. Maps. "The corvette 'La Vaillante' was built in Bayonne in 1796, four years after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1798, she was captured by Captain Sir Edward Pellew, renamed the 'Danae' and given a new young captain, Lord Proby. In March 1800, there was consternation in London when The Times reported the French recapture of the 'Danae' following a mutiny among her crew. Dudley Pope has pieced together the story of the mutiny from British documents and the French naval archives at Brest, where the file is labelled 'Le Diable Lui-meme' - The Devil Himself. How did the French regain possession of their captured corvette? Why did some of Lord Proby's crew risk hanging by staging a mutiny? What happened to the captain after the French took him prisoner? What became of the guilty men? What was the role of the Americans on board the ship? The whole curious story is… Read More

London: Alison Press/Secker & Warburg, 1987. 186 pp, 9 1/4" H. Maps. "The corvette 'La Vaillante' was built in Bayonne in 1796, four years after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1798, she was captured by Captain Sir Edward Pellew, renamed the 'Danae' and given a new young captain, Lord Proby. In March 1800, there was consternation in London when The Times reported the French recapture of the 'Danae' following a mutiny among her crew. Dudley Pope has pieced together the story of the mutiny from British documents and the French naval archives at Brest, where the file is labelled 'Le Diable Lui-meme' - The Devil Himself. How did the French regain possession of their captured corvette? Why did some of Lord Proby's crew risk hanging by staging a mutiny? What happened to the captain after the French took him prisoner? What became of the guilty men? What was the role of the Americans on board the ship? The whole curious story is… Read More

London: Secker & Warburg/The Alison Press., 1987 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 186 pp. Notes and bibliography, index. Fine/Fine.