Lives of the Admirals, and other eminent British Seamen; containing their personal histories, and details of all their public services..
by CAMPBELL, John
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Third edition: a really attractive set of a good early edition of this standard work, a comprehensive naval history of Great Britain first published in the 1740s, which remained in print in various forms until the late nineteenth century. Campbell was quite admired by Dr. Johnson. He told Boswell that he once drank thirteen bottles of port at a sitting (hard to imagine him standing), and Johnson commented approvingly that 'he has not been in the inside of a church for many years; but he never passes a church without pulling off his hat. This shows that he has good principles.'
Most copies of Campbell's Lives were read to bits, to judge by the poor condition usually ecountered. The maps by Thomas Jefferys comprise the following: Europe, Africa, Madagascar & Zanzibar, Asia, North America and South America.
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- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2212532
- Title
- Lives of the Admirals, and other eminent British Seamen; containing their personal histories, and details of all their public services..
- Author
- CAMPBELL, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Osborne [etc]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1761
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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