A NAVAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY : Comprising the Life and Services of Every Living Officer in Her Majesty's Navy from the Rank of Admiral of the Fleet to That of Lieutenant, Inclusive. Compiled from Authentic and Family Documents
by O'Byrne, William R
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Albermarle St, London: John Murray, 1849. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Monumental Reference, the fruits of 6 years work. A - Z Format. 1341 Pages + List of General Actions, Appendix of Promotions, Appointments and Deaths & Naval Medals, making 1400 Pages in total. Text arranged in Double Columns. Rebound in Red Morocco Full Leather Binding with Gilt Lettering and small decorative designs to spine. Marbled endpapers. 10 1/2" Tall. Pages slightly age darkened but clean. No inscriptions. Some biro underlining of ship's names in the B Section and a few in the A's. Weighs 2.4 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like any more Pictures, Information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010374
- Title
- A NAVAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY : Comprising the Life and Services of Every Living Officer in Her Majesty's Navy from the Rank of Admiral of the Fleet to That of Lieutenant, Inclusive. Compiled from Authentic and Family Documents
- Author
- O'Byrne, William R
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- Albermarle St, London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/HISTORY/MILITARY/NAVAL/NAVAL BIOGRAPHY/MARITIME
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....