THE COMPLETE SCRIMGEOUR - Fro Dartmouth to Jutland: 1913-16. [EXPANDED EDITION.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending. See also my book ID rja696917 (NAVAL/MILITARY catalogue) for original smaller edn.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright crisp,clean,matt wrap-around grey background montaged,contemporary b/w photographs includes subject's uniformed portrait,illustrated front panel of dw/dj with glossy capitalised b/w lettering and other yellow lettering to same,similar b/w capitalised glossy b/w lettered spine/backstrip,rear panel illustrated with naval chart map with superimposed facsimile handwriten letter reproduction and critics' b/w lettered reviews; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - top corners minimally bumped with reciprocal creasing - but no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - would appear unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate plain pale grey endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,v-xpp+1-438pp [paginated] includes contents list/table with blank verso,illustrations list/table with descendant co-author Preface to its verso,a dedication with acknowledgements to its verso,an Introduction by Mark Beynon, an introduction by Professor Andrew Lambert provides further naval and historical context,,a list of abbreviations,annual diary extracts from years 1914 to 1916,contemporary,facsimile b/w nautical charts,maps, sketches and diagrams throughout the text and the book,and 16pp contemporary b/w auto+ biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp118/19 and pp310/11 respectively, appendices introduced by Andrew Lambert,appendices (I-IV) and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and individual Diaries and Appendices sections' separator pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional copy for brightness and cleanliness. 'Rape,Ravage and Rant are the German watchwords in this war. Right,Revenge & Retrenchment shall be ours.' Alexander Scrimgeour, 17 September 1914.

When 19-year-old Alexander Scrimgeour lost his life in HMS Invincible at the Battle of Jutland in 1916,he left an exceptional legacy - his personal diaries and letters spanning the years 1910 to 1916.Full of sharp observation and warm wit,Alexander is at once the articulate and opinionated Royal Navy officer musing on the U-boat menace and the characters of his superiors,and the precocious adolescent reprimanding his mother,enjoying 'cocktails and fizz' at the Adelphi,or pining for his society sweetheart.
While Scrimgeour's diaries of the war years have been previously published,this new edition includes much previously unseen material,chronicling his traing at Dartmouth Royal Naval College,the exciting times he spent overseas on HMS Cornwall,as well as the build-up to war seen through his eyes.It is published to coincide with the centenary of the author's death and of the Battle of Jutland.
Compiled by his descendant Richard Hallam,and screenwriter and editor Mark Beynon,with an introductory chapter by Andrew Lambert (Laughton Professor of Naval History in the Department of War Studies at King's College,London.Hs work focuses on the naval and strategic history of the British Empire between the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War.He lectures around the world and has published a number of highly respected books and articles.), these exceptional writings record a young man's progress from cadet training to patrol work in the hostile environs of the North Sea,to joining the Battle Cruiser Fleet in the Firth of Forth,and,ultimately to his tragic death at the greatest naval battle of the First World War. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
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