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The Sea Dogs: Privateers, Plunder and Piracy in the Elizabethan Age
by Neville Williams
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£150.00£135.00
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1975. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. A very smart first edition of this history of the privateers and pirates in the Elizabethan Age, with illustrations. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout, with some colour images. A detailed history of Privateers and Pirates during the Elizabethan Age, with commentary on oceanic adventures, the Spanish Main and the challenges to Spain, merchants, and the fruits of endeavour. Written by Neville Williams, a British historian and archivist. Bound by Asprey & Co. Ltd. Bound in half blue crushed morocco with blue cloth boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the edges of the boards. The odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Bound by Asprey & Co. Ltd. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 875T50
- Title
- The Sea Dogs: Privateers, Plunder and Piracy in the Elizabethan Age
- Author
- Neville Williams
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicholson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1975
- Size
- 9.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Sea Dogs Privateers Plunder Piracy Privateers Pirates Williams
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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- 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....
- 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...
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