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The Croker Papers: The Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL. D. , F. R. S. , Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 to 1830. In Three Volumes. The ORIGINAL 1884 Set Complete.
by Croker John Wilson (edited by) Louis J, Jennings
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. In the original publishers' brown cloth-covered boards, with gilt titling to the spine and an heraldic device in gilt to each front board. Some marks to the covers, corners bumped/slightly scraped to some, and the rear board/hinge to Volume 1 has been detached and reglued at some point in the past. Heads and Tails of spines bumped over time and with some loss to the heads of Vols 2 & 3. Overall a Good Sound ORIGINAL set. First Edition. An Heraldic Bookplate to the front pastedowns of each volume = Henry Arthur Clifton. Also a relative's name and date - Eleanor Cecily Clifton 1884 - written in old fading ink to the top of the Title page of each volume. Portrait Frontispiece to Volume 1. Small nibble holes to the very edge of the last page of Volume 2, otherwise internally VG throughout each volume and a near very good copy overall. Vol 1 = (xii) + 434 pp. Vol 2 = (vii) + (1 ) + 423 pp. Vol 3 = (vii) + (1 blank) + 397pp. John Wilson Croker (1780-1857) politician and writer, appointed as Deputy Chief Secretary for Ireland when Sir Arthur Wellesley took command of the Army in Portugal, and subsequently became Secretary to the Admiralty, an important role in wartime. Croker was of course a well connected man and these volumes perhaps most famously provide the source for an account of the only meeting of Nelson and Wellington, etc, etc. This 3 volume set is overweight at 3 Kilos UNpackaged, and, for International customers only, will require extra postage depending on your location. Please check with the seller for postal costs. See Images; Each Volume Large 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114569
- Title
- The Croker Papers: The Correspondence and Diaries of the Late Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL. D. , F. R. S. , Secretary to the Admiralty from 1809 to 1830. In Three Volumes. The ORIGINAL 1884 Set Complete.
- Author
- Croker John Wilson (edited by) Louis J, Jennings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1809-30, British Naval History. John Wilson Croker Correspondence And Diaries Of, , Edited By) Louis J, Jennings, Admiralty; The Croker Papers: The Correspondence And Diaries Of The Late , Right Honourable John Wilson Croker, LL. D. , F. R. S. , Secretary
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval/Maritime;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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