Frank Mildmay, or, the Naval Officer
by Captain Marryat
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1895. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A beautiful and scarce limited edition of Captain Marryat's debut work, with an illustrated frontispiece. This novel was heavily influenced by Marryat's own experiences during his early naval career under Lord Cochrane.Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was a Royal Navy officer, writer and children's novelist, known for being an early author of nautical fiction. His works were admired by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway, the most famous being his semi-autobiographical 'Mr. Midshipman Easy' and the children's novel 'The Children of the New Forest'. This is a limited edition printed on handmade paper, with this being No. 208 of 750 copies produced. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with a little bumping to the extremities and very slight fading to the spine. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are uncut and slightly age-toned to the edges, but are otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 763R25
- Title
- Frank Mildmay, or, the Naval Officer
- Author
- Captain Marryat
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Captain Marryat Frank Mildmay Naval Fiction Frank Mildmay
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Rooke Books
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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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