Her Majesty's Navy, including its Deeds and Battles.
by LOW, LIEUT. CHAS. RATHBONE (late Indian Navy):
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. S. Virtue [ 1890-1893 ]. Three volumes. Chromolitho. frontispieces, extra chromolitho. titles and 40 chromolitho. plates with tissue guards. The plates by W. Christian Symonds and W. Fred. Mitchell. Three volumes 4to (11 1/4 x 9 inches), pages: xi:(1):348; vii:(1):352; & vii:(1):352, each volume with 4-pages of publisher's advertisements at end. Volume 3 with tipped-in printed notice "To Officers of the Navy" offering the original drawings for this work at 10 to 12 guineas each. Original pebble grain green cloth blocked in gilt and colours, all edges gilt. Some tiny spits to headbands, overall an excellent and clean set. Contemporary signature and address on verso of front free endpapers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19176
- Title
- Her Majesty's Navy, including its Deeds and Battles.
- Author
- LOW, LIEUT. CHAS. RATHBONE (late Indian Navy):
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: J. S. Virtue [ 1890-1893 ].
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naval;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt if found not as described.
About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
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