Naval History
A large collection of works on the history of the Navy
£500
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 3 September 2008 at 12:00 BST
Description
to include: Corbett, J.S. Drake and the Tudor Navy. London, 1898. First edition, 8vo., 2 volumes, modern cloth; Rowse, A.L. Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge. London, 1937, 2nd impression, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dust wrapper; Callender, G. The Naval side of British history. London, 1924. 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Lewis, M. The navy of Britain: a historical portrait. London, 1948. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; [ibid.] A social history of the Navy 1793-1815. London,1960. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Mason, A.E.W. Life of Francis Drake. London, 1941. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Tracy, Nicholas. The Naval chronicle. London, 1998-99. First edition, 5 volumes, publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Keevil, J.J. et al. . Medicine and the Navy 1200-1900. Edinburgh, 1957-1963. First edition, 8vo., 4 volumes, publisher’s cloth, dust wrappers; Allison, R.S. Sea diseases. London,1943. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Hill, Richard. The prizes of war. Stroud, 1998. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Fabb, John. Victorian and Edwardian Navy from old photographs. London, 1976. 4to., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Jarrett, Dudley. British Naval dress. London, 1960. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; and 46 others. [66]