Lot 2
British and American naval history - Coggeshall, George
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Description
A history of American privateers, and letters-of-marque. New York, 1856. 8vo, 8 tinted lithographed plates, blue half morocco gilt, t.e.g., slightly rubbed; Schomberg, Isaac The naval chronology. London, 1815. 5 volumes, 8vo, engraved frontispieces, tan half morocco gilt; [Royal Navy] The naval monitor... by an officer in the navy. London, 1815. 12mo, original boards, uncut, slightly rubbed; [Almon, John] Anecdotes of the life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. London, 1810. Seventh edition, 3 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half calf, neatly rebacked, spines gilt; Mundy, Major-General The life and correspondence of the late Admiral Lord Rodney. London, 1830. 2 volumes, 8vo, half calf, joints splitting; Grandpré, L.M.J. Voyage dans l'Inde et au Bengale fait dans les années 1789 et 1790. Paris, 1801. 2 volumes, 8vo, 4 (of 7) engraved plates, later cloth; Burroughs, Sir John The soveraignty of the British seas. London, 1739. 8vo, quarter cloth; with Cruising Association Library gilt stamp on upper covers, bookplates, and small oval blindstamp on titles; sold not subject to return (15)
Footnote
Provenance: The Cruising Association Library