THE NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN, FROM THE DECLARATION OF WAR BY FRANCE IN 1793, TO THE ACCESSION OF GEORGE IV. by WILLIAM JAMES A NEW EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS AND NOTES, AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE BURMESE WAR AND THE BATTLE OF NAVARINO, BY CAPTAIN CHAMIER R.N. [A New Edition – In Six Volumes – Half Leather Binding]

William James CAPTAIN CHAMIER

Edité par Richard Bentley, London, 1837

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London: Richard Bentley, 1837, Six Volumes, A New Edition.

In six volumes, half blue polished calf binding with gilt titles and volume numbers to red and cream labels, half calf and marbled paper covered boards. Beautifully gilt decorated spines with gilt maritime tooling to the compartments, numbers to oval brown labels. Rubbing to the base of the front joint of Vol I which impacts the base of the spine. Some of the folding tables have folded corners but are in good condition.

An unusual and attractive binding.

Vol. I: xii, xxxii, 404pp; frontispiece, 5 diagrams in the text, 8 engraved portraits, and 4 folding tables (no 1-4).

Vol. II: vii, [i], 396pp; 2 diagrams in the text, 3 engraved portraits, and 3 folding tables (5-7).

Vol. III: viii, 376pp; 2 diagrams in the text for the Battle of Trafalgar, 3 engraved portraits and 6 folding tables (8-13).

Vol. IV: vi, [ii], 375, [1]pp; 15 diagrams in the text (including 11 on Battle of Trafalgar and 3 on Richard Strachan?s Action), 3 engraved portraits and 2 folding tables (14-15).

Vol. V: vii, [i], 404pp; 8 diagrams in the text, 5 engraved portraits and 4 folding tables (16-19).

Vol. VI: viii, 567[1]pp; 6 diagrams in the text, 1 engraved portrait, 9 folding tables (20-28).Page edges of pages 111-127

Provenance: bookplate for John Orde Ommanney to the front paste down.

Approximately 9 inches (22.5cm) tall.



Condition Report

Externally

Spine ? very good condition ? gilt titles to red and cream labels, gilt numbers to circular brown leather labels centred to cream compartments, five gilt raised bands with six beautifully gilt decorated compartments, worn and rubbed with minor loss of gilt to the base of Vol I.
Joints ? very good condition ? rubbed and worn, rubbing to the base of the front joint of Vol I which impacts the base of the spine.
Corners ? very good condition ? bumped and worn.
Boards ? good condition ? half calf with marbled paper covered boards, gently marked and scratched.
Page edges ? good condition ? darkened to the top edge, all marbled, some misfolded to Vol VI.
Binding ? very good condition ? attractive and sound.
See above and photos.

Internally

Hinges ? very good condition ? sound.
Paste downs ? good condition ? marbled paper paste downs, bookplates.
End papers ? good condition ? marbled end papers, tanned and gently foxed subsequently.
Pages ? good condition ? frontispiece to Vol I, 23 engraved portraits, 38 diagrams in the text and 28 folding tables complete, some foxing and tanning to the page edges especially around the folding tables, page edges folded to Vol VI (see above).
See photos.

N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1777020459491

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: THE NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN, FROM THE DECLARATION OF WAR BY FRANCE IN 1793, TO THE ACCESSION OF GEORGE IV. by WILLIAM JAMES A NEW EDITION, WITH ADDITIONS AND NOTES, AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE BURMESE WAR AND THE BATTLE OF NAVARINO, BY CAPTAIN CHAMIER R.N. [A New Edition ? In Six Volumes ? Half Leather Binding]
• Éditeur: Richard Bentley, London
• Date de parution: 1837
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Assez bon
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Fine Binding
  • Leather Bindings
  • Library Sets