The Navy List (December 1816; March, 1818; September, 1819)

Admiralty-Office

Edité par John Murray 1816-1819, London, 1816

Three very scarce early issues of this comprehensive naval directory, 'The Navy List', bound together. Comprising three early issues of The Navy List bound together. The first issue, published "By Authority" of the Admiralty by John Murray, appeared in 1814.Rare to find examples as early as this.Bound in half morocco, with cloth boards. Red paper title label laid down to the spine. Renewed endpapers.Page of publisher's advertisements to the rear.Includes lists corrected to the end of December 1816, corrected to the end of March, 1818 and corrected to the end of September, 1819.The Navy List, orThe Monthly Navy List was an encyclopaedic publication issued on an almost unfailing monthly basis which listed the officers, ships, ports and stations and assignments of theRoyal Navy,Royal Australian Navy, andRoyal Canadian Navy.An invaluable tool which provides much of thedata on ship captaincies and when various men were promoted. Bound in half morocco, with cloth boards. Red paper title label laid down to the spine. Externally, cracking to the head of the joints, more so to the front. Boards remain firm. Rubbing to the extremities and loss to the front board's cloth. Bookplate of one Richard Campbell to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are toned, with scattered spots throughout. Contemporary ownership inscription to first title page. Good Only. N° de réf. du vendeur 995Y45

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Navy List (December 1816; March, 1818; ...
Éditeur : John Murray 1816-1819, London
Date d'édition : 1816
Reliure : Leather
Illustrateur : None
Etat : Good Only
Edition : First edition.
Type de livre : book