The Naval History of Great Britain, From the Declaration of War by France, in Feburary 1793, to the Accession of George IV in January 1820
The Naval History of Great Britain, From the Declaration of War by France, in Feburary 1793, to the Accession of George IV in January 1820

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The Naval History of Great Britain, From the Declaration of War by France, in Feburary 1793, to the Accession of George IV in January 1820

JAMES, William

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Originally conceived when William James (1780-1827) was imprisoned as a British national in the US, it was first published between 1822 and 1824. This was for a long time an important reference source , with the Navy Records Society publishing an index in 1895. Both Patrick O'Brian and C. S. Forester cited this work as an important source of information for their novels. The understandable anti-American bias moved Theodore Roosevelt to write a response, "The Naval War of 1812."

Publication Info

  • Publisher: Harding, Lepard, and Co.
  • Edition: New edition, with additions and improvements, including diagrams
  • Date Published: 1826
  • Place Published: London
  • ISBN: n/a

Details

  • Condition: Good
  • Signed: No
  • Dust Jacket: No
  • Jacket Condition: n/a
  • Details:
    6 vols.: l, [2], 567; vi, [2], 568; iv, [2], 533; v, [3], 539; vi, [2], 581; vi, [2], 740 p. 22 cm. Vol. I has 4 fold-out tables towards rear; vol. II has 3; vol. III has 5; vol. IV has 2; vol. V has 4; vol. VI has 9. Half leather with marbled paper boards. Twin spine labels. Worn extremities, some chips to spine labels. Shelf wear to edges. Last volume rear board and spine are detached from text block. Vol. I rear board loosening. Ink signatures on title pages. Occasional foxing.

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