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Seller's Description:
Very Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover 1968 edition. Ex-library book with stamps and labels attached. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. Covers and text in very good condition. [xxiii, 520 p. illus. 23 cm]
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Hardcover. Thick octavo. xxiv + 520pp. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board. Fore-& bottom-edges uncut. Top-edge-gilt. Color frontis. Numerous b/w plates. Index. 'With introductory chapters on the place of the sea officer and seaman in naval history and historical literature'. Ex-library copy, spine faded, spine ends rubbed, library stamps on page-edges & occasionally throughout, light foxing to prelims, else a solid near-VG copy (no dust jacket).
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Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Top edge gilt. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. XXIII, 520 p. llust. with color frontispiece and about 130 reproductions of old prints.
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John Leyland. Very Good. A delightful work of British naval history written by the maritime historian Charles Napier Robinson. A fascinating work of British maritime history, exploring the society and life of British sailors featuring the literature, songs and poetry of British sailors. Written by the Naval Commander, Charles Napier Robinson. After a career in the Royal Navy, Robinson turned his hand to writing, and would eventually start the Society for Nautical Research. With a continued passion for the navy, it is apt much of Robinson literary works centre on the navy and naval history. Robinson oversaw the publication of Brassey's Naval & Shipping Annual and numerous other notable important maritime works. With introductory chapters by John Leyland. With the previous owner ink inscription to the front endpaper of 'Geoffrey Callender'. This is perhaps the same Geoffrey Callender the noted naval historian, appointed the first director of the Maritime Museum. Illustrated with numerous reproductions of prints, engravings and woodcuts throughout. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with shelfwear to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Tear to the tail of the front joint, no more than 4cm. Ink inscription to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good.
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Unamed. Very Good Indeed. A first edition, second impression copy of this work of naval history. A interesting look into the life and society of sailors. With introductory chapters by the author and naval historian John Leyland. Written by the Naval Commander, Charles Napier Robinson. After a career in the Royal Navy, Robinson turned his hand to writing, and would eventually start the Society for Nautical Research. With a continued passion for the navy, it is apt much of Robinson literary works centre on the navy and naval history. Robinson oversaw the publication of Brassey's Naval & Shipping Annual and numerous other notable important maritime works. Illustrated with numerous reproductions of prints, engravings and woodcuts. Collated complete. Previous owner ink inscription to the front pastedown and endpaper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally bumping to the head and tail of the spine, with loss to the head of the spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Small white mark to the head of the front board. Front and rear hinges are lightly strained. Two ink inscriptions, one to the front pastedown and a second to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the very occasional mark. Very Good Indeed.
