Tells how at the height of the American War of Independence the British seized a tiny Caribbean island called St Eustatius. A free port under the Dutch flag, it had achieved notoriety and for the British, an intolerable nuisance value for its thriving trade in arms for Washington's armies.
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Tells how at the height of the American War of Independence the British seized a tiny Caribbean island called St Eustatius. A free port under the Dutch flag, it had achieved notoriety and for the British, an intolerable nuisance value for its thriving trade in arms for Washington's armies.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in navy cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Maps as end papers. Free of inscriptions. Clean text and b/w plates.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 326 p. First edition UK hardback, 1996 Leo Cooper. The book is in fine condition, the dustjacket is in fine condition. Illustrated.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp.254 with index. red stamp withdrawn from library on frontpiece. The story of the tiny Dutch island of St. Eustatius-the Golden Rock-in the Lesser Antilles, once the richest trading centers in the Caribbean and a major source of supply for arms and necessaries for the American rebels in the War of Independence to reveal the history of British naval history. The author has pieced together the whole story and has given us an account of the rape of St. Eustatius and its aftermath.
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Near Fine. Near Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 254 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Light, minor bump at heal of spine.