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Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The Cosmopolitan Magazine Company, NY, 1893
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Da: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.Legacy Books II
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Soft cover. Condizione: VG. pp600 - 608, illus, printed in double columns, salvaged from a ruined copy of The Cosmopolitan, Volume XIV, #5, March, 1893. Illus include views of contemporary ships engaging in battle, a model of the Ramillies, and photos of the Rodney, Iris, Nile, and Sanspareil. Very scarce.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The Cosmopolitan Magazine Company, NY, 1893
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Da: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.Legacy Books II
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Soft cover. Condizione: VG. 11pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with drawings and photos, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Cosmopolitan, Volume XIV, #4, February, 1893. The British Navy. Illus include numerous drawings of ships, and photos of the Agincourt, Warrior, Monarch, Alexandra, and Dreadnought. Very…scarce. J. O. Davidson (illustratore).
Editore: Seeley and Co., Limited, London, UK, 1892
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Da: Maiden Voyage Booksellers, Kennebunk, ME, U.S.A.Maiden Voyage Booksellers
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good +. 287 pp; fine overview that reviews the changes that took place in the world's navies during half-century prior to wtiting; 41 b & w photos, numerous line drawings; boards are scuffed on edges; spine loose; this copy is ex-library; hinges partially split but intact; interior pages all clean and free… of marks; 2 of the plates have come loose from the binding.

Editore: Seeley and Co. Ltd, 1900
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Da: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Regno UnitoWorld of Rare Books
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Condizione: Fair. 1900. No Edition Remarks. 329 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription and sticker to front pastedown. Small tears to some page edges, text remains unaffec…ted. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Light wear marks overall.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Seeley & Co, London, 1892
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Da: MargotBooks, Bury St Edmunds, Regno UnitoMargotBooks
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Dj. First. Brown cover boards, gold embossed lettering and detail on front and spine. Some tanning and foxing throughout.
Altre immaginiEditore: Seeley and Co Ltd, 1900
Da: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, Regno UnitoBoundlessBookstore
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Condizione: Good. Boards have some wear, scuffs. Cracking to hinge. Content has light toning. Heavy toning to end papers. No DJ.
Editore: Seeley and Co Ltd, London, 1892
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Da: Westwood Books, Cramlington, Regno UnitoWestwood Books
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EUR 11,95
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1982. Seeley & Co, London, 1892. Hard Cover. Book Condition : Very Good, clean text, superb illustrations. Covers has shelf wear, spine bumped, blank front page missing section, pages browned. Binding exposed at back. Bookseller Inventory #003660. Size: 8vo - over… 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/A (illustratore). N/A.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Sampson Low, Marston, London, 1899
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Da: Books & Bygones, Reading, Regno UnitoBooks & Bygones
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Hardback. Condizione: Good Reading Copy. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket - as issued. 5 x 7.75"; 394pp; blue cloth with gilt titles, illustrations to front and spine, spine lightly faded; lacks free front end paper and frontispiece; good copy; A concise account of all the principal operations in which the British navy has be…en engaged from the time of King Alfred to the recapture of Khartoum.
Editore: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1892
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Da: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
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Condizione: Usato
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Octavo, pp. 295, illustrations, original terra-cotta cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition. Early private owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down. Damp staining to upper part of cover, wear to spine ends and corners, a sound reading copy with fine, clean interior. (#147096).

Editore: Sampson Low, Marston, 1899
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Da: ivanpavlovitch, East Hoathly, Regno Unitoivanpavlovitch
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. very good, blue pictorial boards, minor foxing to endpapers - 1st -previous owner's name on a front endpaper dated August 9th 1900.
Altre immaginiEditore: Sampson Low, Marsten & Company, 1899
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Da: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.rareviewbooks
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Hardback book bound in decorated boards (395 pages) illustrated with black and white reproductions. Boards show light rubbing - moderate foxing on some pages. Bookseller since 1995 (ULTV-TS-Down-L) rareviewbooks.
Editore: Seeley and Co. , Limited, London, 1892
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Da: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Ex-library, usual markings, hinges cracked, one plate loose but laid-in (pg. 24-25). Covers are scuffed and slighlty soiled. Contents are bright. A Good copy for reading or reference.
Altre immaginiOur Navy For a Thousand Years
Eardley-Wilmot, Sir S. (with Additional Chapters by Captain A. C. Dewar)
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. , LTD.
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Da: Zulu Books, Keswick, NA, Regno UnitoZulu Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. A fair hardcover copy without a dustcover. The covers are marked, the page ends are spotted plus there's a little spotting on the text and prelims. The spine was straight and the binding is good. The fep is missing. More of a reading copy. Please see photos.
Editore: Sampson Low, Marston & Company 1904, 1904
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Da: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Nuova ZelandaHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
Altre immaginiEditore: Seeley and Co., London., 1900, 1900
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Da: BRIMSTONES, Lewes, Regno UnitoBRIMSTONES
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hardback, 8vo, xvi,329,(4)pp, illustrated, owner's name on endpaper and title page, edges browned, text clen and sound, inner hinges cracked, red cloth gilt, bumped and rubbed, spine edges fraying and partly cracked; Fair condition.
Editore: seeley, london, 1892
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- Prima edizione
Da: Peter Sexton, arlington, Regno UnitoPeter Sexton
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, illustd,295pp, orig tan cloth gilt, just a small bit rubbed top and bottom of spine,owners name in pencil to front end paper, a vg clean tight copy. Book.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, London
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Da: Marion Pitman Books, Reading, Regno UnitoMarion Pitman Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Not Given. Cloth stained; mark in margin one plate. Revised and with additional chapters on the Navy in the Great War, by Captain A. C. Dewar, bringing it up to 1918, so presumably published shortly after. Black cloth, 435 pages, b/w plates, plans. Account of all principal operations since… Alfred the Great. Bookseller's label Edwin Jones, Southampton. Heavy - may need extra shipping to some locations. 3B5.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Sampson Low,Marston & Co., 1898
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Da: Robert F Butterworth, Lytham St.Annes, LANCS, Regno UnitoRobert F Butterworth
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Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. 1st ed. Roy 8vo. xiv437pp. Illus plates & maps. The career of a distinguished Naval Officer. Ex Smith's subscription library with their sticker on front paste. No other signs of Library id that I can see. Signature on front paste. Occasional foxing & tanning. The hinges are a little strain…ed but generally a sound copy. The boards are rubbed & sl. stained & the spine joint is splitting at the back.
Altre immaginiPapers and Addresses . Naval and Maritime from 1872 [1871] to 1893
Brassey, [Thomas] Lord; arranged and edited by Captain S Eardley-Wilmot
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Da: Chesil Books, DORCHESTER, Regno UnitoChesil Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1894, first edition; two volumes, 8vo, pp ix, 399 and viii, 360. . . NOTE that volume I in particular is only in fair condition, hence the low price for the item. Each volume is blue cloth gilt but the spine of vol I has discoloured to while the sides are duller than…those of vol II; ex-library with a library stamp, annotated neatly in ink, on one of the prelims and the end papers of each volume; the front hinge of vol I has a 25mm tear at the foot while at the head of the spine a similar sized patch has been roughly glued back into place; the back cover, variously up to around 50mm from the back hinge has suffered water damage and consequent discolouration and damage to the covering fabric and with the hinge now weak; some foxing in both volumes but the contents, particularly of vol II, generally clean. . . Brassey was a Liberal politican, serving under both W E Gladstone and Lord Roseberry. He headed the Royal Opium Commission and was Governor of Victoria, Australia, from 1895 to 1900. In 1886 he founded the eponymous Naval Annual which brought together expert articles on naval developments. . . NOTE that as the two volumes together weigh some 1.5kg there will be a carriage supplement for overseas (but not domestic UK) orders, the exact amount depending on destination and form of carriage.
Our Navy For a Thousand Years
Eardley-Wilmot, Sir S. (with Additional Chapters by Captain A. C. Dewar)
Editore: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. , LTD., London, 1932
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Da: Sue Lloyd-Davies Books, CARMARTHEN, Regno UnitoSue Lloyd-Davies Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Black boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. No dustjacket. The page edges are browned/foxed and there is also some light foxing to the internal front and back pages. Otherwise NO Inscriptions or Marks. (xii) + 435pp. Illustrated in b/w with b/w maps and plans, plus a colo…ur frontispiece of Lord Nelson. Index. Revised and with additional chapters on "The Navy In The Great War" by Captain A. C. Dewar. Apart from the foxing, as mentioned above, this is an Excellent, Clean, Tight and Bright 'VG' copy. "An account of all the principal operations in which the British Navy has been engaged from the reign of King Alfred to the end of the First World War." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall Reprint (Revised and with additional chapters).
Altre immaginiEditore: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London, 1899
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Da: Brian P. Martin Antiquarian and Collectors' Books, Midhurst, SUSSE, Regno UnitoBrian P. Martin Antiquarian and Collectors' Books
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Cloth Bound. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1899 first edition. 395-page text in very good, tight, clean condition, with no inscriptions. Attractive pictorial cloth binding good and tight, with light edge wear, some fading of edges and darkening of spine. Illustrated. See photographs attached. Weight 606g. (H-11).
Editore: sampson low, marston and company 1898 london, 1898
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Da: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, Nuova ZelandaHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Condizione: Usato
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dark blue cloth boards with gilt illustration to front board and gilt lettering to spine xiv + 437pp VG- (moderate wear to extremities, light rubbing, cracking to gutters, moderate foxing).
Altre immaginiEditore: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, London, 1898
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Da: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Regno UnitoRooke Books PBFA
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Condizione: Usato - Buono
EUR 59,76
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Cloth. Condizione: Good. First edition. A biography of Edmund Lyons,1st Baron Lyrons and famous naval commander during the Crimean War. First edition. With numerous tissue-guarded plates throughout. Armorial bookplate of 'Foley' to the front pastedown. In a blue cloth binding. Externally quite smart, though with a few marks to t…he boards and cockling and some wear to the heads and tails of the spine. Front hinge strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are quite bright and clean, with just the odd patch of foxing and some light marginal age-toning. Good. None (illustratore). book.
Altre immaginiEditore: Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co, London, 1898
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Da: Keoghs Books, Skipton, Regno UnitoKeoghs Books
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Condizione: Usato
EUR 89,66
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, xiii, 437 pages, 25 tissue guarded plates including frontispiece of Lord Lyons and 2 maps, some pages unopened First Edition , spine is faded, a few scratches on the leather, stains from leather around edges of the free endpapers, bookplate on front pastedown, occasional foxing on leaves and on fore and bottom book block edges…, some edges untrimmed, very good condition. , bound in blue cloth with half morocco binding, raised bands and gilt titles and decoration on spine, gilt top edge of book block, coloured pastedowns and free endpapers , Octavo, 24.5 x 17 cm Hardback ISBN.

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Da: nautiek.nl, Heiloo, Paesi Bassinautiek.nl
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1900 London, hardcover 329 pages. With a fleetlist and a index. Our Fleet To-day and Its Development During the Last Half-Century is a technical yet accessible survey of the evolution of the British Royal Navy from the mid-19th century to around 1900, written by Rear-Admiral Sydney Marow Eardley-Wilmot. The book traces changes…in ship design, armament, armor, and tactics, with chapters on torpedo warfare and recent naval wars, to explain how Britainâs modern fleet emerged and why sea power remained vital to the empire. In very good condition Â.
Altre immaginiEditore: Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1895
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- Prima edizione
Da: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Regno UnitoRooke Books PBFA
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Condizione: Usato - Molto buono
EUR 149,43
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Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. First edition. Scarce first edition complete in two volumes of Lord Brassey's voyages and travels, illustrated with folding maps. The first edition of this work, complete in two volumes. A scarce copy. Containing an account of Lord Brassey's voyages and travels from 1862 to 1894, arranged and… edited by Captain S. Eardley-Wilmot. Narrating of voyages to Algeria, Europe, the Suez Canal, a cruise around the world, the United States, and more.Illustrated with four maps to vol. I, of which three folding in colour. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's uniform full cloth bindings. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, boards lightly marked, slightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Few spots scattered to occasional leaves. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustratore). book.
Altre immaginiEditore: Seeley and Co., London, 1900
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Da: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Regno UnitoRooke Books PBFA
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Condizione: Usato - Molto buono
EUR 149,43
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Cloth. Condizione: Very Good Indeed. A greatly revised second edition copy of Captain S. Eardley-Wilmot work of naval history, with numerous illustrations of naval ships throughout. Second edition. In its first edition the work charted the changes and history of naval fleets across the globe, up until its publication in 1890. Th…is second edition, published 10 year later, reworks the volume include then naval systems at the time of publishing, that being 1900. This comprehensive look at the progression of naval fleets explore the development from 'sail to steam, wood to iron', during this period of quick technological growth and change. Written by Sydney Eardley-Wilmot, a Naval Officer and Captain. An interesting look at the history of naval fleets of the 19th century. In a full cloth binding. Externally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and also to the extremities. Light patches of rubbing to the front and rear joint. Front hinge is lightly strained, but firm. Offsetting to the front and rear endpapers and pastedowns. Small amount of loss to the rear endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound, strained in places. The odd spot and handling mark throughout. Very Good Indeed. Unamed (illustratore). book.
Altre immaginiVoyages and Travels of. From 1862 to 1894
Brassey, Lord K.C.B., D.C.L. arranged and edited by Captain S. Eardley-Wilmot
Editore: London Longmans, Green and Co. 1895, 1895
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Da: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, CanadaAquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC
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EUR 174,54
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(6),343; (6),292 pp. 2 volumes. Octavo. Original pattern dark green cloth. Gilt title on spine. blind decoration on boards. Original dark green coated endpapers. Edged untrimmed. Top edge dust soiled. 4 folding maps. Corners a bit bumped otherwise in very nice clean condition. Uncommon set. Detailed summary of his travels to man…y places in the world including Algeria, the Suez Canal, West Indies, Austrailia and the United States.

Editore: Longmans, Green and Co. London. ., 1895
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Da: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, AustraliaJean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books
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EUR 186,23
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1st Ed. Volume I: (8), 343 PP, plus 4 maps (3 folded in colour). Fp (in colour): A general chart of Lord Brassey's Voyages. Volume II: (6), 292 PP. Cloth covers with light speckling around spine and rear covers, gilt titles on spines. Pages uncut. Foxing spots on outside edges. Contents near fine. Scarce. 21 x 14. A trip to Alge…ria in 1862. A visit to the Suez Canal in 1869. A trip to the North of Europe in 1874. A cruise round the world in 1876-77. A cruise to the West Indies in 1883. A thirteen months' cruise to India and Australia in 1887-87. A trip to the West Indies in 1892. A run to the East in 1893-94.

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Da: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, Regno UnitoHenry Sotheran Ltd
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EUR 119,54
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London: Sampson Low. 1898. 8vo. Original illustrated cloth, top edge gilt; pp. xiv, [2], 437, [2, publisher's catalogue], lithographic portrait-frontispiece with tissue guard, numerous plates with tissue guards after painitngs and drawings, minimal marking to cloth, offsetting from endpapers to initial and final few leaves, exte…nsivve pencil annotations by previous bookdealer to endpapers; a very good copy.First edition of th first full-length biography of Edmund Lyons,1st Baron Lyrons (1790-1858) and famous naval commander during the Crimean War. He contributed largely to the British advancement on Crimea and beyond. He had gone first to sea on board HMS Terrible in 1798 and served the Royal Navy with great panache and intitiative until the end of the Crimean War.