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  • MAGNIFICENT SET IN HALF NAVY BLUE MOROCCO
    The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain. by MAHAN, Captain A. T.
    MAHAN, Captain A. T.
    The Life of Nelson. The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain.

    London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1897. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. This great 'Life of Nelson', first edition, in a very smart half navy blue morocco by Riviere with gilt raised bands and fine gilt naval centre tools within neat gilt frames on the panels. Gilt top edges. With 20 full page illustrations and a further 20 maps and battle plans. Captain Mahan of The United States Navy wrote several of the most important and influential naval histories of the 19th century. From the library of Alfred de Rothschild, but without his bookplate. A magnificent set.

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  • CLASSIC HISTORY IN SUPERB FULL CALF
    The Life of Nelson. by SOUTHEY, Robert
    SOUTHEY, Robert
    The Life of Nelson.

    London: John Murray and William Tegg, 1853. Full navy blue calf, 6 1/2 inches tall. A very bright full calf with raised bands, wonderful naval gilt centre tools, contrasting red label and triple fillets framing the boards. There is the prize bookplate of Bruce Castle, dated 1853, on the front paste down endpaper and a further bookplate facing it. Simple woodcut vignettes, including to the title page. A sparkling copy of this hugely popular Life of Nelson.

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  • STIRRING WORK IN SPLENDID HALF NAVY BLUE CALF
    The Sailor's Nelson. by KERR, Admiral Mark
    KERR, Admiral Mark
    The Sailor's Nelson.

    London: Hurst & Blackett, 1932. Half navy blue calf, 9 inches tall. A handsome binding with gilt raised bands, twin plum labels and fine gilt tooling to the panels. With the gilt prize block of the crest of the Admiralty on the upper board and their prize bookplate on the paste down endpaper. Colour portrait. "This book is not only for Naval experts, but for any person who wishes to know the unique charm of our best-loved hero..." thus begins this splendid volume.

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  • FASCINATING TALE IN SPLENDID HALF CALF
    Q-Ships and their story. by CHATTERTON, E. Keble
    CHATTERTON, E. Keble
    Q-Ships and their story.

    London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1923. Half calf, 8 1/2 inches tall. A splendid half navy blue calf binding with gilt raised bands, twin labels and ornate gilt tooling to the panels. With the gilt prize block of The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the upper board and their prize bookplate on the front paste down endpaper. "One of the most glorious chapters in the chronicles of the sea", also known as "Mystery Ships" were heavily armed gunboats disguised as merchantmen, and were designed to lure enemy submarines into making surface attacks. With photographic illustrations and line diagrams throughout.

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