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  • 25 WONDERFUL PLATES IN HALF RED MOROCCO
    The Post Captain or Adventures of a True British Tar by a Naval Officer. by THORNTON, Alfred
    THORNTON, Alfred
    The Post Captain or Adventures of a True British Tar by a Naval Officer.

    London: Simpkin, Marshall et al., n.d. (1817). Half morocco, 9 1/2 inches tall. A later very smart half morocco with gilt raised bands, label and fine floral gilt tooling to the panels. All edges gilt. Complete with all 25 hand coloured aquatints by Williams. Armorial bookplate. First edition of this hilarious verse with comic images describing the rollicking adventures of life in The Royal Navy at sea and ashore two hundred years ago.

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  • FINE SET IN NAVY BLUE HALF CRUSHED MOROCCO BY RIVIERE
    Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812. by MAHAN, Captain A. T.
    MAHAN, Captain A. T.
    Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812.

    London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1905. 2 volume set, 9 inches tall. A splendid half crushed navy blue morocco by Riviere with gilt raised bands, neat panels with naval gilt centre tools framed within gilt pallets and corner tooling. Gilt top edges. The binding has tooled the second volume with a I, as well as the first volume. Decorated with 25 maps and battle plans and 27 full page illustrations. A superb first edition of this classic work on the war between the United States and Great Britain.

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