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Navy Records Socieity, 1941. 374pp, index, fold-out map in perfect condition, original vellum boards with navy blue cloth spine with gilt emblem, clean, firm and bright and in excellent condition. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine.

London: Printed for the Navy Records Society, 1937-41 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6.5". Various. A complete two volume set of this first edition copy of 'The Barrington Papers'; consisting of the letters, papers, and correspondence of Samuel Barrington. These works are volumes LXXVII and LXXXI of the 'Publications of the Navy Records Society'. The Navy Records society publish rare and original documents on naval history. It was established in 1893 and has to this day published over 160 volumes. Sir John Knox Laughton and Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge were the key leaders who organised the society. This work was edited by the renowned historian of the Royal Navy David Bonner-Smith, who served as the Admiralty Librarian from 1932 to 1950. Samuel Barrington was a renowned British admiral who served as the commander-in-chief of the Leeward Islands Station from 1788. He entered the Royal Navy at the age of eleven (and before the age of twenty was promoted to post captain), and… Read More