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An Essay on Naval Tactics: Systematical and Historical, with Explanatory Plates, in Four Parts
by John Clerk
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor. Upper board detached, lower board held on by faith. Heavily bruised at the head, tail and corners of the boards with rubbi
- Seller
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Peasedown St. John, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Printed for Archd. Constable & Co,. Edinburgh And T. N. Longman & O. Rees, London, 1804. Hardback [Full Leather] (No Dust Wrapper.). Poor. Upper board detached, lower board held on by faith. Heavily bruised at the head, tail and corners of the boards with rubbing to the spine bands. Pages gently tanned with scattered spotting throughout and a slight wave to the text block itself. Occasional chips to the edges of the leaves. All the fold-outs are heavily tanned and spotted, although legible. . ### IMPORTANT: Weighing 2kg. shipping beyond the shores of my utopian country will be by ParcelForce World Wide, and starts at £15.00 Europe/£30.00 Elsewhere (less the displayed cost) for a 5-7 day service, tracked, duties unpaid. ### Hardback [Full Leather]. Physically 11” x 8½” (2 kg); (xv)287pp; 2nd edition. [First Published: 1790] Illustrated by way of: Fold-out Plans; Colour Plates; Fold-Out Maps; All edges Deckled; Ribbon Markers [1]; || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #177971|| Condition:
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- Bookseller
- BookLovers of Bath
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 177971
- Title
- An Essay on Naval Tactics: Systematical and Historical, with Explanatory Plates, in Four Parts
- Author
- John Clerk
- Format/Binding
- Hardback [Full Leather] (No Dust Wrapper.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor. Upper board detached, lower board held on by faith. Heavily bruised at the head, tail and corners of the boards with rubbi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edinburgh: Printed for Archd. Constable & Co,. Edinburgh And T. N. Longman & O. Rees, London
- Date Published
- 1804
- Keywords
- naval tactics admiral engagement byron bridges rodney matthews engagement keppel battle sir samuel hood port royal pocock spanish armada line battle british fleet french squadrons coast coromandel
Terms of Sale
BookLovers of Bath
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BookLovers of Bath
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Peasedown St. John, Somerset
About BookLovers of Bath
BookLovers of Bath is set in the pastoral idyll of Peasedown St. John in Somerset (God's Own Country) in the south west of England. My wife and I owned the village Post Office until the modern world caught up with us in 2014. At that point I converted the premises to a small book shop, Fact or Fable, with a stock of around 4,000 titles in stock. I've been selling books worldwide since 1997 and rather hope to get the hang of it shortly…
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- Leaves
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- Tail
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- Poor
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- Text Block
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- Spine
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