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Famous Fighters Of The Fleet Glimpses Through the Cannon Smoke in the Days of the Old Navy
by Edward Fraser
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1904. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". Unamed. A beautiful copy of this volume of navy tales, in a handsome binding. With a black and white photographic frontispiece, and a number of plates. In a handsome prize binding, with a gilt crest to the front board which reads 'Laborum Praemia, 1910'. With the prize book plate to the front paste down, awarded to L. E. Randall from Merchant Taylors' School. Fraser's military work, explores famous fighters in the Navy. In a prize calf binding with gilt design detailing to front board, gilt title and design to the spine, and a mottled fore-edge. Externally, very smart with some shelfwear; a little bumping and rubbing to the extremities, and a few marks. There is a blindstamped ex libris to the second endpaper dated 1962, and a paper bookplate to the front pastedown, awarded to L. E. Randall from Merchant Taylors' School. Internally, the binding is firm and the places are bright and clean, with spotting to the endpapers only. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH29-D-8
- Title
- Famous Fighters Of The Fleet Glimpses Through the Cannon Smoke in the Days of the Old Navy
- Author
- Edward Fraser
- Illustrator
- Unamed
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- Prize bound Leather Illustrated Navy Leather
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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