Search Results: a social history of the navy by lewis michael

Greenhill Books, 2006-02-20. Hardcover. Good.

George Allen & Unwin. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Name to paste-down, very minor fade to spine, foxing to first & last couple leaves, light tanningfoxing to text block edge, wear to corners, light rub to spine ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 467 pages .

George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. First British edition. Tight binding. Clear text. Price clipped. Slight cock to the spine. Dust jacket shows some wear, but is protected in an archival mylar wrap. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

London: Chatham Publishing, 2004 With b&w illstns. Tight and square, unmarked. Dust jacket is intact and bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Allen & Unwin, 1960. 1st edition. Very Good. 8vo.. orig. cloth 467pp., b/w plates., maps, appends., bibliog., indexes, Includes Naval Hierarchy, Ship Hierarchy, Pay & Prizes and a fascinating section on Action, Accident & Disease covering Cost in Ships, Cost in Lives & Dangers of the Sea.

1st Edition. A Social History Of The Navy 1793-1815.
Divided into four main parts:-
Social and Geographic Origins
Problems of Recruitment
Prospects, Conditions of Service and Rewards
The Price of Admiralty - Action, Accident and Diseases
Appendices:-
Enemy casualties in the six major battles
The Anglo-American Impressment Controversy
Hodge's estimate of British Casualties in the wars of 1793-1815
The Wrapper is price-clipped, and the book has the owner's name written inside. The wrapper suffers from being chipped, creased, and some small tears, particularly at top and bottom of spine (see photos).

Allen & Unwin, 1960-01-01. Unknown Binding. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Clean copy, sound binding, first non-text page removed by library.

London .UK: Chatham Publishing, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in 1960, this book deals with a much neglected aspect of naval life; it is a masterful account of of how the men of the Nelsonic navy, at sea in ' those far-distant storm-beaten ships,' organised their insular social world. The boards, text block and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. Books are checked and photographed as proof against in-transit damage. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only..

Greenhill Books. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!