A NARRATIVE OF THE BATTLE OF ST. VINCENT; WITH ANECDOTES OF NELSON, BEFORE AND AFTER THAT BATTLE

Colonel Drinkwater Bethune

Verlag: Saunders and Otley, London, 1840

Beschreibung

NARRATIVE OF THE BATTLE OF ST. VINCENT by Colonel John Drinkwater Bethune. 2nd edition. Published in London in 1840 by Saunders and Otley. Describes the sea battle at Cape St Vincent, in which the English fleet under Sir John Jervis defeats a larger Spanish fleet. The author, John Drinkwater Bethune (1762-1844), was an eye-witness to the battle. He published the first edition of this book anonymously. This second edition expands upon the contribution of Lord Nelson, and included anecdotes of Nelson himself. Gift inscription on free front endpaper from the author to his daughter: "To Georgiana Augusta D.Bethune with the parental love of the author. Thorncroft, March 16th, 1841. J. Drinkwater Bethune" Quarto, xii, 97 pp. with frontispiece portrait of Lord Nelson and 8 plates describing the positions of the Spanish and English fleet, starting with when the Spanish fleet was first discovered, and ending with the evening of February 14, 1797. Condition: Very good. Spine has closed tear and small loss to head. Front hinge starting, has been reinforced. Text block in very good+ condition. Aforementioned gift inscription on FFEP. Two bookplates on front pastedown. Larger is for D. M. Coffin with a version of the Coffin family crest. Sir Isaac Coffin was a friend of Lord Nelson, and a pallbearer at his funeral. Smaller is for Ira Dye, U.S.N., who was a submarine captain and naval historian. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 115552

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Titel: A NARRATIVE OF THE BATTLE OF ST. VINCENT; ...

Verlag: Saunders and Otley, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1840

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 2nd Edition