An Episode In The Spanish War 1739 - 1744 : Admiral Lord Anson And Capt. The Hon. George Murray RN

Murray, Honourable Arthur C [ Cecil ]

Verlag: Seeley, Service & Co, London, 1952

Beschreibung

Cloth VG. 92pp, b/w frontis, 12 b/w plates, 1 folding chart, index,SIGNED presentation copy, with a further note on the half title ( which reads : Shortly after the publication of this book / in the autumn of 1952, the Admiralty adopted / it was the standard work on the subject of / Lord Anson's famous voyage and ordered / 136 copies of it from the Publishers for / distribution to Ships in the Royal Navy. / A. C.M. / (E) ). The author has further pasted the upper part of the dustjaket to the pastedown, and commented on his role as a Director of the LNER. An account of Lord Anson's circumnavigation - While Great Britain was fighting the War of Jenkins' Ear with Spain in 1740, Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture the Pacific Ocean possessions of the Spanish Empire. Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Cecil Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank, [ 1879 - 1962 ] British army officer, politician and director of the London and North Eastern Railway from 1923 to 1948. 350 grams. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 59473

Bibliografische Details

Titel: An Episode In The Spanish War 1739 - 1744 : ...

Verlag: Seeley, Service & Co, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1952

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: 1st edition.