The Naval Chronology of Great Britain; or, an Historical Account of Naval and Maritime Events, from the Commencement of the War in 1803, to... 1816

by James Ralfe

$12,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition. Hand-coloured portrait frontispiece, 2 aquatint frontispieces, one printed in two colours, 57 hand-coloured aquatint plates by T. Sutherland, F. C. Lewis, D. Havell and others after T. Whitcombe, J. Beresford, W. A. Armstrong, J. Gore, W. Hill and others. 3 vols. 8vo. Early 20th-century blue morocco gilt, by Bayntun Riviere , covers with gilt fillet and strapwork borders, the corners with fouled-anchor tool, spines in six compartments with

• Binding: Leather

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