Naval History of Britain, from the Earliest Periods of which there are Accounts in History, to The Conclusion of the YEAR M.DCC.LVI Compiled from the Papers of the Late Honourable Captain George Berkley, Commander of His Majesty's Ship Windsor
London: Printed for T. Osborne and J. Shipton et al, 1756. Hardcover. Red mottled boards; 3/4 brown leather; 8 slightly raised bands; burgundy leather title block, with gilt lettering, between bands 2/3. Stamped Greek key motif at bands and cover leather. Contiguous text with the following pagination: iv, (6), 1-576, and 573-706. Red/black-lettered title page with small bw engraved illus. of King Georg II's coat-of-arms. Full-page bw engravings include: 2 portraits (Walter Raleigh and Admiral Russell), 3 scenes, folding map of Europe and Africa, and map of Asia and America; frontis missing and perhaps another folding map; page edges red-toned. Small, insignia illustration at end of each main chapter. Small folio; 8 pounds and will require extra postage. Plates clean and clear; text block tight and secure; front cover detached; two names written on title page, one in ink, one in pencil; watermarks at fore edges of a few pages (faintly into two pp. text); leather brittle and dusting; small ex-lib. stamp at top of fep. A very nice copy internally. Item #156182
Dedication, by John Hill, to His Royal Highness Prince Edward. 8 books in total. Originally published in 59 weekly parts. Begins with the history "from the earliest known periods...the end of the first century" (Book I) and follows to the year 1757 (? - printed in 1756 ?). Truly an amazingly comprehensive history of all sorts of voyages, battles, and other historic events world-wide, mentioned individually (including many specific references to the royal family). Includes references to European countries, the West Indies, East Indies, South Seas, America (with several references to specific locations, etc.), the Capes, Levant, and on and on. Covers specific maritime heroes: Raleigh, Drake, etc. Truly a history not just of the British Navy but of the rest of the world as well.
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