Gascoigne's path to naval fame, the second edition, with an index of nautical terms & phrases, respectfully dedicated to the officers of His Majesty's Royal Navy, Marines, and Land Forces...with The Author's Poetic Petition to his Majesty
de GASCOGINE, Henry Barnet
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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Warwick: Printed for the author, by E. Foden, 1825. x, 180, 16, 7pp, [1]. With engraved frontispiece, two further engraved plates, and four leaves of terminal advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's blue paper boards, recently rebacked in contrasting paper, with manuscript lettering-piece to spine. Some spotting, frontispiece torn and neatly repaired. A unusual work of illustrated naval celebration, with an extensive list nautical terminology explained in an 18 page dictionary. Henry Barnet Gascoigne, sometime Lieut. Royal Marines who was invalided on Active Service and placed on Half-Pay in 1808, composed several slight works of a naval nature as well as others on poverty, many of which are included in the 7pp list of advertisements to the end of this title. No copies of the first edition appear extant, and this second edition is rare; COPAC locates only BL, NMM and Oxford. OCLC adds 12 locations elsewhere. Not in Jackson. Johnson 360.. Second edition. 8vo.
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- Antiquates Ltd
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- Gascoigne's path to naval fame, the second edition, with an index of nautical terms & phrases, respectfully dedicated to the officers of His Majesty's Royal Navy, Marines, and Land Forces...with The Author's Poetic Petition to his Majesty
- Autor
- GASCOGINE, Henry Barnet
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- Usado
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- Second edition
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- Editorial
- Printed for the author, by E. Foden
- Lugar de publicación
- Warwick
- Fecha de publicación
- 1825
- Size
- 8vo
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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