Admiral Byng - His Rise and Execution
by Chris Ware
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1844157814
- ISBN 13
- 9781844157815
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2009 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reappraisal of the life of Admiral John Byng (1704-1757), the Royal Navy officer whose career ended in a court martial and execution by firing squad after accusations of cowardice after the Battle of Minorca in 1756. 192pp with index, illustrated with 8 pages of black and white plates. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight forward lean and minor bumping to spine, a couple of turned page corners and some light marking to endpapers, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear, otherwise very good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015865
- Title
- Admiral Byng - His Rise and Execution
- Author
- Chris Ware
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1844157814
- ISBN 13
- 9781844157815
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire
- Date Published
- 2009
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
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