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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1600-1783.
by MAHAN, Alfred Thayer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
First English edtion. Large Octavo ( 221mm.] Pp. xxiv, 557 plus the final bank. All edges marbled. Plates : IV maps, XXI Plans of Naval Battles. Kendal Grammar School Prize Binding (by Relfe Brothers, London) of dark green calf over boards, the upper with the, chipped, gilt school emblem in the centre, the spine with five raised bands, gilt floral decorations in the panels, and dark terracotta morocco title label. Marbled endpapers, the front pastedown with Prize label presented to 'Chorley i' for English History. A near-fine copy. [Robert Samuel Theodore] Chorley (1895-1978), first Baron Chorley, lawyer and conservationist. Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) , naval officer, historian, was born at West Point, New York. He wrote a number of books, the one offered here is the most celebrated and probably the most important. It was much praised when first published, especially in Europe in America less so. Theodore Roosevelt thought very highly of it saying -" I am greatly in error, if it does not become a classic " which it has. For more details of Baron Chorley see ODNB, and for more details of Captain Mahan see the Dictionary of American.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 357
- Title
- The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1600-1783.
- Author
- MAHAN, Alfred Thayer
- Format/Binding
- Prize Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Pages
- 557
- Size
- Large 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Naval history, American history, Military
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About the Seller
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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Glendale, California
About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
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- New
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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