Cochrane - A Life of Admiral the Earl of Dundonald
by Warren Tute
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1965 Book. Good. Blue Buckram Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of the Scottish naval officer, mercenary, politician and peer Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, whose exploits were largely the inspiration for the fictional characters Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. 275pp with index, 16 pages of black and white photographs and map. Silver lettering to spine. Minor bumping to spine and corners, slight foxing to edges and former owner's name to endpaper, otherwise good copy. Unclipped DJ has some edge and surface wear and darking to spine, otherwise good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015864
- Title
- Cochrane - A Life of Admiral the Earl of Dundonald
- Author
- Warren Tute
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- 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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