The naval history of Great Britain from the declaration of war by France in 1793 to the accession of George IV

1837 Naval History Britain War of 1812 British NAVY Ships WARS 6v HMS Spartan

William James was a 19th-century British naval historian who wrote numerous military history texts. One of his best works was 'The Naval History of Great Britain' which was written in response to many of the perspectives on the War of 1812. James was highly critical of British Captain Edward Brenton, who wrote a history of British naval warfare that seemed to be both unreliable and heavily biased.

This impressive, six-volume set includes numerous diagrams of the formations of British naval fleets.

Item number: #18362

Price: $950

JAMES, William

The naval history of Great Britain from the declaration of war by France in 1793 to the accession of George IV

London: Bentley, 1837.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages; 6 volumes

o Vol. I – XII, xxxii, 404

o Vol. II – vii, [1], 396

o Vol. III – viii, 376

o Vol. IV – vi, [2], 375, [1]

o Vol. V – vii, [1], 404

o Vol, VI – viii, 567, [1]

o 20 plates of portraits; 27 folding charts; numerous in-text diagrams of battles throughout

· Provenance:

o Bookplate – C. G. J. B. Elliot

Captain C.G.J.B. Elliot, commander of the HMS Spartan, which was in commission from 1841-1862. The ship saw action in the Second Burma War, fought pirates near Macau, and engaged with Russian forces on the Tartary coast, likely due to conflicts influenced by the Crimean War. Elliot himself was once court-martialed for inflicting corporal punishment on a crew member, but the court found his actions to be justified.

o Handwritten – H. Bown, 1857

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)

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