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[BATTLE OF THE TEXEL]. A Relation of the Engagement of His ...

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[BATTLE OF THE TEXEL]. A Relation of the Engagement of His Majesty?s Fleet with the Enemies on the 11th of August, 1673. In the Savoy: Printed by Thomas Newcomb, 1673. Folio (292 x 184 mm). Collation: [A]2, B?C2. Stitch bound (light soiling or creasing); clamshell box with gilt titling. FIRST EDITION lacking the period after ?11th? in line 9 of title as seen in Wing, though there is no period visible in CSmH copy or in the DFo copy. A military pamphlet tract recounting the events from several squadrons commanded by Prince Rupert on the Rhine, being the last major battle of the Third Anglo?Dutch War. ESTC R21997; Wing R827.