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JAMES, William (1780?1827). The Naval History of Great Brit...

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JAMES, William (1780?1827). The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France in 1793, to the Accession of George IV. London: Richard Bentley, 1837. 6 volumes, 8vo. Half?titles, engraved portrait frontispieces and plates, folding tables in pockets at end. Half contemporary blue leather, marbled sides, 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, 2 red morocco lettering?pieces gilt, interlacing vines gilt tooled in 4, all edges marbled (joints and extreme ends a bit rubbed). Provenance: Thomas Munro (armorial bookplates). A new edition including ?An Account of the Burmese War and the Battle of Navarino by Captain Chamier?.