[British Isles] The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, From the Year 1793 to 1817

London: Printed for J(ames). Jenkins, by L. Harrison, (1817). First edition. Large 4to. With letterpress text, on J. Whatman watermarked paper, dated 1812 and 1816; Subscriber's list wanting. Illustrated with hand-colored aquatint frontispiece, uncolored etched title-page (on J. Whatman Turkey Mill watermarked paper, dated 1825), 54 hand-colored aquatint plates with etching (many on J. Whatman or Turkey Mill watermarked paper, dated 1825), and one etched plate at rear (plan of the Bombardment of Algiers), by T. Sutherland and others, after T. Whitcombe. Full contemporary crimson straight-grain morocco, decorated in blind and in gilt, boards scuffed and soiled, spine and joints dry, extremities and corners rubbed and lightly worn; all edges gilt; gift inscription on verso of front free endpaper, Manchester, 1866; light offsetting from plates; scattered light spotting and soiling. From the family libraries of Americana collectors and bibliophiles Amor L. and Zachary T. Hollingsworth. Abbey, Life 337; Tooley 282

A handsome example of this increasingly scarce record of the naval battles of the Napoleonic Wars, featuring 55 stunning hand-colored aquatint plates depicting dramatic scenes from key military engagements.

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[British Isles] The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, From the Year 1793 to 1817

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