[ORDE (John), Sir attributed author]:

Copy of A Correspondence, &c. between the Right Hon.. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, The Right Hon. The Earl St. Vincent, K. B. The Right Earl Spencer, K. G. and Vice-Admiral Sir J. Order, Bart.

London: Printed by Wilks and Taylor... For F. Faulder..., 1802. Large 8vo, 213 x 125 mms., pp. [ii], 110, contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards (slightly worn) gilt rules on spine, When the naval officer and politician Sir John Orde (1751 - 1824) died in 1824, the obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine alluded to this work, asserting that Earl St. Vincent had prevented a promotion and apparently demand "complete satisfaction." He had circulated the contents of this work among his friends, and the GM asserts that it "appears to have been written with temper and moderation, and is well worthy of perusal, especially by professional men."

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Book number: 10445

Catalogue: Naval

Keywords: naval History prose

TRELAWNY (Jonathan), Lord Bishop of Exeter:

A Sermon Preach'd before the Queen, and Both House of Parliament: At the Cathedral Church of St. Pauls Nov. 12, 1703. Being the Day of Thanksgiving: For the Signal Successes Vouchsafed to Her Majesties Forces by Sea and Land: Under the Command of the Earl of Marlborough....

London: Printed for Tho. Bennet..., 1702. 4to, pp. [ii], 43 [44 adverts], disbound; lacking the initial imprimatur leaf. Two other issues were published in the same year. This is ESTCT143136.

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Book number: 5054

Catalogue: Naval

Keywords: naval sermons prose